Naruto: I am not the villain

A few mornings later, in the southern part of the Snow Country, in front of a village with a prototype of a town.

"I'm so lucky. I haven't had any snowy days these days."

The girl took off her bamboo hat and looked at the familiar home in front of her. Her tense heart relaxed slightly and she smiled brightly.

"Well, I am indeed very lucky." The young man also showed a smile.

For the ninjas of the Land of Snow, no matter how thick the snow is, it is no problem. Ninjas can even step on water, let alone step on snow. Here, running quickly on the snow is a basic skill, and there are many people who can step on the snow without leaving a trace. .

Ninjas and ordinary people alike are most afraid of encountering a snowstorm.

If you are forced to travel in a snowstorm, you will most likely lose your way. Being lost in the snow is basically a step towards death, either from starvation or freezing to death.

Only those with rich experience can see the changes in wind and snow from the celestial phenomena - just like the young leader, he has mastered the skill of reading the weather.

However, even the most experienced people cannot predict the weather in the distance. Therefore, most of the missions issued by the boy's organization will not be too short. After all, no one can predict the weather on the way, and there is no world in the world here. Specific weather forecast - this is also an important reason for the scarcity of their organizational tasks.

Speaking of which, there is one thing that has always been strange to Dong: if you look at the number of tasks alone, it is impossible to support the dozens of ninjas in the organization just by earning commissions from doing tasks, but there has never been a shortage of funds in the organization.

There are rumors that the leader has other secret sources of funds.

This news was neither acknowledged nor refuted.But in fact, whenever the organization expands or seems to be in trouble, the leader can always come up with a large sum of funds for emergency response.

It can be said that the leader is almost single-handedly maintaining the entire organization, which also confirms the accuracy of this news.Of course, we don't rule out the possibility that the leader himself is a rich man or has a financial backer. In this world, careerists abound...

"Qiu! Dong! You are back!" Someone in the village spotted the two teenagers and took the initiative to say hello.

Qiu, the girl, waved to the man, "Yes, I'm back, everything goes well."

Dong, the young man, also nodded to the man as a sign of courtesy.

"Really, Dong, how many times have I told you that you seem too indifferent like this? It's not like we have a bad relationship, so why don't you say hello?!"

"No need!

You also said that we all have a good relationship, and wouldn't it seem too awkward to say hello to each other when we meet every three days? "

"It's just nonsense, you're not afraid of offending people!"

“For those who have known me for so many years and don’t understand me, it’s okay to offend me!

Besides, even if I offend someone, it’s definitely not me who should be worried. Who makes us better than them?

hey-hey……"

"Yes, yes, Lord Strong, let's leave quickly, but don't offend the stronger person."

"Hehehe, what you said is going against your will. Others don't know who is stronger. Don't you know?"

"Hmph! I've never been beaten before, who knows..."

Qiu and Dong continued to walk towards the village while chatting. According to the regulations, they had to deliver the task to the leader before they could move freely.

"and many more!"

When he was about to enter the village, Dong suddenly stopped Qiu solemnly.

Qiu immediately tensed up, and at the same time, his right hand instinctively touched the handle of the knife, and asked quietly: "What's wrong?"

Listening to Dong's tone, she thought Dong had discovered some danger. Even though she was right outside the village, the safest place in theory, she still believed in her companion and her lover unconditionally.

"Relax, there's no danger." Dong patted Qiu's shoulder, and after seeing Qiu's dangerous eyes, he immediately fumbled for a scroll from behind.

"I'll give you a gift, Qiu, and wish you a happy birthday!"

Qiu suddenly had the urge to hit someone, but seeing that her lover had not forgotten this day and used a precious seal scroll to pack a gift, the girl decided to spare the young man's surprise this time.

"There's no need to rush now to give gifts, right?"

The girl muttered angrily while injecting chakra into the seal scroll.

With a "bang" sound, the seal was lifted, and an exquisite snow wolf mask appeared in her hand.

