Shi Taro turned the corner with a smile on his face, greeted his acquaintances, and carried a greasy paper bag in his hand, and the fragrance of roast chicken in it kept wafting out. The child on the side of the road looked at the roast chicken in his hand and drooled vigorously.

Konoha continues to expand, and although the living conditions of the residents have not kept up with the pace of the village's expansion, it can be said to be reasonable. The commercial collaboration between the Renarizuki family and Konoha led to the creation of more small workshops. As long as you have a reasonable craft, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can get a lot of profit every month. It's just that children are children after all, and when the family can't do it without having big fish and meat, most of them will still be hungry when they see delicious things.

From time to time, someone on the side of the road smiled and greeted Ishitaro of the oil mill, and now he can be regarded as a well-known guy on this street. It's a little far from the heart of Konoha Village, and to put it mildly, it's like a lower town. Downtown doesn't mean dirty, it's just not very rich. There have never been any big names, let alone a high-end profession like a ninja, it is not difficult for a ninja to appear, and most of them have good intentions and want to maintain a good relationship with him.

At the very least, if something happens in the future, you can ask for it.

Ever since Ishitaro cultivated chakra and was not dissuaded by the school as "unable to practice", his adoptive father's attitude towards him immediately changed dramatically. The old blacksmith also knew in his heart that the value of a blacksmith was far less than the value of a ninja. As long as Ishitaro can successfully graduate from the ninja school, then he and his family's status in Konoha Village will change dramatically.

This is a very rare opportunity that the old blacksmith will not miss either. Now his attitude towards Youfang Shitaro is much better, and he often gives some money to Youfang Shitaro as pocket money, as for marrying his daughter to him, the old blacksmith has not said anything more. Although the old blacksmith thought in his heart that if Ishitaro could marry his daughter, he would be able to prove that this kid was willing to become a real "family" with his family, but he never dared to say it.

As soon as he entered the blacksmith's shop, a wave of heat rushed to his face, and Shitaro put the roast chicken in his hand on the table against the wall, covered it with a small basin for drinking water, then took off his coat, changed into a cowhide coveralls, and walked to the edge of the furnace.

The old blacksmith heard the footsteps and glanced back, nodding slightly, and more than a dozen apprentices around him were struggling to swing the hammer to beat the red-hot iron on the anvil, and a few people worked together, pulling the bellows, and throwing the refined crude iron into the furnace.

The old blacksmith's workload here is getting better and better as the business of the Ren Wuyue family is getting better and better, and the share allocated is also increasing. Many neighbors also noticed the quiet changes in Konoha Village, and took out some money or goods to send to the old blacksmith, begging him to take his children as apprentices. Once these apprentices are able to forge some weapons on their own, they will naturally leave here.

Of course, the old blacksmith slaughtered them severely, and every family was bleeding.

"Coming back? You go and rest, you must be tired after a day of class, I can just watch it here. The old blacksmith's attitude has changed completely from two years ago, and he is also very concerned about the oil mill Shi Taro.

Such diametrically opposed changes also appeared in the oil mill Shi Tailang. As his status in the family grew, he seemed to be a different person. If it had been before, he might have cheered and left, but now he walked to the edge of the furnace with a smile, picked up some coke from the ground with pliers, and threw it into the furnace.

Sometimes "status" and "power" are really indescribable things, and Ishitaro Oilmill, who once thought of becoming a ninja to get rid of such a life, was no longer bored with such a job after he really had the opportunity to become a ninja. Every day after returning home, as long as he has free time and physical strength, he will try his best to help the old blacksmith do what he can.

In fact, it is not difficult to explain.

There was no way out before, so he felt terrified about his future. And now, he has stepped into the ranks of ninjas with one foot, and he has changed dramatically from beginning to end. The job, which he was very resistant to before, has become a kind of "charity" for his adoptive father. Yes, he's giving alms, but he's not going to show it. He's a ninja anyway, and of course he has to bring out the best in him.

It wasn't until it was dark that the work gradually stopped. Most of the apprentices lived in the neighborhood and did not stay to eat, but went home. At this time, Shi Tailang and the old blacksmith simply cleaned up the blacksmith shop, and then returned to the back room with the roast chicken.

