The villa is located outside the hallway on the second floor.

"Brother, this is very beautiful."

Kazuhime placed the crystal in mid-air, emitting a beautiful colorful light.

Asuka, who was only three years old, was immediately fascinated by the beautiful light emanating from the crystal.

"It's beautiful."

Asuka looked at the transparent crystal in his sister's hand excitedly, and his eyes showed an eager look to get the crystal, he had seen such a beautiful thing for the first time.

"Actually, brother, the crystal represents the family affection that will never fade."

Ichihime put down the crystal in his hand and said a serious nonsense to his brother Asuka.

"Never fade...... Affection? ”

Asuka didn't know what was going on inside, but he thought it was amazing.

Seeing what Asuka wanted, Kazuhime asked seriously, "Do you want it, brother?" ”

"Well, yes. How about I exchange the snacks my dad bought for a kichihime? ”

Asuka said.

As he spoke, he was going to exchange his treasured snacks with a chihime.

"I'm not interested in snacks."

Yiji replied lightly.

Asuka was immediately disappointed.

"However, Mom and Dad gave you a lot of New Year's money a while ago, right?"

Yiji changed her words and asked casually.

"New Year's money?"

Asuka tilted his head in confusion, then remembered something and pulled out a stack of banknotes from his pocket.

Each one is a paper ticket with a denomination of 10,000 taels, and there are more than 20 in total, all of which are brand new.

This is already a huge amount of money for a child who is more than three years old.

"Is that all?"

"No, there are many more in the piggy bank, all of which my parents used to give me. Kazuhime, do you like this kind of thing that you can't eat and can't play with? ”

Asuka thinks his sister Kazuhime is very strange.

What is the attraction of this kind of waste paper, which looks like it can't be eaten or played?

However, Asuka also knows that if he wants to get the sparkling crystal in the hands of his sister Yiji, he must exchange the so-called New Year's money.

"If you give me all of that, I'll give you this crystal."

"Okay."

Asuka nodded obediently, ran into the room, and took out his golden beckoning cat piggy bank.

There were not only a large number of 10,000 taels of banknotes, but also a lot of coins, so Asuka struggled to carry the piggy bank.

Taking out the money inside, Yi Ji roughly counted it, and it should have exceeded one million taels.

"Come, brother, sign the contract."

Kazuhime took out a piece of white paper full of words and a signature pen.

"Contract?"

Asuka had a question mark on his face.

What is a contract? I only recognize some of the words on the white paper, and I don't recognize most of them.

The words he could recognize, and the words he could write, were only his own name, and a handful of simple fonts.

I always feel that the above content is unclear.

"Just sign your name in this place, and this shiny, beautiful crystal will be yours."

Sparkling...... Pretty...... Thinking of this, Asuka did not hesitate to take the signature pen handed over by Kazuhime, and crookedly signed the name 'Uchiha Asuka' in the corresponding position.

"Brother, this crystal will be yours from now on. The crystal represents the unfading brother-sister relationship between the two of us, and you should keep it in mind. ”

"yes, I see, Kazuhime."

Asuka took the crystal that gave off a beautiful light, held it happily, and ran to play for himself.

Kazuhime watched Asuka throw away the crystal, the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, picked up the contract and the piggy bank and walked towards his room.

On the other side, Asuka rushed to the study with the crystal in hand.

"Daddy, Daddy."

Pushing open the door to the study, Asuka began to shout.

Shiraishi had a desktop computer in front of him, as well as a few books and scrolls, sorting out the information he had recently obtained.

Hearing Asuka's cry, he put down his work and turned to look at him.

"What's wrong, Asuka?"

Hold the bird in your arms and sit on your lap.

"Look at this, shiny and beautiful!"

Asuka showed the crystal to Shiraishi as if he were showing off his treasure.

"So you like this kind of thing."

Shiraishi smiled unexpectedly.

This kind of shiny thing, girls like it more.

"Yes, this is called a crystal, and it was given to me by Kazuhime."

