Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"Will you come back?"

When Ebizo asked this question, his voice trembled slightly.

To be fair, he didn't want Scorpion to leave.

But it was not until now that he suddenly realized that the child who had always followed him had grown into a slightly immature teenager.

The boy has his own ideas and has taken the first step in exploring the world. If he is stopped at this time, he will always remain in the cage and become a bird in a cage.

Ebizo didn't want Scorpion to stop here, but he was very worried about Scorpion.

This complex intertwined emotion made him feel choked up for a moment and he couldn't even speak.

"that……"

Suddenly, another young man's voice came from behind.

Ebizo and Sasori looked at it together, and Ito Toru handed two glasses of iced drinks to them respectively.

"Would you like to have something to drink first?"

"And thank you, old man. If it weren't for you, my friend and I would be in big trouble..."

Toru Ito's innocent appearance, natural and pure smile, and gentle words that make people feel warm and refreshing are very confusing and deceptive.

At least at this moment, Ebizo's originally uncomfortable and uneasy heart slowly calmed down like the grass blown by the spring breeze.

"Thank you, good boy."

Ebizo took the drink with a smile on his face and took a sip.

Scorpion was a little speechless, but still took it and took a small sip.

He didn't want to waste too much time.

If we used this time to chat here and sell goods, they would have been sold out long ago!

"Are you here in Shayin for business?"

Ebizo naturally started chatting with Ito Toru.

"How do you feel? I'd really like to hear what you people from other places think of the Hidden Sand Village."

“It’s a nice place, but it’s a little too dry and the road is hard to find.”

Ito Toru spread his hands: "But the scenery here is really magnificent."

"Haha...you're welcome to come again next time."

Ebizo touched Ito Toru's head with a smile, and at the same time released his perception without leaving a trace.

"Of course! The food here is delicious!"

Itoh Toru seemed to be unaware of it, still looking innocent and carefree: "And it's very suitable for making jerky. When we figure out a way to seal the jerky, we can do a big trade!"

"Hahaha! Very good idea."

Ebizo withdrew his hand, and the smile in his eyes became even more intense.

"When the time comes, you can come find me. My name is Ebizo and I live over there."

He pointed in a direction: "Go straight over there. There is a canyon at the edge of the village. That house is where I live."

"If you didn't see me, I would probably be dead, haha... Don't make that expression, I'm old enough, anything could happen to me."

There was openness in his tone.

"I just hope that you young people can enjoy this era that belongs to you."

"must!"

Ito Toru nodded vigorously.

“What a vibrant and energetic junior.”

Ebizo sighed.

"Okay, Lao Fu, you've been chatting here for so long, and it's delayed your business. Pack up all the leftovers for me so I can take them back."

"what?"

There was just the right amount of surprise in Ito Toru's eyes.

"Old man, you, do you want all of them?"

"Of course, haha... you are in a hurry to leave, right? Although the desert is cool after dark, traveling at night is not a good choice."

Ebizo's smile was still kind.

He knew Scorpion's personality. He had been very impatient since childhood and was only a little quiet when he was fiddling with puppets.

If Hong Wen really had wasted a lot of time chatting here because of me, he would probably be very angry!

"Wow! Everyone come and help the old man pack up!"

Ito Toru shouted back.

So Yahiko and the others also hurried over here, and then started packing in a hurry.

Scorpion was originally standing on the sidelines like an autistic child, but when he saw how everyone was beating the opponent, he couldn't help but start giving instructions off the court.

“This needs to be put in a glass bottle!”

"You can use paper for this, but you have to fold it, not just wrap it! Forget it, let me do it..."

"Just tie these two together."

"Give me everything you've packed and I'll put it on display."

Looking at Scorpion busy with everyone else, Ebizo finally felt relieved from his uneasy heart.

"Please go slowly, old man!"

Soon, under Scorpion's guidance and assistance, everyone packed all the goods, arranged them into a beautiful rectangle, placed them on a cart, and handed them over to Ebizo.

"Thank you, good kids. I hope you will have wonderful memories during your time in the Hidden Sand Village."

Ebizo took it with a smile, paid the money, and drove away.

“Phew—finally it’s sold out!”

Yahiko wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand and said with relief.

"Don't talk like this, as if it's all your credit!"

Scorpion was complaining beside him, and at the same time he clenched his fists, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

I was clearly the one who was busy here for a long time, and you were just drinking drinks over there, and you only came over to pack up some things at the end!

As Ito Toru watched this scene, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.

It seems that without realizing it, Scorpio's ability to complain has also been developed...

If you think about it carefully, the Scorpion in the original work always seems to lack a sense of security and has extreme social phobia.

Even, they don't really understand themselves or what they want to pursue.

After finally transforming himself into a puppet, he still retained the human heart.

However, the vacancy in that area seemed to never be filled.

Until finally he was pierced by two swords.

At that moment, he could have avoided it but he chose not to.

Perhaps, at that time, Scorpio finally understood that the real him had already died silently at some point in time.

The body that remains in the world is just another puppet.

but……

It's not too late now.

Although Toru Ito had no intention of saving Scorpion on purpose, since he had met him, it was not a big deal to give him a hand.

As for Scorpion's parents, at worst they can just make their dreams come true...

"Well, the next step is to purchase supplies." Scorpion didn't know what Ito Toru was thinking. Without any hesitation, he immediately began to plan the next step.

He turned to ask Ito Toru:

"How long did it take you to walk in and out of the desert before?"

"About three days."

"Then prepare 10 days of food and water, and purchase them separately now."

"Ah? No way, we are not machines. Let us take a break at least."

Yahiko, who heard this nearby, looked bitter.

"Then you stay here, I'll go shopping."

Scorpio doesn't want to waste any time.

"I'll go with you."

Ito Toru patted Scorpion's shoulder with a smile: "I'm not too tired."

"also."

Scorpion looked unhappy, but did not shake off Ito Toru's hand.