Konoha, November 3, 61
Country of Fire, Konoha
Naruto Building, Naruto Office Lounge
"Slurp Slurp."
"..."
"Slurp Slurp."
"Sir,
Here. "
Bo Fung Watergate put down the information in his hand,
He rolled his eyes at Huo Xuanmen,
He lifted his buttocks from the small sofa and took the tissue paper from his subordinate,
Then he covered his nose,
He sneezed fiercely.
Genma handed him the trash can again,
But our Naruto still threw the snot paper far away into the bucket beside his desk.
Unfortunately..,
It seemed that the paper was too light..,
He didn't make a good shape and didn't throw it in.
Genma sighed to himself,
He placed the small trash can at Watergate's feet and ran out to pick up the white snot paper. He frowned, "Sir,
You seem to have caught a cold. "
"Achoo, it's not a cold. My throat will hurt for two days before I catch a cold. Moreover, other than sneezing and having a runny nose, I don't feel as uncomfortable as a cold." "Besides, we jumped all the way back to the office through Thor. I was wearing a sandstorm cloak, so I didn't feel the wind at all."
Then are you sniffling here because you're allergic to pollen? In a few days, it wouldn't be strange for the first snow to fall in late autumn? After Huo Xuanmen finished complaining, he poured a glass of water for Naruto and wiped his hands with a towel,
He touched his boss's neck.
Watergate, who was busy blowing his nose, was shocked by Genma,
"I don't have a fever,
Also..,
Take your dirty hands away from the snot paper you just picked up. "
But sir, that's your own snot, right? Genma saw that Naruto was still very energetic and relaxed. But in the end, he still picked up the Thor intercom and connected to Yaoshi Dou. "Yakushi Jonin, I'm Chief of Staff Huo Xuanmen. Please come to Naruto's office immediately."
Naruto was very pleased to see that Genma had the aura of a senior leader when he spoke. However, he said, "Why did you ask him to come over? I already said that I don't have a cold, Qiu. I just feel that there are more people scolding me recently."
"Yes, yes, yes, you are very hateful." Genma sighed and picked up the snot paper that Watergate didn't throw into the trash can. Then, he held the hot water in his left hand and the empty cup in his right hand. "But the one you offended the most recently is our little Naruto. Would Naruto curse his father like this?"
"Of course he'll be cursing in his heart. Think about it, I just left him in the capital without even saying goodbye." Minato took out another tissue and wiped the sparkling liquid under his nose.
"However, you just saw the message that Yamato sent back. The child was stunned for a few seconds and then jumped three feet high. After eating breakfast with his friends, he happily carried his luggage and embarked on the journey. He was a genin for two years before he could go out to the field normally. It seems more likely that he hugged and kissed his father." Genma estimated that the water in his hand was ready to drink, so he quickly brought it to Watergate. "Come on, there's no harm in drinking some hot water first."
Watergate drank the water in one gulp, and his nose felt much better. He pointed to the drawer to Genma. "It's better to take some medicine just in case. We can't talk with snot in the meeting later."
But Genma, who had always been obedient, didn't move. He continued to pour the water from his left hand to his right hand.
"Hmph." Watergate could only sigh. Even little Genma didn't listen to him. He stood up and rummaged through the drawer. "Eh? Where's the cold medicine in my drawer? "
"The acting captain of the guards, Senior Oily Woman, said that we shouldn't put common medicine in the office where many people can enter." Genma handed him another glass of water. "Master, you can take it back later."
Watergate drank the water in one gulp, and suddenly felt warm all over. "My snot doesn't seem to be flowing anymore — Achoo!"
Genma consciously handed him another tissue. "It's in your hand."
Watergate wiped the hand that was covering his nose and rolled his eyes at Genma.
Genma knew the name of that look — talkative. Okay. He was the obedient young man of the Naruto family. He didn't talk much and only used his hands … So he quickly went out of the outer room, opened the office door, and let Yaoshi Dou in.
Dou smiled and pushed up his reflective glasses, squatted in front of the person who was snoring on the sofa, and then opened his mouth to yawn. "Master, let me see your throat."
