Remnant bones

The incident in the Konoha Chunin Exam's third exam, the third day after the past... is the death day of Sarutobi Sasuke, the third Hokage.

Although the battle was won, the price paid was undoubtedly painful.

In the incident 12 years ago, the four young generations who were in their prime died at the sacrifice, and the three generations who were supposed to retire to the position of elders and enjoy the blessings had to work hard to continue with their no longer young bodies while losing their excellent successors. Work in that respected position, but also bear a lot of expectations and pressure.

He was old, at the funeral of the white-haired man sending the black-haired man 12 years ago, he was already old... The blood and passion of youth were sharpened by reality and the environment.

This big tree, which has been peaceful for so long that its roots have unknowingly decayed and died in the soil, needs to be baptized by a major wind and rain, and needs to be led by a fresh will with dreams and drive. What is needed is a dense new shoot to replace the dead branches and old leaves... and all he can do is to maintain the "peace" that seems to be prosperous but has stagnated in the times, year after year.

Did the third generation really not discover the intention of Orochimaru at all?

The answer, of course, is - false.

The more Orochimaru knows about the three generations, the more the three generations know about Orochimaru.What's more, although the old man who has been in power for many years is young and vigorous, he has rich experience and sophisticated methods, and is more calm... The three generations have already noticed the strangeness from various visions.

After all, the secrets that many adults who lived through what happened 12 years ago know aren't really secrets at all.You can deceive immature children, but you can't deceive the elite undercover agents sent by other countries.Kazekage knows that Uzumaki Naruto is Konoha's Jinchuriki, and it is impossible for Konoha to be so pure that he thinks that his neighbor next door is a "pacifist", so why would he not send a spy to Sagakure.The fourth Kazekage's youngest son, Gaara, is the ace in Kazekage's hands, and the third generation also knows it well.

They will send out uncontrolled Jinchuriki to take the Chunin Exam. No matter how you look at it, the degree of danger is not directly proportional to the benefit.In addition, the newly established Yinyin Village appeared at a very good time... One can be said to be a coincidence, and the two abnormal phenomena met together, who would believe that there was no premeditation.

However, after pondering for a long time, the three generations allowed the expansion of this vision... Even though the price may be unbearable, those children born in peaceful times should grow up.

Konoha's "fire consciousness" must be passed down from generation to generation.

Besides, it's okay to call him selfish... He wants to see Orochimaru again.He had to correct the mistake made decades ago with his own hands, and escaping would never be the way to go.

The third generation got his wish, even if he didn't take Dashemaru away, he took away the hands he relied on to perform ninjutsu.And Konoha's children who have never really seen war with their own eyes, experienced war, and known war have finally grown up gratifyingly under the teachings of blood and pain.

The three generations are very satisfied with this ending, just like what Konoha said in the passage passed down from generation to generation:——[As long as there are leaves flying, fire will burn.The shadow of the fire will shine on the village and make new branches sprout...] Konoha of the future, that is the world of young people... Isn't it, four generations?

The Konoha sky, which is clear all year round, seems to feel the depressing silent grief, a piece of gray, and the uninterrupted drizzle.

On the high platform closest to Hokage Rock, there were three generations of black and white portraits on the altar, and the kind old man smiled as always.

The ninjas in uniform black mourning uniforms lined up in the open space in front of the altar with solemn faces.Looking up, on the huge relief head portrait that is close at hand, the one belonging to the third generation crosses the frontal bone across the bridge of the nose and slant down the cheek, as if predicting the doomed ending of the counterpart...

The rain kept falling and it showed no sign of stopping.

No one opened an umbrella, no one cried, and on the immature face of the new ninja, there was a maturity, stability, and identification that had never been seen before.However, God seems to be silently sighing for the unspeakable grief in the hearts of these people who are holding back their tears.

Crystal raindrops slid down the face, like tears...also tears.

The funeral of the third generation is very simple, and only those ninjas who wear forehead protection officially participate.However, the ordinary villagers who respect and love this old man spontaneously dressed in black, held white candles, carefully protected the faint spark, gathered on the street and moved towards the direction of Huo Yingyan, sending the three generations away. Go do yourself a favor.

In the dead silence, Naruto looked at the old man in the black and white photo, the third generation who would always hit his forehead with a pipe to make troubles, a trace of unreal emptiness flashed in his blue eyes...

The other party's angry roar and helpless sigh still vaguely echoed in his ears, but the scene in front of him told him that the owner of that voice was no longer there.

I will no longer knock on his forehead and call him a bastard, I will no longer lead them to stand here and tell them the history of Hokage and Konoha, and I will no longer call my name with that helpless but doting smile ...Three generations, he was the other person who identified with himself besides Iruka-sensei at first, and it was also the initial goal of his dream.But now, there is only one unowned hat left in the position of Hokage.

