Opening: Minato became my brother

Finally, she gazed deeply at Yue Le, and the tenderness in Akima Miyoko's eyes remained the same as before, without any change.

"Thank you, Yuele. At this last moment, you are still willing to accompany me..."

The pair of hands, full of traces of time, were trembling a little. He opened the pastry box tremblingly, motioned Yue Le to eat too, and gently took out a piece from it.

A brighter smile gradually appeared on the corners of her mouth, but then her face suddenly became paler, as if all the blood had been lost.

"I'm really tired of living this life with a mask on. Maybe your appearance is God's will, and it brings me relief."

Midoriko's voice was as light as a gust of wind and seemed like it would disappear at any moment.

"I have asked myself countless times why I came to this place. I wanted to escape, but I couldn't. Later I realized that this was my mission that I could not escape and my destined destination."

"I will eventually die in Konoha Village, so this can be considered a relief. At least, I can finally go find my sister."

Having said this, she gently stroked Ah Hua's hand and couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"In fact, my parents sold my sister and me cruelly because we had a younger brother who needed to be raised."

"I can't say whether it was luck or misfortune. I was accepted by the village and became an intelligence officer trained by the village, but my sister was sent to the Kabuki Theater and became a 'big star' that everyone pays attention to. Haha, a big star..."

"These stories are not entirely made up by me. Most of them are my sister's real life experiences."

"That man did exist, but he did force his way into my sister's life after getting drunk, and then he took away the money she had worked so hard to save to redeem herself."

"The Big Boss is not a fiction...but..."

Midoriko's eyes were filled with endless sorrow and longing, as if she was seeing the distant past through time.

At this point, Akima Miyoko's mood suddenly became unusually calm, but her eyes began to become a little blurry, as if she was lost in deep memories. At the same time, her face, which was already as pale as paper, now looked even paler and duller.

Yue Le was still kneeling in the same place, slowly raising his hand, signaling the root members who had quietly appeared behind him at some point not to act rashly.

Then, Miyoko continued in a low and hoarse voice: "My poor sister did not survive the bowl of terrible abortion water. She died at the hands of that despicable old dog in the Kabuki theater, that beast..."

"Haha, Yuele, guess what their final outcome was..."

As she continued to speak, Miyoko's entire state suddenly changed dramatically. Her face miraculously turned rosy, and her hands, which had been shaking constantly, gradually calmed down.

However, an extremely strange expression appeared on her face, and her voice trembled slightly. Yue Le could feel her excitement.

"I killed that man with my own hands! I cut his skin, one knife at a time, and knocked out his teeth one by one. I stuffed pieces of his flesh into his mouth to prevent him from biting off his tongue because he couldn't bear the pain."

Grandma Midori's face was flushed. She did not eat the cake directly. Instead, she held it up to the sky. The deep red color of this rose cake looked like solidified blood.

"I cut his filthy genitals into 483 pieces and poured all of them into his rectum in front of him. Finally, I threw him next to the ant nest. I watched those hungry ants slowly climb up his body and drill into his flesh, making him feel the torment of being gnawed by thousands of ants..."

"And that old dog, haha, you haven't seen that scene, it's really beautiful. At that moment, I felt like my sister's soul was redeemed..."

"Mother-in-law..."

Yue Le's eyes were filled with pity. He didn't feel sorry for the two beasts, but seeing his mother-in-law like this, he felt a little bit sorry for her...

"Yuele, I know you are a good child. Can you help grandma with one last favor?"

"Mother-in-law, you say."

Yue Le did not agree directly, but he straightened his back with a serious look on his face.

"I know that the people in Konoha's interrogation department are very powerful, and I also know that they will definitely examine my body... I only ask you, after you finish the interrogation, can you bury my mother-in-law's body at the foot of the nearby Huangjiao Pass..."

He turned back slowly. At this time, blood was already oozing out of Midoriko's seven orifices. She looked extremely terrifying. She grinned and smiled at Yue Le.

Although it looked very scary, Yue Le saw in it the ever-lasting gentleness and a hint of pleading from her mother-in-law.

"Let's bury it on the withered side. It will be considered as accompanying the old friend."

"..."

"Well... Mother-in-law, I promise you."

"Master..."

Standing next to Yue Le, the Root ninja who had always maintained the image of a transparent man couldn't help himself. You know, in this world even corpses can speak, and a lot of information can be dug out.

If Yue Le agrees to this, there will be a risk of being exposed.

