Konoha: Start by unlocking the caged bird

Chapter 117 The Smell of Lavender (1.1W)

What comes into view is an extremely wide street.

It was not a dirt road common in the ninja world, but an asphalt road that Mei Terumi had never heard of.

Mei Terumi couldn't help but bend down, lowered her head and touched it for a moment. This granular and flat road made her exclaim, "Is this some kind of special earth escape technique?"

It’s strange. Logically speaking, with the power of ninjas, building roads is not a difficult task, but the infrastructure of various countries is very poor, and most of them are dirt roads.

There's no need for ninjas to fly around anyway.

Ordinary people have no ability to change this.

This dirt road continued forever. Only in Hyuga Yuzuru and in Konoha Village would there be such a road. It was simply incredible.

The Konoha Anbu chuckled twice: "The Fifth Hokage once said that if you want to be rich, you must first build roads. If you want to change the basic life of the Konoha villagers and let the goods and materials flow, then roads suitable for ordinary people must be built, and vehicles must also be updated.

You are from the Hidden Mist Village, so you should know that there are actually some boats powered by small engines on the seashore, right?"

Mei Terumi nodded, and the Anbu continued, "The Fifth said that if this engine could be used in vehicles, it would improve the lives of the villagers in all aspects and improve their quality of life. At present, we also have commercially available motorcycles that can consume fuel and travel very fast on this kind of road."

There is more news that the Anbu heard from Hinata Yuzuru or other people.

For example, Hyuga Yuzuru once concluded that if this kind of engine was developed further, the vehicles that would be developed would allow even ordinary people to travel hundreds of miles a day like ninjas. Later, vehicles with higher horsepower could be developed to transport goods. At that time, ordinary people would be able to use vehicles to buy and sell materials from thousands of miles away without leaving their homes.

People no longer need to rely on inefficient modes of transportation such as feet and horse-drawn carriages, and ninjas will also have better mobile vehicles, no longer needing to rely on physical fitness for long-term attacks, greatly improving their mobility.

The Anbu thought about it and decided not to explain any further, after all, he was an outsider.

Therefore, he deliberately downplayed the role of these research and developments, and just smiled and said: "Of course, the motorcycles on the market are expensive. At present, they are just prototypes to show everyone the results. It will take time for people to enjoy the convenience of these researches."

"Besides, Lord Hokage has made many changes to Konoha."

There was no need for the Anbu to say anything. As they walked into the village and walked from the road outside the village into the village, the buildings on both sides of the street already made Mei Terumi dazzled.

The reconstruction project of Konoha is always ongoing. Although Hinata Yuzuru is somewhat unfamiliar with urban planning, it does not prevent him from planning the city according to his memory.

Residential areas should not be mixed with commercial areas. Industrial areas that may be polluting should be placed in corners. Taking into account the emergence of companies in the future, commercial areas should be divided in advance. For those who simply do small businesses, they should be in the form of commercial streets, and food streets should be planned as food streets.

High-tech enterprises also need to gather together, even though these enterprises have not yet started to take shape. Even the village-owned enterprises in Konoha are only named as Konoha offices and don't even have a signboard. But this does not prevent Hinata Yuzuru from making arrangements in advance.

In Mei Terumi's eyes, Konoha seemed neater than ever before.

The straight roads lead to all directions. Taking into account the possible existence of transportation in the future, Hinata Yuzuru made very modern planning and design for the village roads in advance, including motor vehicle lanes, sidewalks, and non-motor vehicle lanes.

The intersection has also been prepared for the subsequent installation of traffic lights, and the lines of the electric poles have also been restructured, avoiding the previous chaos of Konoha's electric wires being laid here and there.

Street lights were also built together with the roads as part of the infrastructure. They now stand quietly on both sides of the streets and will light up only at night.

Although there are no corresponding traffic laws in place, people still walk around freely on the streets. However, these neat and futuristic streets still make Mei Terumi lose her mind.

Thinking back to the streets of the Hidden Mist Village and its appearance, she actually felt a little "at a loss", as if she was overwhelmed and timid, like Granny Liu strolling around a big garden.

Konoha looks much neater, cleaner, more advanced, and even a little bit more...
It's hard to think of a word to describe Mei Terumi, but if Hinata Yuzuru were to sum it up, it would be "science fiction".

