On the third day after Tsunade Senju left,
Mute Kato realized that,
Her sensei didn't go to her sensei's sensei's house for a short stay,
She really left without saying goodbye. On that rainy day when the "alarm went off by mistake", she didn't take any luggage with her,
She just wore old clogs with new ropes,
She stuffed a wine bottle in her arms,
Then she picked up an umbrella at the door,
Then, he walked out of the door in a carefree manner.
So Mute set off from the dormitory every day more normally,
She went to Konoha Hospital to work overtime, went to the cafeteria for lunch, dinner, and supper,
On her off days, she went to the logistics service club to send the uniform she changed out of to be washed. Occasionally, when she wasn't busy, she would go shopping and eat snacks with her new colleagues (female colleagues),
Or practice ninjutsu. Occasionally, she would go on a small field trip not far away.
Konoha's single in-house ninjas were bored in this way.
Yes, it was boring.
Mute knew that she shouldn't think like this, especially since she had seen what hunger and turmoil were, what war and death were since she was young. But the outside of Konoha was also very attractive — go to any city you wanted to go to,
Stay anywhere you wanted to stay,
Get to know the people you wanted to know,
Treat the diseases that could be treated,
Save the people that could be saved. Also, you could fight with the people you didn't like at any time. If you couldn't beat them, you could still run. Anyway, if you ran away, you wouldn't fail the mission. If you couldn't run away, you wouldn't have to sacrifice your companions.
This was the life that her sensei, Senju Tsunade, yearned for. It was also the life that the teenage Mute feared and hated, the twentysomething-year-old Mute was used to and cherished, and the thirtysomething-year-old Mute might reminisce and be nostalgic for. There were no missions, no responsibilities, and no obligations to be selfish.
Yes, selfish.
It's a pity that Shizune Kato was never a selfish person. Like all the young and naive ninjas of Konoha, she's always been quiet.
August, year 61 of Konoha.
The scorching sun in Konoha after the rainy season.
Naruto's office in Naruto's building.
The air-conditioning is on full blast.
"Itachi, pass me the documents over there."
The leader of the Four Generations, Bo Fung Watergate, Naruto, was writing furiously. He did not raise his head or point, so Itachi looked at the documents all over the office. He really did not know where Naruto was going.
"012110?" Naruto was about to sign a stack of documents in front of him. He needed new materials for his work.
"Which side do you want?" Itachi asked.
"Whichever way." Naruto finally stopped writing and looked up. He was a little dissatisfied with Itachi's absent-mindedness. "I've said it 800 times. As long as I haven't read or signed it, hand it over at the right time. Haven't you been doing well recently? Why are things happening again today? "
"But …" Itachi felt uncomfortable with Naruto's accusing gaze. "It's gone."
"Huh?" Naruto's eyes widened in disbelief.
Itachi could only take the work log and sort it out while counting. In the end, he was also in disbelief. "Yes, sir. Today's work is all over."
Naruto blinked, looked at the clock on the wall, and opened the drawer to look at the calculator and timer. Yes, the three dials were all showing him the time now was 4: 05 and 5 seconds in the afternoon. "Itachi, see if there's anything left."
"Yes, sir." Itachi counted again and reported. "There's nothing left in the office that you need to deal with today. If there's nothing else sent over."
"Of course there won't be anything sent over." Naruto cracked the corner of his mouth and suddenly stood up and stretched out his hand to Itachi.
"Pa." Itachi's hand reflexively patted Naruto's hand. This made the young ninja suddenly feel a little absent-minded, as if he had returned to the past. At that time, he was the most popular mission leader in the Anbu field. Every time he and his team members finished work, they would high-five like this to celebrate.
However, Naruto was not in the mood to pay attention to his subordinate's psychological activities. He drank the tea in the cup in one gulp. "Itachi, quickly inform someone to pick up the documents, then get off work and go home!"
