It was spring thunder again.
Konoha's bamboo forest had grown a second batch of bamboo shoots.
Konoha, March 4, 61
Uchiha's main residence, the master bedroom.
6: 30 in the morning.
Mikoto Uchiha finally took off her uniform and changed into her pajamas. She really needed to catch up on sleep.
Her husband, Uchiha Fugaku, had already prepared the bed for her.
He was holding breakfast in his hand.
His face was full of smiles.
Mikoto glanced at the cup of steaming milk and the opened biscuits.
She ate in silence. It was better than nothing.
When Fugaku saw his wife start to eat, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He sniffed unconsciously.
The faint burnt smell that still lingered on his body made him feel very awkward.
"Mikoto,
I made breakfast.
It's spring bamboo shoots and lean meat porridge, really.
However, didn't I just hear that eating too much bamboo shoots is easy to get gastric problems? "
Mikoto also sniffed and smelled the burnt smell. She rolled her eyes at Fugaku. "That's because Watergate has a bad stomach.
The only old injury on my body is on my knee. "
"It's not because you've been busy for more than half a year." Fugaku put his hand on his wife's shoulder. "Your diet is also irregular. In case... you'd better be careful."
"Humph." Mikoto continued to nibble on the biscuits gracefully.
"You have to chew slowly when you eat.
Don't compare me to you brainless, stupid men.
Look at what's wrong with you.
The meal was finished in less than a minute, and we had a meeting while eating. Yaoshi Dou said that in the future, all of you will have to go to the hospital for gastroscopy. Watergate's gastric problems were purely dragged out. By the way, where's our son? "
"Ah, that?" Fugaku was shocked when he heard the word gastroscopy. He couldn't react.
Mikoto sighed. "Forget it. I was just scaring you. You don't need gastroscopy. I'm confident that my housewife skills won't raise a patient with gastric problems. Talk about our son."
"Sasuke is asleep. Itachi is keeping him company."
"Well, when Sasuke wakes up, you must, absolutely must, clearly tell him that the great Mr. Naruto ate something wrong and felt a little unwell the day before yesterday. It has nothing to do with our son."
"Yes." Fugaku nodded.
"Is Watergate okay?"
"Don't mention him. Once he has anything to do with Naruto, he becomes unreasonable." Mikoto put down the biscuits and frowned.
"I had just fallen asleep when I came back. Serves you right for dying from the pain. You remember to eat but not to be beaten. Kina had asked him to recite the things that were not allowed to be eaten, and he had memorized them! Last time, it was Naruto's incident and Jiraiya's problem. But this time, it was to eat a few more mouthfuls of spring bamboo shoots! Making such a joke — did he think that Konoha didn't make enough jokes?! Didn't you see how scared Naruto was? He was crying and sobbing. "
"But Naruto was indeed a bit mischievous this time. It's good to teach him a lesson." Fugaku wanted to laugh when he thought of the report from the security department. "How do you think he came up with … Well, seduction."
"It was used to kill Jiraiya instantly." Mikoto put down the empty cup and rubbed her forehead. "Anyway, you have to make it clear to Sasuke that Naruto's gastric problem acted up. His mischievous behavior with Naruto is another matter. These two things are not the same thing. Although they are somewhat related, it was Naruto's fault. It has nothing to do with him! "
"Yes, Madam. Of course, it has nothing to do with our son." Fugaku continued to nod and hurriedly cleaned up the remains of the breakfast.
"Also," Mikoto squinted at Fugaku, "the next time you go to the red-light district, bring Itachi and Sasuke with you."
"Madam, I'm innocent. I never go to that kind of place." Fugaku looked horrified and hurriedly explained, "At most, I'll drink and sing with my brothers."
"I don't care!" Mikoto began to raise her voice. "Itachi and Sasuke — go and pick a few beautiful girls. Tell our sons what a man wants when he meets a beautiful woman! Look at Sasuke. Didn't he just get a nosebleed when he saw a naked woman? What's the big deal — it proves that he's normal and healthy! And Itachi, he's already so old. When Watergate was his age, he lived with Kina for several years! Has he ever held hands with a girl?! He, he's not even as good as Sasuke. Naruto went through several streets of Konoha under the seduction spell. Along the way, many people had nosebleeds, many people drooled, and many people stared at him. But what about Itachi? He saw it, but he didn't react — Uchiha Fugaku, your first successor didn't react when he saw a beautiful woman! "
Fugaku was a little confused by Mikoto's words. "Jiraiya's theory seems to be right. Sasuke is still young. I'll take him to see more of the world and he'll be fine. But Itachi's problem, wife, is more serious."