Watergate opened his mouth and quickly wiped his snot. "Did you work overtime again last night?"
"Yes." Yaoshi Dou pressed Naruto's wrist and looked at the watch. It was now 7: 05 in the damn morning, and he had just finished his experiment at 6: 30 today. He had just taken a shower and laid in bed at 7: 00! But why did he dare to show a cold face to Golden Flash? So he could only continue to smile. "Master, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"No, maybe I'm allergic somewhere." Watergate sniffed and wiped his nose.
"Oh." Yaoshi Dou immediately turned to look at Genma.
Genma nodded. "I just came back to Konoha. National Capital didn't have any symptoms. Sneezing, runny nose, no fever for now, lymph nodes are a little swollen. It shouldn't have been affected by the wind. There are special conditions. According to the report of the accompanying Jonin from National Capital: First, I used a large amount of Chakra to help Young Master Naruto repair the seal last night. I lost about 400cc of blood and have used nutritional and blood tonics. Second, I didn't get enough rest during my business trip at National Capital and woke up early today. Third, I had ramen for breakfast. I finished it, but I don't seem to have any appetite. "
So Naruto, who was about to say that it was ridiculous to ask others instead of the patient, quietly crawled into the sofa and gave up.
Yaoshi Dou gave a thumbs-up to his more efficient strategy and continued to say to Genma, "Your throat is a little swollen."
"But it really doesn't hurt." Naruto raised his hand.
"I suggest you take a break in the morning."
"I have a meeting later," Naruto protested.
Dou frowned and looked at Naruto, then at Genma. "What time will the meeting be over?"
Genma replied, "If it's quick, five minutes. If it's slow, I don't know."
"Then rest after the meeting." Dou didn't think that Naruto would have any reaction other than agreeing to a meeting in Konoha. "Then, mix two portions of hot water with a portion of fruit and vegetable juice and drink it first. Heat up the hot water a little. The fruit and vegetable juice from the cafeteria will do."
"Okay." Genma nodded.
"Also, take your temperature every half an hour. If you have a fever or start coughing, call me. " Yaoshi Dou took out a pair of tweezers and caught the snot in Naruto's hand that had not been thrown away in time. He stuffed it into a plastic bag and sealed it.
Watergate looked at the bag in Dou's hand. The more he looked at it, the more it looked like the evidence bag used in the autopsy room. "Hey, what are you doing with my snot paper?"
"Testing." Dou smiled. "By the way, Sir, let the person on duty at the gate today take a break."
Watergate thought for a moment. Oh, the Shadow Department on duty at the gate today was Moonlight Blast. That kid's health had not been very good since he was young. Could it be that he had relapsed and insisted on working to save up for his wedding leave? Really, it was Blast's birthday yesterday. "011671, come in."
"Yes, Sir."
"Why don't you know how to take care of your body? How can you treat your wife well on the wedding night? If you hit the nail on the head, it won't be good for the child."
"…" Moonlight Blast, under the cat mask, peeked at the stunned Genma, then looked at the smiling Yaoshi Dou. He didn't know how to reply to Naruto's super lame joke. Anyway, it was definitely right to apologize first. "Sorry, Sir — Slurp."
"You caught a cold." Our Naruto squinted his eyes.
"Ah?" Moonlight Blast blinked. "I'm almost better, but it's still a little — Slurp."
"Alright, you should go back and come back to work when you're better." Naruto sighed. He hugged the cup of hot water that Genma had poured for him and waved his hand.
"No need, Sir. It won't affect my work."
"But I'm annoyed to hear you snort." Naruto's voice was cold.
After hearing that, Moonlight Blast ran away. According to the "Kakashi Code", when Naruto was in a bad mood and asked you to leave, don't dawdle and leave.
"Alright, I seem to have been infected by him." Watergate swallowed the water in his mouth and suddenly felt a little pain in his throat. "Give me a cold medicine to stop my nose from running. I want the kind that doesn't make me sleepy."
