Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"Ahem! You still like to joke so much."

Ito Toru's face turned red from choking.

"You know whether you are joking or not." Terumi Mei rolled her eyes at him, then continued to look at Yukina: "Why, or has he never used this on you before?"

"That's none of your business."

Yukina's answer was still blunt.

"Anything else to say? You can say it quickly, and then leave."

"Haha..." Mei Terumi suddenly laughed.

"nothing."

"I wish you a safe journey. We will have the opportunity to see each other again in the future."

She winked at Ito Toru.

"..."

Toru Ito felt a chill blowing from the side and his body shivered uncontrollably.

……

Ten minutes later, in Konoha Forest.

"What on earth is going on between you—and—her?!"

Yuina's low roar, accompanied by the pain of her fingers pinching the soft flesh on her waist, sounded so real.

"It's nothing, it's all normal!"

Ito Toru yelled.

"I don't believe it! Women's intuition is the most accurate! Tell me!"

"It's unfair!"

Ito Toru's screams echoed throughout the forest.

at last.

While arguing, the two arrived at the entrance of Konoha Village.

The Konoha security team in charge of guarding the gate were already very familiar with Ito Toru, so they let the two in.

"I'm finally back..."

Toru Ito stretched his body and walked side by side with Yuina on the streets of Konoha Village.

The air in Konoha is still fresh.

Because there are forests all around, fresh oxygen is produced every day.

The streets of Konoha have not changed much from before, but have been renovated a lot. The faces of the passers-by are full of smiles, and they look very happy.

The shadow of war has completely disappeared.

“That’s great.”

Ito Toru's eyes were full of smiles.

The same is true for Yuina.

"I don't know how everyone in Konoha is doing, let's go and hand in the mission first."

"Row."

When the two of them returned from completing their mission this time, the first thing they had to do was to hand in their tasks.

Just as they were crossing the busy street, suddenly, a loud noise attracted their attention.

They were a group of children. Since it was break time, they gathered together and were discussing something enthusiastically.

"The most amazing ninja right now must be Minato Namikaze!" A child shouted, "I will play Minato Namikaze, and you will play the ninja alliance!"

"Why? I want to act too!"

"I want to play Ito Toru, he's the best!"

"Who is that? I've never heard of him. Is he more powerful than Minato Namikaze?"

"You know nothing! My dad is a ninja! He told me himself that Ito Toru is as powerful as Namikaze Minato!"

"Lululu~ I don't believe you, you are lying!"

"Liar! Big liar! Let's laugh at him together! Hahahahaha!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Under the harsh ridicule of his friends, the child finally burst into tears and ran away wiping his tears.

"Your little fanboy ran away."

Yukina pointed in the direction the child ran away, then turned to look at Ito Toru: "Aren't you going to chase after him?"

"Why should I chase after him..."

Ito Toru's face darkened.

"Children don't understand things. They will understand when they grow up. Besides, I am definitely no match for Minato Namikaze."

"But now even children know how powerful Minato Namikaze is. It seems that the Hokage released the news intentionally."

Yukina's eyes showed a thoughtful look: "It seems that he will be a good candidate for the next Hokage."

"Isn't this good? He is our friend, and you know his character."

"If he can become Hokage smoothly, I certainly have no objection, and I will be happy for him." Yukina glanced at Ito Toru: "But don't forget, the last popular candidate for Hokage was our teacher Orochimaru, and he was treated badly..."

"Uh……"

The corner of Ito Toru's mouth twitched slightly: "Now those obstacles... should be gone, right? It's better to be optimistic."

"Whatever. It's none of our business anyway." Yukina quickly figured it out.

"But, becoming heroes at the same time is something like that... it's still really strange."

"Ito-san! Yuina-san!"

Suddenly an enthusiastic voice was heard.

"Rope Tree?" Ito Toru immediately recognized that it was Rope Tree's voice.

Not far from them, the rope tree, which had grown quite a bit taller, was walking towards them with big strides.

He had a bright smile on his face, dark skin, and a pair of big white teeth revealed when he smiled.

At this moment, Sheng Shu was full of vigor and vigor, and he was completely different from the childish and impulsive kid he used to be.

"Ito-san!"

"Long time no see, you are finally back!"

Nawaki came up and gave Ito Toru a big hug.

"You've become a lot stronger."

Ito Toru patted his chest.

"I have also trained well. How is the mission in the Water Country going?"

"It went pretty smoothly. The Third Hokage asked you to come, right?"

"Hey" Nawaki scratched his head: "Brother Ito, how did you know that?"

"This is easy. You are the leader of the Root that I chose. With your personality, how could you leave your post without permission if there is nothing important?"

"Ah... I've been completely seen through!"

Rope Tree scratched his head.

"But it is true. The Hokage asked me to come to you to hand in the mission."

It seems something happened again.

Ito Toru smiled and nodded on the surface, but he felt a little uneasy inside.

It doesn't take long to get from the village entrance to the Hokage Building.

There is no need to send someone specifically to pick it up.

Not to mention the rope tree.

This arrangement is obviously intended to prevent any accidents that may occur along the way.

"Ito?"

Yukina noticed the change in his expression.

"what happened?"

"Nothing, let's go to the Hokage building first."

"it is good."

Led by Nawaki, the two came to the Hokage Building.

“This building has also been newly renovated?”

Ito Toru was a little surprised.

The current Hokage Building is infinitely close to the Hokage Building in the original work.

In other words, the following plot is getting closer and closer!

An indescribable sense of urgency rose in his heart.

However, Toru Ito remained calm and, under the guidance of Nawaki, walked into the Hokage's office with Yuina.

In the office, Sarutobi Hiruzen was sitting at his desk, concentrating on the documents in his hands.

His figure looked a little tired and old, but his eyes were still sharp and firm.

"Coming?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen heard the sound of the door opening, so he took off his glasses and looked at Ito Toru, Yuina, and Nawaki who walked in with a smile.

"It's been a while since we last met. It seems like you've all grown to this point in the blink of an eye."

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see that the strength of the three people in front of him had surpassed that of ordinary jonin.

This reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen of the first time he saw them long ago, and he couldn't help but sigh at the passage of time.