Ninja Ice House

In Konoha Village, since Tsunade succeeded the Fifth Generation, the turbulent situation has calmed down, the various forces that were about to move have also ceased their activities, and their tentative behaviors, large and small, have also restrained a lot.

The impact of Uchiha Sasuke's defection was still relatively large. On the surface, there was no disturbance, but secretly, many people were watching the joke in the Leaf Village.

The last of the Uchiha clan, the two major families that founded the village, defected, and the Senju were close to disappearing.

The existence of Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, brings not only strength and prestige, but also a symbolic meaning that cannot be ignored.

Although the strength is not as good as before, it still has to raise the banner of "the strongest ninja village in the ninja world". Once this "tiger skin" cannot hold up, it will bring about a series of problems.

Fortunately, the situation is not as bad as it could be.

The Furusugi family stepped in at the right time and gave a helping hand, allowing the shaky Konoha Village economy to survive.

The price is not unacceptable. Economic independence has declined, and Konoha ninjas are busier. This is not a big problem. As long as the force remains the number one in the ninja world, everything can be restored.

It is under such a situation that Konoha Genin Class No. 13 has been completing various tasks in an orderly manner.

With the existence of the chuunin, Koso, he can take on higher-level tasks. Even if the leader of the team, Kurenai Yuhi, is not around, he still has a backbone.

Other genin teams did not have such good luck.

Because the Fusagi family's strength has increased and their control over the Fire Country and even the entire ninja world is unprecedented, some robbers and bandits hiding in the deep mountains and old forests have nowhere to hide.

With the acceleration of economic development, the living standards of the people of the Fire Country are generally rising.

As a result, the demand for hired ninjas is not as high as before.

Except for the share of tasks provided by the Gushan family, which is rising steadily, everything else is declining.As time went by, Konoha Village's major customers became more and more single, and its dependence on the Gusugi family became stronger and stronger.

This is also the key to the rise in status of people like Mizuki who can introduce stable-income jobs.

There are only a few good high-level missions, and the average genin team can't beat Class No. 13.

No matter Karin, Kurama Yakumo or Usami, they don't rely on mission commissions very much. However, the established rules are like this. Senior ninjas with outstanding performance have a higher degree of freedom in accepting commissioned missions. Ordinary genin can only go Complete those D-level tasks that have low commissions, take too long, and are troublesome.

That's it, you still have to break your head to grab it.

It was another sunny early summer afternoon. After completing the mission of wiping out the evil-doing wandering ninja gang, Koso said goodbye to Kurama Yakumo and Usami. After returning home, he rested for a while and prepared to welcome the arrival of his tutor.

Recently, my father has arranged more and more tutoring courses. Even with the foundation of ninja school, the content taught now is too profound, especially mathematics, physics, and natural history. It is not only profound, but also complicated.

In terms of liberal arts, the courses in literature, art, appreciation, psychology, sociology, and history are also very intensive. If you have free time, you have to take dance, vocal music, and etiquette. Regardless of whether you can understand it for the time being, just keep it in mind and slowly understand it. and reality mutually confirm and integrate.

After finishing the teaching and completing the day's homework, I changed my clothes and went to meet my friends.

Arriving at a newly opened seafood barbecue restaurant and walking into the reserved private room, Kurama Yakumo, Usami, Haruno Sakura, Hinata Hinata, and Yamanaka Ino were already waiting.

"so slow!"

The straightforward Yamanaka Ino pretended to be angry and complained,

"I'm so hungry, my stomach is growling."

"Sorry, something happened..."

"Tutoring courses? Let me tell you, with your ability, what kind of weird knowledge do you need to learn? The young lady in my impression is not like this."

"Isn't it weird? It's not that exaggerated."

Xiang Ling responded with a smile and did not explain in detail. After sitting down, he asked the waiter to prepare the dishes.

Konoha Village is located inland. Unlike coastal cities, there are not many seafood. There are not many gourmet restaurants featuring this.

Since the canal system throughout the continent extends to Shinjuku Town, the residents of Konoha Village can eat high-quality and affordable seafood.

Even so, seafood specialty restaurants are still relatively expensive.

After becoming an official ninja and having the ability to make money, you can occasionally spend money once or twice. Ordinary children do not have this financial strength.

