"Take out the forehead guard and set it up first." Xie Mao motioned for Kaoru Ishigaki to help.

"Wait."

Yimu Kui stretched out his hand to stop him, he looked down at Xie Mao, and asked distrustfully: "Scorpion, I have never heard of the secret art of distinguishing that can do such a thing, are you sure?" ”

"You can see it with your own eyes." Xie Mao stared directly at Yi Mu Kui until he removed his hand.

Xie Mao and Kaoru Ishigaki took out the forehead guards one by one and spread them out, and Yimu Kui watched silently, staring at the shiny forehead guards with big eyes under his thick eyebrows, not knowing what he was thinking.

Now it's my turn...... Xie Mao took out a kunai from his ninja bag, and then wrapped his father's relic, that is, the hat, that is, Kaoru Ishigaki brought out, around the kunai, and then put it underneath.

In this way, he can use the divination rod method to find things.

In fact, the purpose can also be achieved by confirming one by one with the spiritual pendulum method, but the process is a bit cumbersome and not stylish enough.

Xie Mao put down the kunai, pretended to mobilize the chakra and knotted a few seals, and then picked up the kunai again and set it up straight on the table.

Xie Mao tried to imagine the image of the ball of light in his mind, and the originally chaotic mood quickly subsided, and the power called tranquility smoothed the waves, and his eyes gradually deepened, entering a semi-meditative state.

In such a wonderful state, Xie Mao felt that the "spirit" of his body was faintly floating, and even the chakra in his body spontaneously operated, supporting the consumption of divination.

In a fluttering, slightly weightless wonderful feeling, Xie Mao silently recited "Ishigaki Heyan's forehead guard" in his heart, and after seven times, his hand left the kunai, and the kunai shook slightly.

Xie Mao continued to meditate in his mind, and after waiting for a few seconds, Kunai leaned in the direction of one o'clock.

The forehead guards on the table in front of him were scattered, and the kunai's pointing was very clear, Xie Mao confidently picked up the forehead guard and gave it to Kaoru Ishigaki, and his voice was slightly ethereal: "This piece is your father's forehead guard." ”

Kaoru Ishigaki slowed down and said, "Really, really?" ”

"Are you sure?" Ichiki Kui, who was watching from the sidelines, frowned, obviously not very trusting.

Xie Mao just wanted to say "Of course", but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the kunai in front of him did not move with the forehead guard, and was still pointing in the direction of one o'clock obliquely.

"Wait."

Xie Mao grabbed the forehead guard that Kaoru Ishigaki had received, and he looked at Yimu Kui: "Is the forehead guard you took is what we need?" ”

"Huh?" Kaoru Ishigaki didn't understand why Xie Mao asked.

Yimu Kui looked at Xie Mao and did not answer immediately.

"The secret technique kunai points to the top diagonally, and Ishigaki Heyan's forehead guard is still upstairs, right?" Xie Mao asked calmly, and his somewhat ethereal voice brought a strange sense of mystery.

Yimu Kui's face was solemn, he stared at Xie Mao for a few seconds, and finally showed a little smile on his face, and admired: "Very powerful secret technique, I will go upstairs now and take down the forehead guard that I snatched back then." ”

With that, Ichiki turned around and strode upstairs.

Kaoru Ishigaki finally reacted and said in surprise: "These are fake forehead guards? ”

"It's not the one he snatched back from the battlefield."

Xie Mao looked at the seven forehead guards spread out in front of him: "He actually has so many forehead guards." ”

Is this hiding in the village as a forehead wholesaler?

But these forehead guards are not new, and all have a few traces of war.

When Xie Mao was thinking, Yimu Kui came down again with an iron box, and the kunai in front of Xie Mao turned his direction and pointed at Yimu Kui.

More precisely, pointing to the tin box.

"Sure enough......" Ichiki Kui looked at the kunai who changed direction, he put down the iron box and slowly took out the forehead guard from the box.

When he got the third one, Kunai lifted it obviously.

"It seems that this forehead guard is Ishigaki's." Yimu Kui lowered his eyes slightly, a little sad.

"Hmm." Xie Mao affirmed, put away Kunai, and put his hat next to Kaoru Ishigaki.

"It's... Is it Daddy's forehead protector? Kaoru Ishigaki bit her lower lip and took the forehead guard, tears gradually rolling in her eyes.

There are no bones left on the battlefield forever, and there are only clothes in the simple tomb, and the relics that can best represent Ishigaki Heyan's life are probably this forehead guard.

