The Thought is Beautiful, but the Approach is Foolish

"Oh?"

Kyōichi narrowed his eyes.

The missions from the Land of Rivers had all come to Konoha, while Konoha's side, which did not issue missions, could not manage that for now.

Looking at Yahiko's meaning.

When he went to the Land of Rivers, was he doing voluntary labor?

"We went to the Land of Rivers purely to eradicate the bandits there, to bring peace to the Land of Rivers, and had no intention of attacking Konoha or competing with you for missions," Konan explained as well.

Not to mention they had some connections with Jiraiya, just looking at Konoha's strength, it was not something they could provoke - the current Akatsuki was very weak, and Konoha was like a towering tree to them!

"Our wish is for peace, we will never start a war."

Seeing that Kyōichi did not make a move, Yahiko knew there was a possibility for negotiation.

After all, Konoha had just experienced a great war, and would definitely not want to provoke another shinobi village at this moment. Otherwise, the one who came here now would not be Kyōichi, but Konoha's powerful Anbu.

Thinking of this, he calmed down a bit more.

Just as Kyōichi was about to speak, two chakra presences approached them.

One from the north, the other from the south.

Nagato and Minato?

Kyōichi understood in his heart.

He pondered for a long time. The current situation was complicated, and it was not something he could decide on his own. Now that Minato had arrived, it was better to let Jiraiya's disciples discuss it among themselves.

With this thought, he gathered chakra to deter the other two, while waiting for Minato to arrive.

"Yahiko..."

Konan was a little anxious, but Yahiko gently shook his head.

They could not make a move.

Even if they were to make a move, it would not be now. They had to wait for Nagato to arrive - he could sense that Nagato was approaching.

Both sides fell into a brief stalemate.

Not long after.

Minato's shadow clone arrived. Seeing the situation in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, then flashed over to Kyōichi's side and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"Shinobi from Amegakure, entered to eradicate bandits, free of charge."

"Huh?"

Eradicating bandits for free.

These Amegakure shinobi...

Minato was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused.

No wonder Kyōichi did not make a move.

If it were him, he would also not know what to do. The village definitely did not want any more trouble now, but if these people were left alone to eradicate the Land of Rivers' bandits, those bandits would end up infiltrating the Land of Fire.

It was difficult both ways!

The corner of his mouth twitched as he looked at the other two, pondering for a moment before asking, "What are your names?"

"Yahiko."

"Konan."

"..."

The names sounded very familiar, and he vaguely felt like he had heard them somewhere before.

Minato's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Konan wanted to speak, but was stopped by Yahiko.

Yahiko knew that Konan wanted to use Jiraiya's relationship to get Minato to let them go, but he was even clearer that Minato and Jiraiya were Konoha shinobi.

If they opened their mouths, it would only make things difficult for the other party.

Kyōichi faced north, looking at the woods, rotating his sword.

Nagato had arrived!

His red hair was very conspicuous in the woods.

Moreover.

He did not know what had happened, only knowing that Yahiko and Konan seemed to be at a disadvantage.

Having just arrived at the scene, Nagato directly threw several Shurikan over, followed by hand seals for a ninjutsu. But he saw the flashing of blade lights, and in an instant his vision turned white.

So dazzling!

He involuntarily turned his head to avoid it, but in that instant, Nagato heard the wind whistling.

Not good!

He urgently sensed with his abilities, but Kyōichi was too fast for is his eyes.

Nagato had no choice but to predict and activate the Rinnegan, at this moment, his vision was restored, and he saw a figure enter his vicinity, but...

Under the Shinra Tensei, this figure was unaffected, gradually turning into an afterimage.

Substitution jutsu?

No!

He leapt up onto a tree, blade lights burst out from below.

Mind Body Disturbance Technique!

Cold sweat broke out on Nagato's forehead.

Such a fast, difficult to deal with opponent, no wonder Yahiko and Konan could not handle him.

However.

