Naruto's Career

Pegasus, who had not left the abandoned training ground No. 11 for a week, took off his training clothes and Konoha forehead protector, put on a white sweatshirt and trousers, and after thinking about it, added a knee-length white muslin windbreaker.

I took out a silver dragon necklace that I hadn't worn for a long time, washed my face carefully, and tidied my hair. My whole body immediately became more energetic, and the decadence I had felt after being at home for a week gradually dissipated.

Trying to put on a smile in front of the mirror, Tianma looked at the strange and deformed smile in the mirror, and finally gave up dejectedly, what the hell...

He walked out of the house and followed the thin grass path outside the small second-story door to leave the outer forest. As the road became wider and wider, Pegasus also walked from the outermost areas of Konoha to remote residential areas, which were considered to be populated.

Looking around a little bored, although the sun is in the middle, there are many trees around Konoha, and the air does not seem dry and hot, but has a moist and comfortable feeling. It is summer at this time, the cicadas are singing loudly, and people are coming and going around.

There were not many crowds, probably because there were fewer residents around.

Along the sidewalk that passes through the middle of the community, under the shelter of the trees on both sides of the road, Pegasus walked lazily. The weather today is very good, with a light breeze, which is very pleasant.

Pegasus had no destination and just walked aimlessly. The anxiety in his heart gradually faded away, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. He nodded and smiled at the passers-by casually, and then walked away.

My mind slowly opened up.

Pegasus walked very slowly and casually, stopping occasionally. Pegasus' index finger in his pocket moved, but he suddenly wanted to smoke. As a ninja, he was afraid that it would affect his height and physical strength in the future.

, Tianma tried very hard to restrain his desire for tobacco, but today for some reason, he wanted to indulge happily.

Stopping, Tianma scanned the surrounding buildings. Most of them were ordinary residential buildings or apartments. Occasionally, a few shops only sold fruits, vegetables, firewood, rice, oil, salt, etc., but did not sell tobacco or alcohol.

Retail store.

After carefully recalling the surrounding terrain, after walking through this community and turning left, it seemed to be a small commercial street. Tianma chuckled. After passing through, as his mental power and reflexes improved, his memory and observation skills also improved.

Quite a few.

After making up his mind, Pegasus did not speed up, but still walked leisurely on the small road in the residential area, slowly walked to the corner, and after doing a few mudras with his hands, in a burst of smoke, the original young Pegasus

He has become the image of Cheng Ren who was in his twenties in his previous life, neither ugly nor handsome, just ordinary.

After changing his image, Tianma turned the corner and walked to the left. After walking for more than 200 meters, he left this remote residential area and came to a not-so-busy street. There were more pedestrians here. Today

On weekends, the residents living around often enjoy leisurely shopping trips with their families, couples or families, but there are only a few people like Tianma wandering alone.

A few steps into the commercial street, there was a small retail store with simple decoration. Tianma did not go any further and walked into the store.

"Welcome~" Standing behind the counter is a middle-aged man. He looks very ordinary and has nothing special, so I won't introduce him much.

Tianma nodded and smiled at the boss, as a greeting, and casually scanned the goods in the store. Among the rows of tobacco in different packages placed on the glass counter, there was no brand that Tianma was familiar with in his previous life, and then he laughed at himself.

, shook his head.

"Please give me a pack of cigarettes." As his mood recovered, Tianma's voice became softer and gentler. Reflecting the faint smile on his face, he was very gentle and tolerant, and seemed to have a faint detached temperament lingering around him.

body.

The boss seemed a little shocked, and then he stammered, "Oh~oh~ the customer doesn't seem to be a ninja! So what about this brand?"

Tianma looked at the pack of tobacco in a white package that the boss was pointing at, nodded, and then noticed the boss's words, "Ninja? Is there any difference between ninjas?"

"Well~ That's it. The cigarettes smoked by ninjas are different from ordinary cigarettes. Some herbs are added to them, which will not affect the lung capacity, but there will be some small...

Nourishing, well, of course it’s also much more expensive.” The boss reached out to take out the cigarette while introducing and answering casually.

