The Shadow of Konoha

"Why are you so wary of me? Is there something wrong with me or with you?" Hanyu said to Hatake Sakumo.

He could see that after Hatake discovered that the person here was him, he felt both happy and wary, and the two emotions were obviously intertwined.

"Earlier, I heard that you disappeared on the battlefield in the Rain Country. Considering the time you had been out of touch, it would not be an exaggeration to think that you were dead. So now I am of course surprised to see that you are still alive. This is certainly a happy thing, but... depending on different circumstances, it may also be a new tragedy." said Hatake Sakumo.

In some cases, even if Hanyu was still alive, the two sides would inevitably draw their swords against each other.

"Hanyu, I should be wary of someone like you who disappeared in the enemy's territory for such a long time and suddenly reappeared. Who knows what happened to you? What if you were brainwashed by the enemy?"

Hatake Sakumo blah blah, Hanyu had never thought that he was such a talkative person before. And now Hatake's behavior can only mean that he is a little excited... From the fact that he talks so much, it can be seen that he is actually not very vigilant against Hanyu, and his seriousness is mostly pretended.

"We are all people who have disappeared for a month. I thought you should understand my situation." Hanyu shook his head and said in a serious and sad tone, as if he had suffered a misunderstanding that he should not have suffered.

"I spent that month eating dirt on the border, and you spent this month in the heart of the enemy country with all contacts cut off. How can it be the same for you?"

After hearing what Hanyu said, Hatake Sakumo seemed to be feeling really aggrieved, sad and miserable.

Eating dirt, only those who have truly experienced it know how painful it is.

Looking at Hanyu's condition, it is obvious that he has not eaten dirt in the past month. Not only has he not eaten dirt, he actually ate quite well in the Wet Bone Forest.

Hanyu tried to take a step forward, but the three Konoha ninjas behind the Hatake team instantly lowered their bodies, looking like they were ready to attack at any time.

Although they didn't know Hanyu, they already knew what was going on through their conversation. As for Hatake himself, he continued to scream, "You... don't come over here!"

That's an…interesting reaction.

Hanyu stopped and looked at Hatake, thinking, then said, "Hatake, are you already a jonin?"

"Not yet, just a Chunin." Hatake said.

The word "still" shows Hatake's confidence in his own strength. It is only a matter of time before he becomes a jonin. However, this is also one point where he is not as good as his son. When his son was his age, he was already promoted to jonin. It's just a pity that such a potential ninja only learned the dirty trick of stabbing people's genitals.

"Really? That's a pity."

"What a pity?"

"It's a bit of a pity for me. If you are a jonin and I am a genin, then even if there is a war between us next time, I will definitely win. But if you are still a chunin, then everything will be hard to say." Hanyu explained.

"…"

Hatake and the ninja behind him looked at each other, totally unable to understand the logic in Hanyu's words. What did he mean? According to him, Genin is equal to Chuunin and stronger than Jonin?

However, when Hatake's teammates realized that the person they were on guard against was only a Genin, they were obviously relieved. Whether it was a Chunin or a Jonin, when a single person was fighting a Genin, there was a theoretical possibility of failure, but when a small team of ninjas was fighting a Genin, the possibility of failure was actually very small... just like Hatake Sakumo's son could not inherit his swordsmanship.

"Don't worry about it. You are neither military police nor ANBU. How can you have the power to enforce the law against ninjas from the same village? At most, you can just be vigilant against me. As long as I don't make clear acts of betrayal and am still a ninja of Konoha, you won't be able to take action against me... This should not be difficult to understand, right?"

Saying this, Hanyu walked towards the other party again.

The members behind Hatake Sakumo all turned their eyes to Hatake. Judging from his age, he should not be the captain of this team. However, judging from the reactions of other members, the team follows his opinions and judgments, which should be the influence brought by his strength.

At this time, Hatake could only sigh and signal everyone not to move rashly. Then he said, "You are still so good at talking, Hanyu."

Hanyu always gets to the point, and what he said makes a lot of sense. We are all Konoha ninjas, and one side has no right to deal with the other side. Otherwise, there would be no battlefield discipline.

These idiots, let them be alert if they want to. Hanyu doesn't care anyway. He even walks up to them, making them extremely nervous and neurotic.

"You've been staying in the Rain Country all this time? Why didn't you contact the village?" Hatake Sakumo also walked towards Hanyu, and after the two fought side by side, he asked again.

"In fact, I have been hiding in another place most of the time to recuperate. I met a very tough opponent before and was seriously injured in the battle." Hanyu said this, and as evidence, he pointed to a circle of bandage tied under his forehead protector.

"Enemy? Have they been dealt with now?" These words made Hatake realize that the lightning just now was most likely Hanyu fighting with the enemy.

"Well, I won, otherwise I wouldn't be standing here," said Hanyu, but he only said that he won and didn't want to use the word "solved".

"But...Hatake, you trust me too easily. You'd better be more careful next time." Hanyu gave Hatake a subtle reminder.

He didn't want to talk much about his battle in the Rain Kingdom.

At this time, Hatake Sakumo was already standing with Hanyu. If Hanyu really had hostility, he could have launched a surprise attack... So Hanyu felt that Hatake trusted the ninjas from the same village too much.

Of course, Hanyu and Hatake are not just ninjas from the same village, they are already friends, and their relationship is so familiar that there is no sense of incongruity even if they call each other by their names, but... on the one hand, this is gaigai, and on the other hand, although Hanyu likes his own name, he doesn't like others calling him by his name.

Because the "Yu" in Hanyu Yu sounds very similar to "Yami", this can easily cause misunderstanding.

"You're very smart, so there won't be any problem." Hatake Sakumo shook his head and said. He felt that he was not too easy to trust Hanyu, but he understood Hanyu better.

In his impression, Hanyu has always been a smart person. He would not take the initiative to do something like leaving Konoha which would have no benefit at all.

"But... is it my illusion? I feel that the aura you exude now is completely different from before." Hatake continued.

"Well, on the one hand, as a ninja, I was at most a novice before, but now I can be considered a veteran. There is a huge difference between the two."

"On the other hand, I've experienced some things, figured out some things, and let go of some things... The truth is very simple, isn't it? Since a person is alive, he must live a wonderful life."

Hanyu said this.

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