Qingshui slowly knocked on the door of Qimu Shuomao's house.

Along the way, Qing Shui turned on the perceptual ninjutsu, amplified his five senses, and listened to the discussions in the village.

The situation was even worse than Qing Shui imagined.

Not only the students of the ninja school, but even the ordinary villagers began to discuss this matter, and the heat rose sharply, as if there was an invisible hand pushing all this.

The topic does have a gimmick in its own right, involving Will of Fire and the Ninja's Code.

This is a moral dilemma in the current ninja world, like a tram problem, and it is very difficult to do it left and right.

Senju's face became more and more ugly, he had used his life to prove that the Will of Fire had a temperature, but now some people seemed to be rejecting his sacrifice, wanting to bring the ninja back to the era when they were cold tools...

After a long time, the door of Qimu Shuomao's house slowly opened.

What caught my eye was a man with messy hair like a chicken nest and dull eyes.

In the past, the whole person was like a sharp blade out of the sheath, always smiling unhurriedly, with an extremely tall posture, looking like a man worthy of trust, calm and confident.

But now, although the clothes on his body are still neat, his eyes are full of confusion and confusion, and his posture is unconsciously depressed, as if he is afraid that others will find him.

This strong contrast made Qingshui a little surprised.

"Please come in, Qingshui-kun."

Qimu Shuomao smiled reluctantly, walked into the house, and poured a cup of tea for Qing Shui: "I'm sorry, Qing Shui-kun, let the juniors in the village see my bad appearance." ”

Aosui looked around the house, Kakashi wasn't home.

"Mr. Shuomao, I would like to ask you about the current rumors in the village."

Qing Shui looked directly at Qimu Shuomao and said bluntly:

"Can you tell me what it was like? If there is a problem, I will react to the three generations of Hokage in time, you are the hero of the village, and you should not be criticized like this. ”

Hearing Qing Shui's words, Qimu Shuomao lowered his head helplessly: "Qing Shuijun, thank you for your concern..."

"I'm grateful that you're the first person to come and see me since my mission failed."

"There's nothing to say about this matter, I did mess up the mission, brought losses to both the Fire Nation and the village, and even had the potential to start a war, these are the punishments I deserve."

Qing Shui frowned.

The purity of Hachiki Shuomao seems to be much purer than he thought...

War is such a thing, where one or two tasks will lead to it.

On weekdays, the ninjas of the shadows and roots of the major hidden villages rub against each other on the border and send spies to each other in the village, when did it cause a war?

If you really want to start a war, even if there is a so-called peace agreement, it will be torn apart very simply.

This kind of drama has been staged since the first ninja war...

Qing Shui didn't believe that even if Qimu Shuomao was too simple, he wouldn't be able to recognize this problem.

What really pierced his heart must have been for another reason.

"Mr. Shuomao, this matter is very important to me..."

Qing Shui pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke:

"To be honest, if I were in the same situation as you, I wouldn't hesitate to save my companion, even if the mission failed."

"In my opinion, it's problematic to break the rule that ninjas regard missions as everything, but if you don't even pay attention to your companions, then what is the will of fire that you have been learning?"

"So, Mr. Shuomao, this is not a matter for you alone, but a matter of the future and faith of the village."

Qimu Shuomao slowly raised his lowered head and looked at Qingshui in silence.

After a long time, a hoarse voice came out of his mouth, telling the events of that day—

"I received an order from the village to lead a team to investigate the recent situation of the Sand Hidden Pillar Force, according to the latest information, the major hidden villages have begun to develop the Human Pillar Force, which makes the village's nerves very nervous..."

"But we encountered an ambush, and it was exposed as soon as we approached the village of Shayin, and the two companions were surrounded by the enemy, and I was forced to take action, but I encountered enemy reinforcements."

"In the end, I still led them out of the siege and revealed my identity..."

"Sha Yin sent a stern protest to the village and conveyed it to the ninja world, and Iwakuin Village, Cloud Hidden Village, and Fog Hidden Village also followed Sha Yin's protest, accusing Konoha of trying to start a war and should be punished."

Qimu Shuomao lowered his head again:

"Qing Shui, you don't have to persuade me, as a ninja who failed to complete the task and failed, it is the right reason to be punished."

Qing Shui looked at the tormented Qimu Shuomao and shook his head.

This is indeed a dead end for a ninja like Sakumo Hagi.

