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

Time flew by, and the birds flew away with fluttering wings.

It is winter in the Land of Fire now. After the light snowfall after the New Year, it will slowly start to warm up soon.

January 1th, finally the 25st year of Konoha

Fire Country Konoha

Hokage Building Hokage Office

"Stop making excuses for your incompetence." The fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, raised his head with a smile and said to the Konoha Intelligence Minister in front of him.

Nara Shikaku looked at the row of white teeth of his immediate boss, and the corner of his mouth twitched, "If you can't find it, you can't find it. There are no masked people, and there are no masks wearing red clouds and black robes. People wear masks and black robes, but they don't. Why don't you take off your clothes and change into a mask? Sir, you have more important things to do now than the past that has calmed down."

"Really." Namikaze Minato continued to smile, "Konoha intelligence agents are all over the world. It's really difficult to find someone with such obvious features. You have been looking for them for 13 years. But I suspect that you may not have found me. Take the order seriously, and searching for one day a year is considered a search anyway."

Nara Shikaku sighed, "The characteristics of clothing are not characteristics, my lord. Otherwise, with Jiraiya-sama's unobstructed means of traveling in various countries and regions, he would not be able to find any clues, let alone us."

Minato watched Shikaku sigh and finally stood up, "Are you so incompetent as to compare the powerful Konoha intelligence system with a best-selling author?"

"He is Jiraiya among the three ninjas." Shikaku stared at Minato's still smiling eyes, "The fourth generation Hokage Namikaze Minato's teacher, the most successful intelligence gathering expert in Konoha."

"Is that so? Do you want to tell me that he actually doesn't take my orders seriously? Or, he can actually not take my orders seriously and so provoke our master-disciple relationship. It's not good, my Minister of Intelligence.”

"I didn't mean that." Nara Shikaku quickly explained, "Jiraiya-sama is indeed a best-selling author, and his identity has indeed brought him a lot of convenience in collecting intelligence. But you have to understand that he is also a best-selling author. Being exposed in broad daylight, if, I mean, if there really is someone in the world who wears a Uzumaki mask and is faster than you like you said, it would be very easy to hide from Jiraiya-sama."

"Oh." Minato came out from behind the table and patted Shikaku on the shoulder, "In other words, the Konoha intelligence department experts hiding in the ANBU are indeed not as good as a best-selling author."

"It's not what you think at all."

"What's going on? Are you trying to confirm to me that you really didn't look for it seriously? Since you know that my teacher is very likely to be hidden, why do you keep asking me to look forward to his report for more than ten years? "

Shikaku felt that the strength of his Hokage's hand was increasing, so he could only bite the bullet and continue, "The intelligence officers have more important things to do. Hokage-sama, there are many things to do other than settling old accounts. Let you do it.”

"I know, I know." Minato felt the stiffness of Shikaku's shoulders and slowly let go of his hand, "You are Konoha's intelligence minister, not mine. It's really troublesome for you to trouble yourself for such a trivial matter. I'm sorry. Forget it, you can go do more important things. After all, Konoha is more important and you can't find it, so I'll look for it myself."

When Nara Shikaku heard Minato's words, he felt that all the blood in his body was rushing to his head, and the old scar on his head began to hurt again, "Namikaze Minato, be more restrained. You are a front-line combatant and front-line commander. Can you do reconnaissance? Moreover, Lord Yondaime Hokage, you have more important things to do than an inexplicable masked man."

"The inexplicable masked man" Minato laughed again, "Nara Shikaku, don't you want to find that person and ask who he is? Who was Konoha's spy 13 years ago? Why would an outsider know what Jinchuriki Uzumaki Kina is? Why would an outsider know when and where a child would be born? The Nine-Tails Seal would be weak at that time. You have never been a father. You can guess how long it takes to give birth to a child. Then you have to give birth to the child to know. But why is that masked man here? It's just right. If he had been lurking nearby, I couldn't have sensed it. But he suddenly appeared before Naruto even trimmed the umbilical cord. Suddenly, you said, why?"

