[Hokage] Secrets of the Fathers [Fourth Generation Center]

However, humans have not been able to eliminate hunger so far.

Konoha 61

The land of wind, no wind

Capital Central Palace

"So, Gaara is back. It's good to be back. Thank God there are people willing to take over the mess of Sunagakure. Oh, you are young. Jinchuuriki, please go and make it clear to the ministers. Don't mention your young age to me. , Jinchuuriki, as long as he has a good relationship with Konoha. People need to be self-aware and know what we are. No matter how much silver ore, iron ore, gold ore, gem ore there is in the sand, as long as Konoha doesn't say anything to us, There is another food embargo. Whoever has the ability to snatch food from Minato Namikaze will go. If you can't snatch it, I will drag him out and cook it to feed so many mouths in the country." The leader of the Kingdom of Wind, who had not been seen for a long time, finished speaking. After a long sentence, he closed his eyes slightly and panted, waving his hand to dismiss the waiter who had left to deliver the message, and continued to nibble on the chicken wings beside his mouth.Then he gnawed and gnawed, and the more he gnawed, the hungrier he became. It was as if what was digesting food in his stomach was not gastric acid, but rolling red magma. No matter how much food he put in, it would instantly turn to ashes.

This made the ruler, who had accumulated fat, want to kick over the table, draw his sword and cut off the curtains, and listen to the sound of "ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping with with with a kick.But just thinking about it made him out of breath again.So, in the end, he just sighed in his heart, he didn't like the daytime.

He has to do things during the day, meet people during the day, and think about problems during the day.He used to like to do things, and before he was so fat, he also liked to discuss with his subordinates. When he was not so fat, he was also agile, and that was before he was so fat.But now, he only envies the little king of the Fire Country, his cute little daughter's little husband, his little son-in-law.That happy child has been able to enjoy life without doing anything, but as long as he is alive, he has to worry about if something is not handled well, then the people will be in dire straits, the land will be starved, and the country will be ruined and the family will be destroyed.

As long as the people can pay taxes, he doesn't care about anything else. He won't be starved to death, but if the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, others may have nothing to do. It will be difficult for him, the leader of the country, to live.

He really didn't want to die.As long as I think of his wall, the row of gilded carved railings from the Kingdom of Iron is still looming in the sand. At the bottom of the bathhouse, the exquisite tiles from the Kingdom of Water are broken with dull and dark cracks. In the garden, there are enchanting figures from the Kingdom of Fire. The vines were almost turned into specimens due to the drying and weathering of the fountain, and the collection of poems from the Kingdom of Clouds inlaid with gems. He didn't know when they completely disappeared. This vast mansion always inadvertently told him that his The country used to be so prosperous and powerful.At least, among the five major kingdoms, only the palace of the Kingdom of Sand dares to be called a "palace". This place was a palace a long time ago.

It's a pity that the last person to enjoy such an honor was his grandfather.As for why 60 years ago, the ninja named Senju Hashirama sealed the nine tailed beasts, held the first Five Kage Conference in the newly established Konoha, and distributed the tailed beasts to the five countries with ninja villages. , was divided among the five ninja villages.

The obese king rarely stopped eating. He didn't accept it. He really didn't accept it. He had not accepted it since he was still skinny.He couldn't understand that the Ninja Village obviously relied on the state for support and was only part of a country's combat power. The country should have the ability and means to control them.But why did his grandfather and several other country leaders allow a few ninjas to meet together to decide the fate of the entire country.Why did his father allow Sunagakure to make endless demands on the country?Until he really saw what a Jinchuuriki was and what a tailed beast was.

Ninjas are so powerful, so powerful that they can destroy the world.The bloodstains are so miraculous, so miraculous.But even so, ninjas are still human beings, made of flesh and blood, subject to old age, illness, and death. If they cannot be eliminated, they can still wait for their own death.For example, the Yondaime Kazekage who died a few days ago.But even if the jinchuriki dies, the tailed beast is still there, as long as there is another person to be the jinchuriki.

But fortunately, how can anyone be able to do something like an inhuman being like a Jinchuriki?

Therefore, you can wait for an opportunity while you are alive. If you die, you will really have nothing.

"Hahaha." The fat king of the Kingdom of Wind couldn't help laughing when he thought about the endless future he would have.He laughed so hard that his whole body was shaking, and he was still panting and feeling uncomfortable.However, with the support of two slender beauties under his left and right armpits, he stepped off the throne, returned to the inner room, and stood in front of a wall of glass mirrors.With the help of his chamberlain, he took off his luxurious robe and looked at his ugly chest like a sow.It was thick and pale now, but he knew that as long as someone thought a little, a string of black handwriting would appear there, slightly exuding golden light. His second shackles came from the protection of the great golden flash, "Come I want to take a shower and change my clothes, bring me my robe with rust gold thread and rubies, today is a good day, I have to be more grand, yes, more grand."

A more grand ceremony would be worthy of a long-awaited funeral.

