Konoha's Strongest Technician

In the Kingdom of Fire, Daming Mansion, the exclusive courtyard that guards the Twelve Shinobi.

In a smoke-filled room with closed windows and doors.

A man wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a light coral red background and a light yellow leaf pattern on the upper body and white shorts on the lower body was looking at the letter in his hand with a frown.

The ground under his feet was littered with cigarette butts.

The burning cigarette in his right hand had burned the fingers holding the cigarette, but the man had no reaction.

"Hey~~"

After a long time, the man seemed to finally come to his senses and let out a long sigh.

This person is none other than Asuma Sarutobi who left the village in anger due to the defection of the Third Hokage!

At this time, Asma has grown into a young man in his twenties.

As early as when he was eighteen years old, he ended his traveling life.

With his stunning combination of wind and fire escape techniques, he overwhelms everyone.

He successfully passed the assessment and became one of the twelve guardian ninjas responsible for guarding the safety of the Fire Country's daimyo!

After that, he often corresponded with his mother to avoid worrying her.

What he was holding just now was an autographed letter from his mother, Sarutobi Biwako.

The letter began with the customary statement that she was fine.

His eldest brother Sarutobi Shinnosuke also managed the Sarutobi clan in an orderly manner after succeeding as the clan leader.

After the Yondaime eliminated those black sheep who were corrupt and perverted the law.

In recent years, the village has not deliberately suppressed the Sarutobi clan because of his father.

So the Sarutobi clan is developing pretty well.

Then he mentioned that his sister-in-law is pregnant and he will soon be an uncle. He hopes that he will go home soon.

When seeing this, Asuma was in a pretty good mood.

It was not until the end of the letter that her mother vaguely mentioned that Kurenai Yuhi had a new boyfriend, who was also an elite queen of the Uchiha clan.

Asuma's mood fell completely to the bottom...

"Asma, Asma, weren't you determined not to drag her down?"

"From the moment you proposed breaking up, didn't you already expect that such a day would come?"

"Now that we know she is living a happy life, shouldn't we be happy for her?"

Asuma smiled bitterly, then laughed to himself.

He threw away the burned out cigarette butt, raised his right hand and lightly slapped his right cheek a few times.

There was a snapping sound in this sealed room.

Click~

"Hey, Asma, what's wrong with you?"

"Why did the room become so messy?"

At this moment, the door handle of the room was turned, and a familiar voice came from the door.

"You're here, Dilu."

Looking at the monk in white robes in front of him, Asma said hello bitterly.

"Are you OK?"

Di Lu asked with concern as he opened the curtains and opened the windows, letting the early morning sunlight shine into the room.

"It's okay~"

Asma subconsciously raised her right hand to cover her bloodshot eyes to avoid the dazzling sunlight.

Answered in a relaxed manner.

However, the haggard look on his face caused by sitting all night showed that anyone could tell that he had something on his mind.

"By the way, Dilu, after wandering around for so long, it's time for me to return to the village."

"I plan to submit my resignation to the Daimyo today and leave here."

Asuma took the initiative to tell his best friend about his plan.

"Doesn't that mean that we brothers will be separated from each other in the future?"

When Di Lu heard this, his face was filled with astonishment.

He originally wanted to ask Asuma to have breakfast with him.

Unexpectedly, I heard the news that he was about to leave...

"What are you afraid of? Being brothers is in our hearts!"

"Even if we are separated now, can we get together again in the future?"

Asuma heard Dilu's reluctance, grinned his dry lips, and squeezed out a smile.

"Okay, I'm going to tell you this, we brothers won't come home until we're drunk tonight!"

Dilu also heard that Asma had decided to leave, so he prepared to call the other four people to have a dinner together.

"Okay, I won't come home until I get drunk tonight!"

Hearing this, Asuma couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.

The depression in my chest also quietly dissipated.

Speaking of which, although Dilu is a monk, he doesn't have taboos.

I think back to that year, when the two first met.

Asma was surprised when she saw him drinking and eating meat for the first time.

