[Hokage] Summer Festival

After the banquet, we were supposed to return to Konoha to submit a mission report to Hokage, but the daimyo said that the guards had been dispatched to eliminate the remnants of the rebels, and the guards in the daimyo mansion were extremely thin, so they wrote to Hokage asking the third team to stay for a while until this Side things are completely resolved.

I think it doesn't matter anymore, anyway, there are missions everywhere.I have gradually adapted to this ninja life where life and death are unpredictable, dangerous and unpredictable. Of course, this is not a life I like. Sometimes I even think that I should just die in a mission, so as to save myself from having to bear greater unknown pain and hardship in the future. .But that extremely irresponsible thought is just an occasional flash, and Xia Zi will still do everything she should do, such as protecting her village, such as not letting her brother worry and be sad.

Borrowing another body to live on, hoping to be a diligent and clear-hearted person in this life.

Haruna was so anxious that she wanted to return to the battlefield to fight side by side with her companions, so she was naturally very unwilling to stay in the Daming Mansion.She has a stronger dislike for the powerful than others, but she is not familiar with her past and the origin of her emotions, so she cannot persuade her like Shinya.

Hatake Sakumo seemed to know something, but he didn't say anything. He patted his shoulder and motioned to go out with him, leaving the Japanese room to the two of them.

"Don't worry, Haruna is not someone who will let her emotions go regardless of the overall situation."

When walking on the veranda, he turned his head and said.

There was a "hmm" in response.In fact, Haruna is not the only one like this. Everyone in Konoha, including him, Shinya, Duan, Shinichi, and straight-tempered Aliang and Kei, none of them will let their emotions go.

There is a knife on the head of Xinzi. The so-called ninja is patient and fearless even when the blade cuts the heart and flesh.

There was a voice behind him calling "Xia Zisang", and looking back, it turned out to be brother Qiu Ren who was the princess.His complexion was much better than it was at the banquet, his blood was full and his spirit was full of vigor, and his pair of raised peach blossom eyes looked like a daimyo.The outline of the princess's face is also very similar to her father, except for a pair of round and big eyes, I don't know if it is from her mother.

"Is there something wrong, Your Highness?"

His gaze passed over Hatake Sakumo who was next to him, who nodded to him, said to him again, "Go and see the guards in the front yard", and then walked away.

There were only two left on the verandah, Qiuren and him. He stood a few steps away, showing no intention of coming over. He raised his eyes occasionally, but remained silent all the time.

After waiting for a long while, the silence spreading all around showed no signs of being broken, so I had to be the first to ask:

"Is Your Highness's injury all right?"

He seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and then replied:

"Well, the doctor said you'll be fine if you rest well. Thank you so much for that day."

As he spoke, he got closer, stared at him with burning eyes and said:

"Is Xia Zisang really unwilling to marry? But I like Xia Zisang as much as I like Qingzi."

"Qingzi?"

He smiled very frankly, and said without hesitation:

"Growing up together, Qingzi was my first concubine."

Probably in the eyes of men in this world, it is a matter of course for wives and concubines to gather in groups.Said it so frankly and without any scruples, still with a confident expression.

In fact, even in the world where monogamy was legalized in the past, it was not uncommon for men to secretly have three wives and four concubines.However, no matter which world it is, in this regard, the secular world is always particularly tolerant to men, and especially harsh to women.

The future daimyo said that he wanted to marry, but it was just out of a habit of keeping everything he liked.And this kind of "like" is just a kind of freshness that cannot last long.

Although she is past the age when little girls love to dream, she still believes in love. Of course, she doesn't think Qiu Ren's so-called "love at first sight" is love.

"I'm sorry Your Highness, but I don't like being a concubine of the family." Said.

There was disappointment and surprise in his expression, but in the end he gave a "puchi" laugh:

"Sure enough, it's exactly what the princess said."

And asked curiously:

"Don't all the men in Konoha marry concubines?"

After thinking about it carefully, he replied:

"Never seen or heard of it."

Suddenly a maid ran over in a panic and shouted:

"Your Highness, Ninja-san, it's bad! The princess is gone!"

With a chill in his heart, he was about to go to Sakumo Hatake to discuss it, but unexpectedly his arm was pulled as soon as he raised his footsteps.Turning around, he saw Qiu Ren's face was calm and serious:

"Don't worry, I know where the princess is."

He waved the maid back and led her through a garden full of tulips.The flowers beside the eaves are in bud, and the maple leaves stained with red frost are scattered all over the ground.Finally, the princess was found by a big pond. She sat on the stone steps of the rockery in the middle of the pond, dipped her bare feet in the water, and carp swam around her calves.

Qiu Renhe stood not far away and looked at her. She seemed to be immersed in her own world and didn't realize that she was coming.

"This is the courtyard where the princess lived when she was a child. Today is the anniversary of the death of the princess' mother." Qiu Ren said.