As he was admiring this, Nagato saw through his Rinnegan that Kyōichi's speed increased again, his eyes could see clearly, but his body simply could not keep up. He had just finished the hand seals for substitution...

Boom!

With a kick, he was kicked from the tree to in front of Minato.

"Show restraint!"

"Don't..."

Yahiko and Konan were anxious.

Nagato's Rinnegan abilities had always been invincible, but at this moment, they finally understood that even Nagato had opponents.

Speed ​​-

Speed so fast it left one unable to react in time!

That kick was very powerful.

However.

Nagato still barely managed to stand up and carefully deal with the next attack.

Minato was somewhat helpless.

He was just a shadow clone, so the help he could provide in an actual fight was limited.

However.

Facing such a powerful enemy, if they did not subdue the other party, it would be very difficult to handle the aftermath.

Nagato was on high alert, retreating step by step.

Whoosh~

Kyōichi appeared again, already ten-odd steps away from Nagato.

Nagato was horrified.

This speed...

Too fast!

He threw out another shurikan in desperation, Kyōichi swiftly glided through the gap, but the next moment, Nagato raised his hands...

Wind Style: Gale Palm!

The whirlwind howled, wrapping up the surrounding Shurikan in an instant, disturbing their trajectories. Many headed straight for Kyōichi.

Yet Kyōichi simply ignored them and drew his sword directly.

At this point Minato was anxious.

He was about to make a move, but saw an abnormal black color emerge on Kyōichi's skin surface, and was stunned for a moment. By then, the Shurikan had already struck Kyōichi's body.

Clang...

After a series of crisp sounds, the Shurikan fell to the ground.

Completely uninjured.

In contrast, Nagato saw the Raijin Sword slash towards him. For a time he was flustered and at a loss, and could only use the Shinra Tensei again.

However.

With the Eight Gates Formation, Breath of Life technique in succession, Kyōichi's control over his body reached an extreme, advancing and retreating freely without any obstacles.

After the repulsive force passed, he landed next to Nagato.

Chakra condensed in his hand, forming a cluster of green light. Nagato struggled to break free, but before long, his eyes gradually lost focus, and finally both hands went limp as he lost consciousness.

Subdued?

Minato's expression was strange.

That was the Mystical Palm Technique just now right? It can even make people lose consciousness?

Learned something new today.

"What did you do to Nagato!"

Konan shouted sharply.

"It was the Mystical Palm Technique."

Yahiko let out a breath of relief. If Kyōichi wanted to kill Nagato, he could have easily slit his throat after dodging the Shinra Tensei just now, there was no need for such trouble.

"It's nothing, he was too much trouble, had to deal with him first so we can all talk in peace."

Kyōichi dragged Nagato to Minato's side.

Seeing Nagato's head of red hair, Minato couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then a flash of inspiration lit up in his mind.

Teacher seemed to have mentioned it before...

A red-haired boy!

He took a deep breath, looking at Yahiko and Konan, "I remember now, you are the three children teacher met in Amegakure. Teacher mentioned you to me before."

"..."

Konan was at a loss for words.

They had been recognized.

However, amidst the panic, she also felt a little moved.

Teacher still remembered them!

At this time, Yahiko said, "Senior Minato, we bear no ill will towards Konoha, we only want to try and realize teacher's ideals, hoping for peace around us."

"But..."

Minato hesitated, unsure of how to continue. Teacher had told him about the three children before, in Jiraiya's words, these three embodied some of his hopes.

Although he was not clear about the specific circumstances, just looking at it from a personal standpoint, he was very willing to believe their words.

However.

Their actions and scale made it so Konoha could not trivialize them.

Kyōichi glanced at him, then sheathed his sword and smiled, "Want me to say a few words?"

The three looked over.

"In my opinion, your thoughts are beautiful, but your approach is foolish. Helping the Land of Rivers eradicate bandits, but with the sheer number of bandits, you can never kill them all. The rest will infiltrate the surrounding countries, and then what?"