[Hokage] Summer Festival

Just after Konoha’s 31st New Year’s Eve, Ah Duan left the village to carry out his mission, and it is said that he will not return for more than half a year.There is only one Kato house left, practicing daily, waiting for tasks, and occasionally Xiaochun will come and chat with the situation of the war or give advice on the practice.She was so nice to Xia Zi, the only remaining student, that she had nothing to say, but it was a pity that she was not as relieved as Xia Zi.

The ninja school is on spring break, and sometimes Kushina would come to find "play", but she would always refuse to go through the gate, like a naughty boy who likes to climb over the wall.It's been a long time since I saw Minato, and when I asked Kushina about him, the girl immediately pouted and said, "I don't know!"

The third team was disbanded, and they no longer went on missions with Haruna Shinya and the others, and the four of us didn't even have a good breakup meal.After all, after working together for so long, it's a little uncomfortable to suddenly have another teammate next to him.But as my former friend Jacob said, who can be with whom for a lifetime.In the past, some friends also said that once they got acquainted with each other, they would rely too much on those around them.

This is really not a good habit.

One day when I came back from shopping for vegetables at the Konoha Market, I met Sakumo Hatake on the street.He was dressed in dust, and there was a small dead leaf on the ninja vest. He probably just came back from a mission outside the village.

The man who was with him also knew him, the head of the Shiranui family, who lived near the ninja school, and his wife was three months pregnant, which was one of the few happy events in the village these days.

Seeing the young woman who will be the mother yesterday, she chatted with her happily:

"Ana said that if it's a girl, it's Kana, and if it's a boy, it's Xuanma."

Patriarch Shiranui was eager to return home, and after a hasty greeting with Hatake Sakumo, he disappeared within two seconds.

Before leaving, he said to them with a smile:

"When I return to the village, I will be able to reunite with my wife and children. When I think about it, I feel that no matter how difficult the task is, it is worth it."

Hatake Sakumo and smiled at each other, this sentence is too early for us.There is no husband and children yet, and he has no wife and children waiting for him.We are all those who have not had the opportunity to return home because of missing their families.

He walked side by side for a while, and suddenly asked:

"Cooking by yourself today? It seems that you are not in the village."

I thought of meeting him many times in restaurants, all because Ah Duan didn’t have a home, and I thought it was too troublesome and deserted to buy vegetables and cook. Whether I knew him in the restaurant or not, it was always more lively than at home.

Wonder if he also frequents restaurants for the same reason.

"Yeah, today I suddenly want to cook by myself."

"Do you mind having an extra pair of chopsticks?"

Surprised, he smiled and replied:

"Very welcome."

"Excuse me then," he said.

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand in a gentlemanly manner, and his eyes fell on the vegetable bag in his hand.

When my parents were still alive, every weekend when my mother came back from shopping for groceries, my father would definitely meet her on the street where she must pass, playing chess with old friends while waiting for her to pass by.Then he helped her carry the vegetable bag and went home together.

Every time I saw them talking and laughing on the balcony and walking to the door, I obviously had the key but smiled and waved to come down and open the door.At that time, I kept thinking that I hope that there will be a man who is willing to carry the vegetable bag for me in the future.

***

In early April, cherry blossom petals are falling everywhere.While the signal eagle hovered and hissed in the sky, a family at the end of the village helped clear the weeds that had grown wildly.The male lead of this family died on the battlefield last year, leaving only the weak and sick female lead and their three-year-old daughter.

The alarm of enemy ninja invasion came suddenly, and the first reaction was to rush into the house. The two mother and daughter were still in the bedroom, and they should be taken to the shelter as soon as possible.There is a shelter for ordinary villagers in the village, which is less than one kilometer away.

It's a pity that as soon as I took a step, I felt dizzy for a while, as if the world was spinning, and I couldn't move on at all.There were bursts of colic in the heart, as if it was about to tear this body apart.

That's right, the medicine given by Orochimaru was finished two weeks ago.He and Jiraiya Tsunade went to the Land of Rain to perform a mission, and the return date is undecided.I thought that there would be no major problems even if there was no medicine for two or three months, but I didn't expect that this body, which was backlashed by the forbidden technique, would rely on medicine to such an extent.

No wonder Xiaochun's expression was so heartbroken at that time, she knew better than her what would happen after getting involved in the ban.

In such a situation, don't talk about saving them, if there is an enemy attack at this time, I'm afraid it will be hard to protect yourself.

His legs softened and he fell to the ground, clutching his heart and starting to cough violently.It wasn't until fresh blood dripped onto the back of the hand supporting the ground that I realized belatedly that I was coughing up blood again.

A red light shrouded the surroundings, as if the sky and the earth were wrapped in a boundless red veil, and it was like waves that were so hot that they suffocated.

It's fire.The house was being devoured by fire with lightning speed.The roof, doors and windows, and the surrounding wooden fence were all reduced to ashes in the sea of ​​fire.

The art of water escape, chaos and steam.

The name and seal method of this ninjutsu clearly appeared in my mind, but I couldn't put it into action - I didn't have the strength to move my fingers, and I couldn't mobilize Chakra.

