Lord of the Storm of Konoha

Chapter 44 His Father Was a Hero
"what?"

Lei Chen's words surprised several people present, Hiruzaru Sarutobi looked at Lei Chen thoughtfully, a coldness suddenly flashed in Danzo's eyes.

Even Hatake Sakumo looked at Lei Chen in surprise, and persuaded: "Lei Chen, the cruelty of Anbu is beyond your imagination, you are still too young, you should learn for a while under the guidance of Shinobu!"

"That's right! Shuomo is right. You are not yet 10 years old. It is too dangerous to join Anbu."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded, and put the pipe in his hand on the table.

"If you want to hone yourself, why don't you come to the old man, the old man will teach you personally." Danzang stared at Lei Chen with one eye, and said slowly.

If there was anyone among these people who didn't want Lei Chen to join Anbu, it was him.Anbu is directly under Hokage, why is he willing to hand over this genius who surpassed Kakashi to Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Without the slightest hesitation, he threw out an olive branch, even tempting himself to teach.Danzo is very confident. For a hiraname ninja like Lei Chen who has no background, it is the wisest choice to join him.

But Lei Chen shook his head lightly, and said, "Thank you Danzo-sama for your kindness, I've made a decision."

joke?join root?Become a puppet controlled by Danzo?

"Humph!"

Danzang's face was gloomy, and he snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied with Lei Chen's blatant rejection of him, but it's not easy for him to get angry in the presence of so many people.

Lei Chen has his own plan, if his instructor is Minato, it will be fine, but it is a Jonin that he has never heard of, maybe his strength is not as good as his own, so how can he teach himself?
Although Anbu is dangerous, it is one of the best places to improve one's strength.

In addition to this, there was another important reason. As soon as he returned to the village, he felt a sinister spy. Although he couldn't find the figure of the other party, Lei Chen knew who he was.

Orochimaru!
Last time he was stunned by Bai Fang's reputation, it seems that he still didn't give up, Lei Chen knew that if Orochimaru wanted to plot against him, Shinobi would not be able to keep him.

But joining Anbu is different. The identity of Anbu is absolutely confidential, and even Orochimaru may not be able to investigate it.What's more, Hatake Sakumo is the captain of Anbe, and Orochimaru has to weigh it if he wants to do it.

"Master Hokage, I have already made up my mind, please let me join Anbu!" Lei Chen looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with firm eyes.

"Do you know what Anbe means?" Hiruzaru Sarutobi thought for a while and said.

"I know, I want to protect the village and Hokage-sama."

"Do you have such a heart?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi showed a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and nodded.Lei Chen was able to escape from the hands of the elite jonin, his talent is beyond doubt, and if nothing happens, he will be the only ninja in the village in the future.

It's just that he is too young after all, and he may not be able to take on the heavy responsibility of Anbu at present.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi pondered for a while, and said: "You start as a substitute for Anbu first, and when you pass the assessment, you can officially join Anbu."

Dark Substitute?also can.

Lei Chen nodded, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you Hokage-sama, I will not disappoint your expectations."

It stands to reason that Lei Chen should leave at this time, but he hesitated for a while, and said: "Master Hokage, the ninja killed by Iwagami is called Suzuki, and he has a new wife. I am worried that their mother and child will be left alone. I don’t know if there are any…”

Lei Chen looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen expectantly.

"pension."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi sighed, and said: "Except for the family members of the ninja who died in battle protecting the village will be given a pension, there is no pension for a ninja who has an accident in a private mission like this."

Lei Chen's eyes dimmed in an instant, and he bowed slightly to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "I understand, Hokage-sama, I was the one who was abrupt."

What Sarutobi Hiruzen said is very reasonable, the ninja should be responsible for his own life and death, except for defending the village and dying in battle, the village will not bear the pension.Otherwise, the village would not be able to take care of so many ninjas who were injured due to private tasks every year.

……

After walking past the Hokage Building, Hatake Sakumo asked puzzledly, "Lei Chen, why did you join Anbe?"

Kakashi also looked at Lei Chen suspiciously.

Lei Chen said with a smile: "My strength is too weak, even Jonin's assassination is hard to resist, Anbu can hone himself very well."

He paused, and then added: "Besides, the leader of the dark army is you, teacher. Isn't it good to work under you?"

"Oh! I hope you don't regret it."

