In the early morning, it had just rained lightly last night, and the fragrance of dirt and grass remained in the air, washing away the bloody aura brought back by the scarred Uchiha ninja.

Uchiha Fugaku pinched his eyebrows, and the headache from last night's hangover was slightly lessened.

As a ninja, hangovers are a big no-no.

But the great sense of accomplishment that came from thwarting Konoha conspiracy still made the self-disciplined Uchiha speaker indulge a little after arranging the vigilance.

So, as soon as Fugaku's eyes were closed, it would be dawn, and if it wasn't for Mikoto calling him to get up, he would have almost missed the farewell of Kazekage-sama and his son.

"My lord, would you like to say a few words to Kazekage-sama now?"

Uchiha Fugaku said politely to the dark part in front of him.

If it was an ordinary dark department, he would not be so polite, but although the battle situation was anxious that day, he still stopped Orochimaru when he saw that this dark department was alone.

As an old ninja who has been cultivating in Konoha for so many years, Orochimaru's strength is very clear, and if he can stop Orochimaru, he is already qualified to talk to him on an equal footing.

The scorpion shook his head and said in a flat tone, "Kazekage-sama is not very convenient now. ”

After speaking, his tone paused, and he looked at the carriage car slightly: "Itachi, come out to see your father for the last time." ”

Uchiha Fugaku pursed his lips, feeling that there was ambiguity in his words, but he didn't refute it, just looked at his son who came out of the carriage.

He drank with his people late into the night last night, and he didn't have a chance to talk to his son, who was leaving, and now he made up for what he didn't do last night.

Scorpion and Itachi pass by and enter the carriage, leaving space for the father and son.

"Itachi"

Uchiha Fugaku stretched out his hand and was about to put it on top of Itachi's head, but looking at his son's resolute and mature gaze, he raised his hand to the air for a moment, turned around and squatted down, put his hand on his shoulder, and patted it hard: "Last time in the study, everything that should be said was said." Your mother knows more about some things in life than I do, and she must have already told her, so I won't go into details. ”

Uchiha Fugaku said, taking out a brand new forehead guard from his sleeve, which was engraved with the Uchiha family's fan pattern.

He carefully tied the Uchiha Itachi and adjusted the forehead guard to the center, and the Uchiha Itachi watched all this silently, blinking with big watery eyes, as if he knew his father for the first time.

He is no longer the Uchiha patriarch who is only concerned about the progress of his ninjutsu cultivation with his arms around his chest, condescending and squinting at him, but a father.

It's just that why does this picture only show when I am leaving?

Itachi endured the excitement in his heart, lowered his head, and said in a calm tone that was not suitable for his age, "Father, I will not let the Uchiha be ashamed. ”

Fu Yue touched the fan pattern on his forehead and said softly: "Of course, my son must be the pride of the family. Itachi"

Fu Yue wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and finally swallowed the words back.

"Is it pretty?"

In the carriage, Hoshino Mu leaned on the soft red velvet sofa seat, looked at the scorpion looking out the window, and spoke.

The scorpion's gaze withdrew from the father and son, and turned to look at Hoshino Maki: "It would be nice if it was the mouth that was bad." ”

Hoshino Makii's expensive puppet was destroyed by Kakuto and his own spatial ninjutsu one after another, and finally struck, leaving only the head above the head to move.

But all this did not affect Hoshino Mu's mood, he smiled and said, "Then there will be no one to talk to you along the way, don't you feel lonely?" ”

"Ninjas, they should be used to loneliness, they talk too much, and they won't live long."

The scorpion said lightly.

"People are social animals, and no one wants to be an island. If there is only loneliness and loneliness left in life, even if he has eternal life, at most a year, he will die at his own hands. ”

The scorpion shook his head: "This just shows that emotion is the weakness of human beings, and without emotion plus eternal life, this is the ultimate form of 'human'." ”

Hoshino raised his chin towards the scorpion's palm and spoke, "If that's the case, you should be able to light a fire for me with your fingers now." ”

The scorpion was silent for a moment and said, "To create a perfect container, I need to have complete control over my body, and if it weren't for you running around, I would have completed the transformation long ago." ”

"Mine"

Hoshino Mu nodded, not refuting the other party's hard mouth.

Although his excuse is a bit far-fetched, it is true that the scorpion follows his Iwa Shinobi Village Konoha back and forth, and usually has to be responsible for his own security, oh yes, he still has to take the bear child with him before Deidara is sent to the bombing mine, so he doesn't have much time to busy with his own affairs.

Seeing Hoshino Mu say this, the anger that the scorpion had just mentioned suddenly was released, he shook his head, and turned his eyes to the window, at this time, Itachi had finished saying goodbye to his father and was walking in the direction of the carriage.

