Chapter 94 The Dark Side of Konoha
Shiba Kiyokawa brought Terai out of prison.
For the next few days, he used the other person's body to experiment with his sealing technique.
The other party didn't resist at all.
Based on the information currently available, Shiba Kiyokawa learned that Terai had not received training from the Root since childhood, but was only temporarily recruited by the Root after the war broke out a year ago.
This also explains why this person still has an interesting soul even though he has been branded as a tongue-troublemaker.
From him, Shiba Kiyokawa learned many secrets of the ninja village that outsiders had never seen, and also realized another side of the Hidden Leaf Village that had never been shown in the original work.
"I am a war orphan. I was not born in Konoha. I was picked up from near the battlefield during the last Ninja World War.
Later, after his ninja talent was discovered, he hastily received a few years of training and was sent to the battlefield at the age of ten.
Fortunately, the Second Ninja World War ended not long after I left, otherwise I would have been lying in some unknown mound and rotting."
This is the dark side of the "warm village" in the original book that has never been shown.
The perspective of the original work is always locked on a group of villagers.
However, the Konoha seen by the orphans from outside is never the same as that seen by the villagers.
At that moment, Terai laughed at himself, a laugh that was sarcastic and bitter.
“That village teaches people about the will of fire and the significance of protection, but in reality, that will is reserved for their own people.
In their eyes, war orphans like me are just cheap war consumables.
They have a ninja school, but that's for local kids only, and orphans like me can only receive the most accelerated training.
We are the genin that can be found everywhere in the war. Many of us die in every battle. No one cares where we come from, and no one cares where we will end up.
After we die, we won't even have the chance to have our names engraved on a memorial tablet.
Because the monument is too small to hold the names of so many cannon fodders."
Although this guy has been calling himself cannon fodder, Shiba Kiyokawa can see that his current strength is more than just that of a Genin.
"But you never left, nor did you give up on yourself. What kept you going?" Shiba Qinghe asked curiously.
The more they communicated, the more he felt that this guy in front of him was different.
Perhaps because he had experienced betrayal and gained enlightenment, Terai now sees things extremely clearly, so clearly that he doesn't even look like a ninja.
But this question seemed to touch the softest spot in the other person's heart.
Terai was silent, and remained silent for an unusually long time.
After a long while, Terai muttered in a low voice, "Do you know any magic? Why do I feel like you can guess everything? How do you know someone is supporting me?"
Emmm...
Shiba Kiyokawa was unable to answer for a moment.
Can I say that this is how it’s played in anime?
At that moment, Terai seemed to be lost in his memories, and his expression became gentler than ever before.
“I have a sister, not a blood relation, a sister I met at the orphanage, she joined Konoha and now works for that village.
But I always felt that the eyes of those people looking at her were full of malice, and they were always forcing her to do things she didn't want to do.
I want to try and protect her, and that’s what I work on.”
Shiba Kiyokawa understood immediately.
"Your sister is working for the Root?" Terai's eyes widened instantly.
Shiba Kiyokawa did not stop working and was still conducting his own experiment.
"You don't have to answer. I know your tongue can't tell you anything about the root right now. Besides, it's too late for you to deny it now. Your expression just now has confirmed what I said."
At that moment, the look in Terai's eyes when he looked at Shiba Kiyokawa was no longer calm and open-minded, but was tinged with a layer of awe.
"You...you don't really have any magic, do you? How can you guess everything?"
Shiba Kiyokawa just smiled and didn't answer.
This is not difficult to guess. After all, there must be some opportunity for a war orphan to join the Root.
What's more, his understanding of Konoha is no less than Terai's. As far as he knows, the most malicious place in Konoha, except for the Root, is almost nothing he can think of.
"Just wait for a few more days. I've found a way. I should be able to help you remove the seal on your tongue in two days."
Then, a sudden word from Shiba Kiyokawa made Terai, who had just been in awe, immediately abandon his fear and burst into ecstasy.
"Really? That's great! Qinghe-kun, from now on you will be my only godfather!"
Zhibo Qinghe's mouth twitched, and he said, "Don't be too happy too soon. I'll give you two choices in advance. You can think about them carefully in the next two days to avoid being indecisive.
One is to go back to jail after handing over information as a prisoner of war to atone for your previous sins.
The second is to join the Akatsuki organization and contribute your fighting power to us, but in return you must accept our supervision and explain everything about yourself, including your sister. In the future, if conditions permit, we will try to help you rescue your sister from Konoha, but she also needs to live under our supervision. "
Shiba Kiyokawa never believed that war criminals could have noble and kind souls.
Prisoners should act like prisoners.
Although he admired Terai, an interesting soul, it did not mean that he would allow him to join the Akatsuki organization without any constraints or obstacles.
Forgiveness that is too easy will appear cheap, and the winner will lose his dignity and sovereignty.
After hearing what Shiba Kiyokawa said, Terai fell silent again.
This time, Shiba Qinghe didn't wait for him and left after saying that.
He also had to go back to sort out his own harvest.
These days, he has been using Terai's body to practice his sealing techniques. Not only has he been making progress in breaking the Seal of the Root of Tongue Evil, but Shiba Kiyokawa's own skills have also been improving by leaps and bounds!
Advanced talent, self-disciplined efforts, and the ability to freely choose training materials are the trinity that makes it hard not to make progress.
That day, when Konan and Uzumaki Kaoru came to visit him, they happened to see Shiba Kiyokawa standing alone on the training ground with his eyes closed in meditation.
The next moment, a circle of bright formation suddenly appeared out of nowhere under his feet.
The hem of the clothes flutters without wind, making her look elegant and ethereal.
When Shiba Qinghe suddenly opened his eyes, six golden chains spread out behind him like flowers scattered from the sky, and then stabbed forward like sharp blades.
With a "bang", six chains shot towards the ground in front of them at the same time. The ends penetrated deeply into the ground, making a shocking roar. Both the force and speed were daunting.
Xiaonan walked closer, still looking around curiously, and asked, "What kind of technique is this?"
But Uzumaki Xiangye behind him had already covered her mouth in horror, and soon tears began to flow uncontrollably.
She hadn't seen this technique for many years, but the familiarity engraved in her blood made it impossible for her to make a mistake.
“Qinghe, this is the King Kong blockade, right?”
(End of this chapter)
