Konoha's up and down 50 years

"Okay... let's go back to the village."

"Go back to the village...you will be saved."

"... Just go back to the village."

Gin hugged Tongya who was on the ground, trying to help him up.

Tong Ye shook his head, showing a pleading look. He was speechless and just wanted his wife to leave quickly.

He understood that Hatake Sakumo would not let Gin go. Ninjas were ruthless towards their enemies. If he didn't leave, he would have no chance.

However, his consciousness gradually faded, his pupils began to blur, and Tong, who was lying on the ground, understood that... his death was imminent.

For a moment, he seemed to see his mother fighting and Scorpion waiting in the village.

"I'm sorry, I can't accompany you anymore."

Finally the last bit of light dissipated from his world.

Chill swept through Yin's body, and she held Tongya tightly in her arms, as if this was the only way she could feel that she was still alive.

but,

It was empty all around,

That kind of coolness,

is so real.

"...Will not."

"...Will not."

"My Kiriya will not die."

"I beg you, don't die!"

"I beg you, have mercy on me, Tongya, Tongya!"

She kept calling, trying to wake up Tongya, but no matter how hard she tried, the man in her arms showed no response.

finally,

She gave up in despair,

She is tired,

I am also tired,

The heart is also dead.

In a trance, she felt like she had had a long dream, but with Tongya's death, the dream finally shattered, and everything in the past turned into a reflection, hidden behind time, as if it were a world away.

Yin stroked the familiar face, showing an extremely gentle expression.

"We'll be together, we'll be together forever."

In her abdomen, a kunai was completely submerged, and the blood splash was slowly expanding.

"I said, if you die, I will come to accompany you..."

The breeze blew, and a white cloud floated blocking the sun in the sky. Under the shadow, there was a piece of sand stained red with blood, with two people embracing each other on it.

"...I'm sorry, Scorpion."

.................

Ebizo walked through the long canyon at the entrance of the village and walked under a tall sea buckthorn.

"Scorpion, what are you doing?"

"Look at the clouds, they are so beautiful."

Said the red-haired boy sitting under the tree.

The sky looks clear and ethereal as if soaked in blue watercolor. The silvery clouds and mountains are like floating icebergs, outlines a layer of golden outline in the hot sunlight.

"Second Grandpa, tell me...can Mom and Dad see this cloud?"

"Eh...maybe..."

Ebizo said uncertainly.

Seeing Xie's disappointed expression, he smiled and rubbed Xie's red hair.

"Haha, you must have been deceived by me. Of course you can. They must be missing Scorpion on the other side of the cloud now."

"really?"

Scorpion jumped up excitedly, not caring about his messed up hair.

"Then, how can the clouds fall down?"

"...Um?"

"Mom and dad are on the other side of the cloud. When the cloud falls, they can go home."

Ebizo shook his head in distress: "The cloud is so high, I don't know how to make it fall."

"Then, when will they come back?"

"...almost."

"It's always faster, faster. At least give me an accurate time."

Hearing what Xie said, Ebizo could only smile helplessly.

"Chirp!"

An eagle chirped suddenly, and he raised his head. After hovering in the sky for several times, the dark green ninja eagle flew towards him.

Emergency?

With this thought in mind, after the ninja hawk landed on his raised right arm, Ebizo quickly took off the scroll tied to his talon.

After just a quick glance, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

——Tongya and Gin died at the hands of Konoha White Fang, come quickly!

"...how come?"

"Damn Konoha White Fang!"

Unconsciously, Ebizo's right hand that was holding the scroll turned white, and the handwriting on the scroll was a little crooked, but he still recognized the handwriting of his sister Chiyo.

In other words, this news is true!

He had never been married, but he regarded Tongya and Gin as his biological children. How could he die?When he left the front line, the war situation was obviously still very optimistic. How long had it been!

Silently feeling the changes in Grandpa Er's mood, Xie had an unknown premonition.

Suddenly, a shiver ran through his body.

"What happened...?"

Xie asked nervously, his drooping arms clutching the corners of his clothes tightly without realizing it.

Ebizo forced a smile and said: "...No...No, it's just that Shukaku had some problems, nothing serious."

"Then are my parents back?"

"Well... well, they suddenly have a new mission, so it may take a little more time."

"really?"

"Of course, I received a call just now." Ebizo waved the scroll in his hand and said, "Your grandma wants you to wait in the village."

When Xie heard what he said, he patted his chest and felt relieved, but what came next was what he least expected to hear.

"Scorpion, I'm sorry, I...may not be able to attend your opening ceremony."

For some unknown reason, Scorpion's body became hot again, but his mind suddenly became cold.

"Hey...then, what should we do? Ninja school...will start in a few days."

He finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"I have to rush to the battlefield with the ninja now...I'm sorry."

The body was finally no longer hot, and a cold breath came to Scorpion's fingers.He knelt down and hugged his knees, not knowing how to answer, desperately searching for the words to say.

"No...Grandpa has nothing to apologize for...but..."

Nearly 40 years have healed the ups and downs of emotions, but facing Xia's disappointed eyes, Ebizo still felt a little heartbroken.But he also understood that at this time there was no other option.

Ebizo squatted down and patted Xie Xie on the shoulder: "Be strong. Once the mission is over, the second grandfather will come back immediately..."

Xie tried his best to suppress his choking, suddenly threw away the hand on his shoulder, and said in a stiff tone: "...I know!"

When he said this, he could almost feel the surprised expression on the grandfather's side.But even so, he still couldn't control his feelings.

"That's enough!" He gritted his teeth and said, "That's enough..."

When Scorpion repeated it again, tears fell unsatisfactorily.

Why... why does it always turn out like this!

Is the mission that important? !

After more than ten seconds of silence, Ebizo struggled to squeeze out the words "I'm sorry...".

.............

The sea-buckthorn trees made rustling sounds in the breeze, but the red-haired boy was no longer in the mood to appreciate this.

When the words came out of his mouth, he already regretted it, but as he was still young, he was too stubborn to choose to apologize.

And Ebizo had already left to gather the ninjas.

Xie couldn't calm down for a long time, so he once again took out the puppet toys his mother gave him on his birthday and assembled them.

——When you can assemble it successfully, we will come back from the battlefield.

This was what his mother told him before she left, and it only took him one day and one night to succeed, but there were still no parents at the entrance to the village.

Later, every time he succeeded, he would go to the village entrance to take a look. So far, the purple paint on the puppet has almost dissipated, but his parents still have not come back.

Now, even Grandpa Ebizo is leaving him to go to the battlefield again.

——I will become the fourth Kazekage so that my parents will never have to go to war again.

This was Scorpion's wish, but now he had begun to hate Feng Ying.

As a young man, his view of right and wrong was simple and straightforward: The Third Kazekage gave the order to join the war. Without him, his relatives would not have been able to go to the battlefield.

As the strongest ninja in the village, but unable to protect the villagers and keep them away from the war, then...

What is the significance of the existence of the Third Kazekage? !

The Scorpion, which was assembled again, carefully wiped the sand blowing on it.

That serious look seemed like...the puppet in his hand was the most important thing in the world.

..............