People raise Hokage in Yunyin

In the center of the Death Forest, two Kumogakure ninjas stepped into the round tower covered in dust.

In the stunned eyes of others, Naruto and Xianglin threw out a large bundle of scrolls.

"How many teams did they beat?"

"It looks like there is no injury at all..."

From time to time, there are fearful looks in the eyes, and there are whispers from the team that arrived first.

After counting the Konoha ninjas in front of him, Naruto ignored the noisy discussions around him and walked towards the tower with Xiang Rin.

In the distance, at the door of the second floor, Hibiscus was waving to the two of them.

"Let's go, the teacher is waiting for us there."

Xianglin glanced at Hibiscus waiting on the second floor, and ran in front of Naruto in a few steps, pulling Naruto forward who was looking around and distracted.

"ok, ok, I got it."

Naruto pulled his hand away in embarrassment and looked around but couldn't find anyone. He decided to look around later.

With his hands in his pockets, he slowly followed behind Xiang Lin.

Walking into the slightly dark corridor, in front of the staircase, two figures were standing in the backlight, facing the two Yunyin people.

Naruto could feel the unabashed gaze on him like needles.

The short corridor seemed to be shrouded in thick darkness, and the source of this gloomy atmosphere undoubtedly came from the person in front of him.

Xianglin seemed to be touched by this atmosphere, and her walking pace slowed down unconsciously.

Naruto's movements slowed down as if in sync, and the hand in his pocket was taken out at some point.

Before the two of them could move, the person in the shadow had already walked out first.

Just taking a few steps forward, the dim light coming from the tower was enough to illuminate his face.

On his slightly older face, a pair of pupils were as bright as fire. The wrinkles on his face and the deliberately forced smile did not add much to his friendly temperament. On the contrary, the cross scar on his chin and the slight smile The drooping eyebrows reflect a bit of gloom.

"Lord Hokage!"

Both of them recognized the person who was coming. They bowed slightly and greeted loudly. The sound that echoed in the corridor was enough for Hibiscus waiting on the second floor to hear.

Even though they were saying hello respectfully, the two of them did not restrain their vigilant movements at all.

"Uzumaki Kaoru?"

Danzo looked at the girl in front of him, his voice erratic and somewhat unpredictable.

"It's Xiangren, Hokage-sama."

Xianglin replied softly, she was a little confused about the thoughts of the person in front of her.

"This blazing red hair is so beautiful," Danzo said with some emotion as he closed his eyes slightly, "Mito-sama had such dazzling red hair before he was alive. It's really nostalgic!"

As if he was afraid that the two of them would not understand, he added: "Mito-sama is the First Hokage, the legendary god of ninjas, the wife of Senju Hashirama. She is a great ninja, Uzumaki Mito."

He reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes, "I'm sorry, please forgive the mentality of an old man. When people get old, they will always recall the past."

After another pause, he whispered as if he was dreaming: "I'm sorry about what happened to the Uzumaki clan. If I had been the Hokage at that time..."

He stared at the girl in front of him with his distinctive eyes, and the sadness and regret on his face seemed to be overflowing.

Looking into those monster scarlet pupils, Xianglin felt a chill rush into her heart.

She shuddered and said with some stuttering: "Thank you... Mr. Hokage, it doesn't matter to me."

After saying that, she lowered her head, trying to quickly end this topic that made her feel bad.

The Hokage "knowingly" stopped talking and turned his eyes to Naruto behind Xianglin.

It's hard to describe what kind of look this is, it's nostalgic, appreciative and has a hint of inexplicable meaning. Naruto doesn't understand why he can feel so many complex emotions from such a simple look.

It was obviously the first time, and if you count the previous public speeches, it should be the second time they met, but the other party had such an attitude, which really made him a little confused.

"Is your name Naruto?"

"Naruto Yeyue."

Naruto replied in a deep voice, still maintaining that vigilance.

The conversation has obviously been going on for so long, why hasn't the teacher on the second floor come down yet?

‘Is it being held by someone, or is it? ’

"I have seen your previous performance. He is a very good ninja. There are few ninjas who can be as good as you at such an age, just like your parents..."

Danzo raised his head slightly, with a look of nostalgia on his face.

'my parents? ’

Naruto's lips moved slightly, but in the end he didn't say anything.

At this time, the Hokage's position was unclear. It would be better to say that the other party would "just happen" to appear here, and it was already a strange thing to initiate this inexplicable speech with the two of them.

Naruto didn't want to start the topic and give the other person an excuse to continue talking.

"Thank you for your attention, Hokage-sama. My companion seems to be feeling a little unwell. Please allow us..."

He pointed at Xianglin, who lowered his head in front of him and said nothing. The meaning of his words was obvious.

"Did you get injured during the exam just now? We have the most professional medical ninjas here. I think they can give enough help!"

Danzo said seriously, even taking a step forward because of his over enthusiasm.

"Please believe Konoha, I am just a person who appreciates the performance of the two heroic boys!"

Naruto took a half step back warily, ignoring his words.

"Naruto, Xianglin, why haven't you come up for a long time?"

Suddenly, there was a sound coming from the stairs, followed closely by the sound of footsteps starting to appear.

The smile on Danzo's face disappeared, as if this was his true appearance.

"I'm looking forward to your next performance. I think we will meet again!" he pointedly said.

Facing the two of them, he walked slowly with the ninja who had remained silent behind him.

It wasn't until Danzo walked away completely that Naruto felt the air flow again, and his whole person seemed to "come alive".

"teacher……"

He looked with some resentment at Hibiscus, who was walking slowly with a look of "What just happened?"

Naruto didn't believe that his teacher who was so close to him didn't know anything. He had reason to suspect that Hibiscus just wanted to see his students' jokes.

"You have to go through it, right?"

Mujin winked at his two students and said with unclear meaning.

The two of them followed him up the stairs and entered a small room.

Several tables and chairs were placed in the middle, and two small beds were leaning against the wall. Yukito was sitting on a small bed playing with kunai. When she saw the two returning, she raised her hand to say hello.

"This is a place for us to rest temporarily." Hibiscus explained casually.

"So, how was the exam? Did it go well?"

He sat on the other bed and looked at the two students.

"It's... quite smooth!"

Naruto found a chair and sat down, supported the table with his hands, and said hesitantly.

Everyone could see his insincere expression, and Hibiscus showed interest in his eyes.

Xianglin sat opposite Naruto, covering her mouth and snickering.

"Naruto was tricked by a girl, knocked away with a punch, and finally let their team run away."

She was a little gloating.

"Oh, were you dazzled by the beauty?"

Hibiscus joked.

"No! I was just careless!"

Naruto became a little angry and slapped the table hard, "I won't hold back until we meet again next time!"

“It’s not bad that I learned some lessons!”

Hibiscus commented casually, but her thoughts were already wandering away.

He had seen Danzo's impatient attitude. Has the confirmation been completed?

What will happen next?

He will wait and see!