From ninja to daimyo

Chapter 167 Beware of the White Monster, the Dead (13)

Tang Country, a small village in the south.

A huge wild boar was going down the mountain, surrounded by birds and beasts, it was very majestic, but when I got closer, I realized that the wild boar was going down the mountain lying down.

It turned out that someone below was carrying it, and the wild boar had already gone to the underworld.

"Hey hey hey! Hey hey hey!"

Step by step, the rather strong boy took the wild boar down the mountain and placed it at the gate of the village chief's house.

"Grandpa Village Chief! The task is completed! The big wild boar on the mountain has been killed, how about a bounty?"

The old village chief came out tremblingly, seeing that it was the red-haired kid, he was a little surprised that he could really hunt that wild boar on the mountain that always hurt people.

"Amazing! No wonder you're so young at such a young age. You have the image of a hero, and your strength is really impressive."

The village chief unconsciously looked at the boy's triceps, feeling that this boy's painting style was different from his own grandson's.

No wonder at the same age, his grandson was overturned by a pig cart, but this boy was able to overturn a wild boar.

People in the ninja world still understand this rule. Maybe others dare to deduct ninja mission fees, but a small village like them would definitely not dare. The village chief readily paid 10 taels of reward.

Then he looked at the big wild boar at the door, and said kindly: "If the little hero doesn't mind such a big wild boar, you can stay and finish the meal together, and taste the taste of this wild boar."

Nagato put the reward next to him, and then said: "This wild boar didn't say to send you off, and the mission entrustment didn't say that the prey belonged to the entrusting party."

The village chief was taken aback, and said, "Then you should carry it down."

"Just to show you, to prove that I'm not lying. I want to take this wild boar away. The pork dealers in the town are collecting it. It can sell for at least 1 taels. Of course, if you want it, I can make it cheaper. After all, it saves money." Please take it back, how about 9000 taels? Don’t worry, I’ve put away all the pig’s blood.”

The village head twitched, feeling that he was not talking to a ninja, but a butcher.

In the end, the wild boar was sold at a price of 8500 taels, but the village head did not mention Nagato staying for dinner.

Nagato took the reward and left contentedly.

A few years ago, when his family was still in the Land of Rain, he never imagined that he would live like this in a few years.

Ever since he became a master, learned ninjutsu, and realized the truth of life (mistakes), Nagato only felt that life was getting more and more hopeful. His parents settled down in the country of iron, and he followed his master to practice everywhere and perform employment. Task, in his view, the master is his second parent, who taught him how to survive in this ninja world, and often told him some principles of life.

The only thing that makes Nagato feel sad is that the master claims to be "a homeless person who has no face to report his family", so he has been reluctant to tell his real name. Nagato can only be called "Master", even in the underground exchange. For the task, the master only uses a code name.

Fortunately, the master-student relationship cannot be faked.

And since Nagato learned something, the master began to allow Nagato to take the task alone.

Ninjas, even hired ninjas who do not belong to Ninja Village, have a high income. Although Nagato cannot receive too high-level tasks due to age, it is also a good idea to accept some D-level and C-level tasks in the underground exchange. A considerable income.

Most of the money Nagato earned was sent to his parents, and he would go back to visit his parents every few months. With his support, his parents have quickly gained a foothold in the country of iron, and not only bought a new house , It is said that a younger brother or sister is about to be added.

With the reward in hand, Nagato happily returned to his residence with his master, a medium-sized town in Tango, where the two rented a small yard.

"Master! I'm back!"

However, the master who used to like to sit and drink at the entrance of the entrance disappeared without a trace, and no one responded to Nagato. Nagato didn't think much at first, because both of them were hired ninjas, and the master would occasionally leave him to perform changes. difficult task.

He didn't panic until Nagato opened the master's room and found that the things inside had been cleaned and there was a letter in the middle.

The letter reads: "My disciple Changmen personally opened it"

Nagato quickly opened the letter.

"Nagato, there is nothing I can teach you as a teacher. Whether it is the power of a ninja or the principles of being a human being, the rest needs you to study hard and practice hard, and you have verified it in your life. The Ninja World War is over, but Peace is only temporary, you have to seize all the time and work hard to become stronger, so that you can protect yourself and the people around you in the next turmoil."

In the letter, the master recounted the past since he met Nagato. Nagato's nose was sore and tears rolled down his eyes.

At the end of the letter, he comforted Nagato with a few words, and finally wrote: "Remember Nagato! Only strength can face the pain of the ninja world with a smile. All pain is caused by the lack of ability of the person concerned. Laugh out loud! I left a booklet in the secret compartment, if you are confused, you might as well open it and have a look.”

Although sad, Nagato subconsciously stirred his trapezius muscles, which he had achieved a little bit, and said to himself: "The master is right, master the strength, and laugh out loud!"

But after reading the letter, he was still frustrated, not knowing why the master suddenly left him.

He took out the booklet from the secret compartment, and found that it was indeed written by the master himself, recording some principles of life that the master taught him, and he couldn't help crying.

After the mood calmed down, Nagato cheered up. Although the possibility was not high, Nagato still wanted to give it a try, so he came to the familiar underground exchange and found the task issuer.

"I'm going to issue a mission to find a hired ninja with a reward of 30, 50."

The boss of the underground exchange was not surprised, and said, "Yes, do you have a specific description?"

"Tall, about 40 years old, muscular, with stubble on his face, he likes to drink and is codenamed 'Leifeng'."

The boss of the underground exchange looked up at Nagato, and said, "The code name 'Leifeng' has been canceled by me a few days ago. According to the rules of the underground exchange, I paid the cleaning fee. This means that I have to quit the circle. meaning, so the underground exchange cannot accept the task of finding 'Lei Feng'."

"What, even the code name has been canceled?"

Nagato left the underground exchange in disappointment, holding the "Leifeng Quotations" left by his master in his hand, and suddenly felt a little dazed in the busy street.

The master left so suddenly, he always felt that something was wrong.

Suddenly, he remembered that three years ago, when he was just apprenticed to the master, during a camping trip, when the master was teaching him about encryption and decryption, he had jokingly made up an encryption method on the spot, and then asked him to practice decryption. In the evening, the paper with the encryption method written on it was burned.

He suddenly became curious, did the master leave some hidden information?

Nagato began to try to recall the memory at that time, trying to find out if there was any hidden message.

Not in the brochure, try the letter again.

Sure enough, the characters encrypted according to special rules could be vaguely found. Nagato tried his best to recall the encryption method that only appeared once that day, but fortunately, his memory has always been very good.

After spending a lot of time, the encrypted message was deciphered by Nagato, and in the hundreds of words of the letter, several characters were connected into a sentence by Nagato
"There is a huge conspiracy behind you, be careful, the safety of your parents, the white monster, and the dead."

Although Nagato was shocked in his heart, he did not forget his master's teachings for many years, his face remained calm, and he firmly remembered the deciphered information in his mind.

Then he pretended nothing happened and left the entrance of the underground exchange.

And on a tower in the distance, a tall ninja wearing a coir raincoat, looking at Nagato from a distance, took out a wine gourd and took a sip of wine.

"So. Although I am reluctant, I should leave, Nagato, with your talent, one day you will be famous in the ninja world."

Counting the preparation time before contacting Nagato in order to leave no trace, it has been 5 years in a flash. At first it was just a task, but now it has become a life and a disciple.

"I just don't know if I can still adapt to the life in the village. Let's take a rest for a year or so this time, Nagato. See you by fate."

　It's getting late again today, don't wait.

　　It can only be said that I was unlucky, and I set up the third shift of flg, but there were too many things this week.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)