[Hokage] Flower Time

Flipping through my sister's book, looking at those ugly and cute handwriting, while listening to her rambling about what she saw in school-what did I learn today, and I was punished to stand again, all the boys in the school It's an idiot or something, even if it's just an ordinary night, Shisui feels very satisfied.

Suddenly there was a noise in the silent night, the screams of people came from afar, followed by the indistinct sound of stones collapsing.This noise is so loud that it can also be found in the Uchiha clan land on the edge of Konoha Village.Hearing this unusual voice, Zhishui was startled, and immediately ran towards the door.

"Brother, it's so noisy outside!" Huashi frowned, slowly wriggling in the direction of Zhishui.

Standing under the eaves, Zhishui raised his head and saw the bright yellow full moon hanging among the clouds, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.He couldn't clearly see what was happening in the middle of the village, but he had already started wearing ninja bag and armor.

"Brother, it's so late, do you still have to go out?" Hua Shi tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Zhishui lowered his head, just when he wanted to appease Hua, but the moment he lowered his head, he heard a howl that did not belong to humans.He raised his head quickly, and what caught his eyes was the huge monster that was making trouble in the middle of the village.The fiery red body is dyed like the color of flames, and the tails on the back have the ability to shatter mountains and shatter ground with a slight flick.Fangs were exposed in its bared mouth, and the face of the demon fox looked distant and terrifying in the night.

Huashi obviously also saw the demon fox flashing among the buildings in the village, took a step back in fear, and asked, "What is that?"

"Huashi, come with me." Zhishui bent down slightly, took Huashi's hand and ran out.Huashi only had time to roughly put on the shoes without even fastening the buckle, so he staggered and ran out following Zhishui.

On the landlord street of the Uchiha clan, many people were already walking and running in a panic. A few tribesmen in guard uniforms stood solemnly at the door, looking up at the demon fox that seemed to be running out in the middle of the village. .

Frightened and anxious voices came out from the crowd, passing low and lingering in people's ears.

"It seems to be coming this way!"

"How could the nine-tailed demon fox appear in such a place?"

"Hurry up and go to the refuge... The patriarch is not here today."

The sound of panicked footsteps and anxious and short shouts intertwined in my ears, Huashi tightly squeezed Zhishui's hand, and surrounded her in a panic.The footsteps of the adults ran and staggered in front of her, leaving black shadows behind.She asked in a low voice: "Brother, what happened?"

"When the flower is small, stop the water!"

The uncle and aunt who came in a hurry ran up to them. The two obviously went out temporarily, and the aunt didn't even put on her coat.Although the uncle looked messy, he also put on the ninja bag and the jonin vest.

"I'll take Huashi to the place of refuge first." The aunt picked up Huashi, who was still in the ignorant stage, and hugged her in her arms.

"Brother!" Hua Shi lay on his aunt's shoulder and stretched out his hand behind him.The ten-year-old boy stood beside his uncle, neatly wearing a forehead protector and a ninja bag, and said to her with a serious face: "My uncle and I will go to the captain to gather first. Although we know that the previous order is to rest, we still have to go. take a look."

"Is Zhishui going too?" The aunt couldn't help but stopped, turned around and asked, "He's just a child..."

"I'm not a child anymore." Zhishui shook his head and urged: "Hurry up and gather with the captain."

It's been a long time since Hua Shi was hugged and walked like this. Ever since her brother told her that "adults can walk by themselves", she has been walking step by step by herself.Now, with her aunt on her shoulders, she ran all the way, facing the crowd towards the shelter on the hillside.Her gaze flicked over the crowded heads behind her, and she saw the demon fox still in trouble in the middle of the village, and black figures jumping between the roofs one by one.

The sound of violent explosions echoed in the night, and the jumping flames seemed to burn everything up.The ground beneath Nine Tails' feet has been leveled, and it destroys everything that exists with ease with its giant claws.

She grasped the fabric of the clothes on her aunt's shoulders tightly, and her eyes were firmly on the black shadows jumping around on the roof, as if she could see which one was the still water with the low light in the night.

"It's okay." The aunt noticed her tightly clutching hands, patted her on the back and comforted her: "Recently, the meaning of the patriarch is to let everyone think about the mission of the village center. ... This kind of thing, the patriarch Not letting a child go."

There are many people in the shelter, some are sitting close to each other, some are leaning against the wall, trying to look out through the small window grill on tiptoe.Some were talking in low voices, and occasionally a child's cry suddenly sounded out.There were all kinds of smells mixed in the air, some pungent smells made Huashi frowned quietly.

