[Hokage] Summer Festival

It was the first mission after marriage, and I felt that my body was not as good as before. Occasionally, I would feel dizzy and weak, and I would feel tired easily.On the way back, my teammates on the same team held my arm and said seriously:

"Xia Zisang, you can't fall here, otherwise we won't be able to explain to Lord Shuo Mao."

It is rare to hear someone call Hatake Sakumo an "adult". I glanced at her. The girl next to me had shoulder-length hair and was about seventeen or eighteen years old. She had brown hair and brown eyes, and looked full of vigor. of.

Although it was the first time to perform a mission with her in the same team, she always felt familiar.

"I won't fall down in a place like this."

As I said that, I suddenly remembered why I thought she looked familiar, so I smiled and said:

"You are Tomoko's younger sister, right? The two sisters really look alike. No wonder I feel familiar with you the first time I see you."

Tomoko is the neighbor of Sakumo Hatake and I. She is about the same age as me, but she is a housewife who does not use ninjutsu.

The corner of the girl's mouth curled up:

"It's not the first time. I've seen Xia Zisang on the battlefield of the Wind Country."

Um?I wondered:

"What year? When?"

She smiled "hehe" without saying a word, and the two canine teeth she showed were really cute.

We slept in the wild at night, our clothes were wet from the mist, and our whole body was chilly. Fortunately, the ninja had Chakra body protection.

I sat on the tree and watched the starlight fall in bunches among the branches and leaves. The fragrance of the green grass around me smelled very good. It turned out that spring was approaching.

Then I remembered that this brown-haired girl was the little girl who delivered medicine to Hatake Sakumo on the main battlefield between Konoha and Sand Ninja three or four years ago, but wandered shyly in front of the tent door.After only three or four years of hard work, she has already become a graceful and elegant girl, and she is really a different person from before.

I turned my head and smiled lightly and said to her:

"You've grown into a good girl, won't you be timid next time you meet the boy you like?"

She said with a "poof" smile:

"Xia Zisang remember me?"

Then he sat down beside me, looked up at the night sky above his head like counting the stars, and said after a while:

"Let me tell the truth, don't mind Xia Zisang."

"Please say."

"Since I was very young, Master Shuomo has been my dream lover."

As soon as she finished saying that, we all laughed together.

"But I envy Xia Zisang, not because of this."

I gave her a funny look:

"What do you envy me for?"

"Isn't it really because I married Konoha Baiya?"

Her laughter was as sweet as a bell, and she stuck out her tongue and said:

"A little bit too."

Then, as if eager to defend himself:

"But what I envy Xia Zisang the most is not for this reason!"

Her earrings sparkled in the moonlight.

"What I envy the most is that Xia Zisang can fight side by side with the person you like. No matter how powerful Lord Shuo Mao is, Xia Zisang has the ability to stand by his side."

"I don't want to be like Sister Tomoko, who can only stay behind and wait for my sweetheart on the battlefield to come back. Even if I live or die, I have to rely on others to tell me."

"What I want to be is a woman like Xia Zisang."

She said so much in one breath, but it really shocked me.

It turns out that I am such an inspirational image in the eyes of others.But she has no idea what price I have to pay for such ability.

I think her eyes must be as bright as stars at this moment, but I can only sigh in places where the moonlight cannot be seen by her.

However, I have never regretted it and never will.

***

After returning to Konoha, I went to the hospital, but of course I didn't find Shinichi.A general doctor in his forties professionally checked my body inside and out, and then smiled kindly:

"Congratulations, Xia Zijiang, you have been pregnant for more than a month."

I was stunned for a moment.

The doctor's mother is still saying:

"You can't go on missions until the child is born, and you should also pay attention to your usual diet. You can never eat Bingliang Wan..."

I'm actually going to be a mother.

I can actually be a mother.

The kid chose me when I didn't expect it at all.Maybe it's a boy or a girl, is he/she also eager to see the world with his own eyes?

But can I really take care of this child, can I really watch him/her grow up with my own eyes - my hands are shaking with fear.

However, Hatake Sakumo must be very happy.

"Xia Zijiang, Xia Zijiang! Did you listen to me!"

The doctor suddenly raised his voice, and I hurriedly responded:

"Yes!"

She patted the top of my head lightly with the medical records, and her voice was very soft:

"I understand the feeling of being a mother for the first time. Don't be nervous, just relax and welcome the arrival of this child happily."

I caressed my still flat belly, and my heart could not be calm for a long time—there was a child here, and this child would call me "Mom" in the future.

