Chapter 76: Delicious Meatballs (2-in-1)

ps: 5.5K words, all in one.

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The sun is soft and warm, and the air is fresh and pleasant, making people feel extremely comfortable.

Early morning.

The Great Elder pushed open the door of his house and came to the clan morning market as before.

In the early morning sun, the morning market is bustling, some people are busy picking fresh fruits, vegetables, meat and other foods, and some are eating food while exchanging each other's life experiences and feelings, the atmosphere is peaceful and lively.

A harmonious and beautiful picture came to mind.

The Great Elder liked this picture very much, all his children died on the battlefield, his parents also died on the battlefield, people became orphans in middle age, and nothing in the world could be more miserable than this.

But... Isn't this peaceful picture exactly what those who died on the battlefield want to protect?

Looking at the flying birds passing by him, the Great Elder stretched out his hand to stop the other party, and said with emotion.

"It's so frizzy in the morning.

Faced with this beautiful scene in front of you, won't you stop to take a look?

The old man really wishes that time passed more slowly, and it was better to let time stay here forever.

The old man still needs to take a look at the people who died on the battlefield, and take a look at the pictures they can't see.

When you die, let them know. ”

As he spoke, he saw Asuka looking at him with disdain, and the Great Elder poked the crutch, not angry.

"What?

You don't feel anything when you see this picture?

The things you want to protect when you go to the battlefield appear in front of you at this time, don't you want to accompany the old man to see more? ”

Looking at the Great Elder who suddenly became nervous, Asuka couldn't help but take a light breath.

This guy is full of food and can't find anything to do, right?

"Old man.

Let me tell you, when I went to the battlefield, I didn't go to protect anything, I was forced.

The ninja school only learned one three-body technique.

When we first learned to lay a trap, the wild boar had to take a detour when it saw it.

How can I be cannon fodder, how willing to go to the battlefield.

Do you know how the Thousand Hands Rope Tree died?

He just stepped on a trap, and a wild boar saw a trap that knew how to detour, and was blown up.

Back then, I was a little more vegetable than a thousand hand rope trees, and it was all up to my life to live and come back. ”

The Great Elder, whose illusions were shattered by Asuka's words, instantly lost his temper, he looked sideways at the other party, and asked rhetorically.

"There are mountains of ninjutsu in your family, are you embarrassed to say that you go to the battlefield with the three-body technique?"

Asuka gave him a blank look and said speechlessly.

"You really look up to me.

Let me, a newly graduated shinobi, run over and put out the fire?? ”

"That's it! All right! ”

At this time, Ryoichi, who was holding soy milk in his hand, came over and stopped the bickering here.

Glancing at the Great Elder who was blowing his beard and glaring, he took a sip of soy milk and persuaded him.

"Nowadays, young people have a different way of thinking than you, and they are more serious."

"Yes!"

The Great Elder looked at the back of the departing bird and nodded in agreement.

After all, I haven't experienced so many things, I don't have such deep experience, and it's understandable that my thinking is shallow.

The old man was also very shallow in his thinking back then, and he relied on the accumulation of years to ...

"Alas!"

Before he could continue to think about it, he heard Ryoichi sigh and say in a low voice.

"Great Elder, you've been on a long journey, and it's time to rest and rest.

I'm different, I'm not yet 60 years old, and I'm almost at the same level of thinking as young people today.

The leader of the family, who else is me?? ”

Hearing Liang's undisguised ambition words, the Great Elder's nose was crooked.

None of these people are worried.

The small ones are not in shape, and the old ones are exposing their ambitions all the time.

One by one, they are always worried about their position.

60 years old is still young???

I'm only 10 years older than you.

But...

When he caught a glimpse of the old man not far behind Ryoichi, the voice in his heart that wanted to scold his mother was gradually replaced by a touch of unease.

This is the second time I have met him.

When he met "that person" for the first time, although he didn't know the other party, the uneasiness that suddenly rose in his heart still made the Great Elder notice the other party.

Then he went back and asked Madou to ask Ryoichi.

Naturally, nothing was asked.

But after the second encounter... The more I felt that person was familiar... My heart became more and more uneasy...

People who can bring uneasiness to themselves... Absolutely, but not much...

But no matter how much he rummaged through his mind, he couldn't find anyone who could match him.

It's weird.

"Cousin!"

The Great Elder was interrupted by this "cousin", he looked up at Ryoichi, who had already left, and the whole person was directly stunned in place.

"Isn't he unrequited?

When did this old guy recognize his cousin again? ”

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An hour later.

The Great Elder, who was not in the mood to eat breakfast, walked alone on the streets of the clan, and he lowered his head and kept thinking about the reason for the uneasiness in his heart.

