[Hokage] Secrets of the Fathers [Fourth Generation Center]

Konoha 59, December 12, New Year’s Eve

The sky is sunny in Konoha and there is still no snow

8 p.m., the Imperial Palace in the capital

"Why hasn't the Hokage come yet?" The young leader of the Fire Country sat on a large high platform and secretly chopped off his feet.The capital city is covered in clouds and it snows heavily today.Although there is no shortage of coal and firewood for heating in the Imperial Palace, the hall where he is located has a long history. It was so old that when it was built, there was no invention of heating, let alone any room for modification of the advanced air-conditioning system. .Therefore, no matter how big the brazier is, it will still be cold.

And the Minister of Finance, who was kneeling in front of the king, was also cold.He and his ministers had been waiting hungry for 2 hours for the Hokage. The Hokage did not come to attend the dinner for him.Moreover, he was destined to be late for the dance tonight, "Well, the Hokage's motorcade has arrived."

"I'm asking the Hokage, my Yondaime-sama, myself."

"I don't know about this." The minister, who was no longer young, could only bear the chill on his knees and answered in a cold voice, "You also know that the Hokage's secret guards have always been able to speak without speaking. Speaker."

"Oh, then you go and ask again." The young king was also hungry, cold and hungry, but he did not dare to go back to bed or eat first, but thinking about the fact that everyone in the hall was accompanying him again Cold and hungry, the king smiled, "Forget it, let's directly inform the guests from all over the world who have arrived at the ball. Our Hokage may be late for a while due to some well-known reasons. Please be patient."

And what about the Hokage?

Under the starlight, by the lake in the small canyon

The snow has stopped

8:20 p.m.

Namikaze Minato ate the last roasted pine nut in his hand, sat lazily on a branch, and watched his new guard captain clean up the fish bones in the area, carefully put out the bonfire for grilling fish, and then endured I couldn't help but yawned.He stood up and stretched, his eyes still not leaving his son in the woods in the distance.His lovely son was leading his two teammates to use snowballs to attack the special Jounin Mitarashi Anko, who had already won.

"You should be having fun," Minato thought as he heard Naruto's loud laughter.But another louder laugh made him feel unhappy without realizing it.His son was hit by a snowball. Mitarashi Anko Orochimaru-senpai was right. That little girl Anko will never grow up.

Minato's memory is still fresh in his mind.Many people were still there at that time, it was winter, and the war was still going on for a long time.He had just come down from the front line that day. He was tired, sleepy and hungry. He was as excited to see the gate of Konoha as he was to see Qina's dried quilt.So he ignored Orochimaru-senpai who passed by with a frown, and the little girl who followed Orochimaru and seemed to be calling his name. Then, a big snowball went straight to the back of his head.Well, he was really too lazy to hide at the time, but later he heard from Kinai that when Orochimaru-senpai asked her to move him home, he pointed at Anko with disgust and said, "Wake up, your useless boyfriend." If you have any side effects, go to her directly and don’t rely on me.”

"Haha." Minato couldn't help laughing.Yes, it was as beautiful as what his son did today. Later, his lovely Qinai couldn't hold back and buried Anko, who was indeed not unjust, in the snow. Qinai made her laugh so loudly that I couldn't help it. Listen carefully and our son laughs.

"Teacher, no matter how happy you are, you will still be late." Kakashi Hatake finally appeared quietly beside the Hokage and reminded him in a low voice.

"It's disappointing that we were going to be late in the first place." Teacher Minato looked at the serious-looking disciple and was speechless for a moment, "Don't tell me, the mission statement is so clear, and you didn't understand why we didn't sleep well and ran to the capital during the Chinese New Year. for what."

Kakashi flipped through the mission notes, "Deterrence, win over, divide, strike."

"So it's not good to go too early."

Kakashi didn't speak.

Minato sighed and turned to look at Itachi mechanically, "012110, you were listening to the meeting just now, weren't you? Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir, I understand."

Minato was happy, "Tell Kakashi why we need to be late."

"" Itachi was silent for a moment, and finally decided to just say whatever he wanted. He pointed at the four happy people who were still playing around, "Because they haven't had enough fun yet."

