Chapter 120 Tangled
Wolf returned to the room, feeling the cool breeze from the courtyard that was scented with wisteria. He looked at his left arm with a prosthetic arm, and the image of himself turning into Shura flashed through his mind.
When he was in the Eternal Paradise Sect, in the Sword Forging Village, Wolf always felt a chill in his heart when he thought of himself with sparks flashing all over his body and the Asura Fire burning on his left arm.
Even after taking [Minako's Candy], when he remained lucid, feeling the powerful force, the burning heat from the soul and the endless murderous intent, the wolf would always subconsciously ask himself.
Is this still me...
Especially after knowing that Minako's abnormality was due to his use of candy, his fear of the Shura Fire became even stronger, so that once there were signs of it igniting, he would always try his best to suppress it.
To the point where Wolf had forgotten at some point that he could have taken the initiative to ignite the Shura Fire since his first transformation into Shura...
And just now, after the old man's persuasion, the wolf's memory that he had deliberately sealed away was awakened again. At this moment, he looked at his left arm, and with a thought, a red flame ignited on the bone armor.
Just at this moment of burning, the wolf's eyes almost turned red at the same time, and his mind was invaded by murderous intent!
Taking advantage of the last bit of clarity, the wolf waved his arms to extinguish the red flames, and his eyes returned to normal.
After taking a few deep breaths, the wolf looked at his left arm that had just been burning with lingering fear, and shook his head, as if this could get rid of all the murderous intent from his mind.
My mind has regained its clarity and I am thinking rapidly at this moment.
…Although I almost lost my mind just now, it seems that as long as I can catch that moment of clarity, with the speed of Shura Fire…I seem to have enough time to change the karma of the battle residue.
But...what if...what will be the consequences if I fail...
Thinking of this, Wolf's original desire was suppressed again. If it were the old him, he might not care about the lives of others. As long as Minako could return to normal, it would not matter even if some people died.
But now he has more ties and is different from before. He can't and dare not think of the scene where he turns into Shura and kills the Butterfly sisters, Busei, the Tokito brothers, Uzui, Amane, Inosuke and others.
What he wanted was for Minako and everyone he knew to live happily and safely... As for himself... it didn't matter...
...With the ninjas that are tied to each other by bonds...maybe they can't make the cold and ruthless judgments that they usually do...
In this way, the wolf frowned and thought all night long, until the next morning, when the sun rose from the huge lake in front of the priest's residence, dyeing the ancestral house with a brilliant golden color, the wolf did not close his eyes once.
Boom!Boom!
There was a violent knock on the door, interrupting the wolf's thoughts.
"Hirata, open the door for me! Open the door!"
It's the voice of the Immortal River...
Thinking this in his mind, the wolf slowly walked towards the door. When he opened the door, he suddenly saw a drooping pig's head. This scene could have scared a person to death so early in the morning, but it did not change the wolf's expression.
"…What's wrong, Fuzugawa?"
Hearing the wolf's question, Busuikawa threw Inosuke, who he was carrying, to the ground and roared at the wolf with a ferocious face.
"You're still asking me?! This brat ran into my room in the middle of the night yesterday and clamored for me to teach him how to become stronger, and then he wanted to beat you up. Don't tell me you don't know the reason!"
"..."
Seeing that Busei was in a state of collapse, Wolf decided to remain silent. Seeing Wolf's indifferent look, Busei became more and more ferocious with veins exposed, but he could only stare at Wolf and sulk.
At this moment, from the corner of the wall, the Tokito brothers sneaked out one after another and grabbed Yuichiro's clothes. Yuichiro felt a little uneasy and looked at the Busei River cautiously.
"Brother... Mr. Busuigawa won't find out, will he?"
Seeing his younger brother being timid, Youzhilang had a helpless expression on his face.
"I don't think so..."
If that pig-headed kid gets caught, he'll reveal my name, so why are you afraid...
After making a rude complaint in his mind and just as he was about to reassure his brother, Tianyin's gentle voice rang out from behind him.
"What are you two doing standing here? Come, let's go find Mr. Hirata and the others."
After saying that, he reached out and held the hands of the Tokito brothers, and led the two of them towards the direction of Wolf and the Busei River. Muichiro greeted Tianyin sweetly.
"Good morning, Sister Tianyin."
Inosuke, who was thrown to the ground, flipped over after seeing Amane, trotted to Amane, and looked at Amane without saying a word.
Seeing Inosuke, Tianyin gave him a gentle smile as always, and asked Inosuke to stand between the Tokito brothers. At her eye signal, the Tokito brothers pulled up Inosuke's hand.
In this way, the four people walked towards the wolf hand in hand, and the wolf saw this heartwarming scene and became more restrained in the idea of using the Shura Fire.
"Mr. Hirata, Mr. Fuzuigawa, good morning."
After greeting Wolf and Busei, Tianyin invited everyone to go to the restaurant, where the breakfast she had prepared early in the morning was waiting for everyone to enjoy.
Naturally, everyone would not refuse Tianyin's kindness, and they went to the restaurant together.
Along the way, the wolf followed behind everyone. Looking at their lively figures, the wolf's eyes became more and more hesitant. Busei, who was walking in front of him, noticed that something was wrong with the wolf, but didn't say much. He just looked at the wolf deeply.
When we arrived at the restaurant, the old man, who had not slept all night, was already sitting at the table, but he didn't pick up his chopsticks first. He just waited for everyone to come with his hands in his pockets.
After seeing the wolf take his seat, he looked at him and spoke softly.
“…Let’s eat first.”
The food was quite exquisite, with great color, aroma and taste. Even Busei Kawai exclaimed in praise after taking the first bite, not to mention the three children who had lived in the mountains since childhood.
The smell of food drifted into the courtyard, waking up a sleepy owl. It flapped its wings and flew to the corridor, peering out at the people who were eating the delicious food.
Goo...
It subconsciously let out a cry, which happened to be heard by Inosuke who was sitting at the outermost edge. He turned around and pounced to catch the owl in his arms!
Cuckoo!
I thought I had finally escaped from this person's clutches, but I didn't expect to be caught again today because of my greed...
The owl, feeling that it was really going to die this time, closed its eyes, but a strong fragrance made it open its eyes again.
The minced rice and grilled fish were rolled into small balls and placed in front of the owl. Inosuke looked at the owl with a cheerful smile and finished his breakfast in one go.
At this moment, Tokito's brother beside him also discovered the fat owl and felt that it looked familiar.
"Isn't this Mr. Hirata's pet? How cute."
Muichiro, who was the first to recognize the owl, exclaimed, then took out a small portion of his food, followed Inosuke's example, rolled it into balls and placed them in front of the owl, watching it expectantly eat it.
The owl was thinking in his heart while eating the food prepared for it by the children.
Actually, these kids are pretty good.