It turned out that death came so suddenly, and what it brought... was that empty and cold silence.

Recovering his senses, he turned his head slightly. In the team, Kakashi was late as usual, but he was not late, but they came early.Others, familiar and unfamiliar, all had a silent pain on their faces.Konohamaru was crying, crying so sadly, for his beloved grandpa, and for his same dream as himself...but he couldn't cry.

Three generations died, so many people shed tears and mourned for him... But, what about that person?

In Jonin's team, there are no two gray-haired brothers.

Recalling the strangeness in the eyes of the white-haired boy who finally woke up from his deep sleep in the hospital ward yesterday, Naruto couldn't help pursing his lips.

Brother Huiye, what have you done?What happened in the forest of death in that chunin exam?Sakura said that she saw you when she was in a coma, but she never told him the details of what happened.And when talking about this matter, Sasuke's face made him very strange...

Everything, it seems that from then on, began to embark on the road that has no regrets.

The one-morning funeral is over.

Naruto said hello to Iruka, and then followed the companions of the seventh class to perform the task.After the war, it took time to repair the damaged parts of Konoha, and the ninjas had no extra vacation. Even the newly graduated ninjas were commanded to participate in various repair tasks.Kakashi finally handed over the documents at hand to the presbytery, and started to take care of his own children.

The tasks of the seventh class are quite simple, all of which are physical labor of simply transporting building materials. It is rare for Naruto who exploded the seed to not help, and without the presence of Sasuke, the little fox who claims to be the messenger of the flower protector works extraordinarily hard.

Kakashi was the same as before, doing nothing, just standing aside in the name of "commanding", but in fact he was slacking openly and aboveboard.It's just that after experiencing so many days of literal hell, even the book "Intimate Paradise" that I used to love is temporarily listed as a taboo and sealed in the tool bag. After submitting the certificate stamped by the employer, the seventh shift was disbanded.

Naruto had an idea and asked Sakura to go on a date, and as for the location, it was Konoha Hospital... It was rare for Sakura not to refuse.It's just that Naruto, who was full of smirks, knew that the purpose of the other party was to visit Sasuke, and the promise of a date was actually just a walk along the way.But even if it seems like this, Naruto can enjoy it for a long time without refusing the matter itself.

Anyway, his ultimate goal is the same as the other party's, but there is one more person to visit.

Passing by a flower shop on the way, Sakura bought a small bouquet of cosmos, and Naruto also bought two... sunflowers under the astonished gaze of the other party.According to his theory, the larger the gift, the better. Hearing his unreasonable reasoning, Sakura stroked her forehead with a black line, and decided to pretend that she didn't know that idiot.

Sasuke hasn't woken up since receiving Itachi's "month reading".The doctor in charge said that his mental trauma was too great, and there are very few people who can be in this state nowadays, and he can only recover slowly by himself.And coma is a normal phenomenon, the vital signs are stable, and there is no major danger.

Sakura put a vase full of cosmos...and a huge sunflower on Sasuke's bedside with a sad face.Sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the unconscious object of admiration in silence.

Naruto couldn't bear the dead silence, knowing that this kind of scene was really not suitable for saying anything to stimulate the other party, so he simply left the ward and went to find another person he wanted to visit.However, he rushed into the ward without even knocking on the door, but there was no one inside.

"Huh?" Why did it disappear again?Naruto was very surprised. Having encountered similar situations before, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous, did something happen again?At this time, I just ran into a female nurse who came to clean, and asked her: "Oh, where is the person in this bed?"

"You mean Kaguya-kun?" It was the female nurse who took care of Jun Malu back then, she smiled and thought for a while, and replied: "The doctor said that his body has almost recovered, so he was allowed to leave the hospital, but... ...I think he should be at the Memorial Monument now, he asked me for the address today."

After taking care of Jun Ma Lu for several years, watching the child who almost died of pain and suffering, miraculously recovered.Even though many people feel pity for his lost heir, she is really happy for him.At least he can live healthy, and there will always be a way to get his strength back.

It's just that his brother...

Thinking of the notice she received not long ago, the female nurse couldn't help but sigh in her heart.Jun Ma Lu has a good brother who really loves him.

However, losing something important doesn't mean that he can no longer find the meaning of life... After all, he still has companions who are equally important to him, doesn't he?Looking at the little blond ninja who obviously breathed a sigh of relief, said thank you, and didn't even bother to leave the door, and jumped out of the window to run away, she smiled and continued with her work randomly.

Only by being alive can there be so-called hope and possibility.

