Soon, this sudden "visit" came to an end.

Although Naruto still has a lot of puzzles, and although the seed of killing intent in Sasuke's heart has just been planted by Su Zeying, Su Zeying has unilaterally announced his rest and ended this meeting in the ward.

Looking at their backs when they left, recalling the depressed and painful look on Sasuke's face, Su Zeying was calm in his heart, watching Sasuke's figure gradually disappear, and said coldly to the man who couldn't hear his heart in his heart:

"Itachi...... This is just the beginning. ”

"One day, I will kill you with my own hands."

Thinking like this, Su Zeying's face showed a cold calm, and there was only a cold killing intent in it. And just as he was thinking like this, he also felt his hand suddenly clenched.

"Huh?"

He lowered his head according to his feelings, and saw Hotaru's face that looked a little frightened and a little timidly at his face.

"Reflection...... The look on your face is terrifying......"

Su Zeying exhaled, and immediately let go of his tangled brows, dispelling the killing intent, leaving only the most unguarded gentle smile.

He reached out and gently placed his hand on Hotaru's forehead:

"Don't be afraid, Hotaru, it's just because I'm reminded of something, and I'll never show you that look......"

"It's because ...... Remembered - Uchiha Itachi? ”

Hotaru's eyes fluttered, and her pupils shrank when she said "Uchiha Itachi", and she subconsciously showed fear, which was the psychological sequelae left on her that night.

Although the Uchiha Itachi was gone, the feeling of fear remained in his heart along with the pain.

"yes......"

Su Zeying's smile looked complicated.

He rubbed Hotaru's forehead and whispered with relief:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid...... Hotaru, one day, I'll kill that man—anything in this world that has the will and ability to threaten you and make you afraid, one day, I'll destroy them all. Itachi Uchiha is like that, and so are the others. ”

Su Zeying said comforting words softly, but there was something as straight and rigid as a categorical thing, that thing was like a straight sword firmly piercing a certain direction, piercing everything in front of him.

Hotaru Xiao's face was slightly red, but she showed a trace of unbearability, and subconsciously said:

"Reflection...... However, I don't want you to be like this. ”

"Why?"

Su Zeying asked gently.

"I don't know why...... But I think it's so strange to you, and ...... It kind of scares me. ”

Hotaru's body shrunk, and there was a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Su Zeying's body stiffened for a moment, and then relaxed again.

He gently rubbed Hotaru's forehead and said gently:

"Hotaru ...... You're such a kind girl...... But—what if, I mean, you and I had another encounter with that night? ”

"What if we meet another invincible adversary who can't fight for a chance to survive?"

"I ...... I'll stand in your way. ”

Hotaru hesitated for a moment, then said firmly.

"Hehe......"

Su Zeying smiled and shook his head slowly:

"No, Hotaru - I don't want you to stand in my way anymore like I did that night."

"I don't want to be like that night, because of my own incompetence, because of my own laziness, after the most tragic outcome, to lament and cry, and to attack a fierce adversary in a senseless gesture - to do so only to move myself tragically, and at most to leave a tragic legend in this cruel world...... But what's the point? ”

"I don't want to be a dead man to sing and cry about, and I don't want you to die for me—so I can only move forward step by step, stepping on blood and corpses. The ninja world is a cruel world, and only by constantly killing can you evolve into the strongest. From ancient times to the present, those who possess the best virtues, if they do not have the incredible qualifications to reverse heaven and earth, none of them will live to see the end. ”

"On the contrary, the people who have survived the best in history are those who keep killing and destroying everything that stands in front of them."

"Hotaru - I hope that one day I will face a strong enemy, and I don't need you to block that fatal blow for me, on the contrary, I will destroy all threats for you."

"I hope that in the future, I can become the biggest boss in this world, and I don't need to regard anyone as an opponent, but everyone regards me as the strongest in this world and tries to challenge me."

"In order to do this, to be able to fend off all threats around you, I must abandon my boring early childhood and evolve into a hunter who obeys the laws of the jungle."

"But—Hotaru, I'll never make a move on you, you're the reason I'm fighting for."

Su Zeying stroked Firefly's forehead, said something she didn't understand, and smiled slightly.

Although he didn't understand the meaning of some words in Su Zeying's words, Hotaru still understood a rough idea. She was silent for a moment, and then resolutely said:

"Since you said so...... Then I don't want to be a drag on you, I also want to be someone who can fight side by side with you, and I want to face all threats with you! ”

Facing Firefly's resolute gaze, Su Zeying was stunned for a moment.

Then he laughed, louder and louder, until it was final.

But he still couldn't stop smiling in his eyes, shook his head, and Su Zeying said calmly:

"Hotaru, I'm glad you think so—but I don't want you to have any psychological burden, you don't have to change it for me."

"But ......"

Looking at Firefly's somewhat unhappy eyes, Su Zeying changed her mind again:

“…… Hotaru, if you really want to do that, you'll have to get better quickly - so you can fight alongside me. But these innocent things in your heart, kindness, kindness, don't need to be discarded - I like you like that. ”

Su Zeying said with a sigh, and Hotaru immediately burst into laughter.

"Really?"

"Really."

"Then-when I get better, you have to take me to practice together."

"Of course - but, Hotaru, there is something wrong with your injuries and you need to go out of the village for treatment......"

"Out of the village? Will you be too? If you leave the village, I will go out, and if you don't go out, I won't leave the village! ”

"Of course—I will, and I'll always be with you."

Su Zeying held Hotaru's hand tightly and said resolutely.

Hotaru laughed again, and her smile was like a flower blooming on a cliff:

"As long as there is a reflection in the ...... I'm not afraid to go anywhere. ”

Su Zeying smiled warmly.

He wanted to say something, but the next moment, he suddenly retracted his expression, raised his head, turned around, and looked at the young man at the door in surprise:

"Big brother?!"

"Ying - the three generations have approved, you and Hotaru go out of the village - but you must follow a Konoha caravan to act."

Moonlight Wind yawned with exhaustion, but he couldn't hide the relief on his face, and said with a smile to Su Zeying.