"Young Master, where are we going next?"

Seeing that the young master who had stopped watching because he was holding the map in his hand raised his head, Shiro, who was standing quietly on the side, asked his young master about the next road.

"Here."

Looking in the direction where the young master's fingertips stayed, the next destination marked on the map made Bai's brows furrow slightly.

"I've heard the name of it before, and if you need supplies, I'd suggest it's better to take a detour to another village."

Naruto put the unfolded scroll back in his bag, paused and replied, "It's not a supply, it's something to go." ”

Seeming to be accustomed to Shiro's obedience, Naruto didn't explain more about Shiro, but Shiro's actions surprised Naruto.

The white figure blocked the way forward, and seemed to be equally surprised by his own actions, and paused for a moment before saying, "Young Master, please stay here, it's too dangerous to keep going." ”

Although Shiro's behavior of blocking the way slightly surprised Naruto, doesn't this also mean that Shiro is starting to have his own thoughts? Looking at this small change with relief, hoping that this small seed would one day bring about a huge change, Naruto had no intention of compromising on it.

Along the way, Naruto had no reason to retreat.

"I'm sorry, Shiro, I have a reason to go."

"Then please leave it to me, no matter what it is, I will definitely complete it for the young master!"

As soon as Naruto's words fell, Shiro picked them up, directing the young master's gaze to himself, and said in his most powerful posture, "It's too dangerous there!" That village is inhabited by more forbidden and ominous bloodlines than me, if there is really a reason to go, please leave it to me, I will definitely complete it for the young master! ”

The deep memory in his heart made Bai feel deep fear and uneasiness about the place where the young master was going to go, and tried his best to show himself as a trustworthy gesture in order to take over the reason why he had to go from the young master.

Looking at Shiro, who had lost his normalcy due to anxiety in his heart, Naruto patted him on the shoulder with relief and comforted, "Don't worry, things are not as dangerous as you think." ”

What's the harm of danger, what's the fear of death, what really disturbs Bai's inner feelings is the fear of losing something dear. The feelings that could not be conveyed smoothly were hidden in the bottom of my heart, and now it was imperative to change the young master's decision.

"But ......"

Shiro's figure was bypassed by Naruto, and Naruto, who had already made a decision, interrupted Haku's next persuasion: "Needless to say, this is something that has already been decided. Besides, wouldn't it be completely pointless if you were to go? ”

I don't understand what the 'meaning' of what the young master said, and seeing that the young master has made up his mind, he had to give up the decision to continue persuasion, but secretly pulled the fists in his sleeves and made a determination not to sit and wait this time.

Naruto's words are true, and what they are doing now is indeed not dangerous, and Shiro's excessive worry is not only because of the safety of the young lord because of this matter, but also because of the excessive rumors of human words.

The warlike Kaguya clan used to be a rare sharp knife in the land of water, but now that the Third Ninja War has long since ended, the Kaguya clan who live by war has lost its brilliance as a famous weapon. Coupled with the past Blood Succession Rebellion and the policy propaganda of the four generations of Mizukage, coupled with their aggressive nature, the clan that once made the people of the Land of Water proud was gradually excluded and worsened by the fear of the people's hearts, so that their rumors were unrecognizable when they reached Shiro's ears.

But in fact, no one cast any extra eyes on the two extra faces that suddenly appeared, after all, although the Kaguya clan is belligerent, they are not so casual as to start fighting when they see outsiders, and no one is interested in the two wandering children. This can be seen from the fact that the guards at the village gate put them into the village without looking.

Based on the information he knew in his previous life and the current situation, Naruto speculated that there was still some time before the Kaguya clan's rebellion, and in order to prepare for the rebellion, the more preparations he had to make in advance, the better. For this reason, after meeting Shiro, he didn't even have time to rest and immediately rushed here without stopping.

However, if you want to stay in the village for a long time, in addition to the cost of living, you must also have a place to live, and have a suitable identity I believe can avoid many unnecessary troubles.

With the remaining change and the owner of the restaurant in exchange for the opportunity to try it out of the ordinary, Naruto and Shiro can be regarded as having a place to live for the time being. As for the reason for the exceptional trial, it is not known how much of it is for the sake of broken silver, and how much of it is for the sake of the white who came forward to intercede and look delicate.

The Kabaya clan is indeed worthy of their reputation for their high enthusiasm for fighting, but they are indifferent to other things, and they can be said to be dull to the point of stupidity for the changes in the things around them.

For half a year, Naruto had been secretly observing, and even his own running master had already smelled the 'peculiar smell' in the air, but Kaguya's mind was still immersed in a beautiful fantasy about the future.

