Renye, Carry Me Back

At the barbecue restaurant.

"I really envy you two!"

With a pipe in his mouth, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the two latecomers with envy written all over his face.

Every day, he toiled away in his office handling official business, while these two enjoyed life at home all day long.

Whenever they felt like it, they basked in the sun in the courtyard, living the easy life.

If Danzo had not "talked him into it" back then, he could have enjoyed that kind of life too...

After becoming the Fourth Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi rose earlier than a chicken and went to bed later than a dog.

He did not even have time to spend with his wife and child.

In the blink of an eye, Asuma had grown up.

"Hiruzen, if you think it's tiring, you can retire."

Shimura Danzō pulled out a chair and sat down, leisurely placing meat onto the grill.

"That's right, Hiruzen. You can retire and enjoy life."

Utatane Koharu said with a smile.

Though they were only around forty, influenced by a certain someone, all of them had started enjoying life to varying degrees.

As Renye put it, people did not die only after growing old. They could die at any time.

No one knew whether tomorrow or an accident would come first.

Especially in their profession as ninja, they might never return after going out on a mission.

The others all felt that Renye made a lot of sense. Other than work, they spent their time enjoying life!

After experiencing it for themselves...

They had to admit, it felt amazing!

No wonder Renye had started lying flat when he was sixteen or seventeen.

Back then, everyone had dismissed him with scorn, believing that he had completely become a lost cause.

Only now did they