Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"Release Yahiko!" Nagato's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He never expected that the uncle would turn into a villain when they met again.

"If you don't let go, I'll make my move!" Konan used a paper shuriken in front of her, which flew in the air and spun at high speed, aiming at the vital points on the back of the white star shadow clone: ​​at this moment, they could not tell which of the two white stars was real and which was fake.

Just as the atmosphere was tense, Xiao Honglian's sweet but annoying voice rang out again.

"So, teacher, what should I call you?"

Is that Lian'er?

At this moment, no one was in the mood for casual conversation, except for Shirahoshi.

"Internal medicine doctor—crushed."

"It suits your abilities perfectly."

“Crush? But isn’t my ability to turn objects into crystal?” Honglian said, stroking her chin.

“It will be even more useful.” Shirahoshi glanced at Yahiko’s subtle movements and smiled inwardly. So, he’s finally made up his mind?

Yahiko gestured for Konan to attack a non-vital area. Konan didn't know why Yahiko was doing this, but she still sent the paper shuriken flying towards the right leg of Shirahoshi's shadow clone. A blue hand made of chakra extended from Shirahoshi's shadow clone and pounced on the paper shuriken.

With a hiss, the paper shuriken was sent flying by the blue palm.

Immediately afterwards, Shirahoshi's shadow clone flipped over to face Nagato and Konan, and pulled out a kunai, throwing it onto the ground between them.

Then, the white star shadow clone extended chakra threads from the tip of its left finger to bind Yahiko, while a blue kunai with a hardness comparable to steel extended from its right clothing.

—The Chakra Slime Transformation Technique.

Previously, the transformation of kunai required the use of chakra threads to complete.

During his year of training, Shirahoshi not only made his chakra threads as hard as steel, but also developed the chakra slime state, and the slime can be directly transformed into various ninja tools and armor, with the same level of hardness as steel.

"Kill this blue-haired girl."

"Otherwise, this orange-haired brat is doomed."

Upon hearing this, Konan and Nagato's minds went blank for a moment, and Yahiko, who was being held hostage, was stunned for a second before shouting:

"Run! Konan! Nagato! As long as you're alive, our dream will not fail!! Never believe him!!!"

These words instantly awakened Konan and Nagato. Konan gave a wry smile and looked at Nagato, who was trembling and at a loss for what to do: "Nagato. Come on. I was prepared for this the moment I became a ninja."

"Now is the time."

"No, no, how can I do that... I can't do it..." Nagato's mind went blank, and she had no idea what to do.

Then, Konan understood Nagato's concern for his comrades. She took out a kunai, held it to her neck, glanced at Nagato and Yahiko one last time, and closed her eyes.

"Sayonara, Nagato, Yahiko, Jiraiya-sensei—"

And that guy, Shirahoshi.....

Snapped--

The kunai in her hand was pressed down by a large, cold hand, and Konan suddenly opened her eyes and looked back.

The young man who had just been standing beside the red lotus was now standing behind Xiao Nan:

"Are you giving up so soon?"

"Your experience with ninjas is still too limited."

"If you maintain this mindset and this pace of growth, one day you will still face this situation."

Bang.

The shadow clone behind Yahiko disappeared on its own.

The three of them were puzzled and looked at Bai Xing at the same time.

Shirahoshi did not actually harm the three of them. Even though Shirahoshi stepped over Konan, Konan did not realize that she intended to use the kunai in her hand to attack Shirahoshi.

Only after Bai Xing reached Hong Lian's side did she speak again:

"Want power?"

Do you want to change your destiny?

"Power? Destiny?" After a moment of confusion, Yahiko looked at Nagato in silence: Only Nagato possessed this power to change destiny.

Nagato remained silent, but Konan suddenly spoke up after a moment of silence: "Would you be so kind as to teach us your power? Putting aside the fact that you attacked Yahiko first, why didn't you teach us back then?!"

"What kind of scheme are you plotting this time you've come back?!"

The silent Yahiko and Nagato were instantly awakened, their consciousness and thoughts gradually becoming clearer.

Yes! Jiraiya saved them before, but left without teaching them anything, only leaving behind a so-called code name for Jiraiya-sensei... Wait a minute?!

"Do you know Jiraiya-sensei?" Yahiko was referring not to Shirahoshi's pseudonym, but to Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin.

"I know him," Bai Xing said calmly.

Then, ignoring the shocked expressions on the three people's faces, Shirahoshi continued, "But Jiraiya and I don't belong to the same camp either."

"So, the enemy?" Xiao Nan gritted her teeth.

