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

Fire Country Konoha

61/11/18

3:20 am

fog, heavy fog

Aburame Shimi ran in front, Nara Shikaku chased behind.The two of them, neither of whom were young men, were somewhat out of breath.

Finally, someone stopped first, it was Aburame Zhiwei.In fact, he could run again, but he was afraid of dragging down the important civil servant behind him who had neglected to exercise.After all, ever since he was blocked at the door of the office two hours ago, the guy couldn't get rid of him like a shadow, "You are just acting like a rogue."

"It's shameless." Nara Shikaku leaned on his knees and breathed heavily. He couldn't find any shadow in the foggy day. He really ran with his legs without any tricks. "Ha, as long as you can solve the problem."

"What the hell did you do to solve the problem? You're so nervous."

Shikaku saw that Aburame Shiwei was finally willing to listen to him talk properly, so how could he let go of this opportunity, "I know you have always hated me. But we have known each other since we were young, and even if you and I have never had any friendship, in fact we are still side by side. I have been fighting for most of my life. I also admit that many times I am scheming and like to give my brothers the blame. I am really annoying and not worthy of trust. But after many years of ups and downs, my loyalty to Konoha is always unquestionable."

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"Besides, you can't deny that I am a high-level person. As one of the leaders of the village, I have the ability to joke with you."

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"Don't think I'm ridiculous. Konoha has made too many jokes over the years." Nara Shikaku rubbed the scar on his forehead, "It's not like a bunch of idiots joined hands and swept away half of the ninja world." .”

Zhiwei heard what Lu Jiu said was funny, but he still suppressed his sense of humor, curiosity, and natural reaction to Lu Jiu's "Xiao Zhi Qing".He is 40 years old this year. No matter how stupid a person is, he has seen a lot of things and always has some experience and lessons. When dealing with smart people like Nara Shikaku, you can't listen to them if you can, and you can't just talk to them when you have to listen. Who knows which sentence is a fish hook?

But regardless of whether there is a response or not, for the current Shikaku, being able to speak is a victory, "You have been in Konoha for a few years. You don't understand some situations deeply enough. Let's put it this way, you have also seen Minato sitting there He was crying and laughing in front of the commemorative monument, plus he kept talking while holding a photo of Qinai when everything was fine. You think this is how a normal person should behave."

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"You were not in Konoha when Kinai died. If you were in Konoha, you would know that Minato was really mentally stimulated during that time. Many people can prove that this is not a joke."

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"He had insomnia and often couldn't sleep for many days in a row. Later when the doctor asked him, he said that he had seen dead people and pointed them out to everyone, but no one except himself had actually seen them.

Zhiwei swallowed after hearing this, "I didn't believe it before, but there was indeed something where Bai Ya died, and there was also something where Qinai died. The bugs are responsive, and they all formed human shapes around them. in front of me."

"Really?" Nara Shikaku frowned slightly, but quickly snorted, "Then you still didn't see anything."

"But there is always something there." Zhiwei felt cold every time he thought about walking into Bai Ya's bedroom with Minato, "That one died at home. It was okay that the Hatake old house was unoccupied before, but now it's not If there's someone living there, you might as well ask a psychic to come and take a look - there are really two feet around it, and they are the same size as White Fang-senpai's shoes. Minato said the person was standing there."

However, Nara Shikaku roared in a low voice as if he hated iron and steel, "I can scare you with just two feet. Believe it or not, I can think of 100 ways to let your insect love surround you without you noticing." Surround whoever you want."

"But Minato wouldn't do something stupid like that."

"Of course he can't do it when he's conscious, but when his consciousness is abnormal, he sometimes doesn't even remember the things he did when he was abnormal."

Zhiwei pursed his lips.

Shikaku sighed, "I'm really not trying to scare you. Do you know why Naruto asked Jiraiya to come back when he was three years old? He lived in Namikaze's house and raised the child for half a year. Because Kakashi saw Minato pinching Naruto's neck. It won’t be now if it’s a little later. You still feel like there’s nothing wrong with it.”

"You also said that was ten years ago." Zhiwei frowned, "At least the Minato I've seen doesn't really have any major problems except that he always changes his mind."

