This year's Obon Festival is slightly later than previous years.
The interval between the Chunin Examination and the Chunin Examination was too short, and the Leaf Village was not fully prepared. Even so, the lively Konoha villagers spontaneously held a grand celebration.
Tourists who were stranded for various reasons and could not rush back to their hometowns in time simply stayed here and enjoyed the joy of the summer festival with the Konoha villagers who were rebuilding their homes.
The Summer Festival, which officially worshiped the gods, had passed. The excitement after the Chunin Exam could barely be regarded as the afterglow of the Summer Festival. Any later, with autumn approaching, would not be suitable.
Originally, Gushan Bushui planned to go shopping nearby with his family, but Xianglin had made an appointment with her friends early to go to the temple fair and eat delicious food, so it was not easy to break the appointment.
It was still dark, and Xiang Rin, who had had a hasty dinner, put on her costume with the help of her mother Momiji, and couldn't wait to go out to join Haruno Sakura, Yamanaka Ino and others.
"Although I have long expected that my children will have their own lives one day and no longer need to stay with their parents every day, I still feel a little melancholy when this day comes."
Furugi Bushui chuckled lightly, with his hands in his sleeves, stepping on wooden clogs, and walked gently along the long street. Hongye held a playful handbag in one hand, and gently pulled Gushan Bushui with the other hand. At the edge of his sleeves, he walked half a step behind and leaned against his side.
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As for the three noisy little princesses, they were finally put to sleep and handed over to the care of the maid, so that the two of them had a rare opportunity to go out and play.
At the age of twenty-three, Gu Shan Bu Shui's face is still as delicate and delicate as ever, and has gained a bit more grace and dignity as well as the courage to make progress bravely. Compared with the previous demeanor of a handsome young man and an elegant noble son, the current Major Governor Gu Shan obviously feels oppressed by being in a position of power for a long time.
Even if he doesn't want to show his majesty to others, his gestures still exude an air of fear.
He is not as approachable as before, but also has a bit more nobility that makes people heartbroken.
Hong Ye, who has experienced a lot, is less calculating and sophisticated, and more mature woman, and tired from hard work.
Whether it is rebuilding the country of Uzumaki or gathering the remnants of the Uzumaki family, it is not an easy task. During this period, Hongye felt that he had put in more effort than in the past few years.
"When I was a child, the young master sneaked out to play, and I held your little hand, fearing that you would get lost."
"Is this happening?"
"Then I was too tired to walk, so I carried it back. I fell asleep halfway, and my collar was soaked with saliva."
Speaking of this, Gushan Bushui also looked a little embarrassed. When reminiscing about the past with "big sister", there will always be embarrassing things of one kind or another being dug up.
Later, it seemed that those who were naughty and mischievous would always be discovered, and then they would be punished a little.
On the other hand, Hongye, who helped from time to time, was never scolded once.
To put it bluntly, Gushan Bushui's every move was watched, and his self-righteous "running away from home" and "getting emotional" were all tacitly allowed.
Hong Ye, who has a low status, is unable to resist Gusugi Bosui's orders. Every time he comes back, he will find an opportunity to "snitch" to the head maid, in order to bear witness to his position, and also to protect himself and keep his job. A job that could change your life.
Regardless of whether it was Furusuki Ruri, Furusugi Masaki, or Furusugi Bushui, the whole family was not a mediocre person who did something and passed the responsibility to the subordinates who carried out the orders.
Xianglin's current thoughts are actually quite normal.
How boring it is to go shopping with your parents, but how interesting it is to eat and drink with your friends.
"If in the future, Xianglin secretly dates a boy without telling you, you don't know how anxious you will be."
"First let me take a few moves of Iai Slash. Recently I have learned a few moves of Tianzhan and Sword Drawing. I just need a few heads to test the sword..."
"It's actually not difficult for Xianglin to hide it from you."
Hongye Duotou, who covered his mouth and snickered, poured a basin of cold water on it.
"Kagura's inner eye has a very comprehensive ability. She can sense your approach at any time if she wants to."
Although it is not foolproof, it is quite rare in the ninja world to be able to completely block the perception of Kagura's mind.
Even the current Gusugi Bushui couldn't completely hide it from Hongye and Xianglin. They sneaked too close to each other when they were deliberately on guard.
"Let's wait until that day. With me as a benchmark, Xianglin probably won't look down on those male classmates who are like potatoes."
The two of them talked and laughed deep into the night when the lights were on.
At the same time, in a prestigious izakaya, Yuhi Hong called Mitarashi Anzuki, filled the wine, and took a few sips.
