At that time, his family was quite wealthy and did not need him as a labor force like ordinary peasant families.
Therefore, although Ranmaru was physically weak since he was a child and could barely walk, this did not affect his parents' love for him at all.
When his father went to nearby cities to do business, he would occasionally put him in a backpack and take him to see the spring, summer, autumn and winter outside.
After returning home, his mother would hold him and watch the goldfish, and from time to time she would also let him do things within his power like choosing vegetables.
Overall, his childhood was quite satisfactory and he did not feel that his life was worthless.
But the good times didn't last long.
One severe cold winter, Ranmaru's mother was extremely anxious when her father went out on business but did not return for a long time.
On the way to find her husband, in order to see further, she accidentally exposed the limits of her inheritance——
Her eyes glow red, and she can see through mountains and walls, and can even see things two or three kilometers away.
If it were in another country, with blood inheritance limits, it might be a helicopter for class jump.
But it's different in the land of water.
According to the orders of Kirigakure, people with this special ability are equivalent to "spies" in terms of status. Once discovered, they must be arrested and reported immediately, otherwise the entire village will be executed for the crime of "harboring spies."
Coupled with the fact that blood successors often cause casualties when awakening, these special individuals have an extremely difficult life in the Kingdom of Water and are easily targeted by the public.
But the village where Ranmaru lives is not that cruel yet.
The insiders in the village reached a consensus and decided to conceal the story of Ranmaru's mother.
But in order for her not to be discovered by Kirigakure and implicate everyone, Ranmaru's mother must leave the village by herself.
In this way, the mother distributed the family property to the villagers, hoping that they could take care of Ranwan's daily life and food, and she embarked on a journey to continue looking for her husband.
On the day of farewell, my mother walked very quickly, not daring to look back at all, and soon disappeared from Ranmaru's sight.
The young Ranmaru didn't know the real reason why his mother left. It was just that he had never seen his parents again since then.
Later, the village chief moved into his home, and Ranmaru was moved into a hut that was more "suitable" for him.
Except for someone who provides him with food and handles his toilet regularly every day, he has been lying in that dark room, and it is difficult to even move.
The long lonely life was unbearable for Ranmaru. He also wanted to see the world outside the hut, communicate with other people, and find out the whereabouts of his mother.
Perhaps this desire was too strong. One day Ranmaru suddenly discovered that his eyes could actually see through the wall and see people working in the fields at the edge of the village from a distance.
He was so happy that he immediately found the villager who brought him food every day, and saw that the villager accidentally cut his finger while harvesting food.
That night, the villager came to deliver food to Ranmaru as usual, but Ranmaru, who didn't know much about Kirigakure's rules, told him about the cut on his finger in order to express his concern, thus revealing his ability. He scared the other person and left him alone.
As soon as he escaped, word spread about it. More people knew about it than last time, and there was no way to hide it.
The village is in trouble.
First, because Ranmaru has no mobility, he cannot leave voluntarily like his mother. But if he stays in the village, he will be discovered sooner or later.
Secondly, if Ranmaru's situation is reported to the Kirigakure Village, his mother will probably be involved. Once the Kirito ninja is interested in investigating, they will all suffer.
After much deliberation, the only way was to kill the child.
But everyone in the village has shared Ranmaru's property, and no one wants to be this ungrateful person.
After much discussion, the village finally made a decision - do nothing. Literally do nothing.
Anyway, Ranwan can barely walk and has no ability to take care of himself. As long as he no longer delivers food to him, Ranwan will starve to death sooner or later.
In this way, hidden dangers that threaten everyone's survival can be eliminated, and no one will have to get blood on their hands. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?
However, although things are well planned, there are always some people who are worried about the future.
Many people don't understand what the blood inheritance limit is, so they listen to rumors and demonize it.
These people were worried that as a "yokai", Ranmaru would not only not starve to death, but would suddenly break out and kill like those special beings in other villages, so they were worried and secretly reported to the Kiri Ninja.
about this.
Just like that, five days later, Ranmaru, who was dying of hunger and thirst, waited for the Mist Ninja ANBU Black Hoe Raiga who came to "pick him up".
Ranmaru's ability and his despair for life aroused the interest of Black Hoe Raiya, and a rather ironic result occurred——
Overnight, all the villagers except Ranmaru, the "monster", were wiped out. However, Ranmaru became an important partner in the personal care of Black Hoe Lei Ya——
Black Hoe Raiga ensures Ranmaru's survival and serves as his legs to carry him around.
Ranmaru, on the other hand, relied on his eyes that could see through the fog to make Black Hoe Raiga's ninja career go smoothly, and he was quickly promoted to one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
It seems like everything is going in the right direction.