Looking at each other, he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly turned his head to Hoshino Mu and said, "This child won't let me take it back, right?!" ”

"Well, since you took the initiative to ask"

"Nope! Whoever likes to bring him, if you dare to hand him over to me, I will return you a puppet! ”

Hoshino Mu looked at the fried scorpion, and just wanted to scratch his head, only to remember that he was now the ninja version of Hawking, and he couldn't move anything except his mouth and eyes.

In order not to be thrown out of the carriage in embarrassment, he hurriedly reassured the scorpion: "Okay, okay, I won't let you take it." But one thing to say, this is a very valuable opportunity, and you should not regret it in the future. ”

The scorpion snorted disdainfully and did not reply.

At this moment, Uchiha Itachi opened the door and walked in, and the little guy keenly felt that the atmosphere in the carriage was not the same as when he went out, but in an unfamiliar environment, he didn't say much, and sat aside silently.

The sound of horseshoes stomping on the ground sounded, and the weasel looked out the window and drove away, his eyes a little foggy.

Although he has been prepared for a long time, when it is really time to separate, not to mention that he is a child, even adults will feel melancholy in their hearts.

When people say that a child is like an adult, it also means that the child's happy childhood is over.

And Itachi can't remember when his childhood was, because it seems that since he can remember, his clan and father have regarded him as a little adult.

Itachi glanced at the sky outside the window, at this time, Sasuke should be awake, right?

I don't know if he will cry when he wakes up and can't see himself.

Just as Itachi was looking at the sky and was stunned, he suddenly heard Hoshino Mu's voice next to him.

"Itachi, there's a bag next to you, and it's a gift I prepared for you, take it out and take a look."

Itachi turned his head, looked at Hoshino Mu with a smile on his face and was stunned for a moment, nodded obediently, and opened the package beside him, which contained a wallet.

He took his wallet and glanced at Hoshino Maki, who raised his chin and motioned for him to open it.

The moment the ferret opened, the whole person was stunned.

The scorpion was also a little curious, but in order to stabilize the character, he raised his head sideways and glanced at it with his peripheral vision.

I saw that there were two photos in the wallet, one was a family photo of the Uchiha Fugaku family, and the other was a photo of Sasuke sleeping soundly.

"Your Excellency."

Itachi pinched his wallet, looked at the half-pay, and quickly raised his head to say something.

Hoshino Maki interrupted with a smile, "This is what I should do." If you go back to Sand Hidden City with me at your age, you will definitely be homesick. I discussed with Fugaku that he would send a picture of Sasuke every year from now on, and of course, you could take one of your own when you got home. As I said, no one will limit you to where you can stay or go. ”

Uchiha Itachi pursed his lips, and after a while, lowered his head and whispered, "Thank you, sir." ”

The scorpion sat on the sidelines, watching Hoshino Mu talk the nonsense of deceiving the child.

Hoshino Maki said that there was no limit, but why did Itachi follow Hoshino Maki all the way to Sand Hidden City?

It's not about strengthening the connection between Uchiha and Sand Hidden City, and evolving the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye as soon as possible.

The stronger his feelings for his family and family, the more he must firmly hold on to the big tree of Sand Hidden City.

Finally, when he finds out that it would be more beneficial for his family to stay in Sand Hidden City than to go back, will he still go back?

Hoshino didn't limit him, but his strong feelings for his family turned into a resilient rope that tied him to the chariot of Sand Hidden City.

The speed of the carriage was slower than when it came, mainly because it was approaching the New Year, and Hoshino Maki took this opportunity to give Kawanokuni and the Sand Shinobi of the Eastern Forest a year-end prize by the way, so that everyone could have a good year.

The fly in the ointment is that he originally planned to personally distribute the bonus to each ninja, but now if he comes forward in this state, it will really damage the prestige of Lord Kazekage, so he can only let the dark department send it on his behalf, and when they arrive in Sand Hidden City, it is already the last day of the year.

"You've worked hard all the way, tomorrow is the first day, let's go home early."

The carriage drove into the gate of the re-expansion of Sand Hidden Castle, and when it stopped under the Kazekage Building, an intact Hoshino Maki was already waiting downstairs.

Shori is the New Year's Day of Hoshino Makki's previous life, and he gave half a day off to everyone in the Kazekage Building, and then gave the year-end bonus to the shadows of the Uchiha Ninja Village who accompanied him, and his work this year also came to an end.

After everyone in the shadows left, Hoshino Makki took the puppet back into the scroll and looked at Itachi with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

To tell you the truth, he really planned to let the scorpion continue to take the Uchiha Itachi, who let him have experience.

But now, Hoshino Maki had no choice but to take the little guy back to his mansion first.

"Aren't you leaving?"

Hoshino Mu took Itachi's hand and prepared to walk home with him, and by the way, he introduced him to Sand Hidden City, and when he saw the scorpion following him, he said in some surprise.

