In the evening, before the arrival of midnight, Tatsuma came to the house of Kiki Shuomao, who was wiping the frame containing the photo of his deceased wife, and his eyes were full of love and remembrance, so that Tatsuma did not notice it at the first time.

"Ahem~ Lord Shuomao."

After standing for a few seconds, Tatsuma had to cough and take the initiative to speak, Qimu Shuomao was startled, and then he reacted, put down the photo frame, and said suspiciously: "Why are you here?" ”

"Didn't you say I'd come over?"

Tatsuma scratched his head, Qimu Shuomao was only in his early thirties, how could he forget?

"No, I mean. Why are you here now? ”

Qimu Shuomao looked at Tatsuma, with a strange expression, Tatsuma was puzzled, and asked, "Can't I come over now?" ”

Qimu Shuomao glanced at the clock at home and said, "You wait, just a few seconds, five, four, two, one!" ”

"Bang Bang

Suddenly, there was a burst of explosions, around Chenma, looking back, the source of this sound was extremely far away, and Chenma couldn't specifically judge where the explosion occurred, and this explosion sound was a little strange and a little familiar.

It's not like a detonator, it's not like some homemade explosives, exactly.

In confusion, one by one the "tracer bombs" rushed into the sky, and then exploded, turning into fireworks, and Tatsuma came back to his senses, it turned out to be fireworks.

However, if it's just fireworks, is it worth waiting for Sakushige Hagi? Could it be that under the cold appearance of Qimu Shuomao, there is also a girl's heart that likes fireworks?

"It's Valentine's Day, Kakashi didn't come back so early, you really are. Alas~"

Qimu Shuomao sighed, and the spring breeze blew in, and Chenma's body stiffened, and he suddenly woke up to the noon incident. His behavior seems to be a little out of line, although it is unintentional, but.

Sometimes unintentional kindness can hurt more than malice when the truth is revealed.

I hope Nonoyu doesn't get me wrong.

Swallowing his saliva, Tatsuma took out the scroll and forcibly changed the subject, "Lord Shuomao, let's talk about the mission." ”

"Okay."

Qimu Shuomao got up helplessly and said, "Let's go to the tearoom and talk." ”

Kakashi didn't know what time it would be back today, so Hachiki Sakushige wasn't in a hurry to have a secret meeting, after all, he didn't dare to guarantee other places, but in his home, privacy could still be guaranteed.

Sitting in the tea room, Qimu Shuomao made a fool of things, and gave Chenma two cups of tea, and Chenma didn't care, after all, it was better than the first time he came to the door and pulled his own drinking group.

Hachiki Sakumo pushed the tea in front of Tatsuma, and Tatsuma also pushed the scroll in front of Hachiki Shuomao, Tatsuma began to drink tea, and Hachiki Sakumo also began to look at the quest scroll.

While watching, Qimu Shuomao knocked on his thigh while pumping cold air, Chenma sipped the tea in the cup little by little, and Qimu Shuomao finally finished reading the task scroll, and said with emotion:

"It's a tall order."

"It's still Lord Shuomao, who is well-informed, and the situation of death is actually just arduous, so I really admire it."

After Chen Ma finished speaking, Qimu Shuomao was stunned for a moment, looked at the scroll in his hand uncertainly, and said, "Although it is arduous, it has not reached the point of death, right?" Did you get the wrong scroll? ”

"Infiltrating Iwain Village, finding out the purpose of its additional funds in the past three years, and obtaining the current situation of the Four Tails and Five Tails, or the information of the human pillar force associated with them, and at the same time bringing back the mission overrun ninja lurking in Iwain Village, isn't this a certain death game?

Lord Shuomao, have you forgotten our experience in Yunlei Gorge so quickly? We weren't even in the enemy village at the time, and it was already dangerous to find out about the Tailed Orc Pillar.

