Konoha Year 59, December 30th, New Year's Eve
Konoha's sky was clear, and there was no snow.
8 PM, National Capital King's Palace
"Why isn't Naruto here yet?" The young King of the Fire Nation sat on a wide platform and stamped his feet. National Capital King's Palace was overcast today, and it was snowing heavily. The King's Palace was not short of coal and firewood for heating, but the hall he was in had a long history. It was so old that heating was not invented when it was built, and there was no room for the advanced air-conditioning system to be modified. So, no matter how big the brazier was, it was still cold.
The Finance Minister kneeling in front of the King was also cold. He and his ministers had been waiting for Naruto for two hours with empty stomachs. Naruto did not attend the banquet. Moreover, he was destined to be late for the ball tonight. "That, Naruto's convoy has arrived."
"I'm asking about Naruto, my leader of the Four Generations, himself."
"This, I don't know." The minister, who was no longer young, could only endure the chill on his knees and answered, "You also know that the Hokage's shadow guards have always been silent."
"Oh, then you can ask him again." The young King was also hungry, cold and hungry, but he did not dare to go back to his bed and eat first. But when he thought about how everyone in the hall was feeling cold and hungry with him, the King smiled, "Forget it, it's better to inform the guests who have arrived at the ball that our Naruto might be late for some reasons that everyone knows. Please be patient."
What about that Naruto?
Under the starlight, by the lake in the small canyon
The snow had stopped.
8: 20 PM
Bo Fung Watergate ate the last roasted pine nut in his hand and sat lazily on a tree branch. He watched his new Guard Captain clean up the fish bones on the ground and carefully extinguish the bonfire. Then, he could not help but yawn. He stood up and stretched his body, his gaze still fixed on his son in the distant forest. His cute son was currently leading two of his teammates to attack the Tokubetsu Ninja Mitanishi Anko with snowballs. They were definitely going to win.
"They must have had a good time," Watergate thought when he heard Naruto's loud laughter. However, another even louder laughter made him unconsciously unhappy. His son was hit by a snowball! Oh, Anko Mitarashi … Orochimaru -senpai was right, that little girl Anko would never grow up!
The memory of Watergate was still fresh in his mind. At that time, many people were still there. It was also winter, and the war was still going on for a long time. That day, he had just come back from the front line. He was tired, sleepy, and hungry. When he saw Konoha's gate, he was as excited as when he saw Kina's quilt. That was why he ignored Orochimaru -senpai who passed by him with a frown, as well as the little girl who followed Orochimaru and seemed to be calling his name … Then, a large snowball went straight for the back of his head. Fine, he was really too lazy to dodge at that time, but in the end … Anyway, he later heard from Kina that when Orochimaru -senpai told her to move him back home, he indeed pointed at Anko with a look of disgust and said, "If your useless boyfriend wakes up and has any side effects, go find her. Don't blame me."
"Haha." Watergate couldn't help but laugh out loud. Yes, it was just as beautiful as what his son did today. His cute Kina couldn't help but bury Anko in the snow. Well done, Kina! She laughed so loudly that I couldn't even listen to our son's laughter.
"Sensei, no matter how happy you are, you're going to be late." Hatake Kakashi finally quietly appeared beside Naruto and reminded him in a low voice.
"What a bummer — we were going to be late anyway." Watergate -sensei was speechless as he looked at his serious disciple. "Don't tell me that the mission was written so clearly, but you didn't understand why we didn't sleep well during the New Year and ran to the National Capital."
Kakashi flipped through the mission notes. "Deter, entice, divide, strike."
"So it's not good to go too early."
Kakashi didn't say anything.
Watergate sighed and turned to look at Itachi mechanically. "012110, you were listening in the meeting just now, right? Do you understand?"
"Yes, Sensei, I understand."
Watergate was very happy. "Tell Kakashi why we're going to be late."
"…" Itachi was silent for a moment, but in the end, he decided to say whatever he wanted. He pointed at the four people who were still happily playing around. "Because they haven't had enough fun."
