As this winter was about to pass, the legendary shrine used to suppress Kyuubi was also officially put into construction.

Because Zhou Jianwen either stays at home or leaves the village in advance to escape the cold every winter, he has long been used to the fact that there are no Konoha villagers from Masune's family in the topic every winter, and he naturally turns the topic to the upcoming large-scale project .

In fact, from the day when Kyuubi attacked Konoha until the end of this winter, all kinds of new topics in Konoha revolved around the Kyuubi incident.

From Uchiha Fugaku, the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, to the Hokage Building to plead guilty in person, to the kindness of the Masune family’s Ken Min who offered the full payment for Konoha, to the daimyo’s sympathy for Konoha and a year’s tax reduction... to the day’s Where is the nine-tailed demon fox?

Compared with these topics that the people are quite interested in, the fact that Mr. Nizuzu of the Hyuga family visited the Manafune's house in person, but left in a huff is not so conspicuous, let alone so important.

As for whether the nine-tailed demon fox was dead or alive after the battle, and if it survived, where would it be? Before the high-level officials gave an explanation, it can be said that there were many discussions among the Konoha people. Among them, the majority of villagers felt the most agreeable ...

It is still the saying that "the fourth generation sealed the nine-tailed demon fox into the body of his son".

However, such "rumors" were self-defeating after Hokage personally gave an explanation—according to the carpenter and mage that the Manafu family found according to Hokage's request, Hokage-sama planned to build a A shrine dedicated to suppressed "demons".

The reason why it is near the Masune family is because, as a descendant of a nobleman, Masamune Jianmin is "awe-inspiring", and the aura of her and the Masune family where she is located is enough to deter demons.

Although neither the carpenter nor the mage revealed what the so-called "demon" is, for the villagers who have just experienced trauma...

In fact, the answer is self-evident.

For Zhou Jianwen, who came up with this idea, and Konoha's high-level executives who rarely agreed with this opinion collectively, this effect is actually the best.

If it is made clear that the shrine was built to "suppress Kyuubi", not all people will believe it, and even some good people will ask all kinds of questions; but if they cover up and only give sporadic information, Then everyone will spontaneously associate this information to the place they want.

Although I feel a little sorry for the Manafune family who has to spend money and allocate energy to manage this shrine that is basically a decoration, but for the Manafune family and Zhou Jianmin, all the high-level Konoha who have acquiesced in this matter will be grateful .

Zhou Jianmin appeared in the sight of everyone again, in the middle of March when the cherry blossoms were already in bud. In order to discuss the follow-up matters of building the shrine with Namikaze Minato, she was still dressed in an inappropriate winter dress. With all kinds of complicated emotions in his eyes, but without the slightest malice, he slowly walked towards the Hokage Building with his secretary ship.

"I heard from Fusang that the cherry blossoms in the suburbs will soon bloom," Veneto walked beside Zhou Jianwen, raised his head and looked at the aura of the whole person who was dressed in fancy clothes beside him. Zhou Jianwen, who is very different from other worlds, "Master Jianwen, are you going to enjoy the cherry blossoms?"

Although there are cherry blossoms in the soul world, there are still many ship girls who have not awakened at that time, and Zhou Jianwen is still in the stage of confusion and groping for the mission, so it is rare to take the group ship girls out to enjoy the cherry blossoms. .

But at that time, the Manafune family also had middle finger cherry blossoms. Although it was not as large as the Kuchiki family, the ship girls including Veneto would consciously or unconsciously go to the corner of the garden planted with cherry trees to enjoy them during the flowering period. Sakura until the end of flowering.

"Appreciate the cherry blossoms? It sounds good," Zhou Jianwen also knew what Veneto meant. She thought about it according to Veneto's suggestion, and then confirmed her recent physical condition, "Then go, But it’s better to go somewhere else.”

General Secretary Zhenzhou’s family has the largest population, but let her take [-] ship girls with strange faces and who don’t know where they came from to enjoy the cherry blossoms together...

It is indeed too ostentatious.

Veneto understands what Zhou Jianwen means, but it doesn't matter where it is, as long as Zhou Jianwen lets go.

She smiled and nodded, and almost patted her chest and said to Zhou Jianwen that she would definitely arrange the itinerary within three days-in fact, Veneto was not interested in cherry blossom viewing, but if it was Together with Zhou Jianwen, together with other ship girls...

She felt that this seemingly meaningless behavior became interesting.

"Sakura..."

Just as Zhou Jianwen and Veneto were thinking about what to prepare for cherry blossom viewing—after all, neither of them had much experience—then they heard a strange female voice not far away, and Zhou Jianwen and Veneto turned toward each other in unison. Looking at the owner of the voice, he saw only a pregnant woman in a loose dress with a big belly.

