Ninjas are often on missions, sometimes for a few days, sometimes for months. What's more, there are few cases of hiding in the mission site for several years, but in times of peace, such cases are rare.

Among the ninjas in the same village, Kakashi has a lot of outing tasks, some of which are automatically asked, and more of them, the Konoha higher-ups have become accustomed to assigning tasks that need to be run around to him. The reason is very simple, and it is well-founded - his parents are dead, and he is homeless, it doesn't matter where he comes and goes, he has no worries in his heart, and no one is looking forward to waiting for him to come home day and night, so he is naturally more suitable than others for those tasks that do not touch the ground.

"Single dog, it's better to assign tasks."

At the restaurant at the entrance of the village, the red bean gurgling drank the red bean soup and said while biting the meatballs. After swallowing her food, she burped contentedly and then grinned, "By the way, I'm also one of the poor single dogs." Ridicule is ridicule, but the smile on her face has nothing to do with the word pitiful, but rather a little proud.

Really, a single dog has nothing to be proud of.

"Yes." Lixiang, who was sitting across from her, answered as if out of nowhere, holding her cheek with her left hand, and looked at the red beans that she had begun to eat happily again, and her eyes fell aimlessly on a corner of the store.

It's not just Konoha, it's supposed to be the same everywhere, and most of the officials sent by the Daimyo Mansion to other places are people who have nothing to worry about. Even in ordinary clubs, not many of the people who are willing to work overtime during non-working hours are single dogs.

Red Bean secretly looked at the girl on the other side who didn't know where she was going, and she just felt that it was really a wonderful experience - this first lady of the Fire Country, who had many rumors among the people, was sitting at the same table with her at this moment, eating ordinary civilian pastries. As a special ninja, Azuki has performed many tasks to protect dignitaries, some of them are high-spirited, some are polite, and some are approachable, but none of them have ever eaten at the same table with her face to face.

I'm afraid this is not in accordance with etiquette. Red Bean said secretly in his heart. Then it occurred to me that the one who didn't care about etiquette in the entire Fire Country was probably the princess who said that she would exchange a castle for a Konoha Kakashi. I always listen to others talk about what the situation was like at that time, such a classic historical moment, but it's a pity that I wasn't there. Every time I think of this, the red bean is choked.

I don't know what it's like to be liked by such a princess, but I really want to ask Kakashi-san, who will probably be killed.

"What are you laughing at?"

Coldly heard a question on the other side, and the red bean who came back to his senses realized that he actually laughed out loud unconsciously, which was really careless.

"You're smiling weirdly, you can't be thinking of any weird idea." Rika looked at her with a new hand on her cheeks, and said suspiciously.

Unexpectedly, Hongdou admitted frankly: "The idea is there, but it's a pity that I don't have the guts, alas, I gave up and gave up." As he spoke, he shook his hands wildly in front of his chest, and it was obvious that he was trying to persuade himself to give up on the idea.

Rika didn't know what she was struggling with, and she didn't have the interest to delve into it, so she poked the glutinous rice balls on the plate with a bamboo stick in her left hand, frowned and said, "It's so boring, don't you have any pastime when you don't go on a mission?" ”

"Yes." Hongdou replied casually, paused, and asked, "Princess, are you 20 years old?" ”

"Of course it's full," Rika squinted at her, "Didn't you attend my coming-of-age ceremony?" ”

Hongdou laughed twice: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, let's confirm." Suddenly, he slapped the table and said, "OK!" Let's go to an izakaya for a drink! ”

"Okay, let's go!" Rika, who had never had a chance to drink under the strict control of her brother Xiudeok, had her eyes lit up and almost cheered in agreement.

Azuki, who had moved from the restaurant to her next destination, suddenly thought that if it was known that she had taken the princess to the izakaya to drink without permission, would she be hunted down by the Daimyo's mansion?

***

Although he was constantly on the move, Kakashi felt a strong sense of belonging every time he returned to the village, and he was eager to fall asleep in his dormitory bed right away. However, this time, on the first step into the village, he inexplicably felt a wonderful sense of disobedience.

"No, I've only been away for a month, is Konoha going to become a local tyrant village?" The silver-haired young man stood in front of an overly golden building with his hands in his pockets, his lazy figure tilting his head slightly, and his only exposed right eye was almost blinded by the blingbling holy light emanating from this palace building.

The first technician, known as the wisdom of Konoha, looked left and right, only to see that the surroundings were still simple and familiar ordinary houses, but this magnificent building that rose from the ground at some point seemed out of place.

"Uncle, what's going on?" He asked the owner of the grocery store at the end of the street.

Before he could reply, the door in front of him, which seemed to be inlaid with several layers of gold, suddenly opened from the inside. A girl in a gorgeous costume jumped up to him like a rabbit, hugged his arms and raised a smile: "You're back." ”

It was really ...... for her to come out of this building The style of painting is too consistent.

The first technician could finally restrain the sense of surprise that came and went, replaced it with a question mark in capital letters, and raised his hand to point forward: "This is?" ”

The girl smiled proudly: "My new palace, the materials are all transported from the capital, right?" "It's a bit coquettish.

"Didn't you live well in Hinata's house, and suddenly built a palace?"

Rika waved her hand with a look of no understanding: "It's more convenient." ”

The first technician had a very bad premonition: "You want to stay for a long time?" ”

Rika tilted her head and smiled at him sinisterly: "Guess." ”

- Guess your head!

The first technician was tired, and the dead fish eyes drooped.

Rika said happily: "Please, Tianzo-kun, it was built in just one month, and the ninja of Konoha really has two hits." ”

As the only ninja in Konoha Village, Tenzo made an indelible contribution to the construction of the palace, and this was one of the causes of his miserable life for a long time to come.

