Path of the Giants of the Autumn Path of the Leaf

The residence of the Akimichi clan, the clan chief's mansion.

There was a coffee table placed under the bright light, and two cups of spring tea were wafting hot.

"Hokage-sama, please have some tea."

The stout Akimichi Tingza made an invitation gesture, and the two of them sat cross-legged on the yellow tatami with a coffee table separated from each other.

The shoji door on the left is opened and connected to a wide and clean corridor, with a direct view to the courtyard.

"Dingzu, I didn't mean to bother you late at night. I'm really too busy recently, so I can only come at this time." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile while holding tea.

There was a look of relaxation on the old man's old face, and the midsummer night wind and the chirping of insects made the surroundings feel particularly peaceful.

"It is the honor of the Akimichi clan to have the Hokage come to our door." Akimichi Choza responded solemnly.

The friendship between the three clans of Inaraka and Butterflies has always been as strong as before under the witness of the Sarutobi clan, and the three clans of Inar, deer and butterflies are also firm supporters of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"As people age, they cannot always be free from illness and pain." Hiruzen Sarutobi took a sip of hot tea, "I came here this time to talk to you about that child."

"Is it the water mirror? Lord Hokage."

"Well, the child's teacher Shiina Rin escaped because of Danzo. Although the village did not intend to declare Shiina Rin a traitor in order to reduce the impact. But... Konoha did lose an elite Jonin."

"That child's mood is not very stable. This mission is too stimulating to him."

"I understand, Hokage-sama." Akimichi Tingzao stared at the tea and frowned, "Don't worry, I will always keep an eye on Shuijing."

"Ah."

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned to look at the courtyard, his eyes swept across the dark night above, and asked again.

"Is the power in the child a new blood inheritance limit?"

"I don't know. Shui Jing is a very special existence. In the history of the Akidao clan, there has never been anyone like him who was unable to practice the family secrets, but who could become a giant."

"According to ANBU's information, after the child turned into a giant, not only did he become larger, he even had hard armor."

Saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen took out his pipe and glanced at Akimichi Choza.

"do you mind?"

"No, please do as you wish, Hokage-sama." Akimichi Tingzao said politely.

With a whoosh, the pipe was lit, and Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath before continuing.

"As far as I know, the simple doubling technique cannot achieve this effect."

"Maybe, Shuijing is a good boy, and I want to give him a little more freedom." Akimichi Tingza said carefully, "Whether it's the blood inheritance limit or the inexplicable ninjutsu, I just hope he can be safe. grow up."

Hearing what the always honest Akimichi Tingzao said, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but smile, knocked on his pipe and said.

"Are you afraid that the village will confine that child?"

Hearing this, Akimichi Dingzao squinted his eyes and shook his head, then nodded hesitantly and said.

"Danzo-sama once mentioned to me whether I would like to let Shuijing join the root organization."

"Do you agree?"

"Of course I refused. I don't want that child Shui Jing to be exposed to too much darkness."

"How about joining ANBU?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked casually.

Akimichi Dingzao fell silent, looking at the Third Hokage who was stirring the caked tobacco, his face couldn't help but change.

"I......"

"Don't rush to answer. Think carefully before telling me the result." The Third Hokage lit the tobacco again and puffed out the smoke.

"We'll wait until the Chuunin exams are over. If that kid has good qualifications, it would be good for him to hone his skills in the ANBU for a while."

"I understand." Akimichi Tingzao sighed.

"You don't have to worry too much. As long as I'm still alive, the child will be safe in the ANBU." After taking a sip of tea, Sarutobi Hiruzen set the first flag of Midsummer Night.

"Ah!"

The cold wind blew by, and Akimichi Shuijing, who was still walking on the street late at night, couldn't help but hugged her body and sneezed.

"Why is there such a cold wind all of a sudden? It's really strange."

Muttering, Akimichi Shuijing wrapped herself tightly and continued walking towards the end of the village.

He didn't know that his fate of joining ANBU had been decided by the old man, the Third Hokage, with just a cup of tea. It was purely arranged clearly.His cheap uncle could stop Danzo, but he couldn't stop the Hokage from personally inviting him.

He was indeed free now, even if he wandered the streets late at night, no ANBU ninja would stop him.

Akimichi Mizukage didn't think too much, and relied on the vague memories in his mind to find the location of the street where the Konoha slums were located.

That alley seems to be called Jinghai, although it's a good name.But this is indeed a shabby slum, and most of the war orphans live in this area far away from the main streets of Konoha.

Almost every village has such a place to house those chaotic war orphans.

Some killer organizations like to hang around in such slums and develop children everywhere as assassination tools.Speaking of which, it seems that the Third Hokage was assassinated by a child while visiting the refugee camp some time ago.

It seems that Mugino's name was finally put into Konoha School for brainwashing as a model of tolerance for the third generation.

“I picked up a penny on the side of the road, hum hum…”

In the night wind, Qiudao Shuijing seemed to be in a good mood, humming a song all the way into the sea of ​​tranquility.

At the front of Jinghai is a torii gate. The so-called torii gate is the stone gate plaque.Generally, torii gates are painted red as the residence of gods.

But the torii of Jinghai is completely black, almost blending in with the night in the dark.

The biggest difference from other areas on Konoha Street is that the Sea of ​​Tranquility is almost dark, with few bright spots as far as the eye can see.Like a black dead sea, a lifeless atmosphere enveloped this land abandoned by Konoha.

"If you find a penny, you find a penny, la la la."

Humming along the way, Akimichi Shuijing broke into the quiet sea without any scruples, jumping under the huge black torii gate.

Jinghai did not become restless because of the intrusion of Qiudao Shuijing, it was still so dead.The entire housing area is a cluster of buildings built on an uphill slope, densely intertwined, like tall, old tube buildings.

In the early days when the Uchiha clan was responsible for managing this group of war orphans, they chose this location.In order to facilitate group living, crowded beehive-like buildings were deliberately built.

Although the living experience is slightly worse, it still solves the housing problem and does not even have a shelter.

But as the Uchiha clan was purged, this area was gradually forgotten.Occasionally, a few orphans pass the test of the ninja school and are lucky enough to embark on the path of ninja, thus being widely publicized as examples of the will of fire.

But that's all. The shortcomings of his origin and his own strength made this quiet sea destined to only live in the shadow of Konoha.