Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

"Quick, it's over there!"

On the dark street, several figures were moving between the rooftops. They were the Kusagakure ninjas who were looking for Shenhuo and the others.

"Why is there one missing? Who hasn't come yet?"

The captain of the Kusagakure ninja was running in the front. He glanced at his men following behind him and found that one of them was missing.
"Coming, coming~"

At this moment, a belated figure jumped into the team. It was the Grass Ninja who had been knocked unconscious by Sarutobi Sasuke before. But at this moment he acted as if nothing had happened, nodding and bowing to greet them.

"Be more careful next time."

The Grass Ninja captain didn't look closely, nor did he doubt it. This late Grass Ninja was a cautious guy. He always hid at the back when there was any danger. He was used to it.

"Just now there was a large-scale fire escape movement over there. If nothing goes wrong, it was that guy Shenhuo. You all should be alert and don't embarrass the Kusagakure Village!"

After giving a casual word of encouragement, the Kusanagi captain's expression became a little serious.

When Shenhuo defected five years ago, his strength had already reached the level of elite captain, equivalent to the current elite jonin. Even if they have more people and more power, they may not be able to take down that guy.

And there is also a strange experimental subject. If they are not careful, they may be wiped out.

"Yes!"

The Kusa Ninjas who received the order nodded in agreement, and the Kusa Ninja disguised as Sarutobi Sasuke also naturally echoed.

In front of the dark alley

After checking several times, the Divine Fire found no trace of the illusion. It then turned its gaze to the three little ones who were looking at each other in bewilderment. Its expression was no longer calm and composed, but rather ferocious.

"You little brats, why can't you just be eaten?"

"Huh? Are you talking like a human being? We are not food, why should we listen to you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was helped up by Danzo, rolled his eyes at Shenhuo and looked at him with a wise expression.

"Whoosh~"

The stagnant Divine Fire threw out several kunai directly at the faces of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others. He thought that he could take the lives of these annoying little guys, but the three little guys seemed to have cheats and twisted their bodies to easily avoid the deadly kunai.

"Huh? Why did it get faster?"

Unexpectedly, he just dodged subconsciously and actually dodged it. Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others looked at the kunai stuck in the wall behind them in surprise.

After confirming that the other party did not let up, they all said that they had opened their gene locks in desperate situations and successfully stepped into the half-step shadow level.

The three little ones, whose bodies became much lighter, had no idea that they were able to save their lives twice in a row, all thanks to the inconspicuous blanket under their feet. That was the equipment that Uchiha Gin had worked so hard to get.
[Banshee Veil: Provides a layer of magic shield for the carrier and his allies to block the next enemy skill and increase movement speed by 25%. (Cooling time 30s)]

“Eat, eat.”

The cooked fat buttocks slipped away from his mouth. Mako, who was extremely hungry, had a tendency to go berserk. His eyes flashing red light stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others. Crystal liquid dripped from the corners of his mouth. His pale hands grasped forward unconsciously. The hoarse mumbling from his mouth made the three little ones feel a chill down their spines.

"What on earth is she?"

Shimura Danzo, who had just suffered from this strange woman, couldn't help but ask,

"Mamako is nothing! She's my wife!"

Shenhuo looked at Danzo with some anger, his eyes full of murderous intent. This woman was obviously his Achilles' heel.

"what?"

The three little ones' expressions froze at the same time, and then they looked at Shenhuo and the other two with very teasing eyes, with a meaning that anyone with a discerning eye could understand.

Man, you are really hungry. If you marry an ogre, aren’t you afraid that you will be treated as a buffet when you do something?

"Don't look at us like that!"

What Shenhuo couldn't stand the most was this kind of worldly perspective, and he immediately stretched out his hands to take the lives of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two.

"Swish swish~"

At this moment, dozens of poisoned kunai suddenly shot out from the darkness, aiming directly at the back of the divine fire.
"eat"

Seeing that he was about to dodge in time, Mako, who was standing by, dodged and stood behind the divine fire, swallowing all the kunai in the sky.

