"A demon fox! A cataract! Die! Wha-"

"The yellow-haired one, obviously I taught you a lesson last time, and you dare to meddle with our affairs!"

"Hey, hey, don't kill the monster, let the one who doesn't have pupils (actually has but is generally invisible) perform for me before dealing with him."

In the woods, three tall children stopped punching and kicking Naruto Uzumaki, and walked towards Hinata Hinata who was slumped on the ground with a wicked smile.

Hinata saw Naruto curled up motionless on the ground through the gap between them, and his heart hurt like a pinprick in his heart, his already pale face turned blue with fright, and tears poured out of his eye sockets.

Last winter, these were the same people who bullied her.

Naruto was brave enough to stop them, but these people beat Naruto so blue and swollen that he destroyed his warm scarf.

She ran into Naruto today, and she just wanted to express her gratitude for the last time, so she took the ninja who protected her.

But unexpectedly, the same thing happened again.

[Move, Hinata, move......]

[It's like when I was practicing with my father and Brother Ningci——]

[You can protect yourself! 】

In my memory, the scene when she split the wooden board with one palm is still vivid.

However, the reality is that the closer those three people get to her, the more she weakens her limbs, and everything she has learned is completely forgotten.

And the faces of those three people also changed to his father and Ning Ci's brother who were glaring at him angrily, which deepened her sense of helplessness.

"Hey, hey, this white-eyed monster is still crying, do you say it's really crying or fake crying?"

The first of the three children looked curious, "It stands to reason that she must be different from us, right?" ”

Hinata shook her body and closed her eyes tightly and retreated desperately, not stopping until her back hit a tree.

[Tokuma (servant), Dad, Brother Ninji, whoever comes, please save me and Naruto! 】

"Huh? She closed her eyes. I'd like to take a closer look! What a disappointment. ”

"Just open your eyelids and take a look."

"If you sprinkle some dirt into it, will her eyes still be white?"

"Just try it."

The three of you said a word, and terrible ideas poured out of their heads one after another. They held out their sinful hands at Hinata, trying to hold her head down.

And the thin Hinata held her hands in a prayer gesture and said aloud in her heart—

[Whoever will save us!] 】

"You three! Don't touch her! ”

Hinata opened her eyes suddenly, and the three children turned their heads in disbelief.

It was none other than Naruto Uzumaki, who had been beaten so bruised and swollen that he couldn't even open his eyes.

He crawled up with trembling arms and pointed at several people with his dirty hands, as if he might fall down at any moment.

"We, yet, still divide the winner! I'm just going to show my real strength now. ”

[Naruto, Naruto! 】

Hinata Hinata reached out to cover her mouth and blocked her own crying.

[Don't, don't stand up again.] 】

The three children exchanged glances with each other, and the disbelief just now gradually disappeared, and a sinister smile broke into the corners of their mouths.

They said to Naruto Uzumaki in a mocking tone, "Don't be ashamed. If you have the ability, you will come over and stop us? ”

They were all children who had attended ninja school, and it was clear at a glance that it was a miracle that Naruto Uzumaki was able to stand up now, and he would lie down on the spot if he couldn't walk two steps.

Sure enough, Naruto took a step before he almost fell to his knees.

After making sure that Naruto was just bluffing, the three of them turned back again to prepare to deal with the white-eyed girl.

"I told you, your opponent is me!"

Naruto Uzumaki roared as hard as he could, picking up a small stone and smashing it at the three of them.

The child who was being targeted easily dodged and was about to turn around to taunt the other when he heard a tooth-aching crackle - like a broken bone.

"Click-"

The three of them were shocked, and hurriedly turned around, their eyes focused on the big tree that Hinata was leaning on, and their expressions changed as if they had seen their own ghosts.

The stone that Naruto Uzumaki had just thrown was embedded deep in the middle of the tree like a meteorite hitting the ground, but it was more than that.

Around the stone, there were also dense circles of cracks, like traces of ripples on the surface of the water when it rained. A huge crack stretched towards the back of the tree, almost splitting in two.