Seemingly noticing the gaze of the two, the pregnant woman who had sighed at Haruka smiled embarrassedly at them.

Noticing his wife's gaze turned elsewhere, the man standing next to the pregnant woman with luggage also looked at them, but after just one glance, he yelled out in surprise, "Miss Jianwen, long time no see!"

There are many people in the village who know Zhou Jianwen, but there are not many who can greet her so naturally, and even call her "Miss Jianwen".

Zhou Jianwen looked at the man who looked like a good husband at home and thought for a few seconds. When the man's appearance coincided with a shadow in her memory, she immediately showed a smile, "Long time no see, Haruno-kun, it's okay recently Is it?"

This middle-aged man named Haruno Nobutaka was at the same time as Masune Jianwen, and although he was not assigned to a class with a leading instructor, he was a classmate.

To be precise, he is one of the few classmates who survived two ninja world wars safely.

"Thank you for your concern, everything is fine for me recently," the man who has experienced a lot of troubles scratched his hair, looking very embarrassed, but he did not forget to ask, "How is Miss Jianwen's health recently? "

His old classmate's poor health is not a secret in Konoha, so it's not surprising that Haruno Nobutaka would ask such a question.

"It's all okay." It has been several months since I came to this world. Zhou Jianmin, who has inherited the memory of Zhenzhou Jianmin, has long been accustomed to such greetings. After saying this, she then glanced at Haruno Nobuko The pregnant woman next to her asked jokingly:

"Aren't you going to introduce me?"

It seemed that they could see the ridicule in Zhou Jianmin's expression, both Haruno Nobutaka and the pregnant woman were a little embarrassed.

But no matter how embarrassed he was, Haruno Nobutaka still proudly introduced Zhou Jianmin with a thick and sweet smile, "This is my wife Sanae, and our child Sakura."

"It's our first time meeting, Miss Jianwen," Haruno Sanae slightly bowed to Zhou Jianwen, "Please forgive me for being rude."

She was referring to the previous sentence that attracted Zhou Jianwen's attention, and also the fact that she was unable to salute the other party properly.

"Please don't worry about it. It's me who was absent from the wedding of the two of you before, and I still have some regrets," Zhou Jianwen waved her hand. She remembered that Zhenzhou Jianwen had indeed received an invitation from this classmate that day. It was just because Zhenzhou Jianmin was seriously ill at that time, so he turned down all the invitations.

The Chunye couple naturally knew that Zhou Jianwen's health was not in good condition at the time - I heard that even the daimyo's invitation to a banquet in the city was declined by her, let alone others.

"Speaking of which, I just heard Mr. Haruno say that the child's name is Ying?" Zhou Jianwen blinked, and suddenly thought of something, so she quickly confirmed, "It should be a girl?"

Haruno Sanae, who is about to become a mother, put her left hand behind her waist, and gently rubbed her swollen belly with her right hand through the dress, smiling happily and sweetly, "Yes, because the expected date of delivery is just in the blooming period of cherry blossoms, so Nobuko You took that name."

Haruno Sakura.

Cherry blossoms in spring.

Zhou Jianwen repeated the name softly, and after a while she nodded with a smile, "It is indeed a good name. I think she will be as strong and brave as her name when she grows up."

Hearing Zhou Jianwen's wishes, the smiles on the faces of Chun Ye and his wife became a little sweeter.

Veneto saw that they seemed to be almost finished talking, so he took a step forward and reminded Zhou Jianwen in a low voice, "Master Jianwen, it's almost time."

Haruno Shintaka, who is now a working ninja, naturally did not miss Veneto's voice. Although he didn't know what Zhou Jianwen was going to do when he wrote it down, he also knew that Zhou Jianwen had always lived reclusively, and every time he went out, there was something to do more or less. matter.

So he said first, "Since Miss Jianwen still has something to do, then we won't bother."

Zhou Jianwen, who also knew that it was time for her to go to the Hokage Building, nodded, and promised, "I still have something to do today, and I will come to visit another day, and I hope you two will not turn me away when the time comes. "

There are not many people in Konoha who dare to reject Zhou Jianmin. Haruno Nobuko, who understands that his old classmate likes to joke, immediately replied with a smile, "We will prepare delicious cherry cakes and wait for your arrival."

Saying goodbye to the Haruno couple who were about to go to the hospital next time, Zhou Jianwen secretly lamented that this world is indeed collapsing. Fortunately, this time she inherited the memory of Zhenzhou Jianwen in this world, otherwise the things that popped up one after another I'm afraid it can make her paralyzed on the bed.