Coming out of the Warring States period and with a samurai color, he is like a root member of Shimura Danzo, who has nothing else in his mind except for tasks, and his self-perception is just a knife.

The knife can't cut things anymore, so just throw it away.

But the problem is that Hagi Sakumo is not a root hidden in the shadows, he also absorbs part of the light, feels a trace of warmth brought by the will to fire, and fills his heart.

If he saves his companion, then the mission fails, and the ninja will torture his heart with the thought of everything in the mission.

If he doesn't save it, then the will of fire in his heart will question him.

There is a certain truth in how to do it, and it is not right to do it.

Qing Shui shook his head, this is the ideological conflict brought about by the Warring States Period and the Kunimura Era.

Since the establishment of Konoha, various ninja tribes and civilians have gathered into a village and become companions to each other, and ninjas have gradually transformed from cold tools that had to go to war at an early age in the Warring States period to a "person" with a life and daily life.

But the fundamental identity has not been transformed.

In order to ensure the reputation of the employer, Konoha Village still has to declare the slogan of mission first to the outside world, and internally, in order to win people's hearts and establish bonds, they have played the card of the will of fire.

Qimu Shuomao is the person who faces this contradiction, standing on the cusp of the times...

"Mr. Shuomao, I want to ask, do you regret it?"

Qing Shui said softly, "Give you another choice, will you choose to complete the task or protect your companions?" ”

Qimu Shuomao's mouth opened, and the two words of protection came to his mouth, but he couldn't spit it out anymore.

"Mr. Shuomao, I have a question, why do all the villagers know about this now?"

"What you are carrying out should be a confidential mission, and even if you fail, it should be a top secret that only high-level and ninja classes will know."

Qing Shui changed the topic, looked at the tangled Qimu Shuomao, and said slowly:

"I don't think it's simple, maybe someone is using public opinion to frame you."

Qimu Shuomao laughed miserably: "It's not important, Qingshui..."

Confidential missions, other protests from the hidden villages, as Aomizu said, these are top secrets to be kept on the Hokage's desk.

As the shinobi and mainstay of the village, Hachiki Shuomao knew deeply that if Sarutobi wanted to stop this rumor, it would be a very simple matter.

All you need to do is send a few shadows and make some internal statements, and these problems will be solved.

All of this current situation can only show that the representative of the Will of Fire, the third generation of Hokage, is also very dissatisfied with him.

Qimu Shuomao slowly closed his eyes, and his heart was mixed.

It was the first time in his life that he failed in a mission.

But the problem is that he is not the first Konoha ninja to fail in his mission.

In the Second Ninja World War, the three apprentices of Sarutobi Hichi, Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsunade, when facing the invader Sanshoyu Hanzo of Yuyin Village, suffered a solid defeat, defeated all the troops, and were given the inglorious "Three Ninjas".

And Shimura Danzo and his roots have stirred up trouble in enemy countries many times, and exposure is also a common thing.

Especially recently, the human experiment of Orochimaru was personally led by Sakumo Qimu to investigate, and those young experimental subjects and unsightly scenes shocked him who had seen the battlefield.

However, whether it was Orochimaru, Shimura Danzou, or the defeated Jiraiya and Tsunade, they were not so criticized in the village, but everything was safe.

Shimura Danzou is still the Hokage's assistant, and no one mentions Orochimaru's human experiments, and the name of the "Three Ninjas", which symbolizes defeat, has even become a reputation in recent years-

Many ninja school children refer to Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru as the "legendary three ninja"...

This made Qimu Shuomao not understand, why was he the only one to be treated like this?

Qing Shui looked at the increasingly sluggish Qimu Shuomao, and chuckled inwardly.

Really.

It's not just a matter of the Ninja Code and the Will of Fire, but as a powerful combat force in Konoha, Sakumo Hagi finally made him clearly see his status on this issue and experience the taste of unfairness...

Why, why is he the only one who is subject to such criticism?

Ninjas are not ruthless tools after all, even if they know that they are not disciples of the Hokage line, they will subconsciously think about this problem, this is human nature.

Especially compared to the three ninjas, Hachiki Sakumo is a hero who made great contributions in the Second Ninja World War, and the son and daughter-in-law of Chiyo, the high-level adviser of the sand hire, were killed by him...

If there is no merit, how can you say that there is also hard work, right?

