Red sand dust

The disturbances from the outside world do not affect the private lives of Temari, Kankuro and Gaara.

In the past, when Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, was still around, the children in the family had to take care of themselves. Except for Yashamaru, who was a relative, who served as Gaara's guard and servant for a period of time. They lost their mother when they were young, and they had already developed this habit. The habit of self-reliance.

The three siblings grew up in a rather special environment, which was very unfavorable for them to interact with peers, so that they had no chance to make any friends at all.

Fortunately, the eldest sister, Temari, was here to barely maintain the family relationship. Although they encountered many ups and downs, they grew up smoothly in the end.

In a family, a pillar is needed to protect the family from wind and rain, but the bond that maintains harmony and does not fall apart is not necessarily the head of the family.

In ordinary families, the pillar of support is the father and the link is the mother.

Since Garuro's death, Rasa has been neglecting her private life due to official duties and has basically not taken care of her three children. It is unrealistic to expect Temari, who is only a few years old, to play the role of "eldest sister and mother".

Even so, Temari has still supported her two troubled brothers until now, barely going astray, and she has done a good job.

Although Daimaru's private evaluation was pretty good, Gaara and Kankuro didn't obey their domineering older sister at home, which made Temari very unhappy.

Compared to the eldest sister who has been with them day and night for more than ten years, the two younger brothers seem to have more trust in Daimaru, who they have only known each other for a few years. It is really hurtful.

Since the "Konoha Collapse Plan", in order to prevent Kankuro and Gaara who have entered the rebellious period from going astray, Temari has been trying to let her eldest sister's prestige penetrate into the hearts of her two younger brothers at home.

Although the effect is average, it is not without results.

The three siblings, who are now jounin and even Kazekage, no matter how busy they are, will take a few days every month to spend peacefully at home, so that the old house will not be too abandoned.

As the New Year approaches, the weather in Sunagakure Village becomes increasingly cold, but the air is still dry. After most of the winter, there is still no snow. It seems that drought will happen again next year, and locust plagues must be prepared for.

Fortunately, in the past year, the Sunagakure ninjas have eliminated a large number of pests, so the severity of the disaster should not be that terrible. In addition, Sunagakure Village's air combat force is becoming increasingly mature. As long as they monitor properly and respond early, there will be no problems.

In the past, abnormal weather like this would definitely make everyone in the village worried, but this year they are much more at ease.

Once the power of ninjas begins to be used to improve people's livelihood, as long as they find the right direction, the effect will be quite huge.

Therefore, even if there were some minor troubles, the three siblings still enjoyed the rare vacation peacefully.

Gaara, the youngest, was sitting on the guest sofa, holding a stack of newspapers and flipping through them quietly. From time to time he would pick up the steaming teacup at his hand and take a few sips.

Kankuro was carrying tools and was repairing the doors, windows and the aging and slightly damaged walls, so that the cold air from outside would not penetrate, and the window lattice and door edges that were rattled by the wind would no longer make annoying sounds.

In the kitchen, there were sounds of cooking and a faint fragrance wafted out.

After a while, Temari, who was wearing a light-colored apron, took off her hair tie, let her hair loose, tied it into a ponytail casually and threw it aside, and covered her head with an anti-oil floral towel, was holding a steaming cup. Hot soup and side dishes came out and were placed on the dining table.

As if they heard the noise in the restaurant, the two brothers, who were either busy or leisurely, calmly put down their work and stood up to sit at the dining table facing each other.

"Tofu soup again?"

Kankuro muttered with some dissatisfaction, Gaara didn't show any preference.

The three siblings who have lived together for more than ten years have very different tastes. In contrast, Gaara and Kankuro like to eat meat and have a heavier taste; Temari likes chestnut soup, tofu soup, etc., most of which are sweet. .

Another point that makes Kankuro a little resentful is that although Temari has always regarded herself as the eldest sister and takes good care of Gaara and Kankuro very caringly. It is common to do housework and cook frequently at home, but her cooking skills are really Very average.

It’s not that the dishes are dark and unpalatable, but rather “ordinary” without any special features.

Even Gaara, who was not very picky, had to secretly lament that his sister, who studied from cooking magazines from time to time, really didn't have much talent in this area, not even comparable to Daimaru, a single young man who lived alone.

More than a year ago, Daimaru's cooking skills were just like that, and the food he made was barely edible. However, he improved rapidly. Now, the two brothers who are occasionally invited by Daimaru to have a meal would rather eat the noodles made by his future brother-in-law. I don't want to recall my sister's tasteless and mediocre meal. I really can't even think about making complaints about it.

"If you think my cooking is not delicious, you can do it yourself!"

"I didn't say it wasn't delicious! You have to change the taste, right? For example, beef hot pot or something..."

Temari, who was complained about her hard work in cooking, also had a temper, but Kankuro was used to such conversations at home.

Temari, who was kind-hearted but not very appreciated by her two younger brothers, muttered a few words, turned around and went to the kitchen, and brought out two more plates, one plate of grilled beef tongue and handed it to Gaara, and one plate of cut beef to Kankuro. .

"Huh? It's actually not meat from desert cows, but from wild buffalo?"

Putting a slice of beef that was grilled to 70 to 80% and finely chopped into his mouth, Kankuro immediately smashed his mouth in admiration.

The Country of Wind also has cows, very rare local domesticated breeds. Dairy factories are opened in very few livable places near the east. The milk products produced are only supplied to the nobles of the Country of Wind and senior officials of Sunagakure Village. Most people want to buy them. Can't buy it.

And some old cows that are too old and have passed their peak milk production period will only be slaughtered in the end.

Unfortunately, the meat quality of cows is not good. Young cows will not be killed. It is too wasteful. The meat will become more unpalatable when they are old. Even so, it is a rare good thing in the Kingdom of Wind.

As for buffalo, there is no water in the Kingdom of Wind, so where can there be buffalo? Not to mention the scarce wild buffalo meat.

Good things like this are very rare in Sand Hidden Village.

"Where did it come from?"

Gaara tasted the grilled beef tongue with great satisfaction and couldn't help but ask.

"Daimaru sent it, saying it was seized contraband..."

"Who doesn't have the foresight to transport such a ghost thing to the Kingdom of Wind?"

As long as it is food, you can basically make money by transporting it in from other places. However, top quality goods are scarce in the entire Ninja world. If you don't have to smuggle them to places like the Wind Country, the output of the entire Ninja world is estimated to be It cannot satisfy the consumption of the nobles of the two richest countries, the Country of Fire and the Country of Clouds.

This is the first update today. Allow me to take a day off. I feel very unsatisfied with the writing of the next few chapters. I will take a break for now and think about how to change this paragraph.