"I remember whether Shuomo returned to the village yesterday, why didn't he come to see me?" Sarutobi Hiruson asked in confusion as he put some tobacco in his pipe.

A ninja wearing a cat-faced mask appeared silently behind him and said respectfully: "Return to Lord Naruto, Lord Shuomo returned to the village yesterday, but you also know that because of the mission, the companions he rescued returned to the village first. There are some rumors in Tianli Village these days. You also know that Lord Shuomo has a strong self-esteem. I guess he was hit by these words and did not come to see you."

"That's it." Sarutobi Hinazo nodded and lit the pipe in his hand, without any doubt.

The Anbe ninja behind him is one of the current several Anbe leaders, code-named "Firecat", which is deeply trusted by him.

"It would be better to let him calm down at home for a few days. After all, I can understand the matter of this mission. After all, it also violated the rules of ninjas. I hope he can cross this threshold." Sarutobi Hinata sighed, and picked up another document to start a reply.

The Anbu, named "Firecat", bowed and quietly retreated, as if he was sliding into a wall.

Unfortunately, his face was blocked by the mask, otherwise Sarutobi Hinako would have noticed that there was a sarcastic smile on his face.

...

Time always passes unconsciously. Three days have passed since Baiya returned to Konoha. Because of his return, rumors in the village became more and more serious.

Most people do their best to accuse Baiya of voluntarily giving up her mission and breaking the ninja rules, and are not prepared to give Baiya any chance to defend herself.

Among them, although there are the reasons for the Konoha villagers themselves, after all, they cannot empathize with the rescue of their companions. Even if they feel that it is too pity to sacrifice ninjas during the mission, they don’t know them, so how could they feel like White Ya?

However, the losses caused by the failure of the mission are related to them. In this way, it is natural to see the villagers' position.

That being said, the practice of citing the whole village accusations was too exaggerated, and the news was passed too quickly, as if an invisible hand was manipulating everything behind it.

However, it is precisely because of this that the third generation of Naruto and others did not doubt anything. Under such terrifying accusations, another even more fatal thing was covered up.

Bang!

The sound of slamming the door showed the owner's strong indignation at this time. Baiya returned home and leaned tiredly against the wall and sighed silently.

The accusations in the village were rising and falling, with no sign of stopping. Now he did not dare to appear in front of others at all. The sounds were like curses, torturing his heart one by one. Even when he went out, he only dared to find a path with few crowds.

His self-esteem was far stronger than that of ordinary people. In the face of the accusations of these villagers who were protected in the past, his ability to resist was worse. It was a drop from falling from the clouds to the abyss, which made him breathless.

But this is not what makes him the most desperate. What makes him the most desperate is the information about the Akatsuki organization.

He had just left the house again, in order to meet the third generation of Naruto, but the result was self-evident. He didn't see him again and was stopped by others.

This time it was not Orochimaru, but a colleague of his former Anbu, "Firecat", and the reason he used was no different from Orochimaru.

In fact, this was the first time he had been stopped. No matter what the reason was, he could not see the third generation of Naruto. Within three days, he tried at least a dozen times, either openly or secretly, and even wanted to sneak into the Naruto building himself, but it ended in failure.

When I wanted to meet Danzang, it was also the same scene. The goshawk would always appear at the most appropriate time and did not give him any chance at all.

This made him feel chilling and finally realized that something was wrong. Once or twice, it can be said to be a coincidence, but again and again, it can only be said that there was an invisible force behind it on purpose.

Baiya is not a fool. On the contrary, he is an experienced ninja master. As long as he infers according to the correct ideas, he can quickly grasp the context. Now, the only person in Konoha Village who doesn't want him to report things forward is not to do anything else except the mysterious Akatsuki organization.

But this is how he became even more desperate. This is Konoha Village. The other party was able to mobilize such powerful power without hesitation, stopping him firmly, without even a trace of loophole.

He felt as if he was trapped in the prey of a spider web. The more he struggled, the tighter the web became.

call……

After breathing a sigh of relief, Baiya stood up strongly again, washed her face with cold water, and made her completely awake.

The more adversity there is, the more he has to cheer up and persevere. He will not give up for a day without passing the information to the third generation of Naruto. Similarly, he is also alert and no longer trusts anyone in the village.

Rumors continue, people's language is the most powerless, but it is the most powerful.

When everyone blames a person with a widespread word, the public opinion pressure generated is enough to crush those who are not strong inside.

Two more days passed, and Baiya still had not seen the third generation of Naruto, but something that hit him the most deeply.

He met several companions he rescued during the last mission.

He didn't want to see them, and even said that he was deliberately hiding from them, but the village was so big that as long as he lived in it, he would eventually encounter it.

Baiya was unwilling to recall the situation at that time because it was something she had always wanted to escape. His companions went to him specifically, not to thank him or to blame him, but just said a simple sentence.

"Why should we save us at that time?"

Baiya still remembered the cold gaze they looked at when they said this. It was not looking at their companions, or even at strangers, but at an enemy.

It was not until later that he learned that his companions were also criticized after returning to the village. Some of the villagers even pointed at their noses and said, "Why didn't you die at the beginning? In this way, Baiya would not save you and the mission would not fail."

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Chapter completed!