Konoha Year 59, Winter, December 23rd
10 AM
Country of Fire, Konoha, Naruto's building.
The current patriarch of Uchiha, Fugaku, sent off his excited youngest son, who had just received a forehead protector and a ninja number from his boss, Bo Fung Watergate, and his eldest son, who had just finished his night shift and was waiting for his younger brother to celebrate together.
…
He could finally take a breather.
Fugaku took a deep breath and looked at the sky. Was it going to snow? He rubbed his sore right shoulder and cursed the damn old scar there. He walked through the noisy mission hall, which was becoming more and more like a market for bargaining. He then walked through the long, dark corridor and gently pushed open the door of Naruto's office at the end. He then turned around and closed it.
Looking around, it seemed that there was only his boss, the leader of Four Generations, Naruto, in the empty office. He was sitting in front of a huge desk and writing furiously. Sunlight shone through the large floor-to-ceiling window that almost filled the entire wall. The man in front of him seemed to be shining — like a gilded sculpture thrown in a temple?
Fugaku sighed and said, "I'm here."
"Okay." Bo Fung Watergate did not raise his head.
"Watergate, you look very haggard today." Fugaku stood opposite Watergate.
"Yeah, aren't you the same? Look at your panda eyes. You didn't come home last night and got beaten up by Mikoto." Watergate finally put down his pen and looked up at the person in front of him. He smiled and said, "Kakashi, coffee."
Then the coffee magically appeared in Fugaku and Watergate's hands.
Fugaku picked up his cup and took a sip. He frowned slightly. It was the annoying cafeteria smell again. But he still praised Kakashi's speed from the bottom of his heart. Although he was not as outstanding as his eldest son, he was still the only direct disciple of the current Naruto. Moreover, his poor little son would probably have to work for this man for the next few years. As the current head of the Uchiha family, he would rather not offend anyone if he could. "Kakashi, Thor seems to be very skilled at using it. Really, he's much more hardworking than my son. "
"Thank you." Kakashi's calm voice came from the dark.
"But …" Watergate looked sadly at the white "coffee" in front of him. "Kakashi, I want coffee, not milk."
"Here are your biscuits." Kakashi waved his hand. "Ba."
Looking at the biscuits that suddenly appeared on the table, Naruto finally went "orz".
"Hahaha, well done, Kakashi, you can't spoil him like this." Fugaku mischievously winked at the corner of the wall on the right side of the window.
"But …" Watergate was still protesting. "Hey, Kakashi, obeying the orders of the superior is a ninja's virtue."
"Hurry up and eat your breakfast." Fugaku couldn't help but urge, "Just now at the graduation ceremony, you spoke so generously and excitedly, aren't you hungry now?"
Watergate sighed heavily, opened the canteen brand biscuits' packaging, poured all the biscuits into a cup and soaked it in milk, "Tell me, Fugaku, what did your family discuss yesterday?"
"How can you not know?" Fugaku yawned, "In the end, didn't they keep asking me to discuss the appropriate betrothal gift? I left early in the morning, those old guys are probably still in the meeting now. "
"Then it's really hard for you. You old people in Uchiha are all very energetic, everyone knows. " Watergate also yawned and pointed to the folder in his hand, "Your work this morning, the sooner the better. In the afternoon, I have an appointment with the God of Wealth of the Country of Fire and the Land of the Wind to finalize the economic cooperation treaty. Here are all the drafts, organize it like an official document. You didn't work overtime yesterday, so today, please — speed up — your work."
Fugaku picked up the folder and habitually dragged out the word, "Yes."
"Oh right." Watergate suddenly knocked on the table, "Hinata probably won't care too much about the separation of the family. Don't forget to remind your family that you have to look for Hizashi for specific details."
"Tsk, Hinata Hizashi? He still listens to his brother. " Fugaku squinted, "I just saw Hizashi. He said that the children are going to hold a graduation celebration at his house tonight. We haven't gotten together for a long time, so we might as well go together. Can you come? Hinata's house, dinnertime. "
"Well, I'll probably be there by dinnertime." Watergate stopped scooping biscuits from the cup, paused, and said seriously, "I really want to eat Lai Ramen — the classic original flavor."