It’s still Konoha, July 61, 12

Hidden Sand Village, afterimage

Gaara loved Funeral in the Land of Wind.

First, open the precious white blanket that was tightly wrapped. Second, everyone stayed far away together and formed a half-circle. Finally, they stood there with their hands down and their heads raised solemnly, waiting.When the sky gradually gets dark, and the faint whistling sounds keep coming one after another above the head, you can see the sky overlord in this vast desert, with its big flat-haired wings spread out, like a hornet's nest being poked, swarming on the precious white blanket. , peck, bite, and swallow until there is not even a bone scrap left, they have a full meal, and then leave in droves. When alive, they feed on wild beasts. When they die, they return their flesh and blood to them, so that no one owes anyone anything. By doing so, you can be debt-free and go to the afterlife cleanly.

So Gaara didn't like the funeral in front of him even more.In his long-standing concept, this beautiful ceremony should only use the corpses of women of noble status, heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country, elders with high morals, and beloved leaders.

As for Kazekage

When a sandstorm comes, people who don't drink other people's blood will die of thirst, so those who drink the blood of their wives and children; when a sandstorm comes, drinking the blood of women and children can keep most people alive, while leaving their wives and children as well as themselves. people

There are also people who make drinks and jerky for their wives and children and hang them around their waists before setting off, because they expect that many people may get lost in a sandstorm and die from lack of water and thirst.

How could they both be human?

"Gaara, what are you doing?"

Gaara moved his ears and ignored the soft call behind him, even though the person calling him was the eldest sister who had dared to stand on the opposite side of justice at a critical moment of life and death.

"Gaara, the funeral is not over yet."

Gaara won't look back.Even though the voice came from his nominal teacher, the current commander-in-chief of the Sand Hidden Combat Force, the fourth generation Kazekage's most important right-hand man during his lifetime, he was also the "second person" in the village, Jonin Maki.

"I love Luo"

"I love Luo"

Gaara actually had a slight headache. He wanted to block out all the noise, but in the end, another voice came slowly, drilling into his ears like needles.The old, long-winded, gentle and damn firm voice said, "Gaara, the will will be announced later and you are not present. If you or someone has objections to the contents of the will in the future, it will be very troublesome."

"Then let's do it now." Gaara is not afraid of trouble. He always thinks that he is more trouble than trouble.But he was inexplicably unable to refuse the Sandaime Hokage who was chewing on his cigarette holder, just like he didn't want to go back to Sunagakure but came back anyway, "Then let's announce it now."

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sp; "The funeral is not over yet." Although Gaara stopped, Maki, who was stared at by Gaara, still did not appreciate the uninvited former Hokage next to him, "This is your father funeral, Gaara.”

Gaara tilted his head, as if he remembered something.He touched his trouser pocket, took out a palm-sized aluminum can, shook it, and sprayed it on his hair.

Maki couldn't understand this sudden behavior, so he could only move closer to Gaara's ear and suppress his low growl.He had already prepared a bunch of things he wanted to talk about. Although he really didn't want to say this in front of outsiders, since Gaara ran away to Konoha, no one knew about the various grievances and hatreds between father and son. "Gaara, your father is a Kazekage. To be honest, he didn't do anything wrong. I have always thought so. You are not a child now. Please think about it rationally. If you were in your life back then, In your father's position, how many choices do you have? Of course, your father's decision has indeed caused harm to many people, but someone has to sacrifice, and the Konoha guy said it's all for everyone."

Gaara didn't object, he tilted his head again, then took out a cotton swab from his sleeve, put it into his ear and took it out.

Markey probably understood this time, the kid was showing that he didn't want to listen.But understanding was more intolerable to this serious ninja than not understanding.He knew that the child's personality would definitely change if he stayed outside for a long time. People who came back from Konoha also reported that their jinchūriki became more and more like normal people day by day, but forget about this normal person, it is better than having to see each other just because they don't agree with each other. Blood is strong.

In the end, Ma Ji gave up correcting Gaara and continued his persuasion, "Besides, your father has tried his best to make up for it, but he didn't have time to say many words to you. In short, let him let the past happen. Let the wind pass. To be honest, you can't ask a person from the past to stand in the future and make decisions for that time. Before the future comes, no one knows whether they are doing the right thing or not. At least you are living a good life now. I think You should be able to understand that you accepted all the gifts and hometown specialties that your father sent you."

If you throw something directly on his bed, it will be accepted.Gaara didn't want to listen to Maki's roundabout words anymore. To be honest, he didn't understand the "present, past, and future" at all.Therefore, no matter how long Ma Jin has been preparing for his great principles, the principles taught by the "people-killing party" will only have one effect, and that is hypnosis.

But Marky didn't want to give up so easily, "Besides, you enjoyed the food very much, as the Hokage testifies."

