September 27, 61 Konoha
Konoha of Fire
It rained all night,
And it was sunny.
The cracks on the outer wall of the old Naruto building were wet as if thunder had just struck,
Green moss grew from top to bottom like lightning bolts.
The logistics department didn't know whether to get rid of these slippery things first or just paste cement to make up for it. Inside the Naruto building, it was still fine. After all, it was only raining,
The moss wouldn't leak too much even if it grew in.
"But it's really disgusting." Uchiha Itachi, who had already finished his vacation, had just finished his morning routine of sweeping the floor, wiping the table, and fetching water,
He was holding the small metal bucket given to him by the logistics department employee,
He was silently painting the wall. He was going to use a small brush to touch the white paint to cover all the mildew marks on the window edge,
Before Lord Naruto went to work on time.
Of course,
After work, he would still give Naruto classified information, classified documents, and run errands to pass on messages. However, there might be an extra small program today, which was that Naruto wanted to take time out to talk to him, the new Uchiha patriarch, about life and ideals. Yes,
At his father's funeral yesterday, his leader of the Four Generations, Naruto, told him that. Itachi knew that although he was asking about life ideals, it was probably more like what his mother said. "Naruto is impatient to really lead the security department part-time."
Then,
Who would be the new head of the Hokage's defense department? Itachi was a little nervous. He felt that it might be him, but he didn't know if he was really willing to inherit his father's job. Although it was great to be the youngest higher-up of Konoha, what was the security department? It was to protect Konoha. In other words, the security minister didn't need to leave Konoha at all. If that's the case, he might as well follow Hokage.
Itachi sighed. In fact, if it was the previous garrison force, he might be a little interested in inheriting it,
But a few years ago, when the field team was established,
The garrison force's strategic locations outside Konoha had been assigned to the field team one by one. However, since it was a branch of the Uchiha family,
Then, going to the field would satisfy all parties, right? That is,
He was already the captain of Naruto's guards. In theory, this was a position that was on the same level as the field captain. However, Itachi did not think that he could replace Sagittarius with his current qualifications.
This fact made Itachi feel powerless, as powerless as the family meeting he attended after his father's death.
Itachi sighed again. Even though those who opposed his father and him had been eliminated physically and spiritually, and even though those who were still alive did not dare to ask about the whereabouts of those who were missing, he still felt uncomfortable being the new patriarch. He was either speechless or really did not know what to say. If he didn't use violence, he couldn't force his mother and Sasuke to sit in the meeting hall and discuss his father's funeral with those elders.
"Itachi, why do you still like to daydream so much?"
Itachi quickly put down the brush and bucket in his hand and took the document in Naruto's arms. "Good morning, Lord."
The head of the Dark Department, who followed closely behind, also put down the document in his hand. He tapped the floor with the tip of his foot and frowned at Itachi. "Remember to wipe it before it dries."
"Alright, Kakashi, you can go do your work first." Naruto pulled out a chair and sat down. The legs of the chair directly pressed down on the few drops of paint. He looked at his watch. "Itachi, help me pour a glass of water. Don't be too hot. I have a meeting later. Before the meeting, I can talk about the problem I talked to you about yesterday."
"Yes, Lord." Itachi immediately ignored Kakashi's cold gaze and went to pour water. He suddenly felt a little nervous. He did not expect Naruto to be so direct. He was not prepared at all.
But in Watergate's view, this was just Itachi being a little shy, so Watergate waved his hand, looked at Kakashi, and then looked at the door.
Kakashi could only wave his hand to make the Shadow Guard retreat. He watched Itachi put the water in Naruto's hand, gritted his teeth, and turned away.
"Well, now it's just the two of us here. You can talk to me if you want to. I don't think I'm an outsider to you, am I?" Naruto took a sip of water and smiled gently. "After all, I'm the one who changed your diapers."
Itachi sighed. He had heard Naruto tell this joke countless times, and he really couldn't blush.
"Ah, it's not easy to tease a child when he grows up." Naruto put down the cup and continued to smile. "But your temper is much better than Kakashi's. Every time I used to tease him, he would get angry. Not only did he move his mouth, but he also dared to hit me."
In all of Konoha, other than Naruto, only Kakashi dared to hit you, my Naruto -sama! Itachi restrained his serious face from changing as he secretly complained.
