[Hokage] Terukawa

After the full meal, Chun Riqing and I didn't make any more jokes, but only asked him to pay attention to the hand injury and leave hastily. After all, according to what I said to my "new friend", I still owe Dashewan a bottle of qualified samples , and for things like acting, since I have done it, I have to do a full set, so now I have to find a task that needs to go out of the village to muddle through.

Fortunately, it is not uncommon to bring multiple mission scrolls in one trip in Anbu, which advocates high efficiency.Wearing a mask, I pick and choose from the pile of missions in Hokage Tower—the mission of chasing and killing enemies is too troublesome, so I pass it first; Next; Escort mission, the direction is completely opposite, so let’s say goodbye; “Going out for a trip, only to find out that I forgot to bring a souvenir for my friend when I came back, emergency rescue in the rivers and lakes (you can just buy some snacks and accessories)”... Ah, look at me Since the planned directions basically overlap, let me take over this task and help you out.

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After 10 minutes, I walked out of the gate of Hokage Building with three mission scrolls.Of course, Hokage Tower is a place that needs to be guarded. Five or six members of the Anbu who were on duty in the light nodded to me, and I nodded to them in return. The black fox pattern has changed, in fact, there is an extra triangle of black oil paint in the middle of the forehead.Since the oil paint used to draw "Black Fox" is black, it is not very eye-catching at first glance.

After the symbolic etiquette was performed, I continued to walk outside without stopping, and at the moment I turned around, I suddenly had a strange idea——

—— Yasaka Terukawa, do you think they are saluting you?

— Wrong, they are saluting your mask.

——To be more specific, they are saluting the inverted triangle.

...So the essence of Anbu is actually totem worship?

I came to this conclusion a little funny, and at the same time, I couldn't help thinking of the Minister Anbu who didn't wear a mask.

Among the Anbu where wearing masks is the iron law, the "minister without a mask" itself is already the most deterrent department symbol, and... what is interesting is that such a large Anbu is composed of one by one. Composed of symbols, let alone other aspects, at least it is really good in confusing my existence.

To a large extent, I actually don't mind just hanging around here as a symbol (or a brick) until the end of time, until my own strength can deal with those who have been blindly flashing back in my mind recently The enemies form a steady crush—but Orochimaru is actually right about one thing, that is, the life of the enemy has a limit, and I don't have enough time.

The answer given in Orochimaru's studio is indeed my true opinion, but if possible, I hope I don't need it.That kind of "revenge" is no longer revenge in essence, but a kind of self-comfort based on compensation psychology-if what I kill is not an enemy, then what kind of revenge am I taking?

It's just that I can't bear to disturb any dead person, and I'm more unwilling to accept the power obtained out of thin air than Vengeance from the Void.

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I have something to do, so it is impossible to be a "symbol" for too long, and about my purpose, will Sandai Hokage not know?Will Minato and Kushina not know? ——No, whether it's out of utilitarian win-win or pure love for young people, of course they all know it.Even so, they still regard me as a direct force for the next generation of Hokage.

This makes me feel a little complicated.

I don't know... when Minato will officially become Hokage.

I touched the red fruit on the back of my waist—this was part of the plan. After confirming that it was still there, I stepped up and planned to go directly out of the village to do errands.

However, judging from his enthusiasm to go on business trips with Jiu Xinnai all the time recently, this young couple is imposing and energetic... I believe that day will not be too far away.

Then wait for Minato to sit firmly in Hokage's seat, give yourself a little space to daze and think, and give yourself a little time to stay and grow.

I was a little slack in the days after the war, and it was time to pick up all those old little habits.

"..." My footsteps suddenly stopped, and then turned to another direction.

...Although the journey out of the village this time is not too long, it can't be too perfunctory. It is conservatively estimated that it will take two or three days. During this period, I naturally can't go to Kakashi's residence for dinner.Out of politeness and to prevent Kakashi from waiting for me to pass during lunch time during this period, I think it is necessary to inform in advance.

A few minutes later, I knocked on the door of Kakashi's residence with my fingers, but the time passed bit by bit, and the room was always quiet and no one answered.

It seems that I have gone out, and I understand it.Wait or don't wait, who knows when he will come back, if so, write a note for him.

The written note was stuffed in through the crack of the door at the bottom. After finishing all this, I patted the non-existent dust on my palms, and walked leisurely towards the gate of the village.

Although it was just a stroll out of the village to show off for those hiding in the dark, and by the way, give them a little time for conspiracy theories—they couldn’t really follow me out of the village after all—but I still planned this carefully. The route of the next trip.At the moment when the Great War has just ended, it is impossible to be too cautious about such things as routes.

First of all, stay away from the land of soup and the land of wind.I encountered "dough" in the former place. If it hadn't been for its inexplicable withdrawal in the end, it is still unknown whether my teammates and I could successfully evacuate the country of soup... No, it's a fart. I lost seven Anbe teammates including Shiori, there were two left in Shiori's team, and three in my team.Their injuries were all different, the only thing they had in common was that they were all severely injured, ranging from mental damage to physical disabilities... all were different.Whether they can return to the front line is unknown, but I know that overcoming the psychological shadow brought about by that mission will be a big difficulty.