If the wine is not intoxicating, everyone will get drunk.
With the amount of alcohol the two of them had, they certainly wouldn't get drunk quickly.
Having just finished today's tutoring class and said goodbye to Kurama Yakumo, Yuhi Kurenai couldn't wait to invite her friends to taste wine, probably to avoid some invitations that were difficult to refuse.
"Isn't it such a waste to have such good time and beautiful scenery with me all the time?"
Mitarashi Anko said with a smile,
"Miss Hong, haven't you ever thought about spending time with a handsome man?"
"Isn't it the same for you?"
The two of them knew each other very well and had talked so intimately many times.
"Pretending to be careless, she is obviously a sunny beauty, but she is teasing people too badly, and it makes men with intentions stay away. If you have nothing to do, hang out with me, isn't it just to worry about trivial matters? I wonder if there will be any disagreement between the two of us one day. Good 'Scandal' is much easier."
"No need, I still like men, and I don't want to give up hope of getting married just because I'm misunderstood."
"me too."
The two looked at each other, smiled, and drank the wine in one gulp.
Pouring himself half a glass again, Mitarashi Momiji swayed the wine glass in his hand, smelling the aroma of the wine intoxicatedly, and said slowly:
"It's really difficult to find a man who can barely look past me and accept my shortcomings."
"You also know that you have many shortcomings."
"That's for sure. We've been together often, and I've seen you enchant those superficial men. We're not bad either, so we can't fall in love with any of them, right? We've been single for more than 20 years, and the last one who took the initiative to say that he likes me is , when he was five years old, he was a little kid with missing front teeth who couldn’t speak clearly.”
Fast forward more than ten years, and there are so many male ninjas who have come and gone, but none of them think Mitarashi Anko has feminine charms?
After all, she has a very deceptive pretty face and a good figure. When she doesn't speak, she is also a beauty above her level.
"What a nice girl, but she has a mouth."
Yuhi Hong smiled without hesitation, holding her chin with her hand and looking at the street scene outside the glass window.
"Your way of teasing is a bit like that guy from Bu Shui. It seems that you are really in deep trouble and are being affected involuntarily."
Mitarashi Anko smiled and said,
"Some gossips behind your back say that you love vanity and want to marry into a wealthy family and be a wife. You haven't seen that sour taste. We, a great beauty, don't find someone handsome, wealthy, and powerful. , Does a powerful and noble man have to fall in love with a mediocre person who is poor, ugly and has accomplished nothing?"
The talent and appearance of the man are quite suitable.
The crux of the matter was that Yuhi Hong tried to catch up but didn't catch up, so all kinds of gossip started.
"So, you just taught those people a lesson and took it out on me?"
"Yes. Also with us is Asuma, that bad-tempered guy. He hits hard, and he will probably be scolded by the Sandaime again."
"In the past two years, my reputation has taken a turn for the worse. It used to be pretty good, but since Bu Shui's daughter appeared, some people who didn't like me before but couldn't find a reason to slander me have appeared."
Xiri Hongyun said softly,
"A little reputation is not worth mentioning. My foundation is not those who only speak ill of others behind their backs, but my own strength."
After a pause, Yuhi Hong laughed self-deprecatingly:
"It's a good thing that a relationship has ended before it even started. I've also met the mother of Xianglin's child. She is a very beautiful person. Unlike the arrogant Yondaime Madam, Hongye is more gentle and considerate. One thing, the favor of Bu Shui is not accidental. The bond of long-term love and long-term companionship is not so easy to break. If they don't have problems themselves, the chance of me getting involved is extremely small. "
"So, gave up?"
"Let's call it a day. Being entangled will only annoy people. Instead of asking for trouble, it's better to focus on improving yourself. If fate ends here, there is nothing I can do. But if I encounter a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I have to seize it. It’s a living thing, isn’t it?”
"Awesome, worthy of Miss Hong, who is known as a hero in wine..."
Mitarashi Anko gave an exaggerated thumbs up,
"You should have thought so a long time ago. Although Gu Shan Bu Shui is very good, you are not bad either. There is no need to feel sorry for yourself. We are so young and there is still a long way to go in the future. Who knows what the future will be like? Maybe when will it happen? If you die in an S-level mission, you don’t have to worry about the future.”
"If you don't know how to speak, just say a few words."
Yuhi Hong rolled her eyes at her friend angrily,
"Just tell me. You work hard, but you don't want to find a boyfriend? I think Yamashiro Aoba has a good impression of you, and that guy Ebisu doesn't object to getting close to you."