Gaara really wants to say that it's because Konoha Anbu's "secondary packaging" technology is really bad. Dried goods such as gizzards and salted beef tongue can easily go bad if they are exposed to the humid air in the forest for a long time. Shameful waste

But he didn't say it in time, and Ma Ji continued to say, "The tongue of the camel is okay, but those muscular bird gizzards, you also know how difficult it is to catch the birds in our Kingdom of Wind, but your father gave them to him one by one with his own hands." You pulled him from the sky. His whole body is covered with old wounds, and the seams in his bones hurt when the wind blows."

However, Gaara was not as moved as Maki thought, not even touched.He just silently took out a small handkerchief, moved the gourd behind his back in front of him, took a few breaths, and wiped it carefully.He suddenly remembered that when he sprayed the gel, he seemed to have accidentally affected his little friend.The climate in the Kingdom of Wind is so dry. If you don't wipe it off quickly, you might not be able to wipe it off again.

"I love Luo."

Gaara looked at the smooth gourd with a satisfied expression.

"I love Luo"

"I'm sleepy."

Maki sighed, still amidst the tense atmosphere of the people around him, Temari and Kankuro grabbed Gaara with one sleeve on each side, "You will no longer lose control because you fall asleep. Gaara, this is your father’s funeral.”

"Yes, yes, don't worry, everyone. Please believe that Konoha inherited the powerful sealing technique from the Kingdom of Whirlpool. Now Ichibi's Jinchūriki seal is very complete and strong. Even if Gaara faints, Ichibi will not be able to do it." He went berserk." Sarutobi Hiruzen hurriedly caught up, "But it's normal for teenagers to be sleepy early when their bodies are growing. I remember that when I was this age, I really couldn't stay up late. Hey, if I could have slept more at that time Yes, maybe I won’t be nicknamed Little Monkey just because I don’t grow much taller.”

It's a pity that the old Hokage's atmosphere of Konoha's secret arts has changed, and he is a little acclimated to Sagakure.Maki didn't stop and said, "Sandaime Hokage, please respect yourself."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little embarrassed, and he took a puff of his cigarette, which made him even more embarrassed, because sucking the cigarette holder loudly didn't seem to be something that should be done at a funeral.However, he felt a little more at ease when he looked at the representative of the Kingdom of Sand on the other side.

I don’t know who the person who came on behalf of the Lord of Roshan Kingdom is, but judging from how he and his followers behaved at any time and place, he was really considered a close confidant.But Maki clenched his fists tightly. The third Hokage didn't care, because it wasn't his fourth Hokage who died. Gaara didn't care, because they were the ones who felt sorry for the child first. But why could someone from the Kingdom of Wind have such a nonchalant expression? Come to attend the funeral of a Kazekage. Without the Suna ninjas, without the Kazekage sacrificing for the country again and again, the worms in those countries would still be alive to eat and eat.

Markey was really unwilling to give in.He had been following Feng Ying since he was a child. After all these years, he admitted that the man was a bit of a failure in his life, but he had been loyal to his country all his life, and he had to work hard even if he didn't have any merit.Why aren't you even willing to give him a complete funeral and just this last bit of decency?

Well, they didn't come to mourn the dead, they just came to confirm with their own eyes whether the new Kazekage's talisman was in the interests of the Kingdom of Wind and the Lord, and whether it was in the interests of the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha. In other words, look at that Did the smelly and hard Kazekage cause trouble to everyone again before he died, for example, by appointing someone other than Gaara?

Yes, Gaara, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha chose the Fifth Kazekage for Sagakure.

Ma Ji sighed secretly. After all, reason defeated the humiliation, and he even gave up on himself a little.He pushed the white envelope in his arms to Gaara.

Gaara tore open the envelope, glanced at it, and stuffed the letter and paper back together, "Send it to everyone who should see it, and see you in the office tomorrow morning. I hope Sagakure's backlog of documents will not be as big as Konoha's." many."

Ma Ji opened his mouth and looked at Gaara's strong figure disappearing into the hidden village in the night, feeling that he might also fail for the rest of his life.

"It looks like there won't be any more unexpected situations, right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen finally felt relieved when he saw Gaara's clean and tidy look. He was actually ready to spend the New Year's Eve in Sunagakure, " Don't worry, Gaara is really good. If he hadn't been unable to join Konoha, Minato would have even wanted him to be a candidate for the Fifth Hokage."

And Maki didn't know how to reply to the old Hokage.A wind shadow close to foreign villages.Although Sagakure has been living a good life since he came to Konoha. Whether it is supplies, medical treatment, or tasks, everything is going well.only

"Don't worry, Maki." Sarutobi Hiruzen patted the loyal Jonin on the back, then inserted the pipe stem back into his belt, straightened up slightly and hammered the hammer, "Gaara knows what he should do."

Ma Ji could only tighten his fists again. He couldn't show any disrespect to Konoha's old fire. It was already a huge honor for him to come.Now he just said a few more words that were inconsistent with his identity. How could he be brought by the wind and eventually be taken away by the wind.He could only silently wish his Feng Ying a happy journey.

Shunfeng is really a good message

It’s July 61, 12 in Konoha

There are 62 days until Konoha 7nd Year