However, Di Lu said:

"The wine and meat passed through the intestines, but remained in the heart of the Buddha."

"Those who have a Buddha in their hearts can practice Buddhism without tabooing meat or vegetables."

"For those who do not have a Buddha in their hearts, eating fast and chanting the Buddha's name will ultimately lead to nothing."

He frightened the young Asuma!

If Di Lu hadn't eaten with his mouth full of oil and his face flushed while talking, it would be called nourishment.

Asuma might really believe what he said!

But Asuma found out later.

It turns out that except for a few temples and monasteries, the precepts are strictly observed.

Most monks are allowed to drink wine, eat meat, and even get married and have children!

Because most monks generally believe that.

As long as you trust in the boundless Dharma and fulfill the basic moral principles of a monk, you can achieve transcendence.

There is no need to leave home and wife, stop eating meat, and live an ascetic life!

It's also because both of them like to drink beer.

Regarding guardianship, we have the same understanding.

That's why we can hit it off immediately, get to know each other quickly, and become each other's confidants.

In fact, the so-called twelve protective ninjas seem to have the same protective mission.

It was divided into two factions internally.

One faction, headed by Asma, is called the moderate faction.

The other faction, headed by Kazuma, is called the radical faction.

The conservative faction advocates that the daimyo should coexist peacefully with the Hokage, mutually benefit each other, and jointly protect the peace of the Fire Country.

The radicals insist that Naruto is unnecessary and believe that the real power of ninjas should be controlled by the daimyo!

The two factions often clashed due to different ideas.

But Asuma and Jilu were stronger than the other guardians.

So Kazuma is always on the losing side.

This is why Jilu didn't call out to the six radicals when Asuma was about to leave.

Soon, Asuma submitted his resignation to the daimyo in person.

Since Asuma is a Konoha ninja, he will return to Konoha sooner or later.

Therefore, after the daimyo praised his conscientiousness during his tenure, he did not do much to persuade him to stay.

He just sent someone to settle his salary, gave him a large bonus, and let him go.

Asuma, who received the bonus, also came to the most famous barbecue restaurant in the capital of the Kingdom of Fire as promised.

I got drunk with Di Lu and others and had a great time!

"Lao, Lao, Lao Ma, tell me, tell me, are you emotionally frustrated?"

On the commercial street of the capital of the Kingdom of Fire, six young men staggered around, arms around each other, walking forward drunkenly.

Di Lu, who was already drunk, opened his mouth and opened his mouth.

"You, you, how did you know?"

Asuma, who was also unable to walk in a straight line, was struck by Dilu's words. Her face was filled with astonishment, and she even sobered up a bit!

"Just, what's on your mind, is there anything that I can't see coming out of my brother?"

Jilu raised his left hand that was hooked on Asuma's neck and waved it to the side gently.

As a close friend, he is the only one among the five who knows Asuma's relationship past.

"Is it, is that girl getting close to someone else?"

Di Lu continued to speak with his tongue out loud.

Asuma was a little silent when he heard this.

"Look at you, your effort!"

"There is no grass anywhere in the world, why hang yourself on a tree?"

"S-say it again."

"It was you who chose to let go, then don't look back and act like a man!"

Dilu continued to chatter.

Asuma's mind had already drifted far away.

The scenes he and Hong had experienced all appeared in his mind, which made him reluctant and nostalgic...

But he understood, just like what Di Lu said.

Since it is my own active choice to let go.

Then don't look back when she has found happiness!

Like a man!

"Earth."

"Ok?"

"Come with me to the barber shop later."

"Hey, Lao Ma, that's right! Let the past things drift away in the wind, and start everything from scratch!"

"Ah."

"W-how about you just do the same as me and shave off all three thousand worries?"

"Go away, I want a perm, not a bald head!"

"Hey, you can smoke, drink, and perm your hair. You don't have to worry about anything, Lao Ma! Brothers, let's go and perm your hair with Lao Ma!"

"Tch, the five of us can perm, where did you get your hair?"

"It's easy, let the hairstylist give me an air perm!"