Please answer Hokage

Chapter 374 Rain

It flowed down vertically along the wall, and the muddy rainwater mixed with dust gurgled over the window sill and fell to the ground drop by drop.

Small transparent drops of water kept splashing to the inside of the window sill, and the wooden shelves where books and potted plants were placed were wet.

A slender hand stretched out the air and closed the half-open window.

Makoto glanced at the cloudy sky outside the window, the rainwater was flowing down the corners of the tiles in the streets and alleys, and the whole street looked muddy.After more than half of autumn, there are more and more humid weather like this.

She took the hanging clothes indoors and hung them up, squeezed them, and some of them were already dry.

"This is..." Mai touched a small branch from the inner lining of a black kimono. She remembered that it seemed to be given to her by her senior sister Sakura during the funeral.

It is one of the traditions of the village to express condolences and mourn and bless oneself.Mae didn't ask much, she went over as an accompanying sister and accepted the arrangement honestly.

Smiling, Makoto folded and put away this petite kimono that belonged to her. The black design with white borders made it look solemn. Makoto never wears clothes for formal occasions.

A few days ago, she participated in a large-scale funeral ceremony, and another ninja on a mission in the village died.

Originally, this had nothing to do with Makoto. The Hase brothers and sisters are outsiders, and they are different from the people who have lived in Konoha for a long time. But with the relationship between Sakura and Tsunade-sama, Makoto from the same school was invited to attend .

"Sister Xiaoying cried quite badly..." she read.

The identity of the victim seemed to be a bit special. There were many people present. People in black and dark clothes stood quietly in front of the stele, and the rain above their heads wept softly as they left slowly.

Standing in the crowd, Mai really felt the indescribable atmosphere, but it was difficult for her to empathize with the death of a stranger. Remembering Miss Sakura's red eyes from crying, Mai could only silently pat the other person's back Consolation, this should be something that touched me.

On that rainy day when she was in mourning, she watched ninjas die, some ninjas grieved for their companions, and the ninjas were in the peaceful Konoha Village.Tsunade-sama said that this is the norm for ninjas.

After she came back, she seemed to hesitate a little bit, and became a little bit stronger. When people think about important things, they will have strength.

"Clap."

The door was opened, Hase Feng returned home from get off work earlier than usual today.

Shaking the umbrella, Hase Feng was still covered in moisture, packed up his things, took off his shoes and came in, saw Makoto who was arranging his clothes, "Didn't you go to the Ninja Hospital today?"

"Go, get out of class early."

"Oh, what do you want for dinner?" Chang Gufeng carried two bags of things in his hand, put them behind the sink, and rolled up his sleeves.

"I have an appointment tonight, so I won't eat at home."

Zhang Gufeng was taken aback by the younger sister's answer, and his eyes sharpened, "A date? With whom."

"With Sister Haruno Sakura."

Hase Feng nodded helplessly, and put the ingredients into the refrigerator.Seeing that the other party's interest suddenly weakened, looking around the corner as if ready to find some fast food to deal with, suddenly smiled sweetly, "Brother, I'll bring you something delicious later!"

"Ah, oh." Chang Gufeng replied a little unaccustomed to the gentle voice.

Mai glanced at the clock, "Then I'm going out!" The girl ran to the entrance to pick up an umbrella.

"Be careful on the road..."

There was a rushing sound, Chang Gufeng said, the door slammed shut, and the person was gone.

Scratching his head, he still wondered if something was wrong... Why did Mae call him brother so kindly today?It seems that I haven't heard it for a long time. Do you want to buy something?Hiss, oops, it looks expensive...

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Makoto was lucky. When he walked out of the apartment building, there was only drizzle in the sky. When he arrived at the agreed place, the rain stopped altogether.

She didn't hold an umbrella anymore, and waited at the intersection near the commercial street. Within a few minutes, Sakura ran out of the crowd and waved to her.

"It's been raining for a long time, so it can't stop sooner." Sakura complained, shaking the pink umbrella, "It's too bad I still have to carry it."

"If you go down later, you can hold on." Makoto said carefully.

"Hey, I'm in trouble. If it rains again, I'll rush over there haha..." Sakura waved her hands casually, and the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, then walked together towards a barbecue restaurant that they had agreed upon.

Girls usually choose more refined restaurants when they go out, but there are other people in the dinner appointment tonight, so it is the result of the convenience of the public.

On the way, the two girls formed a beautiful landscape.Sakura quietly glanced at Mai, thinking about what to say.

At the meeting in early autumn, the other party confided some feelings to her. It happened after she came back from Tiandiqiao. At that time, Sakura was quite surprised and at a loss. Only then did Sakura realize that her little junior sister had such a relationship with Teacher Yu Bai.

The world is so small... Sakura sighed.

That time of listening, Sakura got to know this smart and lovely fellow student even more. Although the other party had a vague impression of that distant memory, she still regarded it as a fetter and walked step by step.

The girl in front of her is able to have the confidence and cheerfulness she is today. I never imagined that part of the credit is due to Teacher Yu Bai...

Although Mr. Yubai may not be aware of... Xiaoying lightly clenched her fists, since she knows, Mai's feelings cannot be ignored.

Just when she made up her mind, the girl beside her said first, "Miss Xiao Ying, tell me about this meal and introduce me to your team members, is that really okay..."

"Why is it bad? If you act together with us, you will be teammates. It is of course necessary to improve mutual understanding."

"But." The color on Mai's expression faded a bit, "Master Tsunade does not agree that I will act with you."

