Chapter 210. Robbers? Refugees?(1/2)
Hinata Hikaru was dressed in white clothes, wearing new shoes bought with mission rewards, and a brand new ninja tool bag hanging on her waist. The midday sun brought a touch of warmth. Although autumn had arrived, she still felt warm.
There are birds chirping everywhere, and as far as the eye can see, there are mountains, rivers and forests all over. It is really a good time to travel.
At noon, the team stopped to rest, catch fish and drink spring water.
Then, hit the road again.
The village where the mission poster is located is on the back border of the Country of Fire.
It is adjacent to the Country of Grass.
The Country of Grass is Konoha's ally.
Because of the start of the war, certain things changed.
But at least... they don't dare to rebel openly.
A small country of grass is no match for Konoha.
The ninjas in the Land of Grass only dare to do things secretly.
"In this mission... maybe we can meet the ninjas of Kusakure Village..."
Jiraiya murmured in his mind.
When a war starts, someone must be dishonest.
As for the bandits and thieves, there may be someone behind them who is adding fuel to the fire.
Of course... Jiraiya hoped that was just his guess.
It's better to just be a bunch of real gangsters.
That night...
It took Jiraiya's team a total of 10 hours to reach the border area of the Land of Fire.
That is the small village where the person who issued the mission is located.
After the villagers explained the situation to Jiraiya and others, the four of them decided to take a short rest.
"Night will be more conducive to action...if the opponent is just a bandit."
The four of Jiraiya were in a simple private house, replenishing food and analyzing the mission.
Hinata Hikaru has Byakugan, and even at night, he cannot block Byakugan's sight.
After making the decision, they left the village and headed towards the suburbs.
According to the villagers, the bandits were in a small forest on the outskirts of the village.
"Bia is so sweet~!"
Forming the Seal of Hinata's Light, he opened his Byakugan.
As long as you search patiently, you can easily find the target.
So, who will be the robber on this mission?
A muscular man? The kind that kills a cow with one punch? Kills people without batting an eyelid? Sets fires everywhere, but only has the word ruthless written on his face?
Hinata didn't need to open her mouth before the enemy came to her door in person.
"Hand over all the valuable things you have on you!"
A group of people rushed out from the woods and surrounded the four of them.
However, he is not the legendary muscular villain, or even a one-eyed dragon.
On the contrary, these "robbers" looked like vegetables, skinny and bones, and their clothes were in tatters.
Their weapons are nothing more than wooden sticks, simple weapons and agricultural tools such as hoes.
That is to say...
It's a refugee.
Jiraiya had a serious look on his face.
He did not speak, but waited for his three disciples to make a decision.
Should we directly kill these "rogue bandits"?
Or is it really like Hinata Hikari said, dig a hole and bury it?
"..."
Ye Song didn't move, he stood in place, everything was ordered by Hinata Hikari.
For Nomatsu, a second-year junior high school boy, Hikaru Hinata is justice.
Ye Song believes that Hinata can make the right decision.
The same is true for Namikaze Minato.
Although he has no worries, he still knows some objective things.
The conflict between the village's mission orders and reality.
Are regulations important, or...
"Alas~!"
Suddenly, Hinata sighed, looking like a little adult.
Then, she lightly slapped her palm on the big rock beside her.
Under the confused gazes of many "rogues", the big stone suddenly cracked and broke into countless small stones.
At this moment, they were all restrained.
Everyone was dumbfounded, dumbfounded.
Is this still a human being?!
This little girl with white eyes and suspected cataracts completely shattered a large stone with a single palm?!
How is this possible?!
"You are no match for this leader~!"
Hinata Hikaru stood with his hands behind his back, looking around at the numerous "rogues".
Everyone caught by her gaze was frightened and their livers and gallbladders were about to burst.
If this light palm hits me and others...
There is no doubt that they are indeed no match for Hinata Hikari.
Not to mention the opponent, there is not enough for Hinata Hikari.
Therefore, the sound of ping ping ping ping ping pong throwing weapons was heard, and each of the refugees knelt on the ground, begging Hinata Hikari to forgive them and spare their lives.
He also said that he would be a new person in the future and would never block roads and rob others again.
However, Jiraiya's next words caused them to fall into the ice cave.
"On the surface, these guys promised not to be robbers again, but once we leave, they will definitely pick up weapons again and continue to do evil."
Jiraiya's expression returned to calm.
And with calm words, he told the cruel reality.
After that, just like in the original work that prevented Uzumaki Naruto from pursuing Uchiha Sasuke, he talked about the darkness of the human heart, telling boys and girls to grow up quickly and stop being childish.
However, Hinata just shook his little head: "If you can live and work in peace and contentment~, who would be willing to be a robber~?"
There are indeed some people in this world with evil minds.
But most people want to live a good life.
"Obviously they are ninjas from other countries. Because of the war, they invaded their villages and small towns. However, they did not have the protection of the country and ninjas, which is why they ended up in this situation."
These refugees came from the direction of the Country of Grass.
The Country of Grass is the poorest country in the entire ninja world.
To what extent is poverty?
Official novel, adapted from the theatrical animation, "Blood Prison".
The elite jounin of Kusakure Village and the lord of Ghost Light City, Wuwei.
He couldn't even get his son to eat ramen.
His son only ate ramen once in his short life.
From here we can see how poor the Country of Grass is.
The outbreak of the war made the already poor Grass Country even worse. Countless refugees fled and villages were abandoned.
"It is indeed wrong for them to rob the road, but who prompted them to become like this~?"
It's a ninja.
To be continued...