Uchiha Akaishi Tour

"Hmm? This is...?"

After Akaishi broke the seal on the child's consciousness, he activated the imprint of consciousness within it—the residual image of the person who placed the seal on him was exposed to Akaishi!

This seal also has the ability to restrict the person being sealed. For the person who applies the seal, it is just a matter of "casting a wide net" and taking a chance. It only seals a part of the memory and it is difficult to turn them to defect.

After all, if he was truly raised by Konoha, even if he discovered that he was actually a "foreigner," it was unlikely that he would betray them, especially since the ninjas of his own country at the time didn't care about his life or death at all, leaving behind a seal and leaving...

Unless the child was carefully nurtured before the age of three to five and then the memory was sealed away afterwards, it would be impossible to turn them against their cause based solely on this.

However, the child in front of us is not like that.

There were no signs of training on his body, and he almost died. No one would use a carefully trained "suicide squad" like that.

Therefore, the main method of restraining those who are sealed is actually through violence!

Upon discovering the seal had been broken, the other party immediately attempted to use restraining measures to silence the boy, but...

The Sharingan is too powerful!

Even though Akashi had little motivation in terms of "righteousness" and therefore had a shallow understanding of "Yin Release," he was still able to immediately suppress the consciousness in the seal simply by relying on the basic attributes of the "Sharingan."

Left with no other option, the other party dispersed, while Akaishi recognized the source of this consciousness from its appearance...

"Is it that kid? How old is he?" Akaishi muttered strangely.

That's right, Akaishi also recognizes this person.

It was the child that Akaishi held in his arms when he was studying in Sunagakure—the grandson of that old woman Chiyo…

"I think it was called... Scorpion?" Akaishi recalled, his expression still strange.

After all, Scorpion was only five or six years old that year, so he should be just over ten years old now.

At such a young age, they've already been exposed to the battlefield... which is quite unusual for Sunagakure at the moment!

After all, even Konoha has five-year-old genin.

However, the fact that he could perform such a sealing technique at such a young age still surprised Akaishi.

But it wasn't enough to impress him; Akaishi easily broke the seal.

Not long after the seal was broken, the white-haired boy became more conscious.

"Where am I...?" The little boy's eyes were full of confusion.

"Do you remember this place near Kamine Castle in the Land of Earth?" Akaishi asked.

"Shanggen City? I..." The little boy looked puzzled, and his stomach growled.

Seeing this, Chishi and Lanwu gave him food first.

"You... are Konoha ninjas?" The little boy recognized the insignia on their heads.

"That's right, don't worry..." Lan Wu said, then paused for a moment—don't worry? She really couldn't relax right away; she still wanted to use him to "fish" for fish.

But when the time came, Lanwu hesitated, feeling that this was not a good idea.

Although they would definitely accompany him when he was "fishing," making it much safer than him surviving alone in the wild, Lan Wu couldn't bring herself to say anything when she saw the terrible scene before her.

"Don't worry! As long as you do us a favor, we'll send you to an orphanage, and you can grow up safely!" Akashi said directly.

"Help?" The little boy was even more puzzled upon hearing this.

"What's your name?" Akashi asked upon seeing this.

"I...don't have a name." The little boy's expression darkened.

Upon hearing this, Akaishi's expression shifted—no name? Does that mean he doesn't remember?

Chishi immediately realized that his escape must have been more than just a few months ago; in fact, he had spent most of his time migrating and fleeing as far as he could remember.

Akashi just checked his bone age, and he should be under three years old!

In other words, he has only had memories and the ability to speak for a short time!

And they've most likely been orphans for a long time...

"Are you natives of the Land of Earth or from the Land of Wind? Do you remember encountering a ninja from the Sand Village before?" Akaishi continued to ask.

"I...only remember...everyone was always on the move," the little boy said helplessly.

Chi Shi thought to himself, "As expected. At his age, he can't remember things for more than a year, while these people have already started fleeing."

"Do you remember if any Sand Ninja attacked you? It should have been a young Sand Ninja," Akaishi pressed.

Lan Wu was unaware of Chi Shi's previous discovery and was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.

However, the little boy still shook his head, as if his memory was unclear.

"Chishi, he's not doing well. Did you find anything?" Lanwu asked.

"It's nothing. He had the seal of Sunagakure in his consciousness... but it's gone now." Akaishi shook his head.

His current unclear memories and confused consciousness are not necessarily due to the seal.

This child is so young, barely old enough to remember things, and has been malnourished and confused. He may have also been affected by some kind of seal before, so it's perfectly normal for him to be a little confused.

