Vacations were sometimes like love at first sight. It passed in an instant, but you would feel happy whenever you thought about it. Sometimes, it was like you couldn't get a divorce even if you wanted to. If you didn't pay attention, you would feel awkward for the rest of your life.
60 years in Konoha.
Fire Country, Konoha.
January 13
Seven days after the death of a Konoha elder named Shimura Danzo.
Namikaze Minato didn't know how to describe his last vacation, which had already passed, and was not a short one. But Naruto, who always thought of himself as self-disciplined, had decided that as long as he wasn't so sick that he couldn't get out of bed, he shouldn't ask for leave for fun. Vacations were great, but when he returned to the office, he would be chased by his subordinates for signing documents every day. He really didn't want to go to work anymore.
"Documents aren't like Jiraiya sensei's serialized novels. You can use manuscripts." Fourth Generations Naruto Bo Fung Watergate sent away Konoha's Minister of Security, Uchiha Fugaku, who had suddenly become serious again. He considered whether he should go for a pair of glasses to see if it could really help him quickly get into a working state. Of course, when he started to think about it, he was already half lying on the crowded desk. As for the person opposite him?
The person standing opposite him was Mito Pyloritis, a member of the Elders Council who was still alive.
Because from today onwards, he would replace the one who had died to preside over the Elders Council.
Elder Pyloritis looked at Naruto, the leader of the Fourth Generations, who was holding the seal in his hand but refused to sign it. He really wanted to hit him, just like in the early days, to remind his boss who was secretly looking at things through a crystal ball while approving documents to work seriously. But it was a pity that the owner of this glorious office was no longer his old comrade who had gone through fire and water with him and drank until he vomited. And as a ninja who was good enough to live to retirement age, he could feel the vigilant eyes hidden in this office. "Hmph, those younger guys are probably waiting for me to do something inappropriate. They want to see how it feels to make an old ninja who can't keep up with the times unable to walk out of the door." He understood. After all, he was once young too.
"Four Generations -sama." Mito Pyloritis raised his voice again as he looked at his current boss who was still in a daze.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Mito-san." A certain someone finally snapped out of his daze and narrowed his eyes. "I've thought about it carefully. I think it's better to let the Council of Elders host the funeral."
"Four Generations!" It was already past ten o 'clock, and the memorial service would begin at eleven o' clock. Mito Pyloritis suddenly felt that he was about to die. The Uchiha who had just run away was right. Each one of them was harder to please than the last. Bo Fung Watergate, you've been changing your mind a little too often lately.
"Ah, I think Sandaime-sama might want to host the funeral more." Minato blinked his blue eyes innocently and looked at the silent senior opposite him with the standard eyes of a junior. "And, I really don't know what to say on the stage …"
"Don't tell me that the General Staff Department doesn't prepare a speech for Naruto now!" Mito Pyloritis felt that Naruto Sandaime-Sama was very willing to host the funeral for his old teammate and rival, but he still had to say what needed to be said.
"I can't carry it."
"You're kidding."
"Ah … Anyway, the logistics have already arranged everything. You, Sandaime-sama, or Xiaochun are all good. You've hosted so many funerals, haven't you? Anyway, funerals are all pretty much the same … It's just a formality."
Mito Pyloritis looked at Bo Fung Watergate, who had already picked up a pen and made a gesture of sending him off. After all, he had watched Bo Fung Watergate grow up. He knew very well that Bo Fung Watergate would change his mind at the last minute after making a decision. And usually, only those who changed his mind could not be stopped. But as an elder, he still had the right to express his anger at the young and stubborn Naruto. So he saluted, turned around, strode forward, and slammed the door behind him.
"Bang!"
"…"
"Hey, this door is from half a century ago." Bo Fung Watergate looked at the elder who pretended to be angry and shrugged helplessly. He lowered his head and continued to work. He still had a backlog of documents to deal with. He did not want to waste time holding a memorial service for a guy whose ashes were nowhere to be found. The documents were more important.
So he continued to flip through the documents page by page. When he found something suitable, he obediently signed and stamped it. If he did not understand it, he would put it aside. Yes, he now realized that he was indeed not in the right state of mind. He could not understand some of the sentences in the documents. In the past, he was still in the mood to pick out the wrong words in the reports. He would definitely not take a vacation in the future.
“012110。”
"Yes, Sir."
Bo Fung Watergate silently looked at Itachi who, like his predecessor, liked to poke him behind.
Itachi also looked at his superior in silence.
"… Itachi, can we be more tacit? I want coffee. "
"You are not allowed to drink it unless necessary."
"Kakashi is Kakashi, and you are you. Now you are the captain of the guards. Don't recite the so-called "Kakashi Regulations" with me. "
"No coffee, Sir." Itachi smiled at his superior. In fact, he did not mind preparing coffee for his Naruto -sama, but he did not want to offend his colleagues because of this. Anyway, even if Naruto was really angry now, his beloved senior Kakashi would be the scapegoat. At least he could get a good reputation for obeying orders. The useless acting Anbu Minister was still a Anbu Minister. Uchiha would not lose out.
…
"But I can't work without coffee ~ ~ ~ Itachi."