"Hehe, the princess has won the prize." Tianzo, who just came out of the palace with Ryoko, touched the back of his head and smiled kindly, probably rarely being praised by the girls alone, and a rather embarrassed look appeared on his face. Unfortunately, before the joy lasted for three seconds, I felt that there seemed to be a gust of wind on my back—it was a sunny day!

"Very capable, Tianzo, it seems that you have been very idle lately."

Hearing the words of his former boss that ended slightly longer than usual, Tenzo was driven by instinct to break out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and secretly said in his heart that you are **naked anger, Kakashi's predecessor whined, and argued for himself with very little confidence: "This is a mission, a mission!" If you don't believe it, ask the princess! ”

- Woo woo, the princess came to abuse him, it's too bad, why is he always the one who suffers.

Fortunately, the princess did not die without help, but she nodded very seriously: "That's right, it's a mission, I have a gratuity." ”

Tianzang immediately showed a look at it, look at it, I was also forced, and I couldn't help myself in the rivers and lakes.

Even so, Kakashi was upset with his abetting.

Rika didn't care what happened to anyone in the future, and happily took Kakashi's hand and stepped through the door and said that she would take him in for a visit.

This building is already ridiculously magnificent from the outside, and when I walk inside, I only feel ...... It's really a palace. Probably in the world, it is only slightly inferior to the Daimyo Mansion of the Fire Country.

Pouring so much financial and material resources into building such a palace in Konoha is going to make such a fuss! Destroy the original painting style of Konoha Okay!

Kakashi suddenly felt physically and mentally tired: "Princess, you are building a palace on a large scale, have the daimyo and Madame agreed?" Did Xiudesang agree? Did the three generations agree? ”

Rika crossed her fingers and replied to him one by one: "Father and mother agree very much, brother...... Hmph, ignore him, the Hokage and your two advisors have no reason to disagree, even the nearby villagers are in favor. ”

“…… You can't be abusing your private power. ”

"I am."

…… Is it really good to be so blatant!

It is still too early to delve into the pros and cons of this palace to Konoha Village, but in the following six months, there was an endless stream of tourists who came to see the princess's palace, and although they were denied entry by the guards guarding the door, they were already very satisfied just leaning on the palace wall to take pictures.

This also brought a lot of tourism income to Konoha, and the tourism industry in Konoha Village, the land of fire, has flourished since then.

And it can be expected that there will be rumors such as the princess Jinwu Zangjiao, spending a lot of money for a little white face, and so on.

And the first technician deservedly re-elected as the most watched male ninja in Konoha this year.

The place with the best view of Konoha at night used to be the Hokage, but now this honor has been transferred to the roof of the princess's palace.

The first person who dared to watch the night view from the roof of the palace was, of course, a certain first technician.

The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and the Konoha Village at night reveals a little light, and the surroundings are very quiet, and even the occasional wind seems to be entangled in the breath of hypnosis.

I don't know if it's because the biological clock hasn't been adjusted yet, Kakashi Hagi has no sleepiness at this time.

From the rooftop, you can see most of Konoha Village. There is a house in the southwest of the palace, which is very, very close, and as soon as you open the side door, you can go straight to the front yard of the house. In fact, the area of that house is not small in Konoha Village, but it is still far from being comparable to the palace, so if you look at it like this, you will think that it is also a part of the palace. It's just that it seems to have been uninhabited for many years, and it is very depressed and dilapidated, standing next to the beautiful palace, I have to say that it affects the beauty very much.

It will be kept as it is, it seems that the designers of this palace are not very professional. Kakashi complained silently in his heart.

"The third watch doesn't sleep in the middle of the night, basking in the moon on the roof?" The girl's teasing voice was accompanied by an unknown wisp of incense.

It's really strange, obviously I usually dress so gorgeously and brightly, and the house I build is so extravagant, but I smoke such a light incense.

The girls sat down beside him.

"The princess is, the third watch doesn't sleep in the middle of the night, girls are easy to get old."

Rika smiled confidently: "As I get older, I am also a famous beauty in the Land of Fire." ”

"Wow, who taught you such brazen words."

"You~"

"Don't just wronged me, okay, I'm a good young man who is honest and humble."

Tsk, I dare to say it.

Rika hugged his arm and laughed.

"How did you choose this place for the Jianxing Palace?" After a while, I heard him ask casually.

Lixiang tilted her head and thought for a while: "The feng shui here is good." ”

He looked at her suspiciously, and pointed his index finger to the house in the southwest direction below: "That's the ancestral home of the Qimu family." ”

But seeing that she was not surprised or didn't care much, she responded: "Oh, yes." ”

Whether she knew it early on, or did she really think it was not enough to mention, she couldn't see the clue from her face.

Kakashi only then realized that he didn't know when he could no longer read thoughts directly from her face.

"Build this kind of palace that doesn't live for a few days a year, be careful of provoking people's grievances."

"Who said I'd stay for a long, long time." Rika looked down at her new palace, and quietly curled the corners of her lips: "I think it......" After a pause for a few seconds, she stared at the young man beside her with a bright and bright gaze that emanated like a star living in her eyes.

“…… I like you so much. ”

For a moment, he seemed speechless.

“…… cough ......" The young man cleared his throat a little uncomfortably, sat up straight, and pulled her hand off his arm: "Sit down, sit down." ”

Rika knew that he was going to persuade her again with a long speech, so she cooperated to sit with her waist straight and upright, as he did, ready to listen to the teachings in her left ear and in her right ear.

But seeing him frowning as if he was thinking about something, he seemed to be a little embarrassed.

Then he sighed heavily, revealing a helpless smile that she was familiar with: "Okay, I gave up. ”

Rika: "? ”

"Just like it until you don't." He said as if resigned to his fate