People are in Naruto, I am Aizen

Konoha forty-five years, April.

It was as if the whole world had made an agreement, and the agreed war never came.

Those top-notch technologies and appalling war machines are circulating among the people of various countries like legends, but there are more news about wars.

As if it was agreed to have the most brilliant bloom before the world is destroyed, the entire ninja world's literature and art circles can be said to be in full bloom. There are endless kinds of novel stories.

A typical example is the updated "Legend of Cosmic Courage" written by Aizen himself, with the romantic practitioner Yiyong as the hero, telling the story of him overcoming difficulties and adventures in the stardust of the universe. There is also "Naruto Biography" produced by Konoha Village, which is said to be written by Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, and its sales are far stronger than the legend of cosmic courage. Because the latter one is more like a little yellow book.

Moreover, the discussions and theories about peace in the ninja world passed down from Konoha are also rapidly fermenting in the other four major countries. All kinds of pirated books obtained from unknown sources and photocopies printed privately by dealers are all over the world. Moreover, the Elder Shimura Danzo is also extremely generous, often exempting his own royalties for the damaged publishing house to subsidize some possible business disputes and dangers.

Because according to the original words of the elder Danzo, he doesn't care about money, he only cares about when peace will come to this world.

However, there are only some mysterious and speculative rumors about the reason why the world war has come to a standstill. Some familiar faces no longer appear, and some painful marks are spreading secretly.

Some romantic and illusory stories about pain, redemption, and the moon seem to have given a cross to the gradual operation of the ninja war machine, and they just stuck the war machine that had already started on the way. Let scientific research and publicity idle at high speed.

Even in Konoha, it wasn't always a joyous appearance. For some reason, Konoha's current atmosphere has also become a bit bleak. In April, when spring and summer gradually began to turn, a man with a sad face was walking on the road in Muye Village, which looked extremely rare in this afternoon.

In other words, for those who knew him, this kind of thing is almost impossible.

"Hey, isn't this Kato? You got off work so early?"

The shop manager, who was bored in the empty storefront, looked at the man with his head bowed and shuffling along the street, and suddenly greeted him enthusiastically.

The man named Kato who was greeted was trembling, a little evasive, not daring to look into the uncle's eyes, and a smile appeared on his face.

After dawdling in place for a long time, he replied in a low voice.

"No, no..."

"Did you miss work? That's right. You're exhausted from working all day long. It doesn't matter if you miss work. There's no one to replace you anyway."

"No, it's not, just quit..."

"Give it up? Eh? Are you quitting? Don't you still have a daughter and a son? And a pregnant wife?"

Looking at the man in front of him, the store manager opened his mouth in surprise.

"I remember that you are a very family-friendly man. What's the matter? Did something happen?"

"Girl, you are married and don't want to see me again. As for my son, he was killed by Yun Nin at the border some time ago. My wife gave birth to a baby some time ago, but it turned out to be a dystocia, and both of them died..."

"This, that's it."

"Then I'll go first."

Facing the shop owner who stood there blankly, not knowing what to say, Kato smiled awkwardly, then continued to shrink his body and lowered his head, and walked towards home.

Not everyone in Konoha is as depressed as this Kato, but more people are working hard for their own lives with a determined expression on their faces, and some are beaming and feel that they are living in a good time.

Even when passing by the bookstore, the new student who looked like a work-study program pulled Kato's cuff with enthusiasm, and kept saying some dizzy words. Kato staggered, feeling like his brain was about to explode.

"Please take a look, sir! This is the latest collection of Master Danzo, the first volume of 'Necessary Evil' revised by Minister Aizen, and it is currently on sale in the whole ninja world. Sir, you will definitely needs!"

"This, is that so..."

"And this one! The latest novel written by Mr. Aizan! As long as you have the courage, even the dark universe can shine with dazzling light!"

"Ah, no..."

"If you don't like it, there are some other works. You see, this is a romantic novel from Sand Ninja Village, Fengyao Ji. Look, there are pictures here. Are you sure you don't want to read more?"

