Chapter 316 Old Land

I don't know how long it has been since that tragic night.

As for the concept of time, Sasuke has no interest in bothering about it at all. Now the only thing that supports him alive is only one beliefthat is revenge.

To take revenge on the hideous man who swung the butcher knife at his own people and his parents.

How much respect and admiration he had for his own man in the past, now he deeply hates that man in his heart.

Since the genocide incident, Sasuke has been living under the shadow of nightmares every day. Every night when he closes his eyes in bed, he can't help but recall that night full of blood and killing.

The butcher's brother...

Seeing the dead clansmen...

Seeing the dead bodies of parents lying at brother's feet...

Then he woke up from his sleep, frightened into a cold sweat.

This went on and on again and again, so that his mental state gradually lost control.

Fortunately, in this village, it is not that no one cares about themselves.

Three Hokage-sama, who manages a lot of things every day, will come to comfort himself every once in a while, which makes Sasuke feel guilty.

Because every time the Three Hokages came over, I always had a cold face, as if I couldn't smile anymore.

Seeing the third Hokage with a kind face, but being so disrespectful...

For Hokage, there must be no one in the village who does not respect him, and Sasuke is no exception.

Such a big man must be very busy with his daily affairs, but he still has to take time to visit himself, a poor Uchiha clansman, which makes Sasuke very sorry... Maybe next time that kind old man comes over, he should be more polite.

"Sasuke, we have an appointment to play ninja games here, do you want to go?"

When school was over in the afternoon, a classmate from the same class came to invite me.

The other party's name is Nara Shikamaru, and he is a guy who often sleeps lazily in class.

Because of this, people in the class nicknamed him one of the "Three Idiots", and Sasuke was very impressed with him.

Sasuke took a deep look at him, shook his head and said, "No need, you can find someone else."

Maybe in the past, if you think about it yourself, you will agree.

But right now... the power is not enough.

Compared to that man, I am as weak as an ant. In front of him, I am not even qualified to stand.

Such a fragile self, how can there be time to play ninja games.

I persist in the belief of surviving, only revenge.

Besides, a person who talks about 'trouble' all day long, and usually doesn't have a close relationship, invites himself to play ninja games in the past, which is too abrupt.

Behind this, maybe someone is suggesting that he do so.

However, there should be no malice.

It is impossible for me to waste my precious training time on this kind of thing.

Without hesitation, Sasuke left the classroom.

"so troublesome"

Shikamaru scratched his head, and looked listlessly at the white clouds in the sky.

If I send out an invitation so abruptly, I will probably be suspected.

He didn't dare to underestimate the head student in the class.

In this class, except for a certain idiot, everyone in the same grade has a skill.

Sasuke can become the chief student in this class, which is enough to prove his strength and mind.

There is no way to hide such a cleverness as myself.

After leaving school, Sasuke bought rice **** and treated them as dinner.

Come to the open woods around the Uchiha clan and start practicing here.

Fire escape, shuriken, and physical skills, none of them fell.

Because Sharingan was not turned on, Sasuke is not very proficient in the use of illusion, but only understands to a certain extent.

Sasuke has already planned the practice of illusion, and he will study it after he opens Sharingan.

As a ninja of the Uchiha clan, there is no need to deliberately practice illusion. As long as Sharingan is turned on, illusion is something that can be learned naturally.

Just thinking of Sharingan, Sasuke's eyes immediately showed a hint of haze.

He remembered that his father said that Itachi opened Sharingan at the age of eight, and it took a very short time to use Sharingan freely. However, he is the same age as Itachi now, but he has no signs of opening his eyes.

The most important thing is that Itachi graduated from ninja school at the age of six. He can go out to perform tasks, fight against various powerful enemies, and improve his own strength.

And myself, still a student in the ninja school, can only play house ninja games later in the school.

Both jealousy and hatred filled his chest, so much so that there was a trace of tyranny and coldness in his eyes.

Jealousy, this emotion comes with hatred, something Sasuke couldn't even imagine.

In the past, no matter how powerful Itachi's talent and strength were, I always had only respect and admiration, and never envied Itachi's talent and strength.

But the current self has such a dark emotion, which subconsciously surprised Sasuke.

Quickly suppressed the restlessness in his heart and regained his calm.

"Hoo...hoo..."

Panting heavily, Sasuke's face was already covered with cold sweat and struggling.

Now I need to calm down, I need to practice to become stronger, to gain more power than Itachi, and then kill him.

Avenge the tribe and parents, and then restore the prestige of the Uchiha clan.

He will never forget the strange eyes that some students in the class are looking at him now.

Maybe there is no malice, but in Sasuke's view, it is ridicule and pity.

