[Comprehensive] How to kill a rabid dog gently

The alliance of the two races, in addition to twisting the forces of both parties into a greater deterrent than simple superposition, also increased the number and complexity of management and decision-making affairs geometrically. Needless to say, Hashirama and Madara, the leaders, , Togama and Quanna are often busy because they undertake a considerable part of the transaction work.

Even Cheng is working hard in his own way to help this immature settlement go through its new life smoothly.

Toikama, who was processing the document, had maintained the same posture for a long time, his back was still straight, but his face still faintly revealed a little tiredness after high-intensity work.

He closed his sore eyes, and quickly opened them again. When he was about to get up to pick up the documents that had been stored in the filing cabinet earlier, the documents had already been handed to him, and his gaze unconsciously followed that document. The slender white wrist flashed by, and then he raised his head, and the girl was looking at him calmly.

"I just thought, do you need to refer to this document?"

"...Yes." Tokaima withdrew his gaze, and calmly returned to the boring text, "Thank you."

He heard Cheng's light footsteps, she walked around the desk and walked to his side.

Cheng didn't make a sound. After getting acquainted with her, her gentle temperament made people unable to raise vigilance towards her, but it was still impossible for Tobima to ignore her existence.

Just like this moment.

Obviously he was staring at the piles of papers that recorded various tedious problems, but he couldn't help having an idea that had nothing to do with it.

At this very second, it was these documents that carried her gaze... Or, me?

Tobima thought so, but when he turned his face to look at Cheng, the words he said didn't match his heart.

"Instead of helping me, wouldn't it be more reasonable to go to Uchiha?"

Cheng first showed a little surprise, and then asked seriously.

"Tobima, do you hate me being here?"

"..."

"Hate it? Or don't you hate it?"

"Do not."

Toikama looked away almost in embarrassment.

"I'm not dissatisfied with that."

"Really." Cheng seemed relieved, "Of course I want to lighten the burden for Madara and the others as much as possible, but..."

Transferring the burden to me seemed to make them even more dissatisfied.

Cheng paused slightly before continuing.

"Besides, I think Tobuma and I might be more compatible in terms of the way of thinking about problems." She picked up the document opened in front of Tokaima, "Look, for the disputes between the two clans that have recurred so far and Friction, you quickly developed a supplementary framework and solutions, right?"

Cheng said.

"If you can further sort out a more general rule system, then can it also relieve your pressure appropriately..."

"However, can the rules compiled by me be accepted by everyone? After all, I am a thousand hands, and—"

"Then leave the choice to Hashirama, Madara, Quanna, and even all the other villagers." She said, "On the premise that Senju and Uchiha have become a community of destiny."

There seemed to be doubts in Torima, and he frowned and fell silent.

Cheng didn't disturb the other party's thinking, she walked to the window, opened the window, light, fresh air and birds' chirping poured into the room, only to realize that Cheng was already with him in this dull and dark room I've been here for a long time.

"……Take a break."

People who are familiar with him will probably be quite surprised to see Tokai put down the pen and push away the paperwork.

But Tobima said to Cheng.

"Let's go for a walk together."

I don't know when, Cheng and Toika gradually got used to walking side by side.

When they walk together, there is no intimate physical contact, and the door is often slightly staggered behind, creating a little distance between the two.

But if you look at it from behind, their shadows are clearly overlapped - he didn't hold her hand, but if something unexpected happens, Tobima can easily wrap his arms around her shoulders to protect each other in his arms .

For unmarried couples, this distance seems unfamiliar, but for the protector and the protected... it is a little more hazy and charming.

At first, it was Cheng who suggested that they want to see the newly built training ground, but there was no other place they wanted to go, so they went there.

"I was declared not qualified to be a ninja almost at birth."

When Cheng said that, his brows were still bright, without a hint of resentment and the haze of fate.

"Tobuma should know better than me, right? For a ninja, no matter how accurately he can throw his shuriken, or what ninjutsu he can learn, if he doesn't have the physical ability to continue fighting, then everything is just a castle in the air."

she says.

"So, I was able to live to meet today... because of the protection of many people."

They walked to the side of the training ground, looking around, the training ground was clearly divided into two by the users, with Senju and Uchiha occupying the two sides respectively, and a blank space in the center formed the boundary.