"Puff~Puff~"

The Shenhuo, who was ambushed, had to give up chasing Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two and turned around to be on guard. The three little ones once again successfully saved their lives. While they breathed a sigh of relief, they stared at the darkness not far away, wondering who was coming.

"Traitor Ninja Divine Fire, why don't you surrender immediately!"

I saw several fully armed Kusagakure ninjas slowly walking out of the darkness. The middle-aged Kusagakure captain who was leading them looked at the slightly embarrassed Shenhuo with a serious expression, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes.
"No wonder they are so enthusiastic, they are actually fellow villagers~"

When Shenhuo saw the person coming, he felt slightly relieved. He could still easily deal with those Grass Ninjas.

"This is a God-given opportunity, let's run away!"

Seeing that Shenhuo's attention was attracted by a group of Kusagakure ninjas that suddenly appeared, Shimura Danzo's eyes lit up, and then he whispered a suggestion to his companions,
“We thought so too!”

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Kagami nodded in agreement, and the three of them took advantage of the pitch-black night to tiptoe back, not daring to make any noise during the entire process.

“Eat, eat.”

But how could Mako, who regarded the three little ones as delicacies, let them get their wish? She just dodged and stood in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two who wanted to escape, still muttering the same terrifying words.

It was this action that successfully attracted the attention of the Kusanagi captain. Looking at the woman who exuded an obscure and strange aura, his brows were knitted into a knot, as if he recalled something bad.

"She's still like this. I said she should have been destroyed long ago."

"Don't you think Mako's life is miserable enough?"

When Shen Huo heard what the Kusanagi captain said, his expression became extremely terrifying, his fists clenched tightly together, and there was visible murderous intent in his eyes.
"Haha, it was obviously your cowardice that caused her trouble, and now you act like a victim again. It's really disgusting."

Judging from the words of the Grass Ninja captain, he seemed to know some inside information, and Shenhuo who heard this was like a deflated ball, with a little panic on his face, and the murderous intent that had just been flaming disappeared instantly.

"It's not all your fault. This is all your fault. It's you who turned Mako into this person who looks neither human nor ghost!"

"There has been some new progress in the village regarding the box. Come back with us. Maybe we can cure this woman."

Seeing that there was a flaw in Shenhuo's psychological defense, the Grass Ninja Captain, who believed in not using force if he could fool people, began to induce him with words.

"Really?"

As if grasping a life-saving straw, Shenhuo's face showed a look of hope, and he asked in an almost trembling voice,
"We are from the same hometown, how could I lie to you?"

The Kusagakure captain was delighted, but he did not show that emotion on his face, and answered seriously with a very sincere expression.

"That's really..."

The Divine Fire was very aggressive, and walked towards the Kusagakure shinobi slowly. There was no dangerous aura on his body, which made the Kusagakure shinobi let down their guard.

"Shenhuo, you must trust the organization. We won't..."

Seeing the Divine Fire stumbling towards him, he didn't realize the danger and signaled to the two Grass Ninjas beside him to control the rebellious ninja, while speaking in a sincere tone that he himself didn't believe.
As a result, just when he was halfway through his words, the Kusanagi captain saw Shenhuo with his head down, with a disdainful smile on his face, and his heart tightened immediately.
"Come back quickly!"

"what?"

The two Kusanagi turned around in bewilderment, and the next moment, their consciousness remained forever at that moment.
Behind them, Shenhuo, who had drawn the tattered sword from his waist at some point, had a look of deep disdain on his face. He gently wiped the blood off the blade with his sleeve and looked at the two headless bodies falling to the ground. The smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more cruel.

"how dare you!?"

The Kusanagi captain's heart was bleeding. Where did this kid learn his acting skills? He actually deceived his sharp eyes and lost his two loyal subordinates due to his carelessness.

