Chapter 17: The Sudden Disappearance of Yue Le

In the evening, at the Konoha training ground,

Today the sky is cloudless, and a cool breeze blows a few fallen leaves.

Tsukuru, Minato, and Kushina were training in battle.

Although Minato's natural keen observation and reaction, Kushina's huge chakra are talents that Yue Le cannot learn, fighting against these different types of opponents can also improve his experience and skills.

With his super physical recovery ability, he can accept higher-intensity training than others and his growth rate will not be slow.

Whoosh—whoosh whoosh—

"Yuele, be careful!"

Minato was extremely fast. With several shurikens approaching, Minato appeared behind Yuele holding a kunai. Yuele swung his hand back.

Sonorous——

There is no collision,

Minato missed his attack and immediately retreated. Several clones appeared at the same time, confusing Yue Le's vision.

"Who is the real one..."

Frowning slightly, Yue Le's speed was not as fast as Minato's. Now he watched Minato's clone approaching at the same time.

"Hmph! Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

At this moment, when several clones of Minato suddenly approached, Yue Le's lips curled up into a smile, he formed seals with his hands, and suddenly spewed out a blazing fireball with a diameter of half a meter from his mouth.

"I rely on!"

"Wow! Yuele is so amazing!"

Sitting on the edge of the training ground, eating spicy chicken feet in one hand and fried chicken legs in the other, Kushina's eyes lit up when she saw this scene.

Come on, people who can spit fireballs are really handsome, right?

boom--

Puff puff puff——

As the fireball made contact, several clones turned into smoke and dissipated, leaving only Minato's real body, who suddenly stepped back to avoid the fireball.

At this moment, Minato's eyes were full of envy. He was just a commoner, and the school did not teach any ninjutsu other than the Three Body Technique. Of course, with Minato's talent, he would be able to learn it sooner or later, but that did not prevent him from envying Yue Le at this moment.

"Where have you gone?"

Minato, who had escaped the danger, suddenly found that Yue Le was no longer there. He couldn't find him for a while. At this moment, a cold touch touched his neck.

"Looks like you lost...Minato..."

Yue Le had a smile on his face, but the next moment, he stopped where he was. He saw Shui Men, whose neck was pressed by Yue Le's kunai, suddenly turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared on the spot, falling onto a wooden stake on the ground.

"Almost..."

In the sky above, the sound of Minato rang out.

Backing away at high speed, with the corners of his mouth stretched upward, Yue Le felt a little excited.

"Ahhh! It still has to be you!"

......

The clanging sounds continued until Minato was exhausted. He was not known for his stamina to begin with, and after another unsuccessful attempt at a surprise attack, he was no longer able to continue and chose to admit defeat.

Minato was helpless. He still couldn't beat Yue Le. He really needed to work harder!

Yoshi! Gangba!

"Okay, okay, everyone is awesome, come on, the fried chicken is getting cold!"

"Look at me, Fire Style: Great Fireball..."

"Shut up! Aaaaah! My fried chicken!"

"Yuele! Do you want to die?!"

......

In the middle of the night, lying in bed,

For a moment, Yue Le was a little confused.

The traces left by Konoha on him seemed to be getting deeper and deeper.

Is this the bond that the third generation talked about?

Teacher, sister, Grandpa Danzo, Uncle Qing, Minato, Kushina...

But, I don’t seem to have their dedication. Yue Le knows that he is really a very selfish person. His first priority is always to survive and live well...

His pupils were empty and Yue Le was really confused at this moment. After all, he was just a six-year-old child who had been pampered since childhood. Even with the experience of more than a year, it could not change the fact that he was still a child.

He doesn't handle emotional matters very well.

.......

Yue Le didn't sleep well that night, which made him rarely get up to read the next morning. Watanabe Qing didn't know what happened, but just thought that Yue Le wanted to be lazy for a day, so he didn't ignore it.

"Morning...Uncle Qing."

"Well, Master, did you not sleep well?"

"A little bit. By the way, Uncle Qing, what are you holding?"

