Even when the sun is shining in the sky, the sky in the Land of Rain is still raining.

But this is a rare "sunny day" for the people of the Land of Rain - at least, they can see what the sun looks like high in the sky.

However, he is still a little uncomfortable with the environment of the rain country of the sun, and his impression of the rain country is still stuck in the white expanse after the pouring rain and crazy killing during the Eastern Battlefield of the Second Ninja World War.

Also, the sun in the Land of Rain doesn't look so dazzling, and you can look up at it completely, but it's just a little stressful to come from the scorching desert environment of the Land of Wind to this country that is so humid that it seems to be filled with a ubiquitous musty smell.

Reaching out and scratching his back crotch, Jiraiya felt a little better, and then asked about local restaurants and dance halls and other fireworks venues on the street.

After recovering from a night of play, Jiraiya, who had successfully found the information he needed, quickly galloped towards a small city in the southern part of the Land of Rain.

……

"Xiao Nan!"

In an alley in Iron Rain City in the southern part of the Land of Rain, Jiraiya fell behind a girl with light blue and purple hair, and screamed with a doting smile on her face.

The purple-blue haired girl first stiffened when she heard the screams coming from behind, and then slowly turned back with an expression of disbelief.

"Jiraiya-sensei!"

Xiao Nan cheered, threw away the items in his hand, jumped into Jiraiya's arms, and was held around twice.

"You're back...... You're finally back......"

After a deep master-apprentice relationship, Xiao Nan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and was a little incoherent with excitement.

"Come back and see your ......"

Jiraiya rubbed Xiao Nan's hair dotingly, "That's right...... These things you bought? ”

"Oops!"

Xiao Nan screamed, and hurriedly ran over to pick up the items scattered on the ground one by one, and carefully wiped off the rain stains on the packaging bags.

Jilai also helped clean it up, but he also saw a few bright words such as "United Company" and "Special Dried Fish in the Land of Water" printed on the outer packaging bag, and he was suddenly a little unhappy in his heart.

However, as an adult, and he had just experienced the beating of the Uchiha, he didn't reveal any unusual looks on the surface, and after helping to clean up, he slowly walked towards the place where they were now living under the leadership of Xiao Nan.

Xiao Nan, who saw his teacher again, also chattered about his experience in the past two years to the teacher.

After returning to Konoha with Jiraiya, Xiao Nan and Yahiko moved from the deserted village to the Iron Rain City where they are now located with a group of children who were also orphans, and occupied an abandoned mansion to live, usually mainly by undertaking some simple tasks for the residents of the city or the surrounding farmers to get some rewards to buy food, plus they also planted some simple crops in the wilderness outside the city, although the yield is very low, it can be used as a basic food source, and at the same time can exercise the children's self-labor ability, Even if these gathered children choose to leave in the future, they will have a skill to support themselves.

After Jiraiya's teaching, both Yahiko and Konan are excellent shinobi who can perform simple tasks such as searching for items or expelling wild beasts, and although the pay is not high, it is still enough to exchange for food and basic clothing.

"It seems to be pretty good~ You can be self-reliant and learn to help others, and I see that you have bought a lot of food, are you planning to improve your food?"

Jiraiya casually pointed to the food he was helping to carry in his left hand.

“…… Oh, and these are dried fish sold from far away, but they don't really taste good. ”

Xiao Nan still looked elated, "But there is an advantage that it is very, very salty, and it is very cheap, whether it is mixed rice balls or rye buns, you can put a little bit, so that you can save money to buy salt~"

"Yes......"

Jiraiya suddenly felt a little panicked in his heart.

"It seems that the shogunate and the United Company are not useless......"

Jiraiya laughed at himself and decided that after overthrowing the "dark rule" of the shogunate, he must retain the logistics function of the United Company so that more poor children could get cheaper food.

"By the way, what about Yahiko? Did he go on a mission? ”

Jilai also asked casually.

"He was recruited by Hanzo-sama to fight......"

Xiao Nan sniffed, feeling a little depressed.

"This ......"

Jiraiya frowned, "He joined the Rain Ninja Village?" ”

"Not really...... It's just that Hanzo-sama stipulates that all ninjas in the country, whether in the village or in the wild, must wear the forehead protection of the rain ninja village and accept the conscription in wartime, otherwise they will not be able to undertake the mission......"

Although Xiao Nan was a little depressed, he still patiently explained to the teacher: "Although the recruitment of Hanzo-sama is mandatory, but there is also a lot of signing fees and battle honorariums, otherwise we can't afford to buy these salted dried fish ......."

“…… Thank you very much. ”

Jiraiya was silent for a while, sighed, and rubbed Xiao Nan's hair again.

At first, he instinctively substituted the income level of Konoha Shinobu for Konan and Yahiko, but forgot about the income gap between the two countries.

Although Xiao Nan said it lightly, but now that he thinks about it carefully, just relying on two shinobi to perform some garbage tasks that even the poor Yunin Village is too lazy to undertake, I'm afraid the remuneration is pitiful......

As for the so-called reclamation...... Growing crops in the rain-soaked rain country can be difficult to imagine, not to mention a group of inexperienced children.

