My Hokage Journey

This day at the end of December is called the Great Dark Day, which is also the New Year's Eve in Naruto.

Father Tanaka likes to call it 'New Year's Eve'. During this day, he conscientiously walks around the major shrines and prays for the blessings of the gods.

Not only the regular gods, but also the land lords in remote corners received his offerings. Regarding what Father Tanaka did, Lu Ming smiled inwardly and did not stop him.

He himself does not believe in God, but he will not prevent his family from having this kind of sustenance.

Of course, this is more of a custom. Ordinary families will go out on this day to seek peace of mind and tell some ethereal gods about their inner thoughts for the coming year, which can be regarded as comfort.

Wearing new clothes and a plush cloak that Father Tanaka had ordered in advance, he strolled in his courtyard in a very emotional way.

The goose-feather heavy snow was falling, and the sky and the earth were the same color. The quiet courtyard was dyed white by the falling snow, making it look even more deserted.

As the snow under his feet began to become thicker and thicker, gradually covering his clogs, the cold feeling was directly conveyed to his brain, but this coldness no longer affected him now.

The snow in the south has never been so heavy. As a boy who grew up in the south, such snow scenes made him regain his childhood curiosity and longing. In the past, this was a scene that would only appear on TV.

But now he was really here. This feeling, the goose-feather-like snow, was more beautiful than he imagined.

"Stop looking and eat. It won't be good if you catch a cold later." Tanakachuan shouted to Lu Ming in the yard while placing the bowls and chopsticks.

"understood."

……

The New Year's dishes are very rich, and bowls and plates of all sizes are crowded on the small square table.

Sweet braised prawns, two-color eggs, fish rolls, grilled snapper, mixed vegetables...the dishes that require a lot of effort fill the room with the flavor of the New Year.

Lu Ming picked up a piece of roasted pork fillet, dipped it in the sauce, stuffed it into his mouth and started chewing.

The pork is light and not greasy, and the special sauce complements the tenderness of the pork very well. It is worthy of being the owner and chef of a bento shop, Lu Ming commented without hesitation.

"How about it?"

"It's delicious. It can be added to our signature bento."

"That's good, hurry up and eat more. Look how thin you have become recently." Tanakawa gently pinched his little arm with a big hand and reminded him.

"Dad, this is Konoha's standard figure, not fat but not thin, just right." Lu Ming responded with a wry smile.

"Okay, okay, even if you are a normal body, eat more. Otherwise, so many dishes today will be wasted. I can't finish them all by myself." This tone means that it's your fault if you don't finish.

"I know, eat, I'll just eat."

The defeated Lu Ming made Tanakachuan very happy. He kept asking him to eat more. In his eyes, Lu Ming was still too thin now.

Served with a bowl of rice, the two of them ate the delicious New Year dishes while admiring the snowy scenery outside.

Such an atmosphere made Lu Ming sigh in his heart. After all, it was a bit deserted to have only two people during the Chinese New Year.

But looking at Tanaka's father who kept putting vegetables in his bowl, he showed a relieved smile. Although there were few people and deserted, who could say that the two of them were far from happiness at this moment?

……

January [-]th is Konoha's New Year's Festival, and the streets are bustling with activity.

"Bring a scarf so that the wind won't get in when you go out!" Tanakagawa explained tirelessly while wrapping a scarf around the boy, "Okay, remember to come back as early as possible, but not too late.

It doesn’t matter, just have fun today! "

"I know." Being teased by his father in front of him, Lu Ming also turned slightly red, "Then I'll go out first!"

Watching the young man's back disappearing into the night step by step, Tanakagawa breathed out a deep breath of white mist, with a smile on his face that was both gratifying and helpless, and finally walked back into the house.

"You came."

"Why are you so early?" Lu Ming asked warmly, looking at the girl standing on the street corner with her nose slightly red from the cold.

"It's okay to stay at home anyway."

Mikoto was dressed in a pink and white embroidered kimono, her skin was white and transparent, her long black hair fell down like this, she was intellectually elegant, and her bangs were held up by delicate hairpins, giving her a hint of youthful youthfulness.

A woman likes her appearance. Lu Ming could tell that she had been carefully prepared, and he had said before that he liked the way her long hair fell, and she remembered it.

He untied the scarf around his neck in a few moments and wrapped it around the other person's neck. He smiled slightly and said, "How about this, it won't be cold anymore."

Feeling the faint warmth that suddenly came from the scarf, two blushes appeared on her face, and she responded in a low voice, "Yes."

"Then let's go. I haven't eaten much for dinner, so I'm just waiting for now!" Lu Ming patted his belly and declared proudly.

Mikoto, who covered her mouth and chuckled a few times, nodded, pointed in the direction and said, "Let's go over there first, it looks very lively!"

"Okay!" Lu Ming accepted the proposal and took her hand directly, walking towards the direction of the crowd.

"Brother, let's go shopping with your girlfriend." Lu Ming's calm temperament makes it difficult for people around him to regard him as an ordinary teenager. Basically, strangers he meets will call him "brother" .

"That's right." The two stood together like a pair of childhood sweethearts, the good-looking combination of Shota and Loli.

"It's such a cold day, why don't you try a bowl of oden?"

"Okay." Lu Ming welcomes everyone who comes. It's better to come early than to come by chance. If you bump into him, just give it a try.

The soup stock made from kelp and bonito flowers is filled with steam, and the aroma is particularly attractive on such a cold night.

"Alright, be careful to scald it." The boss brought up a small pot with rich ingredients, including eggs, radish, potatoes, kelp, konjac, fish balls, and bamboo wheels.

"Hoisin sauce, mustard sauce, chili sauce, which one do you want?"

"Chili sauce." Lu Ming and Meiqin's voices sounded at the same time.

"Okay, chili sauce."

"Do you also like spicy food?" Lu Ming turned around and asked curiously.

"I like it plain, but I know you like spicy food."

"You are really attentive..." Having such a considerate girlfriend by my side, I have to say, it is really a very happy thing.

……

After eating a snack, the two continued their journey to wherever the excitement was.

"Look, what are those people in front doing?"

"They are worshiping at the shrine." Mikoto explained with a smile.

"What god?"

"Of course it's Ebisu God. This one has three major titles: the God of Fisheries, the God of Prosperity, and the God of Fortune."

"That's really amazing." Looking at the brightly lit and crowded Hokage version of the Temple of Wealth, Lu Mingxiao asked with interest, "Would you like to go and see it together?"

"Okay." Mikoto naturally wouldn't refuse.