"ah……"

Under the enthusiastic greeting of the salesman, Kato walked back home with a blank face, looked at the few books piled up on the table, and looked at his empty wallet, and began to be dazed.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand peace, ideas, and the world.

After all, I am a commoner, not even a ninja, so why buy this kind of thing? Bring shame on yourself.

But I am embarrassed to go back and refund directly, after all, I am such a person. That's what my wife said when I got married.

She has a good face, but she has no ability, that is, her childhood sweetheart, she really can't stand it anymore, even if she does something good, she will marry herself. The girl who had been smiling all this time now only had her smile in the shrine.

Apologetically, he lit a stick of incense in front of the altar, and looked at the severance letter left by his own daughter in the room, Kato sighed a little emotionally.

My daughter has always been cold-tempered and has no family affection. It's just that in the past, my wife was still working hard to educate, and my son, as an elder brother, was able to prevent her from going astray. But following Yun Nin's brief encounter and his wife's death, his daughter completely left his side.

After all, she can't be blamed for this, because Kato is just a very ordinary person, he doesn't have the ability to become rich, and his family can't afford good clothes and good food all day long. And I heard that the man she married was one of the newly emerging nobles in Konoha, so he has a good reputation.

This seems to be enough for girls. Although her daughter no longer recognizes her father, she still lives in this world well.

That seems to be enough.

The son gave his life for the will of fire that he couldn't understand, the daughter found a happy family, and his wife said before she died that she didn't regret marrying him. It seemed that my life should be satisfied. right.

What does the village often say? To keep moving forward, to keep making progress, you have to look forward. If you are always immersed in sadness, even your own wife will laugh at yourself.

But forcing himself to look at the words on those beautifully bound books, he found that he didn't seem to know too many words.

How strange, why do I, a semi-literate person, buy so many books? In the past, I always let my son read these things, and then told myself.

At this time in the past, the children who had just finished school from the ninja school would always say something that they had read before, and then read the news and words aloud with the newspaper. His own daughter looked at her brother with an expression of admiration, yearning for the colorful world recorded above. The wife cooks in the back kitchen, and the rice bowls she cooks are very delicious.

It's just some leftovers and wild vegetables that others don't want, and they will always be sweeter than those delicacies from mountains and seas. Every time she talks about this time, she always laughs and knocks herself on the head, and then says that the children are watching.

At that time, the children just looked at them with a smile, and there was no quarrel or suffering behind them.

Is it because you didn't work hard enough? Or, as they say, there is often no way?

Maybe this is life.

Unlike those people, and those shining people, life is like mud.

But it's not that I don't like this kind of life. Some people like the mud, but I just want to go back and be happier. It seems to be right.

But such a life is not qualified to have.

Therefore, he has one last resort.

"..."

Kato took out a cigarette from his pocket.

He lit a long-preserved, somewhat mottled, strange smoke column by his side.

Opening the window, aiming at the moonlight, and clapping his palms at the column of smoke exuding the wonderful smell of incense, Kato sat on the tatami and began to recall his life.

After recalling for tens of minutes, finally, as if expecting something, after putting the mattress and quilt together, I slowly fell asleep in the atmosphere filled with incense.

It's a ritual.

This is not because he suddenly has any idea of ​​luxury, nor is it because he suddenly seems to have some special idea, but a simpler and purer reason.

Because only here...

"Dad, don't sleep! The war is over! I'm back!"

To get everything you want.

"..."

Looking at the son standing outside the yard waving his forehead, showing a smile that is more important to him than sunshine, and the daughter who returned with her son-in-law by his side, the man couldn't help leaving two lines on his face. Hot tears.

He knew that the real world was getting better, and he knew that the world was looking better. But what did such a thing have to do with him?

Enough is enough. He no longer wants to take the courage to take the next step.

'If this is a dream... let me never wake up. '

Hugging his uncomfortable son, the memory in the man's mind dissipated like a sea of ​​smoke, and he gradually merged into this perfect dream.