My Life as Itachi's Crow

Chapter 127: All Encounters in the World Are Reunions After a Long Separation

On the road to the Land of Frost, the Hidden Cloud ninjas were responsible for scouting and vigilance. Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage walked at the front, chattering away, almost without stopping.

Tsunade clapped her hands together, "Hmm, if I go and save that little fellow from your Hidden Cloud Village named Darui, then by my count, I'll have saved three big shots from your Hidden Cloud Village!"

"How do you figure that!" The Fourth Raikage's forehead throbbed.

Tsunade tossed her twin ponytails and blinked, "First time, I saved your Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kikyo's hands. You can't argue with that, can you?"

"...Yes." The Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth.

Tsunade nodded, counting on her fingers, "Second time, I stopped that crow from killing you, then had Shizune treat your injuries. And in the battle just now, we saved you again. Eh? It seems that can be counted as three separate fees!"

The Fourth Raikage, Ai, glanced at the crow behind him, clenched his fists, and said in a low voice, "This is all because I was injured by your Konoha ninja's summoned beast!"

"Oh ho?" Tsunade wagged a finger and said seriously, "We need to be clear on this point. That crow is not Itachi's summoned beast!"

"Then it's your Konoha's pet!"

"We can just not admit it..." Tsunade's expression was one of "why are you so naggy," which made the Raikage's face grow even uglier. "Besides, that Darui getting poisoned while tracking Orochimaru, are you going to blame that on us too?"

The Fourth Raikage: "..."

"This is pretty much on the level of an inter-nation mission request!"

Tsunade glanced at the two little ones behind her and smiled with narrowed eyes, "If they are to be promoted to Jonin, they'll need mission requests. I'll have to trouble Lord Raikage to help write a few mission reports."

"I know!"

If Tsunade wanted to extort money, the Fourth Raikage would probably argue a bit.

But since this old woman was thinking about the future of the village's juniors, the Fourth Raikage was too embarrassed to haggle over such an issue.

Tsunade clapped her hands and said kindly, "Then let's just count it as five S-rank missions."

One S-rank mission cost at least a million ryo. The time Tsunade helped save Killer Bee could barely be counted as such. Five S-rank missions, why didn't this old woman just go rob someone!

The Raikage bargained, "They're only Chunin! No one would believe it's an S-rank mission! At most, it can only be counted as B-rank!"

"It's okay, someone will definitely believe it..." Tsunade lightly covered her lips and said with an embarrassed look, "I am their supervising Jonin. You can just give the remuneration and mission report directly to me."

The leader of the Land of Lightning's armed forces looked at Tsunade's face. It was clearly very beautiful, yet it was written all over with the two words "shameless." He squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "...You truly are the shame of Konoha!"

Tsunade didn't mind, muttering, "Hmm, speaking of which, the Hidden Cloud Village and our Konoha are truly fated!"

"How do I not see it!" The Fourth Raikage shook his head coldly.

"Out of greed, you nearly started a war, and as a result, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was almost shot to death by a summoned beast called out by a pet raised by a certain brat from our village..."

"Because of tracking a rogue ninja from our village, a promising junior from the Hidden Cloud Village mistakenly entered Hell's Valley and will soon die from poisoning..."

"Because you wanted to force the most beautiful female ninja in the world to assist in treatment, as a result, a little bird raised by a certain Chunin from our village nearly killed the current Raikage..."

"..."

The Hidden Cloud Village leader tried his best to keep his expression from contorting, but in the end, he couldn't help but open his cavernous mouth, "Shut up! So noisy!"

（╯‵□′）╯︵┴─┴!

Compared to Tsunade, who was spewing venom at the front, and the moody Raikage, the atmosphere between Uchiha Itachi and Shizune was clearly more harmonious.

Shizune held Tonton and frowned in distress, "Lady Tsunade always inexplicably causes a lot of trouble. She wants to go save that young ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village..."