Just a few steps forward, Zhou Jianwen suddenly turned her head and looked behind her. Looking at the backs of the couple who were taking them away, she always felt a little uneasy in her heart.

Uzumaki Naruto, who was supposed to have both parents dead, is now alive, so he would not grow up with the title of "demon fox" under his own control; Uchiha Sasuke, who witnessed his elder brother killing his relatives when he was young... She feels that after It is estimated that there is no chance of changing from a naive child to a second-year boy.

What about Haruno Sakura, who was in the same class as them?

Will her fate change?

"What's the matter, Mrs. Jianwen?" Veneto asked worriedly, seeing Zhou Jianwen's worried look after withdrawing his gaze, Veneto, who knew that Zhou Jianwen's mood should not fluctuate too much A look of worry.

Seeing that her appearance scared her secretary ship, Zhou Jianwen quickly smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

It's just that I suddenly feel a little uneasy.

But after Zhou Jianwen arrived at the Hokage Building, her worries soon turned into something else.

Because it is a cooperative project with the Konoha Village official, there are many internal problems involved.As an investor, Zhou Jianwen, even if she said at the beginning that "everything is up to the Fourth Hokage's will in this matter", but when it comes to some problems, she has to come and make such a trip in person.

Although the advisory group thinks that Zhou Jianwen's proposal is good, it does not count as the previous restoration work. This is also a rare civil project invested by the village after the Third Ninja World War. The fake container is also too wasteful.

Since the same is to be done, it might as well be bigger.

It would be a good choice if it could become a public facility.

The genius idea of ​​the advisory group made it difficult for the financial department, the designers of the shrine, and the craftsmen in charge of the construction. In fact, they had already drawn the blueprints, calculated the project, and even allocated the budget as early as this winter. come out.

According to the advisory group, then everything has to start from scratch.

Sitting on a chair and listening to the advisory group repeatedly stating the point of view that "if we want to do it, we must make it bigger, and it is related to the Nine Tails, we must have a heavy army guarding it". Namikaze Minato was the first to show distress.

He really didn't know why these two experienced consultants didn't make a statement at the beginning, but they had a whim when the construction period was about to start.

Don't they really know that this will cause trouble for others?

Zhou Jianmin, who was listening to the genius ideas of the advisory group together with Namikaze Minato, glanced at the people around him calmly, and after seeing the twisted expression on the other person's face that almost caught up with the villain, she immediately understood The other party probably also has dissatisfaction at the moment but cannot express it.

In fact, she could more or less guess what Namikaze Minato was thinking at the moment, but the answer to his question was not difficult to answer.

She glanced at the advisory group who were already talking happily, and when one of them picked up a teacup to moisten his throat and then continued his efforts until they were persuaded, she kept silent and said abruptly, "Actually, you two don't need to talk at all today." Call me to come."

Since the advisory group began to state their views, Zhou Jianmin, who had not made a sound, made a statement, and the two advisors sitting in front of her, and Namikaze Minato sitting next to her immediately turned their heads and looked at her.

It's not just a few of them, but other relevant personnel who were fortunate enough to listen to Konoha's high-level discussion meeting today, but because their status is inferior to these four people, they can only stand and listen, also looked at Zhou Jianwen in unison, wanting to hear her how to say.

Although their status is not as high as that of the Fourth Generation, the matter of today's discussion is closely related to their jobs, so when the advisory group opened their mouths, they knew the trick.

Where is this to rationalize the use of shrines?

It's clearly a corner to make Zhou Jianwen, one of the investors, pay more!

Zhou Jianwen did not directly respond to the advisory group, but asked the person in charge of the finance department to bring the original budget.Zhou Jianwen, who took over the budget sheet, didn't even look at it, and directly pressed the list in front of the advisory group.

"This is my investment project. On the budget sheet of the 'Establishment of a Shrine Project for Suppressing the Nine-Tails Sealed Container', the budget details of various expenditures are clearly recorded. According to the results of this budget, I submit The fourth generation promised the Manafune family to pay half of the cost."

Zhou Jianwen tapped on the column of estimated total amount with her slender and fair index finger, and then sat up straight, "Indeed, I also promised that in this project, the Zhenzhou family upholds the principle of subsidizing more and not subsidizing less." , but if the two consultants insist on expanding the scale, then there are only two options.”

"First, the two bear the extra expenses," Zhou Jianwen stretched out her right index finger, and then added a middle finger to the consultant whose face suddenly changed, "Second, this project ends here, please consider sealing it yourself It solves the problem of suppressing the Nine-Tails container."

