More than an hour later, Satoru came out of the school with a white package.
Mr. Sato and his wife insisted on coming out from the medical department to get the news as soon as possible. Among the expressions of the spectators, who were either passionate or irrelevant, only the expressions of the two of them were different, it was grief, anger, and anxiety.
He held the package tightly in his hand, thinking about how to say that sentence.
Iruka came over and asked, "Did you find something, Satoru-sama?"
"Did you find out anything? Was it really a ghost that killed my son in the school?"
Mrs. Sato began to cry again, snuggling up to her crumbling husband. In the crowd, they could only rely on each other.
Satoru took a deep breath, took out an envelope from the white package, held it up high and said, "There are no ghosts in this school, Sato Kento committed suicide."
He knew that speaking these words would bring a huge blow to the Sato couple, but this was the only way to clear the stigma school's name.
Sure enough, the Sato couple's reaction was so intense that it was as if someone had killed their child again in front of their faces, and they let out a miserable cry.
"What did you say?! My child, how can he commit suicide!?"
"The answer is in this letter, in order to prevent you from getting too emotional, I'll read it."
"Dear mom and dad, when you see this letter, I might be dead.
This thing can help me, it will suck away all my misfortunes, and I don't have to be a perfect person in my next life.
Don't hate me, I also don't hate you anymore, don't cry for me, you guys are not very old, you can start life all over again.
However, I hope that my younger brother, or younger sister, will not have to be forced to become a perfect person by you in the name of love like me, and I hope that let him/her remain a child."
After Satoru finished reading the letter, the bodies of the Sato couple had already collapsed on the ground.
"I don't believe it... I don't believe it!" Mrs. Sato cried while covering her face, but her reaction was not as intense as before. It was obvious that she realized the authenticity of Kento's suicide.
She was thinking about whether it was her own education that had killed her child.
That moment was when she realized the cause of Kento's death.
The shackles put on him by his parents in the name of love ordered him to be a good boy, respect his teachers, help his classmates unconditionally, and always stay first in learning. All kinds of pressure turned into a demon that drove him to death.
That classroom happened to be the place of his demise.
He was a gentle child, even if he knew that he was going to die, he still had to write a suicide note to explain everything clearly.
But, Satoru couldn't figure it out, where did that thing come from?
That finger could indeed absorb misfortune. To put it more directly, it could absorb all negative things, including resentment and curses, and strengthen itself.
Ryomen Sukuna was the most powerful curse in history. It was said that the sorcerers paid a huge price to seal him, cut off his fingers one by one and sealed them in different parts of the world to prevent his resurrection.
But this thing appeared so suddenly, which made Satoru more sure that he might not be the only person who can use jujutsu in this world.
At least... there was a Sukuna in this world.
The fog that had been shrouding his heart was suddenly blown away, but Satoru did not feel the pleasure of enlightenment, because a completely strange situation appeared in front of him.
He was really afraid that one day, he would fail to protect the people he cherishes.
Although the Sato couple have been yelling "I don't believe it", the neighbors more or less had concluded that this was the reality of Kento's death.
They knew that the child only slept for four hours a day, and the rest of the time was either spent studying or listening to his parents' lectures. He also had tutoring classes after normal class. He was like a machine that kept on working.
The students also said that Kento was always smiling, but his eyes always seemed to be sad.
The teachers said that he never talked to them outside lessons, but just obediently completed all the tasks, and just asked questions about studies when he meets the teachers.
After all the testimonies, the image of Sato Kento had become more vivid, and Satoru couldn't help but feel pity.
A child who was pressurized so hard, if he found out earlier, he might be able to prevent this tragedy.
…
Hokage office.
"Is that so... you can leave."
Since parting from Satoru in the morning, Tsunade has been forcing herself to calm down and work in her office with peace of mind.
She also breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the truth had come to light.
But after that sigh, she punched her desk hard.
Under her nose, a child killed himself in such a cruel way, in exchange of hope for that illusory next life, so stupid and pitiful.
*Creak*
The door was pushed open, and Satoru walked in. Seeing that Tsunade was bowing her head in silence, he knew that she already got the truth of the matter, and there was no need for him to repeat it.
"Let's build a new teaching building. If the money is not enough, I will contribute part of it from my own pocket. Kento's classroom atmosphere is not suitable, and children will feel depressed if they continue studying in it."
Tsunade said without any hesitation, "Okay, although the financial situation in the past few years has been a little tight, coupled with the destruction caused by Akatsuki but no matter how hard it is, we can't delay it anymore. The children, they are the future of Konoha, and so it will start right away."
"Hmm, how are you?
"I'm fine." Tsunade raised her head and said with a smile, "I'm Hokage, even if the sky falls on Konoha, I have to be fine and bear it."
Satoru frowned.
"You're a bit of like the child Kento.""
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"The children said that although he was always smiling, but his eyes seemed to be sad all the time."
Tsunade didn't speak, and lowered her head.
"This matter is not your fault, nor is it that child's fault. It is also not wrong for his parents to want their son to become an excellent person... This is the world we live in. If there were no ninjas and no wars in this world, he may have suffered less, at least he didn't have to study hard to become a strong ninja."
Tsunade could hear that Satoru just wanted to find a reason to appease her.
Indeed, no one could be blamed for the death of Kento, but could pin the blame it on this world of constant fighting and death.
Tsunade's thoughts were interrupted by a kiss from Satoru.
It was not as aggressive as before, he just gently kissed her lips and parted from them.
Satoru looked into Tsunade's eyes, smiled slightly, and then walked towards the door.
She needed time to calm down. The greater the responsibility on her body, the greater the pressure. Satoru was not very good at sweet words, and could only show his concerns with practical actions that he was always with her.
"I will never drink and gamble again!"
Tsunade suddenly raised his voice and said.
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