The snow wolf on the mask is lifelike, and its pure white hair shows a divine majesty.The maker specially set a pair of dazzling red gemstones in the pupils of the snow wolf - the color used to symbolize autumn.

The young man looked at his lover tenderly and said emotionally: "Five years ago today, it was at this time that the two of us formed a team. That day, you gave me the name Dong. It was also at that time that you told me that today It’s your birthday, and it will also be my birthday from now on.

I have kept this time in my mind ever since.

But in the past few years, whenever this time came, we were either being supervised in our practice, or we were doing tasks separately.

To be honest, I never thought about arranging it deliberately, but when I encountered it today, I would not let it go. "

The scorching sun in early spring shines on the white snow, and the white snow reflects an even more dazzling light, making the boys and girls even more beautiful, as if the whole world is cheering for them.

The girl's cheeks suddenly turned red, which spread to her fair neck. Her crystal earlobes also turned pink and looked more delicate.Her heart was pounding like a deer, and a sweet heat rushed from her heart to her mind, making her thoughts numb.

'Damn it, my gift is still at home. It will definitely be too late to go back and pick it up.It's all my fault for this idiot Dong, who actually launched a surprise attack. No, I have to find a way, otherwise it will look like I lost to him. '

The girl's eyes rolled around, she saw the mask in her hand, and a bad idea came to her.

The girl pretended to be calm, coughed lightly, and said: "I am very happy to see you caring so much, so I will show mercy and give you my most precious treasure."

Then, under the young man's expectant gaze, the girl fastened the snow wolf mask in her hand onto the young man's face with lightning speed.

The young man quickly covered his mask to prevent it from falling off, and said in a dumbfounded voice, "Does this count?"

"Of course, forget it. This was my most precious thing five seconds ago. I wish I could carry it with me for the rest of my life, and..." the girl's red face became even more embarrassed, "Besides, the snow wolf mask represents me. You should carry it with you." , In this way, even if you do the task alone, I can see everything you go through through those eyes..."

"Okay," the boy hugged the girl into his arms, smelled the fragrance of her hair, and smiled softly, "You've passed the test this time."

……

In the largest building deep in the village, in an enlarged and heightened office, Dong and Qiu knelt down on one knee and reported their work to the huge figure in front of them - the leader? 6? 1 Xiao.

"This time, my subordinates annihilated tax evasion villages and seized more than [-] yuan." The young man took out the map and money bag from his ninja bag, lowered his head and walked quickly forward, put it on the desk, and lowered his head again He quickly stepped back.

"Eagle, and wolf, you did a good job this time."

The leader, who was huge, had the face of a ghost owl, and had a villainous aura, used a business-like tone to praise him as usual.

As long as the mission is not a failure, he says this to everyone who delivers the mission. In his opinion, saying a few nice words doesn't cost anything anyway, and as long as it can get a little reward, it is a huge profit - unfortunately, he That innate evil appearance made his affinity close to zero, dooming this trick to be almost a waste of effort.

"It's all thanks to the teachings of my foster father over the years." Eagle, also known as Young Dong, continued to answer with his head lowered.

The leader was very satisfied with the young man's answer, and the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a devilish and terrifying smile. "By the way, I forgot again, your name is 'Dong' now, right?"

"Whether it's Dong or Ying, it's just a code name. You can call me whatever you want. This is the name of your adopted son."

The leader became more satisfied with the young man's answer, and the smile on his face became more... horrifying.

"How is your recent practice?"

"The swordsmanship seems to have reached a bottleneck. I have initially mastered the changes in the nature of Fire Escape and Thunder Escape. Recently, I have gained a little understanding of the nature changes of Earth Escape. I have already passed more than half of the training progress and have not practiced related to Wind Escape and Water Escape." Dong Lao said honestly. Answered truthfully.