It is conceivable that this stone hitting them on the door of the head will definitely open the scoop for them.

"Hey, just kidding......"

One child felt a little weak in his legs.

"It's a monster, let's go."

The three of them stared vigilantly at Naruto Uzumaki, who was stunned in place and seemed to be at a loss, leaving a sentence of "You wait for us", and was about to leave the main road in a hurry.

They hadn't taken a few steps and had just turned the corner when another figure appeared in front of them, startled.

The three of them looked at it and found that the man was a four or five-year-old child, with short black hair that was fairly smooth, with delicate and cold facial features, and wearing a crimson short-sleeved shirt.

Although his hands were full of life and he was carrying a plastic bag full of vegetables and fish, he exuded a cool air that no one could approach.

And that's not what he's most concerned about.

The point is that his eyes are like a deep mountain pool wrapped in mist, completely stagnant, dark blue cold silence.

It was a pair of black hole-like eyes that had no light coming through, as if to suggest that its owner had no soul and was just a walking corpse.

The boy approached the three men, his steps slow but steady, and without looking at them, the three men moved out of the way, their eyes fixed on each other's every move.

Goosebumps rose on the surface of their skin, partly from the cold, and partly from each other's eyes, which were not like living people.

It wasn't until the boy crossed past the three of them, revealing the "ping-pong ball" like family crest behind them, that they didn't know-

"It's the Uchiha family's neuropathy!"

"I said why is it so scary!"

"Run, or you'll be arrested by the garrison and put in jail."

After whispering to each other, they used up the pitiful chakra on their bodies and fled as quickly as possible.

On the other side, Naruto Uzumaki, who was completely out of strength, was falling into Hinata's arms, but a satisfied smile appeared on his face. Of course, this satisfaction does not come from lying on a girl's lap.

Rather, it came from the tree that had been crumbling with a stone, as if it were about to crack.

"Hey, hey, you saw it!"

He obviously couldn't even call Hinata's name, but he unceremoniously shook the other party's sleeve vigorously, "That's my real strength!" I just didn't take it seriously before! You all watch, I, I'm going to be the Hokage's ......"

Hinata nodded her head crying, unable to hear anything in her ears, and even forgot to be shy.

She only hoped that her servant, Hinata Tokuma, would come over and take Naruto to the hospital.

At this moment, footsteps poured into the pinna of the two men's ears, and a shadow covered them.

"Ahh

Hinata shuddered a little, but grabbed Naruto even tighter. Naruto could barely open his eyes, thinking that the three had returned, and was about to struggle to get up, but he smelled a strange smell, a little bitter and a little fragrant.

“……”

Hinata had to smear medicine on her fist every day, and she was familiar with the smell, and immediately took the small box that was handed to her. Although it is mixed with a smell of wisteria flowers, it is definitely an injury medicine.

Then, she raised her head and looked at the other party's face carefully, her transparent eyes gradually widened: "Yu, Uchiha Yoshiyu? ”

Uchiha Yoshiyu, the same age as her, is the son of the head of the Uchiha clan and has a twin brother named Sasuke.

The reason why she knew each other was not only because the two clans were neighbors across the street, but also because when her father criticized her for not working hard in cultivation, he always warned her with "the son of the rich Yue family who does not seek progress".

In addition, when she went to the snack street because she couldn't eat enough, she would occasionally see Uchiha Yoshiyu picking and choosing in the market. For example, now, in the plastic bag that the other party put on the ground, there are two dying salmon, more than half a meter long, and it is difficult for people not to pay attention.

Uchiha Yoshiyu glanced at the two of them expressionlessly, Hinata Hinata and Naruto Uzumaki, feeling as if they were being pierced by a soft light, and all their secrets were completely exposed.

As everyone knows, in the vision of Uchiha Yoshiyu, the two of them are no longer "people", but organic constituents composed of muscles, bones and nerves.

Through this method of observation called "Transparent World", Yiyong can see at a glance that these two guys are not ordinary children.

