I rely on myself

Chapter 130 Persuasion
In addition to his public identity as the director of the orphanage, Nono also has a secret identity, that is, a member of the Konoha Root.

Because of her superb ability as an intelligence officer, she was even given the title of "Walking Priestess".

Although Nono once left the Root due to his own wishes, he was threatened by Danzo while serving as the director of the orphanage that if he did not continue to work for the Root and go to other countries as an undercover agent, he would no longer provide funding to the orphanage. Nono felt helpless and could only continue to work for the Root.

And now the situation is very clear, the other party is now acting as an intelligence officer.

"So what do you want to say? Considering our friendship, I will still help you."

Lin Yuan did not respond to Nono's teasing, but instead directly stated his wishes.

"Hehe, Lin Yuan, you are still the same as before, a good boy."

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, Nono was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile.

Looking at the other person's smile, Lin Yuan did not feel relaxed, but felt sad instead.

Lin Yuan was very clear about how kind the other party was. After all, even if Ji Yue rejected him and wanted to live with Lin Yuan, he would still visit Ji Yue every once in a while to see how she was doing.

This is perfect for Lin Yuan, who has no experience in taking care of children and needs to go out on missions from time to time. It is because of her presence that Lin Yuan can let Ji Yue stay in the village alone without worrying.

So Lin Yuan was serious about what he had just said about helping, and Nono, as an excellent intelligence officer, certainly understood what Lin Yuan meant, but she was still very hesitant, hesitating whether to express her request.

Because Nono knew very well that his current predicament came from the Root, and given the darkness of the Root, if he asked Lin Yuan for help, Lin Yuan would inevitably be involved, so Nono could not make up his mind.

Even now that he is face to face with Lin Yuan, he is still like this, that's why he keeps teasing Lin Yuan with words and refuses to get to the point.

Perhaps Lin Yuan also saw through this and changed the subject, "Are you wearing the decoration I gave you before?"

After hearing this, Nono was silent for a while, then reached out and took out a decoration. It was the same Eye of God as the one on Lin Yuan. Unfortunately, the gem in the middle was gray and had no patterns, indicating that this Eye of God had not been activated.

"To be honest, when I suddenly received this decoration from you, I thought you proposed to me. My mind was in a mess, thinking about how to reject you who was still a teenager at that time."

At this point, Nono seemed to recall the situation at that time and showed a very bright smile, and Lin Yuan also showed an embarrassed expression when he heard this. After all, he was indeed a little impulsive at that time, and he just gave the Eye of God to Nono, as if he was pursuing a lover.

Joking aside, Nono quickly put away his smile, looked towards the Eye of God and said, "But when I picked up this decoration, I realized that this is not just a simple decoration, but a power that can change my life."

"Then why don't you light it up? Since you can feel it, that means you can light it up, right?"

This has always been Lin Yuan's puzzlement. He had clearly given her the Eye of God that could change her destiny, so why was she now forced to work for the Root?

Originally, Lin Yuan thought that the other party was unable to light up the Eye of God, but from the words just now, he knew that this was not the case. So Lin Yuan was curious about why this happened.

After hearing Lin Yuan's question, Nono was silent for a while before finally speaking. "For those children."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan's eyebrows jumped and he said, "Those children in the orphanage?"

"Ah, although I have a hunch that if I activate it, I can gain enough power to completely separate myself from the roots, but that won't solve the orphanage's funding problem. As long as the orphanage needs funds to maintain, I can't get rid of the roots. Even if I gain the strongest power, it will only bring more trouble. So even though I have carried it with me for all these years, I have never thought of using it."

After hearing what the other party said, Lin Yuan didn't quite agree with it. After all, if he had a strong force, it would be much easier to obtain funds to maintain the orphanage, and he wouldn't have to continue to be controlled by the roots.

Of course, what Nono said about other means that could be used by the Root do exist, so there is nothing wrong with them taking this approach to protect the children in the orphanage. However, if this continues, Nono will sooner or later lose his life because the Root has hold of his handle. The Root, or its leader Danzo, is very likely to do such a thing.

While Lin Yuan was thinking about this, Nono continued to explain the reasons why he did this.

"So as long as the children of the orphanage and I are still in Konoha, I will inevitably be subject to the entanglement of the Root. Even if I ask the Third Hokage for help, it will be useless. The other party will not take action against the important force of the Root village just because of an insignificant orphanage."

Nono looked very sad when she said this. She no longer looked as gentle as before and was only lamenting about the future.

But after hearing the other party's last words, Lin Yuan suddenly spoke.

"Then let's leave Konoha."

"Ah? W-what did you say?"

"I say that if you stay in Konoha, you and the orphanage will continue to be harassed by the Root, so you should just leave."

Lin Yuan calmly said words that made other people's faces change drastically, and Nono was also surprised, but then he reacted and said with a smile.

"Leaving Konoha? I have thought about this method, but if we leave Konoha, where else can we stay? I don't mind, but the children in the orphanage are still young and need a stable place, so the method you mentioned won't work."

Lin Yuan had anticipated Nono's question, so he continued, "If I say I have a solution, would you like to help me?"

"What do you mean by that? Are you planning to defect from Konoha?"

Even Nono's face changed immediately after hearing this. This was no joke. No matter which ninja village it was, once a ninja defected, unless it was a special case, the ninja village would definitely send people to hunt down the defected ninja for the sake of its own reputation.

Lin Yuan continued to speak as if he didn't care about the consequences at all.

"Yes, I have formed a force myself and have already seized a country as my home, so if possible, I would like to invite you to join me."

(End of this chapter)