I am the most popular character in Naruto!

However, he discovered that his usually most prized qualities—his intellect, insight, and observation—were rendered useless in this situation. Instead, his brain, working frantically, combined with a large amount of data, to give him the most accurate judgment.

Can't escape.

This ninja has been discovered; he's doomed.

Despair spread through his heart, and he gradually stopped trembling with fear, his inner self becoming completely blank.

click

The ninja discovered the hiding place, and the mechanism made a sound.

The boy smiled wryly and moved the corners of his mouth.

Yes.

If they could even discover my hiding place, then there's no reason why the traps I designed wouldn't be discovered, right?

With that thought in mind, the boy decisively abandoned all resistance and wishful thinking, and crawled out of his hiding place.

He did not choose to run away, because for ninjas, even if he ran a hundred meters ahead, it would only be a matter of one kick for them.

Since that's the case, there's no need to waste energy.

The boy stepped forward with his hands raised, his eyes tightly shut, suppressing the instinctive trembling in his body. He tried his best to speak in a calm tone: "Konoha ninja lords, I am just an orphan from Kikyo Mountain. Please kill all the ninjas of the Land of Wind and take me away!"

"..."

The ninja in front of him didn't speak. The boy swallowed hard, and just when he felt he was about to die, a warm hand pressed down on his head.

"You're very smart, you'll work for me from now on."

A gentle voice reached the boy's ears. He raised his head blankly and slowly opened his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of round-framed glasses were placed on the boy's nose, and the gentle voice followed: "From now on, you are no longer an orphan. I will give you a new name."

"Kabuto, Kabuto Yakushi, okay?"

The blonde woman gently stroked the boy's head. "Don't worry, no one in your village will die, not a single one."

Chapter 262 Why Me?

"Kabuto...Yakushi Kabuto..."

Why this name?

Kabuto touched the round-framed glasses on his cheek, looked at the blonde woman in front of him who didn't have round-framed glasses and was walking unsteadily, and a feeling he couldn't quite put his finger on rose in his heart.

"Well……"

The blonde woman turned her head, squinted, and smiled at Yakushi Kabuto. "Isn't this name good?"

"...Not really."

Kabuto touched his glasses; he could vaguely see his reflection in the water tank.

He was filthy and very thin. With his round-framed glasses that didn't suit his appearance, almost no one could recognize him.

That's fine... too.

With his parents murdered, Kabuto Yakushi was already somewhat lost and helpless. No matter how opinionated and intelligent he was, he was still just a child.

The thought of becoming an orphan in the future filled him with worry.

But just then, Yakushi Nonou appeared in front of him and said, "Come with me."

Following the ninjas of Konoha to gain the power to avenge their parents is not a bad idea.

But if that's the case, then we can never go back to the Land of Wind.

If we can't go back, we can't go back. What can we do about it?

Can you expect a child to have any patriotic thoughts?

Changing one's identity and name to start a new life, growing up in anonymity is also a kind of decision.

Kabuto took a deep breath, made up his mind, and looked at the somewhat naive woman in front of him.

"that……"

"Nonou".

Although Yakushi Nonou couldn't see clearly because she had lost her glasses, she still noticed Yakushi Kabuto's expression and smiled slightly at him.

"My name is Yakushi Nonou, you can just call me older sister."

"……elder sister."

Kabuto blushed slightly as he looked at Nono Yakushi's gentle smile, but he quickly shook his head. He was only living by Nono Yakushi's side to gain power for revenge, and he could not succumb to her gentleness.

"Yeah... why do I call you Kou?"

Yakushi Nonou walked quietly ahead, cleverly concealing herself in the shadows. Even though she walked openly, she did not attract anyone's attention.

Kabuto watched in astonishment as Yakushi Nonou effortlessly bypassed the gazes of one ninja after another, found one villager after another, exchanged a few words with them, and then gestured for them to gather in one place.

Even the middle-aged women that Kabuto usually feared and found most annoying were quite obediently heading towards a certain place after being persuaded by Yakushi Nonou, which was something he really couldn't understand.

"Your insight, observation, and reasoning abilities are all very strong."

Yakushi Nonou walked ahead, then turned back to Kabuto with a smile and said, "Just like me when I was a kid."

