Kurayoshi could hear these gossip, and so could Naruto.

He stopped grinning as much as he had at first, closed his mouth, and stopped.

Kurayoshi looked back at Naruto, his expression silent.

"What's wrong?" Kurayoshi asked.

"Forget it!"

Naruto was silent for a moment before saying, "I'm glad you invited me on your birthday, but if I get too close to you, it will hurt you." ”

"You mean those indifferent gazes?"

Naruto looked at Kurayoshi with an indifferent face, hesitated, and nodded, "Hmm! ”

"What do you care about what they're doing?" Kurayoshi said nonchalantly.

“？”

Naruto's eyes widened.

"Isn't it tiring for people to live for themselves, and to care about the eyes of others all the time?"

“……”

Naruto opened his mouth, but didn't say anything in the end.

Although everyone has their own values in life, ......

Isn't it sad to live only for yourself?

It is true that you can live alone, but why did you show a lonely expression before?

That day in the forest, didn't you also say that you were lonely in your heart?

Kurayoshi looked at Naruto, looking at his expression of wanting to speak and stopping, and sneered, "I know what you're thinking, so I didn't invite you?" ”

"Huh?"

Naruto looked at him puzzled.

"Friends, loved ones...... It's enough to have them, other people's eyes, other people's thoughts......"

Speaking of this, Kurayoshi showed a meaningful gaze, "To put it mildly, a group of guys who have nothing to do with my, how do they think about my." ”

After saying that, Naruto, who had not yet come to his senses, walked towards the barbecue Q alone.

Everyone has their own way.

Kurayoshi didn't want to point fingers at other people's Dows, but he didn't want anyone to point fingers at his Dows either.

He's not as great as Naruto and doesn't want to be recognized by everyone.

He is just an ordinary person who cares about himself and the people around him.

But—

My way is the way that is best for me, and it does not need to be pitied.

……

Kurayoshi wants to meet the Dingza father and son again in the barbecue Q, and at the same time looking forward to another big stomach king competition, he will pluck some hair by the way and see if he can make equipment that converts fat into chakra.

As for Naruto......

Kurayoshi didn't know if Miyoshi was using the crystal ball to peep, so he had to find the right time to pluck his hair and bleed, so that people couldn't see that he was deliberately going for Naruto's body tissue.

It's a pity that the heavens don't fulfill their wishes.

The father and son were not in the store, but they saw Asma and Red.

The two of them were sitting by the window, talking and laughing, eating barbecue.

I don't know what Asma said, but Red was amused from time to time and covered her mouth and laughed.

Cut, dog men and women.

Kurayoshi cursed bitterly in his heart, and then found a place to sit in the corner.

He likes to keep a low profile and doesn't want to be noticed.

Even when eating, I like to be alone in the corner.

But with Naruto there today, he is destined to attract countless eyes.

Shortly after he sat down, Naruto followed slowly.

The eyes of everyone in the restaurant were on him, and the customers who had been happily eating put away their laughter and laughter one by one.

Then, as if delusional, everyone started their chopsticks again, and laughter filled the barbecue restaurant again.

Naruto opened his mouth to say something.

But no one in the store looked at him, and the waiter didn't come to greet him, as if everyone didn't see this person.

Kurayoshi stood up and beckoned to Naruto.

Naruto felt bitter in his heart, and walked towards Kurayoshi's place with his head down.

Behind him, the people who didn't seem to see stopped their chopsticks and pointed at Naruto and Kurayoshi one by one, whispering something.

Asma and Red, who were sitting by the window, naturally noticed these anomalies.

But they didn't say anything, just couldn't help but sigh.

Asma lit a cigarette and sighed, "The villagers misunderstand that child very much! ”

"Why is there such a big misunderstanding?"

Red asked.

"I don't know."

Asma took a deep breath of her cigarette, then slowly exhaled it, and continued: "But there is a high probability that someone deliberately provoked the phenomenon. ”

He had just returned to Konoha and didn't know much about the situation in Konoha.

However, as the Guardian Ninja Twelve, Asma has been staying by the daimyo's side for the past few years, has seen a lot of political struggles, and has just experienced a civil war with internal disagreements.

He is now sensitive to those political tactics and has a faint smell of something.

"Why?"

"I don't know."

Asma leaned back in her chair, lay on her back and spit out a smoke ring, and said, "Maybe there is something hidden in it that I don't know, or maybe some guys are planning something for their own interests, in short, there are too many possibilities." ”

"Let's hope it's the former!"

Red sighed, picked up his glass and drank it down.

As a ninja, she knows what to ask and what not to ask.

Although feeling sympathy for Naruto's plight, he didn't reach out to help.

Because she doesn't know if doing so will make things worse.

However, Red looked over at Naruto's side and saw that he was happily chatting with another nonchalant peer, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but sketch a smile.

"Even though everyone hated him, there were still people who were his friends."

Asma followed the red gaze and saw Kurayoshi, who was chatting with Naruto without a match, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"That kid is good, even if he may be annoyed because of it, he didn't abandon his friends."

"yes, I think so too."

The two of them slammed their glasses, then drank them with a smile.

……

When Naruto came to the table, a smile had already appeared on his face again.

Although he still minded in his heart, he didn't want his emotions to affect others.

In a sense, Naruto was the Virgin.

"That...... We know you, but what should I call you? Naruto scratched his head and looked at Kurayoshi, a little embarrassed.

"My name is Kurayoshi." Kurayoshi propped his hands and knees on the table, his palms dragging his chin, and his eyes looked at Naruto tightly, "Don't force yourself to smile if you feel uncomfortable, it will only make yourself more uncomfortable." ”

"Huh!?" Naruto was stunned and waved his hand with a smile, "Where, how could I be uncomfortable because of this kind of thing!" ”

"You don't have to take care of me, even if you cry in front of me, my heart won't fluctuate in the slightest."

"Hey! Didn't you say you were friends before? Naruto slammed the table and stood up, yelling in dissatisfaction, "I'm so uncomfortable, don't you care about it?" ”

"No, don't talk nonsense, and the second fool doesn't need to care."

"What do you say?"

"Because the second fool will forget his sorrow and then find new happiness."

"You're talking about Erha!"

“…… It's okay, I suddenly found that you are quite similar to Erha. ”

"Nani!"

……

After a bit of noise, Naruto relaxed a lot.

He leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling lamp, a smile on his face.

The indifference of the villagers, which had been lingering in their minds for a long time, finally disappeared from their minds for the time being.

"Thank you, Kurayoshi."

"Thank me for what?"

Kurayoshi, who was seasoning the tenderloin, looked up at him strangely.

"Anyway, thank you."

"Neurotic!"

Kurayoshi muttered quietly, silently putting all kinds of meat and vegetables on the grill.