Residential buildings where residents live are located one after another in the distance. They are much taller than the one-story shops and somewhat eye-catching, but the height is uniform. Their appearance looks the same as the road under your feet, with an indescribable sense of heaviness. I wonder what material they are made of.

These new materials, which cannot even be named, have now been used to build roads and high-rise buildings in Konoha. This shocked Mei Terumi, and a huge sense of crisis suddenly rose in her heart.

So advanced!

In contrast, the people lagging behind in the Hidden Mist Village are like primitive people!
This feeling became even more obvious when Mei Terumi walked further in and saw the commercial street where the girls of Konoha were shopping together in various shops.

There were many kinds of shops. She stopped at the door and looked inside. She could see shops selling handicrafts, jewelry, and all kinds of clothes and shoes.

There was one shop in particular with a Hyuga brand on it. The clothes sold there were beautiful and novel, many of which were styles I had never seen before. There were also some beautiful bags and shoes, which were truly works of genius.

She glanced at the Anbu, who smiled in understanding and said, "Hokage-sama specifically told us to let you take a good look and stroll around first, and there's no need to rush to see him."

Mei Terumi put down her burden and walked into the store.

The people in charge of the business inside are commoners of the Hyuga clan who don't seem to have any ninja talent. There are quite a few clothes, bags, and shoes hanging in the store with the words "limited edition" written underneath them.

Mei Terumi's eyes lit up as she asked, "Did you design these clothes and shoes yourself?"

The Hyuga clan member in the store was just a young girl in her twenties. When she saw Mei Terumi, she smiled and said, "We design everything here ourselves. The Fifth Hokage said that wearing kimonos or sportswear all day long always feels monotonous. Life in Konoha should be more colorful."
You are from the Hidden Mist Village, right? There are not only these clothes and shoes. If you go to our cosmetics store and hair salon, you can see more novel things that girls like, such as lip gloss. The one on your lips is the Runsheng brand lip gloss from the Land of Water, right?

Although this lip gloss looks good and lasts long, it doesn’t smell very good and my lips always feel uncomfortable after using it. You can go to a cosmetics store and have a look later.”

The clerk not only began to skillfully introduce clothes and shoes to Mei Terumi, but also considerately, or very professionally, introduced other stores in Konoha to her.

Although outsiders like Mei Terumi who come to Konoha are rare, when they appear, they often have strong purchasing power.

Everything in Konoha's store is the latest. Even the hot-selling items in the Land of Fire are products that have been popular in the village for a while before being selected and promoted, so they are outdated versions.

Especially girls!

Hinata Yuzuru once clearly pointed out at a meeting guiding business activities that products for women definitely have a very large market, and he did not intend to let Konoha do this part of the business. So he proposed attracting investment at the meeting and let the big families under him do it themselves, but the result was very unpopular.

Compared to clothes and cosmetics, these big families are more "pragmatic" in their business tendencies.

For example, the Akimichi clan, which symbolizes the butterfly, is very interested in the catering industry.

The mountain people have shown a clear interest in the communications industry.

The Nara clan prefers to focus on high-tech products and work on things with high technological content.

It's quite intriguing.

In the end, only the Inuzuka clan and the Hyuga clan simply took over this part of the business and started to establish related companies starting from Konoha.

The more Mei Terumi listened, the more excited she became. But in the end, she was still a little bored. She just picked and chose, bought a beautiful dress, kept it here, then sighed and left the store.

"Let's go, let's go see the Hokage."

The Anbu felt that the strong woman from the Hidden Mist Village beside him seemed to have suffered a lot. She was proud and happy in her heart, but she still said calmly and without any expression: "Okay."

Mei Terumi walked through the street. On both sides of the street, villagers were moving freely and busy with their daily lives. Children were laughing and running freely on the streets. It seemed that everyone had a smiling face.

This kind of scene is almost impossible to see in the current Mist Village.

She observed silently, walking forward, and when she reached the end of the road, she saw a Hokage building that looked a bit 'old'.

In fact, this Hokage building seems to be well maintained, but if compared with many newly built buildings in Konoha Village, it is much worse, mainly in terms of style and materials, which are not as novel as the newly built buildings outside.