"Hahaha, you are so old, how can you still be so naive? Since I can cut off everything and leave, it means I am completely disappointed in you. No matter whether what you said is true or false, I will never believe your lies again."

Shenhuo made a beautiful sword flower, and pointed the sword with deadly cold light at the angry Kusanagi captain. From the beginning, he never believed every word said by the middle-aged man in front of him. In Shenhuo's eyes, they were only worthy of being Mako's food.

"I hope you won't make Mako sick."

After saying that, Shenhuo's body turned into a sharp lightning and rushed towards the Kusanagi team.

"He's alone, don't panic, just attack!"

The Grass Ninja Captain, with eyes wide open, no longer pretended. He waved his hand and the Grass Ninjas around him took out their weapons.
"Bah!"

"Bang!!"

"Boom!!!"

Divine Fire wielded a sharp blade like a swimming dragon, dodging attacks from hidden weapons one after another with great agility. The sword in his hand glowed with a chilling cold light, like the scythe of the god of death reaping lives, and with every swing, a Grass Ninja fell down.

"hateful!"

His men died one after another. The captain of the Kusanagi team was so angry that his eyes turned red. He formed seals with his hands at an extremely fast speed, and a sharp storm sound came from his palms.
Wind Style: Fierce Wind Palm

With wind power compressed to the point where it was visible to the naked eye, the Grass Ninja Captain instantly moved close to the murderous Shenhuo and slapped the opponent's wide-open back with a heart-piercing palm.

"Die!"

At this moment, the captain of the Kusanagi no longer cared about the capture alive order issued by the village. He just wanted to kill this despicable rebel ninja and avenge his men.

"You are."

His fatal sword was "barely" blocked by a fat-faced Grass Ninja. Shenhuo couldn't help feeling a little confused. He always felt that the ordinary-looking Grass Ninja who was knocked away by him and then fell to the ground looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere just now.

However, the sound of breaking wind behind him interrupted his thoughts. He caught a glimpse of the aggressive Grass Ninja captain in the corner of his eye. He laughed loudly and used the Grass Hidden Secret Technique with one hand to respond.

"Bang!" As the attacks of both sides came into contact, there was a deafening sound and a piercing noise. After hearing the noise, the civilians who were already hiding in their homes and trembling, covered their heads tightly with quilts, and prayed silently in their hearts that the ninja of Konoha would be more powerful and destroy the man-eating evil spirit.

"over there!"

At the same time, two figures wandering in the town heard the harsh sound, their eyes lit up, and they jumped up and ran towards the scene.

"Mmmmm.Ah!!!"

The aftermath of the two men's palm strike stirred up a cloud of dust. After a while, the smoke dissipated and the Grass Ninja Captain, who was knocked several meters away, wailed in pain on the ground.

I saw that his arm was bent at a strange angle. The five fingers of his hand that had just released the Fierce Wind Palm were all cut off by the huge force, and the blood from the wound kept flowing.

Although Shenhuo on the other side did not lie on the ground with his mouth open and eyes closed, he was not feeling well at the moment. Although the Fierce Wind Palm is only a very basic ninjutsu, the captain of the Grass Ninja in front of him has been immersed in wind escape for many years and has already mastered the nature changes of wind attribute chakra.

This Fierce Wind Palm, which fully demonstrated the wind-attribute cutting ability, completely destroyed the meridians in one of Shenhuo's arms. The disabled arm hung limply at his side, the surface flesh had completely disappeared, leaving only dark red muscles trembling slightly in the air.

"Haha, it looks like I won."

Enduring the piercing pain, Shenhuo smiled happily. The Grass Ninja Captain in front of him had both arms disabled. He went from being a prey to a lamb to be slaughtered.
As for the Grass Ninjas who followed him, they were all killed instantly by his swordsmanship and lay on the ground, their lives or deaths unknown.

"Machiko, dinner is ready!"

Killing these Kusanagi who came to hunt him down would mean that his position had been exposed. Shen Huo knew that he should not stay here for long, so he turned to Mako who was staring at the three little ones in the alley and shouted,
"eat"

Mako, who was originally stimulating the activity of the ingredients and trying to achieve the best taste, turned around obediently after hearing the call of the divine fire. He looked at the fresh ingredients on the ground, and a look of excitement emerged on his expressionless face.

Save the most delicious one for last!
Glancing at the Sarutobi Hiruzen team that was on high alert, Mako flashed in front of the Kusagakure captain who was lying on the ground. Looking at the familiar face, she opened her mouth slightly.
"Don't come over here!"

The captain of the Kusagakure, who had already lost his fighting ability, looked at the woman in front of him who was emitting a fishy smell. He was terrified and couldn't help but shouting out loud.

“Eat, eat.”

However, for Mako, the fear of the food was the best seasoning. Without any hesitation, she slowly exhaled a black mist with a strange smell from her mouth. When the Grass Ninja Captain saw it, he squirmed backwards frantically, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

"Please let me go, I won't tell anyone about your affairs!"

When death was imminent, the Kusagakure Captain was still struggling to survive.

"Let you go? Who ever thought of letting Mako go at that time?"

Shenhuo walked over with one arm hanging down, the indifference in his eyes chilling people's hearts.

"Let's get started."

The pervasive black fog had its own consciousness and enveloped the Kusanagi captain in the blink of an eye. Curious, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two stretched their necks, wanting to see how the man-eating ghost eats.

"what!!!"

As a result, only a miserable scream was heard, and the burly Kusa ninja captain disappeared on the spot. The black mist seemed to be unsatisfied. After swallowing one person, it turned its target to the Kusa ninjas on the ground whose lives or deaths were unknown.

"Eat it, little greedy cat. It's all yours."

Shen Huo was already accustomed to seeing Zhenzi eating. He stroked the woman's hair with his intact hand and spoke in a very doting tone.

“Eat, eat.”

Mako narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing an expression of enjoyment, but it was unclear whether it was because of the pleasure brought by eating or the gentle caress of the divine fire.

"Shit! Let's go!"

Seeing such a weird way of eating, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but swear. Even the powerful middle-aged Grass Ninja was no match for that man. If the three of them stayed, they would only become the cannibal's after-meal snacks.

"The wind is strong~"

The three of them looked at each other tacitly, and ran towards the dark alley behind them at the same time. The alleys in this town are interconnected, and as long as they hide in one, they might still have a chance of survival.

"Where do you want to go? Snacks~"

However, just after they ran a few steps, the scattered voice of the divine fire rang in their ears, and the ghostly figure of the other party stood on their path without them knowing, looking at the three little ones leisurely.

"Who are you?"

Seeing that his last way of survival was cut off, Sarutobi Hiruzen began to delay time, hoping that his father would notice the movement here in time and come to his rescue.

"My name is Shen Huo. According to today's standards, I should be a Kusagakure ninja, but I defected."

Glancing at Mako who was still eating, Shenhuo knew that there was still some time left, so in his emptiness, he chose to kill time by answering questions and solving problems for the little kids who were about to be served on the table.

"You are so powerful, why did you defect?"

Unexpectedly, the other party did not take them down immediately, but instead started chatting with great interest. Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two felt a little hope in their hearts and continued to ask questions.

"You little brats have good taste. I was once one of the strongest men in the Land of Grass."

Looking at the childish faces of the three little ghosts in front of him, Shenhuo couldn't help but recall the night five years ago when the night watchman's child tore his clothes and begged for mercy. A complicated expression flashed across his face.

"Who asked them to do something wrong to us? Defection is the least of their crimes. They should all be killed!"

Recalling the unbearable memory, Shenhuo's face suddenly became ferocious, and the man-eating breath made the three children a little breathless, but in order to buy time, Uchiha Jing still bravely continued to ask,

"Who are they, and what have they done to anger the heavens and the people?"

