His eyes were firm.
The two looked at each other.
He blinked.
"Ahem!" Kushina, who was next to him, couldn't help but cough, hooking her arm around Minato's and saying with a protective tone, "Minato is my boyfriend!"
Qifeng rolled his eyes. "Duh."
"What about you? Hizashi?" Minato asked, pressing him.
"Me?" Qifeng shrugged. "The Hokage-sama told me to keep an eye on the Mist ninja on the eastern front. I doubt they'll go all-out right away, so the pressure isn't as high as yours."
"No, I think it's a sign of his trust in you."
On the Sand ninja battlefield were Danzo and Tsunade, on the Rock ninja battlefield was Orochimaru, and on the Cloud ninja battlefield was Jiraiya.
Hiruzen Sarutobi entrusted the battle against the Mist ninja to Qifeng, which showed how much he trusted him.
Qifeng curled his lip. "If you want, I can switch with you. Your Flying Thunder God Technique is more than enough to deal with the Mist ninja."
"Forget it, forget it." Minato Namikaze waved his hand. He still wanted to fight the strong Rock ninja. Who knew what kind of people the Mist ninja would send?
Besides, could Sarutobi Hiruzen's orders be changed just like that?
Qifeng smiled and didn't say anything more.
Facing the Mist ninja, he felt pressure, but not too much.
Plus, without anyone limiting him, he could act more freely. He would slack off whenever he could, without hesitation.
They ate the barbecue for a long time.
Everyone present was a ninja, and they consumed a lot of energy every day, so they didn't hold back when eating.
Even though the boss gave them a discount because of Qifeng and Minato, it still emptied half of his wallet, which made Kushina's heart ache.
Dinner ended.
Everyone went home.
As Hizashi Sarutobi, this was Qifeng's first time entering the Sarutobi clan's compound, which was located next to a forest on the edge of Konoha, in a quiet environment.
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't take advantage of his position as Hokage to give the Sarutobi clan any special treatment.
This was admirable.
The moonlight was bright.
Qifeng slowly walked on the pebble path in the clan's territory, listening to the croaking of frogs in the pond and the chirping of crickets in the grass, feeling quite artistic and comfortable.
Suddenly.
Qifeng stopped and turned to look at the outer corridor in the courtyard.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was sitting cross-legged in front of a wooden table, the light of his pipe flickering.
He beckoned to him.
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Qifeng hesitated slightly but still walked over.
He sat cross-legged in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi without saying a word.
The "uncle" and "nephew" sat silently, only the sound of Hiruzen Sarutobi puffing on his pipe and the gradually spreading smoke could be heard.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't speak, Qifeng wouldn't either.
He knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was waiting for him here.
Waiting for him to speak first.
After a while, the tobacco in the pipe burned out, and the light no longer shone.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled, then sighed, gently tapped the pipe on the edge of the corridor, and poured out the starlight-like ashes.
He pursed his lips, and Hiruzen Sarutobi finally spoke.
"Hizashi.", he called softly.
"Mm.", Qifeng responded from his nose.
Seeming to be choosing his words, or perhaps hesitating, Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent again for a moment before continuing: "I didn't expect you to grow so fast. In less than a month, you've been able to directly kill the Cloud Village's Shadow Assistant, Dodai, and even kill the Two-Tails."
Qifeng narrowed his eyes.
He knew that after grafting Hizashi Sarutobi's identity, the sudden surge in strength would inevitably lead to many things that couldn't be fully explained.
But he still did it, displaying his strength to the fullest.
Because he was certain that Konoha wouldn't find any loopholes in his identity, simply because Hizashi Sarutobi's diary was too detailed.
Moreover, as long as he gained enough merit on the battlefield and made enough contributions, Konoha wouldn't touch him.
At least not during the war.
As for whether Danzo would deal with him like he did with Sakumo Hatake after the war.
Qifeng said that he wasn't Sakumo Hatake, and his heart wasn't that fragile.
Besides, even if Danzo really wanted to mess with him, he could kill Danzo first.
Anyway, at most, he would lose a puppet, and he wasn't worried at all.
The cost and benefit were completely disproportionate.
"Hokage-sama, just say what you want to say directly.", Qifeng said indifferently.
Hearing the title "Hokage-sama", Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression stiffened, but he quickly recovered.
He sighed and said after a slight hesitation: "There is doubt about you among the village's higher-ups, but I suppressed it."
"Heh, in the end, after contributing so much to the village, I'm still being questioned by a bunch of people sitting in offices.", Qifeng sneered, "You can tell those people that whoever questions me can go to the front line themselves. I can give them all the enemies."
