From Hokage to Visionary

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Chapter 92 A Toffee

The village where Mei Terumi lives is adjacent to the mountains and forests.

There are almost no young and strong people in the entire village. Only a group of very old people are left, living in simple wooden houses that are leaky everywhere.

When Uchiha Munetsuki was carrying Mei Terumi to the entrance of the village, he ran into an old man who was leaning on a cane, wearing even more tattered clothes, and was skinny. He was walking tremblingly in the wind and snow, with an anxious look on his face, and kept shouting out the name "Mei Terumi" loudly.

"Grandma, grandma, I'm here!"

Mei Terumi, who was on his back, waved excitedly when she saw the old man.

Uchiha Sogetsu squatted down and put her off his back.

Little Mei Terumi ran over quickly, threw herself into the old woman's arms, and rubbed her head affectionately: "Grandma, I miss you so much."

"Where on earth have you been, kid?" After seeing that the girl was safe, the old woman's anxious expression eased a little, and she breathed a sigh of relief: "You know, I was so worried that I couldn't find you anywhere. I thought something had happened to you!"

"I see you are sick, so I want to go to the woods to get some firewood."

Mei Terumi lowered her head in grievance, grabbed the old man's clothes, and cried faintly: "In the end... In the end, I accidentally stepped on a trap, and it was all thanks to this kind-hearted ninja brother who saved me."

"what!"

The old lady was horrified and hugged Terumi Mei tightly, saying distressedly, "Does it still hurt? Let grandma take a look. Is your injury serious?"

Mei Terumi shook her head obediently and comforted the old woman, "It's okay, grandma, that ninja has already healed me. If you don't believe me, look, there's no injury at all~"

As if she didn't quite believe it, the old woman checked it again carefully, and then she was relieved: "It's okay, it's okay, I was scared to death, I won't dare to run out again in the future, understand?"

"Mmmmm~"

Mei Terumi nodded heavily, still feeling a little scared.

At this time, the old man looked at Uchiha Munetsuki who was standing beside him. He walked over tremblingly with a cane and immediately knelt down: "Thank you, thank you, ninja master."

Uchiha Munetsuki stretched out his hand to stop her and said with a gentle smile: "It's okay, Mei Terumi helped me a lot, so seriously speaking, I should owe her."

"If this child has offended you in any way, please don't mind it, Master Ninja." The old man seemed to be very afraid of ninjas and kept explaining.

"Grandma, Ninja Brother is very good!" Mei Terumi was standing aside, tugging at the old woman's sleeve, covering her mouth with her hand and whispering, "Unlike those bad ninjas, Ninja Brother is very gentle."

"Shut up!"

The old man's face changed slightly, and he immediately glared at her and scolded her: "Don't talk about the ninja master behind his back! Have you forgotten how your parents died?"

After these words were spoken, Mei Terumi's eyes were filled with sadness and she lowered her head silently.

Looking at this scene, Uchiha Sogetsu frowned and sighed slightly in his heart.

He had a rough guess as to why this situation had occurred. It was simply because the Water Country was located in a remote area, had scarce resources, and insisted on a policy of secrecy, which led to the infinitely elevated status of ninjas. The civilians living here had been oppressed for a long time, so they would naturally show fear of ninjas.

To a certain extent, all the policies of the Hidden Mist Village are aimed at exploiting the civilians to provide for the ninjas at the upper levels of the building.

And this not only exists in the Hidden Mist Village, but also in the entire ninja world.

Even in the most prosperous Konoha, this kind of situation exists, but it is rarely seen.

The high-ranking ninjas can enjoy the richest resources and do not have to worry about food, while those civilians who are judged to be unqualified can only work hard to support the ninjas.

Ninjutsu should have been used more efficiently for construction, but it became a means of fighting.

"Master Ninja, it's snowing hard outside."

Seeing that he didn't reply at all, the old man pondered for a moment, then cautiously said, "If you don't mind, you can come sit in the hut."

