"Hello, have we met somewhere before?" The voice was young and shy.

Banzi raised her head, and the sudden words made her a little surprised.

"… Hello?" The young man in front of her had short hair, black hair and black eyes, and was wearing a teacher's uniform.

He should be the teacher?

She didn't have any impression of this face, but upon closer inspection, it was somewhat familiar. Banzi thought about it and thought that she might have met him somewhere before.

That … "Hashirama, who didn't think about the follow-up conversation, forgot his lines.

Naruto crawled out from Banzi's arms, grabbed the teacher's hand, and said excitedly to Banzi, "Mom, this is what our teacher said!"

The short-haired ninja rubbed his head awkwardly, "I'm Kashiwa Moritte, nice to meet you."

"Inner Wheel Banzi, nice to meet you."

"Inner Wheel Miss?"

Everyone used to call each other by their names, it was too formal to call each other by their surnames. Banzi laughed, "Call me Banzi, uh … Everyone calls me that, I'm not used to Inner Wheel Miss."

Hashirama was taller than Banzi by a head, so he could easily see the girl's hair. She raised the corner of her lips slightly, and even her eyebrows were tinged with a smile.

He heard the girl snort softly. Help, this is breaking the rules!

The young first daimyo's cheeks turned pink, but it also seemed like something heavy had been gently blown away from his heart.

"Kashiwa sensei, Naruto isn't naughty, right?" Banzi pinched Naruto's soft pads, feeling extremely happy.

"Naruto."

The fourth generation Naruto's orphan, the current generation's Nine-tails' Jinchuriki. Hashirama teased, "You're so naughty."

Naruto Komura struggled out from Banzi's clutches and shouted, "I'm not!

Moritsu-sensei is lying! "

For example … "Purposely tripped a classmate."

"… He didn't fall down either …" Wasn't the teacher reading porn? How did she know?

"Calling someone a big idiot."

"He called me an idiot first!"

"Pulling a girl's hair."

Naruto blushed and froze for a moment. Then, he realized, "Sasuke is not a girl!"

Banzi's mouth twitched. Naruto is bullying Mikoto's Mitsuko again. "Next time, apologize to Er … Sasuke properly."

Humph!

Sasuke used his face to charm Banzi's mother!

Naruto angrily left the two adults and ran home.

"They have such a good relationship."

Hashirama laughed heartily. "You care about it so much, but you don't want to admit it. One of my good friends was the same. He clearly liked something, but he refused to admit it. He said one thing and meant another."

Banzi nodded in agreement. "That's all he's like. He only talks big."

Friends should trust each other with their hearts. They cared so much about each other but didn't say anything. It wasn't like her at all.

The two simply strolled along the green path.

The night breeze blew past, blowing the hair on the side of the woman's face. Her hidden eye was slightly closed, and her messy hair was loosely tied up by a cloth band around her neck.

Hashirama stared at her blankly. After a while, he slowly said, "I think it's actually quite good."

"Huh?"

"Nothing. I was just saying, what kind of friend is Miss Banzi like?"

Friends … Banzi couldn't help but think of the stupid face of her best friend. He was already the leader of the family, but he was still depressed from time to time. He was lazy and afraid of trouble. It was no different from when he was young. How did she fall for Hashirama's beautiful words? It was as unbelievable as how she still hadn't killed Tobirama Sentete.

Banzi sneered. "There's an idiot who can barely be considered a friend."

"?!" Hashirama's legs went weak at the familiar tone.

"He's lazy and doesn't do his job properly. He says one thing after another, but in the end, he just throws the work to others."

She was full of resentment. Was he really a friend? It looked like she was going to kill him in the next second.

Hashirama wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. He was glad that he wasn't such a person.

"But … that guy gave me some hope." Banzi paused and lowered her head. A leaf drifted to her feet.

When she couldn't see the future of the family, she told him that she also had such a dream.

"He's just like that," Banzi said casually.

Him?????

Hashirama's breath stopped. That was a very bad word. He deliberated his tone. "Well, when we were young … uh … the family next door."

Hashirama's expression changed.

This was a battle between childhood sweethearts and those who fell from the sky!

He only cared about one question. "Miss Banzi, do you have feelings for him?"

"Huh?" Banzi was puzzled.

"Like, not like a friend."

Banzi laughed as if he was teasing her. "How is that possible?

That idiot. I've seen him since he was young. It's impossible. Besides, I only see him as … "

Brother?

Not suitable.

Sister?

… Disgusting.

"Friend." Banzi said firmly.

Hashirama secretly clenched his fists. Tears streamed down his face. 'This is great!'

The two chatted as they walked to Tea Street. Banzi chose a good sushi restaurant. The price was good.

Kashiwa Moritte was stationed at the medical center near the Earth Country. He had just returned to Konoha. He came in a hurry and missed the first few days of classes.

Hashirama chewed on a snapper roll and added, "Even the Jounin dormitory hasn't been approved yet …"

"Then we can only stay in a hotel?"

"Yes."

The man slammed the table. "Hotels weren't this expensive before. I'll have to sleep on the streets in a few days."

Banzi hesitated. There were a few guest rooms behind her shop.

"How about … I can do it."

Hashirama turned to Banzi. His expression was as pure as it could get. "Miss Banzi, what did you say?"

The Sandaime Naruto summoned his confidants in the middle of the night.

Nara Shikaku was the last to arrive. He walked slowly into the meeting room and yawned. He pulled out a chair and leaned on the table to catch up on sleep.

Three of the five people present were masked.

Sarutobi handed each of them a piece of information. "This is part of the document brought back by Azurebird."

Leopard Cat read it and sneered. "Uchiha who can stay at the root. Does it matter if he uses this alias or not?"

"He is our hidden power." Sandaime said meaningfully. "You know it."

"I thought you were going to play dumb." Leopard Cat flipped through the document. "Are you going to start a war with that one?"

"Don't use such harsh words." Sandaime stroked his beard.

The faceless man closed the document. "Mokuton, Sharingan, Hashirama's cells … You really know how to act."

"You missed the Hashirama so much that you brought him here." Leopard Cat shrugged and gloated. "Aren't you in a hurry to clean up the mess?"

Nara Shikaku glanced at Leopard Cat and said, "When large objects enter or leave, the barrier team will sense it."

"Oh, so it's still in Konoha."

Sandaime: "Then I'll leave it to you. Leopard Cat, you know who is in your Anbu department. Deal with it by the end of next month."

Leopard Cat nodded. The higher-ups of Root must know about Hashirama, but what can they do? The Hashirama lives in Konoha. "I don't know if they dare to move."

Nara Shikaku said coldly. "Anyway, I'm not moved." His subordinates weren't moved either.

"Faceless, your only task is to ensure the safety of Uzumaki Naruto and the Banzi."

"Yes."

"The news of Hokage-Sama's purpose hasn't been spread yet, so we have to act quickly and catch as many as we can." Sandaime paused halfway through his sentence. "Crow, how long can the Uchiha wait?"

Crow said in a low voice. "Half a year at the latest."

"Almost."