It was eight o'clock in the evening, and the place was still on the rooftop of Sakuraku's rental house, Sasuke Sakura and Naruto were eating in front of the barbecue grill with their mouths full of oil, and Kakashi, who was supposed to be in charge of the barbecue, said that the meat trio he grilled didn't like to eat, and used this as a reason to encourage Sakuraku to roast.

But Sakuraku, who hadn't eaten much for a day, now just wanted to have a good meal, so she glanced at Ai Ye and the Nine Lamas, who were staring at Jiraiya with vicious eyes, and opened her mouth decisively, throwing the barbecue work to one man and one beast.

In the face of the oppression of the Sakuraku Great Demon King, Ai Ye and the Nine Lamas had to be, only to see them crying with sad faces, one of them carrying a plate, running to the barbecue grill, while roasting meat for the trio, and from time to time trying to kill Jiraiya, who was drinking with Sakuraku, with his eyes.

"What a nostalgia!"

Jiraiya, who was sitting in front of Sakuraku, burped, and said in an emotional tone while shaking his glass, "It's been a long time since the last time I drank like this. ”

"Judging by the way you look, you probably don't drink less than a bar."

Sakuraku raised the draught beer glass in her hand, drank it all, and poured new sake into it, while asking, "Or what, do you remember your childhood?" ”

"Aha, it's not like childhood."

Jiraiya grinned, tilted his head and poured the sake in the cup into his mouth, and looked at the trio who were very happy to eat barbecue, and the corners of his mouth hooked up an inexplicable smile, "In our time, there was no opportunity for everyone to get together and eat, drink and have fun. ”

"The Second Shinobi World War......

Sakuraku followed Jiraiya's line of sight, and after glancing at the trio, she waved her hand to the Nine Lamas and Ai Ye, who were still crying, and after signaling them to come over, she smiled and said to Jiraiya: "Didn't the title of your three ninjas start during that period?" ”

"Actually, it's only what you think the three ninjas are......

Listening to Sakura's question, Jiraiya suddenly showed a bitter face, he poured a glass of sake, and after drinking it all, he said to Sakuraku a little helplessly: "I lost the battle, and I was given the title by the enemy, to be honest, I don't know why it has spread so widely." ”

"But I think you're quite complacent."

Sakuraku, who was a little surprised when she heard this, put back the wine glass that was raised to her lips, glanced at Ai Ye and the Nine Lamas who were standing behind her, and asked Jiraiya, "Can you say no specifically?" ”

Hearing this, he was silent for a moment, then sighed, shook his head slightly, and said, "It's a long story......

"Let's make a long story short."

Ai Ye couldn't help it, she grabbed in front of Sakuraku, and said to Jiraiya: "Anyway, we have time tonight, and it's not interesting to just drink here and drink, tell me your story?" ”

"Shall I allow you to speak?"

After Sakuraku raised her hand to signal Jiraiya not to speak, she knocked on the table, turned her head and looked at Ai Ye and the Nine Lamas with an expressionless face.

Sakura...... Sakuraku-sama-sama ......"

Seeing that Sakura's attitude was still so cold, Ai Ye scratched his head a little embarrassed, "The Nine Lamas and I know that we are wrong, so forgive us." ”

After speaking, he also patted the nine lamas who were standing aside stunned, and the nine lamas have had a tacit understanding with Ai Ye for more than half a month, we don't know why, maybe it's because he is also a bear child, so he has a heart?

In short, the Nine Lamas, who were slapped by Ai Ye, immediately understood, quickly adjusted their facial expressions, and after revealing a fairly standard confessional face, they said to Sakura in a deep voice: "I know it's wrong, and I promise not to see Ai Ye in the future, so ......"

"You two are messing around at home, I don't bother to care about ......"

After Sakura Luo forcefully interrupted the words of the Nine Lamas, he looked at the man and beast with his head slightly bowed, and said: "But outside, you have to pay attention to my image, fortunately, all the people present today are acquaintances, if not acquaintances?" What kind of impression does your behavior leave on others? ”

"Why did Sakuraku start preaching again......

The nine lamas who lowered their heads glanced at Sakura, who kept talking, and felt a little pain in her brain, she was preached by Sakura almost every day for half a month, although she also understood that Sakura was for her own good, but ......

Who can afford to be preached every day?

This means that the Nine Lamas can't beat Sakura, and if Sakuraluo was replaced by Zilai, she would have exploded her hair a long time ago.

"I'm sorry, Sakuraku-san."

Just when the Nine Lamas felt that their heads were about to explode, Ai Ye, who lowered his head, took the initiative to step forward, grabbed Sakura's arm, and said coquettishly while shaking: "We know it's wrong, I promise not to do it again in the future, okay~~~"

"Admitting mistakes faster than anyone else, and I haven't seen you change them."

Sakuraku, who let Ai Ye shake his arm, glanced at the nine lamas who were sneaking at him, sighed a little helplessly, and after pulling his arm back from Ai Ye's hand, he said: "That's it this time, don't do this in the future, understand?" ”

"Got it!"

