I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapter 78-079 Cemetery

The night was getting deeper and deeper, almost until the early hours of the morning.

Most of the houses near Yayoi-cho 2-chome in Nakano Ward had their lights off, with only the dim streetlights illuminating the empty streets. However, the detached house where the Uchiha family lived had light shining through the entrance hall.

In the living room, Uchiha Naruto twitched his lips and looked helplessly at Uchiha Senmon and Tsukimi Inaba following behind him.

Seeing Uchiha Naruto's expression, Senmon thought he had misunderstood something and quickly explained, "Ning, this child is the daughter of my former colleague. She may be staying with us for a while."

"This is my son, Uchiha Naruto, who is now a first-year high school student..." Uchiha Senmon introduced to Tsukimi Inaba.

"No need, Uncle Xianmen, we know each other," Tsukimi Inaba said calmly.

The sword pouch, almost as tall as her, was still carried on her back without ever leaving her side.

"We are classmates."

"Is that so? What a coincidence, hahaha." Uchiha Senmon scratched the back of his head and laughed.

Naruto Uchiha was also marveling at the wonder of fate.

After Inaba rushed out of the kendo club, Naruto Uchiha immediately arranged for a crow to hang far behind her.

After dashing out of Jinguji School at a speed that would put even the track and field team's captain to shame, Tsukimi Inaba stood on the crowded street, seemingly searching for something, but ultimately found nothing.

But after standing quietly in place for half an hour, Tsukimi took the train and went alone to the Gokokuji Cemetery in Otsuka 5-chome.

After taking a bucket, rag, and shovel from the cemetery entrance and cleaning the two tombstones inscribed with the surname Tsukimi, I quietly sat down under a cherry blossom tree overlooking the tombstones.

From dusk till nightfall, it remained almost motionless, like a doll.

If it weren't for the fact that Uchiha Senmon also happened to be at the Gokokuji Cemetery, Tsukimi no Inaba might have stayed there all night.

It was unexpected that Uchiha Senmon would insist on bringing Tsukimi Inaba to the Uchiha family as a guest. Although Uchiha Naruto had already learned from Tsukimi Inaba that she knew Uchiha Senmon, it still surprised him.

However, Naruto Uchiha didn't have any objections to Inaba Tsukimi staying at the Uchiha's house for a while, since the house was bought by the Uchiha Sagemon on a mortgage.

Moreover, Naruto Uchiha was very interested in Inaba Tsukimi. If it weren't for the Uchiha Senmon's interference, he would have used his bird clones at the Gokokuji Cemetery.

"Uncle of the Immortal Sect, I still..."

"Gurgle—"

A blush gradually crept onto Inaba's translucent, snow-white cheeks.

"Ah, I just remembered I didn't eat much at the Metropolitan Police Department today, I'm hungry." Uchiha Senmon stood up.

"The oden at that 24-hour convenience store at the street corner is pretty good, do you want me to get you some too?"

"That convenience store was converted into a pharmacy six months ago," Uchiha Naruto said expressionlessly.

Uchiha Senmon rarely returned home and was completely unaware of the changes in his neighborhood. Upon hearing this, he said somewhat awkwardly, "Is that so? There's a ramen shop around here that operates at night."

Uchiha Senmon couldn't display any fatherly authority in front of his son.

"That ramen shop doesn't allow takeout."

Uchiha Naruto said coldly.

"Wait a moment, I'll make you something to eat."

Naruto Uchiha got up and walked towards the refrigerator.

"Wait, A-Ming, you can cook?" Uchiha Senmon asked doubtfully.

Naruto Uchiha did not answer. He took some vegetables and meat from the refrigerator, washed them briefly, and placed them on the cutting board. With swift and skillful knife work, he cut the vegetables and meat into pieces.

Then heat a wok over high heat with plenty of oil, add the vegetables and stir-fry quickly. Soon, a large plate of glistening stir-fried vegetables and stir-fried pork is served.

The white rice was also cooked in advance, to be used in the bento box in the morning.

"Is this Chinese cuisine?"

The Japanese call all dishes stir-fried in oil "Chinese cuisine." Uchiha Senmon, somewhat skeptical, picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth; surprisingly, it was quite good.

He glanced at Uchiha Naruto with a mixture of surprise and relief, never expecting that Naruto had grown so much without his knowledge.

Although he still had a lot of money, Uchiha Naruto's huge appetite wouldn't last long. No matter which country he was in, cooking for himself was the cheapest option, so Uchiha Naruto started cooking for himself and packing his own lunchboxes these past few days.

With the Sharingan, mastering the art of cooking is just a matter of blinking an eye.

"I'm starting!"

Uchiha Senmon and Tsukimi Inaba, in a very Japanese manner, muttered something under their breath before picking up their bowls and chopsticks and starting to eat.

Inaba, the moon goddess, ate her food in seemingly elegant small bites, but she devoured it as fast as a whirlwind.

Uchiha Senmon only ate one bowl; the rest of the food went into Tsukimi Inaba's stomach.

The rice in the rice cooker was filled to the brim, based on Uchiha Naruto's appetite, but it was all devoured by Tsukimi Inaba, meaning that Tsukimi Inaba has an appetite no less than Uchiha Naruto's.

The Uchiha Sages were all stunned, wondering how the petite Tsukimi could eat so much in one go.

Tsukimi Inaba's face also turned slightly red as she took the initiative to clean up the dishes and wash them in the kitchen.

Then, the Uchiha Senmon tidied up the guest rooms on the second floor and arranged for Tsukimi Inaba to stay there temporarily. They said they would buy anything she needed the next day.

At three o'clock in the morning, the window of the second-floor guest room was gently pushed open, and a petite figure leaped down from the second floor, landing lightly in the courtyard, as silently as a cat landing.

Just as Tsukimi looked up at the two-meter-high wall, as if about to jump, a voice drifted over:

"Your father will be very sad if you leave without saying goodbye."

Suddenly, Uchiha Naruto appeared behind Tsukimi Inaba.

"I can't live here."

Tsukimi Inaba spoke indifferently. Under the moonlight, her pale face was like ivory porcelain, beautiful and fragile.

"This shoulder bag is yours, isn't it?"

Naruto Uchiha took out the shoulder bag that Inaba Tsukimi had left at the kendo club.

"Thank you, but I don't need it anymore."

"Excuse me for asking, but why did Tsukimi-san rush out like that?"

"I have things I must do."

Tsukimi Inaba avoided the topic, but suddenly her expression hardened, and she turned to look east. The cold, evil chakra she had sensed in the kendo club slowly began to emerge.

What's to the east? Naruto Uchiha instinctively looked to the east and could only see a wall.

"Awooo—!"

A mournful howl, like that of a wolf, came from afar in that direction.

Naruto Uchiha frowned. Was it a stray dog?

Turning around, Tsukimi Inaba had already leaped onto the wall of the Uchiha family mansion with lightning speed.

He hesitated for a moment before bowing his head and smiling slightly at Uchiha Naruto:

"Thank you for your hospitality, the food you cooked was delicious."

Then he moved quickly along the wall, his figure flashed, and like a ninja, he jumped onto the balcony of the neighboring house. He nimbly flipped over the roof and ran towards the place where the whistling sound had come from.

Tsukimi Inaba lies under a cherry blossom tree in the cemetery, as if searching for a suitable burial place for herself.

The gentle smile on Inaba's face when she said goodbye to Tsukimi was exactly the same as it was back then.

(End of this chapter)