This actually made Mei Terumi have a better impression of Hinata Yuzuru. At the moment, Konoha was thriving, but there was no rush to renovate the Hokage Building. Apparently, the Hokage seemed to be very pragmatic, which slightly changed her previous view of the young and radical reformers.

Mei Terumi and others were brought to the reception room. Hyuga Yuzuru was sitting at the head seat, wearing a bamboo hat, and seemed to be in a daze. When they came in, he slowly stood up and extended his hand to Mei Terumi who was walking towards him.

Mei Terumi hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her hand somewhat uncomfortably and shook his hand gently.

Hinata Yuzuru nodded to her, took off his hat and placed it on his hand, and said quietly: "Ms. Terumi Mei, welcome to Konoha."

"Thank you, Godaime-sama." Mei Terumi wanted to say something but her eyes were fixed on his face.

His facial features are now as sharp as those carved by a knife and are very handsome. His silky silver hair complements his blue eyes. When he stands up straight, he is a head taller than the tall Mei Terumi.

Although his body does not seem to have exaggerated muscles, it is actually very solid, with broad shoulders and long legs. He is wearing a very beautiful divine robe and is smiling gently at this moment, which really makes Mei Terumi a little dazed for a moment.

Why doesn't the Hidden Mist Village have such a warm smile and such a handsome man?
Just looking at his expression, you couldn't tell at all that he just wrote the word "accurate" for Luo Sha in a domineering manner.

Mei Terumi quickly collected her thoughts and smiled sincerely, "I didn't expect that the Hokage knew my name."

"Of course, a beauty like Miss Terumi Mei will definitely be famous even in the Land of Fire." Hinata Yuzuru praised her sincerely, "Especially Miss Terumi Mei, you are so powerful, like a flower on the mountain top. Even the Konoha ninjas who fought with you on the battlefield have a good opinion of you."

Mei Terumi covered her mouth and chuckled. She didn't expect that the Fifth Hokage in front of her was so eloquent.

I felt even more regretful in my heart - why couldn't such a good man with good vision come to the Hidden Mist Village! ?
broken.

After meeting this guy, can I still marry anyone in the future?
Miss Terumi Mei, who longs to get married, once again feels sad about the tragic fact that she is an older left-over woman.

"Thank you, you are too kind." She and Hinata Yuzuru sat in the seats in the reception room. Not long after, Hinata Kaoru came in with tea.

Mei Terumi was subconsciously resistant. The tea she drank in the Sand Village almost left her with psychological trauma.

Hinata Kaoru's equally tall figure also attracted the attention of Terumi Mei. After a few glances, her gaze became serious - this boy is not inferior to me!
At this time, Hinata Xun was wearing a white shirt and a knee-length black skirt. Her calves wrapped in black stockings were well-proportioned and slender, just right. The black skirt fit her figure tightly, outlining the graceful curve below her waist.

Her slender waist was tightly bound by the black skirt, and the top of her white shirt was tied tightly, which made her shirt look a little tight. At this moment, her black hair fell on her shoulders, revealing her fair profile, with a beauty that was completely different from that of Mei Terumi.

Pure and vaguely charming.

hiss.
Mei Terumi watched her smiling at Hinata Yuzuru while pouring tea, with waves in her eyes. She also saw the way she looked at herself, which was both scrutinizing and vaguely dangerous, and she roughly understood the "dirty" nature of the two.

Pooh!
nausea!

The Kirigakure girls even turn off the lights when they are dating!

In public, can you please respect single older women a little?

Mei Terumi remained calm. After taking the tea, she smiled at Hinata Kaoru. However, after seeing that the other party just poured the tea, she also sat next to Hinata Yuzuru.

"This is my secretary, Hyuga Kaoru. If you plan to stay in Konoha for a few more days, she will be in charge of arranging your food and lodging, as well as the scope of activities you need to follow in Konoha.

If she wants to discuss some cooperation, she should not be shy about it. She has the right to know most of the matters. "

Hinata Yuzuru introduced Hinata Kaoru's identity first without any hurry, and then, with his hands folded in front of him, he said slowly: "I wonder why you all suddenly visited Konoha?"