"Yes, sir." When Itachi heard the words "get off work" and "go home", he suddenly became excited. He quickly went out and waved to the Anbu on duty and ordered them to do the work. God, Naruto's office actually didn't work overtime and got off work early when Naruto was at home. It was like the final radiance of the setting sun before the end of the world! Today, he could finally pick up the lovely son of Sasuke from work, no, from the mission!
However, Naruto still wouldn't be so kind to let Itachi go. He patted his subordinate's shoulder and smiled. "Then, Itachi, please wait here for a while. I'll get off work first."
"No!" Itachi subconsciously pulled Naruto.
"What's wrong?" Naruto's heart skipped a beat. "Don't tell me you suddenly remembered where you hid the documents."
"No." Itachi felt his face burning. He didn't want to stay, he also wanted to get off work early, but as a subordinate, he didn't seem to have any reason to let his boss stay, so this sentence blurted out. "Sir, please eat the walnuts on the table."
"No." Naruto frowned and shook his head.
"But Kakashi -sama said that Yakushi said that you must eat five walnuts every afternoon, and it's my task to watch you finish them."
"But it's your duty to listen to me." Naruto found himself in a bad mood again. "Itachi, do you think your boss looks like a child?"
"No." Itachi denied, but he was doubtful.
"Then, is your Kakashi -senpai a childish brat without a brain and judgment?"
"No." Itachi denied, but he was doubtful.
"Then, are you a stupid ninja who doesn't dare to disobey the unreasonable orders of your boss?"
"Of course not." Itachi said the same thing.
"Then, if Kakashi uses those damn walnuts to make things difficult for you." Naruto grabbed the plate with the walnuts and put it in Itachi's hand. "You can tell him directly that Naruto didn't waste food, and all the snacks have been eaten!"
"But." Itachi reached out and tried to grab Naruto, but this time he only grabbed air. He looked at the plate in his hand and sighed, then silently took off his mask and put all the walnuts into his mouth. Walnuts were delicious when eaten occasionally, but if he ate them almost every day like he did, he would only feel greasy and greasy, as if he was chewing wood. 'Ahhh, next time I'll just bring them home and feed them to Sasuke.'
Konoha Cafeteria
Back Cupboard
Vegetable Warehouse
There was no air-conditioning.
Sasuke was peeling potatoes, and so was Naruto. Sakura?
"Why can Sakura go to Konoha Hospital to help out, but we have to peel potatoes here?" Naruto Uzumaki obviously knew the answer, but when he saw that Sasuke was so disinterested that he didn't even bother to raise his head, he added to avoid awkwardness. "Forget it, you don't have to answer. I just feel that the potatoes are a little lonely."
But Sasuke still answered, "Because compared to the lack of people to peel potatoes, Konoha is even more lacking in medical ninjas and nurses."
This time it was Naruto's turn to not know how to continue. He felt that he should say, "Since we can't leave Konoha, why don't we also become medical ninjas? Maybe work will be more fun." But after thinking about it, it still seemed like nonsense. If he and Sasuke had the talent to become medical ninjas, they wouldn't have to wait until after graduation. "Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Sasuke raised his head and looked at Naruto who was suddenly stunned. "Don't be lazy, hurry up and peel the potatoes. It's almost time to cook. If there aren't enough potatoes, the chef will be angry. If he gets angry, we won't be able to go home on time for dinner."
"Ah." Naruto hurriedly sped up his hands, but he still took time to look at the corner of the wall. His intuition told him that there seemed to be something there. Could it be the legendary cafeteria thief again?
So Sasuke, who received Naruto's tiptoe, carefully observed the corner with the reflection of the steel knife in his hand. There were only pumpkins, melons, and cabbages piled up in the corner. He pricked up his ears and tried to listen, but he couldn't hear any breathing or heartbeat other than his and Naruto's. In the end, he also kicked Naruto. "Maybe it's a fly that just flew by?"
"It's not a fly." Naruto's tiptoe continued to convey his doubts. "If we listen carefully, we can still hear a fly swatting its wings."
"But a fly won't fly forever, it has to fall." Sasuke's tiptoe continued to refute. Why don't you go over and touch it? See if something can fly. "
"I don't want to. What if it's a ghost? You're better than me, you go."
