Chapter 8 Uchiha Ruri
"Young Master Hiashi."
On the morning of school on Monday, it was just dawn, about six o'clock, when Ayane came over on time to wake Hiashi.
A faint sound came from the room, and after a while, Hiashi came out of the room.
He didn't look at Ayane, and walked right past Ayane.
For him, whether this maid can live to the end is an unknown question.
For the main family, the lives of the branch family are not important.
But only a few from the branch family resist, and most of them are used to being ruled.
And this habit will be firmly engraved in their bones and soul, and passed down from generation to generation.
They experienced joy when the main family experienced joy, they were angry with their clan's anger, and they grieved with their clan's grief.
Regarding Hiashi's indifference, Ayane naturally understood that she was just following the duty of a maid and honestly following behind Hiashi.
There must be a lot of eyes watching her.
She can feel it.
In the dark corner, in the silent crevice, all her actions were being monitored.
It is not a happy thing to be the maid of the young master of the Hyuga clan.
But this attention, called surveillance, is not something Ayane can resist.
"Master Hiashi."
After passing through several houses, Ayane followed Hiashi, and when she was about to reach the practice ground, a young man who was slightly younger than Hiashi came to the end of the corridor.
The appearance is also very similar to Hiashi.
After seeing Hiashi, he lowered his head and called out like this, no matter how he heard it, he felt like he was gnashing his teeth, and his fists were clenched tightly.
"Hizashi, as a ninja, you have to restrain your emotions at any time. It's really ugly to look like this. You must have forgotten what your duty as a branch member is."
Hiashi stopped, and gave Hizashi a cold look, and scolded him in a stern tone as his brother.
"Yes."
It seemed that the calm was restored and his fists loosened, but Ayane knew the anger and dissatisfaction of the branch ninja, and the hatred.
Hizashi.
It's the boy's name.
Just like Hiashi, he is the son of the current Hyuga patriarch. The difference is that he was born a little later than Hiashi, so he is a branch family member, and Hisahi is the main family member.
He has to die for Hiashi, and all his ups and downs are not for himself, but for his brother, whom he once respected and loved the most.
What used to be respect and love is now only enmity and hatred.
If it wasn't for him being the son of the patriarch, he so blatantly revealed his murderous intentions to the next patriarch Hyuga, he would probably have been taken to an unoccupied corner and cursed to death.
Sometimes, even the status between the branch members is so different.
Encountering Hizashi is just a minor episode, and for Ayane, it is not something that deserves special attention.
When zhey came to the training ground, there was an excellent Jonin from the Hyuga clan, waiting for Hiashi to go to the morning practice.
Because she was a maid, Ayane was granted permission to stay here.
After she was arranged as a maid of Hiashi, her status was a little higher than that of the general branch members.
The sixty-four palms of the Hyuga clan trained by Hiashi, together with the Byakugan eyes, are extremely powerful.
Ayane didn't learn anything about the sixty-four palms, she only learned the thirty-two palms.
On the one hand, the people of the clan both hope that the people from the branch family are strong, but they also do not want the people from the branch family to learn all the unique skills of the Hyuga clan.
Because once a branch family surpasses the main family in terms of absolute learning, it will be very embarrassing for the people of the main family.
And if the people of the clan lose face, the people from the branch family will definitely be punished.
The Sixty-Four Palms If the branch family behaves well,
They will be allowed to learn this move.
However, there is an absolute defensive move called 'Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven', which only members of the main family are qualified to learn.
As a maid of Hiashi, there is actually not much to do, because Ayane has to go to school during the day, so many times, Ayane will not be with Hiashi all the time.
He dosen't particularly care about this kind of thing. Ayane is just a person from the branch family who doesn't know when she will die, and nobody ever asks or cares about her.
She was just a dispensable tool for him, just like the dead maids of the branch before.
That's how he was taught by his father, the patriarch.
The main family is the root of the Hyuga clan. As long as the root is still there, it doesn't matter whether the branches and leaves are withering or blooming.
...
Konoha 32 years, October.
Shiroshi also stayed in the first medical ninja experimental class for half a year, and his grades were not high.
After graduating from the sixth grade, he will go to the battlefield and take up the official job as a medical ninja on the front line.
