The caravan's ox-cart staggered on the road.

Because it was still too early, everyone in the carriage was leaning randomly to sleep or catch up on their sleep.

The little girl who was still being held in his arms was playing with the fingers of the person behind her. After playing with them, she began to write on the palm of his big hand——

【Bange】

He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, grabbed her little hand in turn, and started writing——

【What】

The little girl then started writing again——

【you say】

When she wrote this, her movements paused. She originally wanted to ask, "How do you think that family will use the money?" Yes, she deliberately left the money.

She actually knew very well that even if she helped them this time, she would still be the same next time. Or there might be other unscrupulous ninjas passing by. The second daughter, Ju, escaped. After this time, could she escape next time?

She only helped them this time, but did not permanently solve the problem.

But, to put it cruelly - no one needs to be responsible for other people's lives.

When she saw him and helped, she might have fulfilled her duty as a passer-by.

But, just out of "the kind-hearted gratitude that insisted on letting her hide", she still left them a sum of money, which was enough for their family to move to the nearest ninja village and settle down.

Money——If you live there, even if your life is still embarrassing, at least you will not encounter this kind of thing again.

Will they do this?

Or should we just put this money aside as savings to deal with possible crises in the future?

She thought about it and felt that there was no need to discuss this kind of thing - because life is everyone's own business.

However, she was also thinking hard, maybe there was something else that she could do for that family, that village, and more civilians.

Perhaps this is the meaning of the person behind her taking her on a journey together, wanting to cross the entire ninja world together.

She was in a daze when she saw the person behind her gently tapping her finger with his finger, as if asking - why did she stop writing halfway?

She then laughed and continued to write——

【nothing】

And wrote——

【Want to eat sweets~~~】

The palms of his hands were scratched by those wavy lines. Uchiha Madara raised his hand with a little vindictiveness and scratched his kitten's chin and neck.

, then, he took out a piece of soft maltose from the small cloth bag she carried with her, stuffed it into her little mouth, and accidentally touched her little tongue.

.

The sweet scent of candy overflows instantly.

He lowered his head and glanced at the sugar residue on his fingertips. He raised his hand and licked it naturally: Well, yes, it is indeed quite sweet.

After that, Uchiha Madara also fell into his own thinking.

He thought for a long time...

Until the night's rest.

The one who refused to stay in Datongpu? The hotel room that two people rented alone?

After taking a bath, Uchiha was combing his hair when he suddenly heard such a voice coming from behind -

"Little ghost."

"Ah?" the little girl turned her head and asked, "What? Brother Ban, do you want me to help you comb your hair? Wait a minute, I'll take care of myself first."

After washing, Uchiha Madara, who was sitting against the wall, asked: "What do you think? Did Hashirama and I make a mistake?"

"...Huh?" The little girl was confused.

However, Uchiha Madara was not talking nonsense, he was seriously expressing his inner feelings and doubts.

Both he and she knew very well that the things they encountered in the village were by no means accidental. The reason why they had not encountered them in the past journeys was simply because they had not encountered them.

This kind of thing must be widespread.

However, in the Warring States Period that just ended, this kind of thing was not that common. The reason is because the land of this world is dotted with many ninja clans, large and small, who have "the" spirit.

According to the principle of "rabbits don't eat grass near their nests", the ninja clan will more or less protect these towns and villages that provide them with various living materials and labor, and even if there are wandering ninjas passing by, they will

He would habitually bully civilians, but he would never dare to do so? This is too much.

But now, the one-country-one-village system has been established.

The ninjas who used to be scattered across the land finally gathered in the ninja village. Of course, the radiation range of their power became smaller, and more civilians lost their protection.

This is what happened yesterday.

Men of the Uchiha family will never regret once they make a decision. No matter how difficult the road is, they will grit their teeth and finish it.

Therefore, even when he left the village, even if he saw with his own eyes the darkness gradually emerging in the village, he never regretted his move to establish Konoha with Hashirama.

However?……

Compared to a village, the shadow lurking on this land and covering all civilians seems to be more shocking.

Uchiha Madara also began to doubt and reflect for the first time in his life——

Did I do something wrong? What?
Chapter completed!