[Hokage] Flower Time

If she explained it to others, would anyone listen?

Will they laugh it off, or seriously think about it?

Those occasional thoughts only flashed in her mind for a moment, and then she gave up.Tiredness and laziness made her not want to make unnecessary explanations.

—Forget it, no one will believe her.

——Even if you explain it, it doesn't make any sense.Instead of spending time explaining your difficulties to others, it is better to save time to do what you want to do quietly.

She just wanted to see Zhishui again.

"No reason," she replied, "nothing means anything to me."

The short nostalgic time ended like this. Although Xie was a little dissatisfied with her meaningless answer, he also understood that she would not bring up her past again.However, his rare interest did not fade.He has many doubts about this sudden partner.

"Since everything is meaningless, then why did you join 'Xiao'? The people here are not all good people who like to do charity. War and killing are their favorite things... I am different, I like it Eternal beauty."

——Eternal, eternal beauty?

Hua Shi stared at his fierce eyes, bent and bent figure, and the metal tail that shone with cold light, nodded slowly, and then said: "...If you have to say it, do it on a whim."

"Ah, brat, what do you mean by that perfunctory expression and nodding!" Scorpion was very dissatisfied with her actions, and his words became irritable again: "There really is no common language to speak with a brat like you."

"I think there is someone who should share a common language with you."

"Who?"

"Hiroto Mizukawa of Konoha Village, a master of art."

"……do not know."

"You pretend I didn't say anything."

"Hey! Brat!" Scorpion was very angry.

"Don't be angry, Mr. Xie." Huashi stretched out his hand, lightly lifted the bamboo hat on his head, threw it into the distance, and said, "Otherwise, when you get even more angry in the future, you won't be able to find words and words." Express yourself with action.”

The bamboo hat flew lightly into the distance like a frisbee, and with the jingling of bells, it landed on the ground in the distance with a snap.

scorpion:……

#Did you mean it? ! #

×

The Chunin Exam in Konoha Village was interrupted by a sudden accident.

Sand Ninja Village and Konoha Renin Orochimaru teamed up to launch a surprise attack on Konoha.This attack interrupted the Zhongnin exam, and also greatly damaged the strength of Konoha Ninja Village. As the shadow of a village, the third Sarutobi Hiruzen was also killed in this attack.

"Nine-Tails Jinchuriki...is he still in Konoha Ninja Village? That brat." said Payne phantom standing in front of the stone statue.

Several other people stood on the stone statue one after another, some were phantoms, some were entities.There was the sound of water droplets from somewhere in the empty and damp cave, and then Hei Jue's gloomy words sounded.

"That's right. Who should go and warn me? Although that guy Orochimaru seems to be seriously injured..."

"I'm not interested." Kakudo said, "I'm very busy."

"I'll go." Uchiha Itachi said proactively, "I used to be a ninja in Konoha Village."

"Okay." Payne finished speaking, turned his gaze to the side, and said, "Scorpion, you and Orochimaru should not have unnecessary contact. That guy is not very likable."

"It's just an exchange of information." Xie said very calmly: "It's not a bad thing to get more information in exchange for a small benefit."

Payne stared at him for a while, without speaking.

"Ah, that's right." Xie suddenly said, "Boss, I want to apply for another ten bamboo hats."

Hearing his strange request, Kisame chuckled and said, "Scorpion's hobbies are becoming more and more strange. Could it be because of Orochimaru's influence?"

Payne:  …

Payne ignored Scorpion's request and said, "Then let's continue with the task."

With a few soft buzzing sounds, several figures disappeared from the stone statue one after another, and Xie, who lost his bamboo hat, also lifted the magic lantern body technique.Once again, only Uchiha Itachi and Hanatoki remained on the stone statue.

This time, she was not silent.

"Are you going to see Sasuke?"

Without hesitation or any emotion, she asked directly.

"...Yeah." Itachi closed his eyes and nodded.

"He is your weakness." Hua Shi said in the order of statements: "Your weakness is too great."

Facing Uchiha Itachi, she has been able to restrain her emotions well.She stared at him, chuckled, and said, "If I didn't show mercy at that time and killed you directly, I don't know how much he depends on you, would he hate me or thank me?"

Her question made Uchiha Itachi's eyes open, and he said slowly, "He hates both of us."

"Because we 'killed the tribe together'?"

