What is the Will of the Stone?

Is it perseverance, perseverance?

Or can you grit your teeth and stand up and swing your fist after being knocked down countless times?

Although Onoki's red eyes stared at Hoshino Makii, his pupils dilated, and his thoughts returned to that afternoon.

It was a sunny day that had not been seen for a long time, and the stone rain that had been falling for half a month finally stopped.

At that time, Yanyin Village was just a rough pile of rocks, and it had no resemblance to the current wonders at all.

Not far from the village there is a river called the Moshi River.

It is said to be a river, but in fact, the flow of water is similar to that of a stream.

On the rocks on the shore sat a young man, dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a big nose that was unusually large, with a little freckles on his face, and a straw pole that he had picked up from nowhere in his mouth, and his expression was a little bored and lazy.

Whew——!

A piece of stone bounced on the surface of the river with Xuan'er, and soon floated to the other side.

He picked up the stone shard next to him and threw it away, this time drifting farther than before.

"Alas~ another boring day."

Onoki lay on the rocks with his hands clasped behind his head, squinting his eyes at the rare clear sky, and the straw pole in his grip kept shaking.

He had just turned sixteen this year and had become a ninja, and at this age, there was no better ninja in the village than him.

In this world where bloodline determines strength, the first generation of grandsons cannot be poorly talented, and his next step is to wait to take over the three generations of Tsuchikage, continuing the mission of his grandfather and master.

It can be said that his future has been set from the day he was born.

But geniuses are arrogant, or rebellious, and this feeling of being arranged by others is obviously not what he wants.

If he survives according to the route planned by his grandfather, he will never reach the height of that person.

Ohnogi's mind condescended to look at his face, and he immediately raised his brows, clenched his teeth, and slammed his fist on the rock beside him.

If he had the chance to go back to that day, he wouldn't have been so cowardly.

But adding 'if' before a sentence often means that there is no chance of another choice.

That man has been eliminated by the Thousand Hands Pillar, and he has no chance to take revenge again.

"Onoki! Onoki! ”

Just when Onoki was fantasizing about going back to the past and how to scold the other party in front of Madara Uchiha without being humble or arrogant, a voice suddenly shouted for himself on the road above him, sounding very urgent.

"Here."

Ohno didn't reply, he stretched out his hand and waved, and replied casually.

As his voice fell, almost at the same time, a small head poked out from above, panting and said, "You have sneaked out again!" ”

"Oh loess, it's nothing anyway, I always stay in that lifeless place, looking at those stone houses, the whole person is boring, look at you, you're only fifteen years old, just like those old people in the village."

After Ohnoki finished speaking, he got up and jumped, came to the man's side, and grinned and hugged his partner who had been playing since he was a child: "Come and play the water drift, I will let you this time." ”

The young man named Loess pushed Onoki on his shoulder, and said with a serious look on his immature face: "There's no time to mess around, I just saw many adults rushing towards the Tsuchikage Mansion with solemn faces, and no adults are still looking for you all over the village, you won't be causing any trouble, right?" ”

"Master?"

Onoki shouted in surprise, trying to remember if he had caused anything during this time.

After a while, he shook his head with some hesitation: "It shouldn't be, I have completed all the tasks assigned to me by the master." ”

As he spoke, he patted Loess's shoulder: "Why do you want to do so much, just go back." ”

Loess nodded, and advised: "It's good that you don't cause trouble, in case something is a little better, you, Lord Tsuchikage-sama has made you rub the stones of the town and village for so long, and your temperament is still so reckless." ”

As he spoke, Loess shook his head with a look of 'hating iron does not become steel'.

As soon as I finished shaking, I felt a pain in the back of my head, snorted, and covered my head and turned sideways.

"Chattering, like an old woman."

Onoki said, his body bowed slightly, and the whole person quickly bounced up and rushed towards the village.

Loess rubbed the back of his head and hurriedly followed.

When Onoki returned to the village gate, his face couldn't help but tighten.

Standing at the gate was Iwa Shinobu with a solemn expression, although he was facing outward, his eyes were looking in the direction behind him from time to time.

"Onoki, where did you go!"

Before Onoki entered the village, he was standing near the gate, and a middle-aged Iwa Shinobi with his neck stretched out and looking around, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he walked quickly to Onoki, grabbed his wrist and walked in the direction of the Tsuchikage Mansion.

"Uncle Mu Shi, what's going on?"

Ohnogito was a little stunned, his body moved with the other party's pull, he didn't understand why he had only been away for less than half a day, why the atmosphere in the village suddenly became so tense.

But Mu Shi didn't answer Onoki's words, just said the place.

At the door of the Tsuchikage Mansion, he didn't see the figure of Onoki, his solemn face softened slightly, he nodded at Mu Shi, and walked inside with Ohnoki.

Onoki turned his head to look at Mu Shi's figure leaving in a hurry, turned around and asked, "Master, what happened to Fa, why is it everyone?"

"Tsuchikage-sama is dying."

Before Onoki could finish his words, he was interrupted by nothing.

Onoki suddenly stopped, the whole person stayed in place, and his brain went blank for a moment.

Although his grandfather's hair has long been gray, he has the impression that his grandfather has always been very energetic and will shelter him from the wind and rain no matter what happens, but now he suddenly tells him that the sky is falling, which makes Onoki, who has always been accustomed to enjoying the protection of Tsuchikage's wings, difficult to accept for a while.

Wu took two steps forward, turned around, and looked at Onoki with a calm look: "As a ninja, you have to learn to get used to accidents. Tsuchikage-sama's health has always been bad, and he often works until late at night for the sake of the village, and the doctor has warned him not to go on like this, but"

Wu shook his head and continued, "This may have been an accident for you, but Tsuchikage-sama had actually expected it. Come in quickly, you have something to say. ”

He stared into Ohnogi's eyes until Ohnoki, who had fallen into endless grief, looked at him with those tearful eyes, and then spoke, "Wipe away your tears." You are the grandson of Tsuchikage, the future of the village, don't expose your cowardly side to anyone, remember, it's anyone. ”

Looking at Ohnogi, who wiped away his tears, although his eyes were red and his lips trembled, he still pretended to be calm, and his voice was a little softer without a moment's pause: "Come in with me." ”

Onoki sniffed, nodded silently, and walked into the room he knew all too well.

(End of chapter)