"Because when I was grabbed by Yiyong's hand, it didn't hurt as much as just now."

After Naruto said this, he lowered his head a little embarrassed. This is the first time he has expressed this kind of almost dependent affection to his peers, as if righteousness and courage are the pillars of his escape from loneliness.

"Of course."

Yi Yong looked like he was expecting, and said in a pedantic manner: "Because the place I am holding down now can make your hands slightly numb, that's why you feel this way." ”

This is not too easy for him, who has a clear vision, to do this.

It's just that such an answer is completely beyond Naruto's expectations.

After a brief moment of silence, Kakashi Hachiki, who was in charge of "protecting" Naruto outside the house, slapped himself on his dark mask, gaining a new understanding of Yoshiyu's ability to cool off.

[Shouldn't you answer something more comforting at this time?] 】

At the same time, when Naruto was injured, the shadow clone that Kakashi sent to the Hokage's office to ask for instructions on the operation was also dismissed on its own, and he got a piece of news that he didn't know if it was good or bad.

Tuanzang is back. He called the three generations to the roots.

[In other words, the three generations of adults still don't know anything about what happened here...... Is it? 】

Tut.

If things don't get right, it's going to get troublesome.

Inside the house.

"Huh?"

Hearing Yoshiyu's almost absolutely rational answer, Naruto Uzumaki shrunk into beanie eyes.

I always feel that my emotional expression has not been responded, and there is a hint of loss, but it seems to be completely normal, because this is like what the expression of Yiyong can say.

"Your injuries themselves are not serious, they only hurt the epidermis, which looks a little scary."

Pointing to the back of Naruto's hand, Yoshito said, "But now, I'm going to take out these wool residues from the wound, it's very painful.

"Still don't want to be knocked out?"

"No, no."

Naruto said with some stubbornness, "I'm aiming to become the Hokage in the village, so of course it's no problem. ”

He was just worried that once he fainted, the long-awaited time with Yiyong would pass in vain.

"Okay."

Yiyong did not persuade again.

He used tweezers to draw a circle over Naruto's wound, eventually hovering it over a more conspicuous hair fiber.

Looking at the metal edge that was close at hand, a layer of cold fine sweat welled up on Naruto's forehead. His body tensed again, his tongue firmly pressed against his palate for the impending and possible pain.

"I'll count to three, and I'll clip it out."

Yi Yong reminded, as if to prepare him psychologically.

“…… Good. ”

There was a grunt in Naruto's throat.

["Naruto, ninjas have to learn to be patient, and even more so if you want to be a Hokage. Whether it's pain or loneliness, it's a test that sharpens us......"]

The old man's words came to Naruto's mind, and he secretly made up his mind that at least he couldn't scream in pain in front of Yoshiyu.

"Don't pull your hands. I.II. ”

Before he reached three, Yiyong had already moved, quickly and precisely.

"Ahh

"You said you were going to count to three!"

At this point, Naruto's plan to show "Hokage-like perseverance" was completely defeated.

"It's just a distraction tactic."

Yi Yong explained coldly.

"Then do you say it still works—ah! Why are you here again-"

"Looks like it works."

In this way, in the chaotic conversation between the two without a word, Yiyong had pinched out all the hair fibers stained with the wound accurately and quickly.

It was only then that the ulceration of the skin on Naruto's hand completely stopped.

The severe pain gradually subsided to a normal level, and the body that was almost stiff to rust relaxed a little, and even had a sense of unreality for the rest of his life.

His shirt was completely soaked with sweat.

Yi Yong, on the other hand, made a judgment on what was mixed in the detergent.

[It is a substance that specifically corrodes the human body.] 】

The tweezers, the iron bucket for washing the mop, the mop made of cloth, and the floor of Naruto's house were all stained with that thing, but they were intact, indicating that they were not common acids and alkalis, and should only work on the human body.

But what kind of person would dare to do such a thing?

To say that someone deliberately wanted to hurt Naruto, but if he had some common sense and wore rubber gloves when washing the mop, that wouldn't have happened.

But if you want to say that the other party didn't mean it, the hidden dangers that this detergent may bring are huge.

Imagine if Naruto didn't just get it in his hands, but splashed it in his eyes or mouth......