"Nonsense." Mikoto was still angry. "If you take our son to the red-light district, do you have enough pocket money? If you don't have enough, ask me for more. Also, you. "
"Yes, Madam."
"Like I said, you're the head of the family after all. You can't avoid social activities."
"Yes."
"So, you can play along, but if you dare to betray me, I'll chop you into pieces!" Mikoto made a cutting gesture at Fugaku and smiled. "Anyway, Uchiha already has an heir, right?"
"Don't worry, I've said it for a lifetime." Fugaku nodded quickly and held Mikoto's hand, his fingers tickling her palm.
Mikoto shook off Fugaku's hand. "Okay, we're an old married couple. I'm going to catch up on my sleep. I still have work to do in the afternoon. By the way, tell Itachi that he did well this time. He reacted quickly when he stopped Sasuke. He'll be praised and rewarded with a blind date. Don't forget. "
"I won't forget." Fugaku held the breakfast tray and sighed. He closed the door for his wife and muttered in his heart … Itachi went on a blind date? He had reached the age where he should go on blind dates. But as a father, why did he still feel that Uchiha and Itachi's blind dates were weird?
…
It was weird.
Konoha Hospital
9 a.m.
It was a bit late for breakfast.
Kakashi was sitting in the suite outside the ward. He was reading the bulletin and eating the healthy breakfast in the Konoha cafeteria. Sitting opposite him was the captain of Naruto's guard, Uchiha Shisui, who was on the night shift.
Shisui yawned and asked Kakashi with his eyes if Itachi would come to change shifts during the day.
Kakashi shook his head. Itachi's office was in Naruto's office. He wouldn't be able to replace him even if he didn't change shifts.
Shisui sighed, stood up, and quietly walked into the room. He glanced at Naruto who was sleeping quietly. His wife had been busy for the whole afternoon and night and finally stopped. And his young master Naruto … Shisui directly went up to Naruto, who was pouting and staring at Kakashi.
Kakashi put down the bulletin, opened the package of ramen, and pushed it to Naruto. "Eat breakfast. You must be hungry. I bought this especially for you."
Naruto lowered his head and didn't move.
Kakashi grabbed Naruto's hand, stuffed the chopsticks into it, and said sternly, "Eat. I don't have time to talk nonsense with you."
Naruto looked up at Kakashi's sullen face and still didn't move.
Kakashi glanced at Shisui, but Shisui didn't look at him. He could only continue to persuade Naruto. "Eat. It'll get cold."
Naruto poked the ramen with his chopsticks. "I'm not eating. If dad doesn't eat, I won't eat either."
"Don't bother. Sensei is fasting now. It'll take him at least four hours to eat. Your stomach must be rumbling." Kakashi sighed and smiled. "And his gastric relapse really has nothing to do with you. Do you think your little seduction technique can defeat Golden Flash? I'm fine. Your dad is just a glutton. He deserves it. "
Naruto was anxious. "Kakashi, what do you mean my dad deserves it?! And … I made those spring bamboo shoots. "
"Okay." Kakashi listened to Naruto's fading voice and felt helpless. This father and son were really the same. "Actually, the food you make is delicious. It's not a problem. It's just that you can't eat it every day. How should I put it? Anyway, it's Naruto's guards' fault. They didn't strictly follow Konoha Hospital's menu standards. It's the guards' fault, not yours. If you don't believe me, you can ask Dou. "
"I'll ask Dou carefully. Anyway, I won't ask the guards in the future. I know that Naruto's guards are unreliable. When I need you, you're never by my side." Naruto put down his chopsticks and glanced at Shisui who had his head lowered. He stood up. "I'm going to accompany my dad."
Hearing Naruto say that the guards were useless, Kakashi didn't feel good. He wanted to refute, but in the end, he pulled Naruto back. "Let's eat!"
Naruto struggled free. "I'm not eating!"
