[Hokage] Summer Festival

"Tell me about your future dreams."

When I was a student, I was often asked this kind of question. From elementary school, middle school, high school, and even university, almost every time the first class of freshmen, in addition to self-introduction, the teacher stood on the podium with a smile and said , Everyone talk about their future dreams.

I don't remember what I said at that time, I only know that my later life really has nothing to do with dreams.It's not a pity. I gradually realized after I went out to the society that dreams are something that children look up to. The more familiar with the world, the more helpless they are.

The eyes of the children sitting below shone with the dim light that adults had been assimilated by reality early in the morning, just like the plants that absorb the sun, rain and dew in this season and strive to grow.

Seeing that gaze, my fingers, which were about to open the textbook, paused, and I couldn't help but say:

"Tell me about your future dreams."

"Just start with Kushina?"

The girl looked at me with her face up in surprise, seemed to hesitate for a while, clenched her hands into fists, turned to her classmate with determination, and said loudly as if to cheer herself up:

"I want to be Konoha's first female Hokage!"

I was stunned for a moment, Hokage told me just now that this child came to Konoha from another country to practice.I thought that she would go back to her own country one day, but I didn't expect her dream to stay in Konoha as Hokage.

How should I put it, I don't know whether to say that she is outspoken or praise her for her courage when she just said such surprising words.

Still, it was a wonderful dream.

She's the third person I've met so far who says her dream is to be Hokage.

The children below were silent for a moment, and then burst into laughter, some even laughed so exaggeratedly that they slid off their chairs.

The girl blushed, puffed out her cheeks and looked at them angrily, but did not defend herself.

"All right."

I clapped my palms to silence them, nodded to the girl and said:

"Sit down, Kushina."

"next."

"My dream is to become a ninja like my dad!"

"My dream is to become a ninja like Sakumo-san/Oshemaru-san!"

"My dream is to fight for Konoha!"

……

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"I want to be recognized by everyone in the village and become a great Hokage."

The boy stood on the seat with his eyes bent and said with a smile, his right fist was clenched against his heart, as pious and confident as if he had taken an oath.

His blond hair made him very conspicuous in the class, his face looked more like a girl's soft and delicate, but he was also impeccably handsome and beautiful. If he grows up over time, he will definitely capture the hearts of many good girls.

the fourth.

I looked down at the seating chart and my fingertips rested on his name.

- Wave Wind Minato.

"Minato-kun will definitely be able to do it!"

There were girls in the class who were blushing but boldly stood up to show his support.

The boys also smiled at him and echoed:

"Yeah, what Minato said will be fine!"

"We are optimistic about you, future Hokage-sama!"

"That's right, if our classmate is Hokage, how majestic it will be!"

It seems that this child is not only good-looking, but also surprisingly popular, both boys and girls speak for him.

He scratched the back of his head a little shyly, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, everyone."

Jiu Xinnai stared at him for a while, turned his head unconvinced, and gave a low "cut".

"Then don't disappoint everyone's expectations, Minato-kun."

"If you want to become Hokage, you have to work harder than the average person."

I smiled and motioned him to sit down.Then he turned his gaze to the girl with a hesitant expression on the other side, and said:

"So is Kushina."

They are the only two children in the class who have the same dream.

The two children looked at each other, and Jiu Xinnai quickly looked away, and answered "Yes" with a stubborn, bulging bun face.

In contrast, Minato was much more natural, his lake blue eyes were full of seriousness, but he smiled generously and said:

"I will, sir."

I don’t know the specific conditions for becoming a Hokage, but I think it’s the same no matter where you are, if you want to achieve a certain goal, chance and luck are important, but they can’t be met, and the only thing you can hold tightly in your hands What you control is the level of effort.

Work harder than others, and work harder every day than yesterday's self, so that you will never slack off, and one day you will find that you are more indestructible than before and closer to your dream.

This is actually something that many people know, but there are very few people who can do it.It may be because of the hardships and loneliness, or other reasons, the people who gave up halfway gradually drifted away until they turned into a different look. When I mentioned my original dream in the future, I could only sigh with regret. How difficult it was, I had to choose another path.

These children are different from those adults who have compromised with reality even if they are unwilling. Their lives have just begun.

Facing them like this, I suddenly feel that the world is not so helpless.

What a blessing.

Fortunately, I can still be infected by the vitality in the eyes of these children.

***

Going to class is naturally much easier than performing tasks. Although I often prepare lessons in front of textbooks until midnight, it has nothing to do with the danger of death.

