Hokage Doujin - Spring Water Ding Dong

"Huh? Strange." Kakashi searched around the Hatake Mansion, but couldn't find what he was looking for.Helpless, I had no choice but to call for rescue, "Dad!"

"Huh? What's the matter?" Although Shuo Mao was discharged from the hospital, his leg has not fully healed, and he is recuperating at home now.

"Where's Xiaozhu?" Kakashi frowned and walked in front of Sakumo, "Why did I disappear when I came back from practicing?"

"Oh, so you were looking for Quanzhu." Shuo Mao smiled, "I said, why are you running around like a headless chicken when you come back... There is no food at home, so Quanzhu went out to buy some."

"Oh, so it is." Kakashi shrugged and sat down beside his father.

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Returning to the water gate on the sofa, my heart could not calm down for a long time.Looking at Izumitake who was busy in the kitchen, Minato clenched his hand into a fist, then loosened it, and then clenched it tightly again... This kind of clenching and loosening showed Minato's conflicted mood.

As if he had made a lot of determination, Minato stood up, walked towards the kitchen, took two steps, and then turned back... Oh, if anyone saw it, they would die of panic for him.

"Scared..." Minato turned around again, and happened to bump into Quanzhu who was walking out.

"What are you fussing about?" Quan Zhu looked at Minato amusedly.

"I...it's fine..." Minato waved his hand, "Speaking of which, Xiaozhu, why did you come out? Have you finished cooking?"

"No." Quanzhu shrugged, "I mean, there is no salt in the seasoning box."

"Oh, salt." Minato nodded in understanding, "There is still a bag in the drawer."

"Understood." Quan Zhu nodded, and walked into the kitchen again, followed by Mizumon to the door of the kitchen, "I found it!"

"That's good." Minato smiled, held on to the door frame, and did not leave.

I don't know if it was because I saw Izumi bamboo nearby, Minato's mood suddenly calmed down.

Minato closed his eyes and smiled softly, walked two steps quickly and came behind Quanzhu, without much hesitation, stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around the slender waist that he thought about day and night.

"Ah." Quanzhu, who felt the movement of the water gate, was startled and let out a low cry. The hand that was pouring the salt into the seasoning box trembled, and the salt spilled out.Quan Zhu hurriedly put down the salt bag, and reached out to break open the hand that was holding Minato's waist, but found that his strength was not enough, so he said with some fear, "Minato, what are you doing?!"

"Xiaozhu, I like you..." It turned out that all the preparations just now were meaningless, and Minato finally chose the simplest and most intuitive way of expression.

"..." Quanzhu was stunned when he heard this, and stopped struggling with his hands.

"Xiaozhu, you may not have imagined—I never thought before—that I would like you so much." Minato put his handsome face on Quanzhu's neck, and said slowly, "You don't know that I have How much I want to hug you like this, and you don't think that whenever I see Shuo Mao who can easily approach you, hug you, and kiss you, how much I envy him in my heart, and even feel despicable. jealousy."

"..."

"I know that my behavior is a kind of behavior that breaks away from the world and crosses the bottom line of rules and morals." Shuimen paused, and his tone became bitter, "My feelings for Xiaozhu are like river water. I have always been by the river. I built a high dam just to prevent myself from doing things that would make Xiao Zhu hate it... But I'm sorry, the rain above me may not be a continuous drizzle, but a torrential rain-the longer the water on the river surface, the faster it will be. It grew faster and faster, and the sight overflowed the dam——my feelings have already overflowed, and I can't stop it anymore."

"Minato..." Quanzhu wanted to speak, but Minato tapped his lips.

"Hush...Xiaozhu, listen to me and refuse me again, okay?...I've been bored with these words for a long time, if I don't say anything, I'm sure I'll get sick..." Minato said with a pleading tone.

"...You say." After all, Quanzhu's heart softened, and he nodded in agreement.Minato smiled, and a sense of sadness spread from his heart.

"Xiaozhu..." Minato sighed, and said again, "I remember, Xiaozhu graduated from the ninja school, and it was Kakashi who gave you the test. That day, I also went to the ninja school with them. Kakashi When Cassie returned to the original disbanded place, he told me that he had discovered a genius. At that time, I was full of joy, thinking that Konoha had fresh blood again, so I did not have too many reasons to report this matter to Master Hokage. .But now, I regret it."

"……why……"

"Because, if I hadn't reported to Hokage-sama, the person who could hold you in my arms might be me..." Minato said, and suddenly laughed, "Isn't it a despicable idea?! Xiaozhu will definitely hate me Maybe... because I hate myself so much for thinking like this... It's disgusting... I..."

"Don't say that about yourself." Quan Zhu frowned.

"Hehe..." Minato continued with a wry smile with a hint of madness, "Xiaozhu, I hope you can answer my question after serious consideration."

"Tell me." Quanzhu's eyes showed pity and intolerance.

"If, at that time, you were not assigned to a group with Shuo Mao, but to me." Minato paused, as if to leave some room for Quanzhu to think, "Will you fall in love with me?"

"...I..." Quanzhu was speechless, "I...don't know..."

