[Hokage] A rose in mourning for the summer moon

Sasuke has been feeling down lately.

Some time ago, Naruto defeated the genius Neji of the Hyuga Clan in a competition, and then he also played against Gaara.Although using the power of Nine Tails, both performances were very good.

After Naruto became Genin, his strength improved very quickly.This made Sasuke uneasy.

As an idle, unemployed person, I was determined to enlighten my family's teenagers.I called Kakashi to come to the house, cooked a small hot pot with a tomato bottom, and while serving Sasuke, I thought about talking to him about Naruto.

Many people in the village know Naruto's identity as Jinchuriki, and this is not a secret that cannot be talked about.In the past, Naruto was the tail of the crane, and a large reason was that the nine tails sealed in his body disrupted his own chakra growth.Now that Naruto grows up and gradually learns to suppress the influence of Nine Tails on him, that talent is naturally revealed.

"So, Naruto should have been a genius. His parents have good genes. If it wasn't for sealing Kyuubi, he wouldn't have had a rough childhood." I scooped up tomato soup, Sasuke a bowl, Kakashi a bowl. Bowl, I have a bowl for myself.Today's soup base is just right, sweet and refreshing, I am very satisfied.

"Is it really okay to just say that? Naruto's life experience." Kakashi opened his dead fish eyes.

"It's not a secret." I continued to comfort Sasuke calmly, "Look, Sasuke, you are a genius after all, but since I was a child, I have been beaten down by the geniuses around me. But it can still be said that you are a decent person. Right, Kakashi-senpai?"

"Did you get so mixed up that you lost your job?"

"...Senior Kakashi, you should continue to get lost on the road of life."

Kakashi laughed twice, pulled down his mask and drank the soup.Sasuke was a little excited when he saw him take off his mask for the first time, but now he's used to it, he only cares about eating food, and insists that he doesn't care about Naruto.

But it could be seen that Sasuke felt better.Is it better to compete with a fallen genius than to be caught up by a real crane tail?Probably the word "proud" is indeed engraved in Uchiha's genes.

"It's normal not to be reconciled. Only with competition can we make progress. This is good, let's practice harder than Naruto from tomorrow! We won't lose!"

At this moment, I felt that I was very much like that kind of silly white sweet full of vitality.The other two obviously felt the same, they both trembled, and Sasuke patted the goosebumps on his arms in disgust.

I kept smiling and slapped him on the back of the head.

"Senior Kakashi, please bring this child to a special training."

"Yes, who told me to be Sasuke's teacher. Although it is not as good as the fourth generation..."

"But we Sasuke won't dislike him, right?"

Sasuke glared at me and muttered what nonsense you were talking about, but his face turned a little red.

He took two mouthfuls of rice, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Why didn't Xia Yue come? In terms of strength, you are not bad, right?"

"Miss Hong asked me to go shopping, and I agreed." I took a sip of the soup, satisfied, "I have my own life too."

"Red... When did you get so familiar?" Kakashi expressed surprise.

"Girls' friendship is always a mystery."

Sasuke nodded silently, seeming to agree with this sentence very much.

Of course, girls should start shopping at noon, usually with brunch as the starting point.The next morning, Sasuke went out early, and I advised him that Kakashi would be late anyway, so it was better to get more sleep.The young boy despised me and said that he could cultivate by himself first.

"If Xia Yue wants to get lazy, don't take me with you." He said proudly, "Just go shopping."

Obviously you care about me.Tsundere teen.

I woke up slowly at nine o'clock, and went to the commercial street alone, planning to buy some desserts to treat my stomach.

The village has long been lively.The shop started its business day with the sound of birdsong, and the ninjas have already arrived at their posts.The people I met along the way often cast strange glances. It seems that my "live broadcast" on the day of the Chunin exam left a shadow on many people.

Well, there is no way.

"Xia Yue...Miss? It's Miss Xia Yue, right?"

A young child ran over, with goggles pinned to his forehead, and his voice was tender and clear.I recognize him as Konoha Maru, the grandson of the third generation.

"What's the matter, Konohamaru?"

"Wow, does Miss Xia Yue know me?" His eyes sparkled, "Well, I'm here to thank you! Thank you Miss Xia Yue for saving Grandpa! Brother Naruto told me already, if Miss Xia Yue wasn't there , Grandpa just..."

