Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

The threshold of the Nara family was broken down.

Although they are the main family of Nara, the yard of Nara family is actually not very big, it is just a courtyard like a quadrangle.

The Nara family is powerful, but unlike the Uchiha family, the entire family does not live together. Instead, they are scattered throughout the village. As the head family, their house is like a private courtyard, very ordinary.

At this time, the courtyard was filled with small tables, but there were not even as many seats as there were people, which shows how popular the Nara family is.

"Congratulations, Master Nara~"

"Ahaha~ Thank you~"

"Congratulations to the Nara family for having a new son!"

"Thank you, thank you~"

The Nara clan leader was already feeling a bit numb from the compliments he exchanged.

The ninjas were too concerned about their reputation to sit down without permission. After all, everyone could see that there were not enough seats in the venue and a group of people were probably going to leave.

Jiraiya, on the other hand, sat in a corner and started drinking with Tsunade.

"Ahaha~ Tsunade! Your luck in gambling is still so bad!!"

Jiraiya laughed out loud, but the Nara family was in chaos and no one paid any attention to this side.

Tsunade pursed her lips and took another sip. Soon, the table was full of wine bottles.

However, Jiraiya didn't ask Tsunade to drink alone. He was also addicted to alcohol, so he drank with Tsunade.

"Hey guys, is anyone here?"

A calm yet magnetic voice broke into Jiraiya's laughter.

The two of them immediately looked up.

"Oh? Orochimaru? How did you..."

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru in a daze.

Orochimaru seems to have grown a lot taller, and most importantly, the clean and cute little face he had in his youth has now become increasingly cold.

"Why, you don't welcome me?"

"How could that be!" Jiraiya hurriedly and enthusiastically pulled Orochimaru to sit next to him.

"Why are you so slow? Hahaha, where's the teacher? Has the teacher arrived yet?"

"Of course, the teacher is over there."

Orochimaru raised his head towards the courtyard, where Sarutobi Hiruzen was chatting with the head of the Nara family. Both of them had smiling faces, looking like host and guest.

"Orochimaru, let's go out and compete later! My skills are very strong now!"

"Oh?"

Orochimaru murmured a response to Jiraiya before turning to look at Kozo on Tsunade's shoulder.

"Mr. Gu Zang, you are still the same, you haven't changed at all."

Orochimaru used respectful titles for Kozo as usual, but there was a hint of ambiguity in his tone.

"Orochimaru, you've grown up a lot~"

Gu Zang took a sip of Tsunade's wine. It was very light, a bit like beer, but not spicy, but rather sweet. He didn't know what ingredients it was made of.

"It's dark over there in Danzo. Look at you. It's been a long time since you've been in the sun. Your skin has become so pale."

As sharp-tongued as ever, Orochimaru nodded, not taking Kozo's teasing to heart.

"Hehehe~ What are you talking about?"

Hiruzen walked over at this time.

The three disciples at the table are his pride. Each of them has made great achievements in a unique aspect, which makes Sarutobi Hiruzen, as his teacher, proud.

"Of course I'm talking about you, Teacher. Have you used the skills I taught you over the years?..."

Jiraiya was halfway through his words when Hiruzen covered his mouth tightly.

"You little brat, your master's wife is there!"

Jiraiya followed Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze and saw Sarutobi Biwako, with a gentle face, standing not far away, chatting animatedly with the wife of the Nara family.

As if sensing her husband's gaze, Sarutobi Biwako looked over here and nodded and smiled at Hiruzen and Jiraiya who were "mingling well with their disciples."

"Woo-"

Jiraiya slapped Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand twice before Hiruzen let go.

"call--"

"The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked."

Tsunade grumbled in disdain, but not too loudly. After all, one of them was her teacher, and she still had to respect him.

"Ah."

Gu Zang deeply agreed, but he did not have the same concerns as Tsunade. Except for Senju Tobirama, he could talk nonsense to anyone he wanted in Konoha.

"Hiruzen, you're already quite old, and you have a wife, so how dare you do such a dirty thing?"

"Ahem...Mr. Gu Zang, you are a spirit beast, you don't understand men..."

Hiruzen felt a little embarrassed, and quickly took out his cigarette and took two puffs to hide his expression.

"What man? Isn't Orochimaru also a man?"

Orochimaru lowered his head, chewing slowly and savoring the grilled fish sushi on the table, as if he didn't hear it.

Hiruzen and Jiraiya, one old and one young, were so embarrassed that they stood side by side with their heads down, like two primary school students who had made a mistake, and were being insulted by Kozang.

However, the main event today was the Nara family's wedding, and the fun at this table did not attract anyone else.

Almost all the people who came to congratulate had left. After a group of them left, the remaining gift-giving personnel from major families and Konoha's top leaders stayed.

Enter the table.

There were two jonin sitting at the table next to Hiruzen, one from the Akimichi and the other from the Yamanaka clan.

Both of them were still wearing Jonin attire, seemingly having rushed back from outside Konoha.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Just as the head of the Nara family was inviting everyone to drink and eat, a servant ran in from outside the yard and whispered a few words to the head of the Nara family.

The Nara family head's face darkened for a moment, but he immediately regained his composure and tried to maintain the atmosphere.

"what happened?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, looking a little unusual.

The two jonin at the table next to them heard Hiruzen's doubts, turned around and saw that it was Sarutobi Hiruzen, and couldn't help but start a conversation.

"A few days ago, a conflict broke out on the front line of Wind Country, and a talented Chunin from the Nara family died."

"We just got back too, but unfortunately...the body should have been brought back by now."

"We watched that kid grow up, and he rushed to the front lines just two years after graduation. Sigh..."

Hiruzen nodded silently at that.

There have always been some conflicts between the Wind Kingdom and Konoha in recent years, especially on the sidelines.

There are always ninjas from the Wind Country who sneak into the Fire Country and plunder within the Fire Country, but the Wind Country is not directly adjacent to the Fire Country. It has the River Country and the Rain Country as barriers, so it is difficult to intercept the ninjas from the Sand Village at the border.

Senju Tobirama has increased the intensity of sending ninjas to the outer line, but those guys from Sand Village shot and moved to another place. They ran back almost as soon as they arrived, leaving no evidence behind.

And once they meet face to face, conflicts will break out, just like this time.

Since there are many experienced Chunins and even Genins who are transporting supplies and intelligence on the upper line, they can be easily killed once a conflict occurs.

"Nara Hachiman, that kid's talent is pretty good among the Nara clan."

The Jonin of the Akimichi family shook his head, but he didn't stop talking, and threw food into his mouth one after another.

Most of the food on the tables in the yard was sponsored by their Akimichi family. After all, there were only a few people in the Nara main family, so how could they handle it all?

So the Akimichi ninja ate as much as he could without any problems.

Gu Zang lay on Tsunade's shoulder, motionless, but his heart was actually pounding.

The bodies of the Nara clan will be sent to the cemetery behind the memorial stone after examination.

Yin escape!

I am coming!