Chapter 393: A General for a Time, a General for Life

The biting wind envelops the yellow sand, ruthlessly eroding wherever it touches, adding a bit of desolation to the already desolate land, but in this lifeless yellow hell, a touch of green seems so rare and valuable .

A cloaked figure stood in front of a vibrant oasis, with unconcealable joy in his eyes and a hint of worry hidden under his eyelids.

"Who are you?"

Two men dressed as guards held kunai in their hands and looked at the mysterious person who broke into their forbidden area with vigilance. If the other party showed any unruly behavior, they would immediately sound the alarm.

The mysterious man did not show any panic. Instead, he looked at the two dedicated guards with great interest. A look of relief flashed across his face. He slowly took off the cloak covering his head, revealing a ferocious green dragon. ,

"The vigilance is good and deserves praise."

He went back to his hometown to inspect Samana, with a rare smile on his usually serious face. When the two guards saw him, they quickly hid their kunai behind their backs and stood at attention. Cold sweat could not stop oozing from their bodies. ,

"I've seen Mr. Kazekage! You guys didn't know Mr. Kazekage was coming. You deserve death!"

"It doesn't matter. I broke in without permission. What's your fault?"

Shamen shook his head and signaled the two new recruits not to panic. He turned his gaze to the forest behind him and asked,

"Nothing big happened in Loulan recently, right?"

"Master Feng Ying, everything is fine, that is"

When faced with Salmon's inquiry, the two guards naturally did not dare to neglect. They immediately nodded in agreement, but soon showed embarrassed expressions.

"Just what?"

"It's just that Loulan's current carrying capacity is not enough, and the newly moved residents are still homeless."

"Didn't the daimyo already allocate funds to build new residential areas?"

The monk frowned when he heard this. How could he displace his fellow villagers?

"The funding has arrived, but it's still a drop in the bucket. There are too many refugees joining every day, and the construction speed can't keep up."

The guard showed a bitter smile and explained the reason.

"I understand, is the City Lord here?"

Shamen, who roughly understood the reason, nodded and did not continue to question the two leading soldiers on the matter. Instead, he asked about the situation of the Lord of Loulan City.

"Here I am!"

The Lord of Loulan City is a red-haired man about the same age as Samana. At this moment, he is flipping through the documents in his hand with a troubled expression. The series of deficits on it give him a headache. There is a look of exhaustion on his rough face.

"Creak~"

"Didn't I tell you not to disturb me when I'm working!"

Suddenly, the closed door of the office was suddenly pushed open. The Lord of Loulan City frowned and reprimanded without raising his head.

"Father~"

However, the soft voice made the city lord's angry expression break instantly. With a soft face, he raised his head and saw a little red-haired girl about five or six years old, leaning on the door timidly, with a watery face. The big eyes are full of worry,

"It's little Sana, come here and let daddy hug you~"

The city lord smiled and waved to the little girl, his stern look just now gone.

"Da da da~"

A little girl named Sana ran over with short legs and plunged into the arms of the city lord.

"Father, you haven't been home for several days. Mother and I miss you."

"When I finish this busy period, I will stay with you."

Due to the recent financial constraints, the city owner had to work overtime and double-check every payment. He had to stay in the office for food and accommodation, let alone go home.

"Don't lie!"

Sana in her arms puffed up her little face and stretched out her fingers to hook him.

"When did father lie to you? When the work is over, I will take you to the Land of Fire to drink honey and drink in the Ice City."

"Yeah!"

After hearing the words "Mix x Bingcheng", Sana's eyes were filled with little stars. She raised her little fists high and danced excitedly.

"I want to eat lots and lots of sundaes!"

"no problem!"

"Bang Bang Bang~"

Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted the rare family time. The city lord frowned again. Just as he was about to reprimand, he saw a familiar bald head, putting his hand on the door and looking at him with a teasing expression.

"Shaman! Why are you here?"

When the city lord saw the visitor, he immediately stood up in surprise.

"What, don't you welcome old friends?"

Samana narrowed her eyes nervously.

The little girl in the city lord's arms blinked in confusion, touching her chin with her little hand, her delicate brows furrowed into a "Chuan" character, as if she was thinking hard about something.

"You are the big bald uncle!"

After about ten seconds, she showed a look of sudden realization, pointed at Samana's shiny bald head, and said hello loudly,

"Little Sana, long time no see."

Instead of being angry because of the little girl's impolite name, Samana stepped forward and touched the girl's red head with a smile on her face, her voice was particularly soft,

"Little Sana, you go home first, dad is going to start working."

The city lord looked at the smiling Samana, put down the little daughter in his arms, and asked her not to disturb the conversation between the adults.