"Don't think I don't dare to hit you! Naruto Uzumaki! "
"If you dare to hit me, I'll dare to hit you!"
"Come at me if you dare. See, I'm going easy on you this time."
"I don't care."
They were really the same. Uchiha Shisui heard the quarrel getting louder and louder. He was about to close the door of Naruto's ward. The two guys had forgotten that there was someone sleeping in the room … but it seemed a little late.
Bo Fung Watergate leaned against the door and looked at his disciple and son who were quarreling like two chicks fighting for millet. He wanted to laugh. "Why are you quarreling again? Haven't you quarreled from yesterday to today?"
"Dad, why are you up? You only slept for two hours." Naruto quickly ran over and dragged Watergate back to his room.
Watergate hugged Naruto and smiled. "Get up if you're awake. Naruto, bring your Ichinoku to dad. Let's ignore Kakashi. He's a bad guy."
Kakashi immediately put the Ichinoku in Naruto's hand. "Sensei, are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine. I'm fine." Watergate smiled at Kakashi and slammed the door.
Kakashi touched his nose and pressed the button to call Pocket. He was a little embarrassed by Shisui's stare. "You're angry. You're so hard to please."
Shisui picked his ear. "You deserve it. He told you not to promise Pocket to do a gastroscope for him, but you insisted."
Kakashi felt wronged. "It's for his own good. He was in so much pain yesterday. You saw it. Although he was fine soon, we still need a detailed examination before we can treat him. Who's going to be responsible if we treat him wrongly?"
"You're right. But the problem is that Milord is already fine. A stomach medicine can solve the problem. Why did you have to make him suffer so much?"
"I didn't know that a gastroscope would be so uncomfortable." Kakashi felt that his throat was a little uncomfortable. "I told you, it doesn't hurt at all."
"Well, such a thick tube goes straight from the mouth to the stomach. Anyway, it's not in your stomach. Of course you don't feel pain." Shisui glanced at Naruto and his son who were talking happily in the room. He shrugged his shoulders and expressed sympathy to Kakashi. "Isn't the Hinata's Byakugan said that it has no blind spots? It can see the Chakra and meridians. It's just a small gastric lesion, and it can't do anything about it? It's really useless. "
"Yes, it's quite useless." Kakashi sighed and opened the door. He ordered the Anbu on duty at the door, "Go and see if Yaoshi Dou is still sleeping. Tell him that his patient has woken up, so he shouldn't sleep. Then go to the General Staff Department and ask Huo Xuanmen to give me the compensation plan. "
Listening to Kakashi's weak voice, Shisui continued to yawn. "If you're tired, go back and sleep. I'll be here. Actually, you shouldn't have attacked Naruto's men yesterday. You even drove them all away. With them around, at least there would be one more person to serve tea, water, run errands, and send letters."
"I drove all of them away. Besides, it's quite appropriate to let them deal with the problem of controlling the public's discussion. We're responsible for the compensation and apology. Naruto and Sasuke knocked over many goods placed in front of the shops. Some of the roof holes they stepped on also need to be repaired. Fortunately, no one was hurt. I thought that Naruto had finally grown up, and we finally don't have to deal with this kind of problem every now and then. "
"It's normal to be 13 years old in peacetime. Our youthful restlessness in the past was smashed on the battlefield and on the enemy's head." Shisui also sat down. "Fortunately, Naruto's family and Uchiha's family are not short of money now. If my son was like this, I would definitely not be able to afford it."
"Yo ~" Kakashi looked up. "You, a dead man, want to have children and grandchildren and enjoy the happiness of family? First, find a woman who is willing to have children with you. "
"Do you think I'm you? A coward who only dares to go to the red-light district with other people's faces. "
"Yes, I don't know who went to the red-light district with his own face and got beaten up because he didn't respect the dead."
…
"You …" Shisui almost choked to death by Kakashi's words. But so what? He was indeed dead. The dead had no future. So he could only pretend that he didn't hear anything. He calmly drank a mouthful of water and continued to stand at the door like a pillar. His job was to protect Naruto's personal safety and take care of Naruto's daily life. When he was alive, he had always dreamed of this job. But now that he was dead, he could only do this job. He had to make sure that everyone who was in the same generation as him was dead. When they were all dead, the younger generation would forget about him … Only then could all the schemes and conspiracies of the past truly disappear. Things that should not be left to the younger generation never existed.
