Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Oath of Protection
In a noodle restaurant.
It seems that the air pressure is so heavy that the drizzle is so heavy that even the aroma of the soup that used to spread half the street is suppressed in the pot.
It's actually a bit of a coincidence.
Seiichi returned to Konoha at first, but only because he cracked the truth about that mission.
He wanted to bring the news...
Tell those comrades who have died.
And when he returned home, the shadow clone who had been staying at home told him.
Kakashi: they're back.
Because he still has the early version of the Flying Thunder God Kunai that Seiichi gave him.
Now, even if the shadow clone is not yet able to become an immortal, it has no problem with the guidance of the imprint to perceive more than half of the leaves.
But Seiichi didn't change his plans because of this.
Whether it's this light rain or the bad news of 'dying in battle' with soil.
None of them could change his mind that he wanted to pay tribute to his dead comrades.
However, this also happened to create a chance encounter between the three.
"Guest, please wipe it with a towel."
In the backstage of the noodle restaurant, a very young girl came out, her name was Calamus, and she was the daughter of Yile or Uncle Hand-beaten.
She is now about the same age as Itachi, but she has also begun to follow her father to do chores for the store.
"Thank you."
Seiichi smiled, and the little girl gave him a smile as well.
Even if she knew that the brother in front of her couldn't see it.
Lin also thanked the little girl who was dressed as a little chef at a young age.
Only Kakashi remained silent after taking the towel.
The towel in his hand was clenched tightly by him.
"Seiichi..."
"I know..."
Interrupting Kakashi's words slightly, Seiichi picked up a towel and wiped his wet face and hair.
Kakashi fell silent again.
Maybe the atmosphere between the guests is too heavy, and Uncle Yile rarely takes the initiative to provoke the topic.
"Guest, thanks to this weather, you have to come to eat ramen without an umbrella, uncle, I am honored."
In Uncle Yile's opinion, they may just quarrel.
"Speaking of which... What about the goggle guy who likes ramen the most among you? ”
With such words, the corners of Delin's mouth couldn't help but collapse a little.
She's actually... I don't like to eat ramen that much.
But the stupid guy who wanted to be the Hokage invited her every time.
Ate it for so long... Even if I don't like it that much...
I don't hate it anymore.
"Bring the soil to him..."
"He's been a bit busy lately, and he probably won't be coming to eat ramen for a while." Seiichi interrupts Rin again, telling a true lie.
"Really?"
Uncle Yile is a little confused, if so...
So why does this little girl, who has always been cheerful, look so sad now?
“... Yes, it is. ”
Rin squeezed out a reluctant smile and gave back to Obito's favorite ramen uncle.
"Well... Between young people, even if there is any conflict, they must be reconciled quickly. ”
"If you don't have any of you, this ramen shop will be much less popular."
After all, the uncle couldn't see through the true thoughts in the hearts of this group of young people.
After all, he was just an ordinary person, and the three young men were well-trained ninjas who were good at enduring.
It's just that...
Kakashi, who had been silent, seemed to be unable to endure any longer.
His tone was low, as if relieved and distressed.
But he just said:
"Ahh I think we've reconciled. ”
He was grateful to Seiichi...
Because this mission that cost Obito his life was after Kakashi became a shinobi,
Leading a team for the first time.
He knew that the relationship between Obito and Seiichi was not bad.
At this moment, Chengyi should be equally sad.
But he has been deliberately avoiding the topic.
Didn't you hear the news?
Seiichi is not such a stupid person... The encounter in the cemetery is enough to say a lot.
Is it escapism?
But at this moment, I am afraid that the person who wants to escape this reality the most may not be him.
Maybe... It's because he's used to this feeling of pain and regret.
That's why I've always avoided letting the two of them mention it.
...
Because as long as you mention it, the pain on your heart is like being torn by a fingernail, and... Difficult to terminate.
In silence, three bowls of ramen were brought to the counter by Uncle Ichiraku.
