Remnant bones

The largest barbecue restaurant in Muye Village, business is booming as always.

On the hot iron plate, the fat slices of meat made a slight crackling sound, and the pink raw meat gradually matured under the eyes of a pair of wolves and tigers.At the second when the sound of water vapor evaporating ceased, several afterimages overlapped and collided in the air, and the murderous aura advanced side by side. The dazzling sparks aroused by the momentum and fighting spirit made the ordinary guests at the other tables gasp in amazement.

However, a few people noticed that the target of their war was just... a piece of barbecue.

The ninjas present tensely stared at their "prey" with piercing eyes.From time to time, the unfortunate with broken bamboo chopsticks wailed and left the "battlefield", but a small number of people never participated in the battle... just watching and waiting for the opportunity.

"...It's this time!" The silver-haired masked man's only exposed right eye, the dark light was fleeting, and a faint electric light flashed in the right hand holding the chopsticks, and he went straight to the place that had already been worn by thousands of people at a terrifying speed that was too fast to cover his ears. Poor one hundred holes...meat slices.

"I got it!" Holding up his first loot from tonight, Kakashi's face was full of relief, but tears of joy and heartache flowed wildly in his heart~ He was the one who was slaughtered, but why didn't he eat a single bite !

Finally, finally...

"Crack!" Clasping the chopsticks with the thumbs of both hands, I put my palms together, and I lowered my eyes and muttered, "Thank you for the hospitality." So full~ On the left hand side, the plate full of raw meat was already empty, and the grilled meat under Kakashi's chopsticks was also like Bubbles generally disappear.

The barbecue that arrived was eloped and abducted, and Kakashi was petrified. Only then did the "severely injured" people realize that when they were fighting in full swing, there was one person who was always sitting by and reaping the benefits.Immediately, several knife holes focused on my body, with the intention of slicing and roasting me...Of course, I just think about it, and I can only think about it.

"It tastes good, I recommend that you add more wasabi." I raised my eyebrows without any sense of being watched, and said slowly, taking a sip of the iced sake.

"NO——Kaguya-kun!!!" The human-shaped cannonball Kappa Kai, who was attacked by concentrated firepower, was the first to stand up uncontrollably, with a look of grief and indignation on his face, but he took the opportunity to pounce on me for a long time: "Brothers should share it together! It's wrong to eat alone~Youth will not allow you to trample on the shining love of fellow countrymen for a piece of barbecue! I want to represent justice and punish crime~ "

Although he said so, he used the "Lianhua" technique in his hands in an obvious foul. The iconic opening was not concealed at all, and he thought that others would not notice... With the IQ of a frog In terms of understanding, we cannot ask for more.

and……

"The ghost is your brother!" Raise your hand, stretch out your index finger and middle finger, with a distance of about four to five centimeters apart, aim at the target, and insert.

"Ahhh——" Bingo~ hit the red heart.

Ignoring the green fur turtle rolling on the ground with its head in its arms, I wiped those two fingers carefully with a wet towel.Obviously, that kappa is not only muscular, but also has a well-developed lacrimal gland... This trick can't be used too much.

Since psychology is not my strong point, I don’t know if it’s because I failed two consecutive “marriage proposals” and caused too much stimulation to the simple-minded amphibian, so that the nerves in his brain were obviously wired wrongly. He walked around me more and more frustrated all day long, and threatened that I was his "destined opponent".

I don't care about the opponent at all... But no matter what, it's better than the "proposal object".

In the past few years, this unbeatable Xiaoqiang has "sneak-attacked" me 187 times... er, 188 times including this time.Asma once said that I am not the first "destined opponent" in his mouth, but unlike the frontal assault when dealing with Kakashi, the instinct of the beast seems to tell him...to take a frontal attack on me is just asking for death road.

As a result, the iron-blooded Kai of the single-celled creature actually began to learn to use his brain, and racked his brains to seize every possible opportunity for a successful sneak attack.

It's a pity that this doesn't change the fact that he was a "stupid" from beginning to end.

"Hiss—" Every time they saw the result of the green-skinned Kappa's failed sneak attack, everyone couldn't help but gasp, but there was no pity in their eyes at first, and they were more gloating.

Knowing that he can't win, the opponent is still trying repeatedly. I really don't know whether to praise his courage of not fearing life and death, or to feel that Konoha has such a "superior idiot" like him. I don't know whether it is luck or misfortune~ "Kaguya , your strikes are still the same as before... Uh, impressive." Wiping off the sweat from the corners of his eyes, Asma bit the cigarette, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly but he still spoke clearly and expressed his thoughts: "Do you want to help him? Medical team?...Ah, I almost forgot~ Boss, add another ten plates of beef!"

