March 3, 1961, Konoha
11: 30 at night.
Crescent moon.
In the living room of Hatake's mansion.
Smoke lingered in the air. Hatake Kakashi took off his eyes that hurt all the time.
He didn't need to smoke anymore, but he couldn't fall asleep in the dead of night with no one to talk to.
He couldn't light a cigarette quietly.
Was he going to sing on the roof and be thrown down?
However, smoking would still disturb others.
Especially when someone who didn't smoke entered the house.
"You were dumped?"
Naruto Uzumaki opened the door with Lion Ball in his arms and saw Kakashi sitting there in a dark and scary way.
Kakashi stamped out his cigarette and pulled up his mask to look at Naruto who was tiptoeing around.
"Why are you home so late?"
"My dad isn't home, and you're not home either.
Of course, you should play with Grandpa Jiraiya. " Naruto was a good boy. A good boy knew that his parents would be worried if he came home late, but it wasn't too late before 12 o 'clock for a teenage boy. Besides, this was Konoha.
There are Anbu Security Department patrolling everywhere, and the safety of Konoha is guaranteed.
Kakashi looked at Naruto who didn't feel guilty and was stubborn. He finally understood why his teacher liked to beat people up. He was already upset and had nowhere to vent. When he saw a junior who had made a mistake, he didn't have the mood to be gentle. He would beat him up first to make him remember the pain. Unfortunately, Naruto only went to take a bath with Jiraiya. He didn't even take half a step out.
"Come back earlier next time."
"It's none of your business." Naruto put Lion Ball on the sofa.
He opened the window.
Then, he kicked Kakashi's leg away and swept away the ashes. Mr. Asuma from the next class smoked heavily because he loved and enjoyed tobacco.
Kakashi wasn't addicted to smoking, but he just sat there with the lights off … Naruto now listened to Jiraiya explain how to write a novel every day. This kind of scene was usually when the protagonist had something on his mind and was waiting to tell others … This made Naruto panic. "Where's my dad?"
"He's in the hospital. I'm getting him a change of clothes and taking a break." As soon as Kakashi finished speaking, a red-eyed Naruto Uzumaki crushed the broom handle and hurriedly added, "Your father finished his work early today. When he came back, he asked if you and Jiraiya were soaking in the pool, but he was a Naruto Uzumaki. If he went to the public bathroom naked, it would cause a commotion, so I arranged for him to go to the hot spring. You know that the best hot spring in Konoha is in Konoha Hospital."
"Oh."
"After the bath, I called a doctor to massage your father, but he fell asleep on the bed. I didn't wake him up."
"Hmph." Naruto let out a long sigh of relief. "He's so busy every day. I keep thinking that my dad will fall sick from exhaustion one day. Especially this year. Last year, he was also busy, but he still looked energetic. But this year, when he came back for the New Year, he looked a little … listless? No matter if it's morning, noon, or night, it always looks like it's tired and sleepy and doesn't want to move. It's like a cactus that has lost its water. "
"A cactus will wilt if you water it too much."
"Anyway, it's just wilting." Naruto hadn't seen his father for a week. He really missed him. "If he's really sick, don't hide it from me. I'm not a child anymore. I won't let people guess Naruto's condition from his face. Besides, I'm already so tall. I can take care of him."
"Okay." Kakashi had always been looking forward to Naruto growing up quickly. He didn't want his teacher to worry about him all the time while Konoha was busy. However, Naruto really did look like an adult. Kakashi wasn't used to it.
"Anyway, don't lie to me."
"Why would I lie to you?" Soaking in the hot spring was true. Sleeping on the massage bed was also true. Being cut into pieces by a knife while sleeping was even more true. The previous medical scrolls were indeed unqualified products that had been skipped in the assembly line. These scrolls had the same treatment effect as blank scrolls. Yaoshi Dou was indeed a top-notch doctor. However, even a genius doctor's Chakra could only be used for treatment through hand seals. The Chakra emitted only had the most primitive function of destruction. Therefore, if his teacher wasn't from the Force Of Human Column, didn't have the bloodline of the Senju or Uzumaki, and didn't have any famous or special bloodline, he was really just an ordinary person. Yes, ordinary people didn't care about small wounds. It was normal for them to recover after a night's sleep. However, to recover without even a trace in less than five minutes, what was this?!
