The Shadow of Konoha

There once was a ninja who fought very bravely and killed the enemies with all his might in a battle. At that time, countless ninjas, both enemies and friends, witnessed his heroic demeanor, so people praised him. Then the name of the ninja spread like wildfire, and he became famous.

Afterwards, the ninja began to feel good about himself, as if the position of Hokage was waiting for him in the future.

Later, in the next battle, he was beaten, and his fate was just like the enemies he had bravely killed last time.

Stories like this are too common and ordinary for ninjas.

At this moment, Hanyu felt that the future that was beaten to death was waving at him.

But at least there is nothing wrong with his mentality. Defeating an old ninja like Monzaemon will not make him complacent. The situation that Hanyu is facing now is actually similar to that of the Third Hokage. Although they have solved the enemies of existing value, they do not think that it is such a great achievement... because they know how the truly awesome people do truly awesome things.

In a sense, this is also a case of once you have seen the sea, nothing else is as good as it seems.

At this point, having witnessed Sarutobi Hiruzen's fierce battle against the Second Kazekage, the Konohagakure ninjas' trust and support for the new Hokage has reached a very high level. However, would the Hokage himself be proud of the fact that he was able to kill the Second Kazekage?

He won't, because he has a clear mind.

Other people's opinions are just other people's opinions. External voices are not enough to make much change in those who have a clear self-awareness. Sarutobi is like this, and Hanyu is not even qualified to compare with the previous Hokage. He only needs to compare with the magnetic ninja of Sunagakure to be dwarfed.

Hanyu is not the best among his peers now, so he certainly won't make himself look bad by comparing himself with others.

Of course, although Hanyu was able to look at what happened to him calmly and objectively, maintaining his mentality is one thing, and having some emotions is another... If he knew who was the first to make up a rumor about him, he would definitely beat that person up.

"You used the violent Lightning Release Ninjutsu with an incredible speed that ordinary people could not possibly catch up with, and used invincible means like a blade of light. First, you instantly destroyed the Chikamatsu Ten, and then calmly assassinated the Sand Village Ninja Monzaemon... Your figure that went against the trend was firmly reflected in the eyes of the Konoha ninjas who were there at the time, and left them with unforgettable memories." Renjuro continued to explain to Hanyu the origin of the so-called "Shadow Rain".

"I obviously used Lightning Release, and everyone saw it, but why didn't they call me Lighting Rain, but Shadow Rain instead?"

Objectively speaking, his complaint was not off point, after all, he used the moves of the Lightning King, so why couldn't he call me Lighting Rain?

From the perspective of conspiracy theory, Hanyu should even think about whether someone is deliberately pulling the public opinion about him in a bad direction.

It is impossible that many Konoha ninjas can recognize Hanyu's unfamiliar face, let alone call out his name accurately.

However, Hanyu didn't think so much at this time. The fatigue caused by days of fighting made his brain temporarily lose its normal rotation speed, so his complaints were just complaints.

Renjuro was a little embarrassed by Hanyu's reaction. Shouldn't a ninja who has made a name for himself be happy?

"Captain, are you dissatisfied with your title?"

"Not really. What I meant is that this is not something worth worrying about… We've rested enough, let's continue working," Hanyu said.

The large-scale battle between the two villages has ended, and the large-scale centralized organization used during the battle has been disbanded. Now the Hanyu team is no longer responsible for accompanying the Hokage. If you ask them where the Hokage is on the battlefield now, Hanyu definitely doesn't know.

But the end of the battle does not mean that ninjas like Hanyu can completely relax. Temporary rest is allowed, but it is impossible to let them move freely... At the very least, the Konoha ninjas still have to clean up the battlefield. This is a right only for the victors.

"Hanyu, raise your hands." At this time, Yasanagi came to Hanyu's side. She bent down and motioned Hanyu to raise his arms.

"Well, thank you." Hanyu looked at the bandage in the other person's hand, then raised one of his arms and rolled up his sleeves.

In the previous chaotic battle, no one could remain unscathed. It had nothing to do with speed or physical skills. A chaotic battle was a chaotic battle, so Hanyu also had some injuries on his body. However, he only had one or two external injuries caused by flying props, which was not a big deal.

Yasanagi helped him clean the wound on his arm, and then bandaged it with clean gauze. Although she was not a medical ninja, she still had the delicate mind and dexterity of a girl, so she did a good job in emergency treatment.

"The medical ninjas should have been called back. I hope those seriously injured ninjas can receive timely and effective treatment." Yasanagi saw that Hanyu was staring at her hands, with all his attention on the bandaging action. She thought he was concerned about the medical ninjas, so she said this.

"Well, I hope so. Don't worry too much. As the victorious party, Konoha has the ability to stop the loss in time." Hanyu followed the other party's words, even though he didn't think about this just now, he was just a little absent-minded out of habit. However, he did think that Konoha should have reassigned the front-line medical institutions that had temporarily retreated.

The team members helped each other, treated their own injuries, and began to clean up the battlefield according to the instructions of the superiors. At this time, countless teams were responsible for the same mission. Their first goal was to search for the survivors of Konoha; the second goal was to deal with the enemies who were not dead but were still alive; the third was to search for the bodies of their own victims; and the fourth was to burn and bury the bodies of the enemies for the sake of environmental protection and disease prevention.

It sounds simple, but it is not a simple task. The main problem lies in the workload.

Although the initial battle between the two sides was on a flat plain, when the Sand Village was defeated and the pursuit began, the enemy began to flee to the mountains, forests, and places with complex terrain. Therefore, now that the battle is over, the Konoha ninja needs to search a large area of nooks and crannies, where they may find the living or the dead, the enemy or their own people.

"Hanyu, this way."

After Hanyu's team started to move again, in a woodland, Nara Nagisa quickly discovered some situation ahead, and then he called out to Hanyu.

Hanyu walked quickly forward, and what appeared in front of him was a Sand Village ninja who was in his early teens. At this moment, the other party was lying under a tree, wailing in pain.

"All four limbs were cut off..." Nagisa judged the other party's situation at a glance.

"There is no value in taking them as prisoners." Renjuro added that ninjas of this age are nothing more than consumables on the battlefield and have no value or possibility in extracting intelligence.

Hanyu nodded, walked to the other side, squatted down, and then covered the enemy's mouth and nose with his hands, saying: "I'm sorry, a painless death is the greatest mercy that executioners like us can give you."

Then he pulled out a kunai with one hand and steadily thrust it into the opponent's throat.

As he moved, the cry of the young life and the young life itself disappeared together.

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