This time, you also have to deal with two tailed beasts and two pillars at the same time, and this task will not end well. ”

Hearing this, Qimu Shuomao frowned and asked, "Difficulty aside, what do you mean by saying that there is no good result?" ”

Tatsuma took a deep breath and said, "Lord Shuomao, this mission, I will briefly analyze four results for you, the first is that the mission is a complete failure, you and the people accompanying you die in Yanyin Village, and the village faces accountability from Yanyin Village.

In the second case, some of the tasks fail, and you or you come back with your entourage, but the tasks are not completed, and even cause a thorough investigation in Yanyin Village, causing huge losses to the village, what should you do?

In the third case, some of the missions are successful, for example, in order to complete the mission, you sacrifice all your teammates to barely complete one or two of the tasks, or even worse, if you fall into the hands of Yanyin Village, the village will lose as much.

In the fourth case, all the tasks are completed, but Iwakuin Village sent a letter accusing Konoha of espionage, threatening the core interests of other countries and other villages, including tailed beasts and human pillar forces, and asking Konoha to give an explanation, guess who is responsible? After all, we Konoha have a "criminal record".

Or, in fact, Lord Shuomao, you have also advanced to the point where you can infiltrate the Rock Hidden Village alone and complete all the tasks without anyone noticing? ”

After listening to Chenma's series of words, Qimu Shuomao fell silent, his eyes glanced at the scroll in his hand from time to time, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "Before the village issues a task, there is a risk assessment.

Maybe this time the mission just looks serious, but the depth of participation is not too deep? For example, in the case of the Eight Tails, if it is only according to the needs of the mission, with the three of us, there is not too much danger. ”

"It's true that the main responsibility for the Yunlei Gorge incident lies in my excessive greed and recklessness, and it is indeed inappropriate as an example, but do you think that the task you are about to take, your companion, will provide you with the same assistance as me and Shuimen, or provide you with the same degree of assistance?"

Tatsuma had already hinted at this, and it was impossible for Hachiki Shuomao not to understand, so he muttered: "There is a high probability that the entourage will still be selected from the shadows, because of the matter of Jiu Sinai, you will not be able to go out for the time being."

This means that your entire team will then be shut down and the rest of the people will be in the middle. More than half of the members from the root are afraid. It's just, you think they're going to work against me? This is a task for the whole village. ”

Tatsuma shrugged his shoulders and didn't answer, took the initiative to pour himself another cup of tea, and after taking a sip, he said: "Actually, from the moment this mission was planned, the target was not Iwain Village, but you, Lord Shuomao.

Once you take on this task, if you want to complete it and keep your reputation, there is only one solution. ”

"What's the solution?"

Qimu Shuomao asked, not seeming to hear Tatsuma's yin and yang weirdness, Tatsuma shook his head and said, "Minister of Darkness, in order to ensure the successful completion of the mission, die in the battle of Iwain Village, and fight for enough benefits for Konoha with your life."

Only in this way, once the Iwakuin Village is held accountable, all parties in Konoha will unite and cooperate with the village to support you, but it is useless, because even if the task is completed and the "Evening Festival" is saved, you are gone.

If you're lucky, no, or if the three generations are tough, they may be able to get you back a handful of ashes, otherwise you will have to die in a foreign land, and you will be frustrated and scattered. ”

After listening to Tatsuma's words, Hachiki Shuo Momo rubbed his chin and said, "It is also a good choice to die for the mission and for the village." ”

The corners of Chenma's mouth twitched, is this flag Mu Shuomao missing a string.

"Is it worth it? Lord Shuomao, don't forget, your enemy is not in Iwakuin Village, but in Konoha. This task, from planning, evaluation, review, and issuance, is full of mistakes.

Every step of the relaxation, and finally presented in front of you, is such an outrageous task, the process and result of this task, Lord Shuomao, which one can you undertake? ”

"But this is a task given by Hokage-sama himself, I understand Hokage-sama, and I understand what you mean, but Hokage-sama will not do this."

Regarding the words of Qimu Shuomao's defense of the ape flying sun, Tatsuma did not refute, and even nodded, echoing: "That's true, he can't do such a thing for the third generation, but.

