[Hokage] The Realm of the Sky

Mu looked at me coldly, "You are a ninja, right?"

... Bofeng explained to them just now that I am the child of a former friend.It doesn't matter if it's a ninja or a normal person.This guy, is he too suspicious, he doesn't even believe the teacher's words?

"It's fine if you think I am. That kind of thing doesn't make any sense to me." Speaking of which, why did the other two brats look at me with such horrified eyes.

"And you are not a ninja from Konoha, that is to say, you are either a wandering ninja or a ninja from another country. But your identity can be forged. Even if the teacher trusts you, it does not mean that you are not in any danger."

"Wait, wait a minute! Kakashi-kun!" Nohara yelled worriedly.

"What do you mean, Kakashi?! It's fine if you don't like me, don't you even trust the teacher's friend!!"

"Vigilance and rationality are the nature of ninjas." Hatake stated blankly, "Trust is meaningless between ninjas."

"Bastard! Are you saying that Lin and I are not worthy of being ninjas!?" The goggle grabbed his collar and clenched his other hand into a fist, "You think it's enough for the teacher to recommend you to take the Jōnin exam Did you trample on someone else, Kakashi!?"

But Hatake remained calm, and he opened the opponent's hand little by little: "Don't reveal my private information in front of people of unknown origin, if you do this kind of behavior of revealing information during the mission ,I can--"

"That's a bit too much, Hatake."

Noticing Bofeng's gloomy expression, I still chose to speak because of the quarrel between the two because of me.

……

To the surprise of everyone present, it was Sasuke who spoke out to stop the conflict between the enemies from intensifying.

The kimono boy who used the name of the two rituals said calmly and indifferently, but Kakashi didn't care at all: "It's just an outsider, so don't worry too much..."

"enough!"

A sharp shout interrupted the silver-haired boy's words and prohibited everyone's actions.

"teacher……"

The blond young man looked at his student with serious blue eyes. "Ninjas need to be cautious and rational. Any mistake can lead to the death of themselves and their companions. But being cautious does not mean being suspicious, nor does it mean belittling one's teammates or lowering the awareness of teamwork."

The three students bowed their heads in silence.

"Finally, Kakashi. You owe Shiki an apology."

"...No need." Lost from unidentified memories, his eyes focused, Sasuke paused and then said again, "There is no need to go to war for this, and I didn't come here to inquire about Konoha's information. For my unknown origin Hatake's doubts are natural. Bo Feng, you are not far behind."

Feeling the eyes of the three students with different emotions, Minato grinned awkwardly, which relieved the stalemate a lot: "You still remember it... Forget it, to express my apology, why don't you come to my house as a guest?" ,Mode?"

"..." There was no emotion in the young man's gaze on the other party, but it made Minato break out in a cold sweat.Just thinking about whether he said something wrong, the young man received a seemingly casual answer: "Where is it?"

"Forget it, teacher! Don't think that I don't know that your house is full of instant noodles when the teacher is away!" Before he had time to be a little moved by the young man's considerate behavior, Namikaze Minato was caught in the next second. His own students were beaten to pieces.Uchiha Obito pulled his new friend to the noodle shop, and introduced enthusiastically: "Shiki, don't be fooled by the teacher! Let's try Konoha's ramen! Ilaku Noodle Restaurant has the best ramen in Zennin. , I treat you!"

——How many years has this ramen restaurant been here?

"Well... Teacher, don't worry about it, Obito is just more hospitable..." Lin comforted her teacher who was very disappointed for some reason.

"Teacher, do you still have to hand in the task?" Kakashi, who was watching coldly, said.

"Ah! I almost forgot such an important thing!" Minato suddenly slapped his head, "Lin, Kakashi, please take me around, he may stay here for a while, and we need to communicate with each other. oh!"

As soon as the words fell, the young man's hand seal instantly disappeared in place.

……

"Shiki is... a ninja?"

I was dragged by Uchiha Obito to eat ramen, when I inserted a piece of char siu and was about to put it in my mouth, I suddenly heard him ask me this.

