On the third day,
The third day of victory on Konoha's eastern border.
The gloomy sky seemed to be covered with a dark curtain, and there was faint thunder in the sky.
Looking at the black clothes neatly folded beside the mattress, a trace of confusion and sadness flashed in Huang's eyes.
Two hundred and ninety-three,
This is the number of Konoha ninjas who died on the eastern border in this war.
Today is their comfort offering.
And during this battle, more than a hundred Konoha ninjas were unable to continue living as ninjas even after recovering.
They are all elites above Chuunin level.
Aramoto thought he could face this matter calmly and face this data head-on.
However, when the vivid names turned into darkness, when the welcoming crowd on the day of return was filled with uncontrollable crying.
He knew that he couldn't completely ignore it.
After all, getting to the bottom of it,
The trigger of this incident lies in itself.
'call. '
The weighing breath extended in the dark space. After an unknown amount of time, he began to put on the neatly folded clothes on the side, and the black clothes gradually covered the white bandage covering his whole body.
If it hadn't been for the power of the fire grass to heal his broken body in the first place, and if it hadn't been for the 'gift' from the Kaguya clan, perhaps his ninja path would have taken a long, long time to cultivate before he could restart.
After fastening the forehead protector engraved with the shape of a leaf, Huang opened the door. At the door of the small courtyard stood a graceful girl, who seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.
"morning."
Staring at the young man who jumped into her sight, the girl opened her teeth slightly, her clean and beautiful eyes were filled with waves, and even her breathing seemed to be slightly faster.
The black dress made the girl extremely slender and tall. Her long, smooth hair was lightly tied with a minimalist black headband, and the tear mole at the corner of her right eye added a different kind of softness.
"Morning, Quan."
Huang's expression was slightly stunned for a moment, but he quickly regained consciousness. While responding, he worked hard to clear away the clutter in his heart, for fear that the other party would see something.
Because the scene of the girl cleaning and bandaging his wounds with silent tears these past few days has long been deeply engraved in his soul and cannot be removed.
He didn't want to worry Quan anymore.
"Let's go."
After walking to the girl's side in twos and twos, Huang Huang said, and took the lead in taking the step. The originally somewhat suppressed voice also changed to the same as before.
"Um."
Quan snorted and followed.
"No matter what happens, I'll be there for you."
"As long as you look back."
She added softly, her voice calm.
'despair. '
Hearing this, Huang Na's steps that were half a body ahead suddenly stopped, and the uneasy feeling in his heart that was still uneasy even though he tried his best to suppress it was inexplicably relieved at this moment.
"Thanks."
He didn't know what to say.
Don't know what to say.
During this time, he felt that his entire senses were filled with the other person's aura.
"That's not right."
"It was you who chose me first."
.........
The streets of Konoha are depressing, just like the gloomy sky.
There were no shops open along the way, and pedestrians rarely interacted with each other. They just walked in the same direction.
When Ara led the Uchiha clan appeared, the oppressive atmosphere around them suddenly became even weirder, with disgust, fear, rejection, and even fear of avoiding them.
At the beginning of the war, they shared the same hatred, and even if there were other voices, they were weakened in front of Kirigakure, the foreign enemy.
But after the war ended, some voices sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain.
Because of protecting Uchiha Araichi, hundreds of ninjas died and hundreds of families were broken. Is this price really worth it?
Even if the young man at the center of the incident also leads the crowd there, what can be done?
Isn't this how it should be?
Even if he captured and brought back the top leaders of Yunyin Village, what could that mean?
You must know that such trophies are based on the premise that dozens of Konoha ninjas are not harmed!
The most important thing is, what kind of methods will Yunyin use in the future?
An Uchiha is an Uchiha after all!
A selfish, evil family that only cares about itself! !
Too many accusations and slanders have been flying in the past three days, and even the mountain clan has been implicated, because the clan leader once criticized certain commentators in public with full anger.
After all, that guy didn't listen to Huang's warning.
Of course, it was not just Yamanaka Kaiichi, including Hinata, Sarutobi Asuma, and Yuhi Kurenai who had resisted such remarks.
But these voices were ultimately buried in the general trend.
Especially the subsequent attitude of Kumogakure Village was like a sharp sword hanging over the hearts of Konoha residents, making them breathless.
No one wants to start another war.
No one wants their surviving family members to once again go to the bloody 'meat grinding ground' for that evil family.