After the sun went down, the woods were also shrouded in dark shadows, only the hazy moonlight fell down.

Sasuke looked at the time and knew that he should go back to rest.

However, before going back to rest, he needs to go somewhere.

Nanhe Shrine.

In the past, the Uchiha clan held an important place for clan meetings.

Those who can enter here and participate in the clan meeting are all the most powerful ninjas in the clan.

But now this shrine has become extremely depressed, and the gloomy atmosphere enveloped the shrine. Walking on the stone steps, there is only the sound of wind full of gloomy breath, and there is no other sound.

Enter the main hall of the shrine. According to the information left by Itachi, counting from the right, under the seventh tatami, there are important family secrets hidden.

Sasuke entered without hindrance, and walked straight towards the innermost part.

There stood a stone tablet with a long history. There were many unrecognizable fonts engraved on the stone tablet, or it didn't look like a known text, and it needed some kind of 'power' to open it.

This is what Itachi mentioned, the biggest secret of the Uchiha clan.

But these days, Sasuke came over almost every few days, but every time he returned without success.

The code on the stele is too esoteric, and there is only a small part of the content that I can interpret, and it is an insignificant part.

Sasuke estimates that it may take Sharingan or even a more advanced kaleidoscope Sharingan to find out the secrets.

Itachi must know all the secrets above.

Because he has a kaleidoscope Sharingan.

How far behind are you? Thinking of this kind of thing, Sasuke's heart was filled with unwillingness, and he gritted his teeth.

One day, I will personally kill that traitor who betrayed the clan and the village!

The reputation of the clan is up to you to defend!

The weather in August is much hotter than expected.

Under the scorching sun, on the sea near the southern part of the Land of Fire, a huge steel ship sailed through the wind and waves.

It doesn't match the appearance of various ships in the modern era.

This is a ship collectively known as an 'aircraft carrier'. The shape of the hull has not changed much, but the chassis is larger, and the building materials are mostly steel or alloy rather than wood.

On this kind of ship, there are also various multi-faceted towers with complex shapes.

The gun barrel, flight track, and more areas of unknown use all show that such a ship is not for civilian or commercial use, but for military use.

The largest cruise ship moored at the southern city port of the Land of Fire is nothing compared to such a giant steel ship. The deterrence and hardness of the two are not at the same level.

The giant steel ship docked at the port of the city. Since the crowd had already been evacuated, there were not too many idlers waiting to gather here.

However, there are still many people who, from a long distance, start pointing at this giant steel ship.

In today's ninja world, such a giant steel ship has never appeared before.

But ninjas who have experienced the Second Ninja World War should know something.

In the past when the country of the sky declared war with the five major powers, the country of the sky developed a similar huge ship. Although it had a lot of firepower, it was too heavy and the core part was destroyed by the ninja's ninjutsu and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Lu Jiu, who is in charge of welcoming the envoys from the Kingdom of Demons, naturally knows this too.

The kingdom of ghosts has now produced flying ninjas that are more troublesome than the kingdom of the sky, kunai firing guns, and giant steel ships. The prototypes of these technologies are all specious from the kingdom of the sky in the past.

Not surprisingly, the remnants of the Kingdom of Sky were found and eliminated by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and their technology was collected for secondary creation and research.

Looking at the behemoth docked at the port, Lu Jiu also took a deep breath.

Although he knew that such a huge steel ship would definitely be a bit cumbersome in action, he understood that if the Kingdom of Ghosts dared to take it out, it must have overcome many weaknesses of the ships of the Sky Kingdom in the past. It is estimated that it would be difficult to destroy it with the power of a ninja.

Moreover, just facing such a huge 'monster', the heart will feel extremely shocked.

The military power of the ghost country is probably much stronger than the estimated maximum value.

Getting off the ship, Ruri first saw Shikaku who was waiting there, beside him, there were Konoha ninjas such as Kaiichi Yamanaka and Akido Choza.

There were about a dozen people who greeted them.

There are Jnin and Chunin.

Behind Liuli, his daughter Ichihime followed closely behind, and behind him were a few jounin from the kingdom of ghosts, while patrolling the surrounding environment, they approached the Konoha ninja.

Lujiu welcomed the arrival of Liuli and the others, and then said: "Master Hokage is waiting for everyone in the village, please follow me."

Liuli looked at Lu Jiu, an old friend, and just nodded without any objection. She left the port with Lu Jiu and set off for Konoha.

The speed of the people was very fast, and they arrived at Muye Village after about half a day.

Liuli looked at the familiar Konoha gate, it was the same as in the past, she didn't expect that she had been away from here for more than ten years, and there was still no change.

