4: 00 PM
Today was the 60th year of Konoha, March 5th.
Uchiha Itachi had been secretly scolded by his colleagues at least twice this month.
The first time, it was because of Naruto's breakfast. On the morning of the 2nd, Naruto waited sleepily for a long time. In the end, he ate the canteen's breakfast bread. It wasn't Itachi's ramen, it wasn't ramen, it was just not Yakuza's. Of course, Naruto didn't mind this small problem. But who would dare to give Naruto something that hadn't been tested for poison? So Itachi was in a dilemma again. He couldn't imagine that a small ramen shop could be exempted from inspection like Konoha's canteen.
The second time, which was now — he fell asleep. He woke up. Before going to bed, he was on duty behind Naruto. When he woke up, he was lying on the bed in Naruto's office lounge — on Naruto's bed … He touched his face and his hand was black — embarrassing again.
The young guard captain quickly got up and rushed to the bathroom. He didn't have time to see what strange words Naruto wrote on his face. He directly put his whole head in cold water and dared to look up at himself in the mirror after a while. His face was pale, his eyes were heavy, and his eyes were dull — he didn't sleep much for four days … When he was in the field, he didn't even feel so tired chasing and killing people for thousands of miles. It was just sorting out new information. Was he also a member of the legendary slasher party?
No, it was impossible. He had completed so many difficult missions in the field. If he was a slasher party, he would have been exposed long ago. And the internal staff of Naruto's guards … they were all D-level professionals — a group of Chunin. He had only seen a few Jonin. It was impossible that they could work overtime and still be full of energy, but Uchiha Itachi couldn't!
“012110。”
"Here." Uchiha Itachi heard someone in the office call him and immediately went out to stand at attention. He saw the guy who was supposed to be standing in his place — the head of the night of Naruto's guards … recently, he appeared a little more during the day.
"Itachi, wake up." Naruto looked at his junior, whose hair was still dripping with water, and couldn't help but laugh. "Go, find a towel and wipe yourself clean."
Itachi did not move. He noticed that the person behind Naruto seemed to be warning him, as if he would die a horrible death if he dared to run back to the lounge to dry his hair.
"Itachi?" Naruto looked at the child who was still in a daze.
"What are your orders, milord?"
"Hair."
"It's fine, my lord."
The Hokage glanced at the people behind him, and the people behind him shook their heads slightly. The Hokage shrugged and had to give an order to Itachi, "Go back to your house first, and then go to my house to help me get some clothes to change."
"Yes, sir." Itachi left in a flash.
The Shadow Guard behind Naruto said coldly, "Alright, Kakashi, you can come out now."
Kakashi appeared, stretched and yawned.
Naruto continued to do his work without looking up. "Say it, Kakashi."
Kakashi ignored Naruto and said coldly to the Shadow Guard, "Kakashi -sama, please call me your boss, Naruto's guard at night."
"Oh." Naruto finally raised his head again. He looked at the two subordinates who were staring at each other and laughed. "Why are you fighting again? Don't you think it's chaotic enough now?"
Kakashi glanced at the unconvinced Shadow Guard and decided not to make trouble for his teacher. "The Konoha forest exam has ended smoothly."
"Ah, I know." Naruto nodded. He even knew his son's performance.
"But Orochimaru hasn't moved yet. He's not playing with us, right? Sensei, are you sure this isn't a drill between us and the Sound Ninja? "
"I'm not sure, I'm surprised." Naruto had the impulse to rush to the Sand camp to ask Orochimaru, but what's the use of asking? Orochimaru can't tell the truth. "The latest high-probability prediction of the General Staff Department and the Intelligence Department is that Orochimaru is likely to involve Konoha's forces for some purpose. He probably doesn't want us to do anything at this time. But until now, we haven't analyzed what he's planning, but it doesn't matter. "
Hearing Naruto's words, Kakashi was relieved. "It doesn't matter." It means that his teacher has successfully implemented Konoha's plan. In any case, Orochimaru is being held back in Konoha this time. "Sensei, the Anbu and Root members … The most important thing is when will they come back? How many days will it take for them to finish their tasks as usual? I need more accurate information to arrange for people to rest."
Naruto sighed. "Ask the Minister of Intelligence."
"The Minister of Intelligence said he has no right to tell me. But damn it! I have to be responsible for the lives of my people! "
"Then what do you want to know?"
Bo Fung Watergate looked at his disciple who clapped his hands in front of him. He was a little surprised. He never thought that the guy who looked like a responsible Anbu Minister questioning Naruto was Kakashi. Sure enough, there are some people that you have to fight to move forward. It seems that I have to continue pressuring him in the future. But Kakashi, there are some things that you don't need to know. But young people shouldn't be discouraged, so he said, "Go ahead and ask. Be specific. I'll tell you as much as I can."
Kakashi's back was sweating under his teacher's stare. Did he fall into his teacher's trap?
"Why aren't you talking?" Naruto continued to glare at the Anbu Minister.
"Forget it. As long as you know what you're doing. The more you know, the faster you die." Kakashi withdrew his hand from Naruto's desk and scratched his head.
Naruto suddenly felt a little disappointed. He didn't understand why his disciple always backed down so easily when dealing with such matters. But at the same time, he was relieved. This was actually good. At least he didn't have to live so tirelessly.
Kakashi looked at his teacher and heaved a sigh of relief. He also relaxed. "Alright, I was just worried about you, so I came to see you. I'm leaving."
Naruto looked at his disciple's disappearing figure and turned to smile at the person standing behind him. "Shisui, Kakashi was glaring at you before he left. What did you do to provoke him?"
Shisui ignored Naruto. He looked at his watch and turned to make tea. Soon, a steaming cup of tea was placed next to Watergate's hand.
