Gou in the ninja world

Chapter 55 Funeral
Two days later.

Location: Country of Fire, Konoha Village.

Time: ten o'clock in the morning.

Weather: rain.

The weather these past few days has been bad. Gray dark clouds cover the sky like a piece of sackcloth, gloomy, just like people's mood.

It has been raining lightly since yesterday evening, and the raindrops the size of millet are dripping down, like a dense curtain, jingling on the eaves, splashing a few tiny sprays.

Accompanied by the rhythmic sound of raindrops, the whole village was shrouded in a hazy mist.

It was Thursday, which was supposed to be a school day, but many people did not go to school or work. They walked out of the house, did not go to work or school, but gathered in another place by coincidence.

There is a small forest in the south of Muye Village, and the center of the forest is a small open space.A clear river runs through it, dividing the open space into two halves, forming two irregular semicircles.

The seventh practice field of Muye Village is located here.

On the edge of the practice field are three wooden stakes more than one height, with traces on them, which are very conspicuous.I heard that these wooden piles have existed since the establishment of Muye Village, and they have almost witnessed the history of Muye Village.

At this moment, the front of the stake was densely packed with people.

Yukimura was dressed in black, and together with his father and sister, stood among a group of villagers who also wore black mourning clothes, standing solemnly, looking ahead quietly.

About ten meters in front of them, there is a white stone tablet about half a person tall. The stone tablet is square and placed on a base that is also square. name of the person.

This is Konoha's memorial tablet, and all the records on it are soldiers who died for Konoha, and the purpose of Yukimura and others' coming today is to attend a funeral.

A funeral with which he has a very close relationship.

Yuu Nakahara, Tomoko Okuda, Sanyo Xuanzhen, Hitoshi Murai, Daichi Ishihara, Kazuki Yoneda, Yusho Asada...

Looking around, there are more than a dozen names on the surface of the comfort monument. These are new names that have just been engraved on it. Because of the time, they have not been oxidized by the air, so they don't look the same as those old names. Not the same, so it looks very contrasting.

Yukimura's gaze swept over it one by one, and every time he saw a name, he would stop, and then silently recited that name several times in his heart before looking at the next one.

Those names seemed to have great magical power, even though he had read them dozens of times, he still couldn't take his eyes off them.

That's right, although he has never met or spoken a few words, these names have extraordinary meanings to him.

Because, these are the names of Anbu ninjas who were killed by Danzo's men to protect him.

They have been ordered to protect around Yukimura since a month ago. Although the two parties have never met each other, and have never said a word, Yukimura has known their existence long ago, and it is precisely because of their existence that Yukimura is able to I can live in Konoha Village with peace of mind.

Until two days ago, on that dark night, that is, the night when Danzo chose to attack Yukimura, these people held a mortal mentality and started a duel with twice their own roots. In the end, all 15 people died in battle until the end , and no one left the battlefield.

In other words, these people are all ninjas who died to protect Yukimura.

Regarding what happened that night, the official information given by Konoha Village is that Danzo, who left the prison, met Yukimura who was returning home from school on the way to escape, and he sent his men to kidnap Yukimura, who coveted Uchiha's blood. Just happened to run into Yusheng Zhongyuan and others who were performing a patrol mission, and the two sides launched a fierce battle. During the battle, 15 people died unfortunately.

Although the official statement was an accident, Yukimura himself knew very well that it was not an accident. The target of Danzo was himself, and the reason why these sacrificial ninjas died was also because of him.

The light rain was falling, and the raindrops kept beating people's clothes and hair, gradually soaking their clothes.

But, even so, no one moved around, and no one tried to wipe the rain from their cheeks. Everyone stood quietly and solemnly, looking at the monument in front of them, and the new ones on the monument. The engraved name remained silent.

A lot of people came today, except for the friends and relatives of the deceased and representatives of several official forces in Konoha, almost most of the Uchiha clan came.

Because these people died in the battle to protect Uchiha, although Yukimura was at least one person, Yukimura's surname can represent Uchiha as a whole. Therefore, early this morning, Uchiha Fugaku brought most of his tribe to attend funeral.

One is to express gratitude for the sacrifice of the deceased, and the other is to express the wish of Uchiha and Konoha to share the same hatred.

Therefore, all the Uchiha Fuyue family is here, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke lined up in a row, standing at the front left of the team, and the Yukimura family stood behind them, holding hands Holding a bouquet of flowers, expressing gratitude and respect to the heroes.

The family members of the deceased stood in the middle of the line. Yukimura looked at them. They were old and young, men and women, gray-haired old men and old ladies, mature and stable middle-aged people, young men and women, and some There are children about his age, and there are still babies in swaddling clothes.

They whimpered, sobbed, and supported each other, and the muddy water dripped down their cheeks, but they couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain.

The children didn't understand the meaning, they stretched out their immature hands, and gently grabbed the ends of their mother's hair, unaware that in just a few days, a relative who once loved her had already passed away. Forever gone.

