[Naruto] The little animals are also full of energy today.

23

The first day of the new year,

"Beef balls, fish, vegetables..." Naomi looked at the list in his hand and counted the various ingredients that Naruto was carrying.

Naruto tossed the bag around excitedly, "I'm so happy! It's the first time I have friends over for dinner! I have no choice but to show them my amazing skills!!!"

"Don't move, the bag will burst soon."

Naruto was holding the basket he usually used to buy vegetables in his hand. Today, because there was a lot of food to buy, one vegetable basket was simply not enough. Naruto was also carrying other bags in his hand.

As soon as she finished speaking, the bag in Naruto's hand split open, and a bag of potatoes, onions and green peppers fell to the floor...

Naomi narrowed his eyes and looked at Naruto, he touched his head and giggled, "Ah! It's really bad!"

She asked the boss who had just bought vegetables for a new bag, and the two of them squatted on the ground to pick up vegetables on the ground.

A hand in a mitten was held out to her, holding a potato.

"Thank you." Narumi looked up and saw the owner of the hand, wearing a mask. Only one squinted eye and his signature silver hair could be seen on the whole face.

Mingshi smiled and reached out to take the potato.

She knew who he was, Kakashi, the jounin of the village, and a former student of the Fourth Hokage.

He is still wearing a mask like in the photo, but the boy he was back then is now a reliable-looking, ah, cross out, decadent? of adults.

Kakashi also recognized Narumi and Naruto. He had just noticed it from a distance.

The way the two walked together reminded him of Minato-sensei and Kushina.

Both children have grown up. Miraculously, the boy with blond hair looks like his wife when he smiles, while the girl with smooth red hair looks more like a teacher.

Sure enough, a son is like his mother, and a daughter is like her father?

He didn't talk to them. Living in a village, there would always be a formal meeting.

Narumi repacked the contents of the bag and then handed the basket he was carrying to Naruto.

"It's okay, I won't mess it up again!"

Naruto grabbed the bag from her hand.

So the bag... rotted again.

Mingshi's smile rarely faltered.

~

"Don't make a skewer too full, otherwise it will be undercooked." Naomi marinated the chicken wings with her gloves on, and watched Naruto squeeze various things together on a bamboo skewer.

But Naruto wasn't listening, "Look, my Uzumaki Naruto-like super invincible kebab!"

Forget it, let him go.

Mingshi gave up.

Use a knife to cut the chicken wings and drumsticks one by one, and add ginger to remove the smell when marinating.

The pieces of beef and pork chops are pounded with a hammer and massaged with your hands. When roasted, the meat will be more tender and melt-in-your-mouth.

Naomi looked at the note Aunt Hideko wrote for her and strictly followed her steps.

She handled the ingredients one by one with gloves on, and left some empty bamboo sticks so that whoever wanted to grill them could choose their own meat.

Someone knocked on the door, and Naruto ran to open the door with a series of "Come on, come on", dong dong dong.

Shikamaru and Choji came first. Yoshino urged Shikamaru to go out very early and made some stew in advance for him to bring with him.

Shikamaru came over holding a porcelain basin, his hands almost exhausted.

"Well, my mother is afraid that we don't have enough to eat."

"I brought snacks here too." Choci also raised the bag full of snacks in his hand. When he saw the meat, his eyes immediately lit up, "Narumi, let me help you."

"Happy New Year, come on and make whatever you like."

Dingci happily stood next to Narumi and happily skewered the meat. "What kind of meat is this?" he asked.

Mingshi introduced each different kind of meat to him with a gentle look on his face.

"It looks so delicious, I'm afraid I'll eat too much."

"It's okay. Children eat a lot when they grow up. Naruto usually does the same, but you can't be picky about food. Balanced nutrition is very important."

"Ah, well, I don't like vegetables." Choci replied happily and worriedly.

Shikamaru couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. He asked Narumi if he wanted to bring Choji here. Choji is a bit shy and doesn't have many other friends besides him, so it's nice to be able to chat with other people like this now.

The people they invited came one after another. Ino took Sakura and brought a large handful of lilies. Yuno and Nana also entered the door one after another.

Nana hugged her from behind and buried her head in her back.