The subordinates behind Mei Terumi said nothing. They had no purpose. They just wanted to see with their own eyes whether Konoha was as powerful as others said.

Although the country withstood the pressure during World War III, it has been going from bad to worse for a long time since then, and even though it withstood the pressure during World War III, it also showed some signs of fatigue.

Before, he obeyed the Mizukage and planned to join forces with Sunagakure and some outsiders to carry out a plan to destroy Konoha, but now it seems that let alone destruction, Konoha is now so powerful that it is really frightening.

It seems that they have completely recovered from the decline of the past few years. The momentum of both ordinary villagers and ninjas has completely returned to their heyday and their morale is high.

Mei Terumi remained calm and just smiled: "On the one hand, I want to see what the current situation of Konoha is like. After all, in recent years, even though I am in the relatively closed Kirigakure, I can occasionally hear news about the Fifth Hokage, which is really intriguing and curious.

On the other hand, I also want to talk to the Hokage about the Chunin Exam. After all, I sent a document through the Sand Village before, which was a bit neglectful. "

"It doesn't matter."

Hinata Yuzuru chuckled, raised his teacup, took two sips, and narrowed his eyes slightly. The gentleness in his eyes disappeared, and instead he looked at Terumi Mei sharply.

He smiled meaningfully and said, "Konoha is a village that yearns for peace. If other ninja villages come with good intentions, I am willing to treat them with good intentions as well.

No matter the situation or the method, I am a realistic person. I care more about what I can see than what others think. Whether it is a friend or an enemy, let time judge.

It is indeed time for the Chunin Exam to be held in Konoha. I will be well prepared, and Konoha will never let our friends in the Ninja Village laugh at us."

There was something else behind his words, a hint of warning. The smile on Mei Terumi's face did not seem to change, but some of the ninjas behind her looked a little worse.

Hinata Yuzuru smiled, and without waiting for Mei Terumi to reply, he smoothed over the matter and said, "However, I don't think Miss Terumi Mei is a short-sighted person. War can only bring more hatred and pain. A peaceful and beautiful life is the vision of all of us.

I believe that Miss Terumi Mei will not be swayed by others and will be able to follow her true inner will.

Konoha and Sand Village have always been in constant conflict, and this time the Kirigakure suddenly appeared, so I can't help but be more cautious. If I have offended you, please forgive me."

Mei Terumi chuckled and raised her teacup. She took a sip of tea and thought carefully. After taking a few sips, her eyes lit up and she began to praise, "What kind of tea is this? I've drunk Konoha's tea before, but it wasn't as fragrant and elegant as this tea."

"Fried tea." Hinata Yuzuru smiled and didn't explain much. He just said, "If you like it, I'll give you some when you leave. You can also bring it to the Mizukage to try. Although these teas are not sold to the outside world yet, they can still be bought in the Land of Fire."

Hinata Yuzuru has tried countless times to study the art of tea frying, so how could he let others directly enjoy the tea he has improved?

If you want to drink, spend some money, no matter how much, it’s not expensive.

It is hard to imagine that the nobleman of the Hyuga clan who once spent money like water is now in such a predicament because of Konoha. It really makes people cry.

Mei Terumi took a few sips, nodded, and couldn't help but sigh again in her heart - this time when she came to Konoha, she would probably have to take several large bags of things with her when she left.

Konoha is truly a rich place.

She then followed the topic, gave a few compliments, and then implicitly calmed Hinata Yuzuru's heart temporarily.

"The situation in the ninja world is in chaos, and I cannot give the Hokage an accurate answer, but at least at this moment, I come here with good intentions."

Mei Terumi truly had a clear conscience when she said this.

It wasn't her who was fighting, she was just following the Mizukage's orders.

This time, I came here just out of curiosity.

Hinata Yuzuru smiled slightly: "That's right, at least now, we are still friends."

He raised his teacup, took another sip, and then chatted with Mei Terumi about the arrangements for the Chunin Exams. They roughly decided on the time and process, and then they would have to negotiate with all parties.

The Chunin Exam is not just a matter for one ninja village. Every time the Chunin Exam is held, almost all ninja villages will send people. It's just that some ninja villages may not send too many people, nor call their own elites. It is purely a formality to give enough face to the organizer.

