Even winter nights require rest, and this is something that must be emphasized!

He is full of energy, and when he reaches the time to go to bed to develop the habit of developing a biological clock, he will also feel tired, so he will occasionally slip his hands.

Therefore, he will not admit that he woke up the other party with some [malice].

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The kunai that flew out, only at the moment when the skin of the bare arm was shallowly cut, the subcutaneous bleeding that seeped out, and Mitarai really woke up from sleep.

Remembering the subtle stinging pain that had disappeared, Mitarai, who was subconsciously dissatisfied with such a way of waking up, forced his eyes to open a gap.

The cold blade, caught in the field of vision for a moment, was the two standard kunai that were not much away from his lying head.

If you subconsciously raise your head, you don't know what kind of situation you will face!

But!

Will it die? It's going to die! Will die!

The slight possibility keeps climbing in the heart of Mitarai who clearly understands the bad character of that guy.

Even ninjas still need to be vigilant about their ninja equipment, after all, all sharp blades can slash anyone.

His head was against a stump that had been left behind for an unknown amount of time, and the spreading roots had risen to a height that would allow his head to adapt.

And the solid kunai is deeply embedded in the wood, so that he and his head can continue to maintain such a delicate state.

Carefully understanding the situation, swallowing his saliva, he could only move forward a little bit, moving his stiff body with difficulty, adjusting the distance between his head and the trees, and then determined that he was out of danger before he suddenly got up.

"Are you trying to kill me? Bastard! ”

The words that want to come out of your mouth right away, on the one hand, will become meaningless because the other party is not in front of you, and you will even make yourself act like a clown.

On the other hand, the more realistic reason came from the fear attached to his momentary sanity, warning him not to try to speak loudly, lest he accidentally wake up the guy who would actually kill him.

"Damn."

There were three kunai in total, two of which were fixed on the tree, and one of them was cut through the skin and plunged into the ground, and as a ninja who was proficient in ninja tools, he could confirm the general location of the other party just from the angle of the kunai after throwing it.

While cursing in a low voice, Mitarai glared indignantly in the direction of certainty, trying to let the other party see clearly from a distance, and fully understand his anger, even if he had probably begun to fall asleep.

"That guy, it must have been on purpose."

"You have the ability to wake her up, this coward!"

In a voice that only he can hear, he yawns and tells the impossible task even on a winter night.

Hinata Yuki has the air to get up, and waking her up while she's sleeping is always reprimanded, even if it's for the legitimate reason of the vigil, it's fully understood, in fact, all along, it's always Mitarai who [volunteered] to take on this reprimanded role.

Sleep can be divided into light sleep and deep sleep, any task, ninjas will be vigilant enough, so during the mission, it has always been light sleep, which is the kind of level that can react quickly as long as there is a strange sound.

Perhaps, no, the reason is that I am too tired, so.

Both himself and Hinata Snow have fallen into a deep sleep since yesterday's dinner.

In deep sleep, even ninjas lose their general vigilance.

This is also after two successive attempts, after using the sound of kunai hitting the stump to stimulate Mitarai to no avail, Winter Night chose to wake up the other party with pain, so that he would not think that it was revenge.

It's hard to get through when you're alone, especially for Mitarai.

The winter night is very long, and Mitarai, who knows this, doesn't expect to be able to judge the exact time from the early hours of the morning, and in fact, it's still dark in front of you.

Winter nights are also cold, and even when there is no snow, the temperature is sub-zero enough to freeze the water.

Only after getting out of the spare sleeping bag and regaining normal mobility, Mitarai only realized this just now.

So, what he needs to do is clear.

The eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, and it was already to the extent that they could see the blurred outlines clearly.

Because there was no new combustible material added to the fire for a long time, only a pile of black charcoal remained, and of course it may be an over-rendering of the night.

He shook his head and stopped his thoughts.

With a hint of anticipation, he picked open a large area of black with a short wooden stick, and in the deep dark night, there were still a few bits of fiery red.

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「……」

The girl slowly opened her eyes.

I saw a pale yellow sky.

Feeling the cool breeze on my skin, I casually looked at the sun struggling on the horizon in the distance.

Hesitating to rise or fall.

Hinata Yuki is also wondering, is it early morning or dusk?

It's not a simple memory, what remains is [dream].

Therefore.

How long did you sleep? She couldn't give an answer to this question at the first time.

"Awake?"

The beauty of silence, the tangled thoughts, everything is disturbed by familiar sounds.

Silently glanced at the other party, giving him an incomprehensible excess of anger and contradictory thanks.

"Would you like something to eat?"

The embarrassed and weak-hearted teenager can only limit the topic to the food that comes to mind first.

"No need."

rejected the other party's kindness, frowning and staring at the greasy and excessive [breakfast].

The flesh that was still obviously bloodshot and not completely cooked should be the reason why the boy couldn't bear the delicious taste and enjoyed it early.

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The body is very relaxed, the spirit is unexpectedly full, the physical strength has returned to the state of accepting the task at the beginning, and after a beautiful sleep, Hinata Xue feels much better than she imagined.

In contrast, Mitarai, who woke up a few hours early, although he occasionally yawned and stretched, but the mental fatigue left over from yesterday's battle was obviously offset a lot.

According to the original caravan's itinerary, it would be about five days and four nights to reach the destination.

However, after causing unnecessary [trouble] on the way, there may be a slight change in the outcome.

Of course, compared to caring about the unfinished tasks, what you really need to care about is the possible attack.

In order to have enough time to cope, the frequency with which Hinata Snow opens her eyes has obviously increased, but.

All morning, time passed as fast as flowing water, as calm as a mirror, and something really happened that made people feel surprised.

The two of them, who began to get used to the arrival of black market killers in waves, were on alert all morning, but found nothing, so you can imagine how they feel, so what should they be happy about? Or anger?

The strange situation continued, and then until dusk approached, and the time before nightfall.