"...Really." Itachi's voice was very cold: "Killing people who are compatriots will not lead to good results. I have already predicted my end. But I can't think of where you will go."

"It should be somewhere you don't know."

After saying this, Hua Shi's figure disappeared from the stone statue.

She lifted the Magic Lantern Body Technique and slowly opened her eyes.Scorpio, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, asked in front of her: "What are you doing again? Are you having a symposium with Uchiha Itachi? Or do you want to talk about the long-lost family relationship?"

"..." Huashi stood up from under the tree, moved his stiff limbs, and said, "What's the matter, have you collected all the information? Is there anything urgent? Mr. Scorpion."

"It's time for parts maintenance." Scorpion took a few steps forward and said, "Art needs careful care."

"..." Hua Shi glanced at his nearly bald hairstyle, stooped figure and wagging tail one by one, and said, "Your art..."

— Nothing to care for at all.

"Any comments, kid?"

"No."

×

Known as a genius puppet master, the Red Sand Scorpion is much older than her.From the outside, he looks like an old man in his twilight years, who has to slowly undulate his body because of his hunchback.However, according to the information she knew, Xie should only be in his early thirties this year.

"Oshewan must be very painful." She leaned cross-legged on the side of the stone wall and said.

Scorpion, who was struggling to untie his collar with his tail, said, "Yes."

"That's why in the short period of time I was with you as a partner, I made you age quickly."

"...What did you say? Brat?"

"Nothing was said."

Scorpion finally untied his cloak, revealing his body.He was not wearing a black inner garment as Huashi thought, his body covered by the robe made Huashi show a surprised expression.She finally understood where the strange feeling when she saw Scorpion came from—it turned out that the partner she had been partnering with was really just a puppet.

His body was like a beetle lying on the ground, with four limbs on the ground, a huge grimace carved on his back, and a metal tail swaying slightly.The lower part of the face covered by the mask has a puppet connection mechanism.

"I heard what you said just now." Scorpion's mouth clicked up and down, uttering gloomy words: "You actually said that I would age quickly. Do you know what is the art of eternity?"

"But you look really..." Hua Shi frowned and said, "Grandpa Scorpion."

With a crisp click, the grimaces on the puppet suddenly separated.A black figure jumped out of the puppet and stood in front of her.He slowly pulled off the black hood covering his body, revealing his true face.

The light in the cave is only supported by a few fire candles, and the flickering fire flickers dimly.Different from the fierce and gloomy puppet shell, he has short light red hair and a delicate puppet-like appearance. His brown eyes are lazy and contemptuous. A circle of blurred light and shadow.

Huashi looked at his boyish face, and immediately changed his words: "...Brother Xie."

After saying this, although her complexion did not change, there was a little bit of astonishment in her heart.Xie, who is over 30 years old, still looks like a teenager...

Is this the so-called "timeless art"?

"Let's use the original name." Scorpion put down the black robe in his hand, and turned around to fiddle with his puppet shell.His short red hair was close to his ears, and his fingers stroked the puppet used to cover his body: "This puppet is called 'Fei Liuhu', and it is one of my favorite collections.... A ninja who will die Treat it cleanly and make it into a puppet that can last forever, this is my art."

His brown eyes swept in Huashi's direction, and the boy's voice sounded casually: "Maybe one day, I will also make you into a human puppet, as my new collection....my companion"

His eyes swept over Hua Shi's face one by one - she was young and powerful, with eyes that everyone envied.Inherited from the perfect facial features of the Uchiha clan, every inch seems to have been properly cut and designed.It is already a supreme work of art, but it is a pity that the polishing of time will erase her beauty and flawlessness.

"Then there will be a day like that." She didn't care about the threat of the scorpion, her eyes moved, and a red color appeared: "You remember, I once 'killed my compatriots'. Compared with caring about myself Works of art... You should worry about it, one day, without any reason, I will do something to you."

Hearing her words, Xie chuckled lightly, and continued the movements in his hands.With a slight movement of his fingers, several chakra threads protruded from his fingers and were connected to the puppet.

"To be honest, I really hope that there will be such a day." He said lazily: "However... there are very few people like us who can die at the hands of those we choose. More, maybe On a certain day, he died suddenly."

"Ah, that's right." She said with a self-mockery: "The dog who lost the family, the desperado."