As for the Kingdom of the Wind... Now that I think about it, that strange corpse that called me my surname on the battlefield of Kikyo Mountain, which shocked me into a cold sweat, and those who used twisted severed hand seals to control Nohara Lin on the Gobi of the Kingdom of Tang... The strange corpse, the two... seem to have the same effect.Although this conjecture is currently unfounded, it is enough for me to cross off the Kingdom of Wind.

After crossing out the two countries, I went through the general map of the ninja world in my mind again, and fell into a subtle entanglement after sorting out the specific locations of these two countries.

...Actually, from the perspective of the radiation range, the country of birds, the country of rain and the country of grass, which are sandwiched between the country of wind and the country of soup... can also be regarded as dangerous areas, which belong to detours if you can The kind, but the problem is that I haven't thought about it so much when I just accepted the mission - the destination of the gift mission is the Land of Rain.

...The farthest originally planned was to go to the border between the country of rivers and the country of rain.

What should we do now?Do you want to return the scroll of the gift quest?

... This is too troublesome, and the reasons are hard to make up. In the end, not only will I not get the reward that was originally beautiful, but there is a high probability that I will have to pay for my temporary remorse.

The Country of Rain, the Country of Rain... The border cities of the Country of Rain are also the Country of Rain. As long as I am careful enough and buy that souvenir in the most marginal town of the Country of Rain, then it shouldn't be a big problem.

Besides, there is only one "dough", so in such a large area, I won't be so black-faced that I go to the border of the Land of Rain and run into it directly, right?

As long as you don't carry it to the extreme...

I attached a layer of chakra to the soles of my feet, and flew towards the Southwest River Valley.The bandit den in the first mission is between the mountains near the southern gate of the river country. If I follow the direction of the water flow, I can save a lot of time.

The mountains there are not tall, but they are full of mountains and deep forests, and because of the vast vegetation coverage, the terrain is extremely complicated - if the people in this bandit's den can make full use of this, then my task must be much more complicated, but Also to my liking.

It's just right to get acquainted with Xueji.

...However, killing people with the purpose of being familiar with Xueji, and killing a lot of people-if I just traveled here, I am afraid I will yell at this kind of behavior.After all, for those people, even if the ending is the same, there is still an essential difference between simply being killed and being killed as a tool familiar with blood successors. ?

It took me a while to get to the valley to the southwest, and there was a small village on the nearby highlands.It is really a very small village, so small that it is not an exaggeration to call it a settlement, but although the sparrow is small and complete, Konoha's Anbe seniors have diligently laid a hidden stake here, and I can easily I got an unremarkable brown uniform from a "clothing store". Since it was winter, this uniform was generally thicker and slightly bloated after wearing it, which was completely different from the daily image of ninjas.

It's a bit thick, but it doesn't affect the skill, and it's also a good camouflage because the image is contrary to the conventional ninja.

I thought, while silently stretching my arms and legs.

It just doesn't look very good-looking, but to do the task is to put everything in practicality.

As for camouflage, camouflage, the so-called camouflage is actually role-playing, and you have to dress up as the character you wear.Street patrol is the most boring and relaxing job in Anbu, and it is also the best time to observe the crowd.If you observe, then you can imitate, if you imitate, then you can learn, if you learn, then you can act, and naturally you can pretend.

After all, acting is not a natural skill that everyone has.

Walking on the path trampled on by people, straddling the sloppy bag that looked like a coat, I walked slowly up the low mound, and the noise of the large rivers became clearer than ever. At the same time, what caught my eyes was a dilapidated old small ferry, and three or five small boats tethered there dangling.There is an old open-plan hut on the shore, but unlike the ferry, it is very neat and tidy, and it looks like it is often cleaned by someone—yes, I am still talking about Konoha Anbe.Even so, not all the boatmen who would stop and rest in this hut were Anbu's disguised ninjas. Here, real ordinary boatmen also accounted for a considerable proportion.

This situation is of course inconsistent with Anbu's original plan, but rules are dead, people are alive, and rules are practiced and maintained by people. Over time, no matter how clear the rules are, they will change.

First of all, there is no technical content in the job of rowing a boat. People who live by the water can even row the boat out of flowers; secondly, there is no danger in rowing here. Do you want to make trouble at the ferry?I'm afraid it's not too long; in the end, it's very simple, you get money for boating here, and those who find something wrong report to Konoha, they also get money.

There is no danger—you won’t make principled mistakes; you get money and I get information—each needs what he needs; a fixed number of civilians can effectively cover Anbu’s hidden piles—mutual benefits...you may make money, but Konoha Absolutely no loss.

I walked slowly to the shore, and the boatmen in the huts all turned their heads when they heard the sound.

"Wow".

I took a light step, and the wet boat sank slightly, with a slight sway.

"Old man, take the boat," I forced a smile, my voice hoarse, "I want to go to the country of rivers."