[Naruto] The big battle to transform the image of the patriarch

Two in the morning.

In the quiet camp, there was a tent with whispers floating in it.

...Keisuke, what is this?

Find a way to make Mana eat it.

……What?Poison?No, impossible!I'm a medical ninja and I know that all poisons have a taste to some degree.A ninja of Mana's level will know something is wrong just by tasting it.Sure to be found!

Hahaha, what are you thinking, Lan.Not poison.It's just sleeping pills.Colorless and odorless, it dissolves when it meets water, and the effect is immediate, and it will never be discovered.

... sleeping pills?

yes.Let Mana fall into a coma, and everything will be easy.

... easy to handle?Keisuke, you... want to kill Mana?

Pfft, how come.The script is like this: Iwanin Village was very afraid of Mana's ability because of the failure of the dust escape last time, so he took advantage of the emptiness behind Konoha and sent someone to assassinate Mana.Mana was injured and unable to resist, at the critical moment, someone arrived in time to save Mana.It's a pity that Mana's injuries added to her injuries. Although she saved her life, she became a vegetative state, and it was difficult to wake up again.Although it is a pity, the war is still going on after all, and the work that originally belonged to Mana has to be shared with other people, for example, the person who saved Mana?And, it happened to be from Shimura?

... Keisuke, I'm a little scared when you talk like that... Are we really going to...?

Lan, this is the patriarch's arrangement, and I can't help it.Don't be afraid, all you need to do is find a way to make Mana take this sleeping pill.Don't worry about it after that.

……

What's more, didn't Mana look down on you?Think about it, Lan, from now on, she can only sleep forever, and there is no way to be superior to others.

...Really, didn't you want to kill Mana?Just, a vegetable?

Yes, it's just a vegetable.It's just that she can no longer look down on you.

... Keisuke.

Ok?

...Let me do it.

what?

...Don't you want Mana to become a vegetable?How to do this just right, as a medical ninja, I know best.

oh--?Lan, are you sure you want to do it yourself?

……Yes.

Five in the morning.

It was still dark and the air was freezing cold.The snow on the battlefield reflected starlight, and the faint light illuminated the snowy field vaguely.

The surprise attack troops, wearing stars all over their heads, bid farewell to their companions and rushed to the enemy first.

Shimura Arashi leaned against the door, staring at the retreating figures of the surprise attacking troops.

She was getting thinner and thinner.The cheeks were sunken, the lips were dry and bloodless.The eyes are embedded in the haggard face, almost piercing, and the original gentle expression has also disappeared in the long staring, leaving only a little paranoid light flickering persistently in the pupils.

She hadn't slept all night, but she didn't feel tired at the moment.With piercing eyes, he has been staring into the distance.

Raiders work dangerously.Her husband, Keisuke Shimura, was in the raiding party.Her patriarch, Yuzo Shimura, was also in the raiding party.The other people cared about her, so they didn't bother her.

But actually, that wasn't what she was worried about.

of course not.

In her arms, the bag of sleeping pills that was said to be extremely precious lay quietly.

Lan's mind was in a mess, he thought about it over and over again, and his eyes became more and more dazed.

"Lord Lan."

"Ah! What's wrong?!"

Even though it was just an ordinary greeting, Arashi Shimura was taken aback.She turned her head in a panic and saw her subordinates looking at her strangely.

"...Are you okay?" The subordinate asked with concern.

Lan quickly shook her head and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm just... a little worried."

There was such a gentle and lovely smile on her face again.

"Sa, let's start today's work!" She said casually.

At 05:30 in the morning, the first unit is about to set off.

In the medical tent.

Madara lifted the curtain, intending to take a look at Mana before leaving.As a result, as soon as he stepped into the tent, Mana, who was sleeping soundly curled up on the bed, rubbed her eyes and sat up.

"I can feel your chakra." Mana said a little proudly, her voice still had the hoarseness of just waking up.

It was a privilege to have only one bed for her in the entire tent.

Mana wanted to turn on the light, but was stopped by Madara who came over.

"No, I'll leave right away." He grabbed her wrist and stuffed it back under the bed, "Go on and sleep."

In the dark, when we parted, Madara's voice was much gentler than during the day.

Mana pursed her lips, suddenly lifted the quilt, knelt on the bed, stretched out her arms to hug him, and put her head next to his neck, regardless of the hard armor Madara was wearing.

Madara couldn't prevent her from coming out, first subconsciously wanted to hug her, but was afraid that the armor would pinch her, hesitated for a few seconds, then hugged her lightly, with his palms against her vest, passing the heat from his hands.