Our Hokage Namikaze Minato finally stretched out his hands to cover his head and looked up to the sky and sighed.Well, he thought, that was a necessary reason indeed.

but,

"Kakashi, why do you think that if the king invites me to dinner, I will go? He stipulates that I have to arrive at the time when the dance starts."

""

Minato finally looked at Kakashi who was still speechless and was speechless. He continued to turn to look at Itachi, "012110, tell Kakashi what deterrence is."

Itachi replied seriously, "Threat the enemy with force to make him drop his arms and surrender."

Namikaze Minato looked at Itachi and sighed, "Okay, conquering people is also a good answer, but there are many people in this world who are mighty and unyielding. Kakashi, let them wait, and urge them a third time." If I don’t show up, the dance won’t start. This is a deterrent.”

"Yes, this is already the fourth time." Kakashi and Itachi glanced at each other and replied.

"This is the fourth time." Minato calculated the weather and it was less than 8:[-], "Master, why does this child become less and less patient as he gets older?"

Kakashi had something to say here. He snorted, "That kid never has enough patience."

Minato was noncommittal. He looked at the only exposed eye on Kakashi's face and blinked at him. He really couldn't figure out whether his disciple was pretending to be smart or really stupid.

"Teacher." Kakashi urged. Although he didn't think it was necessary or important for the teacher to meet the king during the New Year, but if he went too late, the ANBU brothers who arrived first would be embarrassed, "Let's go. "

"Okay, okay." Minato had no choice but to jump down from the tree, clapped his hands, and greeted the little guys who were playing hide and seek in the forest and having a snowball fight.

However, looking at the four people who quickly came to him, Yuki Minato, who was wet and happy, still felt that it was too early, "I'll give you 30 seconds to clean yourself up before gathering again. Please put away your uniforms, now." You have to wear the clothes prepared by the logistics department for you."

"Yes."

Minato couldn't help but shake his head at the scattered brats, and sighed, "Itachi, Kakashi, you go change clothes too."

Kakashi and Itachi instantly changed places.

Minato looked at the two of them with black lines on their eternal ANBU brand field suits, they were so ugly, "Can't you change your black shirts into white ones?"

It must be black from head to toe.”

"The suit prepared for you this year is also black, so your shirt is white, and we can only wear black. We can't dress the same as you." Kakashi was perfunctory and helped the teacher shake off his clothes.

Minato reluctantly changed into his pants and shoes.Yes, wearing civilian clothes would feel less oppressive and gentler than wearing a uniform, and it was suitable for occasions where he expressed goodwill, but couldn't the General Staff make him some more comfortable clothes?

"Teacher, change into a full set. You don't plan to wear a uniform to dance this year, do you?"

Minato answered seriously, "No, I'm wearing a Hokage trench coat. The trench coat is obviously a casual style."

Kakashi was helpless, "Teacher, it's not a war. That dazzling cloak can't help us attract firepower at the dance."

"It's just a joke." Minato had no choice but to put on his own black suit, "Don't you two realize it? It looks like the three of us are going to a funeral."

"Teacher, that's because when you wore a white suit and black shirt last year, you said it looked like you were attending a funeral, so you changed it to black this year. Besides, apart from black to white and various grays in between. Teacher, can you wear it seriously? Is it true that every color you wear when going out looks like someone attending a funeral? In fact, you would rather wear bright red with a few big characters embroidered in gold thread, "Fourth Generation Hokage."

"Talk too much." Minato glanced at his disciples and shouted around, "I told you four, it takes so long to change clothes."

As soon as he finished speaking, four people lined up and stood in front of him. The two boys were wearing identical small black suits and white shirts, and they looked uncomfortable all over.

The two girls Minato looked at Sakura who was wearing a white lace princess dress.Hey, don't be imitating the ladylike behavior of the Hinata family at this time. Why didn't he even dare to raise his head after changing his clothes? "Haruno genin."

"It's my lord." Sakura stood at attention with her chest raised and her head raised.

Minato said gently, "Relax, Sakura, it's work. And you are really beautiful today. So if a handsome guy you like asks you to dance later, just go and dance. I remember the dance elective in the school's intelligence subject You seem to have done well in class tonight. Enjoying the hospitality of the boys is what you have to do. But if those boys dare to touch you, please feel free to beat them back. But please handle them gently, they are not Your strong teammates are very fragile, so please be sure to control your strength."

