Swordsmanship cannot save Konoha.
But maybe death can.
At least that's what Sakumo thought, so he chose to burn himself out, hoping to illuminate the darkness of Konoha.
Unfortunately, some people have no heart.
Once the foundation rots, the walls will not last long.
Not many people came to pay their respects to Sakumo at the Konoha Cemetery.
A considerable number of people in the village also believed that Sakumo chose to commit suicide because he was too mentally fragile.
After all, stupid people always want to have followers and partners, and don't want to be alone.
Looking at the cold tombstone, Bai Yu became more determined to help Kushina rebuild the Kingdom of Whirlpool.
Except for Tsunade who was away on a mission, other people who usually interacted with Sakumo came one after another.
Everyone, dressed in black, came to the tombstone one by one to observe silence.
Kakashi stood next to the tombstone with empty eyes and saluted everyone who came to pay his respects.
Just like the scene when everyone mourned in front of the tombstone at the end of the last ninja war under the leadership of the Third Hokage, Orochimaru stood alone in the corner, watching everything quietly, as if he was independent from this world, everything was It has nothing to do with him.
But Bai Yu felt his chakra and became much colder at this moment.
Of the four jounin who previously belonged to Sakumo's team, only Uchiha Munuhito came to pay his respects. He came to the tombstone with a solemn expression, observed a moment of silence, and then turned to leave.
Just when Bai Yu and Kushina were about to leave, a lost figure stumbled over, climbed to Sakumo's tombstone, and kept murmuring:
"No...no, this is not my intention, I don't want this...I don't want this..."
Jiraiya shook his head and sighed, and Minato Namikaze stepped forward to help Sakamoto Kouta up.
"Hmph!" A sneer sounded, which seemed extremely abrupt in the solemn mourning meeting.
Jiraiya frowned slightly and asked, "Bai Yu, what are you doing?"
"Senior Kouta, have you heard the story about the farmer and the snake?" Bai Yu looked at Kouta Sakamoto: "The farmer covered the frozen snake with his body temperature, but was bitten to death by the poisonous snake."
Sakamoto Kota's trembling body suddenly froze.
"Baiyu, stop talking, Kouta didn't mean it!" Jiraiya said in a deep voice.
"Idiots are sometimes more hateful than bad people!" Bai Yu paused: "Senior Kouta, which type are you?"
Sakamoto Kouta raised his head, his expression blank and his eyes dull.
After saying that, without looking at Sakamoto Kouta's reaction, Bai Yu led Kushina and left the cemetery directly.
Halfway through, Kushina pulled Bai Yu to a stop.
She clenched her fists and said firmly: "Bai Yu, don't worry, no matter they are stupid people or bad people, I will keep them away from you. Whoever dares to get close to you, I will help you beat them away!"
"Aren't you just an idiot yourself?!"
Nine Tails in the sealed space complained.
Bai Yu smiled knowingly and hugged Kushina: "I will also protect you."
"Yes." Kushina buried her head in Bai Yu's chest, listening to his heartbeat.
"Tch~" Seeing that Kushina ignored it, Kyuubi cut off the image of the chakra connection and closed his eyes to sleep.
The two cuddled together, feeling each other's warmth.
...
Hyuga clan.
Hideto Hideto followed the jounin of the separated family to the clan's mansion.
The heir of the clan, Hyuga Hidezu, expressed his commendation to Hideto Hyuga on behalf of the clan leader.
"Yingren, the family is very satisfied with your recent performance and hopes you will continue to work hard."
"Yes! Thank you, Mr. Hizu!" Hideto saluted respectfully. Since he became Orochimaru's disciple, his treatment in the Hyuga clan has been much better, but there is no essential difference, he is still just a "dog".
The Hyuga clan and the clan control everything about the branch families.
The status of the branch family is about the same as that of a dog, but it is better. After all, the clan family still has to maintain the basic dignity of the same clan.
Of course, face is not friendship.
When Hyuga Hideto was very young, he had to suffer the pain of being a caged bird because he questioned why clans and families should be divided.
The Zong family's award is not an honor to him.
Many members of separate families are used to kneeling and can no longer stand up.
But Hideto Hyuuga couldn't kneel down.
"Keep it up. The family is always paying attention to you. At all times, the honor of the family must come first." Although Hinata Hizashi is only in his early twenties, his words already have the majesty of a young clan leader.
