Chapter 37: The Fifth Generation of Mizukage
It seems that the heavens are also saddened by the disaster of the three tails, and it has been raining for ten consecutive days, and the foggy village shrouded in mist all year round is already humid, and these days make people feel that even the air has become sticky.
In the rain, a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes was building a dilapidated house, with a thick nail in his mouth, crouching on the edge of the roof, swinging his hammer vigorously to drive the nail into the plank. A nail had been driven in, and he removed the nail from his mouth, stood upright on the plank, and then struck it with a hammer and continued his work. His eyes were focused, and from time to time he wiped the rain from his arms to his eyes. The middle-aged man's own house was only slightly affected on the edge of the battle, and after half a day's effort, he cleaned up the debris on the roof of his house, and fortunately found that the house was not damaged. At this time, he was repairing someone else's house, and there were many pruners like him, who were pounding on the roof in the rain under the gray sky. Although the land of water has set aside disaster relief funds to pay wages, the disaster is also very serious, so the wages are very low. The villagers don't care about that, they feel that they are building their own village, and they are happy to do it even if they don't have a salary.
A group of people working together will definitely chat and relieve their boredom, and the voices scattered on the roof are discussing the three-tailed disaster.
"I said you didn't see it, that three-tailed monster, it's the size of a hill, and with a wave of its tail, a row of houses will fall, and many of the originally powerful ninja adults have been sacrificed. ”
"Old man, your news is still not as well-informed as mine, you don't know, this disaster even killed several patriarchs. Tsk!
"What patriarch would die as powerful?"
"The patriarch of the Terumi clan knows no, the one who originally commanded the ninjas to fight against the three tails was about to win, and one carelessness was bombarded by the tailed beast cannon, and now there is no body to be buried. ”
"Tsk, what a good person, he never puts on a fight, why did he die. ”
"And the ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・," the worker kept saying for ten minutes who had died. The worker next to him straightened up and rested for a while and quipped: "I said Oda Kiri-kun, your family opened a coffin shop, and so many people died this time to make a lot of money." ”
As soon as he said that, everyone looked at him. Xiao Tianche scratched his head and exclaimed, "Hey, do you see my dad is that kind of person?" In the past few days, he has been making coffins without sleep, and there are too many dead. Some of the homes were destroyed in the disaster, and my father, who had no money, gave me coffins for free! He thought I was not good at my craft, so he sent me here to repair the house. As he spoke, he lowered his head and carefully tapped a plank on the room. "My dad said that although he had made so many coffins, he knew that the affairs of the living were always more important than the affairs of the dead. ”
"Tsk, this old man is quite sensible. On the roof of a house, an elderly worker said that he was an old friend of Odakiri.
"Uncle Inoue, why don't you take a break, you don't have good physical strength. Oda said to the old worker.
"No, it's tough. If a room is built earlier, there will be one less person to stay in the relief room, and there are many people in the relief room, and some children are bored and sick. The old worker surnamed Inoue said. But after speaking, he let out a series of coughs, and then gasped violently for a while before calming down.
"I said Inoue-kun, if you can't do it, don't be stubborn. On the roof of the house on the right side of the well, another elderly worker said.
"Hey, it's old and useless. Inoue looked at the gray sky and reluctantly began to climb down the roof.
"I don't know when the rain will stop. ”
The rain hit the roof very slippery, and the old man, who was concerned about the weather, accidentally slipped off the roof. Although the height of the house is not high, it is still life-threatening for the elderly.
Inoue felt that he was being caught, and his head fell to the ground with his feet dazed, and this is when he saw the person who saved him.
"Ah, it's Yuko, thank you so much. ”
"Really, if you don't have physical strength, grandpa shouldn't be reckless. In front of Inoue, a girl with short hair and a ninja forehead guard said angrily.
"Hey, hey" Inoue held his waist, feeling a little embarrassed for a while.
"By the way, I almost forgot the mission. The girl turned to the villagers who were repairing their houses in the rain and said, "Everyone, it's time to eat!"
The villagers who were repairing their houses reminded each other and rushed to a good room one after another.
"Oh, it's time to eat, it's time to fly. ”
"Let's go down quickly, and continue to work after eating. ”
"I don't know what the dishes are today. ”
"Grandpa, I'll help you over, you just flashed your waist when you fell. Yuko said to the old man Inoue with a smile. Inoue's face turned red all of a sudden. He reached out and put one hand on Yuko's shoulder. Yuko helped the old man like this and walked to the dining place in the drizzle.
"Yuko, is your father better? "The old man is very familiar with Yuko's family, and Yuko's father is a shinobi who was seriously injured in the battle of Miao.
"Well, I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. ”
"Why was you discharged so early?"
