(Today I will recharge my batteries and I will rest tomorrow. I will update more. These two notes mean that I will definitely add more than two chapters.)
The moon is as cold as water.
The most important thing in cultivation is persistence. The foundation of a strong ninja is based on arduous training that is unimaginable for ordinary people. Even a jinchuriki, who is almost always accompanied by a golden finger when he is born, needs constant training as he grows up.
Only through training can one become stronger. There is no such thing as a super ninja who is born with knowledge.
After having dinner, Shikamaru walked out of Tatsuna's house and prepared to start training.
It was getting dark at this time, and the surrounding houses started to light up one by one. After all, it is an island country, and the developed fishery can be seen from the houses where we live. The surrounding houses are all wooden, and most of them are built by the river.
The distribution seems chaotic, but in fact they are all connected to each other and play a certain fixed role, and there are spacious rivers reserved between the houses.
Outside each wooden house are simple small piers, which should be where small fishing boats are parked, but at this time they are mostly empty.
"What a pity..." A long sigh came from behind Shikamaru who was watching the night view. Dazna leaned against the door frame, his eyes slightly absentmindedly looking at the river reflecting the faint light under the moonlight.
As if he was remembering something, he said to Shikamaru: "It turns out that at this time, the area around here should be very lively."
"In the past, at this time, everyone would always take out their own fish cakes and dried tofu from home, and get together to share food and chat. The young people like to drink some wine, and the children would play on this dish."
Na pointed at the path made of wooden planks connecting various houses, and said with nostalgia, then looked at his small dock, where there was a thin figure sitting alone on the wooden plank: "Inari's father -
-Kesha, he is a man with a very charming personality. Since he came here, our small dock has become a gathering place for some young people around here. Inari did not go out with children of the same age at that time.
I play with them, and I just like to sit next to Kesha and listen to him chatting with the adults.”
Shikamaru nodded noncommittally. What Dazuna said was nothing more than hoping that Shikamaru, a young boy, could be inspired with a "sense of justice" and take the initiative to help Dazuna do more things. After all, he didn't have more money.
Come hire ninjas to do some work.
The reason why Tazuna didn't go to Asuma was naturally because although Asuma disdained Cardo's behavior, he was a jounin with a career of many years and would not be provoked by words or take the initiative to cause trouble. As for Choji and Ino
, but his ability is limited. Even if he has the intention, he does not have the strength or means to help Dazna.
During the time they were together, Tatsuna could naturally see that Shikamaru was the second leader among the four members of the 10th Class, besides Jounin Asuma, and during the battle with Zabuza, Shikamaru
His strength was also clearly demonstrated. He showed such grace at such a young age, which made Dazuna sincerely amazed at the quality of ninjas at that time.
Shikamaru ignored Tatsuna and just slowly closed his eyes. In addition to the sound of gurgling water reaching his ears, the intermittent sobbing coming from not far away was so obvious in this night.
After calming down and gathering chakra on his feet, Shikamaru slowly walked from the dock to the river and stood firmly under the shocked gaze of Dazuna.
Ninjutsu, in the eyes of ordinary people, is indeed miraculous.
"Mr. Tazuna, tell me, what would happen to people if I set a fire in this residential area right now?" Shikamaru turned around and looked at Tazuna, his eyes were cold and his tone was cold.
He said calmly, seeing Daznam dumbfounded and not knowing how to answer, he asked and answered himself: "Ah, they might panic and run away, and then look for the reason in anger until they find out that a child set it off
Fire will definitely find a way to punish..."
Shikamaru sneered, scanning the lifeless residential area, and said disdainfully: "But when I reveal my identity as a ninja and kill the leading people, the other people will definitely hesitate to move forward and will comfort them instead."
I feel that I have not perished in the flames, so rather than risk being killed, I might as well live on."
Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is the nature of all human beings. Occasionally there are some brave and spirited people who are not afraid of danger, but it is impossible for everyone to be like this. This is not the so-called "bad nature" unique to a certain nation or group.
, if I have to say it, this should be the "bad nature" of human beings.
If we are in an environment where food and clothing are sufficient, how many people will not cherish their lives and are not afraid of danger? The so-called heroes emerge in troubled times, in the final analysis, they are still precarious, so people can't help but have an extra layer of contempt for life, which makes them more brave.
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If there were no Kaisha here who sacrificed his life for resisting, no ninjas who could interfere with Cardo, and no Tatsuna who risked his life and still wanted to build the Bridge of Hope alone, Shikamaru would not have despised the Land of Waves so much.
In the final analysis, the behavior of the people is nothing more than a group of short-sighted and ignorant people. If the fire is not burning their eyebrows, they will never worry.
