Listening to Komaru's narration, Kannosuke's train of thought began to follow.

"You mean, the nobles are using you against us, but that's not right, they can give you more than we Uchiha can give you."

Kannosuke denied the claim of Hongmaru.

However, what Hongmaru wanted to say was never what Kannosuke wanted to hear.

People, you can only listen to what you want to hear.

While Kannosuke wants to hear the reasons for his failure, Komaru wants to talk about the changes he encounters with Kannosuke and the aspirations that come with them.

"Look, String-no-sama, this is the difference between us, you are a nobleman, I am a poor person, and our thoughts are always different!"

"What's the difference?" Kannosuke doesn't understand.

"It's that no matter what happens, you always have a choice, and we don't have a choice. You have the cost of trial and error, and I'm sure you'll be safe and sound even if it's like this today. And we can't make any mistakes, even if we just misestimate the form of your family, it has already brought us a catastrophe! ”

A helpless ridicule exhausted the sadness of Hongmalu. But no matter how sad he is, he can't stand up to the string nosuke's questioning.

"Hongmaru, what the hell are you going to say?"

With a sad smile, Hongmalu continued.

"My lord, what I want to say is the difference between a poor man like us and a noble man like you, I want to tell you that we will not come together after all."

"Presumptuous!" String Nosuke was furious, and Hongmaru completely denied all his efforts during this time. Kannosuke almost couldn't resist stabbing him to death with a sword.

Hongmaru didn't care, he just wanted to tell Kannosuke what he had to say.

"Your Excellency, you know what. Nobles, at the moment when life and death come, have enough wealth to scatter and flee. The rise and fall of the nobles is not at all tied to the ground beneath their feet. ”

Speaking of Hongmalu, he still has the heart to ask the string nosuke.

"I think that if the Fire Country is in danger, String-no-suke-sama, the Kai-sama you call it should also choose to abandon your country as soon as possible and take your people to a safer place."

Kannosuke didn't answer, but what Hongmaru said was also true, and Kai-sama would definitely not contribute to the Fire Country. It's not the first time that Kai-sama has done this kind of thing.

Seeing that Kannosuke didn't answer, Hongmaru knew that he was right, and a mocking expression appeared on his face.

"You see, that's it, as long as you take care of your little coffers, even if the country is broken, your family will not die, and you can still live happily if you have money.

It is your instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and in a different place, you can still live in luxury. The Uchiha is still the Uchiha that shocked the entire ninja world! There are still ninja villages willing to accept you. ”

What Komaru said is true, but Kannosuke doesn't like to hear it either.

"Komaru, you can also be Uchiha's! We are willing to accept you. ”

Seeing that Hongmaru separated them from himself so clearly, he was a little awkward, and wanted to let Hongmaru understand that they were also red-eyed, and they could be their own people.

But Hongmalu didn't appreciate it.

"No, we're not, we're red-eyed, we're a bunch of people who are throwing food from the land."

Hongmalu is very clear about his own perception.

"String-no-sama, you don't understand us at all, our ancestors have survived on this land for generations, you don't understand our attachment to every grass and tree here, and our hometown is just a beautiful memory of your drunken ears, and it is true that we have experienced it personally."

Hongmaru pointed to his feet.

"The land under my feet is barren, but we love it, it is the place where I was born and raised. In the face of invasion, we can only take up arms, there is no way back, the acre and a third of the land under our feet is ours, this is where we live, no one is qualified to let us abandon him, no one can take away our land. ”

This was the first time that Komaru had roared in front of his esteemed Kannosuke-sama, and this roar contained the passion of his life.

"In order to protect the land under our feet, even if countless people have fallen in front of us, even if the country has been destroyed to pieces, we must go, because we have no way out, because taking a step back is the country is ruined and forgotten."

"Loving the place where I was born and raised is the only precious thing we poor souls have. This is the confidence that we can proudly stand in front of those nobles whenever disaster strikes. They are born noble, but we have a nobler soul. ”

Looking at Hongmaru, who was even more excited than himself, Kannosuke seemed to understand something, but he didn't fully understand!

"So, you're classifying me as an intruder?"

Hongmalu nodded in affirmation.

"Isn't it, my lord, since the moment you came to the country of Kawanoku, those prodigal ninjas and traitorous ninjas who are hiding in XZ have been rampant, and all this has nothing to do with you?"

String Nosuke didn't dare to answer, because it was true, but why, why was Hongmaru willing to stay with him for so long, knowing that everything was behind their backs.

Seeing Kannosuke like this, Hongmalu finally let out a sigh. It's a pity that this tone is just a temporary battle of mood.

"My lord, I know how powerful you are, and I have seen your wealth, dozens of you can easily manipulate everything in the country of Kawano, and the daimyo have taken refuge everywhere because of your arrival."

"But we, the poor, are not afraid, no matter who the enemy is, no matter where the war is, we will charge forward, even if there is no chance of victory, we are willing to fight bloodily for the country!"

Such righteousness makes Hongmalu calm in the world. The ghosts and monsters around him who were wanton and roaming around him were even far away from him.

"But Hongmalu, why? You know everything, but you are still willing to associate with me, although I don't understand you, but your recognition of me, I feel it, that will not be fake! ”

"Yes, my lord, I approve of you, but I only approve of you, because although you don't understand us, you are willing to help us, and we want to make you us."

Komaru clenched his fists and expressed his determination to Kannosuke.

"I want to tie your destiny to our destiny and the rise and fall of this country, and we hope that with your help this country will get better, because only then can we get better."

"Why do you still recognize me when you know all this!" Kannosuke still doesn't understand.

Hearing Kannosuke's question, Hongmaru laughed.

"Because, after so many years, we really haven't seen a noble lord who is sincere, and has real money and compassion for the poor."

After saying everything, Hong Ma Lu laughed very arrogantly, and this laughter continued on the entire battlefield for a long time.

Until laughter turns to sobbing, until the sobbing stops.

Hongmalu, who had bent down again because of laughter, straightened his back for the last time.

He glanced up.

The mountains and rivers are still the same, the wind and the moon are the same sky, the green mountains are the same as the clouds and rain, and the bright moon is our hometown.

"It's a pity that my hometown is old, but my home is gone."

With that, Komaru threw himself into String Nosuke's knife, and the knife passed through his chest, still with that nostalgic smile.

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