There were few factors that could make him feel uneasy.

The last time Konoha was beaten to the village gate, he didn't feel uneasy.

During the family civil war, he was not disturbed.

There are only a few times when I am uneasy...

One is that when Konoha was first established, at that time, their Uchiha clan and most of the families in Konoha Village had hatred, and it felt very insecure to live in the same village with so many enemies.

Second, it was the family that abandoned Madara Uchiha, and Madara Uchiha ran away from Konoha that made him very insecure.

Third, it is the second generation of the upper position, and he directly throws out the pie that is impossible to refuse from the police department, because he knows that pies will not fall from the sky to Uchiha, and even if the pie is dropped, it will not fall from the Thousand Hands Clan.

It also made him feel very insecure.

Fourth, it was the chaos caused by the "Uchiha Instant", who claimed to inherit Madara Uchiha's will, and was quelled by the second Hokage, who thought that the Thousand Hands would liquidate the Uchiha.

As a result, nothing happened until the three generations of Hokage ascended to the throne.

Well...

Very unsettling...

"Konoha ... Uchiha... Uchiha... Madara Uchiha... Between a Thousand Hands... Between the Thousand Hands Pillar... Madara Uchiha... Shimura... Madara Uchiha... Spot?? ”

"Madara Uchiha??"

"Cousin Ryoichi Uchiha??"

After chanting a few times, he screamed directly on the street.

!

The Great Elder thumped his chest hard, his heart beating faster and faster as if he had taken a stimulant.

I actually lost my mind and went crazy in the morning, thinking that Ryoichi Uchiha had recognized a cousin again.

So...

That's clearly Madara Uchiha...

Ryoichi, you bastard.

For such a big thing, even if you hide it from the entire family, you still hide it from the old man.

The old man still treats you as a younger brother.

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At this time.

The surrounding group of clansmen looked at the Great Elder's face purple, as if he couldn't breathe and squatted on the ground, they hurriedly ran over and said with concern.

"Great Elder, what's wrong with you?"

"yes, isn't there something uncomfortable?"

"Great Elder, you wait here, I'll help you call Asuka immediately."

He couldn't listen to a word of the noise around him now.

The Great Elder only felt that his chest was stuffy at this time, as if a big stone was pressing on it, making it very difficult for people to breathe.

"The Great Elder..."

Looking up at the people around him who were talking with their mouths open, he opened his mouth to say something, but found that he couldn't say a word.

What do you say??

Tell them Madara Uchiha is coming??

It's good to scare people to death.

"Whew!"

The Great Elder exhaled deeply, he stood up tremblingly and waved his hand at the people around him, and then after identifying the direction, he walked towards Liangyi's house.

Those who should come still have to come, and they can't hide.

Anyway, he didn't believe that Madara Uchiha was going home to retire.

Bastard Ryoichi, what are you doing with him as a family leader.

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Half an hour later.

Ryoichi Uchiha is not far outside the courtyard.

The surrounding clansmen looked at the sneaky, thief-like Great Elder in front of them, and muttered quietly.

"Hey, do you feel that the Great Elder is very obscene now?"

"It's a bit obscene, like going into a widow's house at night."

"That's right, you look at the Great Elder's expectant but somewhat frightened eyes, and then look at the cautious steps.

It's a pity that it's daytime, otherwise I would really think that the Great Elder has a new year. ”

"What's going on during the day? You can go during the day. ”

"Isn't it too bold during the day?"

"What's wrong with being bold, who dares to gossip more, he is the eldest elder of the family."

Glancing at the group of gossiping clansmen, the Great Elder's cheeks twitched.

Obviously in the morning, he still felt that this kind of atmosphere of exchanging each other's life experiences and discussing all kinds of gossip was very good, but now he actually felt that these words were a bit harsh...

Is it because the subject of the discussion has changed from someone else to oneself?

A group of idlers who have nothing to do when they are full and gossip all day long.

It's annoying!

Thinking of this, the Great Elder no longer hesitated, he straightened his clothes and shouted in a low voice.

"Mix... Good... Ryoichi. ”

Ryoichi, who was basking in the sun in the courtyard, suddenly heard a very faint voice from outside the courtyard.

He opened his eyes and looked at the deserted street, then picked at his ears and muttered to himself.

"Is it an auditory hallucination?"

He was standing on the windowsill looking at the birds in the distance, and suddenly saw a person squatting across his house.

After taking a closer look, he saw that it was his own great elder who was sneakily squatting in the corner of the wall, muttering something quietly.

Listening to the faint voice of the Great Elder, Asuka put his hands to his mouth in the shape of a trumpet and shouted.

