The two teenagers stood quietly, neither of them spoke.
At this time, two boys, one fat and one thin, ran past them.
"Choji, hurry up! It's almost early morning, and tomorrow is Naruto's birthday!"
Shikamaru hugged the wrapped gift tightly with both hands, turned to Choji and said.
"I really can't run anymore! Can I rest for a while?"
Dingci breathed heavily while carrying the cake and bent down panting.
"No, we agreed last week to give Naruto a surprise! If we are late, the intention will not be perfect!"
Although Shikamaru is a person who is afraid of trouble, he is particularly sincere when it comes to dealing with his friends.
"Okay, I can do it!"
Thinking of Naruto, Choji nodded and ran towards the distance with a determined look on his face.
If he persists for a little longer, he and Shikamaru can give Naruto a big surprise!
Under the streetlight.
Uchiha Mitsuki looked at the two little angels leaving and showed a relaxed smile.
He knew that Shikamaru and Choji had inadvertently succeeded in redeeming a soul that was about to fall into darkness.
The moment he turned around, Uchiha Mitsuki noticed that Minato was already crying.
He came to Minato and patted his shoulder.
"I'll lend you my shoulder and cry for a while!"
Minato was not polite, took off his mask, leaned on his shoulder and cried.
"Minato, you have taken ninety-nine steps with love in mind, and now you are only one step away from the finish line. You can't give up!"
Uchiha Mitsuki patted Minato's back, looked at the sharp crescent moon protruding from the horizon, and said warmly: "In the past, when I was confused, I once went to Mr. Shikadai, Minato, do you know what the teacher said?
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"Um?"
Minato asked angrily like a child.
"Shikadai-sensei told me that I have to find the answer myself, so if you want revenge, I have no objection."
Having said this, Uchiha Mitsuki took a breath and continued: "But what I want to tell you is that actually the village has not given up on Naruto. The master does not dare to get close to Naruto just to protect him."
"Protect Naruto?"
Minato asked doubtfully with tears in his eyes.
"Yes!" Uchiha Mitsuki nodded and explained to Minato: "In the future, you will leave a great reputation in the ninja world. Ninjas from all major ninja villages will not consider it a mission to give up their mission when they meet you.
fail."
"me?"
Minato left Uchiha Mitsuki's shoulder and looked at him blankly.
"That's right! It's you!"
Seeing that the boy had returned to his natural and dazed appearance, Uchiha Mitsuki finally felt his heart sink into his stomach.
"You have too many enemies, so the village has to hide Naruto's identity."
"It's actually like this!"
Minato's face was full of surprise, and gradually, the surprise turned into relief.
But Minato Namikaze, who looks exactly like the fourth generation in the anime, is not what Uchiha Mitsuki wants.
He wanted Minato to be selfish and know how to protect himself and his family.
So he brought Minato and Kushina to the future.
Now that the goal has been achieved, it's time to let Minato be himself.
Uchiha Mitsuki stretched out his right hand towards Minato, smiled slightly and said: "It is undeniable that the village's starting point is good, but its approach is wrong."
Having known Minato for so long, it was only now that Uchiha Mitsuki truly began to guide Minato's values.
"What you did was wrong? What you did was wrong!"
Minato murmured, murmured, and suddenly his eyes lit up, he understood, he understood everything!
There is nothing wrong with love, it is just let down by certain people, certain times, and certain means.
These betrayed loves, as time goes by, gradually turn into regret, hatred, and darkness!
Therefore, his friend, Uchiha Mitsuki, had been making preparations to make up for these regrets a few years ago!
Thinking of what the boy had done over the years, Minato became more and more enlightened.
"Use smarter means and stronger power to prevent tragedies from happening, and then respect everyone's individual differences, everyone's ideas and will, seek common ground while reserving differences, and coexist peacefully!"
This is the true will of fire!
This is what the boy has always wanted to tell himself!
This is the reason why my friends have worked tirelessly over the years!
Thinking of this, Minato's eyes were shaken!
He already understands the way forward!
Looking at the hand extended by his friend under the dim light, Minato laughed with tears in his eyes.
It wasn't until today that he truly understood the young man in front of him.
Thinking of Uchiha Mizuki, who was full of tricks during training, Minato couldn't help but ask: "Mizuki, did you already know that Kushina and I would die, so you tried so hard to embarrass us?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and held it tightly with Uchiha Mitsuki.
Uchiha Mitsuki withdrew his right hand, smiled and said nothing, turned around and walked towards the two-story building.
After walking a few steps, he saw that Minato still hadn't followed, so he looked back.
At this moment, under the streetlight, Minato stood there with a frown on his face, seemingly losing his temper.
Uchiha Mitsuki shook his head, returned to Minato, and gently hugged the young man in front of him into his arms.
"Because you are my family, even if you live in this cruel world, I hope that you can grow old safely..."
This sentence inexplicably touched Minato's tears. He nodded while crying, hugged his best friend in his arms, and said seriously: "...Thank you, Jian Yue, I will share the burden with you and work hard together."
of!"
"From today on, we are competitors, and the position of the Fourth Hokage belongs to me, Minato Namikaze!"
"Crying Minato Namikaze?"
Uchiha Mitsuki let go of Minato, raised his sword eyebrows, and started laughing.
"Damn it! Mian Yue, you guy, you are looking down on me again!"
"Okay, okay, future Yongdaimei, wear a forehead protector and go celebrate your son's birthday!"
In the street, as the words faded, two figures disappeared in a flash.
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Under the moonlight.
Naruto, wearing the stars and the moon, returned to the door of the two-story building.
Looking at the dark room in front of him, he stopped and after arranging his clothes in a very ritualistic manner, he hummed listlessly, "I'm back."
After waiting for a while and seeing no one responding, Naruto pushed the door open and entered.
"Click..."
He pressed the switch several times, but the light never came on.
"Tough luck!"
Naruto walked blindly towards the bed, and suddenly his head tightened, as if someone had taken him somewhere!
Then, candles lit up the room.
"Happy birthday to you~"
"Happy birthday to you!"
"Happy birthday to you,"
"Happy birthday to you-"
Naruto stared blankly at the people pushing carts, clapping their hands, singing songs, and walking toward him.
Naruto looked at the scene in front of him, tears falling out of his eyes uncontrollably.
At this moment, a person suddenly picked him up from behind. Naruto turned his head and looked curiously. After seeing Uchiha seeing the moon, he called out in surprise: "Uncle Black Hair!"
"Happy birthday! Naruto!"
Uchiha Mitsuki smiled, put Naruto on his neck, and walked towards the car with the birthday cake.
This night, Naruto made a wish, everyone wiped the cake, Minato, Kushina hugged Naruto and many other scenes were perfectly recorded by Uchiha Mitsuki using his camera.