Entering the village through the Konoha Gate, the first thing you see is still the huge Hokage Rock carved on the distant cliff.

"Why, do you miss seeing Yingyan?"

Lu Jiu asked with a smile.

Liuli did not refute, nodded and said: "Yeah, I miss it a bit. I have been away for more than ten years, but this picture seems to be the same as yesterday. But there are still differences. At that time, there were only three statues on the shadow rock."

"The extra one is the statue of Lord Minato, the fourth generation."

"I know, it's a pity he's dead."

Liuli nodded.

After Lu Jiu listened, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and the smile froze on his face.

He knew that Liuli was just seeking truth from facts, and didn't mean to be malicious and mocking, but he still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard such words.

And if he remembers correctly, the reason for the Kyuubi's riot back then was inseparable from the secret operation of the Kingdom of Demons.

"I have always wanted to compete head-on with him, but unfortunately I don't have this opportunity now."

Lu Jiu heard Liuli continue to sigh, but didn't say anything.

I also feel regretful in my heart. It would have been nice if Minato hadn't died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion. With Minato's tough attitude and his strength, he would definitely be able to create a huge deterrent to the Kingdom of Demons, preventing the Kingdom of Demons from acting rashly.

Konoha will not become a laughing stock at the Five Kages Conference.

Compromised and retreated to the rebellious ninja, which dealt a heavy blow to Konoha's face.

"Speaking of which, is it enough to bring such a small number of people? That is the collection of an entire family."

Lujiu looked at several ninjas from the Oni Nation behind Liuli, and a cruel girl who looked very similar to Liuli.

Several people want to move a family's collection, no matter how you look at it, it is unrealistic.

"No problem, the several branches of Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company in Konoha should be able to squeeze out some people."

Liuli said.

During the War of the Land of Winds, several branches of Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company in Konoha were banned and monitored.

But with the end of the war and the defeat of Sand Hidden and Konoha, Konoha lifted the ban and surveillance on these branches, as if nothing had happened.

Once that line is touched, it will be equivalent to giving the kingdom of ghosts an excuse to attack Konoha.

This is a completely unfavorable situation for Konoha.

The current Konoha cannot withstand too much tossing, under the circumstances of such a heavy loss.

"Mom, I'll leave the negotiation to you. I'll take a look around."

At this time, Kazuki suddenly spoke.

Liuli glanced at her, nodded in agreement.

Ichihime has studied in Konoha in the past and is no stranger to the situation here, so she doesn't need a guide.

"Don't make trouble."

Yiji waved her hand, indicating that she understood.

"Uncle hand beat, a big bowl of miso char siew ramen!"

Open the curtain first, and a boy with six beards ran in, happily shouting at the boss behind the counter.

"Oh, it's Naruto, I'm a bit late today."

The forty-year-old hand shot a glance at Naruto, showing a kind smile.

"I wasted a little time because of cultivation."

The child named Naruto replied.

"Naruto is really a hardworking and good boy, he must have done well in school."

Hand said so.

"Where is where."

Naruto scratched his head and smiled shyly.

Practice class is the bottom one, theory class is the bottom one, this kind of words really can't be said.

Was also ridiculed for being the boss of the idiot trio in the class, one day, to become Hokage, shut those guys up!

"Iris, a big bowl of miso char siu ramen, remember to put more char siu, it's from Naruto."

Shouting to the people in the kitchen.

"Got it, Dad."

A young girl's crisp voice came from the kitchen.

Naruto sat there expectantly waiting for his ramen to be ready.

At this moment, the curtain was lifted again.

"Welcome, guest, what kind of ramen do you want?"

Slapped his hand and said to the guests who came in.

"Two large bowls of tonkotsu char siu ramen, packaged."

The girl who came in was Kazuhime, she said to her hands.

"Okay, pack two large bowls of tonkotsu char siu ramen."

He typed it down by hand and let the girls in the kitchen work.

"Speaking of which, the little girl's face and temperament are a bit familiar, I always feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

Hand hitting This is looking at Kazuhime's appearance, as if recalling something.

"A few years ago, I lived in Konoha for a while."

Ichihime replied.

"It seems to be like this... However, I think this familiarity is more like something that happened a long time ago. In the past, a combination of a man and two women often came to eat the ramen I made, and occasionally brought their team leader. One of the women is very good at eating. She has to eat dozens of bowls every time, which makes their leader Jonin always look bitter."

Because it was not my own platform at that time, but my father's platform, I was always busy in the kitchen and had very little time to contact customers.

"Yeah?"

Yiji nodded, she knew who she was talking about.

Aunt Ayane, who has also heard of her in the past, is a frequent customer of this Ichiraku Ramen.