"Is this question important?" I asked back, and the other party scratched his head and said, "That's not the case, I just think people like Shiki are ninjas, it always feels incredible."

——Unbelievable?

"I, if you kill people, you can still do it." Without pickiness, I chewed the vegetables into my mouth slowly, and I tilted my head, "After all, I only have this hobby."

I said it in a joke-like tone when it wasn't a joke, but it turned out to be a joke.

"Haha, I always think Shiki-kun is really an interesting person." Nohara picked up the bowl and said with a smile, Hatake?He stood at the entrance of the ramen shop like a door god, just hoping that the customers would not be scared away by him.

I took a sip of the ramen soup and noticed that Obito was looking at me carefully, I put down the bowl: "Speak directly, Uchiha."

"Eh? Ah! Nothing happened!!"

"Don't make me say it a second time." It's an uncomfortable feeling to cover up.

"Ha, ha... It's nothing, I just think Shiki looks familiar, I feel..." Uchiha Obito said halfway, "It feels like the patriarch... It's nothing, nothing!! Shiki, it's really nothing! I It’s an illusion!! Continue to eat ramen!”

"..."

This guy, sure enough, is a family with Uzumaki.

……

"This mission has been successfully completed, Lord Hokage of the Third Generation."

Putting the quest scroll on the Hokage table, Namikaze Minato reported to the old figure standing by the window who was meditating on something.

"Welcome back, Minato." Third Hokage turned around, "I just heard from Danzo that you seem to have brought a stranger in?"

"..." Minato replied after a pause, "Yes, that child is the child of a friend I knew before. When I came back from this mission, I happened to meet him fainted. I was afraid that something would happen to him, so I brought him back. Is there anything wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Danzo is a little worried. Minato, you have always had a lot of friends." Midai knocked on the pipe, "Mizumon, although it was a little sudden... this is an A-level mission for your seventh class."

"Huh? So suddenly?" Taking the scroll in surprise, Minato read the content on it while murmuring in disbelief.

"... goblin?"

The author has something to say: I didn't know that the fourth generation and Kushina were married when they were gods, and I thought it should be similar to Mikoto Fujigake, and itachi was already able to make soy sauce at this time, so they were already married.

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☆、Inter-chapter·Crimson of Pain

When you have a wound in the future, be sure to cover it well. Silence is the last joy of the unfortunate; please don't reveal the traces of your pain to anyone. A deer is wounded, and many flies bite it. Shed its blood, and curious ones suck our tears when we suffer.

—— Dumas "Three Fire|Gunners"

The rainwater flowed down the edge of the remaining ruins, like broken beads at first, and gradually connected into a line.

The sky and the earth are filled with blue mist, the rain curtain is like a dream, and the water vapor is dense.

The orange-red hair was wet from the rain and stuck tightly to both sides of the pretty face, as for the glasses, they had already been taken off, Aozaki orange walked towards the man in black who was standing with his hands missing .

"Ara, you also failed this time." Araya didn't answer what Cheng Zi said.

"It's so miserable, collecting people's deaths, creating hell, and experiencing their pain. Doing these things will only bring pain? Why do you push yourself to such a degree. Why are you so obsessed with pursuing the root vortex. You Shouldn’t you still be earnestly pursuing your dream of saving mankind as a Taimi monk?”

"—I forgot the reason long ago." After answering, the black magician seemed to have fallen into self-contemplation, and did not respond any more.

"Oh?" The voice of "crack" sounded.It was the voice of Chengzi lighting a cigarette, "Have you forgotten the reason? Your hope is nothing, and your origin is zero. Then, what are you?"

——What are you? ——

The question thrown at the other party did not get an answer in the end.

Araya didn't change his expression till the end.

Cheng Zi glanced at it with obvious contempt, and then threw away the cigarette in his hand.As a result, the lit cigarette was not smoked at all.

She just quietly watched Araya's body turn into ashes that passed away with the wind, then looked away, and lit the cigarette again.

That smoke swayed like a mirage that didn't exist.

