Then, after an unknown amount of time, another episode of Tom and Jerry ended.
But what appears next is not the next episode, but an image of Hideki.
The square was suddenly filled with wailing. No one had ever realized that Boss Hideki could be so hideous.
"One more episode! One more episode!"
Under the instigation of Obito, who did not want to reveal his name, a wave of people shouting "One more episode!" gradually formed in the square.
This made Hideki on the screen laugh and cry, and he reminded helplessly:
"I feel very honored that everyone likes my new work so much."
"It's just that it's almost midnight, and it's time to draw the grand prize and welcome the new year."
Everyone suddenly woke up from their dream and was surprised at how quickly time had passed. It was almost midnight.
Especially when they were just watching Tom and Jerry, they simply couldn't feel the passage of time.
Fugaku, who was originally planning to leave after just one more episode, was startled to find himself still standing there, having already "said one more episode" many times.
What is the charm of this cat and mouse story that makes him unable to take his eyes off it or move his feet?
At this moment, someone in the square shouted again:
"There are still more than ten minutes until the New Year. There's still time to watch one more episode of Tom and Jerry!"
Everyone agreed when they heard it, and the voices of "One more episode!" rang out again.
Actually, the biggest reason why everyone comes here in such cold weather is the final grand prize.
But now that they have just become addicted to the show, they no longer care about the big prize and just want to watch one more episode of Tom and Jerry.
It seems like they would die without Tom and Jerry.
Seeing the crowd's outrage, Hideki on the screen could only spread his hands and smiled bitterly,
"Well, let's do one more episode."
"Very good!"
Everyone in the square cheered.
However, everyone didn't know that their reaction was actually what Hideki had expected.
He just smiled and said:
"Then please enjoy the next episode, Tom and Jerry: New Year's Eve."
New Year's Eve?
Isn't that right now?
Everyone was immediately interested, wondering what kind of confrontation Tom and Jerry would have on this night.
At the beginning, it was just as they expected. Tom placed a mousetrap at the entrance of Jerry's hole and put a festive rice cake on it.
Jerry, as usual, was making trouble everywhere, using all kinds of New Year decorations and food in the house to deal with Tom.
The villagers watched their various fights with smiles on their faces, and couldn't help laughing from time to time.
But when the story reached the middle, an unexpected development occurred.
It turned out that Tom was tough enough not only to drive Jerry out of the house, but also to block the gaps in the doors and windows tightly, thus finally getting rid of the rat infestation.
But no one in the square could laugh at all.
Because Jerry outside the house was shivering in the wind and snow, accompanied by extremely sad music, and it seemed that he could not hold on for much longer.
Some children with low tear points were already in tears and asked their parents whether little Jerry would freeze to death.
Even Fugaku, who had been expecting Tom to kill Jerry, did not feel happy at this moment.
Although he knew rationally that Hideki would never let Jerry die, he couldn't help but emotionally care about the life and death of a little mouse.
Although Fugaku guessed the result, he did not guess the process.
It turns out that this time Jerry was unable to escape from trouble by his own cleverness.
On the contrary, Tom, who was curled up in the kotatsu, tossed and turned in bed, and finally felt guilty and opened the door a crack to let Jerry in.
Seeing that Jerry did not show up, it hurriedly ran into the snow to look around, and finally found Jerry who had been frozen into an ice stick.
Everyone's heart was in their throat when they saw this.
Because normally this would have basically declared Jerry's death.
Fortunately, the extraordinary ability that Jerry had gradually shown before gave everyone some anticipation, and they still watched with bated breath and concern.
Sure enough, Tom did not give up. He quickly held Jerry and went into the kotatsu in the house, carefully using the heat to melt Jerry.
When Jerry was completely thawed and opened his eyes, everyone in the square finally breathed a sigh of relief and showed expressions of relief.
After a life-and-death test, Tom and Jerry seemed to have decided to take a temporary truce and share the New Year's food together.
The sight of Tom and Jerry getting so happy together should have seemed strange, but at this moment they were so harmonious that everyone couldn't help but smile.
Everyone thought that this episode would end here, and it was a good ending.
Then they saw Jerry say goodbye to Tom, return to his cave, and carefully use a stick to take the rice cake out of the mousetrap at the beginning.
As a result, a scene that made everyone cry inexplicably appeared.
The mousetrap that was supposed to close quickly actually closed very slowly, and it was impossible to catch any mouse at all...
"Ah, I see."
"It turns out that rice cake was originally a gift."
"They are so loving, woooo."
Everyone in the square suddenly realized what was going on.
Although there was a chilly breeze in the square close to midnight, even so many bonfires could not completely dispel the chill.
But at this moment, everyone's hearts were warm, and they were touched by the friendship between Tom and Jerry.
The screen then lit up again, but this time only the numbers that decreased from sixty every second appeared.
Everyone understood what he meant and realized that this was the remaining time of the year, so they all started counting down loudly.
So the seconds passed, and when the number became zero, balls of flames flew straight into the sky from the Hokage Rock, and then exploded with a bang.
The originally pitch-black night suddenly exploded with fireworks all over the sky.
Fireworks of various colors competed with each other in the sky, dazzling and overwhelming.
Everyone in the square looked up to take in this rare beauty, and all the surprised smiling faces were dyed with brilliant colors.
Households in the village were attracted by the sound of fireworks and came out of their homes to admire them, while some regretted not going to the festival.
"Mom and Dad, look, it's Tom and Jerry!"
In the square, many children pointed at the fireworks in the sky and shouted excitedly.
After careful observation, everyone found that the fireworks really formed the cartoon shapes of Tom and Jerry after they bloomed, which made them smile knowingly.
But happy times always pass quickly. After a while, the fireworks faded away, and Hideki's image appeared on the screen again, smiling and saying:
"Welcome everyone to the new year, happy new year."
Everyone seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and smiled and expressed their blessings to the villagers around them, regardless of whether they knew them or not.
After waiting for a while, Hideki said,
"It's getting late. This New Year's Eve festival ends here. Everyone, remember to be safe when you go back."
Although we were a little reluctant to leave, we were also a little tired after watching the wonderful performances for several hours.
Many children have even become pendants on their parents and are sleeping soundly.
So everyone was satisfied and prepared to leave, some prepared to go home, and some prepared to go to the village temple to worship.
But at this moment, someone suddenly reacted and shouted:
"Wait, Boss, the New Year's grand prize has not been drawn yet!"
When the villagers heard this, they realized that they had completely forgotten about this matter.
After looking at each other in bewilderment, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
So, accompanied by the laughter of the villagers, Konoha officially entered a new year...
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