"I think it's more about worrying that the Raikage is in danger!"

Uchiha Itachi reached out and pressed Kitahara, who was craning its neck to stare at Tonton, into his arms, shaking his head, "We just reached a state of peace with the Hidden Cloud. Lady Tsunade should be more worried that the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village might die on the road, triggering a war between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud!"

"Even so, it's too dangerous for us." Shizune still didn't quite agree. She didn't want this little squad to get into trouble, "After all, the Hidden Cloud ninjas were previously trying to enter the Land of Hot Water. It's very likely they would start a war against Konoha..."

The corners of Itachi's mouth pursed, "Don't worry, Shizune-nee, I'm here."

The seven-year-old youth's face was slightly immature, his eyes clear. He looked somewhat delicate, yet his expression held a touch of confidence, making him seem somewhat dashing.

Shizune remembered the youth's steadfast reliability when facing a crisis in the Land of Hot Water. She reached out a hand and ruffled the youth's hair, "Itachi is so cute!"

"...Caw!"

Kitahara looked at Shizune with the eyes of the grim reaper... Don't touch my cub!

However, Shizune was not afraid at all. She even pinched Kitahara's sharp beak and said with a gentle laugh, "A fierce Kitahara is also very cute! What do you want to eat tonight? I can make it for you!"

Shizune knew Kitahara's habits well. Besides eating, it was sleeping... If it couldn't also fight, there was no difference between it and the Tonton in her arms.

"Caw..."

Want to eat Tonton...

Kitahara drooped its head and shrank down, nestling into the youth's arms, too lazy to bother with Shizune, who was talking nonsense with her eyes open... I've wanted to eat pork for a long time. The problem is, we've been together for so long, would you and that old woman be willing?

Shizune had just noticed Kitahara's gaze. Having been around them for a long time, she immediately understood the crow's thoughts.

The little girl smiled sheepishly, "Now, Kitahara, Tonton is not food!"

"Shizune-nee, I'll keep an eye on it."

Uchiha Itachi helplessly stroked the crow's back, feeling a bit troubled.

The sound of cicadas suddenly became much more intense…

Flocks of birds flew out of the forest…

This stretch of the journey was not smooth. A few explosive sounds came from the quiet and peaceful forest. Two figures stood on a large tree.

One of them carried his ninja sword on his back and held the corpse of a Cloud ninja in his hand. He wore a patterned mask and seemed somewhat unsatisfied with the recent battle, "I didn't expect to catch a Cloud ninja along the way!"

"Hehehe, what an... unexpected gain!" The black and white Zetsu waved his hand, using Wood Style cuttings to kill the heavily injured Cloud ninja on the side, "It seems the Fourth Raikage also took this road!"

"Then let's find the Fourth Raikage quickly!" The Masked Man threw the corpse in his hand away and sheathed his sword.

The Cloud ninjas responsible for vigilance at the front were all dead!

On the other side, the four who were still catching up from behind, completely unaware of this, continued to walk forward leisurely. It wasn't until they entered the depths of the forest that the crow smelled a scent of blood, diluted by the smell of plants and trees…

Sage Art: Super Perception!

Uchiha Itachi immediately sensed the crow using its sensory technique and asked doubtfully, "Kitahara, what's wrong?"

"Caw!"

Kitahara raised its head, flapping its wings to stand on the youth's shoulder... Today was not a suitable day for travel; it seemed they had met an acquaintance again!

All encounters in the world are reunions after a long separation. How have you been lately, Mr. Zetsu!

The crow's crimson eyes suddenly looked towards a certain direction!

Zetsu's body had just emerged from a tree trunk using the Mayfly Technique. It stared blankly at the four-person squad not far away... What's this situation? Why are you Konoha ninjas letting Cloud ninjas be responsible for vigilance!

It's only been a few months, have Konoha and the Hidden Cloud become so close?

(End of this chapter)

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