Dating

After another day of training ended, Gu Qi took a bath, changed his clothes, and left home with his three dogs.

He went to the street and bought a lot of dango and snacks, then Gu Qi arrived at the Hyuga Clan's main gate.

These days, Gu Qi would often bring some delicious dango and snacks to the Hyuga Clan's place.

As for the purpose, everyone understood!

He loitered at the Hyuga Clan's main gate for a long time. Gu Qi thought the little girl wouldn't come today, so he prepared to leave.

"Gu, Gu Qi-kun." Fortunately, at this moment, someone gently called out to Gu Qi.

Seeing the person who arrived, Gu Qi smiled.

"Here, delicious dango for you," Gu Qi said with a grin.

"Th-thank you, Gu Qi-kun." The little girl shyly accepted the snacks Gu Qi handed over.

After the other party started eating, Gu Qi resumed his chatterbox mode.

He talked about the troubles he encountered while training ninjutsu, and how Kakashi, being single for too long, might have psychological issues.

Regardless of whether the girl understood, Gu Qi poured it all out.

The little girl was an excellent listener, quietly eating without interrupting.

Even after finishing the snacks, she just shyly petted Saye's fur and listened quietly to Gu Qi.

"You eat so much yet you're still so thin, did the main family not feed you enough!" Gu Qi suddenly said.

"N-no, that's not it, Gu Qi-kun, don't misunderstand," the girl quickly explained.

"It's okay, if anything happens, you must tell me, I'll stand up for you," Gu Qi patted his chest and promised.

"Gu Qi-kun is so nice! But, but I'm really fine here!"

"Really?" Gu Qi asked suspiciously.

Seeing that it was getting late, the little girl ate the last skewer of dango and said, "Gu Qi-kun, I have to go now, thank you for the dango."

The little girl waved goodbye to Gu Qi a little shyly, then ran off.

"What a kawaii little girl."

After tidying up the trash, Gu Qi had to leave quickly before the Hyuga Clan's guards noticed.

However, what Gu Qi didn't notice was that as he left, several Hyuga Clan guards appeared at the main gate.

Gu Qi dating the little girl from the Hyuga Clan at their main gate, how could these guards not notice.

It's just that since they were both children, these guards would consciously hide every time they saw Gu Qi arrive.

Konoha, March 2nd, Year 52. Sunny.

Today was a big day for Konoha, because not long ago, the Third Hokage of Konoha had officially signed a peace treaty with Kumogakure.

For a time, the streets were filled with villagers celebrating peace.

From January, when Kakashi left to welcome the envoys from Kumogakure, to February, when the envoys from Kumogakure entered the Land of Fire.

It took a full three months for Konoha to finally reach an understanding with Kumogakure and sign the treaty.

"Kakashi, how long do you think this peace will last?" Gu Qi, unusually not training in the evening, was strolling along the road with Kakashi, eating dango.

Of course, three excited little tails were trailing behind them.

Kakashi shook his head, "Who knows? Maybe 10 years, maybe 20 years!"

For Kakashi, who had personally experienced the Third Great Ninja War, peace was such a blissful word.

But Kakashi understood that every period of peace was just to accumulate strength for the next war.

"Whether it's 10 years or 20 years. By then, Kakashi, I'll protect you!" Gu Qi said with a grin.

"Haha, you protect me? Wait until you can defeat me," Kakashi said, patting Gu Qi's head.

"Tch, that'll be done in minutes."

Ignoring Gu Qi's words, Kakashi saw Gu Qi constantly buying snacks and felt a bit annoyed, "Hey, hey, hey, can you even finish all this?"

"Who said it's for me to eat?" Gu Qi rolled his eyes, unwilling to deal with this eternal single dog.

"Heh, for a little girl whose name you don't even know?" Kakashi couldn't be bothered to retort.

During this period, Kakashi had been on vacation in the village.

Plus, he guided Gu Qi's training every night, so he naturally knew that the boy brought snacks to the Hyuga Clan's residence every few days.

