After a long wait, this Ninja World War has finally come to an end.
On the day the end of the war was announced, Minamikawa Yuu, Kurenai Yuhi, and the others were celebrating together.
"Ah, we'll be able to return to the Village soon."
Looking at Minamikawa Yuu in front of her, Kurenai Yuhi said with a smile, "Yuu, what are your plans after we get back?"
"Plans, huh?"
Minamikawa Yuu thought for a moment and then shook his head. "I don't know yet."
"I'll probably go back to work at the hospital."
Unlike Kurenai Yuhi and the others, his current job was with the Konoha Hospital. Although he didn't usually need to go out on missions, he still had to stay at the hospital.
In a sense, he was a corporate slave.
"But Minato-sensei has been giving me a lot of tasks lately, so I'm also thinking about whether to pause my work for a while and finish those training tasks first."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke in this manner.
Cultivating the Flying Thunder God Technique was a long process.
To ensure Minamikawa Yuu mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique as perfectly as possible, Minato Namikaze had prepared a large number of targeted tasks for him.
Minamikawa Yuu also planned to shift his focus to his personal cultivation.
After all, in the beginning, the reason he went to Konoha Hospital was just to escape the risks of war.
Now that the war was over and he couldn't learn anything more at the hospital, it seemed like it was time to leave.
There was no point in staying any longer.
Furthermore, Minato Namikaze might have use for him soon.
After all, the Hokage election was coming up soon.
"After so much frequent work, taking some time to cultivate is also a good choice."
Kurenai Yuhi smiled and said, "If you have nowhere to go, Yuu, you can come over to my house."
"My house is quite big."
Hearing this, Minamikawa Yuu's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but fix his gaze on Kurenai Yuhi.
Under his gaze, Kurenai Yuhi's expression remained normal, seemingly without any ulterior motive.
"That's a good suggestion."
Finally, Yuu nodded and said, "If I have the chance, I'll go."
Seeing Minamikawa Yuu agree, a smile finally appeared on Kurenai Yuhi's face.
"What about you, Kakashi?"
Minamikawa Yuu turned around and looked at Kakashi beside him.
After spending more than half a year together, with Minamikawa Yuu's company, Kakashi's condition seemed to have improved a bit.
Compared to the past, although he was still a bit silent, at least he wasn't as lifeless as before.
"Me..."
Kakashi looked up at Minamikawa Yuu, thought for a moment, and then spoke: "I'll probably go to the Anbu."
"The Anbu?"
Surprise appeared on both Minamikawa Yuu and Kurenai Yuhi's faces.
"Yeah."
Kakashi nodded: "It's the Hokage-sama's order..."
"Sensei also suggested that I accept it."
The Third Hokage's order was likely out of kindness.
Because Kakashi's current situation was somewhat troublesome.
Although Obito was dead in the eyes of outsiders, the Sharingan he gifted Kakashi before his death still brought a lot of trouble.
The Sharingan was a Bloodline Limit unique to the Uchiha Clan, and its significance to the Uchiha Clan went without saying.
And the leakage of a Bloodline Limit was intolerable for any Bloodline family.
Regardless of the purpose, the Uchiha Clan would put pressure on Kakashi to force him to hand over that Sharingan.
This was the crux of the problem.
As a gift from a dying friend, it was impossible for Kakashi to hand over that Sharingan.
The issue had reached a stalemate.
It was precisely to deal with the pressure the Uchiha Clan was about to apply that Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to transfer Kakashi to the Anbu.
As a unit directly under the Hokage, the Anbu was basically isolated from the outside world, and even the Uchiha Clan could not penetrate it.
As long as Kakashi entered the Anbu, the pressure from the outside world would be much smaller.
Minato Namikaze also knew this, so he suggested that Kakashi accept it and enter the Anbu directly.
"That's a pity then."
Minamikawa Yuu said, "Once you enter the Anbu, the time we spend together will be much shorter."
"It's okay."
Kakashi spoke: "When I'm on leave, I'll come find you guys."
"I just hope you don't find me troublesome then."
Kurenai Yuhi looked at Kakashi beside her and didn't speak, just expressing her blessings in her own way.
In the past half-year, the three of them had become familiar with each other; even Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi could be considered friends now.
Barring any accidents, this would likely be their last gathering of the year.
They didn't know when the next time would be.
"Speaking of which, it's almost your tenth birthday, Yuu, isn't it?"
In front of him, Kakashi suddenly spoke: "I'm afraid I won't be able to make it for your birthday."
"This is the gift I prepared for you."
He handed a box to Minamikawa Yuu.
Minamikawa Yuu took the wooden box, opened it to take a look, and was then taken aback.
The item inside the wooden box was a short sword.
The short sword was sharp and entirely golden, looking very beautiful.
It gave off a very different feeling.
"This is the ninja sword Hazan."
Kakashi said, "It was left by my ancestors, and I'm giving it to you."
The Hatake Clan was a family of swordsmen; their ancestors for generations were skilled in swordsmanship, so they had collected many ninja swords in the clan.
This ninja sword, Hazan, was one Kakashi had found in the family's storage, and it could be considered a precious ninja sword.
"This is truly precious."
Looking at the ninja sword in front of him, Minamikawa Yuu was first stunned and then smiled: "Hazan, huh? It's a good name."
"I will cherish it well."
Although Kakashi didn't give a detailed introduction, he also knew the value of this ninja sword.
The entire ninja sword was forged from Chakra metal, which had excellent conductivity for Chakra.
If it were put out in the world, the value of such a ninja sword would probably be very high.
And for Minamikawa Yuu, this ninja sword could serve other purposes.
For example, as a Chakra storage device.
A proper Chakra storage device had very high material requirements.
While in the Land of Ancestors, Minamikawa Yuu usually used materials like God Tree crystals as Chakra storage devices.
But now, those conditions were no longer available.
Minamikawa Yuu had previously used some common materials, which not only had very low efficiency in storing Chakra but also couldn't maintain it for a long time.
Once too much time passed, the Chakra inside would leak away.
This ninja sword was very good.
Chakra metal had excellent conductivity for Chakra, making it very suitable as a Ninja's weapon and also very suitable for being made into a Chakra storage device.
"I'm glad you like it."
Seeing Minamikawa Yuu accept it, Kakashi also nodded.
Watching them, Kurenai Yuhi on the side was a bit distressed.
"Damn it, I actually forgot about this."
She was a bit annoyed with herself.
She had actually forgotten Yuu's birthday.
Clearly, on such a special day, she should have been the first to remember.