[Hokage] Summer Festival

"It's so embarrassing to be brought down by a few puppets so easily, super genius."

When Tsunade raised his eyebrows and teased Hatake Sakumo, I watched his face gradually turn from dead white to a little bloody.Fragments of sunlight fell on his shoulders, reflecting the pair of black eyes that were gradually recovering their brilliance, and the smile on his lips finally seemed no longer far-fetched.

Maybe the antidote has taken effect, and Tsunade's title of "the strongest medical ninja" really deserves his reputation.

I heard a lot of rumors about Tsunade Hime in the village. Leaving aside her identities as the granddaughter of the first Hokage and a student of the current Hokage, what people talk about most about her is her medical skills, strange strength, and beauty.

He has a prominent background, excellent talent, and is powerful by virtue of his own efforts.

No wonder she is known as the princess of Konoha.I used to wonder curiously, what kind of man can match such an outstanding woman?

Maybe it's Jiraiya or Orochimaru who grew up with her, or maybe it's the equally acclaimed super genius Hatake Sakumo.

But it's hard to say, maybe the more outstanding a woman is, the more she will fall in love with a man who is not particularly outstanding but is reassuring.

Of course, it's not up to me, an unrelated person, to worry about Princess Konoha's marriage and love affairs.

It is said that gossip is a woman's nature. If it is really a gossip mentality, I think I should care more about what kind of woman Ah Duan's future wife will be.

But now that the war is raging, everyone is busy protecting their homeland, so there is no time to squander on romantic relationships.

A white back of the head suddenly appeared in my sight, I was stunned and took two steps to the side, only to see that it was Jiraiya who bent down and leaned in front of Sakumo Hatake.

He put his hands on his hips and rubbed his chin with one hand, his expression was somewhat serious, his eyes unblinking as if he wanted to stare at Sakumo Hatake's face into a flower, and after a while, he pursed his lips seriously Nodding his head, he opened his mouth and said:

"So this is what you look like when you take off the mask."

"There are rumors in the village that the reason why you wear a mask all day is because you were disfigured in a mission when you were young. Everyone is very curious but dare not ask directly."

I couldn't help but chuckled.

A second of astonishment flashed across Hatake Sakumo's face, and then he pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly and said with a smile:

"I'm sorry to disappoint you."

As he spoke, he was about to stand up, although his complexion improved a lot, but his footsteps were still a bit vain.

Tsunade showed an unbearable expression and punched Jiraiya, and the latter didn't dodge. He seemed to cooperate with the heavy punch in the chest and was beaten to the other side of the stream. When he landed, he yelled, " it hurts".

Such a way of getting along with playing for fun reminds me of A Liang and Hui. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. It may not be a manifestation of good relationship.Being able to have such trusted and depended on friends and companions is actually quite enviable.

I'm not complaining that I don't have such close and reliable friends in this world, but I just sigh with emotion occasionally, just like people in a foreign land can't help but sigh when they encounter anything that can evoke warm memories of the past.

Sometimes feelings are too delicate and sensitive is also a troublesome thing.

Even if Natsuko is still alive, she may not be able to have friends or companions who trust each other wholeheartedly like Aliang Kazue, Tsunade and Jiraiya. Koji and Sosuke, who grew up with her, all died on the battlefield. .

"Has Shinya and Haruna joined the main force?"

Hatake Sakumo turned around and asked.

A pair of thin lips have turned from poisonous purple black to white, and the breath is not as stable as before, but it is not as difficult to speak as before.

I nodded and replied:

"It is said that they have already arrived."

It turned out that the road that Shinya and Haruna took was the shortcut to the location of the Konoha frontline camp. When they saw me, they said "so slow", looked behind me for a while, and then asked suspiciously:

"Where's Captain Shuo Mo?"

