Chapter 88: Secret Base (Edited)

Although she wondered how there was one more person, she looked at Naito and Konan, who were also about the same age, and instantly took Naito as an accomplice as well.

Yahiko's expression immediately changed and then she said to Konan, "This is bad! Run!!!"

Konan was a bit stunned for a moment, then unconsciously looked at Naito and said, "Follow me!"

Although Naito was not her partner, it was clear that he was treated as such, so, if she left him behind, she might get a beating if he was caught.

Konan's emotions made her make a move without even thinking, she grabbed Naito's arm and then started running.

Naito's expression became a little strange, but he said nothing and let Konan pull him for a few steps before taking the initiative to follow her.

The three of them started running through the streets of the town, quickly shaking off their pursuers and running all the way out of town.

"Huff, Huff...", Only after running out of town, Yahiko stopped running and crouched down, panting violently.

And Konan, who was next to her, was similar, but seemed a bit more reserved.

Naito, however, didn't seem to be panting at all, only his eyes kept flickering as he looked at the two.

It took a moment for him to catch his breath before Yahiko was surprised to realize that Naito didn't look tired.

After rounding on Naito, she couldn't help but sketch a smile and said, "You have a very good physical endurance, you don't look tired after all the running we did."

"Yahiko...," Konan showed an embarrassed expression, looked at Naito and said, "I'm really sorry, I dragged you into our troubles."

"It's okay," Naito smiled at Konan, then handed him the loaf of bread, saying, "This is yours..."

Konan shook his head and said, "No, we got you in trouble too, so..."

"Hey, Konan, stop, obviously people like him don't need something like this!", Yahiko interrupted her.

Konan looked at Naito with embarrassment, but finally took the bread, "I'm really sorry, but we are orphans, this is the only way we have to survive in this world..."

Hearing Konan's words, Naito whispered, "I am an orphan too."

At the same time, Naito's expression became lonely, he didn't have the chance to meet his parents in this world.

He only had some vague memories of them.

Konan didn't expect Naito to be just like them, so she was surprised for a moment when she heard that sentence.

She looked at him and noticed that his clothes were also the same as hers, worn and damaged.

And just by seeing Naito's expression when she said that, she knew he wasn't lying.

"Oh!? So you're also an orphan," Yahiko looked at Naito in astonishment and said, "But you don't have pale skin like us, nor are you skinny like us, also your physical stamina is very good..."

After saying that, Yahiko's eyes flashed, then she looked at Naito and smiled, saying, "Do you want to join us?"

Obviously, Naito was stronger than them, if he joins them, life will be easier.

Unconsciously, Naito wanted to refuse.

But seeing Konan beside him and thinking of Nagato, an extremely important person, Naito's eyes flickered slightly, but then he had an idea.

Therefore, Naito nodded, "Yes."

"Great!", Yahiko laughed and then smiled at Naito, introducing herself to him and Konan: "My name is Yahiko, and this is Konan."

"Naito," Naito didn't mind giving them his real name since he didn't reach the level where his name became famous enough to be known in a distant village in the Rain Country.

"Well, we'll be partners from now on, come, come with me to see our base," Yahiko gave Naito a big smile and patted him on the shoulder before walking in a certain direction.

Naito looked at Yahiko and felt a little uncomfortable.

And that was because he was used to Tendo Pain (Deva Road), with the always calm and indifferent face.

Konan nodded softly towards Naito, then followed Yahiko.

Soon, Naito followed the two of them to a cave.

It was full of stolen things, such as food and clothes, etc.... basically, all daily necessities.

Naito looked at this scene with interest.

"How is it? It's nice, isn't it?", Yahiko sat on a wooden table and then smiled at Naito.

For his part, Naito shrugged his shoulders.

"Well, how about you?", Thinking about Naito's physical stamina, Yahiko asked Naito if he had such a thing.

Naito shook his head and said, "I don't have anything."

"Okay... That won't work," Yahiko showed a helpless expression, then jumped off the table and looked at Naito with a serious look.

"Even if you have good stamina and should have good strength, you can get food whenever you want, but what if one day war comes here?"

"So, what should be stocked is definitely stocked, it seems you don't know much about how to survive in this world at all."

Yahiko picked up an apple and took a bite, then started talking as if he were a teacher.

Konan, for his part, stood aside with a smile.

Yahiko said to Naito, "The first thing is to stock up on things to stock up on, because we're not at all sure when we won't be able to get food."

"Also, be careful when you steal things, there are some people you should never steal from, especially those who wear forehead guards."

"These guys are terrible, once you provoke them, they're likely to kill you outright!"

Speaking of this, Yahiko cast a terrified look, as if she had seen the spectacle of ninjas killing people.

Konan, for his part, was momentarily silent, with a somewhat dejected expression.

Her village was the one that was almost completely destroyed by the war, and she was left an orphan because of it.

"As for stealing things, you can only steal from those stores, and then you have to find an escape route, but it's not recommended."

"After all, it would be a problem if you get caught, but well... with your physical stamina, you probably won't get caught."

Yahiko smiled at Naito, but he was a bit envious of Naito's stamina.

"Anyway, there's only one important thing, Never, never mess with those ninjas!"

"Ordinary people like us are like ants to them, they will kill us right away!"

After continuing to talk for a while, Yahiko noticed that Naito didn't listen to a word she said, her expression immediately changed and she became very angry.

She grabbed Naito's shoulder and shook him hard, "Hey, are you listening? don't blame me later if you end up dead!"

"Naito, Yahiko is right, those ninjas are really dangerous, you must remember this," Konan also couldn't help but speak softly to Naito, "By stealing, if we get caught, at most we will get a beating, but messing with those ninjas will definitely be very, very bad, we just don't have the power to fight them."

Naito looked at the two of them and said, "Actually... I'm a ninja too..."