Hyuga Hiashi was stunned for a moment.
Then he understood something and nodded.
"Shinji-kun."
"Hiashi-senpai."
The two of them looked at each other, raised their teacups and clinked them at the same time, "We are about to go to the front line and it is not appropriate to drink, so let's have tea instead of wine?"
"Tea instead of wine!"
Ding!
Cups clash.
"Senior Hiashi, do you think that if a real civilian ninja is elected to power, will it have a better impact on Konoha?"
Shinji Put down the tea cup.
"After all... Senior Tsunade and Jiraiya are still the heirs of Third Hokage."
"Besides, in my opinion, the Hokage system of Konoha has been suffering for a long time. The problem cannot be solved by replacing one Hokage in the short term... Of course, this is just my personal opinion, and it needs to be optimized and improved in the future."
Hyuga Hiashi was startled.
He lowered his head and thought.
Indeed...
These two are both disciples of Third Hokage!
However, today's Konoha is no longer the Konoha it was when it was founded decades ago. With Second establishing Ninja Academy, more and more small families and civilian ninjas have stepped onto the stage of Konoha.
It doesn't matter if they are scattered, but when gathered together, they are a force that cannot be underestimated...
For example, Yuhi, Haruno, Gekko, Mitarashi, etc...
To this day.
Konoha Although the major families still control the major power departments in the village.
But one thing is undeniable.
Each department is populated by a large number of civilian ninjas.
Their rising trend is unstoppable. If it weren't for a large number of civilian ninjas, Konoha would not be able to withstand the consumption of World War II and the last Shinobi World war. After all, every Shinobi World war, Konoha is a one-on-one battle...
Every bloody battle will hurt Konoha.
And this time.
The positions left vacant by the death of members of various major families will be quickly filled by a large number of civilian ninjas, one after another, one increase and one decrease...
"Hiss..."
Think of this.
Hyuga Hiashi looked up suddenly.
He looked at the smiling Shinji and nodded, "It's me who is narrow-minded... Mr. Shinji, it's hard to imagine that you can have such foresight at such an age!"
Shinji shook his head, "No, I just... had a very good teacher."
Hyuga Hiashi was slightly startled, "Shinji, do you actually have a teacher?"
Shinji raised his head and looked out the window at the red sun setting in the west.
He smiled gently.
Seeing that Shinji Uchiha didn't want to answer, Hyuga Hiashi didn't ask further questions.
"If, as Shinji-kun said, such a civilian ninja... where should I find him?"
"How about Kakashi?"
"...Kakashi?"
Hyuga Hiashi frowned.
"It's true that he is an excellent ninja, and he is the descendant of White Fang, but he is too young and has too little experience."
"He has little experience, so why not create some experiences for him?"
Hyuga Hiashi looked at Shinji and seemed to understand something.
Shinji nodded.
For a long time, Hyuga Hiashi also nodded slightly, "So..."
Shinji interrupted him.
"If senior Hiashi believes in me, just leave it to me. I will give Third a decent exit. By then, I hope to see Hyuga's sincerity."
Snap!
The two held hands together.
--
The entrance of the teahouse.
Watching Hyuga Hiashi leave, Shinji breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, kid!"
Tsunade leaned against the streetlight across the street with his arms folded, staring at Shinji with a faint look in his eyes.
"What are you talking about that makes you so distressed?"
Shinji shook his head, "Torifu seniors have already left, why are you still hanging around here?"
Tsunade walked up and stared at Shinji, "Why did you agree to the old man to go to the front line?"
Shinji took a step back to avoid Tsunade from fouling.
"It was his own request, and... it is true that I didn't consider your situation well. Compared to him, I'm more worried about you having problems."
"Is this answer okay?" Shinji met Tsunade's gaze.
"Ha!"
Tsunade avoided looking and sneered, "You kid, what's your plan? You don't want the old man to die on the battlefield, do you?"
"..."
