novel-bin Chapter 1 Because he was kind!
Chapter 1 Because he was kind!
Late at night, in Konoha Village.
It should have been a full moon night, but the sky was completely covered by thick, gloomy black clouds, plunging the entire village into pitch-black darkness.
The towering and majestic Hokage Rock Mountain was reduced to a series of dark, inky outlines in the pitch-black night, while the statues of the four Hokage throughout history silently gazed upon the village.
Suddenly, a piercing scream shattered the stillness of the night.
"You, you gambling addict!"
"You actually took your son's life-saving money and gambled it all away!"
"Now my son is already... already..."
Then came hysterical, heart-wrenching cries.
"Even so, you bastard, are you still going to gamble tonight?!"
"Are you... are you even human?!"
"Let me go! You crazy woman!"
Snapped!
A loud slap rang out, followed by the sounds of punches and kicks, one after another, accompanied by the woman's heart-wrenching cries.
It was mixed with men's profanities.
"You crazy woman! Your son is already dead, what's the point of saying all this now?!"
"If he truly has a spirit in heaven, he should bless his father so that he will win every gamble from now on!"
"This is all the money I have left at home that I can use to turn things around!"
"I'm going to win back everything I've lost!"
"With money, I can live a life of luxury and extravagance in Short Book City. Who will care about your life or death then!"
These words became the final straw that broke the woman's back.
She went completely mad and bit the man's leg hard.
"what!"
The man's scream tore through the night, followed by a vicious kick to the woman's head. She groaned, her body went limp, and she collapsed unconscious to the ground.
However, the man only glanced at it, then stomped away cursing.
Under the cover of darkness, he weighed the last bit of money in his purse in his palm. The thought of gambling again in Tanzaku City made him incredibly itchy, even his bones were itching...
"Damn it, now that I've made a profit, I'm going to go to the best hot spring hotel in Tanzaku City and enjoy myself to the fullest, and then I'll call a few young and beautiful girls to have some fun..."
As the couple argued fiercely, many lights were turned on in the homes of their neighbors.
However, seeing the man's crazed appearance, no one dared to step forward to stop him.
Seeing that the man was gambling so hard that he didn't even care about the life or death of his wife and children, everyone was filled with righteous indignation. However, everyone knew that once this man went crazy, he was worse than a mad dog, and no one dared to provoke him.
They could only gather in one place and discuss it amongst themselves. Some sighed and shook their heads, while others glared at them, but in the end, no one dared to step forward.
After the man strode away, a few neighbors rushed to check on the unconscious woman.
"Haruko... wake up..."
"Are you... are you alright?"
The woman named Haruko slowly opened her eyes as her neighbor called out to her.
However, judging from her expression, she seemed to have lost all her strength.
"My son is dead, I don't want to live anymore..."
"But that gambling addict, he... he really doesn't care about any marital relationship at all..."
The neighbors nearby all sighed.
"That kind of man should be dead! He even gambled away his son's life-saving money; he's worse than an animal!"
"Yes, that kind of person will get what's coming to him sooner or later!"
"Really? But in this world, it's often the good people who don't live long, while the bad people live for a thousand years..."
Everyone fell silent.
Haruko shook her head: "Even so, he's still my husband. My son is dead, and he's the only one I can rely on..."
Everyone was stunned: "He's already like this, and you still..."
Haruko stood up shakily and staggered after the man in the direction he had left.
"I...I'm going to find him and persuade him to come back..."
A group of neighbors followed suit.
"Hey, Haruko, that kind of man is beyond saving, there's no way he'll turn back..."
……
At this moment, the man, who was weighing his money bag, happily ran towards the village entrance.
He was fantasizing about the lavish atmosphere of gambling and then indulging in debauchery in Tanabata City.
Suddenly, a figure seemed to appear in the darkness ahead, blocking his path.
"What is it?"
"Good dogs don't block the way, get out of my way!"
But the dark figure remained motionless.
Even though it was pitch black in the night, he could clearly see that the figure's eyes were emitting a deep, cold glint.
The man felt a chill run down his spine; the alcohol he had drunk instantly evaporated, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"You, are you a human or a ghost?!"
"Hmph, I'm not afraid of even ghosts!"
"Don't get in my way while I gamble, or you'll regret it!"
With this delay, Chunzi and the neighbors who were following behind also rushed over.
"Who, who is that?"
A neighbor raised a lantern, dispelling some of the darkness and illuminating the small area.
"That, that uniform is...?"
"The Hidden Leaf Village's police force?!"
"They're...the Uchiha clan!"
Someone couldn't help but gasp, their voice trembling slightly.
For a regular police force, encountering such an event would be a lifesaver.
However, the police force in Konoha Village is entirely composed of members of the Uchiha clan...
In the eyes of these ordinary villagers, the Uchiha clan members were like demons with blood-red eyes, inspiring both awe and fear.
"Police force?"
The man was also taken aback, but he relaxed instead.
Since it's not a ghost, what's there to be afraid of!
"Even the police have no say in my affairs!"
"So what if they're Uchiha clan members?"
"Do you think you can interfere if I want to gamble?!"
The figure ahead remained motionless.
At that moment, two more figures in police uniforms flew over from the left and right and stood on either side of the dark figure.
"Captain, there's really no need to bother with these trivial matters..."
"Our police force is responsible for maintaining order in the village. This man deserves to die, but it's none of our business..."
"Yes, Captain, there are many conflicts between the Uchiha clan and the village right now. It's best not to cause any more trouble, otherwise it will be difficult for the clan head to deal with..."
The man vaguely heard the two people's conversation, which emboldened him even more.
"Hey, did you hear me?"
"Mind your own business!"
"So what if it's the Uchiha clan? And so what if it's the police force?"
"Even if the Hokage came, he couldn't interfere in my family's affairs!"
After saying this, he weighed the money bag in his hand, sneered, and arrogantly strode past the three police officers.
however……
"what!"
Screams suddenly echoed throughout the night sky.
Countless onlookers were instantly terrified, some even fainting from fright...
"What's wrong?"
The gambler turned around curiously to look.
But then I discovered that the world before my eyes was spinning on its own...
Ok?
That headless figure is...
Me?!
Difficult, could it be that...
pat.
A human head rolled to the ground, its eyes still wide open in death, never understanding what had happened. All it could see was the man's shoe sole stomping hard on its head!
"Captain Sen, Captain Senba!"
"you……"
Uchiha Chiba, the squad leader of the Konoha Police Force, stomped on the rolling head to stop it, his eyes cold and devoid of any emotion.
Ding!
[You killed a gambler and successfully helped him quit gambling. Good deed, merit points increased by 10!]