It is said to be a mansion, but Tokage's home is actually not big, and it is only the size of a slightly better villa in later generations, and the decoration is very simple.

Onoki approached and looked at his grandfather lying on the bed with his eyes closed, tears streaming uncontrollably.

Obviously, he had promised the master not to cry again, but when he saw his grandfather's current appearance, he still couldn't hold back.

Wu behind him waved his hand and invited the others in the room out, then his eyes narrowed, and after thinking for a moment, he also walked out, leaving the last private time for the pair of grandchildren.

"Grandpa~"

Onoki held his grandfather's dry palm and said in a trembling voice.

He hadn't noticed it before, it turned out that his grandfather's palm was so rough, and he actually had some prickly hands when he held it.

Hearing this, the first generation of the earth shadow Ishikawa trembled his eyelids, as if opening his eyes had become a difficult thing for him.

When he struggled to open his eyes and saw the face of his grandson in front of him, he opened a slit in his lips and said in an extremely weak voice, "Is it Ohnogi?" ”

Onoki held his grandfather's palm and nodded in response.

Shihe looked at Onoki, suddenly the corners of his mouth rose, and he said: "It's so good~ I can watch you grow up and watch you become an excellent ninja, so I can be considered worthy of your dead father." ”

As Shi He spoke, his words became clearer and clearer, and his voice became more powerful.

"Did you wipe the stone today?"

Onoki didn't expect that his grandfather would ask this question at this time, and he was speechless for a while.

Shihe looked at Ohnogi's embarrassed appearance and knew that he must be lazy again, but he didn't blame him anymore.

"Onoki, what do you think of Iwa Shinobi Village?"

Onoki didn't know why his grandfather was saying these words to him at this time, so he could only stubbornly continue: "It's good, it's good." ”

"No, it's all stone houses, there's no entertainment, everyone keeps a straight face every day, and there's no fun in life at all."

Looking at the stunned Ohnogi, Shihe smiled lightly: "You are what I grew up watching, how can I not know what you want." ”

As he spoke, he paused, his tone was a little low, and he muttered, "yes, it's really bad here." ”

He tilted his head slightly, looked at the ceiling, and whispered: "But we were born here, grew up drinking the water of the land of the earth, and the blood in our veins is the smell of rocks, which we can't abandon in our lives." ”

Onoki suddenly felt his wrist being clenched, and he lowered his head to meet Shihe's eyes.

"In the future, Iwain Village will depend on you and nothing, although this land is barren, but as long as we don't give up and work hard for life, one day we can live a life as rich as the Konoha people. When the time comes, we will no longer have to live in this humble house, and we will no longer have to live a happy life except for farming and war every day. ”

"Promise me! Be sure to see that day! Promise me! ”

Shi He's tone suddenly accelerated, his voice was a little faster, and his eyes were full of longing to look at Ohnogi.

Onoki felt an invisible pressure suddenly pressing down on his shoulders, he pursed his lips, looked into Shi He's eyes and nodded vigorously.

Seeing Onoki nodding, his whole body relaxed, his eyelids became heavy, and the first Tsuchikage, who had worked all his life, could finally rest.

Onoki watched dumbfounded as his grandfather's palm fell weakly from his wrist, revealing the red mark that had been pinched out by force.

He didn't feel the pain, because it was too mild compared to the pain in his heart.

"Mourning"

Nothing came in, stood behind Onoki, and said softly.

Onoki didn't speak, rubbing his sleeve on his face until the coarse cloth rubbed his face painfully.

He took a deep breath, turned his face, and said to his last leaning, "I'm fine, master." ”

Wu looked at the apprentice whose eyes were bloodshot, and nodded: "Be prepared, your task will be very heavy in the future." ”

Onoki nodded, his green face full of determination.

The funeral was simple.

Tsuchikage's funeral was no different from the others, if I had to say it, it was that there were more people in attendance, except for the border guards who were too far away, everyone else rushed back to witness the end of an era in Iwakuin Village.

In the end, he presented flowers to Shihe as the second generation of Tsuchikage.

This bouquet is not a precious flower and can often be seen by the stream, but this is the decoration that most often appears in front of the stone river table.

Dressed in a solemn black kimono, Onoki watched all this without saying a word until the last handful of dirt landed on the lid of the coffin.

"Onoki"

After the funeral, when Onoki was about to leave, he suddenly heard a voice behind him, he turned his head, and saw the worried eyes of Loess.

"Are you okay?"

Onoki squeezed out a smile and said, "To be honest, it's not good, but I can hold it." ”

Looking at the loess that was still frowning and looking at him with worry, he stepped forward and patted the other party's shoulder: "Life and death are always the most important things for people to grow, this is everyone's fate." There was no pain when Grandpa left, which was already the greatest blessing. ”

Loess looked at Onogi, pursed his lips, nodded and said, "Remember to tell me something, don't hold it in your heart." ”

Onoki waved his hand, then turned to leave.

It's already noon, and the stones haven't been wiped yet.

The Tsuchikage Building, the only place in Iwakuin Village that is still magnificent.

Onoki walked to the place full of stones in the town and village, picked up a stone and wiped it carefully.

In the past, in his opinion, these stones were soaked in water all year round, so why did they need to be wiped by someone?

But for some reason, looking at those stones now, I suddenly feel that there are too many places that need to be wiped, and some places even take years or even a lifetime to wipe them clean.

He sat on the edge of the pool, picked up a stone, and patiently wiped it up.

"You need to rest now."

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I heard a familiar voice behind me.

Onoki turned around, only to feel a twist in his waist, and suddenly grinned in pain.

With a light hand, he saw that Wu had come to his side, picked up the stone from his hand, and was carefully examining it.

"Master, why are you here?"

Onoki raised his head, rubbed his waist, and looked at Wu Kai and asked.

"Just hang out."

In fact, at the funeral, Wu's eyes stayed on Onoki, and when he saw that he was in a low mood, he was a little worried, so he followed and secretly observed for a while, making sure that Onoki was okay before appearing.

Wu sat next to Ohnogi, and the two of them didn't speak for a while, and after a while, Wu said softly: "Ohnoki, one day I will also leave." When the time comes, you who have no support behind you must learn to be relied on by others. Remember, the future of this village depends on you, and now, while I can buy you time, try to grow. ”

(End of chapter)