[It's time to take a trip to the place where things are sold.] 】

Thinking of this, Yoshito crumpled all the wool scum and gloves removed from the wound and threw them into the trash can with Naruto's somewhat pitiful eyes.

Naruto also knew that the glove would definitely not be able to be worn again. He just didn't like to look at the things that accompanied him, and just disappeared.

When no one had paid attention to him before, he would talk to almost everything in the house, and those things were like substitutes for friends he had never had.

[However, now I have real friends. 】

It made him feel a little better.

At this point, the most difficult step in treating the wound is over.

The question that Yiyong didn't ask just now because he was worried about affecting his treatment can also be asked.

"The shop in the village, is it willing to sell you something now?"

Yiyong asked expressionlessly as he took the pill box out of his pants pocket, as if he were just chatting.

"Hmm. Grandpa Hokage's words worked. ”

Naruto didn't want Yoshito to worry about anything else about him, so he said it rather ambiguously.

His positive tone and a fake smile can make all neutral words and even bad things sound like good things.

It was a unique talent that Naruto didn't even realize that he was avoiding those truly unpleasant experiences.

"Oh."

Yi Yong responded noncommittally.

He unscrewed the cap of the medicine box, and a faint fragrance of wisteria flowers (popular science, wisteria flowers are poisonous seeds) rushed out, making his originally slightly impetuous mood slightly calmer.

This medicine was originally formulated for Sasuke, who often burned his mouth black, and was extremely effective against burning injuries.

Recently, Yi Yong prepared one to prevent spontaneous combustion and injury while cultivating Yan Hu, but he didn't expect to have the opportunity to use Naruto again. What he didn't know was that the bottle he gave away when he met for the first time was actually taken away by Hinata.

In addition, Yi Yong also noticed one point-

The red energy that had been able to repair Naruto's injuries before was flowing out of his abdomen in very small quantities today, as if it was the source of that power, deliberately trying to make Naruto suffer a little more.

So if you think about it, it's best for him to personally help Naruto do a full set of medicine and bandaging, in case there are future troubles.

When he applied Naruto's first ointment, he asked again, "What's the matter with the expiration milk in your fridge and that bottle of detergent?" ”

Naruto's right hand shook like an electric shock.

Yi Yong has already found out the cause of his injury.

He didn't want Yiyong to always see his pitiful and bullied appearance. But it backfired, but it was like this every time......

Before he knew it, his hair was hanging down like a cat's ears.

"Let's be honest."

Yiyong remembered that he had just met Rabbit, and he was like this. Rarely, he could truly understand what Naruto was thinking right now.

[If it was a rabbit, he would have "comforted" me like this. 】

"I didn't come to you because I felt sorry for you.

"But if you don't even dare to admit and face what has happened, it's really hard for me to treat you as an equal."

Yi Yong really couldn't say this sentence in the original tone of the motivating tone, so it seemed very stern, and even sounded a little sarcastic.

However, the first half of the sentence still pierced Naruto's fragile heart.

[I didn't come to you because I pity you. 】

At least, one of the doubts hanging in his heart was answered, and this answer made him very happy, so he naturally agreed with the second half of Yiyong's sentence.

"What the hell is going on?"

Seeing that Naruto perked up slightly, Yoshiyong asked again.

"Why pick something like this to take home? Did you not look carefully when you purchased? ”

Although he had some guesses about what was going on, he wanted to inspire Naruto to protect himself in the same way that Tanjiro had inspired his determination to heal Youdouzi. Therefore, it is necessary for him to speak out about what happened to him.

"The ......"

Naruto looked at the translucent ointment on the back of his hand, and said in a slightly low voice, "Although everyone is willing to sell me something, I am not allowed to enter the store."

"After they received the money, they would pack the things for me and take them out. I also found out about the problem when I got home......"

"Expiration milk can only be sold at half of the original price, how much do you pay them?"

Yi Yong knows this because he occasionally buys expiring milk and eats it the same day when he goes home to make it into cream, which doesn't need to be how fresh the milk is.

"100 taels (original price, purchasing power equivalent to 60 yuan) ......"

Naruto was a little sluggish. It was the first time he knew about the knowledge points that this housewife must test.

"The other hand."

"Okay."

Next. Both Yoshito Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki were immersed in silence.

