Not the Protagonist

"We will pay for your drink. Please spare him." The middle-aged man said sincerely.

Nagasawa's physique clearly intimidated everyone.

Although Nagasawa didn't have a forehead protector, not all Shinobi had a forehead protector.

Nagasawa looked at the middle-aged man indifferently and said, "No need."

Although Whitebeard was a pirate, he was different from most pirates. He wasn't after gold or treasures, he only wanted a family.

In addition, Whitebeard was broad-minded, so he naturally wouldn't be angry over such a trivial matter.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir." The middle-aged man hurriedly pulled away the young man.

He was afraid that the young man would stir up some trouble later if he didn't pull the young man away.

"Hey, I still want to ask how that old man got those muscles!"

"If you do, you are not allowed to drink sake ever again."

When the young man heard that he could not drink anymore, he instantly became obedient. He no longer fought the middle-aged man and obediently followed him.

After drinking, Nagasawa paid the bill and left the tavern.

It was a very peaceful afternoon, and no one came to stir up trouble.

Then again, who in their right man would stir up trouble with a man full of muscles like him? Even if the man looked old, no one would risk it.

When they went out, Nagasawa saw the middle-aged man and the young man earlier riding a carriage with a group of people. They seemed to be heading toward the Land of Grass.

Nagasawa didn't care and also headed towards the Land of Grass.

Even though they both headed toward the Land of Grass, the caravan was going to the west of the Land of Grass, and Nagasawa was going to the north of the Land of Grass.

The west was full of settlements and villages, while the north was the battlefield between Iwagakure and Konoha.

The Battle of Kannabi Bridge, the battle that changed Obito's life, took place there.

...

In the carriage, Tsuyoshi Inoue reprimanded his child,

"Tsugatsu, it's time for you to learn how to manage the caravan. What happened today absolutely can not happen again. We are about to enter the Land of Grass, and if there is any accident, this will be a completely wasted trip, and we'll lose money.

Tsugatsu did not think much of it and said with a smile, "Dad, you're still young and strong, don't worry!"

Tsugatsu then approached his father and patted his shoulder.

Tsuyoshi Inoue just sighed helplessly, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Tsugatsu was his only son.

'I hope I can reach the capital safely. After this trip, I should find some other business. Tsuyoshi Inoue thought.

In the Shinobi World, cross-border trade was indeed profitable, but it was also really dangerous.

There were many mountain bandits and some dangerous rogue Shinobi.

Famous merchants might be able to afford Shinobi from the Five Great Shinobi Countries as a bodyguard, but a small-time merchant like him could, at most, hire some samurai or Shinobi from small countries.

Therefore, Tsuyoshi Inoue took a risk this time and used more than half of his money to buy many of Land of Fire's commodities. He planned to do some other business once he got the money for this shipment.

Even if he didn't earn as much money, it was better than living in terror like now.

The caravan kept going, and in the evening, they arrived near a village.

Tsuyoshi thought for a moment before asking the carriage to stop. Then, he went to negotiate with the villagers. After paying a bit of retribution, the caravan entered the village.

Tsuyoshi was more careful the closer he got.

They would pass through a mountain path, and the rumors said there were mountain bandits there.

Tsuyoshi wouldn't have been afraid if this were daytime.

But now,

After a whole afternoon of traveling, everyone was exhausted. If they were attacked by mountain bandits during their current state, it would be a disaster.

Therefore, Tsuyoshi decided to rest here for a night, and then he would set off tomorrow after he had recovered his energy.

...

When Nagasawa arrived at Kannabi Bridge, the traces of the war were still there. A large amount of gravel was scattered all over the place, and there were traces of some scorched ground.

Nagasawa looked around and began to search. If he remembered correctly, Team Minato split into two, Minato was by himself, and Kakashi led the remaining two.

Kakashi and the others should have been in the vicinity of the Kannabi Bridge when they were attacked.

Nagasawa even searched the surrounding with the Color of Observation Haki.

Unfortunately, either because the base had been abandoned or if he wasn't at the right place, Nagasawa didn't sense any presence.

After destroying several caves, the sky was almost dark, but he didn't find anything.

This made Nagasawa a little disappointed. It seemed that he wouldn't be able to get a few pairs of Sharingan.

Right now, Obito was probably trying to trick Nagato.

A year ago, Yahiko was killed by Hanzo, and the enraged Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

However, when Hanzo saw Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he immediately ran away.

Therefore, Amegakure was still under Hanzo's control now.

At this moment, Nagato was recuperating and familiarizing himself with Rinnegan's ability. After he completely got used to his ability, he would hunt Hanzo down.

Nagasawa thought for a moment, turned around, and walked towards the west. West of the Land of Grass was Amegakure.

He was ready to play the role of Whitebeard all the way to Amegakure to increase the fusion rate and tried to find a way to mess with Obito.

Although he was well prepared for the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's attack, it would be ideal if he could prevent it.

Considering Kyubi's size, it could trample many things in Konoha.

With that in mind, Nagasawa began to walk toward the west.

Unlike the north that had been through the fires of war, the west of the Land of Grass was obviously more prosperous.

At least, Nagasawa could often see some settlements and villages.

However, Nagasawa did not stop. He continued walking until he reached a village with a strong smell of blood. It was already ten o'clock in the evening, and it was late at night.

Nagasawa thought about it and walked into the village. He saw a familiar carriage that he probably saw at noon.

"Hey, who is that? Hurry up and leave. Our village does not welcome outsiders." As soon as Nagasawa entered the village, a man with a scar on his face came to drive him away.

Nagasawa looked at the man with killing intent calmly. There was a trace of killing intent on his body.