[Hokage] Flower Time

The eight-tailed hunt failed, so Obito changed the original plan, and several people split up their activities.Xiao Nanjiao, who betrayed the organization, was dealt with by Huashi, and he was responsible for intercepting Sasuke who left without authorization.

Xiaonan's information is easy to obtain, and her roots grow in the Land of Rain.That country is where she and her partner have devoted almost their whole life, and she will not leave there.More precisely, she seemed to be waiting for someone to visit.

Before heading to the Land of Rain, Huashi deliberately found Kisame who was also preparing to travel.She didn't tell Obito and Kisame of her actions, because when Kisame saw her, she showed surprise.

"I didn't expect you to find this place." Guixie said.

The weather is fine and the sun is shining.The mild sunlight falls on the sea surface, illuminating the slightly surging waves.The azure blue water spreads from the sky, shimmering and scattered light golden light.It is clearly a bay where the land shrinks, but untimely there are several sharks wandering below the water surface.They only show their dorsal fins, breaking ripples on the water.

Kisame put the big sword shark muscle beside him, and sat on the abandoned pier made of wooden planks with his legs bent.No ships were moored here, and the stakes used to tie the anchor lines were covered with dust.A few snow-white seabirds, who are not afraid of people, flapped their wings and landed on the wooden pile on the other side.

"Excuse me." Huashi's face was half hidden behind the bamboo hat, she reached out to hold the edge of the Sandu hat, revealing her face, she said: "I have some presumptuous questions to ask."

"Is it about Mr. Itachi?" Kisame understood clearly.

"It should be." Hua Shi said, "Before he died, Itachi was in poor health, right? I want a list of the names of the medicines he took. Although this request is very presumptuous, I am eager to know His cause of disease, so we can only start from this."

"Oh?" Kisame stood up and turned in her direction.Guixier narrowed his eyes, raised one corner of his lips, and showed a meaningful smile: "Are you curious about his cause? Don't you think it's too late to find these causes after his death?"

"Maybe." Hua Shi let go of the edge of the bamboo hat, and then hid his face behind the white gauze again."If the request is too presumptuous, forget it," she said.

"Or I can think that you have other reasons for needing the names of these drugs? And it just so happens that this reason is unknown to Madara..." Kisame said, "It seems that without Madara's assistance, you can't move a single step."

"..." She was a little displeased, but she didn't show the emotions in her heart.

"I thought you would ask about Mr. Itachi's past, or ask him if he mentioned you." Guixie picked up the big knife and put it behind his back: "Sure enough...you don't look like a long-term lover. people."

"Are you fighting for your former partner?" There was a hint of sarcasm in her words: "It turns out that Kisame took such good care of Itachi. I thought that partners should be like me and Mr. Scorpion, looking at each other with disgust , and had to act together.”

"Ah, that's true." The smile on Kisame's lips deepened, revealing his sharp teeth: "Mr. Itachi and I are also the type who hate each other. I met him for the first time. At that time, I almost moved my hands."

"What a coincidence." Hua Shi's words were very loose: "Mr. Xie and I are the same."

"The first time I saw Itachi, it was here." Kisame stood on the edge of the pier, motionless: "That guy was sitting here, looking at the sea, and then said something incomprehensible to me. Until now, I It is not yet possible to fully understand the meaning of those words.”

"What did he say?" Kisame's words finally aroused her curiosity.

"'Those who have killed their compatriots will not have a good ending.'" Guixie said, raising his eyebrows and moving his eyes down: "This is probably his prophecy to us. ...... for me, for me You, to himself. Until now, I still can't fully understand what he said, maybe I can only understand it at the moment before dying."

Huashi was speechless, just looked at Guishui through the white gauze.

"When I saw him for the first time, I said something like 'I know you very well' very arrogantly. But after many years, I found that I still don't understand him." Guixie said: "So, what about you ?”

Asked questions, she no longer kept silent.Hua Shi said, "I don't understand either."

"That's really a pity." Guixie said with a relaxed tone: "I thought you would understand him better. ... That's right, I forgot, although you are the same person who killed your compatriots like him. Mr. Itachi always Alone, and you're more of Madara's companion."

"That's the end of the chat, I'm sorry." Hua Shi said: "Since I mentioned my former companion, I might as well repeat what Mr. Scorpion said. Desperadoes like us, I don't know where. Will die one day, never live to the ideal age.  … See you later."

