[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

When we returned to the courtyard again, it was already evening.The rising moon cast white light on the lawn, and several maids were cleaning the scattered petals of the cherry blossoms in the courtyard. The patrolling samurai group had already changed a batch and continued to walk back and forth along the edge of the city wall.

"Although it took a little time, mother is still waiting for you to eat together in the dining room." Taiyi said to Fukuyama while leading the crowd to the Daimyo Pavilion.

"Is the dinner for the guests ready as well?"

"Yes, my mother is looking forward to dining with the guests from Konoha, and specially ordered the kitchen to cook more special dishes from the Rainbow Country."

Fukuyama nodded in satisfaction, then he seemed to remember something, turned his head and asked Sasuke worriedly: "By the way, Sasuke-kun, although I have successfully returned to the city and the mastermind behind the scenes has been arrested, you are not in a hurry. leave?"

"..."

"I'm really looking forward to you staying to participate in my enthronement ceremony. There is also a reward. After the ceremony, I will give you souvenirs, special products and so on. How about it? The cherry blossom crystal seat in the rainbow country is quite famous Yes, there is still one I gave a few years ago in the Fire Country daimyo's office."

"..."

"Good job, Fukuyama-sama, let's keep Sasuke-kun here!" Sakura pretended to have nothing to do with herself and walked forward, but her heart was already uneasy——

"Please, Sasuke-kun, don't refuse Fukuyama-sama's warm invitation to stay! I still have a lot to say and haven't had a chance to talk to you alone, and I haven't asked you to travel together yet. You must stay a few more days ah!"

The face of despair in the dungeon appeared in Sasuke's mind.Regarding that poor man, I still have some things I care about. It is indeed too early to leave now.

"It doesn't matter if you stay for two more days." Sasuke replied lightly.

"Hahaha, that's great." Fukuyama didn't expect Sasuke to agree to stay so simply this time, and excitedly patted him on the shoulder, sweeping away the gloomy expression in the dungeon just now.

"Long live Fukuyama-sama! Long live!" Sakura also cheered in her heart: "This gives me another two days of chance. This time, I must seriously think about the dialogue and persuade Sasuke-kun to take me on a trip together!"

The dining room is located in the northeast corner of the second floor of the Daimyo Pavilion. It is a huge room covered with blue marble: golden curtains are hung on three walls, painted glass is inlaid on four huge French windows, and a lamp hangs on the roof in the middle. On the huge golden crystal lamp base, countless round lamps of frosted glass shine brightly; directly below the chandelier is a long dining table, covered with turquoise embroidered white tablecloth, without any wrinkles or dirt, it looks neat and new.On the table were rich and delicious cold cuts, neat silver and white tableware, some silver bottles for wine and a large plain vase carved with rainbow texture.

When a group of people walked into the restaurant, a tall and slender woman in her early forties, wearing a light blue floor-length dress and wearing a delicate bun, was standing dignifiedly in front of the dining table, arranging the flower arrangements in the vase on the dining table .The maid standing behind her held a large bouquet of freshly picked seasonal flowers in her hands, and handed her a few from time to time as spares. The two of them were engrossed in matching the flower arrangements, completely unaware that someone had entered the restaurant.

"Mother, Father and all the guests are here." Tai Yi walked behind the noble woman, put his hands on her shoulders, and said softly.

Mrs. Fukuyama heard the words, and hurriedly stuffed the two lilies of the valley in her hand to the maid behind her, and opened her arms to her husband with joy, "Kojiro, welcome back."

Fukuyama came up to her and hugged her back gently, saying, "I've been waiting for a long time, dear. I'm sorry for the delay on the way back." Then he looked at the freshly placed flowers in the vase, and said happily: "Your flower arrangement skills have improved again, and I feel that my heart has been healed by your work today."

Guessing that her husband was delayed by something unpleasant, Mrs. Fukuyama did not ask him why he was late, but replied coquettishly: "You are still so good at coaxing people. This is just me passing the time while I was waiting for you." It's just a work."

