Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed since the "Theft of the Book of Seals" incident.

Hachiki Shuohui, who had already recovered, did not stay in the hospital for long, and he was discharged early from the hospital with multiple tasks and returned to Jian Micheng's residence in Konoha.

In the past ten days, every daytime, he used the pretext of loitering around to reconnoiter the defense of Konoha.

At night, in order to avoid attracting the attention of the shadows in the village, he stayed at home honestly.

Although such a day is a bit dangerous, it is a rare leisure moment for Sakuki, who has been wandering on the blade all year round.

Therefore, this time is quite enjoyable for him.......

.......

On this day, as in previous days, Hachiki Sakuki wandered leisurely and aimlessly around Konoha Village.

Looking at these familiar but unfamiliar prosperous scenes in front of him, he only felt mixed feelings, and the scenes in Konoha more than ten years ago appeared in front of him again, as if it was yesterday.

"Huh? How did this ninja shop get here? It has also expanded several times! ”

"This is the rotisserie I used to visit the most! Why has this store changed its location? ”

"Oh! And this ramen shop, I used to bring Kakashi and Kiyoshi ...... back then."

"Alas, I don't want to think so much......"

Walking on the street, Qimu Shuohui raised his head under the dazzling sunlight, and when he saw that the sun had risen overhead, he realized that it was noon in a blink of an eye.

"Hmm...... Let's find a place to have a meal first, and in the afternoon, I have to find an opportunity to find out the defense forces in the east of Konoha, and after summarizing the situation of the defense forces in the east and the general intelligence, the defense situation of the entire Konoha will be basically clear......."

"Oh! Brother Jian Meicheng! How can it be you! We haven't seen each other in more than ten days! ”

Qimu Shuohui was walking forward with his hands in his pockets, whispering to himself, but a burst of ecstatic laughter suddenly came from behind him.

Before he could react, a golden figure ran towards him quickly, headed straight for him, and finally hung directly on him like an otter.

Qimu Shuohui turned his head suspiciously, only to see a big grinning face come into view.

This man......

If it weren't for Naruto, who else would this guy be!

"Mingmingming...... Naruto? It's you! ”

"It's me! Brother Jian Meicheng! ”

Naruto, who hung behind Hachiki Shuoki, affectionately rubbed the back of Hachiki Shuohui with the thick blonde hair on his head, as if this was the only way to express his joy at "reuniting after a long absence" with Hachiki Shuohui.

"Brother Jian Meicheng, you ...... Why do you look frightened? Are you not happy to see me? ”

"Happy...... Glad! But you come down first......."

Although it is said that he wants to have a good relationship with Naruto so that he can be recruited to Otogakure Village in the future, such a "fleshy" way of contact is obviously difficult for Hachiki Shuohui to accept.

He kept shaking his body in an attempt to shake Naruto off who was hanging behind him, but Naruto was like a dogskin plaster, and he really stuck to the back of Hachiki Shuohui.

"It's not Naruto...... Will you come down first? ”

Looking at the strange eyes of the Konoha villagers passing by, Qimu Shuohui only felt that he had never been so embarrassed in his life.

Fortunately, he is now using the identity of "Jian Meicheng", and the loss of face is naturally counted on Jian Meicheng's head.......

"Naruto...... Naruto, have you eaten? I'll treat you to dinner! Can you come down first? ”

"Huh? Brother Jian Meicheng, you said you wanted to invite me to dinner? Are you sure? ”

"Of course it's true, didn't I say I was going to invite you to dinner before!"

"That's good! Hey...... That's great! ”

Naruto's eyes lit up when he heard the word "eat", and his attention shifted from Hagi Shoki's back to other places.

He jumped off Qimu Shuohui's body with a "sigh", and crept up in front of Qimu Shuohui, and began to look around on him with a flickering eye.