The yellow-haired, blue-eyed boy's damaged skin and muscle tissue were being quickly repaired by the strange energy coming from his abdomen. It is estimated that as long as he sleeps for a while, he will not leave even a minor injury, and his good physique is scary.

But a little, well, how to say it? Malnutrition?

What a contradictory guy, as if his body and that energy belonged to two different masters.

And this eldest lady of the Hyuga family, by the standards of a five-year-old child, has a very well-developed muscle mass in her limbs, which is not much worse than his twin brother Sasuke, and the amount of chakra is not a few.

But these two people were bullied by those three ordinary imps.

Unconsciously, a slight trace of boredom appeared on Uchiha Yoshiyu's face.

He has seen a lot of people who don't resist because they don't have the strength.

But those who have strength but do not resist, and drag others into the water......

He stared deeply at Hinata Hinata, ignoring the other party's thanks, picking up the plastic bag and leaving.

After all, it's just a five-year-old child, and I can't understand what I said. Ordinary people don't have the same consciousness as Tanjiro, after all, they haven't lost their beloved things, and they don't have someone they desperately want to protect.

"Who was that?"

Hearing footsteps walking away, Naruto Uzumaki nervously asked, "Didn't you come to look for trouble?" ”

"It's not."

Hinata shook her head palely and unscrewed the lid of the box of ointment, "It's a good man, he sent you a box of trauma medicine." I'll put it on for you......"

It wasn't until this point that she had a little flush.

Naruto Uzumaki was stunned for a moment before saying, "Please help me up." ”

"But you ......"

"I have a question for him."

Naruto's voice trembled a little, and he said in a pleading tone, "Please." ”

The other side.

Uchiha Yoshito walked under the almost discounted tree and looked around, as if searching for something.

"There it is."

He leaned down, picked up a pebble from the ground, touched it with his hand, felt the terrifying heat on it, and threw it into the distance.

If you look closely, you can see that there is a small dent in the center of the stone that Naruto Uzumaki threw out earlier, which is just the same size as the stone that Yoshito had just picked up.

In fact, it was Yoshiyu who threw a stone from a distance, hit the stone thrown by Naruto Uzumaki, and then hit the tree, causing this terrifying damage. The temperature on the stones was caused by the violent collision between the stones.

"Is it so powerful to throw it with the Seven Shape Shizuku Ripple Spike...... It's still a child's body. ”

Uchiha Yoshiyu stared at the trunk for a moment, then planned to move on. He's got something to do.

But Naruto Uzumaki stopped him.

"Wait a minute!"

Uchiha Yoshito turned his head.

Unlike Hinata, who has strength but can't protect herself, this malnourished yellow-haired child who doesn't forget to protect the "weak" even if he is seriously injured is very much in line with his value orientation.

So he's willing to waste a little more time.

"What's the matter?"

Uchiha Yoshito asked coldly, as he always did.

"Why are you helping me?"

Something was wrong with Naruto Uzumaki's state.

The emotion hidden in his voice was not so much gratitude as confusion, and a strong uneasiness that even Yi Yong could perceive.

[Being helped by someone looks strange and suspicious, what kind of logic is this? Is this the ninja's child? That guy Yumitianyuan, has he been so suspicious since he was a child? 】

Many thoughts crossed Yiyong's mind, but he didn't say them.

Seeing that Uchiha Yoshiyu didn't mean to answer, Naruto Uzumaki gritted his teeth and said loudly, "I'm the demon fox monster in everyone's mouth, aren't you afraid of me?" ”

Demon fox?

Tomioka shook his head, suddenly remembering the huge red fox he had seen in the arms of his brother Itachi Uchiha shortly after he was born.

My father called it the Nine-Tails, and it seemed that he was very jealous. And it was only after that day that the family moved to the edge farther than the Hyuga clan.

But what does it have to do with this little ghost?

He stared at Naruto Uzumaki's face for a moment, his gaze swirling over the other's six beards, as if he understood something.

Naruto Uzumaki also felt the position of the other party's gaze, and lowered his head with some relief but heavily.