"It's my duty to protect you."

The scorpion said lightly.

Although Hoshino Maki has a bad personality, as the head of the dark department, he still has to put his safety first.

When Hoshino Mu heard this, he smiled and said, "Let's go home, Shori is the most important day of the year, it's better to be with your family, Chiyo-sama is already waiting for you at home." Rest assured, this is Sand Hidden City, the shadows are everywhere, and no one can threaten me. ”

After Hoshino finished speaking, he waved his hand at the scorpion, took Itachi's hand and left in the direction of the mansion.

The scorpion looked at the backs of the two of them, and was silent for a moment, and the setting sun stretched his shadow slantedly.

Finally, he silently turned around and walked towards the home to which he rarely returned.

The scorpion's home is not large, and the architectural style is the same as the original Sand Hidden Village, rough and frugal, with an atmosphere that is incompatible with the current glamorous Sand Hidden City.

The scorpion pulled out the rusty keychain and opened the old-fashioned wooden door, revealing the smell of food to his nose, accompanied by the sound of plates and tables colliding, making him raise his eyebrows.

This feeling that he hadn't experienced for a long time gave rise to a strange feeling in his heart, and he even had the idea of escaping.

A dilemma of wanting to touch family affection but fearing to burst the bubble.

"Scorpion? You're back? ”

Hearing the movement at the door, there was silence inside, and a moment later, Chiyo's voice came from inside.

"Yes"

The scorpion took a deep breath, walked to the grille door, and opened the grille door, only to see a table of food set up in the dining room, and Chiyo was sitting at the table with an irrepressible smile on her face.

This smile is a picture that the scorpion has never had in his memory.

World War II caused Scorpion to lose his parents, and Chiyo also lost his only son.

But as a mother and as the only support for his grandson, he still endured the grief in his heart, and led the Sand Hidden Village through the difficulties with the three generations of Kazekage, constantly making up lies and trying his best to give the scorpion a less sad childhood.

As for happiness, except for being a little happy when she saw the growth of the scorpion, she had forgotten what it meant to be happy.

Later, as a somewhat neurotic old woman, there was some truth in her teasing laughter, and I am afraid only she knew it.

But today, Chiyo smiled so happily, and that smile was not an exaggerated rise in the corners of her mouth, nor a loud laugh, but a heartfelt emotional transmission.

Knock knock——!

The scorpion seemed to have a premonition of something, his eyes looked in the direction of the kitchen, pursed his lips, swallowed his saliva, and his heart began to beat violently, as if to remind him that even if he had been refining his puppet skills and pursuing eternity, he was still the fragile and low-level human being.

"Mother, what are you talking about?"

The sound of the knife cutting on the board abruptly stopped, and a quiet and virtuous face poked out.

The moment she saw the scorpion, she couldn't help opening her mouth wide, her eyes under her eyebrows were bent, her eyes trembled violently, and after a while, she suddenly rushed out, hugged the scorpion's shoulders, laughed over and over again, and cried bitterly.

The scorpion froze in place, listening to the cry in his ears, like a clay sculpture for a while.

At this moment, another figure appeared in the kitchen, he had a very similar appearance to a scorpion, but his body was much stronger than a scorpion.

The man looked at the scorpion, the two looked at each other, and suddenly, the man spoke softly, with a little uneasiness: "I'm sorry. Scorpion, you may not know me, I am."

"I know!"

The figure in the photo who has accompanied him for countless days and nights, now standing in front of him, how could he not know!

The scorpion's lips trembled violently, tears ran down the corners of his eyes, and soon, his cheeks were covered with tears.

But the corners of his mouth were raised at this time.

He suddenly recalled Hoshino Mu's words just now, and couldn't help but lower his head, hugged his mother's body tightly, and whispered:

"Happy day."

——

"Your Excellency."

After leaving the carriage, Hoshino and Itachi walked some distance, Itachi held Hoshino Maki's big hand, raised his head, and stopped talking.

"What's wrong?"

Hoshino Maki caught the little guy's gaze and said with a smile.

"Your Excellency, you. . . Is it real now? ”

Hoshino Maki's footsteps paused, and the smile on his face stiffened for a moment, and then returned to normal.

"Of course, why do you ask?"

"You give me the same feeling as the one in the carriage, so I'm sorry I was reckless."

As Uchiha Itachi spoke, he also realized that his question was a little inappropriate, and quickly bowed and apologized.

"It's okay"

Hoshino patted the little guy on the head, and the two continued walking.

But what Itachi couldn't see was that Hoshino's gaze was a little obscure.

This time, he heard the voice of the last resurrection of Nohara Rin, and although he couldn't hear exactly what the voice said, Hoshino Mu understood what it meant.

That's a warning.

(End of chapter)