Chapter 67: Rich country and strong army
Chapter 67 Rich Country and Strong Army
At two o'clock in the afternoon.
According to the agreement, Shiraishi went to meet Ayane.
The so-called 'old place' refers to Baishi's original home, which was only cleaned a few times a year.
"It's very punctual, Shiraishi-kun."
At the entrance downstairs of the apartment building, Ayane saw Shiraishi arriving on time, and stood there smiling.
"Isn't it the two o'clock meeting you said?"
"That's right."
"Then why are you looking for me? I don't remember any important observation tasks assigned to you these days. So, you deliberately deceived Liuli and asked me to come out. Did something happen?"
Ayane could fool Liuli with the reason of observing missions, but she couldn't fool him.
Because Shiraishi himself knows best whether he has given Ayane an important observation task.
Although Ayane was assigned many observation tasks before, it was because the experiment was just in its infancy, and many things really needed to be observed with blank eyes.
Now that the research is already on the right track, ordinary experiments don't use the white eyes, and I don't know how to use the white eyes to observe things that I don't understand.
So he thinks that Ayane has other things to find him, not the so-called observation task.
"Can't I call you out without something?"
"It's not like that, it just feels weird suddenly."
"I happen to be very free today, so I want to invite you to go shopping together."
"Are you two together?"
Baishi complained.
Yesterday afternoon, I just went out shopping with Liuli, and I'm going to do it again today.
If the two of them need to go shopping another day, the three of them might as well go together to save time.
"What?"
Ayane glanced at Shiraishi suspiciously.
"No, it's nothing, I'm just whining."
"If it bothers you, Shiraishi-kun can leave me alone. After all, work is important."
Ayane blinked at Shiraishi, and smiled very understandingly.
"No, work has been relatively smooth recently. And I haven't been so busy. I have no problem here."
If I really go back because of work at this time, that would be too sad.
Besides, there are a few temporary assistants in the laboratory, as long as you strictly follow the experimental steps given by him and carry out the experiment slowly, basically there will be no mistakes.
"Really? That would be great."
"But, do you have anything to buy?"
"Yeah, I don't know why recently, I always feel that my chest is tight, and it feels like the clothes inside will be suddenly ripped apart."
Ayane tugged at the collar of her clothes, not caring about saying these words in front of Shiraishi.
"Don't say such things suddenly in front of me, be careful, I will take it seriously."
Really, each of them didn’t make him worry.
Baishi sighed helplessly.
"Then do you want to thoroughly check my place inside and out now, Doctor Shiraishi?"
Ayane lightly stroked the bangs on her forehead, the smile on her face was pure and charming.
When she said this, she didn't seem to realize how powerful her words were for a boy.
To some extent, Shiraishi thinks that Ayane is more dangerous than Liuli.
It's all because she set a bad example when she was a child.
Now it's already broken in a decent way.
When I first met Ayane, she was a cute girl with a pure heart and the same appearance.
But since that incident, although the other party still looks pure and harmless on the outside, the inner essence...is already rotten.
If she had known this earlier, she should have been educated in another way.
It is too late to regret now.
"don't want."
Shiraishi felt his heart beating violently uncontrollably for a moment, temporarily retracted his gaze from Ayane, and adjusted his breathing slightly.
If you think she is a frivolous person based on her words, you will definitely suffer.
This is just like herself, a woman who is good at disguising and deceiving.
It is completely different from the traditional ninja character of the Hyuga clan.
Seeing Shiraishi's refusal, Ayane just smiled and didn't say anything.
Next, Shiraishi followed Ayane's footsteps and wandered around Konoha Village.
For Shiraishi, this is just a part of relaxation that is equivalent to taking a walk outside, although I don’t know why women are suddenly keen on shopping for no reason...
But from the physiological and psychological aspects of men and women, there are very big differences between the two, so let's just take this as a meaningful behavior.
The weather at the end of August is always so muggy. Although the hottest hour of the day has passed, the afternoon sun is still very dazzling.
The Land of Fire is a country with relatively distinct seasons, and Konoha Village, which lives in this country, is naturally the same.
