It was late at night, there was no figure in sight in the dim streets, and the sound of clattering footsteps was unusually loud in the silence, Akai didn't walk very fast, and after fighting the nine-tailed fox, his thoughts drifted back to the village involuntarily.

Although it had not been many days since they arrived in this world, Akai felt like a long, long time had passed.

Completely different world views, people without conviction, and all kinds of strange and elusive novelties did not make him much interested, but a strange and unsuitable sense of disparity came straight to his heart, making him feel a sense of irritability and exhaustion for no reason.

If that's all, it's nothing, after all, when serving in the shadows, he has not experienced things that test his will and patience more.

Unlike the dark part, those troubled and tired moments in the past have come to an end, and even if there is no clear concept of time, everyone knows that there is always an end day.

And now, although Sukejie said, it will take about three months for him to fully recover.

But watching Jie in and out, not returning all night, going out to make the wind and rain, Akai couldn't be happy, and even inexplicably, there was a kind of panic from the heart.

Suddenly, one day he said to him, 'Kai, leave everything in the village to the others, let's stay here!' ’

This kind of words is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue to him, the kind of thunderbolt that can directly shock him to death.

Whether Jie cares about his family or not, whether he cares about his wife, whether he can let go of the village, this Ah Kai is uncertain, but what Jie is doing at the moment is obviously not like a way to go home in a few months.

Akai didn't know about the Otherworld Peace Creation Plan, and even if he knew, he wouldn't understand it, but that didn't prevent him from being suspicious of what Jie was doing.

But it's just doubts and worries, they can't influence what Jie decides, let alone change it, and he can't even refuse the other party's request.

As a staunch member of the Konoha Hokage Sect, Akai's brain is not disobedient and betrayal.

It is precisely because of this that he is worried about Suke's decision.

Because he knew very well in his heart that as long as he proposed to go back to the village, Yisuke's style of acting, he would definitely agree.

But he couldn't say that at all.

Everyone thinks that he is completely numb to politics, but in fact, few people know that Akai has always had a set of standards in his heart.

It is this set of standards that makes him seem indomitable and firm on the issue of his position, and even seems to be a little stubborn and loyal.

But the standard is just a standard after all, it can limit his words and deeds, but it can't limit his thoughts, and recognition does not mean liking, he just never says it on weekdays.

The silver-white moonlight shines through the gaps in the branches and leaves to illuminate a corner of the shadow, and Akai, who is passing by, casually lifts a garbage can that has fallen to the ground by the moonlight, and then habitually turns around a corner and walks towards the dead end on the side of the alley.

Today's moonlight is very bright, bright and a little dazzling, or it may be that the alley is too dim, and the contrast is a little strong.

Standing in the shadows, Akai somehow felt a sense of peace of mind.

It's like when you were injured in a mission, you went home and locked yourself in your room and licked your wounds silently.

There were no enemies, no danger, no need to report the situation to the village, lying quietly on the bed, very warm and comfortable.

Eyelid............ It seems to be a little ......... Heaviness.

My head is also dizzy, is it sleepy?

An indescribable comfort suddenly lingered in Akai's mind.

- O man with a child's heart!

Suddenly, a long, long voice sounded, as if it was speaking from the bottom of my heart, penetrating the soul.

In an instant, accompanied by a tiger roar, Akai jumped up with a spirit.

However, his reaction was noticeably slow.

At the moment when he jumped, a dark green beam of light followed him from the shadows, pointing directly at the back of his heart, and at the same time, the girl's faint familiarity sounded in his ears: "People use this kind of trick without seeing it, you are really not ambiguous at all!" ”

- Ugh

A wisp of blood bloomed, and the dark green beam was like a splash of sulfuric acid, dissolving a large hole behind Akai and turning into wisps of green smoke.

Akai's pupils shrank, barely suppressed the chakra agitation in his body, clenched his fists and turned around and swung it out behind him.

The walls shattered, the ground collapsed, and a large amount of dust filled the air, accompanied by a large stream of groundwater rising into the sky.

The girl smiled coldly, and when she raised her hand, there were ripples in the space, intending to suppress Akai.

However, at the moment when the dust stirred, a huge chakra roared, and the crimson light in the shadows suddenly flickered away.

Seeing this, the girl's face changed, and she took a few steps back without hesitation, pulling out enough distance to deal with it.

And just as she made the movement of pulling her body away, a figure shrouded in red aura suddenly rushed out of the dust and mist, and then shattered the sonic boom with a bang and disappeared into the sky.

Seeing this, the girl was slightly stunned, then came back to her senses and cursed, and without hesitation, turned into a streamer and followed.

At this point, it was like a large crater hit by a missile, and the mess all over the ground was calm in the moonlight.

I don't know how long it took, but the residents who had been awakened by the silence began to come out one after another to check, and just as they approached the big pit, a large splash of water rose from the ground.

In the mist, suddenly, a green light and shadow rushed out of the ground and disappeared in a flash.

The residents who came up were startled, and subconsciously rubbed their eyes.

in the house

After comforting his sister's child, he walked out of the bedroom with a distressed face, and after a simple wash of his face, he dragged his head again in sleepiness, leaning on the sofa and falling into confusion.

I am confused about what to do in the next few days, I am confused about where the large sum of money for the treatment of my sister will come from, and I am also confused about whether the house can be rented to Jie, and whether I will be in danger.

Glancing at the girls scattered on the sofa, the look of guilt flashed through the child, and after a few breaths of contemplation, she dragged Maki, who was leaning on the stars, and carried her to the empty room.

In a daze, Maki muttered reluctantly, "Where are you going to take me?" ”

Looking at Maki, who didn't even raise his eyelids, Chiko said angrily: "You can eat too much, it's so heavy, move yourself, and you're going to sleep." ”

"Sleep! Sleep well, go to sleep. Maki, who was already exhausted, was still paralyzed in Akako's arms, and he didn't even know how to walk except for the word sleep in his mind.

"It's really big-hearted, and I'm not afraid that I'll drag you out and sell you." Maki's laissez-faire gesture touched the young man a little.

Recalling all these years of friendship, she smiled softly, pushed open the door with difficulty, threw Maki on the bed, and then glanced at the quilt she left behind, her face was slightly red, and she secretly took a sip to cover Maki's body.