[Hokage] One tit for another

The residence of the Uchiha clan is not too far from the entrance of the village. For ninjas, it is just a few moments, but for my pitiful little body, it is a big project.

In order not to go all the way until dark, I took a shortcut.

Walking on the winding path on the mountainside, the dense forest spreads to the distance layer by layer, and the birds are jumping and chirping among the branches.

I couldn't help but lament the greening work in the Hokage World. The dirty living environment in my previous life was simply scum. No wonder people in this world eat and drink well, and are in good health.

"One thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, two thousand! Alright! Now start doing three hundred side kicks, and if you can't finish it, do two hundred backflips!"

A childish voice came from the bushes, although a little breathless, it was full of firmness and vitality.Immediately afterwards, there was a rhythmic muffled sound, one after another, as if hitting something heavy.

I couldn't help but stop and looked through the dense branches. Surrounded by the shadows of trees, there was a huge tree stump standing in an open space. It seemed to be an old tree once. Unable to hug, but now, the rough bark has receded and become smooth.

And in front of the tree stump, there was a child standing, sweating profusely, with mud all over his white training clothes.Beads of sweat dripped into the child's eyes, but he didn't have time to wipe them, because he was raising his legs sideways again and again, and the straight legs were mixed with the sound of howling wind, and they hit the tree stump hard.

The sound of flesh colliding with wood was very dull, and I couldn't help but grit my teeth and shrank my neck.

Compared with the stump, the child appears very small.His short, slender legs kicked the tree stump like noodles hitting a stone, unable to splash even a little dust.The tree stump stood motionless, casting a thick and long shadow.The air was almost frozen, and there was no wind at all.Unlike the child's panting and swaying shadow, the tree stump's shadow is like an indestructible mountain, pressing down heavily there.

But the child didn't seem to realize it, and still put on a posture meticulously.He turned around again without hesitation, and kicked his leg sideways on the tree stump with a "bang".

I don't know if it's my illusion, I seem to feel that the tree stump is shaking, connecting with the ground, such a muffled sound seems to spread far away.

I know who he is now.Locke Lee, Naruto has no ninjutsu or genjutsu, but he has become a physical genius with amazing efforts.

With ridiculously thick eyebrows, wearing a ridiculous green jumpsuit, and doing ridiculous hot-blooded moves.This is the impression I had of him when I was watching anime, but now, what is shown in front of my eyes is completely different.

Although his eyebrows were indeed thick, they looked serious as he stared at the stake.He kicked again and again, in my opinion, to no avail, but he didn't stop, and he didn't question anything. Judging by his demeanor, it seemed that as long as he kicked these three hundred times, he would become a good player. Like a ninja.

——This is a person who believes that as long as he works hard, there will be results.

Ridiculously naive.

Sweat trickled down his hair, looking like a drowned rat.

But his eyes lit up like a fire.

As if influenced by him, the entire open space showed a warm orange color under the sunlight.A few drops of sweat fell in the air, reflecting dazzling colors.

The sun seemed to be burning, making every corner of the picture blazing with heat.

——That is a compelling vitality, so bright that it is unbelievable.

I have never seen such bright colors, and I couldn't help holding my breath for a while, staring at this scene in a daze.

There seemed to be a slight tremor in my chest, like the vibration of a wooden stake had penetrated into my heart, and I raised my hand and placed it at the position of my heart.

good, great...

It seemed, a little bit, that he was moved.

Obviously no talent, but so hard to pursue.Not without whining and crying, but some people just do, convinced that hard work can make up for talent gaps.He was so eager for "talent" and gave everything to fight.It seems that some people with empty talents are very mean.

I seem to have never pursued anything so hard.Because of my ability, I can easily know everything about things, whether it is the principle, or the details, and even the pros and cons of all parties.No matter how difficult things are, once you know the principle, it becomes not so difficult.

Because I always do a lot of things easily, I feel bored when I have a lot of free time, and I get lazy before I know it.

It is like a poor man who goes out early and returns late and works hard day and night, and finally gets back some hard-earned money. He wants to eat a meal but finds that the money is not enough, but in front of him stands a wealthy local tyrant, sitting on a golden mountain. , Said to him: "I don't want to eat, and I don't want to spend money. It's meaningless at all."

Anyone would want to punch this stupid local tyrant in the nose.

I don't cherish what he desperately exchanged for.

Suddenly...it seemed a little shameful.

I didn't even dare to step forward to disturb, just like that, I was deterred in front of such bright and eye-catching colors.

That is the color I have been chasing, the kind of vibrant and joyful color.

I am too afraid of the cold and monotonous black and white world, so when I have color, I feel that I have everything.It wasn't until this moment that I discovered that there is a world of difference between colors.It turns out that the human body also has such bright and bright colors.

If I……

Across the woods, I stared blankly at that scene for a long, long time...