"This is my colleague, Kanako, and also the most important person to me."
Hearing this, a blush appeared on Kanako's cheeks, reaching out and gently patting Nawaki's arm.
At this time, Kenji remembered that Kanako was the teacher he had met when Konan enrolled in school.
Nawaki had gotten her so quickly, it was really that you can't judge a book by its cover.
Just then, Kanako said with some tact:
"Oh right, Nawaki, I remember that I forgot to buy some things. I'll go to the supermarket first. You chat with your friend for a while."
"I'll go with you."
"No, no, it's not anything heavy, I'll go by myself."
After saying that, Kanako waved her hand, slowly disappearing from the two's sight.
Afterwards, Kenji and Nawaki found a bar and ordered a few bottles of beer and some appetizers.
Nawaki picked up the beer, drinking most of the glass in one bold gulp, letting out a burst of refreshing breathing.
"Haa~ It's been so long since I drank so happily. Kanako usually doesn't let me drink, this time it's all thanks to you, Kenji."
Kenji took a light sip of beer, then looked at Nawaki, who was directly opposite him.
The former Nawaki was still a hot-blooded youth, but now he had become like a corporate uncle, even his right to drink had been confiscated. So, he couldn't help but tease:
"Is that so? Why don't you break up with Kanako? The next one will be better, the next one will be more obedient."
Hearing this, Nawaki waved his hand.
"No, I've already decided that I'll propose to Kanako next month. You must come to the wedding at that time."
As soon as these words came out, the eyebrows on Kenji's face couldn't help but twitch a few times.
Although he and Nawaki had long since reached the age where they could get married, he didn't expect that the first person to get married would actually be Nawaki.
"Marriage is the tomb of love, aren't you going to be the Hokage?"
Facing Kenji's question, Nawaki was silent for a long time, then reached out and raised his glass, pouring all the remaining beer into his stomach.
"I'm not going to be it. A person should know their own limits. You and Minato are true geniuses, but I'm not. I'll just be an ordinary teacher. Maybe the future Hokage will be taught by me, hahaha..."
Although Nawaki let out a burst of hearty laughter, a hint of unwillingness appeared on his face.
Actually, Nawaki could also be considered a small genius. At this age, he already had the strength of a Jonin, but compared to true geniuses like Kenji and Minato Namikaze, he was still much inferior.
Perhaps the experience of nearly dying last time had completely awakened Nawaki, giving up the obsession in his heart.
But this was also good, getting married early and having children early, so that the Senju clan wouldn't be cut off in the future.
"Alright, let's not talk about those weird things. Have you heard about what happened to Sakumo?"
Nawaki brought his head closer, revealing a mysterious expression.
"No, I just came back from Kirigakure yesterday, how would I have heard those things? What exactly happened?"
Facing Kenji's question, Nawaki didn't keep him in suspense, but told the story in detail.
Roughly, in a previous mission, Sakumo had saved his teammates, so the mission had failed.
Because of this, Sakumo Hatake's reputation in the village could be said to have plummeted. From a war hero, he had suddenly become a rat crossing the street, hated by everyone.
Even the teammates who had been saved by Sakumo stood up and publicly criticized Sakumo Hatake's faults.
Nawaki took another big gulp of beer, then slammed the glass heavily on the table, making a "bang" sound.
"If someone abandons their teammates for the sake of the so-called mission, that person might be called a qualified ninja. However, I will never admit that such a person is a comrade."
Clearly, Nawaki's views were different from the mainstream views in the village.
For him, living teammates were more important than rigid missions.
However, there must be a driving force behind why the Sakumo incident had become so big.
After all, it was just an ordinary mission. How could it have become so well-known like it was now?
The ultimate goal of that mastermind should be to ruin Sakumo's reputation.
After all, Sakumo was in his prime, and his strength was outstanding, and his prestige was sufficient, a proper successor to the Hokage.
After this incident, even if Sakumo wanted to run for Hokage, probably not many people would vote for him.
However, everyone didn't expect that Sakumo would actually express his protest by dying.
Sure enough, the old fogeys in Konoha were all useless in foreign wars, but experts in internal strife.
They hadn't seen them contribute much in the previous ninja world war, but now that there was peace, they began to mess with their own people.
Kenji could guess who the mastermind behind this was without even saying it. Wasn't it that old B*tch Danzo?
Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi might not have participated in it. However, he definitely knew what Danzo was doing, and chose to acquiesce.
Thinking of this, Kenji couldn't help but stand up, looking at Nawaki.
"I'll go to Sakumo's house to take a look. After all, something so big has happened."
After saying that, Kenji turned and left.
Nawaki looked at the table full of appetizers, decisively choosing to eat them all silently by himself.
He couldn't waste them. The salary of a ninja school teacher wasn't very high.
Sakumo's house was an ordinary two-story house, although as the head of the Anbu, he possessed wealth that ordinary people couldn't reach.
However, Sakumo's life was very simple.
Kenji pressed the doorbell, and it took a long time before someone opened the door.
Looking at Sakumo in front of him, Kenji suddenly felt a sense of emotion.
The former Sakumo was so high-spirited, as if everything in front of him could be easily solved.
The current Sakumo was hunched over, his face pale, his white hair disheveled, and his beard was unkempt.
He looked no different from a NEET who stayed at home all day and relied on his parents to support him.
When he saw Kenji, Sakumo barely squeezed out an ugly smile from his face.
"Kenji, you've come, long time no see."
After a moment of silence, Kenji responded:
"Aren't you going to invite me in to sit for a while?"
Sakumo laboriously moved his heavy body, turning around and walking into the house while saying:
"If you don't mind, come in and have a cup of tea. However, I don't have any snacks at home..."
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