"No, no."
Mitarashi Anko waved her hand without any interest.
"Four-eyed dogs wearing glasses are too conceited to play with. If it really develops into a relationship between a man and a woman, he will be shocked by his glasses even if he kisses in the future."
"If you were more serious, it wouldn't be so troublesome."
Not taking her friend's joke to heart, Yuhi Hong sighed slightly,
"I'm really curious about who will marry you in the future."
"I'm curious too."
Mitarashi Anko, who had no sense of expectation at all, seemed to be drunk.
"I had a nightmare before. We were two drinking buddies who were more in love than each other. The future was not going well. In the dream, I died alone and became an old and fat old woman. You were pregnant before we were married. , a man worked hard to raise his daughter..."
"Shut up, go home and go to bed early if you drink too much, and don't say anything unlucky."
What is pregnancy out of wedlock? It's so ugly, it feels worse than being unable to get married for the rest of your life. Whether it is being abandoned in the first place or being widowed, love that is gained and lost is obviously more tragic than having never had one.
"Don't say it anymore. You just can't stand the teasing and are too thin-skinned. If I were you, I would have succeeded several years ago. Don't you often go drinking? Find an opportunity to get him drunk, and then cook the rice. , everything will fall into place. Even though that guy from Bu Shui looks like a pretty boy, he is actually an old-fashioned aristocrat with a strong sense of responsibility. If you take advantage of the opportunity to have a child, it will be even more perfect. If you look at other people, you will see the opportunity. Go up, risk everything, and finally have the last laugh. You..."
The more outrageous things she said made Yuhi Hong blush with embarrassment, and she didn't know how much it was out of embarrassment and how much she was drunk.
Kurenai Yuhi was about to scold her after being exposed by her "best friend" when she saw Anko Mitarai changing the subject.
"By the way, next month, I have to go on a long business trip. Because the teaching staff of Hata Academy is too weak, it is not an option to always hire Konoha ninjas to teach, so we discussed and set up a teacher training class. If It would be great to be able to train a few teachers who are capable of their own work. Even if they are mediocre and not good at academics, they can still be given the title of teaching assistant. With more experience, it will be enough to enlighten children."
"Teacher training class?"
"Well, I am the captain of the normal team. I am going to Inaba Port for a period of time. Do you want to go? If we are closer, there will be more opportunities. Like now, we only have four or five opportunities to meet each other a year. No matter how deep the relationship is, The friendship will be ruined, not to mention you haven’t reached that point yet.”
After hesitating for a while, Yuhi Hong still shook her head and refused.
"I just said let it go for now, how can I make the same mistake again? For me now, the most important thing is to help Kurama Yakumo's ninja path go smoother, and the second is to be promoted to Jonin as soon as possible..."
"Then...okay. It's your best idea..."
Shaking her head to cheer herself up, Mitarashi Anko said happily,
"I'm afraid that you'll be hit too hard by the water fortune teller, and then you'll turn around and fall into Asma's arms. It's not that Asma is bad or unworthy of your love, it's your current mentality. , is not normal. Doing that... hurts yourself and is unfair to Asma."
Maybe in the future, Sarutobi Asuma's dream will come true and he will embrace a beautiful woman, but not in this way. Both parties will have grudges in their hearts, which will be very detrimental in the long run.
"Thank you for your comfort and warning."
The so-called jokes, encouragement and blows are all because Mitarai Anko wants to make her close friends recognize herself, stay in good shape, and not make choices that will regret her life because of temporary negative emotions.
"It's nice to have you by my side."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You and I don't have to be like that..."
As Mitarashi Anko spoke, she directly picked up the half-empty wine bottle, clinked glasses with Yuhi Kurenai, and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking so generously and generously one after another, Mitarashi Anko couldn't bear it any longer. With stars in her eyes, she fell asleep on the table in a daze.
"When we were children, we said that we would never separate and live together even if we became brides. Later we had a quarrel and we also said that we must find a boyfriend who is more powerful than the other's sweetheart in the future. Childhood lies Most of them dissipate with the wind, but our friendship remains the same. I really hope that the good times will never fade."
Mitarashi Anko knows Yuhi Kurenai well, and Yuhi Kurenai also knows every bit of Mitarashi Anko.
They despise each other, but they interact with each other and debase themselves together. He grasps both their strengths and weaknesses, causes trouble for each other, and takes advantage of them as a matter of course. Even so, they still have an unbreakable bond and a friendship that never fades.
"When can we sit down and chat about your love story?"