"Honey, you are too modest." Fukuyama hugged his wife's slender waist with a smile, brought her in front of Yumen and the others, and gave a brief introduction in turn.

"Thank you for escorting my husband all the way. It's getting late, and everyone must be hungry, shall we start eating?"

As Mrs. Fukuyama said, she nodded to the maid holding the flowers just now, and the maid immediately turned around and walked out through a side door behind the pillar.After a while, eight young maids came in with steaming meals and placed them on the dining table in an orderly manner.

"Please take a seat." Fukuyama walked to the dining chair directly above the dining table, and sat down generously; Yumen and others sat in the row of seats on his left, while Fukuyama's family sat in the row on the right in turn.Because it was not a formal meal, there was no toast or speech before the meal. After the meal started in Fukuyama, everyone lowered their heads and began to eat one after another.

In order to take care of Sasuke conveniently, Sakura purposely sat on his left.But she soon discovered that Sasuke could easily handle the large pile of elegant tableware in front of him with only one hand, and his performance was skillful and decent.In this way, it seems that his worries are a bit unnecessary.

"Sasuke-kun who is serious about eating is so handsome!" Sakura peeked at the people around her from time to time, feeling that looking at that handsome side face, even the food on the plate was even more delicious.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't had dinner with his father for too long, Tai Yi bowed his head and ate a few mouthfuls, and couldn't wait to chat with Fukuyama.

"When did Father leave the Land of Fire? From the time you sent a letter saying you were coming back to the time you arrived in the Land of Rainbow, it seems to be faster than the previous few times."

"I set off from Muye Village five days ago. These people traveled very fast along the way, so even if there was a delay on the way, the return time was earlier than I expected."

"Is Muye Village far from the capital of the Fire Country?"

"It's not far. However, there is an enchantment outside the village. Every time the people in the village take me in."

"Hey, it sounds so mysterious. What is it like in Muye Village?"

"Well, it's no different from an ordinary village in our rainbow country, except that there are more shadow rocks, training grounds, and some special institutions related to ninjas. Look at these jounin, they look no different from ordinary people."

Hearing Fukuyama's answer, both Taichi and Shinryu's eyes fell on Sasuke who was eating with his head down. "This person doesn't look like an ordinary person," the two complained in their hearts, but they didn't say it because of their upbringing.

"Father, what is the attitude of the daimyo of the Land of Fire when he returns home this time?"

"When he was leaving, he said some words of reluctance, and then personally ordered the Sixth Hokage to send a reliable person to escort me back safely. By the way, Xinliu." Fukuyama seemed to remember something, love He said to his second son, "The daimyo of the Land of Fire also mentioned you specifically, saying that he is looking forward to your early visit."

Fukuyama Xinliu's face darkened immediately, obviously unwilling to hear his father talk about this topic.However, out of politeness, he replied perfunctorily, "Everything is under the arrangement of my father."

Sensing the displeasure of the second son, Fukuyama hastily added jokingly: "Speaking of which, the third princess of the fire country daimyo is a famous beauty, after you go to Xinliu, maybe you can win her favor. "

"Hey, isn't the Tsunade Hime that you always talk about, Father, pretty?"

"Cough, cough, cough." Fukuyama glanced at his wife, pretending to be stupid, and said, "What Tsunade Hime? Did I mention it? Why don't I remember."

"Isn't it Konoha's Fifth Hokage? I said earlier that he was the object of your admiration since you were young."

"Hey, hey." Fukuyama felt that he was going to be tricked by his second son, and he must have done it on purpose.

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Fukuyama pretended to complain angrily: "Since there are so many beauties in the Land of Fire, you father and son can stay there together."

"In my opinion, ma'am, your beauty is not inferior to Master's, and your temperament is even more unique." Sakura looked at the hostess sincerely, praised sincerely, and apologized to Tsunade from the bottom of her heart: "This is all to repay Master Fukuyama for helping me retain Sasuke-kun. I'm sorry, Master!"

