Hoshino Maki walked downstairs, and the two shadows quickly followed him.

When he appeared in the square, the crowd who were looking at the bulletin board noticed his figure, and suddenly let out a noisy commotion, and immediately quieted down, stood in place, and silently looked away.

Hoshino swaggered straight across the square, and when he left, the crowd around the bulletin board seemed to have lost interest in discussing it, and left in twos and threes.

It was the first time that Hoshino had taken a closer look at this castle built in the rock, and during this time, he had been in places such as the Tsuchikage Building and the Research Institute, and he did not have time to carefully experience the customs and customs that were completely different from the Sand Hidden Castle.

Of course, it is impossible for him to experience this aspect of human affection now.

Everyone who saw Hoshino Maki seemed to have been subjected to silence, and although they didn't dare to be disrespectful, the resistance in their bones was still very obvious.

A woman saw Hoshino from a distance and panicked as she carried the child who was still playing in the street into the room.

At this time, the dark part behind Hoshino Mu couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and stepped forward to give them some color to see.

The feeling of rejection along the way, the feeling of being wrapped in hostility, made these dark ninjas who were highly respected in Sand Hidden City very uncomfortable, not to mention that they were now coming to this city as victors, how could a defeated dog dare to make a face?

But the adult in front of him waved his hand: "It's okay, if the roles are reversed, the people of Sand Hidden City will have the same attitude." ”

"But we're the winners~My lord."

The shadow muttered quietly.

Hoshino Mu turned around, reached out and flicked his forehead, and said with a smile: "The one who has the last laugh is the winner." ”

With that, he turned around and continued walking.

The dark part also ignored the playful gaze of his companion next to him, and rubbed his forehead, still a little puzzled in his heart.

Winning such a great feat as Yanyin Village is not a winner, so what is it?

Most of the buildings in the castle are round-bottomed spires, similar to the shape of a lighthouse, which is very different from the Iwain Village.

Along the way, Hoshino Maki could see many people from Iwakuin Village repairing houses, but as he gradually walked out, the figures of the repairs became scarce, and many houses stood in tatters, like garbage that no one wanted, and could only be left to fend for themselves.

Hoshino could feel that someone was looking at the three of them all the time, but after a glance, he retracted his gaze and disappeared into the shadows.

"It doesn't seem to be peaceful here~"

The dark part behind Hoshino Maki grabbed the kunai in his sleeve and reminded his companion next to him.

With his eyesight, he could have seen the faces of those people long before they peeked into his side.

Coarse linen, skinny, with eyes full of hunger and greed.

This is a typical slum product, they cannot afford to leave here to earn a living outside, and can only survive by bullying lonely outsiders and those who are weaker than them.

He wasn't afraid that these people would pose a threat to Kazekage-sama, but he was worried that these people would faint and bump into the adults and disturb the adults' interest.

Hoshino Maki saw all this in his eyes and didn't say anything more.

Back in the days when Sand Hidden City was still called Sand Hidden Village, there was such a thing as a slum, but he hadn't actually been there.

Although the village is not very big, the slum and the outer world are like two worlds, and the people in the village seem to subconsciously ignore this place.

Hoshino only noticed this forgotten corner when he was beginning to deal with the affairs of the village, and he remembered the "Are you too idle" look when he handed it to Orange Juro with the slum rectification plan he had made all night.

There are also slums in Sand Hidden City, but the size is only one-fifth of what it used to be, and this number is still decreasing.

Among them, there is Hoshino Maki's care, but more because the land in the city appreciates too quickly, the merchants keenly set their eyes on this dirty and messy, but there is a lot of room for appreciation, and use the banknotes that exude the fragrance of ink to build the cityscape of Sand Hidden City.

Hoshino Mu didn't interfere too much after he found out, but just asked his subordinates to pay attention to reminding both parties to sign the contract, so as to avoid forced buying and selling, fraud and other breach of contract.

Will the same be true of the slums of Yanyin Village?

Hoshino remembered the greedy gaze of a skinny, dirty child looking at his waist pocket.

He shook his head and didn't say much.

After walking for about twenty minutes, Hoshino and his party finally arrived at the orphanage.

