Chapter 219 The Pain of Those Close to You

Seeing the Hokage being attacked and injured, several elite Shadow Guards who were responsible for protecting the Hokage's personal safety appeared instantly.

In other words, they knew that the old man in front of them had a transcendent status and did not dare to blindly escalate the situation. While they were trying to stop Uzumaki Mito from further harming the Hokage, they also hurried to check on the injuries of the Hokage on the ground.

Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He shook his head slightly, and then pushed away the shadow guard who came to support him.

"Cough cough cough..."

Uzumaki Mito was so angry that his face turned red and he couldn't stop coughing.

Seeing her excited look, Sarutobi Hiruzen was afraid that she would suddenly fall down due to exhaustion...

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that he had an unshirkable responsibility regarding the matter of Ryuyun, and he did not want to make any excuses, so when facing his elder Uzumaki Mito, he could only accept the beatings and scoldings in silence.

"If it was the first generation, if it was the second generation, they would never make the decision to sacrifice heroes and children to save the village because of fear of war. Your teacher (Senju Tobirama) always said that you inherited the 'Will of Fire', but in the end you misinterpreted the 'Will of Fire' like this!"

Uzumaki Mito scolded angrily, feeling disappointed with his friend.

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head even lower. Uzumaki Mito's words of disapproval deeply hurt his heart.

He had always thought that he understood the 'Will of Fire', but now Uzumaki Mito said that he had completely misinterpreted the 'Will of Fire'...

"The original intention of our predecessors in establishing Konoha was to allow children to grow up safely and healthily, and to protect them from the ravages of war. But you have put the cart before the horse... You are actually using the lives of children and the future of Konoha in exchange for this momentary, ridiculous peace!"

"You only know how to blindly believe in 'sacrifice the small self for the greater self', but have you ever thought about how there would be a 'greater self' without the 'small self'? How could there be a village without children???"

Uzumaki Mito's words echoed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart for a long time like the sound of a huge bell.

This one of the founders of Konoha made him realize that the so-called 'Will of Fire' is never just 'sacrificing the self for the greater good'; protecting children to grow up smoothly is the true meaning of the existence of Konoha Ninja Village!

"Lord Mito, I am sorry for the two predecessors and your expectations of me. As the Hokage, I have an unshirkable responsibility for Liuyun's death. Lord Mito, please calm down and take care of yourself. When the war is over, I will resign from the position of Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen knelt on the ground again, lowered his head and took the initiative to take responsibility.

"Whatever you want to do is up to you..."

Uzumaki Mito had no intention of trying to stop him from making this decision.

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen admitted his mistake with a good attitude and did not try to justify his fault in front of her, Uzumaki Mito's anger was more or less subsided.

"Is there any possibility for that child to be resurrected again?" Uzumaki Mito suddenly asked in a sad tone.

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head gently after hearing this: "Three days have passed. I don't think there is any chance of him coming back to life..."

"Little Liuyun...what a good child..."

The good boy who could cook delicious meals for her and chat with her to relieve her boredom, just like her grandson, died before he reached adulthood!

Uzumaki Mito couldn't help but burst into tears when she thought about the past events. Her eyes turned black due to her great emotional fluctuations. Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen supported her in time at the critical moment, preventing her from fainting and falling.

Elderly people of Uzumaki Mito’s age are most afraid of falling. If they fall accidentally, they may never be able to get up again!

Not long after, Kushina woke up from her coma. The moment she woke up, she burst into tears again. Then, regardless of her grandmother beside her, she ran straight towards Liuyun's house.

Uzumaki Mito couldn't help crying again as she looked at her back. She had no intention of dissuading Kushina. She just hoped that Kushina wouldn't do anything stupid after seeing the corpse...

Kushina ran without stopping for a moment, and soon she rushed to the door of Liuyun's house, but when she was close to the door, she suddenly stopped, and her heart was completely filled with great fear.

She was afraid of seeing Liuyun's body and afraid of seeing that result. Until now, she still couldn't accept the fact that Liuyun was dead!

"No, he's so powerful and strong, how could he just give up his life so easily? He hasn't married me yet, and Aunt Asuka is still here, how could he leave us behind so easily?"

Kushina held the door with both hands, breathing heavily as she talked to herself.

After a long time, Kushina finally mustered up the courage to push the door open.

As soon as she entered the room, she ran into a female ANBU in the corridor who was responsible for looking after Asuka.

"You are Liuyun's friend, right? If possible, please persuade Liuyun's mother. She hasn't eaten or drunk water for two days. If she continues like this, her body will definitely not be able to bear it..."

The female ANBU ninja spoke worriedly, and when Kushina heard this, she wiped away her tears and rushed straight into the inner hall.

As soon as she entered the house, she immediately saw the refrigerated coffin placed in the hall, and also saw Asuka who was staying beside the coffin.

Seeing this scene, Kushina couldn't help but cover her mouth, and big tears kept falling from her eyes.

She walked slowly to the coffin with a trembling body. When she saw the familiar pale-faced young man inside, she felt her heart twitch violently. She fell to the ground in pain.

"No, he won't die..."

Kushina, lying on the ground, covered her chest and endured the pain, but Asuka, standing beside her, seemed unaware of the movement. It seemed that the only thing in her eyes was the boy in the coffin, and she could no longer see anything else.

Kushina lay on the ground for a long time before she could barely stand up. After she stood up, she opened the transparent coffin lid directly, and then hugged the corpse and burst into tears.

Gradually, as her voice became hoarse and her tears dried up, Kushina fell into a deep sleep holding the corpse.

Not long after, the Anbu ninja who stayed at home pried her hands apart with great effort, and then forcibly separated the person from the corpse.

After all, the coffin has a refrigeration function. If a person falls asleep in it, he will be frozen sooner or later, and this is not conducive to the preservation of the corpse.

When the Anbu ninja carried Kushina out of the coffin, Asuka beside her fainted on the ground because she had not eaten or drunk for a long time.

Seeing this scene, the Anbu ninja couldn't help but sigh. She took a quilt from the inner room and put the two unconscious women on the same bed.

After doing all this, she went to the kitchen to make some liquid food, and then fed it to Asuka little by little with a spoon.

Once a person wakes up, he needs to face reality. In the next few days, the two women waited numbly beside the corpse like zombies.

This hopeless day lasted until the sixth day after Liuyun's death... Asuka suddenly regained consciousness, as if a dead person had a last glimmer of light. She became much more sober and didn't feel so painful anymore, as if she had suddenly recovered from despair.