September 4, 61 Konoha
10: 30 am
Country of Fire Konoha Naruto Building
Hiroyuki Yamanaka waited for 20 minutes,
Finally, a man in a trench coat appeared in front of him,
A middle-aged man with a mustache whose face was covered by sunglasses,
"Aburame Jonin?"
"Lord Four Generations invites you in." Youjiwei ignored Hiroyuki's frown and opened the door to Naruto's office for the visitor,
Then he closed it gently.
Hiroyuki nodded slightly,
He saw that Watergate was still bent over the table.
"Speak quickly." Watergate raised his head and smiled without stopping,
"I'm a little busy today,
And I have an appointment with National capital officials in 10 minutes. "
Thus, Hiroyuki instantly gave up on probing,
He chose to speak directly. "I have nothing to do myself,
It's just that Shikaku said... "
"Let him come himself." Naruto's voice was decisive.
"I haven't said what it is yet." Hiroyuki walked forward. He didn't want to care about Shikaku's awkwardness, but since Watergate had already put down the topic, he would be letting down this opportunity to help Shikaku if he didn't say anything,
"What are you doing with Shikaku again? He told me yesterday morning that you were a little angry with him. Look, he wants your help, but he doesn't dare to come over himself. "
"It's rare for you to use three honorifics in one sentence." Watergate raised his head. His blue eyes narrowed slightly, but he changed his tone. "He has something to ask of me? He's the Minister of Intelligence. What can't he handle himself? On the contrary, I, Naruto, have to rely on him. "
Well..,
This time he was really angry. Hiroyuki couldn't help but frown again when he heard this,
But it wasn't a big deal to be angry,
"Watergate,
Shikaku isn't a child under you. Just give him a little knock. "
Watergate also frowned. He put down his pen and pulled down the corners of his mouth.
Haiyi saw the gloom in Qingshuimen's eyes and the anxiety he was trying to hide. Gloomily, he understood that the day of Kinai's death was approaching. But anxiety? Everything was peaceful in Konoha, and the Fire Nation was growing stronger by the day. Looking around, it was rare that there were no external enemies. Why was Naruto so anxious? Could it really be that idiot Shikaku?!
"Why aren't you talking?" Watergate listened to Hiroyuki's silence. He didn't like this feeling. Pausing in the middle of a sentence was as disgusting as Shikaku's constant probing a while ago.
Hiroyuki looked at his watch. It had only been less than two minutes. He was relieved and moved closer. "Watergate, is Shikaku trying to be smart again?"
"You know him well."
Hiroyuki heard that Watergate's tone was no longer cold and had returned to normal. He breathed a sigh of relief. "Hey, why are you arguing with him? He's like that. He always thinks he's the smartest since he was young. Later, when he entered the intelligence system, he was even more so. He always thinks that he's the most well-informed, so his judgment is the most accurate. But in the end? He's also tricked his teammates a lot because of his own suspicions. Back then, we were all Genin. Shikaku, Dingzhuo, and I went to eliminate bandits for the first time. The bandits were just a few farmers who couldn't survive. When they found out that the villagers were robbed, they invited ninjas over and ran away. Dingzhuo and I said that the bandits had run away, but Shikaku said that it was an empty fort strategy. The three of us were lying in the snow in the winter, waiting for the bandits to come back. We almost froze to death. "
Watergate sighed. "Hiroyuki, do all people become long-winded after retirement? Don't forget that you've only rested for a few months. You're only 42 years old."
"Sorry." Hiroyuki looked at his watch. Five minutes had passed. "I didn't rest for nothing these past few months. I realized that people don't like to reminisce when they're old. It's just that when I was young, there were a lot of things to do and I didn't have much time to waste."
"So I'm still a hardworking young man." Watergate also looked at his watch. "Although I'm really happy to see that you've rested well and can come to chat with me, I think you should hurry up and tell me what Shikaku is up to."
"Sigh, I didn't want to come." Hiroyuki sighed slightly exaggeratedly and observed Naruto carefully. "But it's Dingzhuo's wife. Isn't there a vacancy in Konoha's top management? She can't see you, so she can only come to Shikaku and me. She wants to ask if Dingzhuo can be transferred back because of this personnel change. He hasn't been home for several years."
Watergate covered his face. "This is … Why don't you ask Shikaku why he didn't say anything when I asked all the top management to nominate a new defense minister?"
"Well," Hiroyuki explained. "Maybe he's afraid of ruining your plans? You didn't discuss it with him in advance. "
"He's done a lot of things without discussing it with me in advance!"
When Hai Yi heard this, he knew that Lu Jiu had angered Minato. He probably wouldn't be able to escape being a busybody. He looked at his watch. After another minute, he said, "He hasn't had this problem for a day or two. If I say something unpleasant, don't laugh. Lu Jiu, that guy, can't change his habit of eating shit."
"Ha. How can I not laugh when you put it like that? " Watergate looked at the widely loved former Chief of Staff of Konoha in front of him. He had to admit that this gentle man, whose family had owned a flower shop for generations, was really good at comforting people. "I really look forward to the day when the General Staff Department's humanoid calculator No. 2 can be as understanding as you."
