Please answer Naruto

It flowed vertically along the wall, and the dusty and somewhat muddy rainwater gurgled over the window sill and fell to the ground in drops.

Small transparent water drops kept splashing onto the inside of the window sill, and the wooden shelves holding books and potted plants got wet.

A slender hand reached out into the air and closed the half-open window.

Zhen Yi glanced at the clouds outside the window. Rainwater flowed down the tile eaves in the streets and alleys, making the whole street look muddy. After most of autumn, there are more and more humid weather.

She took the hanging clothes indoors and hung them up. She squeezed them and found that a few pieces were already dry.

"This is..." Mayi touched a small branch from the lining of a black kimono. She remembered that it seemed to be given to her by her senior sister Sakura during the memorial ceremony.

It is said to be one of the traditions of the village, to express condolences and bless oneself. Zhenyi didn't ask much. She went over as a companion sister and accepted the arrangement honestly.

Smiling, Mayi folded and put away this petite kimono that belonged to her. The black design with white edges made it look solemn. She always wore less formal clothes.

A few days ago, she participated in a large-scale funeral, and another ninja died on a mission in the village.

Originally, this had nothing to do with Mai. The Hase brothers and sisters were outsiders, and they were different from the people who had lived in Konoha for a long time. However, due to the relationship between Sakura and Tsunade-sama, Mai, who was also from the same sect, was invited to attend. .

"Sister Sakura cried so hard..." she read.

The identity of the victim seemed to be a bit special. There were many people present. People in dark clothes stood quietly in front of the stone monument, sobbing softly in the rain above their heads, and slowly left with sobbing.

Standing in the crowd, Mayi could really feel the unexplainable atmosphere, but it was hard for her to feel the death of a stranger. Remembering Sister Sakura's eyes that were red from crying, Mayi could only silently pat the other person's back. Comfort, this must be something touching that comes to mind.

On that rainy day of mourning, she watched ninjas die, ninjas grieving for their companions, and ninjas in the peaceful Konoha Village. Tsunade-sama said that this is the norm for ninjas.

After she came back, she seemed to be a little hesitant and a little stronger. People gain strength when they think about important things.

"Crack."

The door was opened. Hase Kaede came home from get off work earlier than usual today.

Shaking the umbrella, Hase Kaede, who was still covered in moisture, packed up her things and took off her shoes and came in. She saw Makoto arranging her clothes, "Didn't you go to the ninja hospital today?"

"Go, get out of class ends early."

"Oh, what do you want to have for dinner?" Chang Gufeng held two bags of things in his hand, put them behind the sink, and rolled up his sleeves.

"I have an appointment tonight, so I won't be eating at home."

Hase Feng was stunned by her sister's answer, and her eyes sharpened, "We have an appointment? With whom."

"With Senior Sister Haruno Sakura."

Hase Feng nodded helplessly and put the ingredients in the refrigerator. Seeing that the other party's interest suddenly weakened, Zhenyi looked around in the corner as if ready to find some fast food to cope with it. Suddenly she smiled sweetly and said, "Brother, I will bring you something delicious later!"

"Ah, oh." Changgu Feng replied, not used to the gentle voice.

Zhenyi glanced at the clock, "Then I'm going out!" The girl ran to the entrance and picked up an umbrella.

"Be careful on the road..."

There was a hurried sound, Chang Gufeng said, the door slammed shut, and the person was gone.

Scratching his head, he was still wondering if something was wrong... Why was Zhenyi so kind enough to call him brother today? It seems like I haven’t heard it for a long time. Do you want to buy something? Hiss, oops, it looks expensive...

***

Makoto was lucky. When he walked out of the apartment building, there was only drizzle in the sky. When he arrived at the appointed place, the rain simply stopped.

She stopped holding an umbrella and waited at the intersection near the commercial street. Within a few minutes, Sakura ran out of the crowd and waved to her.

"It's been raining for a long time and it couldn't have stopped earlier." Sakura complained, swinging her pink umbrella, "It's so bad that I still have to carry it."

"If I try again later, I can hold on." Mayi said carefully.

"Hey, it's so troublesome. If it rains again, I'll rush over there, haha..." Sakura waved casually, and the two of them chatted for a while, then walked together towards a barbecue restaurant they had agreed to.

Girls usually choose finer restaurants when traveling, but tonight we have a dinner date with someone else, so it's just a matter of convenience.

On the road, the two girls formed a beautiful scenery. Sakura glanced at Mai secretly, secretly thinking about what to say.

In early autumn, the other party confided something to her. It happened after she came back from Tianchi Bridge. At that time, Sakura was quite surprised and at a loss. But after listening to the other party's explanation and telling her childhood experience , Xiao Ying finally understood that her junior sister actually had such a connection with Teacher Yu Bai.

The world is so small... Sakura sighed.

During that time of listening, Sakura got to know this smart and lovely classmate better. Although the other person had a vague impression of that distant memory, he still regarded it as a bond and came back step by step.

The girl in front of me can be as confident and cheerful as she is today. Unexpectedly, part of the credit is due to Teacher Yu Bai...

Although Teacher Yubai may not realize it... Sakura clenched her fists lightly. Now that she knew, she couldn't turn a blind eye to Mayi's feelings.

Just when she made up her mind, the girl next to her said first: "Sister Xiaoying, please introduce me to your team members during this meal. Is this really okay..."

"What's wrong? If you act together with us, you will be teammates. It is of course necessary to improve mutual understanding."

"But." The color on Ma Yi's expression became lighter, "Tsunade-sama does not agree with me acting together with you."

