Naruto: Konoha Uzumaki Shirataki

Inuzuka Arashi also laughed and said bluntly: "Kurama, it's not a good thing to do more than you can do."

"We all know how strong Uzumaki Shirataki-sama is, so don't try to trick him here."

Shiranui Kurama hesitated for a few words, seeming to think that Inuzuka Arashi's words made sense, and immediately aimed his fire at Akimichi Shouto, "What do you mean?! Are you looking down on me?"

"I tell you Akimichi Shouto! Sooner or later, I, Shiranui Kurama, will stand upright next to Uzumaki Shirataki-sama and make him aware of my existence!"

"I will never be like you, who will only rely on the shadow of my family and hide behind my back to speak ill of others! You damn fat man!"

Shiranui Kurama has been dissatisfied with Akimichi Shouto for a long time. This fat guy relied on his relationship with Kato to squeeze out another teammate of their team, and that teammate was Shiranui Kurama's friend for many years. .

From Shiranui Kurama's point of view, Akimichi Shouto was a person who used power for personal gain and was a typical example of the ninja clan oppressing civilians, so he would target him everywhere to relieve the depression that had accumulated in his heart for many years.

But what Shiranui Kurama said this time was a bit harsh, and it completely stimulated Akimichi Shouto's sensitive self-esteem. Especially the last sentence, "Damn Fatty," completely ignited Akimichi Shouto's inner anger.

With a snap, Akimichi Shouto stopped, turned his head and looked at Shiranui Kurama coldly, and said with suppressed anger, "Shiranui Kurama, are you mentally ill? If you have the guts, you can Repeat what you just said?"

Shiranui Kurama also paused and stood in front of Akimichi Shouto. He narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Huh? Are you angry now? I have something even more outrageous to say. Do you want to hear it?"

Seeing this situation, Kato Dan and Inuzuka Arashi had no choice but to stop one after another. Inuzuka Arashi even slapped his forehead and said weakly, "Here we go again."

Compared to Inuzuka Arashi, Kato Dan felt more headache, just because he was the one who brought Akimichi Shouto into his team, and he was also the one who suffered the dissatisfaction of Shiranui Kurama.

Even if Shiranui Kurama didn't dare to complain about him as a jounin, dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction, and frequent ridicule to Akimichi Shouto was a way of expressing it.

Shiranui Kurama is Kato Dan's old subordinate. Both in terms of strength and tacit understanding with him, he is fundamentally different from the transferred team member. He is a direct lineage that must not be abandoned.

It is difficult to offend both sides, and if they go off the rails, it will even lead to the split of the team. This is the embarrassing situation Kato Dan is facing at this time. With no choice, Kato Dan had no choice but to follow the past practice and hit Akimichi Shouto and Shiranui Kurama with a stick each, and then made peace.

"Okay, Shouto, Kurama didn't mean it. He just has such a bad temper. Just look away and don't argue with him."

"Kurama, you are almost twenty years old and have children. Why do you still look like you haven't grown up?"

There was a wry smile on Kato Dan's lips when he spoke. Akimichi Shouto couldn't say anything after seeing this. Finally, he glared at Shiranui Kurama and said fiercely, "For Dan's sake, I'll let you go today. But remember Come on, next time you dare to speak rudely, I will definitely make you look good!"

Hearing this, the anger in Shiranui Kurama's chest became even more intense. He sneered disdainfully and ignored Kato Dan's persuasion. He just opened his mouth slightly, and he was about to start full of swear words.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Kato Dan quickly stepped forward and pushed Akimichi Shouto and Shiranui Kurama away. At the same time, he gave Inuzuka Arashi a look, which made the girl frown.

Inuzuka Arashi, who knew Kato Dan's thoughts, sighed softly, reluctantly stepped closer to Akimichi Shouto, and pulled away the fat pig in her heart. An old teammate she had been with for a while was transferred away. Although Inuzuka Arashi didn't say anything, it was clear who she preferred in her heart.

When Akimichi Shouto and Inuzuka Arashi walked away, Kato Dan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Shiranui Kurama with concerned eyes, and asked, "Do you mind talking about it?"

Shiranui Kurama didn't answer for a moment, his eyes kept widening until Akimichi Shouto's figure disappeared from his field of vision, and then he spat hard on the ground.

"What are you talking about?" Shiranui Kurama seemed to be still angry, so his tone when speaking to Kato Dan, his old boss, was not very good.

Kato Dan didn't mind, patted Shiranui Kurama's shoulder, then lowered his body and sat on the big branch at his feet.

"Kurama, you have changed a lot recently. Are you affected by that night?" Kato Suan asked softly, without raising his head to look at Shiranui Kurama's face.

"I'm referring to the matter of Shirataki and Jiraiya."

Hearing these words, Shiranui Kurama's expression changed slightly. He frowned at first, and a trace of hatred flashed unconsciously in his eyes.

After a long silence, he finally regained his composure and said in a relieved tone, "Okay, Captain, I don't want to hide anything now."

Shiranui Kurama did not choose to sit down, but just stood beside Kato Dan. He took out a box of cigarettes from his ninja bag, picked one up and put it in his mouth, struck a match and lit it.

Chi~ The light emitted by Mars was weak and insignificant. In this night that was darker than before, it seemed like a glimmer of light that was about to be swallowed up.

Shiranui Kurama didn't say anything. He pumped the cigarette vigorously, sucking the full amount of tar and nicotine into his lungs. He held it in for a long time before slowly spitting it out.

