"How's the village going?"

Cheng looked up at the watermelon mountain puffer ghost, although he looked like this, but his eyes were not as cold-blooded and cruel as the real watermelon mountain puffer ghost back then, but they were still cold, like the reflection of a blade.

"Nothing has changed, it's still the same."

"Yes...... puffer fish ghost's eyes showed a little memory and warmth, he turned his head and asked, "Who are these three little ghosts?" ”

"My student," Makoto followed his gaze, and the three imps were still immersed in grief, deaf to the conversation between the two here, "Don't worry, I cast an illusion, and they won't have any impression of you." ”

Keeping it a secret, the puffer ghost definitely didn't want more people to know his true identity, Makoto used a small illusion, which had no other effect, but only made the three little imps blur their memories of the battle - because their eyesight couldn't keep up with the speed of the battle just now, Makoto weakened the existence of the puffer ghost a little, leaving them with the impression that they were destroying the enemy.

Then, while they are grieving, Makoto blocks out their perception of the outside world.

It's also because Dai's battle is too shocking, otherwise they should be able to react that they have been illusioned.

"Hmm." The puffer fish ghost nodded, and the fat on his face trembled slightly with his movements, just like the real thing.

- It is impossible for the puffer fish to use the transformation technique, the kind of physical change that is not blindfolding, no one can last long, and the consumption and damage to the body alone are not allowed at all.

It can't be that Rigo himself has grown like this, and even if Konoha has a magical fattening method, it is impossible for Tachigo to grow into a puffer fish ghost.

Makoto looked at it a few times with curiosity, and the puffer fish ghost noticed his gaze and explained in a low voice: "It's the original meat, Orochimaru-sama's secret technique." ”

This "original meat" naturally refers to the flesh and blood of the real watermelon mountain puffer fish ghost, and this method of Li Dai Taozhuang, if it is from the hand of Orochimaru, it will not be surprising.

Makoto's eyes flashed twice, although he was a little disgusted by the imaginary situation under Liwu's skin and flesh, but it didn't show it on the surface.

"I'm leaving...... puffer fish ghost said, "I need to take two of the seven knives." ”

Makoto nodded, although the Seven Swords of the Fog Hidden are all valuable and powerful weapons, but he is not a ninja who is good at using knives, so it is not a pity: "Which two?" Pick it yourself, I hid the stitches on it, and the decapitation may still be next to the steel-toothed corpse. ”

"No, the decapitation has already been put away," he said, and the puffer ghost took out a scroll from his ninja bag, took the flat-eyed flounder from Zao Otome who was lying at his feet, and sealed it into the scroll.

"I may leak a little bit of the information of the Eight Gates to the Fog Hide, you go back and report it to the Hokage-sama - the secret report, the level is S."

Makoto gestured in understanding, and the puffer ghost carefully put away the scroll, posed, and said, "Come on." ”

Makoto was stunned for a moment, looked at him, and hesitated.

"Don't mother-in-law, go all out."

Makoto opened the writing wheel, and the wheel of magatama slowly turned, and he chose the ribs close to his heart and punched it.

Click, the sound of broken ribs, the puffer fish ghost immediately spit out a mouthful of blood, and even the shark muscles in his hands couldn't help screaming sharply.

Cheng felt that the chakra in his hand was sucked away by a strange force before it exploded completely.

The puffer fish ghost coughed up a mouthful of blood, wiped it, and turned to leave.

"By the way," he stopped without taking two steps, and said without replying, "bring a message to Lord White Fang for me...... Just say, Let me be well. ”

Although I don't know what kind of technical means Orochimaru used to make the flesh and blood of the watermelon mountain puffer ghost "grow" on Ligo's body, but with a layer of other people's flesh pasted on his body, he sneaked into the base camp of the fog that Konoha almost didn't know anything about, and from the news that he didn't know that White Fang had died, it can be seen that the Konoha headquarters didn't give him any support and help, and this situation can't talk about "everything is fine" anyway.

Cheng was silent, and after a few seconds replied, "Got it, I'll tell him." ”

The puffer ghost's body, which had been clumsy from his severe injuries, became a little erect, and he waved his hand back and quickly left the place.

Looking at his back as he gradually disappeared into the darkness, Makoto suddenly couldn't help but think of the situation when he talked about the topic of "sacrifice" with Zhishui a few years ago.

"Can a man live comfortably on the sacrifices of others?"

At that time, Zhishui, who was still young, asked.

It is "love" that brings sacrifice.

Because of the love for the village, some people sacrifice for the village, because of the love for the family, some people sacrifice for the family, because of the bond with their children, and some people sacrifice for their children.

People who can survive because of sacrifice are undoubtedly "loved".

Makoto tilted his head and looked at the ashes-like corpse, and the three imps who silently began to load his body into the scroll.

The survival of the individual had to depend on the sacrifices of his peers.

The continuation of the family had to rely on the sacrifice of the clansmen.

The strength of the village is also inseparable from the sacrifices of countless martyrs.

It is impossible for a person to step on the body of a person who sacrificed for himself and live in peace.

Therefore, those who bear the burden of sacrifice must also go to the sacrifice...... Is it?

A ninja's sacrifice can only be due to his own willingness.

This sentence is the answer of White Fang, and I believe that this is also the answer of Rigo, and it is also the answer of Dai, who is willing to die to save his son.

Even, at some point in the future, this sentence may become the answer to these three imps.

However, Makoto doesn't think that's his answer.

What if the person who bears the sacrifice is unwilling to sacrifice?

"Alright, let's go, get out of here."

Makoto collected the bodies of the Bait of Tsukusano and Zao Otome, sealed the blunt knife [Dou Cut], and retrieved the bottom of the cave that Dai's Yuxiang had shot out, and the [Droplets] and [Teeth] in the two clumps of blood and mud - as for the corpses of Shihachi Muri and Ryungo Yuri, they had lost their value of recovery, and Makoto burned them clean.

The three little ghosts looked down, but Makoto noticed that their emotions did not mean to collapse, but there was a deep sense of loftiness and firmness in the sadness, although he knew that these three guys belonged to the highest quality category in the entire Konoha, Makoto still couldn't help but sigh, Konoha has white fangs, Rigo, Dai such ninjas who are not afraid of sacrifice, and there is such a next generation, why worry about not being the strongest in the country.

Armed with four mist stealth swords, Makoto and the three imps joined the large army that had rushed to support, ignoring their horror and excitement at the result, and hurried back to Konoha on a ship from the Land of Fire.