Chapter 68 New Year Celebration

After they finished talking about serious matters, they began to discuss the arrangements for the New Year celebrations. The 42nd year of Konoha has become history, and the 43rd year of Konoha has come to the world in a stumbling manner. Although no one knows how many ups and downs and adversities there will be in the new year, at the beginning of the new year, everyone will be happy from the bottom of their hearts and pray for happiness and good luck.

"Ye Shan, what are you thinking about?" Uchiha Seiji stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the dazed Ye Shan and said.

Ye Shan smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry, sorry, I got distracted. What were we talking about?"

Uchiha Fugaku half-collapsed on the tatami, relaxing completely for a rare moment, and said with a smile: "How about having a drink together and taking a bath tonight?"

"Of course you can, but is it really okay for you to do this, Fugaku? My sister-in-law is pregnant, so you should spend more time with her."

Uchiha Seiji and Hayama are both bachelors who can feed the whole family with their own food, so no one would worry about them if they go out to play all night. However, Uchiha Fugaku's wife is pregnant and needs care, so it is not appropriate for them to go out to hang out.

Uchiha Fugaku glared, sat up straight and said, "It's okay, as the head of the family, it's inevitable to go out for social events, so it's settled!"

After a pause, as if remembering something, Uchiha Fugaku said to Ye Shan: "Remember to wear your mission clothes and bring your ninja tool bag when you come in the evening."

"Hahaha"

Ye Shan couldn't help laughing and said teasingly, "Head of the family?"

"Ahem, I have the final say on major matters, and she has the final say on minor matters." Uchiha Fugaku said seriously.

"Is there nothing serious going on at home?"

Ye Shan winked at Uchiha Seiji, and the two of them immediately performed a crosstalk to mock Fugaku, who was a little afraid of his wife.

But Ye Shan also knew that Uchiha Fugaku was not afraid of his wife, but respected her. After all, it was not good for him to go out for a drink and a bath when she was pregnant. So even if he pretended to do so, it could provide some comfort.

After the negotiation, Ye Shan stood up and said goodbye, and went straight to the Uchiha hospital to visit his mother. He didn't leave the hospital until it was dark, returned home, changed into a mission outfit, and then came to the door of Uchiha Fugaku's house.

After Uchiha Fugaku got married, he moved out of his father's house to a slightly smaller residence not far away for a more convenient life. Although the scale is slightly inferior to the original house, the new house is still fully functional and even more exquisite in the layout of the courtyard.

The hostess, Uchiha Mikoto, who was feeding the fish in the yard, saw Ye Shan, who was fully armed and looked solemn. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous and asked, "Any mission?"

Ye Shan nodded coldly, and then said, "It's a temporary mission. Is Master Fugaku home?"

Uchiha Mikoto showed a disappointed look on her face, but she quickly cheered up and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go call him."

After a while, Yeshan, who was admiring the elegant posture of the goldfish in the courtyard, heard Uchiha Fugaku's dissatisfied voice.

"I won't go on any temporary missions. I want to stay at home with you..."

Okay, okay, since it's a mission, there's nothing I can do about it. It's the same if you accompany me tomorrow."

"But today is the first day of the new year, and the meaning is different." Uchiha Fugaku was acting hypocritically.

"I am also a ninja. A ninja should put the mission first. Go ahead."

"Oh! Well, then you should eat more at night, don't be hungry."

Next, it was time for the two to show their affection to each other, which made Yeshan feel so annoyed that he wanted to expose Uchiha Fugaku on the spot.

When the three of them walked down the street in their mission outfits, they didn't fit in with the atmosphere of the entire village. Everyone else wore their most gorgeous and formal holiday outfits to attend the New Year celebrations, but the three of Ye Shan wore green...

"Brother, I won't get involved in this kind of thing next time." Uchiha Seiji said helplessly.

"Haha, you are still young. When you get married, you will understand how happy a night of free time is for a married man."

Ye Shan, who was more than 40 years old in his previous and current lives, unfortunately embarrassed the time traveler because he had been single since birth and had never held a girl's hand properly, so he naturally did not understand the meaning of Uchiha Fugaku's words. In Ye Shan's opinion, marriage should be like glue and like fish in water. Unless the body can no longer bear it, how can one yearn for freedom?

