[Hokage] Long Night Shimmer

The interior of the orphanage is brightly lit, and the layout is simple and warm, presenting two worlds from the continuous rain outside the window.

The woman who was supported by the children had long flaxen hair, and her pale green eyes were as gentle as water, watching every move of the children all the time.

"Mom, someone is looking for you outside!"

At this time, a little boy ran into the room and stretched out his hand to gesture to her a few times: "It's a super beautiful big sister, and there are two people wearing masks behind her."

Pharmacist No Naoyu's movements froze, and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

"Who is it, is it someone who came to help us?"

"Great, can we have new clothes to wear!"

When they heard that there was a guest, the children chattered immediately, not because of him, but because their food would improve for a while every time a stranger came, and it was not difficult to guess why those people came over time.Compared with the dean's hesitation, they are more likely to be optimistic in the war-torn life.

No Naoyu raised his hand to comfort the restless mood of the children, and said with a smile, "I'll go out to greet the guests first, and you should settle down in the room, don't leave a bad impression on the guests."

"it is good--"

Facing the eager eyes of the children, Nonaiyu closed the door calmly, and the curvature of the corners of the lips on the backlit face lightened a bit.She leaned against the door and stretched out her hands to straighten her glasses, the lenses reflecting the cold light covered all the darkness in her eyes.

Immediately, she raised her head, with that spring-like smile still on her face, as if everything just now was just a human illusion.

Nonoyu opened the door of the outer room.

"Ah, may I ask how many people have worked with you?"

She calmly looked at the person sitting in the main seat in front of her. Although the other person didn't wear anything to indicate his identity, he did not hide his true origin in every gesture.

What's more, there are such familiar faces standing on both sides of this person...

Anbe...what?

She closed her eyes and calmed down.

The other party didn't answer immediately, but just focused on stroking the teacup in his hand, ignoring everything, and the two Anbu behind him also stood still and did not move.

Nonaiyu waited patiently aside with a smile, waiting for the other party's next words.

Seeming to have finally lost interest in this ordinary teacup, Uchiha Mao let it go mercifully, and finally set his sights on the visitor.

"The environment here is good, clean and not easily disturbed by outsiders." Light white fingertips knocked on the rim of the cup, and the sound of gold and stone colliding was especially clear in the room where the needles could be heard.Her voice was unhurried, even a little careless.

"Of course, it would be even better if tea is used for hospitality..."

Hearing this nonsense answer, Nonaiyu's smile did not change at all: "You really know how to joke, where does a small place like ours get spare money to buy tea?"

"Ah, I made a slip of the tongue."

Mao snorted, apologized without sincerity, and then continued on his own: "If it is in Konoha, drinking tea for the villagers has become a part of their lives. Whether it is insourced or outsourced, we There is no shortage of such pleasures. So I am really surprised to see that you have no tea here, and I don’t mean any offense.”

Nonai Yu frowned slightly.

"Now that the three wars have passed, the fourth generation of Hokage has taken over, and the old and new have been replaced, and Konoha's system has also been renewed. At present, we urgently need the injection of fresh blood to make up for the population loss caused by the war."

Tap——As the last knocking sound settled, Uchiha Mao leaned back on the back of the chair, folded his hands, and gave a condescending meaning even though he was sitting.

"This is the purpose of my coming here, I don't know—what do you think?"

Ye Naiyu went through what he just said in his head, and he was a little confused about what this person meant, so he tentatively asked: "Do you mean to buy this orphanage? Forgive me for not being able to do so."

"No, no, I mean, I invite you to move out of this remote place. You are still the dean, just in a different place...don't you want to give them a better environment ?"

Nonoyu was silent.

Why didn't she want to change the growth environment for the children in the orphanage, but in this chaotic era, nowhere is absolutely safe, and they are easily checked and balanced.That's why she chose this remote suburb, a quiet corner, barely relying on the funds given by Konoha to maintain the expenses of the orphanage.

But now, a brand new opportunity was presented to him.

"I recognize you, "Konoha's God of Killing" Uchiha Mao, the confidant of the Fourth Hokage. "

The expression on her face disappeared suddenly, and the original soft eyes were full of coldness.

"The purpose of your coming here...I'm afraid it's not that simple."

After speaking, the air froze instantly.

Just when the nerves of the two Anbes tensed up, there was a burst of applause in the room.

Mao clapped his palms one by one, and praised sincerely: "As expected of the root elite ninja "Yunyou Miko", she knows a lot of information when she is not on the battlefield. "

There was an alarm bell in Yaoshi No Naoyu's mind. Sure enough, this person knew her identity and probably planned it long ago.