"Goodbye, father, goodbye, bald uncle~"

Sana pursed her lips in grievance. Although she was a little reluctant, she still left obediently and politely.

"Little Sana is worry-free, unlike my brat who is naughty and likes playing with snakes."

Looking at the back of little Sana leaving, Shamen nodded with some envy, and then thought of his own son, and suddenly he was furious. It turned out that people should not be too competitive.

"Hmph~ Little Sana is the cutest in the world!"

The city lord accepted Shamen's praise calmly.

"Drink tea."

After discussing the education issue, the city lord got up and searched in the tea cabinet for a long time, and finally found a pile of leftovers. He didn't care about it, so he brewed it for Shamen directly.

"Are you so tight?"

Looking at the rough tea in front of him, Shamen looked reluctant. As the lord of a city, he didn't even have decent tea leaves. How big a crisis is Loulan facing?

"It's good to have some to drink. I keep this for myself. I only give plain water to ordinary people."

The city lord sat in front of Shamen. Seeing that he dared to mock him, he rolled his eyes instantly.

The dragon-protecting clan of Loulan and the city lord's lineage have a thousand-year friendship. Shamen and the city lord of Loulan are close friends who grew up together.

When Shamen was still in Loulan, in addition to serving as the guardian of the dragon vein, he also served as the commander of Loulan's city defense.

According to the title at that time, Shamen was the mighty general of Loulan.

However, Shamen, who was supposed to devote his whole life to Loulan, left his hometown under the deception of a shameless curly-haired man and chose to go out to make a living. Fortunately, he made a name for himself, otherwise he would have become a joke of the Loulan people.

The two close friends who have met only a few times in recent years, after a simple greeting, got to the point.

"Is the money allocated by the daimyo really not enough?"

Taking a sip of tea full of crumbs, Shamen cast his eyes on the pile of documents,

"Not enough, Loulan is just a town, not a country, and it cannot absorb so many new refugees at once, and infrastructure construction is always half a beat slower."

"Then restrict entry."

"I can't do it. These people are coming for Loulan, how can I turn them away?"

Faced with the cruel solution proposed by Shamen, the city lord shook his head and refused,

Now most of the people who come to join Loulan are sand people living in the desert. They have lived a wandering life for generations, and they don't have any savings. They usually make a living by providing simple labor.

Their joining cannot bring Loulan the imagined economic benefits, but instead become a burden to the city's development,

But the city lord of Loulan is a generous person. He can't bear to see these sand people who came from afar displaced, so he opened the city gates to let them settle down.

However, as more and more refugees joined, Loulan's originally limited space was squeezed again, and it could only grit its teeth to carry out large-scale expansion projects. The special funding from the daimyo was not enough to fill this gap, and Loulan had to tighten its belt to make a living.

"It's all my fault."

Shram looked at the tired Lord of Loulan and said with some self-blame,

"It has nothing to do with you."

"No, it's all my fault. If it weren't for those oases, Loulan would still be that stable border town."

Blaming all the mistakes in front of him on the oases planted by Senju Hashirama, Shamon shook his head with a bitter face,

"Nonsense! Oases are the most desirable residence for every Wind Countryman. How can you blame the oases?"

I thought Shamon had some insights, but I didn't expect him to be so narrow-minded. The Lord of the City was immediately He was so angry that he asked with a serious expression,

"But."

"Don't say but. If you still care about your fellow countrymen, then give Loulan more money."

Seeing that Shamen was hesitant to speak, the city lord waved his hand to stop him from speaking, and then showed a mercenary expression,

"Ah, Sand Village doesn't have any surplus food~"

I didn't expect that my old friend would morally blackmail me. Shamen showed a very embarrassed expression. Although he was the Wind Shadow, the financial power of the village was still in the hands of the retired emperor Liedou.

Moreover, the funds of the village were used to consolidate the military and protect the Kingdom of Wind, and there was no money to help Loulan.

"Forget it, I think you are still as unreliable as before. If you don't have money, you can do some work."

The city lord's previous request for money was just a joke. Looking at Shamen, who looked unhappy, he immediately changed his mind.

You said you came here, so you must leave something?

"I'm just passing by. I have government affairs to attend to in the village~"

"Go away!"

"Don't! It's almost the winter solstice. I kind of miss the dumplings my sister-in-law made~"

"Sure enough, you bald guy is still thieving!"

Looking at Shamen's mean expression, the city lord was so angry that his fists hardened, and he wanted to slash his bald head.

"Haha, just kidding, I'll leave in a minute."

Seeing the city lord's eager posture, Shamen laughed from the bottom of his heart, and then waved his hands, indicating that he didn't have much time.

"Eh?"

