I write Hokage in Konoha

Chapter 22 Death News
"The funeral procession."

Naruto raised the paper money in his hand, let it drift with the wind, and then looked in the direction Chu Ran was looking at, his heart trembled.

It seems that the news that old Lu Fu got is reliable.

Something is really wrong with this place.

"Let's go, let's go to the village chief's house first."

Naruto looked solemn.

The two went down the dam, which is the direction the funeral procession was going, and strode away.

When catching up with the funeral team.

Naruto suddenly turned and led Chu Ran into the forest on the right.

Chu Ran knew what Naruto was thinking. The sudden appearance of the two at the back of the team would somewhat affect the villagers who were handling the funeral.

But after the two stepped into the forest.

Only then did I realize that this forest was actually the cemetery of this village.

On the undulating hills, there are simple tombs piled up with mud all over the place. Many cemeteries that are not worshiped and cared for even have broken steles scattered around, and the graves are overgrown with desolation.

Chu Ran felt that the temperature here was a little bit colder than that on Jiangdao.

I don't know if it's psychological.
Still, it's really overcast here.

when approaching the edge of the forest.

The light gradually became brighter.

And at the end.

There are many newly piled grave bags.

Standing on the branch, Chu Ran glanced around, there were about thirteen of them, and some of them might be covered by the dense forest.

The soil of these tombs is black and soft. Passing all the way from upstream to downstream, it can be easily distinguished that the time difference between them is not long. Chu Ran estimated that it was within a month, maybe only within a week.
Naruto stopped.

Jump from a tree.

The two stood on the edge of the woods about to leave the village, looking at a newly dug hole, Naruto's face was gloomy, and then he opened his mouth to solve Chu Ran's inner doubts.

"It took no more than half a month for these new graves to be piled up."

Naruto sighed.

With the ability to observe the environment he learned in the ninja school, he quickly analyzed the approximate time from various aspects.

pretty close.

That is,

Since half a month ago, this village,

Almost every day someone dies.

This kind of situation happened in the country of fire, and the situation was considered to be particularly serious.

But now the two of them can't quickly pass this information to Konoha City.

And in a short period of time, if the cause of the death of the villagers is not found out, the situation may become even worse.

Naruto looked at Xiahe Village in front of him with a gloomy expression.

First of all, virus transmission can be ruled out.

After the fifth generation promulgated the new medical security law, each village in the country of fire has one or two excellent medical ninjas, who come here regularly to test the environment. Receive the news in the first time, and then start a series of follow-up work.

It can also be ruled out that there are ninja invasions or mutant species invasions from other countries.

Since Naruto also received the D-level mission issued by this village, it can be seen that the work in the village is proceeding in an orderly manner.

After suffering such a deadly threat, how could a village not choose to seek help from the country in a daze, and the village continued to be open to the outside world.

On the one hand, it is an inexplicable risk factor.

On the one hand, the residents' life is still going on.

In an instant, all the doubts became even more strange.

"Only by meeting the village head, may we be able to know the reason for all this."

Chu Ran lit the key to the problem.

Rather than being mindless now, the most urgent thing is to meet the person in charge of this village as soon as possible.

Changes later.

The two walked out of the forest.

Officially entered Xiahe Village.

The village is very simple.

Most of the buildings are thatched houses made of wood. The land here is scarce, and the small rivers and streams are criss-crossed. It is really suitable for the villagers to raise fish or fish out of the river for a living.

The roads in the village are narrow.

Most of them are like ridges on the edge of the field.

Although the road is difficult,

But it does not affect the quick pace of the two under the blessing of Chakra.

along the way.

There are countless paper money deposited in the stream.

Many white cloth and black clothes used for funerals were also discarded on the roadside.

It is not difficult to guess that the people in this village have been mentally tortured under the cover of this depressive environment.

On the road.

Naruto told Chu Ran roughly how he and Zuo Zhu came here to complete the mission last year.

According to Naruto's description,
The customs and culture of this village belong to the kind and simple type. Although the villagers here do not appear to be particularly hospitable, their behavior is very simple. They neither bow their heads to outsiders, nor do they overly reject outsiders , the quality of the villagers is generally high.

The village head here is a robust middle-aged uncle with a gentle personality and a deep understanding of the way things are handled in the village.

The two entered the village.

Many doors are closed.

Talismans were also affixed outside many doors.

The whole village was dead silent.

Before coming, Naruto patted his chest and swore that the elements of leisure, resort and entertainment villages were replaced by horror, horror and frightening elements.

"arrive."

Turning a corner, Naruto and Chu Ran stood in front of a large courtyard.

There are white sails hanging on the left and right of the thatched-covered gate. From time to time, there are sobbing sounds in the courtyard. There are men and women, and you can smell the deep sadness inside through the earthen wall.

Naruto stepped forward,

Standing under the eaves, knocked on the door.

moment.

A stooped old man with a cane came out of the door.

After seeing Naruto, the old man seemed to have met a savior, and quickly pulled the two into the courtyard together.

"You guys are here"

The old man's creased eyelids trembled slightly, there were still traces of tears in the corners of his eyes, and his speech was almost crying.

Chu Ran walked around behind the old man.

Looking at the courtyard lobby.

The inside was arranged as a mourning hall.

A brand new coffin was placed in the middle.

The whole family, young and old, prostrated themselves near the coffin, choking and weeping.

"Old man, please speak slowly."

Naruto seemed unable to see this parting of life and death, his emotions were already infected by this sadness, and he quickly comforted the old man softly.

"You idiot brother is dead!!!"

The old man beat his hands and feet in grief and anger, and the crutch in his hand kept poking the ground.

This old man is the head of the family and the father of the village chief.

Naruto still has an impression of the idiot brother he said, that is, the old man's youngest son, the village chief's younger brother, a young man who was born with dementia due to premature birth, and was born late, so he is considered the same age as Naruto.

When Naruto came last year, when he was swimming in the reservoir with Zuo Zhu, the stunned boy often squatted in the grass and peeked.

"How did you die?"

Naruto looked at the coffin placed in the lobby, and he couldn't believe it. In his impression, although the stupid boy had low intelligence, his physical fitness was not bad in all aspects. If he died young, he should have died a long time ago.

Before the old man could answer,

A bamboo pole slammed into the unsuspecting Naruto.

Standing in front of Chu Ran, with quick hands and quick eyes, he intercepted the bamboo pole, looked at the center of the mourning hall in puzzlement, and suddenly stood up, an old woman with a face full of resentment.

The old woman clapped her hands, as if she had seen the murderer, she screamed resentfully, "You guys came at the right time!!! Get the hell out of Xiahe Village and don't step into our house!"

The voice just fell.

The old woman missed a blow and was out of breath. With trembling hands, she picked up a futon on the ground and rushed towards Chu Ran, looking desperate.

(End of this chapter)