Chapter 25: Who are the Victims?
Time, one day after the end of the second session of the Shinobi exam.
Location, Country of Rain State Guest House, Konoha White Fang Room.
Konoha Shinobi, who had been sharply reduced from 15 before the exam to 6 people, sat around White Fang, Makoto and Shisui were on top of the closet and wardrobe respectively, the three members of the Hyuga family sat in a row with Hinata Sunrise as the center, and the oil girl Kyoka sat alone on the left side of White Fang.
"So you haven't seen Yun Ninja's human pillar force since?" White Fang asked, and the blue-bearded uncle leaned leisurely on the table and lit a special cigarette from the Rain Country.
"Yes," Makoto looked up, as if recalling the scene at that time, "Although the confusing people saved us with the forbidden art, but at that time, the human pillar force no longer knew where the explosion was. β
"Forbidden? The Uchiha is truly remarkable - can you be sure that the human pillar force is still alive? White Fang seemed to be very interested in the forbidden technique mentioned by Makoto, but when it came to the secrets of the other party's family, he didn't ask too much.
"Yes, before the explosion affected him, the human pillar force had already turned into a tailed beast, although the tailed beast - it should be the eight-tailed beast - suffered a heavy blow, but the human pillar force did not die."
This is very consistent with Yun Ren's reaction afterwards, and the leader of the team only mentioned that "the human pillar force is in great danger", and left in a hurry without waiting for the end of the middle ninja exam.
White Fang nodded and said gently, "How are you hurt?" β
Makoto shook his head, and replied in a hoarse voice, "Because of the sacrifice of the bewildering people, we basically didn't suffer any injuries. β
The white-eyed team next to him also replied by Hinata Sunrise, who was a member of the sect's family, "Thank you for your concern, the combat effectiveness of the three members of our group is fine." β
Only the emaciated oil girl Jingxiang trembled and said, "Lord White Fang...... I...... Is it possible to skip the third exam? β
"Not participating?" Sunrise snorted coldly, "The glory of the village and the family is behind you, but are you going to escape?" β
The oil girl Kyoka buried her head between her hands, her long hair hanging down, covering her hands and face, and a low sobbing sound came from her dry and messy hair.
"I'm not afraid of dying......" she said intermittently, "It's just, it's just that it's too cruel, and the enemy ninja has to hug Kimi with his body bitten by the ninja wolf even before he dies...... And his teammates did not hesitate to impale their companions along with Kimi......"
"If I can contribute a little bit to the village and the family, I don't hesitate......
"ButγIt's just an exam, I don't want to die like this!"
Sunrise showed a look of disgust and said coldly:
"Enough! You're just making excuses for your fear of death.
"The strength of the village today is based on the countless sacrifices of our ancestors.
"The second generation of adults, the Hyuga-sama, and even the oil girl Kaisuke-sama...... They are all ninjas who have died heroically for the sake of the village.
"You who can only be born and raised by standing on the sacrifice of these people, as a Konoha ninja, whether the sacrifice is meaningless is not up to you, but the village has the final say!
"You're not unaware, are you? This is not an easy exam, and for the good of the village, everyone must have the consciousness to be ready to give everything! β
Perhaps he couldn't get used to seeing Hinata Sunrise use his family village to oppress people at every turn, so Zhishui retorted: "It's already reached this level, there's no need to say anything about escaping, right?" After all, there were only 9 people who qualified to enter the third game - including 6 in Konoha, and even if Kyoka-kun didn't participate, it wouldn't change the situation of the village's victory. β
Contrary to everyone's expectations, in this wrestling between the four great powers of the ninja world, the remaining people in the third game turned out to be 6 people from the Fire Country and 3 people from the Wind Country.
Following the almost total annihilation of the Land Country in the first game, the Land of Thunder also abstained in the second game due to the serious injury of the Eight-Tails Pillar.
"A big win...... Hum ......" seemed to remember something, and Sunrise's pale eyes were covered with a haze, and he snorted and fell silent.
"Yes," unexpectedly, White Fang, who was obviously burdened with the task of supervising the execution of the task, readily agreed to the oil girl Kyoka, which can almost be said to be an act of abandoning the task halfway: "In this case, there is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices. β
He turned his head to the Uchiha and Hinata's shinobi and said, "So...... A week later, it's the third session of the Zhongnin exam, gentlemen, work hard. β
"Yes!" The five replied in unison. The oil girl Kyoka lowered her head in silence, no one knew her expression at the moment.
Coming out of the White Fang room, he returned to the new room - the 7 rooms originally assigned to Konoha were only 4 people at this time, and in the rain country, it seemed that the rain would never stop, and the wind with the smell of moisture passed through the windows that these people forgot to close before leaving, occasionally shaking the doors and windows to make a "bang" sound, which was cold and sad.
Dan Fengyan packed and packed the bewildering items one by one, packed them in two layers of special packages, and put them into the scroll. Makoto is silently running the internal force on the side.
"Can a man live comfortably on the sacrifices of others?"
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 companions, and some people sacrifice for their companions.
People who can survive because of sacrifice are undoubtedly "loved".
When he opened his eyes, Zhishui did not look at Makoto, but stared at his palm, his gaze seemed to penetrate far away, and the expression on his face was both reflective and interrogative.
"Bearing the sacrifices of others, that's why I have to go on."
As if he didn't expect Makoto to answer, Shisui's ears twitched, and he turned his head in surprise.
"If you have nothing to bear, what can you rely on to be strong?"
He closed his eyes again and muttered sincerely, not knowing whether he was talking about stopping the water or telling himself.
"Is it powerful...... "Zhishui retracted his gaze and clenched his hand firmly.
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?
Has anyone ever asked the opinion of the victims?
Ignoring the water stop that fell into deep thought, Cheng continued to put his mind back on the cultivation of internal force - looking at this progress, maybe before the third game, there will be a new breakthrough in the recovery of the body, at least, as one of the hole cards, the strange power technique is no longer a cannon, maybe at least it can become a second kick?
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