Shinji shook his head, "At least in front of you, I wouldn't do that."
"You are honest!"
Tsunade stared at him for a long time and waved his hand, "Let's go... Also, don't be too tired. You must pay attention to safety when you go to the front line. Don't think that just because you are strong, you can be careless!"
"I... understand."
Shinji was startled for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Wait! Lady Tsunade."
"What for?"
Tsunade didn't look back.
"Look back!"
"So annoying!"
Tsunade turned to look at Shinji impatiently, and the next moment...
Buzz--
Her eyes instantly lost their brightness and quickly returned to normal.
"!!!"
Tsunade suddenly took a step back and put his hands in the starting position, "Kid! You use Genjutsu on me?!"
Shinji put his hands on his hips and smiled, "As expected of Lady Tsunade, he can actually detect it. It's just a small gift... At least, it can help you in this war."
Tsunade looked confused.
She thought about it seriously, but nothing strange or strange occurred in her mind.
In the end, I could only give Shinji a hard look.
Turn around and leave.
Shinji looked at Tsunade's leaving figure and stretched.
"If you don't go back to Konoha Military Police Force to rest, why are you following me?"
Snap!
Uchiha Izumi wearing a mask appeared in front of Shinji, "Big Brother Shinji... Do you have any news about that person when you go to Land of Rain this time?"
Shinji looked up at the sky and shook his head, "Not yet."
"... Oh."
Uchiha Izumi lowered his head and whispered, "Senior Qi asked me to come over and ask you, after he leaves, who will take over Konoha Military Police Force?"
"You... forget it, you are still too young." Shinji shook his head.
"Who did uncle Fugaku take away?"
"It's sister Kika."
"Then let Shigetsu take over. You continue to stay in the village and take good care of the family. From Kirigakure's visit to Four Countries's sudden attack, I always had a bad feeling..."
"Yes!"
--
Fugaku Residence.
Shinji pushed the door open and entered.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sound of Kunai hitting the target made Shinji look over. Corner and Sasuke of Courtyard were sweating profusely while practicing throwing.
Under the target not far away, there were piles of scattered Kunai and Shuriken.
Shinji walked over and stood behind him and started looking.
For a long time.
Until Sasuke sat down tiredly.
Shinji then spoke up, "It's getting dark soon. It's not good for your eyes to continue practicing. Uchiha Although Sharingan is there, you need to protect your eyes even more."
"Who?!"
Sasuke suddenly picked up Kunai and thrust it.
Shinji Pinch it easily with two fingers.
With Sasuke stunned, he easily pinched it and penetrated the target with a flick of his hand, leaving a hole.
"Big Brother Shinji..."
Shinji touched his head, "Didn't you go to play with your friends?"
Sasuke lowered his head.
"I... lied to Naruto. I don't want to see that smug idiot recently."
"Oh?"
Shinji was a little surprised, "Why?"
"... I, I told Naruto that you are my brother!"
Sasuke hesitated for a long time and simply chose to show his cards.
After all, he is not a 'real liar'.
"..."
Shinji laughed dumbly, "Lying? Isn't this the truth? Mikoto Auntie treats me as her son, why are you not my brother?"
"Eh?"
Sasuke raised his head and looked at Shinji, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"... just because of this?"
"Also, I told him that you would come to see me off on the day of admission... but in fact, I just said that just to save face."
Sasuke lowered his head in shame.
"So, Sasuke, you must never lie at will in the future. One lie will definitely need to be covered up with another lie, but..."
Shinji said seriously, "There is no such thing as a perfect lie in the world, and you should not use lies to make friends. Otherwise, others will never truly treat you as a friend."
"Understood?"
Of course... Shinji added in his mind, except Naruto.
Sasuke lowered his head and smacked his lips for a while, then suddenly realized, "Big Brother Shinji! I understand!"
"Is it Shinji?"
While Shinji and Sasuke were talking, Uchiha Mikoto looked over while holding on to the door frame.