The city lord was stunned when he heard this, and an inexplicable look flashed across his face.

"It's not too late to stay for a meal before leaving, and don't you want to go and see the dragon vein?"

"It's not too late to leave the meal until the New Year, as for the dragon vein..."

Faced with his friend's request to stay, Shamen, who had an important task on his shoulders, reluctantly refused. When mentioning the dragon vein, he seemed to be thinking about something, touched his chest, and added in an inexplicable tone,

"It has always been by my side."

Outside Loulan City

The cloaked Samana and the city lord walked together. Along the way, they could see many sand people with sallow faces but bright eyes. They brought their families and their only assets and walked towards Loulan without hesitation. .

The sand people of the Kingdom of Wind have spent their entire lives pursuing oasis, and the oasis-filled Loulan is the highest holy land in their hearts.

"I'll find a way."

The Samana who was silent along the way suddenly spoke when he was leaving,

"No, just be your Feng Ying and don't lose your place to the Loulan people."

The city lord looked at the resolute Samana and felt relieved, but he still shook his head and refused.

But we can't let Samana become a corrupt criminal in Sunagakure Village because of them. The village has finally found a talent, but we can't go astray.

"Alas~"

The monk sighed, looked at the yellow sand under his feet, and suddenly had a ridiculous idea.

How wonderful it would be if my magnetic escape was controlled by placer gold~

"Don't sigh. You used to be Loulan's mighty general. Show off your general's momentum!"

"General is such a nostalgic title."

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Hearing the familiar yet unfamiliar professional title, Samana was a little stunned. He looked past his friends and landed on Loulan surrounded by lush green shades. His eyes gradually changed from confusion to determination.

"Yes, I am the general who protects everything. Dragon Vein, Loulan, Sand Hidden Village, and the Kingdom of Wind will all be protected by me!"

Tick ​​tock~

Tick ​​tock~

"Am I dead?"

In the deep darkness, Samana opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at the invisible space in front of him. He subconsciously thought that he had fallen into the pure land and was waiting for the reincarnation of the six paths.

"Jiejie, bald man, I didn't expect you to be quite brave!"

Suddenly, a familiar high-pitched voice sounded in his ears, bringing his consciousness back a little. Samana turned his head and found a pair of "lanterns" like copper coins in the darkness.

"I'm sorry Shukaku, I made you die with me, but you should be able to come back to life. Remember to find a more reliable partner next time."

Recognizing the teasing light emitted by the "lantern", Samana shook his head bitterly, with a sincere apology in his tone.

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"idiot."

Samana's unexpected speech made Shukaku, who had accumulated a lot of trash talk, feel at a loss what to do. After holding it in for a long time, he spit out a word with minimal lethality.

"You're right, there are indeed enough idiots. The opponent is Uchiha Madara, and he is Uchiha Madara who is combined with the Nine-Tails. How dare I."

Recalling his last feat "in life", Samana sighed with some regret, but there was no regret on his face.

At least he dared to face it.

"I don't like hearing what you're saying. Do you mean that I'm not as good as that stinky fox?"

Shukaku, who had become taciturn, suddenly shouted excitedly after hearing Samana's murmur,

"I didn't mean that."

"That's what you mean!"

"I didn't. Well, that's what I meant, but it's not your fault. Facing an opponent stronger than yourself, it's normal to be timid."

Samana, who originally wanted to explain, suddenly realized that he was already dead, so he simply stopped being polite to Shukaku and began to tell the truth.

"Who said that stinky fox is better than me? I'm just worried."

When Shukaku heard this, he was so angry that he even dared to say that he was afraid of the stinky fox Kyuubi. If it weren't for Indra's conscious chakra, it would have started fighting with Kyuubi long ago.

"Okay, okay, now that it's over, it's too late to say anything. Thank you for coming to see me off. We'll see you again by fate."

Facing the furious Shukaku, Salmon showed a free and easy smile, waved to the fat tanuki who had been his partner for many years, and calmly waited for the gate of the Pure Land to open.

"Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! You bald idiot! You're so annoying!"

Looking at Samana with a look of relief on his face, Shukaku suddenly became irritable. He felt a throbbing coming from his chakra source, and an inexplicable emotion grew in his heart.

"By the way, after you are resurrected, take a look at Loulan for me. I hope everyone can live a better life."

"Idiot, you have to see for yourself!"

Shukaku gritted his teeth and stared straight at Samana with his copper-like eyes, but his voice lacked some of the violence it once had.

"ha?"

"roar!"

Just when the monk was confused, a deafening roar of a dragon suddenly sounded behind him, and the dark space around him was gradually dispersed by purple light.

"Dragon Veins?"