In fact, they had already passed by here before, but because the house here did not have a house number, and there was no sign in front of the orphanage, they missed it, and finally caught an unlucky thug and asked to find the place.

Hoshino Maki looked at the half-collapsed building, which was no longer even a dilapidated house, and it was hard to imagine how people could live in such a house in a place where it often rained stones.

"Is anyone there?"

The shadows stepped forward and shouted.

He did not dare to knock on the thin, tattered plank, which could barely be called a door, for fear that he would use a little more force to knock the door open.

Through the crack in the door, he clearly saw four or five ragged, thin children quickly leaning out of their bodies and looking at them with a wary gaze.

"Let's look for Deidara, can we open the door?"

The dark part remembered the attitude of Hoshino Mu before, so his attitude towards these children who he didn't usually look at was quite polite.

"Deidara isn't here, you're looking for the wrong person."

The first child, who looked a little older, spoke, with no intention of opening the door.

"But isn't he right here?"

Hoshino Maki walked out from behind the shadows at some point, squatted in front of the door, looked at the youngest of them through the gap that was large enough, and said with a smile, "Hello, Deidara. ”

The atmosphere suddenly stopped, and Hoshino Mu looked at the imp who was actually a little timid despite trying to make a fierce expression, and spoke again, "Can you let us in now?" ”

After Hoshino finished speaking, without waiting for them to reply, he opened the door himself, and the slender wire used to tie the door panel fell to the ground with a sound.

Hoshino Maki walked in, and the children protected Deidara and hid the dagger behind him.

Hoshino didn't pay attention to this, but looked at the dilapidated courtyard, the yard was not big, but there was a two-story row house, the paint on it had basically peeled off, and it looked like life had been better, but now the courtyard wall was overgrown with weeds, and a small house not far away was also in tatters, and there were traces left behind by the explosion.

"Where's the adults here?"

Hoshino asked after glancing around.

"Heh, it's already over."

One of the children said, the resentment and disdain in his tone undisguised.

Hoshino Mu nodded, no wonder these children are so wary of strangers, without adults, they are simply lambs to the slaughter in this slum, if you don't let yourself be ruthless, you really can't survive, of course, there should be Deidara because of it.

He turned his gaze to Deidara, who was surrounded by layers, and said, "How old are you?" ”

"Four, almost five years old."

After Deidara finished answering, she suddenly mustered up the courage to speak, "Are you the Lord of the Sand Shinobi?" ”

Hoshino Mu blinked and asked, "Oh?" Why do you ask? ”

"Those adults in Yanyin Village won't come here, and even the funds haven't been allocated for a long time, plus your accent, it's not hard to guess."

Deidara shook her head like a little adult.

Hearing this, Hoshino Mu smiled and walked a few steps forward, looking down at Deidara across a few children, and exclaimed, "It's really not difficult to guess, but considering your age. What a genius~"

"And how much am I worth?"

Deidara raised her head and said as she stared at Hoshino Maki with burning eyes.

"Deidara!"

The child next to him grabbed Deidara's arm and hurriedly stopped.

Deidara lowered her head and said softly: "It's okay, since I can remember, I have caused a lot of trouble to the orphanage and everyone, if it weren't for me, those aunts and Xiongjun would not have died"

As she spoke, Deidara raised her head and showed a happy smile: "I don't blame those aunts for abandoning me, after all. It's true that a monster like me will only bring disaster, but it will cause you to suffer with me, and you don't need this now, it's time for me to give back to you. ”

Deidara looked at Hoshino Mu again, and said calmly: "My abilities must be clear to you, my blood, bones, everything is yours, you can study as much as you want, I just hope that a big man like you can give my partner a stable life." ”

Hoshino looked at the boy in front of him, and he really couldn't connect him with the madman who shouted all day long that 'art is an explosion'.

Was his madness cultivated in the demolition unit, or was his repressed nature unleashed?

Hoshino doesn't know, but that doesn't affect the importance he attaches to Deidara.

He crouched down and smiled and beckoned to Deidara.

Deidara broke away and tried to stop his companion, and forced his composure to walk in front of Hoshino Makaki.