Hearing Sakura's praise, Mrs. Fukuyama was very satisfied, and she narrowed her eyes with a smile: "As expected of that Tsunade Hime's disciple, he really can talk."

It didn't take long for the dinner to end in a harmonious atmosphere.Mrs. Fukuyama had already arranged several guest rooms. After the meal, she insisted on sending the guests back to their rooms to rest.

"For the safety of Mr. Fukuyama, I will not rest, and continue to guard him closely." After Yumen finished speaking, he followed Fukuyama and his son to the daimyo's office, while the others were taken to the guest room on the fourth floor .

"Sasuke-kun's room is here, and Sakura's is this one. Ikeda-kun, your room is on this side of the corridor."

Taking advantage of Mrs. Fukuyama taking Ikeda to see the room, Sakura quickly stopped Sasuke who was about to enter the room.

"That, Sasuke-kun..."

"?"

"I have something to discuss with you."

"what?"

"After the ceremony the day after tomorrow, do you have any plans?"

"...Not yet."

"Will you leave the Kingdom of Rainbow then?"

"meeting."

"That, I told you before, it's...that's..."

Thinking of the painful experience of asking Sasuke to take her away twice before, but being rejected in the end, Sakura suddenly became frightened and couldn't say anything.

What should I do if I am rejected again this time?Does it mean...

While Sakura was hesitating, Mrs. Fukuyama came back again. She enthusiastically took Sakura's hand and said, "Xiaoying, there is a natural bath at the end of the corridor on the first floor. The pool water in it is hot spring gushing from the ground. Water can relieve fatigue and soothe the skin, I strongly recommend you to take a soak before going to bed. Let's go, I'll take you right away." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but take Xiao Ying away.

"Wait." Sasuke suddenly grabbed Sakura's other hand: "Sakura, what did you want to say just now?"

"Huh?" I didn't expect to be questioned by Sasuke, but I was not ready for it; besides, there are outsiders here, so it's not a good time to discuss travel.

"I want to say, today, today, that, oh yes! Thank you for the cloak."

As soon as the words came out, Sakura felt that she really admired her quick wit!She took off the cloak in a panic and stuffed it into Sasuke's right hand.

"and then?"

"There's nothing else to do after that." Sakura replied with a guilty conscience, "Good night, Sasuke-kun."

Even now, if someone else talked to him so irrelevantly, Sasuke must have put on a cold face long ago and didn't bother to talk to him.But the other party is Sakura, subconsciously, he would like to be more patient and gentle with her, and listen to her finish.It's a pity that she doesn't seem to want to say what is in her heart now, is she worrying about something...

Sasuke felt a little helpless, he clutched the cloak stuffed into his hand, and said softly to her like last night: "You worked hard today, good night." Then he turned and went into the room.

Seeing the ambiguous conversation between the two cheerful young people in front of her, Mrs. Fukuyama, who had long been tired of the ordinary life in the castle, felt instantly delighted, and her curiosity was completely aroused.

As soon as Sasuke closed the door, she asked Sakura impatiently: "Sakura, are you and Sasuke-kun lovers?"

"Eh? Does it look like this?" Sakura asked excitedly.

"Isn't it? Looks like a good match."

"Ma'am, you are really good at talking, hahaha."

"Which of you two chased first?"

"That's a long story. When we were kids, he was the most popular boy in ninja school..."

While chatting about the topic of love, the two went down the stairs and walked towards the bathing place.

In the room, Sasuke was sitting on the bed, he could hear the conversation outside the door clearly, and he didn't know where to start complaining——

Not to mention Sakura, why didn't you clarify the relationship with me, you started from the ninja school, is this to slowly recall the 12 years of love history...

The author has something to say:

Sasuke: Why didn't you clarify our relationship?

Sakura: Hey, Sasuke-kun is so stingy.When people misunderstood me and Naruto as a couple, Naruto never clarified it, and I never cared about it.

Naruto: Yes, Sakura, you even punched me directly.

Sasuke:  …

Sakura: ... Hehe ... Naruto ... take a step to speak ...!