As for leading the Jonin, it should be the dead Konoha Shirato Hatake Sakumo.

When looking at the past photos of the elders, there was such a person.

Immediately afterwards, Kazuki sat on the seat bored, waiting for the ramen to be ready.

During such a wait, it is inevitable to look elsewhere.

So, she looked at Naruto who was sitting next to her, a little reserved and curious, secretly watching her.

After being discovered to be peeping, Naruto quickly looked away, feeling a little restless, and his body trembled slightly.

After realizing that he was being stared at by the other party all the time, Naruto became so angry that he didn't dare to breathe.

Although the other party is not a few years older than himself, he feels that the other party is very scary.

This kind of horror, how should I put it, is not a difference in strength, but cowardly and afraid to talk back like an elder with a stern expression on his face.

"Would you like some candy?"

In such a nervous atmosphere, Kazuki broke the awkward atmosphere and said to Naruto.

"Eh?"

Naruto raised his head blankly, and looked at Kazuhime.

"Would you like some candy?"

Ichihime asked again.

"That...you, are you talking to me?"

Naruto was a little excited.

For strangers, he has always had a mentality of fear and worry.

I don't know why, but many adults in the village hate him very much. Even many children in the school are influenced by those adults. They often secretly throw stones at him and laugh at him as a 'fox monster'.

Really, he is obviously a human, so how could he be a vixen?

Not only in the village, but also in school, there are very few friends who can play together.

Therefore, when a stranger accosts him and expresses kindness, he will be so excited and happy.

Seeing the other party like this, Yiji didn't know what to say for a while, so she could only look at him with pity.

This kind of human strength, probably with a little kindness, can be easily abducted from Konoha.

"Choose one, this is a very delicious barley candy. I specially asked the old man to help me make it."

Ichiki took out a palm-sized bag from nowhere, untied the knot, and there were a lot of candy in it.

Each candy is wrapped in exquisite wrapping paper, which looks very good.

Put it in front of Naruto and let him choose one of them.

"Thank you, big sister. I'll choose one then."

Naruto happily reached into the bag and chose one.

Peeling off the wrapping paper, Naruto swallowed when he saw the crystal-clear and beautiful candy.

This kind of candy is so beautiful, he has never seen such a beautiful candy, and he knows it is delicious just by looking at it.

Puts candy in your mouth without hesitation.

All of a sudden, a large amount of sour taste filled the entire mouth, making Naruto's smiling face twisted into a ball, and tears were unconsciously soured by the sour taste of candy.

Naruto was full of resentment towards Kazuhime.

very sour!

Is this big sister trying to murder him?

Why is there such a sour candy? The old man who made this kind of candy must be a bad guy.

"It seems that what I got is sour candy. What a pity, your luck is not very good."

Ichihime looked at Naruto's painful face, showing satisfaction.

Children, you just need to understand the dangers of society.

This way, you will not be deceived by adults.

It is so kind to use this method to educate the children themselves.

"Big sister, you are lying, this is not delicious at all."

Naruto looked at Kazuhime wanting to cry but without tears.

The sour taste stayed in the mouth for a minute without dissipating. Naruto had never eaten such an unpalatable candy.

"That's because you were unlucky and picked a sour candy. Why don't you try it again? There is a super delicious candy hidden in it, only smart children can eat it."

Ichihime looked at Naruto with a smile.

Super delicious...candy? Naruto looked suspiciously at Kazuki.

Also, is there any connection between being smart and eating the best candy?

However, ninjas cannot be knocked down twice in the same place.

After thinking about it, he took out another candy from the bag, uncovered the candy wrapper, hesitated for a moment, and put it in his mouth to swallow it.

"Naruto, the miso char siu ramen you want is ready..."

Hand-made noodles came over with a large bowl of ramen.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Naruto suddenly let out a hoarse cry.

"Spicy, so spicy! So spicy! I'm so spicy!"

The lacrimal gland seemed to be broken, and the tears kept rushing down.

Mouth is red, as if swollen.

Naruto jumped up from the seat, climbed onto the counter, and hurriedly called for help:

"Hand, hand, uncle, water, give me water!"

"Naruto, don't mess around, the ramen is about to spill!"

Hands were also taken aback by Naruto's actions.

"Give me water! I need water! It's too hot!"

Naruto was still howling, he didn't care if his ramen was spilled, he just needed to drink water to wash away the spicy taste in his mouth.

Soon, Ichiki walked out with two large bowls of packaged ramen noodles expressionlessly, completely ignoring the scene of the ramen shop jumping around.

"How can you easily believe an adult's words, what a fool."

Nine Tails Jinchuriki was completely defeated.

(end of this chapter)