Hatake Sakumo sighed, as the captain of Anbu, he knew the cruelty of Anbu best, sometimes even he couldn't help himself.

Lei Chen looked at Kakashi at the side again, and said with a smile: "From today onwards, the black and white Shuangsha team will be separated, you are under Minato-sensei, don't be lazy, okay?"

"It's okay to say me, don't you hang up in the Anbu for no reason, I haven't defeated you yet?"

Kakashi smiled, and lightly punched Lei Chen's chest, but a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes.

"Black and white double evil? What is that?" Hatake Sakumo frowned slightly, wondering.

"Huh? Nothing, nothing."

The two turned their heads in embarrassment, not daring to look at Sakumo Hatake.

"By the way, teacher." After hesitating for a while, Lei Chen said to Hatake Sakumo, "Can Anbu's equipment be sent to me in advance?"

Hatake Sakumo thought for a while, and said: "Yes, with your talent, you will soon become a full member of Anbu."

……

At night, the bright moonlight sprinkled on the ground, like a layer of silver frost on the road.

Lei Chen followed the memory of chatting with Suzuki and walked to a house.A young long-haired woman was sitting at the door with a baby in her arms. The pale moonlight was printed on her haggard face. She was patting the baby and muttering to herself.

"Lingzi, be good. Dad will be back soon. When he comes back, he will buy you a lot of delicious food."

Keiko's voice became softer and softer, and a teardrop dripped down her cheek unconsciously.

Lei Chen stood in the distance for a while, then walked over silently.

"who are you?"

Keiko quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and stood up, hugging the baby tightly, looking at Lei Chen vigilantly.

The baby seemed to notice something strange, and burst into tears.

"Don't worry, I have no ill will."

Lei Chen took a step back and said softly.

"You are?" Keiko looked at Lei Chen suspiciously while comforting the baby in her arms.

Lei Chen was wearing the Anbu costume that he brought from Hatake Sakumo during the day, with a mask on his face, and a wide black robe tightly wrapped his body.

"Anbu?" Keiko asked tentatively.

Although she is not a ninja, she has also heard about Anbu from Suzuki, but isn't Anbu dealing with things that threaten the village?Why did you come to her?
"Yeah." Lei Chen nodded.

Keiko's doubts deepened, could it be because of Suzuki?Did he do something wrong?
"Did Suzuki do something wrong? He must have been framed. He is all for the village and would never do anything that would endanger the village!" Keiko said anxiously.

"No."

"Could it be..." Keiko seemed to think of something, and her eyes dimmed.

"Is he dead?"

Lei Chen seemed to have been electrocuted, he didn't know what to say with the words he had thought up, and stood there blankly.

Seeing Lei Chen's performance, Keiko seemed to understand something, and murmured: "He doesn't go out for more than 10 days each time, and even if something delays him, he will write to me. This time he went for a month. Is that so..."

Lei Chen stood silently, fortunately the mask covered his face, otherwise he would have clearly seen tears in his eyes.

Lei Chen lowered his voice, as if he was announcing something, and said slowly.

"Konoha churen Aoba Suzuki encountered an enemy ninja during his mission. In order to protect the village's secrets from being leaked, he fought bravely with the opponent, and unfortunately died in battle."

"Because it is a matter of village confidentiality, we cannot disclose the details of the matter, please forgive me."

Lei Chen paused, took out a bag from behind and put it beside Keiko, and continued: "This is the pension for family members in the village, 20 taels."

Keiko didn't pick up the money bag at the side, she buried her head deeply, her body trembled slightly, and the tears kept dripping down her cheeks.

The baby in his arms seemed to have noticed something, stopped crying, and stretched out his little hand to play with the long hair on Keiko's shoulder.

Lei Chen was silent for a while, then turned and left, before he had walked a few steps, he heard Keiko chuckle, followed by a resentful murmur.

"This idiot, I told him not to be a hero, but he still didn't listen."

Lei Chen's body suddenly froze, his fingers trembling slightly, he turned around to look at the baby in Keiko's arms, and said in a low voice.

"When your child grows up, please don't forget to tell him that his father is a hero."

……

In a dark alley, Lei Chen took off the mask on his face, revealing an immature face full of tears.

He leaned against the cold wall, clearly heard his heavy panting, and the wound on his chest felt like tearing pain.

He looked at the moon floating in the black clouds and muttered to himself.

"Is this the cruelty of the ninja world?"

(End of this chapter)