A cursed spirit was generated, so it wasn't a completely fruitless day, but Shiratori Rin's main goal was not achieved.
That was to join Senba Suzume's mission.
It was almost impossible to get Hanzō's permission openly.
Shiratori Rin was very clear about his own value.
Hanzō would not agree to him taking risks.
Not only Hanzō, but also the three executors of this mission, Senba Suzume, Sakikawa, and Kuroai, would not agree.
So, could he only sneak out like last time?
Shiratori Rin stroked his chin; although this method had a high risk of being discovered, the success rate was also high!
Who was Shiratori Rin?
A pure gambler.
In this situation, he unhesitatingly chose to take a gamble.
He bet that by the time Hanzō discovered his absence, it would already be too late.
His crows had been monitoring Senba Suzume, Sakikawa, and Kuroai.
He knew exactly when they would depart.
After planning, Shiratori Rin lay peacefully on the bed.
This mission was indeed dangerous; to ensure his safety, he had to work hard tomorrow to collect emotional values and raise the Rank of each cursed spirit.
Noon the next day.
As soon as Hanzō left the training ground, Shiratori Rin followed him out.
However, their directions were completely opposite.
Hanzō proceeded as usual to his office to handle the political affairs of Amegakure.
Shiratori Rin, on the other hand, walked towards the gate of Amegakure.
"Rin?"
The Rain Ninja on duty at the gate happened to be Mizuna, whom Shiratori Rin had saved on the battlefield.
In fact, most of the Ninja in the entire Amegakure had been saved by Shiratori Rin.
Mizuna looked at Shiratori Rin, who appeared at the gate, in surprise; he looked around Shiratori Rin, confirmed that only Shiratori Rin was there, and then asked curiously, "How did you get here?"
"I want to go out and find someone."
Shiratori Rin said honestly, "When I was wandering before, I had three friends who were also orphans, and I want to go see how they are doing."
Mizuna was silent for a while.
Of course he knew Shiratori Rin's past; no one didn't know Shiratori Rin's past.
Shiratori Rin was a victim of the war in the Land of Rain.
After his parents sacrificed themselves on the battlefield, he wandered alone in the Land of Rain.
Mizuna's silence, besides feeling sorry for Shiratori Rin's past experiences, also had a more realistic and cruel reason.
It was highly likely that the children who were orphans like Shiratori Rin had died during their wandering.
Mizuna couldn't figure out how three orphans could survive in a war-torn environment.
But when he saw Shiratori Rin's hopeful eyes, he couldn't bring himself to speak.
No matter how outstanding Shiratori Rin's talent was, or how powerful his Medical Ninjutsu was, he was still a child, and he held a childlike innocent view of everything.
How could Mizuna bear to shatter his innocence?
If Shiratori Rin knew the truth, he would be very pained, wouldn't he?
Rather than letting Shiratori Rin suffer, it was better to let him search; if he couldn't find them, at least there would be a comforting excuse.
"I'll go with you!"
The only thing Mizuna couldn't rest assured about now was Shiratori Rin's safety.
A joke, could Shiratori Rin let Mizuna meet Jiraiya?
Wouldn't that be like dry wood meeting a raging fire?
"No need! Brother Mizuna still has work, right! I can do it myself!"
Shiratori Rin assured Mizuna.
Mizuna looked at the other Ninja on duty; his work was indeed hard to put off, and the duty task was too heavy to leave to one person alone.
Seeing the hesitation on Mizuna's face, Shiratori Rin struck while the iron was hot and said, "And maybe I'm even more powerful than Brother Mizuna! I've learned so many things from my teacher now!"
Looking at Shiratori Rin's conceited appearance, Mizuna was stunned and couldn't help but laugh.
That's right!
How could he forget Shiratori Rin's talent?
Perhaps Rin's strength now already surpassed his!
Mizuna painstakingly reminded him, "You can't leave the range of Amegakure, understand? If you can't find them, come back, and you must return to the village before dark, otherwise I'll tell Lord Hanzō…"
Shiratori Rin immediately nodded: "Okay, okay!"
Mizuna saw that he really listened, and only then did he open the iron gate.
Shiratori Rin jumped out of the iron gate and waved to Mizuna: "I will definitely be back before dark!"
He ran towards the distance.
Jiraiya, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, wait for him!
He's back to collect emotional values!
Seaside wooden house.
Konan propped her chin, sitting by the shore, looking at her reflection in the seawater.
"I wonder how Rin is doing now, there's no news at all…"
Konan sighed with emotion.
Yahiko stood beside Konan, throwing the stone in his hand towards the calm sea surface.
The stone skipped five times on the water before finally sinking into the sea.
Ripples spread across the water.
Yahiko put his hands on his hips and laughed confidently, "Rin is so amazing, he'll definitely be fine! Maybe he's already living the good life! When the time comes, we'll just go seek refuge with him! Hahaha…"
Nagato and Konan looked at the blindly optimistic Yahiko, and couldn't help but be infected by his smile.
"Yahiko is right, Rin is much more powerful than us, he must be doing very well."
Konan nodded.
Nagato looked at the rippling water, he only hoped that the four of them could always be together, he didn't care about anything else.
"Nagato!"
"Konan!"
"Yahiko!"
Teacher Jiraiya's voice came from afar.
The three of them simultaneously turned their heads to look at Teacher Jiraiya.
At that sight, they froze.
"Is it true?"
Yahiko asked blankly.
Nagato reacted and couldn't help but take a step forward.
A figure swiftly darted past him.
Yahiko rushed towards Shiratori Rin beside Jiraiya, spreading his arms towards Shiratori Rin from afar.
"Rin!"
"We missed you so much!"
Yahiko showed a brilliant smile and hugged Shiratori Rin tightly.
Shiratori Rin also smiled and hugged Yahiko back.
His eyes, full of smiles, looked at Konan and Nagato not far away.
[Ding!]
[System detected Yahiko's affection value +3000]
[Ding!]
[System detected Nagato's affection value +3000]
[Ding!]
[System detected Konan's affection value +3000]
[Ding!]
[System detected Jiraiya's affection value +3000]
[Currently collected affection value totals 12000, your companion cursed spirit Rika Orimoto's Rank has increased to 62.7%]
Shiratori Rin: "!"
They are all good children!
They are all good children!
It was not in vain that he traveled over mountains and rivers to visit them!
"I missed you all too!"
Shiratori Rin patted Yahiko's back.
Yahiko let go of him and waved to Konan and Nagato: "What are you still standing there for! Rin is back!"
Only then did Konan and Nagato seem to come to their senses.
Their bodies trembled, and they ran towards Shiratori Rin.
Konan rushed forward and hugged Shiratori Rin.
"Konan has grown taller!"
When they let go, Shiratori Rin said to Konan.
Konan's cheeks were slightly red.
Shiratori Rin looked at Nagato, who was standing aside, and extended his hand towards Nagato: "Aren't you going to give me a hug, Nagato?"