"He is Sora, he is the young ninja monks-in-training from the Fire Temple. Chiriku-san asked me to bring him to Konoha," Kakashi explained.
"Young ninja monks-in-training from the Fire Temple?" Asuma was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Sora carefully. The more he looked at Sora, the more he felt that Sora is familiar.
At this time, Sora also looked at Asuma, the middle-aged man with a beard.
Sora's gaze then stopped when he looked at Asuma's waist.
Sora's eyes were filled with surprise at first, then it showed disbelief, and finally turned into ecstasy!
It is hard to imagine that such a complicated expression appeared in the eyes of such a young man in such a short period of time.
Sora pounce, grabbed the triangle sash around Asuma's waist, and asked: "This thing, where did you get it from!"
Sora's sudden movements made Kurenai and Asuma a little surprised. They didn't understand why the young man reacted so strongly.
Kakashi grabbed Sora back and said, "Sora, calm down, this is Konoha."
Even if Kakashi said that, right now Sora couldn't care much.
His emotions that were accumulated over the years broke out at this moment!
"Tell me! Tell me!"
When Kakashi saw this, he felt helpless, and chopped Sora's neck with his right hand. In an instant, Sora fainted.
"This... Kakashi, what's going on?" Asuma asked in confusion.
"Let's find a place to talk about this slowly," Kakashi said and sighed.
Asuma nodded as he also understand that the street is not a place to talk.
Kakashi created a shadow clone to carry Sora and followed Asuma and Kurenai to their home, while his real body continued to go the Hokage Tower, to report his mission to Tsunade.
"Orochimaru moves again?" Tsunade folded her hands on the table, and her brows wrinkled slightly, apparently thinking about Orochimaru's intentions.
"Kakashi, what do you think?"
"Orochimaru is trying so hard to find the body of the Expert. I am afraid he is preparing something." Kakashi said softly.
"This guy is really making people worry. Could it be that he wanted to start another Konoha Crush Plan?"
Kakashi shook his head and said, "I don't think so. I am afraid that his plan is even bigger, but we don't know it yet."
"It seems that we can only strengthen the surveillance on Orochimaru's forces."
"That's the only way," Kakashi agreed.
"Then let's arrange it like that. By the way, what's the situation with that Sora you mentioned?" Tsunade asked.
"Sora is the son of the former Twelve Guardian Shinobi, Kazuma. I presume that Tsunade-sama should have heard of the incident more than a decade ago."
"So it's like that. It seems that Asuma is going be distressed."
With Asuma's personality, they knew that he can't stand by after seeing the son of his former friend. Furthermore, this former friend was killed by him.
"This matter is indeed a bit troublesome. Sora's character is also a bit stubborn. If he knew about it, things will become more complicated."
"Don't tell Sora the truth for the time being, otherwise, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with."
"Understood."
...
Asuma's house
At this time, Kakashi's clone is talking to Asuma and Kurenai.
And the unconscious Sora has been placed in the guest room.
"What? Sora is Kazuma's son? How could he be at the Fire Temple?" Asma stood up in shock.
Although Chiriku knew Sora's identity, he didn't tell Asuma about it because he was afraid that Asuma will feel guilty.
"Asuma..." Kurenai called with some concern.
Asuma waved his head and signaled that he was okay.
"These are not important. What matters now is how Sora treats all of this. There are not many people who know about the Twelve Guardian Shinobi's incident. Therefore, there is no need to uncover the truth. Sora only recognizes this, the Twelve Guardian Shinobi's triangle sash. We only need to tell him that his father is one of the Twelve Guardian Shinobi, and then he died in a mission. As for the rest, we don't need to tell him." Kakashi explained.
After Asuma heard this, his emotions slowly stabilized, and he returned to his seat.
The atmosphere was silent for a while, and Kakashi looked at Asuma, waiting for his final answer.
"I see, this may be the best option. Sora doesn't have to bear the name of a traitor's son."
When Kakashi heard this, he smiled and said: "That's good. Sora will stay in Konoha for a month. After the end of your wedding, Chiriku-san would take him back to the Fire Temple. During this time, I will trouble you."
"I understand." Asuma nodded slightly.
"Then I will leave now. If you need something, you can contact me."
"Okay."
Kakashi turned and left the house. Asuma did not get up to see him off either. At this time, his mood was very complicated.
Kurenai, who is on the side, looked at Asuma worriedly. She then held Asuma's right hand, and whispered softly: "Asuma, are you okay?"
When Asuma heard this, he barely formed a smile, and said: "I'm okay."
When Kurenai saw this, she became even more worried. After all, it was very rare to see Asuma in such a state.
Asuma looked at the room where Sora was unconscious, and felt guilty.
In the Fire Temple, Chiriku's slightly closed eyes slowly opened.
"Asuma, I am sorry for sending Sora to Konoha this time. I am sure that you will be very distressed. But I think you would like to have a wedding without regrets. As Kazuma's son, Sora as Kazuma's representative attending your wedding is probably also a kind of comfort to you."
Chiriku muttered softly, his voice was only heard in his room.
The direction he looked at is exactly where Konoha Village is located.
Chiriku knew that if there is any regret in Asuma's life, it is Kazuma's death.
The two were originally friends, sharing life and death, but in the end, because of different beliefs, they fight against each other.
Although Asuma didn't show anything on the surface, Chiriku knew very well that Asuma felt guilty for Kazuma's death.
Therefore, Chiriku hope that Sora can make up for this regret, so that Asuma can have the cathartic outlet for this guilt.
In this way, in the days to come, Asuma will be able to live a little more comfortably.
This is the wedding gift that Chiriku prepared for Asuma.
It's just that this gift is really something unacceptable to ordinary people.
At least at this time, Asuma did not feel happy to receive this gift.
...
At the same time, somewhere on the border of the Land of Lightning.
Gravel scattered around!
A huge blue cat suddenly appeared.
Two people wearing black robe with red clouds pattern jumped out at the same time, looking at the huge monster in front of them.
"Hey, is this a Jinchūriki? It's really terrifying."
"Hidan, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and finish it."
"Well, I know. It's really troublesome. Jashin-sama, the ritual will begin soon..."
A few minutes later, the Nibi's Jinchūriki has fallen into a pool of blood.
And Hidan was nailed to a strange array by a black spear.
"It's really troublesome. You always do such a long ritual every time." Kakuzu said coldly.
"Ah, it seems that Nibi's capture has been completed."
There was a wave of spatial fluctuations, and Tobi, who was wearing a spiral mask, appeared in front of the two.
And Zetsu also emerged from the ground.
"Tobi? Why are you here?" Hidan asked in surprise.
"Ah, this, because Sasori-senpai's life and death is unclear, I am here to take over his position! I'm so happy, Tobi has finally become a full member of the Akatsuki. The Nibi has also been caught, so Deidara-senpai and I can go find Sanbi. That's great!"
Zetsu who is on the side interrupted Tobi's antics, and said: "The Nibi will be handed over to us."
"Hmph, just do what you want." Hidan said with disdain.