Chapter 109: The Li Sisters
"I'm going to become Hokage someday—a super elite ninja!"
In front of Konoha's gates, Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs.
This also meant that the Land of Waves storyline had officially begun...
"A C-rank mission is just an ordinary escort job. There's absolutely no chance of running into ninjas."
Kakashi planted a perfectly straight flag with a serious expression, completely ignoring Tazuna's increasingly ugly face beside him.
Because there were civilians present, Team Seven simply walked quietly through the forest, without speeding up.
In the tranquil woods, according to the plot, this should have been where the Hidden Mist Demon Brothers made their boxed-lunch debut. But...
"Help! Help!"
A young girl's cry for help suddenly rang out in the forest. Faced with a situation like this, even though Tazuna was unwilling, the righteous Team Seven would investigate no matter what.
Pushing aside the underbrush, they saw a cute young girl being assaulted by bandits. Her three-year-old brother was also being held by them, his life hanging by a thread!
Seeing this, Kakashi didn't hesitate at all and rushed forward, saving the girl on the spot.
For a guy who loved reading Icha Icha Paradise, rescuing a girl was definitely top priority...
"Don't come any closer! One more step and I'll snap this brat's neck!"
The bandit's companion viciously gripped the three-year-old child, warily scanning his surroundings. "Why are you ninjas sticking your noses into this?"
At that moment, the three-year-old suddenly opened his mouth wide and bit down hard on the bandit's hand...
"Ow, ow, ow! That hurts like hell!"
The bandit reflexively loosened his grip. In the next second, Sasuke's kunai pierced straight through his throat.
"Jiexuan, little brother!"
Seeing her brother rescued, the beautiful girl could no longer control herself. She rushed forward and hugged Li Jiexuan tightly. "I'll never let go of you again!"
"So touching!"
Tears were already filling Sakura's and Naruto's eyes...
Kakashi, on the other hand, stared with his usual dead-fish eyes, completely calm. "What's going on here? Why were those bandits chasing you?"
"My name is Li Bai. This is my younger brother, Li Jiexuan."
Bai wiped her tears with her sleeve, her face full of sorrow. "Our family originally lived in the Land of Fire, but we ran into bandits. Our parents were killed, and now it's just the two of us, relying on each other to survive."
"Waaah..."
Sakura and Naruto had already started crying out loud. Idiots were just that easy to emotionally sway.
"So what do you plan to do next?"
There was still not the slightest ripple in Kakashi's dead-fish eyes.
"Before they died, our parents told us to go seek refuge with our uncle in the Land of Waves. I was planning to take my brother there on foot, but we were discovered by these bandits along the way."
Bai sobbed sorrowfully. "If we hadn't run into you, we probably would've..."
Sakura almost blurted it out instinctively. "We're going to the Land of Waves too. Come with us!"
Hearing this, Kakashi frowned slightly. In ninja missions, there was no reason to add unnecessary complications—let alone reveal the destination of the mission.
Still, there didn't seem to be anything suspicious about this pair of siblings...
"Alright."
In the end, Kakashi nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Li Jiexuan couldn't help curling his lips into a smile. In the end, Kakashi was just a naive good person...
But what no one expected was that Tazuna suddenly stepped forward and rejected it in a panic. "No, they can't travel with us."
"Grandpa, why?"
Li Jiexuan widened his eyes, looking at Tazuna with a puzzled expression.
"Because..."
Tazuna struggled for a long while, but in the end, he dejectedly lowered his hands.
Because he had already been targeted by terrifying ninjas. But he couldn't say it—once he did, his country would be finished!
Li Jiexuan curled his lip disdainfully. A pointless attack of conscience.
And so, the ninja team heading for the Land of Waves grew once again—an energetic group of young ninjas, a bridge-building master riddled with anxiety, and the pitiful Li siblings...
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