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

Konoha December 59, 12, Koyuki

Fire Country Konoha

3 o'clock in the morning

Sarutobi's main house

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen knocked the ashes from his cigarette and lit another pipe of cigarette. The big red light flickered on and off in the darkness.He had just sent away Hinata Hizashi who came to him to "report work" and was now thinking about some of the latest news. For example, if it was true that his old friend Danzo was that annoying one who always liked to jump up and down everywhere. The guy who did the little tricks is probably going to die after all.

to die.

People are always going to die.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had lived for so many years, and he didn't know how many people he had watched die and die.Some people can die so that he can silently commemorate them and be heartbroken, while others can die so that he can't remember them at all. He has shed tears of regret and pity, and he has also been so dark in his heart that he applauded them.Of course, he also admitted that people dying did make him happy for a long time.

And now, this man named Danzo Shimura is going to die, and Hiruzen Sarutobi is really not sure whether he should be happy or sad.But fortunately, the only thing he could be sure of was that from the first time he saw that annoying guy, he hated this cowardly companion. He always hid behind other people's backs and clearly had something to say. The guy who has an idea but always keeps silent.Even though he couldn't remember clearly, during the bloody war years, how many times did that person help him block the hidden arrows from behind?

"Come on."

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly stood up, sealed the letter with dried ink on the table, and handed it to the black-clothed waiter holding a white carrier pigeon, "Send it out."

As for how many people will be unable to sleep peacefully because of this letter in the future, he, an old guy with the loess buried up to his neck, has no control over that.Sarutobi Hiruzen said to himself, "I promised and I just did what I should do."

So another person made a decision, even if time can be turned back.

5 o'clock in the morning

Konoha, the Country of Fire, Namikaze House

The winter morning light was still below the horizon, and it couldn't stop Uzumaki Naruto from reaching out and slapping the noisy alarm clock, rubbing his eyes, getting dressed, going to the toilet, washing his face, brushing his teeth, going downstairs, opening the refrigerator, and taking out an unknown ANBU on duty. I put the breakfast in on time, hesitated, and threw it into the microwave. After 2 minutes, it was steaming hot.

He habitually sniffed and smelled, secretly cursing the eternal canteen smell.Then, as usual, he ate slowly, chewing loudly on purpose, and making "gurgling" sounds in his throat from time to time.But less than 5 minutes later, whether it was healthy oatmeal, healthy breakfast bread, or healthy fruits after meals, they all went into his stomach. However, it was still dark and the room was still dark.

Then he continued to wipe his mouth, threw the dirty dishes into the sink, and opened the window.In an instant, the cold wind mixed with small snow particles hit his face.

Naruto couldn't remember when it started to snow.He only remembered that he graduated with his classmates yesterday, received the first forehead protector of his ninja career and the accompanying ninja number, and was allowed to drink in public for the first time.

Naruto had never really drank before this.When he was younger, his father dipped chopsticks into a wine glass and touched his tongue. The pungent or bitter taste was almost the same.However, he drank a lot yesterday. It was still spicy and bitter, and he couldn't smell the aroma of food in the adults' mouths.But since Sasuke, that pretty boy, dares to drink heavily, how can the man Uzumaki Naruto be afraid?

But then what

Naruto vaguely remembers seeing his father. From today on, he is the fourth generation.

The Fourth Hokage?

Uzumaki Naruto turned on the light.The light tube in the restaurant was cold and white, and under the light, it made the forehead protector in his hand shine brand new.

Konoha

"Uzumaki Naruto, from now on, you have to be an adult."

Naruto imitated his father's example and tied the forehead protector neatly on his forehead.Then he looked at his reflection in the window.

His blond hair stands straight, his sea-blue eyes sparkle, and he smiles revealing 16 teeth. The teeth are very white and strong, and work better than Uncle Kai's and Rock Lee's.Yes, it works.Naruto stressed in his mind that although he often said that Metkai Jounin was the most handsome being in Konoha even more handsome than the Hokage's father when he was younger, that was after all, the past and the present.Naruto stretched out two fingers and pinched a very tough red hair next to his mouth. If it weren't for the six strange cat whiskers growing on his face, he could have competed with the most handsome boy in Konoha, well, his Hokage. Dad fought hard.

