Konoha: Reincarnated by Orochimaru in the beginning

To this question, Uchiha Madara did not reply, as if he could listen to what he said, and it didn't matter if he didn't say it.

However, seeing that Uchiha Madara didn't reply, Yuan didn't speak again, the two of them just sat there, the scene was silent for a while, and finally it was Uchiha Madara who couldn't bear it anymore.

"what story?"

Yuan swallowed what was in his mouth, and then continued: "This is actually not a good story. Since you are sure you want to hear it, I will just pick the main one and tell it casually."

"Remember the old lady you met not long ago? She was the dazed old man sitting in the corner of the butcher shop."

Madara Uchiha: "?"

To be honest, he really didn't remember. Without necessity, he only remembered that there seemed to be such a person in his impression. If Yuan hadn't mentioned this, he wouldn't even have remembered the man or woman clearly.

Seeing that Uchiha Madara didn't respond, Yuan didn't care and continued: "The old man has two children, one of whom is dead..."

Silence for half a second

"What about the other one?"

"The other one is also dead. If nothing else, the old man is also dead now."

"..." Uchiha Madara didn't know what to say for a moment. Tell a story where all the protagonists are dead?

Yuan threw another small piece of dried meat into his mouth: "The one who died first was the old man's eldest son. Although he was not much older, he was probably about 7 years old. The younger one was about 6 years old..."

Old man, the child is only 6 or 7 years old?Coincidence?Although he had doubts in his heart, Uchiha Madara did not choose to interrupt Yuan. After all, this was just a story, and he had his own judgment on whether the story was true or false.

"The older one has a more outgoing personality. In order to supplement the family income, he often takes advantage of his small size and agility to go into the woods to places where few people have been to see if any good things have been missed. Although occasionally he can Some plants were dug up that could be exchanged for money, but it was only a drop in the bucket for the family’s expenses.”

"Of course this is both lucky and unfortunate. After all, he is just a child. Suddenly he has a large amount of wealth and has no ability to keep it. It will be a disaster for them."

"In contrast, the younger child is more content with the status quo. Although he helps the family with some chores every day, he spends most of his time sleeping, because in reality he often doesn't have enough to eat and sleeps. He could ignore this feeling when he was asleep, and if he was lucky, he could even have a delicious meal in his dream. But every time he woke up from the dream, the huge gap between the dream and reality also made him have trouble finishing chores. After that, I became even more obsessed with dreams.”

"Their mothers, on the other hand, go out early and come back late every day, doing jobs such as helping people wash clothes and cleaning. However, there are too many people competing for this kind of work, and labor is extremely cheap due to severe involution. , she couldn’t even make two steamed buns after a hard day’s work. Although life was very difficult, she always believed that as long as she persevered and added some money she had saved in the past, her life would gradually get better when her two children grew up. "

Uchiha Madara frowned: "Where is their father?"

Source: "He died. It was not a vendetta. He was just affected by the aftermath of the battle between ninjas. He was overturned by the impact of the surface. His head was unlucky to hit a sharp stone and he was killed on the spot. Of course, in a sense He said that he is quite lucky, but if he is stuck in the middle and cannot get up or down, he will suffer."

"..."

"It is a pity that like most poor families, fate did not favor them. About two years passed after the husband passed away. Due to excessive fatigue and the fact that she gave most of the food to her children, she had to eat for a long time. Not being full leads to insufficient nutrition, and the woman eventually falls ill.”

"Under such circumstances, falling ill with even a small cold is tantamount to a 'death sentence'. After all, not being able to go to work means having no food, and buying medicine costs a lot of money, not to mention that there is still money at home. Two kids.”

"The woman was unwilling to spend the money and planned to resist. Because she had sold some strange plants, the older children knew clearly that the money for medical treatment was beyond their affordability, so they fell silent."

"The younger child, on the other hand, doesn't have so many ideas at all. He only knows that his mother needs to take medicine when she is sick. Taking medicine requires money. When the older child is not paying attention, he secretly takes all the money left under the bed. I got out and planned to buy medicine for my mother."

"It seemed like a miracle, or maybe the pharmacy owner was kind-hearted. The children bought far more herbs than they imagined. The older children didn't say anything when they saw these unfamiliar herbs. After all, he usually sells them. He just knew that the herbs he bought could be exchanged for money. And the fact that the younger children were able to steal the money was also related to him turning a blind eye."

"Because the quantity was sufficient, after the two children finished the medicine, there was still some extra concoction. Under the influence of hunger, the two children drank up the extra concoction, or it should be said that the smaller child drank it. I encouraged you to finish the drink.”

"The two of them were afraid of being scolded, so after secretly giving the woman medicine, they left the room. As soon as they walked out of the door, the younger child seemed to be unable to hide the joy in his heart, and said to his brother in a very proud tone, because of the money Not enough, he actually didn’t buy the herbal medicine to treat the disease. The pharmacy owner said that after drinking this herbal medicine, they will fall into a deep sleep, and after falling asleep, they will no longer have to worry about being hungry."

Speaking of this, Yuan did not continue to talk. After all, the ending was already obvious at this point.

Shaoqing

As if he didn't notice anything, Uchiha Madara added a few pieces of firewood to the fire: "This is indeed not a good story. The people in it are very stupid. The older children are gullible and believe that the children can buy so many medicinal herbs, and She also drank the medicine, and the mother did not give priority to feeding herself, her only labor force, but instead gave most of the food to her two children, and it was obvious that the two children would not survive after her death."

For some unknown reason, Uchiha Madara spoke a lot more this time than before.

Yuan tilted up his stool, stretched out, and let out a long breath: "From a rational point of view, this may be true. Giving up a child ensures her own survival. At least this ensures that the other child will survive, but she is too greedy. He wanted both of them to survive, and the eldest child also wanted his mother to survive, even if there was only a glimmer of hope. For this reason, he even chose to try the medicine first, but he obviously forgot to calculate the time for the medicine to take effect. And the younger child In fact, he knows what he is doing, but he believes that as long as everyone is in a dream, there will be no more hunger and pain, after all, dreams are always beautiful."

At this moment, Uchiha Madara's stomach suddenly growled. He hadn't eaten anything for a whole day. After he came back to life, he obviously needed to eat.

Yuan tilted his head slightly: "So - are you hungry now?"

After no one spoke, only the sound of "cracking~" was left as the flame burned and the firewood carbonized.

Uchiha Madara looked into Yuan's eyes, but he didn't find any panic, fear or other emotions in these eyes. Some were just calm, as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

This scene made him feel a strange sense of familiarity. The murderous intention that had gradually risen in Uchiha Madara's body slowly stopped, and there was a moment of confusion and doubt in his eyes.

"I should have seen you before, but I forgot."

Hearing this, Yuan blinked his eyelids and reached out to move the creaking stool under his butt together with his buttocks: "No, anyone who has relatives or friends like you will suffer a lot."