Seeing that Sakura was relieved, Ai Ye and the Nine Lamas' eyes flashed at the same time, and then they glanced at the barbecue grill with some excitement, and while drooling, they asked, "Then can we ......?"

"Let's eat, let's eat......"

Looking at the hungry ghost appearance of the two, Sakuraku waved her hand helplessly, and the one man and one beast who were allowed to cheer and ran towards the barbecue.

"How did you manage to make the Nine Lamas so obedient?"

After looking at the Nine Lamas who were grabbing meat skewers with Ai Ye, Jiraiya asked Sakuraku with some curiosity, "As far as I know, tailed beasts hate humans very much. ”

Hearing this, Sakuraku smiled slightly, and did not immediately respond to Jiraiya's question, but after taking a sip of beer, he asked rhetorically, "Then why do tailed beasts hate humans?" ”

"I've thought about it."

Jiraiya sighed, he understood what Sakuraku was trying to say, "But how...... For the sake of peace, it is a last resort. ”

"I'm not in a position to judge your style."

Hearing this, Sakuraku raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Jiraiya, "But you have to judge for yourself whether this matter is right or wrong." ”

Talking to smart people is brain-wracking, but there are also benefits, like now, there are some things that you don't have to pick and choose, and both parties know what each other is talking about.

What Sakuraku said was not wrong, and he had thought about it, but it was still the previous sentence, for the sake of peace, he had no choice but to do so.

“…… There is no absolute right or wrong in this world. ”

Jiraiya was silent for a moment, and after taking a sip of sake, he took a long breath, looked up at Sakuraku and said, "But depending on the situation, we have to make some choices, right?" ”

"Different angles mean different ways of looking at problems."

Sakuraku glanced at the Nine Lamas, who were holding a wine glass and laughing with Ai Ye, and said to Jiraiya with a smile: "Do you think it is better for the tailed beast to come into contact with humans in this way, or in the way it used to be?" ”

When he heard this, he smiled bitterly: "This can't be compared, there was a situation back then......"

"It's not too late to make amends."

Sakuraku interrupted Jiraiya's words, and after saying a familiar idiom, she smiled and said to the thoughtful Jiraiya: "The truth, everyone understands, but how to do it depends on everyone's thoughts. ”

"As the master of the fourth Hokage, you should understand what I'm talking about."

"Of course I understand......"

Jiraiya looked up at Sakuraku, he looked at Sakuraku's clear eyes like water, sighed and said, "But some things can't be done overnight, I also want to change this ninja world, after all, this is my lifelong dream." ”

Speaking of this, Jiraiya suddenly moved his gaze to Naruto, he looked at Naruto who was laughing and playing with everyone, and said with some relief: "But I know that I can't do it on my own, so I accepted Mizuto as a disciple, and I want him to continue to complete my unfinished business after my death." ”

"But the four generations died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion......"

After Sakuraku drank the beer, she looked at Jiraiya, "So the reason why you accepted Naruto as a disciple is not just because of the Nine Lamas?" ”

"And because he's the son of Watergate."

Jiraiya took a long breath, looked at Sakuraku again, and said, "I want to see if he inherits the will of the water gate." ”

Hearing this, Sakuraku smiled slightly, "What about the result?" ”

"I'm very satisfied......"

Jiraiya showed a satisfied smile, he filled the wine glass, and while shaking, he said: "There is a father, there must be a son, this sentence is still very reasonable." ”

Looking at Jiraiya with a relieved face, Sakuraku nodded slightly, she now has a new perspective on Jirai, unlike the Hokage who tries his best to maintain the status quo, he is a person who is really looking forward, although his dream may seem like nonsense to others, in fact, Sakuraku also thinks this way, true peace has never really existed in any world.

Just like the utopia proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, peace is a similar thing, but compared to the invisible and untouchable things of utopia, the word peace is real.

But it can only exist for a short time, and history has a reincarnation nature, which is the conclusion that Sakuraku came to after witnessing the destruction and rebirth of countless civilizations.

But even if it is doomed, it has a reason to exist.

Hope, that's an ethereal word.

The thing that he pursues is this ethereal word, real peace cannot exist, and this kind of thing is also clear from the beginning, but he still takes this as his lifelong ideal and passes it on as his will.

This is a great cause, something that no one is allowed to profane.

In the past 5,000 years, Sakuraku has performed various tasks in various universes and met all kinds of people, but like Jiraiya, she has a great love character, and she has only seen dozens of people.

And this kind of person deserves her respect.

So she solemnly said to Jiraiya: "You can bear the two words of teacher." ”

And Jiraiya looked at Sakuraku, who suddenly got serious, and was a little dazed, but after seeing Sakuraku's eyes revealing the word respect, he seemed to understand Sakuraku's meaning, so he smiled slightly, raised his glass and said, "To you." ”

Seeing this, Sakuraku also raised her glass, and after touching it with Jiraiya, she said with a smile, "To you." ”