The eastern horizon turned white.

Already at this time, Shiraishi had already soaked his body in the hot spring pool, closing his eyes and enjoying the white mist rising from the water.

The water temperature in the hot springs is between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius, so it doesn't feel too hot or too cold, and the water temperature is just right.

At that moment, Shiraishi heard the sound of water paddling nearby.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a girl with long straight black hair, with dazzling beauty, and she was not wrapped in a bath towel, but because the fog was thick, she couldn't see it very clearly.

In addition, because of the rising sun, there is also a holy light on her body that can block the vision.

The light of original sin that prevents humanity from being honest with one another.

She walked over step by step, came to Baishi's back, and gently wiped his back, the soft and delicate skin of her fingers, that kind of touch could easily break through Baishi's defense.

"How?"

"It's very comfortable."

"That'...... Do you want to do something a little more comfortable? ”

Something a little more comfortable?

What is that?

Is that the one?

Shiraishi struggled to suppress the restlessness in his heart, as if a heart was about to jump out of his throat.

"Continuing what we didn't finish last night, let's be honest with each other here."

The girl's arms reached forward from behind, and she hugged Shiraishi's body like this.

The faint fragrance rushes into the nostrils.

But suddenly the breathing became uncomfortable.

He felt the girl's hands slowly pointing upward, which was his own neck.

"Wait, you hugged me a little tight, loosen a little ......"

"Isn't that what you were hoping for? So, let's be my own......"

His hands tightened tighter, and Shiraishi's breathing became harder and harder.

His whole face was flushed, and he felt like he was suffocating to death.

……

Opened his eyes from the bed in a cold sweat, Shiraishi looked at the sky outside that was white with fish belly, it was already dawn.

"Really, I had this kind of strange dream, I said, how could Liuli become that terrible look, it turned out to be a dream, then it's fine......"

But the feeling of being choked in the throat and about to suffocate to death is indeed so real.

Shiraishi no longer knew if it was a spring dream or a nightmare.

After breakfast, Shiraishi took out the props that Ruri had asked to make yesterday and put them in Ruri's hands.

"Here, this is the chakra flow suppression prop you asked for yesterday, as long as you bring this, it will make the chakra flow speed in your body become like a turtle crawling. But the other party is a lower ninja, and don't train too strictly. ”

Liuli looked at the three metal bracelets in her hand and nodded, indicating that she understood.

"Another thing to note is that it is best not to wear this for more than three hours a day, and two hours for the next endurance. If you extend the time, you may have to send them to the hospital. ”

"So serious?"

"If the flow speed of chakra slows down, normal life is fine, but based on this state, it is mandatory to train physical arts and ninjutsu, and it is easy to cause damage to the body if it takes too long."

"If I use this training, will it be effective?"

Ruri asked with interest.

"If it were you, this level of restriction bracelet would be directly shattered. Your chakra is too strong, unless you're using a stronger level of Restriction Bracelet. ”

"Make it for me."

"That's fine."

Shiraishi nodded.

This is the same as weight training, usually use weights to exercise, and when it is time to fight, take the weight off the body, and dare not say the rest, but the speed will definitely suddenly climb a cut.

Using the restriction bracelet to exercise is equivalent to adding weight to the chakra, and when the time comes, the chakra's control and explosion will fall into the quagmire and be difficult to move.

Finally, if you wear the restriction bracelet and train Chakra's flow speed to the peak state when you are not wearing the restriction bracelet, then, after taking the restriction bracelet, Chakra's control, explosiveness, flow speed, and even the speed and power of releasing ninjutsu will have an excellent improvement.

But obviously, the restriction bracelet used to limit the level of ninja can't be applied to Liuli.

The chakra explosive power of the upper ninja is by no means comparable to the lower ninja.

"Then I'll go first."

After saying that, Ruri stood still and didn't move, just staring at Baishi calmly.

Shiraishi was stunned for a moment, then understood, stepped forward to hold Ruri in his arms, and began to kiss each other in the corridor with her.

It wasn't until she gradually lost her breath that Ruri was satisfied and left with a slight red face.

After that, Shiraishi stayed in the lab.

While experimenting with the blending of chakra and natural energy, he began to make the chakra restriction bracelet needed for glass.

The chakra restriction prop that fits the lower ninja set can't be applied to Liuli, and it will only be exploded by her burst chakra.

