[Comprehensive] Mirror of Death and Life

It can be seen that the father is very happy that the mother is pregnant again after five years.Throughout the banquet, he watched over her every step of the way.

I looked at the two parents who looked kindly and expectantly, and guessed that my mother was attacked by hostile ninjas when I was born, which made my father so careful this time.

In fact, there were not many losses that time. Except for the two clansmen who were killed on patrol and the midwife who gave birth, there were no casualties.There were three ninjas who sneaked in, but in the end there was only one who touched my mother's bed and was killed by my mother.

Maybe the ninja didn't expect that when the ninja fell down, the mother, who had just given birth and was lying on the bed dying and exhausted, pulled out a handful of kunai from under the pillow when she stood up and raised her hand.It was that ninja's blood that splashed red patches all over my face.

After all, I belong to the Uchiha clan, and I feel a little proud in my heart.

Looking at the brightly lit banquet, and the dancing and blushing clansmen at the banquet, for the first time, I have a sense of belonging that I am a member of this ethnic group.

Since I am the son of the patriarch's family and I am young, no one dares to drink me.My father was resolutely protecting his wife, and they wisely didn't drink it. Only a few elders stepped forward to offer a round of wine and let the patriarch go.

I heard someone next to me regret that my second brother is not here, otherwise he must be the main target of firepower.

I suddenly remembered that he is only 11 years old now, and he is already an adult in the eyes of others.

But he is indeed, tonight's b-level mission was done by himself.

Back then he was really depressed for a while after his right hand was cut off by Yuyi, and then he was scolded by my father and thrown into the most intense battle field in the battlefield. One year later, he came back alive. Two years later, that is, this year, he successfully learned One-handed seal.

In fact, my second brother is also a genius.

Uchiha has never been short of talent.I thought of this sentence.Looking up, I saw the sky full of stars. On the dark blue night, the moonlight was covered by dark clouds, making the stars appear brighter and brighter.A looming Milky Way runs through the night sky, stretching from west to east.The sky is so high, and human beings are so small, including ninjas, they cannot stand above the sky in their whole life.

I am reminded of the legendary ancestor of the ninja, the legend of the Six Paths Sage.It is said that the moon we see today was thrown up by him with ninjutsu. I don't know if it is true or not.

Many people scoff at this legend, but I think it may be true. You see, our Uchiha eyes will change color, and after the change, the fighting power will increase sharply. What happened to the originator of the ninja throwing a moon.

Thinking about it, I couldn't help laughing myself.

"Jing, what are you laughing at?" A little girl my age sat next to me and looked at me curiously.She is the granddaughter of the Great Elder, and she has played with me since childhood.There is no way, the clan is so big and the population is so large, and people of the same age have to go to class together, so they are getting acquainted no matter what.In our generation, besides me and a girl named Yazhi beside me, there is also a boy named Hui who is one year older than me.

I shook my head, instead of telling Yazhi what I was thinking just now, I asked her instead: "Where's Hui?"

The little girl Yazhi stood up, searched for a while among the adults walking back and forth, and finally found it: "He is there!"

I followed Yazhi's hand and saw a woman holding Huibu, sitting alone in a corner where the light couldn't shine.

I recognized that woman, she was Hui's mother.I used to give me snacks. I used to be a ninja, but because I couldn't open my eyes, I stayed at home and became a housewife.In fact, in the Uchiha clan, most of them are such families. The women stay in the clan to take care of the children and the wounded, and the men go to the battlefield.

There are still very few women as tough as my mother.

"Hui's mother seems to be crying?" the little girl Yazhi next to her said suddenly after watching the scene for a while.

I took a closer look, and indeed I saw the woman wiping her tears while hugging Hui.Everyone around her was talking and laughing, drinking and eating, and one or two who were more lively had already gone to other places, and no one noticed the mother and child.

After thinking about it carefully, I came to my senses: "Hui's father passed away during a mission a week ago."

The little girl Yazhi said: "No wonder I met him a few days ago and called him, but he ignored me."

Without saying a word, I heard the girl next to me continue to say, "Hui's father didn't open his eyes either, no wonder he just left like that."

She sighed like a little adult, using a natural tone.

I suspect that her grandfather instilled this idea in her.In fact, on the battlefield, children are the most likely to die, followed by the elderly and the wounded, followed by women, and lastly, strong and healthy adult men. They are the main force in the ninja team, and the death rate is higher than The other three are much less.However, there is one exception to all of this. For the Uchiha clan, if you open your eyes when you are very young, your chances of survival will be greatly improved, not only because of your strength, but also because of your relatives' respect for you. Protect.

Every Uchiha who opens his eyes is a valuable asset of the clan.After I opened my eyes today, my father said this to me.

I patted Yazhi's shoulder: "Come on, let's go comfort Hui."

The little girl frowned, sitting on a long wooden bench, her short legs dangling back and forth in the air: "Why?" Obviously she felt very comfortable staying here.

"Hui grew up with us more or less. As friends, we should comfort him."

