A Death Sentence Carved Onto His Forehead! (Seeking Recommendation Tickets!)

Chapter 43: A Death Sentence Carved Onto His Forehead! (Seeking Recommendation Votes!)

Almost everyone who came to watch had an excited, adoring look on their faces.

This was the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure, the guardian deity of Konoha!

The seeds of the Will of Fire instantly sprouted in the hearts of countless people.

Even Qingyu, who had secretly crept to the base of the Hokage Rock while everyone's attention was diverted, had to admit that Konoha was definitely at the forefront of the entire ninja world when it came to ideological construction!

To put it bluntly... their brainwashing was first-class!

So, he decided to add a little spice to the dish. His small hand tightened around the long, thin cloth he had left there earlier. He tested the feel of it, and only when he was sure he could tear the entire piece of cloth with his current strength did he breathe a sigh of relief.

However, just then, he felt that intense gaze on him once more...

He turned his head and saw Jonin Mikawa staring at him with a look of murderous intent, his face greatly changed!

At this moment, their gazes met, and through this exchange, they understood each other's intentions.

Jonin Mikawa: "No matter what you're planning to do now, stop it immediately! Otherwise, you're dead!"

Qingyu's reply was: "No one can stop me from courting death!"

The brief eye contact ended instantly!

Jonin Mikawa, feeling his premonition about to become reality, could no longer hold back. He flashed forward, moving at an extremely high speed towards Qingyu's location, attempting to stop whatever he was about to do.

But by this time, it was already too late...

Qingyu, withdrawing his gaze, pulled downwards without hesitation. The glued side immediately peeled open. The extremely sturdy cloth didn't tear; instead, it directly pulled the topmost piece of fabric.

Originally, everyone's attention was on the Fourth Hokage's statue. But with Jonin Mikawa's actions, a small portion of people's gazes were immediately drawn to the base of the Hokage Rock, focusing on the child holding something in his hand.

"Huh? Whose child is this? Why did they wander over there?"

Many people had this as their first thought...

But more people, still admiring the Fourth Hokage's statue, were astonished to discover that a section of the rock face next to the Fourth Hokage had suddenly been 'uncovered,' revealing what was hidden inside!

It also appeared to be a human-shaped statue, but it was much smaller than the statues of the previous Hokages, and its craftsmanship was extremely crude.

However, this wasn't the most shocking thing. What was most shocking, even terrifying, was that a line of large characters had been written on the statue in extremely conspicuous green paint!

"Fifth... Shimiya Aoba... reporting for duty!?"

A villager who mumbled the words out loud was instantly stunned, his face filled with horror!

Who the hell did this?

Are they crazy?

Do they not want to live anymore!!!

It wasn't until that piece of earthy-yellow cloth gently floated down from the sky, from in front of everyone's eyes to the ground, that they finally reacted from their petrified state. The entire scene instantly erupted into an uproar, as if a pot had boiled over!

"Who did it! Who did it!"

"Who is this Shimiya Aoba? Someone find him quickly!"

"This is blasphemy! He must be severely punished!"

"We must catch the culprit and lock him up for life!"

"Wait, Shimiya Aoba... doesn't that name sound a little familiar?"

"I remember now! Isn't that the brat who shouted that he wanted to be the Fifth Hokage during Lord Minato's inauguration ceremony!"

"Now that you mention it, I remember too. That brat has some serious guts! To dare do something like this!"

The villagers gathered there were all agitated, loudly demanding severe punishment for the culprit!

And the mastermind behind all these plans, Shimiya Aoba, was being held like a little quail, directly lifted by the furious Jonin Mikawa.

There was no way he could escape. The moment he pulled down the entire piece of cloth, he was grabbed.

Resist?

Don't be ridiculous!

A Chunin almost killed him ten times over, and he thought he could resist a Jonin?

And even if Jonin Mikawa showed him some leniency due to their past relationship, the other ninja here would never let him off the hook!

He at least had that much self-awareness. So, what he needed to do now was to show a good attitude, apologize, accept his punishment... The notification for completing the mission had already sounded anyway.

As a proper troublemaker, no matter what the consequences, I'll take them!

Cough cough, I can't avoid the consequences anyway!

"Do you really want to die? If you want to die, just say so, and I'll send you on your way!"

Jonin Mikawa, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot, held him at arm's length, spewing saliva frantically!

At the same time, he instinctively clutched his chest with his other hand. He didn't have a heart condition, but he was close to getting one!

This brat had only been in Konoha for a few months?

He actually caused so much trouble!

And he dared to carve his own likeness onto the Hokage Rock and leave such a suicidal line of text!

But that wasn't the craziest part!

What made him feel most exasperated was that this brat actually dared to unveil it alongside the Fourth Hokage's statue in broad daylight!

This wasn't just courting death, it was like having the word 'death' imprinted on his forehead!

With things escalating to this extent, how strong of a heart would one need to withstand it!!!

Others might not know, but Jonin Mikawa already felt his heart rapidly weakening, as if he could suddenly collapse and die from sheer anger!

Seeing Jonin Mikawa's increasingly contorted face, Qingyu could only offer an awkward smile, unable to refute anything. He knew he had caused quite a bit of trouble this time, even more than the incident during the Hokage inauguration ceremony.

But what could he do!

Life is hard, and it was all the dog system's fault for forcing him to do it!

Yet, he couldn't explain it and could only remain silent. After all, anything he said now would be wrong.

"Jonin Mikawa, is this brat the culprit?"

At this moment, the other ninja present also finally reacted. They quickly gathered around Jonin Mikawa, their expressions extremely unfriendly as they looked at the brat he was holding.

Things had already come to this, and seeing Qingyu's lack of any real denial, they knew there was no chance of escaping consequences.

So, Jonin Mikawa could only say with a darkened face, "It's indeed his 'good deed.' However, now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Everyone, please first appease the villagers' emotions and persuade everyone to leave. As for what happens next... that will be handled by the Hokage himself."

The ninja present glanced at the enraged villagers and could only nod silently, beginning the work of evacuation and dispersal.

Finding a way to minimize the impact was the top priority now!

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