It is not good when the backlash of the forbidden technique will occur, but it happened at this time.

The mother and daughter who don't know ninjutsu don't know what happened, did they escape in time?Or are you still trapped in the fire and waiting for rescue?

The blazing fire gradually approached, and suddenly there was a feeling that maybe this time it was really time to say goodbye to this world.

I don't know how long it took, when the consciousness gradually blurred, I vaguely felt someone coming to me, and then I was taken out of this cage that seemed to melt everything.

A familiar voice said in my ear:

"Persist on it, and take it to the hospital."

……Hospital?

Suddenly woke up.No, I can't go to the hospital.Xinyi went to the hospital, if he knew about the forbidden technique, Ah Duan would definitely know about it too.His younger sister's body has been ruined like this, and with his personality, he will definitely blame himself and feel guilty for not protecting his younger sister, although it is not his fault at all.

Even though he knew that he shouldn't be willful and hypocritical at this time, he still felt very sorry for their brothers and sisters.

Try to open your eyes and say to the supporter:

"Don't go to the hospital, please..."

Before he finished speaking, he fell into endless darkness.

***

When I became conscious again, there was no fire around, and within sight was a very ordinary room, not big, and the decorations looked like a normal home.Sleeping on the tatami, the quilt covering the body smells like it has been tanned by the sun.

You gently opened the paper door and walked in, holding a bowl of black, steaming juice in his hand.

"Awake?" he said.

Hatake Sakumo.

I remembered that the one I saw before he passed out was Sakumo Hatake.

It seems that the man in front of him saved his life again.Grateful.

"here is……?"

"Family."

he continued.Pass the bowl to you.

"I refused to go to the hospital, so I had to bring it back without authorization."

"Thank you."

When he took the porcelain bowl, he saw a burn mark on the back of his hand, and the blisters were bloodshot. Looking at it, he felt a burst of pain rushing up from all parts of his body.

Thinking about it, it must be difficult for him to take it out with such a big fire.Besides, apart from the pain in the heart that was backlashed by the forbidden technique, there was no injury or pain in other parts of the body.

He has always regarded his companions as more important than his own life.

Unconsciously, he gently held his injured hand with the other hand, but he couldn't say a word of thanks, but murmured "I'm sorry".

It would be great if there was no backlash from the forbidden technique at that time.

It would be nice if it was stronger.

He froze for a moment, then withdrew his hand and said nonchalantly:

"It's just a small injury."

After hesitating for a while, a heavy shadow in my heart became clearer and clearer. I may have guessed the result, but I couldn't help being lucky.After hesitant to speak for a long time, he made up his mind and asked:

"How are they?"

As keen as he is, he must know that the two mothers and daughters in that room are being asked.

He turned his head away and remained silent.

A few drops of the black juice in his hand accidentally splashed onto the quilt.

That little girl, who was only three years old, raised her face and called "Sister Xia Zi" a few hours ago.

Obviously less than [-] meters away from her, obviously the shelter can be seen.I thought that hard work could always change something, but I didn't expect that there was still very little that could be done.

Whenever this happens, I feel that I am out of tune with this world, and I feel uncomfortable after being killed, and I also feel very uncomfortable after being killed by those I know around me.

What about Diren who made the fire, what did they do to the village?Konoha was suddenly attacked, did you find out what happened?

"It's Xiaonin Village, which is good at fire escape, around the Kingdom of Fire, and it has calmed down."

Hatake Sakumo said, adding:

"I was in a coma for a day and a night."

——I don’t know how many things I missed.

Later, when I walked back from Hatake Sakumo's house to Kato's house, there were a large number of houses that had been destroyed by fire along the road.If even Konoha is reduced to a battlefield, where else can An Sheng be.

There was a child standing on the broken wall of the ruins, with his back slightly arched, and his hands hanging by his sides clenched into fists.The golden hair is particularly conspicuous in the scorched black wall.

There is a tell on the side:

"The children of this family often play with Minato-kun. When the house was on fire, Minato-kun saw it from a long distance. When he arrived with other ninjas, the fire was too big to save..."

Minato looked up, his azure blue eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was sad and annoyed:

"Teacher, it would be great if you were stronger."

It turns out that more than one person has this kind of thinking, and I believe it is not only Minato.In the face of catastrophe, those who realize that they are small and powerless will always think that it would be better if they were stronger.Being strong enough to protect what you want to protect, rescue what you want to save, and prevent tragedies you don't want to see, this is the biggest motivation for not giving up your efforts.

A few days later, Konoha held a memorial service to commemorate those who died in the attack.I learned from Pang that most of the casualties were unarmed ordinary villagers.In this village that believes in protection, nothing can make its guardian more sad than the villagers who cannot protect it well.

Tsunade and Orochimaru are back, and I heard that Jiraiya Rain Country has accepted three students, and they are busy fulfilling their duties as masters.

Orochimaru gave him a bottle of new medicine, and started to practice day and night, working harder and harder than before, just because he didn't want to resent himself for not being strong enough when the unexpected came.

Later, when I was on a mission, I gradually heard that Tsunade and the others had a new title called "Sannin".

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