2. Chapter 2: Transfer
After Fugaku left, there was a return of calm in their ranks.
Originally, the squadron leader would be furious every time he found out that Asami had left the team without permission, but today, perhaps for the sake of Uchiha Fugaku's face, he didn't say anything, untied his forehead, put on his clothes, returned to the resting place, and continued to sleep by the fire that had been extinguished.
"Where's the red-haired kid?"
Asami sat cross-legged next to her teammates, her calves without a cloth tied and tickled by weeds.
"I'm so tired, I'm asleep." Junko quietly folded the flag she had just used to signal and stuffed it into her ninja bag. She whispered in her mouth, "The squadron leader said it...... If you leave the team in violation of the rules again, or bring back someone from outside the team, you will be transferred out of our team. β
"I brought back the son of the Uchiha patriarch." Asami was a little innocent and said, "Oh, I did a good thing." β
"Asami, your glasses."
Takahashiji, who had been squatting under the tree, handed the glasses back to Asami's hand. The young man tied his forehead around his neck, because he had not been able to take a bath for a long time, and his hair looked greasy. However, he had a very shy smile and didn't care about the sloppiness of his image.
Maybe it's because the war makes everyone tired, wolfy, tired, and sloppy, and everyone feels indifferent to that.
The broken lenses could not be glued, so Takahashiji rolled the frames with duct tape, twisted the crooked frames of the glasses, and carefully wiped the black ash on the lenses with a handkerchief or the corner of the clothes.
Seeing Asami push her glasses back onto the bridge of her nose, he smiled and said, "...... Asami still looks good without glasses. There's a tear mole under your eye. Do I have to bring glasses? β
"Hmm." Asami replied, "Without glasses, I can't see if you're a Konoha ninja or a Iwakushi ninja, and I'll fight you with those enemies." β
Takahashiji sat down on a wooden stick beside Asami and poked the fire that had been extinguished with a dry piece of wood. The crisp sound of the crunchy wood burning in the fire stood out in the night. The ninja who was on duty not far away turned his head to look at them, and immediately twisted his head back again.
The night was long, the enemy attack did not know when it would come, and the squad did not know when it would be reduced again. Several people sat cross-legged in the weeds, all of them with no manners and wolf bèi, but you and I chatted word by word.
"I heard that the Kannabi Bridge was blown up, which means that the supply line of Iwakuin Village has been cut off. That's a good thing, right? β
"Yes, maybe Iwakure will soon cry and ask for an armistice."
"But so many people have died......"
"Which team blew up that bridge? I think it's worth a couple of medals. β
"It's the 'Yellow Flash' wave of Feng Shuimen's squad, but I heard that they also suffered heavy losses."
Hearing that many excellent ninjas died in battle, several people thought of their fate of drifting and sinking in the war, and couldn't help but sigh.
"I guess...... When the war is over, the 'Yellow Flash' will be a popular candidate for the next Hokage. β
"He's only in his early twenties, is he too young? I can't convince the public. β
ββ¦β¦ It's good to be young. It will be the young Hokage who will make the village more vibrant. β
"Before the war is over, you're starting to worry about the Hokage's candidates for the village, Aji."
"Yes, too...... Maybe tomorrow we'll be dead. Will it be engraved on the Immortal Monument after death? Yes. β
Somehow, the conversation shifted to Asami.
"How did you see the fire there......? You got up and rushed out all at once, and it scared the hell out of me. β
"This ...... Well. Asami laughed for a while and said perfunctorily, "I just happened to find out." β
"If you hadn't saved those two children...... Junko said with trepidation.
"That's probably fate." Asami yawned and said, "Fate can't be tampered withβsome deaths, even if you try your best to avoid them, will definitely befall you." These are all things that were decided a long time ago, the result of the cycle of cause and effect. If he really died in his infancy, it can only be said that every qiΔ is determined by heaven. β
"Ma is beautiful and pessimistic." Junzi said, "How do you know that you can't change a qiΔ without trying?" β
"It can't be changed." Asami lazily propped her face with her hands and said, "It's simply impossible to go against the choice of history with your own strength." The power of human beings is too small, and the fate is too great to resist in comparison. Do you know the story of the kingdom of creation recorded in the history books? And the king there used to ......"
"Asami started again." Junko hugged her knees and chuckled lowly, "Don't tell us philosophical stories without saying a word." I don't like to hear that. β¦β¦ It's better to wash your face with water. β
"The captain told you to keep the chakra, so don't waste water." Takahashiji patiently persuaded the way.
"Okay, no." Junko still couldn't stop laughing: "...... According to Asami's character who likes to preach, even the patriarch of the Uchiha doesn't know how to converge, I think you can become a teacher after the war. β
"Ah...... yes, belch. Asami's voice grew lower and lazier.