"Very good, it sounds good. Without anyone's guidance, you can cultivate the two nature changes of fire and thunder just by knowing a little about the direction of cultivation. You are indeed a genius!" The leader stood up, his unusually burly figure gave people a strong impression. Feeling of pressure, "Go to the training ground, I want to test it myself. Wolf, come with me."

"Yes."*2

The boys and girls stood up and waited to follow the leader outside. At the same time, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." The leader sat back down.

A middle-aged man with a stout figure pushed open the door and walked in. That was Takeshi Tanaka, the logistics manager.

"Chief, the envoy from the Lord over at Snow City is here. Look..."

"I understand. Arrange for the envoy to meet with me immediately. Don't lose etiquette." The leader instructed, and then said to the two young men, "You go to the training ground and wait for me."

"Yes."*2

The two teenagers left the room, and the girl Qiu finally returned to human form from the background board. She exaggeratedly patted her slightly undulating chest, breathed a long sigh of relief, and whispered: "I have been saved. Although I have experienced it many times, I still face the leader every time." I feel so depressed.

Dong, how did you survive these 15 years from childhood to adulthood? "

Feeling the girl's pity, the boy's eyes wandered and his mouth opened. He wanted to say that in fact, he didn't like staying with his adoptive father either.

The boy was an orphan. He was adopted by his adoptive father when he was young and named "Eagle". Over the years, his adoptive father has shown him both nurturing and teaching. It can be said that his kindness is like a sea.

The young man considers himself not a heartless person, which can be seen from his attitude towards the girl. But strangely, as he grows older, his closeness to his adoptive father not only does not increase, but becomes more and more The less.Whenever he faced his adoptive father, he always felt a sense of alienation, as if there was a voice in the dark telling him to stay away from him as much as possible.

When did this feeling begin?

The boy recalled.

By the way, it seems to be the time when I officially started practicing and showed my talent.

Affected by this feeling, the young man has been deliberately alienating his adoptive father. Unless he encounters something that is really unavoidable, he will never take the initiative to appear in front of his adoptive father, and he will never let his adoptive father know about things that he can solve. .

Fortunately, the adoptive father did not doubt the boy's alienation. Perhaps he regarded the boy's behavior as a sign of respect. In other words, everyone in the organization had the same attitude towards the leader, and the boy's attitude was not out of the ordinary.

The young man once thought about this matter: his adoptive father treated him very favorably and treated him much more kindly than others. Why did he feel this way?

The young man was puzzled and could only attribute it to the sequelae of being amazed by his adoptive father's peerless appearance when he was a child.

But just now, when he lowered his head to report on his work, he clearly felt his adoptive father's eyes on him.The gaze was very hot, like a hungry giant beast that saw a fresh lamb and wanted to swallow it in one bite, but had to give up because of the fence between the two.

The boy wanted to confide this feeling to the girl, but after thinking about it, it was better not to say such unfounded words that would affect the harmony. In the end, he just laughed dryly and said: "Well, just get used to it. .”

"Hey, Dong, does the leader not like your name?" The girl suddenly said worriedly.

"Maybe... Anyway, I like..." The boy put his arm around the girl's shoulders, "Don't worry, my adoptive father is not that stingy. Don't you also have two names? Qiu and Wolf."

The girl broke away from the boy's arm, and punched the boy's chest with her pink fist, "I'm going to die. Are you saying I'm stingy?"

"Hey, hey, what kind of brain circuit do you have? Also, please hit him lightly. I will have to fight my adoptive father later..."

"With your half-baked sword skills, you're bound to lose anyway, so there's nothing to worry about."

"If I'm not good at swordsmanship, I still have ninjutsu. I've made a lot of progress, and I'll definitely surprise him."

……

"Ding……"

"clang……"

On the leader's dedicated training ground, two figures, one large and one small, were galloping towards each other.

The blades met, making a crisp metallic clang sound.The burly figure holding the giant blade remained motionless, while the other short and muscular figure holding the knife retreated several meters before regaining its balance.