Naruto...

"This is what I should do."

"I also want to work hard to practice, and I will protect this village well in the future!"

I watched a few children run away.Doesn't that mean some people think I'm doing a good job.

When I arrived at the appointed cake shop, I saw red beans, but not red.Hong Dou was the chief examiner of the second round of the Chunin Exam before. He was once a disciple of Orochimaru, and his figure is quite enviable.She and Hong are good girlfriends, and they waved when they saw me coming, with a very bold gesture.

"Miss Hongdou, hasn't Miss Hong come yet?" I was a little surprised.Hong is not the type to be late.

"I asked her to buy dango. The soy sauce dango in that store is really—Sai Gao!" Hong Dou carelessly pushed me the menu, "No need to add honorifics. Just order what you want!"

"Well, then chocolate brownie..."

We didn't wait for Hong to come, but we saw the familiar Jonin rushing past the door like a whirlwind.That was Maitkai, known as the strongest ninja in the village.Hongdou's eyes were quick, she stopped him, and asked what happened in such a hurry.

The other party said solemnly, Uchiha Itachi is back.

"Uchiha... Itachi? That's not... Hey! Natsuki!"

The leisurely mood accumulated in the past two months disappeared at that moment.I couldn't believe how easy it was for me before.

What the hell am I doing, shopping?Isn't it time to find a way to improve your own strength?

Regret is useless.I took a deep breath and carefully sealed all the useless exclamations in my heart.

Sharingan's ability can quickly locate the location where Chakra fluctuates abnormally.When I arrived at the scene, Red and Asma were standing on the water, Kakashi stood in front of them, facing the enemy solemnly.An enemy with a big knife on the shore watched leisurely. When he saw me, his eyes moved slightly and he showed a weird smile.

People who look weird are weird when they smile.Every time I see dried persimmon ghost shark, I think so.

"Mr. Itachi, I saw the user of Sharingan again." Kisame said, "Wait a minute, I seem to have seen these eyes somewhere...Mr. Itachi, how many people are left in the Uchiha clan?"

"As far as I know, there are only three people. When it comes to sharing eyes, there is only one other than me."

Polite and cold, calm and distant.Just listening to the voice, it feels like he is farther away than before, as if seeing the ever-lasting white snow on the top of the mountain thousands of miles away.

"I see. You were the Sharingan ninja I met in Wunin Village a few years ago, right?" Kisame waved his big sword, becoming more interested, "If it weren't for Mr. Itachi, that memory would have been destroyed I forgot. You are worthy of the Uchiha clan, but you are still far behind Mr. Itachi."

"Is that so... Itachi lifted the hypnotism for you." Otherwise, Kisame shouldn't remember me.

A gust of wind passed by, and some bells rang.I glanced over and saw that the sound was coming from the river, from a bell tied to the man's bamboo hat.

Why use a bell?I wanted to ask him, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance.forget it.

"Senior Kakashi, where is Sasuke?" I chose to stand on the railing between the road and the river, separating the pair of partners.

"Should be practicing alone... right?" Kakashi stood on the river, guarding against Itachi's attack, and replied uncertainly despite his calmness.

Even if the situation is urgent, the corners of my mouth twitched because of this answer, and I couldn't help asking: "Senior Kakashi, could it be that you... lost on the road of life again, and you haven't found the right direction yet at this point ?”

Abbreviation: Sure enough, Sasuke was dove again.Huh, sure enough?again?

"Now is not the time to talk about this, go back and explain."

Kakashi looked serious.Hong and Asma behind him couldn't listen anymore, showing expressions that couldn't bear to judge.

The Nanhe River flows smoothly, and the green trees on both sides of the river sway gently, without any worries.Standing between the greenery and the blue water, Itachi finally turned his head slightly to take a look.After such a distance, I can still clearly see the blood red color in his eyes, as well as the expression on his face—it really is calm, sad and happy, reminiscent of the snow on a high mountain, or flying over A flock of crows at the edge of the sun.

From a distance, he frowned, his eyes flicked to me, and then back to Kakashi.His eyes seemed to be colder.