She hugged her knees, looked down at her toes, and found that the buckle of the shoe was not fastened, so she reached out to hold it down.Because of the crowd, when she stretched out her hand, she touched the body of the person sitting next to her.

This crowded place, full of fear and tension, made her feel extremely sad.

However, her brother was not by her side.

This feeling is like when I accidentally ran out of the house and lost my way when I was a child. Facing the strange roads and all the strange people around me, I was at a loss and could only cry aloud.

It was time to go to bed, and her body clock told her she should sleep.However, even if she is not in good spirits, she subconsciously feels a little drowsy, but the noisy noises and crying around her torment her immature nerves, making her unable to fall asleep wantonly, and can only lean against the adults beside her with half-closed eyes.

For Huashi's rare obedience, my aunt is both gratified and distressed.

I always feel that she is not cute, but because she is too scared to move.

"Your Excellency Hokage will protect everyone in the village, right?" Huashi asked softly.

"That's right." My aunt said, "But..." After hesitating for a while, she still couldn't tell Huashi what she wanted to say.The relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village center has not been very good. The patriarch asked everyone to choose to protect themselves wisely, and it may take time and not need Hokage to protect them.

... This kind of thing, let her understand it later when Hua Shi grows up.

After half of the night, even the most active child couldn't bear the torment of exhaustion and fear, and fell asleep leaning heavily on the adult beside him, and there was a rare tranquility in the refuge.

Suddenly someone pushed open the door of the refuge, it was a ninja with a dusty face.The ninja hoarsely said, "Everyone, you can go home."

This sentence is like a stone thrown into the lake, instantly setting off layers of waves.There was commotion and whispering again among the refugee crowd, and people pushed and shoved each other, with the joy and gratitude of the rest of their lives.

"Has the demon fox been sealed? Are you sure it's all right?" someone asked.

"Well." The ninja who came to inform said wearily: "The demon fox has been re-sealed by the fourth generation, everyone can go home with peace of mind."

A child tugged at the corner of the adult's clothes and asked in a low voice, "Mom, is our house still there?"

"...wait for the village's decision." An adult sighed softly.

The crowd began to surge towards the door, as crowded as when they came, scrambling to rush towards the small door.With sleepy and exhausted faces, they couldn't wait to walk out the door of the shelter, but they couldn't help being shocked when they were greeted with the sight of the village in front of them.

Huashi, who was buried by the legs and feet of the adults, could not see the scene of the village, but could only hear the jaw-dropping voices of discussion.

"The middle of the village is destroyed like this!"

"It's really an indiscriminate disaster. I don't know how many people should have died?"

"Has the Central Street been destroyed? I don't know if my house is still there."

Whispering voices made Hua Shi more and more nervous.She tried to stand on tiptoe, but she couldn't see anything, only the legs and waists of the adults.So she tugged at the corner of her aunt's clothes again, resisting her sleepiness, and said, "Let's go find brother and uncle!"

After a slight stagnation, the crowd began to flow again, and then gradually dispersed on the street.Uchiha's family land was not affected because it was outside the village, and all buildings were not damaged.The aunt led Huashi and walked slowly towards the family. Huashi opened her eyes and searched for Zhishui's figure in the crowd around her, but she didn't find any possible person.

She didn't see Zhishui until she reached the gate of the clan, and the uneasiness in her heart gradually expanded.

Suddenly, she found a familiar classmate standing at the gate of the clan place.

"Itachi!" she yelled.

The boy standing at the door was holding a small baby in his arms, and he was lowering his head to comfort the crying baby.When Huashi approached, the baby suddenly stopped crying and fell into a deep sleep.

Itachi's immature face was also stained with fatigue, but he held the child in his arms tightly, as if he was protecting some special treasure.He breathed a sigh of relief, showing the familiar gentle smile of Huashi: "It seems that everyone is fine, that's great."

Seeing that he was obviously tired but trying to force a smile, Hua Shi frowned imperceptibly.

"Xiao Huashi!" Aunt took Huashi's hand and said, "Now is not the time to chat."

She raised her head with lingering fear, looked towards the middle of the village, and asked, "Will Xiaohua come to live with me today?"

Huashi nodded, shook his head again, and said, "I want to wait for my brother."

"Shisui-kun?" Itachi, who was holding the baby in his arms, said in a low voice, "He's at father's place."

"Itachi's... father?" Huashi asked in a low voice, a little afraid of waking the child in Itachi's arms.

"Itachi's father is the patriarch." When the aunt picked up the flowers again, she put her arms in her arms and said, "Itachi should go back quickly too. Everyone in the refuge has come out, and Mikoto should be there."

There was no time for Huashi to say goodbye to her classmates, so the aunt took her forward and hurriedly searched for the other two people who were lost.