A bag of beans, a pack of cigarettes, and a day of control by the Otsutsuki God

"Whether you give them a ride, save their lives, or leave them alone, it's up to you to do whatever you want."

Chapter 26 Heroes are immortal

After Kakarot left, the residents of the Land of Waves faced the three injured ronin. At first, they hesitated and did not dare to enter. They were afraid of retaliation after dealing with them, and they were also afraid that if these people came back to life, they would start to harm them again.

What ultimately decided their attitude was what the Ronin who woke up first said.

He struggled painfully on the ground and shouted at them: "Hurry up and help me up! If I die here, all of you will not end well!"

Several people were intimidated by these words and wanted to go over and help them up, but then, someone in the crowd murmured and asked themselves: "If we save them, will we have a good ending in the future?"

The few people who wanted to help him suddenly froze.

Yes, they had just been forced to express their thoughts. They had just eaten enough today and were looking for trouble out of boredom.

We have done nothing wrong, have not offended them, and are not even acquainted with them.

But they have already made up their mind to destroy one or some of them.

Even if we rescue them, what will happen next time when they are full?

There was a brief chatter among the crowd, and then everyone suddenly became quiet and stared at them.

The ronin who fell to the ground was a little frightened by that look. He yelled fiercely and wanted to intimidate them again, but the residents just came over silently.

Ronin saw the residents approaching him and extending his hand to him. He was overjoyed and thought that these people were still afraid of him and planned to give in.

However, the hand that reached out passed him and directly covered his mouth.

In an instant, he knew what this group of people wanted to do, but the residents immediately covered his mouth and nose, held down his body, held him and the two remaining ronin down, and dragged him to a dark place.

The remaining people brought water or brooms from their homes and cleaned the scene as if nothing had happened.

Everyone became very silent, no one said a word, they just did their work silently.

Not long after, Cardo's men came after hearing the news. They only heard that Mishima and others in Ronin had a conflict with others here, but they did not know the specific situation.

After arriving at the scene, they were a little surprised, because it was so normal here, and it was impossible to tell that anything had happened. The women were squatting in front of the pool to wash themselves, and they only saw a few patched rags. The middle-aged vegetable seller was still sitting half-dead in the stall, looking blankly at the door, not even paying attention to the flies flying on the vegetables.

"Strange, have we gone to the wrong place?" They were a little puzzled, and grabbed a stall owner and asked: "Let me ask you, have you seen our companions passing here?"

The other person shook his head blankly, as if he didn't know anything.

"It's a ghost." They felt something strange, but they didn't quite believe their guess, because since the leader was beheaded two years ago, the residents here have been submissive sheep in the past few years and have never dared to Disobey them.

Besides, even if they wanted to resist, it was impossible for the three ronin to be subdued so quickly. How could these guys who were hungry every day have the strength to resist three ronin who were well fed?

In desperation, they had no choice but to leave this strange place and search elsewhere.

Naruto, who had been observing in the dark, was a little surprised at this moment, because the residents of the Land of Waves seemed to be more daring to resist than he thought. He just took the lead, and the group of people swarmed up.

He originally thought that this group of people would still want to act like an ostrich and continue to deceive themselves for a while, and would not take action until they were unable to retreat.

When he was about to leave, he accidentally heard from the residents who secretly came out to bury the corpse: "Oh, it would be great if Kesha was still here. I really miss him when he was here."

"Kesha?" Naruto remembered the name silently, and then returned to Dazuna's house on the beach.

It was already evening, and Tazuna was packing the things needed to start tomorrow's construction site. Seeing his busy figure, Naruto pretended to ask casually: "Uncle Tazuna, when I went to town today, I heard Someone mentioned the name 'Kesha', do you know him?"

This name shocked Dazna who was packing his things. He stood there for a long time and then turned around stiffly like a slowly melting ice sculpture.

"Are people in town... still talking about him?"

"Well, they said it would be great if Kesha was still here, so I'm curious, who is Kesha?"

"Alas..." Dazna's body, which was still full of energy just now, now seemed to have aged ten years instantly, and he sat down on the stool slowly and haggardly.

"Have you ever felt that this kid Inari is always dull, doesn't like to talk, and likes to lock himself in a room and not see anyone?"

"It's true. I thought he was just introverted. Does this have something to do with Kesha?"

"Um."

Tazuna took a group photo from the table nearby and handed it to Naruto: "Look."

Naruto took a closer look and saw that it was a family photo, with Tatsuna, Tsunami, Inari, and...a piece of the upper right corner torn off, but it could be seen from the remaining parts. It looked like it was a man.

"Could it be that... the missing piece is Kaisha?"

"Yes, Kaisha... is my son-in-law, Inari's adoptive father, and at the same time, he can be regarded as the former spiritual leader of our entire Wave Country."

Dazna told Naruto about the past and Kaisha's story. It turned out that Kaisha was a fisherman from another place. At that time, Wave Country had not yet been ruled by Cardo. Although it was not rich, the people also lived a somewhat idyllic life, and were generally happy.

