When Giyuu walked into the pedestrian street, Uchiha Mikoto had just gotten the list of new subordinates from the Hokage Building. Unexpectedly, she looked up and saw Giyuu's back.
She originally wanted to say hello and walk home with her little son, but then Mikoto remembered that this highly entertainment-oriented street full of hot springs and casinos was not the place where Giyuu usually buys groceries.
【What are volunteers doing here? 】
The curiosity that suddenly arose in her heart drove her to follow behind without saying a word.
Yiyong was so focused on the whole journey that he didn't notice anyone behind him. Soon, he walked all the way to the corner of the street and entered a bookstore.
"Are you buying a villain book for Zuosuke?"
Mikoto raised her eyebrows and made a related guess.
It was already evening at this time, and there were no customers in the store.
Yiyong suppressed the expectations in his heart and walked to the counter with a serious expression. He stared at the shop owner who was settling accounts and asked in a low voice: "Have you found the book I asked you to find?"
The boss was startled by this spy-joint posture. But when he looked up and saw that it was Yiyong, he didn't seem too surprised.
"Why are you so quiet...it makes it look like what I sold you is something shameful."
The boss muttered something angrily and took out a paper bag from under the counter.
At this time, Uchiha Mikoto happened to arrive outside the bookstore.
She pretended to take out a real estate magazine from the shelf outside and read it, but her ears were tightly focused on the movements in the room.
"This series of books was out of print a few years ago because they were boycotted by ninjas."
The boss's mysterious tone made Mikoto raise a brow.
She leaned her back against the wall outside the bookstore to listen better.
Yiyong took the paper bag and arranged several books in a row quite solemnly.
The titles of the books are -
"Reading people accurately like a ninja? Summary"
"Reading People Accurately Like a Ninja i: Body Language Insights into the Secrets of People's Hearts? For Men"
"Reading People Accurately Like a Ninja II: Body Language Insights into the Secrets of People's Hearts? Women's Edition"
"See people accurately like a ninja iiii: 1,000 pictures teach you to identify subtle emotions? Practical combat"
"Seeing People Accurately Like a Ninja IV: Why there are differences between men and women in emotional expression"
Yiyong opened the cover and was surprised to find that the author of this set of books and the book his mother gave him were actually the same person!
The boss looked at Yiyong, whose eyes were about to shine, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Despite his words about cherishing them, in fact these books cannot be sold in the Ninja Village.
This author wrote the book entirely based on his own opinions, but he chose to use the banner of the Ninja Village of the Five Great Nations. In addition, the language style was humorous and interesting, so it was very popular among civilians who knew nothing about it.
On the contrary, no one bought the large interrogation works that the ninjas had worked so hard to compile, so this set of books soon encountered severe boycotts.
It wasn't until his latest work, for which he paid a high price for the third generation Tsuchikage Onoki to write the preface, that he was allowed to enter the Ninja Village for sale.
But to be honest, the latest book three years ago, "Iwa Ninja Anbu Teaches You Mind Reading", is actually his highest level book.
As for the books in front of me, they are purely for bluffing.
"How much do these five books cost?"
Yiyong raised his head and asked.
"Oh, it took me a lot of effort to get these out-of-print books."
The boss knew that it was time to raise the price, so he opened the album of "Practical Combat" and scanned the close-ups of the models one by one with his fingers.
"Especially this book. It's full of clear pictures, and all the details are clear at a glance. If you look at these close-ups, you can see even the slightest wrinkle on the skin, and the changes in the skin when the blood spurts out.
The color changes and the blood vessels on the neck can be said to be very detailed..."
Outside the bookstore, Uchiha Mikoto suddenly covered her mouth to stop her subconscious exclamation,
His eyes were full of disbelief.
[Could it be that what Yiyong bought was the kind of book that he bought? 】
Money, alcohol, and sex are the three taboos of ninjas. If you go too far, it should be normal for ninjas to boycott you.
Especially if it is related to books, there is only the third ban.
Mikoto's brows frowned severely.
[But how old is Yiyong this year! He shouldn’t be...]
Inside, Yiyong was staring at an image called "Rage" and nodded.
[It turns out that every time Butterfly Ninja opens his mouth to talk to me, he is always angry for the first few minutes. 】
Seeing the bravery, the boss seemed to be more devoted, and said while the iron was hot: "There is also this book, because it exposed many secrets that women themselves did not know, so it was boycotted by many female ninjas, and the author himself was assassinated many times.