Thinking about what Yaoshi Dou said, last time when his teacher was punched by Jiraiya and had to go to the hospital for surgery, he obviously removed a part of his stomach ulcer … Advanced medical ninjutsu, such as the Divine Palm Technique, can guarantee that there will be no trace, but if it was removed, it would mean that there was a piece missing. The shape would not be the same as before.
It would be better if he was sick. If he was sick, at least he would know where the illness was, instead of facing the infinite possibilities of the unknown. If he wanted to get something, he would lose something, and if he got something, he would lose something elsewhere. If Dingzhuo To Micro and Aoha didn't fall into the illusion at the same time, his teacher, the leader of the Four Generations, Bo Fung Watergate, Naruto, really came back from the dead on the night of Naruto's birth.
Naruto finished sweeping away the cigarette ashes and broken broom dregs. Looking at Kakashi, who was still in a daze, he felt that Kakashi must be very tired from doing boring missions every day and following his father around. So, he poured a glass of water for Kakashi.
"…" Kakashi was flattered when he received the glass of water.
"Say thank you."
"Thank you." Kakashi finished drinking the water and got up, "I'm going to give your father some clothes, otherwise he won't have anything to wear tomorrow."
"Okay." Naruto picked up Lion Ball who was curled up on the sofa and yawned, "I'm going to sleep first, you should sleep early too."
"Okay." Kakashi picked up the bag of clothes and walked out of the door in a daze. If Naruto was still a willful child, when his father was not at home all day, he would definitely cry and run to Naruto's building to drag his father back. He would feel sorry for his father who was busy with work and cry for his father to accompany him. But now, he didn't even dare to do anything to disturb Naruto's work. "I have a question, if you can draw a seal with blood on the ground when you're injured, why do you emphasize biting your thumb when teaching students?"
"What?" Jiraiya, who was leaning against the threshold of Hatake's house and looking at the stars, was confused by Kakashi's question. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"Watergate sensei brought people to redo the Guardian Enchantment today. He had to draw a seal with thirteen seals, and then he bit his thumb thirteen times in a row. It was so painful that he kept twitching."
"…"
"…"
Jiraiya facepalmed, "Okay, okay, okay, why don't I bring him some clothes and you go to sleep? He's too busy, and you've lost your mind. "
Kakashi jumped onto the roof of Maitre's house and ran. He almost couldn't help but tell him all the uneasiness in his heart just now. Jiraiya stood there tall and strong, giving people a sense of trustworthy strength. But at the same time, he was also the one who always failed to live up to people's trust.
Jiraiya, on the other hand, was confused. He waited until Naruto turned off the lights and went to bed before he slowly returned to Sarutobi's house. As usual, he brought Holly along the way and found that the light in his sensei's bedroom was still on. If he was a child, he would have been tied to a pillar and scolded when he came home in the middle of the night. But he was 51 years old this year, and he only knew how to open the door. "Sensei, why are you still awake?"
"I'm old, so I don't sleep as much." Sarutobi was also smoking, reading a book while smoking. "Did you find the materials well?"
"Aiya, what materials? I'm just taking Naruto to the pool." Jiraiya glanced at the familiar orange cover. It was actually "Intimate Paradise". He quickly nudged his sensei with his elbow and winked, "Yo, Sandaime, ever since the crystal ball spell was banned, have you been feeling lonely?"
"No." Sarutobi turned the page of the book.
"Do I really not need to call you the next time I go to the pool?"
