I draw sword light in the ninja world

After returning to the village, Iroha greeted Hayato and then went to the Hokage Building with Minato to report on the details of the mission.

As a Jonin, she is naturally responsible for the next steps after the mission is over.

And although this mission was only a C-level mission at the beginning, after all, the probability of the Lianyun Mountains being targeted by enemy forces with evil intentions is too low. Generally, the teams that go there to perform patrol missions are newly formed teams that need to be trained and adapted. .

But when enemy ninjas appeared there, the mission level was upgraded, directly becoming A level, and they completed the subsequent actions of warning and containing the enemy very well. These changes, the course of the incident, the identity and purpose of the enemy, etc. All aspects need to be reported to the Hokage in detail.

Moreover, the process of A-level tasks is more complicated than that of C-level tasks.

However, these things have nothing to do with Hayato. Now he is just a small novice genin. He is soft-spoken and does not need to report directly to the Hokage. He can just leave it to Iroha.

After Iroha sensed the presence of Minato and the others, the relaxation and comfort she felt when she returned with Hayato disappeared almost instantly. Instead, she was replaced by the maturity and stability she had shown in front of others as an elite jounin. The way he speaks and his temperament are also very different from before.

I don't know if she is putting on the mask again or taking off the mask she had been wearing before.

Hayato didn't care much about this.

Ninjas are existences that wander in the darkness, and they can't hide themselves.

After the two elite Jonin left, Hayato thanked Beidou, Lin, and Hua Hui one by one, who had also been waiting here for a long time, and then walked into the village with Xing.

When I bought some ingredients and returned home, it was already noon and it was time to enjoy lunch.

Xing never went back, but followed Hayato all the way home.

Hayato didn't say anything. After all, Xing was a frequent visitor to this house. He would always come to see him no matter what happened. He had long been used to it. And if such an unexpected situation happened this time, the girl would probably be worried enough. Please talk to her more. That's fine.

"Tell me about this mission."

While eating, Sachi suddenly raised his head and looked at Hayato seriously.

Their eyes met, and Hayato felt unprecedented solemnity from her eyes.

"It's not a good habit to rush into asking about other people's tasks."

"You are not someone else." Xing said seriously: "Never have been."

Hayato shrugged, thought for a moment, and finally told her briefly about the experience of this mission.

In his opinion, this mission is actually nothing special. Ninjas have to face various life-and-death battles. Since it is a patrol mission, no matter how low the probability of encountering hostile ninjas is, it is not impossible to encounter enemies. Otherwise, this kind of The mission won't exist once it starts.

Encountering an enemy attack is natural and can only be regarded as a bit unlucky at best, so this mission is actually nothing worth paying attention to.

However, Xing didn't think so.

After listening to Hayato's description, she silently lowered her head to eat without saying a word.

Hayato didn't bother her either. He never bothered others casually when they were deep in thought.

After a while, a tangled look gradually appeared on Xing's face, and her brows slowly wrinkled, obviously thinking about something that made her extremely embarrassed.

It took a while before her eyes regained focus.

Immediately afterwards, she suddenly put down the rice bowl she had already stripped off, raised her head, stared at Hayato, gritted her teeth inexplicably, and then said something solemnly——

"Hayato, why don't you give up being a ninja."

Hayato was startled.

But he quickly reacted, then smiled slightly and said: "It's a bit unexpected, Xing, why do you suddenly have such an idea?"

Xing took a deep breath: "Ninjas always have to face various dangers. If they are not careful or have bad luck, they will die, just like my mother..."

As she spoke, she suddenly clenched her fists, a look of sadness appeared on her delicate little face, and her eyes turned slightly red.

"I already don't want to experience that kind of pain again..."

At this point, her petite body trembled slightly.

"Hayato, I know that you are very good, even a better genius than Kakashi Hatake, and I also know that you have inherited Uncle Banto's will, but... the life of a ninja is full of too many uncertainties, and no one can I don’t know what I will encounter in the mission, just like this time..."

She slowly took out a forehead protector from her arms and placed it on the dining table. She looked at the familiar marks on the forehead protector and recalled the heartbreaking pain she felt that night when she had to accept the fact that Hayato had most likely been killed. The original wavering look in her eyes completely disappeared.

"In that case, if something goes wrong, I'm afraid I'll never see you again..."

Hayato glanced at the lost forehead protector on the table and understood quickly.

As expected, this girl was deceived into another wrong direction by the deception set up at that time...

I guess you thought I was dead at that time...

"You know that."

Hayato shrugged and said calmly: "I am a very cautious person and never do anything I am not sure about."

"But what if?"

Xing did not listen to Hayato's words as before, but insisted on his own opinion:

"No one can really cover everything, especially in the ninja world. No matter how well-planned the plan is, there will inevitably be unexpected and uncontrollable situations, such as encountering third-party forces with ulterior motives, such as If a partner makes a major mistake and is delayed, there may even be problems with the mission itself."

After a pause, her mood gradually became excited.

"The purpose of ninjas' existence is to complete missions, and missions are always full of all kinds of unforeseen dangers. If you are in danger for a long time, you might end up..."

Speaking of this, she couldn't say the rest.

"So... Hayato, give up being a ninja... I don't want you to encounter similar dangers again..."

She stared into Hayato's eyes, her eyes full of hope.

Facing her expectant gaze, Hayato shook his head.

Seeing this, Xing's eyes suddenly darkened.

Hayato said calmly: "It is true that ninjas have to face various threats, and they will be killed by the enemy if they are not careful. However, even if I give up being a ninja, it does not mean that I can live my life safely."

"But, as long as you stay in the village..."

Hayato shook his head again.

"The village is not as safe as you think. Who can guarantee that some mysterious and powerful force will not suddenly fall from the sky and destroy the village?"

As he said that, he spread his hands, "Just like you said, ninjas are full of uncertainties. No one knows whether there will be some powerful existence squatting in the dark and coveting Konoha, and the village has also been... Isn’t it very peaceful? It’s not like kidnapping, sabotage, instigating defections and other espionage behaviors have never happened, and it’s not like there aren’t innocent people involved, right?”

Hearing this, Xing fell silent again.

After a while, he silently uttered: "Then leave Konoha and find a safe place..."

"There is no such place."

Hayato said softly: "In this world where even children under ten years old have to fight with others, no one can be alone, and no one can escape the threats from the times. Even if I hide at the end of the world, I will not be safe. ,so……"

After a pause, a rare solemn and serious look appeared on his face, and he slowly gave his answer:

"Only if you are strong enough, you can deal with all kinds of unknown threats, otherwise everything is just a mirror image and meaningless."

"Besides, I still have some things that I have to do, and I can't do it without enough strength."

Xing listened silently and did not speak again, but fell completely silent.

In the evening, she slowly left Hayato's house.

On the way back, she kept her head lowered. Under her long bangs, her originally black eyes suddenly flashed with a flash of scarlet, and suddenly turned into red pupils. In the pupils, three magatama slowly flowed, showing that she was already full of mystery. The red eyes bring a mysterious atmosphere.

She understood what Hayato meant, and also realized how naive her words were.

Indeed, in this world full of darkness and chaos, no one can live alone. It is not that you can live a peaceful life without being a ninja. It is not that she has never encountered battles between ninjas during her mission this year. The innocent people involved have also seen civilians killed by ninjas such as rebel ninjas for some purpose.

The real threat to Hayato's existence is this chaotic world.

if it is like this……

Xing suddenly raised his head and looked at the three Hokage rock statues on the stone wall in the distance, clenching his fists inexplicably.

Then, the originally sharp eyes gradually revealed a depth that was incompatible with her immature appearance.