"Destiny ......"

In the deep hall of Miaomu Mountain, a toad that looks old is the leader of the toad of Miaomu Mountain, the Great Toad Immortal.

It seemed to sense something, its deep yellow eyes looking out at the mountains and forests beyond the main hall.

"Sir, has something happened?"

The Fukasaku Immortal, who was meditating and meditating on the side, opened his eyes, interrupted his immortal practice, and looked at the Great Toad Immortal.

"Watergate ......"

"Watergate?"

“…… Watergate, that kid died......"

“！？”

Fukasaku Immortal's eyes widened, and he looked at the Great Toad Immortal with a shocked expression.

"Watergate...... He's dead? ”

"Take a trip to Konoha and get one thing back."

"Something?"

Before he could recover from the shock and sadness, he heard the order of the Great Toad Immortal again, and the Shensaku Immortal was full of doubts.

"When you go to Konoha and you know......"

The Great Toad Immortal closed his eyes and began to sleep.

“……”

The Fukasaku Immortal lowered his head and pondered for a while, jumped off the cultivation platform, and at the door of the main hall, he glanced back at the Great Toad Immortal who was even weaker there.

Did the old man use any technique just now? How can you become so weak...... The Fukasaku Immortals were deeply in awe.

The great toad immortals who have survived since ancient times, the founder of the holy land of Miaomu Mountain, and the deep immortals are in awe of the great toad immortals from the bottom of their hearts.

But sometimes, I also feel that some of the abnormal behaviors of the big toad immortals cannot be understood, and I am deeply confused.

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Konoha, in the emergency room.

On the operating table, Mizuto lay with a pale face, several medical ninjas surrounded him to carry out first aid, and on the side, Tsunade commanded with an equally pale face, as if he was afraid of the blood flowing from Mizuto's body.

The medical ninja who used medical ninjutsu to save the life of the water gate was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and the nurses were also coming and going, very busy.

"No, the heart and lobes are injured to this extent, and they have ......"

A medical ninja said in frustration.

Although the rest of the medical ninjas are still rescuing, they also know that the survival of the water gate is almost zero.

Miracles are impossible.

Half an hour later, Tsunade took a deep breath, a gloomy look in his eyes, and said to them, "Okay, let's finish here, you've done your best." ”

"Tsunade, Tsunade-sama?"

The medical ninjas looked at Tsunade.

"The person who did it is just like you, a medical ninja, do you think he would be stupid enough to ask you to rescue someone back?"

Tsunade's fist slammed against the wall, gritting his teeth.

That bastard imp!

His fists trembled, and his eyes showed a complex and bitter look.

After knowing that the person who started last night's riot was Shiraishi, Tsunade still can't believe it.

That person would do that kind of thing.

Tsunade falls into self-reproach for his stupidity.

Whether it was a rope tree, a broken tree, or the village left by her grandfather, she didn't protect it all.

What exactly does he want to do? Tsunade is both helpless and incomprehensible.

Why would Shiraishi do such a thing.

Leaving with some members of the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan is a matter of Danzo and Shuo Shige?

And, why hide strength?

What else did you do behind the scenes that you didn't know you had?

Now that Watergate is dead, how can I explain to Jiraiya?

Tsunade's mood was very chaotic now, and finally he took a deep breath, finally recovered, and glanced at the water gate on the operating table, which can already be called a 'corpse', and became more and more unbearable to look directly, and walked outside.

Di Di –

Tsunade's body was stunned.

Those medical ninjas were also stunned.

The lines on the screen fluctuate and are no longer a straight line.

"Live...... Lived? ”

"How, how is that possible?"

"Wait, what is this?"

The medical ninja stared at this scene with wide eyes, and from Mizumon's body, an engraved spell emerged, and in the middle was a spell with the word 'immortal', emitting a glowing green light, enveloping Mizumon's completely cold body.

Watergate's face began to flush again, his heart was beating, and his fingers were moving slightly.

They can understand that this spell engraved with the word 'immortal' is trying to save the life of Watergate.

Isn't that the immortal talisman of Myoki Mountain...... How could it be on Watergate? Tsunade frowned.