"I'm really sorry, I revisited the old place, and I accidentally talked more nonsense. Itachi also said that I am a talkative person." Guixie snorted, looked up at the top of the mountain behind the pier, and said: "Time has passed It was so fast. I remember that there used to be a temple there, dedicated to the gods of ordinary people, and the torii gates of the gods have been lined up here."

"Huh?" Hua Shi raised his head and followed his line of sight to the top of the mountain.

Among the lush and undulating greenery, a section of towering beams is exposed.There is no bright red color of the shrine, only a corner of the ruins hidden by trees.And the torii red pillar that Kisame remembered deeply, fell carelessly on the mountain path.Fallen leaves cover the mountain road, making it hard for people to see the once prosperous scenes.

Kisame finally gave the medicine Itachi had taken to Huashi.She was not very proficient in medical treatment, so she didn't dare to speculate about the effect and cause of the disease. She only glanced at the bottles containing the pills and stuffed them into her sleeves, and then set foot on the road to the Land of Rain.

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As soon as you step into the border of the Kingdom of Rain, the sense of water becomes more and more serious.In less than half a day, the rain fell from the gray sky, covering all the old buildings and dilapidated streets around.The rainwater hit the iron roof ridge and pipes sporadically, sending out crisp echoes.

The road surface of Chen Yuan in the [-]s was undulating and full of low-lying areas where rainwater had accumulated.The hem of Huashi's robe was splashed with dark water stains, and the heavy wetness went straight into her sleeves.The bamboo hat used to shade her had long been useless, so she let the rain wet her long hair.

This town located in the center of the Rain Country was once under Payne's management.The people in the city call Payne a "god" and Xiao Nan an "angel", and they have 12 reverence and worship for them.As the power center of the Akatsuki organization, this city should have been highly closed - it was difficult for intelligence to flow out from here, and outsiders entering would also alarm Payne.But now that Payne is not around, the order that once maintained the continuous operation of the city seems to be faintly showing signs of collapse.

It's not the first time Huashi has come to this city, so she knows where Xiaonan might exist.

To Huashi's surprise, all possible obstacles have been swept away in advance.Xiaonan seemed to have deliberately dispelled the vigilance and obstruction of others, only waiting for the enemy to fall into her net.Although Xiaonan's hands and feet look clumsy and obvious, they are very effective.

When Huashi followed obvious and deliberate clues to find Xiaonan, Xiaonan was standing on the balcony of an abandoned building, looking up at the gray sky.The rain fell on her body, wet the paper flower in her hair, and then trickled down from her cheeks and into the collar of her collar.

It seemed that Xiao Nan was very attached to this red cloud robe with a black background. Even though he had already quit the organization, he did not take off this dress.She seemed to be immersed in her own memories, with a slight smile on her face.This smile didn't gradually disappear from her face until she heard the sound of gradually louder footsteps.

Huashi jumped off the roof and landed on the water in front of Xiaonan, with a layer of shallow ripples at his feet.Xiao Nan pursed her lips and said slowly, "It's you who came."

"Are you surprised?" Hua Shi said.

"It's not surprising." Xiao Nan replied, "Are you here to find something?"

"Yes." Huashi turned his head and swept behind Xiaonan.

The rain covered the surroundings, and there was no one around.In addition to the conversation between the two of them, there is the sound of rainwater beating everywhere, and the sound of sea waves surging.Xiaonan waited here alone, without looking for other help.

"Pain...no, Nagato." Hanatoki said, "Nagato's body, is it with you? I'm here to find something for Madara."

"Look... back?" Xiao Nan frowned, repeated Hua Shi's words, her amber eyes slightly closed: "Nagato's body is not here."

As she spoke, she raised her head slightly.Countless pieces of paper peeled off from her body and scattered in all directions.Those white papers were flying around like butterflies.Soon, her body completely disappeared from the spot.Those pieces of paper seemed to be alive, flying in one direction.

Huashi walked forward along the direction guided by those white pieces of paper.Her footsteps stepped on the undulating water, leaving countless ripples along the way.She slowly followed the pieces of paper, until the paper finally stayed in one place, and reassembled Xiao Nan's body.

"Where is it?" Hua Shi asked again.

"...I don't intend to tell you." Xiao Nan's answer was very straightforward, with a firm voice.She raised her head, stared at her former companion, and said, "I knew Madara would come to me, so I've been waiting here for a long time, trying to kill him. But I didn't expect that he didn't even have the courage to come in person." No, I sent you here."