But what he said did not reflect the tenderness in his heart at all.

"Tsk, you're not afraid of catching a cold." He said.

Mana understands it perfectly.She rubbed against his neck, feeling reluctance, and at the same time felt that she was being hypocritical—at most, she would not see him for a day or two, and she was not someone who had never fought, so there was nothing to dawdle about.

But she just couldn't bear it.

Injuries have willful rights.

"It's so annoying, I don't want to stay behind alone at all." She pouted coquettishly, and put her arms around his neck and didn't want to let go.

Spot smiled.He rested his chin on the top of Mana's hair, and smelled the faint fragrance of her hair.

"Stop acting like a baby, you're too old." He said, "Okay, I should go."

"Yes, yes, Lord Patriarch." Mana raised her head and kissed him quickly.

Then before he lowered his head, he decisively stuffed himself back into the bed, and pulled the quilt to cover half of his face.

"Don't kiss me, I drank the medicine, and my mouth is still bitter." She said vigilantly, her voice came out from behind the quilt, muffled.

Her series of movements are smooth and flowing, and it seems that she has thought about it in advance.

Madara narrowed her eyes, feeling challenged.Suddenly, he put one hand on Zhennai's ear, and leaned close to her face.

In the darkness, Mana widened her eyes.

"Humph."

But in the end, Madara just snorted.

Then, her lips touched Mana's forehead lightly.

Standing up, she walked towards the door.But after walking two steps, he remembered something and looked back at her.

"If it's boring," he said, "just use your ninjutsu to talk to me. Anyway, fighting with those people in Yannin Village is no fun at all, so it's better to listen to your twitter."

After finishing speaking, he left without waiting for Mana's answer.

Mana was stunned for a long time, before holding back a sentence to herself: "This...are you praising yourself? Or belittling me? Belittling the enemy?"

The head of her family is still as arrogant as ever?

...However, it seems to be a kind of thoughtfulness.

She laughed alone in the quilt.

Then slowly, fell asleep again.

seven in the morning.

Mana was wearing a coat, and just stepped out of the tent when she saw a medical ninja stumble in front of her.Before she fell, Mana held her up.

"Hey, Hazuki, be careful." Mana said.

The medical ninja who almost fell was called Hazuki, and she was mainly taking care of Mana these two days.

Ye Yue looked up and saw that it was Mana, first she smiled brightly, then her complexion changed, and she said in a panic: "Huh, huh?! Master Mana, are you already up? Oops, oops, sure enough, I delayed too long, I still Didn't make breakfast! What to do! No way, I have to do it quickly..."

She wanted to run as soon as she said that, but was caught by Mana.

"Don't bother, Hazuki." Mana smiled, "There is no one who keeps cooking for me. I just eat canned food with everyone, just help me get a canned food."

In fact, Mana was already embarrassed.There were actually not many people in the rear, only a few seriously injured patients and the medical ninjas who took care of them. There were also some people who guarded the logistics supplies, and there were no special cooks.The food shipped from the Land of Fire is in airtight cans that are easy to transport and store, and everyone eats it as it is.But Mana's popularity has always been very good, and many medical ninjas admire her very much. When they saw her injured, they quietly prescribed small treatments for her.

"Huh?! But but but..." Ye Yue was dumbfounded, wanted to refute but didn't know how to say it, and looked at her pitifully.

Mana couldn't help laughing, she thought this girl was very cute.

"Okay, it's decided." She said, "Aren't you very busy, go quickly."

She usually has a gentle and friendly attitude towards her companions, but once she makes a decision, she will not be swayed.

Ye Yue knew this.So although he was reluctant, he pouted and nodded.

Mana smiled, and was about to say something else.

slap-

unnatural sound.Someone stepped on dead grass.

Mana frowned slightly, followed the small voice just now and looked over, just in time to see a familiar figure from behind.

That's... Arashi Shimura?

Long brown hair, the armband of a medical ninja, and the family crest of the Shimura clan on the back.

"Master Mana? What are you looking at?" Seeing her suddenly turn her head, Ye Yue followed curiously, "Isn't that Master Lan?"

Mana narrowed her eyes.

"Yes," she said, "didn't Lan go to the battle today?"

"Well, it should be Master Lan's turn to be on duty today." Ye Yue thought for a while, rolled her eyes, and approached Mana mysteriously, and whispered, "I'll tell you a secret, Master Mana. I don't I like Master Lan very much."