Kaisha is a very enthusiastic and reliable man. He is the kind of person who will always find a way no matter what you encounter.

The origin of his relationship with the Dazna family originated from Inari's experience of being bullied three years ago. At that time, Inari was bullied by his classmates and fell into the water, but the child who caused him to fall into the water wanted to escape.

Originally, Inari had lost consciousness and was about to drown. It was Kaisha who had just arrived here at that time who jumped into the water to save him, and also caught the children who bullied him, took them to their parents and teachers, and gave them the most severe punishment and education.

He also helped Inari, who was bullied at the time, to resolve his mental problems, lead him out of the haze, and regain confidence in life.

It was also from this incident that the Dazna family began to contact Keisha, and were soon moved by this enthusiastic and brave young man, and Tsunami became inseparable from him unknowingly.

It can be said that Keisha is like a gift from God, allowing this family that lost its father early to have a father and husband again.

His relationship with the residents began in a heavy rain two years ago. At that time, the river dam in the town was washed away by the heavy rain. Seeing that a large area was about to be flooded, it was Keisha who jumped into the flood without hesitation and tied the rope to the wooden river dam that was about to be washed away. Then everyone had the opportunity to work together to stabilize the river dam and protect the town.

Keisha's courage shocked everyone, and he also showed extremely strong leadership afterwards. In less than a year, he gained the trust and love of everyone.

If there is a president on this small island with few political organizations, then Keisha is undoubtedly the president that everyone expects.

"Under Kaisha's leadership, everything was getting better day by day, until Kado arrived..."

"Kado's atrocities were naturally intolerable to Kaisha. He bravely led the residents to launch many rebellions and repelled Kado's men many times. His reputation reached its peak at that time."

"But at this time, Kado still designed to capture him."

"Kaisha... is just a person after all. He will die if his head is chopped off by a knife."

"Everyone has always regarded Kaisha as a hero, but Kado chopped off the hero's head in front of everyone that day and brutally killed him."

"Since then, everyone's spirit and energy seem to have been taken away, and they no longer have the courage to resist."

"And Inari has never recovered since then, because Kaisha is his hero and his pillar of support. Now, his world has collapsed..."

Dazna looked at the corridor on the second floor with concern. He just heard footsteps there. It must be Inari who has been lying there secretly listening.

Naruto had already discovered Inari. He thought for a moment and said to Dazna, "I'll go up and talk to him. This kid must have a deep psychological trauma. If he doesn't open up and talk, there will be problems."

He went upstairs and found that Inari's door was not closed. He leaned on the threshold and looked inside. He could see Inari crying while holding a photo.

The man in the photo must be Kaisha. He is both Inari's father and his hero. For a child, it is a lifetime nightmare for the hero in his mind to be killed like that.

Seeing this scene, Naruto couldn't help but sigh.

The world he was born in is really too bitter. He didn't feel anything before, but when he saw another modern world, he deeply felt how much the Naruto world needed to change.

After returning to this world, he often went to the library to read books. He didn't read many books about ninjutsu knowledge, but more about the history of the ninja world over the years.

In the first year of Hokage, that is, before the establishment of Konoha Village, it was the chaotic Warring States Period. Countless ninjas fought endlessly in families. The number of ninjas and civilians who died in that era was countless and it was impossible to count them because they fought every day.

The war at that time was so intense that even children under 10 years old had to go to the battlefield. The average life expectancy of ninjas was only in their 20s, and many people died in battle before they even reached 10 years old.

In the first year of Hokage, Konoha Village was established, and the Warring States Period came to a temporary end. The past families began to unite in the form of ninja villages.

Because the strongest person at that time, the first generation Hokage Senju Hashirama, advocated peace, there was a temporary peace between the major powers, but this peace was impossible from the beginning.

Because the most fundamental problem was not solved, the Wind Country located in the southwest Gobi was still short of supplies, and even if a lot of efforts were made, the living environment could only be improved to a barely habitable state. The Land Country located in the northwest corner is surrounded by mountains and transportation is difficult. They don’t want to live in the mountains all their lives.

As expected, with the passing of the first Hokage, the First Ninja World War began when he was 18 years old, the Second Ninja World War began when he was 37 years old, and the Third Ninja World War began when he was 47 years old.

In just 30 years, three ninja wars broke out, countless children became orphans, and countless materials, money and food were consumed.

However, nothing has changed.

The Kingdom of Wind is still nestled in the Gobi desert, the transportation conditions of the Kingdom of Earth have not changed, the Kingdom of Thunder is increasingly advocating force, and the Kingdom of Water has even begun to carry out extremely bloody policies such as Blood Mist in the Kirigakure Village. .

If nothing is done, the fourth, fifth, or even more ninja wars will inevitably happen one after another.

Ninjas are already considered a group with high incomes and high living standards. If they live like this, then it is even more difficult to imagine what kind of life the ordinary people below live.

Naruto sat down next to Inari silently, looking at the tear-stained photo in his hand. On it was a sunny man dressed as a fisherman, who should be Kesha.

Before Naruto and his party came here, Kesha had led the people of the Wave Country to resist many times. No wonder Naruto just gave a little guidance and a little help today, and the people of the Wave Country followed suit.