Hoshino Mu, looking at him, chuckled, "You know what? You are a very talented person, and if you want to be trained to be a good sword, you must first cut off all your concerns. ”

As he spoke, his gaze crossed over to Deidara and turned to the group of children who were looking at him with concern, reached out and patted Deidara, who was already stiff, and continued: "Talking to people about the conditions is to have chips, Deidara. Even if it's not me who came here today, it's an ordinary middle ninja from Yanyin Village, do you think you are qualified to negotiate conditions with him? Not only not, but it may even bring death to your companions. ”

Deidara does have a maturity far beyond that of a child of this age, and he has already reacted halfway through Hoshino's words.

Whether it's a test or a sharp sword, there is no need for emotion.

If those children were just an orphanage with themselves, the big guys might not have paid attention to them.

But if their presence affects their judgment and even their position, then they will bring misfortune to them.

Hoshino Mu looked at Deidara, who was already drenched in cold sweat on his forehead, and said, "But I'm different, I don't need a test object or a weapon, what I need is a powerful ninja with flesh and blood and thoughts." ”

"Deidara" Hoshino Mu stretched out his index finger and pointed at the other party's chest: "The real power comes from the heart, and your talent needs to be strong enough to drive your heart, otherwise you will only become an explosive puppet." I will take care of these friends of yours, and you can visit them at any time. Of course, the premise is on the basis of completing my orders, do you understand? ”

Explosion is a more common blood inheritance boundary in the rock ninja, but Deidara is different from others, he uses special clay as a carrier to achieve the embodiment of Explosion Escape, this ability determines that his cultivation can not be cultivated according to the formula of ordinary Explosion Ninja, and he needs to let Deidara think on his own, only in this way can he realize the full potential of Deidara.

Hoshino Maki stretched out his hand and looked at Deidara: "Has it been decided?" ”

Without much hesitation, Dida stretched out his thin little hand and took Hoshino Mu's palm.

"Of course, sir."

——

In Kazekage's temporary office, Deidara sat on a long sofa, her calves tense and a little nervous.

He knew that the good-looking big brother was Sa Shinobi, and he thought it was a position like captain, but this was already the highest-level person he had come into contact with, but he didn't expect it to be Kazekage

To be honest, due to the huge disparity in status, he didn't feel too much.

Just like for a primary school student, the most powerful person in his heart may be the principal, you let him meet with the leader of the Education Department, especially the leader's attitude is very kind, he has no nervousness.

But the person in front of you is different.

"You, hello"

Deidara looked at the black-robed figure in front of her, swallowed her saliva, and greeted her with some stumbling faces.

But the man was silent, with his arms folded around his chest.

After a long time, I don't know if it's a hallucination, Deidara seems to hear a sigh, and then I hear the other party say, "Your name is Deidara, right?" ”

"Yes, sir."

"Demonstrate your abilities."

Deidara looked around with some embarrassment, the decoration here was so luxurious, every piece was a treasure he had never seen before, if it really exploded here, he couldn't afford to sell him.

The scorpion seemed to see Deidara's concerns, and said, "It's okay, even if you blow it up, it won't be possible to succeed anyway." ”

Deidara looked at the other party a little unconvinced, took out a piece of white clay from his sleeve, and then hesitated a little, but looking at the other party's lower shoulders, obviously impatient body language, he still urged the chakra to guide the clay in his body.

Suddenly, the scorpion felt the unstable energy coming from the clay, moved his fingers slightly, used the chakra line to control Deidara's body, and threw the clay into the body of the summoned small black ant, and then only heard a muffled explosion, and the puppet actually exploded a gap.

The scorpion touched the gap and turned his head to look at the other party: "Don't you know how to throw it out?" ”

"I—I forgot."

Deidara lowered her head in shame, remembering that she had just stupidly detonated the clay in her palm under the calm gaze of the other party, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

The scorpion thought for a moment, hooked his hand at Deidara, led him to the door of a room, and motioned for the guards to move away.

"I counted to one and dropped the bomb in, got it?"

Deidara instinctively felt that something was wrong, but looking at the scorpion's gaze, he couldn't say anything if he refused.

"Three, two, one"

Bang——!

Deidara looked at Hoshino Mu who rushed out with red eyes, and instinctively stretched out his hand to point to the scorpion beside him, but when he turned his head, there was no one else around

"Kazekage-sama, I can explain!"

(End of chapter)