Orochimaru and Iida Kusaoru said that, of course, it didn't affect Zhou Suke, who was falling into a deep sleep.

Compared to the noise in the outside world, Zhou Zhu is enjoying the calm of his memories flashing back in his sleep.

Wind Country· Wind and sand sea", thousands of miles of wind and sand cover the eyes, and thousands of miles are suspicious and sunny.

The super S-level mission of the seventh elite class to escort the Seven Tails Sealing Altar began with this. At this time, the four people walking in the vast desert would not have thought that with the turn of fate, this would be their little more peaceful time......

Walking in the "sea of wind and sand", all you can see is the boundless sand dunes. One after the other, until you are out of sight. The only way to get rid of the air is that people feel like they are in a hot hell, and they want to die immediately.

However, this is a different scenery for Zhou Suke, who finally stepped on the mainland from the Fog Hidden Ninja Village, the lonely island of the ninja world. With a sense of awe for the wonders of nature, but also for the novelty of the unknown and the environment. Not only did Zhou Zhu not feel the danger and terror in this hot gale, but his face was filled with a cheerful and optimistic smile.

It's interesting to look at every tiny grain of sand, or the withered yellow plant that only belongs to the desert that catches your eye from time to time.

Beside Zhou Zhu, Wu Zi combed the bag with the golden cannon head while walking, it was Kengo Aota, who was four years older than Zhou Zhu. Inadvertently, he squatted down to Zhou Zhu, trying to pick up a plant that was half-hidden by the sand. Kengo Aota hurriedly grabbed Zhou Suke's shirt and pulled him away from the plant that glowed with white light.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Suke, who was pulled away by Kengo Aota, said very dissatisfied.

Kengo Aoda said to Zhou Zhu very seriously, "The juniors must have the consciousness of the juniors!" Imp, I warn you, don't get everyone in trouble. It's already a drag on us with you, so ...... You'd better not touch anything without permission! ”

Kengo Aoda and Zhou Suke stopped suddenly, and Scarlet Ano, who was leading the team in front, also turned around with Mizuki and looked at the two subordinates who were glaring at each other angrily behind them.

"Where am I in trouble? It's just a flower, don't you even care about this? Zhou Zhu retorted to Kengo Aota very dissatisfied. What awakened is the writing wheel eye that cannot be exposed in front of people, which makes Zhou Zhu have a very low status in the team when he is unwilling to be exposed, and everyone thinks that he is a drag in the seventh elite class. Therefore, when Zhou Zhu thought that Kengo Aota was suspected of bullying him, he really blew up at a point.

"Heh~ a flower, that's it?" Kengo Aoda was a little angry with Zhou Zhu, and taught Zhou Zhu a lesson: "If you don't understand, don't move." It's not wrong to be inexperienced, but as a ninja, don't you feel even the slightest crisis? What kind of flower are you? It's a specialty of the desert of the Land of Winds, 'Wind Meal'! ”

"This kind of flower is holy in appearance and elegant in fragrance. The petals glowing with white light seem poignant, but they are extremely poisonous and have no cure. As long as the slightest touch of skin touches, you can fall into this sea of sand and become white bones gnawed by the wind and sand. Hence the name of the meal. ”

"The ninjas of Shayin Village use this flower to quench the blade. Even in the past few years, with the development of the navy, international trade has been promoted, and this special product of the country of wind has been in short supply in my Wuyin Village! The toxins that my knives are infected with come from this flower. ”

"So...... Kid, I'm not losing my temper with you for no reason! Actually, I'm saving your life! Kengo Aota said.

"I'll go! Is it so dangerous? I'm sorry~" Zhou Zhu said after learning that he had almost succeeded in dying just now.

"The tail of our little crane is unexpectedly very humble?" Lost Ye Scarlet said jokingly, which made Zhou Zhu blush.

Taki, who was ten years old like him, was also out of the village for the first time, but Taki, who walked over first, didn't be curious, the only unusual plant in this sea of sand was Zhou Zhu's stupid movement. This made Zhou Zhu feel very embarrassed.

Looking at the lost scarlet truth, there is no surprise on his face. The smart Zhou Zhu has already seen that this is just a small test on the road. It's like Kakashiban, facing the Misty Hidden Raiders who incarnate as water. The ninjas who led the team, after seeing the danger, did not immediately eradicate it, but used this danger to test their subordinates, and judge some shortcomings and qualities of their subordinates that they could not usually see.