"Okay ~ Ten more plates of beef ~" The owner of the shop is a middle-aged man, and he has long been accustomed to such unimaginable "playfulness" between ninjas.Although the man in green didn't seem to be doing anything wrong, it was not up to him to meddle in his own business if he wanted to call someone or not. He just had to do what he had to do.

"I am a doctor." But in the blink of an eye, a bottle of sake was downed.I picked up another bottle and filled it up for myself, and said slowly, "I can't die."

I know the recovery speed of that kappa, not to mention, I don't have the hobby of giving the three generations the opportunity to squeeze their own labor.

Asma shrugged as if he hadn't said anything.But after the new meat slices were brought to the table, a new round of competition started with the group of hungry ghosts at the same table.Without the predator who had already eaten and drank enough and had overwhelming strength, everyone won and lost, but there were a few things that could be at the bottom.

"Come here~ Raise the glass, let's have a drink!" After pouring down several glasses of sake, Ibixi, a big man, can drink quite the opposite of his fierce appearance... Poor.The originally resolute face could even be called ferocious, but at the moment he was grinning with a smirk on his face. He raised his wine glass with a flushed face, and greeted him loudly: "To congratulate Kakashi for finally 'turning regular', hiccup... I, we, don't get drunk and don't return~ Do it! "

"What does it mean to finally become a regular..." Kakashi pulled his eyelids helplessly, but he still cooperatively raised his wine glass and clinked glasses with a group of booing colleagues.

"Hahaha~ Isn't it?" With a toothpick in the corner of his mouth, he didn't know that Huo Gengen could pronounce clearly with something in his mouth, and he didn't know if he learned it from Asma.He obviously smelled of alcohol, patted the protagonist of this party on the shoulder, and joked, "Senior 'Wannian Jōnin Candidate'~"

In terms of strength, Kakashi has long been a pseudo-kage-level ninja that surpassed jounin, and in Anbu he also belongs to the elite jounin-level existence.It's a pity that Anbu's rank is a symbol of strength, but it doesn't have the effect of a professional title.And although he was promoted to Jonin when he was young, because he joined Anbu immediately, he registered with Anbu as a Chunin before he had time to go through the corresponding promotion procedures.

As long as the official letter of appointment is not issued and the procedures are not completed, he is just a Jonin candidate.As for this backup, he has been doing it for more than ten years... It was not until he officially retired from Anbu not long ago that the Jōnin's appointment letter was finally signed.

There is nothing wrong with saying that he is "the most powerful Chunin in former Quankonoha".

On the contrary, because of my status as another medical ninja, I got the title of Jōnin earlier than him, but this group of guys who are looking for opportunities to eat and drink have no guts to use this as an excuse to ruthlessly exploit me purse.

"Anyway, congratulations on finally getting rid of that 'ghost place'..." Where does that place refer to, I think as the last partner of "Ye Huo", he will not be unclear.I raised my glass and nodded to Kakashi, I narrowed my eyes meaningfully, and said softly: "Congratulations to you too, 'freedom' ends here."

The usually lazy one-eyed flashed a rare wry smile.Pulling down his collar and gulping down the sake in the glass, Kakashi's face revealed at that moment was a little more tired than the face in his memory: "At least as the last 'Flag wood'... There is still a place for me on the memorial tablet."

The names of Renren and Anbu cannot be engraved on the memorial tablet.White Fang was the former, he the latter.

While Anbu is Hokage's private army, the ninjas in the village are dispatched by the entire Konoha upper class.Returning to the "light" is not at the price of "final freedom"...

Is it worth it?

How could he say "no"... In reality, he was not given the right to refuse.

"The decision of the third generation..." Seeing the other party quickly cover up his momentary disappointment, with that lazy smile on his face again, he joined the drunken men in front of him.But I looked at the full glass of sake in front of me, and suddenly evoked a mocking arc.

As a result, the combination of "Silver Teeth" and "White Clothes" officially announced their disbandment.

"The 'chess pieces' are all in place..." Recalling the plan made by that man when he was still at the base.I can't help feeling that Konoha's "peace" should come to an end.

The cold liquid slid down my throat, and I just sat on the sidelines, watching the stable "ninja adults" who were trusted and admired on weekdays, behaving unscrupulously like children.

Why can't they see the rotten and dead branches intertwined under the lush tree of Konoha, but like the black-haired boy, they still choose to guard... use their own way to guard this big tree , to protect the "home" where it was born and raised, and to protect the immature sprouts of Konoha that have not yet unfolded their leaves.