She was vaguely aware that the truth of the matter was not as simple as it seemed.

She made a contract with the slugs in the Wet Bone Forest, one of the three holy places, because the slugs have a gentle temperament, and they have lived from ancient times to the present, they know a lot of secrets in the ninja world, and occasionally tell her some secrets in the ninja world.

There are things about the two holy places of Miaomu Mountain and Longdi Cave.

According to the slug, in the hands of the great toad immortal of Miaomu Mountain, there is an immortal talisman with mysterious powers.

It is the most precious immortal treasure in the entire Miaomu Mountain, which can bring people back to life.

But because it has the effect of resurrecting the dead, it must also be accompanied by some heavy price when used.

This kind of treasure is so precious that it will cost the magician a lot when it is used, why did it deliberately put it on the water gate, and what did the big toad immortal plan to do? Tsunade's eyes narrowed, and his mind came alive.

It seems that it is necessary to go back to the Wet Bone Forest and ask the slug about the big toad immortal. She said secretly in her heart.

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Midday.

"Elder Quartet, are you feeling better?"

In the courtyard, I walked over from the fire and saw the elders of the four directions sitting leisurely in the corridor drinking tea, while enjoying the rain outside.

The torrential rain has not stopped since last night, and this gloomy weather has a special flavor to watch at the moment.

"It's already a little better. Sit down, what about the casualties in the village last night? ”

The Quartet Elder coughed, signaling that he was fine, but his face was weak.

Lihuo sat opposite, took out a report, followed it, and said concisely: "According to the latest statistics, the number of wounded is more than 500, and 86 are killed. Among them, the Hyuga clan is said to have lost several upper ninjas. If you add the ninjas who defected and fled......"

This is simply using a knife to bled and cut the flesh of the Hyuga clan.

Lihuo expressed a silent tribute for the Hyuga clan, who are also members of the Bloodline Limit Ninja Clan.

Compared to the Hyuga clan, the loss of the Uchiha clan was nothing at all, not to mention, it was originally intentional by the elders of the four directions.

"For their clan, the more they lose, the safer their position in the village becomes. This should be a good thing. ”

The Quartet Elder took a sip of tea indifferently, disapproving.

"Let's not mention this first, the village has a lot of complaints about our Uchiha clan."

Putting away the statistical table from the torch, he glanced at the Quartet Elder and said.

"Because the Uchiha didn't go to war last night?"

"Yes. They were unhappy about it. ”

"The work of the garrison is to focus on the safety of the people in the village, and we just follow the rules. If you need a theory, let that little ghost come over in person, I'm an old bone and don't want to move. ”

The Quartet Elder snorted coldly.

He didn't have to think about it to know who deliberately spread this matter behind him.

No one would do such a thing except Danzo.

Even if some people want to do it, they don't have the guts to do so.

Lihuo nodded, did not express his opinion, he had no bad feelings towards the upper echelons of the village, but he also did not have a good feeling.

He only needs to do things for his family.

"So, is it really good not to tell Ruri the truth of this matter? She must have left with a disgust and hatred for you. ”

Lihuo sighed and looked at the rain in the courtyard.

The rain has become lighter.

It's still falling.

"It doesn't matter. Do you know why I didn't let Ruri go to the root trouble in the first place? ”

The Quartet Elder pondered for a moment, put down the teacup in his hand, and his eyes were deep and serene.

"In order to make Ruri completely disappointed in the upper echelons of the village?"

Lihuo tilted his head and asked tentatively.

In the past, Ruri's bond was a clan and a village, but since experiencing being ambushed by the roots, there is only one clan left in Ruri's heart.

For her, it was only because the village had a relationship with the clan that she swallowed her anger and continued to exist as a Konoha ninja.

And the Elder of the Quartet personally cut off her thoughts about the clan before, so that the village and the clan could not accommodate her will, and leaving was an inevitable choice.

This is the view of the fire.

The cloudy eyes of the Quartet Elders revealed nostalgia for the past.