"Relax, we're not here to fight, we're here to negotiate with you, very sincere." As if aware of her vigilance, Mao stood up and walked to her side, the two of them were in close contact for a while close.

Mao nodded her shoulder: "Since we have identified each other, let's open the skylight and speak clearly. We are here...for you—Yaoshi Nonoyu."

"I have withdrawn from the roots."

"You can go back again, after all, you are a rare talent... Well, don't get excited, it's all about negotiation, you should listen to me first."

Nonaiyu took a deep breath and said coldly, "Please tell me."

"Although I want you to return to your roots, I am here on behalf of Hokage. Do you understand the meaning?"

Is it really an ordinary person who knows nothing? She quickly recalled, her eyes were full of shock: "Are you going to—"

Mao raised his hand and made a silent gesture: "Shhh - it's good that you can understand. Of course, this is only one of the purposes. The main purpose is to organize the intelligence department. I hope you can come out to help us again."

"For this reason, Hokage will naturally reciprocate and provide you with a comfortable environment in Konoha. The children can also go to the ninja school to study. You are still the dean there, and you can even adopt other orphans. In exchange, you only need Continue to work for Konoha...it's a good deal, isn't it?"

"Sounds really good." No Naoyu smiled, and her attitude softened, obviously she was moved by the rich conditions.

However, this is not enough--

"Can I ask you one last question?"

Mao raised an eyebrow, and nodded for her to continue.

"To whom are you... loyal to?"

The flaxen-haired woman has a calm expression, her eyes under the lens are astonishingly bright, like a piece of dazzling green emerald, looking at her with burning eyes.

"As a Uchiha, who are you loyal to?"

This sentence is like a stone, suddenly breaking the calm lake surface, causing ripples.

Mao just smiled and stood opposite him, but there was no warmth in those black eyes.

"It's really an interesting question. What kind of answer do you want from me?" She said, "I think about it... It doesn't look good to answer anything. What do you think?"

She turned her head in distress and looked at the two Anbu who had remained silent from the beginning to the end, and the latter ignored her at all.

To be precise, I don't know how to answer.

Kakashi: Just chat, don't lead the fire to us, hey!

He was silent, and looked at the other Anbu quietly, and the two of them chose to pretend to be deaf in a tacit understanding.

"Okay." Mao retracted his gaze, pulled out a chair and sat down, with a casual and confident attitude.

"The answer to this question is: I, Mao Uchiha—"

She smiled proudly.

"Only be true to yourself."

Squeak—the heavy wooden door was slowly opened, and three figures walked out of the house.

Hatake Kakashi followed at the end and closed the door for them.

"It's tiring to talk to smart people. Sure enough, I'm not good at negotiating with people."

He only heard a helpless sigh coming from the front, and he couldn't explain the content of the words.

Mao pulled up his hood in a depressed mood: "Let Lujiu do this kind of thing next time, they are the best at this kind of thing."

Kakashi: "......"

Make it look like you were not the one who threatened the other party just now.

I have to say that the previous conversation really opened his eyes. The undercurrent of the two people's words made him almost breathless, and he couldn't do anything except stand in place with his colleagues and pretend to be dead.

It's scary... the rivalry between women.

The sound of the rain gradually decreased, and it seemed that the sky was not as gloomy as before.In the sky, a bright light can be seen faintly breaking through the thick clouds, dispelling the surrounding darkness little by little, and even the field of vision has become wider.

Mao stretched out his hand to tentatively catch the falling raindrops, looked up at the bright and dazzling sunlight, his eyes couldn't help but feel a little wet.

"Rain, stop."

The author has something to say:

Guys, I’ve passed chapter 27, go ahead, go ahead ——although I found some bugs again, but I dare not change them, let’s make do with them!

I was very tired from writing this chapter, and I finally finished writing the words and sentences.There are a lot of puns in this chapter, I don't know if anyone can feel it.

To say that the environment is clean is to imply her idea of ​​avoiding Danzo. Using tea to illustrate the economic level of Konoha, it also shows that the fourth generation and Danzo are not completely the same way. The population loss is not only the population of villagers but also the population of ninjas. .Reactivating it in the name of Hokage also has the purpose of letting it penetrate into the roots, and it also has an extra layer of Hokage's protection. In the final analysis, it is to win over.

In the end, Nonoyu's question was asking Mao's position. She was aware of the conflict between Konoha and Uchiha, and she was also confirming her last layer of protection.