Kurosaki Ichigo in Konoha

"Okay, it's decided." Senju Tobirama felt a little headache watching Ichigo Kurosaki and Sakura arguing endlessly, so he said without any doubt.

Kurosaki Ichigo turned his gaze to Senju Tobirama and said, "I won't accept it anyway."

Senju Tobirama ignored Kurosaki Ichigo, but said calmly to Sakura, who did not speak but had dissatisfaction in her eyes: "Sakura, you two will be companions from now on, take off the mask."

Sakura was stunned by Senju Tobirama's words. Then she looked at Senju Tobirama's attitude and knew that the matter was irreversible. She had to lower her head and responded in a low voice: "Yes, Tobirama-sensei."

Then Sakura raised her right hand and slowly took off the animal mask covering her face. Kurosaki Ichigo looked back, and his heart skipped a beat for a moment.

What appeared in front of Kurosaki Ichigo was a face of about 20 years old. Although it was not extremely beautiful, it was still stunning enough. To be fair, Sakura's beauty was still inferior to that of Uchiha Gina, but Uchiha Gina is really too young. Kurosaki Ichigo has always treated her as a younger sister. However, Sakura's age and Kurosaki Ichigo's mental age are about the same, so she can be regarded as a peer by him. That's why Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly felt a heartbeat.

Of course, this feeling was only fleeting. Kurosaki Ichigo suppressed the waves as soon as they appeared in his eyes. After all, his mental age was just that of a vigorous boy, and he did not feel attracted to beautiful women of the same age. It's not surprising. In the past, he would occasionally have this feeling when facing women such as Inoue Orihime and Arita Ryuki. It was not unusual.

"My name is Koharu Koharu, my code name is Sakura. I will ask for your advice in the future." Koharu Koharu took off her mask and turned to Kurosaki Ichigo, saying dryly.

"Koharu in the dormitory... hmm..." Ichigo Kurosaki stared at Koharu in the dormitory and murmured, not looking away for a long time.

Facing Kurosaki Ichigo's aggressive gaze, Koharu frowned when she went to bed. Although she was pretty, no one had ever dared to look at her like this. After all, the title of Undead Sakura was not given for nothing. So Xiaochun went to bed and asked coldly: "What's wrong?"

Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama also looked at Kurosaki Ichigo, and a thought flashed through their minds: "Is it possible that Kurosaki Ichigo is so cold to Tsunade because he likes women who are much older than him?"

"What a shameful name." Kurosaki Ichigo's next actions and words broke the three people's suspicions. He turned away and patted his forehead with his right hand, saying as if he was very helpless, "It's even worse than your code name. I'll still call you Sakura from now on. It's embarrassing just to say it."

"You" Koharu was stunned for a moment before sleeping, and then he reacted. He gritted his teeth and glared at Kurosaki Ichigo. Although he understood the reason why Kurosaki Ichigo was staring at him before, Koharu's heart was still full of worry. The anger did not diminish at all, but burned even more intensely. He wished that sharp blades could fly out of his eyes and cut Kurosaki Ichigo into pieces.

Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama looked at each other, and then Senju Tobirama shook his head and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "It seems that Ichigo Kurosaki is not deliberately sarcastic, he is I really feel..."

Senju Tobirama didn't finish his words, but the meaning was already obvious. Senju Hashirama couldn't help but smile bitterly. Compared with his previous mature appearance, the contrast between Kurosaki Ichigo's childlike and willful behavior is really too big.

If looks could kill, Ichigo Kurosaki probably would have died countless times now. Finally, Koharu seemed to realize this when he went to bed and complained to Senju Tobirama: "Does Teacher Tobirama have to kill this person?" Is this guy transferred to my team? Men Yan’s team should also be replenished with new members, right?”

Koharu Koharu is talking about the Mito Gate Flame. Although the situation of Team Yan was kept secret before, it has been announced recently, so Koharu Koharu is also aware of these things.

"Men Yan is still recovering from his injuries. I have asked for Men Yan's opinion. He decided to join the Hokage's direct intelligence collection class after recovering from his injuries," Senju Tobirama said calmly, "And there is another survivor in Men Yan's team. The leader also decided to retire, so there will be no Yan Squad in the Special Intelligence Department from now on."

"Retired" Koharu went to bed and remembered Hayakawa Fang who fled back to the village with Mito Monitis. The man with a pale face, tightly pursed lips, and an unusually cold look left a deep impression on her, so she couldn't help but ask, " That guy doesn’t seem to have any injuries, so why did he choose to retire?”

"Because he did not survive his own situation. Two of his other teammates were seriously injured and their lives and deaths were unknown. He did not rescue him immediately for the sake of safety. When he was sure that there was no danger and went to treat him, he found that the two teammates were already dead. "Senju Tobirama said with some pity. Originally, he thought that Hayakawa Kata was a talent that could be created due to his nature. Unexpectedly, Hayakawa Kata was defeated by his own inner demons in the end. "He thought it was his own. Weakness and incompetence killed his teammates, and ultimately he decided to retire because he could not bear the inner condemnation."