Just like the instinct of "fallen leaves return to their roots" in the bones of the Chinese people, it is just a remnant soul far away in this war-torn world, where is my "home"...

"Oh, I've become 'greedy' too." I felt amused by my confusion and longing at that moment.I already have that person, no matter how many things I have, it is just an unrealistic luxury for me: "This is good, other things... I am not qualified to have it."

Four years of ease, and Jun Ma Lu's life of peace...is it worth it?

of course.

I was walking on my own, but I didn't ignore the white and tender little paw that kept marching towards the wine bottle.I reached under the table, grabbed the collar and brought up the little blond fox who had been caught for his deeds. I smacked the rim of my empty wine glass, and tapped the pink nose of the poor kid: "If you don't grow up... ... Konoha, sooner or later you will be defeated by you little devils until there is not even a scrap of residue left."

"Ah? That...Brother Kaguya, what are you talking about?" Naruto touched the tip of his cool nose, and asked cautiously as if to please.

Although his hearing was good, he couldn't distinguish the whispered whispers from the tone-deaf wolves of a group of drunks.He just realized that the other party opened his mouth and seemed to say something, but he couldn't hear what he said...Curiosity is inevitable, but he didn't forget his goal. After touching the wine bottle with the other party's hands behind his back, Stuff it in your trouser pocket.And greedily handed another bottle under the table, signaling to his "partner" to take the opportunity to take it away.

"I said, Sasuke, since when did you start to learn from Naruto?" I touched his back and pulled out the half-hidden wine bottle, I said coldly.

"What can I learn from the end of the Wannian crane!?" Being doubted about his IQ, the little black cat straightened up violently in excitement, and the result was a loud bang, and the thick and heavy solid wood table experienced A "human earthquake": "Ouch! My head head head head head head..."

"Si Sasuke, what are you dragging!" The little fox who didn't care about being indignant at the complete exposure of the plan, who hated others calling him "the tail of the crane" frowned, struggled to retort: ​​"Obviously I haven't even touched wine,' Borrowing a 'bottle of sake and not daring to show your face, coward~"

"Oh~" Hearing what he said, I raised my voice dangerously, and the rapidly cooling cold air made the two who were originally bloody shudder: "Listen to you, Naruto, have you ever touched me?" ?”

Speaking of which, my stock in the kitchen seems to have lost a bottle not long ago. At first I thought it was Jun Malu who used it as a condiment and didn't pay much attention to it. Now it seems...it seems to be a matter of consideration.

"..." Sasuke, who was about to fight back in the nest, wisely chose to remain silent, and decisively chose a "strategic retreat", ignoring the bottle of "trophy" that he had obtained after a lot of hard work, and stooped forward. Crawling outside where the other party couldn't reach... As a result, when he looked up, he was frightened by a big distorted face covered with scars, and his whole body froze.

"Hehehe~ caught a little thing~" Yibixi, who was drunk, thought she was "gentle" and smirked at the huddled little thing, and took it out to show off to his companions: "Come on!" Come~ see what I caught, hiccup, what~"

"Hmm...?" Kakashi, who looked the most sober, turned his head to the side, looked carefully, and finally came to a conclusion with uncertainty: "Itachi, when did you shrink~?"

Suddenly hearing this all-too-familiar name from his mouth, Sasuke's eyes turned red, but a big hand covered his eyes in the next second.

"Kakashi, you drank too much." I sighed helplessly in my heart, kicked away the noodle kappa that was entangled, and forcibly closed Sasuke's Sharingan, and stood up with one in each hand. , said to the old smoker who was clearly awake but pretended to be drunk: "I'll go back first, you can figure out what to do with these guys."

After exhaling a smoke ring, Asma continued to "pass out" while holding the wine bottle without raising her head.

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That night, the two little ghosts who were hungry could only sleep on their stomachs hugging the quilt all night.From then on, I didn't have the courage to go to pay attention to the things in the wine cabinet.

And as another graduation exam began, this time it was finally their turn for the two little ones to be busy with the heavy schoolwork.Naruto, who had been warned by Iruka more than once that he was in danger of repeating a grade, had to work hard and earnestly once under the stimulation of Sasuke.After the disbandment of the Anbu team, I was free, but at this time I received the news that Kakashi's latest position is the leader of the ninja.

Listening to Naruto's arrogant and strange laughter, and Sasuke's annoyed roar, I sat in the old position in the backyard, squinting up at the blue sky without half a cloud outside the eaves.

I think, I know what Sandai means... "Kakashi, good luck."