After it is officially decided, it is necessary to negotiate with other ninja villages to agree on the time and process, prepare special hotels, competition venues, and competition formats in advance, and also obtain the consent of other ninja villages.

Generally speaking, except for the leading teacher, no Kage would attend this kind of Chunin Exam.

But Hinata Yuzuru smelled gunpowder in this incident. If nothing unexpected happened, the Mizukage and the Kazekage would definitely arrive.

He narrowed his eyes and had more thoughts.

He didn't intend to stop it.

In fact, to a certain extent, he needs a friction and conflict with other ninja villages, or even a war.

Bring back Konoha’s lost prestige!
He also had to spread his reputation as the Fifth Hokage!

Only in this way can other ninja villages understand that Konoha, which once made them bow down to it, has returned!
If I discuss future matters and make future plans as the Hokage, I will get twice the result with half the effort.

More importantly, Yuzuru Hyuga wants a tailed beast.

Even though Naruto has half of the Nine-Tails, and another half of the Nine-Tails is in the belly of the Grim Reaper accompanying Minato Namikaze, Yuzuru Hyuga does not plan to start with the Nine-Tails for the time being.

The Nine-Tailed Fox is too powerful and it is too difficult to deal with it.

He wanted to use the tailed beasts to study Yin-Yang Release, and also wanted to use the tailed beasts' endless chakra to recharge his own laboratory - the progress in the creation of White Zetsu has already shown initial results, and to completely clone a high-quality White Zetsu body requires a huge amount of chakra.

The nature of Hyuga Yuzuru's chakra is complex, and the White Zetsu cultivated with his cells and chakra always has various strange congenital diseases. For example, the cloned parts are directly petrified, or grow in the weird direction of "Cthulhu".

To be safe, he decided to use the tailed beast instead.

The power of the tailed beasts is originally a part of the Ten Tails, that is to say, it has certain properties of the Divine Tree. As long as it is supplemented by Hashirama's cells, it is entirely possible to clone a body of fairly high quality.

It is already quite sufficient for research and the dirty world.

Yuzuru Hyuga has no intention of cloning a son like Orochimaru in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. He believes that once the door to artificial humans is opened, many uncontrollable tragedies may occur, just like the AI ​​in science fiction movies, and various ethical issues may arise.

It would be better to use these bodies for other purposes, such as for medical treatment, like White Zetsu, to replace arms and legs for ninjas, and to improve the ninjas' combat strength.

We don’t expect everyone to be able to use Wood Release like Yamato and Obito, but at least, physical strength will definitely be improved, and the combat loss ratio can be reduced.

In addition, the tailed beasts also have endless uses.

Well, the problem is coming.

How to get the tailed beast?

If they capture them secretly like the Akatsuki organization, once they are discovered, there will be endless troubles and it will be easy for people to point fingers at them from a moral high ground. Hinata Yuzuru does not like this way.

So, what other ways are there to recover the tailed beasts?
The answer is simple.

Use the opponent's strength to defeat him. Sand Village and Mist Village want to join forces to cause trouble?
Just come.

If I don't keep your Jinchūriki to use as my tool, this battle of mine will be in vain!
Not accepting compensation for defeat?

That's even better!
Hinata Yuzuru wanted to see, after these Kages were defeated in Konoha and all the Jinchūriki were left behind by him, what abilities would they still have to fight Konoha.

It would be nice to turn these five ninja villages into four major ninja villages.

Mei Terumi was completely unaware that Hinata Yuzuru, who was chatting happily with her and looked relaxed, had already determined that this Chunin Exam would turn into a war.

Even Mei Terumi, who is now on the Kirigakure side, still feels that there is room for this matter to be turned around, but Hinata Yuzuru feels that the enemy will not drag it out any longer.

If it drags on any longer, he won't even have to take any action. He can just sit back and wait for the brothers Naruto and Sasuke to take him away.

And if Konoha shows enough strength this time, then it will be difficult for Akatsuki to sit still, as expected.

But everything is difficult at the beginning.

As long as the enemy's first wave of strong counterattack fails to be effective, Konoha's astonishing growth in combat power will definitely be the best in the ninja world and surpass everything else.