“No.”

Uchiha Sogetsu shook his head and said calmly: "It will be of no benefit to you if I stay here. You should have noticed that, right?"

Mei Terumi is still young, and perhaps she doesn't have a very clear understanding of the concept of 'ninja'.

But, the old man who had lived in the Hidden Mist Village for so many years secretly looked him up and down the first time he saw him.

He was not wearing the Hidden Mist Village forehead protector, which was absolutely impossible in the Hidden Mist Village.

The old woman's heart was filled with huge waves, like a raging storm, but her desire to survive made her choose to play dumb and not break through the window paper.

But now, the window paper was suddenly pierced by the person in front of him!

"No, no, no, I didn't find anything!"

The old man's face changed drastically, and he quickly pulled Mei Terumi and knelt down in the snow with a plop: "Master Ninja, we know nothing!"

Countless possible outcomes instantly emerged in her mind. A ninja from another village appeared deep in the Hidden Mist Village. The best outcome for them was to be silenced!

"Please, please, spare this child's life!"

The old man kowtowed hard, and a bruise appeared on his head. With a terrified look in his eyes, he begged, "She is very good and will definitely not say anything nonsense. Please, kill me and spare Terumi Mei!"

Mei Terumi was confused and was forced to kowtow by the old man.

It was not until he heard what the old man said that he slowly reacted, and a trace of fear appeared in his dark eyes: "Ninja. Brother"

"Eh"

Uchiha Munetsuki sighed and helped the old man and Mei Terumi up: "Don't worry, I won't kill you."

"Really?"

The old man seemed unable to believe it and held Mei Terumi in his arms.

Uchiha Munetsuki didn't answer her, but squatted down, reached out and touched Terumi Mei's head, handed her a candy wrapped in white paper, and said gently: "Don't go to the woods by yourself in the future, take good care of grandma, I'm leaving, don't tell others that you have seen me, understand?"

Mei Terumi took the candy, her big eyes twinkling: "Ninja brother, will we meet again?"

"Will do."

Uchiha Sogetsu ruffled her hair, slowly stood up, and said with a smile: "We will meet again at some point in the future."

After saying that, his figure disappeared in an instant.

"Grandma, Ninja brother is gone."

Mei Terumi looked at the place where he left, with a hint of nostalgia in her emerald green eyes.

She carefully placed the candy against her chest, as if she wanted to feel the remaining warmth and scent on it.

"Let's go back."

The old man took Mei Terumi's hand and walked towards the village step by step.

"Grandma, when I grow up, I want to be a ninja too!"

Mei Terumi suddenly made up her mind and said with a firm look in her eyes: "I also want to be a gentle and powerful ninja like my brother!"

"Okay, okay, then you have to eat more~"

The old man smiled and said, "If you want to be a ninja, you can't be so thin."

Uchiha Sogetsu, who was leaving, suddenly had his eyebrows twitching.

"Why do you have a bad feeling?"

He was somewhat puzzled, frowning, and carefully recalled his actions to see if there were any mistakes, but in the end he found nothing and could only give up, muttering: "Maybe it's an illusion, I have erased all traces, even the Mist Shadow Anbu can't find that village."

"Besides, I still have insurance."

"The white paper that wraps the candy has 'Psychological Invisibility' attached to it, so Mei Terumi should be fine."

After confirming that there was no problem again, Uchiha Munetsuki returned to his original position cautiously: "Well, this way, there will be no problem."

Choosing another direction, he stepped and disappeared into the snowy forest.

This time, just like before, he did not erase the traces and deliberately left obvious footprints.

September 1, sunny

I am really fed up with being bullied by my stupid boss every day...If I were not poor, who would be willing to endure this humiliation!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 93 Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the cold wind howled violently.

The entire mountain was covered with thick white snow, with only a few wisps of smoke rising from the village not far away.

