Konoha Hypocrite - Chapter 424
The setting sun was setting in the west.
The men who were hunting outside returned to the village empty-handed.
Although there were many wild beasts in the primeval forest in this era, the influence of the Force of Nature had improved the intelligence of these beasts.
The most basic currying favor and avoiding harm were still known.
In addition, this village by the river had already existed for over a hundred years, and most of the nearby beasts had already been captured.
These people who went out to hunt could only go a little further away.
They also had to go around the places where their ancestors had used their lives to detect the presence of monsters.
Therefore, they could only capture a prey in ten days to half a month.
Fortunately, the wild beasts in this world were usually larger in size.
In addition, these hunters were not purely hunting. They would also collect edible fruits and wild vegetables in the forest.
It was enough for the people of the village to live, and there were even some left.
The sunlight shone on the simple steps made of logs.
Shokaku sat on the steps and silently looked at the tall mountain in the distance.
From time to time, he would smile foolishly.
Time passed bit by bit. Soon, night fell.
The youth’s foolish smile also disappeared, and there was some anxiety and expectation on his face.
Creak, creak, creak, creak.
The sound of footsteps on the wooden board rang out behind him.
“Rest early, it’s yours. You can’t run away.”
He saw a middle-aged man with dark yellow skin, a tall and sturdy build, bare arms, waist wrapped in animal skin sitting next to Shokaku.
He handed over a piece of blackened meat and motioned for Shokaku to eat it.
Shokaku took the piece of meat and bit it hard. He chewed it and said sadly,
“I was thinking,
Could it be that I was too much during the day? “
The middle-aged man beside him was Shokaku’s father, who was also the village chief of this village. He was recognized as the strongest man, Okaku.
If introduced to outsiders, it would be Kawa Okaku.
Okaku used his thick arm to block Shokaku’s shoulder and said in an experienced tone,
“Don’t let your imagination run wild all day. Walking out of the mountain and becoming a great warrior is your ultimate goal.
Women are just tools to extend your bloodline.”
It was obvious that Shokaku did not agree with his father. He lowered his head and said stubbornly,
“I have never treated Koyu as a tool.
I am not like you, who spends the whole night with other women after marriage, leaving my mother to the side.
When mother died from labor, you didn’t even have the time to see her one last time. “
If this kind of thing happened in the future, the father and son would definitely have turned against each other long ago.
But in this era, this village was obviously not a big deal.
However, he saw that there was not the slightest bit of embarrassment on the face of Okaku on the river. He grinned and smiled a little embarrassedly,
“I can’t help it. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. The more I should take the initiative to bear more.”
Shokaku secretly glanced at his mouth. Every time his father went to different women’s rooms, he was very active.
When Okaku saw his son’s expression, he was not angry.
It could not be helped. Those women gave birth to tools for him. He only had one son. In the future, he would need to rely on him to retire. How could he not coax him a little?
Seeing that it was getting late, Okaku gently patted Shokaku on the shoulder and stood up slowly. He said pointedly,
“You are still too young. If I were you, I would have gone up the mountain to find her.”
Shokaku glanced sideways at his father who had stood up. Seeing that his father’s hair was still a little wet, it was clear that he had gone to the river to take a bath the moment he returned to the village.
He immediately understood something and said lightly,
“You assigned it to yourself again.”
Okaku nodded with a simple and honest smile and said shyly,
“Oyu’s husband was bitten to death by a beast the day before yesterday. I went to comfort her.
You also know that there are few men in the village and everyone has a heavy responsibility.
This time, it’s my turn again. I really can’t refuse.
I can’t give her to you young people, can I?”
“When you grow up, you will understand me.”
After that, he rubbed Shokaku’s hair, turned around and impatiently walked towards a house in the village.
Shokaku looked back and could vaguely hear the sobbing coming from the room.
When Okaku entered the room, the sobbing in the room stopped abruptly and became quiet.
Aunt Oyu must be very sad now, and it was good for his father to comfort her.
“Sigh —“
Shokaku sighed helplessly, then turned his head and continued to stare at the distant mountain in a daze.
However, after being advised by Okaku, Shokaku felt a little restless in his heart.
It’s getting dark, so she should be in danger.
Thinking about it carefully, his father’s suggestion was not completely unreasonable.
As a man, I should take the initiative and be tough.
“I’d better find her. What if something happens?”
Shokaku muttered to himself and comforted his conscience. he got up and disappeared into the night.
He didn’t walk along the river.
After all, the river was winding and winding. How could it be faster than directly passing through the jungle?
The moon tonight was very round and bright.
Although the dense forest was dim, it was not much different from the small horns that lived here all year round.
It was even clearer than when it was foggy during the day.
Because it was too close to the village, if it was an animal that was big enough to fill the gaps between the teeth, there was basically no such thing in this jungle.
The pale moonlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, and it looked a bit cold.
However, right now, Shokaku’s heart was burning.
To summarize Shokaku’s current psychological activity, it was about to start a meat game.
Just as Shokaku reached the foot of the mountain and was about to grab the vines and climb up, a strange sound came from the forest on the other side.
“Ho, ho..”
It sounded like a mouse grinding its teeth, but it was much more ear-piercing.
What sound?
Shokaku raised his eyebrows slightly and walked straight to the source of the sound.
It was not bad to catch a little fellow to gift to Koyu on the way.
Because there was no one walking in the jungle on this side, there were more weeds and completely blocked Shokaku’s line of sight.
In order to avoid scaring the prey away, Shokaku could only quietly push aside the weeds in front of him bit by bit before moving forward.
Suddenly, the grinding of teeth stopped.
Shokaku knew that he had still alerted the other party. He immediately stopped hiding and rushed forward.
In the next moment, a numb, lifeless face came into view.
Between the two of them, only a few sparse weeds were still shaking stubbornly.
Shokaku was shocked, but he instantly recognized the person in front of him. He let out a light breath and said,
“Koyu, what are you doing?”
However, Koyu, whose face was numb, tilted her head blankly when she saw Shokaku.
Her eyes gradually widened, and she looked extremely frightened.
She turned around and pounced on the ground. Her limbs were like spider legs as he crawled towards the forest. She even screamed, “Men. Men!”
“Koyu!”
Shokaku shouted and chased forward. However, his feet stepped on something and he staggered.
Fortunately, his skills were good, so he did not fall down and continued to chase after Koyu.
However, when he left, he looked back.
There was a branch that was as thick as an arm lying quietly on the ground.
There were several holes on the branch, which seemed to have been bitten by Koyu.
The four-legged Koyu fled in panic, as if she was very afraid of Shokaku behind her.
As a male, Shokaku’s physical instinct was stronger than that of a female.
In addition to using all four limbs, it was not as fast as running with both legs.
Very quickly, Shokaku pounced on Koyu and pressed her under his body, controlling her.
Looking at the frightened Koyu, Shokaku ignored his instinctive reaction and shouted at Koyu, “It’s me. Don’t you recognize me?”
After roaring a few times, Koyu seemed to recognize Shokaku. Its resistance gradually decreased, but its mouth still kept muttering.
“Man…. Mountain….”
Shokaku frowned. He didn’t understand what was going on with the strange situation of Koyu. He was worried that the other party was sick.
He could only bring the other party back to the village first and let the experienced aunts in the village take a look.
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