Hatake Sakumo came back from a mission outside the village a week later. When I told him about it while eating, he was taken aback, and the chopsticks fell to the table with a "bang" when he lost his grip.

I got up and brought him a new pair of chopsticks, and as soon as I turned around, I fell into a familiar embrace.There was another "bang", and the newly picked chopsticks fell to the ground.

Well, today's chopsticks are ill-fated.

I don't know whether his expression was surprise or horror, he just stared straight at my face, and it took him a long time to say:

"I'm going to be a father?"

I nodded:

"Seems to be."

Then for the first time I saw him showing a bewildered expression, looking at my stomach, scratching his silver hair, as if he wanted to laugh but didn’t dare to laugh, very cautiously, and said softly:

"I've never been a father."

"But I will try to be a good father."

I stroked his handsome face, shook my head in a slightly disgusted tone and said:

"It's a disgraceful look, my lord White Fang."

He buried his face in my long hair and chuckled.

***

Because of pregnancy, I was free all of a sudden, and I didn’t need to worry about those big and small tasks. At first, I was not used to such a life of doing nothing. Hatake Sakumo laughed at me and said:

"You, just listen to the doctor's advice and take a good rest."

"Don't you often say that you yearn for a life of leisurely planting flowers and raising fish every day?"

He was reading the scroll with his legs crossed in the living room. I leaned on his knee and looked up at his meticulous and calm expression. Usually I would accidentally fall asleep just looking at it.When I wake up, I will mostly be on the bed in the bedroom, and sometimes I will still be in the living room, but I have an extra coat on my body.

Hatake Sakumo likes to drink tea, and the well in the backyard has mountain spring water brought down from the mountain.In the early spring, the weather was warm and cold. When I made tea for him, white air rose from the boiling tea, and it filled the room with extra warmth.As soon as he tilted his head, he could see the eyes he looked at at some point, softer and warmer than the tea in his hand.Then we all looked at each other and smiled, and he looked down and went on looking at his scroll or wiping his dagger.

Sometimes I also wipe White Fang's blade for him.

One day when we went out for a walk, we met Xiaochun and Menyan walking towards each other and said hello. Although Xiaochun's expression was still calm, he could see that he was happier than usual.Because Xia Zi is her student, she has always treated me kindly.

Monyan still looked unsmiling, and seemed to disapprove of the fact that the super genius did not study ninjutsu and often went for walks with his wife. He glanced at Hatake Sakumo several times, but the latter pretended not to notice.

"Take good care of him, this is the heir of the Hatake family."

One of the Konoha advisors finally said this to me.

Hatake Sakumo held my hand tightly, and before I could speak, he responded with a smile:

"This is Xia Zi and I's child."

Although the tone was smiling, I looked up and saw that there was no smile in his eyes at all.

I know he is afraid that I will feel wronged.

After saying goodbye, I looked back and saw Xiaochun glaring at Menyan.

I couldn't help but smiled to myself, thanking them for caring and understanding me so much.

What Men Yan said was the truth, although it was a bit unflattering, he did not have any malice.

***

Although I don't need to go on missions, Hatake Sakumo is still busy, and I have never seen a ninja who spends a lot of time with his pregnant wife.

When he was not at home, I alone watered the flowers, fed the carp, brought the best-blooming baby's breath to the memorial monument, preserved the collected cherry blossom petals with salt, and chatted with the housewives in the neighborhood.

At the end of March, I went to the Ninja School to watch the graduation ceremony. From a distance, I saw Kushina smiling like a flower, and Minato's golden hair shining like the sun.The girl was so excited to finally become a ninja, she pulled me and kept talking like an overly lively little sparrow.

One day in May, Hatake Sakumo was performing a mission outside the village. I had gone for a walk alone, and on the way home, I met Zhiwei and Ikacho, who had arranged to practice together.It can be said that Zhiwei and them did not know each other, and now they have become very good friends.I have nothing to do in the past few months, and occasionally I will guide Zhiwei when he is practicing, and sometimes Zhuludie is also on the side, so these three children are no strangers to me.

Lu Jiu practiced his shadow restraint technique under the sun, beads of sweat slid from his forehead to his chin, he still clenched his teeth and held on.I heard that the most outstanding thing about this young man is not his family's secret skills, but his brain with a much higher IQ than ordinary people. He should be a military advisor when he grows up.

I was standing under the shade of a tree when he suddenly said:

"I really envy Teacher Xia Zi, who doesn't have to perform troublesome tasks because she is pregnant."