Anyway, Uchiha Shisui, who was now known as the "Red-Eyed Bunny," was depressed.
Of course, it would be depressing to recall the bad things. Bo Fung Watergate had been consciously forcing himself to only think about the good things.
So at this time, the atmosphere in the inner room, which was separated by a wall, was actually very good.
"Dad, although I'd like to listen to your memories of my childhood, can you lie down and sleep?" Naruto had finished eating ramen. Looking at his energetic father, he kept persuading him.
"I can't sleep." Watergate cleared his throat, "Can you pour me a glass of water? I'm thirsty. "
"But …" Naruto hesitated, but still took the glass, poured a little water, and handed it to Watergate.
Watergate frowned, "Naruto."
"Fast and water, there are still tests to be done. Moisten your lips first. Sleep for another two hours and you can do the second test. Then endure for another two hours and I'll cook lotus root noodles for you. Endure, Doudou is right. You can't delay any longer. The medical Ninjutsu test may be blocked by your powerful Chakra. You see, the last time you were hospitalized, the test report said that you had completely recovered. But the fact is that you haven't recovered at all. "
"That's because dad was scared by you."
"I know, I won't do it again."
"Naruto, Xiao Xiao, it's not a big deal. It's your grandpa Jiraiya's fault. Dad won't let him go this time! By the way, the seduction technique is forbidden in the future. I'll write it in the Book of Seals as soon as I get out of the hospital. "
"Dad." Naruto held Watergate's hand.
"Yes." Watergate narrowed his eyes, "Don't tell me you're going to plead for your grandpa Jiraiya."
"No, I'm not." Naruto pursed his lips, "I just want to say sorry. If it weren't for me, I wouldn't have acted up so badly."
"Silly boy, I said it's none of your business. I've been like this before I married your mother. So don't learn from me. When it's time to eat, you should eat properly. Next time you're angry with Kakashi and refuse to eat his food in front of him. If he turns his head, you can eat something else. Just don't tell him. You're a ninja, so be more flexible. "
Naruto was speechless after hearing his father's theory. He began to suspect that he didn't know the importance of doing things now. It was purely because of his father's protective nature. "Anyway, I said it the day I got the Ninja Headband. I'm an adult now. Dad, this is the last time. Actually, I didn't expect it either. But Sasuke was too easy to coax. I just wanted to see how he would react. Who knew he would … "
"Be so cowardly." Watergate, who was a good father, continued, "It's okay, Naruto. Sasuke was a coward. It has nothing to do with you. Look, Eero and Shikamaru didn't react. Although Choji had a nosebleed, he didn't fly into a rage out of humiliation. You told Sasuke to bear the consequences, but he still chased after you. I haven't settled the score with him yet. "
"Dad." Naruto was finally certain that his father had spoiled him. Although he was happy … it wasn't good.
It shouldn't be good.
The camera returned to Uchiha's house.
Sasuke's bedroom.
"Okay, Sasuke, eat something. Brother bought your favorite mokugyo rice balls. "
Sasuke still covered his head and didn't move.
Itachi sighed. "Sasuke, it's okay. Naruto's hospitalization has nothing to do with you. Really."
Sasuke still didn't move.
"No matter what others say, in Brother's eyes, Sasuke will always be the best. This time, it's Naruto's fault. According to the Konoha Protection Act, newly developed ninjutsu can't be tested on people without permission. Let me tell you, all of Naruto's bonus for this year has been deducted. As the victim, you can get all of his year-end bonus as compensation. "
Sasuke's ears pricked up.
Itachi looked at Sasuke's twitching ears and pulled off the sheet. "Get up and eat. After you're full, I'll teach you how to resist that technique. Then, train with Brother. We'll develop a technique that can make Naruto suffer. Open your eyes."
Sasuke pursed his lips and opened his eyes.
Then …
Itachi was stunned. He rubbed his eyes and suddenly felt that the world he saw was too unreal.
Unintentional planting of willows yields shade, unintentional planting of firewood grows mushrooms.
…
Konoha 61, March 4, Light Rain
Yesterday, the angry Naruto issued an order that terrified the whole world — to hunt down Jiraiya unconditionally. Fortunately, Kakashi turned around and threw the order into the shredder.
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