Now that the seal has been lifted, Akaishi is not worried about his safety.

……

Not long after, Jiraiya and Miroku, who had gone to guide the refugees to safety, returned.

"I directed them to a nearby town. It was recently ravaged by bandits and has a small population, so they moved there... I also checked the route with Miroku, and there was no danger." Jiraiya said, shaking his head helplessly.

This "coincidence" can hardly be called luck; it can only be said that there were too many people fleeing and too many places where the population had halved.

"Do you know where they came from?" Akaishi asked another question.

"They originally lived in the mountains on the border of the Land of Wind and Earth. They weren't from either side, but when they fled, they naturally migrated towards the side with less fighting. However, as soon as they entered the Land of Earth, there was also fighting here, so they could only continue to migrate north," Jiraiya explained.

Chi Shi thought to himself, "As expected, the child had no memory of leaving their original home."

In other words...

This is truly a child who has had nothing since he can remember.

"This child..." Jiraiya said, looking at the white-haired little boy.

"He has the kind of seal that Sunagakure has, which was probably a backup plan used by those Sunagakure ninja to cast a wide net, but I've already removed it," Akaishi explained, glancing at Miroku as he spoke.

"I didn't find it on anyone else." Miroku knew what Akaishi wanted to ask—she had also checked the refugees.

Akashi nodded, not finding it strange—it usually only happens to children, and it would be a waste of effort to put it on an adult since it's impossible to join another hidden village.

"Well..." Jiraiya hesitated upon seeing this.

This orphan looks so pitiful, and now Jiraiya has to take advantage of him.

"Maybe I should go find Yahiko and the others..." Jiraiya muttered to himself.

"I can!" the white-haired little boy said voluntarily.

Although he didn't understand what it was, he could tell that these Konoha ninjas seemed to have something for him to do.

"Don't worry, we'll take you directly to a safe place." Seeing this, Jiraiya assumed he was afraid of being abandoned.

"I... want to become a ninja too," the white-haired boy said.

"Good ambition. Actually, I have a task for you... There's a group of bad guys who are kidnapping children. Go and lure them out... Of course, we'll be following you in secret," Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

"Red Stone..." Lan Wu felt a little reluctant.

"I can watch you from thirty miles away. The bad guys won't notice, and we won't lose track of you." Maitreya stood on Chishi's side and offered another word of advice.

"I..." The white-haired little boy looked a little nervous.

"It's really too much of a stretch, Akaishi... Let's find some refugees and children who are already heading towards the Land of Fire, and then secretly follow them." Jiraiya felt that this was too unnatural and would definitely give them away.

However, the white-haired boy gritted his teeth and said, "You...didn't you just say there's some kind of seal on my consciousness? Then you can add another one..."

Jiraiya was taken aback by what he heard and looked at the child with some surprise—so young, yet so ruthless to himself.

Moreover, she is very clever. Even though she doesn't understand anything right now, she was able to come up with such a solution from what she just heard.

"We don't know that kind of seal," Jiraiya said, patting him on the head.

Perhaps it was because of their similar hair color, but Jiraiya felt even more sorry for the child at this moment.

"However, I know illusion magic. If you're worried that your acting won't be convincing, I can help you block out this part of your memory first," Akaishi said.

Although it doesn't have the same sealing technique as Sunagakure, genjutsu can achieve the same effect in the short term.

Hearing Akaishi say this, Jiraiya and Ranmai had no choice but to agree.

"By the way, don't you have a name? Well..." Jiraiya said, wanting to give the boy a name.

Jiraiya had just inquired about the child's situation with the other refugees—his parents had died more than a year ago when he was still very young and could not speak properly, so they only called him by some nicknames.

If it weren't for his own tenacious vitality, he wouldn't be alive today.

However, Akaishi interrupted, "Wait, let's talk about the name when we get back."

"Huh?" Jiraiya was taken aback, not understanding what Akaishi meant—he had originally thought it would be better to address someone with a name.

"When he has a name, it will be the start of a new life. Let the people who will actually live with him name him," Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya also showed a relieved expression.

He understood that Akaishi was also making a promise to the little boy that he would take him away and let him start a "new life".

Then Akaishi activated his Sharingan again, and the three-pointed star pattern in his pupils was reflected in the little boy's eyes...

A moment later, when the little boy came to his senses, he found that there was no one around, but he had regained some of his strength!

Although the situation hasn't improved, but...

For some reason, he felt he had something to strive for, and he couldn't just die like this. The ignited will to survive drove him toward the Land of Fire...