Dazna was out of work early today, because people came to him one after another, saying that they were going to quit building the bridge.

The reason is naturally Cardo, so many people ambushed them at the bridge yesterday, and the movement was so big, of course the people in this city knew about it, and there were only a handful of people who were willing to stay and continue to build the bridge.

And looking at the expressions of the few people who remained, it was only a matter of time before they gave up.

Not only that, but they also sincerely persuaded Dazner to give up building the bridge as well, and if he was killed, it would be better to give up the bridge building for the time being and see how it went.

Dazna refused.

[Where to go?] Kusuo Uchiha followed him for a while and found that it was not the direction home at all.

"My daughter wants me to buy some groceries when I get home." Dazner said the mood was not high.

Kusuo Uchiha didn't ask too much, and he followed Dazna around the corner into a street that was a little more lively than other deserted places.

It's not accurate to say that it's lively, because it's still quiet, although there are a lot more people here.

Or rather, silence.

The stall owners on both sides did not shout at all, and the things on the stalls were pitiful, and in the corners were scrawny children, and men holding signs that read "I do everything" walked past them, and everyone's faces were numb and dead.

A small child with a disheveled hair suddenly burst out, grabbed two carrots from a nearby stall and ran, and ran past Kusuo Uchiha in a hurry amid the stall owner's angry "thief" shouts, and escaped into the depths of the alley.

Without him, the flexible stall owner scolded angrily a few times, and then returned to his seat in a daze with that expression.

Kusuo Uchiha's gaze was withdrawn from the alley.

"I'm scared of you." Dazna laughed twice, "Surely you've never seen such a life when you came out of Konoha Village, the Land of Fire, right?" ”

Seeing that the young man's expression didn't even change, and he didn't have the slightest intention of replying, Dazna stopped smiling, and he sighed: "You're really boring, you don't look like those little ghosts at all, not like a child at all." ”

He was about to say something with a deep face, but was interrupted by Kusuo Uchiha: [I always feel like you're thinking about something very important, and you want to say something very heavy, it's okay, you don't have to tell me.] ]

Dazna choked and looked at him incredulously.

Kusuo Uchiha looked back at him calmly, showing with sincere eyes that he really wasn't interested.

"You know what? That bridge is a bridge for all of us. Dazna pretended not to hear what he said, and began to confide: "We just believe that this bridge can bring convenient logistics and transportation to the country of Ha no Na, which is poor and has no resources, so the people of the city will do their best to build the bridge." ”

Kusuo Uchiha: [......]

Feed.

"But as you can see, this place has become like this since Cardo came, and the people here are becoming less and less courageous to fight Cardo, and the people of this city have been robbed of their courage by Cardo." Dazner tried to convey something to him with his eyes: "So now, that bridge is indispensable, it is a symbol of courage, in order for the people of this country to regain their courage again, to regain the courage to never back down." ”

Kusuo Uchiha stared ahead, still calm.

"As long as there is that bridge, as long as that bridge can be built!" Dazna clenched his fists, "So I'm not going to give up!" ”

Kusuo Uchiha nodded: [Hmm.] ]

Dazner: "......"

Well? Well??? One uh-huh is gone? What's the matter with this kid? No response at all! At this time, wasn't he very moved and excited, saying that he would definitely protect him and build a bridge? Shouldn't you be angry at Cardo's actions and say that you will definitely take him down?

[I've bought the food, let's go back.] Uchiha Kusuo said lightly.

Dazner: "......"

——

When the sun set, when they arrived home, they found that several people who had been training outside had not yet returned.

"Yo, Kusuo, you're back, why are you the only one?" Kakashi walked down the stairs with his cane and looked behind him, confused.

[Because I finished training first, I'm going to protect Mr. Dazner, they're still training.] Kusuo Uchiha replied that he was not doing well because he didn't have coffee jelly.

Ah, this country that doesn't even have coffee jelly really needs to be saved.

Kakashi was curious about his whereabouts for the day, and sat down at the table to ask about the practice there.

Kusuo Uchiha then briefly explained the situation, and the corners of Kakashi's mouth twitched as he listened.

Ah, it's been so hard for a long time.

"It's getting dark, when will they come back, the food will be cold." Dazna's daughter, Tsunami, took off her apron and sat down at the table with them.

"It should be soon." Kakashi touched the back of his head and said, "I'm so embarrassed. ”

Kusuo Uchiha stared at the greens on the table and thought about one thing very seriously.

Pretend to bring the coffee jelly from home and say it's okay to buy it here, right? Anyway, they probably wouldn't know that this country doesn't even have coffee jelly, depending on the situation, they will stay here for a long time, and if they can't eat coffee jelly for so long, he will die.

"What's wrong? Why such a serious expression? Thinking about something important? Kakashi asked, he had never seen this paralyzed teenager show such an expression, and he couldn't help but open his mind, wondering if the other party had encountered something serious today.

Uchiha Kusuo blinked, regaining his calm expression: [No, just wondering why they haven't come back yet, if something has happened.] ]

Kakashi was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought, "Probably not, right?" No, there is also this possibility......"

Kusuo Uchiha: [......]

No, I'm talking nonsense, they're almost there, they're safe, it's just a little embarrassing, and they did it themselves.

Kakashi didn't have much time to think about the horror as the door slammed open with the sound of thumping footsteps, and Naruto and Sasuke rushed in like zombies, their eyes shining at the table of food.

The Dazna family of three was taken aback.

This was followed by Sakura, Kamiya Shimizu, and Nara Shikamochi, who were a little embarrassed to look at everyone's surprised gaze.

The last to come in was Nara Shikaku, who came in with heavy steps.

[Ah, I really regret agreeing to the three generations of adults to teach the ninth class, isn't it good to stay in Konoha quietly and comfortably like before? Kakashisan, please, please get better as soon as possible......]

On the contrary, Uchiha Kusuo saw them like this, and his mood instantly improved a lot.

Indeed, people's happiness is comparable.

He seemed right to leave.