"Nono-sensei, you're being too humble." Kiyoshi shook his head stubbornly.

Nono was only 31 years old when she died, how old could she be?

It could be said that she died just when she was at her prime.

Kiyoshi naturally had to change such an ending. After all, strictly speaking, Nono was indeed kind to him.

"In my heart, you will always be young."

As he spoke, Kiyoshi grabbed Nono's wrist.

Nono's body stiffened, and she bit her lip. She wanted to continue to tell Kiyoshi about the pros and cons.

"It hurts…"

A slight murmur came from outside the door.

Nono heard the movement, gently pulled away her white wrist, and held the doorknob.

Squeak…

Kabuto's figure was outside the door.

He fell to the ground, looking timidly at Nono, seemingly afraid of her blame.

The plump nun in the distance heard the movement at the end of the corridor and ran over when she saw Kabuto running out.

"It's already this late, what are you doing here, kid? It's sleeping time now!" The plump nun scolded.

Not every child has a docile personality.

On the contrary, children of this age are more likely to cause trouble, so a strict attitude is needed to control these children.

"This child just arrived here, and he is not clear about the orphanage's schedule and related regulations."

Nono shook her head, telling the plump nun not to make things difficult for a child.

"Really, director, you are too soft-hearted." The plump nun muttered in a low voice.

The director is always so kind and gentle, it's easy to make people worry.

"Is this the child you just adopted today?"

At this time, Kiyoshi's figure walked out of the dim room.

"Yes, this child is called Yakushi Kabuto, it's the name I gave him."

"I see…"

Kiyoshi didn't show the annoyance of being interrupted just now, just quietly looking at Kabuto.

Kiyoshi didn't plan to use any drastic measures in the room.

From beginning to end, he acted like a naive teenager in puberty.

He needed to proceed step by step.

First, plant the seeds.

Second, water them.

Third, after the seeds have already taken root deep in the earth, it won't be easy to leave that soil.

Nono...

Kiyoshi planned to redeem her with gentle means.

That's right!

Changing her original fate of death and increasing his pupil power, Kiyoshi called it redemption.

If he wanted to deal with Danzo, increasing his strength was essential.

Don't disregard him just because of his abstract operation of using kunai to stab Susanoo. In fact, his skill with wind release is quite high. He could quickly enchant the kunai with wind release.

In the end, he lost because the kunai was too ordinary.

But what if he had used Sasuke's Kusanagi sword instead?

And he had always been wary of Obito, suppressing his trump card "Reverse Four Symbols Seals".

"Hey, hey, did you come over and see this clock? It's been 20 minutes past lights out."

The plump nun pointed to the clock on the wall and said to Kabuto.

"So please remember the lights out time."

The plump nun looked at Kabuto.

Kabuto squinted his eyes, unable to see clearly.

"What time is it now, kid? Answer me properly."

Listening to the plump nun's questioning, Kabuto still looked blank.

Nono saw that Kabuto was nearsighted, so she gave her round-framed glasses to him.

Coincidentally, Kabuto's prescription was similar to Nono's.

'Kabuto is also a talent.' Kiyoshi thought to himself.

If it weren't for his appearance, Orochimaru's recognized best assistant would be Kabuto.

This is also one of the few ninjas who can reach the top without relying on bloodline.

Without Kabuto's Edo Tensei, it would be much more difficult for Obito to launch the Fourth Great Ninja War.

If there is a chance, it would be good to take him as a subordinate.

"It's getting late, I'm going to sleep first, Nono-sensei."

Kiyoshi interrupted this deeply touching scene and walked back to his room.

"… Okay."

Nono's expression was complicated, and she didn't know what attitude to take towards Kiyoshi.

After Kiyoshi went in, the plump nun took Kabuto to the toilet and then sent him back to the dormitory.

When leaving, Kabuto's eyes stared at Kiyoshi and the headmaster.

He had a feeling of sadness as if a treasure that he had finally discovered was taken by someone else.

"Headmaster…"

…

Early the next morning, Kiyoshi and Tsunade continued on their way to the battlefield.

Their primary goal was to confirm whether Iwagakure would make a feint to attack Konoha.

Even Kiyoshi couldn't guarantee 100% that the development of reality would be consistent with the plot.

After all, with the butterfly effect he brought, many things had actually changed.

Several days passed, and the two finally crossed the border of the Land of Fire and arrived at the surrounding countries.

But this was not the end. Following the guidance of the information, the two continued to the more distant Land of Earth.

The Land of Earth is located northwest of the Land of Fire, and the territory is not adjacent.

It is also separated by small countries such as the Land of Waterfall, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Rain.

These small countries have become a buffer zone between the great powers.

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