How many months of hope, but in the end, only such a piece of forehead can be snatched back.

Kaoru Ishigaki clung to it, obviously with the coldness of metal, but it seemed that she could feel a little warmth from it.

She cried quietly and put her forehead guard on her forehead, just as her father had hugged her and touched her forehead with her as a child.

I don't know when, there was only one person left in the hall who was sobbing quietly Kaoru Ishigaki, and under the signal and guidance of Ichiki Kui, Xie Mao quietly walked to the kitchen on the other side, and in the little sunlight that entered, there was smoke and dust in the kitchen.

"Scorpion, I think you understand Kaoru the best." Ichimu Kui said in a deep voice.

That's a good question!

Xie Mao said with a calm expression: "That's why I will help her." ”

"Contrary to rumors, you are a good boy."

Ichiki Kui leaned against the wall and said slowly, "Kaoru-chan's parents died in the battle with the ninjas of Iwakuin Village, which is far away from the main battlefield with Konoha and should have been safe, Kazekage-sama told us. ”

Xie Mao was a little puzzled, and he didn't know what Yimu Kui meant by this, so he didn't rush to speak.

But Yimu Kui didn't need Xie Mao to answer, he quickly continued: "But this is war, for the sake of the village, no ninja can shirk it, but no matter who it is, there is a possibility of dying on the battlefield, just like your parents, who are obviously so powerful, but they still died under the Konoha White Fang Knife." ”

What does this big-eyed man mean by saying this? Xie Mao frowned and stared at Yimu Kui unhappily.

As if he hadn't noticed, Ichiki Kui continued to say to himself, "Scorpion, do you hate White Fang? ”

What exactly is this guy trying to say...... Xie Mao was silent for a while and said slowly: "This is not a problem. ”

Ichiki Kui was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "You will definitely become a great ninja and attract everyone's attention." ”

Xie Mao glanced at the almost middle-aged man indifferently, turned around and left the kitchen, walked to Kaoru Ishigaki and said, "I should go back." ”

Kaoru Ishigaki woke up from her own world, and she wiped her tears and smiled reluctantly, "Are you going back?" ”

"Well, it's been a long time since it came out."

Yimu Kui followed behind Xie Mao and said, "Are you going back to practice in a hurry?" It's really diligent, no wonder he can master the secret art at this age. ”

"Thank you, Scorpion-kun, I really ......" Kaoru Ishigaki hugged the forehead guard and hat in his arms tightly, "Thank you so much." ”

Xie Mao could hear the emotion and sincerity in Kaoru Ishigaki's words, he was both a little relieved and a little sad, and his cold expression melted a little: "You're welcome." ”

While speaking, Xie Mao could feel that his spirituality had changed slightly, and before he could carefully experience the feeling of agility and relaxation, two lines of small words appeared in front of his eyes again:

[Completion rate: 1.2%]

[Digestion Progress: 0.40%]

This is the positive feedback from Kaoru Ishigaki and Kui Ichiki.

It's just that this digestion progress is really slow.

Kaoru Ishigaki and Kazuki sent Xie Mao to the door, and after Kaoru Ishigaki said goodbye sincerely, Kaoru Ichiki said to Xie Mao seriously: "Scorpion, what I just said is not a joke. ”

Xie Mao didn't understand the hidden meaning of Yimu Kui's words for the time being, so he had to say, "Thank you, goodbye." ”

Turning to walk towards the street, Xie Mao glanced at the sky.

The sun is already setting in the west, and dusk is not far away.

From his position, he could just see a building that looked like a gourd in the distance, and the huge character "wind" was painted on it like a bright flag.

It was the Kazekage Building, where Kazekage worked, symbolizing the location of a country's armed forces.

Xie Mao suddenly thought of the experience of the real "scorpion": the scorpion, who had to transfer his hatred due to the suicide of Konoha White Fang, killed three generations of Kazekage.

A chill rose from his heart, prompting him to look back.

I saw that Ichiki Kui and Kaoru Ishigaki were waving goodbye to him, and Ichiki Kui's huge shadow completely enveloped Kaoru Ishigaki.

Call~

The wind and sand are big again.

Xie Mao turned around and walked towards his home.

Until Xie Mao's figure disappeared into the distance, Yimu Kui put away the smile on his face, bowed his head and said, "It's windy, Xiao Xun, let's enter the house." ”

"Hmm." Kaoru Ishigaki nodded reluctantly, she was shorter, and she couldn't see the scorpion for a long time.