[Naruto] Raiders of large dogs

Large patches of white chrysanthemums covered the ground, which was more depressing compared to the black clouds. The raindrops mercilessly hit the crowd in black mourning clothes, but they were surprisingly quiet. It seemed that the world was only black and white.

The girl didn't walk into the crowd under the Hokage Rock, but ran all the way to the memorial monument, and she found the familiar silver-haired Jōnin, wearing a black mourning dress she had never seen before, and seemed to be meditating on the monument.

"Escaped from the hospital again? The nurse told me that you will lie down for a week." Kakashi turned his head, with a consistent smile on his face, but it made people feel inexplicably sad.

Xue didn't wear a coat today, and her black shorts seemed to blend into the gloomy scenery. The animal tooth chain hanging on her chest swayed slightly with her movements, and her slender limbs were covered with white bandages, making her look even thinner.

"Teacher, you are late again. The funeral of the third generation has already begun."

"...Ah, is it? But it's too late now." Kakashi didn't know whether he was talking to the girl in front of him or talking to himself.

Kakashi, who arrived at the Memorial Monument early, seemed a little depressed. All kinds of past uncontrollably filled his brain, making him unable to think about anything else, and unable to muster up the courage to attend Hokage's funeral.Maybe it has something to do with the weather, he thought.

My life is always one step behind, as if God made a joke, important people and things are missed.The silver-haired man stared at the stone tablet engraved with his name and fell silent.

For a moment, the atmosphere seemed a little awkward, only the rain was pattering against the stone tablet and the ground, as if playing a low-pitched mourning.

The raindrops hit the silver hair, and the ends of the hair were crooked a lot, making Kakashi's dead fish eyes look even more sluggish.

Snow walked slowly towards the silver-haired Jonin in front of him, hesitantly grasped the big hand that had been giving her warmth all the time, but looked up with an expression of determination that she had never seen before.This was the first time the girl took the initiative to get close to others, which surprised Kakashi.

"...Even if you're late, as long as you work hard to get there, it's better than doing nothing, teacher."

There was no confusion in the black eyes in front of her. The rain slid down the girl's pale face, the corners of her mouth were tightly pursed, and her slightly wrinkled brows revealed worried emotions.

Kakashi couldn't help laughing, he was actually complaining about a child who was a round younger than him. Does this mean that he has gradually become dependent on this seemingly weak but unexpectedly strong girl in front of him?Unknowingly, in front of this little wild cat, he will always unknowingly let go of his guard.

"You're right, I'm sorry, I made you worry." Kakashi resumed his usual smile, and touched Xue's head, "Let's go, there should be time to rush there now."

"Yeah!" Snow followed Kakashi and ran towards Hokage Rock, facing the raindrops, leaving a spray of water on the road.

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In the assembly room, Anbu who had not yet recovered was already waiting for the order from the squad leader.Although the battle has come to an end, the army that has lost its backbone will still be busy for a long time to solve many chores.

"Kana is still lying down?" Kinoshita counted the heads, and it seems that except for the most bandages wrapped in snow, the others are basically alive and kicking, "Tsuruta, are you human? You were wrapped like a mummy two days ago. Today never mind?"

"Don't compare me with malnourished guys." Tsuruta looked at Xue beside him pointingly, "If you are seriously ill, you should go to the hospital bed with Shenna."

Xue only shook her head to indicate that she was fine, remaining taciturn as always.

"Fortunately, our team did not reduce the number of members. It is not uncommon for other teams to wipe out the entire team. I don't want to run in with unfamiliar faces again." Qiu Shan leaned against the wall with his arms folded and looked at the few people.

"Bah, bah, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth." Kinoshita protested.

During the conversation, Kutiao still walked in in a hurry, and distributed thick materials to everyone without any explanation.

"I'm glad to see old faces, but now is not the time to rest. You also know the current situation in the village, especially the Anbu has no direct leadership for the time being, and consultants are in charge. All aspects are a little bit tied." Jiutiaoyi He opened his mouth and went straight to the point, "The consultants mean that Jiraiya-sama, one of the 'Sannin', will succeed the Fifth Hokage, although I don't think there is much hope."

Lowering his voice, Kujo, who took off his mask, looked very serious, and said in a warning tone: "I want to remind you, don't provoke Gen people recently, especially you, Tsuruta."

Tsuruta, who was named, turned his head away in dissatisfaction, and responded with some vent: "Yes!"

"Danzo-sama is a powerful candidate for Hokage, and you are also aware of our relationship with Gen. Now the people in Gen are pointing at our braids, so please be alert. If something happens at this juncture, no one will be able to protect it. You guys." Kutiao said, looking at Xue at the end of the team and added, "I'm afraid they will come to you now, Huoyue, you have to keep a low profile during this time."

"Yes!"

"The mission for the past few days is still the patrol mission you are familiar with. The village has been severely damaged this time, and the precautions are not perfect. Anything can happen, so don't take it lightly. Look at the schedule in your hand and disband!"

"Yes!"

Due to the serious reduction in personnel in this battle, the originally insufficient manpower became more and more stretched, and the patrol range of each person was inevitably expanded.

When Yuki arrives at the designated place on time, she unexpectedly finds that Anbe's Hana Uzuki Yugao is taking over today's shift.Because of the scarcity of Anbu women, Yuki had heard a lot about this woman.

"Ah, you are... Fire Moon, right?" Even though the purple-haired Xiyan was wearing Anbu's uniform and a mask, she revealed a feminine charm.

