When everything calmed down, all that was left was a worn-out oil-paper umbrella and a puddle of muddy water that was quickly washed away by the rain.
There was no blood, no corpse, and no trace of any battle. A living Jonin completely evaporated in this world.
The white figure standing in the rain, after a period of twisting and squirming, turned into the appearance of Gonbei. He bent down to pick up the oil-paper umbrella on the ground, even the posture of holding the umbrella and the way he walked were imitated exactly the same.
With his mind back from that bloody rainy night, Senju Chen (Gonbei) took a deep breath of the cold air that smelled of sea, and turned around to return to Kirigakure.
On the streets of Kirigakure, there are occasionally a few pedestrians passing by in a hurry. Most of them are thinly dressed and look scared. When they see people coming towards them, they will subconsciously lower their heads and speed up their pace, for fear that they will be killed if they look at them one more time.
This is Kirigakure today, a huge cage shrouded in fear and suspicion.
"Stop!"
A cold voice came from the thick fog.
Two Kirigakure Anbu wearing pale masks and gray cloaks stood in front of Senju Chen like ghosts. Their eyes were like substantial blades, scanning back and forth on Senju Chen's body.
Senju Chen's body paused slightly and pressed down the old oil-paper umbrella. He perfectly displayed the posture that a down-and-out ninja who "once held a high and powerful position, but now has fallen from power" should have - tolerant, aggrieved, but forced to bow his head.
"It's me, what advice do you two have?" Senju Chen lowered his voice, with just the right amount of bitterness in his tone.
Two Anbu recognized this face. A trace of undisguised contempt flashed through the eyes of one of them under the mask.
"It turns out to be Senior Gonbei." The person from Special Assassination and Tactical Squad deliberately emphasized the word "senior" very hard, and his tone was full of ridicule, "Why are you wandering around here so early in the morning when you are not guarding the house of Master Genji?"
"Genji had a bad cough last night, so I went out to the drug store to grab some medicine." Senju Chen lowered his head slightly and clenched his hands unconsciously in his sleeves, as if he was trying his best to suppress the humiliation in his heart, and performed the character of Gonbei to the fullest.
"Hmph, this old guy has a pretty tough life." Another snorted coldly, "Get out of here and don't cause trouble in the village. These are extraordinary times. If we find out that you have done anything evil, we will kill you even if you are Genji!"
Senju Chen bowed slightly and turned sideways to get out of the way. It wasn't until the two Anbu left in a swagger that he straightened up again and continued walking towards Genji's mansion.
Just as Senju Chen left, the voices of two people came from behind.
"That traitor Genji, if it hadn't been for him back then, we Kirigakure Third Shinobi World War wouldn't have lost so miserably. The famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist disappeared for no reason, and even the seven Ninja Blade disappeared. I think it was him."
"It's just a pity that those famous swords that have been passed down have been hidden by this old guy. I don't know where they were? No investigation results have been found yet."
"..."
Half an hour later, Senju Chen opened the slightly mottled door of Genji's mansion.
The mansion seemed a bit deserted. The once bustling scene no longer existed. Only a few old servants were left silently cleaning the fallen leaves.
"Cough cough cough..."
A violent coughing sound came from a quiet room in the backyard, as if he was coughing out his lungs.
Senju Chen first went to the kitchen to fry the medicine he bought, and then gently opened the door of the quiet room with the cooked medicine.
The light in the room was dim, and the air was filled with thick grass Yakumi. A skinny old man with age spots on his face and sparse hair was sitting on a chair, looking out the window at the thick fog that would never disperse, and kept panting.
This is Kirigakure's former number two, Genji.
Senju Chen walked to Genji with a bowl of freshly brewed black concoction, and said softly in Gonbei's unique tone of concern, "Sir Genji, the medicine is ready. The weather is cold and wet, so you should take care of yourself. The future of the village still needs you to support the overall situation."
Genji stretched out his trembling hand like a dead branch and took the medicine bowl. He turned his head and took a careful look at "Gonbei" in front of him with his cloudy eyes.
"Gonbei ah..." Genji sighed longly, his voice full of exhaustion and helplessness, "I've suffered so much for those of you who followed me. What happened back then... after all, I was the one who got you involved and made you suffer by following me."
"Your Majesty, your words are serious." Senju Chen lowered his head, an imperceptible joking flashed deep in his eyes, but his tone was extremely firm and loyal, "My subordinate's life is given by your Majesty. Regardless of honor or disgrace, I will follow you to the death. The rampage of the villains in the village is only temporary. I believe that one day, the truth will be revealed to the world."
"The truth... haha..." Genji smiled bitterly and drank the bitter concoction in one gulp. "I also want to know the truth. How could those seven beasts attack and kill the "Alliance" back then? Even in the end, seven Ninja Blades that had been passed down for a long time also disappeared with them. How could they do this? How dare they do this?"
"It's been two years. I've been investigating for two years, and it turns out that these seven beasts just disappeared from the world. Gonbei, where do you think these seven people could go?"
"Sir Genji, I..." Senju Chen was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to answer, Genji seemed to be complaining, and Senju Chen continued speaking regardless.
"Right now, there are rumors outside that I ordered them to betray Kirigakure, and that I hid those seven Ninja Blades."
"The poor old man has worked hard for Kirigakure his whole life, but in the end he is jealous and slandered as a traitor by these villains."
"I'm not willing to give in, I'm not willing to give in, cough cough cough..."
Senju Chen hurried forward to take the empty bowl and silently retreated behind Genji.
At this time, Genji probably never dreamed that the culprit who caused all this would be standing silently behind him...
Senju Chen looked at the old back of Genji with a look of surprise???
Good guy, it turns out that I am the culprit for your current situation. If you don't tell me, I really don't know.
You said that if those seven losers hadn't been looking for trouble, I wouldn't have killed them~
Just because of such an accident that year, Kirigakure's second-in-command was directly eliminated?
All I can say is that things in the world are impermanent, large intestine buns... well...
Senju Chen, who was standing behind Genji, had a stiff face and twitching corners of his mouth, as if he had polio.
Stop twitching your lips, hold it back, you will be exposed if you laugh again!!!