They had resisted back then, and it was not that they lacked courage. It was just that the person who led them was killed, so the group was leaderless and turned into a flock of sheep.

Naruto gently wiped away Inari's tears and asked him: "Do you miss him?"

Inari said nothing, but tears filled her eyes again.

"He is indeed a very brave man. Maybe there is no invincible hero in this world. No matter how powerful a person is, he is just a human being. He will die if he is cut by a knife." Naruto looked at the photo album with emotion, and then he took a photo Patting Inari on the shoulder: "But since heroes are just ordinary people, it also means that ordinary people can also become heroes."

But Inari couldn't listen anymore. He slapped Naruto's hand away and shouted with tears in his eyes: "There are no heroes at all!"

"Why not? Kesha is a hero, isn't he?"

"If he was really a hero, he wouldn't die. Heroes don't die..."

Naruto shook his head: "Heroes will die, no matter how powerful they look, they will be tired, old, powerless, powerless, and even die. We can't do everything. Dependence on heroes, we can’t always lie there, doing nothing, just waiting for heroes to save us.”

"We can't just miss him, we also have to be him."

"A person's hero is mortal, but if the will has been passed down, then the hero is immortal, because real people can be killed, but invisible thoughts cannot be killed!"

Chapter 27: Difficult to distinguish between male and female

Naruto gently stroked Inari's hair and told him: "Inari, although Kesha is dead, his most precious thing has been left to you and everyone."

"He has used his courage to prove to everyone that even an ordinary person can do many incredible things."

"Kesha is a hero, and so is your grandfather. He knew that building the bridge would be targeted by Cardo and his life would be in danger, but he never thought of giving up. He tried his best and even deceived us for a time. , just to be able to return to my hometown and build this bridge.”

"With your grandfather's ability, if he gave up on you and lived alone in the outside world, he would live a good life and be respected by many people. But he gave up all this and returned to you. Why?"

"Because he didn't want the Country of Waves to be ruled by Cardo forever, so he bet his own life to give everyone a chance."

"Just like your dad, Kesha."

In a moment, Inari's eyes widened. He remembered the tragic situation when his father Kesha died, and his voice suddenly trembled: "Naruto-san, you mean, Grandpa... Grandpa can do it too." Is it the same as dad?"

Inari suddenly held Naruto's hand tightly, as if grasping a life-saving straw: "You will protect him, right? Brother Naruto, and Uncle Kakashi, you are all so powerful, you can definitely protect me, grandpa." ,right?"

Naruto shook his head: "Inari, we will leave sooner or later. After all, we are just hired ninjas. We cannot stay here endlessly to help you."

"Even if we defeat Cardo, if a guy like Cardo appears again after we leave, who should you rely on?"

"Forget it, you are still a child after all, maybe these things are too early for you." Naruto smiled, turned and left.

When he walked to the door, Inari's shout suddenly came from behind him: "I will protect grandpa! And mom, I am no longer a child, I also have things I can do!"

He turned around and saw Inari, whose tears had not yet been wiped away. There were tears in the corners of his eyes, his face was flushed, and his body was still trembling with fear, but only those clear eyes had a kind of feeling in them. Unquestionable firmness.

Naruto looked at Inari in front of him and felt a little touched in his heart.

"Kesha, I'm sorry I couldn't see you, but I can see what you left in the hearts of this child and the residents."

He believed that Kesha must have made many efforts that he admired in the past three years, so when Naruto came here, it didn't take much effort to rekindle the fighting spirit of the residents and Inari.

After dinner, Naruto lay down on the bed as usual, and Sasuke walked in timidly.

He thought for a while and said a little embarrassedly: "Um...Naruto, that hypnosis technique you used yesterday, did it consume physical strength?"

As soon as Naruto saw his expression, he knew what he was thinking, and immediately patted the bed next to him: "It's just a very simple trick. Come and lie down. It will definitely allow you to enjoy the most comfortable sleep."

"...Thank you." Sasuke lay down on his bed, and then fell into a coma by Naruto's casual hypnotic spell.

With his personality, he would never ask Naruto for help, but he did have a good dream last night.

In an extremely comfortable sleep, he was in an extremely real dream, as if he had returned to the past.

He saw his mother, who always smiled gently, and said to him when he returned from school: "How were you at school today? The weather is getting colder. Mom, please take you to buy two more clothes."

"Sasuke is going to grow up to be a big boy, and he has to learn to take care of himself. But don't worry, your mother will always be with you until you grow up."

On hot nights, his mother used a round fan to gently fan him. When he fell asleep, she gently kissed his face and said in a voice that only she could hear, "Good night, son, mom loves you." "

Sasuke knew that he was in a dream. He waved to his parents in the dream, said "I'm leaving", turned around and set foot on the road leaving home, and then woke up from the dream.

When he wakes up from the dream, Sasuke will feel a sense of loss and a little sadness, but he will not be as distraught as when he had a nightmare.

To him, this dream was like the family photo that a person takes out of his arms when he is bleeding and sweating.