Just when Shiroshi thought so, suddenly a message came back—
The war is over.
Yes, the war is over.
Konoha wins, Amegakure loses.
The leader of Amegakure, Salamander Hanzo, recognized the victory of Konoha after he gave the three ninjas the Title of "Konoha Sannin", and since then ended the three or four-year war between Amegakure Village and Konoha Ninja Village. .
The so-called 'Konoha Sannin' means Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.
The three of them are the disciples of the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The three of them won the victory in the battlefield of the rain country for Konoha, and they were honored.
As a result, most people in the village were immersed in an atmosphere of joy.
Shiroshi is also very happy that after graduation, he can finally participate in peace without going to the battlefield.
The Sannin returned with a large number of Konoha ninjas, and countless people were looking forward to it at the entrance of the village.
Shiroshi is also among them, and is one of the inconspicuous members.
At that time, he saw the so-called Konoha Sannin.
A feminine and handsome man with long black straight hair who was murderous all over his body.
A big-breasted ninja with pale blond hair and a big smile.
Hmm... Wait, why are there only two Sannin?
Shiroshi remembered that it was the 3 Konoha Sannin, why did only two people come back? Where is the last person?
Could it be that at the moment of the end of the war, he died by accident?Shiroshi couldn't help but guess in his heart.
But at this time, people didn't pay attention to why only two of Sannin came back. What they cared about was the joy and ease after the war.
Although there will be a funeral later.
Great joy and great sorrow... This is the trivial after the war.
The Konoha Stone Memorial.
After the adults left, Shiroshi stayed here in black clothes.
The atmosphere of the funeral was very bleak, but today the weather was fine and the sky was clear.
Not all funeral days will be rainy or cloudy.
Wearing black mourning clothes and long black hair, Ruri stood in front of the tomb engraved with the names of the Uchiha clan ninjas, and placed the white chrysanthemums in her hands in front of the monuments of the deceased for worship.
In this war, according to Ruri, the Uchiha clan sacrificed a total of three Jonin, eleven Chunin, nine Genin, and more than ten people who were seriously injured and disabled, and could not survive as ninjas.
"It has ended."
Shiroshi came over and said softly to Ruri.
There was not much sadness on Ruri's face, she was used to saying goodbye to her family.
Every year, the corpses of tribesmen are brought back from the front lines.
She also saw the downfall and collapse of the disabled Uchiha ninja.
Ruri put the last bunch of white chrysanthemums away and whispered: "How can it end. The war can have no reason, but there must be a purpose and benefits. As long as there are humans, the war will never end."
It was as if a new war was expected to come soon.
So pessimistic... It can't be said to be pessimistic, because there is no so-called pessimistic color on Ruri's face, just stating the facts.
Shiroshi was slightly startled, and wanted to say something.
"Don't worry, I'm not vulnerable enough to need comfort. Born in battle and dying in battle, this is our Uchiha destiny."
Ruri will not pray for peace for no reason.
Compared with this kind of thing, how to improve one's own strength is the most meaningful thing at the moment.
If one day the Uchiha clan loses this strong belief in surviving with power, it may be the moment of demise…
…
"The war is over."
The Hokage Building under the Hokage Rock.
The third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, advisors Koharu,Homura, and the root leader Shimura Danzo gathered here.
Koharu looked at the beautiful sunset outside the window, and sighed with a relaxed expression. It could be seen that she was in a good mood.
After a brief silence in the conference room, another advisor, Homura Mitokado said, "Although the war is over, there are still problems that need to be resolved as soon as possible. In addition, Jiraiya has not returned yet. Konoha is a critical moment many things need to be done, and as the village's Jonin he shouldn't act on his own will at such a time."
One could hear Homura's dissatisfaction with Jiraiya.
After the end of the rain country war, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were given the name of 'Konoha Sannin' by the leader of Amegakure Village, Hanzo, and became famous in the ninja world.
However, only Orochimaru and Tsunade actually came back. Jiraiya is currently staying in the Land of Rain because he took in three orphans from the Land of Rain.