Unfortunately, in Kirigakure Village, whoever gets promoted too quickly will be targeted by the Mizukage-sama with his strange mind.
The continuous assassinations made Black Hoe Lei Ya wake up——
If they continue to stay in this country, he and Ranmaru will sooner or later become the dead souls of other Mist ninjas.
After much deliberation, Black Hoe Lei Ya accepted the mission of "destroying the Tang Ninja Village" which seemed to be a suicide mission. He planned to take advantage of the chaos and kill the leader of the Tang Ninja Village, earn a bounty and then escape.
Ranmaru and Ranmaru lived a wandering life together.
However, he did not expect the change of Yiyong.
…
"This is the story of me and Lei Ya."
Ranmaru held a warm tea cup, but had no intention of drinking it.
"Leiya is dead. No matter what goals I have, I can't achieve them by myself. Without him, I'm just a cripple who can't even take care of myself. To me, continuing to live is the only thing left.
It’s just pain.”
His purple eyes looked at the serious-faced volunteer across the table through the steaming heat, feeling unspeakable envy in his heart.
He had obviously looked at such a haggard person before. He had slept for less than four hours and did not look tired at all. He had never dreamed of having such a strong body. Even if it was just for one day.
On the other side, Giyuu's eyes carefully scanned Ranmaru's body, but he spoke without warning: "The most powerful ninja in the world is also a cripple who can't take care of himself."
He naturally referred to the "Nagato" mentioned by Purgatory Anjuro.
Although the battle seemed to be a draw between the two, Anjuro made it very clear that the opponent seemed to have a very terrifying technique that he did not use.
"……is that so?"
Ranmaru didn't believe it in his heart, but Yiyong's face was too serious, and it didn't seem like he was talking casually.
"I never joke."
Giyong said as if reciting his lines: "That man easily killed Sansho Hanzo with his unique pair of eyes. But if no one took care of him, he wouldn't be able to survive."
Ranmaru follows Black Hoe Raiga day and night, so of course he knows who Sansho Hanzo is.
Hearing Yiyong say this, he temporarily forgot his original intention of ending his life, and a trace of searching light came into his eyes.
After all, the ninja mentioned by Giyuu has many similarities with himself at first glance.
Ranmaru asked: "Distinctive eyes? Is he in the same situation as me?"
"It's different. What he has should be the strongest blood inheritance limit in the world."
Giyuu told the truth, and the light in Ranmaru's eyes quickly went out.
"But you are better than him. I'm afraid he will never be able to stand up and walk in his life, but you can still do it."
The sudden turn of events caused Ranmaru to lose his mind for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing and opened his eyes wide: "You just said..."
"I mean, there is still hope of curing your disease."
Yiyong was afraid that he wouldn't understand, so he changed his explanation.
"...But Lei Ya took me to find the best doctor in the Water Country."
Ranmaru did not immediately believe Giyu's judgment, "They said that this is a rare genetic disease and it is a terminal illness. It will only get worse in the future and there is no possibility of cure."
"I know that this disease is called 'blood inheritance disease', which mostly occurs in people with blood inheritance limits. It is caused by a serious imbalance between the mental and physical strength in the body."
Yiyong pointed to his eyes, "In your case, the mental power is too strong and corrodes the body. If my judgment is correct, since your eyes can see through the wall, you have never grown taller, except for vision.
Your other senses are also becoming duller and duller. On the contrary, you are dreaming more and more, and even after you wake up, you can still remember every detail of the dream. Is that true? "
"That's right." Ranmaru nodded more and more frequently, feeling a little more convinced of Giyuu in his heart.
After all, the doctors in the Land of Water couldn't explain his physical condition so clearly, which shows that Yiyong understands this disease very well.
"But, can this terminal disease really be cured?"
"Honestly, I don't know."
Yiyong shook his head.
Tsunade can't do it, but Orochimaru, who has studied the limits of blood succession to the extreme, can't do it. He can only keep trying.
"But you must be cured."
"But... why?"
Ranmaru tightened his grip on the teacup, looking at Giyuu with doubts in his eyes.
"We must have just met."
Yiyong was silent for a moment, and his eyes suddenly turned purple like sunset. The two magatama stones on the left and right slowly rotated, and they looked much more energetic than before - at least they could reflect light.
"You..." Ranmaru felt a lot more relaxed as he was looked at by those eyes as soft as water.
These purple-red eyes greatly deflected his impression of Yiyong.
Ranmaru saw a vibrant new world beneath the mirror-like stagnant water, like an all-encompassing ocean.
Yiyong saw his reaction and felt a little strange.
