Twelve years later, in the early spring of Konoha 60 years in March, although the weather was still a little cool, the cherry blossom trees in the village had long been fed up with the monotonous winter, just like the children about to graduate from the ninja school, they couldn't wait to decorate the purple-brown branches with girly flowers, swaying with the spring breeze, trying to gain the appreciation and recognition of the people in the village.

Uchiha Shizune was sitting in a glutinous rice balls shop in Konoha Village at this time, chewing three-color balls in her mouth, while looking at the cherry blossoms on the side of the road, and taking another bite of red bean sweet soup, feeling that the whole person was warm.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Seeing Kakashi Hagi passing by outside the store, Jing hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth and greeted loudly, "It's really been a long time since I've seen you, do you want to come over and eat two bunches of meatballs?" ”

"Yo, it's quiet, it's been a long time." Kakashi sat down in the empty seat next to Shizu, and said in a pleasant voice, "I heard that you have performed very well in your recent mission, and the third Hokage-sama also intended to let you go to the dark department for a trial, but you refused?" ”

"Of course you have to refuse! Ordinary ninjas do tasks and eat hot pot facing the sun; The shadow ninja does the task, crouching in the corner and nibbling on dry food. Jing squinted her eyes slightly, and drew a circle in the air with a bamboo stick, "Teacher, you used to be the leader of the dark department, and you know that it is not easy to do the dark department, so you should be able to understand why I refused, right?" ”

"You're so good... It's true that the mission of the Shadows isn't quite for you. Kakashi took the red bean soup served by the clerk and said helplessly, "I'm not a squad leader anymore, I'm just a newcomer's nanny now." ”

"Yes, yes, then now the good baby Xiao Jingjing, I want to ask Kakashi's mother a question." Shizuki raised her right hand as she did in a class at the ninja school, and asked in a milky voice, "Xiao Jingjing heard that there are a lot of outstanding graduates in this class, when Kakashi's mother was a nanny, can you let people go and see it?" ”

Jing's immature tone of pretending to be a gesture has attracted the attention of many diners. Although everyone knew that even a new student at the ninja school would not mistake the teacher for his mother, he still let out a chuckle at Kakashi.

"Isn't that my lifelong enemy, Kakashi? I didn't expect to meet you here, I remember that when I asked you to eat meatballs before, you refused. "It seems that there is too much movement here, and a green-skinned treasure beast outside the store was also attracted over, and it slapped on the table in front of Jing." Since this is a rare opportunity, let's fight it out, Kakashi! It depends on who eats more balls, how about it? ”

"Kai-sensei, how can you rob Kakashi-sensei with others! Obviously, I have to ask the teacher to answer the question! Shizune put on a sad face at Maitkai, but when she turned her head to look at Kakashi, the sadness on her face turned into banter again, "Kakashi-sensei, I'm your only female student, you can't abandon someone!" ”

Listening to Jing's words, the red bean soup in Kakashi's hand almost didn't spill out, and a few black lines appeared faintly above the exposed right eye. Maybe it's because Kakashi's majesty as a mentor has long since disappeared, that's why the female students he taught are so skinny.

Kakashi picked up the cup, straightened the vest on his body, and got up to find an excuse to leave: "I'm going to go to the Hokage Building in a while to learn about the newcomer from the three generations." Kai, about the competition, next time by all means. ”

"Next time? All right. Kakashi, although our current record is 49-49, I will definitely beat you in the next match! Unaware that it was just Kakashi's excuse, Kai happily ran to the counter to buy balls.

"Kakashi-sensei, this is your fault, how can you trouble Hokage-sama with such a trivial matter?" Jing is not a green-skinned beast, how can Kakashi easily fool him, grabbing the corner of Kakashi's clothes and saying, "Ming is very familiar with this class of graduates, and he has told me a lot of interesting things about them before. If the teacher wants to know the information of this graduate, just ask me directly. ”

"How dare you say it, among the newcomers in this year, there are few brothers who can remember their names." Tucao Gong took a plate of sesame dumplings every day and sat on the empty seat next to Jing, "I remember one time, my brother and I met Yami on the road, and my brother opened his mouth and said, 'Oh! I remember you, you're the guy who's been taught 6 times, and you're still bullying people lately?' scared the girl and ran away. It seems that you also have a part in the lesson of Ami, right? ”

"Xiao Tiantian, I can swear that your brother did it first, and I just helped him a little bit." Jing said innocently, "Didn't that Ami also restrain a lot later, and I didn't dare to bully that... Who's that? Forget it, don't talk about this, is Ming okay lately? I haven't seen him in years. ”

