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

Konoha 62

Fire Country Konoha

Uchiha main house

Itachi Uchiha woke up to the sound of raindrops outside the window.It's his bed, his bedroom, his home.No one can avoid missing their hometown when they are away from home, but it was the first time that he missed his hometown as much as he did yesterday for fear of not being able to make it in time.

His father did not fall on the hospital bed without dignity, nor did it sound pitiful or tragic to have an old injury caused by drinking. The calm expression on his face during the funeral further proved that his father had no objection to the way he died.So there's really nothing to be sad about. Ninjas shouldn't be obsessed with life and death.

But a year later, standing in front of the tombstone on a gloomy afternoon, Itachi felt a little sad.Thinking about it carefully, his father, Uchiha Fugaku, had never had a few leisurely days in his life. "Sasuke, don't sleep, wake up. I agreed to do morning exercises and help you develop a new training plan."

"Five more minutes, let me sleep for another five minutes."

Itachi listened to Sasuke groaning while hugging the pillow, and silently stood up and covered his brother with a quilt.In recent years, girls in Konoha have indeed preferred boys with an alienated temperament, but who knows what the cool handsome boys outside are like at home. For example, Sasuke is actually no different from Naruto, who hugged his father's lap and acted coquettishly since childhood. .

No, he is no longer a child. Fast forward many years, and Sasuke Uchiha is also a teenager.Itachi poked his younger brother's pointed chin that had lost all the baby fat and his clean face without even a pimple scar, and then touched his two siblings whose nasolabial folds were getting deeper and longer. Only Sasuke inherited the facial features of his parents. All advantages of features.

"Why are you looking at me all the time." After all, Sasuke is a strictly trained Sasuke. He said that if he sleeps for another 5 minutes, it will be 5 minutes, "Brother"

"I'm not looking at you." Itachi turned around and walked into the bathroom, took out the electric shaver and started shaving. Last year he could shave for four or five days, but this year it became every morning.

Sasuke was very envious, "Shikamaru Choji and the others are all stubble, but I am still a little fluffy."

"It's later, it's later." Itachi was actually quite satisfied with his hair, "If you're still like a little girl when you're 20, and your whole face is slippery and nothing has grown, it's not too late to worry. And shaving every day is very troublesome. I deeply suspect that Kakashi-senpai never takes off his mask because he is too lazy to shave. After all, he is a white-haired man. White hair is fine, but it would be strange if he cannot shave his white beard cleanly."

"Brother, have you noticed that you have been a lot more lively recently?" Sasuke jumped out of bed with his big pants dangling.

Itachi nodded, "Sasuke seems to be a lot more lively. You didn't dare to be so casual at home before."

Probably because I don’t have a father who has to take care of things all day long.Sasuke thought this but did not say so. He looked at his sleep-flattened hairstyle in the mirror and pushed his brother away unceremoniously, occupying the washbasin and shampoo. "Kakashi, on the other hand, maybe because he is over three years old." If he doesn’t grow a beard even when he’s ten years old, he won’t even take it off until he’s dead.”

"Listening to what you said, it's not impossible." Itachi leaned aside obediently and shaved slowly, "After all, Kakashi-senpai was still young when he transplanted the Sharingan, and having his body pumped with chakra every day would really have an impact on him. Development. Well, this topic can be discussed seriously with the subordinates later."

""Hey, brother, it's okay for the two brothers to whisper at home and arrange the fifth generation, but it's too much to discuss it with their subordinates when they go out.

"At worst, fighting with Kakashi-senpai is better than not knowing what to talk about with your subordinates every day." Itachi sighed, "Anbu team captain, ANBU field captain, Hokage guard captain, ANBU field captain, don't worry about captain, captain The duty of the team is to lead the team members to act and succeed. Anyone who affects the mission will be scolded. If you can’t kick someone out and replace someone, the team members have to listen to the captain anyway. But garrisoning is a headache. There is no clear action goal and timetable. A group of people are in one place. Local collective life, people from various departments are mixed together, your subordinates, my subordinates, his subordinates, there is always bumping into each other. It is really a serious matter, but many times it is just trivial things that I have to comment on. I can't always comment on them. Let’s play [-] big boards each and let them train.”

