Hearing these words, Shiranui Kusama's face changed slightly. He frowned at first, and a trace of hatred flashed unconsciously in his eyes.
After a long silence, he finally regained his composure and said in a relieved tone: "Okay, Captain... Now that things have happened, I'm too lazy to hide anything..."
Shiranui Kusama did not choose to sit down, but just stood beside Kato Dan. He took out a box of cigarettes from his ninja bag, picked one up and put it in his mouth, struck a match and lit it.
Chi~
The light emitted by Mars was weak and insignificant. In this night that was darker than before, it seemed like a glimmer of light that was about to be swallowed up.
Shiranui Kusama didn't say anything. He pumped the cigarette vigorously, sucking the full amount of tar and nicotine into his lungs. He held it in for a long time before slowly spitting it out.
For a moment, gray-white smoke filled the air, and a strong smoky smell filled the space around the two of them.
My spirit seemed to be lifted a lot, accompanied by a strong sense of erraticity. Combined with the slightly cold climate around me, Shiranui Kusama felt an indescribable sense of refreshment.
He organized his thoughts, picked up what he had said before and said:
"Captain, I'm not happy with Akimichi Choza, you should be able to tell."
Kato Suan nodded slightly, signaling Shiranui Kusanagi to continue speaking.
Taking a deep breath from the cigarette again, Shiranui Kusama said while blowing smoke rings: "As you know, my father was a civilian, an ordinary person, and it was only in my generation that he became a ninja."
"Although I have a surname of Shiranui, this surname is nothing in the ninja world. I am just a civilian ninja. This is something everyone knows."
"But I'm not willing to..."
Shiranui Kusama threw the cigarette butt at his feet, stretched out his soles to crush it, and gritted his teeth and said:
"When I was in the ninja school, I watched those ninja children being arrogant and domineering all day long. I endured it because I knew I didn't have the capital to offend them."
"After graduating and becoming a genin, I found that the jounin teacher took great care of his teammates who were from the ninja clan and wanted to teach them everything they knew. I endured it because I knew that my talent was average and not worthy of the teacher's attention."
"When I became a chunin, my companions all became civilian ninjas like me."
Shiranui Kusama's eyes were red, and his face turned extremely ferocious without realizing it. He roared in a hoarse voice:
"From that moment on, I understood it clearly!"
"We civilian ninjas are just cannon fodder! Our corpses pile up the reputation of those big family ninjas!"
"No matter how hard we try, if we have no talent and no resources, how can we compete with the family ninjas? With the same three-body technique as that idiot?"
"On the battlefield, the weak don't even have the right to choose how to die. I just want to ask..."
"Are we civilian ninjas going to die?!"
"For the sake of the village and the so-called Will of Fire, I will continue to endure it! Right?!"
Perhaps this is the reason why one general succeeds and ten thousand bones wither. Shiranui Kusama is a brainy and ambitious person, so he often thinks about these issues.
But the more he thought about it, the more confused and desperate he became.
Unlike Xiao Li in later generations, Shiranui Kusama never met the "Metkai" in his life. Maybe this is the source of his pain?
I want to work hard, but I don’t even have a direction.
After twenty years of being confused, he was just an insignificant chuunin in the end.
Kato Dan quietly listened to Shiranui Kusama's venting without saying anything in the middle. He knew the character of his old subordinate, so he was curious about the other person's purpose in telling him this.
Shiranui Kusama took a few deep breaths and didn't speak for a while. He seemed to be recalling what he had just said. After a while, he continued:
"I am hostile to the family ninjas, and you know this well, Captain, and I don't want to hide anything."
"Although there are companions like you and Claw among the ninjas in the family that I identify with, this cannot stop me from feeling resentment towards the ninja clan as a whole."
"Captain..." Shiranui Kusama was about to continue, but after hesitating for a moment, his brows knit together tightly, as if it was very difficult to say the next words.
Kato Dan smiled gently, comforted Shiranui Kusama and said, "Kusama, your life has not been easy these years. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Don't worry, no matter what you say, the conversation between you and me today will not be leaked."
Shiranui Kusama was silent for a long time this time. He seemed to be considering his words or brewing emotions. After about three minutes, he spoke.
The first sentence made the face of Kato Dan, who was quite wealthy, change slightly, and he almost couldn't restrain himself.
"Captain, are you so willing to be a dog for the Akimichi clan?"
Now that Shiranui Kusama had spoken, he had no intention of worrying about anything else. He clenched his teeth, his eyes once again covered with fine bloodshot eyes, and said bluntly:
"Captain, I know your goal is Hokage, but can pleasing the ninja really help you achieve your goal?"
"The existence of Naruto is supposed to provide civilian ninjas with opportunities to stand out, but look at it now? Haha~"
"After all, what you do, captain, seems to be ultimately to safeguard the interests of the ninja clan."
"Whether you or the three generations are the same, they are all the same."
Shiranui Kusama smiled disdainfully, as if he was too lazy to say anything more. The contempt in his eyes was caught in Kato Dan's eyes, and it faintly stimulated the latter's self-esteem.
But Kato Dan was not angry. He was not Akimichi Dingza. A man who aimed at the Hokage had a heart and mind that was not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Faced with Shiranui Kusama's sarcasm, Kato Dan didn't try to defend himself. His face was solemn and his eyes looked directly at the former, his sharp gaze seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts.
"Kusama, do you think Lei Luo can change this situation?"
As Shiranui Kusama said before, he had endured all the injustices he had faced since he was a child. He just kept these things in his heart silently and never shared them with others.
But at this time, here, in front of Kato Dan, Shiranui Kusama was uncharacteristically venting her heart out, quite indifferently.
What about the motivation? In other words, what made Shiranui Kusama make the change? So recently?
Kato Suan believed that it was Lei Luo's appearance, the conflict between Lei Luo and Tsunade, and finally... Lei Luo's information was fully exposed.
"I really can't hide anything from you, captain." Shiranui Kusama smiled slightly, a glimmer of yearning flashed unconsciously in his eyes, and he spoke softly:
"Master Jueying... I once went to see him, but unfortunately, he didn't choose to see me, and we never communicated, but..."
"I know that he is a civilian ninja, a civilian ninja like me. He has neither a prominent status nor family resources."
"I know his history. His past is as ordinary as that of all civilian ninjas. He has never been favored by any big shot."