Konoha, March 26, 61
New Naruto Building,
8: 30 in the morning
In the brand-new Naruto Office,
"What's wrong with Rain Ninja this year? They're the closest,
They're the latest. "Intelligence Minister Shikaku Nara said in a low voice,
"Suspicious."
"It's the other villages that came early. Didn't they come three or four days early in the past? And if there's a problem, the nails you put in Rain Ninja will give you an early warning, right? "
To Micro, the head of the security department, Aburame's voice was even lower than Shikaku Nara's,
"The intelligence department that spends a lot of the financial budget every year?"
"To Micro, Aburame,
I'm discussing the problem seriously,
Don't be sarcastic. Your financial budget is not good enough,
It's your own business if you feel that you don't have enough money,
It has nothing to do with how much money Four Generations gave me. “
"Shikaku Nara, don't be sarcastic,
I'm just telling a fact. Don't be so sensitive all the time. "
"I'm sensitive because I'm responsible, but you, tsk tsk,
Now, there are so many foreign ninjas in Konoha, some are Genin, some are Jonins, some are Jonins, some are Jinchuriki, and some are obviously Chunin and Jonin, but they insist that they are Genin. You have to figure out how your security department works without our intelligence department's strong and sensitive soldiers. "
"Yes,
I thank you. "
"Youjiwei!"
"…"
Whenever the seniors quarreled, he would not speak. The chief of staff of Konoha did not know Huo Xuanmen,
Suddenly there was a harsh sound of electric current.
"Genma,
Move the microphone away from the speaker. " Anbu Minister Sagittarius's voice was also lower than usual, "Four Generations, I think it's better to continue the face-to-face meeting in your office for the time being. This video intercom system always has all kinds of problems. Black screen, disconnect, sound delay, and especially, sound distortion. "
"Sorry, we don't have enough experience. After all, this is our first time doing something like this. I need more time to debug it." The head of the logistics department, Hinata, hurriedly stepped forward to take responsibility, but his voice was much louder than usual, making his apology sound more like a provocation. "… I'm sorry again, it's really a change in tone due to the distortion of my voice. I didn't mean to target anyone."
"…" But looking at your long black face on the screen, I have a feeling that your next sentence will be — "Everyone here is trash."
"So, we still have to try it more often to discover the problem as soon as possible, right? "Bo Fung Watergate was very troubled. He liked this convenient remote meeting system, and he didn't want to go back to the days when all Konoha's top officials stood in a row in front of him every morning. Although it was the others who were standing and he was the one who was sitting, with a group of subordinates standing seriously, wouldn't he also have to sit upright and still? Yes, there was indeed a place called the small meeting room, but it was really unnecessary to go to the small meeting room for a simple meeting in the morning. "In short, I'm satisfied with your work, Hinata. And, everyone, please remember that this system is not only for regular meetings, it has more important functions … "
"Zap zap zap."
"Sorry, Four Generations -sama." On the screen, Genma was in a hurry. He didn't understand why there was still a static sound even though he had already taken the microphone far away. "I think someone from the logistics department should come and help me take a look. Zap zap."
"Today's regular meeting will end here. Those who think there's a problem with the Rain Shinobi, you two can quarrel when you see each other. Anyway, you're close. "After saying that, Watergate hurriedly turned off the communication and the monitor. He thought that the worst thing in the world was a ninja teacher scratching the blackboard with chalk in class, but now he knew that he was wrong. Scratching the blackboard only gave him a momentary toothache, but listening to the sound for a second made his heart ache. However, the more he looked at the screen on his left, the more he liked it.
However, Sarutobi, who came with a pile of documents, only felt that there was one more thing to clean before going to work every day. The new Naruto office was almost the same as the old one. The circular structure was cut in the middle, and the elevator was divided into two from the middle. Facing the Naruto Rock was the lounge, and facing the Konoha door was the office. Naruto Rock was still leaning against the large floor-to-ceiling window, but the area! The floor needed to be cleaned was twice as much as the old one. What's worse! The glass needed to be cleaned was five times as much as the old one! Six times! Why was there so much glass in the new Naruto Building?!
Watergate loved the glass in the new Naruto Building even more. Eero didn't observe carefully enough that day. The outer corridor of the Naruto Building wasn't completely visible from the bottom to the top. The circle outside his office was one-way. He could see the bottom, but the bottom couldn't see him. And it wasn't a corridor, but two semi-circular glass balconies. The logistics department helped him put a lot of green plants and sofas and tables inside. Naruto's office finally had a place to receive guests.
While entering the office, he could have a semi-private and semi-official discussion with the visitors over tea. A lot of things would be much easier to talk about. If he couldn't reach an agreement, he could even break the outer glass and go out to continue the discussion. Glass wasn't cheap, but it was better than breaking the outer wall of the old Naruto Building, which would affect the safety of the entire building.
