The sky gradually brightened.
October 3, 1961, Konoha
Hatake House, Konoha, Land of Fire
"Clang Clang Clang." Naruto was chopping the cabbage on the chopping board. Yes.
He didn't have a morning mission today.
So he was making breakfast. Seasonal vegetables fried noodles.
The dishes taught by the cafeteria chef, the taste of Naruto Uzumaki. But today, there was porridge and three side dishes. The porridge was made with leftover rice from yesterday.
There was nothing else to say except for some lily. The side dish was fresh bamboo shoots in vinegar.
Uncle Le's secret salted duck eggs.
And the slightly expensive Land of the Wind premium cured meat. Although Naruto wanted to be like yesterday.
He could eat the cooking of the professional chef and caramel pudding.
But he didn't buy it. Because although his father had a lot of money in his salary card, but …
Naruto looked at the backyard from the kitchen window as he cut the cured meat. In the backyard, Hatake Kakashi was being kicked by his father.
No, it was morning exercises under his father's supervision. Five thousand push-ups, five thousand leg raises, five thousand sit-ups — how annoying! Naruto was, of course, very willing to help his father make delicious breakfast. But! Why! Why did his father wake up early to help Kakashi train! In the past, he was still young.
After that, he was busy with work. When he wasn't busy, his health wasn't good. Now that his body had recovered, he wasn't busy with work anymore. His son had grown up, but why did he still help Kakashi train! Was it because Kakashi foolishly caught a cold yesterday and was judged by Konoha Hospital to lack exercise?
"Kakashi is obviously lazy!" Naruto chopped the chopping board even harder. Just to treat Kakashi's laziness! His father was going to abandon his growing filial son who needed more training and often cooked for him to take care of others!
Naruto was even more angry. But what could he do? Put down the kitchen knife and go to the backyard to fight with Kakashi? Then hug his father's leg and act coquettishly to get his father to agree to train with him? Or hug his father's arm and shake it.
He said that he wanted to be in the field.
He wanted a promotion.
He wanted to learn his father's signature ninjutsu.
He wanted to become stronger as soon as possible? Naruto knew that if he did this, his father would probably succeed in plucking the moon. But Naruto was unwilling. He was no longer a child who was still in school. From the day he received the forehead protector, he had already made a wish in front of the mirror — Naruto Uzumaki was now an adult! Then what should adults do when they want something? Was he going to splash paint on Naruto Rock for attention like he did when he was a child?
"Clang." Naruto sighed and put down the knife. He skillfully turned on the gas and put the cabbage into the pot. While frying, he calculated the money in his father's salary card and his father's monthly income. He felt that he could no longer wait for the logistics department to finish repairing Namikaze House. He had to go to Konoha and see if there were any good houses and land suitable for building another house for Naruto. He couldn't live in Kakashi's house forever — that annoying Kakashi! If he knew that he would still be hogging his father at the age of thirty, he wouldn't have agreed to move his family here!
But the annoying Kakashi that Naruto said was actually very wronged. At least, he didn't want to be trained so early in the morning. Especially when he ran 20 laps around Konoha while panting and jumping into his own backyard, his pants were torn apart in less than a second. Unfortunately, our young master Naruto didn't see how the autumn wind blew past Kakashi's exposed thigh.
"What a mess." Bo Fung Watergate smiled at Kakashi. He put the stopwatch in his hand into his pocket, then took out a large handful of beef jerky and fed it to the eight dogs that were lined up neatly behind Kakashi. Yes, they were the eight Ninja Dog that Kakashi had signed a blood contract with.
"Seba, Bisque, Aquino, Guruk, Uhei, Ulusi, Bulu, and Parker. Well done ~ "Naruto's voice was filled with joy.
"Woof, woof, woof." The eight dogs also seemed to be very happy.
Kakashi was very angry. He was still on vacation yesterday because of his old injury. Why did he have to run laps around Konoha in the morning like a green idiot? Fine, he ran, but why were there eight dogs behind him biting him? And they were his own dogs!