Koharu also turned her head and continued: "Yeah, Hiruzen, as Konoha's Jonin, he ignored our order, and took in orphans in the Land of Rain, and did not return to the village for a long time, which has seriously violated the rules of the village. "
For this kind of ninja who seriously violated the rules of the village, it is reasonable to say that they should be strongly discouraged. If they really do not listen to the advice, they should be defined as a rogue ninja, and taken back to Konoha Prison, or killed.
Otherwise, if such ninjas are allowed to misbehave, the rules of the village will lose their credibility.
But at this moment, Konoha did not send ninjas to dissuade Jiraiya, but also did not release the news that Jiraya had also become a traitor.
As a disciple of the Hokage, the arrest order can only be issued by the Hokage.
Sarutobi shook the pipe in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Jiraya is also an excellent ninja who has inherited the will of fire, he knows the importance."
Homura and Koharu frowned, not very convinced by Hiruzen's words.
Hiruzen added: "Jiraya also sent me a letter before. He said that this would ease the relationship between Konoha and Amegakure Village and sell Hanzo a favor."
After Homura heard this, his tone sounded even more dissatisfied. He knew that this was Hiruzen's disciple and he couldn't bear to punish him and thus made excuses for him.
"Hiruzen, you are too indulgent to your subordinates, and you said that this is not the time to act impulsive. He is a Konoha ninja, not a rain ninja!"
Although Konoha was the final victor in this Rain Country War, the victory was not smooth sailing.
The most crucial point, Konoha defeated Amegakure, but did not defeat Amegakure's leader Hanzo.
It is said that in the final battle of the Rain Country War, hundreds of Konoha ninjas who followed the three Sannin were all killed by Hanzo.
Now the hatred between Konoha and Amegakure can be said to be very big.
If Hanzo didn't keep his hand, or if he was ruthless, and killed Jiraiya directly, Konoha wouldn't be able to do anything.
Hanzo only needs to place a charge of 'stealing important information from other countries' on Jiraiya's head he would become the public enemy of the ninja world.
I believe that other Shinobi villages are very happy to see Konoha wither and support Hanzo, but Konoha is not as simple inside or outside.
"If there is an accident, I,the Hokage, will take responsibility."
Hiruzen said this, and directly put an end to Homura and Koharu's punishment of Jiraiya.
"Danzo, what do you think about this kind of thing?"
Homura didn't believe that Hiruzen could take on such a responsibility, but he was only favoring his own disciple.
So he turned his attention to the root leader Danzo.
After the other party came in, he never opened his mouth to express his views, and sat quietly on the side, but Homura and Koharu had to question Danzo.
"Didn't Hiruzen say it? If something happens to Jiraiya, he will be responsible.
He is the Hokage of Konoha. In addition, there is still something to do at the root, I will go back first."
Danzo stood up from his seat and walked outside the conference room, not wanting to stay here any longer.
Even he couldn't change what Hiruzen decided.
This is the power of the Hokage.
Anyway,if there was something wrong with Jiraya, it had nothing to do with his roots.
If there is a problem with Jiraya, he can also openly and honestly say that Sarutobi is not worthy of his position,so why not do it?
Homura and Koharu looked at each other, not expecting Danzo to leave so simply.
"Since Danzo doesn't object, that's all for Jiraiya. Regarding the training of medical ninjas, Hiruzen, you have to pay more attention. Konoha is in urgent need of excellent medical ninjas like Tsunade."
Seeing that nothing could be done, Homura and Koharu also went out with Danzo. Before leaving, the let Hiruzen pay attention to the training of medical ninjas.
Hiruzen shook his head, these three guys always wanted to question him.
But thinking of Jiraiya's stay in the Land of Rain this time and taking in orphans, in his teacher's opinion, it was too reckless, it really didn't look like what a ninja did.
Could there be other reasons, he didn't know of.
But if Jiraiya is really forced to come back by tough means, something unpleasant might happen.
As long as he can come back at a critical moment, Hiruzen has no choice but to turn a blind eye to this often out-of-control disciple, write a letter to ask him to protect his own safety, and ignore the three rain country orphans in case of danger..
Next comes the most important question.
- Training of medical ninjas.
-And limiting the growth of the root.
These two things are Hiruzen's headaches.