In the room, the breathing of the two people and the smear were quiet. All they could hear was the slight friction between the broken door and the frame, and the occasional whistling of cold air as it poured in, as if someone would burst in the next moment, breaking the silence.

"What's the deal with the detergent?"

"I, I don't know."

Naruto opened his mouth and shook his head blankly.

"Maybe it's expired."

In fact, it was the worst injury he had ever been injured. But because Yoshiyu came here in time to distract him, Naruto didn't take the injury too seriously.

But Yoshiyu, but he could no longer trust any of the things Naruto had purchased from the village.

If this continues, how could Naruto solve the problem of malnutrition before the ninja school even started?

Excluding his urgent need to resurrect Purgatory Kyojuro, he couldn't sit back and watch this child with a smile similar to Tanjiro and continue to live like this.

[If the Hokage can't count on it, then he can only fight for it himself.] 】

"Then go to them and ask them for clarification. If it's an accident, they should have to pay you compensation. ”

[But if it's not ......]

Yi Yong unfolded the gauze and cut it into long strips and folded it, covering the back of Naruto's hand tightly, and went around it again and again, which would inevitably irritate but the wound, but Naruto actually did not react.

When Yiyong raised his head, the other party's round face was pale, obviously making up some unacceptable scenes in his mind.

"You don't want to go."

This is not a question.

"I don't know ......"

Naruto's lips trembled slightly.

"Anyway...... You said it too, but it just looks serious, doesn't it? Why don't you forget it......"

Even if it was just a person's malicious gaze, he could not bear it. If he really did what Righteous Courage said......

He already thought of himself coming to the door, only to be surrounded in the middle, and then unanimously targeted.

What kind of words will those people say and what kind of eyes will they look at him?

In the best case, I can't even get into the store, so I am kicked out......

"Do you want to continue to eat expired instant noodles and drink expired milk?"

Yi Yong asked coldly.

"No, I don't want to."

Naruto shook his head, the feeling of having diarrhea every night was too uncomfortable.

"I don't want to live like I used to anymore."

"In that case......

A cloud of white vapor gushed out of Yiyong's nostrils.

"Then don't give away the power of how you want to survive to others like this!"

His expression was unusually hideous, and his abruptly high-pitched tone frightened Naruto.

"Don't take what has happened as if nothing has happened. If it had been useful to go along with it, you wouldn't have been hurt like this today!

"Even if the Hokage has given the order, they still dare to do this because they know that you will not resist, but will only accept it silently. It is precisely because you dare not defend yourself that some people will bully you even more! ”

"I don't even have the courage to protect myself, and I don't want to live like I used to be! He also said that he wanted to become the strongest shadow in the village and be recognized by everyone......"

In the last sentence, Yi Yong's voice was particularly loud and harsh, almost as if it had been squeezed out of his teeth.

"Don't make people laugh out of their big teeth!"

Peng's voice came.

The increased wind pressure outside the room slammed the door open, and the chair that blocked the door was overturned on the spot, lying powerlessly on the ground, constantly making a creaking and rubbing sound.

The warmth of the room was instantly filled with the cold wind, and the fine snowflakes swirled around the door like a swarm of pure white butterflies, as if to invite Yoshito and Naruto to go out of the door.

"I know that maybe in the past few years, no one has been on your side."

Looking at Naruto, who was frozen in his seat, but the tears could not be contained, and the tears kept sliding down his cheeks, Yoshito continued to add, "But I will support you." I'll go over with you and ask for clarification. ”

Naruto looked up in disbelief, and snowflakes poured into the house, sticking to his face as if to wipe away tears for him.

"As long as I'm by your side, no one can hurt you.

"This is my promise, the Uchiha's promise."

After saying that, he put the remaining half of the cut gauze in front of Naruto and said with a serious face, "I have already demonstrated to you the technique of bandaging the wound." The rest of the hand, you have to wrap yourself. ”

With that, he walked to the door and held on to the door frame, which was trembling from the wind, "I'll wait for you outside for half an hour." If you're willing to go, come out before I leave. Door, I'll call someone to fix it for you as soon as possible. ”

With that, he grabbed the broken handle and pulled the door to the outside of Naruto's house. There is no cold wind outside the house that can rush in from here.