[Naruto] Survival Records of the Warring States Period

"What's going on?" The leading boy's thick black hair was curled into strands, but it didn't look messy.

The young man next to him only had part of his hair tied into a smooth high ponytail, and he followed him with a respectful attitude of bowing his head slightly.

He crossed his arms and looked at you. After you finished explaining your purpose, he chuckled for some reason and glanced behind you: "So, you mean to hire us to solve these troubles that are following you."

The laughter didn't sound like a kind smile, it sounded like sarcasm.

You lowered your head and looked at their erratic shadows under the flickering candlelight. You pinched your palms through your sleeves with your fingers. The courage you had finally summoned before coming over was easily disintegrated by the other party's gentle laughter.

You felt regretful and just when you were thinking about letting it go, you heard him ask again: "What do you think a ninja is?"

"what?"

You were stunned for a moment and looked up. Through the hazy halo of the lantern, the two of them had deep eyebrows that were as sharp as a knife and fiercely aggressive.

Not as disdainful as you might imagine.

"...I'm sorry, I don't know ninjas very well. I thought they were people who could be hired?" You asked tentatively.

The ninja filter brought about by Senju Hashirama's peaceful attitude and the plot of the comics has finally expired. You realize that your understanding of the ninjas during the Warring States Period is almost zero. You also recall that Naruto was very interested in tasks such as helping to weed weeds. Something to resist.

Considering that ninjas are always involved in wars, you can't help but guess that ninjas during the Warring States Period simply didn't take on such missions.

You observed their expressions nervously, and after realizing that you couldn't tell anything from the face of the leading ninja, you had to turn to the boy with the high ponytail.

The boy with the high ponytail noticed your gaze and looked stunned for a moment. He frowned slightly and glanced at his companion with some distress.

"Ahem," the boy with the high ponytail coughed lightly as if he wanted to smooth things over, "My clan generally doesn't pick up in private..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

"Fire Core, collect the money."

His companion suddenly interrupted the high ponytail boy's thoughts, turned to look at him and raised his chin slightly. As he spoke, he lowered his arm and slowly rubbed his wrist.

The boy he called Fire Core didn't seem to react, and his eyes widened for a moment: "Wait, Madara..."

Madara has already passed by you and walked straight to a mask stall not far away.

The tall, lanky middle-aged man standing there pretending to choose a mask has been following you for a while.

You were completely confused when you heard "Fire Core".

A young ninja, although he has no clan crest, he wears dark clothes, a fire core, and a prickly hairstyle...

In this war, the daimyo hired both Senju and Uchiha, and Senju Hashirama also appeared here some time ago...

It was obvious who this young man followed by the fire core was.

You completely lost your voice.

You turned your head stiffly and followed Madara with your eyes, watching him take the initiative to say something to the middle-aged man.

You don’t know what they said. In short, within a few words, the other party raised his hand with a distorted expression and grabbed Uchiha Madara fiercely. Even though you knew that Uchiha Madara couldn’t escape, you still couldn’t help but whisper. Exclaimed, subconsciously looking around to call for help.

A hand pressed on your shoulder, and you turned your head to look. From your height, you could see the smooth jawline of Uchiha Kaoru's high collar exposed.

"It's okay, keep looking, this is Madara." His tone was a little tired and helpless, but there was uncontrollable pride in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.

Uchiha Madara dodged neatly, but the opponent missed him. He immediately took out a dagger from behind and stabbed Madara repeatedly, causing a cold light in his shock.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man's accomplices hiding in the dark also surrounded him, and two or three of them rushed towards the fire core and where you were. You counted Madara's side, and there were about six or seven people there.

You feel horrified when you think of so many people staring at you in the past few days. Moreover, the people who fought Madara just now did not stay at all, and moved towards the vital point. They were obviously a group of desperadoes.

It's really too garish for you, a child, to guard a bookstore.

The surrounding passers-by finally realized what happened from this shocking incident. Many people screamed and ran away. Some people wanted to stop them, but they were hindered by the weapons in the hands of the gangsters.

You looked at the several adult men in front of you who were holding weapons and eyeing you. You grabbed the robe of the next Uchiha Huohe for help, and asked in a panic: "You can't just collect money, can you?"

I even forgot to use honorifics.

Uchiha Fire Core:...

The people surrounding Uchiha Madara on the other side suddenly froze in place, and all the weapons in their hands fell to the ground, making a series of crisp sounds.

You follow the sound and see the young man with a bored look on his face, pushing aside the people blocking his way and walking out.

The man's eyes were dull and he stood there blankly after being pushed away. He and his companions fell into the illusion.

The three people standing in front of you and Huo He seemed to have not heard what happened on Madara's side. They remained motionless. As long as their expressions were sometimes ferocious and sometimes ecstatic, they had obviously fallen into the illusion.

The streets that had been in turmoil just now suddenly became quiet, showing a somewhat frightening coldness.

"They... solved it? Is everything okay?" You looked at these frozen people with some disbelief.