"Come on, after eating a lot, you have to cheer up, uncle, I like you very much."
Makoto's invisible ramen bowl had an extra barbecued pork, and Rin's bowl had more shredded red ginger than the other two.
Uncle Yile remembered that this girl loved this.
There were no superfluous words, Seiichi just broke his chopsticks and folded his hands.
"I'm going to eat."
Kakashi and Rin similarly silently clasped their hands, repeating Seiichi's words softly.
This time it's real.
Uncle Yile looked at the young people in front of him with their hands folded for a long time, and didn't think much about it.
First, take a bite of warm noodle soup.
Then all three of them gulped down the ramen, and even Lin threw away her old Sven.
Almost at the same time, they ate all the food in their bowls and drank the noodle soup, which was just as delicious even if the aroma was suppressed.
They didn't leave after that.
Instead, it was as if I was sitting in a ramen shop sheltering from the rain, looking at the somewhat gray sky on the leaves outside the curtain.
There weren't many people who came to eat ramen on rainy days, and Uncle Ichiraku didn't urge them to leave.
It seems that the heat of the ramen has warmed the cold body a little.
Kakashi spoke again:
"I'll fulfill my promise with him."
Seiichi smiled slightly: "What? ”
He was silent for a moment, as if he didn't know how to talk to Seiichi about what happened at that time.
In the end, Kakashi just muttered:
"Lynn... And everyone, I will protect it. ”
"I will never let any of my companions again... Depart before me. ”
It seems that the story between you has not changed much.
... But.
"It's... A tough deal. ”
He knew better than anyone else what was going on.
Kakashi's one-eyed eyes remained firm: "Even if you fight for your life..."
"What? Are you going to let someone else break that agreement? ”
Makoto's words stunned Kakashi.
"Those who survived... It might be even more painful."
These words reminded Kakashi a lot, but he had always been known for his brains, but at this time, he couldn't sort out enough clear words from his mind.
The dark-haired boy next to him said in a deep voice, "Don't die, Kakashi, whether it's the other companions or you." ”
Kakashi's eyes sank slightly.
These two teenagers with opposite hair colors have always been a topic of conversation among other ninjas.
Compared with Zhishui, who lived in the shadows and became famous in the war, the two of them are more well-known geniuses.
Graduation record at the same age, becoming a mid-ninja record at the same age, and also performing extremely well in the task.
If it weren't for the fact that Kakashi didn't have any iconic tricks now, he would probably have earned a name in the war.
And such a comparison in the mouths of the public, to say that Kakashi was not competitive at all from the beginning would be false.
But at this moment, he was whispering.
"What if... If it were you, it wouldn't be like this, would it? ”
The dialogue between these two geniuses has always been a bit confusing to outsiders.
But they can understand each other.
"Well, if your eyes can still be used now, you should be able to."
Seiichi doesn't seem to be polite either.
Kakashi, for the first time, conceded defeat in front of Seiichi.
Because he had learned the importance of his companion before he had been, if he hadn't hesitated so much, he might have been...
"So, for the sake of your agreement, let me do you a small favor."
"Like, I owe you a gift from the Upper Spirit."
Kakashi said in a deep voice, "This kind of thing..."
For him at this moment, Shangnin is not a praise, but a scar.
But although Seiichi said that he was giving Kakashi a gift, he waved slightly to the silent Rin.
"Miss Lin, can I borrow your shoulder?" 、
Lynn was stunned.
"Huh?"
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Is it because of the fan value or because of the text thanks... There are a lot of monthly passes today.,In order not to discriminately or thank you in the text.,It's also a free period anyway.。
Thanks to "peeking in a small corner", "YY is not drunk", "what is it called not sleeping", "wengber", "redeemed the old driver who was detained the donkey cart", "single and happy", "I am Tongtian", "the plaintiff who sells spicy noodles", thank you.
Also thanks to the 100 points of the "Gobi O Slippery Sheep" and "Chen Yu Overboard".