Opening: Minato became my brother

"Have a good sleep...Everything will be fine tomorrow..."

"Sir, if that's the case, why don't you let someone else deal with this Midoriko?"

Watanabe Qing felt a little confused. For this kind of thing, wouldn't it be better to just solve the source directly? It would have been fine if he hadn't paid attention to Midori before, but now that Yue Le had noticed her, it was naturally different.

Perhaps even Yuele didn't know that Midoriko's identity had been exposed long ago, but Danzo had never told Yuele.

"Only he can do this himself. Yue Le needs to overcome the weakness in his heart..."

At this point, Danzo's eyes became a little cold and stern.

"He is the successor of the Root. People of the Root can be gentle, but they must never be cowardly in front of the enemy!"

"...Yes, sir."

Bending down steadily, Watanabe Qing glanced at Yue Le with heartache in his eyes.

The time on the wall is ticking...

......

The next day, Yue Le woke up as if nothing had happened. In the following days, he still went to Grandma Midori's house once a day.

"Yuele, aren't you busy during this period?"

"Mother-in-law, I will be going to the Land of Earth to carry out a mission soon. I will leave tomorrow and will probably not be back in a short time, so I thought I would come to see you more often in the next two days."

"Haha, just do your thing and don't worry about me. You can come back later if you have nothing else to do, haha."

Midori lowered her head slightly, a gleam in her eyes, then she looked up at Yue Le with a smile on her face.

"I have something else to do today. I'll leave first, mother-in-law."

"Well, go ahead, business is more important."

Leaving the alley, the smile on Yue Le's face disappeared.

"Mother-in-law, this is your last chance..."

After spending a long time with the old man these days, Yue Le has confirmed that Akima Miyoko is definitely not an ordinary person. She is too normal. However, it is precisely because of this normality that she can maintain that she is exposed...

A singer uses her voice all year round and plays music at the same time, so the condition of her voice and fingers should not be like this, even though Yue Le did not feel the chakra breath from Grandma Midoriko.

But she is too healthy. Even though she pretends to be an old person in her daily life, it is impossible for an old person of her age to do everything so steadily.

"..."

Late at night, Yue Le observed Akima Miyoko's movements from afar. Akima Miyoko was lying on the bed, completely motionless, but Yue Le did not relax at all.

The night passed without incident. After brushing off the morning dew on his body, Yue Le even felt that he had indeed wronged Midori.

However, Yue Le did not show up directly. From that day on, he no longer appeared in Midori's sight, but observed silently.

One day, two days, three days...

Grandma Midori seems to be feeling better and takes walks in different directions every day.

Looking at the points where Miyoko walked, Yue Le's face became colder and colder...

"Mother-in-law... don't make the mistake..."

Closing his eyes, he recalled the route Midori had taken over the past few days. At first glance, it seemed like just a slightly longer walk, but when Yue Le expanded the map, he discovered that there was a military area along each route.

......

"Miyoko! You look good these days. The young man who came to see you a few days ago was your grandson, hehe..."

In the evening, Midori came back from a leisurely walk and happened to meet her neighbor in the alley, Granny Inari, who was lying leisurely on a rattan chair. She greeted Midori with a smile on her face.

"Haha, no, no, but Yuele... is really a good kid..."

There was a smile in her eyes, but somehow, Midori felt her heart tremble, and she suddenly felt a little flustered when Yue Le was mentioned.

"I have to go home and cook. Haha, come over for tea some other day..."

"Okay, I'll wait for you..."

His pace did not change, he still walked leisurely and slowly back home.

Sitting on the rattan chair, gently stroking Ah Hua, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, until the sun completely set and the moon rose above the branches, Midoriko suddenly realized that night had come.

"Ah, I don't seem to have enough time to cook today..."

Looking up, I see a few wisps of clouds floating in the distance. It seems a bit cold today...

......

At 3:40 in the morning, the whole Konoha was shrouded in a hazy and quiet atmosphere. The moon in the sky quietly disappeared, and the cold wind kept blowing into the clothes. The only thing left on the streets was the silence and coldness that penetrated deep into the bones.

At this time, the night was almost over and it was the darkest moment before the day appeared. Even the insects in the treetops stopped their noisy chirping.

The air was filled with the fresh scent of earth and grass, and drops of morning dew stained Yue Le's hair. He had been waiting here all night.