"Restrain, Namikaze Minato." Nara Shikaku grabbed his boss's arm and stared into his eyes, "Don't let your emotions get away from your reason. You have more important things to do. Drop this topic and let's continue discussing the water." Regarding the affairs of the country, that woman Terumi Mei has been trying to persuade the leader of the Kingdom of Water to join the Wind and Fire Economic Circle. This is a good opportunity for us. The Water Kingdom business group who made a private agreement with Konoha last year made a lot of money. , and nothing unpleasant happened. Haven't you been fighting for the Kingdom of Water? Having only one strategic point in the Kingdom of Waves is not enough. Let the Kingdom of Water become the maritime barrier of the Kingdom of Fire. The Kingdom of Thunder has not stopped expanding. The plan is that the Fire Country does not dare to move, and the Water Country must be careful. The Water Country has to come over anyway, so we should hurry up."

"That's a long time." Minato broke free from Shikaku's hand, "You can discuss these matters with the capital. The overall situation has been decided. They didn't make up their mind to forcibly cut off the development of the Wind and Fire Alliance last year, and there will be no chance this year. . What the people want, for the people and petty bureaucrats, it doesn’t matter who is in power, as long as they have enough to eat, they can live in peace for the rest of their lives.”

"Minato." Shikaku looked at Minato who lowered his head, feeling something strange in his heart, "Don't be like this, the situation has finally become clearer, cheer up and stop thinking about it. You see, you also have to celebrate the New Year this year. I didn’t get a good rest. I waited for the snow to stop in a few days to make arrangements. Whether it was to go to the Country of Yu to soak in the hot springs or to go to the Country of Waves to listen to the waves, there was always one of the many vassal countries in the Fire Country that could make you happy. In this place, Haiyi is going to arrange a big vacation for you to go out and explore. I made a lot of money last year. Although most of Konoha's finances were spent on infrastructure construction, it's not like I can't support you. You really can't live well. Like a Hokage who holds the country's military and political power, the situation will get better and better, and you should learn to enjoy it occasionally. Besides, if you remain so simple, it will not be easy for the people under you to improve their lives."

"If I don't go, Naruto won't be able to leave Konoha. What should I do if I go out?"

"Minato, an immature Jinchuuriki who only relies on seal suppression and has no self-control training, how could you let him leave the village? If everyone doesn't know, it's okay. You know that doing so will cause international disputes. The peace agreement is still yours. Isn’t it because I forced others to sign the Wind Country that the accident was caused by casually bringing Ichibi out?”

"That's because the Kazekage is incompetent. I'm here. I can't even stay with Naruto 24 hours a day."

"You are sick."

"It happened half a year ago."

"But your reputation for poor health has spread far and wide. Of course Golden Flash is trustworthy, but what about Golden Flash who is in poor health? Don't think about it. If you want to take Naruto out, you should start training him as soon as possible, and then use Facts have proved that he will not run away randomly under any circumstances. Last year in the Land of Waves, Naruto lost consciousness and went berserk. Don't treat other countries' intelligence departments as if they don't exist."

"Do you know that you are very long-winded?" Minato looked at his watch. It was already 11:[-], "I'm a little tired, so I'm going back for lunch first."

"Watergate"

Nara Shikaku watched the Hokage disappear and sighed, "Itachi Uchiha."

"Yes, Lord Nara." Itachi appeared.

Shikaku handed the documents in his hand to Itachi, "Let the Hokage read these first when I go to work this afternoon. He signed them and quickly found someone to send them to me. It's urgent."

Itachi looked at the intelligence minister who hurriedly opened the door, put down the documents, and calmly organized the Hokage's desk. He felt that he was used to this strange living world and it was really quiet.

12:[-] noon

Konoha cafeteria

Senior cadre restaurant

Yamanaka Haiichi looked at Akimichi Dingza who was still eating frantically with many plates piled up in front of him, and at Nara Shikaku who was poking at the plate with chopsticks. He couldn't help but say, "If you don't want to eat, don't eat. Now Why do you have to come to the cafeteria to eat fried noodles when it's not very busy? Didn't your wife say that if she finds out that you should go home to eat or not, she will bite you to death."

