Xu stood at the head of the bridge and sighed as he looked at the Naruto Bridge in front of him. She had never seen a bridge of this structure before, and she could not have imagined that the construction period of this bridge would be so short.

She had only gone to the ruins of the Vortex Village, stayed in her parents' hometown for a day or two, and by the time she returned to the country of waves, the bridge had already been built.

Most of the bridges in the ninja world are beam bridges or arch bridges, which are time-consuming, laborious and cost-effective to build, and the Kannabi Bridge, the root of all evil, is one of the representative bridges.

This kind of bridge has a relatively large self-weight, so the span of the bridge is greatly limited, and once it is destroyed, if it is cast in situ, not only consumes the formwork, but also the construction period is extremely long.

The Naruto Bridge built by Dazna is a cable-stayed bridge, and the suspension bridge connecting the cliffs belongs to the same cable-stayed system. Each cable-stayed cable is every fulcrum of the bridge pier, so the force of the cable-stayed cable is difficult to calculate and control, and it has extremely high requirements for technology, which has been neglected by various countries.

But the advantages of this kind of bridge are also obvious, its span is larger, the material is more economical, and it is more suitable for the sea-crossing bridge with large bridge span requirements.

"Coming back? The Lord has a message for you. "In the process of cleaning up the remnants of Cardo, there are no powerful characters, so Shiro has been quite idle recently, and he often comes to Naruto Bridge to sit and think about something while looking at the sea view.

"You're coming back pretty fast, huh?" Xu Congbai took the scroll from his hand, and found that the seals on it had not been unlocked, so he couldn't help asking, "There is actually a seal?" How many days have you been sending it? ”

"The remnants of Cardo's party are all rabble, and few of them are loyal to Cardo, so it's over quickly." Bai looked at the whirlpool tide on the sea, the whirlpool hugged the current and the white waves were very spectacular, "The scroll was sent a week ago..."

"A week ago?" Xu hurriedly untied the seal on the scroll, quickly read the contents, and his face softened slightly, "It's okay, that adult asked me to go to Takiyin Village next month, it's the end of the month, and there's still time to spare... You didn't send anyone to find me, so you weren't afraid of making a mistake? ”

"If the situation is urgent, the scroll will not be brought by the caravan." Bai withdrew his gaze to watch the vortex, turned his head to look at Xu and asked, "The new base here will be built in half a month, I should be able to spare time here, do you need me to go with you?" ”

"No, the raid will come with me. You'd better stay here and pay attention to what's going on over there. Xu put away the scroll, and his expression suddenly became solemn, "Hurry, I'm a little worried, that lord first asked you to guide the Nine-Tails Pillar Force to stimulate his potential; Now I'm going to break some of the seals, so that Taki's human pillar force can use the power of the Seven Tails... Shouldn't the organization use the power of the tailed beast in this Konoha Shinobi exam? ”

Hearing Xu's question, Shiro recalled that the adult suddenly appeared in front of him not long ago, handed him a copy of Naruto Uzumaki's information, and asked him to find an opportunity to guide Naruto. So he used the magic mirror ice crystals to trap Narusa and the others during the battle, and told them a story of his own.

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Shiro was born in a village where snow falls all year round in the Land of Water, and although the land is somewhat barren, Shiro still lived a happy and peaceful life in his childhood.

Due to the perennial civil war in the Land of Water, the people are very hostile to those who possess the Bloodline Limit. Because in the troubled times of war, the abilities of these people are often used in disputes, so the people of the Land of Water believe that it is this kind of people who bring about the war. Once someone is found to have the Bloodline Limit, the only thing that awaits that person is death.

And Bai's mother is a person with a blood inheritance limit. Although she has been hidden, this power is passed on to Shiro.

The day Bai awakened Bing Escape, it was the beginning of his nightmare. Bai's father discovered the secret and led someone to kill his mother, and just as everyone wanted to kill Bai, the frightened Bai unconsciously used the power of Bing Dun to kill everyone present, including his father.

Shiro became an orphan overnight and could only live a life of begging on the streets. Sometimes, in order to survive, he even has to compete with wild dogs for food.

One day as he kicked away the wild dogs and looked through the garbage heap, a man stopped him.

The man, about thirty years old, with a plain face but very well dressed, handed him a long loaf of bread and said, "I am a merchant, answer me a few questions, and this loaf of bread is yours." ”

Shiro looked into the man's eyes and made sure that the other party was not joking, so he grabbed the long bread and chewed it heavily.

