Year 61 Konoha, March 21
Country of Fire, Konoha
At 12 noon sharp.
There were no missions or training sessions today. Dad still hadn't come home. Naruto Uzumaki woke up at five in the morning. He hugged his pillow and rolled around in a daze. He suddenly didn't want to get up at all today.
But now he had to get up, not because his stomach was growling, but because he couldn't hold it in anymore. He couldn't be so embarrassing as to wet the bed at this age.
So he held his stomach and rushed to the toilet.
He didn't even close the door and started to pee.
Anyway, Eero was called away by the secret unit last night. He didn't know what he was doing.
He was the only one left at home today.
Life alone was really boring.
After peeing, Naruto was ready to wash his face and brush his teeth. He looked at himself in the mirror. His blond hair was standing straight, a little rough, and his eyes were quite big.
He didn't have time to dig out the mucus at the corner of his eyes.
Because he didn't drink water.
His lips were a little dry and white.
The corners of his mouth were still drooping. He looked very tired.
There were three red mustaches on both sides of his nose. They were also drooping along with his facial muscles. It was really annoying. Naruto grabbed one of them and pulled hard. The flesh on his face was pulled up.
It hurt. He really wanted to try to pull it out directly to see the effect. But he decided not to. If dad came back from a business trip and found that he was missing a mustache, he would think too much again. He really cared about his mustache, but he couldn't let dad know.
Dad would blame himself even more.
Naruto shrugged.
He let go of his mustache again.
He began to splash water on his face.
The coolness made his dizzy head feel much better. This made him start to think. Would he eat fried noodles or fried rice in the cafeteria later? Although the smell of the cafeteria was a nightmare, it was really tempting when he was alone. Anyway, he didn't have much of an appetite today.
Naruto Uzumaki smiled, raised his head, and wiped his face and head with a towel. When the towel was wet, he finally saw his usual self in the mirror. He was in high spirits. Except for the smile on the corner of his mouth, only six teeth were exposed. His smile wasn't warm enough. But since his father couldn't see it, then so be it. It was probably because he had slept too much today that he wasn't in the right state of mind.
Naruto sighed. He hung up the towel and dragged his basket of dirty clothes to the washing machine in the toilet of his father's house. He picked them up and stuffed them all in. He poured in a little detergent and a little anti-fading agent, and then pressed the button … The apple-green washing machine that his mother had bought rumbled to life. He didn't know where it had gotten rusty, but every time it turned, it would make a stubborn sound.
"Washing machine, oh washing machine, I heard from your master that your mistress loved you very much back then. She didn't care how much apple green ruined the color of the house." Naruto looked up at his parents' room — grey carpet, white swing, pink curtains, blue bed, red bedside lamp, yellow wardrobe, golden dressing table, and green washing machine in the toilet. Naruto was a little speechless. He turned around, put his palms together and bowed to the washing machine. "Actually, Mr. Washing Machine, I think your mistress made the right decision. Other than apple green, there's no other color more suitable for this."
He hung up the curtains and opened the windows.
Naruto rubbed his eyes and yawned. He saw the blue sky and the golden sun. He smelled the scent of green grass downstairs. Although it had rained last night, the air was still humid. "This is the benefit of having many Konoha trees." Naruto threw himself onto his father's big bed and rolled to the middle. He stretched his arms and continued to talk to himself. "Dad is on the left, mom is on the right, and I'm in the middle. Mom, I don't think you'll let a heartless father kick your son out of bed. So, what should the three of us do? "
But Mr. Washing Machine had already helped him find something to do …
"Rumble." It wasn't thunder outside, but Mr. Washing Machine had jumped up.
Naruto Uzumaki cursed his bad luck and threw himself on top of the washing machine. "Mr. Washing Machine, don't you only jump up because you lose your balance when you're trying to dry yourself? Why did you jump up when you were halfway into the water? You can't do this! "
But why would Mr. Washing Machine care about him? He continued to struggle like a wild horse. Naruto, who had not eaten for two meals, was finally thrown off.