"No need." Sarutobi raised his eyes, "You can take Konoha Maru out to see the world. Now that Konoha is living a rich life, children develop early. After all, I'm a grandfather, so it's weird to be separated by a generation. "
"Okay, absolutely no problem." Jiraiya yawned and got up to go to bed. But halfway through, he suddenly felt that he shouldn't leave just like that. His sensei was old, and he wasn't tall to begin with. Now that he was 70 years old, his back was hunched and his knees were bent, which made him look like he was twitching … No, he really was lonely. If Asuma didn't come back, Konoha Maru would flap his wings and fly away sooner or later. "By the way, sensei, why did you have to bite your thumb when you taught me the sealing technique?"
Sarutobi took out a mirror and placed it in front of Jiraiya, "You can try biting your other fingers."
Jiraiya bit his thumb exaggeratedly. He only wanted to make his sensei happy.
"So why are you asking this?" Sarutobi held the mirror and didn't look at it, "You can practice hand seals with your feet, but don't mess around with the sealing technique. How many times have I told you that it's a space-time technique?"
"No, no, no, it's Kakashi who told me. Watergate made a protective barrier today. He put thirteen seals together, and then he bit his thumb for the whole afternoon. It was so painful. Hahaha, don't you think it's funny?"
"It's funny. He bit a pig's foot thirteen times and he's already gnawed on the bone."
"Hahaha." Jiraiya felt that Watergate's thirteen bites were enough to make him laugh for the whole year, but when he looked at Sarutobi's expressionless face, he couldn't bring himself to laugh.
"Sigh, when people are tired, they can do all kinds of stupid things." Sarutobi saw that Jiraiya didn't intend to leave, so he tried asking, "I told you to keep an eye on Watergate. He needs to strike a balance between work and rest."
"It's hard to see him."
"Go directly to his office." The third Sandaime Naruto was no longer under house arrest by the Anbu, but the Fourth Generations Naruto's office could no longer be broken into.
"I can't go to his office. I really have to make an appointment. Watergate's schedule is full." Jiraiya was annoyed. Since the last time he broke into Watergate's office and punched him, he was targeted by the Anbu and the guards. "The Anbu kids don't know any Sannin. They only know Watergate and Kakashi."
"It's a good thing that Kakashi has a high reputation." Sarutobi sucked on his pipe. He had been hesitating these days. He understood Bo Fung Watergate. Watergate's two disciples died tragically, so he didn't want to let Kakashi and Naruto get involved in too complicated things. And Kuroto has the same attitude towards the remaining Jiraiya and Konohamaru. It doesn't matter whether he's there or not, he'll just let him be. However, Kakashi still became Naruto's successor. "002301."
"Huh?" Jiraiya took three or four seconds to react. "Yes, Sandaime-sama."
"According to the rules of the gag order, you weren't there to witness some things, so you shouldn't know. But now, the one who urgently needs help is not someone else, but your disciple, the only remaining disciple Bo Fung Watergate. You are not an unrelated person."
"Uh."
"On October 10, 48 Konoha, Bo Fung Watergate was seriously injured by Nine Tails, and his life was in danger."
"…"
"Konoha Hospital used the Forbidden Technique Scroll of the Senju Clan on him."
"…"
"It's the scroll that you, Tsunade, and Orochimaru found in the Senju Clan's warehouse. The scroll that Sandaime-sama originally made for himself."
"Oh, that scroll." Jiraiya suddenly felt a buzzing in his head. Watergate, Nine Tails, seriously injured, scroll … Yes, scroll. At that time, he was still at the bottom of the pack, Tsunade was like an airport runway, and Orochimaru wasn't as boring and crazy as he was later. The three of them were like the ordinary Genin trio in Konoha. They were full of energy, and whenever they were free, they would run around Konoha, play pranks, fight, and explore. Their favorite thing was to follow Tsunade to the Senju Clan's residence.
