deep clouds and thick fog

The summer of Konoha's 40th year is still as hot as ever.The leader of Anbu, who returned from the mission, returned to his new home exhausted, but just as he opened the door, he saw a small meat ball launched towards him.

"How did you come?"

He copied the meat dumpling and walked into the house. Rin helplessly let the little guy play with his hair and poke his cheek for a while, and finally threw it on the sofa. The little guy landed on the sofa without feeling any pain. The silver-haired youth's eyes lit up.

"Uncle is amazing!"

The little loli launched waves of worship, rolling around on the sofa in an excessively lively way.Seeing her uncle opening the refrigerator to get milk, she wrinkled her face full of reluctance.

"No milk, red beans, no milk!"

"It wasn't for you."

The milk maniac drank the drink in his hand like water, and only wiped off the white circle around his lips when he was satisfied.Although the little guy did not drink milk as he wished, his heart was broken by his uncle's disgusting (?) tone.

"Uncle hates me the most! Hong Dou came to see Uncle on purpose, but Uncle doesn't even entertain Hong Dou!"

The speed and frequency of rolling have increased, and the little guy is almost howling.Rin's forehead burst out with a vein, this damn child...why does he look so much like her bastard father? !

"Mitarai Anko, if you make trouble again, I will spank your ass."

In the 29th year of Konoha, Mitarai Saki finally embraced the beauty, and just four years ago, in the 36th year of Konoha, the two gave birth to a daughter, named Hongdou.Such a single child, the whole family naturally loves it very much, the little girl looks like Rie but has a temper like her father, which makes Rin very depressed-- Mitarai Saki, look at your bastard genes! (You are enough for the second disease)

Hearing his uncle's threat, the little guy really didn't move. He raised his head tearfully, wanting to speak and tears made Rin even more headache. In the end, he had to pat Hongdou's head and calm down to coax her. request.

"I want to eat meatballs."

"it is good."

"I want to drink red bean soup."

"it is good."

"I want to drink the tea made by my uncle."

"it is good."

"I want……"

"You can say anything."

Rin pinched Hongdou's cheeks, her expression was helpless and more pampering.

"I'm going to change clothes, and I'll take you out."

"Uncle Ye is the best!" Hongdou, who said she hated uncle the most, cheered just now.

... You are a dead child who has milk and is a mother.

In Konoha's dessert shop, a little girl is drinking red bean soup with a snort, occasionally picking up a ball and taking a few bites, her childish face is full of satisfaction and happiness.The silver-haired young man opposite her watched her quietly, drinking slowly with a glass of milk.

"Uncle Uncle, take a bite and it's delicious!"

The little guy stretched out his fleshy hand, and handed over a bunch of meatballs with a bite.Rin waved his hand and refused, he doesn't like sweets.

"Eat it yourself."

Hongdou didn't insist either, it would be better if no one competed with her.Eating on his own, his happiness was almost bubbling.

Uncle is the best!Although he is serious and always has a straight face, he dotes on himself the most!Better than mom!

It would be better if you always smile to yourself~

"It's very free."

With a deep voice, a man with black hair and golden pupils had a half-smile at the table.Rin's eyes sharpened, and the original feeling of relief completely dissipated.

"Oshemaru. What's the matter with you?" He said lightly, but his eyes were guarded.Having been in charge of Anbu for so many years, he naturally knows what kind of person he is in front of him... He even knows what Orochimaru has done secretly, but because the third generation is letting it go, he doesn't meddle in his own business.

"Heh." Facing Rin's indifference, Orochimaru let out a short chuckle, "I heard you fought with White Fang? You won?"

He was talking about something not long ago, Rin couldn't figure out what he meant, but nodded to admit it.

There was no emotion in those eyes like a deep lake, and the expression was indifferent, with indifference.

It was just a goal that was set back then, and now it has been achieved.

that is it.

The interest in Orochimaru's expression became stronger, but he still didn't say much considering the environment.It just so happened that the red beans were finished at this time, so he jumped off the chair and threw himself on Rin.

"Uncle Uncle! I want to make tea with you."

"it is good."