Under the order of the Mizukage, Xiguashan Pufferfish Demon, Biwa Juuzou, and Kurochu Raiga, led three teams of elite Anbu ninjas and, with the help of several sensory elements, followed the traces deliberately left by Uchiha Sogetsu and traced them all the way here. However, they unexpectedly encountered a snowstorm.

The heavy snow covered up the originally clear traces, forcing the three ninja swordsmen to search separately.

"It's so cold. I hate snow the most."

The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost carried Samehada on his back, looking impatient: "In my opinion, we shouldn't act separately. Anyway, that guy's goal is the Hidden Mist Village, so why don't we just wait for him in the village?"

Compared with ordinary ninjas, he is like a burly brown bear. Perhaps because of this, he hates the cold.

"There is no trace of Uchiha Munetsuki near Master Xiguashan."

A group of four Anbu members quickly searched the area and after confirming that no traces were found, they came back to report the results.

"Tsk, with such heavy snow, even if that bastard really left footprints, they would have been covered by the snow long ago. It would be a miracle if we could find them." The Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost sneered and didn't care about it. He looked at the village in the distance, where green smoke was coming out, and touched his chin: "Let's go over there and take a rest. I'm tired."

"Lord Xiguashan, this is not good, right?"

One of the Anbu hesitated after hearing this: "The Mizukage has ordered us to find Uchiha Munetsuki as soon as possible."

If they were caught slacking off, the Mizukage would tear them apart alive!

"Nonsense, aren't you looking for it? But you can't find it!" The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost became even more impatient, with a vicious look on his face: "I'm working so hard, can't I take a break?"

Seeing that he seemed to be about to lose his temper, the four Anbu immediately shut their mouths wisely.

This gentleman is not a good-tempered guy. If he is really provoked, he might kill them first. It is hard to say.

The Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost left the Anbu, touched his rumbling stomach, and walked towards the village with Samehada on his back, saying, "You guys keep looking. I'm hungry and need to take a rest. When you find any clues, come find me over there."

"What should we do about this?"

The four Anbu looked at each other and smiled bitterly at the same time.

"What else can we do?" The Anbu captain sighed and said helplessly: "Let him go, we can't stop him."

It is not far from the village. With a ninja's walking speed, it only takes about ten minutes.

Soon, a dilapidated village came into view.

"Tsk, it's so broken?"

The Xiguashan Puffer Ghost took a look and frowned, doubting whether such a poor village could satisfy his appetite.

However, at this point, he had no choice but to accept the situation. After all, this was the only village within a radius of more than ten kilometers.

"Hey, is there anyone in the village?"

His shout was as loud as thunder, causing the snow on the nearby houses to slide off.

The old people who were originally staying in the house were frightened by the sudden sound and came out to check. As a result, they saw the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost, which was as burly and strong as a brown bear, with a huge weapon wrapped in bandages on its back and a conspicuous forehead protector. The old people were immediately shocked.

"Master Ninja."

The old woman came out tremblingly, leaning on a cane, her face full of fear, her palms sweating from nervousness: "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

The burly body and intimidating gaze of the Xiguashan puffer ghost gave her tremendous psychological pressure invisibly.

The hand holding the crutch had veins bulging unconsciously.

"Ok?"

As an elite ninja, Xiguashan Puffer Ghost could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with the old man and frowned slightly.

The silence made the atmosphere more solemn. Cold sweat oozed from the old man's forehead. He subconsciously avoided the sharp gaze and forced a smile: "Shinobi, Master Ninja, it's so cold outside. There is a stove in the house. Why don't you go in and sit down first?"

"No rush, no rush."

The Xiguashan puffer ghost narrowed his eyes and felt that there was something more and more strange about the old man.

She subconsciously avoided his sight, her palms unconsciously exerted force, and cold sweat seeped out of her forehead. All these phenomena showed that the old man in front of her seemed very nervous.

But the question is why is she nervous?

While thinking, the Xiguashan Puffer Ghost took a step forward, walked past the people around him, and stood directly in front of the old man.