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

Si, Wei, Shen.

Mizuki Yibuki sat cross-legged on the edge of the pontoon deck, resting her chin on her hands, watching those little hands whose joints were not yet clearly defined quickly forming seals over and over again.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

There was a flash of fire in front of his eyes, and the not-so-big scorching fireball only lasted for a few seconds before dissipating and passing away.

"...That, Sasuke." Mizuki Ibuki sighed secretly, and looked up at the sun that was already hanging high above his head. "Take a break, it's time for lunch."

Sasuke stood at the front of the pontoon, his legs were slightly bent due to exhaustion of his physical strength, he supported his knees with one hand, barely stabilized his figure, and vigorously wiped the ashes on his chin with the other hand, gasping for breath, saying There is an intermittent feeling in the words: "No, I will try again."

As he spoke, he shook his ankles and straightened his back, took a deep breath, stretched out his hands, stretched his fingers, and held them up in front of his chest. He only succeeded in making the first "si", and was grabbed by Yiqiu from behind. Pants tugged back.His strength was almost exhausted, he could barely stand, struggled, and was dragged to the shade of the tree by the river.

"I'm not as strong as you." Ibuki held the chopsticks between his teeth, and quickly opened the lid of the food box, and the delicious and soft rice and delicate side dishes were immediately presented in front of the two of them. "Wow, today's lunch is so rich."

Sasuke glanced at him helplessly, took his share, swallowed an egg roll sullenly, and said in a low voice, "Brother made it before the mission."

"I didn't expect him to cook so well." Yibuki sighed vaguely while eating. "There are a lot of dishes."

Sasuke stopped picking up vegetables, raised his eyebrows slightly, flipped his chopsticks back and forth on the rice a few times, finally poked a ball and handed it to his mouth, then put it down, and looked up at him: "I will make some too. "

"Rice ball?" Yibuki looked back with a heartless smile, saw the other party's face darken, and immediately changed his words: "Well, your craftsmanship is also good, and you will definitely be much better than your brother in two years."

"what about now."

"...I am strong now and I am strong now." Compared with his peers in making rice balls, he is indeed good.Mizuki Yibuki silently added in her heart.

After hearing this, Sasuke's face finally eased a little, and he buried his head and continued to eat a few mouthfuls of food to satisfy the emptiness in his stomach: "But why is my ninjutsu always inferior to that of my brother when I was young?"

"No." Yi Chui shook his head with a smile, and tapped the top of his head with the other end of his chopsticks. "You are the No.1 of the ninja school, that guy Naruto is always complaining at home that you stole his No.1 throne."

"Cut, that crane tail." Sasuke didn't care, and reached out to push his wrist away. "His grades will always be the last in the class, and he will never be No.1 no matter what."

"I think Naruto is very powerful." Ibuki lowered his head, his eyes were hidden between his bangs, and from Sasuke's perspective, he could only see his pointed chin and the corners of his mouth. "Maybe you will become very good companions in the future."

"Who wants to become a partner with that kind of crane tail." Sasuke swallowed a ball. "If your partner is a waste who can't learn ninjutsu well, it's easier to act on your own."

Ibuki looked up and narrowed his eyes: "I'm so sorry, I don't know any ninjutsu now either."

He watched a lot of Tian Sasuke's practice, including the one taught in the ninja school, and the fire escape that everyone in the Uchiha family is familiar with. Those seals have been firmly remembered in his heart, but there is no suitable place and time for it. He's just practicing.

"You are different!" Sasuke tapped his head with chopsticks unceremoniously. "The Mizuki clan has no way to deal with ninjutsu, not to mention you still have physical skills and family secrets. If you can go to school to learn, you will definitely become a better ninja than your brother in the future."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to be a ninja anymore." Mizuki shrugged. "My mother, I don't know how many times I have been warned 'don't think about becoming a ninja' since I was a child."

"It's okay." Sasuke still smiled, the corners of his eyes were a little raised, he looked like a cunning but well-behaved cat. "Even if you don't know anything, I can always protect you in the future."

Ibuki bit off the last small tomato, and his eyes still fell on the empty lunch box: "Then I will become a veritable oil bottle."

"It's not a oil bottle." Sasuke packed up the two bento boxes and put them in the backpack he brought. "Don't say that about yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yibui glanced at him quickly, with a naughty arc on the corner of his mouth: "Then you have to become strong enough yourself."

"Who always praised me for being strong before?" Sasuke also laughed not to be outdone.

The two little guys sat cross-legged facing each other like this, and even the curvature of the corners of their mouths when they smiled were exactly the same.If it wasn't for Yibuki's eyes being obscured by bangs, the two of them would really feel like they were looking at each other in the mirror.

"Then don't be hit by any setbacks in life." Mizuki Yifuki bent her eyes, but her eyes were serious.

"I'll return this sentence to you as it is." Sasuke also smiled. "When you come to Konoha next time, I will definitely graduate from school and become a real ninja."

"Then shall I wait a few more years before coming here, and you will be too embarrassed if you are still in school when I come next time."