"What's wrong? Why are you so serious?" Watergate had no choice but to put on a serious face. "I know your father was just buried yesterday. But you're a ninja, a Jonin, an adult. You're not a little kid who hasn't seen his teammates leave, right? Please think about it rationally. Compared to your former teammates, or my former teammates, your father's death was comfortable enough, so don't worry like a child. I believe he will reincarnate and live a good life. You have to start a new life as soon as possible. "
"Yes, Sama." Itachi wanted to refute, but just like facing the elders of his family, he really didn't know where to start. In short, Itachi was a little stiff. He began to miss the days when he used to wear a mask every day. He shouldn't have listened to Naruto and casually taken it off. Maybe he should have prepared a mask like Kakashi -sama?
"Okay, okay, really." Although Watergate wanted a more relaxed atmosphere to talk to Itachi, the child wanted to learn from his father when he was young. There was nothing he could do. "Then, Itachi, please tell me your life's dream in your most serious manner."
Itachi was speechless.
"Don't be nervous." Naruto suddenly felt tired talking to Itachi. "How should I put it? Let's just say it. In fact, I didn't mean to ask you. You can treat this as a small tradition. I don't know if your father had time to ask you, but I asked Kakashi when he became an adult. What he told me was that he wanted the world to be peaceful and everyone to be happy. But later, he added something more feasible, which was to let "Intimate Paradise" continue to be serialized forever. And my teacher Jiraiya also asked me when I became an adult. I said that my dream had changed from being Naruto to being a great Naruto. Now that I think about it, if I didn't become Naruto, Golden Flash might have become Konoha's number one braggart. So, Itachi, what about you? Don't worry, I won't laugh at you no matter how ridiculous it is. "
"But I really don't know." Itachi was silent for a while, but he still said this. He felt that talking to Naruto was tiring. In fact, he always felt that talking to Naruto was tiring, but today seemed to be the most tiring.
Naruto was speechless.
"Sama, if you want to know how to arrange my future work more reasonably." Itachi decided to cut to the chase. "I will firmly obey your orders."
"But I don't need you to obey orders at this time." Naruto was troubled by Itachi's words. "My wife and your mother have a good relationship. Some people say that my relationship with your father is bad, while others say it's good. But that's not important. What's important is that I watched you grow up little by little. You are my nephew. Like your father and mother, I hope that you can have a better future. What's a better future? It's not up to us, it's up to you. Itachi, ninjas often don't have a choice, but now, you have a chance to choose. Please don't give up so easily, okay? "
Itachi was speechless.
Watergate looked at Itachi, who was becoming more and more like a young Fugaku, and wanted to slap him. But Itachi wasn't like his Kakashi, who could be slapped whenever he wanted. "Well, I'll ask you another question. Deputy Field Captain, Chief of the Anbu Field Captain, Chief of the Security Department. You choose. "
Itachi restrained his pupils from widening. Of course he wanted to be the Chief of the Anbu Field Captain! Deputy Field Captain was also not bad, Sir! However, the new Uchiha Patriarch who wanted to be the Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan couldn't help but think about the Uchiha Clan. Now that his father is gone, his every word and action is related to the honor and disgrace of the entire Uchiha Clan. Although the honor and disgrace of the Uchiha Clan is not that important to him personally, it was always important to his father when he was alive. "Yondaime-sama, I would like to discuss this with my family first."
"Sigh." Naruto sighed, looked at his watch, and drank the water in the cup. "Forget it, I'll go to the meeting first. You can go home and discuss it with your mother, your brother, and your whole family. After you've discussed it, think about it and get back to me, as soon as possible, okay?"
"Yes, Sir." This time, Itachi answered very simply.
What about Naruto? In fact, there was still some time before the meeting, so he went up to the rooftop in a flash of golden light. He felt that he should get some fresh air, otherwise the meeting would be canceled.
"Sensei, don't smoke inferior cigarettes." Kakashi came quickly as usual. He snatched Naruto's cigarette and took out his own cigarette box.
"But what's the use of your special tasteless tobacco!" Watergate felt even angrier, but he still picked up a cigarette and put it close to Kakashi's lighter.
"After all, it's a cigarette." Kakashi also picked up a cigarette. "What's wrong? Didn't your talk with Itachi go well?"
"Don't you need to work?!"
"There's no task suitable for me." Kakashi blew out a smoke ring. "The rest of the field tasks just need to be arranged and wait for them to complete or not."
"Then go and deal with the official documents."
"They're all field tasks. Besides signing, what official documents can I deal with?" Kakashi tapped the cigarette ash. "It's not a payday."
Watergate bit the filter. He really hated Kakashi's cigarettes.