"This is too much." Naruto continued to throw himself at him.
The washing machine continued to shake.
Naruto was very depressed. "Hey, brothers from the secret unit, come out and help me deal with the washing machine."
Of course, the secret unit that strictly obeyed Young Master Naruto's order to not stay within his sight was standing 2 miles away. They wouldn't hear him. So, Young Master Naruto could only deal with it himself. He was so angry that he went up and kicked — "Kuang." The world was silent.
But how could the old and weak Mr. Washing Machine withstand an elite Genin's kick?
Naruto looked at the deep footprint on the washing machine and quickly pulled out the power. The washing machine was leaking from somewhere. He didn't want to prove to others that the Force Of Human Column couldn't be electrocuted. But the power cut couldn't stop the crack. In just a moment, a large amount of water had already flowed down. Naruto quickly rolled up the carpet in the bedroom, but most of it was still wet. And it started to spread to the furniture. This was bad. Naruto threw the towel, pillow, and sheets on the ground, but he still couldn't stop it. Finally, this slightly crazy child pulled down the absorbent curtain and spread it on the floor. The water stopped flowing. The world was silent again. This time, Naruto Uzumaki was also silent.
Our little Mr. Naruto dragged the wrinkled curtain in his hand and looked at the messy father's bedroom. His scalp was numb. What should I do? Mom? I know that dad loves me the most, but you don't know, he even cleaned up your 13-year-old expired cosmetics. This time, the goods really made a big mess.
I'm Kina's mom's head was filled with black lines.
King's Mansion
1 o 'clock in the afternoon.
Large patches of clouds intertwined with each other, layer upon layer blocking the sunlight. Not long after, the spring thunder sounded and the rain started to fall. It was after lunchtime, the afternoon break that made people feel sleepy.
Bo Fung Watergate didn't have time to eat lunch. He just walked into the king's bedroom and knelt on one knee as usual. Then, he threw himself on the sofa, rubbed his eyes, and yawned. "Tell me, what do you think, my king?"
"I, I, I …" The young king stood in front of Naruto, who looked impatient. He didn't quite understand what Naruto wanted him to say. Of course, the whole country was busy for the wedding, the wedding between him and the little princess of the Land of the Wind. But what did this have to do with him?
"Sigh …" Watergate sighed. "Please sit down first. I'm your subordinate. You don't have to stand like a subordinate reporting to me."
The young king didn't move.
Watergate could only continue to sigh. "Please sit down. Sit beside me. We have some things to talk about. Forgive me for being tortured by those officials who are full of nonsense for the whole morning. I really don't want to stand and talk to you now."
The king finally moved. He walked to Naruto's side and sat down. He puffed out his chest, raised his head, sucked in his stomach, put his hands on his knees, and looked into the distance.
This time, Watergate didn't even have to sigh. He looked at the king, who was very careful with his back straight. He didn't know what else to say. But he had to confirm the young man's state of mind. There was a way to solve it, as long as he didn't suddenly quit in front of those newspaper reporters at the wedding. Imagine, when the wedding officiator asked the bride and groom if they were willing to marry each other, the groom would say "I'm not willing."
"My king, what do you think?" Watergate saw that the king didn't respond for a long time. He could only hold back his laughter and ask, "Do you have to carry a burden … Well, jump over the wall?"
"I, I, I …" The king glanced sideways at Naruto's slightly upturned lips. His heart skipped a beat, but he still couldn't speak.
"Ah, please speak. We need to solve the problem." Watergate saw that the king was a little nervous and reached out to pat him on the shoulder. "Say it. It's just the two of us now. Didn't you agree to get married from the beginning? "
"I …" The king felt the weight on his shoulder become more nervous. "It's not that I don't want to get married, really. I know that this is not only my wedding, but also a very important political event. The alliance with the Land of the Wind is very good. There were no problems during the trial run last year. It's good that it's settled like this. "
"Then why did you run?" Watergate didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Yes, my lord." The king nodded mechanically. He wanted to tell Naruto that he didn't care who he married. He only cared that it was arranged to be married like this. But he felt that Naruto was used to giving orders. He was used to everyone listening to him, so he definitely wouldn't understand or listen to him, right?
