Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"No matter what I am like, I won't be so bored as to joke about something like this."

Ito Toru shrugged: "So, maybe this will be the last time we see each other. After all, life and death are unpredictable on the battlefield..."

"Don't say that." Yuina suddenly interrupted Ito Toru.

Her expression was extremely serious. What she said before was just some awkward feelings of a little girl, but now that she knew that Toru Ito was really going to the battlefield, her mood had changed.

"If you unfortunately die on the battlefield, I will definitely avenge you." Yuina stared at Ito Toru and said seriously.

Her eyes seemed to want to firmly memorize Toru Ito's face at this moment in her mind.

"Hey Hey hey……"

Hearing her words, a thin layer of sweat instantly broke out on Ito Toru's forehead and his heart skipped a beat.

Why does this not sound so good? Is this the death flag?

Yukina slowly withdrew her gaze, and her voice became even deeper, as if she had made some kind of decision.

“Don’t die…”

Those three barely audible words were like the wind passing silently by your ear.

do not be like this!

Hongdou didn't hear clearly, but Ito Toru heard it clearly, and his expression became complicated. Can you do less of this kind of flag-raising thing in front of others? !

Do you really want to open a kaleidoscope?

"Ahaha! Don't worry, Jena!"

Hongdou didn't notice the change in Ito Toru's expression at all, and was still talking carelessly: "As long as I'm here, Ito will be fine!"

"Thank you so much." Ito Toru said with empty eyes.

You two won't give up until I fill up all the flags, right?

"Um……"

Yuina hid the worry on her face, closed her eyes and opened them again, and the surging emotions slowly calmed down.

She knew that it was useless to worry anymore. With Ito Toru's ability, he would most likely be safe on the battlefield.

But... I have a very uneasy feeling in my heart.

It was as if something was about to happen.

Yukina didn't know how to calm down, so she could only suppress the emotion temporarily.

"I have to go now."

She turned and said goodbye:

"I hope it won't be too long before we meet again."

"I definitely won't!"

Hongdou was full of confidence: "After we finish this battle..."

"Ah - hahahahaha!" Ito Toru suddenly laughed loudly, interrupting Hongdou's flag. Then, under the puzzled gazes of the two, he coughed lightly, then smiled awkwardly and said, "I just suddenly thought of something happy. Don't worry about it."

"Anyway... don't worry, we will be back." He put away the smile on his face, his expression became extremely serious, and he spoke word by word.

"Yeah." Yukina nodded slightly and responded. Then her figure flashed in an instant and disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if she had never appeared.

Looking at the direction where Yukina left, Ito Toru couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion in his heart: "Her strength seems to be stronger than before..."

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see that Yuina's body movements were a bit stronger than during the Chunin Exams. She must have gained some new insights during the battle.

I really can't envy you enough, the talent of the Sharingan...

Looking back at the first time I met Yuina, she was still a somewhat stubborn girl from the Uchiha clan.

Before she knew it, she had grown into a qualified Chunin.

only……

Thinking of the future night of the Uchiha clan extermination, there was a slight haze in Ito Toru's eyes, but it soon dissipated.

It's not time yet, wait a little longer...

There is still plenty of time.

“Hey~”

Hongdou nudged Ito Toru with her elbow, a smile in her eyes: "So, you are interested in her too, right?"

"Since we are all going to the battlefield, I might as well take advantage of this last moment to confess my love to her, and then, like in the novels, have a hearty and enjoyable lovemaking on the night of separation..."

"stop!"

Toru Ito was horrified and quickly covered Hongdou's mouth. He looked around and saw that there was no one else around, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Um!"

Hongdou struggled but couldn't get away. She could only glare at Ito Toru as if she wanted to eat him up.

"If you promise me not to say anything, I'll let go of your hand." Ito Toru saw the appeal in her eyes, so he said, "If you agree, nod your head. If you don't agree, I'll keep covering it."

"Um!"

Hongdou nodded repeatedly, so Ito Toru let go of her hand.

"Ahem! It stinks! What have your hands touched?"

As soon as Toru Ito let go, Hongdou began to dry heave. The moment she was covered, she smelled an indescribable strange odor.

"Ah this..."

Toru Ito was very embarrassed. He practiced ninjutsu last night and had not washed up when he woke up today.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"Apologizing is useless, I want you to buy me breakfast!"

Hongdou said angrily: "Otherwise I will tell Yukina about your smelly hands!"

"Please, please, please. We are going to the battlefield soon. I will definitely treat you." Toru Ito breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not like Hongdou, who has no idea whether he can survive to the end, so no matter how much money he saves, he will find ways to spend it all before each big mission.

The only difference from the previous one was that the money saved from the last mission was too much, and no matter how he spent it, he could not spend it all, so Toru Ito made plans early.

He planned to splurge first, and then after buying everything he needed, donate the remaining money to the Konoha Orphanage.

"Hehe! That's better. Let's go!" Hongdou hummed.

So the two of them quickly came to a breakfast shop.

Although it was still early, the store was already bustling with people. Early risers gathered together noisily, eating breakfast to replenish their energy and chatting casually.

"Hey, don't you think it's strange that the village seems to have mobilized a lot of ninjas?"

"What's so strange about this? The war broke out!"

"Ah? Who are you fighting with?"

"Of course it's those brats from the Wind Country. They've heard that the Third Kazekage is not a good guy. They don't want to be content with guarding his little pieces of sand, so they want to come and grab our territory!"

"How can we tolerate this? We must drive them away!"

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

In an instant, the breakfast shop was filled with noise and excitement. Everyone was howling like enraged beasts, and it seemed that they couldn't wait to rush onto the battlefield and fight a life-and-death battle with the Hidden Sand Village.

However, those ninjas who had truly experienced the baptism of war remained silent, their faces so gloomy that water could drip out of them.

In sharp contrast to these civilians far away from the smoke of war, they are well aware of the cruelty and ruthlessness of war. Especially as ninjas, they are more aware of the intelligence sent back from the front line and are clearly aware that the current situation facing Konoha Village is not optimistic.

In the most remote corner of the store, Toru Ito acted as if nothing had happened, like an outsider.

He leisurely enjoyed the food he ordered while listening to the roars of people around him, seeming indifferent to the chaotic scene next to him.

It’s like two completely different worlds compared to the noisy scene next to it.