[Hokage] I don't need that kind of thing at all

Probably because Sasuke was influenced by ninjutsu since he was a child, Ibuki will never be as smooth as Sasuke in throwing shuriken and kunai.When Sasuke was able to throw four kunai at the same time, he couldn't grasp the timing of the kunai hitting each other well.

However, in terms of close combat, Ibuki's taijutsu is obviously a bit more ruthless than Sasuke's, and the transition between attack and defense is quite proficient, all from Mizuki's initial "careful teaching" over the years.

The tacit understanding between the twin brothers is already perfect, not to mention that the two of them have to fight together for several rounds every day.Over time, the attacking methods of the two sides gradually began to assimilate, and often a fight would be a protracted battle, and it was difficult to tell the winner until the physical strength was almost exhausted.

In the following period of time, the number of tasks assigned by Uchiha Itachi suddenly increased a lot, and it was already too busy to spare time to guide them.

"It will be our birthday in two days. Is there any gift Ibuki would like?" Sasuke and Ibuki sat on a high tree branch after a day of practice, watching the sunset in front of them.

Yi Chui tugged at his collar, trying to get the sweat off his body earlier: "No, birthdays don't mean much to me."

"How can it be meaningless." Sasuke gave him a puzzled look, and then reached out to straighten out Ibuki's messy bangs after strenuous exercise. "It must be the day I was born in this world."

Yibuki did not avoid the other party's movements, but turned his head and smiled: "What about you, what gift do you want?"

Sasuke looked at the face that was not covered by bangs, which was almost the same as himself, and was stunned for a moment, and it took two seconds to come back to his senses: "As long as my father and brother have time to spend my birthday with me, I will be satisfied." After finishing speaking, he moved his hand from his bangs to the back of Yibuki's hand, and gently held it: "The day after tomorrow, do you want to come to my house to celebrate my birthday with me?"

"..." Yiqiu hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head. "It's too annoying, and Naruto will still be waiting for me at home."

"That's it." Sasuke turned his eyes to the sunset in the sky again: "If only I knew you when you first came to Konoha."

"Why do you say that?" Ibuki happily dangled his legs hanging from the branches.

"In this way, I can take you to live in my house." Sasuke deepened the smile in his eyes. "But it doesn't matter now, we can still come out and play together."

"...Well." Ibuki looked at Sasuke's eyes that were warmed by the setting sun, and what he thought of was the lonely and lonely scene of Sasuke coming to the house in the rain after the genocide. Hold each other's hand. "No matter what happens in the future, you can come and find me."

Sasuke also looked at him, showing an innocent and pure smile: "I should be the one who said this, after all, between the two of us, I am the one who is more like the older brother... I am taller."

Yibuki's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, his first reaction was that Itachi had already told him the truth, and then he quickly denied this idea.He raised his chin unconvinced: "Sooner or later, I will surpass you in height."

"Hahaha——" Sasuke squinted his eyes and patted his head. "You and I look so similar, I wonder if we are real brothers."

Yibuki lowered his eyes halfway and remained silent.

"I mentioned it to my brother before, but my brother didn't let me think about it, and didn't let me ask my parents this question."

"You want a younger brother?" Ibuki asked pretending to be relaxed.

"Of course." Sasuke replied quickly. "My father, he always pays more attention to my elder brother than me. My elder brother has become busier than before after he was promoted to Chunin. There are often only me and my mother at home. If I have a younger brother, I will I will definitely take good care of him and not let him be like me, doing everything alone."

Yibui couldn't help but sigh secretly: "So, you think your brother doesn't care enough about you, and you just want to be a good enough brother yourself?"

"It's not that you don't care enough, it's just..." Sasuke's eyes flashed a little lonely. "My brother has always been the pride of the family. He has gone too far. No matter how hard I try to catch up with him, this sense of distance can no longer be eliminated. Dad will not recognize me..."

"Why do you have to target him, you will definitely become very powerful in the future. Moreover," Yibuki directly folded his legs up and folded them, with his elbows on his knees, his left hand resting on his chin, and his right hand was still lazily Sasuke's hand. "Too much ability is not a good thing, you just need to be yourself."

