After that, several days passed.

When the girl returned from going out alone to do errands during working hours, she accidentally saw a familiar figure sitting on the roadside not far away——

Hatano Junya.

He and a girl were sitting opposite each other, with a wooden shelf placed between them.

On the side, there were several people who seemed to be watching.

To be fair, if there were only Hata Junya and the girl not far away, she would not go there anyway. After all, they might be on a date...ah, huh?

The girl secretly thought: Why... I think Hatano-kun would be a little unhappy when he was dating someone else? I just met him twice and had a "not a stranger" relationship, right? It shouldn't and can't be the case.

Such a strange emotion...

In short, after seeing that the other party seemed to be doing something serious, she also used the "curiosity of the cat family" and went over to watch the excitement. As a result, she found that a young man with beautiful long silver hair was helping to sit down.

The portrait of the girl in front of him, and moreover, this portrait is very realistic, which is very different from the current popular painting methods.

No wonder, there are many onlookers, and everyone is amazed.

After a while...

The silver-haired young man took down the painting from the easel in front of him, handed it to the girl in front of him with both hands, and asked with a smile: "Guest, please take a look, are you satisfied with it?"

The girl took the portrait with both hands, lowered her head and looked at it. Her face was filled with surprise, and she nodded repeatedly: "Satisfied, satisfied! Thank you, Mr. Painter!"

"...Ms. Xing... No, Mr. Xing, what a coincidence." After the money was paid, the silver-haired young man seemed to notice the person next to him and hurriedly said hello.

"... Just call me 'Ms.

"Sir," however, there are some things that you still have to accept even if you are not used to them. In her heart, she does not actually admit that there is an obvious class between people, but for the current Konoha, this class is indeed necessary.

.

"Soga..." Hatano Jun also smiled and nodded, "Then Miss Hoshi can also call me 'Junya-kun'."

"...No, let's just say 'Hata-kun'." The girl insisted - not for any other reason than that the name sounds very smooth to pronounce, much smoother than calling the other person by his or her first name~

Hatano Junya: "..." He hadn't heard from his uncle that his surname had any "advantages", so he didn't quite understand it, but in order to avoid being disliked by the other party, he didn't insist anymore and just nodded with a smile.

nod.

The onlookers watched the two chatting, and the young man had no idea of ​​continuing to draw, so they left.

"...Ah, I'm sorry." The girl apologized quickly, "Hata-kun, did I affect your business?" She had already noticed that the other party seemed to be working on the streets in this somewhat novel way.

"No." The silver-haired young man replied with a smile, "That group of people have been around a long time ago, just watching the fun. If you really wanted to try, you would have sat across from me long ago, right? It's like

It’s the same as the guest just now.”

"Soga..." She felt relieved and asked, "Is this Hata-kun's current job?"

"Yeah." The silver-haired young man nodded and replied, "Miss Xing told me before, right? When looking for a job, you should find something you are good at or like. I thought about it carefully and remembered this - this is related to

The current popular painting method is called 'sketching'. I learned it from an elder when I was still at home. Compared with the teacher, my skills are still average, but there are indeed many people who do it out of novelty.

, are you willing to pay me to help you draw one." He said with a smile, "By the way, Miss Xing, do you want one? Of course, there is no charge, I will give it to you for free."

"...No, thank you, Hata-kun, but forget it." The girl shook her head. Although her portrait should have been circulated throughout the ninja world at this moment, but out of caution, she still didn't like to be touched face to face.

Take photos or portraits of people you know well.

Hatochun didn't say anything, just nodded in understanding, and then opened the page on the easel in front of him, revealing an unfinished portrait.

The girl was stunned when she saw it——

Because the protagonist of this portrait is a slender, nimble and beautiful stag. At this moment, it seems to be frightened, running in the boundless wilderness.

"...Scare the deer?"

"Yes." Hatano Junya replied, "It's a subject that I suddenly wanted to draw recently, but I haven't been able to draw it very well. I have revised it back and forth many times."

"...No, it's already very good." The girl subconsciously raised her hand, gently stroked the drawing paper, and whispered, "Eye..."

"Huh?" The silver-haired young man showed a confused expression.

"I mean, as for the eyes... don't use such panicked eyes, how about using eyes similar to those of a warrior?" the girl whispered, "This deer seems to be running on the wilderness of destiny. Although it seems to be frightened,

But I didn’t give up to my fate, so wouldn’t it be better to have a more resistant look?”

"...That makes sense." After thinking for a while, Hataka Junya nodded seriously. Then, he picked up the eraser on the side and erased the deer's eyes, picked up the sketch pen and began to draw it seriously. With his actions,

The artistic conception of this painting changed instantly.

A frightened deer that looks like a warrior?

Hatano Junya thought to himself: This Miss Star's hobbies are indeed different from those of ordinary girls. However, her taste is very good.

There is no doubt that personally, he also likes this modified painting, so when he thinks of giving it to the other party, he is even a little reluctant to part with it.

However, if you want to increase your favorability, you must pay a price.