"This is your medical kit, young master. Starting this afternoon, Lady Tsunade will officially begin teaching you medical ninjutsu."

"Oh, ok, put it here."

"...Okay, Master."

Watanabe Qing paused, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. It was the first time that Yue Le acted so calm, which made him feel something was wrong.

Yue Le did not react to the abnormality that Watanabe Qing felt. His mind was still in a daze and he didn't know how to deal with it.

"Hurry up and go to school, you're going to be late."

"Oh, okay, Uncle Qing, I'll be leaving first then."

Shaking her head, Yue Le took her backpack and walked towards the school.

"this......"

"That's what happened, sir. Tell me, has Yue Le received any blow?"

Watanabe Qing stood respectfully in front of Danzo, his tone sounding a little uncertain. This was the first time that Yuele had encountered such a situation, which made her a little worried.

"Oh... got it. Pay more attention to Yuele from now on. Tell me if anything happens."

"Okay, sir, I'll take my leave now."

"Ah."

Watanabe Ao quietly retreated, closing the door behind him, leaving Danzo alone in the office, tapping his fingers on the table, as if thinking about something.

"This kid Yue Le is really a cause of worry..."

To outsiders, Danzo, who looked eerie and scary, actually had a hint of subtle tenderness on his face at this moment.

Humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless...

One day, not only Watanabe Qing discovered Yuele's abnormality, but his friends Yongdaimei and Kushina also found that there was obviously something wrong with Yuele's condition.

"Yuele, what's wrong with you?"

"Come on, I'll treat you guys to barbecue today! It's my treat!"

Kushina and Minato didn't know how to comfort Yuele. They didn't even know what had happened. Minato even suggested treating Yuele to a hot roast.

"Forget it, you guys go ahead, I'm fine, I'm leaving first, see you tomorrow."

Yuele didn't react at all. He just said something coldly and walked towards the root, leaving Minato and Kushina standing there at a loss.

They didn't know what happened to Yue Le and could only scratch their heads.

"Then, shall we go eat?"

Kushina looked at Minato in silence, quite speechless.

"Go eat it yourself!"

"I...oh my god!"

Minato stamped his feet, with an innocent look on his face, and followed Kushina in the direction of Yuele.

......

"Little ghost, what's wrong with you today?"

"No, it's nothing, sister, let's get started."

At Konoha's No. 7 training ground, two tables were placed in the middle. Today's training was not chosen at the Root. Tsunade did not like the dark and dull environment of the Root.

Seeing that Yuele was obviously in a bad condition, Tsunade did not start teaching directly, but instead asked about Yuele's condition.

Shizune, who was standing quietly beside Tsunade, also looked at Yuele with some concern.

"Come on, come on, tell me what happened. Did that old fellow Danzo bully you? I'll avenge you!"

"Humph! You, Tsunade, only know how to slander me. How could I bully my own grandson!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Danzo who appeared at the training ground heard them. Well, the person to whom he was addressed had heard me saying bad things. What should I do? It's urgent!

Tsunade was a little embarrassed, then started asking about Yue Le's condition as if nothing had happened.

Danzo was still wearing a black kimono. His face was a little pale due to not seeing the sun for a long time. There were several scars on his face, making him look a little ferocious, which made Shizune subconsciously hide behind Tsunade.

"Yuele, come here."

"Grandpa, why are you here?"

Yue Le didn't think Danzo was vicious. After all, he knew very well how Danzo had treated him over the past year, and he should be grateful.

"Tell grandpa, what happened to you today?"

"..."

Yue Le's mouth moved, as if it was slightly open, but no sound came out. Her brows were furrowed, not knowing what to say.

When Danzo saw this, his already ferocious face furrowed even more.

Seeing that Yuele seemed to have something to hide, Tsunade immediately said to Yuele softly, "It's nothing, Yuele, if you really don't want to say it, forget it. But you have to know that your sister is always by your side, just like you said, isn't it?"

"Me, me too!"

Shizune, who was hiding behind Tsunade, also popped her head out, waving her little fists, glanced at Yuele, glanced up, noticed that Danzo was looking at her, and then quickly shrank back. Although her voice was a little small, her tone was firm.