"Honestly, I don't want to hear such words come out of your mouth." Sasuke squinted at him. "Obviously I'm the one who wants to be the older brother, but now I feel like it's the other way around."

"Okay, okay." Yibuki couldn't help laughing out loud, the corners of his mouth revealing a sense of narrowness. "Then Brother Sasuke, hurry up and become stronger, I still count on you to protect me in the future."

"If you stay with Konoha in the future, it's not impossible for me to take care of you for the rest of your life." Sasuke's tone became more relaxed, showing a few small white teeth, smiling and pinching the other person's face. "Just treat it as if you suddenly picked up a younger brother."

"After a while, I will leave Konoha."

"Why?" Sasuke suddenly restrained his smile. "……go home?"

"Yes." Yi Chui smiled heartlessly. "My mother is still waiting for me at home."

"Then will you come back to Konoha in the future?"

This time Ibuki didn't answer quickly.

Referring to the woman's previous attitude, she wished that he would be as far away from these ninja villages as possible, but now that he is familiar with the routes, it would not be a problem to sneak here by himself when he gets older: "It should be possible."

Sasuke's expression became a little dignified following the word "should", he reached into his pocket, took out a small object and stuffed it into the opponent's hand: "This is for you, treat it as my A birthday present for you."

Suddenly there was a small soft-touch object in his hand, and Ibuki opened his palm to take a look: "Safe talisman?"

"My mother made this for me before, and now I give it to you."

Yibuki trembled suddenly, almost threw the safety talisman away, and said eagerly: "Don't, don't! Since it was given to you by your mother, you should keep it for yourself." After speaking, he wanted to return the safety talisman .

—…Your mother will die in a while, how can I have the nerve to take what she made for you now.

"I can ask her to make another one for me next time, you take this one." Sasuke shook his head, and grabbed Ibuki's hand tightly, preventing him from handing back the amulet again.

"...but I don't have anything to give you as a gift." I'll keep it for him for now.

"It's okay, just give me another chance in the future."

Yibuki: "..." Is this because he is afraid that he will never come again?

Looking at Sasuke's still childish expression, he sighed and sighed in his heart.It would be great if this guy could remain so innocent, but in the near future, I'm afraid he will turn into a cold brat.

"Okay, then I will replenish you next time I come to Konoha." Ibuki looked into his eyes and said seriously.

As soon as the words fell, a sudden breeze passed through the forest, and the layers of tree crowns also rose and fell in sequence.

Almost at the moment when the gust of wind blew, Yibui suddenly felt that not far behind him, a pair of eagle-like eyes were staring at him without blinking.

A chill suddenly exploded in the body.

Mizuki Ibuki's sensitivity to air flow is very strong, especially in the case of lush vegetation, his sixth sense has always been surprisingly accurate, and he didn't give himself a chance to be afraid at the moment, so he suppressed the discomfort in his heart and suddenly turned back.

Only the shadows of the trees whirled in the wind, and there were no other suspicious signs at all.

—… Illusion?

"What's wrong?" Sasuke followed his gaze and looked back.

Ibuki let go of Sasuke's hand quietly, and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his palm onto his pants: "...it's okay."

……

It wasn't until the setting sun was about to be swallowed by the horizon that Mizuki Ibuki and Uchiha Sasuke jumped down from the crown of the tree one by one, trotting all the way to their respective homes.

"Ibuki!" At the fork in the road, Sasuke turned around and waved to him while running. "See you tomorrow!"

Yibui replied with a smile: "Okay! See you tomorrow!"

Even though it was late in the evening, the air was still very stuffy. Yibuki raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead, only thinking about going home quickly to wash off the smell of sweat on his body.

Just one more intersection and you can see the balcony of Naruto's house. Before Ibuki could breathe a sigh of relief, the feeling of being on his back in the woods before suddenly appeared again.

The author has something to say: the final exam is about to be due, and now the whole person is in a bad mood...

Starting tomorrow, I will temporarily hold the Buddha's feet _(:з」∠)_ to activate the power of the prehistoric within a □□, it may be... It may be difficult to maintain the daily update, but I will try my best! After July 7th, the daily update will inevitably resume!

Good luck at the end of the term, everyone! !