Bab 32: Chapter 31 - Agreeing before seeing
Upon returning to the Uzu clan Ernie noticed the clans people looking around as if they were confused. The purple mist was gone and so was the barrier, but the way some of them looked seemed like they had not eaten in days.
Before Ernie could ask Nija what happened to her clansmen she rushed into the arms of a middle aged woman. The woman was very charming, as she had her black hair tied up in a ponytail. Hugging Nija she gave a heartfelt smile.
Nija whispered something in her ear as she turned her attention to Ernie.
The woman walked to Ernie.
"Thank you for saving our clan, we are forever in your debt. Not only that, but you have retrieved my daughter please tell me what I can do to repay you."
Her voice was alluring drawing Ernie in. Now that he got a better look at her, she had had a voluptuous body.
'No! Bad thoughts!'
Ernie shook his head.
"I assisted your clan due to you seeking help, but I would like to talk to you about something. I'm sure you've gotten wind of the Kizamaru clan and how they have been slowly eating up everything around them. Eventually your clan will become a target, I would like to offer you new land to grow.
I'm not looking to absorb your clan or anything, you can say we would be in an alliance of sorts. We live in harmony with each other and teach our young ones the ways of a shinobi while protecting ourselves. Others have already joined, but there is always room for more."
Ernie explained to the woman.
"I hear your words young one and it does seem very promising. As you can tell our clan is small in number so we wouldn't be able to protect ourselves, and our fighting force is minimal. For us what you are saying sounds like a paradise, but I want to know what you get in return."
Ernie shook his head.
"Nothing. I'm just tired of seeing young ones die before they even mature, families broken apart and clans burned to the ground. Fighting only leads to more fighting, if no one starts to talk of peace then eventually we'll all kill one another."
"You are a wise child, if only you were born earlier."
The woman said with a gentle smile.
Ernie scratched his cheek, he thought he understood what she meant but didn't reply to it.
"Come with me, I will lead you to the leader of our clan. My words carry weight and he would be foolish not to listen."
The woman turned around but soon she heard Ernie cough.
"Oh right."
The woman said as she laughed.
Waving her hand to a few women in the village, they came and retrieved her unconscious daughter.
Ernie thought his arms would give out, but they held on strong. He followed behind Nija and her mother as they led him to a small house. Inside was an old man who was as tall as Ernie.
"Chika, who is this young lad? Another one you found wandering around?"
The man asked as he exclaimed Ernie.
Chika, the woman who was Nija's mother shook her head.
"This one saved us and my daughter, he wishes for us to live in harmony with each other. I see great prospect in agreeing to his request, as there are nothing but benefits."
The old man looked at Chika for a long time.
"We can't offer him anything, why would he even ask us? We are a small clan that is barely holding on."
The old man said.
"He just ask that we move to his village, and help him guide the young into proper shinobi."
"So he wants us to merge into his clan? I refuse."
"No, we can move but stay together. There is no need for us to take on his clans name."
"What kind of trick is this? It sounds very appealing, but there has to be some other meaning behind it."
As the two exchanged words, Nija smiled at Ernie. Ernie could only smile back.
The two adults here seemed to forget he even existed. If they wanted to know something, all they had to do was ask him.
After listening to the two of them converse for roughly ten minutes, the old man looked at Ernie.
"Is this true?"
He asked.
"Yes, I don't really care about taking your clan as my own. I'm more interested in peace all across this land. Eventually the Kizamaru clan's influence will spread and if no one stops them then we are all doomed. Banding together with me you get land, food, shelter and freedom of mind. With them, you'll be forced to assimilate into their clan, but they will always treat you with disrespect. If you don't, then your clan will just become another clan in history that might not be remembered."
"Very well young one, we shall go with you. Tomorrow we can set out, but today we rest and when we arrive I would like to talk to your village leader."
The old man told Ernie.
Ernie nodded his head.
He could tell him that he was the village leader, but he changed his mind. It'll be easier to let them journey there and see for themselves the life they could live. Then he would introduce himself as the leader of the village. If they changed their mind, he didn't mind but they would have to pay him some other way for helping their village.
In the end, Ernie hoped they wouldn't mind him for his age but treat him with respect due to his nature. With them joining, the village would start being built faster, and eventually more will join them as they grow.
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