"That's it! That's good. Then please give me a pack of Ninja's cigarettes! It doesn't matter if it's more expensive." Tenma's eyes lit up slightly and he stopped the boss's actions.

"Huh? Okay, okay." The boss was stunned for a moment, then put the cigarette in his hand back to its original place, and took out a box of tobacco from the glass counter next to it. "Sorry, few ninjas come here.

To buy cigarettes, there is only one variety.”

"It doesn't matter." Tianma looked at the only cigarettes in this kind of packaging on the counter, "How much does it cost?"

"3,000 taels, thank you for your patronage!" The boss took out the cigarette and put it on the counter, smiling sheepishly.

It's really not cheap! It's the reward for two D-level missions. After sighing, Tianma took out the money and handed it to the boss, and then remembered, "Well~ please give me another lighter!"

"1,000 taels, steel windproof flame lighter." The boss took out a black matte steel lighter from the booth behind him and placed it on the counter together with the tobacco.

After paying the bill, Tianma took the cigarette and lighter, then smiled at the boss, turned around and walked out of the store casually, his movements indescribably gentle.

"Welcome again!" Then a subtle voice of admiration came over, "It's really rare to find gentle people! Hmm."

Listening to the voice behind him, the smile on Tianma's face undoubtedly grew bigger. He then walked out of the commercial street, canceled the transformation technique, and returned to his teenage body again. He took out the cigarette from his pocket. The packaging box was pure black. Well,

black stone.

I couldn't wait to tear open the seal, and skillfully flicked it at the bottom of the cigarette box. A cigarette with a pure white butt and body protruded three or four centimeters from the seal. He raised his left hand slightly, and Tianma gently took the protruding cigarette butt, which was white.

With eyes wide open, he pulled out the black cigarette case.

"Ding!" In the crisp sound of steel clashing, the dark green flame body licked the tail of the cigarette, and a thin stream of white smoke escaped. He took a deep breath.

The smoke with a bitter aroma entered the lungs along with the air, bringing a faint stinging and refreshing cooling feeling, and was slowly exhaled. "It tastes surprisingly good!" Tianma commented with some admiration.

Tasting a taste that he had not tasted for a long time, Tianma did not stay too long, nor did he follow the road to the more prosperous central area of ​​the village. Instead, he followed the original road back to a remote residential area. Is he really a pure homebody?

He raised his head and looked at the most remote and tallest building in the residential area. It seemed to be a water storage tower. The chakra under Pegasus' feet was slightly attached to the thin chakra. He formed a seal and the figure disappeared instantly.

Having become familiar with a lot of teleportation techniques, there were no more collisions. After four or five teleportation operations in a row, Tianma had already sat on the top of the water tower, with his back to the residential area, and his legs casually placed in mid-air outside the water tower.

, swaying gently, squinting his eyes slightly and looking at the lush forest not far away.

The sun was slightly obscured by the clouds that came from nowhere, so it was not dazzling. The wind at a high place was a little fierce. The windbreaker was pulled behind him, making a hunting sound. The Pegasus sat lazily, smoking a cigarette.

, looking at the scenery.

Turning his head inadvertently, a petite and thin figure appeared in the lazy eyelids of Pegasus. This water tower Pegasus was not the only guest, let alone the first one to arrive.

Since when have you been here? Why didn't you notice?

Pegasus' pupils shrank slightly, the figure was a girl, wearing a black and slightly thick gothic dress, standing there quietly, with the corners of the skirt flying wantonly.

"I am Igarashi Tenma. What about you?"

"Mingqi Ming, Ming Ming, Ming Ming, Ming Ming..."

Misaki...?

This is the first meeting between Tenma and Mizaki, the sound of hunting clothes on the water tower.

No matter how much Pegasus recalled many years later, he could not remember Mizaki's appearance at that time. All that remained was the short black hair, the pale face, the long skirt that fluttered in the wind, and a blood-red rational head.

Almost cold eyes.

The petite and thin figure of ten years old actually stood out from the world. No, it should be said that it felt almost lonely and empty...

Misaki, is this...fate?

End of Chapter 18.