......

"Mother-in-law. Why..."

With deep disappointment in his eyes, Yue Le stared silently into the distance. In the narrow and deep alley, a vague figure was quietly leaving, as if blending into the darkness.

This mysterious figure walked further and further away, and finally arrived at the edge of Konoha Village, under an inconspicuous tree. After arriving at his destination, he carefully buried an object under an inconspicuous tree and left an almost imperceptible mark on the trunk.

The place where Akima Miyoko lived was not far from the edge of Konoha. At this moment, her every move was completely unlike that of a woman in her sixties. She was agile and quick.

Looking at Grandma Midori from a distance, Yue Le did not say anything, but just recorded all his observations and judgments, which needed to be entered into the files.

With a barely perceptible sigh, so subtle that it was almost undetectable, Yue Le left quietly like a ghost.

As for the things that Midori had buried and the informant behind her, the Root members would deal with them. It was just that he suddenly felt a little tired now, and he wanted to take a rest...

......

In the evening, Yue Le came to Midori's house again, bringing pastries for Midori. Midori was having dinner at this time, and Ah Hua beside her was also preparing her own delicious fish.

As if sensing something, Ah Hua suddenly raised her head, her green eyes met Yue Le's. Without hesitation, she put down the mouth-watering fish in the bowl, then quickly took steps and ran towards Yue Le like a gust of wind.

In the blink of an eye, Ah Hua had arrived in front of Yue Le and squatted obediently at his feet.

"Meow~"

Yue Le still had a faint smile on his face. He slowly bent down, gently stretched out his arms, and carefully held Ah Hua in his arms.

Then, he gently stroked Ah Hua's soft hair with his fingers, and Ah Hua enjoyed the warm and comfortable touch. She liked this human massage method very much, really liked it...

However, unlike in the past, this time, Grandma Miyoko did not stand up to welcome Yuele as usual. There was an indescribable strange expression on her face - it seemed that she was unwilling, but also that she had calmly accepted some kind of fate.

I saw her chewing the food slowly and her movements were particularly slow and rhythmic, as if everything was under her control.

Yue Le looked at Midoriko and also saw the futon next to the dining table. She smiled gently. It seemed that Midoriko's mother-in-law had already foreseen Yue Le's arrival and placed the futon in front of her in advance. Yue Le was not surprised at all.

He stared at Grandma Midori silently, his eyes as calm as water, without the slightest ripple. After a while, he smiled, walked to the futon, knelt on his knees, and sat down upright.

Gently put down the cake in your hand.

At this moment, on the food table in front of Yue Le, facing him, was a cup of steaming hot tea. Apparently, the cup of tea had just been filled.

Yue Le reached out and picked up the cup, shook it slightly, looked at the clear and transparent tea in the cup reflecting her pupils, and smiled, but without the gentleness of the past.

He raised his head and suddenly showed a brilliant smile to Grandma Miyoko. Then, Yuele raised his head and drank the whole cup of tea in one gulp.

"We're out of Sakura Jade Cake today, so I can only bring you something else..."

Yue Le was talking to herself.

"Xiao Yuele, aren't you afraid that I poisoned it?"

"..."

Yue Le paused, "You won't..."

"..."

The topic fell into awkward silence again.

At this moment, there was no other sound except for the occasional comfortable snoring of Ah Hua and the rustling sound of the half-dead, half-living, half-withered Huangjiaoya above her head caused by the breeze.

When she came back from her walk in the evening but still hadn't received any feedback, Midori knew in her heart that she had finally suffered the consequences.

From then on, she already knew that she might not be able to survive this day.

However, even so, facing today's dinner, Midori still behaved as she did in the past, maintaining the elegant demeanor that a celebrity should have.

Gradually, night fell and darkness enveloped the entire earth. The bright moonlight sprinkled down like a veil, illuminating a silvery-white world.

At this moment, Ah Hua in his arms suddenly let out a "meow~~" sound, then struggled to break free from Yue Le's arms, quickly got into Midori's arms, and gently licked the back of Midori's wrinkled hand, as if she had sensed something strange, and returned to Midori without hesitation.

Yue Le was stunned. After a moment, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, replaced by a pair of cold eyes.

"Why, mother-in-law..."

"...hehe..."

"Who knows... maybe I'm tired? Maybe the long time has made me slack? Or maybe..."