"I never expected this girl to be so young and yet have such insight. It seems I really am a little out of touch with the times."
"Even though I look like a child now, I'm probably already over thirty in reality. I've gotten to the point where I can't even remember!"
Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at Chestnut Snow's face and thought to himself.
Chestnut Snow turned to Uchiha Matsuzaki and asked, "Matsuzaki, what are you looking at? Is there something on my face?"
"No, no. I was just captivated by your face! Haha!"
Uchiha Matsuzaki said with a laugh.
Chestnut Snow blushed, a little embarrassed. After all, this was the first time she had ever been so close to a boy.
"All right, we should head back. I wonder what they're talking about over there. They seem to be having a great time."
Uchiha Matsuzaki slowly got to his feet and spoke to Chestnut Snow.
And so, the two of them walked side by side back to the campsite.
"What are you all talking about? You look like you're having so much fun. Tell us, too."
Chestnut Snow said with a smile as she sat down with the others.
And so, they all spent the rest of the day together, enjoying themselves. It wasn't until evening that they slowly left the volcano and headed home.
Ding! Host, please proceed to the top of the Hokage Office to sign in.
"Damn, you've got to be kidding me. The sign-in mission only shows up now?"
"Forget it, I'd better hurry. It's not completely dark yet, so I should go now."
Uchiha Matsuzaki received the sign-in mission when he was just a hundred meters from home.
He immediately turned around and ran toward the Hokage Office Building.
His strength was still rather weak, so he didn't want to miss any opportunity to get stronger.
He soon arrived in front of the Hokage Office Building. He saw that the lights in the office were still on, which meant the Fourth Hokage probably hadn't gone home yet.
"It's so late, and Lord Hokage still hasn't gone home. The Hokage's job must be pretty busy."
Uchiha Matsuzaki whispered.
After saying that, Uchiha Matsuzaki vanished from where he stood and appeared on the roof of the Hokage Office Building.
Ding! The host is in position. Beginning sign-in. Time required: half an hour.
When Uchiha Matsuzaki heard that it would take half an hour, he immediately felt dejected.
"I can't believe this one takes half an hour. If things keep going like this, maybe the next ones will take an hour or even two."
"Just thinking about it makes me miserable!"
Just then, Uchiha Matsuzaki sensed someone heading up to the roof, so he quickly found a place to hide.
"Fourth Hokage..."
"The Hokage and someone else?"
Uchiha Matsuzaki hid in the shadows and eavesdropped on the two men.
"Fourth Hokage, I've made all the preparations you asked for. All that's left is for you to give the word."
"Is that so? You've worked quite efficiently. In that case, let's go ahead with it."
"The world isn't the way it used to be..."
Namikaze Minato and a masked man were talking on the rooftop, unaware that Uchiha Matsuzaki was hiding nearby.
"School starts tomorrow. You must try to find some strong students there. Only then will our village of Konoha have a future."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
The masked man replied respectfully.
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