From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 23 Reward and Punishment

This exhibition match was completed on the 24th, and Sawara Kiri's appointment as a Jonin was delivered to him on the 25th.

At the same time, he also heard the news that three financial staff, two supervisors, and nine executive staff were detained or executed. These people were the main managers of the Heroes and Martyrs Welfare Department and the orphanage's financial system. They were mainly responsible for distributing and organizing the relief and exemption subsidies for the families of Konoha ninjas.

Among those executed, two were transferred special jonin, and one was a senior manager of a special confidential department.

Obviously, the last one is Danzo's man.

Sawara Kiri knew very well that this was the 'explanation' given to him by the Sandaime.

The world of Ninjago is so simple and clear.

Once you demonstrate your value, everything that once made you unhappy will be swept away with lightning speed.

In order to demonstrate the attitude of the Hokage Building towards dealing with corruption and evil, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen also held a special press conference to report in a big way that Konoha's repeated efforts were thorough and clear, and also promised to compensate the corresponding victims.

The front page of the Konoha Daily was filled with this report throughout the entire day, and the entire Konoha Village was filled with praises for the Third Hokkien.

Only Sahara Kiri knew that the whole plate of dumplings was made just for his vinegar.

But so what?

Being qualified to be used by others is actually a good thing, isn't it?
“It’s the real world.”

He thought to himself, put away the newspaper in his hand, and turned to look behind him.

Then, the girl, who had just changed into casual clothes, brushed up her hair a little awkwardly. When she saw Sawara Kiri waiting on the street, a hint of embarrassment inadvertently emerged on her pretty face, which usually had a hint of coldness. She immediately started to jog a few steps.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long?"

Uchiha Yayoi seemed a little uncomfortable with being alone with Sawara-kun, especially in such a crowded place. She tried very hard to restrain her usual vigorous and decisive attitude in the security department and acted as gentle and elegant as a real lady:

"The security department has been a little busy lately, so I came out a little late."

Sawara Kiri turned and looked at her.

The dark hooded sportswear was slightly loose, which made the girl's tall figure look much smaller, but her size could still be seen from the details. Her short skirt with light cross-pattern just covered her knees, revealing her white calves, and she was wearing ninja shoes as usual.

If you get closer, you can catch a glimpse of the red and white fan earrings hanging on the girl's earlobes.

Even though I had been busy on the streets all day, I was still smelling the pleasant scent of Milan flowers.

And, most importantly.
There is a faint blue halo above the girl's head.

"Has Yayoi changed her clothes before coming here?"

As if she didn't expect to be asked this question, Uchiha Yayoi subconsciously paused, looked down at her casual clothes, and scratched her cheek: "I was in a hurry and only changed into a coat and a skirt. Isn't it a bit rude?"

The girl's tone was vaguely nervous.

Sahara Kiri smiled gently: "No, I just wanted to say it suits you very well."

He walked closer to the girl, leaned over slightly, and said deliberately: "It also smells very good."

"fog!"

Miss Yayoi was a little annoyed, but her cheeks were red. She said in a low voice: "If you smell like sweat, just say it directly!"

"That's the nice smell of sweat."

"Humph!"

Without waiting for Miss Yayoi, who was beginning to stutter, to continue speaking, Sawara Kiri had already started walking towards the only ninja commercial street that was gradually becoming lively in the evening.

However, his eyes still lingered on Miss Yayoi's head.

"Middle level heart knot (unopened)"

Since they parted at dawn that day, Sawara Kiri and Uchiha Yayoi have met several times.

However, this heart knot hint never changed, leaving Sawara Kirei at a loss as to where to start in order to gain heart knot points.

As a last resort, I can only try to contact her a few more times.

However, if we follow the method of solving the "shallow knot" encountered before, does the "middle knot" also need to be resolved through methods related to the "knot"?

Sawara Kiri was thinking this in her heart, but her eyes caught a glimpse of Miss Yayoi's calm expression with a hint of excitement.

It's obvious that he doesn't seem to have any emotional problems.

In this case
He thought about it and said, "Come to think of it, since the team was disbanded, it has been a long time since we had a meal together like today, right?"

"It's obviously because you have never been able to find the time!" Uchiha Yayoi was a little annoyed when he said this.

In the past, every time she tried to make an appointment to have a meal with him, this guy would keep making excuses for various reasons. Even the last time they met was because they met by chance during patrol.

However, thinking of what Kiri said to her that night, Uchiha Yayoi couldn't help but feel moved.

Their current relationship should be considered as 'quasi-lovers', right?
In this case.

The girl thought to herself, and her eyes unconsciously fell on Sawara Kiri's big hands with distinct knuckles. Her small fingertips imitated the little man's legs, and she quietly moved closer as if she was about to make something.

