[Comprehensive] How to kill a rabid dog gently

"Cheng!"

Cheng turned his head, and saw a curly-haired little boy lying on the courtyard wall. When he saw her, the boy jumped down directly.

"mirror……"

Cheng smiled and took his hand.

"You may become a great person in the future... Not every child has the courage to do things like climbing the fence of the patriarch's house."

"Is it okay if Cheng doesn't go to rest?" Jing's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and tears started to flow, "I thought I would never see Cheng again."

"I didn't go out all the time. Madara and Quanna were a little bit worried and did it so that they wouldn't worry too much."

Cheng lowered his head and gently wiped away the mirror's tears.

"In my case, it's actually not a big problem."

"really?"

"It's true." She promised, and then asked another thing, "Speaking of...does Jing know about the alliance with Thousand Hands?"

Mirror nodded.

"Everyone is talking about it."

"After all, it's a very big decision... So, what do you think?"

"..."

Kagami showed a tangled expression, and Cheng quickly understood from it that those views were probably not simple ones that even children could easily convey.

So she changed the question.

"What about the mirror? Does the mirror approve or disapprove?"

"I..." The little boy hesitated, "My brother died on the battlefield, and the adults all said that the ninja of Thousand Hands killed him."

Cheng lowered his gaze, but the child then shook her hand.

"However, this year, my younger brother was born!"

His eyes were shining brightly, the light that comes only when there is hope for the future.

"If we form an alliance with Qianshou, my younger brother won't have to go to the battlefield early, and he won't have to die, right?"

"...Yes." Cheng smiled, "If possible, I also hope that Jing's younger brother can grow up under a safe shelter, and he can explore and choose the path he wants to take by himself...Of course, Jing is the same."

"I don't want to be a kid for a long time."

he said seriously.

"Then you have to work hard to grow up?"

"Ok!"

Mirror nodded solemnly.

"Then, I'm going to the training ground, see you next time."

Cheng waved to him, and Jing's figure flashed and disappeared above the wall.

"..."

Quan Nai came out from behind the door with a complicated expression on her face.

"As a child, isn't this cute?" Cheng smiled and said to him, "Don't blame him."

"If it wasn't for the kids..."

Quanna said something in a low voice, but Cheng couldn't catch it.

"But, Cheng." He turned to look at her, "Do you really believe in an alliance? Are the Thousand Hands really trustworthy?"

"Izuna, whether Senju is trustworthy or not, I can't easily answer 'yes'."

"Then why..."

"Thousands of hands, it has been your enemy since a long time ago, right?"

she asked.

"What do you think of him, Senna?"

At the mention of this name, Quan Na fell silent.

"...I can't imagine living in peace with him."

"I understand your feelings." Cheng said, "If we didn't meet each other without knowing each other's names, I wouldn't be able to completely entrust my life and death to him... But, he did do what he said, would Put your life on the line to protect my promise."

She sighed.

"As for the later...that's because of the position."

"Only this matter." Quan Nai said, "I absolutely, will not forgive him."

Cheng tilted his head.

"Can't it be for me?"

"..."

"It's just a joke, I won't force you." She smiled, "I just want to say that the position can be changed, but the premise is that people are willing to change. So, why not try it..."

——"However, having said that, if the alliance is really successful, the direction of the future cannot be determined only by an optimist like me... There is no vigilant person like Quanna who is constantly correcting the course. No way."

She began to feel a little tired, so she leaned on Quanna's shoulder.

"At that time, please help me and Madara, Quanna."

"……Um."

He said.

"I promise you."

"Am I being too cunning?"

Looking at his softened eyes, Cheng said unconsciously.

"Of course not... I also want to know more about your ideals."

Not just thinking of something, Quan Nai frowned slightly.

...Obviously I am the one who is closer to you.

"Thank you."

Cheng said to him.

"How about the previous alliance talks?"

"It didn't go very well."

"...As expected."

Cheng fell into deep thought, and after a long time, she suddenly asked.

"Quenna, when is the next meeting?"

"It's tomorrow."

she mused.

"Then let me go together."

Although in name, in order to prevent foreign forces from destroying the alliance, the place of the peace talks was set in a hidden place, but in terms of the identities of the two parties participating in the meeting-the vast majority of ninjas in the world would probably not be willing to talk to Senshou and Uchiha at the same time. Be the enemy.

Under Senjujuma's proposition, it wasn't just the decision-making elites of the two races who participated. As far as Cheng saw, most of the Uchiha's ninjas were present, presumably Senju was also there.