"I've already seen your speed and strength just now. Is this your limit?" The leader's expression made the young man feel strange. There was some dissatisfaction but also a sense of relaxation.

"In terms of physical strength and speed, it was indeed my limit just now. In fact, I still have some limits. If I use thunder attribute chakra to stimulate my body, I can go faster." The young man sensed that his adoptive father seemed to suddenly He became a little nervous, but the young man didn't pause at all, and continued, "It's just that I can't control whether it's running faster or swinging the sword faster. My eyes... can't keep up. I just rely on myself." It’s a feeling that’s hard to control.”

The young man didn't know how he got the feeling he felt from his adoptive father, so he had to look at his adoptive father carefully, but everything was as usual, his adoptive father still had no expression on his face, as if the tension he just felt was just an illusion.

"Is that so? Next, you don't need to worry about your sword skills and just use your strongest strength and speed. I will defend you with all my strength."

"Yes!"

The young man held the knife in both hands, holding it at his side, with the tip of the knife facing his adoptive father. His body was slightly bowed, his legs gathered strength, and arcs of electricity jumped on his body, and then suddenly exploded, rushing towards his adoptive father like a cheetah.

The young man moved his hands, and the sharp blades in his hands cut through the sky like streaks, stabbing toward his adoptive father's chest.

"Zheng~"

The two of them passed each other, and the blade kept screaming. The boy lowered the blade, and a drop of blood dripped from the tip of the blade - the leader was actually injured!

Looking at the leader again, his whole body was intact except for a small shallow wound on his right arm - it was obvious that the leader narrowly missed the young man's thrust at the last moment.

But this was a well-prepared block, and he was still injured!

There was a special look in the leader's eyes, but it was successfully captured by the young man who had been paying attention.

'That look seems to be fearful? 'The young man pondered uncertainly in his heart.

The leader stood silent for a while and said:

"You have grown up, Eagle. Not only have you figured out how to use thunder to stimulate your body, but you have also developed it to this point."

The leader's words were full of relief, "You go to the office and wait. There are some things... it's time to tell you."

The young man nodded in agreement, put away the knife and walked out. He was calm on the surface, but his heart was gradually turbulent: "Father... something seems not right."

If I say that the emotional fluctuations I felt in him before may have been my misunderstandings, I was definitely not wrong about the fear shown in my adoptive father's eyes just now!This is because I have concealed part of my strength. Otherwise... I don't know how violent his reaction will be.

Could it be that... it's impossible, he can't know, I've never revealed it in front of any living person except Qiu!The few people who have been seen have also been cleaned up, and there is no possibility of exposure.

Could it be that it has something to do with the secret he will tell me later? '

The young man had some expectations for what his adoptive father was about to reveal. Perhaps the following conversation would clear up many doubts in his heart...

Naturally, the leader didn't know the anxiety and expectation in the young man's heart at this moment. He walked up to the girl who had been watching the battle at the exit, and a trace of determination flashed in his mind.

There is no turning back once you have started. Now that you have embarked on this journey, you must keep going until the end!

"Qiu, the Lord of Snow Capital just entrusted you with a task, and I originally planned to let you two solve it.

Well, this mission is mainly about concealment and does not require fighting. It is not good if there are too many people. Your strength is not weak and your mind is delicate, so I will leave it to you alone. "

The leader threw a scroll, which recorded the content and requirements of the task. The girl quickly caught it and responded: "As you command!"

The boy happened to walk in front of the girl at this time, and suddenly his heart palpitated, and he subconsciously gave the girl a "careful" look.

The girl immediately gave a "reassured" look in secret.

The young man continued to move forward and walked out of the exit. He saw from the corner of his eye that the leader seemed to take this task seriously and whispered to the girl.

According to the rules, the young man should turn a deaf ear to tasks that had nothing to do with him, but the uneasiness in his heart prompted him to violate this rule. However, the young man listened attentively and could only hear a few words intermittently.

