louisehourcade Chapter 166 The rear is just as important as the front line. We stand with you!
Chapter 166 The rear is just as important as the front line. We stand with you!
"Do you see it there?"
The sun's foot points in the direction of the Namaka River.
"How's the dam on the Namaka River doing now?"
The Japanese man paused for a moment, then answered instinctively.
"After Lord Danzo and Lord Kagami left, everything was taken over by me... by our Hyuga Quality Inspection Team. The project progressed without any delay, and all concrete pouring and rock strata exploration were carried out strictly in accordance with the highest standards."
As he spoke, his voice gradually faded away.
He seemed to understand a little.
Hiashi turned around, walked back to the boy, pressed his hand on the boy's shoulder, and made him look directly into his eyes.
"Nichijou, that's more than just a dam."
"That was personally decided by the Hokage, another wall for Konoha's future."
"In the future, that will be our village's drinking water source, the irrigation guarantee for the future expansion of the ecological farm, and a solid barrier against flooding!"
"Furthermore... it's the energy source that Lord Orochimaru researched, the one that illuminates the entire Hidden Leaf Village!"
Hiashi's voice, each word deliberate and forceful, struck Hiashi's heart with a heavy blow.
"Before Danzo left, he entrusted this responsibility to Hyuga."
"Now, I am about to set off for the front lines."
"So, who will shoulder this responsibility behind Hyuga?"
Hiashi Hyuga's gaze suddenly became incredibly sharp, and an invisible flame seemed to burn in his pure white eyes.
He stared into his brother's eyes, his voice low but each word carrying immense weight.
Tell me, the daily variation.
"Who will carry this?!"
Hyuga Hizashi's body shuddered violently.
Looking into his brother's eyes, where the trust and entrustment were as heavy as a mountain, his heart pounded wildly in his chest, almost shattering his ribs.
The front line and the rear.
Killing the enemy and building.
At that moment, the two previously blurred parallel lines in his mind were twisted together by his brother in the most forceful and unquestionable way.
Yes.
He suddenly realized.
The dam behind them, the foundation of the village, is also a battlefield!
A battlefield where the smoke of gunpowder is invisible, yet it still needs to be protected with the honor of the family!
There is never just one way to protect Konoha.
"I……"
Rizashi's lips trembled; he finally understood his brother's intention completely.
That was no longer just simple words of comfort, but the deepest entrustment.
"The rear... is just as important as the front lines."
A slight smile of relief finally appeared on Hiashi Hyuga's usually tense face.
He reached out and pressed heavily on his younger brother's trembling shoulder, the force as if he wanted to pour all his will into his brother's body.
"What you will be facing from now on is a chain of disasters that could be triggered by even the slightest mistake. This requires a more rigorous attitude than Gentle Fist and a stronger sense of responsibility than protecting the main family."
"Hizashi, you stay here and protect the foundation of the village for me and for all the Hyuga clan members who have gone to war."
"This is your battle."
"This is yet another answer sheet that our Hyuga clan has submitted to the Hokage and to the entire Hidden Leaf Village!"
"We fight the enemy on the front lines, while you build fortifications in the rear; we stand with you!"
An indescribable sense of mission, like the bursting waters of the Naga River, swept away the last barrier of grievance in his heart, instantly filling his entire chest.
He no longer felt left behind.
I was not excluded, but was given the same glorious and heavy mission.
"I...I understand, Chieftain!"
Hishi suddenly stood up, wiped the tears from his face with the back of his hand, bowed deeply to his brother, his head almost touching the tatami mat.
"Please rest assured! I swear in the name of the Hyuga clan that I will never let you and the Hokage down!"
Looking at his younger brother's face, which had instantly shed its childishness and become incredibly resolute, Hiashi felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
This is his younger brother.
This is what the newly reborn Hyuga clan should look like after breaking free from the shackles of fate!
Hiashi Hyuga stretched out his arms and hugged him tightly.
"Chieftain..."
Hishi's body trembled slightly. He buried his face in his brother's strong shoulder, and the muffled voice with a heavy nasal tone came from behind him.
"You must... come back safely!"
Hiashi Hyuga closed his eyes, feeling the warmth of his younger brother in his arms, then patted his chest heavily, a resolute smile on his face that could dispel all gloom.
Don't worry.
"For the village, for the future of Hinata."
"Moreover... so that I can come back sooner and check your work."
The last sentence, tinged with a hint of irony, finally eased some of the heaviness of this parting.
Hijiri loosened his grip, looked at his brother, and finally managed a smile, though the smile was still tinged with clear tear tracks.
"I'll definitely do better than you!"
"I'll be waiting."
Hijika took one last deep look at his younger brother, then resolutely turned around and opened the door.
The sunlight poured in without reservation, stretching his silhouette as he headed to the battlefield to an incredibly long length.
He did not look back.
Hizai stood there, staring blankly as the figure disappeared around the corner of the courtyard.
My elder brother will lead the Hyuga elites, letting the pure white light illuminate the path to victory for Konoha on the distant battlefield.
And he will stay here.
Let the same light build the strongest barrier on this land that nurtured them.
Hiashi Hyuga slowly walked out of the gate and looked up in the direction of the Naka River.
The future of the village is entrusted there.
His eyes had become completely red without him even realizing it, and a hot tear finally slipped down his cheek.
The next moment, veins bulged out like a spider web in those pure white eyes.
—Eye roll!
His vision pierced through layers of obstacles in an instant, passing over countless rooftops and streets of the village.
Finally, they pinpointed the location with unparalleled precision to the magnificent project that was rising from the ground.
He saw them, those figures bustling about like ants.
The solid dam body is being poured inch by inch.
Deep within the foundation, those tribesmen, their white eyes gleaming, meticulously inspected every structural detail.
That was Konoha's battlefield.
It is also the future of Konoha.
After half an hour.
The construction site of the Nanhechuan Dam is still bustling with activity.
Danzo Shimura was not there, nor was Kagami Uchiha.
However, the entire project proceeded without the slightest delay.
Hyuga Hizashi, dressed in smart overalls, appeared in front of a section of the dam that had just been poured.
"Lord Hizashi, you've arrived."
An ordinary craftsman in charge of the construction greeted him respectfully as soon as he saw him.
Richa smiled and nodded. He had long since grown accustomed to the workers' respect and had learned how to get along with them.
He walked up to the several-meter-high chakra concrete wall and took a deep breath.
—Eye roll!
Veins bulged at the corners of his eyes.
The world before my eyes instantly transformed into a completely different scene.
No longer are the gray walls, but a transparent world composed of countless chakra particles, with clear black and white contrasts and distinct layers.
The distribution of aggregate inside the concrete, the direction of the reinforcing bars, and even the air bubbles and cracks at the material joints that are difficult to see with the naked eye, are all clearly visible.
His gaze, like the most precise probe, swept inch by inch across the entire interior of the wall.
This is his battle.
Use these eyes to protect the future of the village.
One rushed to the front lines, while the other guarded the rear.
On this day, the Hyuga brothers each demonstrated their loyalty to the village in their own ways, and fulfilled the new promise that belonged to the two of them.