"Damn, take out the wine and bring the food to you." , the old blacksmith is the head of the family, and naturally has the style of the head of the family. He asked Shi Taro of the oil mill to sit beside him, tore a wing from the spread of oil paper, bit off the wing tip and the belt meat with the bone, chewed hard, and made a gurgling sound in his mouth to bite the bone, "Yesterday I went to see the little steward, and he said that if the store can be expanded, the orders for us will also increase, what do you think?" ”

Due to the size of the blacksmith shop, the number of weapons forged in a month allocated to him was not much. In the past, there were few orders, and everyone was fighting, but now there are too many orders, and everyone has no time to rest from morning to night. Although people are tired, their spirits are satisfied. Every time at the end of the month, when the bill was settled, the feeling of carrying a large amount of money in his arms made the old blacksmith very satisfied.

If the blacksmith shop was enlarged a little more...... Earn more for sure.

The reason why he wanted to ask for the opinion of Ishitaro Yatsuba was also because in his opinion, there was a way out in the future, and the adopted son who might become a "big man" already had the status to sit on an equal footing with him and discuss the future of the family.

For these things, Youfang Shi Taro didn't care very much, he tore a chicken leg and took a bite, the oil, water and gravy burst out from the chicken leg and splashed on the table, and more than a dozen spots appeared, "It's good that you are in charge of these things, father, you are the most authoritative person in the family." ”

When I went to school, I saw more things, and my natural literacy went up. If you don't consider the past of Ishitaro Oilmill, from the perspective of the present, he is definitely an excellent person.

The old blacksmith nodded, not talking about it, he had already made up his mind to wait for this batch of goods to be finished, and then take down the house next to it and expand the blacksmith shop.

When the adoptive mother took out the wine jug with some caution and set the wine glasses in place, the father and son raised the wine glasses and touched them.

Naturally, the wine that the commoners drink is not as clear and sweet as those big families want to use, and there is a faint sour taste in some turbid wines, but it is already a good wine for such a family.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the blacksmith's shop.

"Excuse me, is there anyone at home? Is this the home of Ishitaro Oilmill? ”

The father and son glanced at each other, and Ishitaro picked up a rag from the table, wiped the grease stains on his hands, and walked out, followed by the old blacksmith.

The door of the blacksmith shop slowly opened, and there were four people standing outside the door, and the oil mill Shi Taro was just about to speak, when the old blacksmith pulled him behind him and greeted him himself, "This is indeed the oil mill Shi Tailang's home, may I ask the adults what care they have?" ”

The old blacksmith could see from the clothes of several people that these people were not ordinary people, for fear that these people would not be good, as a father, he naturally stood on the front line.

Several people outside the house looked a little blurry under the not too bright light, and one of them grinned, "It's really good, I'm Nakashinobu Miki from Konoha Village, and I came here this time because I want to ask about Ishitaro Oilmill." Please rest assured, say a few words and leave. ”

The other party reported his home, and this is Konoha Village, so if he shouts about something, the other party can't run away. He hesitated to get out of the way, whispered a few words in the ear of Shi Tailang in the oil mill, and moved out of the way.

Youfang Shi Tailang didn't quite understand the other party's purpose for finding himself, but he thought that the other party was a middle ninja, and he didn't have too many worries like the old blacksmith and walked out.

"Talk to the side!" , The guy who called himself Miki and tied the Konoha Village forehead guard to his legs took the initiative to step aside, and Ishitaro of the oil mill also followed.

It's not a bustling area, and the people who live here can be said to be the lower class people of Konoha Village, and most of them sleep after a tiring day, and the whole street is quiet. A few steps to the side is a wall, some distance from the windows to the left and right.

"I'll just say it directly, I've heard people say that you and Ren Wuyue Holy Kingdom were good friends when they were in the orphanage, is there such a thing?" , Miki couldn't tell what he was thinking with a smile on his face, but his words made Youfang Shitaro stunned.

If you want to say who is the most memorable for him in this life, I'm afraid it is his biological parents, and the next third person is the guy who used to be called Tamagawa Holy Country, and now it is called Ren Wuyue Holy Kingdom.

The reason why it is most memorable is not because of friendship, family affection or the inseparable bond between friends, not because of positive things.

It's humiliation!

It's an abomination!

Countless images kept flashing through his mind, and finally stuck on that day.

He followed the ordinary, rough-dressed old blacksmith towards the edge of Konoha Village, and when he turned back, he saw a luxuriously dressed and noble man holding the hand of the Holy Kingdom and walking in the opposite direction.

The picture blurred for a moment, and he thought about that day at school again. When he was beaten by others, let alone fight back, and didn't even dare to say a cruel word, the Holy Kingdom just said a word, so that everyone didn't dare to move again.

He was lying on the ground curled up like a dead dog looking up at each other, while Shengguo was standing straight and alone.

He bit his lip, nodded slightly, and a weak sentence floated out of his mouth, "Know!" ”