[Naruto] [Gaara] Sand and Thorn Bird

Taking a last look at Sand Hidden Village, which was gradually waking up under the morning sun, Akigi finally ran towards Konoha without looking back.

When we arrived at Konoha, the first thing we did was to find Teacher Shiranui.

I thought Teacher Shiranui would punish me severely, but I didn't expect him to bury it in the sea of ​​books with a thousand copies in his mouth, without even lifting his head.After a long time, he raised his head and glanced at Aoki: "Has the matter been resolved?"

Kazuki nodded, then shook his head.

Shiranui Xuanjian didn't say anything, but pushed a stack of scrolls forward: "In three days, complete these tasks."

His eyes froze: "It's just you."

This is punishment.Akiki resigned to his fate: "Okay."

Holding a lot of scrolls, he exited Shiranui teacher's office, turned around and ran into Chiba Yaichi who came.The boy looked at the pile of scrolls in Akiki's hand in surprise, and he also held a lot of scrolls in his hand: "Is this a task given to you by Teacher Shiranui?"

Kazuki nodded.

"Don't blame Shiranui-sensei." Chiba Yaichi patted Onaki's shoulder, "This time the Sand Ninja and Otonin jointly raided, and Konoha suffered heavy losses! Many excellent ninjas were sacrificed. In addition, in order to get more For the cost of repairing the village, the higher-ups took on a lot of tasks, and almost all the ninja were dispatched, let alone us."

He raised his eyebrows: "No, Xiao is still out on a mission and hasn't come back yet."

Kazuki nodded.

She can understand.

War is always cruel.

Back home, she didn't answer Yuan Chuancha's greetings, and even slammed the door in anger.Akigi felt that her sister was dissatisfied with herself, but she had too many things on her hands and many things on her mind, so she was not in the mood or leisure to patiently ask her to coax her.

Tasks, big and small, came in one after another like a large army, and never stopped like flowing water. This situation has lasted for a long time.

Be it Konoha or Sand Hidden, the more severe the damage and the decline in strength, the more difficult it is to take on one by one difficult tasks, and never let the outside world see that you are powerless.

The Ninja Villages are so stubborn, but in fact, it is just a matter of face.

***

I don't know how long it has passed day and night, until one day Shiranui-sensei suddenly called the three of them together.

Konoha was short of manpower, and the three of them had been performing tasks separately during this time, and hadn't seen each other for a long time.Akigi looked at Chiba Yaichi, who was full of energy, with an unconcealable tiredness on his face, with messy hair like a bird's nest, and big bags under his eyes.Even Kitano Shino, who always had a stern face, was faintly tired.

"You have worked hard." As the teacher of the three, Shiranui Xuanma felt even more deeply in his heart.He stared at the three of them for a long time, and finally said such a sentence.

"Well! Is it hard work or not? I can finish ten more tasks in three days—no, two days!" Chiba Ya pretended to be nonchalant and raised her hand.Before the hand was fully raised, it had already fallen limply.

Shiranuo Xuanjian gave him a gentle look, and said, "You all know about the Five Generations, right?"

The three nodded.

Naruto and Jiraiya-sama find another one of the legendary Sannin, Tsunade-sama, who is the incoming Fifth Hokage.As soon as the news of her arrival in the village came back, the panic in the village quickly calmed down.

"With Tsunade-sama here, the situation in the village will ease soon. You don't have to carry out missions all the time." Shiranui Genma said seriously, "But now... there is a more important mission."

He suddenly gave Kashiki a meaningful look.

Akiki's heart skipped a beat.

***

"I don't need to say more about the fact that Sand Yin destroyed the treaty and attacked Konoha without authorization. Although Sand Yin has re-signed the treaty with us now, but you know..." Teacher Shiranui's voice was very low, and it was never serious— —

"We can't trust them at all!"

The ninja world has never been pure.Although Konoha and Sagakure are nominally a friendly alliance, they secretly instigated rebellion many times. Sagne covets Konoha's richness, and Konoha is also envious of Sagne's vastness. The tense atmosphere has already permeated.Only this time, Sand Yin finally took the lead in taking action.

Shiranui Xuanma said in a low voice: "So the high-level decided to send a small squad leader to Shayin Village, claiming that it was an alliance exchange. In fact, they were staring at them to see if they were sincere with Konoha. If they make any more moves, we will It can also be prepared in advance.”

