0288 can now return (Ch 0288)

Before Tousi finished his questioning, one of the older children shouted excitedly, “The ninja master of Konoha! I’ve heard of you! So you are the ninja master of Konoha!”

Dong Si smiled and continued to ask, “Little friend, can you tell me what year it is now?”

When the children heard this question, they looked at each other in confusion for a while, and finally the oldest child answered, “It’s the 52nd year of Konoha.”

“New Year’s Day is coming soon, which will be the 53rd year of Konoha!” another child added enthusiastically.

Dong Si was stunned. He remembered that he met Orochimaru in the spring of Konoha’s 49th year, which meant that nearly four years had passed.

“Four years have passed just like that…” Although Dong Si had expected this, he still felt a little disappointed.

He asked the children a question in a coaxing tone, “So who among you knows what major events have happened in Konoha Village in the past few years?”

The children chattered about it, and the oldest child rushed to answer, “I know. I heard the adults at home say that our Fire Nation and the Lightning Nation to the northeast have officially ceased war.”

Another child continued, “I know this, I know this, I heard it during the New Year!”

“Also, the ninjas of Konoha often go out on missions to protect us.”

“I know, I know, the Third Hokage has once again become the Hokage of Konoha Village.”

“That’s not what happened in the last few years, idiot!”

“Ah, isn’t it…”

Dong Si nodded, and seeing that the children began to answer randomly, he stopped wasting time and took out a few coins to buy candy for the children.

From the children’s answers, we can see that there seems to be no major events that are well known to everyone in recent years.

At this moment, Dong Si was eager to go home, and he didn’t even step into the small village to check if there were any small restaurants or hotels, but rushed straight towards Konoha. Along the way, his mood was extremely complicated. He felt confused and lost for the past four years, and was full of expectations and trepidation about returning to Konoha.

As the night deepened, Dong Si found a relatively safe place to rest. After setting up the early warning trap, he lay on the grass, looking up at the starry sky, his mind in a mess. He didn’t know what was waiting for him after returning to Konoha, whether his family had been worried for a long time, whether his friends and teammates still remembered him, and whether his status in Konoha had changed. Thinking like this, Dong Si fell asleep unconsciously.

The next morning, Dong Si woke up early and continued on his way. At noon, he finally saw the familiar gate of Konoha Village. Looking at the towering gate, just as he remembered, Dong Si felt an indescribable sense of familiarity. Even in his memory, he had only been away from Konoha for a few days.

Dong Si took a deep breath and walked into the gate of Konoha Village with firm steps.

“Stop! Come and register first.” A loud shout came from the duty room next to the gate.

Dong Si turned around and saw that it was Shen Yue Izumo and Gang Zitetsu. These two old classmates have lost their childishness and look like young people. He said happily, “Izumo, Zitetsu, it’s me, Dong Si.”

Izumo and Zitie were stunned at first, then their eyes widened, both looking a little surprised.

“Dong Si? Where…where have you been in these years?” Zitie asked curiously.

Izumo looked Toushi up and down carefully and said, “It’s really you, Toushi. You are taller than me and Zitetsu now.”

Dong Si scratched his head. He didn’t want to laugh at Izumo and Zitie for being short, so he just replied to Zitie, “As for me… I was on a mission before, and I ran into some trouble on the way, so I couldn’t come back until now.”