[Hokage] Summer Festival

It has been two or three years since I practiced yoga. Although I am not busy at work, I have been restless.

When I am free every day, I browse the web in front of the computer, and the click of the mouse makes a slight clicking sound.

I don't even bother to cook a good dinner for myself, so I don't have the same interest in sitting and meditating as before.

It's just wasting time in getting by.

This is all a matter of the previous life.

But now as Kato Natsuko, from the current relatively peaceful recuperation life, the future turmoil can be faintly seen.

When I was looking at the scroll that Hatake Sakumo gave me, I imagined that ninjas practiced like ascetics.

The practice method on this scroll does not seem to be difficult, probably because he recited it because my injury has not healed.

The first item is to meditate.

Breaking away from the hustle and bustle of the city, it should not be difficult to regain the mind of quiet meditation.

I was able to persist every day, except for accidentally falling asleep a few days ago.

Ah Liang and Hui, this pair of enemies, appeared in my ward every now and then, fighting and complaining to each other.

It is forbidden to make noise in the hospital. Fortunately, the sound insulation effect of the ward is quite good, otherwise they would have been kicked out by the doctors and nurses.

As soon as Xin saw it, he was not angry, he just smiled and said not to disturb the rest of the other patients.

I don't mind them bickering next to me, because they won't just treat me like a patient and say that I can take a good rest and can't do this or that.

Ah Duan and Shinichi were concerned and worried too much.

From their words during the period, I finally learned the full names of Aliang and Hui-Mai Teliang and Kawamoto Megumi.

I heard that Ah Liang's physical skills are the best in Konoha.He said it himself, and when he said this, Hui kicked him hard in the face.

The war outside the village continued, and Ah Liang often complained that if Hokage didn't send him to fight, his hero would be useless.

Hui squinted at him and said, Orochimaru and the others are up to ten combat strength, and of course a small guy like him has no chance to play.

That's right, Orochimaru is Hui's idol, and it is said that he is a genius among geniuses.

There is also Sakumo Hatake, Miki and Kei have said that he is a super genius that Konoha rarely meets.

It's a pity that I saw the shocking scars on his body before I saw his strength.No matter how talented he was, he suffered no less blood than others.

God has always been fair in granting suffering to his people.

Hearing from Kei, the war began to tilt in favor of Konoha.

But how long it will last, no one knows.

One day when Xin came to check on my injuries, he saw the scroll spread out on the side, so he smiled and said:

"Sakumo is a very serious man."

"It seems that I have not asked the wrong person."

I don't know if I'm serious or not, that guy disappeared without a trace after giving me the scroll.

The so-called guiding me to practice is just to let me practice according to the method on the scroll.

I don't have any dissatisfaction, it's just that I was uneasy before.It's better now, to get familiar with the ninja's practice as soon as possible before anyone notices, so as not to be seen in the future.

Besides, as a "super genius", you should be busy performing important tasks and keep your feet on the ground.

When I said something like "Senior Sakumo must be very busy", Shinichi laughed and said:

"No, his old injury relapsed, and he was banned from using chakra just like you."

I froze for a moment, and saw the centipede-like scars on his back and the bloodstains on his wrists.

Did you get injured during the mission in Sand Ninja Village?Could it be that there was something wrong with Natsuko's map?

He looked down at his right hand, but there was nothing unusual.

Even the incomplete soul after death is thinking about the information obtained for the village, Xia Zi has done her best.

"Senior Shuo Mao is also hospitalized?" I asked.

"He's not that easy to talk to."

Xinyi shook his head and said, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"What are you talking about? There's no need to occupy a bed. I insist on going home to recuperate."

"Who knows if he is hiding at home and practicing secretly in disregard of the doctor's orders?"

Judging by his worried but accustomed expression, this kind of thing obviously happened quite often.

Isn't it said that a super genius can't be lazy even if he is injured.No matter how good your aptitude and talent are, if you don't have the backing of hard work day after day, you will only become the laughing stock of the saying "It's too young to be great".

Only those who work tirelessly will have a future.

It seems that if I want to fall asleep while meditating in the future, I have to pinch myself ruthlessly.

"By the way, you will be discharged from the hospital in a few days."

As soon as Xin walked to the door, he seemed to suddenly recall this matter, and turned around and said.

"Go home and rest well."

As soon as the voice fell, he immediately added:

"Don't secretly use Chakra to practice!"

I knew he was referring to Sakumo Hatake, so I responded with a smile:

"As ordered."

Before I knew it, it was already October, and I was one step closer to returning to Xia Zi's original life track, and I was still unsure.

Come back home.

I don't know if Ah Duan will come to pick up my sister and leave the hospital. I can't ask others, can you tell me in detail how to get to my house.

***

On the day of discharge from the hospital, Ah Duan did not return from his mission, but Ah Liang and Hui came again, and each of them said "To celebrate Natsuko's discharge from the hospital, let's eat conveyor belt sushi/ramen at night", and then argued endlessly over whether to eat sushi or ramen.

