Chapter 43: Angels
(This book uses the version of the game "Naruto: Ultimate Storm" ninja drama "Xiao Chuangsheng", that is, Nagato officially began to recruit members of the Akatsuki organization after killing Sanshoyu Hanzo, and there are still two years before this time.) )
The tingling and itching sensation of the wound woke Yiyong from his slumber. When he opened his eyes, he was greeted by a wooden vaulted ceiling overgrown with vines.
White roses hang on the sky like white clouds, some in a scattered corner, while others bloom together.
As for the light source here, it is a large hole on the other side of the roof.
It is from there that the rare sunlight of the rain country pours in, and where the light hits, the vines that break through the bottom plate look especially thick.
"Hiss......"
Yiyong supported himself on his elbows and looked around, but saw no one else.
The last thing he did before he lost consciousness was to use the Nino-type waterwheel to take himself and the hydrangea to the river, and then cast the Water Escape Wave Attack, and drifted straight down with the hydrangea.
At that speed, even if the rain shinobi who went to chase Shinjuro came back in time, it would be impossible to find their whereabouts.
Although it was a bit risky, Yi Yong could not move with his legs at that time, so he could only take risks.
Now that he appeared in this strange room, but there was no hydrangea in sight, it was inevitable that he was a little worried about her safety.
[Speaking of legs......]
Yi Yong's gaze quickly moved down, and the black robe covering his body faded.
His shoulders, neck, and head, which had been directly hit by the ceiling, as well as his knees, which had been broken by the weight and friction, had been carefully bandaged.
The gauze and bandages are clean, and each has a piece of white paper pressed tightly against the tie like Velcro, which is a special treatment.
He stared intently and found that the most seriously injured knee, the flesh and gravel, sand and other foreign objects had been removed, and the muscle tissue had slowly grown under the effect of the drug, which was why he would be awakened by a tingling sensation.
Now that Yiyong has woken up, he can use the permeable world to manipulate the nerves and blood vessels in the wound to connect and heal faster, and I believe it will not take long to be intact. Of course, if he used medical ninjutsu, his recovery speed would be faster.
[Such a delicate bandaging is unlikely to be made by hydrangeas.] Now we have to find her first......]
Yi Yong carefully stood up from the floor.
In order not to pull on the affected area, he looks like a mummy who has come back from the dead, and his movements appear stiff and funny.
After getting up, Yiyong noticed that he was lying on a huge frog jumpsuit, which was equivalent to his "mattress".
Judging only by the dull ointment-like color, it should have been a long time since anyone wore it.
And in the shadow in the corner of the room, there were three smaller frog jumpsuits, half-leaning against the wall, like three lazy children dozing off.
[Someone has lived here, it seems that it should be someone else's home, but it has been deserted......]
Yi Yong shook his head, and no longer thought about the whereabouts of the owners of the three trumpet frog suits.
He leaned against the wall and moved forward a little, for the door to get out was ahead. When he got to the outer room, he was attracted by the three cards on the wall on the left-hand side, and he looked at the light.
Two red cards, along with a frog on a white background, are hung on the wall with a sturdy rope.
There are three names written under the three cards, from left to right, - Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan.
Combined with the frog card above the name of [Xiao Nan], Yi Yong roughly understood that this was the owner of the three children's frog suits.
[So, that big frog suit......]
He turned his head with a feeling, and sure enough, on the opposite wall, he saw another frog card with a white background.
The name below is the word "Jiraiya", which should be the adult who takes care of the three children.
[I seem to have heard this name from anyone, it should be a book writer.] 】
Yi Yong had some impressions of the three words "Jiraiya", and thought about it lightly, but he couldn't remember which book it was.
When I get back to Konoha, I can go to the bookstore to verify it.
Thinking of this, Yiyong did not stop any longer and continued to walk towards the door.
Through the crack in the cracked door, he could already see the figure of the hydrangea squatting on the ground outside, listening to the sound as if it was cleaning something. After confirming that the other party was still alive, Yiyong was immediately relieved.
