Chapter 523: Intense Brainwashing
The week passed quickly.
Children selected from various villages were gradually sent to Konoha. Under Kawakaze's arrangements, the Academy had prepared dormitories, waiting only for everyone to arrive before officially beginning classes.
On this day, the children from Kirigakure finally arrived. They were among the later groups, with only a few students still yet to come.
"So this is Konoha?"
"It doesn't seem all that different from our village, does it?"
Mei followed behind a Konoha ninja, glancing around at her new surroundings as they made their way to the Academy. Though her words carried indifference, the occasional gleam in her eyes betrayed the excitement she tried to suppress.
"It's just a village. How different could it really be?"
"Ahem—"
The boy beside her coughed mid-sentence, unable to hold it back. Looking closely, his pale face bore an unhealthy pallor, with two red dots between his brows.
"Rinnosuke, are you okay?"
Mei's expression tightened instantly, and she patted him lightly on the back. Though they hadn't been close before, in this unfamiliar environment, she naturally felt a sense of kinship with a fellow villager.