[Hokage] Summer Festival

No matter which world you are in, children probably have the mentality of "Oh, why are you so sleepy and want to sleep before get out of class is over" when it comes to boring theoretical classes.

I looked at a large group of little ghosts with drooping heads below, some were playing with their nails, some were drowsy, and some were even asleep.

The sunlight slanted in from the window and fell on the side face of the sleeping child lying on the table, soft and quiet like the angel murals in the church of the previous life.

It is a very beautiful and moving picture, if I am not giving a lecture on the podium.

Leaving aside the fact that I was a student and slept in class, to be honest, it was a bit of a shock and a frustration.

Anyway, I also worked hard to prepare for the class. Would this group of little devils be so conscious as if they were bathed in a lullaby?

The war is not over, is it really okay for Konoha's young seedlings to be so slack?

I turned the book to the next knowledge point, hesitated, and turned back to the page number just now.

A boy who was asleep stretched out his arms that were numb from the pressure of his head, and changed his sleeping position. His eyes were still closed, but he accidentally leaned to the side and fell to the floor of the aisle, and he woke up suddenly. , bleary-eyed and murmured "It hurts so much".

The child who was not asleep snickered, the gloating in his expression was too obvious.

The other children who were sleeping soundly were also awakened by the movement, rubbing their eyelids and looking around curiously.

I waited for him to climb back to the seat, then I raised my voice slightly and said with a smile:

"Did Shota-kun have any good dreams?"

The boy stood up, his eyes never evasive, and he said calmly:

"I'm sorry, teacher, I practiced so much last night that I forgot the time and went to bed late."

His eyes are wide open, trying to look more authentic and believable.It's like a person who has told a lie deliberately straightens his back in order not to let others see his guilty conscience.

"That's it."

I also cooperated to show a very trusting and appreciative look, glanced at the boy at the next table, and said:

"Shouta-kun, please let me see the results of my training in the actual combat class in the afternoon, ah, I'll be in a team with Minato-kun for sparring practice."

"Minato-kun, please do your best this time too."

"what?!"

Like a frightened rabbit, he immediately turned his head and glanced at the water gate.The other party answered "yes" to me, and then smiled brightly at him very friendly.

But that smile made him instantly dejected, and he murmured:

"Be merciful, Minato..."

From other teachers, I know that Minato is the most promising genius in this generation, and it can be seen in the daily combat class that he is indeed surprisingly talented compared to other children.

Not only ninjutsu, but tactics are also excellent and effective.Usually, in the simulated task practice in a group of three or four, he is often the first to lead the children in the same group to complete the task, and afterwards he can analyze the pros and cons of the situation at that time clearly and logically.

In sparring practice, he always wins easily, but he is very considerate not to embarrass or hurt his classmates, but it can also be seen that he has not tried his best.It's not that he doesn't respect his opponents seriously, on the contrary, he is a good boy who is very gentle with his classmates, and he never underestimates opponents whose strength is lower than his own.

The children in the class must be more familiar with him than I am. Even if they lost, they only showed expected annoyance, chatting and laughing with him in the blink of an eye.

When you surpass others by a little bit, others will envy you; when you surpass others by a large margin, others will envy you.

This sentence is not false at all, and Minato is undoubtedly the type of person who surpasses others by a large margin.Coupled with his gentle and humble temperament, he is always eager to help others, and has a high popularity among his peers.

With such self-cultivation at the age of six, that child must have a bright future.

***

Sometimes when I was eating dinner alone at a ramen shop, I met Kushina who was also alone.

A developing girl has a good appetite and can finish three bowls of ramen in one meal. The habit of raising her hand and wiping her mouth with her sleeve is very similar to that of a naughty boy at this age.

When I said to her, "Pay attention to the image of girls", she pouted her mouth and "cut" disdainfully, saying that only the girly guy would always carry a small handkerchief with him.

Heh, that girly guy is talking about Minato.

For some reason, Kushina has never liked and envied Minato like other children, but she felt that "that guy looks unreliable" and "has no hope of becoming Hokage", even though she never lost in the actual combat class It's nothing special, she can't beat those boys to pieces by herself.

I smiled, patted her red hair and said:

"Yeah, that's how the blood red pepper came about."

She immediately turned her head and stared at her big eyes, and said angrily, "The teacher is so annoying."

While eating ramen, Kushina mentioned her neighbor, a girl four years older than her, who is very gentle and takes good care of her. She just graduated from ninja school in March this year.

Like Naoki, a child who has just stepped out of school and is about to set foot on the battlefield, I don't know if he will feel scared when facing corpses everywhere.

Kushina didn't talk about her own affairs, but talked about how many girls in the neighborhood get along well, how to take care of her, and happily talked about her first friend after coming to Konoha.

When she smiled, she was actually a bit like Minato, except that Minato's smile was pure and gentle, while her smile seemed to deliberately convince herself and others that she lived a good life here and did not miss home at all.