But it is precisely because of these factors that these ignorant people still act as if it has nothing to do with them and endure silently like idiots, which makes Shikamaru feel sincerely disgusted. Cowardice is not terrible, but numbness and habits are terrible.
"What you built is just a bridge, not a strong fortress." Shikamaru looked pitifully at the old man who had always insisted on his goal but was difficult to understand: "You can't stop Cardo from controlling this country.
How can we prevent him from controlling this bridge?"
"..." Faced with Shikamaru's questioning, Dazuna remained silent. Compared with the sea route, the bridge was easier to control. Cardo opposed Dazuna's construction of the bridge because this behavior represented the consequences of his rule.
His resistance has nothing to do with the bridge. If the bridge is built, Cardo will still have the power to seize it without the protection of the ninjas.
"I know, I know!" After Shikamaru's words broke the illusion, Dazuna seemed to have lost all his strength, and his figure seemed to have stepped down, showing a slight stoop. He lowered his head and buried his face in his hands: "
I just want everyone to stop being afraid of Cardo, and I want everyone to understand that we still have hope."
"Your method is wrong." Shikamaru said calmly: "You think these people are too smart, they won't understand this."
Hearing this, Dazuna raised his head and looked at Shikamaru intently, listening to him continue: "You should let people understand what Cardo, their numbness and tolerance, all of this means!"
Only by getting close to the matter can these ignorant people understand and their numbness change. Of course, this is not easy. Only cruel reality and evidence can break through their remaining illusions and extravagant hopes.
"Of course they understand that everyone's life is getting harder and harder. How could they not understand..."
"No!" Shikamaru interrupted Dazuna's questioning, looked directly into his eyes, and said seriously: "They don't understand what their actions mean."
Tatsuna looked at Shikamaru confused, not understanding what he meant.
"Child." Shikamaru said softly, as if he was talking to himself, but when the words came to Dazuna's ears, they were like a thunder.
"Inari..., I should, I should let Inari persuade everyone." After a moment of silence, Dazna suddenly realized, murmuring to himself, with a complicated expression. At this moment, he finally understood what he and he had said before.
Kesha's biggest mistake.
Insensitive adults may be able to persuade themselves to endure the difficult environment and force themselves to get used to and endure it, but they do not understand - or some people understand, but do not dare to act because they do not know whether others understand this - their own
Children and future generations will also live in this environment, and it will be even more painful.
Just like a certain nation in the previous life, it was finally awakened by a massacre that shocked the world. Any beautiful illusions and words were shattered, and they were forced to face a choice-survival or death.
In fact, if someone had compiled and published the records of the massacres of the colonists in each place they visited at that time, they would have achieved results.
They were enslaved and oppressed like cattle and horses, and the descendants were also the same. Their lives were precarious, and their lives were as thin as paper... If the people of the Land of Waves could endure it without wanting to resist, then Shikamaru thought it would be better for them to die.
At this time, Tatsuna, who had been talking to himself as if in sleep, suddenly woke up, knelt down, pressed his head tightly to the ground, and actually gave a big salute to Shikamaru: "Thank you, thank you, Shikamaru-kun.
!”
Jun is an honorific title. Tatsuna, an old man of several decades, knelt down and addressed Shikamaru as such. It can be seen that at this time, he was indeed grateful and admired from the bottom of his heart for Shikamaru.
Shikamaru was indifferent, but not modest or evasive. This revelation actually meant that he was going to intervene in the dispute between Cardo and the Country of Waves. There were still some troublesome things to do in the future, so naturally he could afford this.
An old man's greeting.
Of course, it is impossible for Shikamaru to lose his bastard spirit and make an old man of several decades bow to him. In the final analysis, the old man's behavior is still the subtle influence of his peers - his identity as a ninja, his instructions to genin of the same level, and his killing.
Intelligence, determination, and even the grasp of human nature and situations revealed at this time, all of this affects Dazuna's evaluation of Shikamaru at all times.
Shikamaru smiled slightly and looked at Inari, who was looking at the two of them with shock and fear. Whether it was Tazuna's kneeling ceremony or the scene of Shikamaru standing on the water, it was not something this little child could do.
Think clearly.
In fact, this child is easy to persuade. For adults with a perfect outlook on life and values, a blow will make them grow, but for children who have not yet established a perfect outlook on life and values, a sudden blow will easily bring them into trouble.
Astray, their thoughts quickly become biased. Of course, they think this is maturity, but in fact it is just another manifestation of childishness. As long as they can speak eloquently, they can easily change the other person's mind.
"I should take this opportunity to meet the samurai of this world..." Shikamaru was thinking leisurely at this time.