Cheng found an ownerless kunai at her feet, and she could easily think that a Senshou or Uchiha accidentally threw it here during practice, and because of unexplainable scruples in her heart, , did not choose to step into the divide, to get it back.

"..."

Cheng leaned over to pick up the kunai, raised his elbow, and aimed at the opposite target in a very standard posture.

"So, I have always felt that I was always protected..."

Just when she was about to cast Kunai, Tobima gently held her wrist.

"You don't have to force yourself to do this."

In front of her, the man who met her with a rather stern attitude said to Cheng.

"From the day the alliance was formed, that was already my responsibility."

Tobima took Kunai from her hand and threw it forward very beautifully and fiercely.

Cheng stared blankly at Kunai who pierced through the bull's-eye with incomparable precision, and finished what he hadn't said in his heart.

...I feel very guilty about relying on the protection of others all the time.

At this time, their arrival was also noticed, and many people stopped practicing and turned their attention to the two of them.

Cheng responded to these gazes from a distance with a smile. When she looked at the side that belonged to Uchiha, she saw many young faces, because the age gap was not too big. There are not a few people who are familiar with her, including the young man who once tactfully expressed his heart to her.

She was about to say hello, but the other party seemed to have made a sudden decision and walked towards her... No, the young man's goal was not Cheng, he just nodded slightly when he passed by Cheng, and then walked to the door in front of the room.

"If you don't have your usual knife, can I use my knife?"

He threw a ninja sword to Tobima with a calm and determined expression.

"Please fight with me, Thousand Hands."

"?!"

Cheng felt the suddenly tense atmosphere, she immediately raised her head to look at Feijian, but the other party's expression did not waver at all.

"I accept."

Cheng looked around, and more and more people gathered in the training field in the middle. After all, the alliance time was far from long enough to erase the traces of the two sides fighting. The imminent battle at this moment, as well as the identities of the opposing sides, once again affected people. nerves.

The scene presents a strange tranquility, like a stagnant and heavy gray cloud before a thunderstorm, only lightning shuttles uneasily inside.

"...Okay, since that's the case."

she said aloud, stepping between them.

"I will judge the result... Please stop when the winner is decided. If there is a tendency to cause unnecessary harm, I will use my own way to stop it."

Cheng looked at the two of them.

"is it acceptable?"

"no problem."

Unlike the other party's non-thinking, Tobima and Cheng looked at each other for a while, and after about two seconds, he nodded and said.

"I see."

Qianshoubeijian is very strong.

In fact, Chung had heard the name long before they met—along with Senju Hashirama, they were a feared and feared presence on the ninja battlefield—and so were Madara and Izuna.

Taking Quanna who Cheng knows better as a reference, Tomona's victory was not beyond Cheng's expectations.

When Togama put Kunai across his neck, Uchiha, who was fighting with him, knew that the result could not be more clear.As expected, Tomama followed the point-to-point rule very well, and withdrew his weapon after the winner was decided.

"...Just defeating me is not enough to prove that you have enough strength to protect her."

Tokama, who was about to turn around and leave, stopped.

"Being unable to protect her is the second most unforgivable thing after using your power to hurt her."

He whispered that this conversation only happened between the two of them. His eyes returned to his face, and he saw the painful unwillingness on it.Tobima unreasonably believes that the other party's words are from the heart.

"You can't understand how important Cheng-sama is to us—to Uchiha." He raised his head, "Thousands of Hands, if you let her suffer misfortune..."

"I'm not going to let that happen."

Tobima felt a vague anxiety. He didn't have time to analyze which part of the other party's words angered him, but in any case, this was not the right time to delve into it. He suppressed the negative emotions in his heart and relieved the other party. He lent him the knife and walked towards Cheng.

The girl was looking at him at the other end, and it only took a dozen seconds or less before Tobima could return to her side, but even this gap that had to be paid inexplicably made him anxious.

Tokama thought subconsciously.

If you use Flying Thor——

At the moment when this thought came into being, the scene of hugging her and breaking through the encirclement in the rain of arrows flashed in Feijian's mind, and then, she faced the cold knife light with her thin back.

