Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 356 Orphanage

The Konoha Orphanage is located in a remote corner of Konoha, adjacent to the Konoha Forest. It is in a remote location, even more remote than the research and development department.

The buildings are mostly simple wooden structures made of several houses.

From a distance, it gives the impression of being very poor.

After all, this place was built entirely with private funds, and the orphans inside are very different from those who have lost their parents normally.

These children were either children of civilians who died accidentally, or children brought back by ninjas from elsewhere, or children whose parents' origins were completely unknown.

Orphans left behind by Konoha ninja who died receive a living allowance from the village.

Furthermore, the parents' inheritance will not be present in this orphanage.

If the child is too young, someone will be hired to take care of them.

Despite the seemingly equal Konoha, ninjas and ordinary people are actually two completely different classes.

The only thing that can be changed is the so-called talent for extracting chakra, after which the ninja academy will conduct an exam.

Many ordinary people are capable of extracting chakra, but due to their lack of other abilities, they ultimately cannot become ninjas.

Konoha itself employs an elite strategy, being extremely selective in choosing those qualified to become ninjas.

Yakushi Nonou has changed out of her former ninja outfit and is now wearing a black and white nun's habit. The smile on her face is also more genuine than before.

She was sitting in the shade of a tree, knitting clothes for the children.

"We need to prepare quite a few spare clothes for that child."

She found the bag, but it seems to have been traumatized and has now completely lost its memory.

Unable to determine the identities of her parents, she took her back to the orphanage.

Nonou's face showed a kind smile. Although she was not even twenty years old, she had a sacred feeling of becoming a mother.

After all, these orphans were her children.

She originally thought life could continue like this, watching her children grow up slowly.

Two figures can be seen gradually approaching from a distance.

The smile on her face gradually faded.

"Kumata!"

"Yes, what is it, Dean?"

The slightly tall boy wearing a black hat raised his hand.

"Take the others back inside."

"Why?"

Kuma looked at Nonoyu with confusion; they were having a good time here.

"Now! Immediately! Right now!"

Nonou turned her head and looked at him with a serious expression.

Seeing the stern-faced dean, Xiong Tai knew something bad was about to happen, and hurriedly began to direct the group of orphans toward the house.

Once all the children were inside the house.

Nonou took off her glasses, and a smile returned to her face, but this smile lacked much emotion.

Nonou stepped forward to greet the two approaching figures, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the tree where she could vaguely see the figure of Root.

"Master Jin."

Nono knelt on one knee, a gentle smile on her face, as if she had returned to her roots.

Jin opened the folding fan in his hand to cover the lower half of his face, hiding his smile.

"I never expected that you would break away from your roots so quietly, without even telling me."

Nono's heart sank.

Uchiha Kin is probably here to demand an explanation.

"My lord, Danzo deemed me unqualified and dismissed me. My abilities are indeed insufficient to remain in Root."

Nonou was belittling her abilities, but her voice grew weaker and weaker as she spoke.

Uchiha Kin was aware of her abilities; she wasn't as useless as some people thought. It was only because Danzo disliked her and dismissed her that she couldn't erase her inner emotions.

But the person in front of me doesn't care about feelings.

"Keep talking, why did you stop?"

Jin looked at her with a half-smile, like watching a clown trying to show off his joke.

Looking towards the houses in the distance, a few small heads peeked out, but quickly withdrew when they noticed Jin's gaze.

Unable to hide her urgency, Nono hurriedly said, "Sir, I'll do anything you ask, just let those children go."

Those children were her life.

At this moment, she could no longer pretend.

These words made Jin Zhi frown, and he snapped his folding fan shut, striking Nonou's head with a crisp "smack".

Nono dared to resist and silently endured it.

Jin squatted down and looked at Nono, reaching out to pinch her chin: "Why does it feel like I'm some heinous villain in your eyes?"

Is not it?

Nono wondered to herself, but she didn't dare to say it aloud.

Just then.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two pebbles came from a distance, and Jin casually waved his folding fan to send them flying.

A boy with silver-gray, shoulder-length hair ran over and blocked Yakushi Nonou's path.

"You're not allowed to bully the dean!!"

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound rang out, and the boy stared blankly at Yakushi Nonou, a red handprint appearing on his face.

I don't understand why I was slapped.

Before the boy could react, Nono pressed his head down to the ground, and she also slammed her head down heavily to the ground.

"My lord, Dou didn't mean it."

Uchiha Kin watched Nonou's actions with great interest, then turned to look at Hyuga Kiyoshi.

"Do I look like a bad guy right now?"

Hinata Kiyoya also knelt on the ground.

"The will of adults is always right."

"Alright, Kiyoshi." Jin sighed helplessly as he looked at Hinata Kiyoshi. He didn't really like Hinata Kiyoshi's solemn attitude.

Jin turned to look at the boy kneeling on the ground.

"Your name is Dou, right?"

The hand on his head disappeared, and only then did he raise his head to look at the villain who had bullied the dean.

Indeed, appearance can never define a person's good or evil.

"My lord!" Nono called out.

"I'm talking to him."

Jin smiled as she looked at Nono.

Nono's face showed a struggle, but she finally shut her mouth.

"Yes, my name is Kabuto Yakushi!"

Dou raised his head defiantly and shouted.

"Are you interested in doing something for me?"

"Sir, Kabuto is not a ninja!!"

"This is the second time you've interrupted me, Nono."

The smile on Jin's face slowly disappeared, and she stared blankly at Yakushi Nonou.

"Don't you dare bully the dean!!"

Kabuto wanted to get up and teach Kin a lesson, but a long, slender hand held him down firmly. Nono bit her lip and restrained Kabuto.

"Report to the R&D department tomorrow."

Jin stood up, stroking his chin as he pondered, "I'm clearly a kind person, so why do people always say I'm a bad person?"

"You wouldn't want anything to happen to your dean, would you?"

"grown ups!!"

Jin used a fan to cover his face, revealing only a pair of eyes that gleamed coldly.

"Nonou, you don't want the orphanage to disappear in Konoha, do you?"

"This child has great talent, and I will nurture him well."

Yakushi Nonou moved her lips, looking at Yakushi Kabuto with a face full of heartache. Yakushi Kabuto looked at Nonou with a blank expression, then at Kin.

Yakushi Nonou struggled internally; she didn't want Kabuto to enter the abyss of darkness.

It can be found in the leaves.

Or rather, the entire ninja world.

Who can resist the man before them?

(End of this chapter)