The man went to the left, and the child followed him to the right. The man went to the right, and the child also went to his left, but he was in the way anyway.

The man handed the snack to the child and planned to leave, but the child hooked his legs.

His knees suddenly weakened, and he staggered several steps before he didn't kneel down at someone else's house except for sitting upright.

"Actually, there's nothing to do, I'll go back first."

The man's hand was shaking as he tugged at the door frame.

Terrible.

Nothing is happening now, but it's just scary.

He thought the kid looked cute, but the impression given by the body was completely opposite.

How so...... Well.

Unconsciously hurting others is often more frightening than the conscious kind, because you can know what the conscious person will want to do, and although it may not be able to stop it, you can also prevent it, such as running to Konoha's guard when you find out that you are being followed.

Another way is to go to the provocation and then get caught yourself and become safe at the same time.

…… He doesn't want to.

"But don't you have something to say?"

When Naruto found out, he felt that it was impossible for this person to come over without something he wanted to say.

If you think about it from another point of view, if he is a victim himself, then he definitely doesn't want to visit those people, unless he wants to do something more 'revenge' than yesterday, because he really wants the other party to disappear from this world, but most of the time is just thinking about it - the rest of the time is to divert attention, not to really prepare for that.

Because he was human, he was able to control his emotions in front of other things at that time—except when he was alone.

He didn't want to go on like that in this life, because he was technically a 'monster'.

- "Do you hate me?" ”

He knew that the answer would be more than 90 percent like, but he asked anyway.

The man slowly removed his hand from the doorframe and clenched his fist.

“…… No, it's just that I'm not used to interacting with people now, and I, I'm not good at communicating with people your age......"

The man chose an answer that didn't seem to hurt the child's heart.

The answer has been almost revealed, and the kid in front of him probably didn't mean it, if he had to say it, he was probably the closest to him at the time.

His impression of the 'seniors' earlier in the day was quite good...... If it weren't for something like that.

Although I already knew later that it wasn't the same person, it probably couldn't be anything, because it was already flooded.

Even if it is the same person, he may still be plotted and misunderstood in the hospital in the future.

"But didn't you talk to him yesterday? Do you want to regret it now? ”

The child's voice sounded a lot more aggrieved to his ears.

As soon as he turned around, a light mist gushed out from his blue pupils.

- The above is his delusion, the child is just pretending to cry.

Because children want to laugh more now than they cry.

By the way, squinting your eyes and raising your eyebrows is really like crying.

“… uh..."

The man was a little confused.

Then I suddenly doubted the truth that the third generation had told me before.

…… How can this child's words and deeds feel different from that person at that time?

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As the child's eyebrows furrowed tighter and his mouth pursed higher, the man slowly became more panicked.

…… What should I do, this kid is going to cry, crying loudly? If anyone else heard by their seniors, would they be considered bullying?

"No, you see, isn't my predecessor injured now? So, it's better to rest more for now, so I might as well go back and come back in a few days......"

The man was scrambling the child, and his fearful feelings were thrown into the wilderness, and it would probably take a while for him to return.

"You just go over and have a look first, if Kakashi wants to rest, it's not too late to leave, come with me to meet him!"

The child put down the snack and hugged his leg and said coquettishly.

"Well, that's a bother......"

The man didn't know what other reason he could use to refuse, so he silently agreed, resigned himself to closing the door to the way of escape, and entered the house with the child.

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…… Maybe the seniors already felt that yesterday's self was deliberately revenged.

The man thought about it and walked a little slower, a few steps behind the child.

The seniors must have known it before, otherwise they wouldn't have recognized those things for this kid and not defended them. Just apologies.

He thought wildly, and did not dare to step into the place where the seriously injured senior he had just glimpsed in his spare eyes was.

“…… Are you here? ”

Kakashi asked, leaning against the wall.

At this time, there was basically no one else but this one, so he didn't have to guess.

“…… Yes, I'm sorry, "

The man felt that he had been discovered, took a deep breath, and had to go inside.

The teenager who was particularly tightly bandaged was lying on a small bed, and it was very poignant just to look at it.

"Naruto, could I ask you to prepare dinner......? Instant noodles are good, I want to talk to this brother alone... All right? ”

Kakashi asked slightly humbly.

"Well, let's do it."

The child thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Anyway, if you want to know later, you can ask Kakashi directly, and it doesn't matter if it's true or not when the time comes.

If Kakashi's lie is too outrageous, then he can still ask the cat.

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"Senpai, aren't you worried that I will retaliate against you?"

The man looked at the wounded man lying with mixed feelings.

It doesn't even seem like you have the strength to take the kunai, right?

Then, if you do it to him...... No, he's not doing anything, at most he's hiding the facts, right?

The man's sanity had just been dashed by the demon for a moment.

“…… Will you? ”

Kakashi asked with a weak smile.

In fact, he also has some directions.

But now he can only choose to believe.

“……”

The man was silent.

"You...... What's the matter? ”

Kakashi asked softly.

"I just... If you want to know the truth, please tell the seniors......! ”

The man clenched his fists, "Please tell me what the truth is!" ”

“…… I'm sorry. ”

Kakashi tilted his head.

"Senior ......"

The man was in a very mixed mood right now.

- "Before, Miyome-sama said that it wasn't your hand that was in the ward, it was... Someone is framing you. ”

The man struggled for a moment and then picked out something that had nothing to do with the child.

- "Before that change, you ...... That's not you, is it? ”

He didn't give Kakashi time to answer.

- "At that time, the seniors were obviously different from usual, both in terms of hairstyle and physique, but Miyome-sama allowed him to go on missions with me...... The three generations probably can't do anything about him. ”

——“… I just want to ask, that person is not a senior... Right? ”

The man looked seriously into Kakashi's eyes.

Kakashi's gaze flickered slightly.