Although Konoha Village is a village, it is indeed a very prosperous place, and Higashino, who has finished buying vegetables, walks on the road and feels this prosperity.

There are a lot of pedestrians on the road, children chase each other and play, girls walk in pairs, young boys and girls who have mutual feelings are bold and shy, husbands and wives with children are not very lively but full of faint warmth, the old man walks slowly as if he is inspecting the place where he has lived for so many years, and there are ninjas on the roof who are galloping, but everyone seems to have become accustomed to it.

There are also various shops on the left and right sides of the street, such as flower shops, snack bars, ninja shops, etc., each of which seems to be doing good business, and there are many people coming in and out.

Except for the house of everything in the Higashino Yu's house.

When Higashino Yu returned to the Manshiya, he saw Naruto sitting at the counter holding a comic book, and except for Naruto, the store was still deserted as usual, without any customers.

Sensing the movement, Naruto took his attention away from the comic books.

"Brother You, you're back!"

"Hmm." Higashino Yu responded lightly, and then put the dish he was holding on the counter.

"How's it going, do you have any business today?" He asked.

"No, not a single guest." Naruto put down the manga in his hand and said with some frustration.

"Normal, usually there are no guests."

"If there are no guests, Brother You, can you make money?"

"I can't."

"Then Brother You, how do you support yourself."

"Collect rent." Higashino Yu replied lightly, and while replying, he picked up the dishes on the counter and walked upstairs.

"Ahh I really want to have a house to rent on! ”

Higashino heard Naruto behind him hear such a voice, and a slight smile flashed across his cold face, and then quickly returned to his original form.

Carrying the dishes to the second floor, Higashino Yu sorted out the dishes and put them in the refrigerator, and then went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After taking a shower, he changed into clean clothes, and then threw his previous clothes into the washing machine.

As he poured laundry detergent into the washing machine, he heard a slight movement coming from downstairs.

Soon after, Naruto's voice "Brother Yuu, Brother Yu" rang out again.

Speeding up the movements in his hands, Yu Higashino quickly started the washing machine and walked downstairs.

"What's wrong?"

After Higashino Yu finished speaking, he noticed that in addition to Naruto, there was another uncle and a girl in the room.

A memory came to mind from the depths of Higashino Yu's mind, and the two turned out to be acquaintances.

The uncle's name is Kota Maruichi, and he is a tenant of another house in the Higashino Yuya family, and he runs a snack shop.

The girl's name is Natsukawa Ayano, and she was Higashino's childhood playmate, living not far from Higashino's home.

It is worth mentioning that Natsukawa Ayano's parents are ninjas, and she herself has a ninja talent, so after reaching the right age, Natsukawa Ayano went to a ninja school, and after she graduated from the ninja school, she always went on missions outside, and Higashino Yu hadn't seen her for a long, long time.

So what's going on now? A snack shop owner, a ninja, and two people who have nothing to do with each other come to his house together, what are they doing?

"Higashino-kun!" Maruichi said hello too.

“…… Remote...... Brother You, long time no see. The girl seemed to struggle for a moment before she spoke out of her mouth.

"Well, long time no see." Higashino Yu responded in a flat tone, and then asked, "Is there something wrong with the two of you coming to my house together?" ”

"That's right." Maruichi Kota opened his mouth to explain, "Higashino-kun, you also know that I am not a native of Konoha Village, but I just opened a shop here, and recently I had the idea of going home, and it happened that Miss Natsukawa was looking for a suitable store to open a store, so I planned to transfer the store to her. ”

Higashino Yu looked at Natsukawa Ayano, and it was only then that he noticed that Natsukawa Ayano could not see any trace of a ninja on his body.

"Ayano, aren't you a ninja? Why do you want to open a store? ”

"I ...... has been decommissioned. It seemed that he recalled something bad, and Natsukawa Ayano was a little depressed.

Higashino Yu didn't continue to ask, and changed the subject, "Do you have a plan for what kind of store you want to open?" ”

"I'm going to continue to open a snack shop."

"Oh." Higashino Yu nodded, "I don't have any problems, just discuss it with the two of you." ”

"The two of us have already discussed it, mainly because we need to trouble Higashino-kun to sign a contract." As he spoke, Kota Maru handed the contract that had been prepared long ago to Yu Higashino.

Higashino Yu looked at it carefully, and after finding no problems, he directly picked up the pen on the counter and signed his name.

"Alright." Higashino handed the contract back.

"I'm sorry for you, Higashino-kun." Maruichi took the contract, with a hint of relief on his face, and then said to Natsukawa Ayano:

"Miss Xia Chuan, I'll leave my shop to you."

"Well, I'll take care of it."

"Then let's go back first, and I'll give you a good talk about some things that need attention."

"Okay."

The two looked at Higashino Yu.

"Then we'll take our leave."

"Hmm."

Ending the conversation, Maruichi Kota and Natsukawa Ayano walked towards the outside of the house, but before leaving, Natsukawa Ayano also glanced at Higashino Yu a few more times, as if she was comparing the current Higashino Yu with the Higashino Yu in her memory.

Something seems to be different.

"Brother You, who was that sister just now?" Naruto asked Natsukawa Ayano after they left.

"An acquaintance."

“……”

"Was she a ninja before?" Naruto continued to ask.

"Well, it seems like he's still a pretty good ninja."

"Then she's not a ninja now?"

"That's right."

"Why? Is it bad to be a ninja? ”

"How do I know, I've never been a ninja."

"Haha, yes!"

After a few smirks, Naruto remembered something else.

"Brother You, do you want to go out later?"

"I shouldn't be going out."

"So the two of us have been guarding the store here?"

"Well, what? Feeling bored? ”

"It's a little." Although Naruto was just reading the manga that Yu Higashino had bought before, because he was illiterate, the manga was actually a bit difficult for him to read.

"So go play after dinner?" Yu Higashino actually felt a little bored.

"Okay!" Naruto immediately responded, and then asked, "Where to play?" ”

“…… I don't know...... Forget it, let's not go out and play. ”

"Huh?! Why? ”

"Too lazy to think about where to go."

"......" Naruto really didn't expect Yu Higashino to give such a reason, he hurriedly said, "I can help you think about it!" ”

"Okay, where do you want to play?"