"Hm? Parker, are you saying that you don't want to eat beef jerky tomorrow, and want to eat black steak? No problem, don't worry, Kakashi doesn't need to spend money on many things. I can still afford to treat you to a small steak. " But no matter how fiercely Kakashi glared at his dog, the disobedient dog continued to chat with his teacher.
Therefore, Kakashi could only listen to them haggling. Looking at the other seven dogs barking non-stop, he suddenly felt that it would be good if the ninja dogs could understand human language. There shouldn't be a damned Shar Pei like Parker in this world who could speak human language!
"Ah, wait, let me write it down." But complaining never had any effect in reality. Bo Fung Watergate was still in high spirits. He took out a small notebook and recorded the requests of the dogs one by one under the translation of Shar Pei Parker. "Well, Brazil wants to eat small river shrimp. Bisque, Aquino, and Guruk want more beef jerky. Uhei, Ulusi, and Buru want various dog snacks. Is that right?"
"That's right, respected leader of Four Generations!" This was Parker's sudden raised voice. Kakashi wanted to strangle him even more. Forget about the other things, but he had clearly finished his run and reached home earlier. Why did Parker still instruct the adorable little Brazil to bite his butt? Ahhhh!
"Then, tomorrow, please continue to work hard to supervise my stupid disciple's running." Kakashi seemed to hear Sensei Watergate winking at the eight dogs. God, a golden flash at the dogs, really. "Enough, you guys!"
"Yo, Kakashi's breathing has stabilized." Our Naruto casually patted his disciple's head. Kakashi's straight hair was full of sweat. "Looks like you really put your heart into running and didn't cheat. Hurry up and take a bath, don't catch a cold."
"Yes, Sensei." Kakashi gritted his teeth. "Then, Sensei, can I send these disobedient summoned beasts back?"
"Of course not. Oh, I forgot to inform you that their last mission has ended." Watergate narrowed his eyes. "In the past, Konoha was understaffed, and there weren't any powerful ninjas willing to guard the prison gate. Therefore, Parker and his Ninja Dog Team were seconded to Konoha prison as prison guards. But now, there's a team on Gen's side that's willing to be in charge of guarding the prison."
"Okay, okay, but why is Parker a Jonin!" Kakashi pointed at the Shar Pei at Naruto's feet who was proudly facing his master. He wanted to skin him.
"Because I'm Naruto."
"He's my summoned beast."
"But when he was young, you agreed to let me give him the Ninja Forehead Protector. Also, we agreed that whoever took the initiative to work in a boring place like the prison for three years would be promoted. " Our Naruto squatted down and rubbed the furless heads of the dogs. "Parker, bring your team back to the old doghouse. Let me tell you a secret ~ Kakashi has been helping you guys clean it regularly."
"Sensei."
"Go and take a bath, then go to the kitchen to help Naruto." Watergate looked at Parker and Kakashi who were still silently arguing. His eyes narrowed even more. "Kakashi, believe me, it's time for you to learn how to cook."
"Okay." Kakashi glared at Parker again, sighed, and went to take a bath and change his clothes.
Our Naruto looked at the suddenly empty courtyard and sighed. As he sighed, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He knocked on the back wall, and a black-clothed fox mask silently appeared.
"Yakushi Jonin, you also watched the training just now. What do you think?"
Baguio pushed up his glasses and stood a little straighter. "I insist on yesterday's report. Let's get Kakashi -sama to remove that useless Shonen Eye as soon as possible. It eats too much Chakra. Also, he's not the type to have a deep Chakra. "
"What if I strengthen his physical fitness training again?"
"If he can persist in running at least 50 laps around Konoha every day, it can indeed solve some of the problems. After all, with Kakashi's spiritual energy, the better his physical fitness and stamina are, the more Chakra reserves will be. But that won't solve the root cause. " Baguio took out a folder and pointed to a chart for Naruto. "But what if he reaches your age now? If running laps can solve the problem of the human body's degeneration, why don't you run? "
"I'm lazy."