You don't even get a chance to see the Sharingan before it's over.

Uchiha Madara glanced at you: "Solved, you want their lives?"

You shook your head quickly. People's cheers could be heard not far away, and the light of the torches could already be seen.

During the chaos just now, some people had already rushed to report to the execution center. It seemed that these people were repeat offenders and they were determined to get in. Moreover, the town people are the most xenophobic. These outsiders ignore the law and commit crimes in the streets. Before the people from the execution office come, these town people who come with weapons after hearing the news can also make them look good.

When he entered the prison, he was still dead.

And, you’re afraid you won’t be able to pay.

"Have you collected the money?"

No matter what you are afraid of, you leave before others arrive. Madara suddenly asked Huo He halfway.

you:……

Fire Core coughed lightly.

You clearly met the legendary Uchiha Madara and escaped from a gang that wanted to seek wealth and death. The two things that should have made you happy come together, but it makes you feel miserable.

God knows that when you first came to see them, you were in a hurry and sought medical treatment, and secondly, because they were young, you thought the charges should be cheap, but now...

That is Madara Uchiha!

Putting aside the fact that his name is Uchiha Madara, he is an Uchiha! He is also the son of the Uchiha clan leader!

If you are poor, you must not have that much money to pay!

Uchiha Fire Core changed the subject: "Having done a good thing, Madara's popularity should disappear?"

You blinked, sincerely feeling that you probably shouldn't be here right now. Their topic seemed to involve some content that you, as an ordinary person, should not know.

Thinking like this, you also asked: "Two adults, do you need me to avoid suspicion?"

Before Madara could speak, Uchiha Fire Core suddenly said: "Now I am 'adult' again."

you:……

This is asking him if he can only collect money before he grudges you.

"I'm very sorry. I was too scared." You bowed your head and apologized very skillfully.

When facing troublesome guests in the bookstore, you have already reached the full level of the skill of bowing your head and admitting your mistakes, and you don't feel any problem using it at this time.

To your surprise, Madara suddenly intervened in your conversation with a somewhat stern tone: "Fire core, that's it for now."

The Uchiha Fire Core sighed after hearing this, and his tone became much more normal.

He patted your head: "Let's go. There's no hiring fee. Next time, remember not to suddenly rush in front of other ninjas and say you want to hire them. Your life will be dead after the employment is over."

you:……

Sure enough, you must have done something strange!

You hesitated to speak and stared at the Uchiha Fire Core. The smile in his eyes almost overflowed when he saw this. The eyes with slightly raised ends looked like twinkling stars at first glance, but his expression was serious and tight. The corners of his mouth tightened.

He coughed twice more, and Madara glanced at him.

"It's true that ninjas accept employment, but the tasks of ninjas are assigned by the clan. To hire ninjas, you need to find the person in charge of the clan. Moreover," Uchiha Huohe paused for a moment and swept the rough clothes on your body. Shaking his head, "Our family charges very high prices for many tasks from famous names and nobles..."

Everything is silent.

"...I will make money." You said nonsense with a stiff face that you didn't even believe.

……

After parting with the little girl who accidentally asked them for help, the two Uchiha went to the outside of the town.

Invariably, they looked further into the city.

In the mountains guarded by many towns, the castle where the daimyo lived was still lit with fire. The Uchiha clan was so proud that they could even see the figures patrolling the city holding torches.

"There's nothing we can do about it," Uchiha Fire Core sighed deeply, "After all, he is the daimyo's son, and we can't control this matter."

Uchiha Madara didn't say a word, staring at the castle in the mountains in silence.

His hands hanging by his sides were already clenched.

Ever since the order from the daimyo came, Uchiha Madara has maintained this low pressure for a long time.

Uchiha Fire Core was transferred to Uchiha Madara's team during this war. Although he didn't know much about the clan leader's son, who was only a few years older than him, he respected the strength shown by the other party and sincerely regarded him as his superior and future clan leader.

At this moment, he was also angry because of the neglect suffered by the Uchiha clan, but he calmed down because of the even more angry Uchiha Madara - when the decision-maker cannot calm down, the people around the decision-maker should play a supporting role.

Uchiha Madara was not angry because of what Uchiha Fire Core thought was being slighted and the Daimyo's backbiting.

In the capital, the political situation is changing rapidly.

The daimyo who was leading the battle fell ill overnight and retreated behind the scenes. The daimyo's son who stayed in the capital took over the power and tried his best to promote peace negotiations.

As hired ninjas, both Senju and Uchiha could only endure on the sidelines of the negotiation table. They endured until the group of aristocratic ministers who painted their faces white and dyed their teeth black finally ended the debate and announced something they had long known. A well-informed answer.

The blood of the tribe was spilled on the battlefield, just for the few cities, boxes of silk, and pieces of incense that this group of people had.

Then not long after, before the blood of the clansmen was cold, they found some excuses to continue fighting for those cities, and the blood of the clansmen was shed again.

False peace.