"Naruto, you look around...... What to see! Didn't I say you were invited to dinner! ”

"Brother Jian Meicheng, your body ...... Are you alright? I see you've been hurt so badly. ”

"Of course it's fine, otherwise how would those medical ninjas in the hospital agree to let me be discharged? How can I stand alive in front of you? ”

"Oh...... Then I'm relieved! Hey hey ......"

"Naruto...... What's your bad idea? ”

Seeing Naruto's malicious gaze looking around his body, Hachiki Sakuki only felt his scalp tingle, as if he was facing dozens of top shadow-level powerhouses at the same time......

"Don't think about anything! I didn't know about you before, but in the few days I was in the hospital, I learned a lot about your 'glorious deeds' from the mouths of those medical ninjas! You advise you to do it yourself, Naruto! You're a ninja now, stop messing around like you used to! ”

"Where did you say this, Brother Jian Meicheng...... I care about you! I'm afraid that you will see that I haven't come to see you for more than ten days, thinking that I am not righteous! You know, I, Naruto Uzumaki, am the most righteous! ”

"Alright, alright...... I know you're angry, so let's ......."

"Hey! Wait a minute...... Wait a minute! Brother Jian Meicheng! ”

As soon as Sakuki turned his head and took a few steps forward, he was stopped by a stalker-beating Naruto dragging his arm.

He looked at Qimu Shuohui with a look of hope, which made Qimu Shuohui suddenly feel a headache.......

"Brother Jian Meicheng, don't you want to ask me, what have I been busy with for the past ten days? I don't even have time to see you when I'm so angry, which is enough to prove that I am really busy! ”

What the hell are you up to?

I just want to eat, why is it so hard.......

Hagi Shuohui, who was beaten by Naruto to the point of wanting to cry without tears, reluctantly cheered up and said perfunctorily with a smile: "Okay...... Yes...... What have you been busy doing for the past ten days? ”

"I knew that Brother Jian Meicheng would care about me! You'll wonder what I've been doing for the past ten days! ”

Naruto, who had finally succeeded in his goal, cheered and gave a thumbs up to Hachiki Shuohui, and said excitedly, "Brother Ken Misumi, you know!" I'm a true ninja now! In the past dozens of days, I have followed the leader of my team to Shinobi, and led the other two members of the team to complete countless difficult tasks! ”

"Countless difficult tasks? What level? ”

"Hmmm......"

Hagi Shuohui's sudden question suddenly made Naruto look embarrassed, and he rarely blushed.

"The tasks I did though...... Although the level is not high, the difficulty is still some......"

"D-class, right?"

"Huh? Brother Jian Meicheng, how do you know that I am doing a D-level mission? ”

“...... I'm not stupid! ”

Qimu Shuohui touched his head, and said speechlessly: "It's not a war time now, and a newly graduated shinobi like you can definitely only do D-level tasks...... Be content, Naruto! It's good to have tasks assigned to you at your level! ”

"Huh? Brother Jian Meicheng, you look down on me?! ”

"No..... No, I mean...... I mean that the total number of tasks in the village is relatively small now, so ...... Well, it's good that a newly graduated shinobi like you can have a task to do! ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true! When did I, Jian Micheng, lie to you? ”

"Hmm...... Also, Brother Jian Meicheng, you still don't have anything to say to me! ”

This kid ....... It's so foolish!

Seeing Naruto nodding silently beside him, Hachiki Sakuki, who was finally not bombarded by him with all kinds of strange questions, let out a long breath.

He patted Naruto on the shoulder with his hand and asked with a grin, "Don't talk about Naruto so much!" Have you figured out where to eat? I'm in for a treat! Whatever you want! ”

"Is it really casual?"

"Of course! As an elite member of the intelligence force, I'm not short of money! ”

"That's good! I'm going to eat Ichiraku ramen! ”

The words fell, and before Hachiki could react, Naruto grabbed his hand and ran to the only ramen stall in Konoha Village with a cheer.......