While entering the lounge, it was Naruto's private territory. If he was in a bad mood and didn't want to see anyone, he could just lock the door and be alone for a while. Upstairs was the office of the head of the Undercover Department. Downstairs was the lounge of the Undercover Department on duty, and the armory … He didn't have to be surrounded by the Undercover Department and the guards at all times anymore.
But glass, a whole circle of glass! Four Generations, do you know how troublesome it is to keep so many pieces of glass clean every day? Asuma looked at the Hokage's loving eyes … He didn't dare to resign. In the past, he didn't get locked up in prison because of the Hokage's relationship with the Guardian Shinobi. It was because of his father's face that he didn't get locked up in prison. Now Four Generations finally gave him another chance. If he dared to resign because he was tired, he would be embarrassed. But fortunately, he was about to get married. When he got married, he didn't need to use contraception anymore. It would be best if Hong could get pregnant in the second month of marriage. Then Hong could take maternity leave, and he could also take maternity leave with his wife. When the time came, he could mention … transfer, transfer to work, transfer to wherever he wanted!
"Hey, Asuma, why are you so angry all of a sudden?" Watergate roughly browsed through the documents sent by Asuma. Some of them were quickly approved, and some were left behind. "Send these away."
"Yes, sir." Asuma picked up the documents and walked down silently … Outside the central elevator, there were two spiral staircases, leading to each floor. One could only go up, and the other could only go down. It was specially designed for the staff of each department to go up and down hundreds of times a day.
Watergate was of course satisfied with the two staircases. The security of the Old Naruto Building relied on secret passages. There were all kinds of twists and turns leading to unknown places. Outsiders would get lost if they came in, but there were more safety blind spots, which were good for hiding. And the structure was complicated. Whether it was the wiring or the sewer pipes, sometimes you didn't know where it was broken. You could only build another pipe outside the building. What about the New Naruto Building? Each department had a floor. The floors that no one wanted were built as leisure areas. The staff walked through the inner circle, and the guests walked through the glass corridor. He didn't believe that outsiders would come in with bad intentions. It was the same for the water, sewer, and air conditioning systems. They all went up and down around the elevator stairs. He wanted to see if the toilets would be blocked. "Kakashi, did you forget to bring toilet paper? It's been 20 minutes. Did you fall into the toilet? "
He heard the sound of flushing, then the sound of washing, and the sound of the door opening and closing. Kakashi pushed the door open and came out of the lounge.
Watergate looked at the red forehead mark on the back of Kakashi's hand and sighed. "Sitting on the toilet early in the morning and falling asleep. Forget it, take back the Shadow Clone, and let's put aside the matter of the D-level mission until after the Chunin Exam. "
"Un." Kakashi finally breathed a sigh of relief. These days, his teacher had begun to arrange government affairs for him. It wasn't as simple as sorting and running errands as it was when he was a guard captain. He was trying to read a lot of documents, analyze problems, and solve problems. He was also trying to participate in various meetings, communicate with the departments, persuade them, quarrel with them, and then make a decision that he didn't know whether it was right or not. This put a lot of pressure on Kakashi. If documents and meetings were unfriendly work for his teacher, then it was eternal torture for him. 'If they do this, we will do that. If they do that, we will do that. If they do that, we will do that.' In short, possibilities would extend into countless possibilities, and countless possibilities would lead to countless solutions, and each solution would have endless trivial details … an endless cycle.
But this was the fundamental reason why Konoha had been walking on thin ice all these years. It was as if they were going to fail in the next second and turn into ruins, but they always ended up as the biggest winner. Bo Fung Watergate didn't know whether Kakashi was aware of this or not, and he was still not sure whether Kakashi could become a qualified Naruto … Well, he didn't expect a good Naruto, he just wanted to be qualified. After all, he always couldn't keep up with the changes. If he didn't have enough time, then he wouldn't be as good as Kakashi. At least Kakashi could fight with Lei Ying face to face. "If you can't hold on, just say something. Kakashi, although I'm tired, and I often feel uncomfortable here and there, I should be able to hold on for three more years."
Kakashi knew that his teacher was trying to provoke him, but he didn't accept it, although he really didn't have confidence in becoming a qualified Hokage.
"Report."
"Come in."
"The security department said that the Rain Shinobi are about to arrive at Konoha's gate. Do we need to greet them?" Asuma came back with a new document.
"Kakashi, you go and observe closely to see if there are any more abnormalities." Watergate threw Kakashi a piece of candy. "Since the intelligence department has doubts."
"Yes." Kakashi ate the candy and was completely awake. "Sensei! This candy is poisonous! "
"Wasabi mint and a little pepper." Watergate watched Kakashi almost jump out of the door and sighed. "Asuma, bring out the small desk in the lounge."
"What?" Asuma moved the desk with a puzzled expression.
"Put it over there."
Asuma followed Naruto's direction and put the desk five steps away from the elevator door.
"Face me."
Asuma turned around.
