That's right...

Because the two "fathers" were really worried, they chose to follow their sons, silently observing, accompanying and cheering them on.

It’s not that they don’t want to help. In fact, if they were willing to help, they could pay off the entire debt in one day, but the problem is, they can’t.

There are some things that Xiao Naoki can only let Xiao Naoshu experience and understand on his own, they cannot do it for him.

Not to mention...

Heck, they don’t want to conflict with a certain “Second-generation Hokage-sama”.

As the old saying goes, old men are like old cats and dogs. The older they get, the more cowardly they become. They just want to live well.

However, this definitely does not mean that they do not care about their children. For example, when they found that Senju Naoki's shoulder was torn by the rope and there were some blood stains on his clothes, Senju Hashirama directly crushed the wall.

The bricks on the top. And Uchiha Madara...

Then he looked at the Uchiha Mirror standing aside with a deep look.

Uchiha Kagami: "!!!" This sudden creepiness was...??? Immediately afterwards, he also discovered this and said quickly, "Naoki, switch sides, your shoulder is scratched.

"

"...Ah, it's true." Naoki Senju looked down and said with some surprise, "I just focused on using my strength and didn't notice it at all." As he said this, he changed the rope to the other side.

, continue to work hard to tow the car.

Behind the two people.

Senju Hashirama was busy covering up the wall with earth.

Uchiha Madara watched silently from the side.

The time it took to complete the task was forty minutes longer than Senju Naoki expected, because doing heavy work really gets slower as you go to the end, because people get tired.

Anyway, when the goods were actually delivered, Senju Naoki's body was covered in sweat, and the clothes on both shoulders were soaked with blood. He was so tired that he held his knees with both hands and kept breathing heavily.

What made him feel even worse was...

Originally, he wanted to take advantage of today's vacation to "do" a few more tasks, but now it seems that he can only stop here today, and starting tomorrow, Attack will only be able to make money by doing tasks in the afternoon after school.

Thinking of this, Senju Naoki felt a little melancholy.

Senju Hashirama, who was hiding in the corner not far away, looked at his son's embarrassment at the moment. He was not feeling well. He was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe. It is no exaggeration to say that if someone gave him a handkerchief at this time, then

The First Hokage could probably perform the miserable act of "holding a handkerchief in his mouth and bursting into tears" on the spot.

He subconsciously raised his hand and grabbed his friend's arm.

Uchiha Madara: "..." Idiot, it hurts, let go.

"Um... Young Master Naoki, if you don't mind, please eat some of this..." The person who received the goods turned around and took out a small bag of apples from the house, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work today."

"...Thank you." Senju Naoki blinked, then took out two apples from the bag and said with a smile, "Two are enough." As he said this, he handed an apple to Today

Uchiha Mirror, who had been with him for a long time, said, "Brother Mirror, here."

"Yes." Uchiha Kage smiled and nodded, took the apple, thanked the person, then turned around, knelt down on one knee beside Senju Naoki, turned his back to him and said, "Come up.

"

"……No."

"Don't be brave at this time." Uchiha Kage chuckled, "Didn't the teacher teach you? You have to do what you can. Come up here, I will take you to hand in the task."

Senju Naoki pursed his lower lip, then whispered "Thank you, Brother Kagami", and then lay on Uchiha Kagami's back - it would take a long time to walk back from here, he was really tired.

.

Uchiha Kage held the apple in his mouth, and dragged the little boy behind him up with both hands. Then, he supported the latter with one hand and held the apple in the other hand, and ate it with big mouthfuls: "Well, the taste

good."

Senju Naoki glanced at the apple in his hand, wiped it casually with his hand, and then took a bite with a "click", his eyes suddenly lit up: "Well, it's delicious!" It's sweet, crispy, juicy, and very delicious.

It healed his thirsty mouth and throat well. He never knew that apples were so delicious, because...

My parents are both Wooden Troopers, and there is no fruit at home. Even in the coldest winter, if you want to eat watermelon, you can just act coquettishly.

"Right." Uchiha Kagami listened to the voice coming from behind him, and for some reason he suddenly remembered what he looked like when he was young when he first went on a mission. He smiled and replied, "The food after work is the most delicious."

