The Steady King of Konoha

Ye Shan squatted on the ground and sobbed for a while, stood up suddenly, wiped the tears on his face, and restored his facial expression again, which shocked several people in the room.

"Let's go. Even if we cry in the dark and in the dark, it's possible that Chen won't be able to survive. What we have to do is to live with dignity."

After saying that, Hayama picked up the sukiyaki on the table, picked up a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and walked out of this depressing house first.

Uchiha Fugaku came to Tatsu's mother's side and whispered about the mission, especially since the murderer who directly killed Yamashiro Tatsu had been killed by Hayama himself, which stabilized Tatsu's mother's mood.

At that moment, several people arrived at Konoha Hospital. After one last look at Yamashiro Tatsu, they restrained him and were carried by four ninjas from the Uchiha clan, and headed straight for the Nanga River.

Nanhe is on the southernmost side of Konoha Ninja Village, opposite to the direction of Konoha Cemetery. The ANBU who had been observing secretly could not sit still and reported it to the senior management immediately.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was in dire straits over the affairs of the Land of Water. He was even more furious when he heard the ANBU report. It was fine for Hayama to ignore the orders from the top management outside the village. After all, ninjas would have various problems when performing tasks.

All kinds of accidents require them to respond flexibly; but to dispose of the corpse of a ninja directly under the village in such a fair and just way is a slap in his face and a blatant declaration that he, the Hokage, is unpopular!

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't sit still anymore, so he took several ANBU ninjas and quickly came to the funeral procession, trying to change everything.

Hayama was holding a large bowl of sukiyaki at this time, but he was still not wearing black mourning clothes, but just a vest. He was not surprised at all by the appearance of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Hokage-sama is very busy with work, but I didn't expect that he would personally come to see Yamashiro Tatsu on his last journey. I'm really grateful."

Ye Shan took a step forward and raised his voice to ensure that the villagers watching around him could clearly hear what he said.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face froze, anger flashed in his eyes, but he immediately said sadly: "Tatsu Yamashiro is an outstanding ninja in the village, a hero who died fighting for the will of fire. No matter how busy I, the Hokage, am, I am here to give him a gift.

There is still time for delivery.”

After scanning the surrounding villagers, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his voice and said: "Any ninja who sacrifices for the village and for the will of fire is great and should be treated with courtesy by the village. The Heroic Garden of Konoha is for this purpose.

It was just established. Yamashiro Chen is a hero and should be buried in the Heroic Tomb Garden so that he can be commemorated, don’t you think?"

Hayama stared expressionlessly at the ninja who once shocked the ninja world in front of him. He sneered in his heart and said in a calm voice: "It is natural for ninjas who sacrificed their lives for the village to be buried in the Heroic Garden, but Yamashiro Tatsu's last wish is to be buried

By the Nanhe River, Hokage-sama also knows that the dead are the most important, so what I did was helpless."

According to regulations, the remains of ninjas should be buried in the Garden of Heroes, but there are exceptions. For example, ninjas from the Bloodstained Family, some ninjas who have been famous for a long time, and ninjas who left a will before their death.

Yamashiro Tatsu was one of those who left a will, and Hayama did not lie about this matter. The two of them had agreed to be buried by the Nanga River after their death, which Uchiha Fugaku could also prove.

Uchiha Fugaku stepped forward, gave a salute, and said in a respectful tone: "Lord Hokage, I can testify to this. Yamashiro Tatsu once said that he hoped to be buried by the Nanga River. I have vouched for my identity as the young leader of the Uchiha clan.

"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression softened and he said, "If that's the case, why don't you apply to the village for registration? The village has always dealt with this kind of thing specially, and I don't think it will delay or affect the burial."

The villagers watching around nodded and started pointing at Hayama, obviously leaning towards the Hokage.

Hayama calmly handed the sukiyaki in his hand to Uchiha Fugaku beside him, took out a scroll from his arms, and opened it in front of everyone.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes twitched and he wanted to speak to stop him, but it was too late.

