Chapter 100 Setting Sail

Ranmaru also had parents who loved him.

At that time, his family was quite wealthy and unlike ordinary peasant families, they needed him as a labor force.

Therefore, although Ranmaru has been weak since he was a child and can barely walk, this does not affect his parents' love for him at all.

When his father went to surrounding cities to do business, he would occasionally put him in a backpack and take him to see the spring, summer, autumn and winter outside.

After returning home, his mother would hold him and watch the goldfish, and from time to time she would also let him do things within his power like choosing vegetables.

Overall, his childhood was quite satisfactory and he did not feel that his life was worthless.

But the good times didn't last long.

One cold winter, Ranmaru's mother was anxious when her father went out on business but did not return for a long time.

On the way to find her husband, in order to see further, she accidentally exposed the limits of her inheritance——

Her eyes glow red, and she can see through mountains and walls, and can even see things two or three kilometers away.

If it were in another country, with blood inheritance limits, it might be a helicopter for class jump.

But it's different in the land of water.

According to the orders of Kirigakure, people with this special ability are equivalent to "spies" in terms of status. Once discovered, they must be arrested and reported immediately, otherwise the entire village will be executed for "harboring spies."

Coupled with the fact that blood successors often cause casualties when awakening, life in the Kingdom of Water is extremely difficult for these special individuals, and they are easily targeted by the public.

But the village where Ranmaru lived was not that cruel.

The insiders in the village reached a consensus and decided to hide the story of Ranmaru's mother.

But in order for her not to be discovered by Kirigakure and implicate everyone, Ranmaru's mother must leave the village on her own.

In this way, the mother distributed the family property to the villagers, hoping that they could take care of Ranwan's daily life and food, and she embarked on a journey to continue looking for her husband.

On the day of farewell, her mother walked very fast, not daring to look back at all, and soon disappeared from Ranmaru's sight.

The young Ranmaru didn't know the real reason why his mother left. But since then, he has never seen his parents again.

Later, the village chief moved into his home, and Ranmaru was moved into a cabin that was more "suitable" for him.

Except for someone who provides him with food and handles his toilet regularly every day, he has been lying in that dark room, and it is difficult to even move.

The long-term lonely life made Ranmaru unbearable. He also wanted to see the world outside the hut, communicate with other people, and ask about the whereabouts of his mother.

Perhaps this desire was too strong. One day Ranmaru suddenly discovered that his eyes could actually see through the wall and see people working in the fields at the edge of the village from a distance.

He was so happy that he immediately found the villager who brought him food every day, and saw that the villager accidentally cut his finger while harvesting food.

That night, the villager came to deliver food to Ranmaru as usual, and Ranmaru, who didn't know much about Kirigakure's rules, told him about the cut on his finger in order to express his concern, thus exposing his ability. He was so scared that the other party fled, and the matter spread. More people knew about it than last time, and they couldn't hide it.

The village is in trouble.

First, because Ranmaru is incapacitated, he cannot leave voluntarily like his mother. But if he stays in the village, he will be discovered sooner or later.

Secondly, if Ranmaru's situation is reported to the Kirigakure Village, his mother will probably be involved. Once the Kirito ninja is interested in investigating, they will all suffer.

After much deliberation, the only way was to kill the child.

But everyone in the village has shared Ranmaru's property, and no one wants to be this ungrateful person.

Discussions went on and on, and finally the village came to a decision - to do nothing. Literally doing nothing.

Anyway, Ranwan could barely walk and had no ability to take care of himself. As long as he stopped giving him food, Ranwan would starve to death sooner or later.

In this way, hidden dangers that threaten everyone's survival can be eliminated, and no one will have to get blood on their hands. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?

However, although things are well planned, there are always some unfounded worries.

Many people don't understand what the blood inheritance limit is, so they listen to rumors and demonize it.

These people were worried that Ranmaru, as a "yokai", would not only not starve to death, but would suddenly break out and kill like those special beings in other villages, so they were worried and secretly reported to the Kiri Ninja. about this.

Just like that, five days later, Ranmaru, who was hungry, thirsty and dying, waited for the mist ninja ANBU Black Hoe Raiga who came to "pick him up".

Ranmaru's ability and his despair for life aroused the interest of Black Hoe Raiga, and a rather ironic result occurred——

Overnight, all the villagers except Ranmaru, the "monster", were wiped out. However, Ranmaru became an important partner in Black Hoe Leiya's personal care -

Black Hoe Raiga ensures Ranmaru's survival and serves as his legs to carry him around.

