Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 377 The Spread of Stories of Filial Piety and Righteousness

The trio from Sunagakure, along with Kushina and Rin, found a roadside stall, sat down, and started chatting.

First, let's talk about the identities of these three people.

Masaki, also known as Maki, is skilled at using cloth for sealing. His prototype is probably the mummy technique from the desert of Sunagakure. He is a disciple of Pakura, a scorching ninja.

Who is Ye Cangna?

She wore the same backless dress as Xiao Nan, but without Xiao Nan's outer robe to cover her.

Compared to his master, Masaki is indeed quite ordinary.

—If it weren't for Maki drawing a makeup look inspired by Rin Nohara.

Actually, it wasn't a makeup imitation of Rin. This kind of decoration with two facial lines is extremely common in the ninja world, especially in Sunagakure.

Many people from Konoha also have them; for example, the Inuzuka family all have two red facial markings, as do Jiraiya and the Second Hokage.

Coincidentally, Masaki and Rin have somewhat similar facial features.

So after the five of them sat down, Kushina immediately noticed this and her gaze lingered between Masaki and Rin.

Masaki's two teammates.

Matsuri and Yukata are the gossip duo of Sunagakure, who are particularly sensitive to romance, scandals, and gossip about powerful figures.

Matsuri is the one with short brown hair. She appeared in the original work during the Fourth Shinobi World War and was Gaara's personal disciple. She has now become Gaara's disciple as well.

The other person, wearing a yukata with long, straight black hair, was just an ordinary person with no background or abilities.

The gossipy duo became curious when they discovered that someone looked remarkably like their teammate, Masaki.

Before Kushina could say anything, the two of them had already taken off the cloth hat that Masaki was wearing, one after the other.

Goodness, even their hair is short and the color is the same.

"Masaki, could this be your long-lost sister?"

The gossip duo stared at their teammate with excited anticipation.

"I don't think so, do I?"

Masaki also looked uncertain at this moment.

The main issue is that it's common for people in the ninja world to not have parents.

Sasuke, whose entire family died, is already considered fortunate; at least he still knows who his family members are.

Therefore, since she didn't know who her parents were, Masaki naturally couldn't be sure whether the girl in front of her who looked very much like her was actually her relative.

However, Rin and Kushina are certain.

There is no other reason.

They're from different generations!

"You've misunderstood, actually..."

Just as Lin was about to tell the truth, several thoughts suddenly crossed her mind.

stop.

That's because Lin suddenly realized that if people knew about such a heaven-defying thing as resurrection, it would attract a lot of covetousness and cause trouble for everyone.

But thinking about this...

Lin suddenly thought of Orochimaru, Yakushi Nono, and the psychological counseling Bai Mo gave her after her resurrection.

They all made it clear to her that this was not surprising.

Since they allowed her to shop without restrictions, they never intended to hide it.

Rin continued, "Actually, I was born in Konoha in the 37th year and died in Konoha in the 48th year. Later, I was resurrected by Edo Tensei and then revived by Orochimaru and Bai Mo."

"what?"

"Impure World Reincarnation? Resurrection?"

The group was shocked for a moment, but quickly recovered.

After all, the three of them came here to see this kind of thing.

While resurrection is incredibly powerful, it is said that Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure has also developed a technique capable of resurrecting people.

"So, this lady is actually almost thirty? A whole generation older than us?"

"There isn't really a generation anymore, it's more like half a generation, unless everyone gets married and has children when they're thirteen or fourteen."

"..."

The gossip duo continued their back-and-forth banter.

Only after they finished speaking did the two realize that something was wrong.

In peacetime, the marriage age for ninjas does indeed tend to be pushed back.

However, during times of war, this age tends to be brought forward rapidly.

In the Warring States period, a time of constant warfare, even the sons of the patriarchs of large families might not live to be fifteen or sixteen. To ensure the prosperity of the clan, they would naturally be born even earlier.

If possible, then give birth.

According to Rin's birth age and the time of her death, it coincided with the Ninja World War.

and so……

"Could it be that you are Masaki's mother?"

Matsuri and Yukata stared at Rin with wide, shocked eyes.

"what?"

Lin was stunned.

Her physical and mental age is still that of a teenage girl.

It's so strange that someone her age is calling her "Mom".

What kind of brain circuits do these two have?

"Really? I've never had parents since I was little. My only family is my master. I...I..."

Masaki looked both excited and sad.

"Well……"

Lin hesitated.

"Lin, you can't just do things out of good intentions like this~"

Seeing Rin's expression, Kushina quickly spoke up.

There is no doubt that Lin is still a pure girl.

She hadn't personally verified it, but Bai Mo had.

So how could Lin possibly have a daughter?

"For example, Might Guy and his disciple Rock Lee are very similar, but they are not father and son. Uchiha Izuna and Sasuke are also said to be very similar, but they are not related."

To make her point more convincing, Kushina quickly gave two examples.

"Okay~"

With the gossip gone, the gossip duo became somewhat dejected.

But the two quickly rallied.

The direction for receiving gossip is gone, but the direction for transmitting gossip remains.

Having put aside the topic of Rin and Masaki looking alike, let's move on to why the three of them stopped Kushina from chasing Naruto.

"This is a story that started circulating at some unknown time, and it's about the Kazekage, Gaara."

Yukata looked around nervously, her head hunched, and whispered to the others.

"Gaara, the Kazekage? What does that have to do with Naruto?"

Kushina was puzzled.

"Huh? You didn't know that?"

Yukata instantly gave her a "you're out of touch" look. "Naruto Uzumaki, that's Gaara's [CP], you know."

CP

It may seem like it's in English, but it actually originated from Japanese.

"Um, can you get to the point first?"

Seeing that the other person was about to start gossiping again, Lin quickly interrupted.

Although they are willing to spend some time to understand the true situation.

But that doesn't mean they can waste their time at will.

Every extra bit of time Naruto wastes increases the chance he might do something even more outrageous.

"Yukata, festival, let's just get straight to the point, we still have a mission to complete."

Masaki also chimed in.

"Okay, actually it's like this..."

Yukata pouted and began to tell the story about "filial piety" from back then.

For reasons unknown, this story also spread throughout Sunagakure.

Furthermore, the content has changed somewhat as it has been disseminated.

For example, the great Kankuro, as the older brother, had to create a life-size puppet of Gaara to prevent his younger brother Gaara from being harmed, so that his father Rasa could vent his anger on him.

To ensure his father's enjoyment, the great Kankuro even had to use puppet manipulation techniques to control Gaara's life-size puppet to make it react.