He said it anyway, but he definitely didn't really have any envy.

Ding Zuo winked at him:

"Don't say such disrespectful words to Teacher Natsuko, Lu Jiu!"

I smiled, looked at him and said:

"It's a pity, Lu Jiu-jun, you won't have a chance to get pregnant in the future."

The boy's face darkened in the sunlight.

The four good boys from Konoha said "Let the pregnant woman go home alone in case of an accident, and face the next generation of Konoha with shame", and insisted on sending me to the door.I didn't think it was necessary, so I laughed and said:

"Even if I'm pregnant, you can't beat me."

Ding Zuo came close to my ear and whispered:

"No, Mr. Xia Zi, in fact, Lu Jiu wanted to drop by and meet Yoshino."

"Jinai? Is it the girl who treated Lu Jiu-kun like a pervert last time?"

I can't help but blurt out.

"That incident last time was a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"

Lu Jiu defended in a rare way, and gave Ding Zuo a hard look:

"Ding Zuo will hide all your snacks if you talk nonsense again."

The honest Ding Zuo shrank his neck and swallowed the second half of "I didn't talk nonsense...".

Haiyi and Zhiwei have nothing to do with each other.

Lu Jiu has always been mature, but when he mentioned Jinai, he showed a somewhat youthful appearance.

After parting with these children, I pushed open the wooden door of the front yard and brushed off the leaves that fell on my shoulders. I accidentally caught a glimpse of a small figure squatting by the wooden fence, and said in surprise:

"Kushina?"

Honghong raised her head, and there seemed to be some confusion or other uncertain emotions in her big eyes. The girl jumped up and ran to my side, looked up at me and said:

"Teacher, you are finally back."

When I was at Kato's house, this child often came to see me, but this is the first time since I got married.

I helped her brush off the grass clippings stuck to her red hair. She is already an official ninja, but she still looks dazed, what should she do when she goes to the battlefield.

"Are you playing with ants?" I laughed.

The girl stomped her feet and said with puffy cheeks:

"certainly not!"

I dragged her into the house and asked as I walked:

"Why did you come to play with me today?"

She lowered her head silently, as if counting her steps.

There is a painting hanging in the living room, which shows the Konoha street scene when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Kushina looked at it for a long time before turning her head and asking:

"It's so beautiful, did the teacher draw it?"

I knelt on the tatami and poured milk, a glass for myself and a glass for the girl. Hearing her question, I also looked at the paintings on the wall and replied:

"No, it was drawn by my brother Ah Duan."

The painting that Ah Duan gave us when we got married is an ordinary Konoha spring scene, but I like the warm and beautiful picture.

I heard that Xia Zi's paintings are also good, but unfortunately I can only paint eggs, I am really ashamed.

Ah Duan said that when he got married, I would also draw a painting for them. I smiled on my face, and I planned to find an excuse to get rid of it.

After chatting with Kushina for a while, two visitors appeared in the room that surprised me even more.

"Uzumaki Kushina, it's time for you to go back."

Anbe wearing a white animal mask said.

Kushina immediately took my hand and hid behind me.

I was very surprised, since when has Kushina's going out time been monitored by Anbu like this?

"What happened?" I asked.

Anbu hesitated for a moment, and did not answer my question, only said:

"This is the order of the third generation and Mrs. Pipako."

Kushina hid behind me and refused to come out, holding my hand tighter and tighter, her palms sweating.

Anbu made a gesture to come over and pull her, I quickly took a step back to completely block her, and said:

"Jiushinna and I haven't talked like this for a long time, stay here tonight, and I'll send her back tomorrow morning, okay?"

The two Anbu hesitated, and after a while they said:

"Xia Zisang, don't make things difficult for us."

I smiled apologetically, but knew I couldn't budge here.

I know that they didn't do anything with me largely because of Sakumo Hatake's face.Since I got married to Sakumo Hatake, many ninjas who are older than me and have higher positions have been more polite to me.

Speaking of it, it is considered that a wife is as expensive as her husband, although it is not something worth boasting about.

The two of them looked at each other, one of them left in an instant, and the other stood motionless opposite us.

Only then did Kushina come out from behind me lightly, held my arm and said:

"Teacher, please sit down."

The child probably felt that it was dangerous for a pregnant woman with a big belly to stand even for a long time.

About 10 minutes later, Anbu who had just left came back, nodded to his companions, and then said to us:

"The third generation agrees."

After they left, no matter what questions I asked, Kushina pursed her lips and shook her head without answering, and then I stopped asking.

