Chapter 119 The Suffering of Civilians

   "Please, Master Ninja, leave us a little bit... If we take it all, we'll all starve to death!"

  At the mouth of the small village that was violently destroyed, there were many civilians with bloodied and ragged clothes lying in a row.

   It seemed that the rain that would never stop was sparsely falling, and an old woman with white hair was holding onto the thigh of an armor-clad Uzumaki ninja.

   Rainy Ninja is carrying a small basket, which is the ration of the old woman's family for a week.

   Outside the core area where Yuyin Village chief Sanjiaoyu Hanzo is located, the life of the commoners is very poor.

  Although there are unparalleled freshwater resources in landlocked countries, the year-round rainy environment makes it very difficult to grow food.

   Living by fishing is probably the most common way of life for the commoners in the Land of Rain.

   But not all civilian settlements have rivers and lakes, smaller ponds, and the fish produced cannot support a few families at all.

   Therefore, the commoners in the Land of Rain still have a very hard life.

  Especially in the recent war, countless civilians have been affected by the war. Whether it is Yuyin Village, which was the initiator of the war, or Konohayin Village, which actively defended the enemy, their wars have brought huge harm to civilians.

  The enormous power of ninjutsu has caused the destruction of roads, houses, fields, ponds, etc., which is commonplace.

   The previous Shikoku melee came to an end, and before the civilians could catch their breath, something more cruel came to them.

  Without Yuyin Village, which is not supported by the powerful logistical forces of the three major countries, the war supplies are already stretched thin.

   Yuyin Village's leader, Sanjiao Yu Hanzo, refused to stop fighting, so he could only think of a solution for his own citizens.

   On the one hand, Hanzo spread the news, blaming Konoha for the cause of the war, and instilled the thinking of "Konoha ninjas provoked this war" to the people, which made the people hate Konoha ninjas.

   On the other hand, as a citizen, isn’t it only natural to supply supplies to ninjas who protect the country?

   In addition to charging heavy taxes on civilians to keep the war going, Hanzo even tacitly allowed the ninjas to get supplies from civilians at ordinary times.

   This undoubtedly made the civilians of the Land of Rain almost unable to survive.

   A large number of civilians have been displaced, fleeing and wandering around, but as ordinary people, where can they escape?

In the small village in front of   , most of the people have fled, and some of the remaining people are people who are reluctant to leave their homeland or can't run.

   However, their village was almost destroyed today by the Uygaku ninja who came to ask for food.

   "Huh? That's all, one day is not enough to eat! Don't you know how honorable it is to support the ninjas who protect you!"

   The rainy ninja carrying the basket ruthlessly threw the old woman away, snorted coldly, and looked around at the commoners who wanted to stop him but were knocked down by him:

   "You don't even have this awareness, you're all trash!"

   "Captain, this is not enough to support our next mission."

  Three rainy ninjas stepped forward with sad faces.

   "It's only one day's amount, of course it's not enough... However, I don't believe that in such a big village, so many people have the strength to run out to stop me, will there be nothing to eat?"

   A sharp look flashed in the eyes of Captain Yuyin's mask:

   "Search it for me! They must have hidden the food... This is a group of scumbags, don't worry too much, dig three feet for me!"

   "This time is a long-term mission. Before going deep into Konoha's defense range, this is the last village. Do you want to fight the enemy at Konoha's supply point?"

   The three Yuyin looked at each other and nodded:

   "Yes, Captain!"

   As a result, the small village, which was already dilapidated, ushered in a disaster.

   When Satoru Squad came to the target with confidence and prepared to hide, this is what they saw.

   "What's the situation! They... are they demolishing houses?!"

   Rope Tree's eyes widened, but then his anger surged:

   "Damn it! They are beating up those who have no resistance!"

   "That's the commoners of the Rain Country."

   In Uchiha Mikoto's scarlet eyes, the two hook jade slowly turned, she had already seen clearly what the rainy ninjas were doing:

   "They...seem to be looking for supplies? Grab food from civilians' homes?!"

   "They must be stopped!"

   A look of anger appeared on Ye Naiyu's face:

   "Those civilians are all injured! They...they did it so hard!"

   "Do ninjas in the Land of Rain treat the civilians of their own country like this?!"

  “…”

   Wu was silent for a moment, then shook his head:

   "Unfortunately, in war, civilians have no power to resist."

   "Not only the rainy ninjas, but even our Konoha ninjas, in extreme cases, will get supplies from the enemy civilians..."

   Looking at the unbelievable expressions of Shengshu, Mikoto, and Nonoyu, Satoru gave a wry smile and spread his hands:

   "It's incredible? But it's the truth... The difference is that we Konoha ninjas have a rule that you can't kill civilians."

   "But even so, in every war, because of the resistance of civilians, there are not a few civilians who were accidentally injured or even killed by mistake."

   "Not to mention, some enemy ninjas also take advantage of this to ambush in civilian homes, or simply pretend to be civilians to sneak attack."

   "Daddy, there's a lot of data like this... it's cruel, right? But this is war."

  I realized the next sentence, which made the eyes of Shengshu and the others turn red:

   "You don't understand, it's just because you're with me...you've never been hungry."

  “…”

   Unspeakable silence.

   "However, although I know these things, it's the first time I've seen them with my own eyes - our missions generally rarely intersect with civilians."

   Satoru's voice made the eyes of the three of the rope trees focus, and when they saw Satoru's brows also wrinkled:

   "What I despise the most is this kind of idiot who bullies his own people. Now I am not qualified to teach the ninjas in the village what to do. After all, they need to face the enemy.

   But these garbage enemies, I can still educate them well. "

   "Want to come together?"

"certainly!"

   Three firm voices sounded, and the four Satoru Squad instantly disappeared in place.

   Destructive battle.

   In front of Satoru Squad, only the leader is Shangnin, and the other three are Yuyin ninja squads of Chunin. They resisted desperately and were wiped out.

   In the face of the civilians who were rescued, trembling but still glaring at them, Satoru Squad also deeply understood how much the civilians in the Land of Rain were hostile to Konoha ninjas.

   "Rope tree, it's time to show the results of your practice!"

   glanced around the village that had been basically destroyed, Satoru raised his eyebrows and greeted the rope tree:

   "Don't worry everyone, these destroyed houses, although we didn't destroy them, we will send you new ones!"

   "Haha! No problem!"

   Rope Tree came to the front of a large open space with his fists, his hands were sealed, and he slapped the ground with a fierce slap:

   "Mu Dun·Four Pillars Technique!"

  The commoners of the Land of Rain, including Mikoto and Nonoyu, watched in shock as the tangled saplings on the ground quickly grew.

   In just a few moments, a huge wooden house with a beautiful shape appeared!

   (end of this chapter)