The shadow of the fourth generation of hokage

"Boom"

A flash of lightning appeared in the dark night sky, accompanied by bursts of thunder, and pieces of dark clouds slowly floated from afar...

In a deserted alley in the capital of the Land of Fire, footsteps suddenly sounded. Under the dim street lights, a 3 or 4-year-old child was seen rushing home under a dark cloud. .biqugev

The hurried footsteps seemed particularly dull and lonely in this lightning-thundering night, but the child just wanted to rush home regardless.

He quickly crossed the street, but stopped at the next intersection, looked back at the night sky, suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart, and it took a while before he calmed down.

Not long after, large dark clouds overwhelmed the top of the head, and the cool night wind began to permeate the entire Konoha, making a strange "whoosh" sound, and thunder rumbled in the sky.

Seeing that the thunderstorm was coming, the child arrived outside his courtyard in time, but for some reason, the uneasiness in his heart became stronger...

The child slowly slowed down, and then stopped in front of his courtyard. He didn't know why he suddenly felt a little flustered, and it seemed that something hidden in his body was about to burst out.

After hesitating for a moment, the child reached out and pushed open the door. Hearing the door creaking slowly, the smell of fresh blood immediately hit his face...

"What...is going on..." The child opened his eyes hard and looked deep into the dark door, but he couldn't see anything, and he suddenly began to feel panicked.

Finally, he endured the smell of blood and rushed into the house, but was shocked by the scene in front of him. His most respected mother was lying in a pool of blood...

"Mother! Mother!! What happened? Why...why did mother die...why!!!" The child opened his helpless eyes and stared blankly at the tragic scene, his chest shaking violently...

"Boom"

With another thunderclap, the heavy rain finally fell, and the "crash" hit the roof, like beans sprinkled on a bamboo tube, which could be heard clearly in the house...

Lightning suddenly appeared, illuminating a corner of the room through the open window. The dead mother's face was peacefully lying in a pool of blood, but her slightly curled up body showed that her death was not so peaceful...

But other items on the scene were neatly arranged, the dagger was tightly held in the mother's hand, and there were no signs of intrusion or fighting in the room...

"Mother...really...suicide?!" The child's heart started beating violently again. He opened his mouth and spit out two words dryly, "Mother?"

But the dead person would not respond. The child stood blankly in front of his mother's body, and then collapsed on the ground with a "plop", two lines of hot tears streaming down his empty eyes...

Thunder kept coming, and lightning struck through the dark night, causing the light and shadow in the room to constantly alternate. At this time, a ninja with a "fire" loincloth around his waist came quietly, and he watched silently. The crying child slowly raised the long knife in his hand——

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"what--"

Genzo screamed and sat up from the hospital bed. He looked around suspiciously, and found himself in the hospital bed of Konoha Hospital. He was relieved and said that it was a dream...

But think about it carefully, why this dream is so real... And that woman... that child... has been appearing in dreams frequently since he was 5 years old...

"Who...are they...why do I have no memory at all..." Genzo scratched his head hard, but as usual, he couldn't remember a single memory about the woman and the child, as if he had been It's like a seal.

"Wait, has anyone been here?" Genzo caught a glimpse of a letter on the bedside table from the corner of his eye. He took it and opened it. The content turned out to be an official letter inviting him to join the Twelve Guards of the Daming Palace!

"The Twelve Guardian Ninja Warriors?" Genzo vaguely remembered that this organization seemed to be a private independent force directly under the daimyo, and it seemed that Sarutobi Asuma, the son of the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen, was one of them.

It is said that after each member has undergone rigorous training and inspection, the twelve most outstanding elite ninjas will be selected as the Twelve Guardian Ninjas. Their only duty is to protect the daimyo, and their symbol is the "fire" on their waists. "Loincloth".

"Asshole, I, Genzo, will not be a bodyguard for others!" Genzo wanted to throw the invitation into the trash can, but then he remembered the dream he just had, which seemed to have happened in the capital of the Land of Fire.

Moreover, the murderer in the dream seemed to be from the Guardian Ninja Twelve, Genzo hesitated for a moment, and finally stuffed the letter into his pocket.

At this moment, the door was opened, and Kamano and Izumi Uchiha walked in. Seeing that Genzo had already woken up, both of them felt relieved. Then Uchiha Izumi took the lead and asked, "Genzo, what are you doing?" You feel better?"

"Ah... much better..." Genzo moved his limbs and felt that his injury was much better. He looked at Kamano and asked, "When will the next knockout round start?"

"Three days later." Kamano looked up at Genzo and said solemnly, "If there is no accident, your opponent in the next knockout round will be Shisha, and I will help you get revenge!"

"Ah...thank you so much! Kamano!" Genzo said calmly, and then slowly lay down. He looked at the white ceiling, sighed and said, "I originally planned to win that game, and then I'm trying to compete with you, I didn't expect it to be like this..."

"Don't take it to heart, Genzo. When you recover from your injury, we can compete at any time." Kamano comforted Genzo with a few words, and then talked about how he met Hanzo, the daimyo's son, at the entrance of the hospital.

"Hanzo?" After listening to Kamano's words, Genzo suddenly understood in his heart that the invitation on the bedside table was sent by Hanzo, but he was not awake at the time, so he did not see him.

"That's right, I always feel that the daimyo's son appeared in Konoha Hospital, it's a bit weird!" Kamano spread his hands and said, "By the way, Genzo, has he been here before?"

"No... no! Why did he come to me? It's not relative! Kamano, why do you ask such a question?"

For some reason, Genzo hid the invitation from Kamano and Izumi Uchiha, just like he had been hiding the dream. After all, everyone has their own secrets.

"Ahaha, I'm just worried that you will be brainwashed by that kind of person!" Kamano laughed and said nothing more. He just moved his eyes away from the basket of apples next to the hospital bed, and then looked out the window silently. night sky.

"..." Uchiha Izumi always felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange. Seeing that Kamano stopped talking and Genzo didn't seem to be thinking about anything, he also became quiet, and the ward fell into a state of confusion for a while. In silence.

In this weird atmosphere, Kamano and Uchiha Izumi stayed in the ward for a while. Then Uchiha Izumi saw that it was already very late and left, "It's getting late, Genzo, you should have a good rest." ! Let’s see you again tomorrow!”

"it is good……"

Genzo silently turned his back to the two of them, his deeply wounded internal organs began to hurt again because of his movements, he grinned and curled up his body slightly to relieve the pain.

Just in time, the moonlight from the window gently sprinkled in front of the bed, forming a dazzling light. At this time, Genzo thought of the dead woman again.

At this moment, the seal somewhere on the body seemed to be loose, which made Genzo suddenly realize something. Suddenly, tears quietly slipped from the corners of his eyes for no apparent reason, and fell into the white sheets drop by drop. He murmured: Mother... …

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