Of course, I will not be idle when there is no class. Even if I am a teacher, it is only temporary. I will return to my original position when I find a suitable candidate.Therefore, the most important thing to ignore during this period is practice.

The scroll taken out from the basement looked very old, and the handwriting was a little blurry, but it didn't affect the reading.The rectangular scroll was missing a corner, and the edge was withered yellow and charcoal black, with traces of burnt.It may have been rescued after falling into the fire.

As far as the nature of this scroll is concerned, even if someone wants to set fire to it, there is nothing wrong with it.

When I'm not practicing, I put the scrolls away in the cabinet in Xia Zi's room, instead of randomly placing them or spreading them out like before.It would be troublesome if Ah Duan saw it.

Jiuxinna got along well with other children in the class, but boys at this age have not yet learned how to be gentle and considerate to girls, and she is from a foreign village, and she once published "to be Konoha's first female Hokage's "rhetoric words", everyone can't help but look at her with a kind of ridicule.

Guys used to tease her for being a tomato, probably because of her red hair and round face.

Actually, it's a cute title, but girls who are far away from home and have a sensitive heart should find it troublesome.She let her classmates make fun of her like this, and she could see that she was trying hard to fit into this strange class.

Hokage asked me to take care of her, and I also thought about arranging her to sit next to the water gate of good popularity, but I immediately rejected this idea as soon as it was born.

In fact, many teachers did this when I was studying.Good students and poor students, quiet and mischievous, popular and not integrated into the group, such a combination may not work at all times, and it is easy to backfire if it is not handled properly.

Although the boys have repeatedly played tricks on Kushina, such as pulling her long hair from behind, putting bugs in her drawers, etc., but the girls are still very kind to her, and they usually talk and laugh between classes Nor will she be rejected.

If she was transferred to the side of the water gate for no reason, I am afraid many girls would not be happy.

I kept an eye on the situation in the class with one eye closed, even if Hokage said to take care of her, I couldn't take care of her too obviously.

The children's world will be disrupted if an adult interferes. Whether the students really accept her depends on her and not on others.

If you are new to Konoha and you are not familiar with things, you can take your time, and now it is not a matter of life and death that needs to be resolved quickly.

One afternoon after school, I chatted with other teachers for a while, and it was a bit late to go back. When I passed by the grove near the school, I saw Kushina standing in front of a few boys who usually bullied her.

I was thinking that the boys would not be so vicious, and they would block the girls in the middle of the way to bully them after school, so I can’t ignore it, but suddenly Kushina jumped up and beat up those boys like a small universe erupting a meal.

The girl's long red hair fluttered, which was extremely eye-catching.The boys were caught off guard by the beating, and ran away crying and screaming.

She picked up the schoolbag on the ground with no anger on her face, but she didn't want to turn around and see me standing not far behind her. She couldn't help but stare wide-eyed for a while, and then called out:

"teacher……"

The lingering anger on the small face all subsided in an instant, revealing a trace of obvious uneasiness and uneasiness.

Maybe it's because I'm worried about being scolded.After all, it is in someone else's village.

I walked over to help her remove the fallen leaves from her hair, and said nonchalantly:

"Let's go, Kushina, I'll take you home."

It was as if nothing had happened just now.

Even if it wasn't for Hokage, I think I'd do it.This girl has tolerated a lot on weekdays, and she didn't fight back when she was teased or teased. Today, the anger must have accumulated to full value, and she couldn't bear it anymore.

Besides, several boys together can't beat a girl, so there's nothing to say.

Actually speaking, girls who know how to resist when they are bullied are cuter than those who are usually angry but swallow their anger.

In class the next day, the naughtiest boys sat quietly in their seats with bruises on their faces, with their heads down, not playing around at all.

Some people in the class covered their mouths and laughed happily.

Kushinai sat upright with his head held high, opened the book and held the pen, looking like a good student.

Minato asked them what happened with concern, but unfortunately they got no answer.

I patted the shoulder of the good boy who cared about his classmates, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Minato-kun."

"Maybe they just accidentally fell at the same time."

The kind-hearted young man looked at them suspiciously and asked:

"Is that right?"

"Yeah, yeah, that's what the teacher said, I just accidentally fell down..."

A few boys nodded their heads, probably embarrassed to say that they suffered under the hands of a girl, and they would feel ashamed to some extent.

A few days later I heard that Kushina had a new nickname—Blood Red Pepper.