"Sounds very difficult to handle."

"It's not difficult. The fourth generation taught me how to make peace with each other, joke around and let everyone focus on the great cause of chatting."

"Sounds pretty awesome."

"It was already very powerful."

"But if you think about it carefully, brother, you are really boring."

"You should continue to look at your brother with adoration."

"Then the foam fell into his eyes." Sasuke touched the towel to wipe his eyes.

Itachi pulled out the shower head and sighed while helping Sasuke rinse his hair. The five-year-old brother and the ten-year-old brother, the 15-year-old brother and the 20-year-old brother, and in the future, the 20-year-old brother and the 25-year-old brother will never be older than the brother. , but once two people become adults, a difference of five years is not much different from a difference of five months. "Oh."

"Sigh, you age quickly. You already look old, brother." Sasuke finished rinsing his hair and wiped it.

Itachi pointed a finger on Sasuke's forehead, "Have you ever noticed that you are becoming less and less cute as you grow older? Have you finally reached your rebellious stage?"

"I'm not rebellious." Sasuke remembered that every time he pestered his brother when he was a child, his brother would tap his forehead and he would quiet down.

"There's nothing wrong with having a rebellious period." Itachi looked at the motionless Sasuke and finally smiled. He still remembered why he liked to poke Sasuke's forehead so much, because his younger brother who had just learned to run liked to imitate the ninja cat at home. He was running around so much that he couldn't do his homework properly.So he thought, if the Ninja cat can calm down by just tapping its forehead and looking at it carefully, what will happen to his younger brother?

"Brother, you don't look handsome at all when you smile."

"I wonder if my father's straight face all the time is because he dislikes his ugly smile."

"It's a matter of character."

Itachi wanted to tell Sasuke that their father was actually a very funny man, but he swallowed it back. Since his father tried his best to remain serious in front of his two sons before his death, "By the way, I was dealing with family affairs yesterday. , when I come back in the evening, you have occupied half of my bed and slept. I heard that you have been lucky recently."

Sasuke's head hurt so much, "Please, brother, the Peach Blossom Tribulation is still about the same."

"Sakura and that Uzumaki girl have fought several times."

"Brother, why are you looking forward to seeing my jokes like mom?" Sasuke quickly changed the subject, "That's right."

"Ah."

"It's okay." Sasuke originally wanted to ask his eldest brother if he knew there was any grudge or conflict between Naruto's father and his mother. But the evening before yesterday, Yondaime came to pay homage to his father with little white flowers, and he had a quarrel with his mother in front of the grave.Although he only watched for a second before being isolated by the Hokage Guards and ANBU, he did see his mother grabbing the Yondaime by the collar.Sasuke initially wondered if the Yondaime and his mother were quarreling over Uzumaki Uzumaki. Naruto also said that his father was particularly opposed to Uzumaki coming to the Uchiha house.But thinking about it again, even if the Hokage and Mrs. Uchiha had a conflict over this trivial matter, there was no need for the guards to clear the place directly.

"Hesitating." Itachi frowned, "Something happened at home."

"No, I just want my brother to help me ask. My teammate Naruto is a Jonin, and my girlfriend Sakura was promoted to a Chunin in the hospital." Sasuke still gave up. His brother finally came back, and he didn't know if he would still be there. How long should he run outside? He shouldn't disturb his brother's vacation with his suspicions. Since there will be no consequences later, and it will be very embarrassing if he really asks about the matter, "Also, my jounin instructor No. [-] Kakashi is the fifth generation. I The mentor number two, Yamato, follows the fourth generation all day long, so who should I, a genin, follow now? The genin will always follow.

Attractive. "

Itachi cleaned the razor. He thought it was a good thing that Sasuke's promotion was slow. "Okay, let's go for morning exercise. Who knows if I will be announced that my vacation is over in the next second."

