Chapter 51 I have a friend
Uchiha Shisui has always wanted to find someone to talk to.
Shiba Kiyokawa was actually very clear about his pain: he was caught between his family and the village, in a dilemma, with no one understanding him. The only friend he could barely be considered a close friend with in the future, Uchiha Itachi, was probably just a little kid of four or five years old now.
Shisui was in pain.
And from the first day they met, Shiba Kiyokawa had been guiding him to trust herself, intentionally or unintentionally.
Bearing the name of Aizen, he cannot lose in this regard!
Now, in Shisui's eyes, Aizen's last shortcoming: strength has been made up, and his trust in Aizen has finally reached a critical point.
So he could no longer suppress his emotions and asked, "Aizen-kun, this question may be a little presumptuous. If, I mean if, one day your family and the village have a conflict, which side will you choose to stand on?"
Shiba Qinghe smiled softly and didn't rush to reveal his true intentions right away.
He had to unfold the map of Yan State slowly, so as not to scare Zhishui by attacking too quickly or too fiercely.
"I may not be able to help you with this problem, Shisui-kun. I am an orphan, without parents or family. There is almost no decent ninja inheritance in our Rain Country."
Uchiha Shisui's disappointment was visible to the naked eye.
But the next moment, Shiba Qinghe changed the subject and said again.
"But I think that no matter which side you choose to stand on, the first thing you should consider is whether that side has the same sense of justice and persistence as you do."
Seeing that Uchiha Shisui was a little confused, Shiba Qinghe continued with a smile.
“Let me tell you a true story from our Rain Country.
Most of us here joined because we admired the reputation of Mr. Salamander Hanzo, and I am no exception.
But it is inevitable that there will be some people with ill intentions mixed in.
Two years ago, a group of people with ulterior motives came to our village. They worked together and kept saying "for the Rain Country" and "for Lord Hanzo", but their actual actions were always to satisfy their own selfish desires.
They were tyrannical and domineering, causing trouble for the local people, and bullied the villagers under the name of Rain Ninja. Many people in the village did not understand the inside story and were even bewitched by their slogans and words and joined them.
Later, these people worked their way up to high-ranking positions in the village, becoming deputy commanders of the village second only to Hanzo-sama.
I was very hesitant at the time, and wanted to draw my sword and chop these guys down a few times, but I was worried that they were my companions, and I shouldn't take action against ninjas from the same village."
Speaking of this, Shiba Kiyokawa revealed just the right amount of fragility and pain, as if even recalling these stories was full of contradictions and struggles.
He seemed to be telling the story of the Rain Country and did not mention Konoha at all, but every word he said hit Uchiha Shisui's heart hard, making him feel the same way.
"So, what happened next?" Shisui asked nervously, even his tone softened.
"Later, Master Hanzo finally found out about these things. He killed these people without hesitation, leaving no one alive. After killing them, he even shouted at me: Why did you let them go even though you saw the truth?
I explained to Hanzo-sama that they were once our companions, they were also Rain Ninjas, ninjas from the same village as us.
But Hanzo just sneered and said to me: What kind of companions are these termites? How can we govern the Rain Kingdom with these insects?
So from then on, I understood a truth: whether to stand shoulder to shoulder should be determined by whether the person holds the same beliefs and justice as you, rather than simply whether the person wears the same forehead protector as you. "
After saying this, Shiba Qinghe patted Uchiha Shisui's shoulder and gave him earnest advice: "Another more important point is: to judge whether a person is worthy of being with you, you should look at what he does, not what he says. People who are too hypocritical in their words and lack justice in their actions are not worthy of trust and following.
Shisui-kun, please don't be fooled."
Uchiha Shisui was startled at first, as if thinking about something, then he suddenly woke up, his face flushed with panic, and he explained anxiously: "No, Aizen-kun, you misunderstood, I'm not talking about my own affairs, I'm just chatting with you, what I said are... are..." Shiba Qinghe smiled and winked at him in a friendly manner, "I understand, Shisui-kun, those are your friend's troubles, and these suggestions of mine are also for your friend. I hope you can tell your friend about my story in the Rain Country."
"..."
Uchiha Shisui's face turned even redder.
At this point, Shisui couldn't bring himself to say that the friend was actually me.
He could only bite the bullet and follow Shiba Kiyokawa's words: "Okay...Okay, then I'll thank Aizen-kun for the story on behalf of...my friend."
"You're welcome. I hope your friend can get out of his confusion soon."
"...Aizen-kun, can we stop talking about my friend for now?"
"Okay, then Shisui-kun, can you teach me your body-flickering technique?"
In order to avoid this embarrassing topic, Uchiha Shisui had to use his most powerful skill of instant teleportation, hoping to divert Aizen's attention as soon as possible and stop paying attention to his "friend".
Little did he know that he had fallen into someone's trap again.
The despicable outsider once again achieved his goal of getting something for free.
The plan goes through!
It was already evening when we said goodbye to Uchiha Shisui and left the Cat Village.
Shiba Kiyokawa returned to the Land of Rain and was surprised to find that everyone was waiting for him.
"What's going on?" he asked curiously. "What happened?"
Xiaonan smiled gently, walked forward and took his hand.
"Nothing happened, Qinghe, you don't have to be so nervous, we just came to invite you to watch the fireworks together."
"Watch the fireworks?"
"Well, because it's New Year's Day."
Before we know it, it’s a new year again.
This is also the first time that Shiba Kiyokawa has bid farewell to the old and welcomed the new since he traveled to this world.
But he was a little surprised, "New Year... isn't it already three days ago?"
Xiaonan smoothed the hair by her ears and explained helplessly, "We can't help it. You know the situation in our Rain Country. Many supplies were cut off due to the war. In the days leading up to the New Year, Iwagakure declared war on Konoha. Merchants didn't come to avoid disaster. They really couldn't buy fireworks on New Year's Day, so they delayed it until today."
The ninja world is still as chaotic and terrible as ever.
"Let's go watch the fireworks together, Qinghe. They say they're beautiful."
"it is good."
Shiba Qinghe took the initiative to hold Xiaonan's hand and walked out of the house together.
But fortunately, he found a little warmth here.
(End of this chapter)