And in this test, Zhou Zhu scored zero, and on the contrary, Shui Wuyuelong was a full score. However, fortunately, Zhou Zhu is more humble and admits his mistakes. Otherwise, Zhou Zhu couldn't imagine that terrifying team leader would have degraded him from a drag to a waste!

Seeing Zhou Zhu fall into deep thought, Lost Ye Scarlet Zhen praised even more, "It seems that you thought of it!" I didn't expect to drag the oil bottle, and I was unexpectedly very smart! That's right, it's really a little quiz for you. ”

"Although the whole class is full of members who have just been put together. But through this little test, I can also get to know you a little bit. Ignori Scarlet said to herself, and commented on her subordinates: "First of all, Taki noticed something he didn't understand, and you, who have a very conservative personality, chose to turn a blind eye, but didn't fulfill the obligation to remind your teammates. It can be seen that it will be difficult for you to integrate into this class if you close yourself off. As for Zhou Suke, I still evaluate you as always, you are really not suitable to be a ninja. If you don't change, learn how to become a ninja and drive your body to act in a ninja way, curiosity will kill you eventually. ”

"In the end, Kengo is still as good as ever! Knowledgeable, experienced, and responsible. I think the wisest decision I made was to transfer you into my class myself. ”

Kengo Aota was really praised by Shino, and said very embarrassedly: "The teacher praised it, I just win, I just became a ninja two years earlier than them." Moreover, what I know about the wind meal is also because I have been on a mission in the Land of Winds. Otherwise...... Like Zhou Suke, I may also be driven by curiosity to touch the wind food. ”

"Alright, don't be embarrassed! Experience is a priceless treasure for ninjas. Compared to two newcomers, you make me feel the most at ease. We're almost at the oasis ahead, and after a little rest, we're about to cross the sea of wind and sand in one go! Scarlet Clapped his hands, said to the three subordinates, and took the lead in turning around and continuing to lead the way.

Taki didn't care about what Scarlet Scarlet had previously evaluated, and continued to be silent, keeping up with Scarlet Loss. Zhou Zhu and Kengo Aota also hurriedly set off to keep up.

Zhou Suke, who walked side by side with Kengo Aota, out of Kengo Aota's kind help just now, let go of his prejudice against unfamiliar teammates, and chatted with Kengo Aota: "Thank you so much just now!" Anyway, I've always been curious about you, you became a ninja two years before us, why were you assigned to a class again? Didn't you have a class originally? ”

Kengo Aoda looked into the distance and replied in a dull voice, "Yes, but including the teacher who led the team, after the first mission, I was the only one left." ”

"Oh~ It's really dangerous to be a ninja. Have you been on a mission for the past two years? Zhou Suke, who finally talked to his teammates, continued to ask questions despite the sad past that reminded Kengo Aota.

Fortunately, Kengo Aoda himself is a very optimistic person, and he is not a stuffy gourd like Xiang Shui Wuyue. Otherwise, what Zhou Zhu got would be a suffocating indifferent look.

Kengo Aota, who is himself an idle person, answered many questions from Zhou Suke, "Of course, I'm going to take the task by myself!" At the time of the battle with the Sand Hidden Ninja of the Land of Wind, he went to the battlefield, and no matter what happened, it was impossible to return to the ninja village and regroup. ”

"Besides, the whole squad on the front line is wiped out every day, I don't know how many times it is complicated, how can it be reorganized?" Kengo Aoda said as if he was stuck in a memory, "One mission after another, making people like a small cog in a war machine, which can never be stopped. In this way, before you know it, two years will slip away quietly and inadvertently. ”

"In war, whether you live or die, as a pinion, you have no sense of existence. Even now that I think about it, I feel horrified. What if this war with the Land of the Wind lasted not just two years, but longer? I think I'll probably lose more time just so numbly. Even...... It's a silent death. Kengo Aoda unconsciously let out such an exclamation.

This gave Zhou Zhu a preliminary understanding of the cruelty of the ninja war.