"The beds in the hospital were tight, and Dad wanted to free up a bed. ”
"Hey~, in this world, I originally thought that there would be no dead people when the war was over, but I didn't expect it to be peaceful. ”
The two soon entered the house, and the villagers were holding lunch boxes and eating steaming lunchboxes, chatting, laughing, and crying.
In the middle of the room was a small car, and the old man took out a lunch box from the car, said goodbye to Yuko, and squeezed into a circle of familiar people.
Yuko guards the car, which is her task.
"By the way, everyone is the fifth generation of Mizukage today, and you can go and see the inauguration ceremony of Lord Mimi. Yuko said
The villagers glanced at each other's surroundings and saw that no one had any intention of going. Compared to the inauguration ceremony, everyone still thinks that it is better to seize the time to repair the house.
"Hmph! Half of the houses in the village are destroyed, how many people are homeless, but Mizukage is still decorating his inauguration ceremony. ”
In the chat of the villagers, Yuko heard something like this.
Yuko's face turned red all of a sudden, but Yuko was an admirer of the now-incoming Mizukage.
"That's not the case with Terumi Underworld. Among you, there are also relatives who were rescued by Terumi in the current. Terumi-sama is a very gentle person. At this inauguration ceremony, she also repeatedly asked for frugality. Yuko said to the villager who said that.
"Yes, that girl is a good water shadow, and my daughter was saved by her. Someone among the villagers said.
After a brutal period of blood mist, the trust and worship of the villagers in Wuyin Village for the water shadow fell to the freezing point. Even some of the patriarchs of the great clans are more famous than the fourth generation of Mizukage.
The villagers quickly had a good meal, rested in their houses, and were ready to continue their work.
Yuko took the cutlery from the villagers, carefully put it into the cart one by one, and pushed the cart to the other side of the village in the rain.
"Little Yuko, slow down, don't slip. ”
"Got it!" Yuko replied, thinking that if she was too late, she wouldn't be able to make it to Mizukage's inauguration ceremony.
Pushing the utensils into the kitchen, Yuko hurried to the place where the ceremony was held. She soon got there, and the square was littered with people, few and most of them looking like ninjas. Yuko quickly finds her teammates who often do tasks with her and walks in.
"There are very few people watching the inauguration ceremony!" Yuko said, looking around.
"And rightfully so. After all, at this time, the bodies of some people's family members have not yet been found. A teammate beside Yuko said.
"For villagers who have just experienced pain, it is too reluctant for them to come and watch the inauguration ceremony. ”
"The inauguration ceremony has begun!" reminded Yuko, who had been paying attention to the high platform in the center.
Whoa, whoa! The ninjas present let out a fierce cheer just right. "Eh, why are you doing?" asked Yuko, confused.
Wiping the rain off her head, Yuko's teammates were a little helpless. "This is what the elders have requested, in order to give the five generations of Mizukage a strong momentum. ”
On the high platform, the previous Daimyo of the Land of Water sat on the right, and an old earth elder trembled as he picked up the hat that had been placed on the central shelf.
He held the hat in his right hand, put it in front of him, and began to tell the history of the village of Wuyin Village, the land of water, and the glorious deeds of the water shadow of the past dynasties. It was also the first time that the ninjas of the ninja village had such a clear understanding of the history of the ninja village. And the middle-aged ninjas have long been used to it, and this seems to be the custom of Shinobi Village Mizukage to take office.
Yuko listened attentively, it was the first time she knew some of the history and development of Shinobi Village so clearly. Soon the elder's speech was over.
"Please take up the fifth Hokage!. With the elder's voice, the old man shouted. Yuko immediately searched for the figure she admired. She immediately saw that in the corner of the high platform, a brown-haired woman dressed in blue with a gentle smile was so dazzling.
Terumi walked slowly to the center of the high platform, her steps were small, and her smile gave people a beautiful, gentle feeling, but at the same time it was full of majesty.
He took the hat from the elder's hand and rubbed the edge of the hat with his hand.
Dreams, powers, and responsibilities?
Before I knew it, the wind and rain gradually stopped, and even the mist dissipated a lot, and a ray of sunlight penetrated through the clouds like a lazy cat, moving towards the high platform little by little.
Terumi slowly put on the hat, and looked at the public ninjas under the high platform and showed a smile. It was a gentle smile, and even the eyes were full of smiles.
"Everyone, it's clear," the voice was amplified by the ninjutsu that came far away.
The ninjas couldn't help but look up at the sky, and when they saw that ray of sunshine, they let out tears of joy like a sea.
On one rooftop, Yagamiki sat alone. He looked at the five generations of Mizukage on the high platform and showed a hint of a smile.
He saw that under the edge of the hat worn by the gentle shadow of the water, a crystal dew was hanging there, reflecting the sun, so bright!