Civilian Naruto: Becoming invincible from the Eight Gates

Chapter 383 Konohamaru: I won't admit defeat

Suzumiya Musashi sighed in his heart.

The talent and character shown in Uchiha Aoi's performance and answers today can be called the best among the children he has ever seen.

He had to admit that such a child was really likable.

He was in such a bad mood, and Ebisu, who was not far behind him, was even worse.

When he heard Uchiha Aoi's answer to Suzumiya Musashi's question, he felt a strong shock. Uchiha Aoi's words sounded simple, but the meaning contained so much thought and determination, he could certainly hear it, and for a moment, the complexity in his heart was indescribable, and the envy and jealousy almost overflowed from his heart.

A feeling of "look at other people's children" made him feel as if there was a power in his body that he had nowhere to vent. He wanted to grab Konohamaru's ears and give him ten ideological education lessons.

But when he saw Konohamaru who was secretly sad, all his emotions turned into helplessness.

Hey~

Forget it.

The good kids belong to other people, and the bad kids are your own.

It's all fate, no need to envy it.

……

Dawn finally arrived.

When the last flame on the mountain was extinguished by the water escape technique, everyone officially began to count the results of the battle.

The final results were quickly tallied up: Konohamaru's team killed 29 enemies, and the captain killed 15; Uchiha Aoi's team killed 42 enemies, and the captain killed 28.

No one escaped.

There were also more than a dozen people who were captured. After negotiation between Uchiha Aoi and Konohamaru, they decided to return. They gave the other party some food, weapons, and bows and arrows. There were no large beasts nearby, so these things were enough for them to walk to the nearby town.

There were also those who were seeking death, so Uchiha Aoi directly stabbed them with a dagger.

After counting the spoils of battle, those things that were inconvenient to take away were left behind, and several people returned the way they came, carrying large and small bags.

On the way back, Konohamaru no longer tried to take on the guard duty, but the two teams took turns, silently performing their own work and hardly saying anything along the way.

This mission seemed to have had a significant impact on him.

Ebisu saw this and felt a little worried, so he decided to take care of the other person's mental state when he returned to the village.

His eyes would occasionally wander between Konohamaru and Uchiha Aoi, comparing them repeatedly in his mind, his envy never diminishing in the slightest.

"The Uchiha bloodline is indeed extraordinary," he sighed.

"No! Even when the Uchiha were at their most powerful, ninja talents like Aoi's were rare."

"Musashi, your teammates are just as good as you were back then!"

Upon hearing this, Suzumiya Musashi nodded slightly.

"Ah."

Ebisu: "..."

：＜(｀^′)＞!

No, you just replied with a "hmm". What does that mean?

And then!? Is there nothing below? ! !

Is it true that I don't have a single word of praise for my team members? What about social etiquette? What about respecting teachers?

Ebisu's expression gradually twisted.

Just when his face was about to turn red, Suzumiya Musashi suddenly said something else.

"Ebisu-sensei, your team members are not bad either."

"They are just as lucky as I was back then."

"It's a pleasure to meet a responsible teacher like you."

Ebisu: "(￣^￣)!...╭(￣▽￣)╯"

This Musashi.

Although his emotional intelligence is not high, he is a very honest person.

After another day of trekking, they finally arrived back to Konoha in the evening.

I didn't have time to rest. I rushed to the Hokage Building to hand in the task. Only after handing over the task did I have the mind to have a good rest.

Hokage's office.

Tsunade was still sprawled out on the recliner as usual.

She flipped through the mission records handed in by Ebisu, clicking her tongue as she read.

"Not bad."

"You all performed very well in this mission."

"Especially the Uchiha girl, her performance alone is almost as good as that of a team of Konohamaru. Very good. She is worthy of being the first genius to graduate from the Ninja School."

"Come on, the future of the village depends on you."

"Hokage needs talented ninjas like you who are energetic and spirited to take on the responsibility."

Suzumiya Musashi's face looked somewhat speechless.

He discovered that as Tsunade spent longer and longer in the position of Hokage, her personality changed more and more. She was so adept at the official rhetoric and empty promises that she hated in the early days that she has now become extremely skilled at it.

He didn't want to talk to such a person, fearing that he would be assigned some troublesome tasks for no reason. After handing over the task, he hurriedly left the Hokage Building.

Tsunade looked at his leaving back, turned her head and spit lightly.

"Damn it. You've only been out for a few days, and you're in such a hurry to go home?"

"Next time I'll arrange a three-month business trip for you and see what you do!"

After coming out of the Hokage Building, everyone went home to rest, but Ebisu did not go home immediately. Instead, he stayed silently by Konohamaru's side.

Two figures, one big and one small, walked on the streets of Konoha, their shadows dragging very long.

Along the way, Ebisu was thinking about how to comfort the depressed Konohamaru to prevent him from being devastated by the previous mission.

Until he was almost reaching the Sarutobi clan's territory, he still hadn't figured out what to say.

Konohamaru suddenly stopped.

Ebisu beside him also stopped hurriedly.

"Well, Konohamaru, actually..."

"Um...I want to tell you..."

"Teacher Ebisu." Konohamaru suddenly interrupted Ebisu's nonsense.

He raised his head and looked directly into Ebisu's surprised expression, his eyes full of seriousness.

"I won't admit defeat."

Then, as if speaking to the other person, or perhaps to himself, he repeated: "I will not admit defeat!"

Ebisu's expression suddenly became complicated: "Konohamaru..."

"I admit that there is a huge gap between me and Aoi right now, but, Mr. Ebisu, I promise!"

"One day, I will surpass her."

Ebisu was suddenly embarrassed.

For a moment I didn't know whether to be happy or complain.

He wanted to tell the other party: "Stop dreaming. With your level, it's extremely difficult to keep up with the other party, let alone surpass him." But looking at the other party's serious expression, he couldn't say it.

I want to encourage the other person and affirm his or her aspirations...but I can't even say it!

Adults can't lie too much.

While he was silent, Konohamaru had already walked away.

"Ugh…"

Konohamaru heard a sigh behind him.

But he didn't look back.

The words just now were apparently spoken to Ebisu, but in fact they were spoken to himself.

Uchiha Aoi!

With such an amazing peer, can I really catch up with him?

He wasn't sure.

But what he was sure of was that he had no choice.

Only by continuing to regard the other party as his goal and running forward at full speed can he prevent his Taoism from collapsing.

As for the rest, who cares.

once in a lifetime.

He had seen too many amazing people, so he must become a ninja on the top of the mountain.

Catch up with her, surpass her, become the strongest, become... Hokage!