"That's right." Minato closed his eyes, "If there is a next life, all the memories before that will no longer exist. At this time, if Xiaozhu met Sakumo and me at the same time... Which one would you choose?"

"...Sorry." Quanzhu's heart became sad, and a bitter 'smile' that could not be called a smile appeared on his face, "I can't answer this question for you."

"... Hehe..." Minato laughed again, unable to tell what mood he was in.

"Ah!" Suddenly, a kind of madness somehow entered Minato's mind.Almost without thinking, Minato raised his arms and hugged Quanzhu, which frightened Quanzhu into a stunned state.

When Quan Zhu woke up again, the surroundings were very dark, and she was already between Minato's arms.In front of him were Minato's blue eyes as deep as the ocean, and at this moment, this sea was by no means the usual tranquility and peace—it was churning with crazy waves.It was also at this time that Quanzhu found himself lying on a bed, and on his body was Minato who had always been a good brother and had a good impression of him because of his good temper.

Suddenly, the water gate fell down as if losing strength.Quanzhu was startled.

"What's wrong with you? What's wrong?" Quanzhu asked nervously.

"I never thought that I was such an ugly person..." Minato buried his face in the quilt beside Izumitake's face, and said in a muffled tone, "I just... wanted to defile you." What about you..."

Quanzhu felt that Minato was trembling, so she got up, sat on her side, supported the mattress with one hand, and put her hand on Minato's shoulder comfortingly, not knowing how to comfort her... because she has more possession of the person who caused this incident. large proportion.

"Minato, I'm sorry. Although it's cruel to you, you came... I'm afraid it's more than one step late." Quanzhu is not a person who likes to be vague, "Actually, Sakumo has already proposed to me three days ago."

Minato stopped trembling, as if waiting for Quanzhu to speak.

"And I agreed at the time."

Mizumon paused for a moment, pushed his arms hard, sat up, and looked at Quanzhu in a daze.

Quanzhu was also surprised to find that Minato was crying?

"That's right..." Minato raised the corners of his lips, "Bless you all."

"You..." Quan Zhu stretched out his hand towards Minato's tearful face, but was stopped by Minato.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Minato stubbornly wiped the tears off his face with his hands, scratched the back of his head, and grinned, "I'm still crying at my age!"

Minato's words made Quanzhu a little embarrassed. Minato was only 19 years old, and Quanzhu was already a hundred-year-old 'old monster'. Wouldn't he still be crying in Shuo Mao's arms...

"Shuimen..." Quanzhu hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to speak, "I have just considered your two questions just now, and I can answer you now."

Minato didn't speak, just looked at Izumitake quietly.

"I still don't have an answer to the latter question." Quanzhu paused, looked out the window at the sunset, which was getting redder and redder before the night fell, and continued, "But the first question, I may have... I think the answer should be 'yes'."

"..." Minato didn't answer, but opened his eyes wide, looking at Quanzhu in surprise and joy.

"But even so, I can't accept you just because of that." Quanzhu blinked and looked straight at Minato, "I'm afraid I have the least right to evaluate your feelings—I dare not admit that you really like her." I also can't arbitrarily judge that you mistakenly think that you like me just because you have a good impression. I can only say that there is only one period of life, but in this period, there are more than one scenery. I am just a one for you to stay temporarily The trail scenery is an insignificant point in your life that is destined to be colorful—so, look forward! There are more wonderful things waiting for you, and the colorful things ahead!"

"...Really..." Minato hooked the corner of his mouth.

"Well, no matter what, I have to cook quickly... Sakumo and Kakashi are still waiting for me at home." Subconsciously, Hatake's house has become Izumitake's home. Finally, I can stop at the seaport where I can rest, "I love Sakumo, this feeling is very firm. I also love Kakashi, whether it is because of Aiwujiu or other reasons, I hope that I can really give him as a mother Everything I can give. For you, I also like it, but it is definitely not love... I hope you can really let go after listening to my words, and I will only eat today's things into my mouth and swallow them As long as it never existed... I cherish Minato as a friend, and I don’t want to lose it just because of this.”

After speaking, Quanzhu got up and got out of bed, walked out of Minato's bedroom, and re-entered the kitchen.

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"By the way, Dad." Kakashi, who was sitting in the courtyard with Sakumo waiting for Izumitake to come home, suddenly remembered something and spoke.

"Huh?" Shuo Mao put his hand on his son's shoulder.

"Speaking of which, Dad, you are really brave!" Kakashi said.

"Huh?" Shuo Mao smiled, "What are you talking about?"

"I really didn't expect you to propose to Xiaozhu suddenly that day." Kakashi said with a smile, "I didn't expect you even prepared a diamond ring."

"That's it." Sakumo smiled, and answered Kakashi jokingly, "Shoot when it's time to do it! You have to be decisive to seize the opportunity!... When you grow up, remember that when you meet someone you like When you're a woman, don't be polite!"

"Oh, I see!" Kaka nodded pretendingly in a suit, "I must do what my father said!"

"Good son..." Sakumo rubbed Kakashi's hair.

This is the joy that only belongs to father and son.

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"I should go!" Seeing the rearranged water gate lowered his head to pick up the rice, Quan Zhu put his hands on the dining table and said.