"Happy New Year Narumi. Sasuke and I haven't seen each other for a year. I miss my young master Sasuke so much. Nana thought I could see him again today. The only thing that can comfort me now is Narumi's beautiful back."

Nana, this idiot...

At this time, someone knocked on the door again. Nana went to open the door, but she didn't expect that the person at the door was actually Sasuke.

"Hey, hey, Sasuke, you're actually here." Nana was so surprised that the girl rushed up to hug Sasuke.

Sasuke walked in, carrying the souvenir that his brother had asked him to receive. Seeing a room full of people, they frowned and felt a little uncomfortable.

"It's a surprise~ I want to thank Sasuke's brother for helping us submit the invitation letter." Narumi explained, and his eyes met with Shikamaru for a moment.

Naruto called him from the balcony, "Ah, Sasuke, let's challenge each other."

Fortunately, Shikamaru stopped him in time, "Hurry up and light the fire."

Several people were outside studying how to light the coals.

Mingshi had almost enough ingredients to deal with. Suddenly, she felt a little embarrassed because a few strands of disobedient hair were floating on the side of her face. They were about to go into her mouth. She couldn't help but blow a breath and wanted to call someone to help her. Push your hair aside.

At this time, she sensed someone coming, "Yuno, help me."

"What are you doing?" Yuno felt that there were eyes on her back and walked to her side. "Help me lift my hair."

Yuno looked at it and hesitated, "It's going to go into your mouth..."

Yuno quickly got started and quickly helped her tuck her hair behind her ears, muttering, "Long hair is trouble."

"Thank you." Mingshi kept moving.

"…Do you need help?"

"It's okay, it's over. I hope you can help me keep an eye on the children on the balcony, lest they burn my balcony."

She heard the people on the balcony encouraging Sasuke to use the Go Fireball Jutsu.

"Okay, so you owe me another favor?"

Narumi smiled slightly and nodded.

"Then...I have something for you tonight." After Yuno said this, he left.

Naomi smiled, she owed others favors, so why did Yuno still want to give her something.

The fire was finally lit, but the culprits wasted a lot of charcoal, and Naruto's face was blackened.

Naruto found a towel and wiped his face. Everyone looked over and Naruto's face turned red instantly. He took the towel and wiped it on his face a few times.

Some were eating, others were roasting, and everyone was noisy. You can still see fireworks being set off by someone unknown outside the window.

Everyone's eyes are filled with the color of happiness.

There was another knock on the door, and this time Ming was free and went to open the door himself.

A girl with straight bangs stood outside the door. She handed a gift to Mingshi with both hands, "Happy New Year Mingshi. These are cookies I made myself. Please eat them together." Then she clenched the corners of her clothes timidly.

Naomi invited her in, and everyone saw clearly that this was Hinata, who was in the same class. Hinata's white eyes flickered away.

Mingshi asked her to sit wherever she wanted, and then realized that the small living room and balcony at home were already full of people.

The girls crowded on the sofa, Ino complained that Choji took up too much space, and then pulled Hinata to sit next to her.

Shikamaru sat on the ground and shook his head.

That night, "Uzumaki Naruto's Special Super Invincible Big Kebab" was not favored by everyone. There were too many items and it was difficult to control. The meat in one skewer was burnt, while the other part was not yet cooked.

Choji's "meat skewers" are also not very popular, the whole meat is too greasy.

Mingshi's "ordinary meat skewers" are the most popular. There is a combination of meat and vegetables in the skewers. The meaty part is wrapped with lettuce. The fragrant glutinousness of the gravy and the fresh taste of the vegetables are outstanding. Even those who don't like vegetables are the best. Choji praised him repeatedly.

Mingshi smelled himself and felt that the smell of marinade and barbecue was too strong to bear. He went back to the room and changed into a comfortable linen dress. He washed his face and tied his hair into a ball.

When she returned to the living room, she saw a room full of people eating and chatting away, Naruto and Choji fighting for the meat, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Naomi has always been beautiful, and the bun on her head makes her look sweeter than usual. At this moment, she has a soft light that makes people unable to take their eyes away from her, radiating from the inside out.

Everyone who saw it could clearly feel that Ming Shi was very happy at this moment.

Nana hugged Mingshi directly and said, "Mingbao, aren't you very happy? You are glowing."

