It was noon, and Ya Yu went out to buy groceries as usual, preparing to cook.
Just after he finished using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sarutobi Konohamaru appeared again!
Ya Yu noticed that every time he encountered this little guy, he was either at the market or on the way to the market.
Could the market be Konohamaru's default respawn point?
As soon as Konohamaru saw Ya Yu, he went up and hugged Ya Yu's waist, pleading, "Ya Yu-niisan! You finally came, I've been waiting for you for so long!"
"What's up?"
Ya Yu asked with a straight face.
He always had this feeling that this kid was about to cause some trouble.
"Teach me another jutsu, the one you used to blast that big hole! You only taught me the basics last time, you haven't taught me the advanced stuff yet!"
Konohamaru begged.
Ya Yu thought for a moment, realizing Konohamaru was referring to the Wind Release Shuriken.
This guy, after learning the Rasengan, dared to throw it at the Third Hokage!
If he learned the Wind Release Shuriken and then threw it at the Third Hokage, it would be a huge problem!
That would really kill someone!
So, Ya Yu made up an excuse and flatly refused.
Upon hearing this, Konohamaru remained silent for a moment, then ran off towards the distance.
Ya Yu had already left a Flying Thunder God mark on Konohamaru.
Therefore, he just stood there, arms crossed, quietly watching Konohamaru run away.
No matter where this kid ran, he could instantly catch up.
Just as Ya Yu saw Konohamaru running far enough and was about to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to chase after him,
He noticed that the reckless Konohamaru had actually bumped into a pedestrian.
Worse, Konohamaru's tiny body was lifted up by that person.
The person was strangely dressed, wearing a strange object wrapped in bandages on their back, a black robe, and a hat that covered their entire face.
They had the Sand Village forehead protector on their forehead, revealing only a face with strange markings.
At this moment, he was holding Konohamaru, and said fiercely, "Little brat, can't you watch where you're going?"
Konohamaru was frightened by the person's bizarre attire: "S-sorry."
The man in black seemed to be looking for a fight, and his grip on Konohamaru tightened: "Think an apology will settle things...?"
At this moment.
Ya Yu stepped forward and called out to the unfamiliar ninja, "Excuse me, it was our fault just now, can you please let my brother down first?"
Knowing it was Konohamaru who bumped into the person, Ya Yu stepped forward to take responsibility.
The man raised his eyes, his sharp gaze scrutinizing Ya Yu before revealing a disdainful expression: "A Leaf Village Genin? You don't look like much."
The yellow-haired girl behind the man in black had a huge fan on her back.
Seeing Ya Yu appear, a flash of unusual emotion appeared in her eyes.
This boy... is quite handsome!
Then, she patted the man in black on the shoulder, glanced around before reminding him, "Kankuro, let it go. If you keep this up, you'll be scolded."
Kankuro completely ignored the girl behind him, holding Konohamaru, confronting Ya Yu.
At this time, Konohamaru, eager to break free from the grip, kept kicking his legs: "Let go of me..."
The man called Kankuro seemed quite annoyed: "I hate short people the most. You're so arrogant at such a young age, I really want to kill you."
Hearing the man's last words, Ya Yu's eyes narrowed instantly.
Because the expression on the man's face didn't sound like he was joking!
Konohamaru, his collar grabbed, his face flushed red, yelled in pain: "Ya Yu-niisan, it hurts, can you..."
Seeing Konohamaru's pained expression, Ya Yu's eyelids drooped slightly.
"If you don't let go, I won't hold back."
Ya Yu's gaze turned icy.
The other party was clearly looking for trouble, so there was no need to be polite.
He slowly inserted the kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God seal into the ground.
Then, "Whoosh!"
With a sound, Ya Yu's body vanished from where he stood!
The next second.
He appeared in mid-air behind Konohamaru.
Ya Yu raised his hand, skillfully striking Kankuro's wrist!
"Crack!"
The sudden pain caused Kankuro to instinctively loosen his grip.
Ya Yu caught the falling Konohamaru and used the Flying Thunder God Technique again to instantly teleport back to the kunai he had placed earlier.
Everything was as fast as lightning!
So fast that Kankuro and his companion didn't even see Ya Yu's movements before Konohamaru was already rescued!
The girl, Temari, widened her eyes in surprise and said, "This, what kind of jutsu is that?"
Kankuro, stubborn as ever, had slender chakra threads appearing between his fingers.
"What kind of jutsu it is doesn't matter, it's just a low-level trick used for running away, don't be afraid."
Then, he used chakra threads to slowly wrap around Ya Yu's legs.
He wanted to pull Ya Yu down and make him fall, making him look foolish in public.
However.
Ya Yu wouldn't fall for this trick, he directly used his powerful chakra to counter, quickly scattering the chakra threads wrapped around him.
Kankuro saw that Ya Yu easily neutralized his chakra threads, and he became enraged.
He reached behind him and removed the object wrapped in bandages that he had been carrying on his back.
Kankuro was about to get serious!
Temari behind him covered her face, knowing she couldn't persuade Kankuro, she simply retreated to the side and no longer interfered.
At this time, a figure of a ninja hanging upside down appeared on a nearby tree.
He spoke in a cold, harsh voice: "Stop, stop making the Sand Village look bad."
Hearing this, Kankuro's movements suddenly stopped, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he quickly put the object back behind his back.
Ya Yu saw this and became suspicious.
Who was this speaking, who could make the arrogant man in black so intimidated?
Driven by curiosity, Ya Yu turned his head and looked towards the nearby tree.
On the tree, a ninja was hanging upside down.
The ninja was using chakra to stick to the trunk of the tree.
He had no eyebrows, a "Love" character engraved on his forehead, and a large gourd on his back.
At this moment, he had his arms crossed, his eyes cold, and he was acting very pretentiously.
Seeing the other party's strange attire, Ya Yu immediately guessed his identity.
This gourd, this tattoo, these missing eyebrows.
Gaara noticed that Ya Yu was looking at him with a strange expression, he didn't react.
He shifted his gaze to Kankuro and said in a cold, chilling voice, "What do you think we're here for in the Leaf Village?"
Kankuro opened his mouth, fear made his speech stutter: "L-listen to me, Gaara, they started it first..."
Gaara?
Ya Yu heard this name and a sense of familiarity surged through his heart...