Genji shifted from one side to the other in his bed, unable to sleep, and the difficulty of falling asleep only increased when he remembered Ayame's sad face.
Genji placed his arms behind his head as he failed to forget Ayame.
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Konoha Pantheon.
"Ayame."
"Hello Genji, I'm sorry I didn't visit you, but I was busy with some things and hearing from Mrs. Yamanaka that a young man bought a lot of flowers. I wanted to know who he was since it is nice that you put flowers for the people who died ". Ayame tells him when she sees the tombstones with some flowers and shows a sad look when she sees a tombstone.
Genji looks at the tombstone Ayame is looking at and his greatest fear is shown by seeing Teuchi's name.
"Thanks for the flowers". Ayame tells her as she approaches her father's tombstone and places a flower.
The smile Ayame showed was a heavy blow to him and will mark him for life.
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Genji walks around the bed and sees that the clock reads 3:00 AM. With a long sigh, he gets out of bed to get some water and try to sleep again.
* Tic-Tac * * Tic-Tac * * Tic-Tac * * Tic-Tac * * Tic-Tac * * Tic-Tac * Genji can't stop hearing the clock hand tick, but he can't sleep.
- Damn it, it doesn't matter that he wants to sleep so badly. I just can not! -. Genji covers his face with the pillow and without many alternatives removes a bottle of Vodka from the tank to give him a great drink.
* Glup * his throat moves as he lets the liquor run down his throat like water.
Genji finished the bottle after five minutes and tries to sleep again after feeling slightly dizzy.
A week after learning of Teuchi's death, Genji changed his mood a bit.
He always arrived early when finishing the ninja missions, every moment he had he only used to train, work or sit on the couch to drink a bottle of vodka or sake.
Anko quickly realized how bad he was. The first time she looked at him she was surprised by Genji's extreme change.
Genji was sitting on the couch while he studied a scroll on wind element jutsu.
Everything seemed normal if it weren't for the fact that he has been reading the same scroll for a week and he does it with the scroll reversed.
Tayuya, Karin, and Anko watched him from the dining room.
"He's starting to worry me." Anko was looking at him with a worried face.
"Yes". The two girls agreed.
"How can we motivate him?" Anko asked the three of them.
"Forget it, he feels sad because he feels that it was all his fault. We can only let him improve as his friend Naruto over time. " Tayuya tells them.
The girls look at her with surprise, since when living with Tayuya they understood that she was not such an easy person to talk to.
"What is that face, maybe what I say seems funny to you, bitches!" Tayuya complained to them with annoyance.
The girls put aside the annoying Tayuya and continued to stare at Genji.
"I think Tayuya is right, maybe he just needs time to get back to being the same Genji as always." Karin.
"But we have to motivate Genji in some way." Anko told them and then asked them something, "By the way, how did you know that Genji was not well?"
"Good…". They both answered.
The girls began to remember how they knew something was wrong with Genji.
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Souvenirs of Tayuya.
Tayuya and Genji prepared the food, while Genji taught him how to cook the dishes they sell in the restaurant.
The two discussed the ways the dishes were to be served, the amount of food to be prepared for the day, and various recipes that would be added to the restaurant.
Tayuya enjoyed her time with Genji even though he denied it, but it was obvious to her, to notice that something was happening.
Genji placed water and hibiscus flowers in a small pot. He let it boil for a while before turning off the stove and walking in the direction of the sink. Genji grabbed a strainer for the flowers to stay and get the hot water to prepare Jamaica water.
Tayuya didn't quite understand what Genji was doing by separating the flowers and the water and then throwing the water away.
- Something happens to him, sure -. Tayuya thought seeing that Genji placed the flowers in the jar and hit his forehead.
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Memories of Karin.
Genji and Karin toured some clothing stores in the village, as Karin did not have enough clothes for daily use.
"How about?". Karin told him as she opened the dressing room curtain and showed her new clothes to Genji.
Karin wore a full red suit with a white line present on her neck that goes down to her right chest. She had a belt on her hip that flies three times around her waist, she also had a small ninja bag on her left thigh, sandals with a little heel, and some dark stockings.
Karin's hair was flat and that added to her feminine charm hers.
(Image of clothing).
"It suits you very well Karin." Genji compliments her clothes and pays for Karin's new clothes.
As they searched some clothing stores, Karin couldn't help but think that this was considered a date between the two of them.
She however felt that something was wrong with Genji's mood and she confirmed it by separating for a moment from Genji and looking for intimate clothing.