"I'll send it to you after your meeting." Dou Ran waved the evidence bag in his hand. "First, I have to confirm whether you were really attacked by the cold virus or caught a cold during the journey."
"How troublesome."
"It's better than you taking the wrong medicine."
In the end, no matter how unwilling our Naruto was, he had to wear a mask and snort to the meeting.
Naruto Building Small Conference Room
8 o 'clock in the morning
Konoha's higher-ups had already started their morning regular meeting.
"Akiu."
Watergate felt that his snot had already wet the 13 layers of gauze on his mask, but he secretly looked at everyone. It seemed that no one's expression had changed, so he was relieved.
However, the truth was that everyone was having a hard time holding it in. Whether it was Elder Mito Pyloritis who sat opposite Naruto, Shikaku and Genma on his left, or Hinata on his right, they all saw the two wet nostrils on Naruto's mask. Well, in the future, if you need to wear a mask when you catch a cold, don't wear one that has been sterilized with potassium permanganate solution in Konoha Hospital. Two extra nostrils on a diluted light pink mask. A girl with a small pig nose is cute, so the men should just forget about it.
"Alright, let's start the meeting." Our Naruto felt that his throat was getting more and more painful. "First of all, I will announce two personnel appointments. Jonin Metke will be promoted to Field Captain, and Jonin Yamato will be transferred back to Naruto's Guard to be my Guard Captain. It's useless even if you have any objections. However, we still need to discuss the gap in the Defense Minister. We couldn't continue the discussion last time, so I think it's necessary to come to a conclusion today. "
"The leader of the Four Generations, if you catch a cold, you should go and rest." Shikamaru was the first to speak. "Genma, why didn't you stop him?"
Genma's muscles instantly tensed up. He was used to his days as a high-ranking member of Konoha, and he didn't feel embarrassed when his juniors knelt to him from time to time. However, in front of his elders, he couldn't put on the airs of a leader.
However, our Naruto loved to help his juniors out of trouble. He glanced at Shikaku. "What? Are you afraid that I'll infect you? "
"Of course not." Shikaku obediently shut his mouth.
Watergate continued to bring the meeting back to the main topic. "Let's talk about today's agenda. This time, don't make me call out names one by one."
"Since Jounin Yamato is your Guard Captain, then isn't the current acting Guard Captain, Aburame -san, the new person in charge of the Defense Department?" Hinata saw Naruto's gaze sweep across his face and hurriedly stood up. "Jounin's idea is actually very good. Since Aburame was able to command your unruly Anbu Elites when you weren't in Konoha, then the Guard Department won't be inferior. Moreover, Aburame's Insect Control Technique is originally a detection technique, which is enough to prove that there's no problem with his technique and philosophy. "
"Then you're recommending Zhiwei to me." Watergate twirled his pen.
"This subordinate only admires and obeys Jounin's idea."
"Oh." Watergate didn't comment. "Genma, what about you?"
"Huh?" Genma stood up. "Hiashi-sama is quite right."
Watergate sighed and let Genma sit down.
Genma saw the slight disappointment in Naruto's eyes. 'I shouldn't have asked you, idiot.'
At this point, Mito Pyloritis couldn't just stare at the table in a daze. After listening to Hiashi's words, he also felt that Watergate's decision was much better than the one he helped to envision. And, "Ah, a few days ago when Sandaime-sama saw the Fire and Water Joint Announcement, he said that you young people are doing very well, much better than us old men."
"Huh? Did Sandaime-sama really say that? It's great that he finally understands what we've been doing all these years. "Shikaku Nara quickly followed up." By the way, how's Sandaime-sama's health these days? "
"Ah, that old man's blood vessels are a little stiff, his blood pressure is high, and his bones are lacking calcium. There's nothing wrong with him." Elder Pyloritis also answered happily, then turned to the Four Generations. "Watergate, you have to pay more attention."
But Watergate was still annoyed by the two interruptions. "We're in a meeting now! Shikaku Nara! Now, tell me, who's the most suitable person for the security department in your mind. "
Shikaku, who failed to interrupt, had to stand up. Earlier, Hinata and Genma both stood up to speak. He wasn't a senior like Mito Pyloritis, nor was he as thick-skinned as Uchiha Fugaku. "Sorry, Jounin."