"That's because you haven't spent much time with him." Shikaku seemed to be a little excited, "What kind of place do you think Konoha is? Do you know how difficult it is to achieve what you are now under Konoha's conditions? Do you know that Minato is the best place in the world?" When you are busy, you can only sleep for an hour every few days. Why do you think you can have smooth sailing most of the time outside? Do you know what it feels like for the entire Konoha decision-making team to walk a tightrope every day for more than ten years? Do you know that every time you give an order? Maybe there is so much pressure to lose everything by accident. I am only in charge of one department and it feels like my days are like years, not to mention the Hokage."

Zhiwei calmed down at this time. Countless lessons have taught him that when smart people like Lu Jiu start to get excited, remember not to think that they are really venting their emotions. They just want you to follow their emotions and forget Previous focus.Therefore, ignore the conclusion that "Watergate is not normal" that the Secretary of Intelligence is trying to instill in you, and you can easily find the key, "But what I see is that you are determined not to see the living and the dead communicating, to the point of resoluteness. We will go to war at the slightest sign of trouble, and we don't want to leave even the slightest chance. So, what exactly is it, the dead man knows, but Minato doesn't know."

Nara Shikaku looked at the reflection on Aburame's tiny sunglasses and couldn't help his eyelids from jumping, "Of course it's for Minato and Konoha, and even the entire ninja world."

"It's so serious." Zhiwei was very happy that one day he could take the initiative to talk to smart people. "We were only teenagers when Senior Bai Ya died, so it probably wasn't too much involved. So, are you afraid? Kinai, that's right, a vaguely dead woman. If you're so scared, it can't be because there's something Minato doesn't know about yet, and you're involved in it. Yes, if it's not personally related to you, someone like you At most, we are just talking words, and we won’t charge into battle like we did today.”

"" For the first time in his life, Shikaku felt that Yamanaka Haichi's advice to him still made sense. Wisdom could not solve everything.But a certain truth is not the whole story.So Lu Jiu stared at Zhiwei with a more serious expression and said word by word, "If you find Minato a psychic who can truly communicate with the dead, I will bet you with my head that our fourth generation Hokage will have a golden flash." , Namikaze Minato may not even survive next spring."

"Peng"

Shikaku rubbed the corners of his bleeding mouth and spit out half of his teeth, "As long as there is no evidence to prove it, Minato's conjecture is just conjecture. No matter what we say, Minato will still choose to believe that there is a ghost in Qina's soul. That's fine. There is still hope that they can be together in the same hole after death. At the same time, there is not enough evidence to prove that the dead person he saw was not an illusion. Then Minato's hope of being together after death will become: Although they can be together after death We can't die lightly together. Before things are clear, if he dies by mistake, he won't even have hope of keeping his soul together. So, you understand what it means to be a psychic. The point is, if what he wants is Everything we were looking forward to was just pure imagination and hallucination. What would happen to Minato? Or what would Minato do once it was proven that it was not just imagination, or a dead person.

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"Actually, it's not difficult to find some evidence. Then tell me, why have everyone told Minato that it was an illusion all these years without giving him any proof? If Minato Namikaze is an ordinary person, as friends, we are nothing more than Discourage and support. But Minato Namikaze is not an ordinary person, he is the Hokage of Konoha, and he is actually the guardian of the entire Fire Country - what do you think is Konoha, Hokage and what country?

Aburame Shiwei couldn't help but lick her lips. Konoha is not a kindergarten kid playing house, Hokage is not the school's class president, and the country is not opening a zoo, not to mention that the world cannot allow them to play like this.

Nara Shikaku patted Zhiwei's arm, "If you think about it again, why, you just casually glanced at the information about psychics when you were dealing with official duties, and I can come to you even if I am a wooden Ye's intelligence chief, no matter how long he stretches his hands, his efficiency is probably too high."

