In the next time...

Senju Tobirama held the little girl's hand like this, crossing the lush sea of ​​iridescent flowers. If someone looked down from the sky at this time, he was wearing a blue kimono and a white robe, and he was wearing a pink kimono and a light purple robe.

She was like a fish that strayed into the ocean of flowers, swaying its tail freely and swimming around as it pleased.

Because the little girl kept looking left and right, the silver-haired man also walked very slowly. In fact, it has been a long time since he took a slow walk in such a relaxed and gentle mood - the last time

, It was the night before his eldest brother was injured, and after having dinner out with his eldest brother who was suffering from the "gluttonous disease", he slowly walked home along the streets of Konoha.

After that...

The eldest brother is injured and must recover.

His work life also suddenly became extremely busy.

However, just as a taut string needs to be relaxed to prevent it from breaking, Qianju Feijian felt that it was reasonable for him to "steal half a day's leisure" at the moment.

Moreover, after all, she will bring her eldest brother here later, so it is completely understandable for him to spend a little time to take her to understand some situations in advance, right?

However, as the situation stabilizes later, as the eldest brother's recuperation ends, and as she gradually takes on the responsibilities she is willing to bear, presumably, he will have a little more leisure time, and have more time after work.

Accompany your family, train disciples, and devote yourself to research...

Thinking of this, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but raise his head, staring at the always blue and empty sky in the Kingdom of Spring and the always so warm and genial sunshine, and slowly exhaled a breath - after the elder brother was injured, many of his thoughts seemed to have happened.

There have been changes, such as the perception of "the best life". Nowadays, he seems to not have so many "ambitions". The current situation seems to be the best life. If it can continue forever

, Big brother is here, she is here, relatives are here, disciples are here, everyone is here, it is good and enough.

But, for a ninja like him, such an idea is more or less cowardly, right?

And is this cowardice the beginning of weakening, or the driving force for progress?

Even if you are as smart as a thousand hands, you still won’t know for a while.

But at this moment, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was "enjoying" it.

In this way, the two of them walked all the way to the edge of the rainbow-colored sea of ​​flowers.

The girl raised her head and stared at the cliff not far away that was almost towering into the sky, and asked: "Is this the one guarding this place?"

"That's right." Senju Tobirama replied patiently, "The ground in this area is wrapped in cliffs. Earlier there were tunnels leading from the outside to the inside, but decades ago, the tunnels were blocked by the villagers' concerted efforts.

Come on." Therefore, it can be said that there are very few outsiders who can come here now. However, for the indigenous people here, this is not a bad thing.

"That's it..." The girl nodded in understanding, and then said with a smile, "I'll just put a mark here~" As she said this, she raised her hand and looked at the vines covered with plants, which were also blooming with countless flowers.

On the cliff, I made a cat mark of my own.

Qianju Tobirama glanced at the time. Although he was a little reluctant, his free time for today was almost over. Thinking of this, he asked the girl next to him: "Xing, it's time for me to go back. Are you

Continue to stay here for a while, okay?"

"Tobirama-sama..." the little girl clasped her hands together and showed a flattering smile, "Can I stay here for a little longer? Just a little bit more-" She said this while making a sign with her thumb and index finger.

"Slightly" gesture.

After Qianju Tobirama hesitated for a moment, he nodded in agreement: "Yes, but not for too long. Also, you must remember what I just mentioned." He thought that there should be nothing here that can correct him.

The biggest problem with the people she poses a threat to is that she hopes nothing strange happens to tarnish her too pure and clean eyes.

"Don't worry." The girl smiled and then raised her hand to promise, "I swear that I will avoid the aborigines here. Well, if I don't do it, I will be without red bean cakes for a week!"

Senju Tobirama: "..." This person who likes to swear by his favorite food is very much like his elder brother - so, elder brother, really don't teach her anything!

After that, Senju Tobirama left with a little worry.

After he left, the girl blinked and showed a cunning cat-like smile. Then, following her memory, she ran towards the depths of the sea of ​​flowers——

What I just caught a glimpse of...

It should be over there, right?

Soon after.

"Hashirama-sama, Tobirama-sama has returned to the Hokage Building."

"...Really? I understand, let's go down." Senju Hashirama waved his hand, indicating that he had called the ANBU several times to go back and find a private place to continue squatting, thinking -

Tobirama is back.

Hoshi-chan didn't come back.

So, where did they go?

Also, where is Hoshi-chan right now?

Of course, he does not doubt the safety of a certain girl. Since Tobirama can go back to work with peace of mind, it means that she must be in good condition now. So...

Senju Hashirama rubbed his chin back and forth, filled with doubts.

Kyuubi sat next to him with drooped ears, motionless.

The ANBU hiding in the dark: "..." So, how many minutes will it take for Hokage-sama to call them next time? Five minutes? Or ten minutes? If you are so relieved, you can actually go directly to Tobirama-sama and ask.

?

Some time passed.

