Recently, Yahiko discovered a strange and somewhat concerning phenomenon.
That is, in the Rain Hidden Village, I could see some Rain Ninjas wandering around from time to time with bruised noses and swollen faces that looked like they had been beaten.
Of course, this is not the strangest thing. What is even stranger is that these ninjas did not show any resentful expressions. On the contrary, they all looked very happy.
I once stopped a Yu Ren who had a bruised nose and face and asked, but the other person hesitated for a long time and did not tell me the exact reason for the bruise.
All we know so far is that the injury was not caused by the mission.
As the leader of the Rain Country, he is well versed in the ideological principles of his position, so Yahiko also quietly pays attention to this abnormal phenomenon.
There may be bullying among ninjas!
This is Yahiko's guess. After all, in the Land of Rain - a country where it rains more than 360 days out of 365 days a year, there are really not many recreational activities that can relieve stress.
Civilians usually work in factories during the day, and spend the rest of the time at home with their wives and children. It's the same for ninjas. In their personal time outside of missions, the only places they can relax are in custom shops and izakayas.
It is for this reason that these two types of shops have mushroomed all over the Land of Rain recently, and there is even a Cowherd shop that specifically serves female ninjas.
Of course, Yahiko heard these things from his subordinates. Yahiko himself has never been to that kind of place.
Firstly, he was too busy with work and had little time. Secondly, if he stepped into a shop like that, Yahiko's body would probably be fished out of the sea by fishermen the next day.
After all...even if they haven't officially gotten married yet, the relationship between Yahiko and Konan has already been established.
As far as Konan's character is concerned, if you, Yahiko, dare to go into that kind of place, it's up to you to see if I can kill you or not.
(The author’s little question: Why does the Land of Rain, a small landlocked country, have a sea? I hope book friends will answer it.)
In short, most of the ninjas in this country are in a state of being unable to vent their inner pressure when they are not on missions, so bullying between ninjas is very likely!
Yahiko even speculated that it might be premeditated and organized bullying! Because they could not vent the pressure accumulated in their hearts, they organized, premeditated and planned violence against certain ninjas to release their inner pressure!
Looking at the rain ninjas around him who often had refreshing faces despite not having much entertainment, Yahiko became more certain about his guess.
Maybe most of the rain ninjas are involved in this kind of bullying!
After thinking about it, Yahiko felt that he could no longer ignore this kind of thing and made a decision. He would personally infiltrate among the rain ninjas to find out the truth of the matter and find out the organizer!
…
Yahiko, who used his transformation technique to transform into a passerby-looking Amegakure, found a bullying scene where ninja bullying was taking place in a corner of Amegakure Village after just twenty minutes of searching!
The bullied ninja didn't say a word, and just allowed three or five ninjas to punch and kick one after another without hurting the flesh!
After watching for about five minutes, Yahiko, who really couldn't stand it anymore, stood up, but before he could stop him, the rain ninja who seemed to have some qualifications spoke first.
"Tch! This guy is so lucky, there's another one here! Hey, that new guy, come with us."
"Huh?" Yahiko was stunned.
A few minutes later, Yahiko finally figured out the truth behind the bullying phenomenon.
Similarly, after learning the so-called truth, Yahiko was also a little bit dumbfounded. This is bullying rather than some kind of unwritten rule among rain ninjas.
As long as a rain ninja gets married or has a child, he will take the initiative to stand up and let the ninja who is familiar with him give him a beating. After the beating, he will accept the red envelope and forget about it.
When the attacker gets married or gives birth to a child, the same operation will be done. It looks like bullying rather than some kind of blessing between acquaintances.
I heard that this was started by a group of rain ninjas in the old days of Hidden Rain Village in order to properly relieve stress.
After so many years of development and changes, it has gradually become an unspoken rule for rain ninjas.
If you want to be happy, you must first get a beating from an acquaintance!
Because one is willing to be beaten, the other is willing to suffer, so Yahiko did not reveal his identity or stop him in the end. He only felt that the ninja who was beaten by Fatty smiled when he received the red envelope at the end, and he really deserved to be beaten.
Of course, Yahiko also felt a little emotional.
——It turns out that this country where it rains all year round, including in the hearts of the people, also has such smiles and friendship in the dark like a sunny day.
"In the past, I beat up many of my familiar seniors and friends, but now I have many more acquaintances who beat me up."
Hearing the soft sigh of the beaten ninja, Yahiko instantly understood what it meant. It meant that some of the other party's friends and acquaintances were... gone.
"Obviously I still owe them a beating..."
After hearing this, Yahiko was silent for two seconds and then raised his head to look at the rainy sky. He sighed in his heart that everyone in this country is yearning for peace and simple happiness. At the same time, he also deeply felt that he had a heavy responsibility.
Bang!
Yahiko, who had released his transformation technique, said something with emotion as several ninjas were stunned and made them even more confused.
"Then, how about letting me join in?"
“…Nani?!”×n
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"...Xonan, believe it or not, this is the reason why my wallet is empty! The reason why my wallet is empty is definitely not because I secretly went to a store like that! It was because it was used as gift money!"
Late at night, in the bedroom.
Seeing Konan holding a whip in front of him, Yahiko was panicking, but he still pretended to be calm.
"Yahiko, do you think I will believe you if you make up such a reason? Go to hell now!"
Seeing Konan approaching him step by step, Yahiko was completely panicked and quickly defended himself.
"Wait a minute! This is really true! I really didn't lie to you! Yeah—!"
…
It was early in the morning, and Yahiko, who had comforted the queen, came to the window alone and looked out the dark window with emotion.
Listening to the accustomed sound of rustling rain also slowly brought Yahiko's thoughts to the three years of his life, which were the most carefree and happiest years.
At the same time, he also made up his mind that he must work hard to let everyone in this country have the opportunity to obtain the simplest yet satisfying happiness that he had ever experienced at that time!
Gui Sansan...
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The land of snow, the city of wind and flowers.
Outside the city, in a vast expanse of snow, two rare animals in the ninja world called snow cats, which can only be seen in the Land of Snow, were licking each other's snow-white wet fur.
The snow cat, a feline that looks like both a cat and a fox, is extremely cold-resistant. It feeds mainly on fish and can hunt in icy water like a penguin.
And on the side, not far from the snow cat, there are three "snowmen" standing very naturally...
(p: Additional update for Big Face Meow Meow Meow, thank you again for the 5,000 reward!)