"Is that so..." Koharu's voice deepened as he went to bed. As a ninja, he may face a situation like Hayakawa's at any time, and as a ninja, he should also choose like Hayakawa's, but in his heart However, the regret and self-blame will not weaken in the slightest because of being a ninja. Everyone can only endure it on his own. If he survives it, he will become stronger. If he cannot survive it, he can only be like Hayakawa Fang. Choose to retire.

"If it were me, faced with such a situation..." Xiaochun asked himself after sleeping, "Maybe I would be like that guy...choose to retire..."

"Perhaps it's a good thing that people like this don't become ninja anymore." Kurosaki Ichigo, who also heard Senju Tobirama's words, said suddenly. Although he didn't know much, he had roughly figured out what happened, so he endured it. He couldn't help but say, "Since I can't face my own choice and implement my own consciousness, it's better to leave far away to make myself feel better."

After going to bed, Koharu suddenly turned her head to look at Kurosaki Ichigo. In her opinion, Kurosaki Ichigo was just a child, and making rash comments about Hayakawa Fate was not only a sign of arrogance, but also an insult to Hayakawa Fate, so she got angry. He said harshly: "You know what you would do if you faced this kind of thing? Can you do better?"

"I" Kurosaki Ichigo said amusedly, pointing to his nose.

"That's right," Koharu said with contempt as he moved to bed, raising his chin, "If it were you, I'm afraid you would behave even worse. For the sake of the overall situation of the village, and for the sake of ninja rules, you gave up the lives of your important companions. If it were you, you might still be able to do it now. He will hide in the corner and cry like a child."

Senju Tobirama looked at Kurosaki Ichigo, wanting to know how he would answer.

"Oh, rules and emotions?" Ichigo Kurosaki laughed, and the face of Byakuya Kuchiki appeared in his mind, "Your question is untenable from the beginning."

"What do you mean?" Koharu blinked when he went to bed. He didn't know what Kurosaki Ichigo wanted to express, so he asked.

"If it were me," Ichigo Kurosaki retracted his thoughts of recalling his companions in the original world, and said with a firm gaze, "No matter what position I am in, or what enemy I face, I will never abandon me. Companion, it’s that simple.”

"Hmph," Xiaochun sneered when he went to bed, "What you said is very simple. As a ninja, you will inevitably encounter such things. If you ignore the rules of the ninja in order to save your companions, you will only end up with nothing. Just become a failed ninja with a reputation."

"I don't know what rules ninjas have that prioritize the lives of their companions, and I'm not interested in knowing," Kurosaki Ichigo still smiled, but with a convincing power, "I only know that if there is such a rule , then it doesn’t have to exist, just break it.”

"You..." There was a trace of disdain in Koharu's eyes when she went to bed, but for some reason, after meeting Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes, her original sarcastic words were no longer easy to say, and she looked at Kurosaki Ichigo's Looking at her eyes, Xiaochun felt her heart beat a little faster when she turned to bed. It was obvious that the other person was just a kid who was more than half her age, but it somehow made her heart feel warm.

"Companion?" Senju Tobirama looked away at Kurosaki Ichigo and whispered to himself.

"By the way," Kurosaki Ichigo said suddenly. Koharu's eyes met his when he turned to bed. He was flustered for some reason. He swallowed before calming down. "What will I do if I join the Special Intelligence Department?" Could it be related to this..."

Kurosaki Ichigo pointed at Koharu and suddenly stopped talking. He has always been the kind of person who is not good at associating names with faces. So far, he had forgotten Koharu's name in just a few minutes. After thinking about it for a while, I felt that calling out the name Koharu Koharu was too awkward, so I could only bite the bullet and call Koharu Koharu’s code name based on my impression: “Uh... uh... Taozi... Shall we practice together?”

"Peach...Peach..." A tic-tac-toe appeared on Koharu's forehead after he went to bed. The unknown feelings were thrown away, and the look at Kurosaki Ichigo rekindled the flame of anger. If it weren't for the fact that Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama were both here, she might have been unable to help but curse and beat Kurosaki Ichigo hard.

"Ah, this is a coincidence. There happens to be a suitable mission for you as your first mission when you join the Special Intelligence Department."

Senju Tobirama seemed to have remembered something, and took out a scroll from his arms and handed it to Kurosaki Ichigo.

"Tobirama" Senju Hashirama looked at Senju Tobirama in surprise after seeing the scroll, as if he was wondering about Senju Tobirama's behavior.

"It doesn't matter, big brother," Senju Tobirama waved his hand towards Senju Hashirama, "Anyway, this mission is not dangerous, and it can also increase his knowledge, so I'd rather not do it for fun."

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Senju Hashirama and then at Senju Tobirama. He felt that the two of them were mysterious, so he reached out and opened the mission scroll in his hand.