"Yes, Senior Uzuki." Snow is used to the fact that other people know her, and she is businesslike as always, "I will take over, senior has worked hard."

"Don't be so cautious, after all, there are very few girls in Anbu, just call me Xiyan." Xiyan smiled lightly, and then said, "Are you free after the shift change today?"

Xue was a little surprised that the senior had something to do with him who had never met before, but replied honestly: "It's nothing."

"That's great, I have something to tell you, see you at the shopping street when the shift changes." After speaking, Uzuki Xiyan flicked her long hair and ran away.

After thinking about it carefully, she didn't think of the intersection with her seniors, so Xue decided to put her doubts behind her and start today's patrol mission first.

There are scars everywhere in the village that has just experienced the war, but fortunately the villagers are still full of vitality, and the reconstruction work is progressing steadily, and the regular ninjas have also joined the reconstruction army.People seem to have shaken off the shadows and are reinvigorated to start a new life.

Maolian Anbu squatted on the top of a tall tree, taking a panoramic view of the noisy and cheerful scene below.This is what it means to be endless, Xue thought.Even though the old man died, he still left the meaning of existence.

A stone suddenly hit from the side, and Yuki caught it squarely. Looking back, it was Sakura and Sasuke standing on the roof.

As expected of a master and apprentice, they all like to throw things at people instead of saying hello.Snow thought of that silver-haired Jōnin who smashed candy again.

Jumping to the roof, Bobcat Anbe threw the stone back to Sasuke, who had a stinking face, and stood aside.Sakura seemed to have a strange expression on her face, but she still sneakily greeted Yuki behind Sasuke.

"It seems that you are not dead, you are obviously quite weak." Sasuke, who could not speak, choked up as soon as he opened his mouth. Even Sakura felt that this was really not a good thing, and quietly tugged at the corner of Sasuke's clothes.

Xue nodded without any response: "TOEFL."

"Hmph, you really don't have anyone left. Let a guy who is injured like this come to patrol." Sasuke curled his lips, looking at the bandages on Yuki's body, "We won't feel safe to let this kind of guy protect the village."

After thinking for a while, Xue nodded clearly: "Thank you for your concern, the injury is not serious."

"Who cares about you!" A rare red cloud appeared on Sasuke's face, which made Xue find it quite interesting.

"Hey, what's your name? Don't you guys all have a code name or something?" Sasuke quickly changed the subject and asked, pointing at Snow.

"Fire Moon."

Sasuke didn't seem to be interested in this code name, so he turned around and walked towards the stairs. Sakura and Yuki clasped their hands together to apologize and hurriedly followed.Shanmao Anbe was a little surprised at Sasuke's intention to stop him, and continued with his mission after being puzzled.

Walking through the streets of the village, I saw Naruto staying with the legendary Jiraiya-sama.Mischievously following behind the two of them quietly, Xue found that Naruto who hadn't seen him for a while seemed to have grown a little taller.

Naruto walked with energetic body language, and it seemed that the two got along quite well.Halfway through the walk, Jiraiya stopped suddenly and sent Naruto to the store to buy something. Yuki hid her body in a hidden place strangely, wondering what the "Sannin" master had planned.

"I'm tired after following all the way, let's come down and chat for a while." Zilai also stood under the tree with arms folded without raising his head, Xue understood that he was talking to herself.As expected of the "Three Ninjas", I found myself at the beginning.

Jumping off the ground and saluting, Xue said respectfully: "Sorry to bother you, Mr. Zilaiya."

Jiraiya scratched his head in embarrassment: "Why is it a girl? Xiaochun and the others are too embarrassing. They have already said that I will not run away. How can I chase away girls if they come over?"

"Master Jiraiya, you misunderstood, I am not a guardian." Xue quickly explained, "I am just a patrol officer during this period."

"Ah? But you have been with us for a long time, don't you mean you want to ask me for an autograph? I didn't expect that I also have female book fans." Ji Lai also happily pulled out a book that Xue looked very familiar from his arms—— Kaka Xi never leaves the body of "Kindness in Paradise".

"Ah, this book..."

"You really are a book fan! It's rare for a female reader, so I'll give you this signed collector's edition!" As he spoke, he handed the book to Xue without any explanation.

"Uh... that... I'm still on patrol..." Xue held the book with a not-so-good cover in her hands and didn't know what to do.

Zilai also stared at Xue with some interest, and said, "Oh, I couldn't help teasing the little girl, let's talk about serious business. You came to see Naruto, right?"

Bobcat Mask looked at Jiraiya in surprise, and nodded honestly.

"Naruto is going to practice with me, don't worry." Jiraiya suddenly showed a teasing expression, raised his little finger and gestured, "You care so much about Naruto, can't it be his one? Oh boy, you have a lot of good luck."

"Sorry, Jiraiya-sama, is that... which one?"

Zilai, who was defeated by Xue's ignorance of social common sense, also felt extremely frustrated, and lowered his head a little helplessly: "It's rare that there is a little girl in Anbu who was raised to be so boring. I really want to know who your guardian is."

Yuki finally understood a topic and immediately replied: "Yes! Back to Ziraiya-sama! Currently my guardian is Jonin Hatake Kakashi."

Hearing these words, Zilai also raised his head energetically, stroked his chin and said with a smile: "That Kakashi has become a guardian... Interesting. I will trouble you to pass this book on to Kakashi as a guardian." The gift that I haven't seen for a long time is ready."

Looking at Zilai in front of her and smiling as if no one else was there, Xue hugged the book in her hand, feeling that she seemed to have done something terrible.