Asuka said.

"That's it, Kazuhime, she really likes you."

Shiraishi smiled, happy for the harmony between the two siblings.

Although the crystal in Asuka's hand is only a cheap crystal worth one hundred taels, it is not a rare and valuable item.

But this represents Kazuhime's respect for her brother Asuka, and it is not something that can be measured simply by money.

"yes, I only took some useless waste paper, and Ichihime gave me the crystal."

Asuka nodded.

"Waste paper?"

"It's New Year's money."

Asuka looked at his father, Shiraishi, and smiled innocently.

“…… Asuka, tell me honestly, how much did you give Ichihime? ”

Shiraishi felt that the smile on his face was about to be hung up, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Oh, oh, I've given all the New Year's money to Yiji. Yiji said that this crystal represents the unfading brother-sister affection between me and her. ”

Asuka puffed out his chest with pride.

“……”

Then the brother-sister relationship between you is really cheap.,What kind of mess did Ruri teach a Ji.。 Shiraishi complained in his heart.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing."

Shiraishi shook his head.

It seems that in the future, it will be necessary to let Asuka know about coins in advance.

Otherwise, in the future, his New Year's money and pocket money may be deceived by Yiji.

"Dad, let's go out and build a snowman."

Asuka said again.

Jumped out of Shiraishi's arms and pulled Shiraishi's palm.

Shiraishi thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Not long has passed since the New Year, and the weather is still a little cold during the season.

The weather was not clear, but the milky white sky with fine snow was relatively bright.

The courtyard was covered with deep snow, and Thunder Pill lay lazily in the pet house, showing his head out, occasionally shaking his head to shake off the snow above his head and on the horn.

There are heating stoves inside and outside the pet house, so in this kind of weather, Thunder Pill will not feel cold.

While lazily licking the paw of one of its forelimbs, it acted as vividly as a little black dog, and looked at the white stone in the courtyard that was accompanying the birds to build a snowman.

"What a peaceful scene."

It's just a feeling of emotion, rather than fighting, Thunder Ming Pill prefers to lie in one place and bask in the sun motionlessly, looking at the scenery and the alternate scenes of the years.

It's just that he also knows that this kind of peaceful day doesn't always happen.

Therefore, it especially cherishes the present time of peace.

Because it won't be long before you have to go outside and make a big fuss.

"Really?"

The immature and cold voice sounded in his ears, making Lei Mingmaru's body tremble subconsciously.

It turned its head and saw a girl about the size of a bird.

He wore two pigtails on his head, wore cold-proof clothes, and carried a heavy book in his arms.

The name of the book is "On How to Rise Quickly, the First Pot of Gold in Life".

"Miss, what are you doing?"

Thunder Ming Pill knows that Kazuhime can't use common sense to recognize.

Born with a chakra close to the tailed beast level, and a three-hook jade writing wheel eye, it can only be described by the word 'monster'.

Although he was unable to control the power in his body because of his young age, he was sealed by Shiraishi with a sealing technique, but Thunderingmaru still felt that Kazuhime was a dangerous person.

It's not just the level of power, but there are other levels, and it's also very scary.

"I've run out of snacks, you still have it here."

“……”

For Thunderingmaru, Kazuhime's heinous act of ignoring its wishes and robbing it of its snacks and territory is more dangerous than her own strength.

Just like its evil father.

Sure enough, it was father and daughter.

Next time, you should build a pet house a little smaller.

However, if the pet house is small, it will not be able to store a lot of delicious snacks in it, nor can it roll around in the pet house.

"Let's start with that, I don't have much here. Really, why do they all come to me to eat? ”

Thunder Maru complained, and took the initiative to get out of the way of a place so that Ichihime had room to lie down to read a book and have a snack.

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Fog Hidden Village, among the Water Shadow Building.

Yakura pushed open the door and saw Mizukage working in the office.

Although he sat there upright and worked, the wrinkles and tiredness between his eyebrows could not be hidden.