"Hmm... is this the engagement ring Shuo Mao gave you?" Minato raised his eyes and saw the diamond ring on Quanzhu's left ring finger.

"Well, yes." Quanzhu nodded, with tenderness in his eyes, "By the way, Minato, when you eat in the future, you should go to Hatake's House!"

"Ah?!" Minato was dumbfounded.

"Those pots and pans in your kitchen, I just washed and dried them all and put them there... Don't move them for the time being..." Quan Zhu said with a smile, "I believe that they will be cleaned soon." There is an ingenious woman who took the spoon off the hook again... I can meet the future!"

"..." Minato lowered his head and said nothing.

"Then, it's settled like this." Quanzhu picked up the vegetable basket on the side, turned around and walked towards the door, before closing the door, he turned around and said, "I'm leaving! See you tomorrow morning at the Hatake House~"

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"Oh... okay."

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"But even if it's to go shopping, it's too long!" Kakashi finally couldn't stand it any longer.

"Hehe..." Sakumo raised his eyebrows, Sakumo said he was going to stand up, Kakashi stood up to support him in time, and handed him the crutches beside him, "Okay, let's go find it. "

"Yeah." Kakashi nodded, arranged the shoes for Sakumo, and began to wear them himself.

As soon as the father and son walked to the gate of the flag wood house, they saw a slender black figure walking towards here with his head down, holding a vegetable basket in one hand at dusk.

"Ah, I'm back..." Kakashi seemed to be sarcasm, but the corners of his mouth were raised, "Hey——Xiaozhu!"

"Huh?" Quanzhu raised his head, and at a glance, he saw two people standing at the door of the flag wood house, the older one was smiling at him with a cane in one hand, and the younger one was waving his hand at him, with a smile on his face. With a smile.

As if infected by happiness, Quanzhu also raised a smile, ran over quickly, and said, "Why did you come out?"

"Seeing that you haven't come back for so long, I was just trying to find you." Kakashi answered Izumitake's question.

"Oh, I just went shopping." Izumi Zhu said with a smile, "I heard that Minato is back, so I stopped by his place... By the way, Sakumo, I think it's better to let Minato come to eat at home in the future." !May I?"

"You are the hostess, you have already decided...can I still get in the way?" Shuo Mao pinched Quanzhu's face with a smile, his tone full of love.

"Well, then it's settled!" Quan Zhu laughed even wider.

After dinner, Kakashi helped Izumitake clean up, and Sakumo watched from the side with a gratified smile.After tidying up, Izumitake put a plate of snacks on the small table, then leaned against Sakumo's arms and sat in the courtyard, with Kakashi beside him.

"Hey, Shuo Mao, I'm thinking about a question." Quanzhu said.

"Huh?" Shuo Mao looked at Quanzhu in his arms affectionately, and Shuo Mao responded.

"If Kakashi wasn't the one who gave me the test when I graduated from ninja school; if I didn't pass Kakashi's test, I would be promoted to Chunin; if I hadn't been assigned to a group with Sakumo and become a companion... ..." Quanzhu said a few 'if's in a row, and then continued: "If so, there will be today, can we snuggle together like this, enjoying the peace and happiness at this moment?"

"Well... how should I put it..." Shuo Mao thought for a while before answering, "It is true that 'fate' is a bit superstitious, but occasionally, you have to attribute something to it on the body."

"Hmm." Quan Zhu looked at Shuo Mao, waiting for him to continue.Kakashi also shifted his gaze to this side.

"Indeed, it's like the series of hypotheses that Quanzhu just said." Shuo Mao touched Quanzhu's nose affectionately, and continued: "If something really happens, I'm afraid it will be a different situation now... …Maybe at this time, we will pass each other on the street, just nodding and saying hello to each other as colleagues in the village. But it is hard to say that you and I will be at a certain moment, at a certain moment There are sparks everywhere! Or maybe it’s just a circle, and then God will give me a chance to hold your hand—it’s all possible!"

"En!" Quanzhu nodded.

"It's said that 'things are man-made', and things that haven't happened can't be seen by gods." Sakumo raised his free hand and rubbed Kakashi's hair, then put his hand on Kakashi's shoulder, "And us mortals can't do it even more. At this time, we can only explain it with the invisible, elusive, and inexplicable 'fate'—thinking of it, maybe whenever we walk on the road, the We have all gone through "fate" that is invisible to the naked eye. As long as we stretch out our hands, we can light up a road that was originally dark and unclear. In addition, what we can do is to hold the hands of close people, like "Grasping fate" is the same as grasping the happiness in front of you."

Saying that, Sakumo stretched out both hands to hold Kakashi and Izumitake's hands, put the four hands together, and said again: "Then say to each other: 'Fate!'."

"Hee hee." Izumi Take smiled, stretched out his other free hand, and rubbed Kakashi's hair.

"Heh..." With a smile on the corner of Kakashi's mouth, he shook his head coolly, and the moon hanging high in the peaceful and beautiful night sky was reflected in his wide-open eyes—soft and shining like happiness.

Shuo Mao also smiled, looking very satisfied.