But before he could open the door to say hello, the sound of the wind blowing through the pages of the book sounded above his head.
Yi Yong looked up, a square piece of paper, clinging to the edge of the big hole in the roof that had been blown open, and was blown by the passing breeze, but he was unwilling to fly out of the house, unexpectedly tenacious.
The next moment, more identical square pieces of paper appeared at the entrance of the cave, first whirling like being swept up by the wind, and then staggered and overlapped, and the color gradually changed.
In less than five seconds, a purple-haired woman with huge paper wings hung above the hole. This trick is somewhat similar to the crow clone technique of stopping water and itachi.
The woman turned her back to the sun, dyed with a golden halo by the sun, and a pair of orange-red eyes without emotion, condescendingly looked at Yi Yong. The black robe on his body was exactly the same as the one he had put on Yiyong's body before, but it was not distinctive.
Neither of the two people, one big nor one small, one high and one low, spoke.
The two pairs of indifferent eyes, which were very close to each other, did not show any information that could be read or written—no hostility, no fear, no surprise, nothing. They are like two wooden men, competing to see who could not stand the silence first.
But as we all know, playing this kind of game, the only person who wins can only be brave.
Three minutes later, the purple-haired woman's lips smacked her mouth down imperceptibly, and her body slowly descended from the hole, and the wings that were slightly in the way immediately turned into scattered pieces of paper and adhered to her body.
"I heard from a person in the settlement that someone was looking for me everywhere, so I followed the clues."
Her voice was also cold, as if she deliberately made herself sound unwarm.
"Last night, I found you on the trunk of a tree in the river not far away, and brought you here."
“……”
Yi Yong looked at the bandages on his body and spat out two words: "Thank you." ”
"It's too early to say thank you."
The purple-haired woman's eyes became a little stern, and several square pieces of paper flew out of her, sticking to Yiyong's wrists and knees.
Yi Yong didn't dodge, only felt that the two pieces of paper on his wrist were unusually tight against his skin, even to the point of oppression.
"When a person lies, there is a change in the pulse. I can read your pulse through the paper, if let me know you're lying......"
She made a few marks with her hands, glued to the two pieces of paper on Yiyong's knees, and immediately added the word "burst".
Zhishui had reminded Yiyong to be careful of three things in the Land of Rain—poison, detonation charms, and teleportations, and he was now feeling the first two of them more and more.
Seeing that Yiyong didn't mean to ask questions or beg for mercy, the purple-haired woman simply asked directly.
"You killed Sansho Yujiahe?"
When she searched along the way, she had seen the corpse of Sanjiao Yujiahe, which had been cut in half, and had also heard the later description of Hydrangea.
However, when she saw the injuries all over her body, she couldn't believe that it was such a child, in this physical state, who eliminated one of the strongest ninjas in the Land of Rain-
Even the other party's spiritism and instantaneous skills didn't have time to use it.
"Hmm."
Yi Yong nodded indifferently.
The reason why he chose to stay at that time was partly forced by circumstances.
On the other hand, it was Hydrangea's declaration of revenge that made him decide to completely solve the initiators of this transplant experiment.
This transplant experiment has only been started for less than two months, and the number of people killed by Sansho Yu Jiahe has already exceeded the number of people killed by ordinary winding ghosts in a year, and Yiyong can't wait for the next opportunity. In addition, if Hydrangea wants revenge, the other children will inevitably have the same thoughts, so it is better for him to clean up this nightmare, so that they can get out of the shadow of this tragedy as soon as possible.
"Who sent you to kill him?"
"No one."
"Which country are you a ninja?"
"I'm not a ninja. The state cannot say. ”
It cannot be said that the country and the ninja village, which was emphasized by Shisui, in order to avoid political friction.
The woman frowned.
She was not satisfied with this answer, but Yiyong's pulse was completely no different from before.
A child who can endure the pain caused by such an injury, and can kill three ninja children at the same time in a desperate situation, must have undergone quite severe training, so it is likely to be a genius ninja from a certain big ninja village.
This is also the reason why she is so vigilant after she obviously helps.