Mayi mustered up the courage to express the emotions that had accumulated in her heart for many years, and she started to tell her the same thing to Tsunade in a very action-oriented manner in the past few days. After listening to the sincere request and explanation from Tsunade-sama whom she respected in her heart, the answer that Mayi received was rejection.

"Hey, it's okay. You've come here." Xiaoying was silent for a while, then smiled and held the other person's shoulders. "I'll tell you next time I get a chance. Don't be too disappointed."

"Well, thank you, Sakura-chan."

It was frustrating to hit the wall of reality, but they probably knew in their hearts that such a result was actually reasonable...

The Ninja Village is a military institution with its own set of principles. You can't just do whatever you want. As the fifth generation Hokage, Tsunade made a decision that was in line with the overall pros and cons.

"Don't think about this kind of thing yet, we're almost there." Sakura said easily, changing her words.

Walking through the wet stone road, the lights of a row of shops lit up the night.

The two walked into the barbecue restaurant. It was the peak period, and the smoke from the charcoal grills and the voices of people mixed together to make it very noisy. Sakura pulled Mai and quickly found a table in the seventh class.

"Sakura, this way, this way!"

Naruto's loud voice was very discerning, and as if he was afraid that others would not know him, he stood up, waved his hands and shouted.

"Haha, this is Uzumaki Naruto. He is the most brainless person you have ever seen." Sakura noticed Mayi's restraint and said softly, but the content of her words was not very gentle.

Zhenyi smiled and nodded, "Naruto-kun looks... quite healthy." She could only describe it this way, right?

Barbecue restaurants usually have tables for four or six people. Naruto and others grabbed a good seat, next to the window. The rows of tables were already occupied. From inside to outside, they were Naruto, Kakashi, and Sai. Yamato, all members of the new seventh team are here.

"Good evening, Sakura, and this lovely girl." After the two of them took their seats in the empty row, Sai used his stiff facial expression to force a smile, trying his best to express kindness.

"Sister Sakura..." At first glance, the smile seemed to be forced, so Makoto pulled the corner of Sakura's clothes and looked for help.

Sakura explained: "His name is Sai. He once worked in a special department, so he is not good at communicating with people. He has facial paralysis."

So that's it, Zhen Yi secretly felt pity for the other party.

"I'm not facially paralyzed." Sai smiled kindly.

Kakashi was actually a little uncomfortable. He was squeezed in the middle by Naruto and Sai, and had to put his hands on the table to defend the space with all his strength, resisting the restless movement on both sides, and maintaining his sitting posture calmly.

He looked at the timid Mayi, and then looked at Yamato who was sitting opposite.

Team 7 learned about Hase Mai's desire to participate in their team's actions through Sakura.

Naturally, I was surprised when I heard it at first, but the other party's old acquaintance with Chao Ming Yubai and his desire to recover it were a bond similar to that between Class 7 and Chao Ming Yubai.

The other party's request sounded reasonable and worthy of sympathy. Kakashi and Yamato had checked Mai's information before coming. They had outstanding talents and good combat power. Their perception and healing abilities could bring great help to the team.

The group of students under his command welcomed this, and felt that they had the same purpose and mood, while Kakashi and Yamato held a neutral attitude. In the end, the fifth generation Tsunade's rejection was expected.

After some mutual self-introduction, with the "common enemy" Asana Yubai, everyone is relatively close. In addition, Mai and Sakura are from the same school, Tsunade's disciples, a group of Team 7 and Tsunade If you don’t see it when you look up, you will see it when you look down. Rounding it all off, you are your own person.

What's more, Zhen Yi speaks nicely and is very charming.

"Nice to meet you all."

I don't know when the rain started to fall again, and the orange cloud flying past the street lamp like fog blurred the autumn water in the window next to the table.

As everyone chatted, they all knew that they were probably just eating this time. But everyone still regarded it as having made a new friend.

With Naruto here, the atmosphere will basically not be cold. Especially when he mentioned Teacher Yu Bai, bastard Sasuke, and carefree with an unhappy look on his face, it really made the supposed gloomy topic seem less heavy.

Maybe the heaviness is all caused by myself. If I have that time, I might as well eat more barbecue and smile more.

After the rain stopped for a while, the dewdrops on the glass showed signs of rolling down at a certain moment. There was a common topic. Zhenyi listened to how brother Yu Bai led a team as a teacher in the past. She embarrassedly talked about Meteor. Urban legend.

Zhenyi realized that the group of people in front of her were very good people, even Naruto, who was not very pleasing to her eyes... She had seen him lower his head and cover his face at that solemn funeral, and she had also seen him talk about what she was talking about with great energy now. The other side of Brother Yubai that I don’t know.

Her excellent innate perception allowed her to vaguely detect that this rough-and-tumble yellow-haired man had a special temperament that was unyielding and contagious to others.

"What, Naruto-kun, you actually fed brother Yu Bai?"

"Ah, this...it's nothing. The situation requires it. Sasuke has also fed it."

Kakashi drank some wine and talked about how the ANBU was in those days. Although he was a little older than Yu Bai, he never relied on his seniority to bully others.

"Don't you think so, Yamato?"

"Huh? Well, you're right..."

In the steady rain, the lights on the street and the night sky formed a hazy boundary halfway. The street lamps were wrapped in rain, reflecting the same smoky windows. The charcoal smoke penetrated into the smoking lamps, making the light and shadow dense.

Mayi listened and watched.

The story floats over, will the story float over? She imagined many, many scenarios.

Before the decisive battle, it needs to be paved.