……

"Ha... finally got rid of that guy Araya, and the brat Yanjobana died, but I still couldn't bring Sasuke back."

Cheng Zi, who was banging his head and muttering "what should I do now", walked on the way back to the "Galan Hall".

The result of this battle can be said to be a lose-lose.Although Araya Soren's lair was destroyed, the real goal of this journey was not accomplished.

She almost forgot that "Xiaochuan" is in Yuyin Ninja Village, and the huge power lurking there is precisely "Xiao".

"That brat Sasuke, if he cuts down Araya, wouldn't it be enough to obediently pass out on the spot! Why did he run outside and then collapse... I don't want to get in trouble with Akatsuki's people!"

Chengzi was talking to herself about the fact that the unconscious Sasuke was taken away by Akatsuki's people.

"Without him, I'm afraid my days will be a bit sad in the future... Is there not enough manpower... Or do I really want to go to Orochimaru...?!"

Suddenly noticing someone galloping in front of him, Cheng Zi turned over and sat on the big tree beside him.

The first break of the showers.When the not-so-bright sunlight cast on the chiseled face, she almost mistook him for the legendary Fourth Hokage.

"Uzumaki... Naruto? What is he doing here... Do you want to die?"

After being surprised, Cheng Zi knew that this impatient kid must have come here without permission and wanted to rescue Sasuke Uchiha without permission, but he didn't know that the battle was over.And the Nine Tails in Uzumaki Naruto's body is the prey that Akatsuki covets, and if he is allowed to run to Yuyin Village like this at this time, it will undoubtedly be sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth.

Alas... that's all, for the sake of him being Sasuke's companion.

"—Aozaki Orange!!"

I don't know why the blond boy sees himself as if he sees an enemy, and there is a taste of gnashing his teeth between the lines.

However, the consequences of Uzumaki Naruto's reckless attack on Aozaki Orange with the spiral pill are exactly the same as the consequences of Sasuke's reckless attack on Araya Soren. Orange just raised his hand and held back, and all threats against her disappeared in an instant.

Naruto was about to make another move after being surprised, but unexpectedly, he heard the woman speak indifferently with a slight hint of helplessness.

"—I said, the battle is over."

After a pause, before Naruto could digest the meaning behind these words, Cheng Zi continued to state indifferently: "Araya has been dealt with. But Sasuke was brought to their base by Akatsuki's members... It is impossible for you not to know my Do you mean it? Even though he is Konoha’s number one accidental ninja, it’s better to save his life.”

"?! What are you talking about..."

"That's the end of the advice. I won't stop you. If you want to die, please go straight. I have other things to do." For some reason, Cheng Zi frowned slightly, and Cheng Zi raised his eyes to look at the other party—to be precise Behind Naruto: "Ah... It seems that I don't need to say anything more."

"Sasuke him..."

"He's not coming back."

! ! ! !

It was obviously an indifferent and brief answer, but there was a lengthy echo in the blond boy's ears. At that moment, it seemed that the whole world fell into dead silence.

"...Wh-what are you kidding?!" Facing the woman's affirmative and calm expression, Naruto became more uneasy and irritable. He suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Cheng Zi's collar and shouted angrily: "You lied!! You lied!! This is impossible!! Sasuke will never betray the village! He will definitely come back!! Even if he doesn't come back—

"I will definitely—I will chase him back——!"

"...Heh." After a long silence, there was only a sneer of unknown meaning. The corner of Chengzi's mouth was the best sarcasm in Naruto's eyes, so he clenched his fists and prepared to slap that gorgeous face recklessly. When punched hard—

The woman disappeared in an instant.

The rebirth of something that has come to an end is just another death.Just like all beginnings, they are actually just a written ending.

So Uchiha Sasuke's departure is nothing more than his predetermined destiny.

……

Cutting off the guard's cervical spine, Cheng Zi cut off the index finger of the dead man and pressed it to the keyhole.After checking, the door was opened, and she stepped into the narrow and dark passage.

There are lighting torches everywhere on the walls in the passage, but the elongated shadows of the slaves flicker strangely.