Yukimura lowered his eyes, looking at the young and old who were immersed in grief, he felt a bitterness in his throat, as if thousands of words were stuck in his throat for a moment, but he couldn't express it.

Fifteen people, fifteen names behind fifteen different families, they bear the responsibilities of being children, brothers and sisters, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers, but in the prime of life Let go of Huang Quan at a young age.

Everything is just to protect Yukimura, who has no relatives or reason with them.

This kindness was too heavy, just like today's weather, it was so heavy that he couldn't catch his breath.

"Yukimura, you must remember their names forever, understand?"

Uchiha Sensei patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said slowly and solemnly.

"Ah."

Yukimura nodded slowly.

Fifteen people, fifteen names, fifteen lives, and the following fifteen families... Even if the father didn't say so, how could he forget it.

This is the first time someone gave his life for him.

Why do people risk their lives for others?
At this moment, Yukimura couldn't help asking himself this question.

He didn't know what kind of mood these fifteen people had when they faced death, but he knew that if any one of them chose another path, then the result would not be like this.

Because they are not ordinary ninjas, none of the people who can enter Anbu directly under Hokage is ordinary, and they are all first-class masters on the outside. Facing enemies that are twice as much as their own, the hope of victory can be said to be very high. At this time, if any of them choose to give up the mission in order to protect themselves, then with their abilities, even if they can't win, they should still be able to escape.

However, none of them chose to evade this path. Facing the sudden enemy, even if there was no chance of winning, fifteen people still resolutely carried out the order given by Hiruzaru Sarutobi, and fought until the last moment.

Even at the cost of my own life...

Yukimura thinks that he is a selfish person, he has no spirit of selfless dedication, and he doesn't understand the principles of self-sacrifice. He always thinks that if one day he faces a desperate situation, in order to keep himself alive, he feels that he can do something. anything to come.

However, facing these fifteen silent names, he remained silent.

They can obviously live...

Obviously they can go home alive, they can see their family again, and they can be with the one they love.

If they choose another way.

However, they all left themselves here forever, and even at the last moment of their lives, no one chose the life path that was once within reach.

Is this the ninja of Konoha Village?

Yukimura raised his head, looked around for a moment, looked at the silent crowd all around, each with sentimental, sad and nostalgic faces, trying to find reasons for people to sacrifice everything for them.

However, after searching and searching, there is only one answer in the end.

That is, the strong will of fire that wants to protect what he cherishes most.

Think about it carefully, the sacrifice of Senshoubanma, the sacrifice of Matt Dai, the sacrifice of Nohara Rin, the sacrifice of Namikaze Minato, the sacrifice of Sarutobi Hiruzen (original timeline), the sacrifice of Jiraiya (original timeline) ), the sacrifice of Mitomonyan, and the thousands of unsung heroes who died in the war, aren’t they all based on this simple reason?
Where the leaves dance, the fire is also alive.The fire will continue to illuminate the village and cause new leaves to sprout...

At this moment, he suddenly remembered a sentence Sarutobi Hiruzen once said in the original book: The person I cherish most is my grandson Konoha Maru, and everyone in this village...

Because of the will to burn, are all the people living in this village family members?
Thinking of this, his heart jumped violently, and a warm current surged through him, and he felt that something touched the softest part of his heart.

After traveling for more than a month, Yukimura felt that familiar warmth for the second time.

He raised his head and looked towards the sky, letting the drizzle wet his face little by little, but he recalled what he had seen before, the words Iruka said in his mind.

When a person dies alone, everything will disappear, the past or present life, and the future will disappear together. Many people die in wars or missions, and nothing earth-shattering, just a simple death.

Among the dead, some people still have dreams, but everyone has the same cherished things-parents, brothers, friends or lovers. The most important people to themselves, mutual trust and mutual help, have been born since birth. From the beginning, I have always been with the people I cherish, and then I have become stronger as time goes by!This is not a big reason.People who are tied together by this thread will be like this, because they are the most cherished people!

I see……

Is the most cherished person everyone in this village?
Yukimura sighed silently, feeling that he suddenly understood something.

He turned his head and focused his eyes on the nearly white monument for a long time, time and time again, engraving those names forever deep in his heart, forever, forever, forever...

Yuu Nakahara, Tomoko Okuda, Hitoshi Murai, Daichi Ishihara, Kazuki Yoneda, Yusho Asada, Sanyo Xuanzhen...

Yukimura silently recited these names over and over in his heart, facing them, facing himself, as if he was also facing this world that made him feel familiar and strange.

I don't have a home in this world, and probably won't have one for a long time to come.

However, I have many family members!
　It’s 20 words, and after several months of writing, this book finally reached 20 words again, let’s feel emotional.I decided to write another ten chapters or so to end the current time period and directly enter the period of the beginning of the manga. At that time, the protagonist should have a certain strength and can slowly make troubles.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)