"Long time no see, Xia Yue." He has already passed the period of changing his voice, and his voice is soft and clear, like fine pearls and jade gently clinking, bringing a touch of coolness to the hot summer, "We are just looking for something , have no intention of starting a war."

I pulled out a pair of crescent thorns.The crescents are in pairs, and the cold light is shining, and there is a slender golden bell tied to each handle.

The bell, which is not usually rang, will only ring softly when chakra is infused.

I winked at Kakashi.

"Ghostfish, don't listen to Xiayue's ringtone."

jingle--

The bell rang at the same time as his reminder.

In an instant, Kakashi and I switched positions tacitly.He attacked Kisame, and I was responsible for blocking Itachi's Sharingan.Both Hong and Asma are elite jounin, they hesitated for a moment, and immediately chose to go ashore to assist Kakashi.

Itachi stood on the surface of the water expressionlessly, the three-curved jade pattern in his eyes kept spinning. "Sharingan vs. Sharingan... It is indeed a wise choice. As expected of Mr. Kakashi, he saved himself an unnecessary torture."

"Are you praising Kakashi-senpai, or belittling him? Forget it, it doesn't matter. Itachi, what are you looking for when you say you're looking for something?"

"The Legacy of the Fourth Hokage."

In a few words, the fight has happened more than ten times.I felt a little strenuous, but I knew that this level was far from Itachi's true level.Hey, let's just say these geniuses are annoying.After the Fifth Hokage succeeds to the throne and Konoha's arrangements are made, I must complete the next step as soon as possible.

"Naruto? The target is a tailed beast. Don't think about it, we won't let you succeed."

"Unfortunately, this cannot be decided by Xia Yue."

The "Xiao" organization intends to collect tail beasts, we have known this information for a long time.Judging from the vague conversation just now, that organization should have entered the formal implementation stage of the plan, but this time the capture of Nine-Tails was just an attempt, and Itachi was only here for show.

Distracted thinking is easy to reveal flaws, not to mention fighting Uchiha Itachi.He frowned again during the fall of the waterfall, and a bit of coolness pierced from behind me and firmly penetrated into my back.

"—Xiayue!" My companion on the shore called me.

The water waterfall was still falling, and even stirred up a faint rainbow.In the thin colorful halo, I stared at the boundless blood in his eyes, squinting my eyes in a slight dizziness.

"—Illusion·Monthly Reading."

"—Hypnosis Feng Yunye."

The water flow is used as a blade, cutting out a splash of blood.I endured the pain and pulled out the shuriken on my back. The Itachi on the opposite side glanced at the wound on my shoulder and didn't show any emotion.

"Kaleidoscopic Sharingan is not omnipotent, Itachi." I smiled at him, and smiled when I could. "I hope you can remember this lesson."

The Kaleidoscope Sharingan is frantically squeezing Chakra.My heart was beating wildly, and I felt a little unbearable.

The wind blew his black robe with red clouds.His hand hidden under the wide sleeve moved, as if he wanted to lift it up, but he controlled it only for a moment.The anomaly that made me suspect just now was just my eyesight.

"Kisame, let's go. If we stay any longer, we will only attract more and more ninjas." When Itachi spoke, his gaze was still fixed on me.

Even eye contact during hostility is such a luxury for me.I have a lot to say, but it's hard to say, and in the end it all boils down to a smile.Take it as a provocative laugh.

"Are you leaving? It took me a while to get excited..." Guixie felt regretful.

"Ghost, don't forget our purpose."

"Huh, that's really impossible."

The two disappeared in an instant.

I squatted down on the water, closed my eyes and rested for a while.

"Xia Yue, how are you doing?"

"Fortunately, it's just that 'Tsukuyomi' is still a bit of an influence... It's okay, I'm going to find Naruto."

"Now?!"

"Naruto and Jiraiya are also together, so there should be no need to worry. But someone still needs to inform them." Kakashi said bluntly, "I will look for them, Hong, Asma, and take Natsuki to the medical team. "

The experience of that day brought me endless frustration.First, I realized that I should not be slack, and then I once again admitted in actual combat that my strength is not as good as a real genius, and then, when I woke up from the hospital bed, I heard that Sasuke tracked down Naruto , and was beaten into the hospital by his ruthless brother.

