The figure ran into the cave, took off his hat, revealing his short orange hair and a face as tender as Nagato and Konan. It was Yahiko in the future trio.

Yahiko shook her hair and said excitedly, "Xiaonan, I'm back. I'll tell you, today I saw a few ninjas, and they..."

Before he finished speaking, Yahiko saw Nagato standing next to Konan. His voice stopped, frowned, and a hint of vigilance appeared in his eyes. He asked at Konan, "Xiaonan, who is this guy?"

"Sorry, Yahiko."

Looking at Yahiko who asked him, Konan showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, "He was met when I was outside today. He fainted on the ground and was about to die, so I brought him back."

"That's right." After hearing Xiaonan's words, the vigilance in Yahiko's eyes dissipated and she muttered: "It's true, don't just pick up people at home casually."

As he said that, Yahiko saw the little dot at Nagato's feet again and became even more surprised, "There is actually a dog."

Then he walked to Nagato and asked casually, "What's your name?"

Nowadays, Nagato naturally could not make the mistake of the original work again. He pointed to Xiaobudian, "Its name is Xiaobudian."

"My name is..." As he said here, a hint of hesitation flashed in Nagato's eyes, and then he said firmly: "My name is Uzumaki Nagato."

"Huh?" After hearing what Nagato said, Yahiko was stunned, and then looked at him in surprise: "Uzumaki Nagato, strange, you actually have a surname."

As he said that, he shook his head and said to himself: "It's strange that if you have a surname, you will become a wanderer."

Xiaonan next to him was a little surprised after hearing Nagato say his name.

Nagato, who had a memory blend, could understand why the two of them were surprised when they heard his name.

This is because, in the ninja world, most civilians do not have surnames but only names.

People with surnames are generally high-ranking officials, nobles, samurai, or ninjas from the ninja villages from various countries in the ninja world. Even ninjas from the ninja villages do not have surnames.

For example, among the three ninjas that will soon become famous all over the world, there are two people who have no surnames and only names.

In addition, Hanzo, the demigod who was given the title of Sannin, also has no surname. People call him Shanjiao Fish Hanzo because his spiritual beast is Shanjiao Fish, not Shanjiao Fish.

Yahiko and Konan are both civilians without surnames, so they are surprised by the fact that Nagato has a surname, who is in a worse situation than both of them.

In fact, the original Nagato did not have a surname.

According to the memories in my mind, we can know that Nagato's father was named Ise, a doctor, and a civilian in the Rain Country. When he was young, he once traveled to the ninja world and practiced medicine everywhere. Later, he met Nagato's mother Uzumaki Fusang in Uzumaki Village in Uzumaki Country, and eventually became a couple.

Ise did not marry into the Uzumaki clan, but married Nagato's mother. Logically speaking, Nagato should have followed his father's surname, and Ise himself did not have a surname, so Nagato also had no surname.

Nagato decided temporarily to change his surname to his mother's surname Uzumaki. From the moment he woke up to the present, he had a vague idea of ​​the future in his mind, and changing his surname to Uzumaki would be of great help to this idea.

But naturally, I couldn’t tell Yahiko and Konan about these things, so Nagato thought for a moment and came up with a reason to explain, “My surname was passed down from my ancestors, but a long time ago, my family was just an ordinary civilian.”

"So that's it." Yahiko showed a stern look.

He used to be a nobleman, but it is not uncommon for examples of gradually becoming civilians because of mediocrity in the descendants. This is also one of the few civilians with surnames.

"Okay, Nagato, I'll ask you, what are you going to do next? Do you want to join us, or will you leave here alone after dawn?"

After hearing what Yahiko said, Nagato did not hesitate at all, "I want to join you and live with you two."

His expression was a little sad, "I am alone, and it will be difficult for me to survive. If I hadn't been lucky enough to meet Xiao Nan today, I might have starved to death on the roadside. If I continued to wander alone, I would probably have starved to death in no time."

After Nagato finished speaking, Yahiko thought about it and nodded, "Okay, since that's the case, you can join us."

"However, please make clear in advance that if you want to join us, there are conditions."

“What conditions?”

Yahiko pointed to the food deep in the cave and said seriously: "You have also seen that we have a lot of food here, but even if there is more food, it will be empty. Xiaonan and I will not give you food in vain, so if you want to join us, you must be able to get food."

"How do you get food?" Nagato asked.

"Of course I'm going to steal." Yahiko replied calmly.

"Do you steal... OK, I understand." Nagato agreed immediately without hesitation.

Although he is still a child, his real age is already in his twenties, so he will naturally no longer be confused about stealing things like Nagato in the original work. For him now, the most important thing is to survive.

And for war orphans who are only a few years old, this is probably the only way for them to get food. After all, in a place where resources are poor and war-ridden, it is almost impossible to obtain food by begging.

The experience of Nagato in the original work has already shown this very well. Even if the residents of the Rain Country can have extra food, they cannot give it to others in a luxurious way. After all, no one knows when the war will end. If you save more food, you will have more hope of survival.

"Very good." Seeing Nagato agree happily, Yahiko nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "By the way, have you ever stole food before?"

"No."

"So, do you know how to steal food?"

"have no idea."

Yahiko frowned and muttered in a low voice: "I can't even steal food. What a fool, no wonder I almost starved to death."

Nagato felt speechless. He didn't expect that an adult who was in his twenties would be despised by a seven-year-old child.

"Well, forget it, there's no way." Yahiko shrugged and said helplessly: "Since you have promised to join, you can't regret it anymore. You can only teach you how to successfully steal food from scratch."

Seeing Yahiko agreeing to Nagato join, Konan, who had been standing next to him quietly looking at the two of them, said happily: "It's great. Nagato joins us, and we will be three of us from now on."

"Okay, it's not too late. Come here, I'll teach you how to steal things now."

After Yahiko said that, she pulled Nagato to sit next to the fire and began to teach him his experience of stealing things.

“First of all, you should…”

The fire became more and more intense. Xiaonan, who was sitting beside him, held his face in both hands and looked at the two people talking nonstop, with a smile on his lips.

ps: I also think the name Fusang is very strange, but Nagato is indeed called this one. Nagato's parents' names and occupations are stated in the setting book.
Chapter completed!