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"Back then, Fugaku was also curious about my efficiency. I only told him that the highest level of supervision is to prevent problems before they occur." Lu Jiu chuckled, "But you, I can make it clear to you so that you don't misunderstand me. Someone has been inserted next to you. As an intelligence officer, you cannot prepare too carefully for someone as important as Naruto. I have suffered a lot in this regard, and I have also caused Minato to suffer a lot. But now, I There are already a lot of emergency plans here, which I didn't expect. I can only adapt to changes. But for all the situations that have happened and I can think of, I have turned them into keywords. You have been touched this time

The keywords I set. "

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"But those are all small details." Lu Jiu sighed, "Zhiwei, the point is, Minato has worked hard for so long, not daring to rest for a moment and led everyone to struggle for 15 years, and he gave up almost everything to achieve such good results. . And why is all this happening? Minato is a great hero, and of course he has many noble thoughts. But no matter how noble the ideals are, who else will benefit in the end?"

"children."

"Oh, it's your son, my son." Shikaku scolded, "That's why we have no regrets when we go to fight. The same goes for Minato. Naruto is not his goal, but Naruto is his motivation. If there was no Naruto in the wonderful future he imagined, what do you think Minato would do? Fortunately, he has now seen Naruto grow up healthy and happy. In a few years, he can still see Naruto fall in love, get married and have himself. In the end, it would be great to have a whole family of children and even grandchildren like this, living happily and happily with Minato for the rest of his life. So why do you have to let a deceased person destroy these hard-won happiness? People are alive You have to look forward.”

"But." Zhiwei knew that he would inevitably take the bait.Yes, what happened before, even if you know it, how can you get happiness and the irreversible past? Reasonable people know what to choose.But Zhiwei still had a blockage in his heart, and he hated Nara Shikaku even more.

Lu Jiu patted Zhiwei on the shoulder, "If Minato is still alone after living a happy life full of white-haired children and grandchildren, then there is no harm in returning him to Qinai. Anyway, Qinai is dead, wait a year or more It takes 1 years to finally get it.”

"So you convinced Zhiwei like this"

Konoha 61

4:45 am

A house in the mountains

Yamanaka Haiichi's bedroom

It's still dark and the lights are not bright.

"Do I really have to tell that idiot about Kinai's stupid account? Our Sandaime-sama's gag order is not a joke. And he can't understand things that are too complicated, otherwise Minato wouldn't have him and Ding Zai back then. "Those who kill people should kill people." With this reason, we can make the best use of external resources." Nara Shikaku poured himself a glass of water in the dark and poured it down his throat, "So I only need to help Zhiwei After analyzing it, doing this will be good for Minato and everyone, but it will not only hurt everyone but also Minato. He will make his own choice later."

"Tsk." Yamanaka Haiyi, who was lying on the quilt, took a deep breath and then yawned.

Lu Jiu continued to pour water for himself and continued, "And look at the way he looks, wearing small sunglasses and a big windbreaker, with a straight face for fear that others will see what he means. Although I despise him for playing tricks, I also admit that he is passable. . But don’t forget, Minato has been his class president since he was in school, and his captain after graduation. With his little disguise, what’s the difference between telling him things and telling Minato directly.”

"Oh, you really dare to say that." Shan Zhonghai rubbed his eyes, "If Zhiwei is really as unbearable as you say, why don't you even tell him, as long as the psychic he can find will always be the capital of the country. It’s just a matter of money-grabbing goods.”

"Oh, I was afraid that Minato would find out." Lu Jiu put down the cup and burped, "Minato hates people testing him the most, and I tested him three times this year, and it was too late to coax him. So some words are still there. It would be more appropriate for Zhiwei to persuade him."

"Hey." Shanzhong Hai sighed.

"Hey." Shikakuya sighed, kicked off his shoes and climbed into bed, "It's still early, so lend me half of the quilt to lie down on. The cold wind this night makes my head hurt."

Haiyi opened the quilt and let Shikaku in, "Do you want some painkillers?"

"I already ate when I was drinking water." Lujiu lay down and closed his eyes.

Only then did Haiyi realize that Lu Jiu's face was half swollen, "You are fighting with Zhiwei."