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Standing in front of the small memorial monument, the relentless light rain wet the pure white hair that reached to the waist, and also soaked the snowy kimono.There were two long knives at his waist, one left and one right, one black and one white, and the transparent rainwater dripped continuously along the scabbard, forming two small puddles at his feet.

The other party didn't care about this little discomfort on his body, but just glanced at the strange names on the cold stone slab with his emerald eyes, his eyes were dazed... until, his slender fingertips touched the last one on the list, which was obviously a newly engraved name. name.

"Kaguya... Jun Mai."

The white-haired boy turned his head slightly. He remembered that the one-eyed masked man told him that his name was Kaguya-kun Maro.Yi, Lu...there is only one letter difference between the two names, they have the same surname.The man also said, Konoha, no, there are probably only two people with the surname "Kaguya" in this world, one is him, and the other is his biological brother.

The person represented by the name on the memorial tablet is his elder brother.

"Brother..." Jun Malu's mind was blank, and he couldn't find any memory of getting along with him.He didn't know what his brother's name was, what he looked like, how old he was, what kind of personality he had, what hobbies he had, what he was good at, and...whether he liked his brother.

Everything he knew about the other party was told to him.

The silver-haired one-eyed Jōnin said: "Mai Jun is a powerful companion. He may be indifferent and cherish words like gold, but he is still a good partner worthy of trust."—Although when he said these, the other party's eyes flashed a trace of inexplicable complexity mood.

The blond-haired kid with a six-legged beard said: "Brother Hui Ye is very tall, very beautiful, and super-strong! Even Xiao Li's thick-browed teacher can't beat him, but cooking is terrible~"——Speaking, Sticking out his tongue, he obviously felt lingering fear.

The thick-browed kappa in the mouth of the blond kid said: "Kaguya is my destined strongest opponent! I swear by my youthful youth, I will not lose to him!!!"——A mouthful of shining white teeth, impressive .

The girl with pink hair and violent tendencies said: "Teacher Kaguya was called the 'white-haired devil' in school, and his practical class has been listed as the top seven terrorist incidents on campus! However, his class is clear and clear. It's very simple and easy to understand, and he can use practical examples, I really like his class... The premise is that the subject of the example is not me." - A suspicious tear flashed in the corner of the eye, obviously the last item failed to be realized .

The gourd kid with short crimson hair said: "He is very strong, he is the one who agrees with me in the first place... and the only one who told me, 'Even a monster, I am not alone'." - Inexplicable, he saw There was a slight blush on the other side's ears.

The long-haired boy with strange white eyes said: "He is one of the targets I want to fight the most...even though I know I can't beat him."——In his tone, there was a hint of disappointment.

The female nurse who took care of herself said: "Dr. Huiye is usually indifferent, but we all know that he is a gentle person... He is very patient with patients and often corrects our mistakes. Moreover, he loves you "——The other party's eyes are soft, as if they can see what is in the bottom of the heart.

That little Kappa with the thick eyebrows who has the same hairstyle as the teacher...

Many people who came to visit him told him countless "Kaguya-kun Mai".Among their words, Jun Malu summed up the most sentence, which is "Jun Mai is very strong", and the other sentence... is that after they finished saying these words, they always told him in a hesitant manner. Facts: — He died.

The man who was strong, indifferent, gentle, who cherishes words like gold, is trustworthy, cooks terrible but loves him... is dead.At the same time as he lost his memory, or, his life was bought back by the other party.

Ironically, however, he forgot everything, including the elder brother who loved him and gave his life for him.

"Since you love me, why don't you take me away..." Jun Malu couldn't express that feeling, he was left alive alone, his mind was empty without any memory.I don't know who I am, I don't know the meaning of my existence, I don't even understand that I am alive...why should I live?

Why leave him alone?

Subconsciously stroking the hair buttons on the temples, the ink-colored material, which looks like jade but not jade, is colder than his body temperature under the rain.It seemed that something was missing vaguely, and the sense of emptiness around him became more and more vivid.

Let go of your hand and pull out the blade with the black handle on your waist.Looking at the sharp blade shining coldly under the water, his eyes gradually shifted from the blade to the back of his hand. On the fair skin, the deep red scar was extremely clear.Even ninjutsu, which can erase scars from trauma, can't erase that trace.

And the same scar, he has two, the other is on the left hand, running through the palm.It was two and a half fingers long, which was the width of the blades of the two knives in his hand, and these two knives were the only thing that brother left him besides the hair buttons.

If here, use a knife to scratch lightly on the neck... death, it is actually really easy.

The right hand holding the knife was about to put the blade on his side of the neck, but before he could move, a loud voice suddenly sounded from behind, which startled him and almost killed him with the knife.