A girl stranded in the Kingdom of Spring and a flying thunder god returned...

The open space at the entrance of the Hokage Building.

People nearby looked at him subconsciously at first, and then showed relaxed expressions. When someone suddenly appears or disappears on the road, it is purely a Konoha characteristic. Don't ask, it's just that Lord Tobirama's Flying Thunder God is so amazing.

On the other hand, the guards at the Hokage Building were a little worried, because they knew very well that this girl was probably going to climb out of the window in front of them again.

This is indeed the case——

The girl let out a "Hey!" and then jumped to the window of the Hokage's office again. She pulled her hands to the window sill and hung herself on it accurately. Then, she stretched out her hand and knocked lightly on the window sill.

In winter, only a narrow window is opened.

Before she jumped up, Senju Tobirama had already stood up helplessly and walked towards the window. He was glad that the window opened from the inside instead of from the outside. Otherwise, the moment he pushed the window, he would have directly opened it.

She was "bumped" into it.

Qian Shu Feijian stretched out his hands, opened the window inward, lowered his head and asked, "You're back?"

"Yeah." The girl nodded obediently.

He then stretched out his hand out of habit, wanting to bring the person in.

However, she shook her head and refused: "I won't go in, Lord Tobirama. I will go back immediately and continue to look after Lord Hashirama."

"...Then you're coming here?" Qian Shu Feijian showed a somewhat puzzled expression.

"There is something I want to give to Tobirama-sama!" the girl replied with a smile, while retracting one hand to touch something in the hem of the other hand.

Senju Tobirama quickly stretched out his hand to hold her shoulder, a little worried that the girl who was hanging out of the window with only one hand would fall - although it was unlikely, this feeling of worry was sometimes uncontrollable.

The next second...

He saw the girl take out a flower with white stamens from the hem of her sleeve. There were nine petals in total, so white that it was almost crystal clear, and the stamens were as red as rubies.

The flowers are only half-open, not yet in full bloom.

The girl hanging by the window smiled, raised her hand, and handed the flower to the silver-haired man standing in the room: "Tobirama-sama, this is for you!"

Senju Tobirama: "..." He lowered his head and looked at the flower and the girl who was smiling cutely at him, and subconsciously asked, "Where did you pick it?"

"Yeah!" The girl nodded with a smile.

When she and Tobirama-sama crossed the sea of ​​flowers before, she saw this extremely rare and beautiful flower that was different from other flowers. When she saw it at that time, she thought it looked like Tobirama-sama - so white that it looked like a flower.

The snow is like the petals of the moonlight, and the stamens are as red as blood and like gems. That’s why I asked to stay a little longer, just so that I could secretly pick the flower and give it away.

There is no doubt that the girl wanted to thank Senju Tobirama for taking the time to take her to the Land of Spring. So she came here specially to offer him a flower as a little "surprise".

However, the man's reaction was somewhat different from what she expected.

After waiting patiently for a moment, the girl showed a slightly uneasy expression: "Tobirama-sama...?" What, what's wrong? Does she dislike it? Or did she accidentally commit some taboo? She didn't mean it...

Qianju Tobijian came back to his senses, and after being silent for a while, asked: "...Why did you give me this?"

"Because I think it looks like Tobirama-sama..." the girl replied in a low voice. At the same time, her little hand fell down little by little, "If Tobirama-sama doesn't like it..."

However, Qianju Tobirama released the hand that was holding her shoulder, and took the flower from her hand decisively. He tightened his fingers little by little, holding it with just enough strength, and then,

He looked down at the girl hanging outside the window and smiled: "Thank you, Xing, I like it very much."

"……real?"

"Of course." Senju Tobirama nodded with a smile and said half-jokingly, "I was so surprised that I almost didn't react."

The girl immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as Mr. Tobirama likes it!" Then, she smiled and waved her hand, "Then, I'll go back. Mr. Tobirama, if you don't go back in the afternoon, remember to have a good lunch~"

"Yes, yes, please be careful on the road."

"Uh-huh, Tobirama-sama, goodbye~"

After saying this, the girl released her hand from the window and fell lightly, landing steadily on the open space downstairs. Then, she smiled and waved at the silver-haired man upstairs.

Waving his hands, he flew like a thunder god again and returned home.

Qianju Tobirama watched this scene silently, until the small figure completely disappeared from sight, then he stretched out his hand to close the window to the previous state. Then, holding the flower in his hand, he returned to his desk and sat down.

Down.

He looked down at the flower in his hand, with a look of helplessness on his eyes and face, thinking: Very good, I discovered another piece of common sense that she didn't understand. It is best not to give flowers with nine petals, because "nine"

The pronunciation of " is similar to "bitter". Of course, he knew very well that she definitely didn't mean it, so this bit of common sense... After a while, she would almost forget what happened today, so he could tell her in a subtle and euphemistic way.

And there is...

He opened the drawer on the side and put the flower in.

I should have told her before——
Chapter completed!