Yazhi hesitated for a while, and finally lost in my eyes and compromised.

The two of us walked through the crowd and finally came to the dark corner.It’s really a dead horse looking at the mountain. I didn’t realize how far it was when I was watching from the seat, but when I walked just now, I felt that the road was very long, there were many people, and it was very difficult to walk.

"Master Jing, Miss Yazhi." Seeing us, Hui's mother let go of Hui, stood up, and bowed to us.

The hierarchy within the Uchiha clan is quite clear.

She was so respectful that I couldn't help retracting the words that came to my lips, opened my mouth, and said after a long time: "Get up, you don't need to salute me twice."

Only then did the woman straighten up, wipe away her tears with her sleeves, and tried to smile: "Young Master and Miss, are you here to look for Hui?"

Following her words, I shifted my gaze to Hui who was standing beside her.The little boy had a straight back and red eye circles, but like his mother, he had wiped away his tears long ago.

It dawned on me that there was no need to say any consoling bullshit, they didn't need my consolation.

Life and death are too normal for people in this era.

Just like when my elder brother died, the body was carried back by the clansmen who went with him. I was held by the nanny and stood in the crowd, watching the boy with long hair and dark skin lying there quietly. His chest was pierced, revealing the inside Broken white ribs and red flesh, two bloody tears flowed from his tightly closed eyes.

The eyes were gouged out by his companions. In order to prevent the corpse from being picked up, the eyes were gouged out to study the secrets of the Uchiha clan.

The clansman handed the eyeballs in the sack to my father, who sighed, and burned my elder brother's eyes to ashes with a powerful fireball technique.

Now the nine-year-old boy who will never grow up lies in the family grave.The empty eye sockets are tightly closed, and the face is serene.

He will never lie down in front of me again and say to me with a smile: "Don't cry, let me show you something funny."

"Mirror, mirror?" My right arm was shaken for a while, and when I came back to my senses, I saw Yazhi staring at me with a worried face, and the two of us had already returned to our original seats.

Looking up, you can see that Hui and his mother are not in their original positions.

"How did we come back? Where are Hui and his mother?" I asked Yazhi.

"We went to say hello and came back." The little girl took out a handful of candy from her pocket, held it in front of me, and held one in her mouth, making her left cheek bulge, "Hui's mother sent After eating our candies, I brought Hui back home first. Do you want to eat it?"

The colorful candies are held in small white hands, Yazhi's eyes are as clear and clean as black glass, and the lights are reflected in her eyes like a flat mirror.The skin is delicate, the face is fair, and the candy rolls around in her mouth, making a grand sound. She is also a very good-looking little girl.

I picked up a piece of orange candy, peeled off the wrapper and stuffed it into my mouth: "Yazhi, open your eyes."

The little girl blinked and smiled brightly: "I also hope to open sooner."

The banquet should have lasted very late that day, and I'm not sure about the exact time, because not a while after Hui and his mother left, I told my parents and went home first.

They understood very well, and it was rare for my father to gently touch my head: "Go back and have a good rest. You should be tired today. You did a good job. You really deserve to be my son."

I nodded quietly, saluted the two of them and left the banquet.

On the way home, the surroundings were quiet and dark.The houses on the side of the road are rarely lit, and it can be seen that most of the people have not returned from the banquet.

Passing by a house where lanterns were rarely lit, I stopped and looked at the lanterns with round fans hanging on both sides of the door of the house.

Yellow smoky light radiated from the lanterns, illuminating the family's gate, and the house was also lit, with a black shadow of a woman reflected in the window.

This is Hui's house.

I stood there staring at the window for a while.The candy in my mouth was slowly melting, and the sweet taste filled my mouth, and I started walking again.

When I got home, there was someone unexpectedly at home.

I walked to the corridor where the sound came from, and saw my second brother sitting on the wooden floor of the corridor facing the yard.

He still has short hair and fair skin. Seriously speaking, I am more like him, because I followed my mother's appearance.

The second brother was bandaging his own wound with one hand. Hearing my footsteps, he raised his head and glanced at me casually: "You're back." With the bandage still in his mouth, he flicked his head and the bandage was tightened. tied a knot.

Then he breathed out, looked at me and waved: "Come here."

I walked over, sat down beside him, smelled the strong smell of blood on his body, and looked forward together with him.

Under the moonlight, the courtyard was silent.The cherry blossoms have already bloomed, there are no fish in the pond, and the grass is full of weeds because no one takes care of it at home. When I was young, my nanny would clean up here when I was still taking me.

I still remember when the warm breeze blew, the pink petals of cherry blossoms floated into the house through the opened paper door, there were two goldfish swimming in the pond, and the grass was neat and lush.

And now it looks deserted.

After a while, I heard the calm voice of the second brother: "I heard that you opened your eyes today, very good. You are indeed my brother."

I turned my head to look at him, and looked at this boy who was only 11 years old, not even a teenager. He also looked at me, his black eyes were very gentle: "Jing, you will be a genius."