Outsiders who were more sensitive had already moved to other places, some of them even abandoned their hard-earned foundations, and those who were a little slower seemed to sense that a thick cloud was approaching, and a final choice was being made, and Naruto and their boss were one of them.

Last week, the boss's last employee had resigned, and now he was the only single commander left besides Naruto and Shiro.

Frowning at the unusually large number of people entering and leaving the village, the boss sighed deeply, if he hadn't been reluctant to work hard for half of his life, he would have left a long time ago.

The increase in the floating population has not brought better business to the store, and if it weren't for the fact that this tavern also has a food delivery business, I am afraid that there would not even be people in and out.

Such an anomaly should have been noticed by other villages a long time ago, but perhaps the structure of Kaguya's brain was different from that of ordinary people, and things other than fighting were not in their consideration.

Thanks to this, Naruto often found opportunities to enter and exit the Kaguya clan's sometimes unguarded book collection.

Although it is a place to collect books, both the number of books and the variety of contents are pitiful. More than half of them are historical copywriters and disease histories of the Kaguya clan, and the ninjutsu books that are rarely recorded only record the ancestors' experience of using the bones and veins. However, because it may have been a long time since anyone had awakened the veins of the corpse's bones, the ash on them had accumulated a thick layer.

For reference, it took a total of 3 months to write down all the books that could be used, and Naruto, who was probably the last visitor, never visited the empty academy again.

"Koji, Koji! Where are you kid going to be lazy! ”

The boss's shout came from the front desk, and Naruto, who was carrying the chopped wood fire to the kitchen, had to put down what he was doing and trot to the front desk.

Koji Kyohiri and Yuri are pseudonyms synthesized by Naruto's surname Haku, cheesy and ordinary but just catering to Naruto's desire not to attract attention, and if it weren't for the existence of the Nine-Tails for half a year, Naruto would have forgotten his original name.

"It's too slow! Hands and feet are sharp! ”

Facing Naruto, who trotted out with his little feet, the resentment accumulated in recent days made the boss complain dissatisfied. But thinking that this may be his last two employees, if he drives them away, he will really become the commander of the light pole, and the increasingly melancholy boss will stop there.

"I'm running out of ingredients, just like last time, you hurry up and go to town and buy some back."

Handing over a slip of paper and the round-trip fare to Naruto, the boss reluctantly continued to wipe down the bar counter that had already been polished.

After collecting the list and fare, I said hello to Bai who was cleaning outside the door, and then rented a car from the car dealership and went to the neighboring town.

The slow donkey cart slowly followed the route it had traveled last time, straight trees slowly passing Naruto's eyes, the early summer sun shining on Naruto lying on the hay, and the occasional breeze eased the heat of summer.

The hand that reached into his arms came with a solid touch, and he passed the time by constantly checking the loopholes that might have been overlooked in this operation, and simulating the scene that would happen in the meeting.

Don't go past the uncle who drove the donkey cart, and after greeting the bosses he saw with his running master last time, the task of purchasing the goods this time is considered to be completed, and the rest of the settlement and delivery will be handled by the bosses of both parties, and the people who should have taken the donkey cart on the return trip walked in the other direction of the town.

Outside the shop, which was closed all day long with wooden signs engraved with swords and harpoons, I thought that it was because I had accidentally seen this sign last time that I had made this rash move.

Pushing open the unlocked wooden door, a lot of miscellaneous items in the simple room were placed on the ground at random, and the old man who was sitting at the counter reading the newspaper just looked through his glasses and didn't say anything to the people who pushed the door in.

Climbing onto the tall stool and taking out the letter in his arms and handing it to the old man, Naruto, who was barely half a head above the counter, told the old man with his eyes that he was waiting for a reply.

Glancing at the fire paint on the envelope, the old man's brow moved. Leaving a few words to speak, he pushed the door open and walked into the back room.

After a while, a sturdy man walked out with the old man, looked at Naruto, and asked Naruto to come with him after seeing Naruto's iconic fox whisker.

Walking up the stairs from the back room to the second floor, Naruto, who thought he still had to walk for a while, was immediately told that he had reached the ground.

Bypassing the view obscured by the upper staircase, a lady wearing a short county with a cigarette in her mouth just rested her legs on the table and waited for Naruto to arrive.

didn't care about the spring light that leaked out, the fragrant red lips spit out the green smoke with the fireworks that went out, and just looked at the two people who came up with the corner of their eyes.

The man leading the way rolled his throat for a moment, then walked back behind the woman with his own eyes, and stood with another colleague to the woman's side.

"Well, you're the kid I told you to do."