"But you're the one who's paranoid now. Go find evidence for your suspicions. Don't drag me into this. If there's nothing and I suddenly rush over there, won't I become a big idiot again?"
"Protecting Konoha's safety is the Uchiha family's family mission. Your brother is with my father, so he can't take care of the family. When you grow up, you might become the head of Konoha's security. So, this is your responsibility. "
"It's not just mine. Everyone has a responsibility to protect Konoha's safety."
"Yo, you're saying things in a different way now." Naruto began to move. He waved his sword and taunted, "Don't tell me you're scared."
"…" Sasuke was happy to find that he was almost immune to Naruto's taunts. "This is the back of Konoha's cafeteria. The food here is for everyone from Konoha's ninja apprentice to Naruto. What do you think will happen if bad people sneak in?"
"Ahem. Sasuke is really clear-headed. But you're really scared of ghosts. " Naruto was excited. "Tsk tsk, I still remember when we went to explore the basement of Naruto's building when we were young. You were so scared that you cried for your mother."
Any three-and-a-half-year-old child would cry if they were scared by Morinai Ibiki pretending to be a ghost! Do you think everyone is as careless as you?! Sasuke wanted to retort, but Naruto would continue to pester him. So, Sasuke blurted out, "Fine, I'm really scared of ghosts. I'm most scared of you playing tricks."
"What do you mean by playing tricks?!" Naruto, who had completely forgotten about the strange feeling in the corner, gave up on the troublesome secret signal and spoke directly.
"Pranks." Sasuke's answer was straightforward.
"Once bitten, twice shy. Don't be afraid of ropes, alright?"
"But there's a story called 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'. Your father told you before, right?"
…
"You, you." Naruto felt that he couldn't win against Sasuke, but he was used to suppressing Sasuke since he was young. Suddenly, this made him very unhappy.
"What's wrong? You can't say anything, so you want to fight? I'm not afraid of you." Sasuke looked at Naruto, who was gritting his teeth and rolling his eyes.
"Don't say it as if you can really beat me." Naruto hesitated for a moment, but he still didn't dare to fight in the cafeteria. He quickly changed the topic. "Forget it, let's work hard first. I still want to go home early and help my father cook. Speaking of which, my father is really working hard. He has to work and do housework. He's not as smart as Infield's and your father's, especially your father. He just can't move his hands, so he received his pension early and drinks tea and plays chess at home. Your mother also serves him three meals a day. "
"Stop talking about my mother. Isn't she now the acting head of security in addition to housework?" Sasuke's expression suddenly became strange. "And now, if my mother can't go home, my father also has to cook."
"Your father?" When Naruto thought of the expressionless uncle Uchiha who went into the kitchen with an apron, he almost fell into the pile of potatoes.
"Yes, my father, and all kinds of frozen convenience food." Sasuke sighed and lowered his head to peel the potatoes.
Naruto patted Sasuke's shoulder in understanding. He sighed, wiped his sweat, and squatted down to continue peeling potatoes.
Swish, swish, swish. Only the sound of the knife and potato skin flying in the air could be heard in the warehouse.
And the strange corner that was forgotten by the two boys could only continue to be strange. Cough, that's not right. Our wise and powerful leader of the Four Generations, Lord Naruto, is not a strange thing. However, if someone could see through his Invisibility, his current appearance was indeed quite strange. He was motionless with his back pressed against the wall. One of his hands was pressing against the pumpkin hill on his left, the other was kicking the cabbage hill on his right, and his head was leaning against a small pumpkin. In short, if he dared to move, there would be vegetables rolling down from the vegetable hill. With a crash, Naruto, who didn't go home after work and secretly came to peep at his son, would lose a lot of face — Watergate Daddy didn't want his son to know that his father actually peeped on him. But what should he do now? If he waited until Naruto finished peeling the potatoes, he wouldn't have time to go home and cook. Therefore, this Golden Flash, who was almost discovered by his son's strong intuition, had a headache and decided to just go eat for dinner!