"That's just one of them. In fact, the Will of Fire passed down among the Thousand Hand Pillars is not suitable for our Uchiha clan, not because it is not tolerant enough, but because it is too weak. The bloodline of our clan can only shine in battle, Konoha ...... It binds the nature of our people. And at all times, it is human nature to fight. Protecting the rich land of the Fire Country with a weak attitude, that's why Konoha will make enemies everywhere like this. ”

"In other words, the reason you chose Ruri is because she resembles the person you once admired?"

"Madara-sama? He's just an outlier. ”

The Quartet Elder made such a comment.

Away from the fire surprised.

"Alien?"

"Killing a friend of your own clan for the sake of the power of the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, will you have a cult for such a guy? At that time, all I felt about Madara and Izumi-sama was fear. ”

The Quartet Elder glanced coldly at Lihuo.

Lihuo silently bowed his head.

It's true that you don't feel admiration for such a guy.

"If Ruri did not hesitate to hurt herself and her loved ones in order to get the power of the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye, then I would use this to destroy her at all costs."

Elder Quartet took out a medicinal glass bottle from his bosom.

Inside is stored a pair of eyes.

A pair of writing wheel eyes with intricate patterns.

It is called Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye.

The supreme pupil power of the Uchiha clan.

The Elder of the Four Directions looked at the pair of eyes and said in a complicated tone: "Although I opened these eyes, I was also enslaved by the power and curse of these eyes, and I couldn't control such darkness, so I replaced it with the eyes of the dead clansmen. ”

He knew the darkness and power of these eyes better than his current people.

When he felt that his will, even arrogance and extremism, were guided by these eyes, he did not hesitate to abandon these eyes.

He had a hunch that if he continued to use the power of these eyes to dominate the Uchiha clan, sooner or later he would lead the clan into the abyss.

"The will between the Thousand Hands Pillar is the love of weakness, and although it is strong, it has lost its blood. Madara-sama's will is extreme love, and although it is tough, it is unpopular. Whatever the will, it is not the hope of the future of a race. ”

Although the current radicals have retained their blood, they have been induced by the will of the Thousand Hands Pillars, and they can't help but start yearning for the position of Hokage.

This is a testament to the strength of the Uchiha.

The Ninja of the Uchiha clan are deeply proud of the creation of this village with the Thousand Hands clan.

The conservatives in the clan have been completely reduced to lackeys of the Will of Fire.

Although he holds the glory of a clan, he has been eroded by this weak love.

From the Warring States period, he went to the battlefield, followed Madara Uchiha through bloody storms, and then founded Konoha with the Senju clan.

After that, Madara Uchiha left Konoha and fought a life-and-death battle with Senju Pillar in the Valley of the End.

Madara Uchiha, who was a loser, died from then on, won the Thousand Hands Pillar, and died within a few years of returning to Konoha.

Then, the First Ninja War broke out, and the second Hokage was killed in a thousand hands, and his disciple Sarutobi succeeded the third Hokage.

All of these things have been experienced by the elders of the Quartet.

He is an old man who witnessed the transition from the Warring States period to the era of one country and one village.

Look at all this as a bystander.

So, I have been thinking about how to save the family.

"Sure enough, you've been setting up a game for a long time."

Lihuo doesn't know the whole process of the plan, but some can be guessed.

If the Quartet Elders started planning when Liuli was ambushed by the roots...... No, or if he had been planning it earlier, maybe the actions of the roots were also within the scope of his expectations.

Including the series of reactions and countermeasures of the high-level, as well as the psychology of the high-level that Ruri began to hate the high-level, was also guided at that time.

The family's 'ignorant' higher-ups gradually began to become disappointed, so the rebellious psychology prompted her to find like-minded companions in the family.

As everyone knows, those so-called 'companions' were also prepared by the Quartet elders in advance to rebuild another team of the Uchiha clan.

What a cunning guy. Lihuo sighed in his heart.

But in all these plans, the biggest question is whether Liuli will hurt the people around her in order to get power. That's what worries me the most. Equally attached to power, I'm worried that she'll follow Madara-sama's path. Fortunately, Ruri's choice did not disappoint me in the end. ”

Everything can be arranged, but there is only one thing that the Quartet elders are most worried about and uncertain about.

