The Monster That Devoured Memories!
The next day.
Shinki slept until noon, feeling incredibly refreshed.
At noon, Shinki took a break to go to the small room next to the Office and asked Naruto a question. After asking, he felt that Naruto was indeed still lacking in skill. "Alright, keep working on it. I'm going to eat Ichiraku Ramen."
As I went outside, I ran into Tsunade was getting ready for lunch.
Seeing that Shinki was still worried about official business even on his day off, Tsunade felt even more guilty. "I'm giving you a week off! Don't come in this week! Naruto, I'll ask the questions for you!"
Shinki wanted to explain, but he couldn't refuse his master's hospitality, so he had to give up and ended up treating his master to lunch.
Streets of Konoha.
Without having to go to work, the air in Shinki feels sweet.
They hadn't been wandering around for long when they encountered Konohamaru Squad on a mission.
"Shinki, don't you have to go to work today?" Konohamaru greeted him with a grin.
Shinki happily replied, "The Fifth Hokage has taken over. Konohamaru, where are you headed?"
Konohamaru's team leader Ebisu, respectfully replied, "Lord Sixth, we are heading to Orange Village. We've heard that some people have gone missing there, and the villagers have asked us to go and search for them."
Shinki, without any airs, said, "Ebisu, just call me by my name..."
Upon Ebisu, Ebisu burst into tears! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)
He still remembers his stupid remarks about looking down on Naruto and Shinki back then!
Unexpectedly, not only did the sixth generation not make things difficult for him, but they also addressed him as "teacher" just like before...
Compared to the grand scale of the sixth generation, I'm practically a clown!!
Seeing Ebisu's expression gradually crumble, Shinki looked speechless. "I told you not to call him 'Lord Sixth,' why are you crying... Don't cry, you can call him that if you really want to..."
Konohamaru: (||๐_๐)
The teacher is making a huge embarrassment out of himself!
Take it away quickly!
Time flew by and evening arrived.
After saying goodbye to Konohamaru Squad, Shinki spent the afternoon enjoying life, browsing stalls and buying clothes.
He had just come out of the Konoha shopping mall when he saw the Konohamaru Squad passing by again...
"Shinki!" Konohamaru greeted Kamiki warmly as always upon seeing Shinki.
Shinki just happened to grab Konohamaru to be his helper. "Konohamaru, you've come at the right time, help me carry some things."
"Wait a minute, why do you all look so disheveled? Did the mission fail?"
Upon hearing the Lord Sixth's question, Ebisu, the team leader, said with shame, "The mission was successful, but there were a few minor setbacks along the way..."
Upon hearing this, Shinki stopped asking questions and went shopping with Konohamaru.
On the way, Shinki casually asked, "What twists and turns? Tell me in detail."
"It's nothing, it's just that the people from Orange Village don't seem to have very good memories. They seemed to have forgotten about paying the mission reward, and the teacher almost got into a fight with them..."
Shinki was furious upon hearing this. "They dare to make the people of Konoha work for them for free? (ꐦ ಠ 皿ಠ) "
"Did you finally receive the commission?"
Konohamaru shook his head. "Ebisu- sensei said this matter needs to be reported and we'll wait for the Hokage's Office to make a decision."
Shinki waved his hand. "It's alright, I am the Hokage. I've made up my mind, I'll take you to get your fee back tomorrow! (▼ヘ▼#)"
"Big brother, aren't you very busy since you became Hokage?" Konohamaru asked curiously.
"It's alright, I'm standing up for my little brother! ヽ('⌒´メ)ノ" Shinki waved his hand heartily.
"Wow--!" Konohamaru instantly turned into a little fanboy!
(´◊ω◊`)
At that moment, in his eyes, Shinki Shenmu was glowing!
The next day.
Orange Village.
When Shinki first heard the name, he thought it was just a small village in the Land of Fire.
However, when he arrived, he discovered that every household in the village had a small house, and some even had Palace- like houses, indicating that they were quite wealthy!
"Strange, this place doesn't look poor, so why are they unwilling to pay the commission fee?" Shinki muttered to himself.
Konohamaru shook his head. "I don't know, maybe they just have bad memories? (￢‸￢)?"
After making inquiries, Shinki and Konohamaru learned that Orange Village did not have a village chief; the people in charge of the village were the Yomura Family, who lived in the Palace building in the village.
A few minutes later, the two arrived at the Yomura Family.
"Ring-ling--"
When they rang the doorbell, an elderly woman dressed as a servant opened the door for them.
Upon seeing Konohamaru beside Shinki, the old woman asked, "You two are Ninjas from Konoha, aren't you? Thank you for helping Orange Village find its lost child. Please come with me to collect your mission fee."
Konohamaru was shocked upon hearing this. "Wait a minute, you guys weren't this easy to talk to yesterday! ╰_╯"
The old woman looked apologetic upon hearing this. "It was indeed our fault, but please don't blame us. The people of Orange Village don't have very good memories..."
Shinki asked curiously, "Why is this happening?"
The old woman began to recount the origins of Orange Village: "That happened hundreds of years ago. A monster named Sōma came to Orange Village. Sōma had no physical form and liked to devour human memories... Later, a hero defeated Sōma and sealed it inside a Giant Rock. Recently, the seal has loosened, so the people of Orange Village have been experiencing memory lapses..."
"However, this situation will soon end, as long as the women of the Yomura Family and the men of the Meigetsu Family get married..."
After learning about this history, Shinki and Konohamaru seemed to be deep in thought.
A few minutes later, led by the old woman, the two met the current head of the Yomura Family — Yomura Remon.
A little girl who is eleven or twelve years old...
"She's the one I'm getting married to?" Konohamaru asked in shock.
Yomura Remon looks young, but speaks with an air of maturity, "Getting married is only to fulfill family responsibilities..."
Konohamaru: "..."
"This is too much torture. (꒪⌓꒪)"
"You're still a child. Isn't it a bit too early to get married?"
Yomura Remon glanced sideways at Konohamaru: "A kid like you wouldn't understand. ¯_(ツ)_/¯"
Konohamaru: "I'm much older than you, okay...?"
Shinki pulled the two arguing children apart, squatted down, and looked directly at Yoomiya Lemon: "You can hire Konoha Ninjas to kill Sōma for you."
"The commission fee isn't high, should I post it?"
Konohamaru stubbornly turned his head away. "I won't do anything for a kid like that! (′д`σ)σ"
"Bang!" Shinki smacked Konohamaru on the head!
"It's stupid not to make money when you can! That's what my older brother taught me, so you better remember that! (`Δ´)!"
Konohamaru covers his head: ꒦ິ^꒦ິ
Yomura Remon saw this, she kept giggling.
Seeing that the client was pleased, Shinki continued, "Post a request, Konoha Ninja will solve all your problems! ❛‿˂̵✧"
Half an hour later.
Led by the old woman, Shinki and Konohamaru arrived at the sealed cave in Orange Village.
In the very center of the cave, there is a giant rock as tall as a person.
Directly above the rock, there was a pair of things that looked like deer antlers.
The old woman explained, "The horns growing on the stone are those of the Sōma.' If the people of Orange Village want to reseal the Sōma, the people of the Meigetsu Family and Orange Village need to unite and cut off Sōma horns together..."
"My two Ninja masters, what do you think we should do...?"
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