Chapter 97 The Country of Crying
Thanks to the time decided by Amegakure and Sunagakure to launch the attack on Konoha, Seiji and others were given about half a month's vacation. Bing had only one request for them, which was to rush to the Kirigakure forward base in the north of Bear Country before February 2. Kirigakure would land in Whirlpool Country simultaneously on February 17, the day the war broke out.
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The rain kept falling.
After completing the mission and entering a vacation state, Qingsi took off his mask, performed a transformation, and began to walk aimlessly in the Rain Country. Last time, due to a mission he was on, he didn't have time to take a good look at this country whose weather was quite similar to that of the Water Country.
After the Sand Village and the Hidden Leaf Village pushed the battle line back into the Land of Rain, the Land of Rain suffered devastating destruction in every sense of the word.
Although not attacking civilians is a common rule followed by ninjas throughout the ninja world, there are always some ninjas who don't care about it at all. In addition, the scope of the battle between ninjas is not small and it can easily spread to nearby villages and towns. Thus, the nightmare of the Rain Country has come.
Even though the Hidden Rain Village has an invincible Hanzo of the Salamander who is known as a demigod, his power is ultimately limited. He cannot stop all the Sand Village and Konoha ninjas who are wreaking havoc in the Land of Rain, not to mention that there are Black Zetsu and White Zetsu secretly working to make things more difficult for him.
By the 36th year of Kirigakure, the war had been going on for more than a year and had almost destroyed the entire Rain Country. There were fleeing civilians and broken walls everywhere.
The sky was gray and sunlight was a luxury for the people in this country. There were dense dark clouds everywhere. Because of the weather or the war, the air was filled with an extremely depressing atmosphere.
Qingsi stopped, looked up at the sky, and said silently in his heart, "This country is crying!"
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The Land of Rain, a dilapidated town near the Land of Fire.
Two thin figures hid in the shadows, their eyes full of desire for the fragrant food in the market not far away.
After a long time, the orange-haired boy turned around and glanced at the girl who was shivering behind him, and his eyes gradually became firm.
The girl had lavender hair and although her clothes were shabby, her eyes were clear and moving, like a clear spring, which made people feel pity for her. Although her life was difficult, there was no resentment or despair in her eyes.
"Xiao Nan!" the boy called softly, his tone hinting at weakness. He hadn't eaten for almost three days.
"Yeah!" After a long time, the girl nodded vigorously to the boy. She knew what the boy meant. Although she didn't want to, the two of them could not live happily anymore.
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The boy was very active and after the girl agreed, he immediately rushed to the market not far away. Although this town had been invaded and looted several times by Konoha ninjas, there was no other way but to survive.
The boy kept moving between the stalls in the market. His agile movements did not show that he was a child who had been hungry for three days. All that could be seen was his desire to survive.
At this time, there was a burst of scolding. The boy's little trick was discovered. Without bothering to see what food he had got, the boy clung to the hope of their survival, and made various flexible moves and fled desperately.
Run faster, run faster!!!
The boy kept cheering himself up in his heart. He knew what would happen to him if he was caught. Even if he was not beaten to death, the food he had stolen with great difficulty would be taken away. Even though he was very careful and only took a very small amount from each family, he was still discovered.
"Yahiko!" Looking at the boy who was running away frantically, the girl's eyes were filled with tears, and she began to regret that she had just agreed to the boy's actions.
The girl plucked up her courage and was about to pick up a stone on the ground and throw it at the stall owners who were chasing the boy, when she heard a very rhythmic sound of footsteps in the distance, and at the same time an oppressive aura came over. The stall owners who were chasing the boy were intimidated by the aura and couldn't help but stop and looked tremblingly in the direction of the footsteps. They were very familiar with this aura. Another ninja was visiting their town.
"Thump...thump...thump..." The rhythmic footsteps are getting closer and closer.
The visitor was Qingsi, who was wandering around the Rain Country. Following the guidance of fate, Qingsi came here.
But the boy didn't care about all that. It could be said that he was ignorant and fearless. When the stall owners stopped chasing him, he quickly grabbed the girl's hand and fled with her.
Although some of the food was lost during the escape, the remaining food was enough for him and the girl to have a full meal with some left over.
