My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 34 As ninjas, our fate is...

When Takeda Seigen opened the door, he hesitated for a moment as he passed by Hyuga Yuto's house next door, but still did not knock to say goodbye.

—Is my departure "defection"? I should just leave unrelated people alone.

With that thought in mind, Takeda Seigen left.

However, after he had only walked a dozen meters, a paper crane made of white paper landed on his shoulder.

Within the paper crane, there was a chakra fluctuation that Takeda Seigen was very familiar with; he understood what it meant.

The man tossed the origami cranes into the air, where they fluttered under the control of chakra in the distance, with Takeda Seigen following behind.

The origami finally stopped in front of a door. Takeda Seigen knocked on the door and went in after receiving a response.

"Chief Yahiko, Lord Konan, Lord Nagato."

Takeda Seigen bowed respectfully, just as he always had.

"The source of power," Yahiko said, his handsome face expressionless.

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes, Chief."

"Where to?"

"A very, very far place, a peaceful haven far from the center of the world."

"Ah...you really dare to say that." Yahiko shook his head.

"As the fourth-ranking figure, carrying the organization's secrets and a female spy from Konoha, you're just leaving the Land of Rain like this... Takeda Seigen, have you really thought this through?"

"I'm sorry, Boss." Takeda Seigen bowed his head and subconsciously gripped the two sharp chakra daggers, "Wings."

The small, secluded room suddenly became as quiet as a graveyard.

"It seems that, as a ninja, you have chosen and accepted your fate." Yahiko closed his eyes and said calmly:

"Xiao Nan".

The icy beauty with short purple hair walked silently toward Takeda Seigen.

Takeda Seigen felt his heart beating faster and faster, and he gripped the "wing" tighter and tighter.

However, he remained standing there, head down, neither running away nor resisting.

Konan reached out and patted Takeda Seigen on the shoulder.

The man felt a weight in his hand; something very heavy had appeared, almost causing him to strain his back.

"The source of power." Xiao Nan's lips curled up, as if an iceberg had melted and spring flowers had bloomed:

"If you elope with a girl, you can't let her suffer."

Takeda Seigen looked down at the large package in his hand, which contained precious metals, ingenious machinery, and rare medicines—valuable items that could be exchanged for a large amount of local currency anywhere.

"Lord Konan..."

Takeda Seigen's nose suddenly stung with tears; the man in his thirties almost burst into tears on the spot.

"You have worked tirelessly for the organization all these years, covered in wounds, and almost died in battle several times. The three of us have seen it all and have never forgotten it."

Konan is in charge of the Akatsuki organization's intelligence, finances, and logistics. She's usually very stingy, but when it comes to crucial moments, she's incredibly generous with money.

"You said you were going to a remote place far from the center of the world... I have a pretty good idea of ​​where it is. In a place where there is a lack of chakra or even none, sending money is always the most practical thing to do. Here you go. I know that you and Asano Kaoru don't have much savings. One of you buys a knife and the other buys seeds. Ha... you two are a match made in heaven."

Takeda Seigen looked up and saw Yahiko, whose eyes were full of encouragement, and Nagato, who was smiling with his arms crossed.

These are the leaders I have served for the past few years. I have never regretted serving the organization...

The man gritted his teeth, bowed deeply solemnly, and slowly left the room, clutching the package.

Just before the door closed, Takeda Seigen took a deep breath and suddenly shouted:

"Chief! Your wishes will come true! One day, peace will descend upon the world thanks to Akatsuki's efforts... I, far away, will await that day!"

Laughter from the three young leaders came from inside the house until the door was completely closed.

Having arrived openly and departing gracefully, Takeda Seigen's years in the Akatsuki organization have come to a perfect end.

The man wiped his face, turned and left, heading straight for Exit Six of the base.

He can now pursue happiness without any psychological pressure.

……

Kaoru Asano didn't use an umbrella, letting the rain soak her face.

She is already twenty-five years old this year, no longer a little girl. However, tonight, on this still rainy night, she skipped and hopped as she walked along the street, and would even pet the cats and dogs she saw.

Like a child, the female ninja observed and appreciated the world with abandon, and everything became different, more beautiful and meaningful.

She quickly arrived at the red road sign.

The road sign is crimson and very tall, visible from a great distance. In Amegakure, it's considered a small landmark. Locals can immediately tell you where it is just by saying "that red road sign in such-and-such place."

Asano Kaoru stood under the red road sign, looking left and right, unable to suppress the corners of her mouth turning up in a smile.

She had to wait because she had arrived too early.

The agreed time with Takeda Seigen was "midnight," and it's only 10 o'clock now, so there are still two hours left.

Thinking of this, the female ninja's cheeks flushed slightly. She touched them and, sure enough, her face was burning.

"Oh dear... I'm here so early... a whole two hours... If that guy Shiyuan sees me, won't he laugh at me? Humph... I'm not in a hurry to elope with you... I, I just..."

Kaoru Asano, standing under the road sign, chuckled.

—I just want to see you as soon as possible.

Suddenly, her fingertips touched her pocket.

Ok?

Kaoru Asano frowned and searched carefully, but still found nothing.

The bottle of "feeding oil," which took two whole months to make, was left at the residence outside the base.

The female ninja bit her lip lightly. Takeda Seigen was a man who loved swords. When he arrived in the Land of the Sea, there was no chakra there. The only thing that could remind him of the past was those two sharp "wings".

"The Sea Kingdom probably doesn't have black palm flowers of that quality..."

She thought to herself and calculated the time.

The round trip from here back to the residence outside the base takes at most half an hour.

Go back to get the bottle of scalp oil, then return to the road sign and wait. There's still plenty of an hour and a half left before the agreed time.

At that time, Takeda Seigen might not have arrived yet.

"Hmph... That annoying guy, he made me go through all that trouble to go back and get my things."

Asano Kaoru stroked the seashell that Takeda Seigen had given her, then turned and entered the alley, starting to walk back.

Not a trace of unhappiness.

……

"Ah...did I arrive too early?"

Takeda Seigen walked out of Exit 6 of the base and looked up. There was no one under the red road sign.

"As expected, it's too early. There are still two hours until the agreed-upon midnight."

The man sighed softly, walked slowly over, leaned against the road sign, and looked up at the sky.

He was still carrying that heavy package in his hand.

"Let's take some money and buy a large yard by the beach in the Land of the Sea," the man thought, feeling an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.

"Buy lots of flowers and plants for Kaoru, oh right, and seeds too..."

……

The fate of a ninja is... a broken scale.

Effort and reward, happiness and misfortune, will never be equal.

For two opposing forces to fall in love, it takes three whole years, more than a thousand days and nights of companionship, one hundred and fifteen battles of shared hardship, thirty-four nights of heartfelt conversations, sixteen joyful embraces after surviving a catastrophe, and one heartfelt confession in the rain.

However, under the crimson road sign, the two lovers almost missed each other forever, and it only took a mere... six seconds.

(End of this chapter)