Bo Fung Watergate looked at the king who was silent again and suddenly felt very depressed. He let go of his hand because the person under him was really trembling a little. Experience told him that those who knew that they encountered the Golden Flash but didn't have the strength to run away would have this reaction before they died. But this was the king … Even if it wasn't — Bo Fung Watergate clearly had the same amiable face as his son, and he had always been trying to maintain his image as a gentle and kind person.
Watergate was very puzzled. But there were more important things to deal with. "If it has nothing to do with the marriage … My king, please be sure to tell me a reasonable reason about climbing over the wall."
The king lowered his head and didn't speak.
Watergate's head hurt. "Is it because the princess isn't beautiful? That girl hasn't grown up yet. It'll be fine when she's a little older. "
The king nodded, but his heart was in a whirl. Appearance wasn't important, and age wasn't a problem either. The problem was that he was sure that he liked his head maid, and not the skinny 13-year-old princess who was the same age as Naruto's son.
Watergate saw that the king was silent again and could only continue. "Well, she is a little young. But her mother's family is a prominent family in the Land of the Wind. Although she doesn't look as glamorous as the older princess, she has a good reputation. This is very important. And her education isn't as strict as her sister's. She's a very simple lady. I think you wouldn't want your wife to always be on guard against you or have a trick up her sleeve. "
The king nodded again. Wasn't it just letting him have an heir a few years later so that he could return to politics a few years later? But the king doubted whether Naruto would really return the power to him when he was alive. And it would be easy to find a young girl who hadn't seen the world and wasn't scheming. If the older princess was too domineering, wouldn't it be like inviting a wolf into the house? The finance minister was right. Naruto never took the initiative to ask him to return to politics. It wasn't easy to transfer the power center of the Fire Country from the National Capital to Konoha. How could he return it?
"My king, don't just nod. Please raise your head!" Watergate saw the king dozing off and felt even more impatient. He had been following the doctor's advice and was used to taking afternoon naps. Now he was really sleepy.
"Yes, my lord." The king quickly raised his head. See, the authoritative tone and tone that had never changed. God knows how Naruto Uzumaki endured such a tyrannical father for so many years. How did it feel to have everything arranged? He really wanted to ask him.
"Look at me. Give me a reasonable reason." Watergate found that the king's fear of him had inexplicably become perfunctory. He was a little angry and his tone became stern. "Reason!"
The king shivered and his back was covered in cold sweat. He swallowed his saliva and couldn't speak. He wanted to tell Naruto that he wasn't a ninja. He couldn't get used to the strong murderous aura and the smell of blood. He didn't want to provoke him, so how could he dare? And he jumped over the wall. Wouldn't it be better to just treat it as a child's prank? If he was happy, then let him go. He was convinced. If he wasn't, then he would die. It was much easier for a ninja to control a corpse than a living person!
Bo Fung Watergate saw that the king was shivering even more and he couldn't control his temper anymore. But he still forced a smile and spoke in a gentle tone. At the same time, he used a hypnotic illusion. "My king, heaven is beautiful and comfortable, isn't it? Answer me. Yes."
"Yes." The king replied.
"Then did you know that every single one of us was in heaven before we were born? But everything is like the rain outside. You see, every raindrop is a person who will eventually fall to the ground and leave heaven. Is there a heaven in the world? Answer me. No. "
"No." The king replied.
"Then, if there is no heaven in the world, what is there in the world?"
"…"
"If heaven is beautiful, where one's wishes come true, and where it's a comedy, then what is the opposite? Answer me. "
"It's a tragedy. A tragedy is that you can't do anything you want." The king suddenly remembered this sentence that he had just read before he went to bed last night. He realized that Naruto was right. There was no heaven in the world.