"Yes, I remember it!" Hyuga Hideto said respectfully. In his opinion, Hyuuga Hideto has imprinted the clan's superiority into his bones.
This time the young patriarch personally "rewarded" him, probably because White Fang committed suicide and Orochimaru became the most favorable competitor to the Fourth Hokage.
This is the only time the Hinata family can show some "human kindness".
"Back off."
"yes."
Hinata Hiashi sighed inwardly, he could feel the resentment hidden under Hideto Hyuga's respectful appearance.
Many members of the branch family will be like this, especially some geniuses of the branch family.
Just like his younger brother Hyuga Hizashi, he was obviously more talented than him, but because his father chose him, Hizashi was labeled as a caged bird and became a branch of the family.
The branch family is always inferior to the clan family, and there is an order of hierarchy. As long as the clan family gives an order to let the branch family die, the branch family must do it.
Although in most cases, the Zong family will not do this.
But once status is unequal, the gap will become wider and wider.
His once high-spirited brother has now lost all his sharpness and has become humble and extremely respectful.
And Hinata and Hinata gradually got used to it.
There are many problems in the Zong family, Hinata, and Konoha that cannot be changed by him alone.
...
The Uchiha clan.
In the backyard of a luxurious mansion.
On the porch, Uchiha Hayato was leaning on a lounge chair and basking in the sun.
Lying on his lap was a cute black cat with a ring of white hair around its neck, which looked like it was wearing a white collar.
At this time, the black cat was squinting its eyes, enjoying the touch of Uchiha Hayato, and kept making "purr" sounds.
After a while, a follower brought Chiho to the courtyard.
"Hayato-sama, Miss Chiho is here."
"Grandpa." Chiho said respectfully.
Uchiha Hayato smiled warmly, and the more he looked at her, the more he found Chiho pleasing to his eyes.
With White Fang's death, the third generation temporarily won.
Chiho's status as Orochimaru's disciple now has extraordinary significance.
"I heard that you have a good relationship with that Yagami Baiyu. How are they doing?"
Uchiha Hayato suddenly asked.
Chiho hesitated for a moment: "He... is very reliable."
"Reliable..." Uchiha Hayato pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, you should get closer to him."
Chiho had a confused look on her face.
Uchiha Hayato shook his head and laughed. The topic did not go into depth. Instead, he talked about household matters and asked Chiho for her welfare.
Chiho stood obediently in the courtyard, glancing at the black cat from time to time.
After Uchiha Hayato stopped stroking, the black cat stood up from his lap, stretched hard, then sat down again, licked some saliva on the tip of his tongue with his two front paws, and made a human-like gesture Then he used his tongue to wash his face, and then kept licking his fur until the color of his fur became a little brighter.
Noticing that Chiho was absent-minded, Uchiha Hayato picked up the black cat and asked:
"Like it?"
Chiho nodded, then shook her head.
Uchiha Hayato smiled slightly and said, "You go back first."
"Yes, Grandpa." Uchiha Chiho bowed respectfully and left the yard.
"Hayato, have you decided it's her?"
At this time, the black cat suddenly began to speak human words.
"You have also observed her. Isn't she suitable?" Uchiha Hayato asked.
"Introverted, emotionally slow, and with few friends. Once such a child has love and then loses it, it is indeed easier for her to open her eyes. But... aren't you afraid that she will lose control?"
Black Cat was a little worried.
"I never wanted to control her, I just paved the way for her in advance. Whether she can succeed in the end depends on herself. And...even if I am gone, you will help her, right?"
Uchiha Hayato said quietly.
The black cat raised his head, stared at the old face of Uchiha Hayato, and said coldly: "I just abide by the agreement between the Ninja Cat Clan and your lineage."
"This is enough."
...
Kota Sakamoto is dead.
I heard that he committed suicide in front of Sakumo's tombstone.
After the village lost White Fang, another elite jounin died, which can be said to be devastated.
The third generation summoned Bai Yu specifically for questioning on this matter.
Bai Yu was perfunctory and left the Hokage's office.
On the way, he suddenly remembered the Konoha collapse plan in the original work.
The third generation fought against Orochimaru to protect his strength.
Why did Jiraiya run to deal with the miscellaneous fish, while Kakashi and Metkai paddled the whole time, and no other strong ninja came to help?
Moral support from many, scant support
Bai Yu remembered how he was moved to tears and suddenly wanted to laugh.
The behavior of a person in a high position in this incident.
Stupid and bad, you have to have one or the other, right?