Ranmaru, on the other hand, relied on his eyes that could see through the fog to make Black Hoe Raiga's ninja career successful, and he was quickly promoted to one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

It seems that everything is going in the right direction.

Unfortunately, in Kirigakure Village, whoever is promoted too quickly will be targeted by the Mizukage-sama with a strange mind.

The continuous assassinations made Black Hoe Lei Ya wake up——

If they continue to stay in this country, sooner or later he and Ranmaru will become the dead souls of other Kiri ninjas.

After repeated consideration, Kurochu Raiga took on the mission of "destroying the hot spring village" which seemed like a suicide mission. He planned to kill the leader of the hot spring village in the chaos, earn a bounty and escape, and live a wandering life with Ranmaru from then on.

However, he did not expect the variable of Giyuu.

…

"This is the story of me and Raiga."

Ranmaru held the warm tea cup, but had no intention of drinking it.

"Raiga is dead. No matter what goals I have, I can't achieve them by myself. Without him, I am just a cripple who can't even take care of myself. For me, continuing to live is only painful."

His purple eyes looked at Giyuu across the table with a serious face through the steaming heat, and he was indescribably envious.

Even though he looked so haggard before, he slept for less than four hours and didn't look tired at all. He dreamed of having such a strong body. Even if it was just to experience it for one day.

On the other side, Giyuu's eyes scanned Ranmaru's body carefully, and he said something without warning: "The most powerful ninja in the world is also a cripple who can't take care of himself."

He was naturally referring to the "Nagato" mentioned by Rengoku Kyojuro.

Although the battle seemed to be a draw between the two, Kyojuro made it clear that the opponent seemed to have a very terrifying technique that he had not used.

"...Is that so?"

Ranmaru didn't believe it in his heart, but Giyuu's face was too serious, and it didn't seem like he was just talking casually.

"I never joke."

Giyuu said like a line: "That man relied on a pair of unique eyes to easily kill the Salamander Hanzo. But if no one takes care of him, he won't survive."

Ranmaru followed Kuroki Raiga day and night, so of course he knew who the Salamander Hanzo was.

When he heard Giyuu say this, he forgot his original intention to end his life for a moment, and a trace of questing light came out of his eyes.

After all, the ninja mentioned by Giyuu had many similarities with himself at first glance.

Ranmaru asked, "Unique eyes? Is his situation the same as mine?"

"No. He should have the strongest bloodline limit in the world."

Giyuu told the truth, and the light in Ranmaru's eyes quickly went out.

"But you are better than him. He may not be able to stand up and walk in his life, but you can."

The sudden turn of events made Ranmaru's brain freeze for a moment, and then he reacted and opened his eyes wide: "You just said..."

"I mean, there is still hope that your disease can be cured."

Giyuu was afraid that he didn't understand, so he changed his words.

"...But, Raiga took me to find the best doctor in the Land of Water."

Ranmaru did not immediately believe Giyuu's judgment, "They said that this is a rare genetic disease, a terminal illness, and it will only get worse and worse, and there is no possibility of cure."

"I know, this disease is called 'bloodline disease', which often occurs in people with bloodline limits, because the mental power and physical power in the body are seriously unbalanced."

Giyuu pointed to his eyes, "In your case, the mental power is too strong and erodes the body. If my judgment is correct, since your eyes can see through the wall, you have never grown taller, and other senses except vision have become increasingly dull. On the contrary, you have more and more dreams, and even after waking up, you can remember every detail of the dream clearly. Is that right?"

"That's right." Ranmaru nodded more and more frequently, and he had a little more conviction in Giyuu in his heart.

After all, the doctors in the Land of Water could not explain his physical condition so clearly, which shows that Giyuu knows this disease very well.

"But, can this terminal illness really be cured?"

"To be honest, I don't know."

Giyuu shook his head.

Tsunade can't do it, but Orochimaru, who has studied the blood limit to the extreme, can do it. He can only keep trying.

"But you must be cured."

"But... why?"

Ranmaru tightened his grip on the teacup, looking at Giyuu with doubts in his eyes.

"We should have just met."

Giyuu was silent for a moment, his eyes suddenly turned purple-red like the sunset, and the two magatama on the left and right slowly turned, looking much more lively than before - at least they could reflect light.

"You..." Ranmaru was stared at by the soft eyes like water in these eyes, and his mood was actually relaxed a lot.

These purple-red eyes made a huge change in his impression of Giyuu.

Ranmaru saw a vibrant new world under the dead water like a mirror, like an all-inclusive sea.

Giyuu saw his reaction and felt a little strange.

Obviously, when the tribe members open the Sharingan, the people who are stared at will be scared and sweat, why is Ranmaru acting like this?