Mana was amused by Ye Yue's "ask me why" gossip.But she didn't intend to follow the little girl's will.

"Okay, stop gossip." Mana intentionally scares her, "Talking bad things about your superiors behind your back, you will suffer if you get caught."

Ye Yue didn't hear the questioning, so she was a little discouraged.But still insisted on finishing the sentence.

"Then just say one thing...I'm not trying to sow discord!" She added nervously, before saying, "I think Mrs. Lan is small-minded. If Mrs. Lan hadn't pushed me a lot of work this morning, I won't be late to make breakfast for Mana-sama! Ahhh, I'm so pissed off..."

Let the little girl vent her anger.Mana nearly died laughing.

Ye Yue muttered a few words, and then said to Mana seriously: "Master Mana, my intuition tells me that Lord Lan doesn't like you. Fortunately, Lord Lan and his team of medical ninjas are not in charge of your medicine, otherwise I would be so worried. .”

As Ye Yue said, she nodded her head proudly, looking at Mana with relief.

"...The more you say it, the more outrageous it is." Mana was speechless, "Ye Yue, don't say such things in front of others. You will be punished if you guess casually. Besides, it's easy for medical ninjas to attack their own patients. will be found out.”

Who would be so stupid?It's not a deep hatred, do you want to die together?

"Oh." Ye Yue lowered her head, very disappointed.

"Well, help me get the canned food, Hazuki." Mana shook her head amusedly, "I'm starving to death."

"Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-"

She turned around and ran away in a hurry, almost knocking down the tent next to her.

What an energetic little girl... Am I getting old for thinking like this?Mana thought uncertainly and tugged at her hair.

...However, Arashi Shimura really does not make people feel very comfortable.

Four p.m.

Mana stared bitterly at the medicine in front of her.

"...I don't want to drink." She gritted her teeth and said these words with difficulty.

Ye Yue sighed.

"Master Mana, you still say that I am a little girl, and you are a little girl every time you drink the medicine." She put one hand on her hip and took the medicine with the other, and said very imposingly, "Hurry up, Master Mana. But our captain ordered the prescription from Mito-sama to have a miraculous effect on healing your lung injury."

Mana turned her face away in pain.That's right, this is Miss Mito's prescription, and it is also the worst medicine she has ever taken.Sour and bitter, and a strange smell...

Ouch, no, I can’t think about it anymore.Just thinking about it made her face turn blue.

"My lungs are already healed..." Mana covered her face with the scroll in her hand.

"Master Mana, please show your aura on the battlefield!" Ye Yue encouraged.

Mana forced herself to turn her head, staring at the bowl of medicine for a long time.She sighed deeply, pointed to the low cabinet next to her in compromise, and signaled Ye Yue to put the medicine there.

"Put it there." Mana said listlessly, shaking the scroll in her hand, "I'll drink it after reading the scroll... Ye Yue, bring me some sugar."

Ye Yue looked at her suspiciously, and said hesitantly, "Master Mana...doesn't she really want to push me away and pour out the medicine?"

"... Cough, I'm not that naive." Mana said seriously, but her eyes were a little fluttering.

In the end, Ye Yue put the medicine on the low cabinet and went to get sugar for Mana.

Mana watched her go out, and let out a guilty breath—she really wanted to pour the medicine down.She glanced at the medicine bowl in confusion, and decided to wait for the sugar to come before drinking.

Having made this decision, Mana looked at the scroll again with peace of mind.In the past two years, she studied this scroll and discovered an interesting phenomenon.The second part of the volume, that is, the part that records the space-time ninjutsu, is opened according to the strength level of the learners.If she is seriously injured, or if she consumes too much chakra, the content that can be seen in the second volume will be sealed again, and the second volume will not be opened until her strength recovers.

Originally, Mana could see two ninjutsu, but when she came back from the battlefield the day before yesterday, the chakra in her body was almost exhausted, so the volume [-] was re-sealed.And now, the first ninjutsu has reappeared, and the second is still under seal.

"This is quite interesting." Mana stroked the seal on the scroll and said to herself.

Well, should Ye Yue bring the sugar over here?It's better to drink the medicine first.Mana thought.

She put down the scroll, picked up the medicine bowl, smelled the medicine, and immediately wrinkled her face.

Come on, Mana, you can do it!Gritting her teeth, Mana put the medicine to her mouth.

Gumbling—

first bite.

A strange smell immediately filled his mouth and nose.

Mana frowned even tighter, she couldn't bear to look away, and just landed on the scroll.Then, she stared.