"...It's very important. When you send it to the Snow Capital...you must...change...your attitude..."

The young man kept walking and soon left the training ground, and gradually he could not hear anything about the conversation between the two people.

"It sounds like it's near the Snow Capital in the north. It seems to be just an ordinary mission, but it's a bit far away." The young man thought of this, and the uneasiness in his heart gradually dissipated.

……

It was still a large office, the leader was still sitting behind the large desk, and the young man was still kneeling on one knee, bowing his head and waiting for instruction.

Without too much nonsense, the leader Xiao went straight to the topic: "Ying, did you hear that I have other sources of funds?"

It turned out to be this matter.

The young man felt relieved and a little disappointed, but he said calmly: "I have heard a little bit."

"Thanks to the destruction of the Snow Ninja Village in the last Ninja World War, and after most of the Snow Ninja were absorbed by all forces, our organization became the largest armed force in the Land of Snow except for the Daimyo Guards.

As the largest non-staff ninja force, most of the domestic commissions will be handed over to us. Even the daimyo favors us and assigns us tasks from time to time.

You also know that among all ninja tasks, commissions from merchants are the most generous. In major ninja villages, the income from business commissions is the most important source of income.

However, the Snow Country is located in a remote location and has a harsh environment. Most of its citizens live a self-sufficient life, with backward commerce and few merchants.

Weak businessmen are unwilling to pay remuneration, and most businessmen with strong capital choose to hire ninjas from Konoha and other great ninja villages. This means that we are simply unable to obtain sufficient income from business entrustments. "

"..." The young man remained silent, these are all facts.

"However, despite insufficient funds, I have expanded the organization step by step to this day. Do you know where the money comes from?"

"Subordinates don't know."

"It's all because of this!" The leader Xiao solemnly took out an exquisite black wooden box. The wooden box seemed to be made of some kind of precious wood, with complicated sealing techniques engraved on it.

It was the first time for the boy to see such a complicated seal, and he was even more curious about the contents of the wooden box.

The leader didn't show off, he quickly formed a seal, chakra gathered in his hand, then slapped the seal on the box and shouted.

"open!"

With the injection of chakra, the seal on the box was lifted. In an instant, cold air visible to the naked eye spread from around the box. The firewood burning in the fireplace seemed to no longer provide heat, and the temperature in the room instantly dropped a few points.

The leader opened the lid and tilted the wooden box so that the boy could see the whole inside of the box.

The young man raised his eyes and saw a blue gem placed steadily on the silk cloth at the bottom of the box, reflecting a slight cold light. Just looking at it from a distance, there was an icy aura coming over him.

After confirming that the boy could see the gem clearly, the leader replaced the lid and activated the seal, and the coolness in the room instantly dissipated.

"This is an extremely cold gemstone that I accidentally discovered. I call it the 'Ice Stone'," the leader rubbed the wooden box, as if recalling the prosperous years of those years.

"Its production is extremely rare. At that time, I thought I had found a treasure. But later I discovered that this thing has no use except for refrigeration.

Although it can be sold for a good price in some precious goods merchants, the cost of collecting it is too high, so I quickly put it aside and no longer care about it.

But a few years ago, a big shot suddenly appeared in front of me and ordered an 'Ice Stone' from me at a very high price. As a result, the organization had sufficient sources of funds. It can be said that this is the most valuable treasure in the organization. ! "

Xiao slowly revealed the biggest secret in the organization. Without waiting for Dong's reply, the conversation suddenly changed: "Ying, do you know why I concealed this transaction?"

The leader's tone was very calm, but the boy once again felt a different emotion from him - fear.

'Is the foster father afraid of that big shot?But what is this vague and cold feeling? ' The young man thought this in confusion, but did not say it out loud, but continued his words very wisely.

"Subordinates don't know."

"Because, that big shot is from Konoha!"