After the grill, soup and sauces were served, several people were busy eating and drinking. Some people liked the sweet and spicy ones.

Speaking of which, several girls have relatively large appetites. Being a ninja requires a lot of consumption. Especially Hinata Hinata, who gets hungry quickly after rigorous training and is very good at eating.

However, Hyuga Hinata is not the best eater, and Usami is not far behind. It is only at special times that she is outmatched by the other. However, the most mysterious Usami is still better in terms of daily food intake.

After taking a few bites of the relatively delicate Haruno Sakura, he asked with a smile:

"Hinata said that practicing Soft Fist with the Blood Sequence Limit and Byakugan is relatively expensive. Why is Usami so good at eating it?"

"Probably, I also have blood inheritance limits."

Usami, who was only half joking, swallowed a large piece of fat beef and said softly,

"Have you not noticed that I am growing very fast now?"

"Fast? Where is it faster?"

Haruno Sakura glanced at Usami's chest a few times, and then at Hinata Hinata, who was gradually showing signs of prosperity, and couldn't help but froze.

"Could it be that...haha, are you kidding?"

"If you can eat, you can grow."

Kurama Yakumo and Karin were indifferent to such jokes. Only Yamanaka Ino seemed to believe it. He picked up a few pieces of meat that were shiny with oil, put them in his mouth, chewed them for a few times, and swallowed them forcefully. As a result, This was a piece of meat that was stained with mustard and was quite spicy. It choked Ino Yamanaka and made him sneeze. He took a few sips of sweet and sour juice before he could hold it down.

"It's not good to be picky about food, you have to eat a little."

Most of the food piled on the plate in front of her had disappeared. Hinata wiped her mouth and glanced at Yamanaka Ino worriedly.

"We... haven't had to worry about this kind of thing yet."

"Only people who don't have to worry can say such calm things."

Haruno Sakura sighed.

Since learning medical ninja from Tsunade, I don't have that much free time.

What was supposed to be an ordinary apprentice life was suddenly caught off guard by the news of Uchiha Sasuke's defection.

In the past few months, I have been in a state of confusion, and I don’t know how I got here.

Although he also told Tsunade that he wanted to thoroughly investigate Uchiha Sasuke's defection, the results were always disappointing.

There is not much that can be questioned about the incident itself. The only key figure who has the hope of overturning this conclusion - Shimura Danzo, is a highly respected and distinguished advisor elder in the village. Even Tsunade cannot survive without any If evidence is available, take tough measures to investigate.

It is impossible to erase the stigma of being a traitor and ninja on Sasuke Uchiha.

Team [-] has actually collapsed. Uchiha Sasuke has defected, Uzumaki Naruto is traveling, Haruno Sakura is learning medical ninjutsu from Tsunade, and Hatake Kakashi, the team leader, is often away on missions and has no time to take care of Team [-]. The situation of Class Seven.

Whether they want to admit it or not, the team has ceased to exist in name only.

Apart from being bored, I can only take advantage of the time when everyone is free to get together, have some fun, and relieve the depression in my heart.

"I really envy you. There are actually three girls teaming up. The teacher is also a female jounin. They must be much more harmonious than our tenth class."

When I think of the lazy Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji who only knows how to eat, Yamanaka Ino is full of bitterness.

"And Mr. Asuma, he looks quite majestic, with a big beard and a coy personality, which ruins his image."

In fact, Asuma Sarutobi was pretty good, but Ebisu, the leading teacher of Class [-], was even worse after his true nature was revealed.

Fortunately, Ebisu knew that he was lacking in qualifications and abilities, and that he was only good at teaching. When leading the team, he always paid attention to his image.

After working hard for more than a year, I have left a lot of good impressions on everyone.

Of course, there is also a more sensitive gossip, that is, Asuma Sarutobi has a secret crush on Yuhi Kurenai-sensei. Almost everyone knows it, but he thought he hid it well.

Especially since there has been no substantial progress after so many years of pursuit, several students can't help but worry about him.

Speaking of this topic, Hinata Hinata couldn't help but interjected:

"I think Ms. Hong is very gorgeous and beautiful. Kiba and Shino also think she is very nice..."

Kurama Yakumo, who looked slightly cold, looked at the faces of several people and said leisurely:

"There are many good-looking female ninjas in the village, and most of them are single. Are male ninjas unattractive?"

Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino disagreed with this point. They brought out Uchiha Sasuke to prove that there are still handsome men. Hinata blushed slightly and remained silent, quietly listening to the arguments of several people.

Immediately afterwards, Usami brought out Shiro to prove that there are still many good-looking boys, but she just doesn't know who can get them.

While talking and laughing, Hinata Hinata mentioned that she was going to have a younger brother and sister again, and her face was full of joy.

"I'm going to have a brother too."

When Xiang Lian said this, Hinata Hinata was greatly surprised:

"How do you know it's my brother?"

"What my father said, also, your family is probably a sister. In this case, they are the betrothed..."

"Engagement contract, marriage?"

Hinata Hinata was still in shock, and Ino Yamanaka said in surprise,

"Is this the legendary marriage of big families? It's the first time I've encountered it in reality. Tell me more specifically. I'm very interested."

Facing everyone's curious gazes, Xiang Lu coughed a few times, cleared his throat, and said somewhat unnaturally:

"Furusugi and Hinata actually have a marriage plan that has been delayed for three generations. If Hinata and I were a boy and a girl, we would probably be the ones to get married."

"Hey, is this happening?"

It was the first time Hinata Hinata heard about this kind of thing, her expression suddenly became wonderful.

Although she is the eldest lady, she is not as talented as her younger sister Hanabi. As the clan leader, her father has never paid much attention to her, so naturally he will not talk to her so much.

Unexpectedly, there is such a secret in the family.

"It shouldn't be wrong. In the future, Hinata and I will be sisters in law..."

"Not necessarily!"

Hinata Hinata said stubbornly,

"If my sister grows up and has someone she likes, wouldn't it be bad to get married so suddenly?"

"The marriage is not because of love."

Xiang Phosphorus asked somewhat strangely,

"You are also the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, how come you have such thoughts? It's hard for us to talk about free love. It would be great if we can find someone we don't hate in the future and slowly develop a relationship in the future."

"This is not right."

Hinata blushed and wanted to refute, but didn't know where to start.

"Okay, okay, we are not arguing about the right or wrong of this matter. When you grow up, you will naturally have choices. Are you so impatient, do you have a boy you like?"

"This……"

"Do you think you hide it well? You blush all the time and don't dare to look at people. Others think you are timid and shy, but you can't hide it from me."

Speaking of good-looking boys, girls are also very enthusiastic about gatherings.

At the same time, hundreds of meters away at the Hokage's house, Tsunade felt extremely headache looking at the newly obtained information in her hand.

"After Uchiha Sasuke defected, he didn't go to Orochimaru, but went to the Kingdom of Wind?"

In principle, Konoha ninjas would not go to that kind of place without any important reasons, so as not to cause misunderstandings by Suna ninjas.

However, it is the territory actually controlled by the Gushan family, which does not mean that you cannot "pass by", the prerequisite is to say hello.

The ANBU who knelt on one knee not far away and reported to the Fifth Hokage responded:

"Judging from the information obtained so far, Uchiha Sasuke is very close to the secret gang of fighters - the Eight Masters, and he may even be one of them."

Tsunade turned to the end of the information.

"Controlling the Fire...is this his title? If there is anything else, say it all..."

"This is a secret society formed in the name of the gift of divine blood. Its purpose is unknown. It is said that someone has seen the missing four-tailed Jinchuuriki Lao Zi. Rumors say that he is another core cadre of the Eight Masters. One—the dry earth.”

"Really? That means there are others?"

Tsunade pressed her temples painfully,

"An 'Akatsuki' organization is already enough of a headache, but if there is another 'Eight Elites' group, it will really cause chaos. What is the Gushan family's attitude towards this matter... By the way, they should know it, right?" ?”

"Knowing about it, but acquiescing to it. Fighters are originally a group that cannot be controlled. The organization of the Fighters Association is also very loose. There are too many large and small groups in name. They are as powerful as Gushan. I probably don't want to control them. As long as they don't If they cause trouble, let them be.”

"That's right. As long as you don't provoke them, you won't even bother to deal with traitorous ninjas."

Rather, the low-priced rebels are more in line with their expectations. If it weren't for their poor reputation, I'm afraid a large number of tasks would be given to those rebels who would sell anything for a place to stay.