In these few days, the Sandaime Hokage naturally said nothing and explained nothing.
Just like the Nine-Tails Rebellion in the past,
His thoughts were focused on the subsequent memorial service.
The place for memorial service is on the platform of the Hokage Building.
Naturally, not everyone who came to pay homage was able to go up. Most of them stopped on the street outside the Hokage Building to pray silently and say goodbye.
"Oh, the Uchiha clan also has the nerve to come."
As more people gathered, some voices moved from their hearts to the stage and began to become unscrupulous.
"Not coming? Oh, how could you not come? How dare you not come!"
"That's hundreds of dead souls, hundreds of Konoha elites."
"If I don't come, will my heart be at peace?"
"This evil clan!"
The accusations and accusations began to take shape, and they began to become more and more unpleasant to listen to.
No one stopped or scolded them. Even the Konoha ninjas responsible for maintaining the scene looked at the group of young faces in their field of vision with complicated and even hostile eyes.
It was as if the 'nine-tailed demon fox' was placed in front of him.
In this regard, although Huang's face was expressionless, his black pupils were trembling slightly, and his stretched fingers were trying hard not to clench.
It's okay to insult him,
But insulting Uchiha and his tribe is too much!
Just today,
Just here,
He had no reason to vent his anger.
Because, it is a memorial service.
However, there were also crazy calls in his heart, and at this moment he was shouting crazily:
【leave. 】
【leave! 】
【leave here! ! 】
When this crazy obsession reached its peak accompanied by the abuse around him, when there was already a trace of scarlet in his vision, a slightly cold palm gently held his trembling fingers.
The sudden arrival of a different kind of temperature, as well as the delicate and rough resonance of the touch, made Aang calm down a little.
He knew it was Quan.
The rough feeling is the mark left by the girl's training with ninja tools.
And the negative emotions such as anger, irritability, etc. in his heart were suppressed at this moment because of this 'temperature'.
"I'm all right."
Huang said softly.
"Um."
Quan nodded slightly and released his palms. What remained unchanged was the distress in his eyes.
During this time, Huang Huanhuan's eyes also fell on the tribesmen who were traveling with him.
I saw clear anger written on their cheeks, but they were all trying to restrain themselves.
Since the incident with the Sarutobi clan, they have grown so much that even if they are provoked by their peers, they will not pay attention and they will try their best not to cause trouble to their clan leader.
They grow up earlier than any of their peers, and their remaining tenderness is gradually replaced by tenacity.
but,
Is this the humiliation that Brother Minghuo once suffered?
Ara took a deep breath and walked towards the inside of the Hokage building again.
After all, as the Uchiha clan, they have the right to be on the platform where the memorial ceremony is held.
........
"Feel sorry."
"My personal will is too shallow, but I believe that the day of mutual understanding will eventually come."
Sarutobi Asuma's face had a clearly audible apology, and his words were heavy.
In the past few days, he had not told his father and his tribe that the final destination of a ninja was to die on the battlefield to protect his homeland and his companions.
However, the former was busy with the memorial ceremony and the connection with Kirigakure Village, and it seemed that he did not take his voice to heart at all.
As for those tribesmen, they were completely filled with anger. After all, not even one out of ten Sarutobi tribe members went to support, but all the Uchiha tribe returned.
How could they let go of such a sense of disparity?
What?
You said that at the most critical moment, it was Aradan who stopped the assassins of Kirigakure Village and the brutal Kaguya clan?
Ah,
This was the trouble he caused, and it was what he should do!
Even death can't cover up the crime! !
Coupled with the previous conflict between the two clans, the hatred of Uchiha within the Sarutobi clan has reached its peak.
"Um."
To Asuma Sarutobi's words, Ara just hummed in response.
If we could really understand each other, then the Uchiha clan would not be in the current situation.
It can even be said that the most critical point that caused all of this to happen was neither Shimura Danzo nor Uchiha Itachi, but Asuma's father, the strongest of the Sarutobi clan, and the third generation of Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen. !
He really doesn't deserve to be Hokage;
At least for the Uchiha clan!
After smoothly taking the white chrysanthemum handed to him by the other party, Ara then led his clan members to the far corner of the memorial square, away from all the Konoha family and other ninjas.
Not long after, when the number of people on the platform stopped increasing, the Sandaime Hokage, who was also dressed in black, slowly said: "In order to mourn all the companions who sacrificed their lives because of this battle, a memorial ceremony is now held... ..”
Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice is very heavy and sad, without any artificiality. Coupled with his gray hair, it makes people feel heart-wrenchingly uncomfortable and depressed.
Behind Yu, several open scrolls and black-and-white photos were placed on the table. The scrolls were densely written with names, and in the photo frames were the jounin who died in this battle.
"Yueno Fengqi, Sarutobi Yukiwa, Sarutobi Kosuke..."
In the mournful voice of the Sandaime, the vivid yet cold names were read out one by one.
'Crack, snap. '
Raindrops began to fall from the gloomy sky, and the whole atmosphere became more solemn and sad.
Faintly, there was a faint sound of sobbing.
This situation reminded Huang Tuwu of eight years ago, when he first came into this world.
Likewise, the surroundings are filled with sadness, and all you can see are pure black outfits and white mourning chrysanthemums.
Only this time, no tribesman stood in front of him.
"Let's give flowers to the deceased and send the heroes of Konoha on their last journey."
The voice of vicissitudes of life sounded from the audience, it was Mito Menyan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was on the stage, had already placed the white chrysanthemum in his hand on the memorial stand, leaning forward in front of the deceased's photo and name.
The crowd began to move around, and the Konoha ninjas who came to pay their respects stepped onto the high platform one by one and put down the white chrysanthemums in their hands.
During this period, the mournful cries and the utterances that could no longer be suppressed began to become turbulent, and the rain around them became increasingly dense and torrential.
But at this moment, on the spacious road of Konoha, a group of burly foreigners carrying standard samurai swords suddenly appeared.
Just looking at it from a distance makes people feel that it is not a kind person.
"Someone is coming."
The ninja standing on the tower immediately raised his voice to warn.
"Not an ordinary person!"
"Stay alert."
As this group of strangers approached, the guard at Wangwang added in a hurry again.
Because ordinary business groups and ordinary warriors can easily develop such physical strength and momentum.
"Stop, who is it?"
"What are you doing in Konoha!"
The iron steel stood independently in the center of Konoha's gate, directly blocking the dozens of strangers who arrived unexpectedly.
Xili Li, the rain is getting heavier and heavier.
However, even this dense noise could not cover up the visitor's joking response:
"Oh, we finally arrived in Konoha."
The leader slowly raised his palm and lifted off his brown raincoat.
'Crack! '
The impatient sky flashed with thunder, and the ferocious thunder light illuminated the entire world.
And with the dazzling skylight, Gang Zitie could clearly see what was tied to the other person's forehead, and the expression on his face could not help but change again and again.
"Kumogakure ninja Atsui, on the orders of Lord Raikage, led the Kumogakure delegation to pay a visit to the Sandaime Hokage."
The blond man who lifted up his rain hat said with a ferocious face.
The fellow travelers behind Yu also lifted their rain hats away, revealing the bright Yunyin forehead protector.
'After all, it's here. '
Looking at the group of people in front of him, Gang Zitie's mood was very stiff, and he had no words to speak down.
"Sorry, we didn't receive any news that you will arrive today, so it's a long way to go."
"Please follow me to the reception room to rest temporarily. The Hokage is holding a memorial ceremony and will receive you all later."
Upon seeing this, Izuku Shenyue who was standing by the side immediately stepped forward to receive him, and his words were very polite and polite.
At the same time, he also gestured to a Konoha ninja behind him, telling him to inform the Hokage.
"Hey, a memorial service."
However, when he heard such words, Aziyi's eyes suddenly changed a little, and a cold look suddenly appeared in front of him.
How could such a clever opportunity be let go so easily?
"Hey, wait a minute."
He raised his voice and called.
Hearing this, the Konoha ninja who had just moved away stopped with doubts, including Shenyue Chuyue and Gang Zitie in front of him.
"Excuse me, is there anything you want to explain?"
"When Hokage-sama finishes his work later, he will naturally receive you."
Shenyue Chuyue frowned slightly, and the words of the Kumogakure ninja in front of him seemed a little arrogant.
Still, he maintained restraint.
But Aziyi ignored the inquiry of the person in front of him and continued to go his own way and said loudly:
"Tell your Hokage that on this trip we are going to pick up Nozomi-sama and bring Uchiha Ara back."
"With one less person, Konoha will prepare for war!!"
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