"Great Elder, your voice is so small, how can you learn to meow?

It was Elder Ryoichi's house, not a widow's house. ”

"Shh

"Shh

"Shh

The Great Elder gestured desperately towards the birds.

I don't know anything about this kid, don't you know that the old man is nervous now?

Idiot.

"Hey!"

Yes!

The Great Elder who was tapped on the shoulder jumped up directly on the spot, and he looked at Ryoichi who suddenly appeared beside him, and said with some embarrassment.

"That's... That..."

Liang Yi looked at the Great Elder with a scrutinizing look in his eyes and frowned.

"What are you doing here?"

Hearing this, the Great Elder stood up and did a chest expansion exercise, then took a big breath of fresh air and said with an embarrassed smile.

"The weather is good today, the old man has nothing to do when he is full, yo-yo."

"Really?"

Ryoichi looked at the strange old man and hesitated.

"Do you have a problem?"

The Great Elder shook his head and affirmed.

"Nope!"

"Really?"

"Nope."

"Then I've got something."

As he spoke, Ryoichi pulled him to a corner where no one was in the distance, and then secretly looked up to look around.

After seeing that there was no one around, he looked at the Great Elder and let out a long sigh.

"I'm going to tell you something..."

Hearing this, the Great Elder shook his head vigorously and refused.

"Don't listen, don't listen."

"Big deal."

"Don't listen, don't listen, I don't listen, you shut up.

Hearing this, the old man may not be able to live. ”

Looking at the Great Elder who was covering his ears with his hands, Ryoichi glanced at him a little strangely and wondered.

"Do you know what the old man wants to say? Can't you live? ”

"Don't talk about it, the old man is not ready now, come back in two days."

The Great Elder waved his hand, turned around and left.

Sure enough, when the matter came, I still couldn't face it.

???

Ryoichi looked at the Great Elder with a question mark, and then put his hands on his shoulders and said in a low voice.

"As the number two in the family, you must know about this."

The Great Elder paused, and the pain in his heart was now all on his face.

I really owe it, why look for the uneasiness in my heart.

Isn't it a fun day to have breakfast honestly and mix with the birds?

After a moment of silence, he rubbed his stiff cheeks, then turned to look at Ryoichi, a look of majesty on his face, and said.

"What you want to say, the old man knows."

"Got it?"

"Hmm."

He nodded heavily and sighed.

"You shouldn't have brought him back."

Ryoichi raised his eyebrows, surprised.

"Bring it back??"

Seeing that he still wanted to hide his good one, the Great Elder sighed heavily and said.

"What are Madara Uchiha doing when you come back?"

"Oh~"

With a sudden look on his face, he patted the Great Elder's shoulder and spoke.

"So that's what you're talking about.

I didn't want to hide it from you, you didn't come yesterday.

Also, that's not what I'm talking about. ”

???

Looking at Ryoichi's serious expression, the Great Elder only felt that the muscles on his face were twitching at this time.

Originally... I don't know about it...

"I just want to say that Asuka has fallen in love with a girl from the outer village, and that girl's identity is a bit troublesome, so I have to let you know in advance.

But since you talked about your cousin.

Then let's talk about my cousin. ”

As he spoke, Ryoichi patted his chest and said with relief.

"The old man has been holding back a lot recently, and no one in the whole family and the whole village knows the old man's exploits, and he is very suffocated.

Now, the old man has to confide in you. ”

The Great Elder smacked his lips, and the corner of his eye kept sweeping around, beginning to look for where to run away.

"Don't want to run, since you guessed this, then you can't run away.

Big deal, I'll go to your house in the evening. ”

"Alas!"

Hearing this, the Great Elder suddenly squatted on the ground, his voice as if he was a few years older.

"The old man was only 18 years old at the time, and he didn't have much say in the family.

You also know the situation of the family at that time, whether it is the strength, prestige, or ability of the patriarch, he is not enough to serve as the first Hokage.

Senna-sama, the only one who could assist him, is gone again.

The family is surrounded by enemies..."

Ryoichi interrupted the other with a wave of his hand, then sat down on the ground and spoke.

"I was eight years old and I wasn't even qualified to speak.

And the cousin has a big pattern, since you betrayed him, then he doesn't want you anymore, it's as simple as that. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the slowly moving white clouds in the sky and said in a low voice.

At the beginning, my cousin also knew his situation and wanted to quit on his own initiative.

It was you who made the decision in the first place in a hurry, and made the decision without authorization against the patriarch..."

Hearing this, the Great Elder leaned against the wall, and he also looked up at the sky and muttered to himself.

"And what did he come back for?

The family shouldn't be worthy of his nostalgia.