"Bang"

After a burst of smoke, three bloody heads were placed on the ground, causing the onlookers to scream in shock and take a few steps back.

Hayama pointed at the head of Kiri Ninja and said: "I originally wanted to apply according to the existing procedures, but the situation did not allow it. After a while, the blood of these sacrifices will bleed dry. I am afraid that Yamashiro Tatsu will not be able to wait below, please still ask

Forgive me, Hokage-sama."

The temperature in Konoha Village in winter is very low. Although it is not as good as the Snow Country where it snows all year round, it is still extremely cold. A cold wind swept by, blowing the hair covering Yagura's face, and his unbearable face was blown away.

A confident face appeared in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen squinted his eyes, his heart filled with murderous intent. A breathtaking aura burst out from his thin body and landed on Hayama accurately.

Ye Shan only felt a chill around his body, and his limbs seemed to be tied by invisible ropes and could not move. He couldn't help but feel a little frightened. He immediately and unceremoniously activated the chakra in his body and fought back.

The two of them just stood in the center of the street, staring into each other's eyes, secretly condensing their chakra into a sword, and they were fighting back and forth.

Hayama's face gradually turned pale, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead. After all, he was no match for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Uchiha Fugaku was holding sukiyaki in one hand, and patted Hayama's back seemingly unintentionally with the other hand. Their breaths merged into one, and they instantly and unceremoniously deflected Sarutobi Hiruzen's breath away.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's calm face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, and he said with a smile: "It's okay, special things will be done specially, I understand."

After that, he turned to the onlookers and said: "Any ninja who sacrifices for the benefit of the village is a hero. I hereby solemnly promise that in the name of Hokage!"

The surrounding villagers were excited, praising Lord Hokage's kindness and praising the wonderful life today.

Sarutobi Hiruzen proclaimed the Will of Fire with a smile, and then left here on the pretext of being busy with official duties, but the look he looked at Hayama before leaving was so meaningful.

The following funeral was completed smoothly. There were no long and inspiring speeches, no people lining up with sad faces to present flowers, and no gloomy and rainy weather.

It was a sunny afternoon. Yamashiro Tatsu's coffin was covered by the soil kicked up by Hayama's shovel, and with it, the extremely ordinary life of an ordinary ninja was covered up.

Birth, learning to walk, going to school, fighting, and dying, it seems that every ninja's life is nothing like this, like a string of designed codes, with no possibility of accidents.

When the sun jumped below the horizon, the funeral of Konoha Jonin Yamashiro Tatsu also came to an end. Yamashiro Tatsu's mother and sister were sent home by tribesmen sent by Uchiha Fugaku, while Hayama took out a tent from the scroll and

He settled down not far from the tomb, as if he planned to live here.

Uchiha Fugaku didn't say anything. He knew why Hayama lived here. The three heads placed on the tomb of Tatsumi in the mountain city were a great attraction for all ninjas. If they could get some secret skills from them, it would be a sure profit.

A trade without losing money.

Hayama lives here to declare to everyone that the head of the Kirigakure is a trophy and even a sacrifice. Anyone who wants to get involved must go through him, whether it is a Kirigakure spy lurking in Konoha or a sacrifice.

The invisible ninjas buried underground are all treated equally.

Uchiha Fugaku summoned some ninja tools and handed them to Hayama who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, including a special short sword.

"Food and drinks will be delivered by the tribe on time. If you need anything else, let me know."

Ye Shan nodded, took the ninja tool and put it on the ground. After thinking about it, he picked up the short knife, then looked at his face with the blade.

Uchiha Fugaku didn't say anything, sighed deeply, and left here.

Time passed in the cold wind, and before he knew it, stars appeared in the sky. Hayama raised his head and stared at the stars with some loneliness. Perhaps Shancheng Chen had become one of them.

The sound of footsteps came, interrupting Ye Shan's thoughts. He was still sitting cross-legged, but he quietly made seals with his hands.