Qimu Shuomao doesn't ask for much reward or high status, but because of such a thing, the high-level can't let the whole village criticize him and talk about him unscrupulously, right?

He didn't ask for anything more, he just wanted a hint of warm tolerance, but he didn't see it.

Qing Shui looked at Qimu Shuomao's increasingly depressed face, and said in a low voice:

"Mr. Shuomao, in fact, you don't have to blame yourself so much for the failure of the mission, the Hokage has also failed."

Qimu Shuomao's eyes flashed: "Qingshui-kun, there are some things that can't be said nonsense..."

Qing Shui shook his head:

"Although I don't know why the third generation Hokage didn't stop this rumor, I think he should be able to understand your entanglement, maybe there is something else hidden here, but it is still under investigation..."

"Mr. Shuomao, you should know that in the First Shinobi War, the three generations of Hokage, Danzo Assistant, Yan and Koharu advisors, as well as Akido Fukaze and my grandfather Uchiha Kagami, they were besieged by Yungakure's troops..."

"As a Shadow Guard, I guess the only mission should be to protect the Hokage."

"So I think that the three generations of Hokage have experienced the entanglement of the will of fire and the ninja code, please don't be impatient, things will take a turn for the better..."

Hagi Shuomao's breathing intensified.

What Qing Shui said is extremely true history.

As the Shadow Guard, let the Hokage break it off, and let the Thousand Hands die on the battlefield, even if the second Hokage took the initiative to ask for the break, it is difficult to get rid of...

Hachiki Shuomao's heart became heavier and heavier, as simple as him, and even when he felt unfair in his heart, he only thought about Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya as a comparison.

Shimura Tuanzang was not in his comparison range, but Qing Shui's words pierced the last vestige of his heart and clearly told him-

Three generations of Hokage, Shimura Danzou and other Konoha high-level executives, can you understand your feelings?

Absolutely.

How could they not feel their lives because they had survived the conflict between the Will of Fire and the Ninja Code?

As for why the rumors have not been cleared, the answer is imminent.

The Will of Fire only protects the disciples of the Hokage, and does not protect ordinary ninjas like him, even if they are highly decorated war heroes, they will be held accountable.

Listening to Qing Shui's words silently between thousands of hands, the anger in his heart became more and more vigorous.

Just like Qing Shui said, your lives are all alive under the light of the will of fire, how come it is that when it comes to other people, you let the rumors fly?

Not only was Shimura Danzo, the mastermind behind the Thousand Hands lock, but the Thousand Hands realized that something was wrong with the Ape Flying Sun Slash.

What is he, the third-generation Hokage, doing?

Why not calm the rumors yet!

At this moment, even if the ape slashes the punishment of Qimu Shuomao, it will be no problem.

As long as the high-level makes a conclusive conclusion on this incident and makes their position and attitude clear, then all criticism will be self-defeating, and everything will be carried out according to the Hokage's will.

And silence, on the contrary, is the greatest harm.

A strong man like Qimu Shuomao, even if he has a humble heart, it is difficult to endure the discussion of the whole village.

In other words, it is precisely because of the humility of Hachiki Shuo that this kind of taste of being framed in the scrutinizing eyes of everyone is more difficult for him to accept.

"Qingshui, don't persuade me..."

Qimu Shuomao's spirit seems to be better, but it seems to be a return to the light:

"Maybe I had a problem with my understanding of the village and the will of fire from the beginning, and it was only because of my naivety that I got to this field."

"I'm a little tired, Qingshui, can I rest by myself for a while?"

Qing Shui looked at Qimu Shuomao silently, there was a strange ease in this tone, and it sounded like a sense of misanthropy...

And at this very moment.

Kakashi returned home and walked into the house with a pale face.

"Qingshui, you're here too..."

Kakashi seemed to be greatly stimulated, twitching the corners of his mouth, his eyes dodging at his father and Aosui.

"Father, something happened..."

Kakashi looked at Qing Shui, and a surge of courage surged in his heart inexplicably.

What he had heard and seen in the village just now, if it weren't for Qingshui being here, he wouldn't have had the courage to talk to Qimu Shuomao.

"Say it, Kakashi." Qimu Shuomao's expression had become flat.

Kakashi lowered his head and whispered:

"Father, two of the unsuccessful missions with you committed suicide, and the rest of your companions are accusing you."