"…"
"And you guys." Naruto frowned and glanced at the whole office. "Mr. Kakashi Hatake, who is in charge of the Anbu, went out to the field yesterday."
"…"
— — So before he left, he taught the Shadow Guard a lesson.
Looking at the unhappy face of the person he was supposed to protect, Itachi could only smile bitterly with the Shadow Guard. He really wanted to rub his bruised arm now. That shameless Kakashi kicked him, kicked him! Damn it, if Master Konoha wants to kick someone, who can stop him? — — Sir, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for teaching Thor to his disciple so casually.
Bo Fung Watergate looked at the Shadow Guard and the new captain of the guards who dared to look around the room in front of him. He felt that he was indeed a little unhappy.
"Sir, this is your warm water." Itachi took the hint from his senior who was more familiar with the situation and handed the water to his superior. "Also, you need to change your clothes and prepare to attend Danzō -sama's memorial service."
"…"
Looking at the motionless Naruto, Itachi instantly broke out in a cold sweat. — — Don't tell me you don't want to go, or you don't want to say a word. You have to attend even if you have to.
"Give me the clothes." Bo Fung Watergate angrily drank the water in the cup and muttered, "Is there really a Shimura Danzo in the world?"
Itachi, who accidentally heard Naruto talking to himself, broke out in a cold sweat again. "Sir."
"Don't worry, Itachi. Even if I don't go, no one will do anything to you. But how can I not go? Your former boss, Comrade Sagittarius, has finally returned to the village after nearly a year of guarding the border. Your senior Kai is also back. I've managed to get round to meeting them and your father, and we're going to have a meal together while the funeral is still relatively full -- a barbecue -- at last it's my treat -- would you like to come along? Ah, you really had to come. Right, Mr. Captain of the Guards? "
Itachi was numb.
He looked at Uncle Naruto, who spoke and looked normal, but smiled as if his father was about to teach his younger brother a lesson. He had a very bad feeling in his heart. He didn't want to know why his father had been wearing sunglasses recently. He didn't want to hear all kinds of terrible things his fathers said about his mothers. He also didn't want to know about any of his uncles' special interest in women.
— — Kakashi … you're ruthless!
… So don't ask about adult gatherings. Even if you really don't know anything, once you're suspected, don't ask why you were beaten up for no reason …
And now, what about Kakashi, who was really ruthless?
Of course, he sneezed. Do you think he caught a cold? How could that be?
But now, his employer didn't think so. The old man named Dazna felt that this team of cheap Genin was not worthy of the legendary reputation of the Konoha Ninjas. No matter how he looked at it, they were unreliable. But it was really cold, and it was snowing again. It was not a good person to let the weak young man on the roof of the carriage be exposed to the cold wind.
Moreover, this young man really shocked him. How many young people lost their lives during the war not too long ago? Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they were all missing limbs and gave up on themselves. Of course, this was Konoha in the Land of Fire. The minimum living allowance would not let them starve to death like the young people of other countries. So this disabled young man who lost an eye moved him even more. You see, he is really learning all the time ~ This is the power of knowledge!
So, this bridge engineer with a strong intellectual aura said to Kakashi gently: "Ninja Sensei on the roof of the carriage, it's windy up there, come in and have a cup of hot tea."
So, under Naruto's contempt, Sasuke's disregard, and Sakura's concern, Kakashi reluctantly entered the carriage.
"Achoo, achoo ~ ~"
Of course, the carriage was warmer than outside. But Kakashi was still sneezing. He knew very well that he was just cursed by some distant "good friends". But Kakashi would not refuse something like hot tea. Drinking tea, reading books, and traveling, except for the wrong season, he was very satisfied with anywhere. Of course, at the same time, he rejected the suggestion of the kind old man, who was so silly and naive that it was admirable, to get the three children into the car as well.
"Those three really don't need it."
Kakashi looked at the engineer who still wanted to say something, and explained seriously, "Children always need to have one or two long-distance military training in the process of growing up." But it was good that he kept the last sentence to himself.
[Anyway, it's convenient. Since this so-called mission is just a formality …]
Yes, a lot of things were just a formality, but sometimes the formality was more important than the matter.
…
Konoha 58
January 13
In a light snowstorm
"Hey, Sasuke, are you sure you didn't go the wrong way?" Naruto Uzumaki looked at the map while walking.
"Sasuke -kun can't be wrong, not you, stinky Naruto." Sakura winked at Sasuke and Naruto with a standard eight-tooth smile.
Naruto suddenly felt like he was being struck by lightning. He must have gone crazy when he was young to think that this silly woman was actually very cute.
"Sakura is right, Naruto. I'm not you. Even if you're the young master of the Naruto family, it doesn't change the fact that you have no sense of direction. "Sasuke felt that Sakura's smile was really ladylike. She was becoming gentler. This silly woman who only knew how to giggle was finally growing up.
"Hey, last time was a mistake, really. That was my first time out of Konoha. I didn't have a chance to use the map before. So, as the leader, let me lead the way. "Naruto ran in front of the two, full of confidence.
"Are you sure you won't end up in a ghost forest in the middle of nowhere like last time? We didn't bring the rabbit this time. " Sakura looked at Naruto's eager face and decided to believe in the education level of Konoha School. She couldn't have graduated second in the exam without knowing how to read a map.
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