What a strong girl.

"Mikoto said that she would teach me how to cook when she has time."

She rolled her eyes and said.

The girl next door is Uchiha Mikoto, and I immediately thought of Miki who was in the same ward as me last year.What a coincidence, they are all surnamed Uchiha, I don't know if they are a family.

After the last Jonin Gathering ended, Miki pulled me and told me to have dinner together when I came back from the mission, but I haven't seen her since then, and I don't know what kind of mission she was performing.

Speaking of which, she seemed to be in the same team as Hatake Sakumo last time?I haven't seen the latter for a long time.

War is a hell with an open door, and no one can guarantee whether he will return.

***

Ah Duan came back, and was taken to the hospital by his companions like me.His whole body was covered in blood, and Xinyi said that several ribs were broken, and the worst thing was that he was poisoned.

——It’s a pity that Tsunade Ji went out to perform a mission, and she won’t be back for a while. She can only use the traditional method to detoxify while performing surgery. The risk is very high. Family members should be prepared.

The nurse said to me with serious eyes.

I was stunned for a long time, and after I realized it, I realized that my nails had sunk into the flesh of my palm, and my fingers were trembling.

What to prepare?

Are you ready to take good care of your patients in the days ahead?

Or are you ready to listen to the doctor's announcement that the rescue is invalid?

It was like a swarm of bees flying in my mind, buzzing non-stop.I leaned against the wall with my face up, feeling as if thousands of tons of boulders were falling from the sky in my heart, and I felt very oppressed.

If I have to say that there is something in this world that makes me feel endlessly familiar and warm, it is the eyes that Aduan looks at me very similar to my parents.

Cherish, love, tolerate.

An irreplaceable bloodline.

Even though I once felt guilty for not being the real Xia Zi, I couldn't help yearning for such warmth.Several times, I almost blurted out "Dad" under his gaze.

Even though he is only 20 years old, when I talk to him, I often have the feeling that his young face overlaps with my father's face in my memory.

But in appearance, he didn't look like my father, not at all.

On the day of Duan's operation, I had to go to class. Xiaochun said that the teaching order of the ninja school should not be disturbed, and now that there is an extreme shortage of teachers, of course no one is free to help me substitute for the class.

While I was lecturing, I frequently looked up at the wall clock on the wall, feeling more and more uneasy.

There are still 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 10 minutes, 5 minutes before Ah Duan's operation...

The ticking of the second hand was a very subtle and regular sound, but at the time it sounded to me like drums beating faster and faster in an empty room.

The little devils below were listening to the class seriously, neither playing with their nails nor sleeping, even the laziest little devils on weekdays were seriously opening their books and taking notes.

If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't lift my mood, I think I would definitely appreciate them in class.

Later, Minato told me that the stern expression on my tense face that day was very similar to that Danzo-sama who they didn't see much but were all afraid of.

It was a week after he said this that I saw the legendary "Danzo-sama" for the first time. The man stood next to Hokage, and he could compare Xiaoharu and Kadoyan just by his aura. I couldn't bear it. I couldn't help but take a second look.

How should I put it, he is like the very intimidating wolf in which adults often scare naughty children and say, "If you don't obey me, a wolf will come and take you away".

Ah Duan's operation was very successful, and it is said that the new medicine that Tsunade prepared before he left had a remarkable effect.

When Shinichi said that his life was out of danger, I was greatly relieved, and finally I no longer had the "face like Danzo-sama" that Minato and the others said.

The most important thing to do every day is to take care of patients besides class and practice.When I was in the hospital, Ah Duan took care of me with all my heart and responsibilities, and now I should reciprocate the love and care that Xia Zi should have for her brother.

The only thing that makes me think it would be better not to go back to the way it was, is the class performance of those brats.

Since the "Danzo-sama's face" disintegrated, a large area below began to sleep again, and those who played with their nails played with their nails.

What disturbing brats.

There was no class on weekends, and I stayed in Ah Duan's ward all morning, listening to him talk about the current situation in the Windy Kingdom.

It was the country of wind where Xia Zi was sent to hide for two years.The destination of Ah Duan's last mission was there.

It seems that they haven't entered Sand Ninja Village yet, but they were found to be Konoha's ninjas in a small town very close to the village and were besieged.He could have retreated completely, but unfortunately, he met another group of sand ninjas who came back from the battlefield, and they were attacked by the enemy.

The poison on Ah Duan's body was caused by the opponent's puppet master.

I thought of the "son of a thousand generations" written by Xia Zi. I wondered if he was the same person as the puppet master. I was about to ask a question when the knock on the door suddenly sounded.

I got up and walked over, and just as my fingertips touched the handle, the door was pushed open from the outside.Unexpectedly, a man's chin came into my sight, and the gray-black mask outlined a beautiful outline.

He froze for a moment, took a small step back and said:

"I'm here to find Mr. Duan."