After enjoying the life of a once harmonious society, it is difficult for Zhou Zhu to imagine the humility of individuals under the war. He couldn't help but exclaim, "What do you have to do to become a ninja?" If only for the sake of war, a tool that exists. will even gradually become numb in the battle, and even can't find a sense of existence. So what is the meaning of us becoming ninjas? ”

"Meaning? I think everyone has different ideals, so let's insist on letting them survive the war! Kengo Aoda said, "I didn't know what it meant for me to be a ninja. So, for me, those two years of ninja career was numb to do a good job of my own little gear. It wasn't until the news of my brother's death came that I really found the meaning of my existence! ”

"Your brother? I'm sorry, if I don't face it that day, I don't know this, so I will ask you that! Zhou Zhu said apologetically. If I had known earlier, the brother in Kengo Aota's mouth had passed away. He would never guess that he would not be beheaded again, and go to Kengo Aota's brother.

"It's okay, you don't know. Besides, I haven't explained to you the situation at home. Kengo Aoda said nonchalantly, "I grew up in the shadow of my brother, and his death is more like a relief for me. Awaken me from my numbness, escape from his shadow, and realize that his accomplishments have come to an end. And I still have a chance to surpass him! ”

"Uh~" Cold sweat dripped from Zhou Zhu's forehead, and he said in his heart: "It's disrespectful...... It turned out to be a werewolf! ”

Afraid of hearing that there was a secret of murder, Zhou Zhu hurriedly changed the topic and said, "I won't ask about your family affairs, how did you know each other if you don't cut it again!" Have you ever been on a mission together? will be entangled again! ”

"Oh~ don't cut it again!" Ignoring Zhou Suke's jumping questions with a hammer on the left and an axe on the right, Kengo Aoda opened the conversation box and replied if he asked: "That was not long ago, because an extremely important assassination mission needs to be carried out." The front-line commander mixed ninjas who were proficient in assassination. I happened to meet the famous Fog Hidden Ghost Man. ”

"It's just a mission together, and it just so happens that the target's head was taken by me first. That's why if you don't cut it again, you will keep pestering me! Kengo Aota said like a wise man who had seen through everything: "Ninjas who are lost in the killing will actually unconsciously look for people who are the same as him to become companions." Only in this way will you not feel that something is wrong with you. It's a ridiculous idea that because your companion is the same as yourself, it's no longer you who have problems. ”

"Unfortunately, because of my brother's death, I am no longer confused. So...... I'm not the same kind of person anymore! Kengo Aoda said, "Now that I've found the meaning of my life, I don't need to be confused until I completely surpass my brother!" ”

"For example~ what kind of dark elite do you become? It doesn't feel that difficult! Zhou Zhu said innocently.

"Huh~ No difficulty?" Qingtian Kengo was a little angry at Zhou Zhu's ignorance and said: "Do you think that joining the dark department and the elite of the dark department is a grade?" Those who can be called the elite of the dark department are all able to be compared to other ninja villages, and the existence of elite ninjas. ”

"For you blood-succeeded nobles, as long as the talent is enough, in the Fog Hidden Ninja Village, the position of the elite ninja is not far away. However, for us small family ninjas, because of the ninja sword seven-person system in the Fog Hidden Ninja Village, if we don't join the dark department, we can only fight with our lives, those seven fixed positions. ”

Speaking of this, Qingtian Kengo, because of his dissatisfaction with the aristocratic system of the Fog Hidden Blood Inheritance, stopped his interest in continuing to talk with Zhou Suke, a person from the Blood Inheritance Family.

He snorted coldly and said, "Hmph~ When will you really know your ninja village." Knowing the difference between you ninjas from the Blood Inheritance Limit Family, you will understand that my ideal is not simple. At that time, if you are still willing to talk to me calmly, as you are today. Instead of pretending to be high-minded and pretending to have never known someone like me, we will become true companions, right? ”

"Just like the wind and food flower just now, it is ignorance that gives you the courage to face it, and even makes you willing to approach the unknown. Only when you really understand it, you will know what a terrifying estrangement awaits you and me under the glamorous appearance. This sentence continued to magnify in Zhou Zhu's ears, and the picture in front of him fell silent into darkness.

It wasn't until now that Zhou Zhu really understood how many things were hidden in Kengo Aota's words that he couldn't understand. Pity...... When he understood everything, before he could answer to Kengo Aota, Kengo Aota already existed only in his memories!