That is Liuli's dedication to power, and whether its original heart will deteriorate in the face of power.

The former Madara Uchiha brothers did not resist the temptation and killed their friends.

A person who can even give up his relatives and friends will never feel the warmth of the world, and use a loving heart to understand everything in the world.

They will not love their own people.

They only see darkness in their eyes, and they are led by extreme bigoted feelings, and they call it, that is the truth and truth of the world.

Calmly accepted the 'curse' of the clan, saying that this is the fate of the clan that cannot be changed.

Arrogance of course.

He used to be a fool of this combination of arrogance and ignorance, so he knew it deeply.

It is precisely because of this that he will hand over that part of the clan to Liuli to lead with peace of mind.

The charisma and strength of a leader are only one of them, but love and tolerance for those around him are also essential qualities.

"But there's one more thing you didn't say."

Lihuo said suddenly.

"What didn't you say?"

The Quartet Elder frowned, there should be nothing wrong with him.

"That's what you didn't tell me that medical ninja named Chiba Shiraishi would be such a powerful guy."

Speaking of this, Lihuo looked at the Quartet Elder with complaining eyes.

To be honest, he was really surprised when he went to attack Shiraishi.

He originally planned to beat Shiraishi to half death, and in the form of nonsense, delayed until Ruri returned.

Outcome...... He was severely taught a lesson by Shiraishi, the assassination target, and was tortured by Ruri with illusion for a long time, and now that he thinks about it, he feels a chill hit him.

"If you were told in advance, how would the play be real?"

The Quartet Elder smiled and drank tea, it turned out to be this matter.

"You already knew, didn't you?"

Lihuo's eyes complained a little more.

"Who knows. In addition, are all the threads on Sosuke and Miyoko's side broken? ”

Sosuke Uchiha and Miyoko Uchiha are Ruri's parents.

This time, he learned in advance that Sunain was going to attack Konoha and designed this plan, and the two of them also contributed to it.

But because of this, all the clues must be cut off and the traces cleaned up.

Even if it is a 1 in 10,000 possibility, it must be eliminated.

"Not yet, I'm wondering if something goes wrong with the Uchiha here in the future......"

"Now that I've broken away from Konoha, the Uchiha over there has nothing to do with this side. Tuanzang's little devil's dog nose is very smart. To cut the grass and eradicate the roots, whether it is combat or intelligence work, this must be the case. ”

The Quartet Elder's tone was extremely resolute.

The sound of the rain gradually faded, and the water dripped under the eaves.

"Okay, I'll deal with it later. From now on, they are no longer the Uchiha of Konoha. The resources of the two sides are no longer shared with each other. Speaking of which, over the years, they have also accumulated a lot of wealth on their side, and the connections accumulated by the Uchiha in the past are enough to rise in the country of ghosts. ”

It's a pity to leave the fire.

"In this way, next, I can retire with peace of mind."

The Quartet Elder sighed.

"Pension?"

Lihuo looked at the Quartet Elder in surprise.

"What are you surprised about? I'm so old that I should have retired a long time ago. ”

"But...... Who's going to let the clan ...... next?"

A bit overwhelmed from the fire.

The Konoha Uchiha clan, who lost the Quartet Elder, don't know what will become of them.

"Fuyue, that kid will do it. Leave it to him. From now on, he is the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, the highest speaker of the clan. ”

Hearing what the Quartet Elder said, Lihuo always felt that the position of this patriarch was arranged too casually.

"Fuyue, does he have this ability?"

Lihuo did not question Fuyue's strength, in fact, Fuyue's strength was above him.

But Fugaku's character is not suitable for leading radicals, but for those who are conservative.

The problem is that the Uchiha clan is now the most powerful radical.

"The radicals are involved in the position of Hokage, and it is the way to die. Fugaku still has the slightest chance of taking the position of Hokage, because he is one of the few ninjas in his family who respects the will of fire, just like the Uchiha Kagami who I killed. The will between the Thousand Hands Pillar is still influencing the current Uchiha. It depends on whether Fuyue knows how to use it. ”

Elder Quartet remembered some unpleasant past and snorted coldly.