That aging, Yakura can feel it clearly.

The willpower and strength of the third generation are weakening.

Many things have been exhausted, so that the daimyo and nobles of the Water Country have taken advantage of the situation, and the Blood Mist Sect in the village has gradually grown, and now, it is no longer a matter of being able to pull it out, but it is necessary to have the determination of a strong man to break his wrist in order to completely erase those people from the village.

The wrong time, the wrong countermeasures, and the fact that the development funds of the Fog Hidden Village have been suppressed by the daimyo and nobles of the Land of Water, this situation is by no means caused overnight, but a premeditated plan by the daimyo and nobles.

"Is it Yakura?"

The three generations of Mizukage asked without raising their heads.

"It's me."

"Did something happen again?"

"The fourth generation of Konoha Hokage Bo Feng Shui Gate sent a letter, hoping to establish good diplomatic relations with us Kirikure."

Yakura walked over to the third generation of Mizukage, took out an official letter from Konoha from his arms, and placed it in front of the third generation of water shadow.

"Let's put this aside for now."

Three generations of Mizukage didn't even glance at the letter.

The newly appointed fourth-generation Hokage Wave Feng Shui Gate needs enough political achievements to make himself have a say in Konoha, but Kirigakure is now too busy to take care of himself, how can he have time to establish any diplomatic relations with Konoha.

What's more, the internal situation of the fog must not be known to the rest of the village.

The high-level of the fog is seriously inconsistent, and it is necessary to maintain the same rhythm on the surface, so that outsiders can not see the flaws.

At this time, establishing good diplomatic relations with Konoha is never a good thing for Kirikure.

"Yes. However, the three generations of adults also have to write a letter to reply, so as not to let Konoha see the flaws. ”

"Of course I understand that."

How to reply to Konoha is not seen to be flawed, the three generations of Mizukage already have a draft, and there is no need for Yakura to point fingers on the side.

"In addition, regarding the selection of the four generations of Mizukage, the appeal in the village has been getting louder and louder recently. Please be prepared for this. ”

Yakura lowered his head and said something in a very calm tone.

The three generations of Mizukage brushed up, sighed, and nodded helplessly.

No matter how much he pressured Mizukage's power, he was already a man of this age, and it was indeed time for him to back down from Mizukage's position.

"Delay as long as you can, I need a little more time."

"Yes."

After saying this, Yakura withdrew from the office.

No matter how much the three generations of Mizukage delays time, the candidates for the fourth generation of Mizukage must be determined within this year.

"It's snowing."

Walking in the corridor of the Mizukage Building, Yakura stopped and stood by the window, looking at the snow outside, and suddenly sighed.

"Yes. However, thanks to this snow, the smell of blood in the village was washed away somewhat. ”

Behind Yakura, a ninja dressed in a Misty Shadow costume stood there at some point.

Although she wears a mask on her face, judging by her figure and voice, she is a woman who is not very old.

Yakura nodded in acquiescence.

Only at this time, the smell of blood in Wuyin Village will be masked a little, allowing people to breathe clean and refreshing air.

"Speaking of which, the third generation has been getting worse and worse recently, and often falls asleep unconsciously and sleepily in the office alone."

The female dark said intentionally or unintentionally.

"After all, I am old and lack the sharpness of my youth, which is also a matter of course. It seems that the secrecy practiced by the second generation of the ghost lantern Phantom Moon is not necessarily a bad thing. Thanks to this, the villages of Konoha don't know much about the current fog. ”

Yakura sighed.

"It seems that the selection of the fourth generation of Mizukage is not far away."

The female dark part understood what was going on, and nodded.

This also means that in the near future, Wuyin will usher in a bloody battle that will affect the entire village, and it is estimated that the entire Water Country will also be affected.

"Until then, we need to remove the rest of the hidden dangers and ensure that the plan is carried out smoothly. The third generation will be handed over to me to deal with, and the rest of the high-level movements will be handled by your people. ”

"Yes."

