How funny, the title of the chapter also seems to announce my return lol.
But well, as an apology for my long absence, I will upload 5 chapters in a row and in a few hours I will upload another 5
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"Damn!"
Nesuke Shimura had a fierce look on his face, and he burst out with chakra and opened a large hole in the ground, causing dust to rise.
After about ten minutes, a figure landed next to Nesuke Shimura in the blink of an eye.
"Nesuke, have you found those bastards?"
Sarutobi Kaoto gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, with nowhere to vent his anger.
Nesuke Shimura's face was still gloomy, "That bastard Hagoromo Zenitsu rescued them."
…
Four hours later.
After traveling all the way, Hagoromo Shigeru and the others finally returned to the Hagoromo clan's territory.
Passing through the already deteriorated slope, the four of them walked towards the Hagoromo clan's territory.
"That is…"
Shigeru saw from a distance that there seemed to be many people gathered at the clan gate, and the crowd was packed.
But before he could react, all the figures walked towards them.
Fortunately, Hagoromo Shigeru recognized the leader as his father. Otherwise, with the momentum in front of him, he would have thought that his family's territory had been invaded and that the enemy was waiting there.
The two sides stopped about three meters apart.
Hagoromo Shigeru didn't know what these people were going to do, so he didn't take the initiative to speak. Zetō and Mizuki naturally wouldn't speak so blindly.
Both sides looked solemn.
Hagoromo Ryokawa stood up and then gave an ancestral salute to Hagoromo Shigeru and the others. The tribesmen behind him also followed Hagoromo Ryokawa and saluted in unison.
It is said that this is a ritual that has been passed down since the period of the sages of the six paths and is used especially to welcome the return of heroes. It is only used by families with a long-standing heritage.
After finishing the salute, Hagoromo Ryokawa loudly announced, "Clan members, let us use our warmest voices to cheer on the greatest contributors to this war, the heroes of the Hagoromo clan!"
"Let's welcome the return of the heroes!"
"Oh! !!"
In an instant, huge cheers enveloped the entire clan outside the door.
Before Hagoromo Shigeru could react, his entire body was lifted up by several tribesmen, thrown into the air, thrown to catch him, and then thrown back up again.
Behind Shigeru were Zetō and Mizuki, and they were no exception. Amidst loud cheers, several clan members rushed to grab them, lift them up, and throw them into the air.
Of course, Hagoromo Zenitsu, who escorted Shigeru and the others back, did not escape the fate of being thrown into the air in excitement.
Although Hagoromo Zenitsu has become an old man, the clan members will never forget that it was precisely because Hagoromo Zenitsu reached the level of a clan leader that the Hagoromo clan was able to achieve final victory.
At that moment, the entire Hagoromo clan gate was plunged into a sea of hilarity, and more tribesmen came out of the tribe to join the carnival.
Hagoromo Shigeru, who was being thrown and caught, suddenly thought of the scene of Naruto when Naruto returned after defeating Pain.
At that time, Naruto was no longer the nine-tailed demon fox, but a hero who protected the village. The people truly accepted him.
He must have been very excited and happy at that moment.
But the difference is that the clan did not reject him before. On the contrary, as the son of the clan leader and with a very good talent, Hagoromo Shigeru was taken care of by the clan when he was very young.
Therefore, even though he was facing the same scene now, he seemed unable to understand what Naruto was feeling at that moment.
After being tossed up and down for five or six minutes, seeing that the clan members were still excited, Hagoromo Shigeru hurriedly broke away as he fell and stood on the ground.
After all, if he was thrown back like that, he would probably vomit. Even now, he felt a little nauseous.
The cheering continued, and Ryokawa raised his hands to indicate calm, while at the same time loudly shouting "Clan, Silence!"
The majesty of the patriarch remains inviolable. After Ryokawa's words fell, the clan members one after another fell silent.
Only then did Hagoromo Ryokawa speak up, "The war has ended, and our Hagoromo clan has suffered great losses. In the days to come, we may have a more difficult and torturous life, but as long as we survive this period, when our Hagoromo clan recovers, we will still all be proud members of the Hagoromo clan!"
After Hagoromo Ryokawa finished speaking, the surrounding clan members waved their arms vigorously, shouted loudly, and vowed to contribute their strength to the family.
Seeing these clan members who were willing to devote themselves to the family, Hagoromo Ryokawa smiled happily.
He gestured for the clan members to disperse.
Although the clan members were still in high spirits, they all obeyed the orders.
They warmly greeted Shigeru and the others and then returned to the clan territory to do their own things.
The hilarity around them gradually subsided and Hagoromo Ryokawa continued speaking to Shigeru and the others: "Thank you for your hard work, you are the heroes of the Hagoromo clan!"
Shigeru hurriedly said, "We are all members of the Hagoromo clan, we must contribute to the family."
Zetō and Mizuki spoke from behind. "That's right, we're also members of the Hagoromo clan. If the clan needs help, we'll definitely show up!"
The second elder beside Hagoromo Ryokawa Hagoromo Kazuo laughed out loud and said "Hahahaha, you're right! We are all one Hagoromo clan!"
Hagoromo Ryokawa also nodded and laughed happily.
Seeing this, Shigeru quickly took out a storage scroll from his arms: "These are the remains of our fellow jounin, he died using the secret technique against the Sarutobi clan, another jounin also died fighting Shimura Nesuke, there are no remains left."
As he said that, Shigeru lowered his head sadly, remembering how the first jounin turned to dust before his eyes to complete the mission, and how the last one died because he wanted to save them.
At this moment, holding the scroll that stored his companion's remains in his hand, Hagoromo Shigeru felt very uncomfortable.
Looking at the scroll in Shigeru's hand, Hagoromo Ryokawa looked solemn and took the scroll with both hands "You are all heroes of the Hagoromo clan, your names will be carved in the memory of the Hagoromo Clan!"
Shigeru nodded.
Then Hagoromo Ryokawa said, "Let's go, let's go home."
Suddenly hearing the word home, Shigeru was a little surprised.
It's been over a month since he came to this world. He was either killing people on the battlefield, killing people on missions, or living in a tent, always on the alert for sneak attacks from the enemy.
It had been a long time since he felt at ease, and now, when he suddenly heard this word, he felt an inexplicable sense of peace in his heart.
Shigeru smiled lightly and looked towards the clan gate: "Let's go home."