The nearly extinguished bonfire collapsed on the soil in the wild. Holding a small leaf between her fingers, Izuna put it to her lips and blew gently.

Of course, there would be no sound. The young boy just tried to wrap his lips around it when no one was around, vibrating and telling.

"When you can't sleep at night and you're still growing, be careful not to be tall enough."

The visitor, who spoke in a teasing way that only adults could do, sat next to him. Quan Nai looked up at him lazily for a moment, and her leaves trembled slightly again.

"Well, I just miss my sister."

Feeling the murderous intention in his body, Inagaquan, whose own combat power was completely inferior to his opponent, immediately surrendered, "You're kidding, I don't know anything hahaha."

"You still have your mind on me...Nathan will meet us tomorrow."

Quan Nai said, "Clean up your attitude. She will not allow feelings to overwhelm the task - you have exposed too many emotions along the way."

"On the contrary, I think she would be very happy to see how 'Inaga Izumi' hates the country of earth. At that time, she took the initiative to come to me and offered to protect me. Isn't it because of her strong rebellious heart? .”

The young man with the scar on his face smiled, "Revenge for the motherland will burn a lot of things. At that time, it will be better if she reminds you of the situation she mentioned."

Well said.

She likes smart people and is generous with their efforts. Because she is the trader, the chess player, and the eyes that watch them.

So... Quan Nai felt a hint of bitterness from the leaves. He thought about what position he would have in her heart.

Is Uchiha Izuna, who is trying hard to say "love yourself", really love herself?

All questions went unanswered. Quan Nai slept sideways on the ground, breathing the dry air. The moving thing in his eyes reminded him all the time that he should make changes, but for an Uchiha, the spiritual touch could never be predicted in advance.

At least……

This change will be brought about by her.

The next day, the weather did not go beyond the expectations of the Inaga people, maintaining a consistent northerly wind. The two groups of people continued to advance along the marked route, and finally met when the sun was halfway in the sky.

Quan Nai stopped accidentally when she saw that figure. He actually knew that what Inaga Izumi wanted to say last night was a kind of hesitation of "closer to home", but if he really had to evaluate it for himself, he felt that he was betting on the possibility of Uchiha Izuna deviating from the route. .

call--

"Nathan!"

With the same attitude as usual, the little boy shouted in the eyes of everyone, quickened his pace and rushed towards the target. The Uchiha brothers and sisters are very close, and everyone is not surprised to see them reunited, the older one and the younger one hugging each other tightly.

"Ah ah ah, Earth Country is really not a place for ninjas."

Quan Nai buried her head in her shoulders when they hugged her, and her voice was muffled, "We are always fighting with a group of dead-headed people who chant names all day long, and we have to listen to them praying for some inexplicable things every day. If we can't I don’t know what I’d do if I stayed in touch with you guys.”

Touching his growing braid, he let chakra circulate through his body as usual. After judging that there was no big problem, I tentatively made a soft caressing motion on the top of his back without dropping my palm:

May I?

Sure enough, Izuna's body tensed up in my arms for a long time. He hasn't been close to someone on his back for a long time. For Uchiha, the unarmored back is a Achilles' heel in a sense.

"can."

Finally, he said dully.

When you reach up to the little boy's back, you can feel the trembling and undulating muscles. I felt a little sour in my heart, which was the joy of seeing the seedling grow into a big tree, and the regret of knowing how many winds and frosts it had gone through before it became so easy to move forward and retreat.

I think that in the past, I probably had no brothers or sisters.

The tenderness did not last long, and the characteristics of the ninja quickly separated the two of us. The moment he let go, I seemed to see a blood-red color in his eyes. But soon, the burning thing disappeared in an instant.

"How's the situation over there Nathan?"

Quan Nai confirmed again, "Did you encounter any emergencies on the way here?"

Even though she called to confirm every once in a while, Izuna was still a little worried. This is because of instinct, and you will not ignore the facts just because they are there.

"I found something interesting while tracking the guards." I smiled naturally, "Look, we found this from the civilians in the area they passed."

A small statue of a god rolls on a black glove, and its pure white color complements the exquisite carvings. The figure of the statue has a compassionate face, and the lines of the sun are uniquely carved between his eyebrows, making him appear holy and aloof.

"Ah, I didn't expect that there would still be something like this in the area we swept." Izuna sighed helplessly, "It is a religious token privately cultivated by the daimyo in the Land of Earth, called Narujizun."

"Nathan should know that religion is sometimes very useful. The Daimyo of the Earth Kingdom has to pay a large amount of money to the Kingdom of Thunder every year to purchase weapons. His domestic food production is only for subsistence and clothing, so his finances have always been very difficult."

Long-term difficulties will trigger huge domestic conflicts, bring about governance crises and spark a prairie fire. And the Spark, after someone like Inaga Izumi, who clearly understands what it means to truly promote social development, appears, it will surely burn all living beings like a prairie fire... The Daimyo will not allow it, and no one in power will allow it.

"The Daimyo of the Land of Earth will not allow rebellion within the territory. After gathering ninjas who are hard-edged swords, they chose another thing that can kill people without blood, and this is it."