"Is there any movement on the side of the watermelon mountain puffer ghost?"

Compared to the rest of the high-level people, one of the seven ninja swords, the watermelon mountain puffer ghost who holds the big sword shark muscle, is one of the most troublesome people.

Under his hands, there are another ninja sword seven people, and they have great power in the fog hidden village.

The woman thought for a moment and replied, "He's been moving a little strangely lately, and it seems that he's been in contact with some unknown ninjas. ”

"Unidentified ninjas?"

Yakura frowned.

"That's right."

"Can't identify those people?"

"No, you can't. According to the informant's information, the watermelon mountain puffer ghost is very cautious, and the mysterious ninja who comes into contact with the watermelon mountain puffer ghost is also very cautious. ”

"Continue to follow up, I have to know which side of the mysterious ninjas who came into contact with the watermelon mountain puffer ghost."

"I see."

"Let's go down. Next, I'm going to release the selection of the four generations of Mizukage. ”

"So fast?"

"No, it's just that it will be completed within this year, to avoid the watermelon mountain puffer fish ghost dog jumping off the wall in a hurry, and stabilize him first. Before dealing with the Blood Mist Sect, I still need to make a little preparation on my side. ”

Yakura said.

The female shadow understands and disappears from behind Yakura.

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Because of Konoha's dark power, it is leaning towards the pregnant Nine-Tails Pillar Force Vortex Kushina, and many Shangninas are also trying to minimize the opportunity to go out and stabilize the defense of Konoha Village.

Based on this situation, Shiraishi temporarily gave up the purpose of using Takigakure to contain Konoha.

Now the attention of Konoha high-level officials is focused on Uzumaki Kushina, and before the other party gives birth smoothly, Shiraishi does not need to worry about Konoha attacking him.

Spring goes to the summer solstice, and the time has come to June.

The nine-tailed man who is living in a single-family villa, Vortex Jiu Sinai, has a belly that can't be concealed, and everyone knows that her belly is pregnant with a fresh little life.

Kushina, who was able to go out a while ago, was gradually restricted from going out as her belly got bigger.

Around her residence, there are a total of five classes of dark divisions, and a total of twenty elite ninjas protect her personal safety.

Among these twenty elite dark divisions, there are not a few powerful upper ninjas like Kakashi, and the rest are also the best of the middle ninja and the special upper ninja, mastering special ninjutsu.

It is not a simple matter for a protective force of this level to break through and threaten the safety of Kushina himself.

Twenty elite dark troops, even if they mobilize an elite force composed of five hundred middle ninjas, may not be able to take it.

What's more, the last line of defense is Konoha's fourth-generation Hokage Wave Feng Shui Gate himself.

A ninja with the name of a yellow flash.

Its speed is better than that of the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow, which is the second fastest in the ninja world.

Even after defeating the four generations of Thunder Shadow and his righteous brother Eight-Tailed Rabbi head-on, with such a ninja as the last line of defense to protect Kushina's dark department, he didn't think anyone could break in.

Twenty shadow ninjas alternated in turn, lurking around the mansion.

Kakashi's Shadow Team is in charge of the day, and other Shadows will take over at night.

In order to facilitate work, Konoha high-level officials rented several houses in the apartments around Kushina's residence, allowing these dark parts to live temporarily, even when they were resting, if they encountered any situation, they could quickly rush to the scene to protect Kushina's safety.

It can be said that the high-rise is surrounded by airtight air inside and out, so that people can't find an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Coupled with the four generations of Hokage himself, it can be said that it is foolproof.

When carrying out the protection mission, Kakashi felt very bored, but as a shadow minister, Kakashi still carried out this task with a 100% attitude.

As for the rest of the shadows, due to the masks on their faces, they couldn't see their expressions, but Kakashi could feel that these people's expressions were a little relaxed.

There's no way around it, because just staring at every move around you, for months in a row, there is no abnormality, and the same thing is repeated for more than a hundred days, even a dark ninja will feel very boring.