The place that was supposed to be heavily guarded was surprisingly quiet, even the footsteps of Ninja shoes that had been quite noise-cancelled seemed so harsh.

Cheng Zi narrowed his eyes slightly, and finally stopped at the door of a room after turning around.

"It seems that we have guests." When a slightly hoarse voice sounded in the room, Cheng Zi pushed the door open without hesitation.

"Ah, this is really... a rare visitor." There was a ghostly smile on the corner of the man's mouth as he sat on the snake-shaped chair, "Long time no see, Orange."

"You didn't set up any precautions at all. Are you confident in yourself, Orochimaru?" Cheng Zi put down the box in his hand, snorted coldly, looked at Orochimaru carefully, and said, "Your current body... I'm afraid it won't last much longer Has it been a long time?"

! ! ! !

Even Orochimaru put away his smile at this time, and a metallic luster appeared in the golden snake eyes: "That's right... It's almost time for me to perform the technique of reincarnation... Cough, cough cough... "

"Looking at your tone, you have found a satisfactory body?"

"Of course. I am satisfied with that child...enough to share my joy with you." Orochimaru narrowed his eyes as if intoxicated, "That child...can't be wrong...he will be beyond him The existence of my brother—”

"……Humph."

"Oh... sorry, it seems to have touched your memories of the past." Orochimaru looked at Cheng Zi with his slender eyes, and although he said apologetic words on his mouth, there was no apologetic emotion, "'Pain "The Red"."

And it also emphasized the tone of the last four words.

——He and Aozaki Touko were old acquaintances before he betrayed Konoha.

——Although they both know each other's past, they still maintain a close relationship.

"Okay, Cheng Zi, what's your business? You're...the type who goes to the Three Treasures Hall for everything—"

Orange didn't answer.She just looked at the opposite man with cold eyes.

"Is it because you are in such a good mood, Orochimaru. Your head seems to have been smashed." Her eyes were mechanical, she looked at him with obvious killing intent, obviously without any emotion.

"By the way, I have to tell you some sad news. The container you are looking for... Uchiha Sasuke." After lightly brushing his hair, Cheng Zi lit the cigarette in his mouth, "He has now been taken into custody. It's Akatsuki...Even if it's you, it seems impossible to snatch Sasuke back from Akatsuki's hands, right?"

"That's it...that's really a pity." Unexpectedly by Cheng Zi, Orochimaru just nodded lightly and said, "Looking at my current physical condition, I still need to perform the reincarnation technique first. "

"..."

"As for the container that temporarily replaces Sasuke-kun—you are the most suitable one, Chengzi——!" Orochimaru opened his hands as if giving a speech, and the hypocritical mask on his face has long been replaced by a crazy and distorted smile. Then, his head popped out, and the target was the orange!

Cheng Zi took another puff from the cigarette in his hand.

"I said it before, Orochimaru. It looks like your head has been smashed right now."

There was a sound of "touch".The box at Orange's feet made the sound of opening.

"This is the rule I set up since my college days. Anyone who calls me 'Scarlet of Pain' will die!"

- Interlude out.

The author has something to say: This chapter is a correct supplement, and it has a connection with the following text. By the way, I would like to remind everyone that the existence of Naruto == you... you must not have forgotten it, right?

This chapter is also known as "The Pharmacist's pocket was eaten by the author" [.

The bright spot is to find yourself...

☆、Talk language·Fantasy Fairy

I am not lying.I really felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity in Shiki, as if I had seen him somewhere before.In other words, I have seen someone who looks very similar to him.

Although I am very dissatisfied with Kakashi's self-righteous remarks, but I admit that Shiki's guy is indeed full of a sense of disobedience.For example, he is obviously a ninja but wears expensive kimonos all day long, he is a man but his facial features are as slender as a girl's - although he is not as cute as Lynn... But the strangest thing is his eyes.

Although it seems to be looking at others, it doesn't seem to be there, as if it has been watching the world we don't know, the eyes are like a void.

——And the name Ryoji, no matter how it sounds, it’s a girl’s name.

