Seeing that the robber no longer pursues him, the Kusagakure youngster turned back again.
"You scumbags, don't implicate irrelevant people!"
The leader sneered and said, "Little Shinobi, don't think too much of yourself. For us, hatred has never been the first thing!"
The Kusagakure youngster was angry and yelled, "Damn it, I will definitely throw you all into the prison in the future!"
Hearing his words, all the robbers laughed and mocked.
"Prison? We are so scared!"
"Stop laughing, do you think you have a future?"
Inside the caravans, Kurenai whispered, "These developments seem to be the same as those stories you told before, Sōseki!"
Sōseki narrowed his eyes and said, "There are still some differences. At least, these robbers don't look like they are acting!"
Asuma became nervous, "Have we been discovered? Are there already Iwagakure's Shinobi hiding around us?"
Sōseki shook his head slightly and said," It should be just a normal probe, otherwise, these robbers will not appear."
Asuma nodded and asked again, "Then, what shall we do later?"
"Let's just follow the normal development." Sōseki paused, and then added, "Iwagakure probably already knows about our information, so don't hide your strength on purpose. Of course, I'm talking about the "strength" you usually show!"
"Understood!"
On the other side, the robbers seemed to be impatient.
"Enough talking, send them on their way!"
"It's really strange that these caravans didn't cry for mercy!"
The Kusagakure youngster rushed up angrily, "Damn it, I won't let you do anything! Fire Release: Heavenly Prison Fire Sword!"
Seeing the other party wielding a flaming sword, the robbers fled in all directions.
"Watch out for his flame!"
"Where's the archer? Quickly shot him!"
Asuma was a little surprised, "That Kusagakure's Shinobi is quite powerful, then are we ready to go?"
"Let's start!"
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
Genjutsu: Sly Mind Affect Technique (x2)!
Although it was only C-Rank Ninjutsu, with the skillful cooperation of Sōseki's group of three, the robbers didn't have time to react, and nearly half of them were devoured with one blow.
"To be able to use such a powerful Ninjutsu like Great Fireball Technique so quickly, is there a Jōnin among the enemies?" The Missing-nin among the robbers shouted in horror.
Asuma, who was forming hand seals, has his expression stagnated upon hearing this, 'Great Fireball Technique is considered a powerful Ninjutsu? Are these bastards mocking me?'
Thinking of this, his hands' movement became a little faster.
Seeing that these robbers were either swallowed by flames or collapsed, there was a hint of shock in the eyes of the Kusagakure youngster, 'Amazing, their Jōnin doesn't seem to need to take action at all! I am already Kusagakure. I'm already the most powerful genius of Kusagakure, but any three of these random Konoha's people are no weaker than me, is this the strength of the a Great Ninja Village?'
Trying to suppress the complicated thoughts in his mind, he also rushed up to join the massacring team.
...
At night, the bonfire crackled loudly.
"I'm so sorry for causing trouble for everyone!" The Kusagakure youngster said with embarrassment, "My name is Mui, and I am Genin of Kusagakure!"
Inoichi smiled and said, "My name is Yamanaka Inoichi, and the three of them are my students, Shimizu Sōseki, Yūhi Kurenai, and Sarutobi Asuma, they are Genin just like you!"
Mui was amazed and then he said enviously, "You guys are really amazing. I'm already a few years older than you, but I'm still just a Genin!"
"Ahaha, it's not that amazing!" Asuma laughed proudly, and then asked, "By the way, Mui-senpai, where are your companions?"
Mui shook his head with a wry smile, "We have a limited number of Shinobi in Kusagakure, so we can't form a team like you Great Shinobi Village's Shinobi."
"Is it so difficult?" Asuma scratched his head.
Sōseki, who is on the side, asked, "Mui-senpai, why are those robbers chasing you? I seem to hear them mention hatred?"
Hearing Sōseki bring up this issue, Mui's expression became a little lonely, "A large number of them were once prisoners of Hōzuki Castle, and my clan is the jailer who supervises them."
"Hōzuki Castle?" Kurenai was a little puzzled, "Is that a prison in your Kusagakure?"
Hearing this, Mui's expression becomes slightly gloomy, 'You people from Five Great Countries don't even know about this kind of thing yourself?'
Inoichi then explained, "Hōzuki Castle was established by Kusagakure entrusted by various countries and it is a prison dedicated to detain Shinobi."
"Then why do they entrust Kusagakure..." Halfway through the question, Asuma realized it, 'Of course, such a dangerous prison could not be placed in a big country.'
After thinking about it, he changed the subject nonchalantly and asked, "Then how did these people escape?"
"Is it because of the war?" Sōseki said while sighing softly from the side, his voice is gentle and soft, as if it can evoke the most painful memories deep in one's heart.
"Yes! It's because of the war!" Mui's handsome face became distorted, "The war spread to Hōzuki Castle, so part of the prison was destroyed, and those prisoners killed the prison guards and escaped! "
Hearing this, Inoichi thought with a solemn expression, "I recalled that the fire of their clan can imprison the enemy's chakra. It stands to reason that even if some prisoners escape, it is impossible to kill the prison guards, unless the prison guards were restrained. The prison guards just happened to be affected by the war, or maybe there are other Shinobi involved..."
"Isn't it ridiculous? Obviously, they were the guards who guarded the prisoners for those big countries, but they were abandoned by them. Even a dog couldn't..." Halfway through, Mui suddenly realized, 'Wait, what's wrong with me? How can I become so irrational? Am I stimulated by their talents?'
Noticing the complicated expressions on the faces of people in front of him, Mui quickly smiled wryly and shook his head, making a painful and confused gesture, "Sorry, I'm a little rude just now. However, I was forced to do so without knowing the reason. You can only accept things in your body, and then live without knowing the reason. Maybe this is the fate of us creatures."
"Fate? Believing in this kind of thing will only make you weak!" Sōseki said with firm and strong tone, "I always believe that we were born to change the world!"
"Haha, really?" Nasu barely squeezed out a smile, and said somewhat cynically, "As expected of a Shinobi from Konoha, you easily said things that those of us living in the gutter can't even think about!"
"I say this because I too have wandered in the dark!"
"What did you say?"
Sōseki didn't care about Mui's reaction, but his thought fell into memory, "When I was three years old, the war destroyed everything I had. I understand the pain and despair, what I know more is that if I am decadent and depressed, those family members who have become stars will cry for it too!"
"Even if I live in the gutter, I still have the right to look up at the stars!"
Hearing this, Mui's eyes were full of shock, and then he muttered to himself, "Look up at the stars? Is it really possible for people like us?"
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