Chapter 142 New Year's Eve Dinner
After leaving the Hokage building, Haneda said to Kakashi, "See you tomorrow," and then walked straight towards home.
Arriving at the door of the house, the clan leader and Fugaku were standing in front of the door. Seeing Haneda coming over, the clan leader smiled and said:
"Long time no see, Haneda."
"Yes, uncle clan leader. I heard from brother Fugaku that you were waiting to see your grandson in the hospital." Haneda responded with a smile.
When he saw the figure of the clan leader, he knew that the clan leader must have received the news that he had joined the Anbu.
"Haha, I still have to wait a few months to see my dear grandson. But I often hear about you in the village."
"Everyone lists you and Kakashi as the twin stars of Konoha."
Haneda doesn't care much about these false reputations.
He smiled and said, "Fortunately, the most famous people in the village right now are still Lord Orochimaru and Senior Minato."
Haneda knew that the greetings were over, so he said:
"Has the news arrived that the Hokage-sama has summoned me tonight?"
Hearing this, the clan leader's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, but when he thought that Haneda had been smart since he was a child, he didn't think it was a big deal.
"This is the news from the Yashiro in the Anbu."
"He said that Haneda and Kakashi ordered you to discuss joining the ANBU at 6:30 pm."
"Come to think of it, it's all your credit that Yashiro was able to join the ANBU, Haneda."
The patriarch paused here and continued,
"How about it, Haneda? Did you agree?"
Haneda shook his head and said:
"I refused. There's nothing good about being in the ANBU. It's not free, and I don't have many friends."
Seeing his father's expression change, Fugaku said hurriedly:
"Father, let Haneda do whatever he wants. No matter what, the Uchiha will always support him."
"You are right, Fugaku. Although Haneda joining the ANBU is good for the Uchiha, Haneda's personal wishes take precedence over others."
The patriarch's complexion quickly returned to normal.
He glanced at Fugaku approvingly, as he was the one who lost his composure just now.
But Fugaku reacted instantly and helped him to smooth things over.
Today's Haneda no longer needs any help from Uchiha, and even Uchiha now needs Haneda's support.
This is no longer the case.
But the clan leader didn't know that Fugaku was sincere.
The Anbu that is subordinate to the Hokage, the Anbu that has important information about the village, the Anbu that has contact with the top leaders of Konoha...
These seemingly important things are not as important as Haneda.
Haneda naturally knew the clan leader's inner thoughts. From the perspective of Uchiha's interests, he was not wrong.
But this doesn't respect his ideas.
But Brother Fugaku... is still the same as before.
Haneda raised his hand, looked at the falling snow, and smiled:
"New Year is coming soon. It will be very lively in Uchiha this year, right? Will we organize a lantern festival then, uncle clan leader?"
The patriarch was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:
"Yes. By then, many members of the tribe who are on missions outside will return home, and the tribe will become bustling."
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After a war, Konoha is about to enter the 48th year of the village's establishment.
On New Year's Eve, both the usually deserted Uchiha and Hyuga clans hung up lanterns.
Especially the commercial street, where lanterns of various colors can be seen on both sides of the street.
Fiery red, golden yellow, light green...almost all known colors are available.
The entire Konoha was brightly lit and the commercial street was crowded with people.
Haneda stayed at home with nothing to do. Fugaku and the clan leader had invited him to their house.
But thinking about the fact that Fugaku-san had promised Mikoto-san to go to the hospital to accompany him, it seemed a bit meaningless.
So, he sat by the window alone and studied the theory of ninjutsu, especially Flying Thunder God.
The desk lamp shone on the desk, illuminating the font on the scroll, which was Minato's summary of the key points of Flying Thunder God.
Originally Minato was going to give it to Kakashi, but Kakashi lent it to himself.
After a long time, Haneda looked out the window and saw that the Uchiha clan's territory, which had always been deserted, was now hung with lanterns.
The Uchiha men who often stayed at the training grounds rarely went home to be with their wives and children.
This reminded Haneda of ten years ago, when his parents in this life were still alive.
At that time, I was just like them, a parent accompanying my children to the lantern festival, buying some snacks and childish and fun toys from time to time.
Haneda subconsciously glanced at the black and white photo on the table, then quickly looked away.
He has gotten used to living alone at home over the years and is used to being lonely.
dong dong dong~
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and Obito's voice came over.
"Haneda! Open the door! Your uncle Obito is here!!"
Hearing the familiar voice and tone, Haneda smiled.
"coming."
He casually closed the Flying Thunder God training notes that Kakashi had borrowed, trotted to the front door of his house and opened it.
"Why are you here, Ohbito?" Haneda said in a somewhat casual tone.
He would never admit that he couldn't find anyone to go out with, so he stayed at home reading.
Obito put his hands in his pockets and smiled:
"It's New Year's Day, isn't it too pitiful to let you stay at home alone?"
"Let's go, how about going to my house? My grandma has prepared a table full of delicious food, let's eat together!"
"Are you so kind?" Haneda said proudly.
But soon Obito grabbed Haneda's hand and pulled Haneda out.
In a hurry, Haneda closed the door.
The two of them ran silently down the street, from the end close to the training ground to the end close to the commercial street.
They soon arrived at Obito's house.
Haneda is very familiar with this place, he has been here many times.
In fact, when he was still studying at the Ninja Academy, he often took this road to school.
"arrive."
Obito turned around and smiled, opened the door with his hand, casually dragged his shoes aside, and walked in.
"Grandma, I'm back, and I brought Haneda with me."
Haneda glanced at the shoes thrown on the ground and smiled helplessly.
He casually put Obito's shoes and his own on the shoe cabinet.
"Little Obito and little Haneda are back." Grandma's soft voice came from the kitchen.
As soon as Haneda entered the door, he smelled the aroma of rice, which was the aroma of fried meat and vegetables.
After walking a few steps, I came to the living room and saw a table full of delicious food.
There are prawns that symbolize health and longevity, red and white fish cakes that represent learning, and kelp rolls that symbolize joy...
At this time, grandma brought a plate of Haneda's favorite roasted pork belly, with lettuce underneath.
"The meal is ready, please sit down and eat." Grandma said kindly.
After Haneda and Obito sat down, she took out a bottle of orange juice from the supermarket, poured two glasses, and handed them to Haneda and Obito.
"Thank you, grandma." Haneda and Obito said in unison.
They looked at each other and finally clinked their glasses.
Haneda took a sip of orange juice, took the roasted pork belly and took a bite.
Although it is not as delicious as the barbecue Q, it has an inexplicable fragrance.
He liked the smell very much, just like parents shopping with their children under the lights outside.
Haneda swallowed the chewed roasted pork belly and said with a smile:
"Grandma's cooking is better than the ones in the barbecue Q. Yes, ten times better, no, a hundred times better!"
"Is it delicious? I learned how to make it from that store. Grandma, I'm going to become a master."
When grandma heard Haneda's praise, she immediately laughed.
Haneda understood the message in his grandmother's words and took another big bite in silence.
Although the taste is not as chewy as barbecue, it takes a long time to make this taste.
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