At night, I slept with Jiu Xinnai, and the two of them huddled under the quilt and talked about irrelevant things. As they chatted, their eyelids gradually closed automatically, and they seemed to hear a girl asking in a daze:

"If I become a monster, will the teacher dislike me?"

I was so sleepy that I couldn't think, so I probably replied in a daze:

"Even if Kushina becomes Ibaraki Doji, the teacher will still like you."

Then I fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, Kushina was still fast asleep, so I tucked in the quilt for her and went out to make breakfast.

It's already dawn, and the dewdrops on the gardenia leaves in the backyard have disappeared. In a month or two, the yard will be full of small white flowers blooming like a sky full of stars.

Calculating the time, Hatake Sakumo should be back soon.

This kind of life is really unbelievably easy. ——This kind of idea just came up, and a person appeared in the yard like a ghost——unfortunately, he was not a happy guest.

The male master of the house is not around, so anyone can come in and out at will.I thought to myself mockingly.

However, you still have to say hello:

"Senior Orochimaru."

Today is the day when I look for Dashewan to get medicine every month, and I accidentally forgot it.

Since becoming pregnant, I have stopped taking medication.It's a three-point drug. I hope that my children can come into this world in good health. Even if it costs me a few years of life, I am willing.

Orochimaru didn't intend to come over. He glanced at me several meters away, and snorted with a half-smile:

"You really aren't afraid of death."

I smiled and said:

"If I was really not afraid of death, I wouldn't make that deal with you."

He showed a noncommittal smile, turned around and swaggered away, saying as he walked:

"Well, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

"Remember to keep your word."

I think he just came to gauge when I was going to die.

Kushina's voice called "Teacher" from the back room, and I agreed to go in.

***

One day after that, I ran into Tsunade by chance, and I asked her if Hokage was planning something big recently.She rolled her eyes and said disgustedly:

"Hmph, the old man is busy taking care of his son all day long, so he doesn't have time to plan any big things."

Judging by her expression, it seems that she really doesn't know.

Then she glanced at my belly and said:

"What's the name of your plan?"

I thought about it and hoped it was a cute girl, so I answered:

"It's called Zhishi."

Of course I didn't tell her that the name was plagiarized from one of my favorite childhood cartoons.

Tsunade didn't know about it, and Kushina refused to say anything. I was really worried, so I finally asked Xiaoharu.No matter what big decision Hokage makes, he will definitely discuss it with Konoha's two advisors.

Xiaochun took a deep look at me, and said reluctantly:

"That's not your concern."

I frowned, and she slowed down and said:

"Xia Zi, you are about to become a mother, so you can't be as self-willed as before."

"Everything you do now is no longer related to you alone. Mr. Shuo Mao treats you well, and you should consider him and your children more in everything."

When she said these words, the look on her face was very kind, and she reached out to stroke the broken hair on my sideburns, which reminded me of the scene when my mother told me to get along with the kindergarten children many years ago.

Xia Zi's good teacher has no husband or children, and she devotes all her youth to the village.

After Hatake Sakumo came back, I asked him suddenly when I was helping him organize the scrolls:

"If I cause you trouble in the future, will you blame me?"

He looked up from the book, chuckled and said:

"What trouble are you giving me?"

I smiled and climbed his outstretched arm, found a comfortable position in his arms and lay down:

"Who knows, it might be a very tricky trouble."

He bowed his head and kissed my lips, saying:

"Just look for it."

A few strands of silver hair fell to my cheeks, a little itchy.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, but I still like to use Sakumo Hatake as a pillow, and in his eyes, I probably have a function similar to a pillow.

The gardenias finally bloomed, and when we sat on the wooden corridor to enjoy the shade in the afternoon or dusk, there was always a burst of fragrance that refreshed our hearts.Even if no one speaks, I still feel like time flies by with wings.

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night, it is raining heavily outside, and the raindrops are pattering on the eaves. The man next to the pillow is breathing steadily and sleeping soundly, and there will be a sense of peace and satisfaction for no reason.

Life is really wonderful. In the original world, my life was stable and peaceful. I didn’t have to worry about being disturbed by war. I was healthy and free from disease and pain, and I didn’t need to worry about my life.But I've never felt as peaceful and content as I am right now.

Probably because I met this man.

How lucky I am.

When I saw Kushina again, her smiling face was as bright and bright as before, and she didn't feel the uneasiness and uneasiness when she was urged to go home by Anbu last time.Although I still don't know what happened between her, Hokage and Mrs. Pipazi, it's good that she's fine.