"Why did you go to find Sansho Yujiahe, and why did you take the other children?"
"I was looking for my missing friend, and I found it by the way. As for saving them, aren't you doing the same? ”
"You're the 'angel' they call it, distributing food to the settlements of the Land of Rain, right?" ”
From the moment he saw the pair of wings, he already knew the identity of this woman.
In essence, this person guessed well with him, and he was a person with extra compassion for the child, otherwise why treat his wounds, just wake up and ask him, among ninjas, there must be many such people.
"I was born in the Land of Rain, that's why I did this."
The purple-haired woman frowned, "But you're from another big country." If it's not for the mission, why risk your life to take them out of the Land of Rain? ”
[Isn't it because of the value of the test subject?] 】
"Human life is human life, and it has nothing to do with the country."
Yi Yong said impatiently: "I took them away to find a doctor and solve the hidden dangers in their bodies." ”
[Not lying. 】
[Either he knows how to control his pulse and deal with this simple method of interrogation. 】
The purple-haired woman fell silent, [Is it just a child with some strength, but a very naïve nature? 】
"Then why are you looking for me everywhere?"
"My friend is missing. Traces of investigation point to the Land of Rain. ”
There was a slight hint of hope in Yiyong's tone, "Not long after we came here, we heard that you can fly, and your trajectory is also very suspicious, so we specially looked for your location. ”
The purple-haired woman's expression warmed up slightly.
This time, Yiyong's pulse changed significantly.
But it's different from the feeling when ordinary people lie, it's an ordinary emotional ups and downs, not a sudden jump to calm down.
This shows that his fears about the two missing persons are real.
He stared into the purple-haired woman's eyes, "They are thirteen or sixteen, and they look alike. Have you ever seen them? ”
"Is it a ninja?"
"Hmm." Yi Yong nodded.
"It's been a long time since I've seen ninjas from other countries."
The purple-haired woman shook her head, "You're looking for the wrong person." ”
[Still without their clues......]
Yiyong's brows furrowed slightly, and he took two steps back and leaned against the wall.
[I only hope that Zhishui can gain something from Yuyin Village.] 】
Now, the Sansho fish Koga, who has caused a lot of tragedy, is dead, and Kyojuro has been summoned, but his most important goal of coming to the Land of Rain this time has not been completed.
Yi Yong just wanted to urgently find Zhishui and see if he made any progress there. Besides, they had already agreed on a time to meet, and it should be almost there.
"If there's no more problem, I'm leaving."
He brushed twice to rip off the detonation charm and handed it to the purple-haired woman, not worrying at all about the other party directly detonating it.
"I have important things to do, and I can't afford to delay any longer."
"Even if I don't stop you ......"
The purple-haired woman didn't reach for the detonation charm, but shook her head and said, "You won't be able to go far." Do you know where you are and where you're going? ”
Although the boy concealed his nationality, he was too direct in everything else, and the purple-haired woman was inclined to believe that he was just looking for someone.
In addition, although he comes from a big country and is still a little naïve in his ideas, he did save many residents of the Land of Rain from the hands of the rain ninja, as well as hydrangeas and other children, so she has a good impression of this child.
Let him go now, if he encounters rain and forbearance, I'm afraid there will only be a dead end.
She didn't want to.
"It's a small country, and I'll always find my way."
Yi Yong was very resolute, "I have something that must be done. ”
As he spoke, he was about to open the door outside.
"You know you only have a pair of underwear right now, except for the bandages on your body."
Yiyong's hand that had just touched the latch of the door was retracted.
"Hydrangea is cleaning your blood-stained clothes."
The purple-haired woman didn't know if she was laughing or not, but she felt a little relieved when she saw the little ghost who didn't dare to turn her head.
"Also, I don't know the condition of the implant in her body."
She proposed, "You stay here tonight and help me remove the contents of her body."
"Tomorrow your clothes will be dry, and I will personally send you out of here. What do you think? ”
Yiyong still didn't look back, his head tapped twice against the door, and then slowly moved back to the back room against the wall, covering the black robe and not moving.