If the restriction bracelet is graded in detail, with ten stages as the standard, the restriction bracelet he made before can only be regarded as the second level, and the restriction bracelet suitable for the glass is at least the first level.

And up to the sixth level, only the upper ninja can adapt.

◎

The Hokage Building, in the middle of the office.

Ruri is picking up her quest here.

Taking over the quest scroll from the Hokage Sun Slasher, Ruri opened the scroll directly and watched the contents inside.

This is a C-level protection mission, and the object of protection is a merchant from the Land of Mountains, who wants to transport a batch of medicinal materials that have been wholesaled from the Land of Fire, and smoothly transport them back to the capital of the Land of Mountains for sale.

So he issued a C-level protection mission to Konoha side, and the task reward was 40,000 taels.

In C-level tasks, it can be regarded as a relatively high reward.

The highest level of C-level task remuneration is only 50,000 taels.

"What do you think?"

Hizai looked at the Uchiha girl in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion,

"No problem, if there is a problem with the task, I will interrupt it in time."

Ruri said, putting the scroll away.

Hizai nodded in approval.

The last mission client of Ruri was to lie about the mission level, and during the encounter with the ninja struggle.

After realizing this, Ruri decisively took three members of the Shinobi team to abandon the client, and despite the other party's cries and pleadings, returned to Konoha and left him to fend for himself.

The delegator who issues the task must be based on integrity, otherwise it is easy to cause losses to the Konoha ninja, or even lose their lives.

If there is no guarantee of basic integrity, then it is the right choice to interrupt the task in time and abandon the client.

"Wait."

Just as Ruri was about to leave, the sound of the sun slashing came from behind her.

"Is there anything else you want to explain, Hokage-sama?"

Liuli turned around without humility or arrogance, and there was no fear or respect in his eyes, just a businesslike appearance.

There is only an ordinary subordinate relationship between them, and other than that, there is no involvement or connection.

Or rather, she didn't want to talk about something unnutritious here with the same rotten village leaders.

Just like some of the top executives of the Uchiha now, they are still daydreaming of making the Uchiha a Hokage.

Innocent and arrogant, she couldn't help but want to laugh.

No matter how you look at it, it's just a bunch of boring guys, fighting each other for power.

The current Konoha is like a pool of stagnant water, lifeless and lifeless.

"I want to ask, what happened to you? I always feel like you've changed something today. ”

Hizashi was really curious about this.

In the past, he could only feel the cold and heavy aura on the genius Shinobi of Ruri, but today it was different.

All in all, it was an amazing feeling.

A wonderful aura that can't be analyzed in detail by the sun.

"You're worried, Hokage-sama. If it's okay, I'll go first, I still have a task to complete. ”

Liuli turned her back to the sun, dropped this sentence, and opened the door to leave.

“……”

Exhaling softly, Hizai looked out the window a little wistfully.

Liuli's attitude didn't make him feel anything, in fact, the reason for the other party's indifference was inseparable from their high-level decisions.

But it's all for the sake of Konoha's stability.

Sometimes, it is indeed necessary to protect the interests of some people and sacrifice the interests of some people in order to maintain the stability and peace of the whole village, otherwise the enemy will take advantage of the situation.

That's what the group is.

So it is.

It's just that he didn't expect Shuo Mao to respond in such a decisive way.

To this day, he can't understand why Shuo Mao committed suicide.

He should have no reason or motive to commit suicide.

I just want to use the power of Tuan Zang to exclude him from the position of the Hokage, and he will still be an irreplaceable elite shinobi in Konoha in the future, and his position in the upper ninja is also unshakable......

Countless whys have been bothering the day.

Unfortunately, with Shuo Mao's death, there is no one left to answer the question that has been dormant in his heart for a long time.

Therefore, Liuli's lukewarm attitude towards their top management is also understandable.

But...... Ruri will be a high-ranking figure of the Uchiha clan in the future, and will play a very crucial and decisive role in the plan of the Uchiha fusion village.

Hizashi looked out the window, it was the direction of the ninja school.

Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've been there.

◎

On the way to the medical ninja experimental class, Shiraishi saw a familiar figure standing in the corridor in front of him, as if he was watching something, and his face naturally showed surprise.

"Hokage-sama?"

"Hmm......"

When the third generation of Hokage Sarutobi heard a voice from the side, he also turned his head in surprise and saw Shiraishi walking towards him.

"I remember you ......"