"Yes, my wife is not as gentle as your wife, okay. You know what my wife said to your wife." Lujiu put down his chopsticks, covered his head, and rubbed.

"Your head starts to hurt again.

. Haiyi also put down his chopsticks and said, "Let's go to the hospital this afternoon." "

"No need." Shikaku shook his head, as if it would wake him up, "I was angry with Minato just now."

"What's wrong with him?" Haiyi frowned.

"Ever since he asked Gaara, he has asked me every day if he has found any trace of the masked man."

"Hey, look carefully for what's going on. He said there is such a person. If you find such a person, why don't you get married?"

"How is that possible? Besides, what will happen if we find it?"

"Let Minato hit the Rasengan hard, and it will be wiped out, and he will stop. Otherwise, hum, believe it or not, he can talk about it until Naruto is old." Haiyi looked at the depressed Shikaku and smiled.

"Look what idea you came up with, Chief of Staff." Lu Jiu also smiled, but his heart was still heavy.He had thought about it for many years and still couldn't figure out whether he should try his best to help Minato find the so-called enemy.It's okay to be in vain, but what if you actually find it.Konoha is finally united and prosperous. What should we do if we find it? What can we do? Killing is a good thing, but it can't be killed. Or Minato has to ask why before killing. Who knows what will happen? What.

"Eat." Haiyi pushed Shikaku's plate, "What are you thinking about."

Shikaku picked up the chopsticks again, "I'm thinking about Minato's current mental state. He's suspicious all day long."

"You." Haiyi nervously felt around him and found that there was nothing strange before he started to speak in a low voice, "I think we should let him go on vacation this time, right?"

"talk."

"Well arrange one or two women for him."

"Are you crazy too? Don't you know how to kill people when you are Namikaze Minato?" Shikaku covered his head again.

"I'm serious. It's been 13 years since Kinai died. Minato is always so abstinent. It's really not good for his physical and mental health." Haiyi's expression was really serious, "It's said in Kabuto Yakushi's report."

"I didn't hear it." Shikaku began to finish his lunch seriously, "You think so, Dingzuo. The three of us just came to have a work lunch at noon."

Akimichi Choza finally raised his head, put down his chopsticks, took a tissue and wiped his mouth, "Minato will not go on a peaceful vacation unless Naruto goes."

"Ding Zao, you." Shikaku looked at his sullen friend, "You are acting weird today."

"Minato is not happy, then find a way to make him happy." Ding Zuo stared at his two friends and stood up, "I don't know about you, I owe him what I owe him, and I don't want to pay it back in the next life, and I have no interest in leaving it to my descendants. This lifetime's affairs will be settled in this lifetime."

"Hey," Hai went to pull Ding Zuo away after eating, but did not hold him back, "What are you doing?"

A distant voice came, "Go beat up a shady brat and vent his anger on Minato."

At this time, Namikaze House

Upstairs, Minato Namikaze took a nap at Kabuto's prescribed time.

Downstairs, Gaara was washing the dishes while Naruto wiped the table.

"Hey, Gaara, why don't you say anything." Naruto looked at Gaara, who was already very skilled at washing dishes and pots, "It's just a bowl, you've already done it for the third time."

Gaara looked up at Naruto and continued brushing.

Naruto shrugged, "You can also see that my dad has been in a bad mood these past few days. It's okay. He won't lose his temper with you. Just do whatever you have to do."

Gaara ignored Naruto and continued to dry the washed dishes one by one and put them in the cabinet.

Naruto sighed, "There's nothing I can do about my father's bad mood. After all, it's only been a few days since I visited my mother's grave. He misses my mother, I know."

The corner of Gaara's mouth twitched. Even if it were true, Naruto, your mother's death anniversary was almost a month ago. Who knows what the hell this Hokage was doing, causing Konoha to feel depressed.I had heard before that the Hokage was famous for being willful, but now I finally knew what that meant.