Waving his hand, Yue Le slowly turned around and glanced coldly at the Root Ninja behind him. That look was no longer as gentle and kind as usual, but full of indifference and irresistibility.

"However, perhaps grandma can only turn into a raging fire and accompany Huangjiaoya forever..."

Midoriko shook her head painfully, and after using her last bit of strength to look deeply at Yue Le, she slowly closed her eyes, which were originally clear but had become cloudy, and the sound of her mumbling became smaller and weaker.

"It's okay... Yuele, you are really very gentle..."

Midori sat quietly on the futon, motionless, like a sculpture.

The rose cake in my hand fell to the ground with a dull sound...

Time passed by minute by minute until night fell. A bright moon hung high in the sky, and its bright silver light fell on the weathered face of my mother-in-law...

After a long time, Yue Le stood up, walked with heavy steps to the side of Grandma Midori, and carefully took out a white handkerchief from her arms.

He gently wiped the blood off the mother-in-law's face over and over again. His movements were extremely gentle and delicate, as if he was afraid of waking up the sleeping mother-in-law.

At this time, the blood on my mother-in-law's face had already solidified...

After a long time, when the blood on Grandma Midori's face was completely wiped clean, she looked exceptionally peaceful and tranquil under the moonlight.

Yue Le stood by, watching all this silently, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Then, Yue Le bent down, stretched out her arms, and gently picked up Ah Hua, who had been guarding her mother-in-law and constantly licking the back of her hand with her tongue, as if trying to wake her up.

Ah Hua suddenly turned around and let out a sharp and piercing cry. She struggled desperately against Yue Le's arms. Her sharp claws stretched out in an instant, mercilessly leaving several deep and shallow scars on the back of Yue Le's hand.

Feeling the pain, Yue Le subconsciously let go and stood there blankly, watching Ah Hua disappear into the bushes.

Looking at the wound on his hand, Yue Le had not come back to his senses until he was awakened by the Root Ninja behind him.

"Master, are you okay?"

"..."

"It's okay... take it back..."

"...Try not to let grandma's body suffer too much, and finally give the ashes to me."

The lifelessness in his eyes gradually returned to normal, and when he spoke the last words, there was a hint of sharpness and indifference.

"Yes!"

At this moment, the Root Ninja seemed to see Danzo's figure, and an indescribable awe surged in his heart. He quickly bent down and nodded.

Take a rose cake from the cake box, put it in your mouth, and taste it carefully...

“Rose flavor, not sweet at all...”

Without looking back at the spot, Yue Le stood up, raised his head, and glanced at the sky. It was gloomy, and the moon had been covered by clouds at some point.

Get up and leave, this matter is over...

In a blink of an eye, three days later, Yue Le buried Grandma Midori on the dead side of Huangjiaoya as promised. But strangely, the section that was originally full of vitality and lush greenery was losing leaves crazily in the past few days, and the branches were gradually becoming dry and waterless.

Huangjiaoya seems to have gone with Grandma Midori...

A few days later,

Today is the seventh day after Midori's death, and it is also Yue Le's last visit to the old lady. Standing quietly in front of the grave, she suddenly sensed the breath behind her. Yue Le did not look back, but silently placed the cake in her hand in front of the tombstone. Inside was the Sakura Jade Cake from the Furukubo family.

“Meow~~~!”

A shrill cat cry came from the bushes not far away, followed by a series of rustling sounds that gradually faded away.

"Is that Ah Hua?"

A hesitant voice broke the silence.

"Mrs. Miyoko, how could she have passed away? She was in good health a while ago..."

"Mother-in-law..."

Three figures approached and came to Yue Le's side. Several sad voices sounded at the same time, as if they were asking questions or expressing emotion.

Yue Le did not look back, but the coldness in her eyes grew a little more.

"Maybe grandma can live longer..."

"But I killed her."

"???"

"!!!"

"..."

Several people who heard the sound couldn't help but scream. They quickly turned their heads and cast their gazes at Yue Le, who had a cold face, their eyes full of confusion and shock.

Yue Le gently patted the non-existent dust on his shoulders, then slowly turned around and glanced at his friends standing beside him with cold eyes, including Minato, Kushina, and Hyuga Hisaha...

There was still a lingering coldness in his eyes, but he didn't say a word. He just turned around and left silently, walking out of Midoriko's courtyard.

Swish-

As a breeze blew by, a few yellow leaves fell from the tall yellow horn tree in the yard.

This is the spring of Konoha,

It is also the winter in Huangjiaoya...

.......