♑ .213. Sorrow that cannot be easily erased
Yakshamaru gave each of them a bowl of mushroom soup, and a large plate of bread-like things came out, and some crispy dates were scattered under the bread, as if they had already realized that they had become a snack.
I Ai Luo helped bring the soup to the table, bowl after bowl, and several times in the middle almost spilled out and scalded himself, but he was stabilized by his own mother who was not in the gourd and guarded him all the time.
But no matter what, the child always looked happy, and after serving the bowl, he climbed onto the chair, and sat on it and hung in the air, shaking unconsciously.
It's the first time I've seen Airo so happy.
He was happier than when he was out and about.
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Cooked mushrooms have a great flavor, especially those that have been dried, and after boiling, they have a greater flavor than just putting them in the pot.
Maybe people who like mushrooms will be ecstatic, but Naruto doesn't.
He scooped a spoonful and drank it in a particularly small sips for more than ten sips before he finished the spoon, compared to the bread he actually weighed, and by the time he had finished a small spoonful of soup, a third of the bread had already fallen into his stomach.
"This one is delicious."
Naruto said slurredly as she nibbled on her bread.
"To your liking."
Yakshamaru narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled.
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Lu Jing's appearance of eating over there is very ordinary, but he doesn't eat slowly, and when Yashamaru sees that her soup bowl is almost empty, he takes the initiative to ask her how about adding another bowl, and Lu Jing hasn't spoken yet, so Ming chooses a third option for him other than whether or not.
"Sister, mine didn't move much, let's share some with you!"
Naruto enthusiastically brought his bowl to his side, scooping up 80% of his own amount of soup before pushing the bowl back and happily nibbling on the bread.
Yakshamaru really thought that he liked bread more than mushroom soup, but he didn't say anything, just looked at them and laughed.
"Maybe it's a good life, I love Luo-sama."
Yakshamaru put his hand pinching the spoon on the table and said to Ara, who was opposite.
“…… Well! ”
I smiled happily as I held the handle of the spoon with my whole hand.
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Tenzo had already fallen asleep, and although he had wanted to wait until Yashamaru returned to his room and fell asleep, he fell asleep within a few minutes of being bullied by the child to the point of physical and mental exhaustion.
After Yakshamaru cleaned up the dining table and washed the dishes, he chatted with a few children, and when he returned to the room, he saw Tenzo sleeping soundly under the quilt.
After making sure that the quilt was covered and would not fall aside due to turning over, Yakshamaru lay down in his quilt with a light movement, whispered to him to take a good rest, and then closed his eyes as well.
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"I love Luo to sleep on the inside, I sleep in the middle, and you lie outside."
Iroh and he are both children, and if you sleep outside, it's easy to roll over and get out of bed in your dreams.
Although Naruto himself wanted to be next to the wall, he thought that I might have inexplicable pressure if I was next to the deer, so I reluctantly gave up the position next to the wall.
Naruto found a puppet that he thought I Ai Luo might like and stuffed it into his arms, and directly moved my Ai Luo, who was holding the puppet, to the wall with something, and then pulled the two quilts and lay them in the middle, covering them for himself and my Ai Luo respectively, and didn't care about the deer who was not covered by the quilt.
I Airo faced him, and the deer didn't have any objection without the quilt, and lay on the outside with his back to him.
Naruto, on the other hand, lay very flat, as serene as a would-be mummy about to be wrapped.
"Good night."
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Lu Jing was thinking about what had happened in the day today, although it didn't seem to be very important, but he still planned to take advantage of the quiet to sort it out in his mind.
I'm not sleepy all the time, holding the little puppet and staring at Ming's sleeping face.
I've seen enough of the ceiling, and now that I have friends, of course, it's up to my friends. I love
…… Why would you want to be friends with yourself?
I had nothing else to do but lie down, and I began to think.
…… Because aren't they from this village?
If you learn about yourself from others, will you become as disgusted as everyone else?
The thought of that possibility made Araku sad.
He often felt empty and sad in the silence of the night, and would cry because of it.
He finally got friends, and he didn't want to lose them.
But... If the other party doesn't want to take care of himself anymore, then what should I do?
My Airo's vision blurred a little bit.
“…… What's wrong? ”
Lu Jing, who always felt awkward, turned over naturally after sorting out the situation, and then immediately saw the good child who was crying quietly over there because he was taller than the children.
At first glance, I thought it was the little broken boy on the side who bullied him, but when I looked closely...... Well, worthy of him, he slept very hard.
Lu Jing couldn't think of any other possibility, anyway, he fished the little broken boy to his side first, leaving some space for me Airrodo.
"When you get home, won't we be friends anymore......"
I Airo hugged the little puppet and asked aggrievedly with wet eyes.
"Uh... No, of course they'll be friends... You—don't cry?"
Lu Jing was a little flustered.
"But, if you knew who I was, you'd hate me just as much as everyone else......
I curled up, buried my face in the back of the little puppet's head, and said sadly.
“……?”
Lu Jing didn't quite understand what he meant, "What do you mean... What identity? ”
Could it be that this well-behaved child with dark circles without eyebrows has some terrible background?
Both Kakashi and Naruto knew those things, but only Tenzo, who was born in this world, didn't know.
Yakshamaru didn't say much when he was chatting, but if he thought about it carefully, when he said that he wanted Naruto to stay overnight, the guardian's reaction seemed to have something hidden.
"I... Everybody says I'm ...... Be... Monsters..."
I don't dare to look at the expression of this 'gentle sister'.
- "They all hate me, and I... Sometimes it hurts people, and no one wants to play with me..."
He hugged the puppet in his arms tightly.
"Monsters? …… Ahh
Lu Jing was only stunned for a moment this time, and quickly reacted.
Naruto was also rumored to be a monster or a demon fox when he was a child, although he was later judged by Hokage-sama to be rumors, but in reality, Naruto's body does have extraordinary strength.
I heard that there was more than one tailed beast, and Konoha had the strongest nine-tailed.
Naruto is the vessel of the Nine-Tails.
Could it be that this kid is the same as Naruto?
…… Forced to become a human pillar force?
Other than that, he couldn't think of anything else that could be associated with monsters.
No matter, anyway, let's coax first.