"You … Okay, I won't forget to inform Hinata this time." Fugaku resisted the urge to roll his eyes and looked at Naruto, who quickly went into work after hearing the affirmative answer. He could only turn around and leave quietly. He felt that he didn't hear wrong. When Bo Fung Watergate said the word "Lai Ramen", he swallowed his saliva.
Indeed, Bo Fung Watergate was sure that when he thought of the word "Lai Ramen", he accidentally made a swallowing sound. But it was really because of the milk biscuit paste that was so sweet that he couldn't get up at all. He sighed, covered his mouth, and gritted his teeth to hold back a yawn. He rubbed his sore eyes, but found that the words in his hand were still blurry. It seemed that he should sleep for a while. But before that,
"Kakashi."
Kakashi walked up from the left corner of the window, took away the milk, brought a cup of hot water, and put it in his sensei's hand, and then stood back silently.
"Kakashi, why are you still here?" Watergate once again felt powerless in front of his only disciple. "Don't you think you've forgotten something?"
Kakashi touched his pocket and took out an ear pick to dig his ear.
"It's not good to be late for the first time."
Kakashi created a water gel and sprayed it on his head, and began to tidy his hair according to the shadow in the window.
"Kakashi!" Can you please be a little more mature? Watergate looked at his disciple who was wearing the Anbu's unique smiling fox mask but looked like a willful puppy. He felt that biscuits and milk were not something that could be easily digested, and his stomach twitched in pain. He quickly swallowed two mouthfuls of hot water and took a deep breath. "Now, go to Konoha school and claim my adorable son and Fugaku's cub!"
Kakashi put down the water gel and began to breathe on the window, and while breathing, he pulled his sleeves to wipe it. He seemed to have damaged the glass.
"Then." Watergate quickly swallowed two mouthfuls of hot water. "At night, the two of them and another girl, I think Sakura Nobunaga, they will probably go to Hinata's house together. You should go too."
Kakashi looked at the sparkling, crystal-like glass and his sparkling, sparkling reflection in satisfaction.
"Kakashi!" Watergate drank all the water in the cup and finally slammed the table.
Kakashi quickly grabbed the hot water bottle and filled the empty cup in an instant.
Watergate looked at the table full of paper products and secret scrolls, hesitated, and gave up the idea of slamming the table again. "Kakashi ~ Please …"
But before he could finish, Kakashi put down the hot water bottle and pushed the door open.
Watergate blinked, scratched his head and continued to drink water. He never doubted Kakashi's trustworthiness, but now he was doubting his own judgment. Was he really going to give his son Naruto Uzumaki's important Genin career to Kakashi? God!? Naruto of Four Generations, who had unknowingly switched to good father mode, finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and collapsed on the table.
"How many days have you not slept?"
When Bo Fung Watergate slowly got up, Uchiha Fugaku had already closed the office door and walked in front of him.
Watergate rubbed his eyes and suddenly looked up at the clock on the wall. Fortunately, he didn't sleep until it was dark. "How is it? You're done so quickly. "
"How is that possible." Fugaku moved his right shoulder and pointed at the thick stack of documents that had just been placed in front of Watergate. "It's not a treaty, just a routine report from the security department. These need your signature, please reply to the top as soon as possible."
"Okay." In fact, Naruto, who didn't sleep for more than a few minutes, picked up the documents and waved his hand at his subordinate to leave.
But Fugaku didn't leave quietly as usual.
Watergate looked up, thought for a moment, and then put away his smile and pretended to look at Fugaku impatiently. "Do you have something to ask of me?"
Fugaku pretended not to hear Watergate's emphasis on the word "ask". "My son."
"Which one?"
"I only have two sons."
"Well, I support you to have a third." Our Naruto showed two rows of white teeth. "Don't worry, Konoha's policy to encourage children won't change anytime soon."
"…"
"…"
"That's good." Fugaku took a deep breath, his eyes sparkling, and smiled brightly. "But your sister Mikoto and I prefer to have another beautiful girl."