Her when she picked out some bras that she liked. Karin looked for him and saw that Genji walked through the store while she looked at the clothes and then collided with a mannequin.
Genji quickly realized that he was a mannequin and said, "Excuse me, I thought you were a person."
Karin fought not to laugh at Genji, - Why? She apologizes to the mannequin. You were not laughing, something may be bothering him -. Karin thought as she let out a few laughs.
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Returning to the present.
"So that happened mmhehe." Anko struggled not to laugh at her beloved hers Genji hers.
"Yes". Karin told her, as she watched Tayuya and Anko endure the urge to laugh and fail, unfortunately.
"Well-Khehehe, what was your experience to know that the idiot was depressed? He He-he." Tayuya asked Anko as she tried not to laugh.
Anko who had his hand on her stomach and let out little giggles, "Well it was easy to tell. When he returned from a mission, Genji was on the couch for three hours looking at his new snail…".
Anko shows a huge smile as she can't resist the urge to laugh when she remembers that historical moment of Genji, "And then hehehe, I approached Genji to ask him, what was he doing? And he replied that he could not dial a number in capital letters! Hahahahaha… ". Anko hunched over as she let out a few laughs.
The two girls who heard that let out loud laughter, as they struggled to stop their laughter.
Karin slapped her hand on the table several times, while she happily let out a huge laugh. Tayuya was hitting the ground, while she was spinning on the ground unable to stop her laughter.
The laughter diminished a bit, while the girls wiped small tears from their eyes.
"They like to see my suffering," Genji told them, being a few meters from the group of girls, Genji enters the kitchen to pour water into his glass and return to sit on the sofa again.
The girls saw Genji come out of the kitchen and came back laughing madly.
"Hahhahahahahahahaah." X3.
This was a normal day for Genji and the girls who forgot the fundamental point of the matter.
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The night came to the village, where many people returned from their long workday, but it was the beginning for other people to start working.
In the Hokage's tower or also known as the Hokage's mansion.
The building consisted of three red semi-conical structures. The second floor is where the Hokage would normally be found, but with the death of the third Hokage, many shinobi gathered to have a meeting between the different clans of the village.
The room was spacious with two long tables on either side for the clan leaders and the Konoha Council.
Homura and Koharu take a seat at one of the tables, leaving two seats free that belong to the third Hokage and Danzo who are not present due to some important matters.
On the other side, the leaders of each clan took their seats in the wooden chairs and waited a moment before the meeting began.
"I would like to start the assembly," Koharu tells all the leaders present and puts up some sheets with important information.
Koharu was the first to speak about some important issues for the village, while Homura backs up the information from her and adds different topics to all the leaders present.
After a long discussion about the problems in the village, they come to the most important issue they have to discuss.
"As you know, the loss of our beloved Hokage is a heavy blow to the village and this completely affects everyone…". Homura.
Some people disagree with the comment and hope that this cannot seriously affect their dire situation.
"As advisers, we had to turn to one of the legendary sannin for her help and in the end, she agreed to bring Tsunade back to appoint her as the new Hokage."
The people listened attentively as some of those present murmured.
Hiashi Hyuga was the first to speak, "I'd like to know, why wasn't Jiraiya chosen as the next Hokage?"
Hiashi criticized the council's decision with a stern face on his face.
The Hyuga clan leader was mostly neutral in most of the meetings and never gave an opinion unless he would make some profit for his clan, but his opinion was not surprising to some of the leaders present who were aware of the rumors circulating in the country of fire about Tsunade.
"I share the same opinion as Hiashi." Shibi supported Hiashi's words.
"I also agree with them." Calmly and analyzing things, Inoichi gave his opinion.
As for the other clan leaders, they had different thoughts.
Tsume Inuzuka, leader of the Inuzuka clan, had no problem with two of the sannin being chosen as the next Hokage, since she had participated in the war and knew her skills on the battlefield, as the rumors of the two sannin.
Choza Akimichi and Shikaku Nara didn't seem very interested in knowing who to choose from, as long as the meeting ended quickly and they managed to get back home to rest or eat, but that doesn't mean they didn't support their teammate.
"I know that some do not accept that Tsunade is the next Hokage because of the rumors that she has had for years, but Jiraiya declared that he was not interested in being the next Hokage and more so because he could not leave his spy job."
- Since when spying on girls is a job! -. Some leaders thought when they learned about Jiraiya's hobby.
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