"Then why is Orochimaru -sama still researching forbidden techniques?"
…
"What if I can help Kakashi completely seal the Shonen Eye?" Watergate was a little distressed. "I can guarantee that Kakashi won't use that eye in the future. Or even if he does use it, he won't use any high-level Dojutsu."
"You can't guarantee that, my lord." Baguio's smile became more and more brilliant. "Since he has the Shonen Eye, and it's a high-grade Mangekyo, how can he not use it when something happens? Kakashi -sama isn't someone who's afraid of death. "
"Heh, I'd rather he's afraid of death." Watergate paused, and could only continue to ask. "What if he replaces it with an ordinary eye?"
"The biggest advantage is that he won't die young. The disadvantage is. " Baguio opened another page of the report and pointed it out to Naruto. "He's only 30 years old, not 40 years old. I think the strength of the Golden Flash's disciple won't decline so much that it's unacceptable if he loses the Shonen Eye. Maybe he'll go further."
Watergate couldn't help but nod. Indeed, without the Shonen Eye eating Kakashi Chakra 24 hours a day, with Kakashi's aptitude and physical fitness … But if he really wanted to take it off, would Kakashi agree?
"Four Generations -sama, it's better to decide as soon as possible." Baguio tucked his hair behind his ear and narrowed his eyes. "You don't want the disciple you've painstakingly trained for so many years to have to retire at home when he's middle-aged."
"Well, let me think about it." Watergate suddenly felt that his stomach seemed to be throbbing again. Whether it's the Fire Country or Konoha, it's always like this. One thing after another, and even before the last thing, the next thing will come. The deepening of the cooperation between the Fire Country and the Wind Country, Water Country's indifference, Fugaku's death, Konoha's mole, Uchiha's continued division, a series of personnel changes and power exchanges brought by the new Security Minister, and the ghost of the White Fang. There's also the memorial service on October 10th, Naruto's birthday, Naruto's future, Konoha Hospital's experiment, and next year's Chunin Exam in spring. It's time to prepare for winter. Oh, and don't forget the New Naruto Building. "Let's just die."
"What did you say, Sama?" Baguio didn't hear the last sentence.
"You can leave." Naruto felt that he was already weak. If it weren't for Baguio, he would have squatted down with his head in his hands. But Baguio didn't leave. He smelled the aroma of food from the kitchen chimney and glanced at Naruto.
"Stay and eat." Watergate knew that Baguio didn't care about breakfast at all. Even the satisfied smile on his face was fake, but he was still comforted by the flattering performance of the younger generation. "Baguio, you dissect corpses every day. Do you like to eat dried animal corpses? Naruto bought bacon. "
"It should be better than human flesh." Baguio heard Naruto's good-natured joke and smiled even more brightly.
At this time, it was already 6: 30 in the morning. The bright sun climbed over the treetops, and Konoha began to be noisy.
After watching the sunrise with Naruto, Youjiwei, who was completely dizzy from the verbal attack, walked alone on the streets of Konoha. He held freshly cooked youtiao and tofu pudding in his hands. He was ready to go home. But he didn't know if his son would wait for him to have breakfast with him. Youjiwei was a field agent. At least half of the year, he was out in the field. Youjiwei was also a single father. Like almost all the single fathers in Konoha, he didn't remarry. So, Aburame had always been a mature, steady, and smart child. If not for his father's low profile and not in a high position, the most promising child of Konoha's new generation would not be little Shikamaru of the Nara family. But it was this low profile that made the child more independent. He was so strong that even his father couldn't talk to his son.
After all, the purpose of a father's existence was to chop off the saplings when they grew crooked.
But it was just a thought. As a descendant of the Aburame family, there was nothing wrong with not relying on others.