Thinking of this, Ye Shan rarely had the heart to joke, and tried to test: "Why don't we go eat skewers? I know a place that serves good grilled kidneys."

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he covered it up well and said, "Come to think of it, it seems like I haven't eaten skewers for a long time, I'm really craving for it."

Ye Shan smiled slightly, which made Uchiha Fugaku, who had been observing his expression, feel uneasy for no reason, but fortunately Ye Shan didn't say anything, and the three of them walked in the busy street at such an inappropriate time.

The New Year Celebration is a grand celebration shared by Konoha Village and the entire ninja world. On this day, people will not only put down all their work and enjoy life, but there will also be a gorgeous fireworks party in the evening, pushing the New Year atmosphere to its peak.

In fact, if it weren't for Uchiha Fugaku's invitation, Ye Shan's plan for today would only be to eat, sleep and practice. The festive atmosphere would only make him feel more lonely and desolate, and could not bring him a trace of celebration.

Ye Shan was originally a person from another world. All the customs and habits in the Naruto world were very different from those in his previous life, which made him dislike it. At the beginning of the new year, the family should watch the Spring Festival Gala replay at home and make dumplings, stew large pieces of mouth-watering meat in the pot, and put festive candies on the table. The atmosphere is extremely warm. Instead of everyone taking to the streets and strolling aimlessly, just for the fireworks set off at night.

It's boring. It's better to practice and improve myself with this time. Besides, Ye Shan is already extremely upset about Hatake Sakumo's affairs, and he has lost interest in celebrating the festival.

Just as Ye Shan was following Uchiha Fugaku with empty eyes, a playful child ran out from the street and bumped into Ye Shan's arms.

Ye Shan's eyes narrowed, he put his left hand in his sleeve, pressed the child's head with his right hand, and after gently pressing it a few times, he let go of the seemingly unhappy person and let him run into the bustling crowd.

"What's wrong?"

Uchiha Fugaku seemed to have discovered something and asked, staring at Ye Shan's left hand tucked in his sleeve.

Ye Shan shook his head and said, "Nothing, let's go."

The three of them came to a well-decorated Yakitori restaurant. After ordering a bunch of skewers and sake, Ye Shan stood up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

"I'll go too." Uchiha Fugaku said immediately.

The abnormal behavior of the two made Uchiha Seiji a little alert. After nodding calmly, the three of them disappeared into the private room at the same time.

In a dead end, Uchiha Seiji opened his Sharingan and squatted on the wall, carefully surveying everything around him, while Hayama and Uchiha Fugaku squatted in the dark, carefully opening the note that the child had just delivered.

There was not a single word on the note, just a clock-shaped scribble that looked like an ordinary child's drawing.

The two looked at each other, confused by the note. Was it a coincidence?

"No, this clock is accurate to the minute. It's obviously not a coincidence."

After observing for a while, Ye Shan finally found a clue. Although the appearance of this drawn clock was crooked, its pointer scale was too clear, and it could accurately display the time.

Ye Shan narrowed his eyes, rubbed the note with his right hand slightly, and a flash of lightning suddenly jumped out from his fingertips and landed on the seemingly ordinary note.

A strange thing happened. The paper absorbed the lightning and some wrinkles appeared on its surface. Ye Shan was refreshed and increased the injection of lightning chakra under the nervous gaze of Uchiha Fugaku.

When the paper was completely curled up, it suddenly caught fire and turned into ashes that fell to the ground.

A mark that was obviously the family emblem was placed by Hui. Yeshan and Uchiha Fugaku looked at each other and saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

This family emblem is the symbol of the Hatake clan. It is obvious that the note was passed to Yeshan by Hatake Sakumo.

"What time was it just now?"

"Twelve twenty-five." Ye Shan said confidently.

"Interesting, Lord White Fang actually asked you to go." There was a strange look on Uchiha Fugaku's face.

Of course Ye Shan understood what the other party meant and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.