Rin fixed the little Lolita's hair, and then hugged her.Orochimaru rarely sees this famous coffin face with this kind of suspiciously gentle expression, and puts his eyes on the red bean - the result is that the little girl makes a big grimace.

funny kids.

But the more interesting one right now is her uncle.

"Would you like to have a fight with me?"

Orochimaru's invitation really caught Rin's attention.The silver-haired young man showed a frivolous smile. Sometimes Orochimaru really felt that this person should be a ronin who challenged the strong everywhere, not a machine that is now trapped in Konoha and obeys orders.

"Okay."

The leader of Anbu readily agreed, and then walked away amidst the voice of his niece, "Uncle, let's come again next time." His back was slender and straight, and Orochimaru had an inexplicable smile on his face.

Let me experience the power of Murasaki Anbe.

Thinking of this, he got up and was about to step out of the dessert shop, but a voice stopped him.

"Sorry you haven't paid the bill yet!"

The owner of the dessert shop said in a loud voice, Orochimaru, one of the famous Sannin, glanced at the messy tabletop made of red beans, and his face became gloomy.

Hello Zixiao...

But then he laughed again, well, it's funny, isn't it?

************

Not far from Konoha is the No.40 [-] practice field, also known as the Forest of Death, where many ninjas will exercise their strength—of course, things like fighting with each other are also indispensable.

At this time, it was probably in the afternoon, and two well-known characters in Konoha were sitting on the ground panting without any image. These were Rin and Orochimaru who had fought a battle.

"Ha, Zi Xiao, you won."

Orochimaru said with a smile, healed the bloodstain on his neck - it was just Rin wiped it with a kunai just now, he had no doubt that if it was a life-and-death battle, the opponent would definitely cut his throat accurately.

Rin bowed her head in silence, her hands were covering her face, and her body was convulsing imperceptibly.On his right arm, there was a cut made by Orochimaru, and the blood had coagulated.

Orochimaru easily sensed that something was wrong with him, and secretly matched up with the speculation in his heart, until the leader of Anbu stretched his limbs and lay on the grass, he slowly poured out the words that had been lingering for a long time.

"You... not long ago."

Orochimaru's tone was not a question but an affirmation.

Rin was silent for a while but still nodded calmly, his attitude was so peaceful that Orochimaru frowned in confusion.

"Aren't you afraid?"

"Afraid of what?" Rin asked back, with her usual composure. "If it's death, I know it will come sooner or later."

As a human being, he has to face death, and he is only too early.

"Your body is almost at its limit. Great strength comes at a price. You have been active in the world under the name of Zi Xiao for 14 years. The use of the bone veins for such a long time is enough to overdraw your entire life. "

Orochimaru said with regret that when he was fighting with him just now, Rin seemed to have a sudden illness, so he took the opportunity to scratch his hand, but even so, this person is still terribly strong, obviously already in pain, but Still won, the beautiful fire escape in that hand made Orochimaru's eyes shine.

Perhaps to others, it is true that the bone veins are strong, but Orochimaru is convinced that without this, Zi Xiao would still be the Zi Xiao who stands today, and this seemingly powerful thing actually drags Zi Xiao back. .

Rin shrugged needlessly. In fact, Orochimaru's judgment was not accurate. What consumed his body functions was the rejection of his left eye for 20 years—but the effect was not obvious.

"Ah, Konoha's Zi Xiao is dying soon. If others know this, they will be surprised. Speaking of which, Hokage has also been looking for Tsunade recently, probably to heal you..."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Rin interrupted impatiently, not wanting to continue discussing his lifespan with an irrelevant person, and Orochimaru smiled, deciding not to continue going around in circles with this suspected straight-tempered person.

"Do you want to cooperate with me? I can help you live longer."

He said it openly, his eyes filled with sentences like "I really want to dissect you".Rin sneered and flatly refused.

"No, it's not necessary."

He stood up, and the sun shone from behind him, which made his expression unreal.

"Even if I die, I don't want to give my body to you for experiments."

His voice was full of disgust.

Disgusting, people like you are experimenting on humans at will in the name of scientific research.

Tolerating you and ignoring you is nothing but the wishes of the three generations.

