Chapter 839 The Calm Before the Storm

Because it is approaching the end of the New Year, Konoha is much more lively now than in the past.

The hustle and bustle of the New Year broke through the haze of the past, and temporarily made people forget the shadows caused by the years of war. After Danzo's position was eliminated by Sarutobi Hiruzen, during this period of time, the village has been visibly changed. It has become much more peaceful.

And just as the New Year was approaching, a piece of news personally announced by Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately ignited the emotions in the village.

The war between Konoha and Kumogakure, which has lasted for almost three years, is about to end. Soon, envoys from Kumogakure will set off to Konoha to sign an alliance treaty with Konoha.

As soon as this news came out, Konoha immediately ushered in a carnival. Although it was not yet the New Year, the atmosphere in the village was already like that of the New Year.

Too much time has passed since Konoha was dragged into the quagmire of war. There are not only complaints in the village, but it can be regarded as resentment among the people.

…But fortunately, everything is coming to an end.

"Alliance treaty...what time is it today?"

Glancing towards the lively village in the distance, after thinking for a moment, Mu Qingzhi turned to look at Mitarashi Anko, who had just finished training and collapsed on the ground tiredly.

"Today? I think today is around December 17th. What's wrong?"

After tilting her head and thinking for a moment, Mitarashi Anko turned to look at her with some confusion.

"Um...nothing, just calculating the time."

Mu Qingzhi simply sat down on the ground after wiping the sweat on her forehead with the towel that the other party handed her.

"Have you read the recent newspapers? In order to celebrate the end of the war, it is said that the Third Hokage is planning to hold a grand celebration ceremony at the Hokage Rock in Konoha on December 27th. By then, all ninjas in Konoha will Attend that celebration.”

"I read it, so I have decided not to eat all day on the 26th."

Very seriously, Mitarashi Anko nodded.

"It's not enough. You have to prepare a bag in advance. It's a rare opportunity to eat and drink for free. How about just having a meal at the celebration ceremony?"

Mu Qingzhi raised a finger in front of her face and looked serious.

"Listen to me and keep it safe until then... eh?"

As if sensing something, Mu Qingzhi turned her head and looked at the exit of the training ground behind her.

And not long after she turned her head, Uchiha Izumi appeared there panting with a shopping bag in his hand.

"The village is very lively today, so the shops are quite crowded. I waited in line for a long time, and now it's my turn."

While complaining in his mouth, he put the shopping bag in his hand in the middle, and Uchiha Izumi also sat down on the picnic cloth.

Different from Mitarashi Anko's wild way of sitting with her legs spread apart, she is sitting in a standard kneeling posture. As she gets older, Uchiha Izumi has become more and more beautiful. When she sits there, she is completely It's that standard Yamato Nadeshiko-like look.

"It's okay, we're just fine here."

Yawning in her mouth and half-squinting her eyes, Mu Qingzhi simply lay down on the picnic cloth.

The weather is good today, and the sun is shining warmly on people, especially at noon. Once you stop training, you will easily feel sleepy when you are exposed to the sun.

"By the way, I even grabbed this."

As if he had thought of something and offered a treasure, Izumi Uchiha carefully took out a small paper box from the shopping bag.

"This thing is called playing cards. It is a brand new entertainment product recently launched by Pan Entertainment Company. The company's promotion is that it is different from chess. It is said to be suitable for all ages and has many ways to play. It can be played by two to six people. In order to grab this , I’ve been waiting in line for a long time.”

"Well……"

Looking at the deck of playing cards in Uchiha Izumi's hand, Mu Qingzhi's expression couldn't help but look a little subtle for a while.

"……card?"

Unlike her, Mitarashi Anko was obviously interested and sat up cross-legged.

"It is said that the new products released by Pan Entertainment are all expensive, right?"

"No problem, I saved a lot of money from previous missions."

Smiling a little sheepishly, Izumi Uchiha opened the beautifully packaged wooden box. After carefully taking out the deck of cards from the box, she then took out a book with about a dozen pages from the bottom of the box. manual.

"Let's play. According to the company, the most suitable number of people to play poker is three people. We are just right."

"...Alright."

Looking up at the sky, after thinking for a moment, Mu Qingzhi nodded and sat up quickly.

Recently, she has been so busy rushing to finish her manuscript that it would be a wise choice to relax a little now.

Besides, it was just a fight against the landlords. She, a veteran, came on stage, and she couldn't kill the other two people.

...It’s a sure win! !

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"...No, I still can't control it."

Inside his house, when he opened his eyes, Uchiha Itachi frowned slightly.

Ever since he awakened the Kaleidoscope, he has been studying behind his father whenever he has free time.

Unlike Sharingan, Mangekyou is a whole new level, and there are many things he needs to learn.

But he didn't know what was going on. He felt that he was ready, but he never successfully opened the Mangekyo again. Every time he wanted to force the Mangekyo to open, a special force would surge from his mind and forcefully suppress the Mangekyo.

It was for this reason that his idea of ​​training the Mangekyo could not be realized.

Although he had understood the ability of his Mangekyo, he had to test it to experience the effect firsthand, rather than waiting until the crisis came to cram, but because of this unknown problem, he could not do it.

"... Is my physical strength still not enough? Or is my father worried that I would hurt my body if I used the Mangekyo too early, so he made some arrangements in advance..."

Sitting on the edge of the corridor, Uchiha Itachi pondered in his heart.

While he was thinking, two small hands suddenly stretched out from behind him and hugged his neck.

"Why, do you want me to play with you?"

Coming back to his senses, Uchiha Itachi hugged the sneaky Sasuke behind him and asked with a smile.

"Um... I don't want to."

After thinking for a while, little Sasuke shook his head honestly.

"I hope Sister Zhi will come to play with me. Brother, can you call Sister Zhi to play with me? I want Sister Zhi to hug me."

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

...He suddenly felt that it was time to cultivate his brother's independence.