, gradually no bookstores dared to sell it. It was very difficult to get. Many male readers searched all over the country and couldn't find a copy.
"But looking at you kid, I won't ask you if you want more of this set of books. What do you think of a thousand taels per book?"
The boss's additional remarks made Mikoto even more convinced of her suspicions.
Her face was as calm as pig iron, but she did not stop him on the spot. She planned to go back and find some time to secretly take the book and burn it while Yiyong was not at home.
After all, it would be embarrassing to confront someone about something like this.
To be honest, Uchiha Mikoto thought that with her righteous character, she would never be interested in the opposite sex in her life, and would most likely end up alone.
But now it seems that he is still interested, but in a way that doesn't seem healthy.
But how could an honest kid like Yiyong come into contact with these things?
Suddenly, Mikoto remembered that more than two years ago, Giyuu stopped Kakashi on the street and wanted him to use the Sharingan to cast a genjutsu on her (actually, Giyuu wanted to further confirm Kakashi's power through personal experience).
Tongli grade).
Combined with Kakashi's usual style of daring to read sensual novels in public places...
【Is it that boy?】
Just as this suspicion arose in her mind, she heard Giyuu inside say: "I want these books. Also, last time you said you would help me find Jiraiya's books in the warehouse, have you found them?"
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"Oh, if you don't tell me, I will forget it."
The boss slapped his forehead and took out another book of two to three hundred pages from the counter.
"This is one of the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya-sama's first published work! Although it is a bit obscure, it is indeed very suitable for children of your age!"
Uchiha Mikoto finally couldn't bear it anymore!
Forget it if Yiyong is ignorant!
It is understandable that your boss would sell inappropriate things to him for money!
But she couldn't bear to confuse right and wrong and describe unhealthy books as "suitable for children"!
"Yoyong!"
Uchiha Mikoto shouted sternly and entered the bookstore with one hand on her hip.
"Mom?" Yiyong immediately recognized the owner of the voice and subconsciously blocked the books on the counter, fearing that the treasure he had finally found would be confiscated again.
Unexpectedly, when the bookstore owner heard this, not only was he not embarrassed, but he walked out of the counter enthusiastically and said with a smile: "Oh, this lady is your mother. So, will you pay for the books?"
"Pay the bill?"
Uchiha Mikoto had veins sprouting from her forehead and said word by word: "Okay, then come with me to the police station to pay the bill!"
"Eh?"
Although the reputation of the police force has improved a lot recently, it is a place where only those who break the law go, and the boss was immediately unhappy.
"What do you mean by that? Although it's a bit expensive, it's because the things are really precious. If you think they're expensive and don't want to buy them, I won't sell them."
"If you cherish something, can you sell a book like this to a child?!"
Uchiha Mikoto laughed angrily at the boss's arrogance, and contrary to her usual gentle and virtuous demeanor at home, she loudly reprimanded: "The village's regulations prohibit the sale of adult books to minors under the age of eighteen! Not only are you blatant,
You sold him the land and recommended a book written by Jiraiya to him? Tell him! If the police don’t arrest people like you, then who should they arrest?"
"Ah?!" The boss was stunned.
Yiyong, who had been staring blankly at his mother's anger, finally came to his senses and said, "Mom, you must have misunderstood."
As he spoke, he took down a book called "The Story of Strong Perseverance" from the counter and showed the cover to his mother.
Just below the title, there are three big characters written "Jiraiya".
This was the last time when Yiyong came to the bookstore, he suddenly remembered the name he saw in the "RV" during the trip to the Land of Rain, so he asked the boss.
However, only this one of Jiraiya's works could be sold to minors. However, because the number of publications that year was too small and they could not be sold, all these backlogged books were buried deep in the warehouse, and the bookstore owner only recently found them.
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"..."
Uchiha Mikoto took the book suspiciously, flipped through two pages, and found that it contained some very positive content. Her face became redder and redder, while the boss's momentum increased steadily.
"Say, who do you think I am! I've been running a bookstore here for more than ten years, how could I make such a mistake? It's really unreasonable!"
Mikoto, who was already in her thirties, blushed like a ball of fire. She looked past Giyu and scanned the titles of several other books, and she suddenly understood!
【Oops! This is a big misunderstanding!】
"Hug, sorry."