She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times, but secretly observed the expressions of the two of them, "You two should be clear about my physical condition, and I can't bear too much emotional fluctuation, if you can't make a decision immediately."

"Then I can only choose the option that I can make my own decisions."

Turning to the bed, Xiaochun looked serious, "If you don't build a shrine, aren't you afraid that the Nine-Tails container will be made public and end up in the hands of others!"

The real container of Kyuubi is Naruto, the only son of the Fourth Hokage—only a few high-level officials and Zhou Jianmin knew about this in the village; It is implying that if this matter between Zhou Jianmin and Namikaze Minato goes wrong, Naruto's life will be in danger.

Hearing that the advisory group mentioned his son, Namikaze Minato's complexion suddenly turned a little dark, Zhou Jianmin snorted coldly when he saw this, "If the container of Kyuubi is made public, the first ones whose lives are in danger are the two who keep the container right now. "

Now everyone in the village knows that the "vessel that seals Nine Tails" is guarded by two advisors in turn. If someone really covets Nine Tails' power, the person in charge of the guard must suffer first.

Mitomon Yan and Zhuanju Xiaochun secretly gritted their teeth, and suddenly understood why Zhou Jianmin and Namikaze Minato insisted on guarding the "nine-tailed container" that day.

It is said that "because both parties are investors, so they can't touch their hands", in fact, it is for this day.

"But I remember that Ms. Manafune has already signed the contract." Seeing that his companion was blocked by Zhou Jianmin's words, Mito Menyan immediately wanted to talk about the contract. "It has your signature and seal on it. Could it be that Ms. Manafune wants Want to deny it?"

This time, Zhou Jianwen directly asked Veneto to take out the contract that she had prepared a long time ago, and then put the contract in front of the two of them. She actually pointed to the small characters next to the title of the contract, and then He pointed to the small print on the budget sheet again.

It was only then that the two discovered that the two documents were marked with "Final Plan A" in small print.

"That is to say, this plan is the only one that can get half of the financial support from Zhenzhou's family." Zhou Jianwen smiled at the two consultants in front of him, "I can take all the previous words as the two. Presbyopia, so I didn’t see the mark on the contract.”

——This is turning a corner and saying that the two of them are old and dim-sighted.

"Now that the validity of the contract has been reconfirmed, what else do you two want to say?"

Mitomonyan and Zhuanju Xiaoharu looked at each other, then slammed the door and left with a cold face, leaving behind Namakaze Minato who was holding his forehead and sighing, and a room full of related personnel who had already been impressed by Zhou Jianwen's mighty domineering.

Zhou Jianmin comforted the relevant personnel who were obviously frightened just now, and after they all left the meeting room, she spoke to Namikaze Minato who was sullen and seemed to be thinking about something:

"It is not easy for the advisory group to ask for the expansion of the shrine for no reason."

If the scale of the shrine is expanded, the budget must also be increased. At that time, it has been promised to be responsible for half of the expenses. There are changes in the established things, and I hate being used as a fool.

The advisory group made it clear that they wanted Zhenzhou's family to pay for it, and she was not stupid, so how could they just fulfill their wish.

"Funding is still the same thing. After all, Hokage's financial department has to set aside an extra budget," Namikaze Minato crossed his fingers and propped himself on his forehead, while closing his eyes and thinking about this strange matter no matter how you look at it. The problem is, "I'm concerned with a couple of other issues right now."

Zhou Jianwen wanted to say that in fact, the advisory group also has various methods to cheat the medicine package of the Masune family under the banner of majesty without hurting Konoha's finances, but looking at Namikaze Minato who was already having a headache, she finally decided to Did not say it.

"First, why did the advisory group come to find fault when the construction period was about to start for no reason," Zhou Jianmin said following Namikaze Minato's words, "As usual, they should also most hope that everyone will look away from Kyuubi The one who removed the actual vessel."

Since Kyuubi's earliest Jinchuriki Whirlpool Mito, Kyuubi has always been Konoha's inherent property. As consultants who care about Konoha, they naturally hope that Kyuubi can stay in Konoha safely. people.

Why are you suddenly getting involved in this matter today?

Namikaze Minato nodded, "Second, apart from the fact that they can get more benefits from the Manafune family, what are the benefits of expanding the shrine to them? Or is there any significance?"

The ultimate purpose of the advisory group is not to disturb this matter, but that the final shrine established must be expanded according to what they said.

"third……"

Zhou Jianmin and Namikaze Minato looked at each other, and said in unison——

"Why do they insist that the shrine must be open to the outside world, but still guard it heavily?"

"Why do they want to make the shrine a public facility while emphasizing heavy guards?"

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