The silver-haired young man had an indifferent expression on his beautiful face, and he didn't say much anymore, and he disappeared in an instant.

Leaving Orochimaru alone, he squinted his eyes and muttered to himself.

"what a shame."

Not even Tsunade can save you—except me.

Except doing body modification with me.

pity……

"Hmph, it seems that we have to wait until you die."

Your blood successor, your ninjutsu that is different from others, and the secret of your appearance that has remained unchanged since 26 years... I may not be able to explain it when you are alive, so I have to wait for you to die, from your corpse , figured it out.

The man's smile is meaningful.

*******

In Konoha's 40th year, many things have happened.

First of all, Konoha Baiga led the team on a mission, but he gave up the mission because he saved his partner, which resulted in a huge loss.Therefore, there were many voices in the village who believed that Bai Fang was disqualified. During that time, Bai Fang had been reclusive, and when not only the villagers but also the rescued partners were slandering him, Bai Fang chose to commit suicide.

Rin didn't attend Bai Fang's funeral that day, and watched from afar, the white-haired child who was as white as his father stood quietly in front of his father's coffin, with a look beyond sadness on his face.

Hatake Kakashi, Rin remembered his name, and Rin still remembered White Fang's proud tone when he mentioned him, with his father's expectation.

But that guy still chose to bow his head in front of those boring things, and even let go of his son to die alone.

Rin thought sarcastically, and Rie, who heard these words, sighed and said a word.

"Rin, you don't understand."

What you don't understand, the pride, the sadness, the dignity—you don't understand any of it.

Because you don't care, but Senior Bai Fang cares more than anyone else.

The woman who was married and gave birth to a child had a gentle expression, and Rin found that she was getting closer to the Andrea in his memory.

"However, this Rin is also very good."

If you don't care about anything, you won't get hurt, please just go on like this, keep your arrogant, aloof, and smile.

"Speaking of which, Rin, you have been single for so many years, do you have someone you like?"

Changing the topic, this is one of the ace skills that Lie has finally mastered over the years.The silver-haired young man snorted coldly, and then gave an unexpected answer.

"Of course." Thinking of a guy who rejected his marriage proposal, Rin showed a playful expression, that kind of look like a large and ferocious carnivore staring at its prey, which made Riei's spine shudder for no reason, and she couldn't help asking tentatively he.

"Then, who is that?"

I haven't seen anyone close to Rin...

"He's not in this world."

With a simple answer like this, Rin touched the Mare ring hanging with the pacifier, the purple gemstone was as dull as dust.

Since coming to this foreign world, Mare's ring has been dead like this, and it has even gotten worse, and Rin has no choice but to watch it get worse day by day.

Forget it, if it's broken, it's broken.

Anyway, the current him can set fire without a ring as a medium.

The silver-haired young man thought calmly, and suddenly coughed, his blood was smeared. He was still fine, and Lie on the side turned pale with shock.

"What's wrong with you Rin?!"

Is it sick?Damn bone veins... Rie couldn't help but think of his best friend Kaguya Rin, the young man who looked the same as the leader of Anbu, who died of the bone vein disease.Now, is this hateful thing going to take away her other best friend? !

Rin didn't reply, he curled up abruptly, the severe pain that swept from the depths of his body threw his thoughts up and shredded, his vision blurred from time to time.

Oops……

The bastard is in pain! !

At the end of the impression, it was Rie who led him to the medical department with tears in his eyes.

In Konoha's 40th year, many things happened in this year, besides Bai Fang's departure, there was news of Anbu Zixiao's abdication.

However, when asked the reason, Konoha's senior management remained silent.

In Konoha Ninja Mitarai Saki’s family, the only daughter was told by her parents not to go to her uncle. Although the little girl pouted, but after her mother said sadly, “Your uncle is sick and needs to rest.” , or very obediently choose to obey.

Well, let's go play with uncle after he recovers from his illness.

She so planned.

This time, please change to red beans and ask uncle to go to the dessert shop~ The boss said that the new product is made of milk recently, if uncle, he will definitely like it~

That milk control.

Thinking of this, she smiled sweetly.