Hinata Yuzuru chatted and thought at the same time. When the chat was over, he looked out the window of the living room, smiled and stopped the topic, and said: "It's a rare opportunity to come to Konoha, Miss Terumi Mei, you can have a good look around. Of course, due to your special status, you need to be accompanied by the Anbu when you go out, please forgive me.

I hope you have fun in Konoha. If you have any questions, feel free to come to me."

Mei Terumi returned the smile and said, "Thank you, Godaime Hokage."

She said a few polite words and turned to leave.

Hinata Yuzuru and Hinata Kaoru were the only ones left in the living room.

She sat quietly beside him, watching Hinata Yuzuru finish his tea, and wanted to refill his cup, but he waved his hand, indicating that it was not necessary. Instead, he leaned back in his chair and looked at her with a relaxed look: "How do you feel?"

"Ms. Terumi Mei is so beautiful. As a woman, even I envy her figure." She had a smiling face at first, until Hinata Yuzuru glanced at her, then she giggled and leaned towards him unnoticeably.

"But judging from her performance, Miss Terumi Mei really doesn't seem to have much ill will towards us." Hinata Fumio gave a serious answer.

Hinata Yuzuru nodded slightly, but then asked: "So what do you think will happen to this matter?"

Hinata Xun gave the answer without hesitation: "He comes with bad intentions."

"good."

Hinata Yuzuru nodded. He reached out and gently stroked her hair, as if stroking a small pet, and said in a relaxed tone: "How is the Uchiha clan doing?"

"They are still waiting." Hinata Kaoru gave an accurate answer. She squinted her eyes and enjoyed him stroking her long hair. She whispered in a clear voice with a sexy and hoarse tone: "You know, the character of the Fugaku clan leader is hesitant. Maybe we need to take the initiative to find him a chance."

"Hmm," Hinata Yuzuru hummed without comment, turned his head to look at her, and leaned closer. The faint fragrance of her body reached his nose, and he just smiled at her, and whispered beside her increasingly red ears: "You have worked very hard during this period, do you want me to give you a reward?"

With just one sentence, Hinata Kaoru collapsed towards him limply, and it was unclear how much of it was intentional.

She leaned on his shoulder and raised her head. Her fair eyes were stained with crimson. Her voice trembled slightly: "Really?"

"Just kidding."

Hinata Yuzuru teased, and pushed her head away with his hand. Before she could look at him angrily, he stood up and kissed her forehead lightly: "I'll leave the Uchiha clan's affairs to you. Tell me if there's any sign."

He looked at the dazed and somewhat dizzy Hinata Xun, and tapped her forehead lightly to sober her up a little before continuing: "After the news about the Chunin Exam comes out, the Uchiha clan will definitely react. Instead of waiting until later and letting them choose the right time to explode, it is better to detonate it in advance.

When Naruto graduates, I will let the elite of Konoha, such as Kakashi and Gai, and high-level fighters like Jiraiya, go out and move around to create opportunities for the Uchiha clan.

You have to pay attention to their wind direction, and if the fire is not strong enough, try to add more fire."

Hinata Xun woke up. Even though her face was still a little hot and dizzy, her mind had regained its thinking ability. She said seriously, "I understand. I will think of a solution. Is there anyone in the Uchiha clan that we can use?"

The first thing Hinata Yuzuru thought of was the girl he hadn't seen for a long time, Uchiha Izumi.

He was silent for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No need."

"Let this storm cleanse the Uchiha clan and see what they are made of."

Hinata Yuzuru's expression was calm, and the meaning of his words was such that even Shisui and Itachi had no intention of informing him of it.

Hinata Xun was not surprised at all, she just smiled sweetly: "I know!"

She stood up, and before Hinata Yuzuru wanted to leave, she looked at him aggrievedly and whispered coquettishly: "Don't kiss my head next time, okay?"

She pursed her lips, blinked hard, and hinted with a cute expression, deliberately making herself a little funny so as not to look disgusting.

Hinata Yuzuru couldn't help laughing when he thought of this. He reached out and gently pinched her lips, which were soft and tender: "I'm afraid that another idiot will bump into my lips and hurt them."

Hinata Xun's face turned red. "Last time, it was a little sudden, and my mind went blank, so I forgot! I have borrowed Kakashi's Intimate Paradise and read it several times. Next time, I will never make the same mistake again!"