Shiranui Genma stopped, looked at the three people who had different expressions and were speechless for a while, and continued: "I don't know how long this task will be. It will be very difficult until the trust in Sand Yin is restored... For a long time. And being in the hidden sand village, the danger is self-evident. Therefore, I need you to think carefully, and all three of you must agree."

Akiki frowned, wringing his hands together without saying a word.Raising her head to meet Shiranui-sensei's gaze, she opened her mouth, and was about to speak, but was abruptly interrupted by Chiba Yaichi——

"I would never agree!"

Chiba Yaichi seemed to have just come back to his senses, and excitedly shouted: "Hidden sand?! Why should I go to that place where the birds don't shit? To eat sand! What's more, there—" He suddenly He lowered his eyelids, bit his lips, and expressed a bit of panic and disgust in his tone.

"And Sandfall Gaara, a monster that kills without batting an eye!"

It exploded in one breath, and his chest was still heaving because of being too excited.

Shiranui-sensei listened quietly, with a peaceful expression, as if Chiba Yaichi's reaction was in his expectation.After Yaichi calmed down and sat back down, he turned his head to look at Kitano Xiao who had been silent all this time: "Xiao, what about you?"

Chiba Yaichi also turned to stare at Shino.But Xiao didn't see him at all, and seemed to look down on him very much.He said lightly: "I have no objection."

Yaichi: "You—"

Akiki was taken aback.In the blink of an eye, Shiranui Xuanjian's gentle eyes shone into her eyes: "Where is Akiki?"

"I... have no objection either."

"You guys!" Qianye Ya became furious, and was abruptly held back by Shiranui Genma's eyes.

"But high-level arrangements require everyone's consent." Shiranui Genma shrugged, "Yaichi disagrees, and we still can't carry out this task."

A few indifferent or clear gazes fell on Chiba Yaichi, his face flushed from holding back, he stood up abruptly, and rushed out the door: "Anyway, I firmly disagree!"

***

But in the end, Chiba Yaichi agreed.

To the east of the Kingdom of Fire is the sea, and the seaside is often filled with thick fog, and the team came here to perform tasks.

She and Yaichi get separated from the other two.Kitano Shino stood in front of the two of them when they were attacked by the enemy and exhausted their chakra.

The dense fog cleared, and in front of him was Kitano Shino, who had fallen down and blood gushed out of his chest.

Chiba Yaichi was stunned.

It never occurred to Akigi that he doesn't like to talk to them very much, and seems to look down on Yaichi's cold Kitano Shino, who would risk his life to save them.

"Who wants you to be troublesome!" Chiba Yaichi trembled angrily all over.

He is actually unwilling.

The enemy was successfully subdued by Mr. Shiranui, and Kitano Shino was rushed to the hospital in time, and was finally out of danger.

On the day when Kitano Shino was discharged from the hospital, Chiba Yaichi suddenly told Shiranui-sensei that he also wanted to go to sand hidden.

His eyes are very firm.

Akigi was a little surprised, but Shiranui-sensei just smiled mysteriously, saying that she would not bother with the matters between boys.

Recalling all the life and death in the past, it was like a spring breeze blowing in her heart, causing shallow and warm waves.

They don't know Huo Xiaoban, and the fetters are also very deep.

"Akigi, are you ready?" Shiranui Genma looked at her, "Sayin, it's been hard work."

Aoki was taken aback for a moment, then nodded solemnly.The firmness in his eyes was like that of Chiba Yaichi.

Yes, if a ninja stays in a comfortable environment, he will never be able to grow.

***

Akigi has already made up her mind, even if her father objects, she will definitely go back to Sand Hidden.

Yuan Chuanhe Shu only lightly dusted the cigarette ash in the white porcelain jar on the table, and slowly opened his mouth amidst the smog: "Hakigi, since you want to go... just go."

Kazuki widened his eyes.

Yuan Chuan and Shu gently closed their eyes: "These years, I have been thinking about whether we did something wrong at the beginning. We shouldn't leave Qiao Mu alone in Shayin, let him... stay in such a place ...In the end...he must hate me very much..."

"These years, you have been unhappy too... We really failed. I'm sorry, Qiao Mu... I'm sorry, Akimu..."

