Coming out of the cave, Gojo Yoru used Body Flicker to head towards the small town.
Regarding Tsunade's reminder, Gojo Yoru didn't take it to heart.
In the entire Ninja World, no one valued explosive tags more than Gojo Yoru.
Nawaki was killed by explosive tags. Uchiha Obito, who also had intangibility like him, would have been killed by Konan's explosive tags if not for the Izanagi Secret Technique.
Gojo Yoru had always been very wary of these small, thin explosives that couldn't be sensed by Chakra but possessed astonishing power.
The reason Gojo Yoru cultivated the ghostly soundless Body Flicker Technique was to prevent accidentally stepping on explosive traps.
Fusing ordinary Chakra with a small amount of Space-Time Chakra consumed very little energy while allowing him to instantly enter partial intangibility.
This little time was enough for Gojo Yoru to teleport away.
Arriving at the small town, Gojo Yoru bought two sets of raincoats and bamboo hats from a stall.
In this country with a perennial rainy season, the best-selling items were undoubtedly the three-piece rain gear set.
As a result, the prices of raincoats, umbrellas, and bamboo hats here were much higher than in other countries.
After buying the items, Gojo Yoru was about to return the way he came.
"Make way, make way, hurry up and make way..."
At this moment, a series of shouting warnings and the sound of feet splashing in puddles suddenly reached Gojo Yoru's ears.
Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a small figure holding a long loaf of bread, rushing recklessly.
Gojo Yoru sidestepped slightly, watching the small figure pass by.
The small figure also happened to look up at Gojo Yoru.
The other party's appearance came into view.
Short orange hair, a dirty face, a complexion full of fatigue and sub-health, brown eyes with a hint of ferocity—a typical image of a stray child.
Completely opposite to Gojo Yoru's pampered, fair-skinned, and handsome image.
Seeing Gojo Yoru's appearance, a trace of envy flashed in the other party's eyes, and then he ran away without looking back.
Although it was just a hurried glance, Gojo Yoru recognized him immediately.
Yahiko, the future Deva Path of Pain.
Wasn't he from Amegakure? Amegakure was just attacked recently; why did he appear here now?
Could it be that Konan had also appeared here?
Gojo Yoru put on his bamboo hat, went to an uninhabited alley, used Earth Body Flicker to dive underground, and secretly followed Yahiko.
Yahiko didn't stay in the small town. After shaking off the boss or employee chasing behind him, he came to the rocky mountain area in the outskirts, hid in a common cave, and began to devour the bread.
There was no one else in the cave.
After confirming that he hadn't met Konan yet, Gojo Yoru didn't lend a hand but teleported back to the cave.
"Let's go. We must infiltrate Amegakure as fast as possible."
"Yes."
After Tsunade put on the two-piece rain gear, she and Gojo Yoru used Body Flicker to rush towards Amegakure.
Along the way, they encountered many refugees.
These people were either refugees who fled Amegakure during the chaos or original residents who dared not stay in Amegakure for fear of further attacks.
Among them, there were many wailing adults and children, either separated from their families or having their relatives killed.
Tsunade slowed down significantly, seeming somewhat pitiful, and possibly hesitating whether to help the innocent injured.
But for her own country, she abandoned that thought and chose to bypass these people to avoid being discovered by them, which could lead to accidents.
At first, Gojo Yoru remained silent.
Suddenly, Gojo Yoru seemed to discover something. He also slowed down and walked alongside Tsunade, saying, "Tsunade-sama, go ahead first. I'll meet up with you later using the Flying Thunder God Technique."
Tsunade immediately looked around, her gaze quickly locking onto a certain spot, and asked, "You have an 'acquaintance' in Amegakure too?"
"Mhm, met once." Gojo Yoru nodded.
"Be cautious, don't delay too much time."
Tsunade didn't stop him. Leaving a sentence behind, she accelerated her Body Flicker speed.
Separating from Tsunade, Gojo Yoru appeared next to a rock in a few Body Flickers.
Leaning against the rock wall, Gojo Yoru turned his head to look ahead into the misty drizzle, waiting for the arrival of that small figure.
The other party didn't notice Gojo Yoru's existence. At this moment, she was walking with her head down, hugging her shoulders, shivering.
Wearing only a white short-sleeved shirt, she was clearly freezing.
"We meet again."
"Ah!"
Passing by a rock, a voice suddenly sounded in her ear, scaring Konan into screaming. Her somewhat red and swollen eyes instantly misted up.
When she subconsciously looked towards the source of the voice, she was stunned.
The familiar raincoat and bamboo hat, the handsome face, and the icy blue eyes triggered Konan's memories.
But because the other party was taller than last year and his face had shed more childishness, Konan asked uncertainly, "Big... Big brother?"
"We meet again, little sister who sold paper flowers on a rainy day." Gojo Yoru took out a transparent zip-lock bag from his ninja tool pouch and waved it in front of Konan's eyes. Inside was a colored purple paper flower.
Seeing this familiar paper flower and hearing that address, Konan looked pleasantly surprised: "It's really you, big brother!"
"In times of war, instead of staying in Amegakure, what are you doing here?" Gojo Yoru asked knowingly.
These words made Konan's eyes redden rapidly. Tears, which had already dried up, welled up again.
"Da... Dad and Mom were killed by bad guys, waaah..."
Finally meeting an "acquaintance," Konan could no longer control herself and wailed loudly.
Gojo Yoru didn't offer verbal comfort but just placed his hand on her head, stroking it gently.
After Konan released her emotions, Gojo Yoru said softly, "I don't know how to comfort you because, like you, I am an orphan who lost his parents. No one came to comfort me back then either. If you are not worried that I might harm you, do you want to follow me?"
Konan, who was only six years old this year and 1.3 meters tall, looked up at Gojo Yoru in front of her.
Those icy blue eyes looked cold, without any pity, only clear sincerity.
Even though his eyes and expression were so cold, Konan felt a warm current surge in her heart at this moment.
She felt an inexplicable sense of security from this person she was meeting for the second time.
Following this feeling, Konan nodded subconsciously and asked with a hint of anticipation and apprehension, "Is... is that okay?"
"Of course."
A smile finally appeared on Gojo Yoru's face, and he added a belated self-introduction: "My name is Gojo Yoru."
"I... my name is Konan."
The paper flower from last year turned into a bond connecting the two.
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