Naruto: I Can Synthesize Summoning Beasts

After the conflict with the Cult of Jashin temporarily subsided, the next step was to hold a funeral for the dead. Walking through the village streets, Shangguan Mo could see the sorrow on the villagers' faces. When the panic of war truly passed, the initial joy of survival vanished, leaving only grief.

Yugakure Cemetery.

It was just a clearing separated by a few wooden fences. The entire village had come to attend the funeral, to mourn these lovely people who had given their lives for the peace of their village and country. The cemetery wasn't large and had always been rather empty, but now, it was filled with newly erected small mounds of earth.

"Seventy-five," he counted silently.

Like everyone else around him, he bowed his head, his expression solemn. In just a few short months, Yugakure had lost nearly a quarter of its ninja force. This was an incredible, unprecedented blow to the village. Under the intentional or unintentional economic control of the Daimyo, the already slowly developing village had been hit hard. And this "village that had forgotten war" had, for the first time, felt the cruelty of death.

This sparked a thought in Shangguan Mo's mind. "In my own life from now on, I must be the one in control! Daimyo and the like, they only hold you back! They have no reason to exist!"

He had gradually come to integrate into this village full of peace and love, and he naturally hoped that one day he could lead it to true peace. He knew very well that peace was never achieved through avoidance. It required the deterrence of a top-tier ninja, one even more powerful than the "demigod of the ninja world," Hanzo of the Salamander, to end the flames of war.

"Let me... become the guardian god of this village!" he clenched his fists and swore silently in his heart.

"Mo... why is there war?" At that moment, Li, who was beside him, turned and asked softly. Her face was filled with a deep sorrow.

His heart skipped a beat. Looking at her ashen, lifeless face, he felt a chill. The usually gentle Li was being the least gentle to herself. He didn't know how to comfort her, but he knew he had to do something. Otherwise, the pain in this orphaned girl's heart would be too much to bear.

He gently pulled her head to rest on his shoulder and softly patted her hair, as if coaxing a disobedient child. "It's okay now. It's all over. Everything will be alright, won't it?"

He then felt her begin to tremble in his arms, the trembling growing more intense, which only made him feel more怜惜 (pity/affection) for her. "Sob... sob... sob..." Li finally couldn't hold it in and began to cry, her sobs suppressed.

A few minutes later, she slowly stopped crying and lifted her tear-streaked face, looking at him with a mixture of shyness and seriousness. "Thank you... I just... was thinking about my father and mother..."

Shangguan Mo released her shoulders and smiled faintly. "I understand. If you don't mind, you can think of me as your older brother from now on."

"Older brother... huh." Li's face turned slightly red as she muttered to herself, a hint of disappointment in her heart. "Big Brother Mo..." she lifted her head and called out softly.

"Mhm!"

The vacation always passed quickly, and it was time for school again. The first day was spent moving to a new classroom and getting new textbooks. Ring, ring, ring. The bell rang, signaling the end of the day. As Shangguan Mo walked out of the classroom, he found a small figure waiting for him at the door. He was taken aback for a moment, then walked down the hallway side-by-side with Li.

The sunlight fell on the two small figures, bringing some warmth to their lonely hearts, just like the people beside them, radiating a passionate light. The sun set, casting a beautiful afterglow. Shangguan Mo and Li were no longer lonely children.

Inoshita Rino, holding a teacup, was the last to leave the classroom. He looked up and saw the boy and girl walking slowly together at the end of the hallway. Something's up! His expression changed. "Hey, hey, hey! What are you two doing! The school doesn't allow..." He trailed off awkwardly, his pointing hand frozen in mid-air.

Shangguan Mo frowned and turned to look at him, his gaze unfriendly. He had just accepted a little sister and finally felt like he had a family in the ninja world. He was enjoying the warmth of the moment, only to be interrupted. "Doesn't allow what?" he asked irritably.

"Ahem... it's you, kid! I thought it was some other misbehaving brats daring to have a puppy love romance in front of me!" Inoshita Rino's expression was a bit awkward, his words unnatural. In his heart, he already saw Shangguan Mo as a mature ninja. A little romance was perfectly reasonable, but... he stole another glance at the blushing Li and started cursing Shangguan Mo in his mind. "Shameless. Not even letting go of such a young girl..."

"Hey, hey, hey! What's with that look?" Shangguan Mo instantly caught the disdain in his eyes. This made him flare up. He turned completely, glaring at his instructor.

"Big Brother Mo..." Li tugged on his sleeve, shaking her head, her face full of anxiety.

"It's fine, I'm just messing with this old man!" he said without turning his head, then looked back at his instructor. "Don't look at me like I'm a pervert! Li and I are brother and sister, okay? Uncle Rino!" He said the last two words through gritted teeth.

"Ahahaha... my mistake, my mistake!" he laughed awkwardly, but couldn't help but glance at the blushing Li again, muttering to himself, "You may see her as a sister, but she might not see you as a brother... But, it's good for them to have each other. They're both pitiful children." At the end, he sighed with emotion.

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