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Moreover, the initial alliance of the various families was enough to give him a major headache.
After the meeting.
Genba stayed at Fugaku's house for a meal before leaving.
It has to be said that Aunt Mikoto's cooking skills are getting better and better.
Not long after leaving the Fugaku family.
As I walked towards my residence.
Gen-ye encountered someone he never expected.
It turned out to be still water.
Recently, the Anbu has been very busy with their work and has rarely been seen in the Uchiha clan.
Xuan Ye stepped forward, greeted him with a smile, and said, "Hello, Brother Zhi Shui!"
Upon seeing Genye, Shisui was momentarily stunned, then greeted him with a smile, saying, "Hello, Genye! It seems like it's been a long time!"
"Yes, Brother Shisui must be very busy with work!" Genye asked.
"Fortunately, it's all for the village..." Shisui's voice paused, and he fell silent for a moment.
Because he was helping the village with chores, he was often monitoring the Uchiha clan.
They might even do things that are detrimental to the Uchiha clan.
So his voice paused.
He did not speak further.
Genye seemed to have noticed Shisui's unusual behavior as well, so he didn't say anything more.
Suddenly, Shisui laughed and said, "Xuanye, I heard you recently developed a technique, something like a weakened version of immortal technique. It's really amazing!"
Zhishui held his cousin in the highest esteem and envied him greatly for his amazing talent. He was truly a peerless genius for being able to improve immortal techniques.
Shisui could even get the Third Hokage to say it.
Hearing words of great fear towards him!
Xuan Ye smiled faintly and said, "It's all just luck!"
"Are all the elites in the clan practicing this kind of immortal technique?"
Xuan Ye nodded, indicating that he agreed.
See here.
Shisui fell into a deep silence.
The Uchiha clan has excluded him from their ranks.
That makes sense.
Because his Sharingan doesn't belong to the Uchiha clan, but to the higher-ups of Konoha!
Although he knew these were facts that could not be changed, at this moment, a strange feeling arose in Shisui's heart, a feeling of helplessness.
On the one hand, they made various efforts and sacrifices for the village, but the village still did not change much. Every year, a large number of ninjas died in various battles, either inside or outside the village, and even the Anbu and Root often fought each other.
On the other hand, there was the Uchiha clan's lack of approval, but Shisui was aware of this, given the poor relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha, so he held no resentment.
Zhi Shui simply regretted his limited abilities.
There's nothing we can do to change the terrible state of Konoha!
Genye suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Shisui, it seems like it's been a long time since we've had Ichiraku Ramen. Let me treat you!"
Upon hearing Xuan Ye's words, Zhi Shui was stunned. He knew that Xuan Ye was rather stingy and rarely took the initiative to treat others. He wondered if Xuan Ye would just leave after finishing the meal.
So Shisui looked at Genye cautiously, and the latter smiled back and said calmly, "Don't worry, I said I'd treat, so I'll treat."
After saying that.
Xuan Ye patted the other person on the shoulder, indicating that there was no need to worry.
Then.
The two walked towards the Ichiraku Ramen shop!
Chapter 120 Zhi Shui's Choice (Two chapters, 8800 words in total. Please subscribe and follow up! Thank you!)
Shisui and Genye walked side by side down the main street of the village.
A short while later.
The two went to Ichiraku Ramen and each ordered their favorite ramen.
"I'm going to eat!" The ramen was steaming hot. Genye broke apart the chopsticks, blew on them to cool them down, and started eating!
Seeing this, Shisui smiled and started eating too!
"Ichiraku Ramen is really good, I never get tired of it!" Genye commented while eating, and then continued, "My parents sacrificed themselves in the Third Shinobi World War. Later, because of poor conditions, we couldn't afford to come here to eat. I was heartbroken for a long time."
“Now that I’m older and have more money, the food always seems to lack something,” Xuan Ye said casually after taking a sip of soup.
These words startled Shisui slightly. He then said, "Don't villages provide compensation for heroes who sacrifice their lives on the battlefield? That should be enough for you to live a decent life!"
Genye did not answer directly, but instead said, "Brother Shisui, do you still remember the Nine-Tails' rampage several years ago?"
Zhi Shui nodded heavily.
The Nine-Tails' rampage affected both the village and the Uchiha clan.
These all had a significant impact.
"After the Nine-Tails' attack, my compensation was drastically reduced. In the end, it was only one-third of what it was initially. If it weren't for the Fugaku clan chief's frequent assistance, my life might have been extremely difficult!"
"How could this be!?" Upon hearing these words, Shisui was first shocked, and then a strange anger arose deep within him.
They even withheld the pensions of the orphans of heroes.
That's absolutely unforgivable!
