Konoha Hidden Village is being rebuilt

Giant trees that block out the sky and the sun crowd the surrounding areas, making this forest named "Death" look cold and depressing even in the daytime.

It was already four days after the second round of the Chuunin Exams. Team 7, which had encountered fierce battles one after another, had taken a short break and recovered a lot of energy. They were preparing lunch by the river. A few grilled fish skewered on branches were placed on the lit bonfire. The three of them each took one and ate in silence.

There is still about one day left before the end of this exam, but they still only have one Earth Scroll in hand. If they cannot get the matching Sky Scroll before the deadline, Team 7 will be eliminated and all promotions to Chunin will fail. .

Chewing the unpalatable grilled fish without any taste, Haruno Sakura murmured: "I'm afraid we have no chance..."

The exam is coming to an end, is there really a suitable Heavenly Scroll waiting for them to snatch it?

Uchiha Sasuke glanced at the end of her long hair that was cut off by Qi Er, looked away, and said calmly: "It's not over yet, don't panic."

Uzumaki Naruto, who had just gone down to the river to catch fish, was shirtless, finished the food in his hands, picked up the Earth Scroll they had, and said inarticulately: "Actually, I have an idea..."

Hearing this, Haruno Sakura turned to look at him in confusion and frowned: "Don't eat so fast, there are fish bones! What other unreliable method have you thought of?"

"What do you mean by 'unreliable'!" Naruto Uzumaki protested, and then he raised the scroll in his hand mysteriously and confidently, "If we can't find the Scroll of Heaven, we can make one ourselves!"

Uchiha Sasuke also made a confused sound at this time.

The three of them had a chaotic debate about whether they should open the Earth Scroll and take a look at it in order to forge the contents of the Heaven Scroll. In the end, their determination to pass the exam made the two who stopped him hesitantly compromise.

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uzumaki Naruto who was about to reveal the scroll, with a struggling expression on his face. He grabbed his wrist and said: "The scroll may contain ninjutsu for candidates who read it without permission..."

"Then let me take a look for myself first, why don't you stay away!" Uzumaki Naruto broke away impatiently and carefully pressed the seal of the Earth Scroll——

Translucent shards fell out and landed in his lap.

"Hey!"/"This is..."/"What is it?"

The three people made different sounds.

Naruto Uzumaki picked up the fragments and was a little surprised: "Isn't this the fragment of Keiyu!"

His attention was diverted from the Earth Scroll, and he was subconsciously about to hand the fragment to Uchiha Sasuke, but suddenly paused, turned his hand, and stretched out to Haruno Sakura.

"Huh?" Haruno Sakura blinked and raised her hand slightly, "Give it to me?"

"The end of the crane!" Uchiha Sasuke suddenly panicked for some reason. He stood up angrily to grab the fragment and raised his voice, "Give me the thing!"

Haruno Sakura, who was originally hesitant to move, suddenly became calm, grabbed the fragment, stared at the frozen Uchiha Sasuke and asked: "Sasuke-kun, is there anything I can't know?"

The companion was suspiciously at a loss for words.

The girl was extremely suspicious. She recalled the unintelligible words like "daughter", "niece" and "future" that he and Uzumaki Naruto had occasionally said in the past few years, as well as the half days that seemed to disappear for no reason every month. She couldn't help but feel slightly. Narrowing his eyes, he looked at the strange fragments in his hand.

Beside them, Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto were already arguing.

Uzumaki Naruto said confidently: "Sakura is qualified to know!"

Uchiha Sasuke's ears were hot and he stared at him: "...it's too early now!"

"I haven't decided to give up yet. No matter how early or late you are -" Uzumaki Naruto stared back without showing any signs of weakness and said loudly with his hands on his hips.

Uchiha Sasuke sternly said: "Shut up, Cranetail, and think about your future parent-child relationship!"

Uzumaki Naruto choked and mocked: "Zarana admires me the most! You should reflect on it!"

...What and what, these two people.

Haruno Sakura glanced at them with a headache and continued to lower her head to study the fragments in her hands.

The next moment, a dreamy halo lit up from the fragments, enveloping the three of them.

At the age of seven, Jingyou finally passed the entrance test for the ninja school.

In order to celebrate, Uchiha Sakura enthusiastically announced that she would make a "dango dinner" for Keiyu - probably because she drank too many bitter medicines, Keiyu likes desserts, especially since Shou often listens to " Influenced by "The Dumpling Family", she loves all kinds of sweet dumplings. However, due to health concerns, Uchiha Sakura does not often let her eat them. This is the first time that the restrictions are relaxed.

Jingyou, who was cheering for joy, had been looking forward to it since the day her mother made the promise. On the day of the dumpling banquet, she got up early in the morning and stared at Uchiha Sakura eagerly.