It is obvious that when a member of the clan opens the Sharingan, everyone who is targeted will be so frightened that they break out in cold sweat. Why does Ranmaru behave like this?
Is it because when his "red eye" is activated, it looks similar to the Sharingan, so he feels friendly?
"Although the colors are similar, we should not be related."
Giyong was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he explained: "Compared to the Sharingan, your 'red eyes' are more like a mutation of the Byakugan. If you want to explore your bloodline, it may be more appropriate to go to Konoha to find the Hyuga clan."
If some adjustments are made to the color of this child's hair and eyes - if the hair color is darker and the eye color is lighter, he will look quite similar to Hinata Hinata, maybe there is some connection between him and Hinata.
"Since we have nothing to do with each other, why do you have to cure me?" Ranmaru asked seriously.
"Personally speaking, it's my brother who has the same disease as you."
Giyuu did not hide his inner thoughts, pointing to his eyes and said: "Although he got sick later than you, his condition is much more serious than yours because he uses the Sharingan too frequently."
This is the result of Yiyong's observation through the transparent world.
"To put it simply, if I can cure you, I can cure my brother."
"That's right..." Ranmaru could barely accept this reason.
Sure enough, there is no such thing as unfounded goodwill in the world.
I am always in some strange place and have special value to others.
"But that's only one aspect."
Yiyong hasn't finished speaking yet.
He looked at Ranmaru quite formally, "Next, I am going to the Kingdom of Water, to Kirigakure Village, and I may need your help. Curing your disease is my reward for asking for your help. Of course, if the cure
No, I will take you home and take good care of you, this is my promise."
Seeing that Ranwan seemed a little doubtful, Yiyong added in a serious tone: "My family is very rich, so there is no problem in providing for you."
"..." Ranmaru was speechless. Is there any money issue that he is worried about? The key is -
"Why are you going to Kirigakure Village? It's very dangerous there."
Although Ranmaru was asking a question, his dissuasion was clear in his words, "Don't talk about outsiders, even the Mist ninjas themselves don't know when they will be killed. The Fourth Mizukage Yagura has gone completely crazy, and everyone
I don’t know what he wants to do.”
"I'm just going to kill him."
Ranmaru was horrified by what Giyuu said.
"If the person who made you an orphan and made more people like you become orphans is really this Mizukage; if killing that guy can change everything, then he is the goal of my trip."
Giyuu said his plan seriously while taking out the map of the Kingdom of Water that he carried with him. There was still a lot of blank space on it.
"But this is my first time to go to Kirigakure Village, and I know very little about the situation there. If you can see the fog of the Land of Water for Black Hoe Lei Ya, you can definitely help me with this."
Yiyong's body leaned forward and his speaking speed increased slightly.
"Due to my negligence last night, the Dry Kakami Whale launched a tsunami and destroyed all ships heading to the Water Country. Therefore, our arrival at the Water Country will be one to two days later than expected. In these one or two days
, we don’t know how many people will experience the same thing as you, or even more painful things than you.
"But, if you are here, with your eyes and experience in ninja activities with Black Hoe Thunder Fang, when we get to the Kingdom of Water, those fogs will no longer be an obstacle. In this way, because of my incompetence,
The time wasted will be recovered, and even more may be saved.”
As soon as these words came out, Ranmaru felt that a huge responsibility was falling from the sky, and he was overwhelmed and didn't know how to deal with it.
It was clear that a few minutes ago, all he wanted was a simple death...
But now, he seems to have become the most important link in the chain.
"Ranmaru."
Yiyong sincerely requested: "You chose to end your life simply because watching others die is more uncomfortable than dying yourself. I have experienced the same mood as you."
That was when his sister and Qiu Tu died, and Giyuu fell into such great sadness that he couldn't even think.
"But your past should not become other people's future."
Yiyong stretched out a hand and spread it on the table.
This is what Mr. Kintaki told Giyuu after Souto's death, and he now relays these words to Ranmaru without any changes.
"I serve as the blade in your hand, and you serve as my eyes in the fog. In this way, we may be able to completely break the chain of tragedy. Do you really not want to try it?"
After a moment of silence, Ranmaru stretched out his right hand and held it with Giyuu.
In his short life, he had never felt for a moment that he was so important.
However, at this memorable and critical moment, the sliding door was opened from the outside.
"Teacher, the boat you ordered is ready to launch -"
Oni Deng Suigetsu, carrying the Nine Tails on his shoulders and wearing a black fox ear hairpin on his head, broke in and his voice stopped abruptly.
Seeing the two hands clasped together, and Ranmaru's face flushed with excitement...
Thinking of Yiyong's special "hobby", Gui Deng Shuiyue immediately thought a lot, so he hurriedly shouted: