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

Konoha, November 61, 11, night

Fire Country Konoha

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If forests and deserts are natural barriers between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, then what separates the Land of Fire and the Land of Water is the sea and rocks, and what separates the Land of Fire from the Land of Thunder and Earth is such as rain. There are small countries such as the Country of Birds, the Country of Birds, and the Country of Taki. They each swing back and forth between several large countries according to the situation.

There are also some special countries among them, such as the Country of Sichuan. The large and small rivers flowing down from the Country of Rain greatly influence the territory. It was once the oldest dividing line between the two countries of Wind and Fire, but now that land has been covered by forests. There are no more kings and ninja villages.

Another example is the Kingdom of Tian, ​​which is sandwiched between the Kingdom of Tang and the Kingdom of Iron. Among the big countries, it only borders the Kingdom of Fire. Although the leader of the country is still there, with the death of Orochimaru and the destruction of Oto-nin, now and The situation in Kawa no Kuni is not much different.

In short, on the territory of the Kingdom of Fire, such countries include the Kingdom of Waves, a small offshore island, the Kingdom of Tea, which is most of the south of the Kingdom of Fire, and the small eastern peninsula separated from the Kingdom of Water Islands by only one strait. The country of whirlpool.

"The border is really long enough." Jiraiya put out the bonfire, rolled up the map, took a sip of wine, stood up, stamped his cold feet, sighed, and continued walking to the border station.

Yes, the border station, Konoha's, the largest.Right at the top of the angle between the Peninsula of the Land of Waves and the Land of Whirlpools, it is the only safe bay on the coastline of the Land of Fire that is free of dangerous reefs and violent storms.It is the most economical port for merchant ships from the Kingdom of Water to land on the mainland, and occasionally ships from the Kingdom of Clouds will dock.However, towns did not rise here like other inland ports in the Kingdom of Fire. Instead, they became more and more desolate.

First of all, due to the previous years of war, the population of the Fire Country has declined, and there are fewer people and less land. As a subject of an agricultural country, if you have better fields inland, you will naturally not be blown by the sea breeze.Next, there are the reasons for the merchants of the Kingdom of Water themselves.Businessmen pursue profits. As an island country, part of the food must be imported through the mainland. It is of course best to build a port, but this is the territory of the Fire Country after all. Now that the two countries have good relations, there will be another war.In the end, it was because of pirates.

As the war continued, countless brave men were cultivated, but when the war ended, they had no place to use them.After all, only a few can return home, because a dog that has eaten human flesh cannot be a dog, but a wolf.

Wolves eat people.

Of course, each of the five major countries had their own filth after the war, but the only ones that could advance and retreat together and exercise coercive power on behalf of the country were the Five Shadow Villages, and the five shadows among them represented order.

Therefore, the wolf can only go to the sea.There is no food produced in the sea, so they can only rob it.Grab the fleet of the Kingdom of Water underwater, and grab the fleet of the Kingdom of Fire and other countries delivering goods to the ship ashore.Grab it when all the merchants are adding money to hire ninjas.This place on the border of the Country of Fire, where the border patrol team rested, became a fixed station.

There are people from Konoha, there are people from Mist ninjas, even Thunder ninjas, Iwa ninjas, and Sand ninjas who have nothing to do with water occasionally come to do tasks.After all, among the pirates, to be honest, there are quite a few rebellious ninjas in each village.

As a result, the port city was not built, and the Konoha station became an officially recognized exchange. However, the people involved in the transaction were all ninjas from all over the world, and the ones listed for trading were the heads of bandits and rebel ninjas or pirates.

"But compared to fighting pirates, I think I'm more suitable to be a pirate." Jiraiya walked, looked at the moon, and continued to sigh.As a writer who writes modern dramas, it is natural to go as deep into the colorful world as possible, such as Yuno Kuni, a tourist destination with beautiful scenery and comfortable life.Why not worry about running out of inspiration when you soak in a hot spring, drink some wine, and ask a beautiful girl to rub your back and sing.

So, why did he leave the warm countryside in the middle of winter and travel across mountains and rivers to enjoy the sea breeze on the border that doesn't even have a big town?

He is not like the old woman Tsunade who is not engaged in production. He can only rely on Konoha's pension and allowance to live happily. He is a best-selling author.

It's really not a hassle to collect information from everywhere and help the disciples get some information at the same time, but you can't be tied down for the rest of your life just because of this. He is already 52 years old. It is rare for a ninja to live peacefully to such an old age without getting sick, so he can't. Let him live freely until he is 100 years old and slowly die of old age. It is not the life and death of Konoha without him.

Therefore, it doesn't matter if you refuse Minato-chan's request once in a while.Anyway, it was not a serious Hokage order. If Minato ignored the verbal notice, he would not really turn him into a traitorous ninja except for sulking and swearing a few words.

"Beep beep, beep beep."

