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Shin enjoyed his roasted rabbit, ign the curious stares from Kushina and Mikoto. He cleared his throat.
"Kushina, Mikoto, is something wrong with the rabbit? Why are you staring at me like that?"
"We're just curious," Mikoto said.
They were both puzzled by Shin bringing Konan back. They didn't believe he had do out of pure passion.
"What's there to be curious about? Finish eating, a's head bap to report," Shin said.
They were on a mission to scout for enemy Shinobi in the area.
"Konan, here's a rabbit leg for you." Shin offered Konan a leg.
Konan looked at him timidly, then at the rabbit leg with longing, but she didn't dare take it.
"Go o. Don't be afraid," Mikoto said gently.
"Yeah, we won't hurt you," Kushina added.
Uo resist the temptation, Konan finally took the rabbit leg and nibbled on it.
She haden in two days. She had mao find some mushrooms, but then she entered the bear and almost died.
A single rabbit wasn't enough, so they roasted the mushrooms Konan had found and a bear paw as well.
"Bear paw is so good! What about the rest?" Kushina looked at the bear carcass. There were three more paws, and they hadn't even touched the meat.
"We 't waste it." Shin sealed the carcass in a scroll.
"Konan, are you ing with us, or are you going to tinue wandering around?"
Shin asked Konan.
"e with us. It's dangerous for a little girl to be alone," Kushina said.
"The entire Land of Rain is dangerht now. You should stay with us," Mikoto added.
"You... you really wao e with you?" Konan asked timidly.
She was young, but the war had forced her to mature quickly. She knew she was a burden.
"It's your choice, Konan. If you want to e with us, you . If you want to leave, we won't stop you," Shin said.
He wouldn't force her either way.
"I... I want to go with you," Konan said, looking at Shin.
"Alright, let's go then."
Shin smiled and led Konan out of the forest.
They arrived at a small town. Due to the war, it ractically deserted.
They bought Konan some new clothes at a clothing store, then found an inn and had Mikoto help Konan wash up and ge. She was covered in mud from being chased by the bear.
They then headed back to the Konoha camp. No one questiohem about the little girl; they were Tsunade's students, after all.
This was the battlefield between Konoha and Suna. Orochimaru was the ander, with Tsunade and Jiraiya as his deputies. No one would question them.
As for the inal ander, Sakumo Hatake, he had been transferred to the Iwa front.
They went to find Tsunade. She was surprised to see Konan.
"Who's this little girl?" Tsunade asked Shin.
"Her name is Konan. I saved her in the forest and brought her back. She stay with you for now."
Shin and his team ofte on missions. It was better for Konan to stay with Tsunade, who was responsible for treating the injured and developing antidotes for Chiyo's poison.
Tsunade rarely participated in direbat.
Tsunade frowned. Wasn't it dangerous t a stranger into the camp? She could be a spy.
"Don't worry," Shin said, sensing her .
Tsurusted Shin. She nodded and said to Konan, "You stay with me for now."
Konan took a step bad looked at Shin, ging to his clothes.
She was anxious in this unfamiliar enviro. Only Shin, her savior, could give her a sense of security.
"Don't worry, Konan. If I'm in camp, you stay with me. But if I'm on a mission, you'll have to stay with Tsu's too dangerous to take you with me."
Shin pinched Konan's cheek. It was so soft; he couldn't resist ping it again.
Konan blushed and nodded.
"Tsunade, we have a problem!"
Jiraiya and Orochimaru suddenly arrived. Their presence meant trouble. Jiraiya looked at Konan curiously.
"Didn't you say there roblem? Tell us what it is."
"Yeah, yeah, business first." Jiraiya turned serious. He wasn't ied in some random little girl.
"I'll expin. The Third Kazekage is here."
Orochimaru said. It was better thaing Jiraiya waste time with his rambling.
"What?!" Tsunade's eyes widened in arm.
The Third Kazekage's presence meant he articipating in the war.
The Third Kazekage was sidered the stro Kazekage. Even Hiruzen might not be able to defeat him.
Tsunade was overestimating him, though. The stro Kazekage wasn't the Third. After all, he had been killed and turned into a puppet by Sasori.
Regardless of whether Sasori used tricks or schemes, it didn't ge the fact that the so-called "stro Kazekage" had beeed.
But to Orochimaru and the others, the Third Kazekage was still a formidable oppo.
"Do you have a pn?" Tsunade asked Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru has already sent someone back to Konoha to inform the Hokage. We have to stall for time," Jiraiya said.
Tsunade hat was their only option. They had to wait for Hiruzen's instrus.
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