The memories suddenly became cruel and real, the feeling of chopping at that moment, the contrast between the warm blood and the cold rain... This scene was deeply imprinted in his mind, like a nightmare with sharp edges.

Suddenly, a shuriken flew from behind, because it was so fast, it cut through the air soundlessly and sharply, only a bit of piercing killing intent was real, when it stuck to his body and pierced the ground beside him, The door stopped.

Boredom, restlessness and anxiety finally found an outlet, they swept up violently like a hurricane, destroying the restraint and forbearance in Qianshoubei, he almost laughed because of it.

"It's just in time." Feijian turned around, with a fighting spirit in her bright red pupils, "Quenna."

"Don't you have a knife, Toikama, this is not acceptable."

Uchiha Quanna really smiled, although from that smile, he could only feel the coldness.

"Haven't it occurred to you..."

He walked towards the door step by step, and suddenly let go of his hand when there were still two or three meters left, letting the long knife fall to the ground.

"Will there be a situation like today?"

At the same time as the voice fell, the two disappeared in place.

The battle has begun.

Cheng suddenly stabilized the urge to run over, she knew that she missed the opportunity to stop it.

Whether it is Quanna or Togama, they are all ninjas who are worthy of standing at the top of the world. Among ninjas of the same level or stronger than them, even if the two may feel complicated about this, they have to admit, The opponent is the only person who can be called his old enemy.

Although neither of the two used their usual knives this time, it was the first time since they formed an alliance that they had fought so freely.

"What's the matter, Feijian, has it been too long since you haven't been on the battlefield to slow down your skills?"

Tomona heavily blocked the opponent's quick blow, and responded to Quanna's provocation.

"You have more flaws than before."

"Really, then you might as well attack and try."

Tobuma stopped talking, and his attack went further by three points, and he opened wide to deal with the opponent's backhand and counterattack. Quanna's flaw was really just a trap, but this was also in Toboma's judgment. After suffering a kunai, the sharp weapon in his hand slashed across Quan Nai's shoulder.

This injury was nothing to the two of them, but they glanced at each other at the same time, and saw a consensus in each other's eyes.

If this battle continues, Quanna and Tokaima will inevitably start using large-scale destructive ninjutsu—more importantly, if the situation slides into a life-and-death battle, no one can guarantee that they can stop in time.

And that's not their real concern.

Tobima once firmly believed that the battle between them would one day end with the death of one side.

Presumably, Quanna had the same prediction.

but……

Quan Nai quickly glanced at the girl's face in the distance, and then he looked at Tokima, his gaze just experienced a similar trajectory.

It seems that there is no winner today.

The two of them backed away and distanced themselves.

That's what it meant to stop here, Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and was finally able to walk into the training ground.

Tobima pulled out the kunai from his arm, and was about to press to stop the bleeding, Cheng walked up to him, covered the back of his hand, turned his face towards her, and quietly withdrew his hand.

Her chakra flowed out, and the wound quickly recovered to the point where it stopped bleeding.

Tomona seemed to want to say something, but before that, Quanna grabbed Cheng's hand from behind.

"Cheng."

So Cheng turned to look at him.

"Let me see the wound."

In order to make it easier for her to check, Quan Nai squatted down, Cheng put his hand on his shoulder, and brushed it lightly, Quan Nai looked up at her lowered and focused eyes intently.

"Quanna..."

Cheng couldn't help but blame.

"Don't mess around."

"Ah."

Quanna smiled, noticing that Sumina was wearing that hairpin today too...she's been wearing it ever since that day.

He passed Cheng and collided with Feima.

——The danger of the battle just now was not as good as the eye contact between the two of them in this instant.

"Cheng, although I really want to get along with you for a while...but I have to leave the village soon."

Quan Nai stood up, put one hand on Cheng's shoulder naturally, and said softly in her ear.

However, his eyes were always fighting against Feijian, like two wolf kings fighting for territory.

"What kind of mission is it?"

Quan Na reached out and touched the fringe on the hairpin, intentionally or unintentionally, his knuckles brushed Cheng's earlobe.

"Don't worry." He said softly, "It's about the alliance."

"Is it……"

Cheng smiled lightly.

"Anyway, Senna, stay safe."

Seeing this scene, Tobuma frowned even deeper.