If not, Madara probably wouldn't have agreed to let her come along.

Although the two clans now intend to form an alliance, perhaps because people are used to confronting each other on the battlefield, the atmosphere on the scene is still tense, and there is still a clear distinction between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan.

But even so, even if there is no time for the patriarchs of both sides to stop, people have always maintained the most basic peace.

Cheng believes that, to a certain extent, this can be seen as an expression of the tendency of the general tribe on the issue of alliances.

It's a joy.

The patriarchs had already entered the arena, and the crowd started to move, and the petite Cheng was submerged in it all at once. It was too late for Quanna to realize this. He looked around nervously with his eyes.

When he walked around to the back of the venue, he ran into a familiar face head-on.

"...!"

"?!"

The two people who met each other on a narrow road became vigilant at an extremely fast speed, and at the same time pressed their hands on the handle of the knife.

"Thousands of hands, it's really unpleasant to see you..."

"I think the same way, Uchiha Izumi."

Sensing the movement of his old enemy's knuckles, it seemed that he was about to draw his sword, and Tomona, who had raised his fighting spirit from the first moment he saw him, also clenched his weapon tightly.

When the battle was about to start, Quanna suddenly felt someone approaching from behind, and before he judged it as an attack, a girl's voice sounded.

"Quanna?"

Cheng tugged at his sleeve, and then walked out from behind Quanna, Tomona met her eyes unexpectedly.

... sucks.

he thinks.

She must have seen the astonishment and bewilderment that she couldn't restrain at this moment.

The girl's eyes fell on him, and then she walked towards him.

"Door..."

When Cheng was about to walk in front of him, Fei Jian pushed the knife that had been pulled out a little into the sheath heavily, and with the sound of the collision between the knife and the sheath, a puff of white smoke rose.

When they dispersed again, Tobima was no longer in place.

Cheng seemed surprised for a few seconds.

In this way, is it hated?

"...It's inevitable."

She muttered to herself, then turned her head and smiled at Quanna.

"It's almost time to start, let's go to Madara together."

The layout of the meeting is that the two heads of the clan are located at the two ends, and their respective decision-making assistants are lined up beside them. In order to reduce the sense of confrontation, half of the Senju clan emblem and half of the Uchiha clan emblem are painted. Combined into a circular arc, Cheng was reminded of round tables in other civilizations.

Other clansmen watched the progress of the talks from a more peripheral position, and there were ninjas on both sides who were responsible for conveying information among the crowd.

Cheng observed the situation, originally planned to get up and walk to the outside, but was held back by Quanna and Madara at the same time.

"You stay."

"It's good for Cheng to stay here."

"is it okay?"

Cheng asked in a low voice.

"It's your wish too," Madara said to her, "There's no reason why you shouldn't be here to witness it."

"I understand."

Cheng nodded slightly, she looked to the opposite side, and recognized Senju Bashirama who had a one-sided relationship... and then Hibima on his right.

His eyes didn't turn here, Cheng didn't know if he noticed her...but she doubted that even if he noticed, he probably wouldn't want to look at her.

So she quickly looked away.

After this brief interlude, the talks began.

“… So, we still have disagreements on the distribution of responsibilities post-union.”

The person who asked the question was an elder of the Uchiha clan that Cheng was very familiar with. After his speech, Senju gave an immediate response.

"In my opinion, the expansion of the scale after the formation of the alliance and the establishment of the village is an inevitable development. Senju has always been friends with many small ninjas. It is a very reasonable decision for Senju to be responsible for absorbing and expanding the alliance. ..."

"In this way." Fang Uchiha cut off Senju's words, "In the eyes of the ninjas who will be recruited in the future, who is the leader of the alliance?"

After hearing these words, Cheng's heart sank.

This sentence reveals the real reason for the stagnation of the negotiation process on alliance matters-namely, which party will have the highest decision-making power.

In fact, all the entanglement and see-saw are completely extended with this problem as the core.

After this point was finally nakedly exposed to everyone's vision, the atmosphere suddenly became dangerous.

"I understand your concerns."

At this moment, it was Hashirama who broke the silence.

"After the establishment of the village, the affairs of the alliance will be carried out jointly by personnel from both sides... In other respects, this model can also be adopted."

Tomona frowned and objected.

"The efficiency of task execution will be greatly reduced because of this system..."

Hashirama spoke decisively.

"In the early stages of an alliance, building trust in each other is more important than anything else."

