Chapter 136: We Go Home Together

Where have the two of them eaten well these past few months?

In no time they wiped out all the food on the table.

After the meal, Lian Ye instinctively began clearing the dishes from the table, putting them into the Food Box.

Qianshou Feijian placed the documents on the floor back onto the desk and began reviewing them earnestly.

After the war began, he not only had to review village matters, but also had to go over intelligence sent back from the Battlefield.

He needed to devise combat strategies based on the intel and dispatch support to the front lines.

One could say he was swamped and frazzled.

He lives in the office twenty‑four hours a day, fearing to miss Battlefield intel and thereby delay the war machines.

Not having time to sleep is one thing, but all three meals are Soldier's Ration Pills.

This way of life has continued for three months straight, and Qianshou Feijian has managed to endure.

His willpower and endurance are evident.

If Lian Ye knew that Qianshou Feijian had been working nonstop for three months, he would probably become even more averse to becoming Hokage.

Where is the Hokage here?

It's just pure beast of burden!

At this work intensity, living to fifty would already be considered a long life.

"Uncle, I've finished cleaning up, I'm heading out first," Lian Ye called out, lifting the Food Box and preparing to leave.

After eating, of course, it's time to go back.

Staying in the office is useless and might even interfere with Qianshou Feijian handling state affairs.

What if this old kid makes me help with the state affairs?

Looking at the pile of documents on the desk, Lian Ye thought that such a possibility wasn't impossible.

Better to slip away first.

Without waiting for Qianshou Feijian's response, he turned with the Food Box and left the Hokage Office.

Qianshou Feijian lowered his head to handle the documents, and watching Lian Ye's hurried departure, couldn't help feeling a bit puzzled.

Why is this kid running off so fast all of a sudden?

Thinking that, he called after Lian Ye.

"Kid, wait..."

Hearing that, Lian Ye, who had just reached the doorway, froze in his tracks.

This old kid wouldn't actually want me to handle the documents, would he?!

If that's really the case, he wouldn't mind letting Qianshou Feijian have a look...

Cultural Class, five points of worth!

By then, Konoha Village will just be waiting to be doomed!

Lian Ye thought that in his heart, but his face remained indifferent.

"Uncle, is there anything else?"

Before Qianshou Feijian could speak, he added another sentence.

"By the way, what was my score in Cultural Class back then?"

The implication was to remind the other that his cultural grade was terrible.

Don't delude yourself into thinking he'll help with the documents.

A flicker of bewilderment flashed in Qianshou Feijian's eyes, but it vanished quickly.

Obviously, he understood what Lian Ye meant.

He found it both laughable and exasperating; the kid was really overthinking.

As Hokage, how could he possibly let someone else handle the documents?

Besides, even if he wanted help, he wouldn't turn to Lian Ye!

The kid only scored five points in Cultural Class.

If he really let him handle the documents, how chaotic would the village be the next day?

Qianshou Feijian realized Lian Ye had misunderstood, helplessly rubbing his forehead: "I didn't intend for you to handle the documents."

Lian Ye heard that and couldn't help but sigh in relief.

Since he wasn't asked to handle state affairs, everything was fine.

He looked at Qianshou Feijian, his face showing puzzlement: "Then why did you call me back?"

Before, when he left after delivering the meal, this old kid had never called him back.

When things go awry, there must be a monster!

Especially since this person is the innately evil Qianshou Feijian.

This old kid couldn't possibly, after a full meal, go beat the chef, could he?

Just as Lian Ye was daydreaming, Qianshou Feijian placed the documents on the desk and stood up from his chair.

Watching Feijian's actions, Lian Ye felt a bit puzzled.

What on earth does this old kid intend to do?

However, after all this time, it was still the first time he saw the other leave his seat.

Qianshou Feijian came up to Lian Ye and said to the still‑dazed Lian Ye, "Let's go, we go home together."

Hearing that, Lian Ye glanced at Qianshou Feijian, then at the stack of documents on the desk.

Is this old kid serious?!

He said with a strange expression, "Aren't you going to handle the documents on the desk?"

"The frontline pressure has eased these past days, so I can relax a bit." Qianshou Feijian glanced at the documents on the desk, "We'll deal with these documents tomorrow."

Saying that, he turned off the office lights.

Seeing Qianshou Feijian leave, Lian Ye hurried after him.

He muttered inwardly, wondering if the old kid was slacking off.

If you can force Qianshou Feijian to slack off, the workload speaks for itself, right?

Lian Ye turned his head, glanced at the Hokage Building behind him, and sneered.

Having personally witnessed the daily lives of brothers Senju Hashirama and Qianshou Feijian after they became Hokage, he finally reached a conclusion—

I wouldn't even become a Hokage dog!

In his view, being Hokage has only downsides and no benefits.

Every day he sits miserably at the desk, handling countless documents.

Such a life lets you see the end at a glance.

Isn't that just the work routine of oxen and horses?

Thinking that, Lian Ye became even less interested in the Hokage Position.

Regarding Tuan Cang's desire to become Hokage, he doesn't understand it but respects it.

…

The two will pass through Konoha Commercial Street on their way home.

At night the Village is bustling, with various vendors shouting their wares on both sides.

"Octopus meatball, hot and steaming octopus meatball!"

The meatballs on the iron plate are coated with shredded seaweed, sizzling in oil, and the aroma fills the air.

"SanseMangzi, fresh‑out‑of‑the‑oven SanseMangzi!"

The Meatball Shop owner holds two skewers of meatballs and shouts loudly at the crowd.

Lian Ye only gave it a glance; having just finished a meal, he wasn't interested in this food.

Qianshou Feijian believes that anything not made by Lian Ye is inedible.

After tasting Lian Ye's cooking, he can't eat food made by others.

So for the past few months, he prefers to eat Soldier's Ration Pill…

Apparently over these years, Lian Ye has spoiled his palate.

It's just that Lian Ye himself is unaware of this matter.

…

The two quickly crossed the Commercial Street.

Not long after leaving, Qianshou Feijian seemed to recall something and suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, Lian Ye asked puzzled, "Uncle, what's up?"

"You go back first, I'm going to buy something," Qianshou Feijian instructed, then turned toward the Commercial Street.

Watching Qianshou Feijian's departing back, Lian Ye couldn't help muttering softly, "What on earth is that old kid buying? Acting all mysterious…"

Could it be that he's still hungry and wants a midnight snack?

Shaking off the chaotic thoughts, Lian Ye entered the Senju Clan Land.

As the war began, most Senju People were dispatched to the Battlefield.

The Clan Land no longer has its former bustle…

Lian Ye looked at the empty Clan Land and let out a sigh.

"I wonder, when the war ends, how many will return safely?"

The Senju in Konoha count as a great clan, with nearly a thousand members.

Of course, that includes civilians in the total count.

There are about three hundred ninja.

And among those three hundred, aside from Genin, the rest went to the Battlefield.

In this brutal war, how many can come back…

…remains unknown.