"...Bring soil? Take soil!"

"Hmm... um... eh?? Lin, what's the matter?"

"Really! I've been calling you for a long time!" Lin pursed her lips in dissatisfaction—it really looks super cute no matter how you look at it!

"Perhaps some beautiful woman took his soul away again? Really, a guy without perseverance." Oh!Kakashi! !That mask bastard is sneering at me again! !

"You're the one who was seduced by the beauty, right! Don't look at you being so upright now, you're actually a perverted uncle wearing a top-quality raw hide!" I immediately retorted, "And I have absolutely no love for Lin. loyal!"

"Obito, what are you talking about—!!"

"You three stop arguing...it's task time now!" Finally, Teacher Minato once again acted as a peacemaker between us, and we also calmed down with dignity.Then Lin asked: "Teacher, this mission is about goblins...is it true?"

"It's okay, Lin! If there is a goblin, I will definitely protect you!" Hearing the tension in Lin's voice, I slapped my chest and said confidently.

"Stupid. It is impossible for fairies to exist in this world." Kakashi poured cold water there again.

"Who knows if it exists or not!" Although I agree with him from the bottom of my heart, I still object to him first because I feel uncomfortable if I don't argue with him.

"No... Maybe fairies really exist." However, Minato-sensei was uncharacteristically staring at the scroll in his hand with a solemn expression, "Okay! Let's start looking for fairies without talking nonsense!"

The beginning of the matter was two weeks ago, in the classroom of Konoha Ninja School, two students stabbed each other with Kunai after a quarrel.It is said that the injury was very serious, and the parents of both parties came to question him.Then the principal went to ask the tutors of the two students' classes, and found that the tutors didn't seem to remember this incident.But under the accusation of the principal, he suddenly remembered this matter.Although it sounds like a lie, according to the principal, it is not a lie, and the tutor seems to have really forgotten that.

...Is such a thing possible?How could it be possible to completely forget what happened two weeks ago?

Then there is the content of two students arguing.Because the two quarreled with other students after class, some of the content was heard by other students, as if someone had revealed their secret, and it was not an ordinary secret, but Secrets that I have forgotten are revealed by others.According to the investigation, they have been receiving strange letters for nearly a month, which contain things that they don't even remember.At first they didn't know what the letter was talking about, but when they remembered that it was their past, they couldn't help feeling horrified.The two ran to ask each other when they felt something was wrong, but the other said that he had also received the same letter, so the two students believed that the other was the criminal, so they stabbed each other with a knife.

I thought it was just a normal scare tactic.But it is said that the letter contains only the forgotten past, and the purpose is not to threaten or intimidate.Even if you watch like a stalker all day long, it's impossible to know what happened before, which even you have forgotten.It may feel novel to receive this kind of letter for the first time, but it may not be necessarily after a month.Because someone other than themselves knows a secret that even they don't know, after reading the letter from the unknown person, their mental pressure will definitely increase.

Finally it was said that the sender - or rather the culprit - was a goblin.Because this incident caused a lot of commotion in Konoha Village, it became a commissioned task for the ninja to solve.

However, I have lived in Konoha for such a long time, but I have never seen such a thing as a fairy——

"Eh? That's not—" At this time, Lin seemed to have noticed something, and raised her hand to greet the other side happily: "Shi!"

……

Finally, with the help of Obito, Sasuke settled the matter of lodging in a nearby hotel after solving the problem of dinner.Although he has a carefree personality, he is actually surprisingly reliable.

According to Uchiha Sasuke... or the habit of the two rituals, there are only two things he can and will do no matter where and when he is-shopping and sleeping.

So he simply lay on the bed directly, and slept until dawn.

In the early morning, the breeze, full of resinous smell, slipped in through the open window, enough to cheer up a drowsy person, but it is a pity that this kind of wind is like a dead person to Yishui For someone, being an alarm clock is not enough.

—Even if that person is a ninja.

At this time, there was a regular knock on the door, followed by a gentle and energetic female voice: "Mr. Shi? Are you still awake? Breakfast is ready."