"Hokage-sama, I'm Chiba Shiraishi."

"I'm sorry, I've been getting older lately, and my memory has deteriorated a bit."

Hizai smiled helplessly, looking very kind and kind.

"Joke, you're a little bit old from fifty."

In response to Shiraishi's response, Hizai smiled and said, "It's not small, I've been in this position for twenty years, and when the next Hokage succeeds to the throne, I can be completely free." ”

Shiraishi smiled at this and didn't speak.

"By the way, what is Hokage-sama here for?"

"Nothing serious, just trying to get out and walk around. You've been working with Tsunade lately, how is it, are you still used to it? ”

"There's nothing I can't get used to, after all, that's all I can do."

"Don't be presumptuous, medical ninjas are an extremely important part of Konoha now and in the future. If I had agreed to Tsunade's medical reform earlier, the previous Second Ninja War would not have ......"

Speaking of this, Hizaku's face showed a gloomy look.

The medical reform was officially launched during the Second Ninja War, not before the war.

If the decision had been made earlier, the sacrifice rate of the Konoha ninja would not have been so high, so that when the final mobilization battle with the sand and the hidden was mobilized, the stalemate would have ended for several years.

"It's not Hokage-sama's fault, war is coming, and all of us didn't expect it. Saving more people in the midst of war is the responsibility and obligation of our medical ninjas. That's why I chose the path of a medical ninja. But also thanks to Hokage-sama for paying attention to our medical ninja collective, giving us the status we have in the village today. ”

Shiraishi said firmly.

In the past, medical ninjas were not taken much seriously in Konoha, and their status in a general sense could not be compared to that of combatants.

It wasn't until the medical reform that the village elevated its status as a medical ninja, and was later emulated by the rest of the village.

Tsunade is indeed dedicated to the development of the village, and no one in Konoha can compare to her in this regard.

Most of Konoha is now a new generation of medical ninjas who have been guided by her to a greater or lesser extent.

And these medical ninjas who were trained by her have saved countless ninjas and villagers in the village, so it is not difficult to imagine Tsunade's high status in the village.

"It's all the result of Tsunade's efforts, and it doesn't have much to do with me, the Hokage."

Hizai shook his head and smiled, he was indeed happy to see his disciple have such a high reputation in the village.

Only in this way can the village be stable.

His three disciples really contributed a lot.

Shiraishi stood here with Hizashi and looked at the students who were playing ninja games in the playground not far away, and said, "Children are really happy now, unlike a few years ago, when they could be assigned to the battlefield as soon as they graduated. ”

"Yes, protecting these children is the greatest inheritance of the will of fire that Lord Pillar has left to the village."

"The first lord was a great person, and he was my goal. The will of fire that he has inherited is also a great will that deserves to be felt by everyone. ”

Shiraishi said in such a veiled manner.

Hizashi laughed there without saying a word, and after a while, he said, "By the way, what do you think of the Uchiha's people?" ”

Shiraishi thought for a moment and said, "Although some people are too arrogant, I think they are not bad in nature. It's just that the garrison often receives letters of complaint from the villagers. ”

Speaking of this, his face was somewhat helpless.

Hizai smiled: "That's right, the Uchiha is also a family member who has inherited the will of the Great Fire in the Pillars, and I hope that one day those villagers will also be able to identify with the Uchiha clan and see them as a family." ”

"Hokage-sama came to me to ask about Ruri, right?"

Shiraishi pondered for a moment and asked the Japanese slash rhetorically.

The sun is silent.

"I'm worried about her current state."

"I know, how can Hokage-sama, who has a lot of chances, care about a pawn like me?"

Shiraishi smiled very dryly, giving people a sense of ease that he didn't take this kind of thing to heart.

"I said not to be so arrogant, to be valued by the genius Shinobi of the Uchiha clan, this undoubtedly proves your excellent and sincere qualities. In my eyes, you are already an excellent Konoha ninja who has inherited the will of the Pillar Lord Fire. ”

"Just kidding, Hokage-sama, please don't take it seriously." Shiraishi smiled, then thought for a moment, and replied to Hichisha, "Since the death of Sakumo-sensei, Ruri's mood has not been very stable. To be honest, at that time, I was also angry about the death of Mr. Shuo Mao, but the deceased was gone, and Mr. Shuo Mao didn't want us to be like this. ”

"Shuo Shige, he's an excellent Konoha ninja......"