At that time, I was in a hurry to find the medical ninjas, so I ran towards Tsunade before I could explain to them.Originally they were going to follow, but Tsunade said "Don't leave the main force!" He had to stop and watch us leave with worried faces.On the other hand, Jiraiya ignored Tsunade's anger and followed up reluctantly.

"At that time, Xia Zi's face was terrible. I thought you, a genius, were so ineffective that you were... killed. Killed."

Tsunade stood on the big rock next to him, folded his arms and said squinting.

Hatake Sakumo smiled and said:

"Sorry."

Then he looked towards the direction where the large army was located. The lush forest was like a sea of ​​emerald green, only half of his head was exposed on the hilltop in the distance.The lingering clouds and mist were also dispersed by the sun, and the sky was as clear as a clear lake that could be seen to the bottom at a glance.

"Let's go back quickly," he said.

Unexpectedly, before he took two steps, he stopped, his pale face flickered under the mottled shadow of the branches, and he bent his back slightly and pressed his chest to adjust his breath.

It still looks uncomfortable.

Tsunade jumped off the rock, glanced at him and said:

"Don't be brave, Konoha has so many ninjas who died under his hands, and the heir of the old lady Chiyo is also a character."

"Even if it's you, it's better not to forcefully use Chakra for a while."

Hatake Sakumo seemed to have thought of something suddenly, raised his eyes and asked:

"How about Chiyo?"

I also remembered that Tsunade and Jiraiya were also specially sent to deal with Sand Ninja Chiyo.

The answer was Jiraiya who jumped back from the other side of the stream safe and sound:

"I was fooled, the information was wrong. That cunning old woman never went to the front line at all, and she is probably still in Shayin Village to take care of her old age."

As he said that, he took Hatake Sakumo's hand and put it on his shoulder to support him, and suddenly smiled maliciously:

"It's good to sell you a favor. Next time you stay in the women's bath, you can cover me."

Before the words fell, Tsunade, who was walking in front, turned back and glared at him:

"Next time I catch you peeping, I will break your twelve ribs."

Hatake Sakumo chuckled lightly, as if bowing his head in thought for a moment, then made a gesture to withdraw his hand, and said:

"If it's Tsunade, it's not a joke."

"I can't afford to repay your favor...I'd better go by myself."

Zilai also rolled his eyes and snorted:

"Che, what a boring man."

"It's really useless to be frightened by that strange girl Tsunade."

I walked beside them, listening to Tsunade and Jiraiya bickering and hurting each other all the way.Hatake Sakumo didn't know if it was because he was still unwell, most of the time he just listened quietly, and occasionally added a sentence or two of "fairness", which sounded righteous, but when he thought about it carefully, he could always find the truth it's not true.

Jilai also always took a long time to recollect it, and shouted loudly, "Hey, what do you mean, you!"

***

As soon as they arrived at the camp of the main force, they saw injured ninjas being sent back to the logistics camp one after another. Shinya and Haruna greeted them almost immediately, with worried faces:

"Captain Shuo Moo, is everything okay?"

Hatake Sakumo responded with a slight smile, "Yes", retracted the arm that was resting on Jiraiya's shoulders, looked around and restrained his smile, frowned seriously and asked:

"A truce?"

There are very few medical ninjas on the battlefield, and it is impossible to take care of all the wounded one by one.Once a battle starts, they will be sent back to the logistics camp for treatment unless they are seriously injured. Many ninjas simply bandage up on the front line and go into battle with injuries.

Speaking of it, this is one of the reasons why the death rate of ninjas in the war remains high.

A Duan once argued with other ninjas about this matter, but unfortunately even Hokage believed that the current urgent situation of the war did not allow a big fight against the original system that had been upheld all along.

A wounded man was supported and walked past me, with a white bandage wrapped around his forehead, his face was slightly dim, but he didn't seem to be seriously injured.

It is only during a truce that there is time to carefully care for a wounded person of this magnitude.