"...Yeah." Senju Naoki nodded, because Brother Jing was right.

After that, the two of them went to get the final payment for the mission.

Senju Naoki looked at the money in his hand seriously. After excluding the 3,000 taels given to Brother Jing, there were still 2,400 taels. Adding the 4,000 taels he earned before, the total was one thousand, four hundred taels.

Compared with the "debt" of 350,000 yuan, it is only a fraction.

Moreover, starting from tomorrow, I have to go to school during the day, so I only have a little time to "do tasks and make money." In other words, under the best circumstances, it will take a month or two to pay off all the debts.

...But, no matter what, it is better than two years.

Senju Naoki took a deep breath, raised his head and asked, "Brother Jing, are you free tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?" Uchiha Mirror rubbed his chin, "Sorry, maybe not."

"Then..." Senju Naoki suddenly had a problem. He couldn't take on the mission without someone taking him. But he also knew that he couldn't forcefully detain the person in front of him for a month just for his own selfishness. This was wrong.

.

"How about trying to ask Mr. Hashirama for help?" Uchiha Kagami suggested with a smile, "I think he must be very guilty about this incident, and he must also want to help you."

"But mom..."

"Do you think Master Xing will stop you from trying to make money and pay off your debts through your own efforts?"

"Well said!"

Senju Naoki: "..."

Uchiha mirror: "..."

There is no doubt that this was not said by either of them.

"...Dad?" Senju Naoki murmured, then quickly ran towards the wall in front, and then, as expected, he "caught" his father at the corner and... stood aside and looked sideways.

Uncle Ban in the distance.

He was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly smiled, a small smile that was very similar to his biological mother.

While smiling like this, the little child raised his hand to grab the clothes of his father and Uncle Ban, raised his head and said with a smile: "Dad, Uncle Ban, are you worried about me? I'm fine, I'm fine."

OK!"

Senju Hashirama looked at his son's smile, and suddenly felt sad for some reason. He slowly squatted down, raised his hand and touched the blood stains on his son's shoulder, and said in a hoarse voice: "Look, it's all bleeding.

Where is the better."

Why……

A strong man who has always believed in the principle of "men bleed but not shed tears" cannot bear the slightest injury to his children, even if they are not uninjured during training, even if they know that they will become ninjas one day, even if they know that they will become ninjas one day, even if they know that they will become ninjas one day.

Injuries are common for ninjas...

But, this is the father's instinct.

That's all.

"Does it hurt?" Uchiha Madara reached out and stroked the little head of the child in front of him, and asked in a low voice.

"It was a bit before, but not now." Senju Naoki smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Don't forget, I have a very good physique and my wounds heal very quickly!"

"That's good." Uchiha nodded.

"Kage, thank you for your hard work today." Senju Hashirama said to Uchiha Kagami.

"No, Lord Hashirama, you are too polite." Uchiha Kaoru smiled and shook his head, "I didn't do anything, I just stayed with Naoki for a while."

Senju Hashirama silently patted the shoulder of the young man in front of him, thinking: companionship is sometimes the most important thing. Because when you are alone, it is sometimes very easy to get into trouble.

But it was obviously not easy to say this in front of the child, so he just silently kept this gratitude in his heart.

Soon...

Senju Naoki held his father's hand with one hand and his uncle Madara with the other, and returned home happily.

"Zhi Shu, I'll give you extra food tonight. What would you like to eat?"

"……May I?"

"Of course! Don't worry, your mother won't object. Besides, wounds will heal quickly if you eat well, and you'll have the strength to continue working."

"Then I want to eat beef! Thick-cut beef is fried directly on the iron plate. It's very tender and tender when cut. I want to cover the beef with rice, pour it with Uncle Er's special sauce and sprinkle it with spring water.

The special spices brought back by Uncle Nye."

"Yoshi! Then do it like this."

"Very good!"

"Well, I'll ask Tobirama to go to the Kingdom of Thunder later to buy some beef."

"By the way, let him go to the Kingdom of Water to buy some fish? Let the kitchen make some fish soup for Naoki to drink."
To be continued...