Naruto: Immortal Spirit

The mountains in the Country of Grass are not high and far away, but they are somewhat quiet. Between the rugged peaks, there are occasional streams that sound on the bluestones. The autumn afternoon sun shines into the mountain tops with its unique gentleness. The whole body of the two of them.

"Konoha's Blue Shura..."

"Xu, your fame is getting bigger and bigger..."

Namikaze Minato and Kato Ou were just standing on the top of the mountain, but both the green grass and the ninjas raised their eyes. The curling wind carried a few wisps of human fireworks, blowing past their faces. The reverence of the Konoha ninjas was like the sunshine, which made Kato The mood feels a bit dazzling...

Slightly tightening his hood, he slowly took a few steps back and leaned lightly against a big tree, never speaking.

People will encounter all kinds of problems in their lives, but sometimes, when their hearts have been turned upside down, no one will find it strange that you are just a little quieter than usual in the eyes of others.

Kato Oo never felt that he had done anything wrong, and he even tried his best to tell them what he was about to face, but...

It seems that no one really wants to know him deeply...

"Senior Brother Minato, you said..."

"Do people live just... to live?"

Kato O's eyes were vague, as if they had no focus, and he was just leaning on the big tree with his slightly thin body, which seemed to be swaying with the wind in the mountains. For some reason, Namikaze Minato always felt that he was different from the young man in front of him. There is a barrier that can never be broken.

Namikaze Minato, who was standing aside, was silent for a while, his eyes staring at Kato Oo's hair swaying in the wind. With a bit of hesitation, he frowned slightly and turned his head away, just like Kato Oo, he was silent. , looking up at the endless sky.

"Xu..., you think too much..."

Kato Oo suddenly turned his head and looked at Namikaze Minato in a daze.

That gentle smile has never made Kato Oo feel unacceptable at this moment, as if nothing can touch this smile...

It seemed that even if he was about to die in front of Namikaze Minato, he would only smile gently and say it was no big deal, it was just that you were overthinking...

"Haha..., also..."

As if relieved, the cryptic and stern gaze disappeared in a flash. Kato Oo stopped saying anything, and a free and easy smile appeared on the slightly raised corner of his mouth.

"Maybe, I should have known..."

There are some questions that Kato Oo has never thought about before, but now that he thinks about it, it seems to suddenly become clear-could it be that with Minato Namikaze's status and his understanding of Kushina, what does Kato Oo really need? do you know?

Everything is just a balance, he is not important enough...

The mountains were far away, the sky was high, and the water was cold. The sudden cold wind made Namikaze Minato shiver. He slowly turned his head. The young man in front of him, who was always cold, unexpectedly smiled. He was just so cold. There is an unspeakable alienation in his smile.

"thread……"

He waved his sleeves gently, his large robe whistling in the wind. He could no longer hear anyone's words. Kato Ou no longer paid attention to Namikaze Minato's shouts. His steps into the jungle had never felt like before. He was generally relaxed today, and he seemed to no longer have any psychological burden.

"Feel sorry……"

Looking at Kato Oo who turned around and walked away, Namikaze Minato didn't know what to say for a moment, but the complexity in his eyes was clearly felt by Kato Oo who had his back turned to him.But even so, so what?

He still chose to give up on himself...

"Is this the ninja world? It's really... cruel..."

Kato Oo's body trembled slightly, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised. An unknown and weird laughter filled the entire jungle. The fallen leaves in the sky seemed to be trembling, not daring to get even close to him...

……

For two consecutive days, the entire Grass Country battlefield seemed to have fallen into silence. Namikaze Minato didn't know what the Iwa ninja was plotting, but now he looked a little frowning.

In the camp of Konoha, Namikaze Minato gently put down the information scroll of all parties on the battlefield in his hand. He had already finalized the details of Kannabi Bridge's combat plan. Although this mission was confidential, it still required the cooperation of all parties. With cooperation, he can only mobilize Konoha's ninjas.

But the meeting with Kato Ou the day before yesterday seemed to still be in front of Minato Namikaze. He was a little hesitant, wondering if he had really done something wrong. Although the war seemed to be a little clearer, he was always a little distracted in his heart.

"Information from the past two days..."

Sighing slightly, Namikaze Minato raised his head slightly, moved his aching shoulders, but looked out the window.

Namikaze Minato browsed all the battlefield information, but there seemed to be no news about Konoha's blue Shura. Inexplicably, he felt a little worried...

"Report..., Lord Minato, Elder Danzo's scroll..."

"Iruka, come in..."

With stars twinkling in his eyes, Iruka trotted all the way into Minato's tent, all eyes focused on the blond-haired commander in front of him. In his heart, the man in front of him was like the sun on the battlefield.

"Minato...sama, I...this is..."

Iruka was panting and out of breath.

"Iruka worked very hard. I understand. This is Elder Danzo's scroll..."

"Yes! Lord Minato..."

Putting aside his thoughts, Namikaze Minato touched Iruka's head and smiled softly. Only when he looked at the hot-blooded buds of Konoha like this, could he feel completely relaxed.

But just like that, Iruka seemed to be sublimated, his face flushed, and he rushed to deliver the next scroll.

"This... is so good..."

Seeing Iruka's energetic smiling face disappear from the tent, Namikaze Minato slowly retracted his gaze and opened the scroll in his hand, but his brows wrinkled again.

"Did the Iwa ninja discover the root's base?"

"It seems like a bit of a coincidence..."

Putting the scroll gently on the table, Namikaze Minato's eyes flashed with doubts, but his faint eyes seemed to look through the tent to the base of the roots.

The root's station in the Country of Grass is not a very hidden place. As a support force on the battlefield of the Country of Grass, it is theoretically under the command of Minato Namikaze, so naturally it cannot go its own way.

But Kato Ou knew that compared to the station on the surface, this place full of barriers and sealing runes was Danzo's real secret base.

Although it was slightly crude, it had a full sense of oppression. In such a place full of runes, Kato Ou felt an unprecedented sense of danger and fatality.

"All the mission details have been finalized, and there will be no room for failure tomorrow!"

Kato Ou hadn't seen Danzo for several days. Just raising his eyes slightly, he could see that he seemed to be confident.

"especially you……"

With a slight snort, Danzo glanced at Kato Ou coldly, but he didn't seem to care about damaging the root members.

Before Kato Oo could answer, four ninjas wrapped in black cloaks slowly walked out from the shadows behind Danzo.

In just a moment, Kato Ou felt an aura of decay, and his pace was obviously different from that of a young and strong ninja. However, the strong chakra fluctuations on these four old guys made Kato Ou slightly stunned.

"Wei, you know what to do tomorrow. These guys will cooperate with your actions..."

"Yes! Chief!"

Four pairs of still bright eyes narrowed slightly and looked at Kato Ou quietly without saying a word, but his heart suddenly sank.

These four guys are definitely not ordinary ninjas. They are probably at least other family elders who oppose Namikaze Minato's rise to power.

"Namifeng Minato..."

"Must die!"

Danzo's voice echoed in the empty underground base, but Kato Ou just closed his eyes gently, then suddenly opened them again without any hesitation.

"Yes!"