Sasuke hurried back to his room, washed his face and brushed his teeth, went to the bathroom and changed clothes. He pulled his brother and ran towards the training ground in the morning light. Well, strength is the most important thing for a ninja.

After the two brothers left, Uchiha Mikoto left the room with a smile, and walked into the kitchen with a smile. She picked up a kitchen knife and chopped the dumpling fillings.Chop the chopping board in half and replace it with another Itachi. She is very happy to be able to come back in time, but it has been more than 36 hours, and Konoha still hasn't given her the explanation she wants. Is she really a woman who is easy to bully?

Fire Country Konoha Konoha Hospital

Hokage's exclusive ward and bedroom

Namikaze Minato's original intention was indeed to let Itachi come back to comfort the woman, and then find out the inside story and give an explanation himself, but he couldn't stop at all after checking, "Kakashi"

"Don't be angry now. Go get some sleep before it's dark." In the end, Qinai couldn't change anything through making noise. Her man had to have a caring subordinate to help sort out the documents all over the floor.The result was that Minato went from being satisfied with Kakashi's performance to complaining to feeling depressed, to being so angry that he couldn't eat dinner, and to sleeping at night when his heart monitor kept beeping.All in all, now that things have happened, Kinai no longer dares to make trouble with Minato. Instead, he has to comfort him from time to time, "Strictly speaking, Kakashi didn't do anything wrong."

"He didn't do anything wrong because he really didn't do anything. He didn't do anything at all."

"He is still doing something. You see, how well he cooperates with the Kazekage, Mizukage and Raikage. Regarding the reforms of the major countries and shinobi villages, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner according to the plan. Konoha needs to be stable now."

"But what about the rest?" Minato understood that Kakashi blocked the news from him for his own good. He said to Kakashi yesterday "so does he". However, when he came into contact with the news about Obito and Aoba, he still felt uncomfortable. It's still uncomfortable and a little breathless now, but, "Should Konan kill or let go? Should the ninjas of the Rain Ninja kill or let go? Itachi gave him [-] reports. Kakashi couldn't make up his mind to kill the Rain Ninja Village." What should I do over at the capital? I took the blame for him. Shikaku was also prepared for the king to die of illness at any time. But after a month, the king is still alive. He is really waiting for the birth of his cubs. And Kakashi Obito? I killed Obito with my own hands. I'm old and weak. I can't do it to Obito. I can't do it to Yamashiro Aoba. Aoba is the person I trust most. I trust Zhiwei to cultivate him with all his strength. I trust him. When I gave him the external information that I had spent countless efforts on, what the external information did was to monitor Konoha for me outside Konoha. To put it bluntly, it was no different from Danzo's roots. He was only responsible to Namikaze Minato. Rather than being responsible to the Yondaime Hokage, if I fail to reform and die prematurely, Aoba will be Naruto's retreat. So why did Aoba, a betrayed Yamashiro, keep him alive for the sake of research? Then he was completely handed over to Kabuto and imprisoned. What’s going on?”

"Calm down, Minato." Kinai sighed, "Aoba is really a little unjust."

"What injustice does he have?" Minato sighed, "Obito is a masked person and he doesn't know, but Aoba and Obito didn't just meet again in April this year. They had been together long ago without reporting to me. , he also helped Obito hide it from Shiwei. Kinai, Aburame Shiwei was still a subordinate of the Fourth Hokage, but Yamashiro Aoba was the eyes of Namikaze Minato from the beginning, and my eyes deceived me. Kinai, you I feel like Yamashiro Aoba knows that he is betraying me. He did it even though he knew it was betrayal. Is there any more serious betrayal than this? Since he is a traitor, then everything Yamashiro Aoba says cannot be believed from beginning to end. Xi also interrogated that boy for not remembering how many times he was beaten by me for doing things without telling me."

"" Qinai was shrouded in sadness. Years of political struggle and countless betrayals made her husband completely lose the ability to trust others wholeheartedly.