Mai plucked up the courage to express the emotions accumulated in her heart for many years. At the beginning, she also told Tsunade very effectively in the past few days.But Tsunade-sama, who is respected in his heart, listened to these sincere requests and explanations, but the answer Mai received was a refusal.

"Hey, it's okay, it's all here." Sakura was silent for a while, smiled, and pressed the other's shoulder, "Next time I see the opportunity, I'll help you talk about it, don't be too disappointed."

"Well, thank you Miss Sakura."

It was frustrating to hit the wall of reality, but they probably understood in their hearts that such a result was actually reasonable...

Ninja Village is a military organization with its own set of rules, not whatever you want to say, Tsunade, as the fifth Hokage, made a decision that conforms to the comprehensive advantages and disadvantages.

"Don't think about such things for now, we're almost there." Xiao Sakura said relaxedly while changing the words.

Walking through the wet stone road, the lights of a row of shops illuminate the night.

The two walked into the barbecue restaurant, it was the peak season, the smoke from charcoal grilling mixed with human voices was very noisy, Sakura pulled Makoto, and quickly found a table for the seventh class.

"Sakura, this way!"

Naruto's loud voice was full of discernment, as if he was afraid that others would not know him, he stood up and waved his hands vigorously.

"Haha, this is Uzumaki Naruto, you've seen him, he's more brainless." Sakura saw Mai's restraint, and said in a soft voice, but the content of the words was not too gentle.

Mai smiled and nodded, "Naruto-kun looks... quite healthy." That's all she could describe, right?

Yakiniku restaurants usually have tables for four or six people. Naruto and others snatched a good seat, near the window, the table is already filled with people, from the inside to the outside are Naruto, Kakashi, and Sai. Yamato, all members of the new seventh class are here.

"Sakura, and this lovely girl, good evening." When the two of them took their seats in the empty row, Sai squeezed out a smile with that blunt facial expression, trying his best to express kindness.

"Miss Sakura..." Makoto tugged at the corner of Sakura's clothes and looked for help with a forced smile at first glance.

Sakura explained: "His name is Sai, and he used to work in a special department, so he is not good at communicating with people and has facial paralysis."

So it turned out that Mai secretly pitied the other party.

"I'm not facial paralysis." Saii smiled kindly.

Kakashi was actually a little uncomfortable. He was squeezed in the middle by Naruto and Sai, so he had to put his hands on the table, defending the space with all his strength, resisting the restless movement on both sides, and maintaining a calm sitting posture.

He looked at the timid Mai, and then exchanged glances with Yamato who was sitting opposite.

Regarding Hase Mai's desire to participate in their team's actions, Class [-] found out through Sakura.

He was naturally surprised when he heard it at first, but the other party's old acquaintance with Chaoming Yubai, and he wanted to get it back, was a bond similar to that between the seventh class and Chaoming Yubai.

The other party's request sounds reasonable and worthy of sympathy. Kakashi and Yamato checked Mai's information before coming here. They have outstanding talents, good combat power, and their perception and healing abilities can bring great help to the team.

The group of students under his hand welcomed this, and felt that there was the same purpose and mood, while Kakashi and Yamato held a neutral attitude. In the end, Tsunade's rejection of the fifth generation was expected.

After some mutual self-introductions, there is the "common enemy" Yubai, the name of the dynasty, and everyone is relatively close. In addition, Mai and Sakura are from the same school, Tsunade's disciples, and the seventh class and Tsunade If you look up and don't look down, you will be your own people.

What's more, Zhenyi speaks nicely, and she is shuilingling.

"It was a pleasure meeting you all."

I don't know when the rain started to fall again, and the orange ball flying over the street lamp like fog blurred the autumn water by the window by the table.

Everyone chatted, and they all knew that there was a high probability that they were simply eating this time.But everyone still regards it as meeting a new friend.

With Naruto present, the atmosphere will basically not be cold.Especially when he mentioned Teacher Yubai with a displeased face, Sasuke the stinky fart, carefree, it really made the topic that should have been sad seem less heavy.

Maybe the heaviness is all added by myself. If you have that time, you might as well eat more barbecue and smile more.

The rain stopped for a while, and the dewdrops on the glass showed signs of rolling down again at a certain moment, and there was a common topic. When Zhenyi heard how Brother Yubai led a team to be a teacher in the past, she embarrassedly talked about the shooting star. urban legend.

Mai realized that the group of people in front of her was very good, even Naruto, who was not very pleasing to the eye... She had seen him bow his head and cover his face at that solemn funeral, and she also saw him talking about what she was talking about now with great spirits. Brother Yubai on the other side who doesn't know.

The excellent talent perception allowed her to vaguely perceive that there was a special temperament in this rough-headed yellow-haired man, which was indomitable and infectious.

"What, Mr. Naruto, you actually fed brother Yubai?"

"Ah, this...it's nothing, the situation requires it, Sasuke has also fed it."

Kakashi drank some wine and talked about how Anbu was like back then. Although he was a little bit older than Chaoming Yubai, he never relied on his seniority to bully others.

"Did you say so, Yamato?"

"Huh? Well, you're right..."

In the stopping rain, the lights of the street and the night sky formed a hazy boundary in the middle of the journey. The street lights were wrapped in rain and reflected in the same smoky shop window. The charcoal smoke penetrated into the smoking lamp, and the light and shadow were dense.

Mae listened and watched.

The story floats over, will the story float past.She imagined many, many scenarios.

　Before the decisive battle, it needs to be paved.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)