Coming out of the hospital, they headed in the opposite direction from my last wander.I followed behind them slowly, looking at this completely unfamiliar street.

The surrounding area was quiet, only the laughter of the two people in front could be heard rippling in the air.In the yard of a house by the roadside, there are branches of trees sticking out of the wall, and the heavy fruits are pleasing to the eye.

"Xiazi, you walk so slowly, maybe it's because you don't even know the way home."

While fighting with Ah Liang, Hui turned around and walked backwards, jokingly saying.

A Liang also echoed with a smile:

"Could it be that we are leading the way?"

Really got them right.

But I didn't feel guilty, I still walked slowly, watching my shadow move slowly on the ground.

After a while, he raised his head and responded with a smile to them:

"Yes."

They naturally thought I was joking, laughed and continued to fight and move forward.

In fact, in many cases, telling the truth is more likely to be untrustworthy than lying.

Xia Zi's house is at the end of the street, and if you go further, you will see endless fields, and you can hear the gurgling sound of the stream not far from the door.

The front yard door was unlocked.According to my observations along the way, most of the doors in the front yards of the houses in this village are unlocked, and lush vines are climbing and spreading on the fence.

When I opened the door, a pale yellow flower fell to my feet, with tiny ladybugs crawling around on the petals.

Ah Liang and the others met their former teammates and were invited to drink.I was still abstaining from drinking and using chakra, and I only knew a lot about Xia Zi, so I didn't follow.

A person is familiar with the environment in Xia Zi's home, and he is also happy and relaxed.

Ah Duan and Xia Zi are brothers and sisters who depend on each other for their lives. Although the whole house is big, it looks empty. At first glance, it looks like my old lifeless home.

However, if you observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that there is actually endless warmth in the details.

Like the cup with Xia Zi's name written on it, it was wiped clean and placed on the tea table.It is said that Natsuko left the village for more than two years, and I, who occupied her body, was taken back to Konoha and stayed in the hospital all the time, but Natsuko's cup was placed in a conspicuous position so cleanly, as if I had been waiting for the owner. go home.

When Ah Duan was at home, he must have taken care of everything for his younger sister.

This home, no matter when Xia Zi came back, he would never feel unfamiliar.

Too bad she might never come back.

I found Xia Zi's bedroom, which was next to her parents' bedroom, and next door was Ah Duan's bedroom.

After opening the window, you can see the golden fields in the distance, against the blue and cloudless sky, which is picturesque.

The things in the bedroom were neatly packed, and there were photos of the family of four on the bedside cabinet.

A Duan and Xia Zi are like their mother, with pretty faces and fine features.

In the previous life, a fortune teller once said that my face was not good, and it was a sign of bad luck.

I took a closer look at Xia Zi's face in the mirror. His eyebrows are plump from head to toe, beautiful and long, like a crescent moon. It stands to reason that he should be a lucky face.

But she died on the battlefield at the age of sixteen or seventeen, but I was still alive in another attitude.

How can it not be embarrassing.

The wind chime by the window was jingling by the wind, and beside the wind chime was a sunny doll, with a smiling face painted on the circle, which looked old for a long time.There appeared to be a small stain on the hem, but I took it off and took a closer look and realized it was an embroidered design.

Much like a round fan.

I remember seeing this pattern at Miki's too, she said it was their family's crest.

It was probably given by one of Natsuko's Uchiha friends.

There is a wide and good view outside the window, the sun hangs high and far in the sky, and the sunlight in late autumn is sparse, which makes people feel inexplicably cool.

When I went out to the backyard, I happened to see a XX-year-old boy come over the wall from the outside. When he saw someone in the room, he was stunned, scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and said:

"That...we're playing hide and seek..."

Before the words were finished, a woman's loud call sounded from the other side of the wall:

"Rope tree!"

"If you don't obediently come home with me, don't expect me to teach you ninjutsu in the future!"

I suddenly understood, and saw his embarrassing face, half a smile but not a smile.

hide and seek?

Probably made some mistakes, and will be arrested by family members and educated.

"I'll count to three, if you don't come out, don't blame me for being merciless."

The woman's voice continued.

"one."

"two……"

He drooped his head as if resigned to his fate, climbed up to the top of the wall three times, and shouted outside:

"Got it, sister!"

The shoe on the left foot accidentally fell off and rolled to the pond.

He clasped the edge of the fence with both hands, staring at his shoes with wide-eyed annoyance, neither up nor down.

I can't just watch the kid's jokes as if nothing happened, so I walked over to pick up the shoes and handed them to him, and said with a smile:

"Take it, kid."

He let go of one hand to take it, but said angrily:

"I'm not a brat."

"I am Senju Nawaki who will become Hokage in the future!"

It's the same ideal as Ah Duan.

I don't know why he wants to become Hokage, is it to protect the people around him, or he just thinks that the name "Hokage" is very prestigious?

The woman's voice outside the courtyard counted to "three".

He jumped down and disappeared.