So, Hatano Junya said: "Miss Hoshi seems to like this painting very much?"

"It's very beautiful, isn't it?" The girl asked without answering, "This deer is really beautiful."

"Then, if you can, please accept this painting."

"...Huh?" The girl's eyes widened in surprise, "Is that okay? Hatano-kun himself likes it very much, right?"

Hatano Jun also thought: Yes, I want to take it back and treasure it, but I can't help it. Who makes me want you to be more friendly and kind to me?

So he suppressed his reluctance and tried to say sincerely: "Of course I like it very much, but the best way to realize the value of a painting is to let it fall into the hands of people who can truly appreciate it. Miss Xing, you are right

That’s the kind of person he is.”

"..." After hesitating for a moment, the girl said, "Then I won't be polite. Thank you, Hatao-kun." Normally speaking, she shouldn't accept other people's things easily, but there is no way, she is really too

She fell in love with this painting, and if she didn't accept it now, she would definitely regret it later... At the same time, she was thinking that Hato-kun seemed to be reluctant to give it to me. Could it be that there was something wrong with it?

Want to request something from me?

Occasionally you can meet people like this in Konoha.

As Tobirama-sama said, "Being courteous to others must ask for something." However, this is not a bad thing - the kind of people who suddenly treat people very well for no reason are often the most terrifying, because in this world

It is very difficult to find love without reason and without asking for anything in return? Basically, there is a reason.

It can be seen from this that the girl is indeed deeply influenced by a certain silver-haired man.

Just at this moment...

"I'm sorry." Several handsome black-haired young men suddenly came over, "We are from the Konoha Police Force. Good day, Hoshi-sama."

The girl holding the painting: "..." Ah... these young people, you can tell by their appearance and temperament that they are a group of Uchiha. She returned the greeting and said, "Good day everyone, what can I do for you?"

"That's right..." One of them looked at the silver-haired young man, "You are Hatano Junya, right?"

"...Yes." Hatano Junya stood up a little nervously, thinking, "Isn't it illegal to hook up with a Konoha girl on the street? My uncle never said that..." and asked, "Excuse me, what are you doing with me?

?”

"That's it. We received a report from an anonymous villager that you were selling paintings on the street without a license." Because of the presence of a certain girl, the members of the police force were particularly polite and professional when enforcing the law. "Excuse me, what did you do before you set up a stall?"

Have you gone through the formalities?"

"...Huh?" Hatano Junya looked confused.

The girl immediately realized the problem: "Hata-kun, didn't you go to the specialized department to apply for a street business license before setting up a stall?"

"...Huh?" Hatano Jun also looked even more confused.

No, never heard of it...

This permission actually does not exist in other towns. It is Senju Tobirama's personal rule - because he hates the mess on the road, so he can set up a stall if he wants to, but it can only be set up in places where stalls are allowed.

For example, it is absolutely not allowed to go downstairs in the Hokage Building. Also, you must apply for a license first and write down clearly what kind of stall you want to set up, when and to whom you want to sell goods... Well, you don’t need to spend money to apply for these.

You can still speak orally even if you don't know how to read, but in short, you must explain clearly.

There is no doubt that Hata Junya's stall was reported.

If you set up a stall without a license, in the most serious cases, you will be arrested and detained and a record will be kept.

"... Hug, I'm sorry," Hatano Junya bowed quickly and said, "I don't know. I just came to Konoha from other places and didn't know about this. I'm really, really, really sorry!!!" Help - he

He was wailing in his heart because his uncle had reminded him not to offend the Konoha police force at will, because these people were selfless and vindictive, very vengeful.

"...No, it doesn't have to be like this." The young man from the police force who just spoke took a half step back, waved his hand, and said, "We have already investigated. It is true that you are new here. It is normal to not know this rule, and it is also your first offense.

, So, just stop setting up the stall now and go through the formalities. There is no need for a fine." He felt that he had spoken very kindly. After all, he didn't want to be too fierce in front of Mr. Xing and leave anything behind.

Good impression.

"Okay." Hatano Junya said with a look of shame on his face, "I will close the stall right now, and then immediately go to apply for a new stall permit. Um... Where can I apply for this?"

"It's the Department of Business Licensing." The girl replied with a smile, "I happen to have some time, so I'll take you there. Have you brought your personal identification certificate?" Think of it as repaying the favor of the painting just now, which is not the case anyway.

trouble.

"I brought it with me." Hatano Jun also nodded and took out a certificate from his arms, "I am new to Konoha, and sometimes people say I am a stranger, and I am worried about being investigated. So I have been carrying this with me recently."

Uchihas: "..." As long as you don't act sneaky, who will check you out? Please don't continue to tarnish our image in front of Lord Hoshi, okay?!

However, I can only complain in my heart and dare not speak out~

at the same time--

The members of the Uchiha Police Force, who were always very curious and loved to watch the excitement, secretly asked: Kagami, isn't that boy Hesei very good? Why is there suddenly a new person next to her? Kagami, you can't do that,
Chapter completed!