"Because I've been very busy with work at the Hokage Building." Sawara Kiri turned her head and smiled apologetically.

This slight interruption frightened Miss Yayoi so much that she retracted her hand and quickly changed the subject with a guilty conscience:

"Ah! Ah yes!"

"But Kiri-kun will actually be promoted to jonin before me!"

"This should be considered as compensation from the Third Generation, right?"

Sawara Kiri smiled as if she didn't care and walked into the barbecue restaurant where she had made a reservation first.

It is very easy to book a private room nowadays. During the war, those who had the leisure to eat in such a place were either high-ranking ninjas or ninja teams that had just returned from the battlefield. There were not many of them.

After simply ordering the dishes, he poured a drink for Miss Yayoi and himself:
"By the way, do you have any news about Captain Oshima and Renye?"

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Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yayoi's eyes dimmed slightly, and the joy he had shown in being alone before also dimmed a little. "He passed away at the end of last year."

Upon hearing this, Sahara Kiri was stunned for a moment, as if by accident. After a long while, he said with some regret:

".That's it."

The two people he mentioned were teammates in the same team as them - but they were not as lucky as him and could find jobs in the village.

The fate of ordinary Chunins and Genins on the battlefield is not much better than a moth flying into a fire.

However, Yayoi quickly calmed down and pretended to be dissatisfied:

"Today is to celebrate Kiri's promotion to Jonin."

"Really!"

"Why are you suddenly bringing up these things?"

"Because, there are only two of us left." Sahara Kiri said helplessly, looking at the girl opposite with gentle eyes, "However, this is the only good news among all the bad news."

"Yayoi, you must try your best to survive."

"You are such a bad person." The girl pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and poured him another drink. "It should be 'We both need to work hard to survive', right?"

Upon hearing this, Sawara Kiri paused slightly, seeming to be hesitating.

He pretended to hesitate for a long time before speaking to her: "Actually, starting tomorrow, I will follow the team to the front line to carry out a high-level mission."

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Miss Yayoi paused while pouring him a drink.

Now the battle on the front line has become fierce.

At this point in time, everyone knows what it means to go to the most intense battlefield.

Almost at the moment when these words were spoken, Sahara Kiri immediately saw the light blue halo above Uchiha Yayoi's head flash twice, and even his heartbeat quickened by half a beat.

However, it only flashed for a moment, and then the halo returned to its original state.

Sawara Kiri's expression paused.

Then, Miss Yayoi's voice seemed to be a little more relaxed, and she chuckled as if she didn't care and said, "What? So you're worried about this kind of thing!"

"Yayoi?"

Before Sawara Kiri could ask, the girl continued to speak:

"If that's the case, I'll give you a big gift before you leave tomorrow."

"Stay safe~"

"Eh?"

"No need to say more, it's settled!"

The girl set the tone in a very firm manner, which was completely different from her usual attitude of trying hard to act like a good girl, leaving him no room for rebuttal.

Just as Miss Yayoi finished speaking, the charcoal fire and the barbecue arrived.

The conversation between the two returned to the track of a young couple on their first date. They talked and laughed while eating barbecue, as if they had forgotten everything that had just happened.

'It's no use bringing up the sad emotions of the past?'

"It seems that the middle-level heart knot is not opened in this way."

"Or should I take the initiative to plant the corresponding knot in Yayoi's heart?"

Until the end of the meal, Sawara Kiri was still thinking about this question.

After sending Uchiha Yayoi home, he walked alone on the empty and quiet streets at night.

After a while, he suddenly stopped.

The figure suddenly flashed.

When he reappeared, he was already on the rooftop of another secluded building.

In front of him was the short, thin figure of Karatachi Yagura.

The pair of lavender pupils glanced at him, and there seemed to be a slight smile in her tone, and her voice was neither light nor heavy:

"Very sharp."

"lotus."

"I thought that going on a date with Konoha's girlfriend would help you let down your guard a little."

"That depends on what you're here for." Saihara Kiri said, leaning against the railing at the edge of the rooftop, turning to look at him in the evening breeze, "If you're here to chat, I can be completely careless."

"As to whether you will be caught or not, that is your business."

Seeing his lazy look, Karajikara was not annoyed at all. Instead, he took out a scroll from his ninja tool bag and threw it to him.

"This is your reward for your last mission."

The scroll rolled to the ground on the rooftop and rolled twice in the direction of Sawara Kiri, but he did not bend down to pick it up.

Karuju Yagura was not surprised either. He slowly took out a kunai from his waist and looked at him quietly:

"Besides that, the Sandaime Mizukage also asked me to convey a message for him."

"——Where there is reward there is punishment."

Almost at the moment the sound fell.

The short figure of Goju Yagura suddenly disappeared.

(End of this chapter)