[Hokage] Holly

Didn't you pay attention to the ninja rules when you were here?Go back and look at No.13 on page [-]. The Junin only died in battle and did not resign. "

【Fives】

The resignation that was originally considered was changed to a vacation by Kakashi, but since he didn't agree on a vacation period with me, maybe I would be dead by the time he asked me to go back to work, and I also I don't plan to count so much.

The next step is to go to Anbu to file my last mission report. After the handover, I can tell Captain Tianzang that I am planning to retire from Anbu.

The Anbu headquarters, which has been away for several months, is no different from before. The noon when the team members are dispatched to go on missions is always the time when the Anbu has the fewest people.Saying goodbye to a few acquaintances who stayed on duty, I ran into Nara Shikamaru who had just come out as soon as I entered.

The same student who was afraid of trouble has grown up over the years, and now he has taken over his father's position, and has taken on the devastated Konoha after the Fourth Ninja War.

"holly?"

After meeting him, Shikamaru was also taken aback like Kakashi: "What's wrong with your nose?"

I touched the tissue that was blocking my nosebleed, and after a moment of thought, I made a heavy expression on my face: "It hit the door."

"Can you still slam your nose against the door and bleed?"

"I was fighting with Kakashi." With a sullen face, I guessed that the nosebleed was about to stop, so I just randomly rolled up the paper used to stop the bleeding and threw it into the trash can in the corridor.Seeing that Shikamaru seemed to want to continue to ask me why I fought with Kakashi, I explained to him first: "I'm going to hand in the letter of resignation, and Kakashi has to tell me No. 13 on page [-] of the Jōnin Code I wrote that I was not allowed to resign. I threw away the resignation report and wanted to run away. Kakashi wanted to arrest me, and the result was..."

Nara Shikamaru's usually calm face was blank for ten seconds, and he pondered for a while before he realized: "...No. 13 on page [-] of the Jōnin Code does not say that 'ninjas should focus on tasks, But is it shameful for a ninja to abandon his comrades for a mission'?"

Grass.

You actually memorized it.

No, not right.

Grass!

I knew Kakashi was fooling me again!

As soon as my face changed, I immediately wanted to go back to Kakashi to settle the score.

"Forget it, Holly, Six Daime must have his own considerations in not letting you resign." Shikamaru tugged at me, sighed and asked again: "By the way, Sasuke came back with you?"

"Sasuke? What Sasuke?"

He looked surprised: "You didn't go to Sasuke?"

"...I am not included in the daily entry and exit records."

Shikamaru snorted: "You will be found if you try to sneak away?"

What he said made sense, and I was speechless.

【six】

To be fair, I've only sneaked out twice in my life.

The first time was the day Sasuke left Konoha, Shikamaru teamed up to chase him but didn’t take me with him. At that time, I relied on my Sharingan to open my eyes early, and used illusion to trick the Chunin who was guarding the gate until I chased Otonoshi.If it wasn't for Sasuke's refusal to come back with me, and his refusal for me to stay there, I'm afraid I, Uchiha Holly, will be the Uchiha's rebellious ninja now.

The second time was after the news that Sasuke intercepted and killed Eight-tailed Jinchuriki came.

Konoha and Yunyin were arguing about whether to issue a lore order to one of Uchiha's only orphans. I don't know where the lonely courage came from, and I left the village overnight to find Sasuke before them. .

In the end, Sasuke didn't find it, but found a Uchiha Obito who claimed to be Madara. Fortunately, I ran fast, otherwise my life would have been confessed six years ago.

It is said that there are only three things, and I only have two times in total. How can Nara Shikamaru remember it so clearly.

"Aren't I on vacation? Kakashi let me take a vacation for a while because of my bumped nose." I coughed dryly, changed the subject abruptly and said, "That's right, come to Anbu What are you doing? Ask the captain to borrow someone again?"

It is common practice for Jonin to come to Anbu to borrow people from time to time due to manpower shortage. Nara Shikamaru is so smart that he can almost be called "read the script" with an IQ. Naturally, he knows that I am changing the subject, but he doesn't have much to say. I care about it: "It's not because of Sasuke."

I quietly pricked up my ears and listened carefully.

Shikamaru stared at his dead fish eyes and continued: "Sasuke will return to Konoha at the end of the year. According to the purpose of the sixth generation, he wants to fill him in Anbu. I'll come to Anbu to ask if there is any regulation."

"What did the captain say?"

"Anbu is not short of manpower for the time being, and the squad leader's quota has already been taken up. If you don't assign a team of subordinates to him, I'm afraid you can only start from the bottom." Shikamaru said, then looked up at me suddenly: " Why, you suddenly returned to Anbu, did you come back to work?"