She glanced at the price on the back cover of "The Legend of Perseverance", took out a five hundred tael bill and put it on the counter. Then she tucked the bewildered Yiyong next to her under her arm and left as if running away, her voice was
Stay where you are with that note.
"Just this one! Don't want anything else!"
“Hey, hey, hey—”
The boss shouted quickly, but how could he catch up with a ninja who even wanted to disappear on the spot? He could only watch the other person go away helplessly.
But Uchiha Mikoto had just walked out of the bookstore when she had to stop.
Hinata and Hinata were standing in the middle of the street with their daughter, watching them intently.
Hinata Hinata was holding a paper bag tightly in her hand, which smelled of roasted sweet potatoes. Apparently, she was caught on the spot by her father when she was buying such "indecent food" on the way home from school.
But judging from the way she looked at Giyuu in disbelief despite her blushing face——
She heard Uchiha Mikoto yelling loudly in the bookstore just now, word for word, so she was surprised.
It's a pity that Uchiha Mikoto really doesn't have the courage to explain anything to them here.
The two parents' eyes met, and finally they looked away tacitly, pretending not to see each other, and continued on their way.
After walking a certain distance, Hinata Hizu glanced at his daughter who lowered her head like a quail but never threw away the sweet potatoes.
When he thought of the troublesome child in the Fugaku family, he suddenly felt that Hinata had become more pleasing to his eyes, so he said in a gentle tone: "Take the path. But you can't take this thing home with you."
"Eh?"
Hinata raised her head and looked at her father, not understanding what he meant.
"Eat before going home."
Hinata Hizu could only say clearly, "Move quickly."
"Okay." Hinata looked at the sweet potatoes, her face flushed with happiness. Nothing made her happier than eating.
No, there are still some.
Taking advantage of her father's good mood, Hinata quickly asked: "Father, can I take Hanabi to my classmates' home for tutoring during the holidays?"
It's rare that her daughter didn't make a request submissively, and Hinata Hizu was in a better mood.
"A maximum of three hours a day, and then come back and practice Rouquan!"
"Thank you father!"
"Eat quickly, it's also quick to walk on the path -"
"Aww."
Hinata raised the corners of her mouth with her fingers, "I'm done eating."
"..."
On the way home, Mikoto put Giyu down upset.
In other words, Hinata Hinata is a strict talker, otherwise she would have to hide out for another three months.
"Courage."
Mikoto squatted down on the bridge of the Konoha River with her back to the setting sun, "Tell mom, what are you buying that set of books for?"
The thing she regretted most in her life was buying that book for Yiyong.
During the New Year two years ago, when she and Giyuu went shopping, they met the consultant elder Mito Monobu who was taking care of her grandson.
While Mikoto was chatting with the other party, Giyuu said that Mito Kato's smile was too fake, the wrinkles at the end of his eyes were not natural enough, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth were stiff.
uuread a book
The second time, the elders of the clan came to the house as guests. Before asking Fugaku to do something, he praised Fugaku as the best clan leader in Uchiha in recent years. Of course Fugaku didn't take it seriously, but there was no need to refute, but Giyuu went in with a teapot to wait.
Guest, he said "You lied" again on the spot, making the situation very embarrassing.
Before buying the book, Mikoto never thought that Giyuu's biggest problem was not that he couldn't identify other people's emotions - it was that even if he could identify them, he didn't know how to respond correctly.
As a result, the book "The Source of Chaos" was confiscated and disposed of, and Yiyong was ordered not to expose other people's lies face to face.
But Mikoto didn't expect that after more than two years, Giyuu still couldn't forget that book.
Facing his mother's question, Yiyong thought for a while and said slowly: "Because I want to communicate well with others."
"Huh?" Mikoto was confused.
"But don't you have many friends in school?"
This was another situation that left her baffled.
"That's different."
Yiyong shook his head and explained seriously: "It is the kind of communication that can go on and on."
Mikoto blinked her eyes, and a happy smile suddenly appeared on her face: "Then Giyong tell mom, is the person you want to keep talking to about a girl?"
"Yes." Yiyong, who couldn't lie, nodded.
"Oh hahaha——"
Mikoto quickly covered her mouth to stifle the involuntary laughter.
"Let's go!"
She patted the back of Yiyong's head with her hand, "Go home and tell dad. I can't wait to see his expression."
Yiyong looked confused, but he could only follow him home.
