Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

"Gu Jie!"

Gu Jie slowly woke up and looked at the face in front of him.

"you're awake!"

Hiruzen was a little excited.

"Did you win?"

"...They ran away."

Hiruzen felt a little lost.

"Hehe, it's okay Hiruzen. I've been unconscious for a long time."

"one day."

"Hiss—uh."

Gu Jie slowly propped himself up and looked around.

This is a small private room with a relatively elegant environment. The space is not small and it is very quiet. It seems to be very suitable for recuperation.

A day ago, Hiruzen looked at the fleeing Shou with hatred, but he couldn't leave Kosuke alone.

Hiruzen, who is known as the master of ninjutsu, is terrible at medical ninjutsu. Not to mention palm technique, he doesn't even know basic bandaging techniques. After all, people from the era of Senju Hashirama fought to the death. On the battlefield, being injured is basically equivalent to death.

After the village was built, medical ninjutsu was gradually developed, and it was basically the new generation of ninjas who benefited from it.

Fortunately, when Gu Zang was studying the teaching materials at the Ninja School, he had read the regulations and precautions for treating battlefield injuries, and he simply treated Gu Jie's wound.

This allowed him to reach Daming Prefecture.

It's not that Gu Zang has to save Maruboshi Kosuke, but as a teacher in a ninja school, he must know this basic knowledge. If he doesn't understand this, he will definitely be suspected. Everything is done for the sake of safety.

After arriving at the daimyo's mansion, he delivered the letter to the daimyo, and Hiruzen then asked the daimyo to treat Kosuke.

The daimyo happily sent two ninjas to treat Kosuke. Half of his eye socket slowly recovered under the cell division stimulated by the palm technique, and part of his eyeball also grew out, but he was still blind.

There are ninjas in the daimyo's prefecture, and there are all kinds of ninjas, including medical ninjas.

You have to know that the bulk of Konoha Hospital's financial expenditure is supported by the Daimyo. Wouldn't it be necessary to regularly send medical ninjas to the Daimyo's mansion to inspect the research results?

During this period, there were no so-called Twelve Guardian Ninjas, but there were many ninjas in the daimyo's prefecture.

After listening to what Hiruzen said, Kosuke nodded.

He gently stroked his blind left eye and laughed inadvertently.

"Gujie you..."

"It's okay. A ninja must uphold his own way. I've said before, I will protect you this time."

Hiruzen was stunned by Gujie's smile. He remembered that when he just left the village, Gujie did say this. He thought it was a joke, but he didn't expect that Gujie thought so and did it so.

"You've protected me very well, Gu Jie."

At this time, Gu Zang pushed the door open and walked in, holding two steaming meals in his hands.

"Here, this is the sukiyaki from Daimyofu. It smells and tastes pretty good. Want to try it?"

Hiruzen and Kosuke both sniffed. They hadn't eaten since they left Konoha Village. The battle situation was critical, and Kosuke was seriously injured and on the verge of death. They had long forgotten about the military ration pills.

Now they are in Daming Prefecture, very safe, and Gu Jie has also woken up. When they smelled this fragrant smell, their stomachs began to twitch.

"Let me try to see if it's poisonous!"

Hiruzen quickly took the belt from Kozo's hand. The belt contained a lunch box, which was very convenient.

"Hey! I'm a wounded soldier! Let me fulfill my last usefulness. Let me test the poison first, Hiruzen!"

Kosuke was not willing to be left behind. With a bandage on his head, he stood up and rushed to Hiruzen, grabbing another lunch box.

"Don't grab it, there are three servings~"

Gu Zang shrugged, not quite understanding. After all, he had eaten a lot of fruits along the way, and as a tardigrade, he didn't feel hungry at all.

Eating food is all about replenishing and improving body functions, and then savoring the flavor and texture.

After a day's rest, the three of them set out on their return journey.

After receiving the reply from the daimyo, Hiruzen sealed the reply in a scroll in front of the daimyo. Although it was not necessary, no matter how much he did, it was not too much to gain the daimyo's trust and support.

The return journey was easier to travel, as the time to travel during the day was very limited, and there were no Iwagakure's blasting troops to interfere.

In less than half a day, the three of them returned to Konoha Village.

At the village entrance, Kosuke and Hiruzen Kozo greeted each other.

"Then I'll leave first~"

Gu Jie smiled and waved goodbye and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, Gu Jie!"

Hiruzen called out to him.

"This mission actually has a reward, considering there are powerful ninjutsu like the Rock Ninja Blast Troop and Dust Release..."

Hiruzen gritted his teeth.

"The reward has been increased to 250,000 taels!"

Gu Jie raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. He had never heard of it. Gu Jie thought he was doing it for free!

"besides."

Hiruzen hesitated for a moment before mentioning it to Kosuke.

"Kosuke, your strength and determination are enough to make you a jonin, a place in the jonin class or join the ANBU... I would like to ask the Nidaime to raise your ninja rank."

The smile on Kosuke's face faded and he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen seriously.

"Huruzen, I understand you, but you don't have to feel guilty about me. This is my choice. I will not become a Jonin. I will stick to my promise and serve Konoha as a Genin, contributing myself to Konoha and fighting to protect my companions."

Hiruzen looked at Kosuke with a complicated expression. Although the life of the Genin in Konoha was not in dire straits, it was not that good at all.

"Hahaha, don't worry, I can live well even without any reward."

Gu Jie laughed, dispelling Hiruzen's worries, waved his hand and left.

Hiruzen bowed deeply to Kosuke's back. He decided to explain the situation to his teacher, respect Kosuke's choice, and let him remain as a Genin forever to protect Konoha.

"Well, I'm back to school now. I was supposed to go one day, but ended up missing two. I wonder if my lovely students missed me."

Kozang waved his hand and said goodbye to Hiruzen.

"New Tibetan!"

"No, I want to train a new generation of ninjas. Among my students, there will definitely be a Hokage. This is my goal. Also, don't forget my reward~"

With that, Gu Zang also left.

Hiruzen looked at the two people's departing backs and couldn't help but sigh.

A man with great strength, but willing to be a Genin for ten thousand years, silently guarding this village.

The other one has an excellent mind and judgment, comprehensive abilities, and unfathomable strength, but is willing to work hard in Konoha Ninja School just to bring fresh blood to Konoha and cultivate the next generation.

The faith of both of them seemed unbreakable, which deeply moved Hiruzen.

They are all people who are willing to carry lanterns and move forward to protect Konoha.

Hiruzen's eyes gradually became firm and clear as he walked towards the Hokage Building.

He wanted to report the deeds of both men to Senju Tobirama. Even if they were unknown heroes, someone in the village should remember their contributions.

Dangdang——

"Enter."

"You're back Monkey, um...how's it going?"

Senju Tobirama noticed that Hiruzen looked excited and couldn't help but look at him again.

"Mission accomplished, teacher, and I have two people I want to report on in particular."

"Tell me."

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