CHAPTER XLIV

Hanyu didn't have a clear concept of time for how long the First Ninja War had been fought from beginning to end, and this was the most ambiguous early background in the story he was in, so he naturally couldn't remember clearly. However, the previous ninja wars often follow the same pattern, that is, only in the early and middle stages of large-scale battles between villages, and in the later stages, the war will return to the characteristics of small-scale ninja battles.

However, although the scale and frequency of battles in the later period became smaller and fewer, the intensity of the war would not be reduced by half a point.

Based on Hanyu's senses since joining the war and the information he has received about the war situation, now that the Great Ninja War is entering this period, it is obviously impossible for each village to achieve the "victory goal" set before the war, but the problem is that no one is willing to lose at this time, anyway, everyone is gritting their teeth and persevering, maybe they will win after one more day? As a result, the teeth of each ninja village were crushed, but even if they did not make a decision to cease the war.

They twist and twist to continue the war and see who can't hold it in the end.

Because of this general trend, even if the bloodiness of the front line is not reduced, Hanyu actually does not feel that there is anything wrong with the New Year's celebration in the rear...... This has nothing to do with the hatred of the country and the hardships of the war, and it is impossible for a ninja village to maintain that compact wartime system forever.

As long as it is a human being, it always has a basic life demand...... Including all kinds of emotional catharsis, the masses need to relax, and the New Year's celebration is just that. The Hokage can ask ninjas to deny themselves, but although Konoha is a ninja village, it is still mostly ordinary villagers, so now the three generations of Hokage are liberating Konoha from the most tense wartime system step by step, and all kinds of other life production and even entertainment activities will gradually recover.

Besides, there have been several turmoil in Konoha Village in the past year, and the Hokage also needs something festive to dilute those bad "marks of the year". Therefore, since the Great Ninja War, Konoha Village, which has been so solemn and almost lifeless, has finally begun to come alive again at this moment.

However, despite Konoha becoming a ninja village concentration camp again, Hanyu has little desire to participate, after all, the entertainment here is still a bit "primitive" in his opinion...... Some of the activities in the hot spring street below his residence were quite advanced, but he had to give up for fear of being stabbed in the face.

Of course, there is no problem with soaking in the hot springs, which is leisurely and refreshing, and the key is that it is very sound, so that people can feel the warmth in the cold winter.

Well, tomorrow, you can go out and give it a try tomorrow...... Hanyu thought so.

You know, he lives in the hot spring street, and the river is directly below the perennial mist, but he has never enjoyed the feeling of soaking in the hot springs, which is a bit of an exaggeration.

The lights that dimly outlined the outline of the entire village in the night burned until dawn, and the bustling crowd moved into the night. Hanyu, who was leaning against the window, fell asleep unconsciously, in this half-noisy and half-quiet environment.

When he woke up the next day, he felt a chill in the air.

"Snow?"

Looking out the window, Hanyu noticed that the snow falling from above and the mist of the hot springs rising from the bottom complement each other, creating a unique view of the hot spring town.

It turned out that last night, I don't know when it started to snow. Even now there are snowflakes floating in the sky.

The weather was a bit gloomy, and the white air that came out of his mouth and nose as he breathed told Hanyu that the temperature had plummeted. There was no better leisure activity for him in this weather than to snuggle up in a warm home, but the ninja's body told him not to...... As a ninja, because of the habit he gradually formed, he felt a little uncomfortable every morning when he didn't move his body.

"Hey......"

Hanyu sighed, he couldn't enjoy the blissful life of eating chips and drinking Coke plates on the sofa...... The physical condition does not allow it. But to let him continue to train these days, to be honest, it's a bit of a bad sight, and no matter how hard you work, there will be times when you want to take a nap.

"It's time to rest today."

Hanyu casually draped a suit over himself, and after the slugs had slowly hidden it on him, he put a coat on the outside......

Seeing that the slug on his body was a little lifeless, Hanyu said that it was time to exchange again.

The slugs in the Wet Bone Forest certainly don't need to hibernate, but because Hanyu's slugs will continue to scrape chakras from his side, and when its "capacity" is about to reach its limit, it will take on the appearance of hibernation in front of it.

This is normal, but Hanyu has recently felt that each slug seems to be "hibernating" faster and faster.

After washing his face with ice water, cold bread and milk, Hanyu suddenly felt that the sleepiness left on him by the night was completely dispelled, and then he put on a pair of shoes, pushed the door and walked out of the house.

A cool breeze blew into Hanyu's clothes, and despite his thin attire, he didn't feel how cold it was because of Chakra's buffs and ninja physique.

The snow outside is the kind of umbrella that looks pretentious, and if you don't use an umbrella, it will get wet, so Hanyu chose to go out empty-handed.

Since it's New Year, there are a lot of people going out in the morning, so if you want to enjoy the feeling of stepping on the snow, Hanyu can step on the mud.

He just wandered around Konoha aimlessly, looking left and right, showing what a standard idle man is. However, as he walked around, he noticed that the pedestrians on the street in front of him were gradually standing on both sides of the road.

"What's the situation?"

I couldn't figure out what was going on in front of me, but Hanyu didn't stand in the middle of the road, but flashed to the side, waiting to see the excitement.

The clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, the hidden sunlight gradually revealed, and the snow covering the buildings on both sides of the road was like an unsullied mirror, reflecting the sunlight dazzlingly and transparently in an instant.

Hanyu involuntarily stretched out his hand to block his eyes, and at the same time, two crisp and pleasant kamiji bells came into his ears.

When he barely adjusted to the sunlight and lowered his arms, the obscured vision appeared again, and before he knew it, a group of people had come to him in the middle of the street.

There were more than 20 people in total, all dressed in white, and in addition to that, the more typical feature was that each of them had an exceptionally conspicuous hair.

Like fire and blood, red and dazzling.

Dressed in white and red-haired, traveling in the snow, overlooking the street scene on this street from a high altitude, it is like a quiet and elegant picture scroll - stepping on the snow and making plums, full of vitality.

"Vortex...... A ...... of the family"

The bright red long hair represents surging vitality, and with this characteristic alone, Hanyu guessed the identity of the traveler who came to Konoha.

Well, anyone can guess.