... Volume two, the last line, began to disappear.The pattern of the seal gradually spread upwards.

Twenty past four in the afternoon.

Ye Yue came out of the tent with a medicine bowl, humming a song.She walked briskly and walked away quickly.

Shimura Arashi hid in the shadows, watching all this quietly with black eyes.She looked at Ye Yue's back, then at the medical tent occupied by Mana alone, recalled the bowl in Ye Yue's hand just now, she lowered her head and smiled.

No one was around.The wounded were in the big tent further back.Apart from Uchiha Mana, who has the privilege to occupy a tent by himself, and have someone dedicated to serve him?Really every detail reveals the sense of superiority of the big family.

So, even if you fall into a deep sleep from now on, you don't have to worry about your life being insecure, right?

...Then, it should be, it doesn't matter.

She closed her eyes, made a seal, and used her perception ability to notify the people arranged by the patriarch according to the prior agreement with Keisuke.After receiving the reply, she opened her eyes and stepped out of the shadows.

At the moment when the curtain was raised, Arashi Shimura suddenly felt a little timid for some reason.But in the end, she walked in resolutely.

The figure on the bed was motionless, breathing evenly and long thinly.

Shimura Arashi's hands trembled involuntarily, whether it was excitement or fear.

There was a wave on the ground.From her shadow, several people in Iwanin costumes emerged.Their eyes were empty and expressionless, obviously controlled by someone.

"Let's do it." Arashi Shimura's lips moved slightly, his voice a little dry, "Don't kill me."

The puppet-like ninja nodded stiffly.

In the next moment, a little cold light reflected from the tip of the knife, and with a cold killing intent, it quickly attacked the target!

Chi-

The scarlet blood gradually soaked the snow-white sheets.A dark red spread.

The puppet turned its head and aimed its expressionless face at Arashi Shimura, as if waiting for her instructions.The tip of the knife in his hand was unhindered, piercing Mana's chest accurately.

It's that simple? !Arashi Shimura stared blankly, unable to react for a long time.It turned out that it was so simple, could she kill this woman who had been pressing on her head...?

No no no I didn't kill her!She suddenly came back to her senses and told herself that she is not dead, I just want her to get out of the way.

She made a gesture to let the puppet step aside, and walked quickly to the hospital bed.

Mana frowned tightly, as if she really felt the pain in her chest.Even so, she still didn't wake up from her sleep.

"Sure enough... the effect of this sleeping pill is astonishing." Arashi Shimura murmured.

There was a dead silence in the room, only her voice echoed.

Seeing Mana like this, Arashi Shimura miraculously calmed down from his uneasy mood.

"Mana, you must have never thought of it." There was a gentle and sweet smile on the corner of her mouth, her eyes were innocent, and she said, "It was me, the person you have always looked down on, who defeated you. Who made you so arrogant all the time? ? I really, really hate you."

"..."

"When I was in Azuchi Castle, I hated you. Everyone is a ninja, and a ninja must follow the rules of a ninja. Isn't it etiquette to be respectful and careful when facing nobles? Why do you have to be so arrogant and rude to the daimyo? But even if you do this, other people still think that you are doing the right thing, and Asakura Hidechu even hired you specifically. Isn’t it because your surname is Uchiha? Is it so amazing to have a background?”

"..."

"Yes, I'm from a small border town and I haven't seen the world. But is it necessary for you to laugh at me in front of everyone? Let me not be nervous? Do you think I can't hear you when you say it so implicitly?"

"..."

"And Li Xu. Li Xu is such a good friend of mine, and I treat her so well, but as long as I say something wrong with you in front of her, she will get angry with me. Say I'm ignorant? Why, don't tell me To you Uchiha, others naturally have to bow their knees?"

"..."

"Aren't you Uchihas born to look down on others? My Keisuke is so good, how can he not compare to the Uchihas with upturned nostrils in the police force? Why do the police force reject him? Isn't it just looking down on foreigners? No Is Uchiha Madara looking down on our patriarch, so suppressing the Shimura clan?"

"..."

"...From now on, please get out of the way! Our Shimura clan will prove that we are better than you Uchiha! And I am no worse than you!" After she finished speaking, her chest heaved violently.

It's been so long... It's been so long, and she can finally say these words, and hit this woman hard on the face!Thinking of this, Arashi Shimura felt happy, and the smile on his face was already distorted.

The green chakra lighted up in her hand, and at the same time it reflected Mana's face.This symbolizes the light of life, but at the moment it bears the opposite meaning.

"Sa...it's over." She said softly.