Our Naruto and Bo Fung Watergate finally covered his head with his hands and sighed to the sky. Fine, he thought, this is indeed a very necessary reason.
But …
"Kakashi, what makes you think that I should go just because His Majesty says he wants to treat me to a meal, and that I have to be there when the ball starts?"
"…"
Watergate was finally speechless as he looked at Kakashi who was still silent. He turned to look at Itachi again. "012110, tell Kakashi what deterrence is."
Itachi answered seriously, "Using force to threaten the enemy and make them lay down their weapons and surrender."
Bo Fung Watergate looked at Itachi and sighed. "Fine, beating them into submission is also a good answer. But there are some people in this world who can't be beaten into submission. Kakashi, let them wait. Don't move until the third time. If I'm not there, they won't dare to start the ball. This is deterrence. "
"Yes … but, this is the fourth time." Kakashi and Itachi glanced at each other and answered.
"The fourth time?" Watergate calculated the time. It was not even 8: 30 yet. "His Majesty's patience is getting worse as he gets older."
Kakashi had something to say. He snorted. "That kid's patience has always been lacking."
Watergate didn't comment. He looked at Kakashi's eyes blinking at him. He really couldn't figure out whether his disciple was pretending to be smart or really stupid.
"Sensei." Kakashi urged. Although he didn't think that it was necessary and important for Sensei to meet His Majesty in the New Year, if he went too late, the Anbu brothers who arrived first would be embarrassed. "Let's go."
"Okay, okay." Watergate had to jump down from the tree, clapped his hands, and called the little guys who were playing hide-and-seek and snowball fights in the forest.
However, looking at the four people who quickly arrived in front of him, their faces full of joy and wet … Minato still felt that it was too early. "I'll give you 30 seconds to clean yourselves up and gather here. Please keep your uniforms. Now, you'll have to wear the formal attire prepared by the logistics department."
"Yes."
Watergate couldn't help but shake his head at the scattered little guys and sighed. "Itachi, Kakashi, you guys also go and change your clothes."
Kakashi and Itachi changed their clothes instantly.
Minato was speechless as he looked at the Dark Department field suits that the two of them were wearing. It was really ugly. "Can't you change your black shirts to white ones? Do you have to be black from head to toe? "
"The suits prepared for you this year are also black, so your shirt is white. We can only wear black. We can't wear the same clothes as you." Kakashi said perfunctorily and helped Sensei change his clothes.
Watergate reluctantly changed his pants and shoes. Yes, wearing civilian clothes was less oppressive than wearing a uniform. It was more suitable for expressing goodwill, but couldn't the General Staff Department make more comfortable clothes for him?
"Sensei, change into a full set. You're not planning to wear a uniform to dance this year, are you?"
Watergate answered seriously, "No, I'm wearing a Naruto trench coat. A trench coat is obviously a casual style."
Kakashi said helplessly, "Sensei, it's not a war. That dazzling cloak won't help us attract firepower at the ball."
"I'm just kidding." Watergate had to change into his black suit. "Don't you two think that the three of us look like we're going to a funeral?"
"Sensei, that's because last year when we wore a white suit and a black shirt, you said we looked like we were going to a funeral. That's why we changed to black this year. Besides, except for black, white, and all kinds of gray in between. Sensei, are all of the colors that you can wear outside really like you're attending a funeral … or do you actually prefer to wear red with the words' Hokage of the Fourth Hokage 'embroidered in gold? "
"You talk too much." Watergate glanced at his disciple and shouted around, "You four, why do you need so long to change clothes?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the four of them stood in a row in front of him — the two boys were wearing the same small black suit and white shirt, and they looked uncomfortable.
The two girls … Watergate looked at Sakura who was wearing a white lace princess dress. Sigh ~ Don't imitate that Hinata girl who's dressed like a lady right now. Why is she so shy after changing clothes? "Genin Haruno."
"Yes, Sensei."
Sakura straightened her back and stood at attention.