"…"
"…"
"Okay, okay." Watergate couldn't help but shudder. "You're really thick-skinned."
"The head of the clan." Fugaku continued to smile.
Watergate could only sigh heavily. He admitted defeat to the head of the Uchiha clan. "Don't test me anymore. I'll tell you the truth. Let's make it clear first. I won't admit to anything once we leave this place."
"Sly!"
"Same here!"
"Anyway." Watergate sorted out his thoughts. "Kakashi hasn't improved at all. Although he's strong and intelligent, there's no hope for him to be enlightened in politics for the time being. It's not like I haven't nurtured him over the years, but look at these documents on my desk, he hasn't helped me much."
"What about my son?"
"Itachi is only 17 years old, and he's just been transferred to my side for two days. How would I know?"
"That is, if he can do it, you can support him, even if he's a Uchiha."
"If he can do it, why wouldn't I support him? After all, he's a child that I've watched grow up. " Watergate waved his hand. "As for the family name, when it comes to the family name issue, will it still be a problem?"
"What about the Elders Guild and the National Capital?"
"Who cares about them? Do you think that I, Naruto, can't even handle those romantic nobles, or do you think that I'll be reduced to changing my mind because of a few words from a few consultants? But Fugaku, we still have to say the ugly words first. " Watergate leaned back on the chair, stretched his two long legs, and shook two fingers. "The point is, in fact, I don't think highly of your son, both of them — even if Itachi voluntarily applied to come to Naruto's office."
"Uh." Fugaku paused. "I understand, I understand. You're afraid that Itachi will be like Kakashi when he was a child, and never understand what it means to be Naruto's guard, right?"
"At least now he's definitely more interested in fighting with Kakashi than in me."
"Ah." Fugaku looked up to the sky and sighed. "Does the revival of our Uchiha have to wait for my grandchildren?"
"No, wait for your beautiful daughter to grow up." Watergate finally showed a smile.
"Oh." Fugaku continued to pretend that he didn't hear anything and directly changed the topic. "But by the way, have you ever considered training Naruto?"
Watergate frowned. "I'll emphasize it again. He's my son, my biological son, and the only one. Don't have any ideas about him! Besides, Naruto's boring job is really not suitable for him. He takes after his mother. "
"…" Fugaku was silent for a few seconds before he reluctantly muttered, "The guys in the fighting order are indeed more suitable for killing people."
"Well, yes." Watergate ignored the Uchiha patriarch's seemingly serious face and handed over the signed document in his hand. "Okay, that's all. You can go back to work."
Fugaku took it and frowned. "Have you read it?"
"I know it can't be approved just by looking at the title." Watergate clenched his fist and couldn't help but yawn again.
Fugaku looked at Watergate's bloodshot eyes and frowned even deeper. "Okay, okay. You're Naruto, you have the final say. Also, if you're really sleepy, go to the lounge and sleep for a while. I'll get someone to call you when that damn finance chief arrives. "
"Forget it, it doesn't matter." Watergate sat up straight with a look of expectation. "After signing the treaty tomorrow, Konoha's finances, which have been in a mess for more than half a century, will finally start to operate normally. Sigh, these past few months have been more tiring than fighting a war. After this, I'll definitely take a good rest for a few days. "
"Well, anyway, if you still want to wear only a layer of Jonin uniform and sleep on the table of this half-century-old leaky building, please continue after tomorrow's signing ceremony."
"Don't talk nonsense, go to work."
…
This year's winter suddenly became cold.
Bo Fung Watergate will be 38 years old next year, and this year will be the 14th year since he became the 4th Hokage.
In the first two years, he was busy with post-war reconstruction. In the third year, he kept the most powerful strategic weapon, the Nine Tails Force Of Human Column. In the third year, he solved the chaotic internal power struggle in Konoha. Suddenly, he ushered in the battle for the throne of the Fire Country. After three years of threats and temptations, the results were finally mutually beneficial. And now, he can finally free himself from the financial crisis.
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