I sell sweets in Konoha

But...

But the conditions offered by the masked man were so sweet!He and his team help you fight for the Greel Stone Mine, and the price is to give him half of the Greel Stone produced every year.

He counts the years and comes here to collect them once a year.

So doesn’t this mean it’s completely free?

More importantly, the masked man revealed a very important piece of news to him, that is, the Greer Stone Mine he had always dreamed of was on this continent.

This is something important that I have been searching for for who knows how many years.

Now that it's right in front of me, am I about to give up?

Do not!

Hyde chose to gamble!

Take a gamble!

"Can you track these people?" Hyde looked at the masked man and said, "Can you still win this country over to us?"

According to the discussed plan, this country is controlled by this masked man.Hyde estimated that the masked man should be a rebel in this country.

He knows very well that no political entity can be monolithic, and there must be many people among them who can be won over and have great ambitions.

Now it seems that this masked man should be one of them.

"Of course." The masked man said, "Just wait for the good news."

As soon as he finished speaking, the masked man disappeared from here.

After the masked man left, Camilla stood up and said, "Sir, can that person really be trusted? I always feel that that strange man wearing a mask is not worthy of our trust."

Camilla was naturally not around during the negotiation, and she didn’t know what was discussed.

All she knew was a verbal agreement between Lord Hyde and a local man.Oral agreement... Oral agreement is always the same as no agreement.

Even if there is a written agreement, an agreement written in black and white with both parties' names on it will be torn up.

How binding can an oral agreement be?

No.

"That's why we need you." Hyde said with a fierce look on his face: "Remember, Timsy must not be lost, he must be in our hands. He is the key to unlocking the Grayl Stone, and we can use everything when necessary. Means to control Timsey.”

"Yes!"

The three replied in unison.

At a temporary camp along the coast of the Kingdom of Wind, Timsi stared blankly at the roof of the tent.

"Why did it suddenly become like this?" Naruto looked at Timsi lying on the sleeping mat in confusion and said, "What happened at the flagship?"

"Probably because of the collapse of faith." Shikamaru seemed to be able to understand and said, "Probably they found out that their leader was deceiving him."

"How's it going?" Shikamaru saw Sakura standing up and asked, "How's the situation?"

"It's nothing serious." Sakura said, "It's just that it's not okay to see him like this for a while."

The so-called greatest sorrow is death of the heart. Physical injuries are easy to heal, but wounds in the heart are difficult to heal.Looking at him like this, I'm afraid he won't be able to recover for a while.

"Ah...it's really troublesome..."

Shikamaru pressed his forehead and said, "I never thought of this."

This is probably what a wise man is referring to when he thinks about something, but he has been planning for a long time, but he has never considered Timsey's mental capacity.Thinking about it now, even if I suddenly realized that the belief I had insisted on for more than ten years was actually false, all my efforts were actually for a lie.

I guess I'm no better than him now.

He glanced at Naruto.

Maybe now we can only count on Naruto.

"Let's go out first." Sakura stood up and said, "Let him be alone for a while."

It was the first time he was hit, so maybe he would slowly accept the reality after being quiet for a while.Sakura is not a psychiatrist and doesn't know much about this, and Junko doesn't understand either, so she hasn't been taught anything about it.There is no way to make him regain his faith. Maybe it is best to let him be quiet for a while and slowly accept this reality.

The three people came out of the tent and sat around the fire.

"Hey Shikamaru." Naruto said with a slightly serious expression, "Did we do something wrong?"

"What did we do wrong?" Shikamaru seemed a little confused and asked, "What did we do wrong?"

"This..." Naruto was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.Although he had argued a lot with Timsey and couldn't bear to see Timsey believe so firmly in a false lie, he could feel it.I feel Timsi’s pursuit of ideals and Timsi’s sincere and passionate heart.

He couldn't imagine that the person lying there now with eyes as dull as a walking corpse was the sincere and enthusiastic person before.A boy who longs for peace.

"We...shouldn't we say more to him?" Naruto asked: "Now he..."

"And then let him continue to be deceived by lies?" Shikamaru asked.

"I...I don't know." Naruto shook his head and said, "I always feel that we have some responsibility for him becoming like this."

"Maybe." Shikamaru sighed and said, "We do have a responsibility. At the beginning, we just thought about whether we could divide and neutralize our opponents. We didn't think so thoroughly. But after more contact, you can understand Tim What kind of person is Xi? Are you willing to watch him be deceived by lies all his life?"

Shikamaru admitted that he did not think too much. At first, he just wanted to divide and disintegrate.Defeat the enemy from within.

In this way, for them, this is the plan with the least loss, the least effort, and the highest profit.

Didn’t Lord Godai say that?As for soldiers, the top priority is to attack the heart, and the bottom priority is to attack the city.

The battle to attack the heart is the most difficult battle. This is the first time Shikamaru has made such a plan.Although it was successful, it seemed to have brought about some consequences that I had not anticipated.

"I didn't consider this." Shikamaru said, "But now that it has been done, the only thing left to do is to restore hope to him."

"And I believe we can do it." Shikamaru looked at Naruto confidently and said, "Isn't this what it means that hope is reborn in the deepest depths of despair? Didn't Lord Godai also say that if you don't explode in despair? Sink in despair.”

"Naruto, let's see if you can make him explode in despair?"

"Eh?" Naruto said a little frightened: "Me? Can I?"

Although it was not clear, Naruto also felt that this seemed to be a very difficult matter.

"It must be possible." Shikamaru pushed Naruto and said, "Have some confidence in yourself and believe in yourself."