Turning around hesitantly, Shamen saw the familiar dragon, which was the incarnation of the power of the dragon vein that his family had guarded for generations.

"Bald man, although you look dead, you are not dead yet. It was this guy who pulled you in at the last moment."

Shukaku, who regained his composure, acted as the commentator next to Shamon. He pointed at the dragon vein that exuded a mysterious aura and continued,

"This guy has quite a lot of background. You've just found a treasure."

The power of Dragon Veins was bred from the residual power at the foundation of the Six Paths Sage after he uprooted the sacred tree. It not only has chakra comparable to that of tailed beasts, but also has the magical ability to reverse time and space.

"You mean, I'm still alive now?"

Samana looked at his translucent body and scratched his bald head in confusion.

"Just trying to survive, but..."

Shukaku shook his head. The Samana outside was about to be killed by Uchiha Madara, but the dragon pulse pulled him into a different space out of time at the moment before his death. This allowed the two of them to have a brief intercourse. comminicate.

"But what?"

"You will still die if you go back. That guy with red eyes was infected by Kyuubi's malice, and he didn't do it lightly or harshly."

"Ah this."

Samana now understands his current situation. Dragon Vein only temporarily gave him time to explain his last words, which is really considerate~

"roar!"

The dragon vein once again let out a roar, and Samana felt something in her heart. Looking at the giant dragon staring at him, his tone was a little uncertain,

"You want me to try again?"

The giant dragon condensed by chakra nodded,

Although it is just a ball of chakra, after years of baptism, it has also given birth to simple sanity. The Baolong clan has been protecting it for thousands of years. The dragon vein has always been in sight, so naturally it will not care about the life and death of the Samana. Leave it alone.

"Thank you so much."

The monk stepped forward excitedly and bowed to the dragon vein that he had worshiped for many years.

This scene struck Shukaku seriously, making the petty tanuki feel extremely unbalanced.

"Hmph~ Just by relying on it, you're probably going to be in the second round of the tour."

With a cold snort, Shukaku curled his lips disdainfully,

"What do you mean, civet cat? Don't slander Lord Longmai."

"Huh? You call it Master Longmai, but call me a civet cat like you?"

Shukaku pointed at himself angrily, with a look of grievance in his eyes, which made Samana confused.

"What exactly do you want to express?"

Samana, who didn't want to bother trying to figure out a civet cat's thoughts, just got straight to the point.

"If you call me Shukaku-sama and give me a few kowtows at the same time, I might be able to help you~"

Shukaku crossed his chest with his paws and put on a arrogant expression.

"hehe."

The monk had long since lost trust in this duplicitous civet cat. He immediately sneered and said nothing. Then he turned his head and said respectfully to Longmai,

"Lord Dragon Vein, I'm ready!"

Dragon Vein nodded, and all the strength in his body began to condense.

"Ah! Wait! You just want to talk to one person, the head office, right?"

After waiting for a long time, Shukaku, who did not wait for the Samana to bow and kowtow three times, looked at the Samana in astonishment who was about to accept the gift of the power of the dragon vein, and quickly lowered the conditions and standards.

"Haha~"

"No, you just have to think about it!"

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Samana simply turned away, not giving Shukaku any good face.

"Ah! You're a bald guy, you should be soft-spoken, right?"

"The moment you pretended to be dead, we had nothing to say."

"ha?"

The emotional Samana still resents Shukaku for abandoning him.

"Hmm"

Shukaku looked at the Samana who was about to merge with the dragon vein, gritted his teeth, and said with difficulty,

"It's time for me to apologize to you, right?"

"oh?"

Samana turned around in surprise, looked at Shukaku with a look of grievance on his face, and made a confused sound,

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have escaped. No matter who he is, I will help you fuck him!"

The deafening sound echoed throughout the space. Shukaku's words made Salmon smile. Looking at the big tanuki, who was snarky but simple-minded, he slowly raised his hand,

"Let's go! Let's get revenge!"

"Damn bald man, were you kidding me just now?"

"Yes, who asked you to betray your teammates at critical moments?"

"roar!"

After one person and one beast understood each other, the urging sound of the dragon's veins sounded again. Samana and Shukaku looked at each other, their eyes filled with surging fighting spirit.

"Since the power of the ninja cannot defeat him, I will challenge him again as a general."

"Stinky fox! Don't think that you can do whatever you want with a big shot and mock me? I will let you see who is the real Tailed Beast King!"

"roar!"

"Our theme this time is revenge!"

Shamon, Shukaku, and Ryumai stood together. With the same belief, they turned into three rays of light that began to intertwine and blend. Finally, they turned into a darkness as deep as space and disappeared from the place.

【Avenge】(End of this chapter)