The little fox took the rest of the roast chicken and galloped away, and soon came to his lair.

"Mom, Mom, look, I brought back your favorite pheasant, it's still roasted, it's delicious."

The little fox ran into the nest with an excited face.

The mother fox was lying weakly in her straw-paved nest.

"Kid, you're back."

A weak smile appeared on the mother fox's face.

"Mom. Look, here's the roast chicken I got for you, you haven't eaten in days, and this is your favorite. ”

The little fox shook the roast chicken in his hand, which was still exuding residual warmth, and his face was full of excitement.

The mother fox smiled and said, "Thank you, child, but Mom can't eat it now, you can eat it yourself." ”

"No, no, I finally got it with other monsters, just for my mother's food. Mom, you haven't eaten for so long, I'm scared ......"

The little fox said, his expression a little depressed.

Although he is still young, he already understands that his mother seems to be leaving him forever.

The mother fox touched the little fox's cheek and said with a smile, "Child, mom is fine." Mom is just a little tired and may need to go a long way. ”

"Don't! Mom, don't leave me. I can't live alone yet, I need my mom. Mommy ......"

Tears unconsciously slipped from the corners of the little fox's eyes and dripped on the straw beside him.

The mother fox gently wiped away her tears for the little fox.

"A child, as a boy, can't just cry. Promise Mom to be a strong fox, okay? ”

When the little fox heard this, he immediately wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and squeezed out a smile.

"Hmmm! Mom, I promise you. But Mom, can you promise me too, don't leave me......"

Looking at the little fox's expectant look, the mother fox was a little sad.

She wanted to say yes, but she couldn't.

Your own body, you know best.

She's at her limit.

Perhaps, tonight will be the moment of her death.

But the little fox in front of him is still small, except for the most basic survivability, everything else is still far behind.

In this forest full of youkai, it is too dangerous.

She...... Secure.

The mother fox gently took the little fox into her arms, and the sudden warmth made the little fox stunned, and then hugged it tightly with both hands.

This feeling......

It's so warm.

"Children, even if they don't have a mother and are alone, they have to live strongly."

"Mom's ......"

The little fox seemed to realize something, and his heart couldn't help but feel cold.

"I know, you're a strong boy, aren't you?"

The mother fox looked at the little fox expectantly.

"Hmmm! Mom, I'm going to be a strong boy. ”

"Well, Mom believes in you, too."

In the small nest, two foxes quietly hugged each other.

Gradually, the little fox felt that the warmth of her mother seemed to be disappearing.

"Mom!"

The little fox cried out in alarm, but the mother fox didn't react.

"Mom!"

The little fox barked again, but all he got was silence.

"Mom! What happened to you! ”

The little fox looked at the face of the mother fox, kind and calm, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

The little fox stretched out her trembling right hand and touched the mother fox's nose.

No...... Breath.

"Mom!"

The little fox screamed, and the tears flowed uncontrollably again.

Tonight's night seems to be colder.

Bonfires, still burning in the forest.

In the darkness of the night, it seemed that only this fire could bring Kakashi a little warmth.

"I don't know what happened to the underworld......

Kakashi muttered to himself, and in his words, he was full of longing.

For a long time, Kakashi could only sigh.

If he wants to go back, at least ten years, he still has a lot of time to survive.

"You're human? Why is the big night here? It is dangerous to start a fire in the forest at night. ”

A clear voice rang out from behind Kakashi.

Kakashi looked back and couldn't help but be stunned.

Mask!

Mask of the Shadows!

The person in front of him was a silver-haired teenager who looked to be about eighteen years old.

Wearing a floral shirt, it looks a little weird in this forest.

Seeing Kakashi staring at him tightly, the silver-haired boy subconsciously took a step back.

It's such an amazing momentum, it's not something that ordinary people can resist at all.

Kakashi seemed to realize this as well, and slowly reined in his momentum.

"I'm sorry, but the mask you're wearing gives me a very familiar feeling, so I'm a little excited for a while."

Kakashi also felt it at this time, and the person in front of him did not have chakra fluctuations, just an ordinary person.

No, perhaps, not human.

It's a bit like a youkai, and it's a bit like a human.

Half-human, half-demon?

There are really a lot of strange existences in this world.

As for the mask, it just happened to be somewhat similar.

The boy breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, Kakashi's momentum just now was indeed a little scary, and it was the first time he had seen such a terrifying guy.

"You'd better get out of here, it's not safe here."

"Then why are you here?" Kakashi laughed.

"My home is here."

"Oh? So it looks like you're a youkai? ”

The young man's eyes under the mask darkened, and he said in a low voice, "Sort of." ”

"Sorry, I don't have a place to go for the time being, so I have to spend the night here. Thank you for your kindness. ”

"Nowhere to go? Don't you have a home? The boy wondered.

Kakashi looked up at the dark night sky and whispered, "Well, how do you say that." There is home, but it is too far away to go back. ”

"Is that so?" The teenager was skeptical.

"Sit down and let's see if you're in a hurry."

The boy hesitated a little in the face of Kakashi's sudden invitation, but quickly made a decision and sat down across from Kakashi.

A fire rose between the two, reflecting their faces.

"Your body, it seems, is fragile. For some reason? ”

The red light in his left eye flickered slightly, and the boy's body seemed to have no secrets in front of Kakashi.

When the young man saw the red light, he was also stunned, and then stood up abruptly and exclaimed, "You are not human? ”

At least in the cognition of teenagers, human beings do not have the function of red eyes.

"It's really hard to explain. Let's introduce myself first, my name is Kakashi Hagi, what about you? ”

The boy looked at Kakashi quietly, as if trying to see something.

But from those eyes, there seemed to be only kindness.

After a long time, the silver-haired boy sat down again and spoke slowly.

"Ah Yin."