Naruto staggered when Shikamaru pushed him, and he stood up.This thing looks really tricky.But there's no other way. You can't just leave it here and ignore it, right?

Even though we were enemies before, I felt like I couldn't do anything.

But you can’t just ignore it completely, right?

Naruto slowly moved into the tent, looking at where he was still lying without seeming to move.Timsi didn't seem to have any reaction even when he came in.

"Ah..." Naruto opened his mouth but stopped.

He seemed a little hesitant but quickly made a decision and shouted loudly: "How long do you plan to lie here?!"

There was no reaction at all. This Timsi seemed to be dead and had no reaction at all.

"Hey!" Naruto said as if he was very angry: "Are you really Timsey? Are you the Timsey who argued with me so stubbornly and defended his own ideals before?"

"I know, you feel like you've been deceived." Naruto said, "My goal all along, the person I admire and respect the most is actually a liar."

"But actually you should understand." Naruto asked loudly: "You should understand that what you are pursuing is an utopia and not a simple person. What you are pursuing is your own ideal and not a certain person. The reason why you You follow or admire that person named Hyde because you feel that you two share the same ideals, and you feel that he is someone who can realize your ideals with you."

"How long do you plan to lie here?" Naruto asked: "Are you planning to stop here? Are you going to give up on your ideals? Are you going to sink here?"

"Stand up!" Naruto shouted loudly: "If I were you, I wouldn't sink here."

"I'm going to stand up and beat the guy who tarnished my ideals and took advantage of me."

"Then build a real ideal hometown by yourself and realize this ideal!"

Chapter 391 Friends

Naruto seemed to have persuaded Timsi, and Timsi finally had some reaction.

He stood up, also without armor.He just walked out of the tent wearing a pair of linen trousers and bare feet.

"Timsey?"

Naruto seemed to sense something was wrong.Has this really cheered you up?No matter how you look at it, you don't look like you are cheering up.

Naruto felt something bad, and he immediately shouted: "Timsey?!"

He stood up and stopped in front of Timsi, but Timsi didn't seem to see him and just pushed Naruto away and continued to walk out.

"Timsey?"

Shikamaru and Sakura who were outside also looked at Timsey.

"So fast?"

Shikamaru was a little confused, it was difficult to scheming.The rare thing is that you have to understand other people's thoughts, reshape other people's thoughts, and reshape other people's beliefs.It is easy to understand but difficult to reshape!Especially at Timsey's age, it is almost extremely difficult to reshape him!Perhaps this incident will help Timsi understand that he was deceived.

But the spiritual collapse caused by collapsed beliefs is not so easy to rebuild.

so...

Have you regained your confidence so quickly now?

It's impossible, right?

The soundproofing of the tent was not good, and what Naruto said could be heard clearly by Shikamaru and Sakura outside.So this is it?

Shikamaru looked at Timsey.

He soon noticed that Timsey's eyes were blank. He just kept walking, aimlessly...

"No!" Shikamaru felt something was wrong. He immediately asked: "Naruto! What's going on with you? How did he become like this?!"

"How did I know?!" Naruto was wronged.

What did he say?He didn't say anything irritating, and with the sound insulation effect of this tent, they should be able to hear it from outside, right?

Why did it become his problem?

"Don't worry about so much for now." Shikamaru said anxiously: "Stop the person first and then talk."

This is like asking for suicide!

No matter what, it's not good to stop the person first, lest he really commits suicide!

Don't be too easy when stopping Timsey, who has almost completely lost his fighting spirit. He is like a puppet on strings and is at your mercy without any resistance.He sat in front of the campfire sandwiched between Naruto and Shikamaru.

"Hey!" Naruto grabbed Timsi's shoulders and continued his persuasion and said, "What are you thinking about?"

"Have you forgotten your ideals..."

"Naruto." Sakura felt something was wrong as soon as she heard what Naruto said. Naruto obviously missed the point.In other words, Naruto got the point right but the way he spoke was wrong.

If you continue to say what he says, it will only get worse.

She quickly interrupted Naruto.

Shikamaru also understood what Sakura meant. It seemed that Naruto was indeed the most unexpected ninja.He is never very stable on one thing.

Although it can always bring some surprises to people, it is obvious that if you accidentally kill someone with your mouth.

Then it wouldn't be a surprise.

If Sakura is willing to try, then let Sakura try.Even if you can't do it, you won't kill people, right?

Shikamaru pulled Naruto, who obviously hadn't figured out what was going on, farther away.

Sakura took out a piece of candy and stuffed it into Timsey's hand. She squatted in front of Timsey and said very gently: "This is candy, made by Godai-sama."

Sugar, when it came to sugar, Timsy's eyes seemed to finally regain some life.

He just looked at the candy in his hand blankly but still seemed to be conscious. After looking at it for a while, he asked: "Why do you want to save me?"

"Is it also for the Glenelg Mine?"

"Huh?" Sakura shook her head and said, "We are not here for the Greer Mine, we are just helping our friends."

"friend..."

Timsey looked up at Sakura as if he was touched. He seemed to want to find something called a lie on Sakura's face but he failed.

I don’t know if Sakura is pretending too well, or if she really thinks so.

Timsey did not see a fake smile like Master Hyde's in Sakura's eyes, nor did he see ferocity and falsehood in his eyes.

"The Gray Stone Mine is not important to us." Sakura said: "If this stone mine is really so important to us, then why should we save you? After we defeat you, we will slowly look for the Gray Stone on our own. That’s the mine. Anyway, the stone mine is here, we just need to look for it slowly.”

"That thing can't run away with legs. As long as we work hard to look for it, we can always find it."