"Then do you want to be in heaven or in the world?"
"Heaven." The king — even if there was no heaven in the world, he still yearned for it.
"But there are no living people in heaven. Do you prefer to be alive or dead?"
"I don't want to die. If I die, there will be nothing left."
"It seems that you still have hope. That's good. So, for the sake of hope and the future, you have to bear the tragedy of being unable to do anything. How normal is this? Do you think it's normal? "
"It's perfectly normal."
"Right, you think so too. Actually, everyone lives like that, including me. Do you think I'm strong? "
"Very strong."
"But even someone as strong as me can't escape this fate. That's why I've never resisted fate. You've also tried to change fate, right? You didn't succeed. "
"I didn't. Not even once. "
"Then why resist? You see, the rain outside the window … We are all living beings, no different from the rain. Face your own fate. Raindrops use their lives to nourish the earth. That's why all living beings have glory. Isn't that right? "
"Yes."
"Don't you think the rain is great?"
"The rain is great."
"You see, Naruto is a great Profession. I'm willing to not resist my fate and become a raindrop. That's why I'll be respected and praised. Do you want respect and praise?"
"Yes."
"Then be a good king. Being a king is also a great Profession. Since you're already a king, your fate is to make yourself great! My Lord, you're born to be a great person. Please don't resist your fate. Everything is arranged by fate. "
"Yes, I won't resist. Everything is arranged by fate."
"Your name will go down in history." Bo Fung Watergate finally smiled. He looked at the young king who was muttering to himself while staring at the raindrops outside the window. He felt relieved. The king's eyes had become very firm … Although things like illusions were more useful in battle, it was still very useful to suppress other messy thoughts. Well, it was worth the goosebumps he got from reading the king's bedtime book.
"Then, my Lord, please allow your loyal subordinate to leave." Watergate stood up, took half a step back, and knelt down on one knee to salute the king who was still staring at him. Then, he walked out the door.
Kakashi was waiting for him at the door. He opened his umbrella and chased after him. At the same time, he looked at the king who had already planted the seed of not resisting in his heart and felt a little sympathetic. "Sensei, there's no one else. Why do you have to kneel to him? Also, isn't that a little too harsh?"
Bo Fung Watergate stared at Kakashi and didn't answer immediately. He felt that he was a little hypoglycemic. He should have eaten lunch first, and he shouldn't have stood up so fiercely just now. "Don't talk nonsense. If you have time to argue with the king, then go ahead. If he could make his own judgment, he would have made up his mind long ago. If he can't make up his mind, then don't blame others for making the decision for him. "
"Cough, that's a good sentence." Kakashi shrunk his neck. He almost thought that his sensei already knew that he and Naruto had set a trap for him.
"What's wrong, Kakashi? I've said it so many times and you still haven't remembered it?" Watergate looked at Kakashi's serious face and was a little suspicious. "Don't tell me you're hiding something from me again."
"Of course not." Kakashi laughed dryly. "I heard that you haven't had lunch yet. I didn't see you eat much for breakfast either. Do you want an apple to fill your stomach first? It's a pity that Naruto's sushi has already been eaten. But without my son's sushi, I still have to eat for lunch. "
"Don't change the topic. If I find out that you're doing things behind my back again like last year …" Although Watergate didn't want to suspect Kakashi at all, he felt a little uneasy today. "Kakashi, no matter what you do, I'm willing to support you. You'll always be my disciple, and you'll still be the head of the Black Ops Department … But it's tiring to work every day. I don't want to have someone by my side who doesn't always say what he does. Do you understand? If you have other thoughts, either tell me frankly, or don't stay by my side. "
"Sensei, what are you thinking about again?" Kakashi admitted that he was a little scared, but he was sure that no one in the world would care so much about Bo Fung Watergate except for him. As for Naruto Uzumaki, that spoiled brat … it was better to wait until he became an adult first.
The thoughts of a minor …
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