Because it was during the war, there were not many working ninjas that could be seen on Konoha Street.
In addition to ninjas like Shiraishi and the others who temporarily stay in the village for special reasons, there are still some who really need to stay in the village to protect the safety of the village.
From Shiraishi's point of view, Konoha Village's prosperity is actually very low, but compared to the general environment of the ninja world, internal peace is already a blessing.
Ayane doesn't have many things to buy, they are basically decorations that Shiraishi is not very interested in.
Watching Ayane pick and choose in the store, she is a very cute girl even from the side view.
The skin is as white as snow, and the straight black hair covering the back shines with a black luster after being exposed to the sun.
Baishi looked around, and then saw a gray and white cat, lying lazily on the opposite wall, with that lazy posture, as if it had just woken up from a sweet sleep, and raised a foreleg to lick it.
Looks normal.
Shiraishi scratched his head, and just as he raised his footsteps, Ayane's voice came from behind him: "What's wrong?"
"Ah, I'm looking at the cat."
Shiraishi turned his head and replied.
"Cat?"
Ayane followed Shiraishi's line of sight, and there was nothing on the opposite wall, and there was no cat at all.
"left already."
This is the end.
"Really, what's so good about cats."
Ayane's tone was dissatisfied.
"What, do you hate cats?"
"I can't say I hate it, but I don't like it either. If you want to keep a pet, a dog is better."
Baishi nodded. Indeed, from a high probability point of view, he also prefers keeping dogs.
The Inuzuka family opened a ninja shop in the village. Because the price is much more expensive than ordinary pet dogs, and the food for ninja dogs is very luxurious, so few ninjas buy and adopt them.
You can take a look at it another day.
Ninja Dog... sounds cool.
The most important thing is that the dog has a good nose, which can bring good results when necessary.
“Because dog meat is delicious, but cat meat tastes bad.”
Ayane added another sentence, as if she had done a lot of research on this.
Hearing this sentence, Baishi immediately gave up his plan to raise a ninja dog.
I feel like the day I buy it, it will enter Ayane's stomach.
"Where else to go next?"
Shiraishi asked.
"I want to buy some new clothes. I feel like I really have to put on new ones every month. They are too tight. It was the same when I was on a mission last time, and I felt tight in my chest."
Ayane gave a wry smile, and patted her chest, which was already promising.
"..."
Shiraishi didn't know how to interface.
I had no choice but to obey Ayane's wishes and go shopping with her for new clothes.
Walking and walking, Shiraishi realized that something was wrong. This road... seems to have been here with Liuli yesterday.
Sure enough, the clothing store that I visited with Ruri yesterday was right in front of me.
But it was not Fujimura-sensei who received him in the clothing store, but a young woman he didn't know.
He is of the petite type, with shoulder-length brown short hair, and has a good figure and face.
Shiraishi remembered that Fujimura said yesterday that this is the shop of his girlfriend, and this woman is Fujimura's girlfriend?
After Shiraishi glanced at her, he didn't pay much attention.
"Welcome, please take your time, both of you."
The female shopkeeper smiled kindly.
"OK, thanks."
Ayane nodded to the female shopkeeper, and began to choose clothes in the shop.
"By the way, Shiraishi-kun, what color underwear do you think I would wear better?"
"Why do you ask me this kind of thing? Just buy the color you like."
Baishi tilted his head.
"Then is it better to be white or black?"
Ayane stopped there, showing serious thinking.
"I've said it all, buy it if you like it, there is no need to accept my opinion."
"That is to say, Shiraishi-kun likes other colors? Pink and white? Or brighter purple?"
"How do you know I'm expressing an opinion?"
Shiraishi looked at Ayane speechlessly.
Ayane was embarrassed and said: "But we girls don't necessarily choose clothes for ourselves."
Then, her smile became meaningful.
"Then it's white."
Baishi gave his opinion very simply.
"That's it, um, then it's white."
Ayane asked the female shopkeeper to take down the set of underwear she liked and packed it in a delicate bag.
Shiraishi continued to look outside, but this time he did not see the cat.
Immediately afterwards, he realized that someone beside him was patting his shoulder, and it was Ayane.