When he said this, he remembered that the Daming Mansion had never seen the Daming's husband during this period of time.Even at the birthday banquet, I didn't see any concubine of the daimyo.

"My husband passed away a long time ago. The daimyo doted on the princess to the point of indulgence, probably because she loved her deeply and missed her husband."

"Speaking of which, the daimyo only has a husband and a wife, and he hasn't married a wife after his death for so many years. Is this the kind of man Xia Zisang wants to marry?"

This time it's my turn to be surprised, I really can't see that daimyo still cares so much about love and nostalgia.Sitting on the highest position in the Kingdom of Fire, countless young and beautiful women come and go when they are called. It is not easy to remember the dead wife occasionally, and the daimyo has such a long love.

With so many delicate flowers and tender grass, is there really a man who can never be shaken?As a woman, she still feels that she will not be a widow for half the life of her deceased husband, let alone a man who can't control his lower body by nature.

——Is this the kind of man Xia Zisang wants to marry?

No, it is not.

If he is ahead of his husband in the future, no matter whether he has children or not, he will definitely not ask him not to marry for the rest of his life.

There were very light footsteps approaching, and when he turned around, he saw Sakumo Hatake coming out from around the corner.

He looked at the princess, looked at He Qiuren with some embarrassment and said:

"I heard from the maid that the princess is missing..."

Then smiled and continued:

"It seems to be a false alarm, as long as the princess is fine."

If you want to comfort the princess, Qiu Ren alone is enough, and it won't help much if you stay.So he walked to Hatake Sakumo, bowed slightly to Qiuren and said:

"Your Highness, the princess will leave you alone. Senior Shuo Mao will continue to inspect the guards in the mansion."

He nodded, and the sudden look of understanding in his eyes made him feel puzzled for a while.

After that, more than ten days passed without any surprises and dangers. When Hatake Sakumo said that the mission was over and they were about to return to Konoha, Haruna breathed a sigh of relief. She had never seen such a happy smile on her face.

Shinya breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I didn't expect it to take so long."

"Natsuko, I heard that the future daimyo has proposed to you."

As soon as she heard this, she knew that Haruna had finally cleared away the haze in her heart, and she was already in the mood to tease her goodbye.

"No promise? What a pity."

Shen also laughed in agreement.

"Even if you are a concubine, you will never be able to enjoy the glory and wealth in the future."

Inadvertently mentioned that the daimyo's wife has never married since his death, so he can be regarded as an infatuated man.Haruna didn't take it seriously, and said with a light smile that even if he didn't marry a wife and take concubines, the dignified name of the Land of Fire would not be short of girls, and those girls who followed him for a lifetime but couldn't even get any status, wouldn't they be even more miserable and pitiful in the future? .

"On the surface, there is no wife or concubine. Does anyone know in private?" Shen Ye said.

Too.Smiling, maybe the infatuated and single-minded look is just for others to see.

"You can't say that..."

Hatake Sakumo frowned slightly, and said with disapproval:

"It is true that some, after marrying the woman they love, feel that other women should be other wives. Even if the wife dies, she would rather be alone until she grows old, it is not incomprehensible."

Thirty of them looked at him in amazement.

He scratched the back of his head, embarrassed like a brother next door, and said seriously after a moment:

"My father is such a man."

Can't help feeling in the heart, his mother must be a very happy woman.

As the saying goes, like a father, like a son, maybe he is also a man who only recognizes one wife in his life.

***

On the day we left the Daming Mansion, the princess and Qiu Ren came to see us off. When I didn't pay attention, Qiu Ren suddenly asked:

"Xia Zisang doesn't want to marry as a concubine because there is someone she likes in her heart, isn't it Mr. Shuomao?"

... He and the princess are always able to surprise each other.

"It's nothing, you misunderstood. Senior Shuo Mao, brother Yu Ru, if you say you respect him, it's almost enough."

"Is that so? Although we have only known each other for half a month, as far as I can see, when Xia Zisang and Shuo Maojun are together, they are much gentler and more relaxed than when they are together."

From what angle is this seen?I can't help but find it funny, everyone says that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. Could it be possible that if you stay with gentleness, you will also become gentle without knowing it?

If this is the case, will the longer you spend with a powerful super genius, the stronger you will become?

——It’s better to treat this kind of talk as a harmless joke.

Coming out of the Daming Mansion, on the walk, I turned my head and took a last look at the wealthy mansion as deep as the sea. In the daylight, the glazed tiles of the main house shone with colorful light.An old woman was sitting on the lower roof next to her. What was she looking at? How did she climb up to the dangerous height before? Did Juanzi bring a guard down to protect her?These are all unknown.

The only thing that is certain is that she must still be chanting the name "Qiu Hui".

After looking away, he found that the silver-haired man in front of him also looked back, his eyes were as warm as jade, and said:

"We're back to Konoha."

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