...Damn, cunning Uchiha.

"See you."

"it is good."

Cheng nodded, Quan Nai took another look at her before leaving, and then, Cheng walked to Tokima's side.

As they came, they left side by side.

"It was a wonderful fight."

Cheng said.

"From halfway through, young people talk about your fight regardless of ethnicity - something that wouldn't have been possible without the sheer toughness you displayed in your fight."

"Also, thank you for stopping this matter in time, I know that you and Quanna are not in love..."

"how about you?"

Asked suddenly.

"What is the relationship between Quanna and you?"

This is a problem that Cheng did not expect in the current situation.

"Cheng."

Tobima looked directly into her eyes, and when he focused, his gaze inevitably became sharp and aggressive.

— "You never called him brother."

"Because it's hard for me to think of him as a brother."

She gave the answer without thinking.

This answer caused Toikama to quickly fall silent, and some obscure emotions gradually appeared in his eyes, but Cheng didn't finish his sentence.

"I can't rely on him as the 'younger party' with peace of mind." Cheng said, "It's like, I can't turn a blind eye to the battlefield because I'm not suitable for fighting."

"……I do not think so."

Tobima said that he didn't know that this was very likely to offend the other party, but maybe the blood that had boiled up in the battle just now hadn't cooled down. At this moment, he couldn't, and he didn't want to cover up his original sharp edges and corners with smooth lies. Even if it would destroy the peace with her.

"From the first time I stepped onto the battlefield, I have witnessed the death of countless clansmen in the battle with Uchiha. Among those dead, there are those I only met once, and some I knew well... even My father, my two younger brothers were all killed by Uchiha."

"I didn't bring up these things to vent my hatred. Do you understand, Cheng—before we feel the hatred, our first reaction when we see each other is to be deeply alert and vigilant, because in the long years, we only have This is how you survive the battlefield."

He said.

"But, Cheng, you are different, you have never been stained with the filth of the battlefield, unlike those evil sharingan sharingan reminiscent of blood..."

He seemed to want to touch Cheng's cheek, but in the end he still stopped in mid-air, and Cheng closed his eyes.

"You think Sharingan is an evil existence, is that so?"

She opened her eyes...that was, Tobima had faced countless times in the past battles——

"Then, I should be the same in your eyes."

Facing Cheng's Sharingan, Tobiza's heart trembled...and what made him shake was that he saw a touch of sadness in those eyes that symbolized sin and death.

"Sorry, Tobuma, if you still hate Uchiha, then I must be one of the objects of your hatred."

Cheng told him.

"I won't defend myself... My so-called not being stained by the battlefield and blood is just because I can't bear my own destiny, and let other clansmen face the cruelty for me."

"So Tobima, I am no different from the Uchiha you hate."

"But you know, from the bottom of my heart, I don't want this hatred to continue forever, so—"

She took the fingers on the door and pressed them against her throat.

Her temperature came from her fingertips, and she could feel the warm touch of the blood flowing through the blood vessels under the thin skin.He felt vaguely ominous, but at this moment, he couldn't break away from the opponent's hand.

"Here, engrave your Flying Thunder God spell."

……Do not.

"Isn't this fairer? Since you are required to trust the Sharingan that took the lives of the people, let me take the same risk."

do not talk.

"If you decide one day..."

The girl stared at him, her expression was so gentle that she seemed to be pouring out words of love.

"I am indeed one of the evil ones, please kill me with the Flying Thunder God."

Qianshou Feijian almost trembled.

This is an experience that he has never experienced in the most dangerous battles. His dignity never allowed him to lose his sense of proportion due to fear in front of any powerful enemy... However, the girl in front of her runs counter to the definition of "powerful", but that's it The heart of Qianshoubei was flooded with panic, and she ran away screaming.

Why are you such a cruel person while being so gentle?

Terrible.

Cheng let go of her hand, she raised her face slightly, fully exposing her neck to the opponent's view, and then, the door moved.

——The most frightening thing about her was that even though he realized that the danger was close at hand, he couldn't escape from such a desperate situation.

He hugged the cold, beautiful girl.

"Don't..."

His voice probably lost his calmness, but Tobuma had no time to take this into consideration.

"Please, don't say such things again."