Chapter Thirty-Eight: Old Acquaintances

Hokage's office.

Outside the transparent glass floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a hidden village of Konoha wrapped in a cloud of verdant greenery.

The setting sun burned half of the sky red, and a red ribbon was added to the village wrapped in emerald green clothes, which looked very enchanting.

The three generations of Hokage apes stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the beautiful scenery below with satisfaction, and a sense of pride arose.

Prosperous and beautiful.

This is what Konoha should look like in my heart.

He put the pouch to his mouth and took a deep breath.

As purple smoke erupted from his mouth, the wrinkles that covered his entire face unfurled.

"You've rarely come to me once a month ago, but you've been here a little more diligently lately."

He shifted his gaze from the window back to Tuanzang's body.

Danzou sat far away from the sunlight in the Hokage's office.

No matter when, accustomed to the darkness, his aversion to light has never changed.

Again, there was the pungent smell of smoke in the room at the moment.

Danzang once sincerely persuaded the ape to fly to the sun.

Tobacco gives ninjas a stench that they can never get rid of, and that's not something ninjas should get their hands on.

The Hokage doesn't have to carry out infiltration missions.

Sarutobi laughed and rejected Danzo's suggestion.

Although Sarutobi is still a ninja in name, he no longer has the consciousness of being a ninja in his heart.

Staying in a large and comfortable office, I was busy playing with those political tricks every day.

Away from battle for a long time and indulging in all kinds of enjoyment, he is no longer the ape flying sun.

Whether it's Shimoshinobu or Hokage, you can never let your guard down.

Once the time comes to fight, the smell of smoke on Ape Fei Ri's body will become his talisman.

Tuan Zang silently looked at the back of the ape Fei Ri Slash, and didn't say a word.

Not knowing what Tuan Zang was thinking, Sarutobi gently tapped the end of his cigarette pouch against the wall, pouring out the ashes that had burned inside.

He took out a new one from the box next to him, put it in a cigarette pouch and lit it on fire.

Purple smoke drifted down the wind into Danzo's nose.

He suppressed the disgust in his heart and didn't let it appear on his face.

Tuan Zang and Ape Fei Ri Slash are old acquaintances.

Although they have been fighting side by side since the Shinobi era, they have never been friends.

Not before, not now, and not in the future.

There has always been a fierce rivalry between them, and the two have diametrically opposed views on many things.

Over the years, the contradictions between the two have become irreconcilable.

Like heads and tails of a coin, they can never show the same face.

However, whenever one of them is in crisis, they can always put aside their personal grudges, unite together, and deal a blow to the enemy head-on.

At times like these, they are united like two arms of the same person.

When the enemy is completely defeated.

The battle between the two will continue.

Day after day, year after year.

The two hate each other, but they can't do without each other.

I have never relied on each other, but I always get a helping hand from each other at critical moments.

For Tuan Zang and Sarutobi Richi, the three words "old acquaintance" best represent the complex relationship between the two.

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"What's going on?,It's a solo date for two people.,But you still have to bring your brother.。。。

Izumi Uchiha pouted dissatisfiedly.

"Really... I'm so sorry, Izumi. Mom and Dad are not at home today.,And Sasuke must come out.。。。 ”

Although he is reliving a lifetime, Uchiha Itachi is still inexperienced in dealing with the relationship between men and women.

"I'm kidding you...

Izumi Uchiha, who pretended to be angry, laughed cheerfully and grabbed Sasuke Uchiha's small hand, who was looking at the two of them a little shyly.

Uchiha Sasuke suddenly became happy, and the two of them walked towards the street in the center of Konoha like a pair of sisters and brothers.

"Hey, the girl's mind, I really don't understand...

Itachi Uchiha sighed softly.

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After the Nakaya exam, Uchiha Itachi never performed a mission again.

The debate over whether he entered the Konoha police force or the Shadows continued at the Uchiha clan's rally.

The upper echelons of Konoha have never made a clear arrangement for his whereabouts.

Itachi Uchiha had the most boring time since becoming a ninja.

He had come to see the task as important as eating and sleeping.

Can a ninja who can't perform a mission still be a ninja?

Even in the lowest "D" missions, he strives for perfection.

But after becoming a middle ninja, there is not even the lowest task, and the Uchiha Itachi can only wait for a long time to survive.

However, this period of time turned out to be the happiest time in Sasuke Uchiha's life.

Once upon a time, Sasuke Uchiha, who was held in Itachi's arms and could only make a "babble" sound, was already six years old.

From a child who can only say "yes yes" and stumble even when he walks, to a child who can start to say some simple sentences, he has grown into a little boy who sticks to the back of Uchiha Itachi's ass all day and keeps calling his brother.

My brother, who is usually busy with tasks and is away from home all day, can finally be with him all day.

Sasuke Uchiha became more and more sticky, and even slept in the same bed with his brother.

So, a good date for two people turned into three people.

No, it's still two people.

I became the outcast.

Uchiha Itachi looked at Izumi and Sasuke, who were walking far ahead, and a sudden sense of happiness filled his body.

Maybe this is the simple happiness that he longed for in his previous life, but never had?

A smile overflowing from the bottom of his heart bloomed on his face.

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"You've been here lately, and you're talking about that little imp from the Uchiha clan, and my ears are almost calloused...

Sarutobi leaned back comfortably and sighed comfortably.

"Because letting a ninja with a god-given talent like him enter the Konoha Police Force is a big loss for him and the village...

"However, isn't the Konoha Police Force a place where every Uchiha clan should be. Uchiha Itachi is just a little ghost, no matter how strong he is, he can't be stronger than the wave of Feng Shuimen back then. Moreover, Konoha has never lacked genius... ”

He threw a narrow smile at Danzo,

"Geniuses often die earlier than ordinary people...

Ape Fei Ri picked up the cigarette pouch in his hand again, lit it and took a comfortable puff.

"I don't know if it's because I'm old, or because I often work on the desk, but I've always felt tired lately."