For a moment, gray-white smoke filled the space around them, and a strong smoky smell filled the space around them. The spirit seemed to be lifted up a lot, accompanied by a strong sense of erraticity. Coupled with the slightly cold weather around him, Shiranui Kurama felt an indescribable sense of refreshment.

He gathered his thoughts, picked up what he had said before, and said, "Captain, I'm not happy with Akimichi Shouto, you should be able to tell that."

Kato Suan nodded slightly, signaling Shiranui Kurama to continue speaking.

Taking a deep breath from the cigarette again, Shiranui Kurama said while blowing smoke rings, "As you know, my father was a civilian, an ordinary person, and he became a ninja only in my generation."

"Although I have a surname of Shiranui, this surname is nothing in the ninja world. I am just a civilian ninja. This is something everyone knows. But I am not willing to accept it."

Shiranui Kurama threw the cigarette butt at his feet, stretched out his soles to crush it, gritted his teeth and said, "When I was in the ninja school, I watched those ninja children being arrogant and domineering all day long. I endured it because I know I don’t have the capital to offend them.”

"After graduating and becoming a genin, I found that the jounin teacher took great care of his teammates who were from the ninja clan, and wanted to teach them everything they knew. I endured it because I knew that my talent was average and not worthy of the teacher's attention."

"When I became a chuunin, my companions all became civilian ninjas like me."

Shiranui Kurama's eyes were red, and his face had turned extremely ferocious unknowingly. He roared in a hoarse voice: "From that time on, I can see clearly!"

"We civilian ninjas are just cannon fodder! Our corpses pile up the reputation of those big family ninjas!"

"No matter how hard we try, if we have no talent and no resources, how can we compete with the family ninjas? With the same three-body technique as that idiot?"

"On the battlefield, the weak don't even have the right to choose how to die. I just want to ask."

"Are we civilian ninjas supposed to die?!"

"For the sake of the village and the so-called Will of Fire, I will continue to endure it! Right?!"

Perhaps this is the truth behind one general's success. Shiranui Kurama is a brainy and ambitious person, so he often thinks about these issues, but the more he thinks about it, the more confused and desperate he becomes.

Unlike Xiao Li, Shiranui Kurama has never met the Metkai in his life. Maybe this is the source of his pain?

I want to work hard, but I don't even have a direction. I have been confused for twenty years, and in the end I am just an insignificant chuunin.

Kato Dan listened quietly to Shiranui Kurama's venting without saying anything in the middle. He knew the character of his old subordinate, so he was very curious about the purpose of the other party telling him this.

Shiranui Kurama took a few deep breaths and didn't speak for a while. He seemed to be recalling what he had just said. After a while, he continued, "I am hostile to family ninjas. Captain, you also know this. I don't want to hide anything."

"Although there are companions like you and Arashi among the ninjas in the family that I identify with, this does not hinder my resentment towards the ninja clan as a whole."

"Captain." Shiranui Kurama was about to continue speaking, but after hesitating for a moment, his brows knit together tightly, as if it was very difficult to say the next words.

Kato Suan smiled gently, comforted Shiranui Kurama and said, "Kurama, your life has not been easy these years. If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Don't worry, no matter what you say, the conversation between you and me today will not be leaked."

Shiranui Kurama was silent for a long time this time. He seemed to be considering his words or brewing emotions. After about three minutes, he spoke.

And the first sentence made Kato Dan, who was quite wealthy, change his face slightly and almost couldn't restrain himself. "Captain, are you so willing to be a dog for the Akimichi clan?"

Now that Shiranui Kurama had spoken, he had no intention of worrying about anything anymore. He clenched his teeth, his eyes once again covered with fine bloodshot eyes, and said bluntly, "Captain, I know your target is the Hokage, but if you can really please the ninja clan, Let you achieve your goal?”

"The existence of Hokage should have provided opportunities for civilian ninjas to come forward, but look at it now."

"In the final analysis, what you do, captain, seems to be ultimately to safeguard the interests of the ninja clan. You and the third generation are all the same."

Shiranui Kurama smiled disdainfully, as if he was too lazy to say anything more. The contempt in his eyes was caught by Kato Dan, and it faintly stimulated the latter's self-esteem.

But Kato Dan was not angry. He was not Akimichi Shouto. He was a man who aimed at the Hokage. His mind and heart were not comparable to those of ordinary people.

Faced with Shiranui Kurama's sarcasm, Kato Dan didn't try to defend himself. His face was solemn, his eyes looked directly at the former, his sharp eyes seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts.

"Kurama, do you think Shirataki can change this situation?"

As Shiranui Kurama said before, he had endured all the injustices he had faced since he was a child. He just kept these things in his heart silently and never shared them with others.

But at this moment, here, in front of Kato Dan, Shiranui Kurama was uncharacteristically venting his heart out, quite indifferently. What about motivation? In other words, what made Shiranui Kurama change? Just recently?

Kato Dan believed that it was Shirataki's appearance, the conflict between Shirataki and Jiraiya, and finally, Shirataki's information was fully exposed.

"I really can't hide anything from you, captain." Shiranui Kurama smiled slightly, a yearning light flashed unconsciously in his eyes, and said softly, "Uzumaki Shirataki-sama. I once went to find him, but unfortunately, he had no choice. See me, we haven’t communicated, but”

"I know that he is different from other ninjas of the ninja clan. Shirataki-sama is calm, low-key, and reserved. Moreover, he is from the Uzumaki clan, the ninja clan with the most special status in this village."