"Eat slowly, beware of choking." The man handed Bai another bottle of water and asked, "Since you took the bread, then I will agree to the deal." First question, have you ever killed someone? ”

Bai's movements paused slightly, then swallowed the food in his mouth, looked at the man seriously, and asked rhetorically, "Do you need me to help you kill someone?" ”

Shiro is not a man who likes to kill, but since he lost his parents, no one has rejoiced in his existence, and no one has been saddened by his departure, he is a walking corpse that has no meaning. If the person in front of him needs him, he doesn't mind being the person's weapon.

"No, I don't need you to help me kill." The man shook his head and continued, "Second question, why kill people?" ”

After tasting the warmth and coldness of the world, he thought that his heart had already been numb, but when he thought of his past, his heart still twitched, and he told the man what had happened as calmly as possible.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to expose your scars." The man was silent for a moment, with some apology in his eyes, and asked the third question: "Do you have anyone who must be eliminated?" ”

Shiro continued to shake his head, then lowered his head and continued to eat the bread, with some disappointment in his heart. Because he could see that the man in front of him did not need him, and the man looked at him with the same eyes as the people who had given him food before, but he had a little pity for him.

"That adult needs a group of people with ninja qualities, so this year, the underworld has taken in a lot of homeless orphans, and the organization has provided resources to carefully cultivate them. But on the other hand, these people have to work for the underworld all their lives. The man pointed to the waist cloth with the word "Hades" around his waist and asked the last question: "So, do you want to join Hades?" The power to become that Lord? ”

Without much hesitation, Shiro nodded at the man as he saw another glimmer of hope. Shiro didn't want to live as lonely and desperate as he did now, since that organization needed him, his life was no longer that meaningless existence, even if that organization only saw him as a tool, he didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Shiro followed the man to a merchant ship, a merchant fleet returning to the Land of Fire from the Land of Snow, passing through Shiro's village just to supply fresh water and other supplies.

The people on the ship were not enthusiastic or cold, and after washing up Shiro, they gave him a few clothes and a cabin. At the same time, he was informed of the time of eating, and the rules to be followed on the ship, and he would also chat with Bai when he was free.

After more than half a month of sailing, Shiro came to the Land of Fire. Unlike his hometown, where snow is perennial, the Land of Fire has a mild climate and plenty of sunshine.

There are many hills in the Land of Fire, and the hilly areas have been an important habitat for human beings to rely on mountains and rivers for flood control farming since ancient times, and the green of the fields is full of life and vitality. One of the strongholds of the underworld is on such a hill.

The person in charge of this stronghold is a man codenamed "Chuan". After applying the hallucination, he asked Shiro a few questions again, and Shiro's answer was consistent with the report submitted by the caravan, and he was not lying. After confirming some details and making sure that Shiro was not a spy in the Land of Water, he unraveled the illusion and began to explain the situation of the stronghold.

"First of all, congratulations on joining the underworld, from now on, except for the training time, you can move freely within the scope of the stronghold." Chuan took out the map and put it on the table, marking the approximate area of the stronghold, "A kid like you, there are still twenty-three people in the stronghold. Infighting is strictly forbidden among the members of the organization, so you don't have to worry about being bullied when you first come here, as long as you learn the skills with peace of mind. In addition, if you have any needs, you can go to the logistics management office, as long as the needs are reasonable, they will meet you. ”

"It's important to note here that although the base is mainly for ninja training, if you really don't have the relevant talents, you can also learn other knowledge." Chuan tapped his finger on the table, signaled Bai to listen carefully, and said seriously: "But you only have three years of study, if you don't learn anything in the end, I will throw you into the mine to dig coal for a lifetime, remember?" ”

"Just remember, you don't have to be too nervous, you have the ability to inherit the blood limit, and the starting point is much higher than that of ordinary children." Chuanjian Bai nodded, flipped through the report submitted by the caravan, and his tone slowed down a little: "Work hard, maybe you can still get summoned by that adult, hahahaha." ”

The adult's summons was actually a meme at the top of the organization. Because even the patriarch-level non-standing soil in the organization has never seen the true face of that adult. I just hope that Bai can be more confident, so I half-jokingly came to that, but I didn't realize that adults shouldn't joke with children casually, especially a simple child like Bai.

In the stronghold, Shiro met those children with similar backgrounds to him, and those children also spontaneously accepted Shiro, and affectionately told him interesting stories in the stronghold. Sometimes it's really unreasonable to be good-looking, as long as it's a normal child, you're willing to deal with white.

