Naruto: People are in Konoha, the system arrived 20 years earlier Chapter 171

Hayato couldn’t help but be stunned by Konan’s direct words.

No, what’s going on? She just invited me directly?

No wonder she would later be taken hostage by Hanzo. It must be said, she was indeed a bit naive.

Seeing Hayato remain silent for a long time, Konan felt a little disappointed. Their organization was very short on people right now.

Yahiko’s idea of building a peaceful nation would be far from enough relying solely on them.

So Yahiko had told her before that if she met suitable people, she should recruit them.

“Sorry, maybe I was too abrupt.” After a while, Konan took the initiative to break the awkward atmosphere.

Hayato shook his head and explained, “The main thing is that we don’t know each other well enough. If I agree so rashly, I think you’d also suspect I have ulterior motives.”

Konan looked at the boy in front of her, who seemed even younger than her, in surprise. She hadn’t expected him to say such a thing.

Then her eyes lit up. This meant it wasn’t entirely impossible after all.

She certainly grasped the key point. Immediately, she looked at the young boy beside her, squatted down, and gently asked, “Little brother, where is your home? We’ll take you home first.”

After saying that, she looked at Hayato again, “A little later, that should be fine, right?”

Her meaning was clear: she wanted to settle this child first, then take Hayato back to the organization.

Of course, Hayato had no problem with this. He nodded slightly, and both their gazes once again focused on the young boy.

The boy silently lowered his head, his voice as soft as a mosquito.

“I… I have no home.”

Hearing the boy say this, Konan’s soft spot was touched again. This was just like them in the beginning.

“Then, little brother, would you like to come with big sister? Big sister’s place will be your home from now on.” Konan smiled gently.

Upon hearing this, the young boy froze for a moment, then suddenly looked up.

“Really? Don’t worry, I have food, and I eat very little.”

Perhaps he had some unpleasant memories, as the boy’s voice trembled slightly when he said these words.

Konan narrowed her eyes and stroked the boy’s head, “Of course, it’s no problem. And you don’t need to worry about anything. Everything will get better once you’re there. You’ll meet many like-minded friends.”

Their organization also gathered many wandering children like the boy.

This was actually her sending a signal to Hayato, that their organization was definitely not a strange place.

Hayato, however, saw through it but didn’t say anything, simply acting as a spectator.

Soon, Konan took the boy’s hand, then looked at Hayato, “Come with us.”

After saying that, she turned and walked forward.

Hayato and Delibird followed closely, but always maintained a certain safe distance from Konan.

Full of boundaries.

Konan’s impression of Hayato couldn’t help but improve.

And so, the group traveled through the rain. After a long time, they finally arrived in a small alley.

Hayato curiously looked around. So this was the early Akatsuki’s base camp.

To be honest, it was quite simple, but considering it was built by three young people, it was already quite good.

Passing through the alley’s interior, Hayato saw many ordinary people in the rooms. When they noticed Hayato and the others appearing, they all curiously poked their heads out to observe Hayato and Delibird.

Konan continued to lead the way. When they reached the entrance of a slightly dilapidated church, Konan paused and turned to look at Hayato.

“Wait a moment, I’ll arrange this child.” She then looked down at the young boy.

Upon hearing this, the boy couldn’t help but tighten his grip on Konan’s hand.

Feeling the touch on her right hand, Konan gently patted the back of the boy’s right hand with her left.

“It’s okay, don’t worry. Everyone is very easy to get along with.”

Then Konan led the boy into the church.

Hayato stopped, looking around. Although this was a small alley, he rarely saw anyone walking outside.

“Perhaps it’s also related to the environment here.”

Who would casually wander around outside in the rain?

He hadn’t seen any ninjas wearing headbands after walking for so long.

Was this simply a civilian area?

Otherwise, why were there no ninjas to be seen?

The ninjas currently in Akatsuki all wore Hidden Rain Village headbands. Hayato didn’t know where Yahiko and the others recruited these people from.

Could it be just like his situation, encountering someone and directly inviting them?

Just as Hayato wanted to continue his thoughts, Konan walked up beside him.

“It’s ready.”

Her words were still so concise. Hayato snapped back to reality, looked at her, and nodded slightly.

“Alright, let’s go.”

This time, Konan didn’t walk in front to lead the way. Instead, she walked side by side with Hayato, and when they reached a corner, she would extend her left hand to indicate the direction.

“This way.”

The deeper they went, the more Hayato marveled. It had to be said, this place was indeed quite complex. How many turns had they taken already?

Finally, the two arrived at the base of a tall tower building.

Hayato looked up and nodded silently.

It wasn’t too tall. Perhaps due to the unique architecture of the Land of Rain, it was quite noticeable throughout the entire country.

Hayato couldn’t help but recall the ruins of Rōran he had visited back then. Comparing the two, the ancient city of Rōran was certainly more magnificent.

Now there was no way to say who copied whom, Hayato couldn’t help but inwardly grumble.

Konan continued to lead the way. The two humans and one dog soon entered the tall tower building. Hayato pulled down his raincoat hood and shook the rainwater from his hair.

Now that they were here, they finally didn’t have to endure the rain, and Hayato felt much more relaxed.

Konan lit up the surrounding lights and continued to lead Hayato deeper inside.

As they walked, she explained to Hayato, “This is our organization’s base. Everyone usually holds meetings and discusses matters here.”

“Later, I’ll take you to meet our leader. You can ask him any questions you have.”

“Okay.” Hayato simply responded and continued to follow Konan deeper inside.

After a while, the space in front of them suddenly opened up, and bright light illuminated the entire room.

“Please wait here for a moment. I’ll go report your arrival to our leader.” Konan left this sentence and then departed directly.

Hayato didn’t mind. He found a wall to lean against and waited for her return.

Soon after, Konan appeared with Yahiko and Nagato.

It had to be said, the three of them had a good bond. They liked to stay together whenever they had nothing to do.

Yahiko had a smile on his face. As soon as he met Hayato, he nodded at him.

“Hello, I am the leader of the Akatsuki organization. Welcome to our tour.” Yahiko extended his right hand in a friendly gesture.

Perhaps it was also because Hayato was dressed in black, but Yahiko naturally had a favorable impression of him.

He had the illusion that the other person was just like him.