"?"

Kabuto looked blankly at Yakushi Nonou, who looked nostalgically at the sky. "When I was a child, I was forced to become an intelligence ninja because of this talent, but this was not what I wanted to do at all."

"Fortunately, Tsunade appeared later, which allowed me to find another path that suited me: medical ninja."

"And being a medical ninja is not my true purpose in life."

She walked slowly, a seemingly slow movement, but it produced a tremendous effect.

One by one, the villagers began to move under her persuasion, and gradually, the ninjas stationed in the Land of Wind also noticed something was wrong.

However, the ninjas, who had never taken the villagers seriously, did not realize what was wrong.

They continued to drink and eat meat, enjoying the service of the few villagers they had.

Today, another day without finding the main force of Konoha, which means another day of barely surviving.

As Kabuto listened quietly to Yakushi Nonou's story, a picture slowly unfolded in his mind.

It was a painting of a blonde girl constantly pursuing her dreams. He discovered that the blonde girl in this painting could perhaps be replaced by himself.

"I worked as a medical ninja for a long time, and even studied pharmacology to the level of chief."

"Just when I thought I would spend my whole life quietly dealing with drugs, and eventually grow old alone..."

"A person appeared."

Yakushi Nonou had almost finished persuading all the villagers, leaving only those who were forced to serve the ninjas in the square.

She led Yakushi Kabuto toward the place where the villagers had gathered. Yakushi Kabuto looked at the pink-haired girl who was surrounded by the villagers and was smiling slightly with suspicion.

The girl with long, wavy pink hair wore a light purple dress and a scarf around her neck that looked like it was covered in living blood. She was surrounded by a pink glow.

A faint pink light formed chakra threads, which, like a large net, connected all the villagers.

The villagers' faces lit up with happiness and anticipation.

"Shhh."

The pink-haired girl put a finger to her lips to indicate silence, then winked at Yakushi Nonou and said, "They're all tired."

Yakushi Nonou bowed respectfully to her, "Lady Chiaki, I have returned after completing my mission."

Kabuto quickly imitated Nono Yakushi's actions and bowed deeply to the woman in front of him, who was called Chiaki.

"Hmm~ Good job. The tactics are about to begin, get ready."

Chiaki smiled and nodded to Yakushi Nonou, her gaze falling on Yakushi Kabuto.

Short silver hair, unfashionable round-framed glasses, and lively eyes.

Even without asking, Chiaki knew that the little guy following Yakushi Nonou was the future boss, Yakushi Kabuto.

"Yes……"

Yakushi Nonou bowed again, then slowly retreated to the back with Yakushi Kabuto, looking lovingly at Chiaki, whose face was filled with compassion and pity as she clasped her hands in prayer for the villagers.

"It wasn't until I met Lord Qianqiu that I truly found the meaning of my existence: to bring true love and a real way out to orphans like me who have no way forward."

"She founded Neverland for me and helped me realize my dream step by step."

"And you are the first step in my dream."

"A hood is an ancient samurai's helmet, and it is also the most important piece of protective gear for a samurai to protect his head."

Pharmacist Nonou smiled brightly, "I hope you will be the helmet that protects my dreams and carries everything I have."

"...Why me?"

Yakushi Kabuto looked at the blonde woman before him with emotion. A strange emotion was brewing and fermenting in his heart. He knew that he had never experienced this emotion before.

"Because I have never seen a child whose eyes look so much like mine."

Yakushi Nonou crouched down and looked Kabuto in the eye. "Yes, that's the look in your eyes. It can see through everything, but it can't see into your own heart."

"The moment I met you, I knew you were the one."

Chapter 263 Never Be an Ordinary Person Again

Dou didn't know what to call the emotions surging in his heart at this moment; after all, he was still just a child.

However, he knew very clearly that after his parents died, besides wanting to avenge them, there was another thing he wanted to do.

That is to stay by the side of Yakushi Nonou.

Kabuto's parents were just ordinary people and couldn't give him much.

Even so, Kabuto is still very grateful to his parents for bringing him into this world.

Everything in this world was new to Kabuto, and everything was worth exploring.

Including death.