"Jiraiya-sensei's enemy... he's a real troublesome guy." Yahiko also began to feel afraid and worried about Jiraiya-sensei's current situation.

Little did they know, their trio had long been on Jiraiya's death list.

Black Zetsu was also completely bewildered. He thought to himself, "You guys didn't seem like enemies when you were chatting! Could it be that you had a falling out over that ridiculous peace talk?!"

"What should we do? Should we take action?" White Zetsu asked Black Zetsu in a low voice.

"No! The opponent's strength is extraordinary. If there's really no other way, we'll think of another way later." Black Zetsu wouldn't risk his life for a pair of Rinnegan.

We've endured it for a thousand years, so what if we have to endure it for another thousand?

As for Madara's dream? Who is Madara? He doesn't know.

He can choose to discard any useless person.

"Who knows."

Bai Xing shrugged, looked at the three of them, and said:

"But are you really content to become ordinary ninjas and die in this small country where it rains all the time?"

"I never thought about it..."

Bai Xing deliberately drew out her words, observing Yahiko and the other two, noticing a fleeting glint in their eyes, and a slight smile appeared on her lips:

"Save it?"

At this moment, the three of them unconsciously relaxed their vigilance, even though Shirahoshi might be Jiraiya's enemy: compared to their teacher who had taught them for three years, the ideal they wanted to achieve was the most supreme existence.

--Peace.

Then, Bai Xing glanced around at the calm and peaceful land and lakes on the shore, and said:

"You are indeed not in any danger now."

"Because the Second Shinobi World War has ended."

"Aside from the occasional minor skirmishes between ninjas from major powers within the Land of Rain."

"It seems like everything is moving in a positive direction."

At this point, Bai Xing's tone turned serious, and she feigned profundity, saying:

"but."

"The Third Shinobi World War is about to begin."

"I just don't know if your strength is enough to protect the peace of the Rain Kingdom."

"What?!" x3

Black and White Absolutes: "???" The two Absolutes were internally screaming "Holy crap!" They thought, "Dude, how come your intelligence is even better than ours?! And where did you get this intelligence from?!"

Bai Xing looked towards the direction of the Land of Wind, then looked up at the sky: "I observed the celestial phenomena last night."

"The Third Kazekage is probably nearing his end."

"Next."

"In the Third Shinobi World War, the ninjas of the great nations will continue the hatred from World War II, and even earlier, World War I."

"We will go all out and fight until we achieve true victory."

As of now, aside from hearing that Sunagakure paid Konoha money in exchange for the bodies of the Sunagakure puppet couple of Jonin, there has been no additional compensation. Iwagakure has been even more indifferent, offering no response whatsoever. All that remains are two cold, hard ceasefire agreements placed in a corner of the offices of the three great ninja villages.

The major Kage were unwilling to accept this. However, the economy at the lower levels dictates the course of war at the upper levels. Since the Daimyo had made this clear, they had no choice but to agree.

The Land of Rain recklessly launched World War II, resulting in widespread war, extensive destruction of the region, and a decline in the economy. This directly led to a shrinking income for ninja villages, making it difficult to even train a genin without careful selection and a reduction in the number of available positions.

and so.

Not wanting to fight to the point where they couldn't even afford to train ninjas, the three great ninja villages had no choice but to swallow their anger for the time being; however, friction between their borders and those of other countries still existed.

"Until then."

"You people in the Land of Rain can still be like this."

"Are you taking a leisurely rest?"

Bai Xing chuckled softly.

Hei Bai Jue looked up at the sky and wondered what kind of celestial phenomenon was coming from such a gloomy day with all the dark clouds.

Seeing that Yahiko was about to retort with his questioning, Shirahoshi continued, "I am 100% certain of the authenticity of this information."

"Whether it was the Land of Whirlpools back then or..."

"No!" Yahiko interrupted Shirahoshi, waving his hand and saying, "You just said the Third Kazekage will die, and then the Third Shinobi World War will break out, right?"

Bai Xing paused slightly, then nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Then if we don't let the Third Kazekage die, we can stop the Fourth Shinobi World War!!" the innocent and naive Yahiko exclaimed excitedly.

At this moment, Shirahoshi's face twitched. She thought to herself, "How can this kid be so naive? Great powers develop very quickly and have more money than small countries. The Third Kazekage was just the fuse for the war. The main reason was the imbalance of interests among countries: just look at the utilization rate of currency value."

Even if there is a fixed exchange rate of 1:1.2 between major powers.

But in the long run

Travelers are those who do not stop and spend money in your area, while investors choose to conduct business in Konoha and the Land of Fire.