Time flew by, and soon it was August. As summer arrived, Konoha became much hotter.
"I'm heading to the hospital first. See you all tomorrow," Haneul said, parting ways with Asuma and the others at the intersection. After he left, Kurenai, who was supposed to have gone to Maruboshi Kosuke's, reappeared.
"Kurenai, are you sure today is Haneul's birthday?" Asuma asked.
"Of course!" she said, lifting her chin proudly. "No one knows Haneul better than I do!"
Asuma was suddenly hit with a dose of their PDA and regretted asking the question. The pain, old man, the pain!
The group went to the commercial district to buy gifts.
"What are you guys getting?" Might Guy asked. "I don't know what to get." He had thought about another green jumpsuit, but he had already given him one.
"A book," Kakashi said. "Haneul likes to read in class."
"Then I'll get one too!" Guy's eyes lit up.
"It's not good to get the same gift," Kakashi said.
"Ah? Is that so?" Guy was at a loss.
"Rin, what are you buying?" Obito asked.
"A pen," she said.
"Then I'll get a notebook!" Obito said excitedly, seeing them as a matching set.
"Kurenai, what are you planning to buy?" Shisui asked.
"Clothes!" she said with a smile. "I saw a kimono the other day. Haneul would look absolutely handsome in it!"
Rin pursed her lips. They were clearly very close. She wouldn't even know his size.
Shisui decided to get him a set of medical ninja tools. Asuma was being secretive about his gift. An hour later, the group, gifts in hand, gathered at the training ground outside Tsunade's house. Since Haneul wasn't back yet, they continued to train. It wasn't until Tsunade came home with a large cake that they stopped and went inside.
"That kid is really popular," she thought with a smile, watching them hide behind the sofa. They had come to her yesterday, saying they wanted to throw a surprise party. She had naturally agreed to help.
Night fell. Haneul left the hospital. It had been a bit busier than usual today, and he had stayed for an extra surgery. "Master must be hungry again," he thought with a smile, picking up his pace.
"Is she not back yet?" he was surprised to see the house dark. But it had happened a few times before when she was out late gambling. He took out his key and opened the door. He suddenly raised an eyebrow, his expression alert. Just then, a light appeared. Not from the ceiling, but from candles.
"Happy Birthday, Haneul!" Kurenai, Rin, and the others shouted in unison, surrounding a cake.
"Thank you," he was stunned for a moment, then a warm feeling spread through his heart, and he smiled.
"Make a wish and blow out the candles," Tsunade said with a smile.
Haneul walked forward, clasped his hands, made a wish, and blew out the candles. After the cake, it was time for gifts. Kurenai gave him a beautifully wrapped box. Guy gave him tennis rackets. "...?" Haneul looked at The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Ninja from Kakashi, speechless. Rin and Obito gave him a pen and notebook. Shisui gave him a set of medical ninja tools. Asuma's gift was a mystery.
An hour later, the party ended. "Your friends are all quite nice," Tsunade said with a smile.
"They are," he agreed.
"What did you wish for this year?" she asked. "Don't tell me it's the same as last year."
"You guessed it, but there's no prize," he said, raising an eyebrow.
"Is it still a wish if it's the same one every year?" she rolled her eyes. "That's a curse."
"A curse that comes true wouldn't be so bad," he said, unfazed.
"You still want me to be Hokage that much?" she asked, not understanding.
"If you become Hokage, I can walk sideways through Konoha, and no one would dare to mess with me!" he said with a slight cough.
"You sure can dream!" she said, flicking his forehead.
"Huh? Can't it come true?" he asked, blinking.
"Just you wait!" she said, standing up with an exasperated look. "It depends on my mood!"
"Master," Haneul said, magically producing a gift box. "Happy Birthday."
Tsunade was taken aback. She took the gift. "I didn't prepare a gift for you. Let this be it instead." She bent down and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Eh?" He was caught completely off guard. By the time she had moved away, he could only look on with regret. Too fast! I didn't even have a chance to counter-attack! The only good news was that it wasn't on his forehead this time, so it probably wouldn't cause any trouble.
"You need to ask for leave tomorrow," Tsunade suddenly remembered.
"Leave?" he asked, opening Rin's gift. "Is there a new mission?"
"Mhm," she explained. "The Anbu just informed me that the old man has a mission he wants to assign to me."
"A mission assigned to you probably isn't suitable for me, right?" Haneul looked at Rin's gift. Besides a fountain pen, there was also a small scented sachet.
"We'll see tomorrow," she said. "If it's too difficult, I'll just refuse."
"Master, aren't you afraid of making Lord Hokage angry?" he couldn't help but laugh.
"Whatever," she said righteously. "Jiraiya is out gallivanting all the time, and he doesn't care."
"You're right, Master!" he agreed. He was beginning to understand why Hiruzen had no authority over her.
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