"Don't be angry." Kakashi was calm. "Itachi has always been a good boy. By the way, what did you talk to him about?"
"Don't ask about things that I didn't tell you." Watergate put out the annoying cigarette. "Pay attention to your discipline."
"The security level of the Anbu Minister is about the same as Naruto -sama's." Kakashi blew out another smoke ring.
"About the same." For some reason, Watergate looked at Kakashi, who was acting sloppy again, angrier than Itachi, who taught himself to be expressionless. "Stand properly."
Kakashi picked his ears and stood at attention.
Watergate reached out five fingers and patted Kakashi's back. "You don't know how to stand properly. Be careful not to turn into a lump when you get old."
"Ouch." Kakashi gritted his teeth and almost swallowed the cigarette.
"Don't play dumb. I didn't use any strength." Watergate looked at his watch and looked at Kakashi. "But you swayed after I patted you. Why did you deteriorate so much? Since you don't have anything else to do today, let's go to the training ground. I think I need to find some time to spar with you in the next few days."
"Oh." Kakashi nodded and immediately stepped on the ground.
Watergate sighed. "It's my fault. I really spoiled you."
Kakashi was speechless.
Watergate looked at his watch again. "I'm going to the meeting. What about you? Take a detour and ask Naruto what he wants to eat for lunch."
"You already asked him this morning." Kakashi also sighed. He didn't understand. Didn't his teacher know how to ask other questions?!
But our Naruto had already jumped off the green platform of Naruto building and climbed through the window of the meeting room.
"But what to eat for lunch is really a big problem."
Konoha, a residential area, a dark alley, a sewer.
"But you shouldn't have said this when we were digging out the trash. And you've been talking about it all morning." Sasuke, who had also finished his break, rolled up his pants and threw the rotten branch in his hand to Naruto.
Our young master Naruto curled his lips. He caught the branch and threw it into the trash bag behind him. Then, he bent down and continued digging. Of course, he didn't really want to talk about lunch. He just didn't know what to say to Sasuke.
Talk about it. Ah, Sasuke, our team is really pitiful. The only female ninja is still studying in the hospital, and the Jonin mentor is away on some mission. So, we can't get any high-level missions, and we have one less person, so we have to go back to digging out the sewers and fixing the roof. But how do we talk about it? Ah, if only we could get the field mission like last week. Her father just got buried. Then, can we talk about our families? Sasuke, let me tell you, the atmosphere in Namikaze's family is really strange. My dad is angry with Kakashi again. But when I asked Kakashi, he didn't say why. Tell me, if he doesn't say why, how can I help him say good things to my dad? After that, Sasuke couldn't help but exchange family information. Her father just got buried. Talking about ninjutsu. Sasuke has always been strict with her father. Just got buried. Recalling their childhood, the reason why Sasuke and Naruto got along so well was that Sasuke liked to hide at home after being scolded by her father. Just got buried. Thinking about the future, they returned to the unlucky mission. Just got buried.
I can't let the motherless Naruto and Sasuke talk about their mother!
Anyway, Naruto was very upset.
But Sasuke didn't seem to think that much. "Naruto, don't be distracted. Dig seriously, or else this sewer won't be able to pass."
"But it's already smelly." Naruto put the rotten cabbage that he had just taken out into the garbage bag, shook the water off his hand, and sniffed it. "It's true. I hate it. You said I should finish early and go home at noon to give my frog wallet a bath, and then wash my shuriken."
Sasuke glanced at Naruto, who was panting heavily. "…"
Naruto laughed and scratched his ears and cheeks out of habit. But when he put his hand on his hair, he reacted. "Damn, I almost turned into a human rotten egg."
Sasuke frowned. "Naruto, you just cursed."
"I didn't."
"You did."
"No."
"Yes."
"I just didn't."
"…" Sasuke sighed. "Get back to work."
"Yes." Naruto pursed his lips and continued to bend over. But he was still angry. He wanted to tell Sasuke that it wasn't a swear word. It was a word that adults often used to express their feelings. Even his father was anxious — You can't mention my father!
"Naruto, do you want to work or not?!" Sasuke dug and dug. When he looked up, he saw Naruto in a daze. "If you don't finish quickly, why are you going home early? If you don't go home early, your father will cook for you again."
Naruto was a little stunned when he heard this, but he quickly reacted. "I'm going home to wash the frog wallet! No, it's a shuriken. "
Sasuke: "…"
Naruto: "…"
Sasuke: "Childish."
Childish was never a derogatory word.
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