Danzo pinched his brows and eased his emotions a little. It was Yuele who was happy. If it were any other member of the Root, would they dare to keep silent? That would be disloyalty, and they would be tortured until they told the truth.

But after all, Yue Le is his grandson. He has been raising him for more than a year and he has developed feelings for him.

Calm down your tone a bit.

"Yuele, grandpa doesn't know what happened to you. Everyone has their own secrets. If you don't want to tell me, grandpa won't force you to tell me. But you have to remember that this is Konoha, your home! You have to remember that if you are bullied, your elders will support you. Don't bear it alone."

"Grandpa, sister, Shizune..."

"There are us too!"

"Yuele, you can't forget about us!"

Suddenly, two little heads popped out from the bushes not far away. They were Minato and Kushina who had followed Yue Le all the way.

Danzo and the others naturally knew that the two little guys were hiding nearby, but no one cared about them.

"you..."

Yue Le suddenly felt the corners of her eyes moist.

"It's so windy today, there's sand in my eyes..."

Danzo didn't say anything. He was very happy that Yuele could find his own bond in Konoha.

As for Yue Le not saying anything about this matter, is that a big deal? Everyone has their own secrets. He himself has countless secrets that he cannot show to others. So what?

"Grandpa, I want to eat hot pot..."

"Okay, let's eat hot pot today!"

Hotpot is a novel way of eating proposed by Yuele a few months ago. It is a lively way of eating where ingredients are placed in a copper pot and eaten while being boiled. It became popular in a small area right after it came out.

He remembered that this was his favorite delicacy in the village. Once the hot pot was heated, the cold air would come out and his body would be warm.

Tsunade scratched her head. She had originally planned to teach Yuele and Shizune some simple medical ninjutsu today, but given the current situation, that didn't seem to be the right thing to do.

"Well, let's eat hot pot! We need to invite Orochimaru along. He's called teacher, but he's still not paying attention. Really."

Minato and Kushina didn't know what hot pot was yet, so they just followed Yuele in confusion as they headed to the Hokage Building.

......

On the rooftop of the Hokage Building, several lights illuminate the place, and a copper pot consisting of a large circle and a small circle is placed in the middle.

A large pile of ingredients was placed aside, and Yuele, Minato, Kushina, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Danzo, Sarutobi and others gathered around the table, with fragrant vapor floating in the air.

Smelling the aroma of this unique way of eating, Minato swallowed his saliva. Why, come to find Yuele, and then eat with a group of big shots...

There was a box of shochu under Tsunade's feet. Her face was flushed and she was playing finger-guessing with Orochimaru. However, as a gambler, she had already drunk more than ten cups. She stood up with an unconvinced look on her face, stepped on the wine box in her flip-flops, pulled up her sleeves, and looked unconvinced.

Shizune tried to dissuade Tsunade, but it was of no use.

Yue Le had a smile on her face, no longer showing the melancholy she had during the day, but the confusion in her eyes still remained. However, no one noticed it for a while.

It was Kushina's first time eating this kind of food, and her appetite was aroused. She was frantically clearing the food in the pot. Shizune was also adding ingredients to the pot from time to time, so it could be said that she was taking care of both sides.

Danzo and Sarutobi drank their wine with a smile on their faces, and clinked their glasses gently as they looked at the harmonious scene in front of them.

Isn't this peaceful day what they are pursuing?

Yue Le was eating by himself. He just missed his father and mother.

Mom and Dad...

For a moment, Yue Le's eyes were filled with confusion, as if he had forgotten something...

Is he missing something?

Hey, what was I thinking about just now?

Shaking his head, Yue Le’s eyes became dazed for a moment.

Looking up, I saw Minato glance at Kushina from time to time, and I couldn't help but laugh. Who cares? It shouldn't be a big deal...

"Hey, Kushina, Minato is spying on you!"

"Ahhh! Yuele, you are disloyal!"

"Good on you Minato! Take my kick!"

"Ha ha ha ha...."

"..."

"..."

"It's really nice here..."