Therefore, with both carrots and sticks, Kakashi finally got some significant information out of Gu Qi.

"What do you know? A name is just a code. With the bond between us two, we're destined to be together even if we don't know each other's names," Gu Qi retorted disdainfully.

"Heh, don't you know that girls change as they grow? By the time she's changed drastically, you might not even recognize her even if she stood in front of you," Kakashi couldn't help but try to scare him.

"Heh, I don't want to talk to you, you eternal single dog. At least I have a girl to go on dates with, what about you? Probably just your right hand!" Gu Qi glanced at Kakashi, landing a critical hit.

"Cough, cough, believe it or not, I'll cut your allowance," Kakashi threatened.

Gu Qi shot him a sideways glance. "I'm the only one in the Hatake Clan who can carry on the family line. Are you sure you want to see the Hatake Clan's legacy end?"

"...I'm just cutting off your allowance, it's not that serious."

"What do you know? To ask a girl out, you have to treat her to meals and outings. If you cut my allowance, I won't have money for meals or outings.

If that happens, the girl will leave you because of your stinginess.

This way, I'll become a single dog like you, and the entire Hatake Clan will have its legacy cut off because you reduced my allowance.

So, do you think it's serious?"

"..." Kakashi suddenly felt that Gu Qi made a lot of sense. He had no idea how to refute him.

"Besides, I'm a *** right now." Gu Qi wasn't speaking without reason. Since Secret Recipe Dried Meat had appeared in Konoha, more and more Ninja were buying Dried Meat for emergencies.

"..." Kakashi suddenly realized that ever since Gu Qi had money, he seemed to have lost the ability to discipline him.

After Gu Qi bought enough, he bid farewell to Kakashi. "I'm leaving!"

"Woof, woof woof!" Rasu and the other two, seeing Gu Qi run off, barked a few times at Kakashi and chased after him.

Watching Gu Qi and his group walk further and further away, the single dog Kakashi could only sadly take out Icha Icha Paradise to comfort his wounded soul.

It was estimated that soon, the foul smell of shonan flowers would emanate from Kakashi's home.

When Gu Qi arrived at an alley not far from the Hyuga Clan's residence, it was already evening.

Seeing no familiar figures at the entrance of the Hyuga Clan's home, Gu Qi was slightly disappointed.

Even though it wasn't the first time, Gu Qi still felt a bit down.

"Saye, do you think she'll show up today?" Gu Qi asked.

Saye tilted her head and looked at Gu Qi innocently, indicating she didn't know the answer either.

"Forget it, I'll just treat it as training! It's a good opportunity to try out what it feels like to cultivate Chakra in the wild," Gu Qi muttered to himself.

So, Gu Qi took out some snacks for the three dogs to pass the time, and then began his cultivation.

Time ticked by, and the pedestrians on the street gradually became fewer.

Gu Qi, who was sitting in the alley cultivating Chakra, suddenly opened his eyes.

Glancing at the sky, Gu Qi realized it was already late at night.

"Perhaps she won't come today!" He hadn't expected Kakashi's guess to be right; she really didn't come.

"So many snacks, it looks like I'll have to give them to Choji tomorrow," Gu Qi sighed.

"You guys, wake up! Let's go back to sleep." Gu Qi walked up to the drowsy three dogs and said.

Rasu, disturbed from his sleep, looked at Gu Qi with displeasure.

If he couldn't beat Gu Qi, Rasu would probably have pounced on him by now.

Hachi and Saye weren't much better; they stared at Gu Qi with resentful expressions, making him feel very awkward.

"Alright, alright, it's all my fault. How about I give you guys a day off tomorrow morning?" Gu Qi promised.

Upon hearing Gu Qi's words, the three dogs finally smiled happily.

After packing up, Gu Qi called out to the three dogs and was about to leave.

However, at that moment, a figure suddenly jumped out from under the wall of the Hyuga Clan's residence.