"Ah, okay~"

"Why, don't you? …！ ”

Two voices rang out at the same time, and it was clear that it was me who raised the objection. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"There's only one road in the village, so you won't get lost anyway...... I have a good reason.

"But people don't want to be rude~!" Ah Shui does not give up.

Kakashi pretended not to see and twisted his face out the door.

I'm angry, I just want to walk quietly with Kakasian, is it so difficult?!

But...... In any case, it is impossible to lose your temper at a little girl...... I had to sigh, take Ah Shui, and the three of them went out together.

Although the village is small, but the living facilities are still relatively comprehensive, of course, outsiders like us can never see, through Ah Shui's explanation, we can know which one is a blacksmith, which one is a tailor, which one is a doctor, and so on. Because they are not listed, the house is no different from other neighbors, and only by living here all year round can it be possible to get acquainted with the specialties and occupations of each family. Most of the inhabitants are farmers and hunters, who exchange with each other to meet their needs. It is a village that is self-sufficient in every way.

Ah Shui gushed endlessly, showing a smug look from time to time, obviously she was happy that her value could be reflected.

"So, there, what's it?" I pointed to the huge building at the end of the road, opposite Ah Shui's house.

"Ah, it's a temple~! It's the temple of the village! ”

"God... Temple? What god is it dedicated to? ”

"It's the god of water, the god of water!"

"Hmm...... So, what are the festivals of sacrifice? "I always felt like things weren't that simple.

"Yes, there are three festivals: God's Birthday, God's Punishment Day, and God's Fall Day." Ah Shui replied quickly.

Godfall ...... Since it is a god who is still worshipped, why is there such a festival? I was very puzzled, but I was worried that I would offend other people's beliefs, so I didn't ask further.

The three of them walked slowly, and finally came to the front of the temple.

The temple had been well repaired, but I was surprised to see the dilapidated sight in it, even in the sunlight, it did not show much grandeur, and it stood tall and shivering.

Weird, isn't it? The Water Temple, which should be in the Land of Water, why is there still one here?

Kakashi was obviously touched as well, I know. Because on Yunshe Mountain, in the Thunder God Temple, he is like this, with a solemn expression and deep eyes.

However, what does it seem to be different from that time?

Why do I feel a hint of confusion and resistance on his face?

I shook my head and let the question go for now, this was not a good time to ask.

The three of them passed through the side gate of the temple and came to the outside of the village, and from a distance they could see the road from the south where we entered the village in the afternoon, straight into the middle of the long tube, perpendicular to the main road in the village, and where we were was at the east end of the long tube, connected to a huge circular square, which was the place where the sacrificial ceremonies and bonfires were held in the festival that Ah Shui said.

Further east, there is a barren plateau, but the industrious villagers have cultivated a large area of land in the wasteland, which is not very suitable for farming, but there is still a good harvest;

To the north is a forest that is not dense, the trees are sparse but most of them have a long history, and the strange rocks are towering and difficult for people to easily step on, and if you continue to walk inward for dozens of miles, you will encounter steep mountain cliffs, high into the sky, and cannot be looked up. Some villagers with a little skill will catch some small beasts in this mountain forest as a source of food and fur, although the terrain is complicated, but it is said that there is no special danger, the most powerful, but only wild boars and other small beasts that are not very lethal.

If that's all there is to it, why would Deidara give the village such high praise? I think it's a little weird, there must be something else we don't know, right?

Just as he was thinking, a melodious bell rang out from the village, and the sound was thick and clear, and it shook people's hearts.

"Huh!?" Kakashi and I are both the same thing, and generally speaking, the bell will only ring like this if something big happens or there is an urgent summoning order, right? The questioning eyes were cast on Ah Shui.

Ah Shui was still very relaxed, and smiled indifferently: "Oops~ Where should I go back~~ It's almost time to close the village!" ”

Hearing that nothing serious happened, Kakashi immediately let his guard down and returned to his lazy appearance, only me asking, "Closed village?" ”

"Yes, the rules of the village, at a certain time in the evening, the people who are farming and hunting outside will come back, and they are not allowed to stay outside for the night, this first bell is to remind them to finish their work as soon as possible, and they will ring the second time later, at that time they must rush back to the village with all their might, and after the third bell, the gates everywhere will be closed, and they will not be able to enter!"

"Huh? What happens if I can't get back to the village? I frowned.

"Oh, I don't know...... For so many years, I haven't heard of anyone who can't come back to pinch~ However, it is said that there was an unlucky guy who did not return in time in the past, and was later found dead in the mountains, and his whole body was torn apart, which is terrible! Ah Shui looked scared.

Well? Kakashi and I glanced at each other, and a sense of crisis came to my heart, this village is really not simple!

We circled the square and walked back to the village, and when we reached the temple, the bell rang for the second time, and sure enough, we saw piles of faintly swaying figures at various intersections, all hurrying on their way.

"Ah, it's really noisy~!" Ah Shui complained.

Indeed, in order to ensure that the bell can travel far away in the thin air of the barren plateau, and penetrate the layers of trees and strange rocks, to remind the hunters that the huge bell hanging from the bell tower of the apse of the temple is really not ordinarily large! It's close, and it definitely has a deafening effect! I think the people who live on both sides of the temple must have poor hearing......

However, the bell that slandered the temple was a little disrespectful, Ah Shui stuck out his tongue, turned around and smiled slyly: "Don't tell your father! ”

I smiled wryly and nodded, and Kakashi ignored it.

Hungry? If he hadn't provoked his instinctive impulses, would this clone always be so demented?

However, it seems that he took the fight as instinct...... It has nothing to do with the purpose for which the doppelganger was created in the first place.

Perhaps, it's because from the first day of being a ninja, no, from the first day of being born into this village, there is a huge sense of crisis and mission in the bottom of my heart, right?