[He must have been willing to help me because he didn't know who I was. 】

[If he knows that the person he helps is a monster in the future, he will definitely be angry, and he will have a feeling of being deceived. 】

[Rather than let him regret it at that time, it's better for me to admit it directly......]

The inability to see the other party's reaction made Naruto Uzumaki's mood even lower. Instead of letting others like him first and then hate him, it is better to hate him directly. At least the latter, he is used to it.

Soon, a pair of shoes appeared in his field of vision.

Naruto looked up in surprise only to realize that the black-haired boy had come to him. It's just that his vision is really blurry, and he can only see the general outline of the other party.

"Since you think you're a fox or something......"

The boy said as he leaned down and rummaged through the plastic bag of turnips.

After a few seconds, he pulled out a cheerful wooden fox mask and handed it to Naruto.

"Then this is for you."

Uchiha Yoshiyu ordered five fox disaster masks and gave the one he had prepared for himself to Naruto.

Anyway, in a sense, he is not the real family of his parents and brothers, just an alien soul who has seized other people's bodies. He Uchiha Yoshiyo is different from Sasuke after all.

The child who was supposed to grow up carefree had already been robbed of his chance to survive.

It may be appropriate to give a mask to this child who has developed a sense of identity with the fox because of his appearance.

Naruto Uzumaki inexplicably took the mask, his mood far more complicated than he should be at his age.

This is the only person who gave him a gift other than the old man and the owner of Ichiraku Ramen and his daughter.

Still a complete stranger to his peers.

Obviously he had already told him his identity, but the other party was still willing to give him a gift. It was so new to Naruto that he didn't even know how to respond.

By the time Naruto came to his senses, the black-haired boy had already walked away.

Naruto wanted to thank him loudly, but tears flowed into his mouth, and the salty taste blocked his voice. Then it occurred to him that he didn't even know the man's name.

He turned his head to look at Hinata Hinata, who seemed to have heard the other party say "Uchiha" or something, and hurriedly asked:

"You know his name—"

"Miss Hinata-sama!"

A panicked voice interrupted Naruto's words.

A white-eyed boy wearing a Konoha forehead guard appeared in front of the two of them with a large bag of snacks.

"Tokuma." A look of shame welled up on Hinata's face.

If she hadn't taken Tokuma away to buy something, Naruto wouldn't have been hurt.

And when Hinata Tokuma found out that his young lady was actually messing with this yellow-haired imp again, his brows furrowed suddenly.

Even though he couldn't see clearly, Naruto could still feel the familiar malice in the other party's eyes, and he unconsciously buried his head in it.

"Miss, let's go back, don't let the head of the family worry."

Hinata Tokuma ignored Naruto, and pulled Hinata Hinata away without saying anything, as if Naruto was some kind of disaster. Whether he is or not, anyway, the head of the family specially emphasizes that he should stay away from such dangerous people.

Ignoring the other person is the best thing to do.

"Please forgive me for being rude."

"Hey...... Wait a minute......"

The incident happened suddenly, and Hinata was almost forcibly taken away, and he couldn't even leave the medicine jar he was holding in his hand for Naruto.

The latter looked at the two people in the distance, and a trace of loneliness welled up under his swollen eyelids. But when he looked down and saw the mask in his hand, the corners of his blue mouth showed a smile again.

"Let's go and return the gift later."

Naruto Uzumaki cheered up, made a satisfied "yes" gesture to the cracked tree, limped away, and began to wonder which flavor of cup noodles to eat tonight.

A minute later.

A ninja wearing an animal mask appears in front of a large tree.

He touched the stone embedded in the trunk of the tree, and the tree leaned forward with a clatter, and fell with a loud thud.

The shadow ninja stopped in mid-air and shook dramatically.

"I have to tell the three generations of adults that the villagers must be restrained, and the power of the pillar must not be stimulated again, otherwise his power may get out of control at any time......"

With that, he disappeared with a dodge.

Since that day, Naruto had never been deliberately beaten by the people of the village. But that's another story.