After so many years, she finally heard the name of the person he faced silently from her father again.

A cloudy old tear slipped from the corner of his eye where fine lines had already crept up.

Suddenly, I realized that my father had a lot of gray hair because he was running the flower shop business by himself and brought himself and tea all these years.

Feeling a little confused, I lowered my eyes and looked at my hands crossed on the table.

In fact, brother doesn't hate you, he doesn't even blame Gaara.

Because my brother is such a gentle person.Maybe it's more because my brother is such an indifferent and distant person, he doesn't care about those who have abandoned him.

"Tea?" Genkawa Kazuki pulled back their thoughts with slightly trembling words.Akiki turned around and looked at the sliding door, his sister was looking at them with her head stuck out.I don't know when she came back, but it should have been here for a long time, because she wrote the word "unhappy" directly on her face.

Have you heard everything you and your father said?

Yuan Chuancha stepped in: "Are you going to the sand hidden?!"

Kazuki nodded.

The snow-white face glowed red with anger, Cha gritted his teeth and said, "How long?"

"indefinite."

Yuanchuan tea finally broke out——

Ever since I met Sha Yin in the Chunin Exam, my sister no longer cares whether she stays with her!

The grievance and resentment of many days gushed out like magma!She was furious, waving her tiny fists, and slammed on Aoki like a hailstorm: "Sha Yin! You know Sha Yin! You know that Qiao Mu! You don't care about me at all! All you know is Sha Yin and that Qiao Mu !I hate you! Hate you hate you!!!"

She was extremely confused, unable to choose what to say, and repeated a few sentences back and forth.The immature and sweet voice has now become sharp and hoarse.

Kazuki pushed her away.It didn't take much effort, but the tea still fell to the ground.

"Yuanchuancha, don't be too willful." She said coldly, and she got up and went upstairs to her room.

Downstairs, Yuan Chuancha's cries lingered for a long time.

As soon as it was daybreak, Kashiki got up.

When I opened the door, I saw that all the luggage I had packed and placed in the corridor last night had been dismantled, and the things that had been packed properly were thrown all over the floor like garbage.

Take a deep breath, squat down, and organize things.

Genkawa Kazuki opened the door, saw the scene in the corridor, and said angrily: "Cha! I really can't spoil her too much—" He was about to knock on the door of the tea room.

"Forget it." Akiki had already put on his backpack, "I don't need to see her again."

Yuan Chuan Heshu put down his hands, thought for a long time, and opened his mouth cautiously: "Shouldn't you say goodbye to your sister...?"

"No." She had already gone downstairs.

Open the door, facing the rising sun, and rush towards the entrance of the village - the gathering place.

***

"It's really rare, Aki, you were almost late." The sun shone in from behind, and the outlines of the three people at the entrance of the village were coated with a faint golden light.

"What's wrong?" Teacher Shiranui asked with concern as he walked unhurriedly on the way to Sand Hidden.

Akiki sighed softly, "It's nothing... just a wayward sister."

Did I have such self-willedness before, when my brother hated me...

Maybe there is, I always play with Gaara and the others until very late, and every time I have to ask my brother to pick me up.

"Having a younger sister is really troublesome!" Chiba Yaichi, who was walking in front, lazily said, "Fortunately, I am the only one in my family!" He suddenly bent his left hand, and elbowed Kitano Shino next to him maliciously. : "Xiao, what about you?"

Yes!It seems that Xiao has never heard anything about the family.

Akigi also looked at Kitano Shino.

Xiao turned sideways to avoid it, and said coldly, "No."

Along the way, I occasionally do D-level tasks such as helping people weed and find cats, and also do C-level and B-level tasks to catch rebel bandits; see Yaichi in the creek splashing water on Xiao's body, and then being directly caught Shui Dun was so heartbroken, and I also watched Shiranui teacher shoot down each wild fruit with a thousand copies... Ever since the "Konoha collapse", it seems that it has not been so happy and relaxed for a long time.

But the four of them knew in their hearts that this might be their last relaxing moment.

After procrastinating, a week later, the group finally arrived at Shayin Village.

The author has something to say:

The sister paper just came out of the sand and disappeared for a long time, and then went back...

Reconciliation, soon, in the next two chapters~