"Well, it's because of that I can really understand Mr. Shuomao. When he died, he made that decision with a deep love for Konoha. And as his former disciple, he only needs to understand and inherit his will to live. After all, it is the duty and goal of us, the students, to pass on the will of the teacher. ”

Shiraishi stretched out his hand and shook it towards the sky, as if he was about to grasp something.

Looking at the bright and positive and optimistic look on Shiraishi's face, this is a smile and eyes that only the purest and purest people can have.

The sun slashed for a moment.

I feel a little that Shiraishi, who is young, is already able to think about problems with an all-inclusive mindset.

And this kind of thinking is also a precious quality that the Hokage needs.

Hizashi had a feeling that if it was this person, maybe the Uchiha clan would be able to truly integrate into the village and become a family.

"Looks like I'm worried in vain."

Richo smiled helplessly, but he was much relieved in his heart.

It's true that I'm too worried, with such an excellent man with Hokage thinking by his side, that Uchiha's genius will definitely not go any way.

Hizashi has this kind of confidence.

"When you get married, I will come there on time and prepare a congratulatory gift for you."

"Ahem...... Hokage-sama laughed, Ruri and I were still early in this kind of thing. ”

Shiraishi blushed.

"Seventeen years old is not too young, and at your age, I'm almost engaged to Lake Biwa."

Seeing Shiraishi's slightly shy reaction, Hizai smiled slightly in his heart, he was really a cute and pure-minded young man.

For that Uchiha genius girl, it seems that there is nothing to worry about at all.

I'm really looking forward to a bright future for this village.

◎

"You're so late today, you're almost late."

"I'm sorry, Tsunade-sensei, I ran into Hokage-sama in the hallway just now, and we chatted for a while."

When he came to the office, he faced Tsunade's question, and Shiraishi answered honestly.

"Mr. Ape Fei?"

Tsunade was slightly stunned.

"Yes."

"What did you talk about?"

"It's nothing, it's just a very ordinary little thing."

Shiraishi replied with a natural expression.

"That's right."

Tsunade nodded, and didn't follow any further.

At half past five, after the experimental class ended, Tsunade left the class in a hurry, leaving Shiraishi here to answer questions for students who didn't understand the content of the class.

With Shiraishi's theoretical and practical knowledge, it is more than enough to teach these students.

Seeing the figure of Tsunade leaving, Shiraishi felt a little reluctant in his heart.

I'm really sorry, Tsunade-sensei, for taking advantage of your kind heart many times. He sighed inwardly.

But in order to avoid more trouble, this is the only way to do it.

After all, he didn't want to be approached by the Hokage to talk to him in three days.

You can fool around today, but if you talk a lot in the future, you may not be able to keep your luck like this all the time.

Shiraishi really couldn't determine whether the Hokage would come to communicate with him at three or two ends.

If you say too much, you will lose this truth, and Shiraishi understands it.

"Senior Shiraishi, I don't understand here, can you teach me?"

"Senior Shiraishi, I don't really understand here."

"Shiraishi Senpai ......"

“……”

The many girls who came up around suddenly created a pink coquettish atmosphere around Shiraishi.

Shiraishi was a little dizzy for a while, and there was not much in the experimental class, but there was no shortage of all kinds of cute girls.

While feeling dizzy, there is also a bit of self-pity.

After so many years, the advantages of myself have finally been discovered by the girls.

Being popular with girls is definitely the first experience of life.

"Okay, don't worry, just come one by one, I won't run away, I'll answer it all for you."

The other side.

"Senior Shiraishi is really a gentle person."

Nohara Rin, who didn't squeeze in, said there.

"Really? It's just a soft rice eater, and I don't know what's good. ”

After school, he didn't go back directly to Obito, but waited outside the experimental class until the end of class, and then came in to find Rin.

"Obito, it's rude for you to say that."

Lin glared at Obito.

That's what it was. Obito whispered in his heart.

It's just a guy who eats soft rice in their Uchiha clan.

It's so arrogant, surrounded by so many cute girls.

"Kakashi, that's what he used to do."

Obito remembered something, and he was in a bad mood.

"Kakashi? Speaking of which, I haven't seen him in a long time. ”

"Lynn, what's so nice about that kind of guy. He's a mid-nobody now, and he's too busy to do tasks. Maybe they've forgotten about us a long time ago. ”

"Obito, you're still so duplicitous. You actually care about Kakashi. ”

Lynn smiled secretly.