He will also not stop others from doing this, he will regret what happened to you, and even spend the rest of his life countless times reflecting and reflecting on why he didn't find out what was wrong with this matter in time.

But what attitude will he have towards the people who caused all this? Could it be that "anyway, the consequences have already been caused, and now that we pursue it, it will only increase the internal friction in the village"? ”

Tatsuma never denied that Sarutobi was a tolerant, kind and good person, but his tolerance was already above what was wrong, which was why Tatsuma was unwilling to have a heart-to-heart with him even if Sarutobi was good to him.

Especially the current ape flying sun, he has lost his ambition, he has achieved the ultimate of today's ninja, his strength and status in this era do not need to forge ahead, his mentality has changed from enterprising to keeping.

Therefore, when faced with something, he would rather do nothing than make a mistake.

He can see the pros and cons of the gradual "erosion" of the dark part of the roots, and he also feels that it is acceptable and graspable, so he will not refuse.

Because if he rejects the erosion of the root to the dark part, the pros and cons of that kind of consequence will be unpredictable, and this is a possible "mistake", so he will not do it.

Such a mentality is the same for Qimu Shuomao's resistance to the roots, which can keep the darkness pure, orderly, and vertical, which is a good thing and worthy of support.

But once Hachiki Sakumo also gives up resistance to the roots, then the pros and cons of losing these qualities in the shadows will not be predicted by the ape flying sun, so he will not do it.

And the same is true for this task of Qimu Shuomao, which of the requirements in the task can not be greatly beneficial to Konoha? As long as Qimu Shuomao can complete it, the village will benefit, and he will not refuse.

Therefore, he can turn a blind eye to the disadvantages of this task, and perhaps comfort himself, and should give more trust to Qimu Shuomao, so that he can play more brilliantly and complete the task better.

After Tatsuma's repeated admonitions, Hachiki Shuo Shigeru finally accepted his opinion, calmly faced, and asked, "Then what should I do?" Is it true that it is a dead end? ”

"Have you taken this task? I mean procedurally. ”

Hearing this, Qimu Shuomao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "What procedure do I use?" ”

"That is, I haven't picked it up yet, so it's much easier, so that if you're not the commander, the biggest pot won't be thrown on your head."

"What do you mean? How does it work? ”

"Lord Shuomao, have you forgotten? You were also the one who led the roots to do things in the land of earth back then, so the roots should still have a lot of information about the country of earth and the Iwain Village, or rather, the roots should know the Iwain Village very well, right? ”

Tatsuma leaned closer, and Qimu Shuomao nodded, "That's true, but I have already returned everything from the roots the year before last." ”

"That is, you can't call on the intelligence of the root right now, so . Who can do that? ”

"Nature is a group."

"Isn't he the best conductor? Lord Shuomao, listen to my advice, no matter how supreme faith is, it is not worth changing the status quo of life that satisfies you.

Sometimes we have to accept the low point of life, everyone will fail, and there will be people who can no longer be recovered. ”

Sakumo Hachiki understood what Tatsuma was saying. The words that could not be said made him feel depressed, but in the end, he nodded his head and reluctantly showed a smile, and said:

"Chenma, I'm nearly twenty years older than you, but now I realize that I don't even have as much life experience as you, you are not my junior, but a partner who can accompany me to grow up again when I am nearly middle-aged."

"Actually, I don't think of myself as my junior, I believe in it. All men are created equal. ”

Tatsuma scratched his head, a little embarrassed, but the words were cheap and not taking advantage of the bastard.

At this time, Kakashi, who was wearing a mask, finally came back from outside, and the moment he saw Tatsuma, his eyes lit up and he shouted, "Tatsuma-go! ”

Before Tatsuma could respond, Hachiki Sakumo's face darkened, his finger pointed at Tatsuma, and he said sternly in a reprimanding tone in the face of Kakashi, "Call uncle!" ”

Kakashi: ??? How did you get dragged out for Valentine's Day and come back a generation shorter???

(End of chapter)