Watergate poked the cup and glanced at Shisui. He took a sip and frowned. "It's so bitter. What the hell is this?"
Shisui grinned. "Ginseng tea. It replenishes blood and strengthens the mind. Drink a cup every afternoon at 3: 30 sharp."
Naruto was a little embarrassed. "Isn't that what the legends say only old men drink?"
Shisui continued to smile. "Kakashi gave it to you. Your health report last month wasn't very good. Do you want the canteen's special brown sugar date black chicken soup?"
Naruto could only continue to work with an embarrassed face. He didn't want to think about the canteen's vegetable juice that he never wanted to know the ingredients of. Ginseng tea it was. The color was normal.
Therefore, Naruto's time flew faster under the nourishment of the new tea leaves.
In the blink of an eye, it was already late at night.
Bo Fung Watergate put down the documents in his hand. He supported his head with his hand and closed his eyes, preparing to take a short nap. But in the midst of his grogginess, he suddenly caught a few flashes of images in front of his eyes.
14 years ago, in the winter, it was the time he was knocked out by Anko with a snowball. It was also the same feeling of grogginess. What happened after that? When he woke up, he was in the hospital. Kina hadn't returned from her mission. The first person she saw when she opened her eyes was Orochimaru. At that time, they seemed to have a lot to talk about. What were they talking about?
"Watergate -kun, why are you working so hard?"
"Hmm?"
"Don't tell me you're doing it to protect the village."
"Unfortunately, Orochimaru -kun, you're doing it to protect Konoha."
"I don't think it's worth it."
"It's not worth it. Apart from Konoha and protecting Konoha, where else can we go?"
"Hey! You're the legendary — if we can't leave, we can only live and die together. "
"Kind of."
"Then I remember that Watergate is also an orphan."
"Yeah, I don't remember my parents at all. They probably died in the war."
"How can you be sure that your parents are dead? Your parents aren't ninjas, right?"
"Who knows."
"What if your parents aren't dead?"
"I'll take Konoha back and treat it well."
"Oh, you subconsciously think that you're not Konoha's people."
"How am I not Konoha's people?"
"Don't deny it. Look at how Thousand-Armed Uchiha and Hinata can run away every time they're slightly injured. The real dangerous work is always people like us who don't even have any friends or family. Don't you have any other thoughts? Look, it's the same today. I had to wait a long time to send you to the hospital before someone randomly gave you some medicine. If I wasn't here to accompany you, no one would care even if you had a fever and died."
"There's no helping it. There's a shortage of people everywhere. You understand, right? If Naruto's disciples and Naruto's disciples don't charge at the front, who would be willing to die with them? "
"Naruto has two sons."
"What's the point of saying that? If I were Naruto, no matter what anyone says, I wouldn't let my children die so easily."
"Heh. You should stay alive and propose to her first. Your Kina is still waiting to say yes. Also, I remind you not to sleep yet. Stay awake when you talk to me. They just gave you a new fever medicine. Although it's effective, as the developer, I don't think its side effects are good for people who aren't conscious. Come, tell me a story. "
"A duck fell, hahaha."
"Bo Fung Watergate … Let me tell you the story. Listen carefully."
"Okay."
"Once upon a time, there was a new Genin who was sent out by his teacher to do something similar to … killing people. When he did, he saw his parents."
"Yeah. It's a good thing. "
"He only found out when he killed everyone and disposed of the corpses."
Watergate remembered that it took him a while to understand Orochimaru's story. The moment he understood, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Then he heard Orochimaru continue, "You said that you and I have killed a lot of people. Sometimes I'm so bored that I recall the faces of the people I killed one by one. Take a guess. Can I find my parents in there? "
Watergate still remembered that he resisted the urge to shudder and vomit at that time. He retorted, "Don't think about it. If the parents don't die, they won't leave the children on the battlefield to fend for themselves."
"I should say that at least it's better than being boiled into a pot of mushy soup. The bones and flesh are eaten back into the stomach, and the head is still at the bottom of the pot."
Minato remembered that at that time, he was successfully disgusted by Orochimaru's words and rushed to the toilet, hugging the toilet bowl and vomiting, but after vomiting, he was sweating, and his fever was successfully reduced. He always thought that it was just one of Orochimaru's abnormal treatment methods. But now that he thought about it, revenge, revenge, damn revenge.
Minato suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. All their analysis was based on Orochimaru's ambition and other purposes. But what if what Orochimaru said at the beginning was true? Just like the protagonist of the story couldn't be as melodramatic as Orochimaru, right?
Bo Fung Watergate sighed. As he thought about it, he still felt the familiar waves of nausea in his stomach. He waved his hand and asked for a glass of hot water.
"Sir."
"Itachi? When did you change shifts? Give me a glass of hot water. "Naruto looked up at Itachi and felt that his mind was still a little confused. He kept reminding himself that he couldn't think about it anymore. He definitely couldn't …
Itachi looked at Naruto, who seemed to be suppressing something, and quickly handed him a glass of water. "Sir, are you not feeling well? Go and rest."
"No need." Watergate felt better after drinking a glass of hot water.
And Itachi looked at Naruto's gradually improving complexion and added another glass of water for him. He thought about the warnings of his seniors. If Naruto didn't look well and didn't ask for rest, it meant that he was suddenly in a bad mood and wanted to talk to him to distract him. Then … "Sir. You were so focused just now. What did you think of? "
"Bang."
Bo Fung Watergate rushed into the bathroom, closed the door, and vomited on the toilet.
It's fine if I don't think about it.
… …..
March 6, 60 Konoha. Sunny, rainy, blooming flowers.
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