"Hey, it's been less than a year since my brother left Konoha, right?" Tian Tian deliberately didn't look over, and only stared at Jing from the corner of his eye, "The people from the caravan came with the news before, saying that it was because of the great changes in Wuyin Village recently, and he was going to explore the Land of Water for a while. It is estimated that in another month or two, he will return to Konoha with the information he has gathered. ”

"Huh? He's coming back? Then remember to inform me that I must teach him a good lesson," Jing clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said: "Leave me and Xiao without saying a word, and go to the Daimyo's Mansion to be some kind of guard." Xiao often goes to do family tasks, leaving me alone and alone, and I don't even have a fixed team. ”

"Now, the Guards are departments, not positions." Tian Tian didn't intend to let go of any opportunity to complain, "And it's the official appointment of the daimyo, even if it's an elder brother, it's not easy to refuse directly." ”

Kakashi, who was left to dry by the two girls, sighed slightly, took out a copy of "Intimacy Paradise" from the ninja bag with his left hand, and was about to kill time when a small hand pressed on the cover.

"Kakashi-sensei, when I was talking to Tian Tian just now, did you take the opportunity to steal two strings of balls?" Jing's eyes narrowed slightly, "Besides, you don't seem to have answered my question, right?" Which newcomers are you responsible for this year? When you have a survival drill, can you let me go and see it too? ”

"If you're interested, on the morning of the 16th of this month." The corners of Kakashi's mouth seemed to twitch twice under his mask, and he replied weakly, "I will take Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno, to the third training ground for production drills." ”

"Uh, Naruto Uzumaki... When I was soaking in the hot springs just now, that kid was taking Konohamaru with him, and he wanted to use the transformation technique to sneak into the women's bathhouse..."Shizuki's face was a little embarrassed when he heard Naruto's name, "He's a little guy with yellow hair and a beard on his cheeks, and he likes to play pranks. But I like his blue eyes. ”

"Now, I know that Haruno Sakura, and I often saw her at the ninja school before graduation. Pink hair,Wide forehead,Looks very cute.,The personality is also very frank.,It's very likable.,But my brother said that she was a little strange..."As for what is strange, Tian Tian didn't say.

"Oh! I've heard of that Uchiha Sasuke! The results in both the exercise and the theory were excellent, and it was a veritable first in this session. Li Luo, who was at the next table, said with fighting spirit: "I want to compete with him to see if my moves can work against the descendants of the so-called genius clan..."

"Hmph, what a descendant of a genius clan." Jing Leng snorted, a hint of disgust crossed the corner of his eyes, "It's just a cursed evil clan." ”

Before Xiao Li could react, Jing regained her previous smile, she wiped the food from the corner of her mouth, got up and stretched out her little finger towards Kakashi, "Kakashi-sensei, I'll go first, I have a mission on the 16th, and the newcomer's survival drill won't join in the fun." In addition, you are still young, and you usually don't read the books published by those unscrupulous vendors, isn't it nice to find a beautiful and lovely girlfriend? ”

Kakashi was noncommittal about Shizu's suggestion. just took back the "Intimacy Paradise" in his hand into the ninja bag, and then made a seal of the instantaneous technique, and left the glutinous rice ball shop with a "whoosh".

When the two of them walked away, Xiao Li asked in a low voice, "Tiantian, that person just now seems to be very hostile to the Uchiha?" ”

"Shhhhh Tian Tian stretched out his index finger and said with a serious face: "Remember, Xiao Li, don't talk about Uchiha in front of her in the future." ”

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In the 55th year of Konoha, in an apartment near Mingcha Street, 9-year-old Jing yawned, sat up from the bed, rubbed his neck with his left hand, which was still a little sore, looked at the strange scene around him in confusion, and said to himself, "Where is this?" Why am I here? I think it was supposed to be..."

"Are you awake? I'm sorry, but I was a little heavier during the sparring yesterday, which made you sleep a little longer. The door to the room was opened, and a boy with short black hair, also about 9 years old, walked in with a small plate, "But I've asked the medical ninja in the infirmary to see it, and you're fine." Besides, you sink like a pig, and I don't bother to carry you home, so I took you to this apartment nearby..."

"Hey! What does it mean to sleep a little longer! You're knocking me out! My neck is still sore! Jing pointed to the wall clock on the wall, and the whole person was like a fried cat.

"Ming, our sparring session yesterday started at 3 p.m., right? Look at it now, it's past 9 o'clock! And who do you say sinks with... Hmm~" Jing seemed to want to accuse something, but before she finished speaking, her mouth was blocked.

"Hungry, aren't you? I asked people to try the tiramisu, how does it taste? Ming handed over the small plate in his hand with a paralyzed face, "Children can't drink alcohol, and it's not suitable for coffee, so the raw materials selected have changed a little, and the taste may not be authentic." ”

"It's so sweet... Now, that's... Did you carry me yesterday? Jing took the small plate, took off the fork in her mouth, and sent a large piece of cake to her mouth, which was really sweet. The cat that had just fried its hair glared, and instantly turned into a cute hamster, and its bulging cheeks couldn't stop at all.

