[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

Hearing Sakura's question about the ceremony, Fukuyama replied: "When my brother was still alive, he pursued the way of governing with diligence and thrift. All the activities he participated in were kept simple. Therefore, this time my enthronement ceremony will continue. According to his will, simply implement the necessary procedures. The highlight of the day after tomorrow is actually the festival after the ceremony, and I want to make it lively so that the people of the Rainbow Kingdom can take this opportunity to celebrate." When mentioning his own people, Fukuyama smiled gently, and then recalled: "After my brother passed away, I was unable to come back to take over the throne due to the reason that I was in the Land of Fire. The domestic government affairs were handled by the right minister. This time The ceremony is also thanks to him for arranging everything in advance, I just need to come back on time to participate."

"I see, Fukuyama-sama, you seem to go to the Land of Fire quite often, and you seem to be very familiar with Six Daime?"

"Yes, because the Kingdom of the Rainbow and the Kingdom of Fire are allies. When the daimyo of the Kingdom of Fire signed the covenant with us, he clearly asked my brother to appoint a clan member with real power to stay in the Kingdom of Fire on a regular basis. It's a pity that my brother doesn't have any heirs, so I can only arrange for me to go..."

"That is... hostage?" Ikeda asked cautiously.

"Hahaha, you can't say that. After all, the Nation of Fire is a big country, and it has its own ninja army. As a small and remote country, the Rainbow Nation is very lucky to be able to get the military protection promised by the Nation of Fire. Therefore, your daimyo It is understandable to ask me to be stationed in the Land of Fire all the year round, in case our country has two hearts. Besides, both the Land of Fire and Konoha Village are very friendly to me, and I can often go back to China to visit my family , so I never felt wronged."

"Master Fukuyama, you are indeed very open-minded."

"I didn't say that because I was in front of you. During the ninja world war, fortunately, the Kingdom of Fire was protected by the Kingdom of Fire, and the Kingdom of Rainbow was able to avoid the impact of the war. For this reason, my brother and I believe that in our lifetime, we must Do your best to keep the covenant."

A group of people chatted along the flat road, learned a lot about the history of the Rainbow Kingdom from Fushan, and heard him reveal some secrets of the high-level officials of the Fire Kingdom. The whole journey was not boring at all.Occasionally, some people from the Rainbow Country passed by along the way, and they recognized Fushan at a glance when they saw Fushan, and happily offered their greetings and blessings.

"Everyone is very supportive of Fukuyama-sama."

"It was discovered by you, Sakura, hahaha, maybe on the one hand, it's because I'm more friendly, and on the other hand, it's also because of my brother's ability to govern well."

"After entering the Rainbow Kingdom, I feel that everyone I meet is very neatly dressed and looks very energetic. It seems that they are living a very happy life."

"Yes. The Rainbow Country is located in a remote location and is surrounded by Gobi and mountains. Once there is a war outside, many people will choose to flee for refuge. Therefore, it has attracted a large number of knowledgeable talents and wealthy businessmen. With the efforts of these people , the Rainbow Kingdom is getting richer and stronger day by day, and the lives of the people are becoming more and more affluent. But." Fukuyama's face was suddenly covered with dark clouds, "Because the national power has become stronger in recent years, the Rainbow Kingdom has also become the target of many outside snobbery... ..."

"However, as you said just now, the Rainbow Country does not have its own ninja village. Can the country's army alone resist the invading external forces in the event of an invasion?"

"Well, this is also the reason why my brother and Mrs. Sato had a disagreement. Mrs. Sato controls most of the commercial assets of the Rainbow Kingdom, and has sufficient funds to freely use. They proposed to fund the establishment of a ninja village of the Rainbow Kingdom, but were rejected. The elder brother sternly refused. The elder brother thought that it would be enough to have the protection of Konoha, and it would take time and manpower to build a ninja village, and it would easily arouse the suspicion of the daimyo of the land of fire; Belonging to the Rainbow Kingdom, we cannot expect to be able to rescue us at critical moments."

"It sounds reasonable on both sides..."

"Yes, but the head of the Sato family is a stubborn person. He firmly believes that his brother is afraid that he will control the country's military power after he has established a ninja village. After many attempts to fight to no avail, he became rebellious and began to hire people to assassinate his brother. Now that my elder brother has passed away, Mrs. Sato knows that after I succeed to the throne, I will continue to uphold the idea of ​​continuing the alliance with the Land of Fire, so I want to assassinate me again and again on the way back to the country."

"So, even after Fukuyama-sama succeeds in ascending the throne, you can't relax."

"So, Sakura, are you willing to accept a long-term entrustment and stay in the Rainbow Country to protect me?"

"Eh?" Sakura looked at Sasuke in embarrassment, she still expected to embark on a journey with him after this mission was over.

"Hahaha, just kidding, just kidding. When I return to Rainbow City, there will be a samurai group directly under the daimyo who will protect me."

While walking and talking, the sun was already shining.The sun at noon in spring was quite dazzling, with a hint of scorching heat in the warmth, plus walking and talking non-stop, Fukuyama looked a little tired, so Sakura and Ikeda insisted on finding a place to rest for a while, and do some simple conditioning for him .

"A mile or so ahead, there is a small lake with clear water. There are many big trees beside the lake to enjoy the shade. When I was young, I often went swimming in the lake. Let's go there and rest."

Under the leadership of Fushan, the crowd went around to a hidden small lake, found a big tree with dense shade, and sat down to rest for a while.

Ikeda first used chakra to recover some of Fukuyama's strength, and then checked the recovery of Mimon's wound yesterday, then sat down and opened the luggage, took out towels, rice balls and hot tea, and prepared to distribute them to everyone.

"Shall I help you?" Realizing that Sasuke couldn't wipe his hands by himself, Sakura hurriedly picked up the towel in her hand, and gently asked Sasuke for advice.

"..."

Seeing that Sasuke didn't object, Sakura gently held his right hand and wiped it carefully.In a daze, she seemed to have returned to that summer eight years ago. At that time, Sasuke was severely injured by his brother, Uchiha Itachi, and lay in Konoha Hospital.In order to take care of the unattended Sasuke, I go to the hospital early every morning, and I don’t go home until the hospital’s access control time is up. I try my best to take care of him, pour water for him, wash clothes, peel fruit, make sheets, and chat with him. Listen, of course, will also like this, carefully wipe his hands before eating.However, everything he did did not shake Sasuke's determination to leave at that time. He left Konoha Village on the night he recovered.Desperate and helpless, I begged him to stay while weeping bitterly, but all I got in return was a simple "thank you".

At that time, Sasuke-kun was so decisive that it was chilling.Thinking of this, Sakura couldn't help but hold the hand of the person in front of her tightly,

"Sasuke-kun's hands have grown bigger." They must have doubled in size compared to the hands he had when he was [-] years old.

"En." Sasuke didn't withdraw his hand, and let Sakura hold it in rapt attention.

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Sakura: Sasuke-kun, look, your love line is beating!

Sasuke: That's because you squeezed too hard, and the veins are protruding...