Especially the latter, the root, as a branch of the Anbu, has now completely become the personal organization of the high-level elders, and even his Hokage can't get involved, and it is becoming more and more mysterious.
The original intention of establishing the root was also to consider some shady tasks, which could not be handled in the name of the Hokage directly under the Anbu, so a root was differentiated from the Anbu, which was controlled by Danzo.
Unexpectedly, it has developed to this day, and its roots are dormant in the depths, carrying out a more thorough secrecy than the Hokage's direct subordinate Anbu, and the ninjas there have also lost their feelings and were completely reduced to Danzo's personal armed organization.
So there is a need for balance... How can he balance the situation in the village?
Hiruzen fell into contemplation.
When the war came, everyone temporarily gave up their prejudices and agreed to focus on the outside world. After the war, it was the beginning of the real tediousness.
...
The next day.
Ninja School, the first medical ninja experimental class.
The one who came to class here today was not the Anbu's medical Jonin, but a female ninja with a rather unfamiliar appearance.
She was wearing the standard uniform of a Konoha Jonin, with pale golden double ponytails tied behind her head, giving her a heroic look.
"I am Tsunade Senju, who will be teaching you medical ninjutsu from today."
As soon as she walked to the front podium, she introduced herself to all the students in the classroom.
The people below whispered, and they were not particularly unfamiliar with Tsunade.
She is one of Konoha's hottest Jonin, the granddaughter of the first Hokage, the disciple of the third Hokage, and the best medical Jonin in the village.
In rhe rain country war, her record was impressive, and she was given the name of Sannin by Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure Village.
They just didn't expect that the other party would replace the original Anbu Jonin, who was good at medical ninjutsu, and become their new teacher.
However, this only aroused some curiosity and excitement among the students. Compared with the mysterious Anbu Jonin who wears animal masks all day, Tsunade is a young and beautiful woman with big breasts. It is simply a dream. teacher.
For example, when they are in class, they can watch a wonderful ball game for free.
Shiroshi was sitting in the corner of the classroom, watching the ball in secret... ahem, carefully watching Tsunade's every move.
As expected of a Sannin, the granddaughter of the first Hokage, there is no flaw in teaching.
It seems that there is still a very big gap between him and a Jōnin.
I have a more intuitive understanding of a Jonin.
When the class was over, Ruri was waiting for him outside.
It was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was slowly sinking to the west, printing a beautiful sunset in the distance.
Tsunade came out of the classroom with a textbook in her hands and saw Shiroshi and Ruri, and was stunned for a moment.
Of course, what she paid attention to was not the ordinary student Shiroshi, but Ruri.
The fan logo on the other party's clothes is too conspicuous,it let Tsunade immediately see that Ruri was born in the Uchiha clan.
"You are?"
Tsunade seemed interested.
A Uchiha ninja, waiting for someone here, it is still a civilian.
Before taking over the class, Tsunade had read all the profiles of Shiroshi's class.
Even when she came here for the first time, she searched for basic information about Shiroshi.
Civilian, both parents died.
These two must have an affair!
"Master Tsunade, I am Uchiha Ruri."
In the face of Tsunade's name as a Sannin, Ruri behaved neither humble nor arrogant.
It's just a Jonin, this power and identity she'll get it sooner or later.
Moreover, Tsunade's identity is too sensitive, the direct-line princess of the Senju clan is, to a certain extent, the mortal enemy of the Uchiha clan, where Ruri is from.
If the other party wanted to make things difficult for her, she would never sit here and wait for her death.
Tsunade just nodded, didn't say much, and didn't make things difficult for the junior Ruri, even if she was born in the Uchiha clan.
After asking Ruri's name, Tsunade left the corridor directly.
"Why is Tsunade here?"
Ruri asked Shiroshi, wondering why a Jonin like Tsunade would appear here.
"The previous teacher has changed. Now Tsunade is responsible for teaching the students of the first experimental class to learn medical ninjutsu."
Shiroshi said lightly.
"So, it seems that the village has spared no effort in cultivating medical ninjas."
"Yeah, I was flattered when I found out about it."
Looking at the smile on Shiroshi's face, Ruri was a little speechless.
Why didn't she ever see how flattered this guy was?
Men are hypocrites.
(Chapte End)