At the same time Kakashi came out of the Hokage's office, Zhang Miao had just finished his daily sparring with Itachi. At this time, the two of them were sitting in the corridor of the room, drinking tea and eating snacks.
In the sparring just now, Zhang Miao once again defeated Itachi with his own elite basic taijutsu and successfully obtained five of Itachi's Ninja Fragments. He achieved his goal today, so he was in a very pleasant mood.
He was holding a dango in one hand and holding Itachi in the other. His face was full of a gentle smile.
"Hey, Itachi, it's just a temporary victory and defeat. Moreover, taijutsu are not your strong point in the first place. You don't have to care too much about it."
Itachi: "..."
"Anyway, you are the winner! So you can say whatever you want!"
Seeing that Itachi did not say anything, Zhang Miao immediately shrugged his shoulders, and then quickly ate the dango on his hand. His face was beaming with happiness.
"Oh... this dango is really sweet, don't you think? Itachi?"
Itachi: "..."
Mikoto sat on the side with Sasuke in his arms. Looking at Zhang Miao and Itachi who were sitting next to each other, a gentle smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"It's great that Itachi can make friends like Ryunosuke!"
Perhaps it was because he was born in the Uchiha clan, or maybe it was because he had the aura of a genius. In the past, Itachi was too reclusive and did not even have a friend. However, Zhang Miao's arrival changed this situation.
First of all, Zhang Miao did not reject the Uchiha clan. Secondly, Zhang Miao's strength was not inferior to Itachi's. He was even stronger than Itachi in terms of taijutsu. In addition to Fugaku's recognition, it was precisely because of this that the two of them could sit together like this.
Moreover, Mikoto could tell that her son was really on good terms with Zhang Miao. Otherwise, with Itachi's temper, it would be impossible for him to let people hug his neck like this.
In fact, Mikoto also liked this optimistic and cheerful red-haired boy in front of her. Especially after he came, her husband seemed to have become approachable.
Thinking about how Fugaku stretched out his tongue to learn how to bleat like a goat, Mikoto could not help but cover his mouth and laugh.
"Hahahaha..."
"Eh?"
Hearing Mikoto's laughter, Zhang Miao released Itachi's neck and moved closer.
"Auntie Mikoto, what are you laughing at? Could it be that Little Sasuke is learning how to bleat again?"
With that, Zhang Miao looked down at Sasuke in Mikoto's arms and found that the little fellow was staring at him with big round eyes.
So Zhang Miao rolled his eyes and suddenly revealed a smirk on his face.
"Hehe, what a cute little fellow. Come, let brother kiss you!"
With that, Zhang Miao hugged Sasuke's little face and kissed him twice. After that, he also stretched out his tongue and licked the saliva on his face.
The little fellow had never experienced such a situation before. She was immediately frightened by Zhang Miao and cried out.
"Waah... Waah..."
Seeing this scene, Mikoto did not know whether to laugh or cry. However, before she could speak, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock!"
"A moment, please!"
After hearing the knock on the door, Mikoto handed Sasuke to Itachi and went to open the door.
But soon, she rushed back with a serious face.
"Ryunosuke, an Anbu came. He said that the Hokage wants to see you and asked you to go."
The old man is back already?
Hearing Mikoto's words, Zhang Miao widened his eyes in surprise and immediately stood up.
"Okay, I'll go take a look!"
After that, Zhang Miao immediately put on his shoes and ran to the door. Seeing this scene, Mikoto and Itachi immediately followed.
However, when Zhang Miao came to the door and saw the figure standing outside the door, his face immediately revealed a pleasantly surprised smile.
"Kakashi? You're back?"
Although Kakashi was currently wearing the Anbu equipment and a mask, Zhang Miao immediately recognized his identity when he saw his white hair.
Seeing that Zhang Miao had seen through his identity, Kakashi could only take off his mask and nod at Zhang Miao.
"Yes, I'm back!"
"Haha, I knew it was you. Let's go and eat something first!"
Looking at the familiar face in front of him, Zhang Miao immediately pulled his hand with a happy face and walked in.
Kakashi originally wanted to say something, but seeing Zhang Miao so excited, he could only lower his head slightly to Mikoto.
"Sorry to disturb you!"
Looking at Kakashi who bowed to him, Mikoto immediately laughed.
"Kakashi is too polite. Actually, my Itachi is also Ryunosuke's friend. Please wait a moment, I will make you a cup of tea!"
After saying that, Mikoto turned to make tea, while Zhang Miao pulled Kakashi to the corridor in front of the house and sat down. Then he took a bunch of dangos for him.
"Kakashi, here, when did you come back?"
"I just came back an hour ago!"
As Kakashi spoke, he took the dango from Zhang Miao. Then, he opened his mask and took a bite, and his face immediately revealed a relaxed expression.
During this period of time, Kakashi had been in charge of Hiruzen's escort work. He indeed felt a little tired, but after seeing Zhang Miao, he did not know why, but his heart suddenly relaxed.
Itachi stood to the side and looked at Kakashi, his eyes full of curiosity. He thought in his heart: "Is this the legendary genius ninja Kakashi?"
At this time, Kakashi was recognized as a genius by the entire village. Even Itachi was only known as the "genius of the Uchiha clan". Obviously, in the eyes of everyone, he was still miles away from Kakashi's level.
As if feeling Itachi's gaze, Zhang Miao immediately went up and hugged his neck, and then smiled at Kakashi: "Kakashi, this is my new friend, the genius of the Uchiha clan - Itachi!"
Hearing Zhang Miao's introduction, Kakashi turned to look at Itachi who was standing at the side, and then nodded at him as a greeting.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao laughed again.
"Haha, Itachi, Kakashi's just like this, don't mind!"
Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Itachi immediately shook his head lightly, indicating that he did not mind. Then, he sat to the side.
Kakashi and Itachi were both introverts. Zhang Miao also knew this, so he naturally would not expect them to chat so enthusiastically. After seeing Itachi sit down, he also came to sit next to Kakashi.
"Kakashi, is your mission going well?"
"Un!"
Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Kakashi nodded as he ate the dangos. Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao grinned again.
"Haha, with you around, I knew it would go smoothly!"
Speaking of this, Zhang Miao seemed to have thought of something and immediately asked Kakashi again.
"By the way, Kakashi, Ying is back too, right?"
"Ying?" Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Kakashi immediately frowned, "The Ying you are talking about... is it the female Anbu who took care of you before?"
"Yes, it is her!"
Seeing that Kakashi had reacted, Zhang Miao's smile immediately became even more brilliant.
"She's went for an escort mission before. I haven't seen her for such a long time. I miss her quite a bit. Since you are back, she should be back as well, right?"
At this point, Zhang Miao immediately looked at Kakashi with a face full of excitement, only to find that the latter suddenly became silent, and even the dango in his hand was put back to its original place.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao suddenly had a bad premonition, and he immediately frowned.
"Kakashi, tell me the truth. Did something happen to her?"
Kakashi was not willing to hide anything from Zhang Miao. He immediately nodded and said in a low voice, "Ying... sacrificed herself!"
Hearing Kakashi's words, Zhang Miao suddenly widened his eyes in shock. The teacup in his hand also fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.