Then, when Naruto finished peeling the potatoes and walked out of the canteen, Lord Naruto, whose hands and feet were already sore, gave his son a small surprise. At the same time, he also showed off the happy life of Naruto's family to the ninjas passing by.
And poor Sasuke?
Uchiha Main Residence
According to Sasuke's habit, if only his father was at home, he would directly run to his room and wait for his brother or mother to come back. But today, he could only bite the bullet and sneak into the kitchen, not only because his father was calling him, but also because his brother was in the kitchen.
"Why are you standing there like a fool? Hurry up and help." As soon as Sasuke showed his head at the kitchen door, Uchiha Fugaku walked out with his hands behind his back. "Also, your mother and I will eat out tonight. You two solve it yourselves."
"Oh." Sasuke curled his lips and watched his father slowly turn out of the door. Finally, he dared to take a closer look at his family's kitchen, which had once again undergone a makeover. The milky white carved tiles that were just replaced last month had a lot of cracks, and the shiny stainless steel stove was also just replaced. Now, it was bumpy and sticky with black ash and oil. Even his mother's favorite set of enamel porcelain tableware was broken into pieces. And the tall cupboard was actually lying on the floor. Sasuke could totally imagine how terrible his mother would be when she saw such a terrible scene. "Is this the end of the world?"
"No, just a little accident." Uchiha Itachi jumped down from the table, calmly handed Sasuke an apron and a rag, and pointed at the tiles on the wall.
Sasuke shook off the small floral apron, frowning as he put it on and began to wipe. Only then did he realize that his brother was also wearing a small floral apron.
"Mom's apron is the only one at home." Itachi was still calm as he jumped on the table again. He was cleaning the stains on the ceiling.
Sasuke looked up and saw a piece of charred stuff stuck tightly to the lampshade of his mother's favorite ceiling lamp. He sighed. "You and Dad didn't fight in the kitchen, did you?"
"I didn't fight with Dad." Itachi paused.
"Then this is."
Itachi finally dug out the piece of charred coal and threw it into the trash can. "When I was frying the steak, I used Chakra to put out the fire."
??
Sasuke was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly burst out laughing. "Mom is right. Dad is really a kitchen killer. Steak, hahaha, the person who can even cook dumplings into charcoal actually fried steak."
"Because the steak doesn't really need to be cooked." Itachi squatted down and began to clean up the broken porcelain. "I saw Naruto cook it at Naruto's house, and it felt easy to get started."
"Wait." Sasuke finally understood.
"Ah." Itachi's voice remained calm, but there was a suspicious blush on his face. "I got off work early today, so I tried it."
So Sasuke laughed even louder. Anyway, if he laughed at his brother, his brother wouldn't really get angry with him.
"Okay, stop laughing." Itachi sighed, took off his gloves, and tapped his brother's forehead. "Hurry up and help your brother clean up, and then think about what you want to eat tonight. Sigh."
Sasuke could only laugh as he wiped. "Actually, it's not that difficult. For example, frying steak just needs to be sure of the heat. If brother wants to eat it, I'll cook it next time. I think at least what I cook is edible."
"Sasuke can cook?" Itachi was a little surprised this time.
"What's so strange about that?" Sasuke sighed deeply. "Naruto and I helped Konoha's canteen peel potatoes for the whole day today."
"Uh." Itachi was a little embarrassed. He knew that his brother had always been dissatisfied with his work, and he felt that he should comfort his brother, but how could he comfort him? No matter how funny peeling potatoes was, it was still a task. If there was a task, he had to work hard, and it was better than being trapped in the office. "Sasuke, hold on a little longer. You'll be fine after the genin period."
"God knows how long my genin period will be." Sasuke could only continue to sigh. "But brother, you don't have to worry too much about me. The life of a stupid genin is not without fun. Although I always feel that I'm less and less like a ninja who can be compared to my brother. "
Mediocrity can sometimes be considered a blessing.
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