Hinata Yuzuru laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Then find an opportunity to try."

There's no one here now.

Xun watched him walk away, looking at his back with some resentment, but when she turned her head and thought of her work tasks, she couldn't help rubbing her temples in pain - this was not quite the same as the secretary's job she had imagined.

He has to run around every day, being Hinata Yuzuru's eyes, being his supervisor, giving ideological lessons to some idiots so that they can understand Hinata Yuzuru's meaning, and he also has to worry about clan affairs, laboratory affairs, Uchiha affairs, keep an eye on the Root, the Anbu, the Guard Department, and from time to time he has to personally observe the situation of the major families.

There are also matters concerning Konoha's finances and city planning.
Hinata Yuzuru can safely let her supervise the work of various departments, but she is not confident in letting others do it. Every work must be properly arranged and checked.

Xun looked at him leaving and sighed softly.

Well.
Being able to make a guy like Xun feel tired, one can imagine who is the real C in the Hokage's office.

While she was tidying up the office, she couldn't help but reach out and lift up the teacup he had used. She secretly looked around, rolled her eyes to confirm that there was no one around, then drank a sip of tea from his cup. She held the cup in her hand in the reception room, staring blankly to replenish her energy.

My thoughts are rarely complicated.

Master Yuzuru, actually, you don’t like me at all, right?

She thought unconfidently.

Hinata Xun turned her head and looked out the window. The brilliant sunset was shining on the evening clouds, and the village outside the window was reflecting the afterglow, but her pupils seemed to have lost focus.

The reason why I can accompany him like this.

The reason why you can get such rewards.

It's just because I'm a very useful person, so I just need to do more work and take on more things for him.
It will continue to be useful.
But, I thought this was enough.

but why.
She blocked her own thoughts, forced herself not to think too much, not to be greedy, and just stared at the empty teacup, picked it up, washed it herself, and put it away.

Hinata Yuzuru also has to review the report documents submitted by other departments after a day's work in the office, and she also needs to connect with many projects in the village, check whether they are on schedule, communicate with the project leaders, and guide the work.

Soon, she was so busy that she had no time to think about anything else.

But, night falls.

On her way home alone, for some unknown reason, she did not choose to go home directly for the first time.

But for some reason, I walked to the river bank where I first met him.

The weather is getting colder now, and it hasn't rained for a while, so the water level of the river is much lower.

Just like she did in the past, she jumped lightly and slid down the inclined river bank slope, which was now covered with dead grass.

Walked to the river.

Quietly watching the river flowing, the girl's reflection in the water under the moonlight saw the fatigue on her face for the first time.

She stretched out her hands, scooped up a puddle of river water, and washed her face vigorously several times. The cold water made her feel more refreshed. When she looked at the river surface again, there was only expressionless indifference on her reflected cheeks.

Maybe this is how I was supposed to be.

Those smiles and tenderness were originally reserved for him, but in order to do a good job for him, they had to stay on her face.

What does he think of me?
Did he ever like me for even a second?
Hinata Xun raised her head and stared at the bright moon.

For the first time, I felt how similar Hinata Yuzuru was to Mingyue.

The bright moon is so beautiful.

The bright moon is so far away.

The girl sat by the river, holding her chin and looking at the moon. Suddenly, she had an idea. She stretched out her legs and slowly took off her stockings, revealing her white calves and feet. She sat on the river bank and put her feet in the water. They were frozen and made a "woo" sound.

"It's so annoying."

She muttered softly in annoyance, stamped her feet in the water, making a few splashes, then lazily lay back.

With the continuous construction of Konoha, this already remote river bank is now even further away from the prosperity of Konoha.

Children now have parks, woods and ponds to play in, and this ordinary river has gradually become unpopular.

The only sound around her was the rustling of the dry grass in the wind, allowing her to relax without any worries.

If only he were here too.

Xun thought.

Really, it was so hard to choose clothes today, and I didn’t even get a compliment.

Doesn’t he like black stockings?
Isn't that right? The first time he wore it, his eyes couldn't deceive anyone.

That's my own black stockings, aren't they as pretty as Mei Terumi's fishnet stockings?
But the fishing net was also worn, and he didn't seem to like it very much? Could it be that it depends on the person?