"They said that they had already committed suicide to save the reputation of the village because your actions revealed their identities, and they didn't want the mission to fail."

"I... I don't know why, everyone knows about it, and now there are a lot of people in the village arguing..."

Qing Shui frowned: "Committed suicide?" Are you sure, Kakashi..."

"Qingshui, I don't believe it either, but it's true, I saw those two people being carried away from home..."

Kakashi looked at Qing Shui blankly, and then at Hachiki Shuo Shige, "Father, I don't know what to do. ”

Qing Shui couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart.

If the teammate who committed suicide was artificially arranged, then this hand was really ruthless.

If there is no comparison, then even if public opinion is directed, there will still be people who will speak for Sakushige Hagi and discuss the conflict between the Will of Fire and the Ninja Code...

But the rescued companion committed suicide, and with such a precedent, the wind would have deflected extremely violently.

"Kakashi, do you know which two people committed suicide?" Hachiki Shuo Mao spoke slowly.

Kakashi uttered the names of the two men in a daze, and although he didn't know each other, the village was chattering.

When Sakumo Qimu heard it, he laughed: "Did you commit suicide?" It's really the root of Konoha..."

"Mr. Shuomao, what does this have to do with Konoha roots?"

Qing Shui said suspiciously, but did not get an answer.

Sakumo Hachiki seemed to have figured out a lot at this moment.

From the mission being ambushed, to the abnormality of those two teammates, to the criticism of the village after the mission failed, and the silence of the high-level, all of this is connected.

The two people who committed suicide that Kakashi said were none other than the root shadows initiated by Shimura Danzo...

What Shimura didn't know was that he thought that the shadows in the ambush were extremely secretive, but he couldn't escape the eyes of Hachiki Shuo Shigeru who could distinguish people, and he had already noticed some abnormalities.

The ninja of the root, due to the harsh training and brainwashing he has been subjected to since he was a child, has an indelible smell on his body.

No matter how well disguised it is, Sakumo Hachiki can detect it.

He didn't think about it that much, after all, it wasn't the first time that the ninja of the root went on a mission with him.

But the news of this suicide, combined with the anger and coldness that he saw in his eyes when Qingshui was running wild, Hachiki Shuo Shigeru blocked Shimura Danzo...

Hagi Sakumo's instincts had already told him.

Some wanted to ruin him.

"What a false world..."Qimu Shuomao sighed faintly, barely squeezing out a smile:

"Qingshui, I'll rest for a while."

Qing Shui nodded and slowly stood up: "Mr. Shuomao, take care." ”

But at this moment, Sakumo Hachiki said again, "Kakashi is still a child, if you can, I hope you can take care of him more." ”

Qing Shui sighed: "I will." ”

Kakashi listened blankly to the conversation between the two of them, watching his father walk into the bedroom.

A moment later, a voice familiar to Kakashi sounded.

It was the pop of a sharp blade cutting into the human body!

Kakashi ran over and saw Sakumo Hagi lying on the ground, his pupils trembling, and he yelled sharply:

"Qingshui, Qingshui, save my father!"

Hachiki Sakumo plunged the short knife into his heart and lay down on the ground safely, blood flowing all over the ground.

A thousand hands looked at the Qimu Shuomao who fell to the ground, and closed his eyes in pain.

There is no way to save this!

How precise is Hagi Shuomao's knife technique, this knife is inserted into the fragile place of the heart, with the belief that he will die.

"Qingshui, you have to prove the will of fire and seek justice for Qimu Shuomao!"

"What are you anxious about?"

Qing Shui slowly walked towards Qimu Shuomao: "Let's save people first, I can still save this kind of injury, it's not a big problem..."

"Qing Shui, unless you can sew his heart shut..."Thousand hands stopped talking.

"You don't think it's hard, do you?"

The embodied chakra slowly emerged from Qing Shui's hand, twisted into the shape of a line, and inserted it into the body of Hachiki Shuo Shigeru, sewing up the broken heart for him.

"However, the person who saved him is very simple, how to save this heart, it is quite difficult..."

Qing Shui sighed: "I don't know what to do, you know what, Doorway?" ”

"Qingshui, you just have to save people, I'll handle this matter..."

Thousands of hands forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "I will give everyone an explanation, with the reputation of the second Hokage!" ”

It's really burned out...

I didn't expect it to be ten thousand days today!

I'm amazing! (Fork waist)

(End of chapter)