"Aoba has betrayed, so the entire external intelligence should be doubtful. In fact, that's it. I, the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, mistrusted people, and Konoha's entire external intelligence has been destroyed. After that, Akatsuki, Pain, and what else, isn't it all because of the failure of the external intelligence that should have played a role." Minato would not admit his major failure personally, nor could he admit that the reason why the Yondaime Hokage Golden Flash was deeply trusted was Because he has never been defeated, "He actually still retains external intelligence. Kakashi is stupid. Shikaku shouldn't be able to understand. Is it really an old injury that has caused a drop in IQ?"

There was no decline, just because the revelation that Obito was the masked man frightened that shameless man out of his guts.Uzumaki Kinai hugged Minato from behind.

"And Orochimaru, I'm not surprised that he is alive. Obito and Aoba have switched bodies. How could Orochimaru, who has been studying how to occupy a healthy body and continue to live, die." Minato couldn't feel Kinai's weight, " I don’t know what Orochimaru wants, so it’s okay for Kakashi to drag him. But Uzumaki Kanako, you know that Uzumaki Kanako came from Orochimaru.”

Kinai kissed Minato directly on the lips. That's the good thing about ghosts. When you are a human, you have to go around to the front.

But ghosts can't stop people's mouths, Minato is still silent in annoyance, "I took in my foster daughter and chased Sasuke to death. It almost spread all over the world. After that, another person from Orochimaru followed, and Orochimaru actually still If there is no reaction, no one will find it strange. Phosphorus is such a precious experimental material."

"Perhaps Orochimaru is just showing kindness to Konoha. Kinai doesn't know how to appease the irritable Hokage. If she was still alive, Minato would have hugged her horizontally, closed the door and turned off the lights. "Or just like Uchi Hamikoto wants to settle the grudge before you officially retire, and Orochimaru probably does the same. "

Minato turned over the bill full of his own signature, raised his hand and tore it into pieces, "He even sent the bill back. If I think about it with my cerebellum, I won't pay him. So, what on earth is Orochimaru doing?"

"Bargaining" Qinai suddenly felt so helpless, "You have done this before. When you go to order a three-pronged kunai, isn't it just like this? The shopkeeper asks you what your budget is. You ask the shopkeeper to quote, and the shopkeeper says you don't give the budget. How can I make a quotation? How can you make a budget if he doesn't give a quotation? Then you go back and forth for several days and you still haven't made a special kunai."

"It's because I don't have enough money and I'm afraid that the shop owner will weaponize the materials I'm interested in. If it takes a while, the later mission fees won't be paid." Minato took out his own kunai. In fact, it was just an ordinary kunai. Steel will rust and needs to be sharpened after being used for a long time, but compared to other people's iron shurikens, a little steel is very good. "But Orochimaru itself is money, and he can exchange it with Konoha by himself." He There’s nothing to delay.”

"What's wrong, Minato."

Namikaze Minato stood up suddenly, "Who is that? Yamato Shisui Genma, and Itachi, please assemble urgently."

"Minato what are you doing."

"I have to meet Orochimaru."

Kinai finally got angry after hearing this, "Minato Namikaze, you're crazy. The hospital said you can't die only if you stay at home, eat, sleep, read, and wander the lions. If you don't want to make you feel better, they will act like a giant snake." We haven’t yet determined whether Maru is a friend or an enemy, so why don’t we leave it to Kakashi to handle?”

"If Kakashi could handle him, he wouldn't have delayed it until now." Minato walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and the more he thought about it, the more wrong he became, "I thought Orochimaru was the least anxious thing, but you reminded me, Kakashi He is dragging Orochimaru, but Orochimaru is dragging Kakashi."

"Wave Wind Minato"

"Orochimaru wants to talk to Konoha. It is most advantageous when he is hiding Konoha. The longer he delays, the higher the risk of Konoha revealing his cards."

"Minato Namikaze you bastard"

"If I'm neurotic, there's no loss in being more prepared. If something happens, it's worth Orochimaru's delay."

Procrastination is a necessity for humans

Tomorrow is October 62, 9 in Konoha

The weather forecast says the rain in Konoha will stop