"But!" Shiranui Kusama's expression suddenly became extremely determined.
At this moment, the faith in his chest seemed to be burning like a fire, and the light in his eyes was as if he had escaped from despair and found hope again.
"Even so, Master Jueying can still become so powerful!"
"He proved to me that civilian ninjas can still break through the cage of fate even without the support of their families and the help of high-level figures!"
Shiranui Kusama had obviously been holding back these thoughts for a long time, so when he spoke them out with great momentum, Kato Dan, who was listening in on them, looked at them with suspicion for a while.
Kato Suan was touched in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and continued to act like he was all ears.
These sincere words from Shiranui Kusama were rarely heard even though Kato Dan had been getting along with him all year round.
In the past, Kato Dan might have been able to guess some of Shiranui Kusama's inner thoughts, but the exchanges between the two parties were basically superficial and would not be too in-depth.
One is because this topic is too sensitive.
The second reason is that although the Kato clan is not prosperous in population, it has a heritage of more than a hundred years.
Kato Dan's position is strictly speaking on the side of the ninja clan.
His firm stance and clear goals are the reasons why he won over Akimichi Dingza.
The purpose is to find a breakthrough with the Akimichi clan, and take advantage of the situation to pull the three major clans, Ino Shika Die, into his chariot, and provide assistance for him to ascend to the position of Hokage.
"And, the most important thing is..." Shiranui Kusama seemed to have calmed down a bit, and slowly expressed his thoughts and true purpose:
"When faced with oppression, Master Juekage dared to punch Tsunade and Jiraiya without hesitation."
"The Senju clan and the Hokage disciples, even though Lord Zeekage is just a civilian ninja and was a chuunin a few months ago, he has not shown any hesitation or flinching in front of them."
"The aura he exuded at that time is still fresh in my memory. I was impressed by that style."
"Master Jueying's strength, spirit, and will also gave me hope."
"That's it..." Shiranui Kusama's face looked vaguely expectant, her eyes were bright, and she said word by word:
"Hope to break the existing unfair pattern!"
Kato Dan's gaze changed again when he looked at Shiranui Kusama. It was a tangled look with a bitter taste, and there was a faint feeling of confusion.
At this moment, Shiranui Kusama seemed to be shining with some kind of dazzling light, which was the light of having a firm goal, even a kind of faith.
This light was so dazzling that it caused Kato Dan to feel a faint tingling sensation in his heart. Where did this tingling come from?
Kato Dan knew in his heart that Lei Luo's courage and will to defy power could not be achieved by himself. Even if he had the opponent's strength, he could not do it.
If he were in Lei Luo's position and was suddenly attacked by Tsunade, Kato Dan believed that he would be able to restrain himself and figure out what was going on first.
If Tsunade didn't mean it, then he would probably endure it; but what if Tsunade did it on purpose? Kato Dan didn't know what he would do, maybe... he would still endure it, right?
Also, break the existing pattern?
Kato Dan has never thought about this kind of thing. Even when he dreamed that he became Hokage, this question never appeared in his mind.
"Kusama, you..."
Kato opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but the sound he made was so dry and hoarse, as if something heavy was stuck in his throat.
Maybe that thing is called "reality"?
Various thoughts were ups and downs. Kato calmed down for a while, then tried his best to maintain a calm tone and asked in a harsh voice:
"Kusama, when you tell me this, have you already made some kind of decision?"
"What are you going to do? Can you tell me?"
Shiranui Kusama did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a while, then lowered his head slightly, leaned down and bowed to Kato Dan.
As if he had guessed the intention of Shiranui Kusama's move, Kato Dan frowned and his face inevitably became a little gloomy.
After finishing the action, Shiranui Kusa straightened her back and said sternly to Kato Dan: "Captain, I want to follow Lord Zeekage and help him become Hokage."
"After this mission is over, I will apply to leave the team."
"When the time comes, no one will target Akimichi Choza, and you will be happier, right?"
Although Kato Dan wanted to say "I won't be happy at all", after seeing the look in Shiranui Kusama's eyes, he already knew that any further persuasion would be in vain.
Having said that, Shiranui Kusama is his old subordinate after all, and the relationship we have spent day and night with for so many years cannot disappear in an instant.
Reluctance, unwillingness, and unwillingness to let all kinds of emotions get in the way, finally drove Kato Suan's lips to utter the question he wanted to suppress:
"does it worth?"
In Kato Dan's view, whether it is Lei Luo's background, his suspicious past, or his slightly extreme personality, he is obviously not a qualified candidate for a boss.
What's more, it's not that Shiranui Kusama has never looked for Lei Luo before, but his experience was like that of many other jounin, and he was rejected by Lei Luo.
Shiranui Kusama's eyes were firm and he answered without any hesitation: "It's worth it."
"If it doesn't work once, just do it twice. If it doesn't work twice, do it ten times. If it doesn't work ten times, do it a hundred times. One day, I will let Lord Jueying realize my sincerity."
"That day, no matter how long it takes, I am willing to wait."
After Shiranui Kusama finished speaking, he sighed softly, slowed down his tone, and said in an undetectable voice:
"I'm sorry, Captain."
"But I really don't want... to let Xuanjian live like me."
Shiranui Genma is the son of Shiranui Kusama. He was just born this year and is not yet one year old.
As a father, although Shiranui Kusama is young, he has experienced the ups and downs of human relationships, and he already knows that reaching the chunin level is his limit.
No matter how many tasks he did with Kato Dan, he would not have any chance of promotion.
Just because Shiranui Kusama, who lacks talent and resources, will never be able to meet the strength requirements of a Jonin or Tojo.
In this case, the appearance of Lei Luo, a civilian ninja who had "similar experiences" with him, made Shiranui Kusama keenly aware of the opportunity to change his destiny.
Although Lei Luo is mysterious and his purpose of "hiding his strength" since childhood is unknown, this does not prevent Shiranui Kusama from making a choice.
The position of being a civilian ninja, coupled with what he saw with his own eyes that night, was enough for Shiranui Kusama to take a gamble on his and their family's future.
Shiranui Kusama's thoughts are not unique. In fact, since Jueking's true identity was exposed, there are many ninjas who have the same idea as him, and many of them have visited Lei Luo in person.
It's just that Lei Luo hadn't talked to Uchiha Fugaku at that time, his goals and ambitions were far from inflated, and the idea of becoming Hokage had never arisen, so he naturally had no interest in cultivating power.
Later, in order to plan the spiritual transformation technique, Lei Luo had to maintain his own state, and also missed the visits of many people who wanted to follow him.
This back and forth, coupled with the arrogance in Lei Luo's bones, the result is:
Invisibly, Lei Luo lost no idea how many "subordinates" he had lost. This might be a flaw in his character, or it might be a fate.
Living in this world, everyone has their own position and their own pursuit of interests. This is the case for Lei Luo, the same for Kato Dan, and the same for Shiranui Kusama.
Either for strength, or for dreams, or for family, all of them have to make choices one by one.
No matter how reluctant you are, no matter how unhappy you are, no matter how unsatisfactory you are, you must still keep moving forward.
After all, this is the story they wrote for themselves.
Kato Dan and Shiranui Kusa looked at each other in silence. The former didn't know what to say, and the latter didn't know what to say. The atmosphere fell into an inexplicable and heavy silence for a moment.
But at this moment, Inuzuka Claw's voice suddenly sounded from not far away: "Captain, Kusama, we are being followed!"