Ninja at the top of the food chain

Chapter 123

Although Lei Luo is quite vicious by nature, his ability to disguise is undoubtedly passable.

In order to achieve his goal, Lei Luo didn't mind putting on a show in front of Kato, so as to gain a wave of goodwill from the other party, so that the next negotiation would go smoothly.

Coupled with Lei Luo's youthful appearance and immature face that has not yet completely faded, it is easy to confuse others, making people who are not familiar with him mistake him for an ignorant teenager.

"... Yuyin is now vigorously building fortifications, making it clear that he can't shrink back, and Elder Menyan doesn't seem to have any intention of attacking, alas..."

A look of sadness flashed in Kato Duan's eyes, and he sighed, "I really don't know when this war will end."

"I really hope that the war will end soon, so that I can go home and see my sister as soon as possible."

Since the three present here are all elite ninjas in Konoha, and two of them are even more ambitious, it is impossible for parents to gossip in the chat.

So the topic, just as it should be, unknowingly brought up the war.

Lei Luo twisted his body slightly uncomfortably, coughed and said: "I guess I still have to fight, after all, Shayin is not easy to deal with."

Kato Dan was about to say something, but unexpectedly Orochimaru spoke first: "It's not just Sand hidden, I heard that Iwa hidden just stopped fighting with Kirigakure a while ago, and recently stepped up efforts against Konoha again."

"The official declaration of war should be a matter of time." Orochimaru said, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, which seemed to be a good show.

"It depends on who can't bear it first."

"Iwahiro? Is this news accurate?" Kato Dan's news channel obviously does not have Orochi Maruhiro, and he turned his head to look at the latter, his tone slightly anxious.

Orochimaru chuckled, "It's true."

Kato didn't speak for a while, but subconsciously picked up the teacup again, but this time he didn't rush to put it to his mouth, but just kept his head down and remained silent, as if he was thinking about something.

It's just that slightly trembling hands revealed that Kato's heart was not peaceful.

The opponent's change was so obvious that it was difficult for Lei Luo to notice it, so he quickly asked Kato Duan, "Duan, what's wrong with you?"

Lei Luo's sudden question awakened Katoduan abruptly, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground inadvertently, and shattered with a thud.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Kato Duan bent down quickly when he saw this, trying to pick up the scattered ceramic fragments, or maybe he just didn't want the other two to see his extremely ugly face.

Lei Luo and Orochimaru looked at each other, but seeing the latter also looked confused, in desperation, he had no choice but to comfort Kato and said, "It's okay, it's just a cup."

Perhaps it was the indifference in Lei Luo's tone that was successfully conveyed to Kato Duan, and the latter stopped insisting, and stood up and got out from under the table.

"Ha ha……"

Smiling awkwardly, Kato scratched his head subconsciously, seeing Lei Luo and Orochimaru looking at him with puzzled expressions.

He knew in his heart that it would be useless if he didn't explain it.

There is simply nothing that cannot be said.

After a while, when his mind calmed down, Kato Duan sighed slightly, and then first spoke to Lei Luo, expressing his apology: "Sorry, I made you laugh."

"I will compensate for the damaged tea set later."

Lei Luo waved his hand indifferently, and then asked in an inquiring tone: "I think you look very strange just now, would you mind telling your story?"

"If you have any difficulties, please be sure to tell me, maybe I can help."

After finishing speaking, Lei Luo looked at Kato Duan with an extremely "sincere" gaze, like a "selfless" Virgin, eager to save the suffering of the world.

Lei Luo is trying to "impress" Kato-juan, so that the other party will let go of his guard. As for whether Kato-juan will accept his "goodwill" and "voluntarily" make some kind of return, then I don't know.

However, Lei Luo will try his best to make this "deal" go on, and eventually save a share of S-rank ninjutsu.

After all, whether it is Orochimaru or Kato Dan, their "money" is better than Danzo's.

The reason for this idea is that Lei Luo has already tasted the sweetness of Orochimaru, so he frequently finds people to "trade" in an attempt to obtain "resources" with the highest efficiency.

Orochimaru, who more or less guessed Lei Luo's thoughts, grinned inadvertently after hearing this sentence, knowing that the drama was coming.

Maybe it was infected by Lei Luo's "sincerity", maybe it was because he planned to vent the boredom in his chest, but Kato didn't hide anything, and directly told the truth:

"It's like this...my sister, she is 20 years old, she just got married and has a husband who loves her very much."

"She is a Zhongnin. Her usual task is to patrol around the village. It is very normal and very...safe."

Speaking of this, Kato paused for a moment, and said with a slightly ugly face: "But there is a premise, that is, the war will not continue to expand."

"Nowadays, the strength of all fronts is a bit tight. If the village and Yanyin officially start a war...my sister, she probably won't be able to escape the compulsory recruitment."

Kato Dan gave a wry smile, and said slowly in a low tone:
"Even though I'm fighting for the village, as an older brother, I still don't want to see her go to the battlefield."

After finishing speaking, Kato Duan fell into a long silence, guilt flashed across his face for a while, and unwillingness flashed for a while, the feeling in it was not for outsiders.

His dream is to become Hokage, and Hokage's duty is to do everything in order to protect the village, no matter how much he sacrifices, he will have no regrets.

But at this moment, facing the inseparable family affection, Kato Dan has a hard time making a choice.

He just didn't want to let his only remaining relative in this world encounter any dangerous situation and lose his life in the end.

For an ordinary ninja, this kind of selfishness couldn't be more normal.

But for Kato Dan, who is determined to become Hokage, at this moment, his selfishness is so glaring, as if silently mocking his dream:

You thought you had already made up your mind, but this awareness is so vulnerable.

Are you really qualified to be Hokage like this?
Although Lei Luo didn't know the complex emotions hidden deep in Kato's heart, he understood the other party's request.

"If you just don't want your sister to go to the battlefield, maybe I can think of a way." There was a smile on the corner of Lei Luo's mouth, as if he had foreseen the success of the transaction.

It's just a Chunin, Lei Luo believes that as long as he tells Danzo himself, with the power of the other party, it is absolutely not difficult to accomplish this small matter.

And the price he paid, Lei Luo, would definitely be less than following the normal "process", and it could even be said to be negligible.

But before he could continue speaking, Kato suddenly raised his hand, stopping Lei Luo's words.

"My sister, she..." Kato Duan's eye circles were slightly red, but his gaze suddenly became extremely firm, as if he had made some kind of realization.

"I probably don't want to. As a brother, I wantonly interfere in her life. After all..."

Kato Duan raised his head slightly, as if recalling something, and murmured softly: "From the day she became a ninja, she has made up her mind to sacrifice her life for the village."

"Whether it's taking advantage of my status, the convenience of my position, or relying on my relationship to go through the back door... I think that as long as I do that, it will be regarded as an insult to her consciousness."

There was a trace of bitterness at the corner of Kato's broken mouth, but he put away his weak face in an instant, and said forcefully:
"I don't want to be looked down upon by her, let alone betray my dream and become an unqualified Hokage in the future!"

"If you want to become a Hokage recognized by everyone, you must be fair and fair."

"For this reason, no matter how much pain I suffer, I will definitely move in this direction, and I will never regret it until I die!"

(End of this chapter)