Kakashi also reluctantly braces up his spirits and gets into a state of serious work many times.

It's just that they all know that protecting the human pillar force is the highest level of task equivalent to protecting the Hokage, and for the village, the human pillar force is of great significance. So I didn't complain, I just felt a little boring.

In order to pass the time of boredom, some shadow ninjas will buy some cards to pass the time when they are working.

There are also the kind of dark ninjas who complete their work meticulously, and as long as it's a mission, they won't get bored.

And when Kakashi was bored, he was reading books and honing his thunder attribute chakra, so that his thunder attribute chakra would have more stabbing power, and strive to raise the power of Thunder Escape Chidori and White Fang Sword Technique to another level.

"Hey, Kakashi, there's still one missing from playing cards here, do you want to come over and make up the numbers?"

A tall shadow ninja walked over and asked.

Because Kakashi's hair and white fang short knife are too identical, even if they are called by a code name, others can see at a glance that this is Kakashi Hachiki, who inherited the white fang knife technique from Konoha.

Before the age of twelve, a genius who was able to develop A-level Thunder Ninjutsu on his own.

And after joining the dark department, it is not difficult to start at the level of squad leader at the beginning, and it is not difficult to become a squad leader after a few years.

Maybe he will become the youngest captain of the dark part of Konoha.

"No, I'm reading."

Kakashi was lying on the roof of the villa, his eyes fixed on the book in his hand, but his eyes were constantly observing his every move.

Dual-mindedness, it's not that hard for Kakashi.

There are many ninjas in the dark department, and they are also able to do this.

Otherwise, these dark ninjas would have been caught and severely reprimanded by the above when they were playing cards to pass the time.

After all, the ninjas who can join the shadows are all elites in the village, with special talents that ordinary people don't have.

"Alright then, I'll go find someone else."

Seeing Kakashi's refusal, the other party was not reluctant, and instead invited other shadows.

After a few minutes, the shadow fell over Kakashi, and Kakashi closed the book and saw a smiling face that wasn't particularly serious, a little bit of a fool.

"Jiraiya-sama, why are you here?"

It was Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas of Konoha who came here.

The rest of the dark eyes swept to this side, but did not make any movement.

There are not many Konoha ninjas who can approach here at will, and Jirai, one of the three ninjas, happens to be one of them.

The other party is a disciple of the third generation of Hokage, the mentor of the fourth generation of Hokage, and a Konoha ninja who will never betray the interests of the village.

"Before leaving, come here to see the unborn children of Watergate."

Jiraiya replied.

"Leave?"

Kakashi wondered.

"Well, go out and do something."

Although Jiraiya said it lightly, Kakashi felt that it was not easy for Jirai to go out and do things.

Among the three ninjas, Jilai is also the ninja who is best at gathering information.

seems to be a manifestation of coarse nerves, but in fact, the mind is more delicate than many women, and can notice some things that ordinary people can't notice.

Kakashi nodded, not asking more.

"I think you're a little bored here, so I've brought you a little bit of a gift, so don't take it politely. Although there are still some immature places, and it has not reached the point of release, it is my painstaking work. ”

“？”

Kakashi tilted his head and looked at Jiraiya, not quite understanding Jiraiya's words.

I saw that Jiraiya mysteriously took out a book bound with needle and thread from his arms, with cartoon men and women graffiti on the cover, and pink hearts.

The name of the book is "Intimacy Paradise".

Intimate paradise? In love? Kakashi pondered in his heart.

"Kakashi, this is the book that men should really read. After reading it, remember to write a 5,000-word testimonial. So, I'll withdraw first. ”

Putting the book solemnly in Kakashi's hand, he disappeared from the roof.

"I'm not interested in a relationship......"

Kakashi muttered.

That being said, it's a good choice to pass the time. As for the 5,000-word testimonial, that's too exaggerated.

So, Kakashi pulled open the first page of the book.

At that moment, Kakashi felt like he had opened the door to a new world.