Hokage: Let Suffering Never Fly

Chapter 53 Price ([-])

When Kosuke Maruhoshi watched Gaia come back with two rabbits and a pheasant, he was very surprised.

In this kind of weather, can we find so much game in such a short period of time?

Kosuke Maruyoshi has a lot of experience in "outdoor survival", so he can naturally recognize this animal that is not domesticated.

"Awesome! Where did you find it?" In order to avoid pursuit along the way, Shengshu didn't even dare to light a fire, so he could only eat some dry food he brought.

Thinking of Gaia's cooking skills, Rooshu couldn't help but drool.

"They jumped out of the ground on their own." Gaia told the truth.

"Cut." Sheng Shu pouted.

Gaia deftly disemboweled the small animals. A pheasant weighing several kilograms was used for stew, and two rabbits were roasted aside.

……

Yahiko, who was hiding inside the cave, looked at the people in front of him, holding a stone in his hand, he didn't feel safe at all.

Yahiko, who has been wandering for more than a year, knows the identities of these people very well.

Be a ninja!
Although the leader ninja said that they had no malicious intentions, Yahiko was still worried.

When he heard the youngest ninja say that he was going out to find food, he thought in his heart: "It must be where to grab food again."

For the high-ranking ninja-sama, the homes of commoners are just their warehouses.

Yahiko's hand holding the stone is getting tighter and tighter. If they don't find food, will they pay attention to themselves...

Behind Yahiko's back was the food he and his companions had just stolen from the gathering place.

"Yahiko, what should I do..." Beside Yahiko, a weak voice said tremblingly.

"Don't be afraid...I will..." I will protect you, Yahiko couldn't say it.

The girl next to him, who he has only known for less than a month, is Xiao Nan, the companion he met when he was stealing things at the gathering place.

Like himself, Xiaonan, who is also an orphan, chose to steal food in order to survive...

For orphans like them who may die at any time, they have to do anything to survive in this world!

Even if they are caught and beaten all over, they still choose to steal, because only in this way can they survive.

However, if the ninja is angered...

He had seen the battle between ninjas from a distance, and that fear always lingered in his heart.

Fear kept lingering in the hearts of the two of them...

But the three who stayed here didn't seem to care about them at all.

Because I am too weak.

Such a thought suddenly popped up in Yahiko's heart.

Da da da

Footsteps came, and when Yahiko saw Gaia at the entrance of the cave carrying two hares and pheasants in his hands, he was full of astonishment.

is it possible?Everyone around him was so hungry that he was eating tree bark, but he could still find these things?
Watching Gaia take the blame for his partner...

etc?Big blame?

Only then did Yahiko realize that because he was too nervous, he couldn't even notice that behind Kosuke Maruhoshi was a scapegoat...

Why does this ninja carry a black pot with him?

Slowly, as the fragrance spread, Yahiko and Konan beside him could not help but swallow their saliva. It was so fragrant...

The sound of the two swallowing saliva did not hide the four people outside.

Gaia glanced at Kosuke Maruhoshi, winked, and then glanced at a rabbit next to her.

Maruhoshi Kosuke naturally knew what Gaia was thinking and nodded towards Gaia.

Ninjas are not just numb killing weapons.

They also have emotions.

At such a close range, he was certain that the two small children inside would not pose a threat to them.

He can't provide extra help, but if it's just a little food, it's all right.

Moreover, this was Gaia's prey. Gaia didn't have any objections, so why should he talk more.

Ask him, just to give yourself a face...

After the rabbits were roasted, Gaia picked up one and slowly walked towards the two thin figures in the darkness.

As Gaia approached, Yahiko's hand holding the stone began to tremble continuously, and Xiaonan's body on the side also began to tremble.

"Here." The aroma of the food Gaia handed over made Yahiko couldn't help trembling and swallowing.

Why……

Appetite and fear, two irrelevant emotions, began to spread in my heart.

In the end, appetite triumphed over fear, and he reached out and took the roast in Gaia's hand.

"Thank you."

"If you can't survive, go to the gathering place in the east to find a man named Tian Suo Yibuki, and say that Gaia let you go."

Taso Ibuki is a wandering samurai once rescued by Gaia. His strength is probably at the level of Chunin. Gaia's swordsmanship skills are obtained from the opponent.

He established a small faction in the gathering place over there, and Gaia used to be a doctor there.

Although he hadn't been back for a long time, thinking about his kindness in saving him, he thought that the other party wouldn't mind taking in the two orphans.

After Gaia finished speaking, she turned back to her teammates.

"Fuck, leave some for me!" In the blink of an eye, the meat in the pot was gone. Gaia stretched out her chopsticks to pick through it and found that her teammate had left a chicken butt and a few pieces of minced meat for herself.

The bad thing is that the three of them still have a conscience, and they left a... grass for themselves!This rabbit was also done to me until only the head and torso were left. Didn’t I leave a leg?

"That's right, four people, two dishes, how can this be enough!" Gaia mocked.

The three of them didn't speak, but Naoshu's mouth was bulging on both sides, and his face was flushed, as if he was choked, but he just didn't open his mouth to spit out what was in his mouth...

"It doesn't matter to me..." Seeing Gaia looking at him, Shengshu shook his head repeatedly.

……

In fact, Gaia has long been accustomed to this state. When he and the three of them were training in Konoha, this situation would happen whenever he was cooking.

No amount of cooking is enough to eat...

……

At this moment, a figure came slowly out of the cave. The four of them stopped what they were doing and looked at the figure coming out of the darkness.

Yahiko looked at the four people staring at him, and finally plucked up the courage to step forward and took out the bread he had hidden: "Here you go."

But for ninjas, they can sympathize with others, but if they want to accept the kindness of others, there is a certain risk.

Seeing the four unmoved people, Yahiko suddenly felt a little scared.

They must have misunderstood something, I just want... to return his barbecue.

This piece of bread was not big, but it was one of the few pieces of food they had stolen from the gathering place.

Is it because you know it was stolen, so you disdain it?

Yahiko is completely unaware that during the mission, not accepting food from outsiders is the most basic rule of survival.

As if aware of the other party's thoughts, Gaia stood up and took the bread.

"Thank you." Gaia knew clearly that this piece of bread was probably obtained by the two orphans through some improper means.

But so what, it's not like he hasn't done this kind of thing before.

If you want to survive in this troubled world, you can do anything.

I have to do everything!
(End of this chapter)