Zhiwei's eyes darted nimbly behind his dark sunglasses. The mustache hidden under the high collar of his trench coat couldn't help but curl up slightly. As he approached the door, he saw Shikaku Nara and Hiroyuki Yamanaka, who seemed to be returning from a morning stroll together. Of course, the Aburame family's territory and InoShika-cho's territory were separated by a small river. Of course, the two could also see his "strange" clothes.
A small green door closed with a squeak.
Shikaku Nara and Hiroyuki Yamanaka, who were watching from afar, also walked to the door of their house.
"Was that Youjiwei? Did he come out to buy breakfast? "Hiroyuki Yamanaka looked away." How rare. "
"It's rare that you know how to tease people." Shikaku also looked away. "But when did that guy come back? Logically speaking, he should be in the Earth Nation now. "
"That guy has always appeared and disappeared mysteriously to take on mysterious missions." Hiroyuki poked his head into the yard and turned back to Shikaku. "What did you want to ask me just now? Since Infield hasn't called me home for dinner yet, I'll help you analyze it. "
"It's still not the new guard captain. Itachi still chose to return to the Anbu." Shikaku rubbed his forehead. "But Watergate still hasn't announced a new person in charge of the security system."
"You have someone to recommend to Watergate?" Hiroyuki laughed. "Did Choji's mother also come to you? Dingzhuo should be back by now. If he doesn't come back soon, I'll go crazy looking at his wife. But the head of the security department? Don't joke around. He's a pure field agent. How can he survive being a field agent in Konoha? "
"No, I mean, Watergate has a vacant guard captain position." Shikaku rolled his eyes.
"You're not thinking of pushing Shikamaru up, are you? No, no. Hiroyuki frowned.
"Why are you so fond of joking after a few days of rest? How can I push my son into the fire pit? He still has a lot of time to be bored. "Shikaku sighed." I mean, how about letting Dingzhuo be Watergate's guard captain? "
Hiroyuki pondered.
"Although in the history of Konoha there has never been a guard captain older than the Hokage, but he is old and steady, and he is meticulous. Especially in this situation … "Shikaku tapped his left hand on his right hand. He almost blurted out the real cause of Uchiha Fugaku's death." Dingzhuo and Watergate have been in the same team for so long. He and White Fang can be said to be friends despite the difference in age. It's rare that Kakashi actually listened to him. In the past, there were too many children in the field who couldn't be controlled by an elder. But now Metke is 30 years old. Watergate put the child under Dingzhuo's command so that he could take over Dingzhuo's position in the future. "
"Good idea. I just don't know if Watergate has other plans." Hiroyuki nodded.
"That's right. That's why I see that you're doing well these few days. Help me test Watergate's intentions." Shikaku hooked his arm around his friend's neck.
"Why don't you go yourself?" Hiroyuki pushed Shikaku away and poked his head into the house. "Infield doesn't let me run around. To be honest, she was unhappy when you dragged me out for a walk today."
"Why didn't I see it?"
"My girl has good manners."
"Ah, anyway." Shikaku Nara clasped his hands together. "Just help me. I've been testing a little too much recently. Watergate seems to be angry. He's not happy to see me now."
"It's October. He's not happy to see anyone." Hiroyuki was determined not to go.
"You're a patient. He'll be angry at anyone but you." Shikaku continued to plead. "It's easy for you to retire, but I still have to work for many years. You know, this is a personnel change that involves the real higher-ups of Konoha. It requires a vote from all the higher-ups. In the past, Watergate would discuss it with us in private. But this time, he really didn't say anything. I'm afraid I'll raise the wrong hand. "
Hiroyuki looked at Shikaku suspiciously. He reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "Brother, I think you're thinking too much."
"I really didn't." Shikaku almost spilled the beans about Fugaku's death. He sighed and took a deep breath. "To be honest, I want to retire too. The older I get, the more I feel that Sandaime-sama was right. Politics is not something a ninja should play. Yes, it's not something a ninja should play."
The essence of politics is the minority and the majority.
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