Kurosaki Ichigo in Konoha

After the previous kiss, the relationship between Kurosaki Ichigo and Nariko became a little subtle.

Nari knew that although Kurosaki Ichigo looked like a very free and easy guy, he was actually more sensitive than herself on the inside, so she never mentioned it after that day, as if what happened that day was just an illusion. .

Kurosaki Ichigo felt a little more relaxed about this. He had always been an emotional idiot. After being in contact for such a long time, it was a lie for him to say that he didn't have a good impression of Nari, but such a good impression was not enough to turn into like, or Say it's love.

Fortunately, Nali seemed to have seen through his heart and was not in a hurry to change the nature of the relationship between the two. Instead, she decided to give him some time to buffer.

In the end, Kurosaki Ichigo decided to go to the Country of Tea with Nariko to inquire about the situation, because after Nariko's words, his heart once again ignited the desire to find the Cave of Time and Return to his hometown. He could not Let's stay in this remote country far away from the mainland for the rest of our lives.

After three days of life on the boat, the two finally arrived at Shen Geng, the capital of the Kingdom of Tea.

What comes face to face is dilapidation and desolation.

Obviously, the several months of war have caused huge damage to this not-so-prosperous country. Even the streets of the capital no longer have the same flow of people as before.

Occasionally, a figure would appear on the street and walk by in a hurry, not stopping to look at anything.

Kurosaki Ichigo was sitting in a tavern with few customers. On the table were two plates of sashimi and tempura, as well as a small bottle of sake. He was waiting for Nariko, who had gone to inquire about the news, to come back.

Nali Coco has not been idle during this year. After experiencing several battles, she realized that strength is the most important thing to survive in this world, so she has been practicing.

Now that Nari has reached the level of a genin, a dozen ordinary people cannot pose any threat to her. It is precisely because of this that Kurosaki Ichigo can rest assured that she will go out to inquire for information.

After a while, Naliko entered the tavern with a gust of wind and sat opposite Kurosaki Ichigo. There was a smile on her face. This smile had never left her face since that day, and it did not fade even in her sleep. Pass.

"How is it?" Kurosaki Ichigo said.

"It's not bad. The ninjas from the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind have been fighting in the north for more than two months. Now many places have been razed to the desolate ground." Naliko said.

Kurosaki Ichigo raised his eyebrows, "That's not a bad name."

"Comparatively," Naliko rolled her eyes at him, feeling the same way, "The Country of Tea is not the main battlefield, and it is a neutral country, so the war here ended quickly, and finally there was no disaster of annihilation of the country. I heard that the war between Konoha and Kirigakure in the Kingdom of Yu and the Kingdom of Uzumaki is still going on."

"Will the war continue?" Kurosaki Ichigo's voice was a little low.

Naliko nodded, "Yes, and it seems like it's just the beginning. The all-out melee between the Kingdom of Fire, the Kingdom of Wind, the Kingdom of Earth, and the Kingdom of Water has just begun."

Kurosaki Ichigo showed a look of pain on his face, but said nothing more.

Seeing his appearance, Na Li felt a little bit sympathetic, so she stopped talking.

The two of them ate something in silence, then paid and left the tavern.

Although the war in the Kingdom of Tea is temporarily over, the Ninja World War is still in full swing, so after discussion, Kurosaki Ichigo and Nariko decided to live in the Kingdom of Tea first and wait until the Kingdom of Yu The war on the other side is over and we can set out again.

Konoha.

It was a heavy rain that was raging in the village, as if even the sky was crying for war and death.

The rain pillars were flying all over the sky, as if they connected the never-connected sky and the earth, forming a white curtain to block people's sight.

On the horizon, a dazzling long dragon had just lit up, and several others couldn't wait to show their light, illuminating the wooden leaves under the thick dark clouds as bright as day.

Immediately afterwards, violent thunder rolled over the village, and then exploded violently. The huge sound almost covered up the breath of all other creatures, leaving only the majesty like the wrath of a god.

As the founder of Konoha and also the ninja god who pacified the ninja world, Senju Hashirama did not have a grand burial. Instead, he was buried in the Garden of Heroes, where he was buried with all the dead Konoha heroes.

Originally, there was a guard composed of three jounin, more than ten chuunin and dozens of genin guarding this cemetery. However, the war has long stretched Konoha's military strength, so this guard has long been deployed. Went to the battlefield.

Taking over their work was the Konoha police force controlled by the Uchiha clan, the only family in Konoha where members were not forced to go to war.

Obviously, the people in the police force were not as responsible as their predecessors. On this terrible rainy day, the ninjas responsible for guarding the Heroes Garden had already found a place to take shelter.

That place is a tavern, and there’s nothing more pleasant than hiding inside in a heavy rain, drinking sake, eating side dishes, and bragging and chatting with colleagues, right?

All this is in line with the wishes of today's uninvited guest. After all, this is why he spent a lot of chakra to cause such a heavy rain in Konoha.

This guest closed his eyes tightly. Although he could not see anything, his steps were not slow. He was walking on the road as lightly as if his eyes were open. On such a rainy day, he was slower than those who had their eyes open. Walking is even better.

