No. 66 Night Talk, Gift

A bright moon hangs high in the sky, casting its cool light and enveloping the entire earth; countless stars embellish the clear and cloudless night sky, like dazzling gems inlaid in the vast sky.

The breeze blew gently from a distant place, creating layers of green ripples on the vast grassland and gently caressing the boy's slightly brown eyes.

He lay quietly on the grass, gazing at the bright moon in the night sky. The silver light seemed to be imprisoned in those deep eyes. No one could understand the world presented in his eyes, and no one could peek into his inner thoughts.

The night wind was particularly gentle. After this fierce battle, almost all the new generation of ninjas in Konoha Village gathered here. They were located in the inner part of the entire Konoha camp, very close to the logistics and medical forces in the rear.

Yue Le tilted her head slightly, feeling the familiar breath coming from not far away, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

He reached out and pulled out a slender grass stem from the grass beside him, put it in his mouth and chewed it. The faint aroma of green grass and the sweet taste filled his mouth.

"I knew you would slip out." A clear voice sounded from behind.

As the breeze flowed slowly, Yue Le's originally agitated aura gradually calmed down, becoming as peaceful and tranquil as before, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusory dream that had never really happened.

Under the bright and flawless moonlight, a figure with a golden hedgehog head suddenly broke into this picturesque scenery.

His voice, accompanied by the leisurely night breeze, was clearly transmitted to Yue Le's ears.

At this moment, the breeze gently caresses the grass, and the light grass undulates slightly like green waves.

Minato also ignored the dew on the grass that wet his clothes, and lay down lightly beside Yuele, as if he didn't care whether Yuele would respond to him.

"I don't know if you secretly went to the root to tinker with something, but I always feel that there is a hint of coldness about you. What, are you planning to change your career to become a cool and handsome guy?"

Yue Le rolled her eyes in annoyance, not wanting to pay attention to Minato's nonsense, and just spit out the grass stem in her mouth. The grass stem drifted quietly to the ground along with the night wind.

"Hey, Yuele, we all understand what happened that day... It's not your fault... I'm sorry... I know you're sad too..."

In fact, Minato's apology was unnecessary. There was no fierce conflict between the two sides at that time. It was just that Kushina and Hisahi's sad eyes made Yue Le feel uneasy.

But Yue Le could do nothing about it. All the missions carried out by the Root were confidential and could not be disclosed. The reason why he mentioned that was because the friendship in his heart was stirring. However, out of a sense of professional responsibility, he could not say much and could only speak more obscurely.

Shaking his head, Yue Le put his hands under his head. He was no longer willing to think about these useless things.

The moonlight tonight is as silver, bright and flawless, it is really beautiful.

For a moment, the two of them were speechless, and Minato didn't know what to say. He just instinctively felt that there seemed to be a slight rift between Yue Le and them, and he wanted to mend it.

"......"

"Minato, you know, I have grown a lot this year, both in strength and experience..."

“Do you remember your original dream?”

"Of course I remember. I want to be as great as Grandpa Hokage and become the Hokage who protects the villagers!"

Looking at Minato who suddenly became excited, Yue Le turned his face slightly, and the strand of hair fell down, just covering the slight fluctuations in his eyes.

Yue Le's eyes were a little confused, as if they had lost focus, but they seemed to contain endless meaning.

"Minato, in your opinion, what kind of existence should the so-called 'Hokage' be?"

Yuele's voice was very soft, but it carried a power that could not be ignored. After being asked this question by Yuele, Minato was suddenly stunned, and the figures of successive Hokage began to emerge in his mind.

"Perhaps... just like the Third Hokage, a great leader who loves his people deeply and shoulders the responsibility of guarding the village and maintaining peace. At the same time, he has enough strength to protect everything he cherishes..."

Minato muttered to himself, and with each word he spoke, the light in his eyes became more and more dazzling, like the bright stars in the night sky.

However, Minato did not think for too long, and blurted out these words immediately. Moreover, he became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he was ignited by an invisible force, full of high morale.

At this moment, Minato suddenly turned his head to look at Yuele, with a firm and fiery light flashing in his eyes.

Facing the passionate Minato in front of him, Yue Le just yawned lazily and stared at him silently. In his heart, he couldn't help but think secretly,

Minato, is this your answer?

Protect? Yes, it is protect. But Minato, what you want to protect is often what the enemy wants to destroy. However, think about it the other way around... Protecting, how can it be so simple and bright...

Although Yuele is Danzo's grandson and the young master of the Root, Danzo did not show any favoritism to him during this year and let him gain experience at the grassroots level.

And tasks that require roots to be performed almost always mean being linked to darkness.

Yue Le was lying on the grass, her eyes a little dazed.

Naruto...

He thought silently in his heart. The two of them lay quietly on the ground. After Minato finished his point of view, he watched Yuele close his eyes and stopped talking. For a moment, there was silence.

Minato scratched his head, put down his hand somewhat disappointedly, and lay on the ground, enjoying this last peaceful moment with Yuele.

Because tomorrow, they will go to the battlefield...

.......

The next morning, the sun shone on the earth, as if covering the whole world with a layer of golden gauze, but a tense atmosphere filled the air.