"Mr. Baishi, are you distracted again?"
"I'm watching cats."
"What about my proposal just now?"
Ayane looked over with pure eyes.
"Proposal? What proposal?"
Maybe he missed something when he was paying attention to the cat, Shiraishi looked puzzled.
"The clothes I wore during the Chinese New Year last year were a bit too small. I want you to help me take a look at the new styles."
Chinese New Year? Is it a kimono again?
Bai Shitou hurts.
Like the Uchiha, the Hyuga Clan are ninjas who pay great attention to tradition.
Every Chinese New Year, women will wear solemn kimonos, representing the old and welcoming the new, and participating in the annual festival of the clan.
"Just pick whatever you want."
"That's an important festival every year, how can you choose it at random? But I did like one thing, and that's it."
Looking in the direction Ayane pointed, it was a white base material with a pink cherry blossom pattern painted on it. Just at first glance, Shiraishi felt that if it was worn by Ayane, it would fit very well.
Baishi nodded and said: "It's pretty good, let's take this one."
Even if he was killed this time, he would not say anything about buying this kind of clothes and giving them to girls.
"Does Shiraishi-kun think this one is good too? That's it."
Ayane happily wanted to ask the shopkeeper to take down the kimono, but she suddenly covered her stomach with a distressed look on her face.
"What's wrong?"
"I ate too much at noon, and now my stomach hurts a bit. Sorry, can you ask Baishi-kun to wait here for a while? I'll be back soon."
Shiraishi nodded without thinking too much.
However, half an hour after Ayane left, Shiraishi frowned and still didn't see her come back.
The female shopkeeper over there has already packed the kimono that Ayane had selected and put it together with the underwear, waiting for her to come back and pay.
But... why is the face of the female shopkeeper getting weirder?
Does it mean that you are afraid of not giving money?
Just when Shiraishi wondered why Ayane hadn't come back, a passerby walked in from the outside, handed Shiraish a note, and said, "A little girl asked me to bring this to you."
The passer-by left after speaking.
"..."
Baishi suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
Open the note to see, there is a paragraph written on it—
Sorry, Mr. Baishi, suddenly someone in the clan came looking for me, I have to go back now. Can you help me advance the money for the clothes? I will return it to you later. If possible, it would be even better to hand over the clothes to me during the Chinese New Year. At that time, I will wear it again for Shiraishi-kun to see.
...I was tricked?
Shiraishi's first thought was this.
When did Ayane's deceitful tricks become more and more difficult for him to see through?
She should never have been disciplined that way in the first place.
Now there is a problem.
Under the impatient eyes of the female shopkeeper, Baishi bit the bullet and handed over the money for the two pieces of clothing.
This made the face of the female shopkeeper clear: "Welcome to come down and come again, you can get a 10% discount."
Baishi carried the bag containing the clothes, feeling that the clothes in the bag were heavy.
It's not that he doesn't understand Ayane, or Liuli's intentions.
For girls of this age group, they are already at the age of first love, and it is normal to care about some things that boys don't care about.
Emotions are also very pure and direct.
But Baishi feels that emotional matters should neither be forced, but let nature take its course, nor be frivolous, and be careful at the beginning and end.
The current good impression may not be love, it may be other emotions.
It seems a bit arrogant to think so, but love is like this in Shiraishi's eyes.
Everyone will think that their love is unique, but in fact it is just a vulgar story repeated.
I think so, Shiraishi thinks that he has always been an ordinary person.
Before I was troubled by such a thing, I was really embarrassed. Shiraishi sighed inwardly.
No matter what he is, he is not a normal twelve-year-old kid.
He has a mature soul, a plan of his own, and a deep understanding of his own life.
And these values may not be compatible with Liuli or Ayane in the future.
Shiraishi doesn't want to disappoint anyone who treats him well.
Most importantly, too small...
Can’t do it.
Copper smelting can't make the country rich and powerful, but only go to jail.
The sinful values are deeply bound to me.
Do as the Romans do, that is only for certain things.
The feelings of the cherished person are the last things that should not be played with or trampled upon.
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