The footsteps got closer and closer, and a delicate face was revealed under the starlight, with a little sadness.

"Is it you?"

Hayama was shocked. The person he never expected to arrive was actually a teammate he had never dealt with in the past - Yura Yamanaka.

Yura Yamazaka was dressed in black mourning clothes, with no trace of dressing up on her face. She was holding a bouquet of white flowers in her hands. It was obvious that she came to pay homage to Yamashiro Chen.

Yamanaka Yura calmly looked at Hayama sitting on the ground, and said softly: "Long time no see, Captain Hayama."

Ye Shan quickly stood up and said apologetically: "I didn't expect you to come, so..."

"It's okay, captain, ninjas should be careful. You taught me this, didn't you?"

Ye Shan scratched his head and said, "You came to visit Chen?"

Yuro Yamanaka nodded, walked a few steps gently, walked around Hayama and came to the small grave. He bowed first, and then gently placed the bouquet of flowers next to his head.

After doing this, she took a few steps back and came to Ye Shan's side again. She looked at the captain with whom she had fought together, and then realized that his eyes were full of exhaustion.

"Captain, have you been very tired these years?"

Ye Shan was stunned for a moment, took out a crumpled cigarette from his pocket, lit it and took a deep puff, then said: "It's not bad, life is actually pretty good, but you haven't been heard from in recent years.

How is it?"

Yamanaka Yura raised his right leg and said: "A disabled ninja, a ninja who cannot perform tasks again, will naturally live a more comfortable life."

At this moment, Hayama suddenly remembered what Yamashiro Tatsu had said about her losing a leg on the battlefield. He took a puff of cigarette and slowly exhaled it, letting the smoke fill his eyes, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.

"Is someone in the family giving you a hard time?"

The voice is a bit cold.

Yamanaka Yura shook his head and said: "I am no longer a ninja, no one will make things difficult for me."

After a pause, she continued: "I'm getting married."

Ye Shan was slightly stunned and asked: "He is a ninja?"

"No, an ordinary person."

"oh..."

The burning smoke finally came to an end. Ye Shan extinguished the sparks and said, "Have you ever thought about doing something?"

Yuro smoothed the hair in front of his forehead and smiled softly: "I plan to open a meatball shop, and the captain will come to visit often."

Ye Shan said nothing, took out a wad of money from his arms and handed it to the former teammate in front of him.

Yamanaka Yuro's eyes were red and she didn't speak. She squatted down suddenly, her long hair scattered on her back and rising slightly.

Ye Shan was at a loss and didn't know what he did wrong. He squatted down and hesitated with one hand, patting her shoulder.

Yamanaka Yuro grabbed his hand, held it tightly, and said with a choked voice: "Thank you, thank you..."

"Thank you for being willing to help such a disabled person like me, and thank you for letting go of the past gap. Thank you..."

"We are companions, we are talking about this out of context."

"But" Yamanaka Yuro raised his head and stared into Hayama's eyes. "How can any partner betray his partner to beg for resources?"

Ye Shan shook his head slowly, gave her the money, and said, "Anyway, I'm very happy that you can come to visit Chen."

"You know, you are the first companion to visit him, that's enough."

"What is past is past. I did something wrong back then. From this moment on, things are cleared up."

"We will still be friends from now on."

Yuluo Yamanaka couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears. Tears fell on Hayama's hand, and then fell to the ground and disappeared.

That night, Yuluo Yamanaka slept in the tent set up by Hayama, and slept very soundly.

Hayama just stood in the middle of Yamashiro Tatsu's grave and the tent, as if he was standing guard for the two of them.

Time seemed to return to the moment on the battlefield. The two were lying down and resting, while the other was standing guard, leaving Hayama in a trance.

But Hayama is an adult, and he knows clearly that everything is different. When the sun rises again, Yamazaka Yura can wake up, but Yamashiro Tatsu will never be able to.

People can always feel that they have experienced something at a certain moment, as if they are destined to do so.

Two tears fell to the ground. They were the youth and best friend of a ninja.