All this is because I am too lax.I knew that my shortcoming was the total amount of chakra, and I had long thought of making up for it, but Sasuke was hurt because I was satisfied with a small victory.

I looked at the ceiling of the hospital and was stunned for a long time.

Two months later, Tsunade returned to Konoha and succeeded him as the Fifth Hokage, which caused a small sensation.I went to see her once, and she told me that she already knew about me from the third generation, and she said bluntly that she couldn't trust me, so she wouldn't let me return to Anbe.

Although she looks like a blonde beauty in her early 20s, she is actually a mature ninja who has experienced the world.It is not surprising that there will be such a judgment.

"I can give you two choices." She folded her hands, quite majestic, "First, stay in the village as an ordinary jonin. Second, go to the overseas branch to be in charge of Konoha's external affairs .At present, there is a gap between the Kingdom of Water and the Kingdom of Thunder, you can choose one.”

He's a powerful Hokage.

"The country of water. It has been closed for many years, and it is time to integrate information." I did not hesitate.

"Okay, let's do that."

I wanted to wait until after Sasuke's 13th birthday, but I didn't have the chance.One night in late June, I sat on a leafy tree trunk and watched the young boy say goodbye to his crush.

The boy refused her to stay, thanked her, ignored her wishes, knocked her unconscious on the bench, and then walked out without looking back.

One after another street lamps were shining dimly, illuminating the blurry road.He seems to be walking on the bottom of the water, from one moon to another - who said this sentence?I forgot again.

"Sasuke." I called him.

"Sure enough... Xia Yue. Don't stop me."

"Oshemaru is not trustworthy."

"Is Xia Yue really qualified to say this? It must be Xia Yue who made a deal with that guy first."

"That's why I suffered a loss, so I came to warn you."

The teenager sneered. "I'm different from Xia Yue." He said coldly, "What I'm after is power—the power that can kill Itachi! You can't do this by staying in Konoha. No matter what you pay, as long as it can bring me Power, I can do it all."

I was silent for a moment.

"So, you don't trust me to do it, do you?"

He turned his head and glanced at me.That expression strangely overlapped with his brother's back then.

"Xia Yue's power is too limited... I have already understood this. However, revenge is originally my responsibility."

"From now on, Xia Yue, don't worry about me anymore."

I looked at his back.Behind him is Konoha, his former companion, while in front of him is the vast night, the road with no end in sight, and the illusory moonlight like water.

The same dense night, the same silent moonlight, the same dogmatic determination.

I really hate these geniuses.

"Are you going to leave me too?" Maybe it was because the night breeze was too gentle, and I felt a little weak sadness, "Itachi also left at this age, and now you are still there."

"—Don't compare me with that person!"

After a moment of anger, he turned his head away.

"Go back, Xia Yue. Goodbye."

I sat in a tree all night.It wasn't until the morning sun rose that I suddenly realized that the sun was rising from behind me, and where Sasuke walked last night was both the place where the moon rose and the place where the sun set.It is the beginning of the night and the end of the light.

A few leaves fell down.Someone picks them up.

"Kakashi-senpai."

"Aren't you going to stop Sasuke?"

"Those who make up their minds can't be stopped." I said, "Senior Kakashi once said that Sasuke is very dependent on me, isn't he? Maybe the one who really depends on him is me. I want to cheer myself up for this child , No matter what I encounter, I will think, 'ah, I can't let that child see my sadness and weakness, I need to create a happy and healthy growth atmosphere for him'... that's how I can persevere."

"Xia Yue..."

"However, as expected, strength is the most important thing. If you don't have enough strength, you will be given up constantly. Even the enemy doesn't bother to look at each other. I will always be the one that is not chosen."

"Senior Kakashi, I feel... a little sad."

The author has something to say: Note: "We seem to be at the bottom of the water, moving from one moon to another." ——Wang Xiaobo "Green Hairy Water Monster"

Although now it seems that reading Wang Xiaobo has become a label to ridicule pseudo-wenqing... But is a good thing a good thing, spread your hands.

In short, this is called "the unstoppable tide of history" [Hello

Naruto's combat power settings in the early and late stages are really too different. It is a comparison between the low-magic plane and the high-magic plane. I really want to give Xia Yue a copy of "The Wandering Earth" to teach her how to blow up the moon scientifically [Hey]