Realizing that Hamama's decision could no longer be shaken, Tomama stopped talking, but Quanna on the other side did not intend to let go of this topic easily.

"What if there is an irreconcilable disagreement?" Quanna asked. "Who will decide the outcome?"

"This... just me and Madara..."

"What if you can't reach a consensus either? So what?"

Zhu Jian froze for a moment.

He tried to say something, but finally had to admit that he hadn't thought of a good solution yet.

At this moment, Madara also had a similar thought to Hashirama.

When it comes to the solution of the ninjas, they all easily think of fighting - but this is exactly the opposite of the purpose of the alliance.

In such a stalemate, Cheng suddenly discovered the problem.

Although this is a meeting held for the purpose of "alliance"...

Whether it is Senju or Uchiha, the presupposition of the positions of the two parties in the future is still inertially based on opposition.

People don't seem to be able to imagine the two ninjas becoming a more united and powerful whole.

"...I don't know what decision I'm going to make until the fact happens."

A long time, said Hashirama.

"However, I can swear that I will definitely regard the common interests of both of us as the most important..."

"Who can guarantee that you are considering both of us, not just the Thousand Hands?"

Such doubtful voice made Hashirama feel anxious.

"As long as we form an alliance, our destiny is closely linked, just like a marriage..."

"Marriage."

The Uchiha elder repeated the word thoughtfully.

"If you do this, maybe you can strengthen the relationship between Senju and Uchiha."

This sentence was spread among the crowd by the ninja who conveyed the message.

The voices of discussion on both sides gradually became louder, and after a short time passed, they gradually subsided.

The atmosphere among the clan has become slightly different.

Looking back, Cheng realized this.

After this, she found out that the same is true for Senshou.

Countless eyes belonging to Uchiha or Senshou gathered at the center of the alliance talks, and Cheng saw bits and pieces of light that had appeared in Kagami's eyes.

"...Marriage?" Hashirama pondered, "I already have a wife, but Madara doesn't have one yet... But, I don't have any sisters of the right age either."

He showed a distressed expression.

"Sure enough, I have no choice but to give up this path..."

"please wait a while."

The moment Cheng opened her mouth, many eyes immediately focused on her.

No one seemed to have expected her to speak at this moment.

"Forgive me." She didn't seem to see these gazes, and continued in a slow voice, "Your brother, Lord Qianshou Feijian, has similar prestige and influence to the Qianshou Clan as you, the patriarch power?"

"...?" Hashirama didn't immediately understand Cheng's intentions, but still answered her, "I think so, Tobima is the strongest in Senshou after me."

She smiled lightly.

"Then, is Tobima-sama already married?"

"not yet……"

"So far."

"enough."

The two voices sounded almost simultaneously.

Cheng turned his face away, but Quan Nai didn't make a sound, he pursed his lips and pulled her back.

The speaker is Madara... and Tobima.

"This is also the most effective and direct way I can think of now."

She said softly to Quanna.

Quanna didn't respond.

Cheng wanted to say something more, but Madara held onto his shoulder and pulled him behind him forcefully.More and more people who knew their identities began to realize the intention of the conversation just now, and Madara's black robe blocked their eyes.

"spot……"

Madara ignored her and said in a deep voice to Hashirama.

"There is no need to continue today."

"spot."

Cheng clenched his sleeves tightly.

"please."

She looked up, pleading in her eyes.

"No," he said, "it doesn't have to be settled this way..."

"This is the solution everyone is most looking forward to right now."

Cheng said.

"Whether there are other ways or not, this alone is doomed to be the best way now."

She blinked, and tears welled up in those star-like black eyes.

"This is my wish."

She whispered, and let go of his grip on the sleeve.

"Sorry, this is the last time to make a claim."

Perhaps it was because of her tears, or perhaps what she said made Madara and Quanna realize that - only in front of the ideal, no one can make a decision for her.

They failed to keep her then.

Watching her walking towards him for a moment, Feima thought that he probably hoped that someone could stop her.

The thing he longed for has not changed, but the moment he swung the knife, the light and shadow were confused, and then the scene he had longed for was shattered.

I don't want her to be hurt and miserable.

Don't want her to cry.

Not wanting her to get close to the self that almost killed her.

The girl was smiling even though her tears were still wet.

"Sorry, Tobuma."

This is a sentence that only two people can hear.

Then--

"As Senju and Uchiha respectively, please enter into a marriage contract with me, Togama-sama."

But in the end, he couldn't do what he wanted to do.

Even admitting that he loved her was a missed opportunity.