The mother pretended to be sad: "Oh, does Xiaoyu like dumplings more than mom?"

Faced with the speechless look in the eyes of her eldest daughter, Uchiha Sarana, she smiled and bent down to support her little daughter who was standing on tiptoes to kiss her. After hearing the little girl's sticky coquettish "Of course I like mommy the most!", she hummed a song. Pick up the shopping basket and go out to prepare ingredients.

The preliminary work was ready after lunch. The mother and daughter all washed their hands, put on aprons, and started making dumplings.

The steps of kneading the dough and adjusting the stuffing were all taken care of by Uchiha Sakura, while her two daughters were responsible for rolling the dough into balls and stringing them together... They were busy until dusk, when it was almost complete. There was still a little material left, and the three people with sore wrists looked at each other and didn't want to worry about it.

Uchiha Sakura said cheerfully: "Just keep it for now and make breakfast in two days?"

Uchiha Sarana waved her hand and was about to speak when she suddenly heard the sound of the door opening coming from the entrance hall, and her reply was immediately cut off in her throat. She glanced at Jingyou, who also heard the voice and immediately slipped off the stool and ran towards the door of the living room.

Uchiha Sakura called from behind: "Xiaoyu, walk slowly!"

Pretending to be reserved, Uchiha Sarana followed her sister as if nothing had happened, preventing her from falling while watching her throw herself into the arms of people who appeared outside the living room.

"Dad!" Jingyou, who was picked up by one hand, smiled and gave Uchiha Sasuke, who looked tired, a bear hug. When he reluctantly let go, he realized that the colorful flour on his hands was stuck on his father's clothes, and he couldn't help but reveal his father's clothes. Guilty expression.

Uchiha Sasuke, who clearly didn't look back but was well aware of the "accident", smiled lightly and put her down: "It's okay, I was going to change it."

He looked at his eldest daughter who habitually tried to hide his mood by pushing up his glasses, but also realized that his hands were not clean either. With a deepening smile, he took the initiative to lean over and hug her.

Uchiha Sarana pursed her lips, forced herself to greet him calmly, and turned back to Uchiha Sakura.

His wife, who was sitting motionless at the dining table, smiled and waved to Uchiha Sasuke: "Sasuke-kun, it's been a hard journey! I'm making a dango dinner for Xiaoyu, let's come together~"

He responded and went to change his clothes and wash his hands before walking to sit next to Uchiha Sakura. The other party smiled and pushed the remaining ingredients in front of him.

"Three-color dumplings?" Uchiha Sasuke glanced at the piles of finished products, and a trace of trouble flashed between his eyebrows.

Uchiha Sakura, who understood what he was thinking, couldn't help laughing: "It tastes salty! The sweet sugar is also lighter."

The smiling Uchiha Sakura picked up a wooden stick and motioned to him: "Leave the rest to Sasuke-kun?"

After silently glancing at his wife, Uchiha Sasuke nodded and reached for the nearest plate, which had already kneaded purple dumplings on it.

"It's purple sweet potato flavor!" Jing You explained happily, picking up a pink hand and handing it to him.

Uchiha Sasuke took it and inserted the purple dumpling and the pink dumpling into the wooden skewer. The next second, his little hand held the red dumpling and stretched it out in front of his eyes.

Uchiha Sarana stood beside him: "...tomato flavor."

With slightly lowered eyebrows and eyes, he picked up the red dumpling from her palm and skewered it. There was one last empty space left on the wooden sign. He glanced around and picked out a milky white mass from the corner.

Now, the four-color dumplings of purple, pink, red, and white are tightly packed on a wooden stick.

"It's the 'Big Tuanzi Family'!" Jing You clicked one by one, raised his hand, and smiled sweetly.

Putting down the string of four-color meatballs, Uchiha Sasuke began to make the next one, which was still the same color. Jingyou looked at him with her chin in her hands and hummed softly.

"Dumplings, dumplings, dumplings, the big family of dumplings. The naughty barbecue dumplings, the gentle bean paste dumplings, the moon-viewing dumplings who like to dream... everyone gathered together to form a big family of 100 people."

Uchiha Sarana sang along: "Duango baby, live in happiness every day... The dumplings are all good friends, holding hands and forming a big circle. The dumplings have built a town, and everyone on the dumpling planet is happy."

Unknowingly, night has fallen, and the full moon of late spring pokes its head out of the clouds that have drifted away in the wind. Uchiha Sakura turned on the light and walked back, answering with a smile: "There are rabbits waving in the sky, and there is also a big moon mother-in-law. Let's put all the happy things and sad things into a ball——"

The gentle voice of Sasuke Uchiha was added to the gentle chorus.

"...Tuanzi, Tuanzi, Tuanzi, the big Tuanzi family."