Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

"Cough cough cough..."

A burst of rapid coughing startled the three people by the fire.

Turning his head, he saw that the ninja who had been unconscious had finally regained some consciousness and opened his eyes.

"You guys... cough cough cough..."

The middle-aged ninja extended his finger, as if to say something.

But his throat was so dry it felt like it was on fire, and he couldn't say anything more.

Seeing that he was in such a difficult condition, Yahiko thoughtfully brought him a water pouch and held it to his lips.

"Huff... Huff..."

Holding the water pouch but not drinking, after several breaths, the ninja finally uttered a complete sentence: "Who are you brats?"

Look at his wary expression.

It seemed that if Yahiko gave even the slightest incorrect answer, the ninja would be ready to launch an attack.

Yahiko didn't try to hide anything and honestly replied, "Master Ninja, we are not ninjas, we are just... a group of homeless civilians."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged ninja's gaze swept over them.

Their clothes were tattered, and their raincoats were patched up again and again, offering little opportunity to conceal any weapons.

His standing posture was also very loose, exposing his vital organs, which certainly didn't look like he had been trained.

The ninja let out a long breath, his vigilance lessening slightly.

He muttered to himself, "So they're just a bunch of homeless kids."

His tone relaxed considerably, and he asked questioningly, "So, you also bandaged me? Your skills are quite good, but why didn't you apply any medicine?"

Although he has rarely taken action in recent years, he is, after all, a ninja by training.

He is very aware of his physical condition.

The pain from the wound was very clear; with the slightest movement, it seemed as if the skin and flesh under the bandage were being torn apart.

This bandage isn't entirely useless.

To be honest, it only barely helped them get out of danger and didn't do much to help the wound heal. The subsequent recovery depends more on their own vitality.

Yahiko said with difficulty, "I'm sorry, we don't have any medicine to treat wounds..."

The middle-aged ninja was speechless.

It seems that my request is indeed too much of a burden for these homeless children.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw the little girl with blue hair approach and hand her a bouquet of paper flowers.

"A gift for me?" The ninja asked, somewhat surprised.

He's grown up like this.

He's accepted money, weapons, and women, but never this kind of thing.

Xiao Nan nodded timidly, then lowered her head and whispered, "Mom said that looking at flowers when you're sad makes you feel much better."

"Hey......"

The ninja was speechless, thinking to himself that such nonsense could only fool little kids like you.

What is the connection between flowers and pain relief?

Forget about healing, it can't even provide the psychological comfort of looking at plums to quench thirst.

What's more, these are fake flowers made of folded paper.

But after thinking about it, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and said instead, "You little girl, you've got quite the skill with your hands..."

He placed the paper flowers beside the pillow and introduced himself, "Don't call me that so formally, my name is... Takenaka Taiga, you can just call me Taiga-senpai!"

The ninja's eyes flickered slightly.

But as the sky grew dark, the shadows cast by the fire loomed menacingly on the walls, and none of the three children noticed his strange expression.

"Taiga-senpai!" ×3

Even Nagato, who had been quiet and withdrawn, shouted out.

Yahiko felt a sense of joy.

If the other person tells you their name, it at least indicates that the relationship between the two is developing in a positive direction.

He quickly pulled his two friends in front of him.

"Senior Taiga, this is Konan, and this is Nagato."

Finally, pointing to himself, he said, "My name is Yahiko."

Taiga Takenaka hummed in agreement, then whispered, "Yahiko? That's a good name."

He lay down, leaning against the wall, and looked at the three children, saying directly, "Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, you three saved me, so I should repay you in return."

Yahiko wanted to speak.

But Takenaka Taiga gestured for him to listen to him first.

"But as you can see, my health is terrible right now..."

The ninja smiled wryly and said helplessly, "Even if I have the intention to repay this debt, I am powerless to do so."

"I'm so sorry!" he said, bowing his head deeply and speaking with a guilty tone.

The three little ones remained silent.

Nagato held the little one in his arms, lost in thought. His parents had died at the hands of Konoha ninjas.

Therefore, Nagato always harbored some resentment towards ninjas.

Xiao Nan felt that what the other person said made some sense, but something seemed off.

As the leader of the three.

Yahiko had no choice but to step forward and give an answer on behalf of the three little ones.

The boy really wanted to say that he didn't ask for anything else, he just needed the other person to tell him how to extract chakra.

However, having grown up in the Land of Rain, he is actually very intelligent.

Yahiko sensed something unfinished in the other person's words.

Whatever you want, you need me to get better first!

"Senior Taiga".

Yahiko, with his orange hair, said earnestly, "I will try my best to help you heal, but please understand our difficulties..."

The key to trading is not profit or loss, but rather not losing your bottom line.

Although Yahiko is sometimes a bit naive, he is willing to believe that people are inherently good.

But he's not that stupid; he can't just let the other person have their way with everything.

Taiga Takenaka gave him a deep look, then smiled and said, "Of course, once I'm feeling a bit better, I'll do my best to help you."

in this way.

A tacit agreement was thus reached.

"In that case, let's go find some food first."

Yahiko nodded and said seriously, "I suppose you wouldn't want our expired cookies."

The boy actually noticed a detail.

That's because when the ninja was drinking water, his eyes had been searching for the food placed by the fire.

But perhaps because the cookies didn't look good, the other person quickly looked away.

Taiga Takenaka's secret was exposed, but he remained calm and showed no embarrassment: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Yahiko. Sigh, it's all my fault for being so weak."

Ignoring the other party's politeness, Yahiko turned around and instructed, "Nagato, come out with me. Leave the little one here to keep Konan company."

Yahiko had his own reasons for making this decision.

Nagato was reserved and rarely spoke a word, and besides, his parents had died at the hands of ninjas, so he was really not suitable to stay.

And Xiao Nanyao.....

She was a girl.

However, Yahiko had spent a long time with Minami and knew that she was a thoughtful and meticulous person, so he trusted her completely.

Leaving the little one behind will make things a bit safer with the help of the puppy.

As for anything more, Yahiko couldn't do anything about it.

After all, things seem to have gotten chaotic again, and at this point, it's hard to say whether going out or staying behind would be more dangerous...