Chapter Eighty-Eight: Warmth

Footsteps were heard, and soon, Yahiko's figure appeared at the mouth of the cave.

"Everybody......"

Yahiko showed an apologetic expression, and was about to explain why he came back so late, when suddenly his mind was dizzy, and then, he fell down in front of him.

Thump.

"Yahiko!" ×2

The two exclaimed, and the Uchiha reacted quickly, catching Yahiko at the moment when he just fell, and then gently placing Yahiko on the ground.

"Why are there so many injuries?"

As soon as he lifted his clothes, Uchiha's brows furrowed, and Yahiko's whole body was bruised, and there were obvious marks of being beaten by heavy objects in some places, oozing traces of blood.

"I'm going to get the herbs!"

Nagato, who came later, saw this scene and did not panic, but turned around and searched, and soon, took out a handful of herbs in the corner of the cave.

The herbs were dry and seemed to have been sitting for a long time, which they had prepared for a long time, just to cope with such an emergency.

Nagato took out the herbs, mashed them, pulled Yahiko's clothes apart, and applied them to the wound, and then, somewhere, he found a roll of bandages and wrapped them around it.

"That's it."

After doing the processing of these suggestions, Nagato clapped his hands, as if relieved.

And the Uchiha Division, who heard this, looked confused, looking at the handling of Yahiko's body, did he feel a little too hasty?

Looking back at Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan didn't have any expression about this, and he was relieved to see that the bandaging was finished, and he realized that Uchiha was looking at him, so he turned his head suspiciously.

"Nothing."

Waving his hand, signaling that he didn't care, the Uchiha focused his gaze back on Yahiko, the bruises on his body had been wrapped in herbs, and because the wound had been resolved, Yahiko's frown stretched out.

Carrying Yahiko to a dry place, in order to avoid being affected by the dampness, he covered his body with another layer of quilt, and after doing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's going on with Yahiko?"

Xiao Nan asked worriedly.

"It's nothing, it's all bruises, no serious injuries."

Nagato's words puzzled Uchiha, but Xiao Nan was relieved to hear this, although it looked very serious, but in fact, for them, as long as there was no bloodshed, some bruises or something would have been used to it for a long time.

Then, as if sensing Uchiha's puzzlement, Konan opened his mouth to explain:

"Don't worry, although it looks terrible, in fact, the uncles still have a light and serious attack, and it will not cause serious scars."

After speaking, he pointed to Yahiko's abdomen, which had a visibly bulging outline.

"You see, even though I was beaten, I kept the bread."

People in peacetime may not understand the cruelty of war, in which food is very precious, and although the vendors beat Yahiko badly, they did not kill him, and even deliberately kept the food.

This is a favor, although it is not worth mentioning in a time of peace, but it is rare to see at this time, and it is precisely because of this that the three of Yahiko will settle down here.

A realization rose in his mind, no wonder the three of Yahiko were able to survive the war for so long, he had wondered before, no matter how shrewd the three of them were, how could only three orphans survive in this country where blood was shedding everywhere?

The answer has finally been found.

"Even in troubled times, human nature has not been completely annihilated......"

Uchiha said softly, with great emotion in his heart, perhaps, this is why they wanted to save this country later, after all, there are still many people worthy of redemption here.

……

……

Gollum......

The iron pot was steaming, and a few unknown wild vegetables were added to it, and under the boiling hot water, it was quickly cooked, and Nagato poured the hot soup into four bowls, and then took out a bread with a slightly black surface, and carefully divided it into four pieces.

Each loaf of bread, about the size of three fingers, was distributed to the crowd along with the hot soup, and that was their food for the night.

The Uchiha didn't dislike it, at least it was much better than yesterday's food, swallowed the bread in three or two bites, and then drank the hot soup cleanly.

Bang Tower.

Putting the bowl down, the warm current in his abdomen expelled the fatigue of his body, Uchiha suddenly recalled the three gangsters he had solved earlier, and was worried that they would expose themselves, so he asked:

"By the way, what happened to those gangsters?"

"Sent to the front."

Before Nagato could speak, Xiao Nan replied first: "According to the past practice, if they don't have the money to redeem themselves, they will only be sent to the battlefield as cannon fodder." ”

Also, if there is no punishment, then wouldn't everyone be a gangster?

Although the gangsters exploited the common people, what he did was to walk on the edge of the law, and he was usually fine, and no one would pay attention to the things at the bottom.

Once they commit something and happen to have no money to avoid disaster, then what awaits them is only to become cannon fodder.

Hearing this, Uchiha secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that killing people might lead to exposure, so he didn't kill him, so now that he thinks about it, he is worried that the gangsters will expose his whereabouts.

After listening to Xiao Nan's explanation, he completely relieved his heart.

Then, Uchiha also wanted to tap from the side to see if Xiao Nan's development of Paper Escape now had a prototype, and if so, he would not need to continue to be threatened by Orochimaru.

Crunch......

It's a pity that just as he was about to speak, a voice came from behind him, and then, Yahiko rubbed his head and sat up.

"Yahiko!"

"You're finally awake."

Seeing Yahiko wake up, Nagato and Konan immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks and walked in the direction of Yahiko, Yahiko was stunned for a while at first, but quickly recovered, nodded with a wry smile, and then suddenly remembered something.

Reaching out and groping in his clothes for a while, he couldn't touch anything, and his expression began to become anxious.

How so? Did you fall halfway through? It shouldn't be......

I thought about it in my heart, but I couldn't remember where I fell, knowing that Nagato saw Yahiko's movements, and then thought of something, and suddenly said:

"Yahiko, are you looking for that bread?"

"yes, that's what I worked so hard to keep, you know where?"

“……”

Yahiko's expression was a little helpless at the moment, he obviously wanted to surprise everyone, but he was lost by himself, thinking like this, his mood began to become self-reproachful.

Xiao Nan quietly pulled the long door, and the long door signaled him not to speak, with a malicious smile on his face, his expression changed, and he suddenly said sadly:

"What then? After you lured the boss away, the stall stepped up its guard, and with the surging crowds, we didn't have a chance to do it at all. ”

"Now, even yours has lost ......"

The voice gradually lowered, and Xiao Nan also tacitly began to wipe his tears, a pitiful appearance, only Uchiha saw this, and stood a little helplessly, until Xiao Nan quietly poked him, then he quickly lowered his head to hide his expression at the moment.

"I ......"

Sure enough, after hearing this, Yahiko, who has always been the most responsible, suddenly blamed himself, opened his mouth and was about to apologize, but unexpectedly, in the next moment, something suddenly stuffed into his mouth, sweet and silky, with a smell of wheat.

Xiao Nan stuffed the bread into Yahiko's mouth, and with a smile on his face, he laughed:

"Huh! I've been deceived, Yahiko! ”