Shikamaru touched his nose and forced himself to turn his head away.

Yuno also turned away and looked at the plate in his hand.

Naruto laughed and shouted, "My sister is very beautiful, right?"

Sasuke looked at him with a silly smile on his face, wondering if the two were really twins.

After a group of good children finished eating, Mingshi directed everyone to divide the work and clean up the mess. Shikamaru and Choji carried several bags of garbage and prepared to go downstairs. They also sent Sakura and Ino home on the way, although the two little girls looked at Sasuke eagerly.

But the Sasuke family is completely in the opposite direction.

"Goodbye Naruto," he raised his head and said goodbye to Naruto, yawning by the way. Mingshi saw them preparing to leave and chased them to the door.

"Auntie's stew is delicious. I'll finish washing the porcelain basin and return it to her next time." Shikamaru waved his hand and said it was a small matter. When he turned around, he turned around and added, "Happy New Year, Narumi."

Mingshi smiled and said goodbye. As soon as she turned around, she heard a gentle knock on the door.

Itachi came to pick up Sasuke, and Narumi invited Itachi into the house. "Sasuke, your brother is here."

Sasuke stuck his head out from the kitchen, "Nisan, wait for me, I'll be ready soon. Hey Naruto, that's the dish I'm washing."

Shocked, the young master who did not do housework at home was actually washing dishes at a classmate's house.

Itachi was a little surprised when he saw his younger brother fighting for the dishes with his peers.

"Boys are damn competitive." Mingmi wiped the oily tables and chairs with a rag, as well as the places where juice had been splashed.

"I'm giving you trouble."

"It's not troublesome, I'm very happy. The children are very obedient."

"You are a child too."

There were a lot of thoughts in her mind, and the power struggle between the Uchiha clan and the village was not something she could get involved in right now. According to Sandai's wishes, she should still be mediating. She didn't show too many emotions on her face, and could only reply to him, "Brother Itachi is also a child."

Itachi was stunned for a moment. No one had called him a child in many years.

He touched the top of Naomi's head with his hand and hummed softly.

In the end, Nana and Hinata were sent home by Yuno. Narumi looked at Yuno.

"You guys go downstairs and wait for me." Yuno told the two of them.

Nana saw someone setting off fireworks from the window, and quickly pulled Hinata downstairs to watch. Naruto also put down the charcoal basin he was cleaning and followed.

Only Yuno and Narumi were left in the house, and then he took out a necklace from his pocket, which was in the shape of a six-pointed star.

Mingshi was surprised.

"I made the New Year's gift myself. I saw you holding the shape of a six-pointed star that day. I guess you might like it." He seemed a little embarrassed, "Then what... didn't you invite everyone to eat? It was also very hard. "Originally, I just wanted to make kunai for Naruto, but he also gave me the money. I used the extra money to make it for you." Yuno's face was about to bleed.

Mingshi looked at the pendant, his expression was startled for a moment, and then he admired sincerely, "Well, it's very beautiful." She looked into his eyes with trembling eyelashes.

Mingshi took the necklace and hung it around her neck, but the buckle couldn't fit in. She waved her hand and motioned for Yuno to help her.

Yuno looked at her with her back turned to him. Sure enough, she was just like the first time he saw her, slender and graceful, like a swan with its head hanging down.

After buttoning it, he put down his hand, his heart pounding, "I'm leaving, I'm sending them back." He rushed out the door.

Mingshi touched the pendant, and the heaven and earth were filled with wind, thunder, water, volcanoes and swamps, and the six stars appeared in the world and merged into one.

She saw the six-pointed star again.

The former mother country believed in the six-pointed star and was in awe of the endless power contained in the six-pointed star, but ordinary people could not use it at will.

Only she, as a female monarch, can use things with the mark of the six-pointed star.

The six-pointed star can protect her and is her symbol. And she will do her best to protect the country and the people.

This is power and responsibility.

Now she got the six-pointed star again, but it was just a gift from a friend.

"Sister, did you just see it? The fireworks are so beautiful." Naruto came back and said.

She stuffed the pendant into her collar, "I didn't pay attention just now."

"Ah, what a pity. I'll call you when I see you later."

"Okay." She listened to the noise coming from the street and looked out the window.