This man was dressed in black and let the pouring rain hit him hard. The raindrops gathered on his waist-length black hair and formed streams of water falling to the ground.

He walked indifferently, and the water on the road had already submerged his ankles.

In terms of his strength, let alone walking on the water, it would be easy to cause chakra to flow out and wrap around his body to prevent the rain from falling on him. But he didn't, he just walked like this. .

Since this is a war era, people come here every day to stay for a while, just to remember their deceased relatives and companions in front of the commemorative monument. Therefore, there are no fences separating the Garden of Heroes from the surroundings, only a few steps. Low fences surrounded several green spaces.

Therefore, the black-clothed visitor easily entered the Garden of Heroes, where he paced, passed the tombstones, and came to a seemingly inconspicuous memorial tablet.

It can be seen that there were originally many flowers and offerings in front of this commemorative monument, but under the dual impact of the strong wind and heavy rain, only debris was left on the ground.

The visitor stood still in front of this commemorative monument and slowly opened his closed eyes. His eyes were dull gray-white. It turned out that he was blind. It made no difference whether he closed his eyes or not. In fact, in this weather It makes no difference whether you are blind or not.

However, his eyes seemed not to be blind, staring at the name and portrait on the memorial tablet.

That name and portrait belonged to his lifelong enemy Senju Hashirama.

Of course, he also died at his hands, his name was Uchiha Madara

"long time no see."

After staring at the commemorative monument for a long time, Uchiha Madara finally spoke, as if he was talking to his old enemy and old friend who had been dead for many years, and as if he was saying hello to the village he and his best friend built together.

Time has the supreme power that no one can compete with. Senju Hashirama has been sleeping quietly underground, and the years have also outlined deep ravines on Uchiha Madara's face, and at the same time, he has been quietly dyed white. A few strands of hair on the temples.

There was an expression similar to pity on Uchiha Madara's face. He was not pitying Senju Hashirama's untimely death, but pitying the disillusionment of his ideals.

That world where everyone understands each other is just a fantasy after all, and people's ambitions and inexhaustibles are hard to satisfy.So the clouds of war and death once again enveloped the entire world.

Moreover, due to the emergence of the joint model of ninja villages and countries, the scale and cruelty of the war have far exceeded that of the past, reaching the level of the Ninja World War. This has to be said to be a great irony for Senju Hashirama, who hopes to establish peace through this system.

Madara Uchiha had originally prepared a lot of sarcastic words to express in front of the monument between the Senju Pillars. However, when he actually arrived here, he found that he could not utter even a single word because he was full of words.

After standing in silence for a long time, he spoke softly, "Look, this is the village and future you expected, Hashirama. The darkness of the village is like the hatred of the family when we were young, covering and swallowing everything."

After speaking, Uchiha Madara fell silent again, but his hand continued to wave the seal.

As his chakra surged, the soil under the memorial tablet rolled away, and a coffin was pushed up from the ground.

It was Senju Hashirama's coffin. The nails were firmly fixed on the coffin lid, preventing it from slipping to the ground. However, Uchiha Madara just pulled it up with a casual tug.

Inside, Senju Hashirama's corpse was lifelike, his face rosy as if he had just fallen asleep for a while, and the terrifying vitality of the Senju clan was clearly reflected in his body.

Uchiha Madara casually pulled out a kunai from his hand, and then cut a piece of flesh from Senju Hashirama's corpse. A few drops of blood dripped, then stopped.

"Should I say that I am worthy of you? After so many years, Hashirama, your body is still active like this." Uchiha Madara sighed softly.

In the Battle of the Valley of the End many years ago, he died at the hands of Senju Hashirama, and was later resurrected with the help of Izanagi set in his left eye in advance.

Unfortunately, because he failed to obtain Senju Hashirama's flesh and blood as originally planned, Uchiha Madara had no choice but to cast Izanagi again to save his life, at the cost of losing his sight.

In such a predicament, Uchiha Madara remembered the revelation on the Six Paths Stone Tablet: In order to seek stability, God separated Yin and Yang. The interaction of the two opposite things will lead to all things, and decided to find the flesh and blood of Senju Hashirama. to oneself.

However, in order to study the secret of the Sharingan, Senju Tobirama secretly hid Uchiha Madara's body. After Uchiha Madara was resurrected, he just used a shadow clone to pretend to be himself and left. Senju Tobirama soon noticed it. .

For this reason, Senju Hashirama was suspicious and greatly strengthened the guarding power of Hero Garden. He also often paid attention to this place, so the blind Uchiha Madara could not quietly take Senju Hashirama's flesh and blood.

So he lay dormant and waited for six or seven years. Finally, on this day, Senju Tobirama and the guard troops of the Heroic Garden all left Konoha, and were replaced by a bunch of useless people who had no vigilance at all.

Uchiha Madara restored the place to its original state with a few ninjutsu, and then left Konoha like a leisurely stroll and entered a wider world.

No one knows how much disaster the negligence of a few guards today will bring to future generations.

Their narrow vision and thoughts can only allow them to see and think one thing.

"Ah, the rain is so heavy"