i am kimimaro

"Up ahead is the Land of Waves. Pass through it, and another day's journey will take us to the Village Hidden in the Sound," Kimimaro said, putting down the map and looking towards the small country shrouded in mist in the distance.

The Land of Waves, what a familiar name.

That was where the ninja dream began.

A small country without ninja, in this world, it didn't even have the ability to protect itself, and was currently controlled by a businessman named Gato.

The Land of Waves mission, a story of fighting for freedom.

"The bridge in the Land of Waves is almost complete. It seems I've arrived at the right time," Kimimaro said with a smile.

The Land of Waves mission event!

Although it should be nearing its end now, he didn't know if he could get an event photo reward by getting involved, but all four members of Team 7 were here, maybe he could get a photo reward with all four of them.

This was a considerable temptation for Kimimaro.

"There's still time. It wouldn't hurt to meet the protagonists first."

Kimimaro took out the Sound Village headband from his luggage and put it on.

Sound ninja, Kimimaro Kaguya, reporting for duty!

...

In the forest, Naruto, who had been training all night, was fast asleep.

"Sasuke! I will definitely surpass you!"

Even in his dreams, Naruto was still murmuring the name of the black-haired boy.

"Sleeping here will give you a cold, Leaf boy."

Naruto was woken up in a daze.

He rubbed his eyes and looked at the person in front of him.

White hair and green eyes, a white-haired boy even more handsome than Sasuke.

He also had a similar coldness to Sasuke, but there was a smile in his eyes and a sense of closeness.

Of course, what attracted Naruto the most was the headband on the boy's forehead.

That symbol wasn't from the Leaf Village, it must be from another village.

But Naruto, who hadn't paid much attention in his cultural classes, didn't know the name of the ninja village represented by this headband.

"Big brother, who are you?"

"Sound ninja, Kimimaro. You look like a ninja too, don't you? You're so unguarded. Sleeping in a place like this, if you encountered someone with bad intentions, you'd be dead."

Hearing Kimimaro's concern, Naruto immediately perked up.

"I'm a Leaf ninja, Naruto Uzumaki! Nice to meet you! I often come here to train, it's fine."

As he spoke, Naruto extended his right hand.

Seeing this, Kimimaro couldn't help but feel a little more expectant.

The protagonist of Naruto, taking a photo with him, what kind of reward would he get?

Would it be his signature ninjutsu, the Rasengan and Sage Mode?

Or high-level skills from other worlds?

With these expectations, Kimimaro shook Naruto's right hand.

"Congratulations, tourist, photo successful. Reward obtained: Seduction Technique."

Kimimaro: "..."

What the hell!

Seduction Technique?

What the heck is this!

The protagonist of Naruto, and this is the reward?

Is this reasonable?

All his expectations just now were shattered!

"Big brother, what's wrong? Your face looks so pale, are you feeling unwell?"

Looking at Naruto's innocent look, Kimimaro took a deep breath and calmed down his anger.

"It's nothing. Naruto Uzumaki, right? I want to ask you something."

Kimimaro, in a bad mood, didn't have the leisure to chat and went straight to the point.

"What is it?"

It was rare to meet such a friendly boy, Naruto really wanted to make a friend.

"Do you know where Gato is?"

"Gato? That name sounds familiar... Oh right! Isn't that the big bad guy Tazuna-san mentioned? What do you want with him? Don't tell me you're Gato's accomplice, like that bad guy Zabuza!"

As Naruto said this, he belatedly raised his guard and took a few steps back.

Seeing Naruto suddenly become so "clever," Kimimaro wondered if he had found the wrong person.

"No. I just took on the mission to kill Gato."

"The mission to kill Gato? You alone?"

Naruto was full of surprise.

Kimimaro nodded.

"You, a genin, can go out alone to carry out an assassination mission? This... this is at least a B-rank mission, right? Even under Kakashi-sensei's leadership, we had a hard time and almost got wiped out. You dare to take on such a mission alone?"

Naruto was shocked.

"Just a small fry like Gato, I... Who's there!"

Kimimaro was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly looked towards a certain spot and shouted in a low voice.

And right there, a figure flashed by.

He moved his feet and immediately chased after it.

"Wait for me!"

Seeing this, Naruto wanted to follow Kimimaro.

But he was so fast that in a few seconds, he left Naruto behind.

"So fast... How can he be so fast? It feels like he's even faster than Kakashi-sensei..."

Naruto was shocked again.

"Kimimaro? He doesn't look more than two or three years older than me, but he's so strong, no wonder he can take on an assassination mission alone. The Mist ANBU from before was the same, they're all about the same age, why are they so powerful?"

Naruto's heart was full of envy, and at the same time, a bit of unwillingness.

The gap was too big.

"Right! He just said he was here to kill Gato. I have to tell Kakashi-sensei about this!"

Naruto immediately ran towards Tazuna's house.

On the other side, Kimimaro chased out and quickly stopped the figure.

It was a beautiful boy with long black hair, wearing a pink kimono.

The boy looked wary, holding a senbon in his right hand.

"Move."

The boy said in a low voice.

"What if I don't?"

"Don't force me to attack."

"We're old acquaintances, do we have to fight the moment we meet?"

Kimimaro smiled.

Although the boy in front of him was a little different from before, Kimimaro still recognized him at a glance.

Haku!

The orphan of the Yuki clan from the Land of Water.

On the night the Kaguya clan was wiped out, the Water Release: Water Body Technique Kimimaro got from him played a big role.

Haku frowned slightly, clearly not recognizing him.

"I don't know you."

"You're quite forgetful. I remember very clearly the night you and Zabuza left Kirigakure."

Haku's pupils shrank.

Fragments of memories flashed through his mind, and the image of the white-haired boy overlapped with the person in front of him.

Although many years had passed, he still had a slight impression of Kimimaro.

"It's you! The boy from the Kaguya clan back then. You're still alive?"

Haku was a little surprised.

The Kaguya clan should have become a symbol of history that night.

Existing only in the past, not in the present or future.

But the appearance of this white-haired boy in front of him meant that he hadn't died in that tragic battle.

"I was lucky enough to escape. We're both orphans with kekkei genkai from the same village, there's no need to be so formal, is there?"

Kimimaro looked at the senbon in Haku's hand and said.

"What do you want?"

Haku didn't let his guard down.

Even after so many years, he still felt that the white-haired boy from that night was strange in every way.

Now, although he was still kind, he was no longer the innocent boy he once was.

(End of chapter)