So annoying!

Or has he found this kind of uniform boring after wearing it so many times?

So what should I change into? Now when I go home every day, I don’t have time to think about what to wear.

It seems like it's time to prepare new clothes for this annoying guy Yuzuru.

Should we change the style of the New Year kimono this year? However, most of the styles have been made, and he doesn't like things that are too new and different.

Ah!
Hinata Kaoru collapsed powerlessly on the river bank.

I am such a hopeless woman.

How come I can't even be angry with him?

The thought that one day I might lose my value.

Just thinking about it, by then, I might not even be able to have him touch my hair intimately.

I feel my heart aching.

Suffocating.

She closed her eyes.

My head was full of random thoughts, but in the end, I was overcome by fatigue. My head felt a little groggy and I fell into a light sleep.

Hinata Xun had a rare beautiful dream - she always had good sleep quality, which made her have plenty of energy and rarely dream.

In the dream, Master Yuzuru personally carried her for a long distance and picked her up from the lonely river bank.

His embrace is so warm
The aroma makes you dizzy
I really want to live in this dream forever.
Until he carried Hinata Kaoru back home, gently put her on his bed, and started to take off her clothes.

wake up.

No, no.

Rather, it was that her mind finally came to her senses, and she subconsciously stepped back and dodged the attack.

"You are lying on the muddy ground. Your clothes are all dirty. How can you rest if you don't take them off?"

"Now that you're awake, take off your clothes and have a good rest."

Hinata Yuzuru's accusing voice reached her ears, but she just looked at him blankly: "Aren't you dreaming?"

"Stupid, sleeping by the river with your feet in the water. If you want to rest for a few days, just tell me. It's not impossible for me to walk with you to relax."

After Hinata Yuzuru finished speaking, he sighed, reached out and touched her head, tried medical ninjutsu, but found little benefit.

Fever usually comes from the presence of viruses in the body, and viruses cannot be easily solved by simply using ninjutsu.

It’s not like Hinata Yuzuru has no solution at all, but after thinking about it carefully, he just said: “I’ll get some antipyretic and cold medicine. You should rest well at home for the next few days. When I check if you are fine, you can go back to work.”

"But, work," she subconsciously refused.

Hinata Yuzuru just said calmly: "Even if I don't do the work, there are many people who can do it."

Subconsciously, she wanted to explain something in panic, her pupils trembling violently, and she reached out her hand nervously to grab his clothes, but was frightened by the movement of his hand and stopped.

I failed in my duty!
I.
At this moment, his fair palm gently touched her cheek.

"But there is only one Xiaoxun."

She raised her trembling eyes and saw only tenderness in his blue eyes, which were as clear as the sky.

pat.

She hadn't realized what it was yet.

Hinata Yuzuru's fingers had already stopped the tears that were falling from her eyes due to some unknown emotion.

"I'm sorry, sometimes Xiaoxun acts like she can do anything, and I subconsciously rely too much on you. I completely forget that Xiaoxun is just a girl three years older than me."

Looking at her completely stunned expression, Hinata Yuzuru was completely unable to judge what her mood or what she was thinking at the moment.

The way Hinata Kaoru looked today was something he had never seen before.

So he could only sigh, sit beside her, gently reach out his hands, and hug her tightly.

"I'm sorry. Forgive me."

"Master Yuzuru, although it may sound strange, can you share my cold with me?"

She burst into laughter.

Hinata Yuzuru nodded subconsciously: "If it's just a cold."

"Yuzuru."

She just remembered the lesson from the last time with Hinata Yuzuru, called out his name, and turned her face towards him.

Lips touching.

This time, she thought clearly and tried hard not to let her brain short-circuit.

After a while, she moved her face away slightly, but only a little. Her lips were still touching, with a faintly visible arc between them. There seemed to be a pool of spring water hidden in her white eyes as she stared into his eyes infatuatedly.

"I have done something like this, causing Konoha's precious Hokage to catch a cold and fever. I am such a bad boy."

He just smiled and said, "You're still a long way from making me catch a cold or have a fever."

What do girls' lips taste like?
tonight
It smells like lavender.

(End of this chapter)