"Faced with a gang of pure murderers, I, who is sitting in an office, was afraid that I could not avoid being embarrassed, so I simply let him beat me." Lu Jiu said vaguely, "If anything doesn't work, I have to slap him in the face. How can I explain it to my wife when I get home tomorrow? "

"You accompanied me on my morning exercises. You didn't dare to hurt me, so you didn't run away." Hai Yi said without hesitation.

Shikaku didn't hesitate to say "yes". He was glad that he had such a friend, but as he thought about it, something felt wrong. "Hey, Haiyi, I suddenly realized that you, who has always had a good reputation and was widely respected, why are you like this?" A lie comes out of your mouth."

"Xiao Zhi's way of persuading people with virtue and reason has no conflict with his serious nonsense." Haiyi sighed again, "You haven't slept all night, and you are sleepy and have a headache."

"Yeah, but I can't sleep."

"Why is the kind little man in your head hitting you on the brain with a hammer?"

Shikaku breathed evenly, as if he was really about to fall asleep, but in the end, he felt that he still needed a little support, "Haiichi, I mean just in case, just in case what Minato saw was not an illusion."

Haiyi heard what he heard and understood, "Don't worry, Minato doesn't have the courage to find a psychic twice. He can't be sure once, and the next time will be at least a few years later. Minato himself is afraid. Whether it's hallucination or real Kina, he knows very well. In the end, he is the only one who suffers."

"What if it's really Kinai and Minato is talking to her? That woman likes to gossip the most, and she's always good at exaggerating things a little bit."

"Ah." Hai opened his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth, "At that time, do you think Minato died first or Konoha died first?"

"I feel that I will definitely be the first to die - I will just wipe my neck, and it will be over if I become a ghost. And I would rather go to hell than become a wandering ghost."

"Then what are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to let go of you." Lu Jiu also opened his eyes, "What a wonderful wife and son I am. Really, my chubby wife doesn't want to hug you in the cold weather, but she shares the same bed with a skinny old man like you."

"Please call me uncle who maintains a good figure, and I only have a pair of pajamas for you to wear. Don't take away my quilt, thank you."

"Hey, stop nagging, if Ino-chan comes in, we won't be able to explain it with hundreds of mouths."

"Ino will understand his old father who has been single for many years, but it's up to you whether you can get in or not."

So, the sun is rising and the fog is getting whiter.

Morning, 6:15

Fire Country Konoha Hokage Studio

Naruto Office

Namikaze Minato opened the large floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the misty Konoha, took a deep breath, and then kept "cough, cough, cough".

Shisui, who was folding quilts in the lounge, quickly went over to pat him on the back, and then motioned to his subordinates to close the window, "Sir, that's fog."

"It doesn't stop it from being a good habit to get up early and take deep breaths." Minato smiled very charmingly and brightly.

But Shisui was more concerned about whether the people he worked with were hungry, "Sir, what do you want to eat in the morning?"

"Since you got up early today, let's make it a little richer."

Shisui nodded, gave his subordinates a look, and then continued to fold the quilt. He felt that the Yondaime-sama seemed to be in a good mood today.

Minato felt that he was in a good mood today.While drinking warm water, he casually flipped through the information.The information from the Intelligence Department put Naruto's news at the top as usual: Well, yesterday was the first day that Naruto arrived at the border station. He was assigned to a genin dormitory, bought a pair of shoes, and complained about the station cafeteria and the Konoha cafeteria. Taste, oh, there is also a picture of Naruto while eating, it seems that he is competing with Sasuke for food again.

Our Hokage silently turned on the good dad mode, carefully took the photo out of the report, wrote the date and event on the back, then opened the drawer, took out a thick photo album, and stuffed it into an empty space. go.

Originally, Minato only asked the ANBU to take a few photos of him occasionally because he was sometimes too busy with work and could not always see Naruto's grace in kindergarten and school.But who knew that over the years, I had accumulated two thick books without realizing it.Many of them are very memorable moments.Minato sometimes wanted to share it with Naruto, but when he thought about it, his stupid father quietly stuck out his tongue and decided that until his son really grew up, he should keep them as a little secret. .

Secrets will no longer be secrets one day

November 61, 11 in Konoha, the sky finally dawned