A thrilling war is about to break out, like a taut bowstring that may break at any time.

The Iwagakure and Konoha armies were on high alert, each arranged in neat formations, like two lions facing each other across a river, staring at each other with hostility.

Between the two armies, there is a vast loess plateau, which is the border area of ​​the Grass Kingdom.

Whenever big countries clash, the small countries caught in the middle and trying to survive are always the first to bear the brunt.

Faced with the impending fierce battle, the Grass Kingdom seemed extremely uneasy. They urgently recalled all the ninjas who were on missions and asked them to hide in the village, close the doors and gates, and live in fear for fear of being affected by the war and becoming innocent victims.

At this moment, the battle lines of both sides were very long. From afar, they looked like two huge dragons circling between heaven and earth.

For this battle, Orochimaru and his companions did not have a well-thought-out plan. The Konoha side only wanted to defeat the Iwagakure Village as quickly as possible and send a clear signal to the entire ninja world that Konoha's dignity is sacred and inviolable!

In contrast, the Hidden Rock Village did not have so many concerns. The number of ninjas participating in the war was large, more than twice that of Konoha. They only needed to be careful to deal with the opponent's masters, and they would be sure to win.

Both sides felt they had a winning chance.

In a war, conspiracy is just a foil, the key to victory lies in the disparity in strength. The Iwagakure ninja has a clear advantage in numbers, while Konoha's troops are fewer, but their individual strength far exceeds that of the Iwagakure ninja.

This time, both sides seemed to have exposed all their forces in an attempt to intimidate the other side in this way, but secretly, both sides had set up an ambush.

.......

Iwagakure.

The face of the elite Jonin of the Rock Ninja, Jiro Noguchi, was as gloomy as if covered by dark clouds. His eyes filled with hatred were fixed in the direction of Konoha, as if he wanted to burn it to ashes.

Behind him, Huang Tu patted Jiro Noguchi's shoulder softly, but his silence was more powerful than any words.

Jiro Noguchi, a senior jonin from the Iwagakure Village, dedicated everything he had to the village.

His wife and child are both ninjas.

Back then, when their children were still very young, Noguchi Jiro's wife came into conflict with Konoha during a mission.

In order to bring back important intelligence, she fought desperately with the enemy, fought desperately, and finally died unfortunately. Her teammates chose to live in disgrace and even failed to bring back the intelligence.

Why didn't he die?

Why did my lover die when I...

This thought kept lingering in Jiro Noguchi's mind, causing him great pain.

Especially when he thought about the fact that his beloved wife had passed away in the battle and he was powerless to do anything, the regret and self-blame almost consumed him.

After his wife passed away, Jiro Noguchi once fell into deep depression. But whenever he saw his young son, he would cheer up and hope to accompany his son to grow up healthily. From then on, his son became his only sustenance and hope in life.

He had experienced countless wars in his life, and when he was middle-aged, he had a son. Naturally, he had high hopes for him and named him Yingsheng. Yingsheng lived up to his father's expectations and grew up to be a new generation of leading figures in the Iwagakure Village.

However, fate was unpredictable and cruel, and that seemingly ordinary mission became an indelible pain in his heart.

A few months ago, Yingsheng was ordered to go to the Land of Fluorine to carry out a mission, but unfortunately he was ambushed by Konoha ninjas.

According to the description of the ninja who escaped, three out of the four members of their team died on the spot, and he was the only one who carried the intelligence and escaped at risk of his life, but he was also seriously injured. After returning, he finally died due to severe injuries and ineffective treatment.

Everything was originally so beautiful. Yingsheng had been in love with a woman who satisfied him in every way for a long time, and the two had even reached the stage of discussing marriage.

Noguchi himself had already prepared the wedding dress for his son and had even recited his wedding speech many times...

But now this series of heavy blows have come one after another, how can Jiro Noguchi bear it?

His heart had long been devoured by endless madness, and the sorrow and resentment at this moment were like surging volcanic lava, gushing out continuously, almost completely drowning his only remaining sanity.

Driven by this extreme emotion, he resolutely volunteered to participate in this brutal war with only one purpose, to launch bloody revenge on Konoha. He wanted to use the blood of Konoha ninjas to pray for his beloved wife and deceased son.

Now, he stood here proudly, gazing at the huge army camp of Konoha in front of him. In his heart, there was only an unshakable belief that he would devote every bit of his strength to make Konoha pay an extremely painful price!

Not only did he want to deal a heavy blow to Konoha's military power, but he also wanted to let the shining young generation who represented the hope of the future shed blood on the battlefield.

"Huang Tu, what do you want us to do?"

Because of the distance, in Noguchi Jiro's vision, Konoha's garrison camp was just a dark and blurry outline.

Jiro Noguchi's face was as cold as ice, and his eyes flashed with a chilling light, as if he could tear people apart at any time.

He took a deep breath, trying to maintain the last bit of calmness, but deep in his eyes, there was a kind of lifeless and dead silence.

There is no doubt that he is ready to die, and he himself will transform into a big gift from the Iwagakure Blast Team to Konoha!

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