Is it because his "red eyes" look very similar to the Sharingan when activated, so he feels familiar?

"Although the colors are similar, we should not be related."

Giyong was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he explained: "Compared to the Sharingan, your "red eyes" are more like a mutation of the Byakugan. If you want to explore your bloodline, maybe it's more appropriate to go to Konoha to find the Hyuga clan."

If the hair and eye color of this child are adjusted a little bit - the hair color is darker, the eye color is lighter, and it looks quite similar to Hyuga Hinata, maybe there is really some connection.

"Since we have nothing to do with each other, why do you have to cure me?" Ranmaru asked seriously.

"Personally speaking, it's my brother who has the same disease as you."

Giyuu did not hide his inner thoughts, pointing to his eyes and said: "Although he got sick later than you, his condition is much more serious than yours because he uses the Sharingan too frequently."

This is the result of Yiyong's observation through the transparent world.

"To put it simply, if I can cure you, I can cure my brother."

"That's right..." Ranmaru could barely accept this reason.

Sure enough, there is no such thing as unfounded goodwill in the world.

I am always in some strange place and have special value to others.

"But that's only one aspect."

Yiyong hasn't finished speaking yet.

He looked at Ranmaru quite formally, "Next, I am going to the Kingdom of Water, to Kirigakure Village, and I may need your help. Curing your disease is my reward for asking for your help. Of course, if the cure No, I will take you home and take good care of you, this is my promise."

Seeing that Ranmaru seemed a little doubtful, Yiyong added in a serious tone: "My family is very rich, so there is no problem in providing for you."

"..." Ranmaru was a little speechless. Is the issue he was worried about money related to? The key is--

"What are you going to Kirigakure Village for? It's very dangerous there."

Although Ranmaru was asking a question, his dissuasion was clear in his words, "Don't talk about outsiders, even the Mist ninjas themselves don't know when they will be killed. The Fourth Mizukage Yagura has gone completely crazy, and everyone I don’t know what he wants to do.”

"I'm just going to kill him."

Ranmaru was horrified by what Giyuu said.

"If the person who made you an orphan and made more people like you become orphans is really this Mizukage; if killing that guy can change everything, then he is the target of my trip."

Giyuu said his plan seriously while taking out the map of the Kingdom of Water that he carried with him. There were still a lot of blank spaces on it.

"But this is my first time to go to Kirigakure Village, and I know very little about the situation there. You can see the fog of the Land of Water for Black Hoe Lei Ya, and you can definitely help me with this."

Yiyong leaned forward and spoke slightly faster.

"Due to my negligence last night, the dry Kakiba Whale launched a tsunami and destroyed all ships heading to the Water Country. Therefore, our arrival at the Water Country will be one to two days later than expected. In these one or two days , we don’t know how many people will experience the same thing as you, or even more painful things than you.

"But if you are here, with your eyes and experience in ninja activities with Black Hoe Thunder Fang, when we get to the Kingdom of Water, those fogs will no longer be an obstacle. In this way, because of my incompetence, The time wasted will be recovered, and even more may be saved.”

As soon as these words came out, Ranmaru felt that a huge responsibility fell from the sky, and he was overwhelmed and didn't know how to deal with it.

It was clear that a few minutes ago, all he wanted was a simple death...

But now, he seems to have become the most important link in the chain.

"Ranmaru."

Yiyong sincerely requested: "You chose to end your life simply because watching others die is more uncomfortable than dying yourself. I have experienced the same mood as you."

That was when his sister and Chiu Usagi died, and Giyuu fell into such great sadness that he couldn't even think.

"But your past should not become other people's future."

Jiyong stretched out a hand and spread it on the table.

This is what Mr. Kintaki told Giyuu after Souto's death, and he now relays these words to Ranmaru intact.

"I serve as the blade in your hand, and you serve as my eyes in the fog. In this way, we may be able to completely break the chain of tragedy. Do you really not want to try it?"

After a moment of silence, Ranmaru stretched out his right hand and held it with Giyuu.

In his short life, he had never felt for a moment that he was so important.

However, at this memorable moment, the sliding door was opened from the outside.

"Teacher, the boat you ordered is ready to launch -"

Oni Deng Suigetsu, carrying Kyuubi on his shoulder and wearing a black fox ear hairpin on his head, broke in and his voice stopped abruptly.

Seeing the two hands clasped together, and Ranmaru's face flushed with excitement...

Thinking of Yiyong's special "hobby", Gui Deng Shuiyue immediately thought a lot, so he hurriedly shouted:

"Teacher! Don't be fooled——

"He's a boy!"