"……Do not."

I thought about it, and showed a special standard smile to Shikamaru: "I'll come back and make room for Sasuke as the team leader."

【Seven】

After all, Anbu is not a place to retire.What is directly proportional to the high bonus is the straight-up casualty rate. Most people join the Anbu just to accumulate a few years of qualifications. I have been in the Anbu for more than ten years, and now I want to retire. Especially suddenly.

In addition, I mentioned that Tika Kashi wanted me to return to the Jōnin, Captain Tianzang was very generous and agreed to my application for retirement.

The last mission report of my ninja career was filed in Anbu, and as if in exchange, Captain Tianzang handed back my ninja resume that I had left in Anbu for ten years.

"Time flies so fast, it's gone in a blink of an eye."

Captain Tianzang sorted out the report I submitted, put the stack of documents together in a drawer, and joked with a smile: "It feels like you were just led into the Anbu by Mr. Yibixi yesterday, and it hurts too much because of the tattoo." Just a kid jumping there, and in the blink of an eye you should be retiring today."

The yesterday he was talking about was ten years ago.

Orochimaru and Sunakashi's plan to destroy Konoha in the Chunin Exam broke down, and the third Hokage died, and Sasuke resolutely defected.After I realized that I couldn't go with him, and couldn't bring him back, I begged my teacher, Ibiki Morino, to recommend me to join Anbe.

"I thought you would stay until the end. Originally, I wanted to hand over Anbu to you, and Six Daime also agreed. It's a pity to think so."

Captain Tianzang, who has been my boss for ten years, looked at me with gentle eyes: "Any plans for the future?"

"Let's rest for a while, later..."

"after?"

"From now on, I will stay in Konoha forever and never leave again."

【Eight】

[If you are not Sasuke who is reading the letter, please continue reading, this is my last words in this world. ]

[Speaking of which, how to write a suicide note?Need I tell you about my cause of death?If I hadn't rushed to do something big on a whim, I should have died of illness in the end. ]

[My death is not painful... such words are deceptive.When my disease developed to an advanced stage, I was thinking that I might as well die. ]

[Then again, it is inevitable to feel a little pity when encountering such a thing.My Sharingan is not yet blind, but I am going to die first. ]

[This is probably because the eyes have not expired, so I will scrap them first. ]

[The previous sentence was a joke. ]

[The only fortunate thing is that Sasuke's Eternal Kaleidoscope Sharingan can resist the backlash of the blood following the boundary. ]

[I don't want Sasuke to suffer from this disease. ]

[It really hurts. ]

【nine】

For me, resignation, vacation, and skipping work are not much different in nature. They are nothing more than putting work on hold and waiting for the last moment.The only difference may be that if I skip work, I can't be so blatantly idle. I skipped work for three months, and I didn't go anywhere except to prepare for the funeral at home. No wonder Shikamaru thought I wasn't in the village at all.

As soon as the news of Anbu's retirement and Kakashi letting me go on vacation came out, I immediately changed from being cautiously sneaking around to being aboveboard and doing nothing. On the same day, someone at the same time invited me to have a drink with me at night.

Most of the older generation of Konoha like to gather in izakaya, while the younger generation prefers barbecue Q.The initiator of the party is Inuzuka Kiba, who is the only one of our peers who likes to play around, and can play with anyone.

Of course, the reason why he initiated the party was not because my Anbu career finally came to an end, but because today, when I chose to retire, Naruto, who was away from the village on a long-term mission, finally returned to the village.Inuzuka Kiba called it a welcome for Naruto, and a group of people who took the Chunin Exam at the same time, except for Sasuke who was away all the year round, all received invitations.

It was already late when I arrived, and a large group of people gathered noisyly in the private room I had already reserved. As soon as I opened the door, I saw a hand stretched out from the corner beckoning me to go over.

"Holly—come on, come on."

The little girl who had a good relationship with me since ninja school smiled and led me to sit between Iokacho and I sat next to Shikamaru between him and Ino, and took Ino before drinking Pour me a cup of hot tea.

"Hey, Holly, I heard from Shikamaru that you retired from Anbe."

Ino propped his chin, his clear blue eyes sparkled with a smile like water: "Are you going to find Sasuke from now on?"

I picked up the cup and took a sip of the hot tea.

The tea entered the mouth, bringing a burst of slightly scalding heat. I swallowed the tea, which was no different from hot water for me, and then looked at Ino calmly: "Who told you that I'm going to find Sasuke?"

"Hey? Why are you retiring if you don't go to Sasuke?"

"It can't be that I feel tired and want to rest for a while.