Don't use excuses to prevaricate the old man.

You, the eldest brother and the grandson of Feihe, don't have much weight in his heart. ”

Ryoichi shrugged and said very shamefully.

"I don't know why I came back.

On the last birthday of the young patriarch, the bird crowd saw his cousin with a very outstanding temperament at a glance, and he saw that his cousin hadn't eaten for a day, so he carried him back. ”

Syllable!

The Great Elder slapped his head on the door.

His face was full of depression.

The eyes are really poisonous.

Madara Uchiha's temperament is indeed unique in the entire ninja world.

You actually came behind your home.

Looking at the tangled look on his face, Ryoichi raised his eyebrows and said.

"You're not going to report your cousin to Konoha yet, are you?"

The Great Elder did not speak.

He's also thinking about how to solve this problem.

This bomb is too big...

It's possible to blow up the family in one fell swoop...

At this time, he saw Liangyi patting the Great Elder on the shoulder, and his tone was quite ridiculous.

"I know that Bo Feng Shui Gate is very strong... But what if, I say what if.

Cousin, he directly used Susa Nenghu, and drew out two big swords to cut from the east to the west of the village, and from the south of the village to the north of the village.

How should the ape fly and slash deal with it?

You know that.

Cousin's Susaneng is different from ordinary people.

It can fly.

And now that Konoha has no pillars where he can cast the "Myojin Gate", even if he uses the enchantment of the "Four Red Sun Arrays", his cousin is not a battle idiot.

Won't he run?

Susa can run on two thighs, just as fast as he can. ”

Seeing that the Great Elder hadn't paid attention to him, Ryoichi breathed a sigh of relief again, stretched out his hand to put his hand around the other party's shoulder, and said excitedly.

"You are an old man who has survived from the end of the Warring States period to the present day.

Before Konoha was founded, you must have seen the battle between Tsuruma and your cousin.

I heard from my eldest brother that when my cousin went down, the mountains were razed.

Susa Nenghu, who is comparable to the martial god, is the ultimate power of the family.

Although the Thousand Hands Pillar is stronger, you can't say that your cousin is weak.

Can there be one in the entire ninja world who wrestles with the Thousand Hands Pillar?

Cousin, he's the second best in the ninja world.

And now the first is dead. ”

Every time Liang Yi said a word, the Great Elder's face darkened.

He had indeed seen the big fight, otherwise his thighs would not have trembled.

Even though the ninja is old, his physical strength will decrease.

But...

Who would dare to bet that Shura in the ninja world can cut for a few minutes.

"Actually, you don't have to worry so much."

Ryoichi looked at the Great Elder with a dark face and comforted.

"The rumors that are circulating now are all glorified family history, and you and I know what was really going on at that time.

Those who betrayed are now dead of old age.

He has no love or hatred for his family, and treats all of us as passers-by.

It's as simple as that.

I don't know what he's here for, but I don't think he did it on purpose.

He... Not so narrow-minded. ”

"Huh?"

Asuka poked his head out of the wall at this time, and he looked at the two people who were squatting on the ground, and wondered.

"So, what is the real history of our family?"

Looking at the birds that suddenly appeared, the faces of the two old men collectively darkened.

The Great Elder took a deep breath and asked.

"Why did you pop up all of a sudden?"

"I saw you two chatting sneakily here, and I thought you were talking about me, but I didn't expect it to be related to family history.

How?

What happened to Madara Uchiha? ”

Asuka leaned on the wall, looking down at the two old men.

If I'm not mistaken, Madara Uchiha should have been extubated a long time ago, right?

It seems to be... Soon after Obito opened the kaleidoscope, Madara pulled out the tube.

How long has it been?

Madara's bones may have melted.

Looking up at the ignorant flying bird, the Great Elder shook his head, then stood up and patted the floating soil on his buttocks, looking at Ryoichi Uchiha next to him, with a calm look on his face.

As everyone knows, the name you mention at random is the existence of the old man who will be shocked into a cold sweat when he dreams about it.

And there are people who are suffering powerfully, but they don't go around saying it.

In their eyes, their pain is nothing, their grievances are nothing, as long as the offspring can live well and be happy, they are satisfied.

Where the leaves fly, the fire grows, and the light of the fire will continue to illuminate the village and allow the new leaves to sprout.

This kind of thing of carrying everything to protect the family, the old man has practiced countless times in his dreams, how could he make a mistake this time?

Seeing that Ryoichi also looked at him with a calm face, the Great Elder rubbed his trembling legs and stomach, and then waved his hand at Asuka as if nothing happened.

"The old man is gone."

"By the way, the old man likes to eat meatballs."

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