There is no loneliness or despair in the gaze of these children, and they are completely occupied by belonging and hope. Bai was even able to see his future self in these children.

Although Shiro had already learned from the crew when he was still on a merchant ship, ninja was the most involuntary profession in the world, and most of them had no life of their own, but were just treated as tools.

But Shiro is not disappointed because he likes the atmosphere of this organization and wants to be a part of it. He even did a good job of ignoring morality and justice, and willingly acted as a tool for the organization.

Therefore, in the past three years, Bai has learned all the combat skills taught by the instructors, and combined with his own blood inheritance limit, he has developed a secret technique that belongs only to him.

Although Bai doesn't know medical ninjutsu, he has also put a lot of effort into medicine and acupuncture. He constantly improves himself just to find the meaning of his life.

Finally, one day, the herald leaves the stronghold and follows the caravan to a dry dock in the southern part of the Fire Country. The Lord was to assemble a merchant fleet and open up shipping lanes to overseas. And his mission is to remove the biggest obstacle to the organization, the leader of the overseas shipping group, Cardo.

Things went well, the ninjas hired by Cardo were defeated by the elite of Konoha, and the remaining rogue ruffians were no match for Shiro, and Cardo was quickly caught by Shiro.

But the Konoha ninjas were only hired to deal with the ninjas under Cardo, and they didn't care about their employers. The caravan is only responsible for forming a fleet for subsequent overseas business; Therefore, the problem of Cardo's disposal was handed over to Bai, and in the face of Cardo's sincere apology, the kind-hearted Bai hesitated, and finally let Cardo go.

After letting Cardo go, the lord called him to his side, and his tone was a little cold: "I heard that you let Cardo go, have you ever thought that your kindness at this moment may cause pain to others for a lifetime?" ”

Bai was a little excited, as if he had been poured a basin of cold water, yes, after all, ninjas are just tools, and tools are not necessary to think about whether what they are doing is right.

The adult said that he wanted to get rid of Cardo, but he relented and let him go, and at worst, it was an act of betrayal of the organization.

Shiro just knelt on the ground with his head bowed at the time, begging the lord to give him another chance, so that he could become a ninja who truly gave up all his feelings.

"You misunderstood me," the lord softened, "I don't care if you let Cardo go, but I hope he'll change his ways, and that's it." ”

"This is a report submitted to me, and it has a very high opinion of you." The adult pulled out a scroll, unfolded it in front of Shiro, crouched down and said, "You have almost all the qualities that a ninja should have, but I don't need you to be a real ninja. ”

Shiro looked at the adult with some confusion, not understanding the meaning of his words.

"When you should be assertive, you can deter others with a loud voice; When it is time to be silent, you can also cherish words like gold with peace of mind; knows how to care for and care for others, and can also put down his body for those he cares about. ”

The adult took off the blue mask on his face and pressed it on his white face, "What I need is not a murderous tool, but a companion who can be entrusted to my back." From today onwards, your code name is 'Disease', and the eastern stronghold will be handed over to you in the future, so let's go and experience it. ”

On that day, Shiro was really happy.

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When Shiro was looking at the information before, he found that Naruto was also a poor person who longed to be recognized, just like his former self. Even if the adult didn't say anything, he would find a chance to point out Naruto.

There is no better way to make a person truly powerful than to have someone you want to protect. Therefore, after determining the bond between Naruto and the two, Shiro no longer kept his hand and directly sealed Sasuke's meridians with a thousand books, leaving him in a state of suspended animation.

Sure enough, Naruto, a not-so-smart guy, thought he had killed Sasuke, and immediately burst out with potential power - the Chakra of the Nine-Tails.

However, the power of the Nine-Tails was too violent, and under Naruto's new round of attacks, the white magic mirror ice crystals couldn't last long at all. Fortunately, Xu made a quick decision and used the Vajra Seal to suppress the power of the Nine Tails, otherwise Bai alone would not be able to cope with it.

"Are you listening to me?" Xu knocked Bai's head, and his tone was a little hurried, "You also felt the evil chakra of the Nine-Tails that day, right?" Once the power of the tailed beast is used, it won't end so easily. ”

"I don't know if the Order will use the power of the Tailed Beast, but you're the companion that the Lord recognizes." Bai smiled kindly, "He won't let you get into danger, Sister Suinoka." ”