"It's my lord, I promise to complete the mission." Sakura replied loudly.

Minato looked at Sakura, who was getting better, and continued, "Also, Naruto-Sasuke. Especially Naruto, be careful when eating. You haven't forgotten the content of the farewell lesson."

"Yes, sir." Sasuke and Naruto also answered loudly.

"Okay, then Anko is a special jounin." Minato Namikaze felt weak when he saw the woman wearing a backless floor-length red dress. The kunoichi had fully entered the task state and was flirting with all the men present. Eyes, "Hongdou, why don't you take off your shawl when dancing? This is a wild place covered in ice and snow."

"Thank you, I'm not cold, sir." Mitarashi Anko blinked and looked at Minato with her big eyes.

"Looking at you makes me cold." Namikaze Minato could no longer pay attention to this nervous guy, "Kakashi, you take Itachi and Anko, and I'll take the three children. Just go to the dance hall directly, I remember I have buried the coordinates. You follow me and find the coordinates."

"Yes, sir." Kakashi motioned to Anko and Itachi to hold his arms and prepare to go.

"But." Naruto interrupted, "Dad, what should I do with these rabbits?"

Minato twitched the corner of his mouth at the plump rabbit that each of the three children had in their hands, "Take it with you. If you don't want to find that your rabbit only has one head or one leg left when you open your eyes, you must hug them tightly."

So the three genin all grabbed their prey tightly, and then Minato Namikaze held him tightly in his arms like a prey. A golden flash flashed, and the seven people appeared in the center of the dance hall of the main palace of the capital city.

Facing the crowd of people in costumes with different expressions, Minato glanced around with a slight smile, as if he hadn't seen the young king on the throne. He only bowed slightly, "I'm sorry, everyone. It seems a bit late. Really, I did it yesterday I accidentally lost a bet with my son, so I can only play with him to the fullest today."

"Hey," Minato said, pulling Naruto out and placing him in front of him, "This handsome guy who looks a lot like me is my son. Come on, son. Say hello to everyone."

Uzumaki Naruto hugged his fat rabbit, followed Sasuke's usual way of bowing slightly to greet him, and confidently introduced himself in a soft voice that had not yet come to a sharp change, "Hello everyone, I am Uzumaki Naruto from the Namikaze family. From Konoha, please give me your advice."

Sasuke and Sakura followed suit and said hello.

In short, these three children have never been to the New Year's dance in the capital in the next few years. Being surrounded by a group of strange men and women and not being able to do anything is really not a feeling that a qualified ninja can get used to.

Fortunately, the crowd soon parted. The young leader of the Fire Country came to save his Hokage, and his Hokage changed the atmosphere in a few words and firmly occupied the hall.

But he walked very slowly because he was really scared.When he came to the Hokage, his lips were still dry and his palms were sweaty.Until that powerful man knelt down on one knee and saluted him without hesitation as before.He heard the gentle voice calling him "Kingdom Lord", and he saw the raised face still smiling at him gently, and his heart that had been carrying it for several days finally let go.

In a daze, he felt as if he was supporting his Hokage, and then he was invited to the first dance by the enchanting and sexy accompanying kunoichi from Konoha.The music started and he danced happily.He knew he wouldn't remember that ninja's name, but he would remember the smell of that kunoichi, which was sweet.

So what about Naruto? The tall man has been surrounded by various ministers, dignitaries and businessmen from various countries, as well as women. He is chatting and laughing with them.

The child with the same blond hair as Naruto and his two companions were surrounded by all the children present. The group of children pretended to be the three rabbits and talked and laughed.

It's really not in vain that everyone has waited so long.

When waiting can become a habit

Konoha December 59, 12, sunny

It's 23:55 now, and it will be Konoha's 5th anniversary in 60 minutes.

Today is the eighth day since Uchiha Itachi became the captain of the Hokage Guards. Just now he finally made the same move as Kakashi and the secret guards.They stood up straighter, but turned their heads away from looking at their Hokage. Why did he kneel down to the so-called king with a cowardly look in front of so many people?