The girl smiled firmly and said to me:

"I have the teacher, the third generation, and Mrs. Biwako, no matter what happens, I am not afraid!"

I couldn't help but be slightly surprised that Madam Pipazi and Hokage are so close to her.

It is I who judge the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

However, three months after she said this, I heard visiting Tsunade say at home that Kushina was kidnapped by Kumo Shinobi.

Hokage has sent several teams of ninjas to the rescue, but so far it seems like nothing has been found.

"It seems that Yunyin Village has planned for a long time this time and came prepared." The first beauty said.

I once suffered a loss in the hands of Yunnin when I was performing tasks. Of course, I knew very well that they were known for their cunning and cunning, so I said anxiously:

"At present, many countries are fighting, and it will be very difficult to save them from the border of the Land of Fire!"

When I was excited, I felt pain in my abdomen, and I couldn't help panting and sweating coldly.

Hatake Sakumo hurried over to help me, I was in severe pain, and I didn't have time to object to his expression of almost wanting to chase Tsunade away.

Tsunade was not afraid of him, but frowned and waved at me and said:

"Sit still and don't move! I'm not telling you this to panic you."

"Besides, it's useless for you to panic."

Hatake Sakumo put his arms around me and said:

"Minato has already been pursued, and Kushina will definitely be rescued."

Minato became a student of Jiraiya after graduation, and it is said that he is more than a little more reliable than his lustful teacher.

"Just wait for the good news from Minato."

While talking, Tsuna stood up from the tatami, glared at Sakumo Hatake, and said to me:

"I'm leaving now. If I don't leave, White Fang will kill me with a knife."

Hatake Sakumo said with a leisurely smile:

"Walk slowly without sending."

I laughed too, and got up to see her off, when suddenly a sharp pain hit me, my feet were weak, and I couldn't even stand firmly.

The pain was more severe than any pain I had ever experienced before. I felt dizzy for a moment, everything around me became blurred, and my mind was filled with pain, pain, pain.

I vaguely saw Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo panicked.

***

When I was finally able to control my consciousness, it was already the next day. I sat up from the hospital bed, and the nurse next to me smiled and said:

"Xia Zisang's delivery is going well."

I was stunned, and stretched out my hand to touch my abdomen—ah, it’s flat.

I couldn't help but find it funny—the first time I had a baby in my life, I couldn't remember anything except the pain.

"Where's the baby?" I asked her.

She looked towards the door with a smile, and when I turned around, I saw Sakumo Hatake coming in with a bunch of small things. The nurse left the room with empathy and closed the door.

When he came near, I said:

"Let me hug Tomoyo."

He twitched the corners of his mouth a little bit dumbfoundingly and said:

"It's a boy."

As he spoke, he sat next to me and gently moved the baby into my arms.

The moment I held my child in my hands, I was almost moved to tears.

I always thought I had no chance of having children of my own.

But now, the child is sleeping peacefully in my arms.

--thank God.

"Why didn't you speak?"

Hatake Sakumo asked softly while holding my shoulder.

I stared at his bloodshot eyes, thinking that I was in pain to give birth to a child, but he looked more haggard than me.

No one in this world cherishes and loves me more than this man.

Leaning on his shoulder, I felt mixed feelings in my heart, and no matter what, I couldn't control the corners of my lips from turning up little by little.

"Minato and Kushina are back safely," he said.

This is of course another good news.

Looking at the sleeping face of the child, I couldn't help sighing:

"Your family's genes are really domineering."

With this face and facial features, when he grows up, he will be completely another Sakumo Hatake.

He laughed and said:

"Yes, I should be blamed."

"You can't be called Tomoyo anymore."

Fortunately, I have always expected to be a cute girl.

He also looked at the child, as if he was thinking about this question seriously, then raised his eyes and looked out the window, without speaking for a long time.

My ward is on the fourth floor, and I can see the bustling street in the distance from the window.

It's early autumn, but regardless of the season, Konoha has always been full of vitality.

"Our child, please call him Kakashi."

He said with a shallow but gentle smile.

Kakashi.

—A scarecrow guarding a wheat field?

I knew his intentions, looked at him, then at the child, and finally said with a smile:

"it is good."

"Hatake Kakashi."

He regards "guarding" more than anything else.

There is nothing wrong with our children if they are like him.

An unknown bird flew over on the window sill, tilted its head to look at us, and flew away again.

It's very similar to the origami cranes I folded back then.

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