"Qimu senpai? Qimu seniors? - Qimu senior! ”

It wasn't until I couldn't help but reach out and push her shoulder, and Qi Muqian, who was looking at the tombstone in a daze, suddenly came back to her senses and looked at her in confusion.

It wasn't until her eyes focused on my face that I felt that she should recognize me as a little familiar, so I made a joke to prove that I had no malicious intent: "The vigilance of the elite shinobi has dropped to this point, what if I am an enemy?" ”

“…… This is the hinterland of Konoha. Qi Mu Qian blinked slowly, and finally pulled her consciousness out of the memory, she smiled, it was the kind of polite and distant polite smile that was purely coping: "You are...... Masumi, is that? ”

"Flag-sooth seniors remember me?" I was a little surprised, because I thought she would only think I was a little familiar at best......

But thinking of the memory of the dark part, coupled with the fact that I have a close relationship with Naruko, maybe I was secretly reviewed by various bigwigs for rounds of life experience, so I was relieved again, "It's raining a lot, didn't my predecessor bring an umbrella?" ”

"......" Qi Mu Qian then turned her head to look at the rain outside the umbrella, "...... It's okay, I'm okay. ”

"That's what I said, but ah...... It's almost nine o'clock now, and Naruko told me that there is a task for the seventh class today, as a leader in the shinobi...... Is it okay not to rush over in time? ”

Qi Mu Qian was stunned for a moment, and slapped her forehead suddenly, as if she had just remembered such a thing, as if she had woken up from a dream: "What time is it?" ”

"I was in the caretaker's room just now, and the clock on the wall said eight fifty-two."

"Ah......" Seeing her cover her face and moaning in annoyance, I couldn't help but feel a little funny - in the original book, Kakashi was late, but it was a matter of course, and it was justifiable, I didn't expect that it was not intentional behind my back, and I would be annoyed?

I smiled and said, "There's no way around it, after all, Mr. Qimu is also a day when he gets lost on the road of life today." ”

Hearing this, Qi Mu Qian couldn't help laughing, and said a little strangely: "How do you know this?" ”

"She told me yesterday when she celebrated Naruko's successful passage of the Shimoshino exam." I said, "Let's talk as we go?" I'll send you there. ”

"Huh? Ah-yes, thanks. Akane Qimu seemed a little caught off guard, and she couldn't refuse for a while. She hesitated, and as she walked side by side with me towards the outside of the cemetery, there was an awkward silence between the two of them because she was not familiar enough.

I thought to myself, should I take the initiative to say something......

But I'm not familiar with Akane Hagi, so maybe it will make the atmosphere even colder, right?

At this time, Akane Hagi thought about it and took the initiative to speak, "Naruko...... You must have complained about a lot of things about me, right? ”

Hmm,Sure enough, I'm really concerned about Naruko's affairs.,Are you looking for information from me?

Due to her mentorship with Naruko's father, I don't mind revealing some things about Naruko to her, and it would be great if the two of them could get to know each other faster.

"Not really, just said something very interesting. Snatching a bell or something, although it didn't work, but her companion gave her a bento or something. And the reason why the teacher is late is very interesting. ”

Akane Hagi apparently didn't believe that Naruko thought "the reason for being late was interesting", and she smiled, "I thought she would say that I was a child, and I didn't look like a teacher at all." ”

You don't know much about it!

I glanced at her and smiled, "Profession as a teacher...... No one is like it at first. But I think Hagi Senpai has no problem and can definitely be a good teacher. ”

At this time, we passed by the door of the administrator, who was sitting in a chair in front of the table, looking at us with a blank face.

I bowed to him and said hello. "Shall we go first?"

The administrator nodded at me, but he glanced at Qimu Qian and couldn't help but say, "Hey! That little girl over there, don't come here in the middle of the night in the future, as a night watchman, I'm old, I don't want to be scared to death by you one day. ”

"Huh." The eyes that appeared on the outside of Qi Mu Qian's mask widened slightly, as if she had just realized that her previous actions had caused trouble to others.

She laughed embarrassedly, "Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”

Then he grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the cemetery quickly. It wasn't until she was out of the administrator's sight that she let go of her hand, slowed her pace, and sighed.

I pretended not to know and asked, "How often do Hagi-senpai come?" ”

“…… Not. Sort of. ”

"Who are you here to see?"

Qi Mu Qian obviously didn't want to talk about it, and said succinctly: "Former companions. ”

"Companion, ......" noticed that she didn't want to communicate in depth, and if she continued to ask, it might cause boredom, so I changed my conversation and asked naturally as a parent: "I wonder how Naruko and Zana are on now?" ”

Qi Mu Qian really became interested, trying to understand: "Is their relationship not good?" ”

"It's not bad, it's just that we didn't know each other well before, so there was a misunderstanding. Zana did well in school, many people said that she was a genius, and her personality was more ...... Introverted, so it will look a little arrogant and cold. Naruko...... I hadn't taken over their shift yet, but what about the tail of the crane. ”

"Genius and crane tail?"

These two juxtaposed nouns made Qi Mu Qian not know what to think of, and smiled bitterly.

"But last time Zana gave Naruko a bento, she came back and said that she thought Sana was pretty good. Sana and Sakura are friends, and to be honest, I was actually a little worried before, what if the girls formed a small group to squeeze out Naruko...... Now it seems that there should be no need to worry about this. ”

I was really worried about it.

Because the seventh class of the original book is two men and one woman, it is quite stable, but now it has become three girls, Naruko and Satana can't get along, and Sana and Sakura are friends again, and when put together, it is easy to become a situation where Zana and Sakura are together, and Naruko is excluded alone.

After all these years as a teacher, I know that the interpersonal relationship between girls is very delicate and complicated – countless times more troublesome than boys.

But now it seems that there should be no need to worry.

I couldn't help but rejoice, "Naruko and them, if only we could become friends soon." ”

"Naruko......" Akane Hachiki couldn't help but ask, "...... No friends, huh? ”

"Hmm." I said euphemistically, "A little little." ”

"Masumi and Naruko, how did they meet?"

"How did you know that...... I remember it was like winter, but it snowed a lot in Konoha anyway, and the roofs were all white...... When I came back from my mission, it was very cold on the road, and Naruko was still wearing a very thin tracksuit, squatting alone on the street, curled up in a ball, shivering, which startled me, and I thought it was some kind of little match girl. As a result, she was taking care of the kitten in the carton and refused to leave because she couldn't rest assured. ”

She bought a little milk and bread and tried to feed them, but she had little experience, so only two of the kittens survived. Maybe it was because I stopped and looked over there showing my intention to understand, so she took the initiative to ask me if I could have a cat. ”

"And you adopted those two cats?"

"Yes, now in my house, it's grown up. Cats grow so fast, I remember when they were a few months old, they were the size of a palm, curled up together, pitiful, and it didn't take long for them to suddenly grow a lot and start to be powerful. ”

Qi Mu Qian smiled when she listened.

Although the smile was shallow, it was a natural, heartfelt smile.

"The orange cat is called Naruto, and the spotted one is called Noodles," I looked at her smiling side face and said to her, "I'll show you if I have a chance in the future." ”

Qimu Qian was a little surprised: "Ordinary cats can't go out, right?" ”

“…… Oh, yes. I scratched my head a little embarrassed, "But, you can't say, 'If you have a chance in the future, Qimu's seniors can go to my house to have a look', isn't that a little too abrupt?" ”

"Poof."