At night.

When Chuncha returned home, he found that his sister had not fallen asleep yet, and the whole person was lying on the sofa in the living room reading a book, wearing a thin nightdress, and her two fair-skinned and delicate little feet were dangling there, as if she was reading with relish.

Hearing the sound of the doorway, Natsu sat up from the couch.

"Sister, you're back."

"Hmm."

Chuncha's face was deeply tired, and he answered weakly.

"Have you eaten, I've left some for you in the kitchen." Xia looked at the appearance of spring tea.

"Okay, I got it."

Chuncha walked to the sofa and lay down, the whole person fell into the sofa, and did not move again.

Xia immediately closed the book, got up and walked into the kitchen to bring out the food he had left.

"Summer."

Xia was setting the dishes and chopsticks when she suddenly heard the sound of spring tea, and turned her head to see that she was still lying there motionless.

"Huh?"

"Did you hang out with Iroha today?"

Xia couldn't help but be stunned, surprised that she would ask herself such a question, and then responded: "No, he didn't come to me today." ”

"Oh."

I thought there was no follow-up, but after a while, I heard Harucha continue: "Iroha I look quite upright, and I don't have any scheming. ”

"Well, sort of." Xia replied lightly, as if he was not interested in this topic.

"Huomen should be a lot calmer, he is thoughtful and calm at a young age, and the Lord Rizu often praises him, and he should be the best among his peers in the clan."

"Maybe."

"Summer."

“……”

"Do you have someone you like?"

"Nope."

Chun Cha sat up from the sofa at this time, looking at Xia who served him rice, his eyes flashed slightly.

"You're childhood sweethearts, aren't you, don't you have any feelings for them?"

Xia frowned slightly: "Do childhood sweethearts have to be together, can't they just be good friends?" ”

Chuncha laughed dryly: "...... Of course. ”

Xia couldn't help but glance at her more, and realized that something was wrong with her sister today.

In the past, she occasionally joked with herself about this, but her demeanor and tone now didn't look like a joke.

Haruno didn't end the topic there, but continued to speak hesitantly: "That's true...... I've been in contact with it lately. ”

Xia finally couldn't help it at this time, and said helplessly: "Do you want to find me a boyfriend so much?" Aren't you single yourself until now, why don't you say find me a brother-in-law first. ”

Spring Tea fell silent.

Xia said again at this time: "Let's eat, it's still hot." ”

She finished her meal, walked to the couch again, and picked up her book.

"Do you want to ...... Try to get along with that one a little more. ”

"Don't."

"Didn't let you go with him......"

Xia was stunned.

I only heard Chuncha lower her head and continued: "It's just...... It's good to get along with each other more. ”

Hinata Natsu is very smart, and looking at her sister's appearance, she quickly understands the cause and effect of all this.

Why would my sister say these things to herself inexplicably.

Xia's face calmed down: "I see." ”

"Summer, you ......"

"I got it, I'll do it."

“…… I'm sorry, Natsu. ”

Xia's expression was flat: "You don't need to fall in love with him if you don't say it." ”

"As long as you get close to him, it's fine."

……

The day after Hinata returned to the village, the front line returned another wounded man, while another camp in Konoha was breached by the enemy.

Konoha Hospital.

Looking at Jiraiya, who was covered with bandages on the hospital bed, Sarutobi's face was neither sad nor happy.

"How many people were evacuated?"

"Half."

"That's ......," he muttered to himself, his voice a little heavy.

"It's expected, if it hadn't been for the Watergate, I would have died there."

They were attacked by thousands of Iwa ninja, led by three generations of Tsuchikage Onoki.

Just by looking at his face, he saw a burst of dazzling white light pass through the center of his camp, and everything in his path turned to powder.

The number of enemies was more than three times that of them, and Jiraiya chose to buy time for his companions, but he was outnumbered, but fortunately the water gate came quickly.

Jiraiya asked: "How many people are there on our front line?" ”

Ape Fei said: "Four thousand...... No. ”

These words caused the two of them to be silent for a long time, once the largest ninja village in the ninja world, but now they have reached this step.

Even Jiraiya couldn't help but ask, "Can we still win?" ”

Sarufei didn't answer this question, and just now the daimyo sent a letter, suggesting that if Sarufei couldn't win this battle, he could consider surrendering to Iwakuin, as long as it could stop there, the Fire Nation was willing to pay more for materials, money and even land.

But Sarufei knows Ohnogi's temperament, and if the battle of Kannobi Bridge is just over, it is very likely that the other party will agree to make peace with Iwakure.

But now that Iwakure sees victory in sight, how can he stop there.

At the end of the road......

Jiraiya saw the stacked armor under the ape flying Hokage's robes, and asked, "How is the village now?" ”

Ape Fei looked out the window: "...... It's a bit messy. ”

There are visible and invisible things in this chaos......

The villagers panicked, and the clansmen plotted a way out......

The unbreakable bond established by the original Hokage has finally loosened in the face of life and death.

"I heard that Orochimaru went to Shayin to call for reinforcements."

"In Konoha now, there will be no allies anymore."

“…… That's right. ”

"After I go to the front, the village will be handed over to you."

"I'm not going to deal with those affairs."

"There is no government affairs, only news that we have won or died in battle."

Jiraiya smiled bitterly and stopped responding.

Ape Fei said lightly: "If you think it's a mess, quickly recuperate from your injuries, and then go to the front line to die." ”

It's the end of the road.

After the ape flew away, Jiraiya sat on the hospital bed, looking at the scenery outside the window silently.

The leaves are withering, and it's late autumn.

He thought, for no reason, the time before Tsunade and Orochimaru became famous.

At that time, there were only endless tasks, so how could there be so many worries as now.

After becoming a three-ninja, his status in the village is getting higher and higher, and he has more and more contacts, and he understands more and more, and the distance between the three seems to be getting farther and farther.

Jiraiya feels that Orochimaru's hidden ambition is too great, and his own students are natural Hokage.

When Sarutobi-sensei told him that he would use this war as a stage for Watergate and hide Orochimaru, he agreed.

After the battle of the Kamino Bridge, the reputation of the water gate reached its peak, and the light overshadowed his former self, making Jiraiya feel that things would go on so smoothly......

Now that I think about it, if Orochimaru had been on the front line at the time, maybe the war would have been won.

With the strength and personality of Watergate, there is no need for himself and Teacher Ape Fei to act like this at the beginning, so as to cause such a tragedy as now.

In Orochimaru's heart, he was disappointed in himself and Mr. Sarutobi.