"Bring out the chair too."
"Oh." Asuma was excited. Could it be that Naruto finally found out that he stood for more than ten hours a day and prepared a seat for him? But wouldn't it be too conspicuous in the office? According to the rules, Naruto's office can't have a seat for a second person.
"Yes." Watergate nodded. Although Naruto's office represented Naruto's prestige, it shouldn't be too much to prepare a chair for Naruto. After all, if he seriously studied the documents, he would have to write, and he can't always stand. "Now, call the logistics department to help Kakashi set up a special phone line and give him a separate number."
"Ah? Kakashi, oh. "Asuma instantly stepped on his shoulder with heavy steps." Got it, I'll go now. "
Watergate looked at Asuma's heavy steps and decided to let him go home early today. Kakashi's political sensitivity wasn't high, but Asuma was really good, so he couldn't use him to death yet. But if he wanted to use Kakashi … he should first cultivate a comrade-in-arms.
"Aiyaya, I have to write it down quickly." Watergate picked up the photo of Kina that he accidentally knocked over and quickly wrote in his notebook. In the past, he didn't remember everything so clearly, but this year, his memory wasn't as good as before. "Kina, it's hard to say when it comes to age."
"Hehehe, it's really hard to say when it comes to age. You're actually 51 years old."
Konoha, Land of Fire, Electrical Appliance Store
Recently, the owner of the store had a deep impression of a white-haired Konoha Jonin, and his impression of him was getting better by the day. This was because this guy had been buying a lot of things every few days for the past half a month. From the latest large color TV, to a medium-sized microwave, electric cooker, small electric fans, heating pads, and so on, he would take whatever he liked and only take the most expensive items. He never haggled, especially if he was single. "No, you're 35 at most! Look at me, I'm only 42! "
"That's because the Konoha Ninjas uniform makes them look younger. If I wear casual clothes, I'll look like I'm 50 years old." Jiraiya looked at the greasy-haired and big-bellied electrical appliance store owner. He didn't have the nerve to say that his disciple worked so hard every day and had wrinkles on his face, but he still looked like he was 30 years old … It wasn't about age, it was about appearance.
"Sigh, what a pity. I have a daughter waiting to be betrothed. She's virtuous and beautiful, and she's 18 this year." The store owner still didn't believe that Jiraiya was older than him, and he even took out his daughter's photo.
If it was before, Jiraiya wouldn't have minded getting to know a young and beautiful girl. Even if they didn't develop a relationship, it would still be nice to go shopping, watch movies, and chat. But now, he wasn't in the mood. "Eh?"
"What's wrong?"
"I saw someone I know."
"Do you know Kakashi -sama? Rumor has it that he's the Fifth Hokage." The store owner's eyes lit up again, and he hurriedly gave his daughter's photo to Jiraiya. "Kakashi -sama isn't married, and we're all acquaintances. Could you introduce us?"
。”
"Okay." Jiraiya took the photo and turned around. Those … Rain Shinobi had already been sent to the guest house by Kakashi.
The Rain Shinobi in the guest house also noticed Jiraiya's gaze, and they exchanged a secret code. "Did he recognize you?"
"Thousands of people who look alike can just refuse to admit it. As for Uchiha's Belt Soil, can he do it? "
"He said he can."
"Anyway, let's see if he can enter Konoha tomorrow."
"But bringing Lei Ying with him, from the Land of Hot Water to Konoha — how is he supposed to get here in one night?"
Land of Hot Water
Main Hotel.
Lei Ying arrived at the appointed time, and then under the guidance of a beautiful waitress, swaggered through the decorated hall and the bustling crowd of people who came to take a bath and relax, and entered the elevator going underground. As an Raikage who came out of the chaotic era of several major Shinobi Villages, he couldn't imagine that one day he would be able to walk into another Shinobi Village's stronghold so easily, and without any cover. Of course, maybe the world is really like what Bo Fung Watergate said, and irreversible changes have happened, and it's no longer the same as before. After all, Konoha has opened bathhouses all over the world, and even opened supply points on the side of the road to collect accommodation fees. "Konoha is arrogant enough."
"Konoha Jōnin Village Aoha is happy to serve you." Belt Soil could only answer like this.
"Why are you so polite today?" After all, it's not the first time Lei Ying dealt with Golden Flash's former bodyguard, and in his impression, he should be a cold-faced young man with sunglasses standing behind the cold-faced oily woman. "Forget it, I won't argue with you, let's hurry up. Naruto said that Thor will take at least 6 hours to reach Konoha, I hope to have dinner in Konoha."
"Don't worry, I won't let you sleep on the street." Uchiha Belt Soil picked up the big backpack on the ground and seriously printed hand seals. "Please hold on to me, by the way, are you really not going to soak in the hot spring first? Konoha has approved your hospitality fee."
"You're strangely long-winded today, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and fly."
Fly, brave boy, go and create a miracle.
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