"My grandson's name is Nao Asano, and he turned out to be an ordinary farmer in the village."

"But more than a month ago, Nao accidentally found a cave in the mountains outside the village, and some fine iron ore was found in the depths of the cave."

"It's very close to the country of craftsmen, and the demand for iron is very high, and if you can find iron ore here, the village will be rich."

So Nao took some of the young people in the village to dig in that cave all day long, trying to find the iron ore there.

"A week ago, straight men they dug a huge cave and found some strange ores in the cave."

"Miho, what about the ores? Show it to the ninja-sama. ”

The village woman next to the corpse carried a bamboo basket on her back, then took out a piece of ore from it and handed it to Kakashi.

Kakashi looked at the ore in his hand, a spherical mineral crystal that gathered in the form of crystal clusters, and the green hard surface was somewhat translucent, looking like a green crystal.

But if you look closely, you can see that there are a large number of clearly visible black particles inside, and it seems that this green crystal-like mineral is not very pure.

"Last night, there was a sudden earthquake in the village, the houses shook, and all the buildings in the village collapsed."

"But fortunately, it was not late at night, and most of the villagers did not sleep, so they all ran out as soon as possible, and no one was crushed under the house."

"After we confirmed the injuries of the people in the village, we went to the cabin to find the straight man."

"Because he was afraid that the mine would be discovered by people from the neighboring village, since the discovery of the mine, Nao has lived in a small cabin at the foot of the mountain every night."

"But by the time we found the straight man in the cabin, the straight man was already like that."

"And all the green ore that the straight man dug up and put in the cabin is gone!"

The village chief's account is over, probably because he was so sad that the village chief forgot to explain something, so the perceptive Kakashi began to ask.

"Village Chief, you said that all the green ores have disappeared, why are there so many here?"

At this time, the villager next to him stood up and said: "These ores are distributed to the villagers by straight men, but now in this situation, we will hand over all our own ores." ”

"It must have been the straight man's behavior that angered Lord Yamagami, so Lord Yamagami punished him!"

"This is the heart of the mountain god! He dug out the heart of the mountain god, and the mountain god is about to be angry with our village, and yesterday's earthquake was a warning! ”

"What a sin!"

"What do you say? Straight men are dead, and you still say such things! ”

"What do you say? It's the straight man who has affected the whole village, isn't it? ”

"Don't forget, your son is also involved in the excavation, be careful that Lord Mountain God will find your house tonight!"

"You talk nonsense!"

For a moment, the scene became chaotic.

In the face of unknown dangers and natural disasters, the spirit of these villagers has become very fragile, and a small fuse has caused countless complaints.

However, they can't be blamed for this, because they are just the most ordinary mortals, who can neither fight the earthquake nor say "Lord Mountain God", and can only vent their anger and fear in their hearts by talking to others.

"Don't say anything!"

In the crowd, the voice of the village chief shouted hard, temporarily calming everyone down.

"I don't know what is going on, so I'll wait until the ninja-sama sees it."

"If it really angers the mountain god, I am willing to apologize with death and appease the anger of the mountain god."

The village chief's words made everyone unable to say anything more, so they could only shut their mouths in anger and turn their faces to Kakashi again.

In the face of such a complicated human situation, Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were speechless.

Sasuke was as expressionless as ever, and he was very calm.

Sakura, on the other hand, retreated slightly behind Kakashi, seeking a sense of security.

Only Naruto glared at the indifferent villagers with an angry expression.

Why are you arguing in front of the dead when it's clear that there are all dead people here? Isn't it the one who said the dead?

But Naruto didn't know that this was the world of adults.

And Kakashi did not rush to express his opinion in the face of this imminent human situation, because no matter what he said now, it would cause the two sides to continue to quarrel.

At this time, Talina slowly leaned towards Kakashi and leaned into Kakashi's ear and said, "Could it be that someone from the neighboring village did it, after all, those green ores were also stolen." ”

Kakashi's eyes glanced at the sucked corpse on the ground and shook his head slightly.

"It's not that simple..."

...

In the end, Kakashi didn't say his conclusions.

But Kakashi promised to go into the cave the next day to find out, which calmed everyone down for the time being.

As for those green ores, since no one dared to accept them, it was difficult to throw them around, so Kakashi and the others could only accept the ores first.

At night, Kakashi and the others set up a campsite on the edge of the village, and then several people talked about the strange incident.

"Does the mountain god really exist?" Naruto, who was sitting in front of the campfire, asked thoughtfully.

"Stupid, of course it doesn't exist."

Sakura, a staunch atheist, shook her head in disbelief.

But in fact, what Naruto was thinking about at this time was not exactly the so-called mountain god, but what the oil girl Shishin said to himself on the day of the graduation exam.

Naruto, in fact, in this world, ninjas are not the most powerful existences.

There are many unimaginably powerful beings in that unknown sea of darkness...

Today's adults' argument about the mountain god reminded Naruto of these things again.

According to the oil girl, the terrifying statue he desperately longed for was carved with a god in the sea.

If there is a god in the sea, it seems not surprising that there is a mountain god in the mountain...

Naruto was also full of thoughts, but Kakashi on the other side was also thinking about what had just happened.

Naturally, Kakashi didn't believe the mountain god or something.

But Kakashi still hasn't been able to figure out what the connection between the earthquake, the unknown green spherical ore, and the dead who has been drained of bodily fluids.

Only by finding the connection between these three can we discover what is hidden behind it.

And even though it was just a moment of reassurance, Kakashi said that he was going to help explore the cave tomorrow.

But in fact, Kakashi felt that this was not a good decision, after all, he was now on a mission, and completing the escort mission was the primary goal.

Although the people here were very helpless, Kakashi felt that the task might be a higher priority.

After all, these villagers are not their companions, and they are not obligated to help the people here.

And he has no right to involve Talina in a danger that doesn't belong to him this time.

So if tomorrow he will really make good on his promise and go in search of unknown dangers, Kakashi is not sure yet.

Troubled in his heart, Talina, who was lying on the side, suddenly got up and shouted.

"It's decided! I'm going to use my skills to help the people here rebuild their villages. ”

"So Mr. Ninja, you can rest assured that you can go to the cave tomorrow to investigate."

Looking at Talina's determined eyes, a relieved smile appeared on Kakashi's face as well.