"The Kusanojin, a bunch of pathetic people who only want to rule the world, it's them who turned Mako into this."

With the right emotions, Shenhuo no longer had any concerns. He had been hiding in the graveyard for these years and had no one to talk to except Mako, so the three little kids in front of him who were quite pleasing to his eyes became the people he confided in.

"Mako? Is she the beautiful big sister who eats people?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen heard an unfamiliar female name, identified it with the name, pointed at the woman who was eating seriously, hesitated for a moment, and changed his words to a more pleasant one.

"Haha, you little brat will definitely be a pervert when you grow up. Yes, she is Mako, my beloved wife."

Shen Huo was quite pleased with Sarutobi Hiruzen's compliments, and looked at the mischievous kid in front of him with a little pity.

You are great, but you are going to die tonight.

"Then why did she become like this?"

Once again admiring the good character of the divine fire, the three little ones asked in unison, which was also the biggest question that had been lingering in their hearts.

"Phew~ This is a long story, I won't tell you."

The story between himself and Mako was too long, and Shenhuo did not want to make this painful memory public, so he decided to drop the topic.

"what!"

When the three little ones saw that the Divine Fire didn't want to say more, it meant that their death was near, and they began to search their pockets frantically, but Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo only had ninja tools in their pockets, which were not tempting at all.

Fortunately, there was Uchiha Jing. He took out a bunch of delicious snacks and drinks from his backpack and pushed them in front of Shenhuo without reservation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo almost bowed their heads, and their eyes looking at Uchiha Kagami were full of respect for their fathers.

At the critical moment, we still have to look to our godfather!
“Please, we love to hear it!”

"Oh? Since you are so sincere, I will make an exception and tell you about it."

Shenhuo looked at the snacks and drinks in front of him and decided to tell these three gossipy kids about his great love story with Mako.

"The story begins 20 years ago. At that time, Mako and I were orphans wandering in the Land of Grass. Fortunately, we were taken in by the Ninja Clan. We thought that our hardships had paid off, but we did not expect that we would step into another bottomless darkness."

Sipping a bottle of sweet water in children's size, Shenhuo's thoughts went back to that war-torn era.

In a slightly old house, an old man in gorgeous clothes looked at the two young boys and girls who depended on each other and asked softly,

"What are your names, children?"

The skinny young boy Shenhuo protected the equally skinny girl behind him. He was not fooled by the kind-looking old man in front of him. Instead, he was very wary of him.

"Don't be afraid, I'm a good person."

Seeing that Shenhuo said nothing, the old man's narrowed eyes flashed with impatience, but he continued in a very kind tone,
Even so, the boy remained unmoved, but soon, a shrill sound broke the stalemate between the two sides.

"Gulu~Gulu~"

"I'm sorry, God, I'm just too hungry."

The girl who was protected behind him tightly grasped the corner of Shenhuo's tattered clothes with her two small hands. Her voice was as low as a mosquito's, and her dirty little face was flushed with shame.

"So you're hungry, come and eat!"

The old man smiled upon seeing this, stepped aside and revealed the food on the table behind him. Even though it was just some simple food, it was undoubtedly a rare delicacy for a child who had been hungry for several days.

"Gudong~"

Shen Huo swallowed hard. He had always been extremely wary of this suspicious old man.

During his wanderings, he had heard many rumors about perverts who abducted young boys and girls. What if this old guy was just after Mako's beauty, or was after him?
"God! It's food!"

Mako, who was already starving, had saliva hanging from the corners of his mouth and was looking at the food on the table with shining eyes.

Seeing Mako like this, Shenhuo felt a pain in his heart, and turned to look at the smiling old man. After a moment, he finally hardened his heart, took off his pants full of holes, stuck his dirty buttocks in the direction of the old man, covered his head and gritted his teeth, and said in a muffled voice,

"Come to me if you have anything to do with me. Don't hurt Mako!" (End of this chapter)