Red sand dust

Even though she is a stay-at-home lady who has been bedridden for many years, her popularity is actually pretty good and not as bad as Daimaru imagined.

If Kurama Yakumo could change his careless and frivolous attitude after seeing through people's hearts, he might become more popular.

With the style of this girl who looks smiling but is actually not very enthusiastic, she would not go to an appointment even if she was invited by others. However, the face of temporary teammates Sakura Haruno and Shiho, who have been fighting together for more than a month, still needs to be respected. given.

After eating delicious tea and snacks at Ganlingan, the eldest lady of the Kurama family also generously took Haruno Sakura and Shiho to the Asahi Tower for a hot spring bath.

After having eaten and drank enough to get rid of the fatigue of a hard day, the three girls, wearing bathrobes, lay comfortably on the lounge chairs with electric fans blowing on to relax, admiring the moon and drinking fresh milk.

The relationship between the three of them cannot be said to be very close. Haruno Sakura is very curious about and has a good impression of the slightly mysterious Kurama Yakumo;

Kurama Yakumo has enthusiasm on his face, but a slight sense of alienation in his heart. The other two teammates have been together for so long, and they can also feel it a little bit.

Shiho, who had no intention of developing a career in the field of front-line combat ninja, was unfamiliar with both of his teammates, especially Kurama Yakumo, who was a little awkward getting along with him.

Fortunately, the three of them successfully completed the Chunin Exam.

Shiho, who was eliminated early, didn't have much thought. Haruno Sakura's defeat was helpless. Kurama Yakumo was obviously stronger.

Kurama Yakumo, who won the final victory, was in a good mood, but he was not carried away. For ninjas who are good at illusions, controlling emotions is a basic ability.

The three of them chatted one after another, bringing an end to the not-too-long friendship between comrades.

While chatting, a little man with slightly green hair, wearing loose orange culottes and holding a parasol in his hand suddenly appeared.

"Has the word arrived?"

"Of course, Kashiwagi is the most reliable, this little thing doesn't matter!"

As he spoke, the little guy glanced at the snacks not far away from time to time.

Kurama Yakumo, who had long known the nature of his contracted "artificial elf", secretly smiled in his heart and handed over the dessert that he had prepared long ago.

"Try it!"

If it weren't for greed, Xiao Baimu wouldn't have known where to hang out. It was busy outside but very deserted here, so this was the only thing that attracted her.

"Thank you Yakumo-sama!"

After happily eating a few pieces of pastry, Xiao Baimu put away his gorgeous parasol, patted his full belly, took off the ocarina from his waist, and said with satisfaction,

"It's so delicious! To express my gratitude, I will play a song next as a thank you!"

"That's really good. Shiho and I can also benefit from it!"

Haruno Sakura had already seen this magical little person and knew her character and specialties.

Shiho also nodded in agreement.

The little Kashiwagi was very proud of being expected. Kurama Yakumo patted his little head and asked narrowly:

"I'm tired of listening to those old songs. Do you have any new works?"

Most of what Xiaobaimu learned was related to the puppet drama "The Tale of Bamboo". Except for those representative masterpieces that are widely circulated and familiar, most of them are fragments that fit the scene, mostly with the theme of wind and moon.

"It's a new work, I'm not familiar with it yet..."

Kashiwagi was a little hesitant. If Kurama Yakumo was alone, Haruno Sakura and Shiho were still there. It would be embarrassing if something went wrong.

However, with Kurama Yakumo's repeated encouragement, Kashiwagi puffed up his cheeks and started playing seriously.

The moonlight spread on the ground, and the three girls opened their eyes slightly, listening to the melodious sound of the ocarina.

Seemingly realizing that it was getting late, the little guy used the power of wind escape to control the air and prevent the sound from spreading too far and affecting other people.

After more than a minute, Kashiwagi stopped playing and looked at Kurama Yakumo expectantly.

"How about it?"

"It sounds pretty good, but it sounds a little sad!"

"It's okay. The main tone is regret. It's not a heartbreaking feeling, but a profound sense of regret!"

Shiho commented uncharacteristically, seeming to know a lot about music theory.

Fortunately, this time it was just a subtle difference in perception, not a contradiction.

Haruno Sakura, who didn't know much about it, joked:

"I didn't hear anything except the beautiful melody. What's the name of this piece?"

"The name is "Thoughts Across Time and Space," and it's not very difficult, but the charm of it can't be expressed in my playing!"

"It's already pretty good..."

Kurama Yakumo touched his palms and praised,

"But today is a happy day, let's perform some happy music!"

"It's really a bit inappropriate..."

Haruno Sakura said coquettishly, no wonder as she listened, she couldn't help but think of the days when she and Uchiha Sasuke were companions.

"Then... let's change it! This is the last one..."

After the song "Being with You", the happy little Baimu left in a hurry and went to play somewhere, leaving the three girls to continue admiring the moon.

"Did you teach this?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Shiho asked with interest,

"The work of burying my head in paperwork is actually quite boring, and I am often alone, so I often need music to refresh me. In my opinion, these two songs are rare masterpieces..."

"No wonder you have developed the habit of being unkempt. Because no one is watching, you have no motivation to clean up your appearance! However, if a girl is too neglectful to dress up, she will miss the sudden love!"

Kurama Yakumo responded with a smile and said,

"I don't have the ability or energy to play music. It's already hard work to be a ninja. I just arranged a music teacher for little Kashiwagi to teach her how to play the ocarina. As for what music to play, except for her own decision, she basically It was arranged by Daimaru, I don’t care about this!”

"You can't tell people by their appearance. That guy with a bad taste actually knows screenwriting and music theory!"

"You are overthinking, he doesn't understand, and he has no chance to learn these things. Without any foundation, the so-called genius will be lost to everyone!"

Kurama Yakumo waved his hand and explained with great certainty,

"I don't know where he plagiarized it from. I asked and he admitted it himself!"

The road of being an all-rounder in both literature and martial arts is obviously not compatible with Daimaru. Daimaru, who looks like a ninja in a role, has no artistic ability at all. It would be nice to be able to appreciate those literary and artistic works.

Although Kurama Yakumo is not very proficient, he is still the daughter of a wealthy family, and elite education is indispensable. A little testing can reveal the reality of Daimaru.

The ninja world is vast and full of strange things, but the abnormality in Daimaru is really not that strange.

"You have such a good relationship. It's not easy for Suna Ninja and Konoha Ninja to trust and understand each other so much!"

Although Shiho didn't want to care, Haruno Sakura was still very interested in such gossip and scandals.