She put her hand on her cheek and closed her eyes quietly.
The whispers of the four corners cleared, leaving only gusts of wind echoing through the jungle. The fatigue of the war made the remaining two quickly tired, and they were exhausted in the first half of the night, and they could not hold on in the second half of the night anyway.
The night is like a piece of ink, quietly enveloping the world.
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Junzi's whispers during the war era, but they accidentally became prophecies.
"Next...... Asami Futagawa. Ninja registration number, A56827. β
Some of the old iron doors were pushed open, and some dust fell on the door frames. There were two desks and three or four chairs in the narrow room, and the messy bungami were stacked high. Between the two thick stacks of paper, a human head emerged. The man was carrying a pen, sweat on his forehead, and a few thin sheets of paper pressed under his hands. Some faded passport photos and black ink were scattered on the paper.
Asami found a place to stay in the messy bunjiΓ n, sat down on the yellow plastic chair in front of him, pushed the thick round-rimmed glasses she had changed, and said, "I'm Asami." β
ββ¦β¦ Judging from the medical examination report, you can no longer continue to perform duties due to your eyesight. The man with the pen rummaged through Asami's file in the pile of papers under his hand, and asked as he searched for it:
"Where do you prefer to go? Going to the Hokage's office as a clerical worker? Going to a ninja school as a teacher? Or unemployed? The unemployed get very little subsidy and may only be able to support you alone. β¦β¦ People who were wounded after the war prefer to do things such as taking care of their children and planting flowers and grass, and I have heard that it is very good for psychological treatment. β
"Feel free to do it. β¦β¦ Then go and be a teacher. But I never had any training in education......," Asami said.
"Of course, it doesn't make you a professional teacher." The man made a circle on the paper: "You will be in charge of playing with the children, and there will be three more people who will be assigned to play like you." Can you see the signage and the child's face? Miss Futagawa. β
"Yes." Asami nodded: "I just can't tell the difference - Iwakure and the ninja of Konoha Ninja Village." β
"That's pretty bad." The person in charge of distributing the wounded soldiers knocked a stamp on the paper, handed the distribution order to Asami, and said, "...... This is your transfer paper, Miss Futagawa. β
"Can I ask a question?"
"Hmm."
"May I ask Junko Yamanaka, who belongs to the same team as me, to transfer ......"
"I don't know, I'm going to receive the next person, Miss Futagawa. If it's okay, please let the next person in. β
Holding the transfer paper in her hand, Asami stood lazily on the side of the street. The summer sun is shining and spilling down on the streets. She was not afraid of the scorching sun and stood straight in the sun. Her long red hair attracted the attention of passers-by. Separated by several houses of different colors and shapes, Asami saw the arch of the ninja school, and there was a big word "ninja".
This is where Konoha Ninja Village nurtures children and future ninjas, and it is also where she will work in the future.
Like her, there were three others who were transferred to serve because they were unable to serve due to illness caused by the war. What awaits them will no longer be a ninja mission, but a relaxing life of playing with children all day long.
As a ninja who was not in service due to injury, he was able to have such a good treatment, probably thanks to the famous "Golden Flash" Bo Feng Shuimen. He has been famous since the war, and he ended the Third Shinobi War ahead of schedule with the Battle of Kamimubihashi, bringing peace to the tired Konoha Ninja Village.
Then, as a three-generation and one-generation family, he put forward many commendable construction suggestions. All of a sudden, the prestige of Bo Feng Shuimen in Konoha Ninja Village soared. His reputation can even be compared to that of Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, who single-handedly cultivated his teacher.
Although the losses were heavy, but at the end of the day, the war is over, and this is better than anything else. It's just that many people are missing from the village, and many new names have been added to the cemetery.
Asami stood in the harsh sunlight for a long time before walking towards the ninja school.
The transfer date on the transfer paper has not yet arrived, and the ninja school has not yet opened. As soon as she reached the door, she was stopped by a ninja.
"This young lady. It's not school yet. β
"Oh, that's right." Asami stopped, knowingly saying, "I have some troubles that I want to solve." β
"Excuse me, what kind of trouble is it?"
"I'm coming to teach at the school, but I don't have a place to live."
The ninja was obviously stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "...... Was it accidentally destroyed in the war? β
That being said, both knew it wasn't possible. The main battle line of the Third Ninja World War was on the border of the Grass Country, and it did not affect the Konoha Ninja Village itself, which was deep in the heart of the Fire Country.
"You just take it as it is." Asami shook the paper in her hand and said, "...... Are there staff dormitories? Urgent need. β