But my father also said that as a ninja, it is also cool to be different from others.Just like Hinata's family has white pupils, Sasuke's family's eyes can spin in circles, Choji's family is fat, and even the whole family is full of insect nests.Therefore, it is normal to just grow a few beards.

But there was still something that Naruto couldn't figure out, and the older he got, the more he couldn't figure it out.For example, Uncle Asma from the third-generation grandfather's family always told them that boys will have a big beard when they grow up, and they must take good care of it to be a man.So, if these red things are his beard, will he not have to worry about being bothered by Uncle Asuma's messy beard when he grows up? But without the troublesome beard, will he also I will lose the charm and fun of a handsome guy like my dad, who wakes up early every day and shaves cleanly.

"Master Naruto, good morning."

"What's wrong?" Naruto looked at the dog mask in black clothes and black pants that suddenly appeared in front of him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.What he couldn't understand even more was, was there no normal person in his father's ANBU? He had to appear outside the window on the second floor again and again.

The ANBU didn't care about our young master Naruto's little resentment. He conveyed it mechanically, "The Fourth Generation said that he would go home this afternoon. I asked you if there is anything you want to eat."

"what."

Before Naruto could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by ANBU, "Except for ramen."

"Tempura."

"Anymore"

"Curry rice bowl, no more."

"Okay." Anbu put away the note in his hand and waved to Naruto, "see you."

Watching ANBU appear and disappear inexplicably.Uzumaki Naruto suddenly felt inexplicably happy.I saw him energetically turning over and jumping out of the window, trotting towards the east to greet the morning sun.He calculated that there were still three hours left before the first mission gathering in his ninja career. Although the team members were all familiar with each other since childhood,

I couldn't be more familiar with him. Well, the instructor also met the unlucky Kakashi yesterday.But, I’m still a little excited thinking about how we’ll all be doing missions together in the future.

Almost simultaneously

Hokage Building, Hokage Office, Lounge

Our Hokage, Minato Namikaze, has gone to sleep wrapped in a blanket.Outside the door, the new guard captain Uchiha Itachi, who had been working overtime all night with the Hokage, yawned.He looked at his watch and looked at his calendar. He would start a regular morning meeting three hours later. At 3 o'clock, he would attend the signing ceremony for the economic cooperation between the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind. There would be a dinner party with representatives of the two countries at noon and the holiday would begin in the afternoon.

Uchiha Itachi clenched his fists and then opened the note in his hand.He was Kakashi's subordinate just now, but now that his subordinate gave him this small piece of paper, the person disappeared automatically. Did they really not have the habit of bullying newcomers?

Okay, tempura, curry rice, he has to help the Hokage buy all the food.But who can tell him what vegetables he should buy and where to buy them.

The confused Itachi hesitated for a long time, and finally remembered the communication channel Kakashi left when handing over to him and the sentence "If you don't understand anything, ask me privately."So Itachi, the Uchiha wave genius who was still a few months away from turning 18, picked up the newly issued ANBU internal communicator and sent a text message to Kakashi without hesitation: "Hello, senior, I am Itachi. If I want to make tempura and curry rice bowl, where should I buy what kind of food?"

But Itachi didn't get the answer right away as he thought.Because Kakashi-senpai, who rarely falls asleep, is still sleeping.

In short, while people were waiting for the sun to rise, the time pointed to 8:05.

The Hokage Studio has started a new working day.

Nara Shikaku had just said goodbye to Aiko who was going to attend the first meeting, and found that he was already 5 minutes late. Every time he was late, the basic salary for the month would be reduced by 5 points. There is no upper limit. Since Konoha has become accustomed to fiscal deficits, Things, 5 points more than him or 5 points less than him really don't have much effect.

"It's troublesome." Lu Jiu rubbed his forehead and walked as fast as he could through the "noisy and increasingly noisy mission hall that looked more and more like a wet market", and then passed through the "named safety measure, but it doesn't mean anything at all" Just to save energy and never turn on a light", I walked down the long corridor to the door of the Hokage's office.