"It's annoying, it's so annoying." Jiraiya was excited and once again jumped on his feet and took out the Flying Thunder God communicator with a green light.What he regretted most now was agreeing to Minato to carry this thing with him.

"Beep beep, beep beep."

"Just thinking about it, I didn't really refuse." Jiraiya sighed again. In the end, he didn't throw the small machine far away to the horizon. Instead, he quickly pressed the connect button, but he was a little frustrated. "Nami Feng Shui Gate, let me tell you again, I know they have arrived at the station, I know you are rushing to summon Dingza and that one, and before you find a suitable jounin instructor, I will help you take good care of Naruto. If he can't freeze him, Kai, I will help you to watch over it. You are still done, hurry, hurry, I can't fly. Thunder God has been on my way all night, and I will make sure to arrive before dawn."

"It's hard work teacher."

"I just know how to say something nice." Jiraiya looked at the watch, it was 23:45, "Okay, if there is anything else, go to bed."

"Oh, it's alright."

"Beep." Jiraiya pressed the off button, took a sip of wine, and then started jogging tightly with his clogs tight. Since the disciple was so anxious to call him to remind him, he should just run a few steps.

And here

Fire Country Konoha Hokage Studio

Hokage office lounge

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Minato Namikaze was lying flat on the bed, holding the communicator in his hand. He was a little confused when he heard the "beep" sound inside. He just woke up from hunger, couldn't sleep and was too lazy to get up. He wanted to ask someone to send him some midnight snacks, but he dialed the wrong number.

"grown ups"

Minato turned on the bedside lamp, sat up, looked at Uchiha Shisui who was writing documents in one hand, and suddenly wanted to laugh, "You can handle official duties during the day, and stand guard at night to handle official duties. How can you still survive?"

"Fortunately."

"That's good. Yamato is coming back with Dingza. You have to work hard for a few more days." Minato patted Shisui's waist, "Are there any snacks in the desk drawer? I'm a little hungry."

Shisui took the biscuits and poured hot water, "I have too much stomach acid again."

"I didn't have enough to eat at night."

"Let's set up a duty post in the house." Shisui frowned, "I can't stay by your side all night now."

"No need." Minato took the cookie.

"Then what are you doing now, and what am I doing." Shisui put the water on the bedside.

Minato cracked cookies and smiled slightly, "I'm discussing ANBU work with the Hokage, who can't sleep."

Shisui bit his back molars, "Then what do you want to discuss."

Minato ate a few cookies and drank some water, "Go out and close the door, eh

, don’t choose chocolate-filled ones next time, as they are prone to tooth decay. "

Shisui turned off the light, closed the door, sighed, and continued to sit on the floor of the office and work silently.In fact, he felt that the floor was so cold and hard that he would rather stand if it weren't for the purpose of writing.But looking at the only set of tables and chairs in the room, I didn't dare to sit on it even after much deliberation.

Minato covered himself with a quilt and continued to sleep.There are no windows in the lounge, so there is no damn wind, stars or moon.There is food in the stomach to digest, the chest no longer cries against the back, and the hands and feet are warm.Fortunately, the air conditioner is working normally tonight and never blows out cold air when it should be blowing out warm air.The bedding had just been dried in the sun during the day. It was fluffy and very comfortable.It's a pity that my son is not here.But even now, his Naruto will lose the soft and fleshy feel sooner or later - 14 or 5-year-old boy is the time to strengthen his bones and muscles, and he will become a real adult if he is not careful.

Minato still remembered that in the beginning, his son was still a little wrinkled and ugly, like a little monkey that had just been skinned.I cry and cry all day long with my belly bulging.I cry when I'm hungry, I cry when I urinate, I cry when I can't see my father, I still cry when the Kyuubi is fussing in my body.

At that time, he was so busy that he couldn't sleep for a few days, and he didn't have the courage to put Qina's photos everywhere, and he didn't even want to go back to Namikaze House.So I had to open the door to the office next door, which is now the lounge, and lock Kakashi in, singing lullabies, feeding and changing diapers every day.

Now that I think about it, I really feel sorry for Kakashi. The talented jounin in his teens should be running around the world doing tasks and falling in love.As a result, because of the teacher's words, he was forced to work as a nanny for several years. It was not until Naruto was able to go to kindergarten that he was liberated.It’s no wonder that he later went crazy with his mission records. It wasn’t because of vanity, it was because he was really going crazy.

However, the past few years of being suppressed are not all bad things. At least Kakashi did not squander it before his body grew up. Instead, he practiced steadily step by step. Otherwise, he would be a slightly older person today. How can the unlucky guy who has to take sick leave every day have the current "better than his skill"?