Lihuo sighed, but did not speak, it was he who was tired and suffered.

"Take this with you, I don't need this kind of power anymore."

Elder Quartet placed the medicinal glass bottle containing a pair of kaleidoscope writing wheel eyes into Lihuo's hand.

After taking his things from the fire, he left the residence of the Elders of the Four Directions.

The rain had completely stopped, the sun was slowly showing its head, and there was still some humidity in the air.

The Quartet Elder looked at the gradually clearer sky, and thought to himself, Liuli and those clansmen were almost in a safe place.

Konoha couldn't muster any decent pursuit troops at the moment, and he was already exhausted just to deal with the war.

The timing was just right.

"In the future, the future of the Uchiha will be left to you, Ruri ......"

The will of the Thousand Hands Pillar is too weak, and the will of Madara Uchiha is too extreme.

However, if you can overcome the shackles of that curse and still have a firm belief that you will not waver in the face of supreme power, such a person will never become a slave to power and cause your soul to be dusted.

"People with dark minds can never see the brilliance of human nature, and only criticize the world from a dark and pessimistic point of view. The writing wheel eye is the eye of the soul.,Go forward to the path that you are determined in your heart.,Liuli,Sooner or later, this so-called curse will also ...... But maybe I don't see that day coming. ”

The Quartet Elder sighed and smiled, what did he want to do so much?

This new era is no longer something that his old antiques can interfere with.

Konoha has all kinds of bad things, but it is very suitable for him to retire here.

In this village, where the slightest sense of Uchiha's existence can no longer be found, and Uchiha's nature is restricted, the Quartet Elders don't care about the prosperity and decline of existence.

Just the thought that this village is likely to be slowly corrupted by power, and seeing the will of a thousand hands gradually fall into the abyss is the supreme joy for him as a member of the Uchiha clan.

Come to think of it, there's nothing more rewarding than that.

Walking towards the house, the door was tightly closed.

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Hinata's home.

In the aisle of the hallway, Hinazu sat there calmly.

In front of him was a birdcage with a bird in it.

When he opened the cage, the bird wondered if it had forgotten how to soar into the sky, and was indifferent to the open door, pecking at the food in the cage.

"Don't you leave yet? She's gone, and there's no point in you staying here...... Fly, get out of here. ”

Hizo's questioning went unanswered.

He vaguely remembered that the day he bought the bird was also the day he and Ayane met for the first time.

He never imagined that one day Ayane would actually break free from the birdcage and fly out of the family's birdcage.

But...... Why...... But this bird can't fly?

Instead, he stayed very obediently?

"The man has left yesterday, and you are free and can fly out."

Hizoku urged the caged bird to leave again.

The bird is just pecking at the food.

"Brother, no matter what, the bird can't respond to your kind of question."

A young man resembling Hinata walked down the aisle and said here.

It is Hinata Hinata, the younger brother of Hinata who is a sibling of Hinata.

"I know that it's only the birds, not the people, who are in the cage. The biggest difference between humans and birds is that humans are animals that will break free from the shackles of fate. ”

Hinata turned his head and said as he looked into Hinatari's eyes.

Hinata was slightly surprised on his face, he didn't expect Hinata to say such a thing.

"Is that guard that important to you?"

"She's a very special being."

"It's best not to say this to the elders, she killed a lot of people when she left last night."

"I understand. I am the patriarch of Hinata. But there were already so many birds flying out freely last night, and there will be more in the future. I can't imagine that. Once a person's free nature is liberated, it is an invincible will and spirit, and death does not seem to be worth their fear and retreat. ”

The sun is enough to say in awe.

Close the door to the birdcage.

Since you don't want to leave, let's stay.

"The biggest difference between humans and birds is that humans are animals that can break free from fate."

Hizoku stood up, lifted the birdcage, repeated the phrase, and left towards the end of the hallway.

- Only those who are not willing to accept fate can paint all kinds of colorful paintings in the earthly world.

Will the future Hyuga clan be able to depict this colorful blue sky? Let these birds fly freely together...... Hinata looked at the clear sky, and buried this big doubt in his heart.