"It's actually good to live in the city, although there are more places to spend money, but at least you don't have to worry about those poisonous snakes and beasts or all kinds of insects when you sleep at night, otherwise it will be difficult to find the right medicine if you are bitten by poisonous insects like before......"

Xiao Nan still walked in front happily, his mouth chattering, and he kept describing to the teacher the good life after entering the city.

But this so-called "beauty" only makes Zilai feel extremely sad.

After passing through the twisting alleys, Xiao Nan finally returned to the deserted house where he lived.

Zilai also looked at it a little, although it looks particularly old, but the details seem to have been carefully repaired, the basic structure should be no problem, for a group of orphans who have lost their parents since childhood, it is lucky to have a place not to wander in the city.

"Big Buddha, Tsusuke! Come and help! ”

Xiao Nan shouted very imposingly.

Then a group of children rushed out of the house, one of them a burly man with a head covered with sawdust dust, stepped forward to take all kinds of dried fish from Xiao Nan's hand, and a little boy with a face painted with ninja makeup ink handed Xiao Nan a glass of water.

Everyone's eyes were on Jiraiya, who was tall and burly.

"This is my teacher and Yahiko's-Jiraiya Kamishinobi!"

Xiao Nan proudly introduced to the children: "Your words~ call him Shigong!" ”

"Master!"

A group of children hurriedly bowed respectfully, even the little boy with a rebellious face was no exception.

Jiraiya laughed, greeted everyone after helping them up, and showed a hand of ninjutsu, directly using the earth to repair the various damaged parts of the house as new, so that a group of children who have not seen much of the world cheered.

"Teacher...... Sorry ......"

After settling down with a group of children after dinner, Xiao Nan poured a cup of hot tea and whispered an apology to Jiraiya with some apprehension.

"You're doing a great job, why are you saying that......"

Zilai also took a sip of tea and said with some distress.

"I taught the chakra practice to others without your consent, teacher......"

Xiao Nan lowered his head, "Yahiko and I are just trying to make sure they can have some means of self-preservation......"

"How could I possibly care about that...... You're thinking too much. ”

Jiraiya rubbed Xiao Nan's hair sadly, and said earnestly: "You and Yahiko have done a good job, and you have taken care of so many children while both struggling to survive, which shows that my teachings are still useful, and you have also found your own way of forbearance......"

“…… Teacher. ”

Xiao Nan blinked the tears from the corners of his eyes, "This time...... Will you still go? ”

“…… Do you know who I am? ”

The corners of Jiraiya's mouth moved, and he squeezed out a forced smile.

"Konoha's Kaminobi."

"That's ...... in the past"

Jiraiya shook his head, first untied the oily forehead guard on his forehead, then took out the Konoha forehead guard from his arms, put it in the palm of his hand and wiped it for a long time with a trace of reluctance.

"Xiaonan, you should remember how to identify the identity of the ninja, right?"

"Yes."

Jiraiya nodded, put the Konoha forehead guard on his forehead upright, and pulled out another kunai, marking a deep scratch on the Konoha logo.

"That's who I am now."

"Traitorous ......"

Xiao Nan was a little stunned.

And it's also a renegade from the Konoha Ninja Village, the strongest in the ninja world today!

"It's good if you understand......"

Jiraiya's heart is also a little sour.

"That'...... Teacher! You stay! ”

Xiao Nan pounced on Jiraiya's leg and pleaded, "We all need you!" ”

Jiraiya rubbed Xiao Nan's hair, and then shouted outside the door, "Come in too!" ”

Xiao Nan looked back in some surprise.

The Great Buddha and the Tsusuke walked in with their heads bowed a little awkwardly.

Although they have chakra, they are far from enough in terms of experience and cultivation, and they think that they are hidden in the eyes of a strong person like Jiraiya, which is as eye-catching as a bonfire in the night.

"Master ......"

The Great Buddha and the Woosuke knelt down behind Xiao Nan in unison.

“…… You should have heard that, right? ”

Jiraiya pointed to the renegade on his forehead.

"Teacher, we don't care about this, this is the land of rain!"

Xiao Nan preemptively said: "Especially in the south, those rain ninjas will come except when they collect taxes, and there will be no other ninjas at other times, just so you can take a break." ”

"Teacher Xiao Nan is right!"

The Great Buddha and the Tsusuke nodded repeatedly.

“…… Will you also bow down to me? ”

Jiraiya had a smile on his face.

"Master!"

When the big Buddha and Kusuke heard this, they immediately and simply kowtowed to Jiraiya a few times.

"Get up."

Zilai also got up and helped the two of them up, and said emotionally: "Since this is the case, then you are the disciples of my lineage ninja sect!" ”

"Teacher...... Then what is the name of our ninja sect? ”

Xiao Nan raised his hand and asked, "

"Our ninja sect is called Akatsuki! The external name is Xiao Organization! ”

Zilai also rubbed Xiao Nan's light purple-blue hair again, and said with an inexplicable smile on his face: "You will call me ...... in the future"

"Godfather!"

It's the last day, and I'm asking for a monthly pass again

(End of chapter)