"There's no such thing, what I hate the most is him, I often say that I have the tail of the crane or something, this kind of person I don't want to have anything to do with him."

Obito snorted coldly, a grim expression of 'me and Kakashi' as an enemy.

"But ......"

Lin was about to say something, but Obito directly interrupted: "Oops, that's all in the past, don't mention it again." ”

"Okay." Lynn nodded.

Obito breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Shiraishi, who was surrounded by many girls, and asked Lin:

"Anyway, Lynn, aren't you going to ask for advice?"

"It's okay, I'll just go to Shiraishi's senior's house at night to ask for advice."

Hearing Lin say this, Obito's face suddenly turned pale, and his heart sank.

Lynn ...... You don't like this soft rice, do you? ”

"Obito, what are you talking about, I just respect Shiraishi's seniors, although Shiraishi's seniors are very good, but they are not the type I like."

Lin glanced at Obito helplessly.

What the hell is going on in this guy's head?

A lot of times it's a missing string.

"That's right."

Obito patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he remembered something, and asked carefully, "What kind of boy do you like?" ”

Lin thought for a moment and smiled at Obito, "I won't tell you." ”

"Huh? Why? Aren't I—Aren't we friends? ”

Lin blushed slightly and said, "It's not something I can share with my friends, but I'll keep an eye on that person." ”

Follow that person?

Lynn already has a heart?

That man...... Who is it?

Obito's heart was like scratching an itch, and he couldn't figure out who the person Lin had been paying attention to was.

◎

Hokage Building.

"Teacher Ape Fei, please don't involve irrelevant people."

“……”

Originally, Tsunade came to find him, and Hizai was very happy.

But after Tsunade said this, the smile on Hinataki's face stiffened.

"Let's not talk about the Second Ninja World War for the time being, plus the time of Shuo Shige, don't continue to play this kind of political trick. Especially the kind of people who are in the same way. What he did in the last ninja war, you should know better than me. ”

When Tsunade mentioned the name Danzo, his face was obviously much darker.

"Tuanzang, he has already admitted his mistake. He has also made a lot of contributions to the village over the years......"

Hizashi knew that Tsunade was referring to the fact that Nebe framed the members of the Sakumo team during the Second Shinobi War.

"You're too indulgent to him, Mr. Ape Fei."

Tsunade knew that he couldn't dissuade the teacher from the day, so he interrupted the words of the day.

"The village is inseparable from Tuanzang. And I've decided to let Orochimaru take my place and monitor Danzo's every move. ”

Hizashi felt that this matter could be revealed to Tsunade in advance, after all, this was one of his most trusted disciples.

"Orochimaru? You let him join the roots? ”

Tsunade frowned.

"It's not joining, strictly speaking, it's restricting some radical moves from the group."

Hizashi explained.

Tsunade stood there and thought for a moment, and this seemed to work.

In the case that Hizashi doesn't want to clean up the roots, this is indeed a method.

"You still like this kind of compromise."

It used to be the same, but in recent years, Tsunade has become more and more adept at finding Hizari's means of balancing the internal situation in Konoha.

To some extent, Tsunade doesn't know if this is good or bad for Konoha in the future, but it does limit the chaos within Konoha and calm all parties.

"It's all about the future of the village. I don't want Konoha to go."

"Well, I can't convince you. However, no matter what you plan to do with the Uchiha, please don't involve irrelevant people. That kid doesn't fit into politics or anything like that. It's like Shuo Mao, who was forced to commit suicide by you. Leave him alone. ”

Tsunade had a pleading look on his face.

Hinata fell silent when he heard Tsunade say this.

"Well, I promise you, I won't go to him again."

Thinking of what Shiraishi said to himself before, Hizai felt that it was not a big problem.

That boy will guide Ruri Uchiha to become a part of Konoha.

This will also indirectly ease the relationship between Uchiha and the village, and even get along.

"Thank you."

Tsunade bowed slightly.

"By the way, aren't you cured yet?"

As Tsunade was about to leave, Hinashi asked with concern.

Tsunade knew what Hinata was asking, sighed softly, and shook his head.

"Really? Either way, Konoha is your home, don't bear these pains alone. ”

"I know. I will train more medical ninjas for the village, so that people will not feel the pain of losing their loved ones, and in order to save more lives......"

After saying this, under the gaze of Hizaki, Tsunade turned and left the place.