"You've been apologizing a lot recently."
"…"
"Forget it, we'll talk about it when Dingzhuo comes back." Watergate sighed again. Perhaps he shouldn't have organized this meeting, and should have just written a resignation notice. After all, Uchiha Fugaku, who was always complaining about him, was already dead. The Uchiha family, who had handed over all the power in Konoha's security system, was no longer a threat to Konoha. "Do you still have any objections?"
"…" Shikaku was rather embarrassed.
"Then there's nothing else to talk about. Dismissed!" Naruto pulled off his mask, took the tissue from Genma, and blew his nose. "I've caught a cold. I'm going to take a break. You guys can handle the work on your own."
Then, he disappeared in a flash of golden light.
Xuan Jian hurriedly chased after him.
The few people in the meeting room looked at each other.
"Is Watergate angry?" Elder Mito Pyloritis seemed to be a little confused. "Is it because we laughed at him for having a pig's nose?"
"You're the only one who laughed, I didn't." Intelligence Minister Shikaku Nara glanced at the white-haired elder, who was pretending to be confused, and also pretended to be confused.
However, Hinata had always been a man of his words. He got up and left, but no one knew who he was scolding. "Stupid."
Mito Pyloritis saw Shikaku's expression change when he heard this, and quickly left.
Shikaku Nara suddenly slapped himself in the face.
In fact, Uchiha Fugaku was the one who used to interrupt meetings the most. On the surface, everyone was laughing and talking about business. It was like a sweet spring in the midst of heavy work, and it could relax everyone's tense nerves. But in reality, just like his performance today, Fugaku just couldn't express his opinion, or he encountered something suspicious, and didn't want to fall out with Watergate on the spot. This way, by interrupting to put the dispute on hold, the two still had a chance to reach an agreement in private.
However, Shikaku seemed to be mistaken about one thing. After all, he wasn't Uchiha Fugaku.
Fugaku was the leader of Konoha's political forces, led by the Uchiha family. They and Naruto's faction were two different mountains, and even if they leaned towards Naruto's side, it would still be considered a cooperation. It was normal for there to be disagreements and conflicts of interest. The Hinata family had always maintained a neutral position, and used Konoha's interests as the standard. They would support whoever could benefit Konoha, as long as their family wasn't uprooted, and they were willing to accept it even if it harmed their own interests. Pyloritis and the three generations advanced and retreated together. Those who had retired from the stage of history could naturally do as they pleased. As for Genma, he was just a child.
As for him, Shikaku Nara … Iino-shika-cho, he was part of Naruto's faction in the Four Generations. He and Naruto's faction in the Four Generations shared glory together. In other words, in today's meeting, there was no conflict of interest at all. Then, in this kind of simple political meeting, he who only cared about Iino-shika-cho's interests?
Even the idiots Hinata could see what Watergate was trying to do by putting Aburame in the open, so how could he not see it with his 200 IQ? Aburame was indeed more suitable for the security department than Dingzhuo. But the guard captain actually promoted Yamato! Then what about Sagittarius, who had lost his position? That brother of his who grew up with him, a Jonin who was in good health, was going to retire just like that?! Furthermore, Hiroyuki had retired, and he had old injuries, so he might not be able to work for many more years. His children were still growing. Of course, Konoha was much safer now, but the higher-ups still needed someone to take care of them.
Well, this was Shikaku Nara's selfishness.
But Shikaku never believed that people couldn't be selfish. On the contrary, those who weren't selfish weren't people at all. That was why he leaned towards Bo Fung Watergate, who was more selfish, in the struggle between the Three Generations and the Four Generations. Then, was Bo Fung Watergate someone who was willing to sacrifice anything for Konoha? Of course not, Watergate treated his own people the best. Then, from Hiroyuki's illness to whether to ask Tsunade for help, to Fugaku's death, and then to now … what exactly was he hesitating about?
Hesitation wasn't the same as doubt.
…
Konoha 61
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