Betrayal Has a Terrible Start.

The weather was very cold, and the freezing air almost penetrated into the bones of people.

An old man in a heavy raincoat brought warm tea to entertain Yahiko and other Akatsuki members.

Putting the tea on the table, the old man shook his head, his kindly eyes concealed the pain of worry.

"Thank you, old man." Yahiko smiled gratefully, and then said in a serious tone: "This is all to change this country. Our Akatsuki organization exists to achieve this goal, to stop this war."

"War will not disappear from this country. If you do this, nothing will change." The old man just sighed, without too many intentions to stop Yahiko, but the meaning expressed was already obvious, thinking that this was a useless effort .

"If you don't try, how will you know you can't succeed? If you don't do anything, you can only be a crying coward. This country is really finished."

Yahiko has a firm attitude, and when he speaks, his tone is gentle and polite, giving people a convincing charm.

"Well, it's not a bad thing to let young people hit a wall a little bit more." The old man's eyes were still unmoved.

"Thank you for teaching me, old man. A life that doesn't hit a wall is an imperfect life. One day, we Akatsuki will bring peace to this country like Lord Hanzo."

Yahiko said firmly.

"Master Hanzo..." The old man seemed to recall something and shook his head.

"what happened?"

Seeing the old man's expression changed, Yahiko couldn't help asking.

"Ten years ago, the old man was still able to work in the fields, but now he can't do anything, and can only rely on relief. Do you understand? Master Hanzo is already very old, and he is no longer Such a brave and aggressive ninja when I was young. Although I am not a ninja, I have experienced several ninja wars in the Land of Rain, and I know that once a ninja reaches old age, the accumulated hidden injuries are enough to destroy a ninja’s will. Master Hanzo is Master Hanzo. This war started, and he didn't officially show up, so he should know. Known as the great ninja, he will also be crushed by the years, and he will not be able to fight everywhere and deter his neighbors like he did when he was young."

After listening to the old man's narration, Yahiko fell silent, and Xiaonan and Nagato who were beside him didn't know what to say, so they could only close their eyes and pray.

"That's right, Lord Hanzo is old, but his will will affect the next generation of inheritors. Go forward and succeed, and hand over the will of this 'harmony' to aspiring young people. The elderly and children should enjoy it at home Stability, this kind of tiring work, just leave it to our young people. The light of dawn will eventually come to this country and this world. Just wait for peace to come."

Yahiko got up from the bench, raised his right thumb to the old man, and smiled slightly, full of sunshine and optimism.

The old man did not refute this time.

This kind of fool is rare in this war age.

Such a young man full of vigor and warmth, I hope he can live a few more years in this cruel era.He wished so sincerely in his heart.

"Speaking of which, old man, isn't there a little less young and middle-aged people in your village?"

Yahiko scanned the surrounding environment, and saw basically villagers in their forties and fifties, and children under ten years old, but he did not see many young adults supporting the village beams.

For a village, this is obviously abnormal.

"They were all killed." The old man said in a flat tone, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Eh?" Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan opened their eyes wide, looking dumbfounded, thinking they had heard it wrong.

"The ninjas came to plunder, and our village organized a resistance team. In the previous battle, all the young and middle-aged men were slaughtered, only a few timid ones were left." After finishing speaking, the old man went back with a plate Yes, I don't want to say more.

The rain was getting louder and colder.

----------

After half an hour—

"It really isn't that simple."

Wearing a raincoat, Yahiko covered his head and sighed when he turned his head to look at the dilapidated village that was getting farther and farther away.

Instead of putting on his hat, he let the cold rain pour over his head, just taking advantage of this moment to wake up.

"It's a matter of course, people in this country are used to being oppressed."

"Don't say that, Xiaonan, Yahiko is also changing the will of the people in this country. It is not enough to rely on the strength of us alone, and we need to find more like-minded companions." Nagato said good things for Yahiko .

"I don't know how long that village can last." Xiao Nan became worried at this moment.

When Yahiko was about to answer, a companion belonging to Akatsuki seemed to have discovered something at this moment, and shouted to Yahiko:

"Boss, is there a problem here?"

"What's wrong?" Yahiko and the others came over, and what they saw were some messy footprints.

"this is……"

Seeing these footprints, they don't seem to be left by ordinary people, they should be ninjas.

Thinking of something, the faces of Xiaozhi's people changed, and they couldn't help but look towards the village that was far away behind them.

boom--

The shocking explosion made the ground tremble, and the flames burst out, instantly engulfing the figure of the small village.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air, wafting from the village.

"go back!"

Without hesitation, Yahiko ran back to the village, and the rest of the people followed, looking anxious.

A group of people returned through the rain, and saw the village engulfed in flames. Countless corpses lay there, burning with blazing flames, giving off a burnt smell.

"Old man!"

Yahiko walked in front of a dead body, it was the old man who served Xiao Xiao to drink tea before. He had died at the moment, and Yahiko turned the corpse upside down, his eyes stared blankly at the raining sky, and his face was stained with mud and water.

"Damn it!" Yahiko gritted his teeth after hitting the ground with a fist.