"My brother graduated from ninja school at the age of seven, I will not lose to him."

"...Don't be in such a hurry." Ibuki rubbed his forehead. "Your brother grew up in a different age than now, so you don't have to compare yourself with him."

"I don't want to be worse than him." Sasuke turned his head awkwardly. "I don't think about anything." He paused, then turned around and continued, "Besides, recently, I think my brother is very strange."

Yi Chui opened his mouth, trying to swallow the words that had poured into his throat.

"Since I started school, I always feel that he has become more reticent than before." Sasuke frowned and looked at Ibuki. "Do you feel the same way I do? Has he visited you recently?"

Yi Chui shook his head: "I seldom see him." It's just that he can find the things he left for himself on the window sill.

"Me too." Sasuke nodded with a "sure enough" expression. "And the relationship between my brother and my father has also become very tense. In the past, my brother would report to my father on time after completing the mission, but a few nights ago, I overheard the conversation between my father and my brother. Revealing the content of the recent mission to the family has made my father very dissatisfied."

Ibuki wondered how Itachi Uchiha could tell Uchiha Fugaku the content of the mission, but he has always been tasked with monitoring the family for Konoha.

"Now, even if the two meet face to face at home, they won't talk at all." Sasuke sighed. "Although it is rare for my father to pay more attention to me because of the conflict with my brother, I still hope that the two of them can reconcile soon."

Yibuki looked at that immature face, hesitated for a moment, reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry." Apart from that, he couldn't tell him more.

"Father rarely teaches me ninjutsu in person, but my level is really far behind that of my brother when he was a child." Sasuke gently held his wrist and forced a smile. "After practicing for so long, I still haven't made much progress."

"That's not the case." Yibuki pressed his hand down hard again. "I've been watching you practice all this time, and you're really improving."

"But it's nothing compared to my brother's level."

"I'm very optimistic about you." Ibuki raised his thumb with the other hand, pondered for a while, and then asked carefully: "Did you...have you asked your mother to make a safe talisman for you again?"

"Peace charm?" Sasuke lowered his head and organized his backpack. "No, mom has been quite busy recently. And it doesn't matter to me now whether I bring a safety talisman or not, and I don't need to go out on missions. There is no danger and I need to pray for safety."

"Yes, it's better than nothing." Saying that, Mizuki Ibuki poked his finger into his breast pocket which contained the peace amulet.

"Just take it well." Although Sasuke didn't look up, he still grabbed his wrist accurately. "There are Konoha Shrine's praying runes in it. I heard that it is still very effective, although it is not as powerful as the Mizuki clan."

"The rune of the Mizuki clan?" Mizuki Yibuki was taken aback, he had never heard of it from Mizuki Chushi.

"Yes, I heard that the Mizuki clan is good at drawing and writing all kinds of runes, don't you know?"

"I only know how to manipulate runes. I haven't heard of them and can pray for blessings." Yibuki stretched out his hand and scratched his hair, trying to remember.

"I saw it in the bookstore last time." Sasuke smiled. "It should be that your mother hasn't had time to teach you everything."

"...Speaking of which, she gave me a scroll before I came to Konoha."

"About runes?"

"Well, it seems to be." Yibuki nodded, stretched out his finger and scratched his cheek embarrassingly. "But in the first few days, I was busy with work, and I fell asleep right away when I got home...I have a lot of free time recently, but I just come out to practice with you."

Sasuke tilted his head helplessly: "...Are you blaming me for taking your time?"

"How is it possible." Yibui tilted his head imitating him, with an innocent face. "Thanks to you, my throwing and physical skills are getting better and better. I'll take a closer look after I go back tonight."

"Okay." Sasuke nodded, took another deep breath, sat up from the ground, walked to the front of the pontoon board again, and looked back at him. "I have to practice Fire Escape again, why don't you go back to study the scrolls today, and I will practice Kunai with you at this time tomorrow."

"Yeah." Ibuki also stood up. "Then I will go back today."

He was indeed very interested in the rune that Sasuke said was used to pray for blessings. Since Sasuke's mother has no time recently, he might as well make a new one for Sasuke himself, which can be regarded as compensation for Sasuke after the genocide.

"Be careful on the road." Sasuke smiled and waved to him. "See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." Mizuki Ibuki also smiled and waved, turning around and running in the direction he came from.

Mizuki Yibuki was only thinking about the scroll that he threw in the drawer, and he didn't pay much attention to the surrounding environment.As soon as he ran across an intersection, his wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone, and he was dragged into a narrow alley in an instant.

The back of his head directly touched the hard wall, Yibuki's heart skipped a beat, his mind went blank for a few seconds, and it took him a while to recover.

He widened his eyes and stared blankly at the person standing in front of him. He was a little dazed by the sudden change: "You... What are you going to do...?"

The author has something to say: There is one last exam left, and the daily updates will be resumed after July 7th_(:з」∠)_Thank you little angels for your support. If there is a chance during the holidays, I will make up for it!! !