——People in Konoha Village are overly enthusiastic, and this is one of their faults.

Sasuke, who originally only wanted to sleep for another day, reluctantly got up under the urging of the enthusiastic proprietress, and after having a breakfast, he was told, "It's a pity not to go out for a walk in such a good weather." "For the reason, I went to visit Konoha.

——In Konoha, there is really nothing to visit.Even the former Konoha.

There was a long song of birds flying overhead, and Sasuke slightly raised his head to look at the sky.Konoha is probably the only village that can be so peaceful and peaceful in the war-torn era.

"Mode--"

While he was thinking this way, someone greeted him.

Needless to say, it is the squad led by Minato - Obito, Rin and Kakashi.

Although he really wanted to ignore them and just walk over, but based on Obito's enthusiastic help yesterday, Sasuke still nodded slightly to answer.

"It's a kimono again! Shiki you, you are clearly a ninja, right?"

"I don't want people to judge my outfit." Sasuke pointed to the goggles on Obito's head, "According to what you said, that thing on your head is also in the way."

"...Cut, you bastard!"

"Obito——? Greetings should be enough, come here soon." Minato, who was trying to find the goblin in the cracks in the wall, raised his head.

"Yes yes yes! I got it!" Obito complained dissatisfiedly, "I told you, Minato-sensei! Konoha, there is no such thing as a fairy! Sensei, you are staying in Konoha Haven't seen that thing for so long..."

"Before, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist now, and isn't there a lot of witnesses? This is something that should be done to stabilize people's hearts." Minato scratched his head and said, "For example, at night, there will be goblins flying to the pillow and waking up the next day. After that, the memory of the past few days will become impossible to recall or something."

"The fairy who took away memories? Teacher, are you telling a fairy tale?" Lin also laughed, and Kakashi gave Sasuke a wary look: "Minato-sensei, please don't reveal the content of our mission."

"—Fairies should exist in Konoha. Probably."

! ! ! !

When these words were said blankly, the eyes of the four present could not help but focus on Sasuke.

"Because of the kind of atmosphere here, Konoha seems to be isolated from the world, and there are few chaotic scenes, and those forests and mountains that occupy most of the area, once lost, you may not be able to get out for a long time. In the air There is a sweet smell, and time moves slowly like an old woman... In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that this place is the hometown of fairies in troubled times."

Those words were all borrowed from Chengzi.Cheng Zi, who has a deep knowledge of this aspect, told him more than once before that Konoha must be the kingdom of fairies.

He also doubted more than once, there should be no problem with Cheng Zi's head, right?

"Speaking so clearly, have you ever been to Konoha?"

——I used to live in Konoha all the time.

Sasuke, who was so slanderous, honestly shook his head when Obito couldn't wait to ask "Then did you see anything?"

"Speaking of which, Minato-sensei. Who was the first person to discover the goblin?" Lin began to ask.

"I don't know. But it was the principal of the Konoha Ninja School who reported this to the third generation..."

……

"Mr. Xuanwu Gaoyue, you must have received the notice from the three generations of adults, right?"

The man named Xuanwu Gaoyue sat facing the table with his back to us. His table was by the window, and the gray sunlight filled the room.

After Minato-sensei finished speaking, he replied: "Yes." After that, he turned his head and looked at us.

The chair turned around with a "swipe", and Xuanwu Gaoyue was facing us.

This "we" also includes formula.Although I ignored Kakashi's objection and forcibly pulled it in, there was also the acquiescence of Minato-sensei.

"Ah, you are Minato Jonin, right? You look exactly like what I heard. Please sit down, today's conversation may be a bit long, right?" After finishing speaking, Teacher Xuanwu smiled.

"Are you going to talk about fairies?"

"Yes."

"I can't help with that incident. I'm really sorry, because my own memory of that incident is also very vague. Not only can I not remember clearly, but I can't stop them. Indeed, I was at the scene, but I can't do anything to help."

"...The memory is blurred?"

"Yes."