"Genma is much kinder than me." Hiroyuki smiled.
Watergate also twitched the corners of his mouth. "Long story short, there are two things. Apologize to Shikaku for me. I'm in a bad mood these days and took it out on him. As for Dingzhuo's family, you know that the personnel change this time isn't just one or two people. "
"I understand."
"I'm sorry for making you come here for nothing." Watergate's smile became even more apologetic. "But tell Ding Ji's mother that whether it's Konoha or I, we won't mistreat her man."
"Yes." Hiroyuki looked at his watch. There were still three minutes before the next meeting with Naruto, so he lowered his head and left quickly.
But when he stood in the dark and long corridor again, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful — he left too early. He forgot to ask who the new Head of the Security Department was. But it was good that he didn't ask. After all, he was already Naruto's advisor to Konoha's elder. What was an advisor? He could only tell Naruto when he asked. Even if he told Naruto, Naruto didn't necessarily have to listen.
This was retirement!
"I still left too early." Hiroyuki Yamanaka touched his head. The small tumor in his skull was still there quietly. It didn't hurt or itch. It didn't grow bigger or smaller, but it would occasionally cause him to have a nosebleed. But a nosebleed wouldn't kill him. He just needed to find some tissue paper to block it. Other than affecting his image, it wouldn't affect his work.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
Hiroyuki turned around and saw the reflection of Youjiwei's small sunglasses. "Aren't you also at the door?"
"I'm on duty."
“??”
"I'm free these days, so I'm temporarily helping Watergate as a guard captain."
Hiroyuki frowned and looked at Zhiwei.
"Starting today." Zhiwei reached out to send him off. He opened the office door and went in.
Only the sound of Watergate flipping through reports and writing could be heard in the office. Zhiwei looked at his watch. Seeing that Watergate didn't have any intention of leaving for the conference room, he continued to lean against the wall and watch the clouds quietly. The entire wall of floor-to-ceiling windows was polished by the Dark Ops every day until they shone like crystals. The blue sky shone through the sunlight just like that. Especially when he just passed through the long dark corridor and opened Naruto's office, it was even more magnificent than seeing the sea and the sunrise.
"Zhiwei, don't be in a daze." Naruto neatly arranged the approved documents in his hands.
"I'm thinking about life." Youjiwei picked up the documents. As a full-time field agent, he really didn't understand how many boring things Konoha needed Naruto's signature every day.
"I've already written down where to send it. Remember to ask for a receipt from another office after you send it. "Watergate looked at his watch, picked up a glass of water and began to fill it." Did the conference room rush me? "
"They did five minutes ago."
"Just in time." Naruto put down the glass and carefully tidied up his hair, clothes, and forehead protector in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. "Then I'll go. I'll leave the rest to you."
"Okay." Zhiwei sighed. He really didn't know if Naruto was in a hurry or not. But that wasn't his job scope. His current job was to seize the time to help Naruto deliver documents to every house in Naruto's building. The most important thing was to release insects from house to house. Just like what they discussed on the night they caught White Fang, there were priorities. They should deal with the human first before dealing with the ghost. After all, White Fang wouldn't appear during the day.
Country of Fire, Konoha Hatake House
The backyard was gloomy and very cool.
Naruto Uzumaki jumped into the yard under the unsurprised gaze of the Dark Ops. He then high-fived Parker, who was wearing a hoodlum scarf, and happily went into the house. He knew that Kakashi was also at home today. Although everyone said that Kakashi worked too hard and was recuperating at home due to his old injury, even his father said so. But Naruto knew that Kakashi must have angered his father (although he still didn't know why) and was locked up at home to reflect. Otherwise, Kakashi wouldn't be so obedient and obediently do whatever his father told him to do.
So, this was a good time to bully Kakashi.
"Kakashi? Kakashi, are you there? "
Kakashi looked up and saw that Naruto's excitement hadn't faded yet. He opened the door of his room and stood under the door frame. He couldn't help but feel his left eye twitching. "Naruto, what trouble did you get into this time?"
"Nothing." Naruto jumped twice and jumped to Kakashi's side. "Kakashi -dage, are you doing sit-ups? Have you done tens of thousands of them? Are you thirsty? Do you want to drink Naruto's freshly squeezed juice? "
"What do you want from me?" Kakashi didn't stop doing sit-ups.
"I care about you."
"Please just tell me what bad idea you have." Kakashi felt a chill down his spine and almost stood up.
"What bad idea? I'm already an adult."
Kakashi felt that he could actually get used to it. No matter if Naruto smashed a window, burned a girl's braids, or failed an exam, as long as the teacher didn't have time or Naruto didn't want the teacher to know, he would be scolded. As an older brother, why didn't you educate your younger brother? You said it as if he could really educate his younger brother.
"What's wrong, Kakashi, why are you ignoring me?" Naruto sat down on the ground and hugged his knees. "Today, I have something to ask you."
"Then who was the one who scolded me while chopping the chopping board yesterday morning, the one who scolded me while throwing a shuriken last night, and the one who scolded me while eating buns this morning?" Kakashi continued to do sit-ups. "Was it a puppy?"