Genye glanced at Shisui, who was on the verge of anger, took another sip of soup, and continued, "You also find it unbelievable, right? But that's how it happened."
"Would they dare to embezzle pension payments without instructions from the village's higher-ups?"
"Even if they dare to embezzle, shouldn't the village's higher-ups strengthen oversight to prevent such incidents from happening again?"
"But this kind of thing is still happening!"
Shishui fell silent.
He had been in the secret service for many years.
Even though he has always loved peace and disliked war, he still often witnessed too much darkness. At this moment, Shisui felt a strong anger in his heart!
After finishing his ramen, Genye spoke casually, his tone as relaxed as if he were chatting with someone.
"Brother Zhishui, many things that you find unbelievable have actually happened. Surprised? Angry? If you don't believe me, you can investigate for yourself. I believe the results will surprise you!"
Xuan Ye's statement was not without reason.
He had investigated this before.
Although withholding pension payments is not very common.
But it still exists.
And there are a certain number of them!
Upon hearing Xuan Ye's words, Zhi Shui fell silent. He knew that Xuan Ye had no reason to deceive him, since such matters could be concluded with a little investigation!
Shisui is very silent now, in a bad mood, as if his thoughts have been impacted.
After eating.
Xuan Ye offered to pay the bill, then smiled and continued, "Brother Zhi Shui, come with me!"
“Okay.” Zhi Shui nodded and left with Xuan Ye.
Five minutes later.
The two arrived at an apartment building.
Xuan Ye looked up at the apartment building across the street.
Naruto was busy making instant noodles at that moment. Seeing this, Genye said casually, "Brother Shisui, I don't think I need to introduce who the blond boy inside is, right?"
Zhi Shui nodded heavily.
Shisui wasn't surprised that Genba knew Naruto's identity as the Fourth Hokage and his wife. Besides, Genba had previously saved Naruto from Orochimaru, which was a great contribution to Konoha.
Genye said calmly, "You know how Konoha has treated Naruto all these years, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shisui frowned and said, "From childhood to adulthood, the Hokage has arranged for a nanny to take care of Naruto and even provided him with a monthly allowance. I would say he's been well taken care of!"
"Not bad?" Xuan Ye sneered. "If he had been well taken care of, how would anyone in the village know he was a demon fox? Naruto has been bullied since he was a child. Have the higher-ups in Konoha ever done anything about him?"
Genye's forceful words caused Shisui to pause, and the latter wanted to refute, but could not find any excuse.
When he was in the Dark Division.
I have also secretly witnessed Naruto being bullied.
Therefore, it is known that what Genba said at this moment was not a lie.
However, as an Anbu ninja, his first task was to obey his superiors. Even when he saw Naruto being humiliated and bullied, Shisui dared not help him, otherwise it would affect the Anbu's reputation and status among the villagers!
"Come with me!" Genye remained silent and led Shisui to the Konoha Cemetery, where there was an unnamed small tombstone.
Xuan Ye then asked, "Brother Zhi Shui, do you know who that small tombstone belongs to?"
Before Shisui could answer, Genba continued, "That's the tombstone of Sakumo Hatake, the so-called White Fang of Konoha!"
Zhi Shui nodded.
Next, Genba began to recount the deeds of Hatake Sakumo.
When Sakumo Hatake was on a mission, he chose his teammates over the mission itself, which led to the mission's failure.
It was originally just a minor matter, but it was stirred up by certain people in the village.
Sakumo Hatake usually seems easygoing and cheerful.
He eventually committed suicide.
At that time, Hatake Sakumo was...
His prestige was even higher than that of the Three Ninjas.
Even the best candidate for the Fourth Hokage.
But he ultimately died because of rumors and gossip.
Do you think the higher-ups in Konoha are unaware of these rumors?
They definitely knew.
But they did not stop it.
Instead, they let it ferment.
Even fueling the flames.
Ultimately, this led to the death of Sakumo Hatake.
Genba often thought that Kakashi might have serious mental problems!
It was clearly the village that drove Sakumo Hatake to his death, yet Kakashi was working for the higher-ups in Konoha!
If it were Xuan Ye, he would have already been secretly plotting revenge! He must kill the murderers who killed his loved ones one by one!
Xuan Ye sighed deeply, then said listlessly, his eyes somewhat vacant:
"Brother Shisui, is this what the Will of Fire is? Is this what Konoha Village, which you've worked so hard to protect, is like?"
These words silenced Shisui. In fact, he had also noticed these problems, but he was powerless to change them.
Shi Shui became confused!
"Brother Zhishui, I'll head back now!" Seeing that the other was thinking, Xuanye didn't disturb Zhishui and waved goodbye.