I was also confused. I thought the war with Sand Ninja would be a fierce battle that would last for a long time, but I didn't expect to enter the truce stage so soon.And looking at the expressions of the ninjas around, it seems that Konoha has the upper hand?

Even if the understanding of the war in the ninja world is not thorough enough, you can faintly feel something is wrong.

Shinya frowned, with doubt and uncertainty on his face, he replied:

"Suddenly all the ninjas in Shayin retreated. Mr. Tokkaze suspected it was a trap, and asked everyone to stand still and wait and see what happens."

Hearing this, Tsunade and Jiraiya also looked at each other, several of them leaped up to the towering mountain peak in front, their figures were like the wind, I only had time to see the corners of their clothes passing by in front of my eyes.

Hatake Sakumo originally wanted to go with them, but he coughed violently as soon as his body shook, and the gray mask he put on again on the way just now was soaked with blood, which was smeared along the arc of his chin.

He coughs up blood as soon as he uses Chakra. It seems that he is still a long way from being "okay".

"Captain Shuo Moo!"

Shinya and Haruna shouted anxiously.

Standing beside him on one left and one on the right, they stretched out their hands to support him, but he waved them away.

"I'm fine," he said.

Where it seems to be okay.

Haruna turned her head and said to me helplessly:

"Xia Zi also persuade Captain Shuo Mao."

I glanced at the two standing figures on the mountain peak. Under the sun, the two people seemed to be covered with a layer of bright and crystal-clear gold. Such an inexplicable feeling.

Then he looked back at Sakumo Hatake, thought for a while and said softly:

"Sakumo-senpai, it's better to take a rest first. There are also Tsunate-senpai and Jiraiya-senpai here."

Suddenly, "haha" laughter gradually approached from behind, as hearty as a dark cloud being pushed away by the sun at once, which seemed particularly abrupt and out of place in this dark and solemn front line of the battlefield.

The visitor walked up to Hatake Sakumo, patted him on the shoulder and simply put his palm on his shoulder, and said with a bright smile:

"What Xia Zi means is that you are just a dispensable existence now. Well, don't make trouble for everyone, the injured Shuo Maosang."

The title of the last sentence of honor is obviously a deliberate ridicule.

I justify one sentence:

"Mr. Liang is thinking too much, that's not what I mean."

Hatake Sakumo was not annoyed either, he gave him a sideways glance with a light smile and said:

"How will you be here."

For Ah Liang who suddenly appeared here, I was not surprised or curious.

Ninjas always act according to orders, no matter where they appear, there will be certain reasons.

"Mission."

Ah Liang said in a drawn-out tone.

"And there's no rule that says only your team is sent here."

Then he glanced around, half-closed his eyes, and said in a somewhat unexpected tone:

"But now it seems that there is no need for support."

While talking, Tsunade and Jiraiya also came back.The former's frowning made people feel as if something was wrong, while the latter walked slowly with his hands clasped behind his head, but the expression on his face was not at all leisurely.

"Strange, strange."

Zilai also shook his head and said.

"Sand Ninja suddenly stopped moving."

"It's getting weirder and weirder."

It is really unbelievable to suddenly withdraw all troops without warning without showing signs of failure.

Probably because he didn't expect the opponent who had been a headache for a long time to make such a move, Konoha's reaction seemed to be more cautious, not rashly chasing after him, but watching the changes while taking advantage of the truce to heal the wounded .

But such a sudden and unknown wait is even more uncomfortable. Even if it is a rest, no one relaxes.

Is it a conspiracy or a trap?

Many people are actually worried.

"Seniors."

Uchiha Fugaku galloped over from a distance, he didn't care to wipe off the sweat on his forehead, he gasped and said:

"Master Qufeng, please go over immediately, seniors."

"Has the battle situation changed?" Shen Ye asked.

The boy's face became hesitant:

"The ninja who went to the enemy camp to gather information is back, it seems to be..."

"The captain of the sand ninja vs. Konoha special combat team... is dead."