"Hahaha~ I knew you were here!" The blond little fox ran up to the other party, with small puffs of heat steaming around him. Obviously, he ran all the way: "By the way, what are you doing? Why did you draw the knife?" ah?"

"...It's nothing." Putting the knife back into its sheath, Jun Ma Lu sensibly did not tell the other party his intentions, otherwise the eardrums would definitely be shattered by the other party.

"Ah? Uh, forget it..." Naruto didn't care about this obviously perfunctory answer.Seeing the sunflower in his hand, which had not received basic care for a long time, with some wilting and drooping petals, he remembered something he almost forgot: "I almost forgot, this was originally bought for you as a doctor's gift, but since you have been discharged from the hospital, Just treat it as a congratulatory gift for discharge from the hospital~ I just got the mission reward, let's go eat Ilaku ramen together!"

"Uh, thank you...thank you." Receiving the flowers unexpectedly, Jun Ma Lu looked at the giant flower that was as big as his own face, and for some reason suddenly wanted to laugh.And the haze that originally existed in the bottom of my heart disappeared without a trace because of the other party's smiling face.

This flower yearning for the sun is quite similar to the flower buyer... I accidentally remembered a blond girl talking about flowers beside my bed, the sunflower seems to be...

"'Silent love, the light of hope that drives away darkness and evil'..."

With a voice that only he could hear, Jun Malu suddenly raised his head and asked Naruto, "Do you mind if I pass it on to someone else?"

"Huh? It doesn't matter, it's something for you, so it's yours~ It's up to you what you want to do with it!" Naruto replied with a grin.

"Thank you, wait for me for a while." Jun Malu smiled slightly, but took the blooming sunflower and solemnly placed it in front of the memorial tablet.

Silent love... is very suitable for the man named his brother.

"Brother Junmalu, are you okay? I'm hungry~" Naruto waited at the side, after a day of physical work, what he wants to do most now is to eat a bowl of hot ramen~ Uh, almost Forgetting that Junmalu brother didn't remember anything, he paused, and then added: "Let me tell you, Yile Ramen is the best ramen in the world! If you go late, there will be no more~"

"Well, I'm fine." After a short wait, Jun Ma Lu followed.Looking at the fluffy blonde hair, he rubbed it subconsciously: "Don't worry, your share will not be lost. However, I will pay the money, silver hair, Kakashi will give me my accumulated salary It feels good." Naruto's short hair was messed up, and Naruto wanted to avoid it reflexively, but he couldn't help but stiffen because of the familiar feeling, and finally he didn't refuse.This gave him the illusion that he had returned to the past...

It would be great if nothing changed.

Naruto didn't have a deep thought for a long time, but the tempting aroma coming from the ramen shop not far away made the gluttons scream in his stomach.Pulling Junmalu, he ran over, Yile Ramen, he came~ Junmalu let the other party pull, feeling the temperature from his wrist, the world in front of him seemed to be much more real.Perhaps, there is nothing wrong with forgetting everything... It seems that he suddenly realized the intention of the man named Jun Mai, and he couldn't help lowering his eyes: start again...

The two people who left didn't see it. Not long after they left, a tall man with peculiar gray hair, a bamboo hat, and a red cloud cloak with a black background walked out of the invisible woods and came to the monument of consolation.

Picking up the big orange flower that was as dazzling as the sun, I couldn't help chuckling, but I could hear Jun Malu's whisper clearly: "'The light of hope that drives away the darkness'... that, it's not suitable for me. A man who has become a member of the dark."

The originally vibrant flowers were corroded by the poisonous miasma surrounding them, withered and withered bit by bit, leaving only rotten, withered and yellow branches.

"Is this okay?" The deep voice belonging to the black-haired man came from the mouth of a raven with bright red eyes.

Itachi's body had to calm down and recuperate due to the excessive use of the pupil technique, and it was not suitable for continuing to rush.It was my own intention to come back this time to see, but whether he was worried or chose to lean over and use the body of the raven to follow me, it was useless to stop him.

"It's nothing bad." I pressed the edge of the bamboo hat to cover the eye-catching black corner of my forehead, and I replied softly, "Since it's all given to me, then I can do whatever I want with my things~" After hearing Naruto's words, Raven, who had been brushed by me, turned her head in a humanized and helpless way.

"Okay." I released the blackbird that landed on my shoulders, and said happily, "Let's go home."

Itachi didn't respond, just soared in the sky with its wings outstretched, leading a path unguarded by guards.That, is the way home.

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From now on, there is only one Kaguya in this world, Konoha's Kaguya-kun Maro—and I am the "Korachen"-kun of the "Akatsuki" organization.