"Report."

"Come in." Namikaze Minato's voice sounded very excited today.

Nara Shikaku pushed the door open and went in. There was no one else.The routine morning meeting seems to have ended

Minato put down the document in his hand and looked at Shikaku carefully. Well, he was full of energy and his eyes were gleaming. "Congratulations on being discharged from the hospital. Also, I was not bitten to death by your wife yesterday."

"This time the teeth mark is on the back." Nara Shikaku clearly felt his masseter muscles trembling, "You are in really good spirits today."

"Of course, when I think about never seeing a financial statement with a red letter in it again, every pore in my body can't help but get excited." Minato Namikaze stood up, squinted his eyes, and looked through the large floor-to-ceiling windows at the scene where the commotion had begun. Konoha got up, "Aren't you happy that you are five minutes late every day, sir?"

"Perhaps it's really a good thing that can make people breathe a sigh of relief." If nothing goes wrong, the natural pessimist finished thinking to himself, and still had to make some routine explanations for his tardiness. "I was late today because I looked at the little boy." Children crossing the road.”

"Hate, you didn't do it on purpose." Our Hokage sighed, "Please, today is such a happy day, don't remind me of Kakashi, I have a headache and I just found out Yesterday, when he went to school to form a team, he was actually pranked by Naruto and Uchiha's cubs as soon as he entered the door. Or at the reminder of the little girl named Sakura, he was hit by the eraser placed on the door frame. Really"

"Shame."

"You don't need to say anything." Namikaze Minato picked up the documents on the table and gave them to Nara Shikaku, "Quickly work."

"Hey, did you and Fugaku really work overtime a few days ago?" Lujiu's hands sank, looking at the messy documents that were half a meter high.

"It's the end of the year now." Minato spread his hands, "Fugaku and I have reviewed all this year's accounts. What you have in hand is Konoha's financial budget for next year. According to the new economic outline, there is nothing you don't understand about yourself and Let’s discuss it with other departments.”

"It's my lord." Shikaku was really impatient with all this, "Actually, my headache is still affecting my IQ. What if I make a mistake in judgment?"

"Oh. I have always had full confidence in my subordinates, and I also have full confidence in my subordinates' subordinates." Minato teased, "Work quickly."

"As you wish." Shikaku could only stand at attention and answer.

"Also, after the signing of the Economic Cooperation Treaty, you can also get a copy to make up for it. Everyone has no objection to the announcement of the details on January [-]st. You can now let out all the rumors that should be let out. I hope to let those The gentlemen who are lying on their backs can hear the voices of support from the people of both countries."

"Yes, is there anything else?"

"We are going to have a meal with the representatives of the two countries at noon. If you come too, I won't say it a second time."

"Yes." Lujiu frowned, "You don't want to go home directly after eating. You should also take a good rest for a few days."

"So I skipped the afternoon meeting. I already told Naruto that we would have dinner together in the evening. Although I haven't cooked for a long time, my Naruto will definitely not dislike his father." Namikaze Minato smiled happily. got up.Since Danzo took sick leave, he has not been able to talk to his son properly for almost 100 days, and has not been home for almost 2 months.Even at the important moment when his son took the oath of graduation that day, he could only stand on the podium looking like a Hokage.Even if he personally handed the forehead protector to his son later, he was still the Hokage.

He should have given his son a celebration like other fathers, but in the end he didn't even get a hug.Namikaze Minato regretted that he actually had a chance to at least hug his son when he was wearing hair protector, but damn, he actually turned away from Naruto's expectant gaze.But at that time, so many people who had nothing to do with their father and son were watching.

There may be some things that can never be explained clearly, but there are still some things that need to be said

Konoha, December 59, 12, cloudy

Light snow falls from early morning to sunset

On this day, what Namikaze Minato and Shimura Danzo had worked hard to accomplish for 10 years was finally going to succeed.

On this day, Uchiha Itachi suddenly understood that some words should not be taken seriously.

On this day, Uzumaki Naruto confirmed something, but he really couldn't figure out why he had to confirm it like that.