Jing looked at the scene outside the window, and soon recognized that this was Tea Street, and couldn't help but feel a little moved. After all, how can Ming, who has little arms and legs, really "carry" her here? It's not too close to the ninja school, so it's not easy to memorize, right? This guy is so bad that he can't even trust half of the punctuation marks when he says it.

"Of course not, I asked Ebisu-sensei to carry you on your back. Originally, in the gentleman's style of the teacher, I was going to use the princess to hug me, but you have recently gained six pounds, and before you have gone far, the teacher's hands are sore..."

"Stupid! Idiot! I'm going to sit here, and it's not you bastard! Jing was so angry that his face was flushed, the fork in his hand pointed directly at the boy, and he organized a large wave of verbal offensives, which was bound to make Ming ashamed after hearing it. However, the words that came to his lips turned into a soft sentence with a strange scream in his stomach: "Is there anything else?" ”

"Of course." Ming's paralyzed face was suddenly melted away by a smile, "There are many more, I'll get them for you." ”

After Jing ate the cake, the time was close to 10 a.m., and Ming suddenly said to Jing, "I'm sorry. ”

"It's okay, it's normal to get a little injured during sparring, and I'm fine." Jing with a slightly bulging stomach looked very generous, and reached out to press Ming's shoulder, "I accept your apology, and I don't care about you." ”

"It's not that way." Ming seemed to be a little difficult to say, and he carefully organized the language. "Last night, when I used my clone to go to the Uchiha clan land and send a message to Aunt Hazuki, there was a little accident..."

"Huh? Yes! I didn't go back all night last night, my mother must be angry, I'm finished! Hearing Akira mention Uchiha Hazuki, Jing suddenly thought of something, put on her shoes and ran home, "No, you're finished!" I won't forgive you! You wait for me! ”

Ming was interrupted by Jing and couldn't continue to speak, so he could only follow behind. When Shizuki ran back to the Uchiha clan land out of breath, she found that a banner reading "Standing Forbidden" had been put up outside the clan land, and when she looked inside, she didn't see anyone, just the wet ground and the smell of rust wafting in the air. This scene made Jing Xin feel very uncomfortable, and his eyes were full of doubts when he looked back at Xiang Ming.

"This is a lockdown ordered by Hokage-sama, and last night the entire Uchiha clan was killed, and there was only one survivor in the clan land, Sasuke Uchiha. Aunt Hazuki was attacked from behind and stabbed through the heart. Ming's voice with his head lowered was also a little low, and Jing couldn't see the expression on his face, "There was also a big explosion in the police department last night, and more than thirty corpses were counted. Among them is a charred corpse, although DNA identification is no longer possible, but her teeth, bone age and other characteristics are very consistent with the currently missing Sister Quan..."

"Ming... I want to see my mother, and my sister. Jing's nails were deeply embedded in her palms, trying her best to keep herself calm, but her eyes, which gradually turned red, revealed her agitated mood, "Where are they now?" ”

"Morgue." Ming turned around and led Jing towards Konoha Hospital, "I'll take you there." ”

After Jing arrived at the hospital's morgue, she saw Ye Yue lying on the morgue, Ye Yue's pale face had long since lost a trace of anger, and she could no longer be angry because Jing went home too late. And on the bed labeled "Uchiha Izumi", there was only a corpse covered with a white cloth, and when Jing wanted to open it to take a look, he was stopped by Ming: "Let's go, the shadows are coming, there should be something to ask you." ”

Jing was slightly stunned for a moment, but she no longer insisted, and after saying goodbye to the bodies of her mother and sister, she walked out of Konoha Hospital. Jing saw two ninjas wearing masks and disguised in the shadows standing at the entrance of the hospital, apparently coming to look for her. She turned her head and squeezed out a miserable smile towards Ming: "Ming, I have another question, who did this?" ”

Ming looked at the black magatama in Jing's red pupils, was silent for a while, and said slowly: "I'm sorry, I can only tell you that it was Uchiha Itachi who killed Aunt Hazuki. ”

"I see... Thank you, Ming. Although Jing is only 9 years old, she is not stupid. The entire Uchiha clan was wiped out, how could she escape? Is it really just because Ming accidentally knocked her out and didn't send her home? In addition, her family has no grievances with Itachi, and her sister still likes Itachi so much, why did Itachi kill her mother?

Ming knew the inside story, but for some reason, he didn't want to tell her. Shizuki, who followed the shadows to the Hokage Building, swore in her heart that she would definitely find out the truth of this matter and would never let her mother and sister die in vain.