"Hey, Kinai, although I don't want to admit it at all, if your husband and I didn't work hard, I might not be able to beat Kakashi now." Minato sighed silently, touched the bedside, picked up the biscuit and ate it again piece.Then change position and sleep again.Soon, a faint feeling of sleep came over again, and at the same time, various thoughts popped up in my head, which I couldn't get rid of - the country of earth, the country of thunder, the country of water, the country of wind, the Lord of the country, Konoha. , financial statements, Kakashi, nails, Anbu, Fugaku, Shikaku, the Fifth Hokage, ah, and the psychic and White Fang the night after tomorrow. If they can really talk to White Fang, the same can be said for Kinai, Maybe Orochimaru, Fugaku, and others can do the same, so that things that couldn't be understood before can be understood.

"Perhaps, my problem of thinking randomly when I close my eyes can be cured." Minato touched another cookie, then suppressed the irritability in his heart and began to count, "My Naruto is 1 and 2 years old. , 321 years old”

The night was darkening, the fog was gathering and dispersing, and there were still 5 hours before dawn.

Fire Country Konoha

Naruto

Security Department Office

The traces of the Uchiha family have almost completely disappeared in this small room.They were replaced by Konoha's standardized offices, simple wooden tables and chairs, locked metal file cabinets, and a little bit of the aesthetic taste of Aburame's home, such as the small honeycomb in the corner and the black single sofa under the honeycomb.

Aburame Zhiwei is now sitting on the sofa, not wearing a big windbreaker or his signature small sunglasses, listening to the buzzing in the nest above his head, while flipping through a thick folder.What's in the folder is actually not some official business that requires overtime work.In the past few days since he took office, the Uchiha family has been very cooperative. Moreover, Minato also gave him the entire list of Anbu who protect the system. If he is useless, there will be no big trouble for a while.

The only trouble is that Aburame Zhiwei still doesn't fully recognize her subordinates.

In fact, this is not surprising.Field workers who have been away for a long time will always have this kind of situation when they first return to the base camp to take up their posts.

In fact, Konoha had become somewhat strangely foreign to them.Most of the seniors have died silently. Except for a few people of the same generation who have taken up leadership positions, others rarely appear. The juniors are everywhere in Konoha. The older ones are already old enough to be similar to them when they were children. They didn't have numbers, and even the smaller ones couldn't recognize any of them.so,

"Is it necessary for me to hide in the office most of the night and recite personnel files." Zhiwei sighed and opened the door, "Do you need to stay up so late at night?"

"Ah, it's just that I've finished working overtime, and I'm a little curious that the lights are still on in your office so late." Nara Shikaku, who was at the door, retracted his hand that was about to open the door and shook the watch on his wrist.

"Really?" Zhiwei added the bookmark to the folder, put it in the safe nearby, locked it and added a password.Then he put on his windbreaker and sunglasses, and the somewhat mysterious oil girl Zhiwei returned to the crowd, "What are you doing?"

Nara Shikaku narrowed his eyes, "I just suddenly remembered that I haven't congratulated you on your appointment as a new official. I happened to see you and couldn't help but come here."

"Come on, I believe what Yamanaka Haiichi says, but I don't believe what Nara Shikaku says. First, you are not so boring, and second, you are not so kind. I admit, I am not as smart as you, so you have Let’s be honest.”

"Then I'll have something straight to say." Shikaku looked at the reflection on Aburame Shimi's sunglasses and rubbed his forehead, "I heard that in the afternoon you sent someone to investigate the nearby psychics."

"So what." Our new security minister frowned, "So what if we don't."

"Well, it doesn't matter if I have it or not." Lu Jiu hesitated, "I just wanted to ask you why you were investigating that."

"You are really a night owl who comes to the house for anything." Zhiwei turned off the light and walked out the door, "It's just a personal matter, why, it's disturbing your intelligence department."

"Well, your men found mine." Shikaku leaned against the corridor wall.

"You really have a lot of men." Zhiwei frowned.

"There is no way, Nail, I just need to let some people in from all three religions and nine schools." Lu Jiu stretched out his hand.

"Your hands are really long." Zhiwei walked around and walked directly to the stairs, "I'm sleepy, so I went home to sleep."

Shikaku took the lead, "Let's go together, I'll follow you along the way."

"" Zhiwei looked at Nara Shikaku's ugly face and finally chose to stand still instead of punching him.

Lu Jiu also looked at Zhiwei's stinky face, gritted his teeth, and spoke first, "Let me recommend a psychic to you."

"Are you sure the psychic you recommended is a real psychic and not a liar?" Zhiwei hesitated for a moment, lit a cigarette, and looked steadily into Lu Jiu's eyes.

Lu Jiu was a little irritated when Zhiwei looked at him. He kept turning around with his hands behind his back, "What's the difference between a liar and a psychic? There is no such thing as a psychic in this world."

"But there are secrets in this world."

"The truth is never pretty."

"But I'm not the one who wants to find out the truth." Zhiwei took a few puffs of cigarette and stepped on the butt of the cigarette, "He hates being deceived the most, you know."

Cheating is cheating, it’s for everyone’s benefit

Konoha, November 61, 11, morning, fog