Red sand dust

After a brief exchange of greetings, we parted ways. Daimaru seemed to have a big stone in his heart and walked down the long street.

Originally they were just flag signs fluttering in the wind, but now some shops with good business have replaced them with fashionable neon lights, dotting the slightly boring night market.

Daimaru, who originally thought about going out to find Temari, thought that at this time, she should be cultivating a relationship with her two brothers, so she was probably not in the mood to hang out.

He went straight to the "Tongzi Building" and came to his own private office. After sitting down, Daimaru looked at the lively scene below through the thick tempered glass.

A few minutes later, his subordinates noticed the movement and came to Daimaru.

"Lord Commander, do you have any orders?"

"Wan Shi, are you on duty tonight?"

The person who came here looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with black hair and gray eyes, carrying a short sword on his back, and dressed up in smart clothes. He was a physical swordsman ninja with no weaknesses. Unlike Guangshi who was good at assassination, Wanshi was more comprehensive and more suitable. Fight head-on.

Unfortunately, due to his poor family background, he delayed entering the ninja school for two years. He was a little malnourished when he was a child, which made Wanshi relatively thin and weak, and his chakra volume was not enough to cope with a long battle.

"Senior Sha Sui has arranged the order of duty, the shift has just changed!"

"Is Hashiya Aika still there?"

"I went back at noon. It was Kazushimaru's shift change..."

"oh!"

Daimaru responded noncommittally, sighing in his heart.

Throughout the year, there are many things that everyone needs to do. For ninjas of the right age, it is common to arrange some social gatherings and even blind dates with family members.

Male ninjas are better off, but female ninjas are under much greater pressure.

Wan Shi, who was standing aside, waiting for Daimaru's instructions, saw Daimaru standing up, turning his back to him, and looking at the lights of Wanjia below.

"How many more people are here?"

"Seven or eight people!"

"You tell me to go down and tidy up the house later, clean up, and then go back!"

"Then...on duty!"

Wan Shiyi was stunned. Of course, Daimaru would not do such a small thing as being on duty during the New Year.

Only a willful leader like Daimaru could break the hard-working arrangements of his subordinates with just one sentence.

"I have my own arrangements! I will be on vacation until tomorrow afternoon, and the duty schedule will be extended!"

Just arranging a few psychic beasts and biological puppets to set up traps is much more reliable than a few chuunin guys watching over them.

"I'll make arrangements right away!"

Being on duty during festive days is always not a pleasant thing. Who doesn’t want to do something you want to do at this time and stay with your family?

With cheerful steps, Wan Shi left quickly. A few minutes later, bursts of excited cheers came from downstairs, making Daimaru couldn't help but laugh.

Half an hour later, the slightly noisy "Tongzilou" gradually became quiet as his subordinates left. Daimaru leaned comfortably on the chair, squinting his eyes slightly, as if he was about to fall asleep.

I don't know how long it took, but along with a knock on the door, a slightly deep female voice came over.

"only you?"

"Temari, why are you here?"

"I saw you wandering downstairs of my house for a while. I thought something was wrong, but you actually left..."

"I don't want to disturb you siblings!"

"Hey, don't talk about the two of them. They each go about their own things, and they don't pay much attention to my sister..."

Temari complained slightly dissatisfiedly,

"It's quite quiet here..."

"Everyone on duty was driven home by me..."

Daimaru chuckled and replied,

"It's nothing to do originally. It would be better for everyone to go back and reunite..."

"You are really a good leader who likes to take care of his subordinates quietly!"

"Where is it?"

Daimaru grinned,

"It's just a small favor that costs nothing. When I ask them to work hard in the future, they will be embarrassed to be lazy! It's better to force people to do things than to let them want to do things..."

"You have such an annoying mouth. It's obviously a good thing, but you say it in a way that's full of insidiousness and snobbishness..."

Temari rolled her eyes at Daimaru angrily, walked forward, and followed the direction of Daimaru's gaze.

"I can't even see anything interesting! Gaara goes out for a walk every now and then. He doesn't come back for a while, and Kankuro is busy playing with puppets..."

"There……"

Daimaru tapped his finger in front of him,

"It should be very profitable to open a hot spring hotel!"

"ah……"

If she didn't get the number right at all, Temari was stunned for a moment, but then she realized,

"Do you remember...it was just a joke..."

Some joy, some regret.

The hot spring hotel itself is not a luxury service that everyone can enjoy. In the village of Sand Hidden, where land is precious and there is a serious shortage of water resources, opening a hot spring hotel is definitely a losing business.

Although the lives of the common people in Sand Hidden Village are much better than before, they are not yet good enough to enjoy hot spring hotels.

"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future! Maybe it will happen!"

Daimaru teased in a slightly flirtatious voice.

"Daimaru, you..."

"What?"

Temari opened her mouth, not knowing how to evaluate it, but finally shook her head,

"Nothing! You seem to be in a good mood..."

Involuntarily, Temari thought again of the smart boy with the pineapple head in Konoha Village.

I'm not very busy, I'm not very tired, I don't have anything I'm particularly interested in, and I don't have anyone I particularly want to love. I know I should work hard, but I don't know where to put my efforts.

In contrast, the brown-haired boy next to him, half of his face in shadow, always seemed to be able to find a goal that he could pursue with enthusiasm.

"Why are you looking at me like that? There's something dirty on your face?"

Daimaru reached out and touched his chin,

"Huh? The beard is starting to get prickly..."

The end of boyhood and the beginning of youth, Daimaru is about to leave the age where he can be tolerated as a "child".

"When nothing happens, this is all you care about? Looking at you with a deep look on your face, I thought you were thinking about something important..."

"hey-hey……"

Daimaru couldn't help but feel happy,

"This is called a balance between work and rest! Kankuro and Gaara know it very well, they know how to play with themselves..."

"Don't they know how to respect the authority of me as the eldest sister? They are obviously working so hard to maintain the family income..."

Speaking of this topic, Temari couldn't help but feel aggrieved. She didn't know when her dream of being a majestic "eldest sister, like a mother" would come true.

"Taking care of your younger brother requires not only care, but also understanding..."

Daimaru stood up, grabbed Temari's fisted hand, and motioned for her to relax.

"Do you think Kankuro and Gaara don't want to spend New Year's Eve with their families? They are thinking about you and us. Otherwise, how could you watch the night view with me here?"

Daimaru's words made Temari startled and her eyes widened:

"They did it on purpose, just for..."

"Boys' expressions of emotion are too reserved. There is no need for unilateral sacrifice between relatives. They are also caring about you in their own way..."

"That……"

Temari felt a little happy, but also worried about gains and losses.

"You can obviously explain it clearly, but just to give me time to go out and meet you, you actually make me, a sister, so embarrassed..."

"I am an only child, and I am a little envious of your sense of accomplishment in being able to quietly guard your younger siblings as they grow up, but..."

Daimaru's melancholy tone suddenly changed, and he smiled teasingly,

"They will also be my brothers from now on. If you can't teach me a lesson, let me do it..."

Happy New Year to everyone, thank you for your support