"Woof, woof, woof." Naruto blinked his puppy-like round eyes and barked a few times.
Kakashi felt like his heart was being trampled by ten thousand alpacas. "Naruto, whose son do you think you are?"
"But my dad said that face is the most unreliable thing." Naruto revealed his twelve shining white teeth and continued to stare at Kakashi. "Kakashi -dage, did you make my dad angry recently?"
"So what if I did?"
"I can help you with pillow talk ~" Naruto smiled and his little red mustache rose up.
"Pillow talk is not the right word." Kakashi sighed. "You should read more when you're young."
"I've read. Sasuke's family has a poetry collection." Naruto smiled like a little fox. "Oh the sea, you're magnificent. In the desert, you're like gold turned to ashes."
"What? You still want to go out in the field? " Kakashi frowned. Now, whenever he thought of Naruto and the field, his butt would hurt. But no matter how hard he was beaten, he still had to continue asking. After all, the sooner Naruto became independent and strong, the better for everyone.
"Of course I want to go out in the field, but what's the use of telling you?" Naruto turned around and did sit-ups with Kakashi. "I really have something else to do."
"Say it." Kakashi didn't know whether he should be happy or not.
"It's about the psychic beast," Naruto asked.
"Your toad can't be called out?" Kakashi also asked.
"No."
"Go ahead."
"Today, Sasuke and I received a D-rank mission to find a lost item." Naruto landed with Kakashi. "This kind of mission usually requires us to search the entire Konoha. But today, I asked Parker to help me. Sasuke and I only spent ten minutes running from the mission hall to the location of the lost item and back. After that, we received a cute mission fee."
"That's normal. Parker is a specialized Ninja Dog that specializes in reconnaissance. He's the best in Konoha."
"Then can you give it to me?" Naruto quickly stated his conditions. "I'll help you appease my father! I'll definitely appease him. You know how hard it is to appease my father when he's really angry. That's why the price of a Ninja Dog is already very low. Kakashi, you have eight of them. I only want one of them. "
Kakashi instantly felt like he had been trampled by ten thousand alpacas. "You, Naruto, you."
"Tell me if you agree or not."
Kakashi looked at Naruto's eager little face and suppressed the excitement in his heart. He was just a child, just a child. He was excited because he could finally bully a child. Kakashi, you're too shameless. "Well, Naruto, I don't have a problem here. But. "
"But what?"
"Parker is a Jounin." Kakashi finally threw a grenade.
"Even if you don't want to give up your treasure, don't tell such an obvious lie." Naruto was suspicious. "I remember clearly that my father said that Parker and the others were raised by you. I used to play with them when I was young."
"You can ask your father if you don't believe me." Kakashi was also helpless. "Anyway, next time when you see Parker, remember to be more respectful. You're a Jounin, you should call him Senpai."
Naruto carefully looked at Kakashi's eyes and confirmed that his eyebrows didn't move. This meant that Kakashi wasn't lying. This made Naruto instantly lose his temper and directly lie flat on the ground like a pancake. Well, he was already an adult. He couldn't roll on the ground because he wanted something but couldn't get it. But Naruto, I, still want to roll on the ground ahhhhhh!!
Kakashi was still repeating sit-ups. He still had a lot to do.
The sun continued to rise.
Konoha Konoha Hospital in the Land of Fire.
Inpatient Department.
"Things in the world are like this. They give you hope and at the same time, disappoint you."
The Sandaime Naruto Sarutobi smoked silently. His old brother who came to visit every day was lying behind him, covered from head to toe with a white sheet.
But Yaoshi Dou, who was standing at the side, didn't have much emotion. When he received the news that the test subject's death experiment failed, he immediately rushed over. He only wanted to know now. "Can I take it for the autopsy, Sandaime Sama?"
"Yes." Sarutobi put down his pipe and turned around to look at Kabuto.
This gaze was very strict. Kabuto suddenly realized that he was so busy that he forgot that the Naruto standing in front of him was a Sandaime and not a Fourth Generation. But he immediately reacted. There was really no need for him to laugh, but it was still necessary to say something normal to cover it up. "Sandaime Sama, why don't you take another look?"
"I've already seen it."
Seeing that the Sandaime had softened because of his words, Kabuto felt proud. "Then this subordinate will take his leave."
"Go, go." Sarutobi picked up his pipe and smoked again. He looked at Kabuto and his assistants silently transporting the dry and hard body that looked like a big treasure chest. He always felt funny, so he couldn't help but want to scare them. "Hmph, self-righteous brat."
But he was still disappointed. Kabuto didn't do anything wrong. He just pushed his glasses and explained very seriously, "This is how scientific experiments are. Edison invented the light bulb, and the world only remembers his last success. But he himself knew that all the failures he experienced were just the process of his success. Medical drug experiments are the same. No one will be wasted, please believe us. "
"You know what to say." The Sandaime smoked. "What if it doesn't succeed?"
"Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Things will eventually develop from one stage to another."
The meaning of the transition was that it didn't stop.
…
October 4, 1991 Konoha
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