Watergate said gently, "Relax, Sakura, it's work. And you're really beautiful today. So, if there's a handsome guy you like who wants to dance with you, feel free to dance with him. I remember that you did pretty well in the dance elective class for the school's intelligence department. Tonight, enjoying the hospitality of the boys is a job that you must complete. But if any of them dare to touch you, don't hesitate to beat them back. But please be gentle with them. They're not as strong as your teammates. They're very weak … So, please control your strength. "
"Yes … Sir, I promise to complete the mission." Sakura answered loudly.
Watergate looked at Sakura who was already feeling better and continued, "Also, Naruto, Sasuke. Especially you, Naruto, be careful when you eat. You haven't forgotten the contents of the inspection class, right? "
"Yes, sir." Sasuke and Naruto also answered loudly.
"Good, then Anko no Tokubetsu." Bo Fung Watergate felt weak when he saw the woman wearing a red dress that exposed her back … The female ninja who was already in a mission state was throwing flirtatious glances at all the men present. "Anko, can you take off the shawl when you dance? We're in the snowy wilderness. "
"Thank you, I'm not cold, sir." Mitarashi Anko blinked her large eyes and looked at Watergate.
"Looking at you makes me cold." Bo Fung Watergate could no longer pay attention to this thick-skinned girl. "Kakashi, you take Itachi and Anko, I'll take the three children. Let's go directly to the ball hall. I remember that I buried the coordinates. Follow me and find the coordinates. "
"Yes, sir." Kakashi motioned for Anko and Itachi to hold his arm and get ready to go.
"But." Naruto interrupted, "Dad, what about these rabbits?"
Watergate twitched his mouth at the fat rabbits in each of the three children's hands. "Take them with you. If you don't want to wake up and find that your rabbit only has one head or one foot left, you must hold them tightly. "
So the three Genin held their prey tightly, and then Bo Fung Watergate held them tightly in his arms like prey. A golden light flashed, and the seven of them appeared in the center of the ball hall of the National Capital City Lord's Mansion.
Facing the well-dressed people with different expressions, Watergate smiled slightly and glanced around, as if he didn't see the young king on the throne. He only bowed slightly, "I'm sorry, everyone. It seems that it's a little late. Really, I accidentally lost a bet with my son yesterday, so I can only play with him today. "
"Here!" Watergate said and pulled Naruto out and put him in front of himself. "This handsome young man who looks like me is my son. Son, come. Say hello to everyone. "
Naruto Uzumaki held his fat rabbit and bowed slightly like Sasuke usually did. He introduced himself with a soft voice that hadn't changed yet, "Hello, everyone, I'm Naruto Uzumaki from the Bo Fung family. I'm from Konoha. Nice to meet you. "
Sasuke and Sakura also greeted him.
In short, these three children didn't come to the National Capital's New Year's Ball for the next few years. Being surrounded by a group of strange men and women, and being unable to do anything, was really not a feeling that a qualified ninja could get used to!
But fortunately, the crowd soon separated. The young king of the Fire Country came to save his Naruto. Naruto changed the atmosphere with a few words and firmly occupied the hall.
But he walked very slowly because he was really scared. When he came to Naruto, his lips were still dry, and his palms were still sweating. Until the powerful man still didn't hesitate to kneel on one knee and salute him as before. He heard the gentle voice calling him "Monarch". He saw the arrogant face smiling at him gently. His heart, which had been in his throat for the past few days, was finally at ease.
In a trance, he felt as if he had helped his Naruto up.
But then? He was invited to the first dance by Konoha's enchanting and sexy ninja. The music started, and he danced happily. He knew that he wouldn't remember the ninja's name, but he would remember the ninja's sweet smell.
Then what about Naruto? The tall man was surrounded by various ministers, dignitaries, businessmen, and women. He was talking and laughing with them.
And the child who had the same blond hair as Naruto and his two companions were surrounded by all the children present. The group of children dressed up as the three rabbits, and they were also talking and laughing.
It was really worth waiting for so long.
When waiting can become a habit.
…
Konoha 59
December 30th, sunny
It's 23: 55. Five more minutes until the 60th year of Konoha.
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