Chapter 48: Divergence (Seeking Collection)
"It's finally here!" Mitarai, who arrived at the location, subconsciously collapsed to the ground with the idea of relief, but things were not as simple as he thought.
"Physical strength, willpower, and strength, I already have a preliminary understanding, but this is not enough for me to accept you as the ninth class." Those eyes were like not noticing the "corpse" that was paralyzed on the ground, and they really ignored it completely.
Exterminating the bandits is a task entrusted to a village surrounded by mountains and rivers.
And the one who did not hesitate to choose such a formal task and assign it to the ninth class was Orochimaru, who didn't explain anything, and didn't care if he explained this fact.
Winter Night arrived earlier than the two of them, and this was the intelligence advantage he occupied, but sharing such information for free was also a judgment he had to make as a ninja.
The distance, calculated by the speed of Orochimaru and the time consumed, is nearly two hundred miles away from Konoha Village, although it is far enough away, but it is still far from the scope of stepping out of the Fire Country, so this is a commission from the Fire Country, and in a certain sense, it excludes the possibility of foreign ninja village ninjas participating in the mission.
In the complicated terrain, there is only one river around, and there, it has landed into a village that exists by the water, and the village is full of ordinary people, because the territory of the Fire Country is not a battlefield, and they are not involved in the strife of the ninja world, they will not be entangled by the ninjas of the enemy country, this is a place that is usually peaceful, but it is also maliciously harassed by this world.
Battles are always happening, the law of the jungle is not uncommon, compared to the powerful ninjas, the bandits in the weak crowd, to this village, to live in the mountains not far from the village, every once in a while to come to the village to plunder, kill, it seems that the people in the village as livestock to raise, this group of bandits did not uproot the village at once, and the people in the village finally couldn't bear it, so they sent a young man to escape to Konoha Village to issue a commissioned mission.
This task was taken over by Orochimaru, and the reason for taking this task seems to be very simple, as a ninja, killing people is commonplace, but everything has to have a beginning, and for the three of Winter Nights, this task is a beginning, and it is also the first blood of the ninja career, and it is a standard for his evaluation.
The night was like ink, the heavens and the earth were shrouded in darkness, the clouds were surging, there was not a trace of moonlight, and sometimes a gust of wind whistled by, rolling up the branches and leaves to make a piercing sound like a night owl.
Leaving a little time for Mito wash and refine the chakra, the three of them took advantage of the darkness that had just fallen into the night, and when they came to the winter night at the foot of the mountain, they looked up at the sky, feeling the coldness of the wind blowing on their cheeks, gloomy everything: "It seems to be raining." ”
A simple reminder is taken to heart, the uncertainty of the weather is both annoying and exploitable for ninjas, the sound of rain will drown out the shouts of death, and the rain will wash away the fishy smell of blood.
The bandits' base is on the top of the mountain, and there is only one main road, so in the face of ordinary people, they defend against danger, making it difficult for the cottage to be captured, but for ninjas, it is not difficult to capture such a stronghold.
Orochimaru led the three of them directly up the steep mountain, and sneaked into the cottage unconsciously.
After lurking in the humble house, Orochimaru disappeared, leaving only the three imps lurking in place, which was not a normal task, but just a premise that Orochimaru used to assess the qualifications of the three people at will, so he would not participate in it.
The disappearance of Orochimaru made this team, which was not a tacit understanding in the first place, have a moment of entanglement, but all three of them have maintained the most basic ninja quality, and the initial patient waiting gradually dissipates the irritability in their hearts.
How exactly do you get the job done? What does it mean to really achieve the level that Orochimaru requires? The three of them who had calmed down were each thinking in their hearts, whether to continue to lurk patiently, or to start acting, and the instant decision was hesitating.
Action, the first choice to make is the winter night, his backward body jumped into the alley instantly, the superb landing skills did not make the slightest sound, the moment the figure touched the ground, it was wrapped in darkness and disappeared.
Infiltrating the cottage is just to reduce the threat, the main purpose of this mission is still to see blood, and to face the sword and sword shadow intuitively, so Orochimaru does not allow the three of them to take the assassination method to gradually break the bandits of the entire cottage.
Winter Night, who made this judgment, chose to be the first to act, and as for what kind of impact his judgment would have on the two people who remained, he didn't want to think about useless questions.
Killing, countless times clearly know that this is the only reason and role for ninjas to survive in this world, but when he really picked up kunai and wanted to kill a big man from behind, he hesitated, a very normal but very abnormal choice.
A few centimeters further forward is enough to break the sharpness of a life, and when faced with the real flesh of flesh, it becomes as dull as a stone, which is the so-called blunt weapon!
Kunai finally stabbed out.,Compared to reason hasn't made a choice.,It's the flesh that takes the lead in making judgments.,For the obliteration of the threat.,When you turn your head.,A sharp color appeared on the other party's face.,The gums burst.,The moment you are about to open your mouth and shout.,Kunai automatically pursued the position of his throat.,Let the surplus blood burst out in an instant.,The blood-filled voice can only make a whimper.,The desperate face was accompanied by the next sudden stab of the kunai.,The entire skull was nailed to the wall.。
The hot blood was left from the forehead of the winter night, the blood was foggy, the eyes closed irritatingly, and the senseless action made the eye sockets sting, forcing the action of opening the eyes to see clearly, only to make the blood penetrate more frequently.
The hot sensory impact, the raindrops that fell with the breath of the mist were finally relieved, the drizzle, the smell of blood was disrupted when it was about to pass out of this alleyway, the rain participated in the murder, he delayed the discovery of the crime for the murderer, and even buried the crime, the so-called selflessness of the rain is impressive.
With his back to the alleyway, the beating of the heart was disturbed again, and everything, the noisy inside of the body made the winter night give birth to the opposite anger in the wordless sadness, why? Why should I bear such sin!
It's just an eleven or twelve-year-old kid, why? The answer was clear when he became a ninja, it was clear, but he forgot, he knew better than anyone how bad his mental state was at the moment, but he didn't have the ability to stop his cranky thoughts, and his mind and body were divided, even worse than the original newborn "him"!
At worst, if this divide is not resolved, the "he" who feels like a new life on a winter night may disappear forever.
I don't know how long it took, outside the alleyway, there were more flickering fires in the misty rain and fog, and the noisy footsteps were a sign that someone had been discovered, and it was no longer safe here, but in any case, the feet and body seemed to stay in place uncontrollably, and after several attempts on the winter night, they finally gave up.
What to do, how to do it? It's time to think about it the most, but the winter night is too tired to think about it.