The Senju Clan wasn't like the Uchiha Clan, where strangers couldn't get close to them. Uzumaki Mito's grandmother wasn't like the old man in the Uchiha Clan, who caught them and sent them to Naruto. She always prepared a lot of delicious food for the children, such as meatballs, candies, and beef jerky. Of course, if they broke things and entered places that they shouldn't have, they would be punished before eating. They would do push-ups and answer all kinds of strange questions, such as what kind of girl they liked, whether they farted in bed, and their dreams. "Sandaime-sama, since you used that scroll on Watergate and he survived, why didn't you let Watergate retire? Why is he still Naruto? Even if Konoha needed a Golden Flash Fourth Generations at that time, you shouldn't give him so much work. Let him work for a few years and choose the Fifth Generation!"
"I tried to give him as little work as possible. I always wanted to choose the Fifth Generation, but you can ask Watergate if he's willing."
"My Watergate isn't the kind of person who's attached to power! Don't look at how he's been clamoring to be Naruto since he was a child. He's just an ordinary ninja who's looking for attention. If he didn't say something big and let the White Fang Sannin and Konoha's families and you see that he's working hard, how could he get the Second Generation Ninjutsu Inheritance? How could Konoha agree to his relationship with the Force Of Human Column? There must be a misunderstanding. Why don't you persuade him? "
"How can I persuade him? Your disciple, since Nine Tails, has been close to Danzō and Orochimaru. Who knows what kind of bewitching potion those two gave him. After the change of king and the destruction of the River Kingdom, I didn't even have a chance to talk to him. Little Water Gate didn't believe me, so what could I do?! I'm not even sure if Watergate knows about the scroll. "
"Why don't you ask him?"
"According to the rules of the gag order, there are some things that Watergate shouldn't know." Sarutobi slowly closed his eyes. "If he doesn't ask, Konoha will be in big trouble."
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I've told you countless times. Don't leave now that you're back."
"You should make it clear."
Sarutobi took a puff of his cigarette. "How can I make it clear? Some things can't be made clear. Do I have to tell Tsunade that it's okay. If she can't stand the battlefield, she can go to the rear and teach the new medical ninja. No matter how many people die on the front line, Sensei can help her. Do I have to tell Orochimaru that it's okay. If he's captured, Konoha will give him a fair trial and Sensei can protect him? Or do I have to tell you that it's okay. Tsunade and Orochimaru will be fine even if they're outside. Sensei's Anbu won't chase after them. "
"…"
"Tsunade and Orochimaru can be forgiven. But what about you? You pushed Watergate to the front and left."
"Because I can't stand Konoha's internal strife that's getting worse and worse!" Jiraiya still felt a chill down his spine when he thought about it. "I can't just stand by and watch my own people fight against each other!"
"What do you mean by fighting against each other?! It's Naruto's responsibility to end the conflict! "
"…"
"Watergate has the awareness to become Naruto, but not when he's in his early twenties. Think about it, why is Konoha in such a short period of time? Where are all the Jonin leaders under me and above Minato? "
"…" Jiraiya trembled a little. "Hatake Maoso is dead. He was forced to die."
"No one forced him to die. He died to atone for his sins, not because he failed the mission to save a teammate, but because he failed the mission and led to a series of failures! Hundreds of Konoha Ninjas from many clans died in vain … Hatake Maoso wasn't an ordinary ninja. He wore Naruto's cloak on his arm. He was a candidate of the Four Generations. He wanted to be a good Naruto, but in the end, he realized that there was no way to make up for his mistakes! "
"…"
"White Fang can't lead Konoha even if he's alive. What makes you think his death was caused by internal strife?" Sarutobi stared into Jiraiya's eyes. "I believe you didn't think so much back then. But you've been all over the world for more than fifty years. You can't possibly not understand what I'm saying."
"…" Jiraiya poured himself a glass of wine.
Sarutobi silently looked at Jiraiya's wine that filled the cup, filled the table, and quietly flowed to the ground.
The floor is where people stand.
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