"By the way, teacher. For these two students who stabbed each other, why didn't the students around them try to dissuade them from arguing fiercely?"

"They? . . . They give me the feeling that something's not quite right."

"I see. Can I talk to them then?"

"That's naturally no problem, those children should cooperate."

"Then I'll take my leave first, and I may come to ask you some questions later, please give me more advice then. Everyone, let's go—Shi, what are you looking at?"

At this moment, Satsuki suddenly looked at Teacher Minato with surprise.

"Teacher, the Shiki he said refers to me." Shiki who was looking at something in the office responded.The teacher replied cheerfully: "Ah."

"That's right, have you been here since just now! I haven't seen you in Konoha before, are you a new resident?"

"This is not necessarily the case. I plan to visit Konoha. If you are interested, it would be nice to settle down here."

Satsuki nodded happily, and kept staring at Shiki.What a strange man.

"By the way, teacher. Is that—a knife?"

At this time, Shiki suddenly spoke again.

The author has something to say: the story of beginning to forget the recording, and the story about Sasuke recovering his memory.

I want to find a chance for Mikoto's mother and Fugaku's father to appear =V=What will the Uchiha family look like when they meet again?

Although it is a long time late, I still want to say to everyone: Happy New Year!

☆、Two Ceremonies · Past Events

"...Then, Shiki, let's go to the next place."

"..."

I quietly stared at the samurai sword hanging on the wall.To be honest, it's really against harmony to have samurai things appearing in the ninja office, but if the object is Genwu Satsuki, it's not so strange.

He himself is a character who uses a very wonderful sense of contradiction to maintain a delicate sense of balance. It is a mouthful to say this, but he really feels the same to me.

I stood up silently and followed Bofeng and the others out the door.At this time, Teacher Xuanwu opened the door for us, as naturally as a housekeeper seeing off guests, and Bofeng replied politely: "Thank you."

"No, I feel sorry for not being able to help you. I wish you all a wonderful holiday." It was a smile that was a little lonely and as ethereal as air.

"—Teacher, your smile is always sad." I blurted out this sentence suddenly.

"Really?" Teacher Xuanwu replied with a faint smile.

"I never laughed, though—not even once."

……

After leaving the teacher's office, Bofeng and the others discussed and decided to go to the principal first to learn more about the situation.After passing through the corridor on the first floor, we came to the atrium.

I suddenly recalled Xuanwu Gaoyue's face, and it overlapped with the unforgettable face in memory.Ahh...if he was a little older, he would have grown up like this too.However, Xuan Wu's face is relatively flawless.

Xuanwu Gaoyue is no different from Hei Tonggan.Not only are they similar in appearance, but they also feel like twins.No, just because of living a few years longer, Xuanwu can make people feel the temperament that naturally endures the surrounding environment.

In the eyes of someone like me who only has friction with the surroundings, the mere existence of ordinary people who "will not hurt anyone" is enough to shock me.

"It's not so similar—it's better to say..." I suddenly stopped walking as I muttered to myself, and stared at the distant building as if staring at the trees.

"Bofeng, there is something there, right? It looks like a wooden building."

"Ah, that, that's the equipment room. It was built a long time ago when it wasn't in use, and it's scheduled to be dismantled during the holidays. What's wrong?"

"I'll take a look, you guys leave here first." I flipped the hem of my kimono and walked towards the forest.

"Hey, Shiki, wait a minute! Isn't it an appointment not to act without authorization!" I heard Obito Uchiha shouting my name, probably wanting to follow.But it has been stopped by the wave.

All I know is that there is a place out there that I must go to.

……

——This village, which seems to be isolated from the outside world, is indeed an independent alien world.

It suddenly occurred to me that there was once a man who created a foreign world that no one could interfere with in the apartment. That guy really went full circle. When people enter, they can separate it from the world.

It didn't take long for me to walk in front of this building that used to be a ninja equipment room. It is an ancient four-story wooden house.

In the circular square cut out by the forest, the equipment room stood silently.

The square is covered with weeds and feels like a grassland.As for the equipment room, it is like dying