Inaga Izumi said. He took the little statue and rubbed it with some strange gentleness, "Because there are miracles and the changes brought about by the Chosen One, the people trust this religion very much. Naturally, they will also trust the person behind it who is appointed as the agent in the land of God."

Inaga Izumi is not an easy person to see through. Perhaps it was because Uchiha and I were standing here, choosing him in a sense, that he would reveal more: "This plan appeared when I was a child. Inaga clan There are many outstanding seniors who have jointly presided over the development of the high mountain gradient irrigation network. It can be said that the greenness of the capital of the Land of Earth was cultivated by them."

"But in the end they all disappeared. In the name of a simple mission. We saw each other again in the lower level of the Chosen First Base. Oh, it wasn't called this at that time. They called it the Training Urn."

Slowly closing his eyes, Inagaquan smiled, "The scene at that time was too shocking to me when I was young, and I only have a few scattered impressions in my mind."

"But it is worth affirming that there are no innocent things in the base."

People were shocked by the content of this huge amount of information. Suddenly, the young man who had given up his position as clan leader took out his weapon and clasped it in his palm, and said seriously, "So Uchiha Mabuchi, Uchiha, tell me, will you destroy them?"

!

How dare you... Inaga!

A roar of thunder suddenly rang out and fell in everyone's mind. Izuna, who immediately realized that this was a kind of coercion, activated his Sharingan, pressed his fingers on his waist with a grip, and said in a deep voice, "In what capacity do you say this? Answer me without any hesitation."

"Ah, answer in the role expected of the person who originally extended a helping hand to me." Inaga Izumi did not change his attention, just stared at me, "Uchiha Mabuchi, you are the real decision-maker. The Inaga people are no longer related to me. They are valuable in various fields and have joined Uchiha themselves——"

He didn't say the rest, but he explained everything very clearly: For me alone, are you willing to go to war with one of the five great powers?

"Izuna, what do you think the value of a ninja is?"

Asking this question first, the black-haired boy slowly regained his murderous intent in my gaze and raised his eyes, "In the past, it was to complete the mission, but now it is to pursue the true existence of ninjas."

"Then Inaga Izumi,"

I raised my chin slightly and asked, "What is your value? You understand what I mean. After all, you are such a smart person."

……

"...It's really ridiculous. You make me feel that all this struggle for so long is wasted." After a moment of silence, the scar on the corner of the young man's eye rose and fell with his tone, "But Uchiha Mabuchi, can you guarantee that five years from now?" , Ten years from now, twenty years from now, won’t you be like this?”

"Is it really good if we can't really hold this power that brings about great changes in our hands?"

I admit that I have a strong and almost stubborn desire to control in my character. Coupled with various factors, even my abilities are specifically designed to strengthen this aspect - Inaga Izumi really cares about this.

but……

"The most stupid thing in the world and the one that should not exist is religion." I sneered. "It uses people's inferiority to trap people's strengths, uses people's pursuits to block people's exploration, uses people's softness to deceive people's self-healing... If a man kills someone, he should be killed by someone else!"

Inagazumi took a step back. When his heels touched the hard soil unique to the Land of Earth, a deep force swept over him, pulling him tightly and moving downwards:

Come on! Don't you already know what's buried here? !Your predecessors, your tribe, your parents, your soul, everything you have - they are all here!

"Uh uh uh...get out of here!"

Inagazumi yelled ferociously, and Inagazumi's lips contracted nervously, "Don't always think that I am with you! There is still someone here! There is still someone here!"

"Uchiha Mabuchi! I can't trust others a second time. Now tell me, why do you do it!"

"Why!"

As long as you say it honestly... Inaga Izumi is like a terminally ill, desperate madman, "As long as you..."

honestly……

"Uchiha Mabuchi never believed in blank oaths, empty promises, nor did he believe in the promises entrusted to others and the hazy longings."

I took out the wakizashi from my waist and handed it to him, "I don't believe in gods, legends, or powers beyond human beings."

"I only trust things that I can actually hold in my hands, like weapons."

"And you."

[And you. ]

Ah...she actually...she really...

The bad premonition finally came true, and a strong pain hit Izuna's heart at a moment when all the focus was on the other two.

For some reason, he allowed the pain to spread to the corners of his lips, brows, and the Sharingan with two magatama eyes, thinking:

He once told her that he had clearly promised to teach him shuriken, but she forgot.

He also made a vow to himself that he would complete the task as soon as possible for her in exchange for her staying.

He once asked her for answers to his doubts, and at that time, he left with the burden of completing what she said.

Also, he has always admired her, because of her strength, because of... love.

...All of them are things that she doesn't trust.

Izuna seemed to be stepping into a bay of misty moonlight. She raised her head and looked at the scenery in her heart. As expected, there were only a few questions left in the empty space:

Where do I put myself?

Why was it that until last night, I was still looking forward to the changes she would bring?

If one day she doesn't do what I expect, how will I react?

Will it hurt her, hate her, or forget her?

...What on earth did I think of her!

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