Naruto continued, "I'm Gaara, do you think I'm a very selfish child? Although I'm sorry to my mother for thinking this way, my father can't always be alone. He's not even 40 yet. Gaara, your mother After your father passed away, did Feng Ying have a good relationship?"

Gaara felt veins popping out of the corners of his eyes. How would he know if the Kazekage had a crush? They had never lived under the same roof. Ask Temari and Kankuro.

"Hey, Gaara, tell me, let me refer to it. Your Excellency, the Chief of Staff, actually asked me for my opinion a long time ago, but I didn't even go to school at that time, and I was too young to be sensible. I'm not afraid to tell you, I At that time, whenever I didn't get my way, I would bite anyone I saw. My father's old secret guards were actually quite afraid of me. Recently, Jiraiya, the big pervert, wrote letters to test me, about my father's personal issues. I now feel that this matter is very important.”

Gaara's mouth twitched even more, and he reached out to take the dirty rag that Naruto handed him, ready to wash it off.

Naruto frowned and pushed Gaara away, "Let me wash my hands first. I have a mission in the afternoon, so I'll leave immediately. And my father and I won't be home for dinner tonight."

Gaara nodded and watched Naruto wash his hands, get dressed, and go out to continue washing.

"By the way, there is a package for you. The ANBU put it in your room. It seems to have come from the Suna Ninja."

Gaarati wiped the dripping rag and listened to Naruto running back to change his shoes and talking to him as if holding back a smile. Suddenly, a strange feeling came over him. It was clearly a familiar Konoha, a familiar Naruto, a familiar one. The small living room of the Hokage's house suddenly felt strange.He paused, then finally began to wring out the rag and went upstairs.

Upstairs, at the door of the Hokage's bedroom, there was always a dutiful ANBU wearing black hair from head to toe, watching him silently.Gaara and Naruto ignored those people and returned to the small guest room. Gaara's room. The small wooden sign written by the Hokage hung quietly on the nail, motionless.

Gaara opened the door and went in, and saw a thick layer of fog already appearing on the window.He stepped forward and imitated Naruto and scratched the glass with his fingers. Suddenly, the place where his fingers slid became brighter, and there was no longer snow falling outside.Gaara looked at the bright glass and couldn't help but yawn.So he stretched and lay down on the bed behind him

"predict."

Gaara sighed, reached out and took out a crushed package from his back. Looking at the box, he could tell that it came from the Kingdom of Wind and had been opened, but Gaara couldn't tear it open. He had to sit up and curse while opening it. The ANBU of Konoha did not need to do this.If you want to check, check it. Why seal it after checking it? It’s sealed so tightly. If you have the ability, you can’t open it.

But in the end Gaara opened the box. A brand new small stuffed teddy bear lay quietly inside, with a piece of paper covering the bear's face.

Gaara, happy birthday

Temari, Kankuro and dad.

The wind calendar is January [-]th.

The corner of Gaara's mouth suddenly twitched again. He should be happy. Does anyone still remember that he loved the bear the most when he was a child? But why can't he help but want to tear the bear clean first? But Gaara didn't do it, it wasn't him. He couldn't bear to part with it. This was the thought that kept swirling in his mind. The consequences would be more serious if he tore it up. Naruto was holding back his laughter just now. Could it be that he had seen this bear a long time ago? He wouldn't have seen it. The young master of the Hokage family can't mess around. Touch other people's things

Friends are not necessarily loyal, and those who are loyal are not necessarily friends

Konoha 61

Today, Akimichi Tingzao finally rolled up his sleeves and gave his most valued subordinate, Metkai, a good slap, without leaving any excuse.

Today, facts have proven once again that even though the Hokage has announced that starting from January 61, Konoha 1, the Wind and Fire Alliance's calendar will all follow Konoha's, there are still a lot of people who are not used to it.

Today, Namikaze Minato's 38th year passed so unremarkably.