Naruto: Fox and Cat

After Iruka learned of Jiraiya's death, he went to his home because he was worried about Naruto but found that he had not returned home at all.No one could find him in the Feng Family and other places he often visited.

After searching for a long time, Iruka found Naruto on a stone bench outside a 24-hour convenience store.Naruto, who had his head lowered, was holding a mandarin duck popsicle (two sticks, which could be separated) in his hand, and tears fell silently as the melted water from the popsicle dropped.

"Naruto."

Naruto, who heard the sound, looked at the person and quickly wiped his tears, but didn't say anything.

Iruka sat on the stone bench and whispered, "I heard about Jiraiya-sama..."

Naruto pursed his lips tightly and looked at the melting popsicle for a while before speaking in a low voice, "I hope...he can always pay attention to me. I really want him to see the day when I become Hokage. I don't want to let the lustful person Immortals always see my ugly side...I..."

"Jiraiya-sama has been praising you...just like talking about his grandson, he has been telling us proudly. He believes that you are the person who can inherit his will, and has always believed that you can one day become An outstanding Hokage, never doubted.", Iruka said something that Naruto didn't know, because the adult always talked about his disciple when he occasionally ate with them.

Naruto didn't say anything, but he still felt heavy and sad that couldn't go away.

"Jiraiya-sama has been looking at you all the time, and he must be looking at you somewhere now. He will definitely not praise you when he sees your depressed look. So, you just keep doing what makes you happy. The one he praises is good." Iruka walked up to Naruto and squatted down, took the popsicle in his hand and split it in two, handed one to him and said with a smile, "Because you are the one who He is an outstanding disciple recognized by Lord Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas."

"..." Naruto stared at him blankly for a while and finally smiled.After reaching out to take the popsicle, he thanked him in a low voice, "Thank you, Mr. Iruka..."

With Iruka's encouragement and comfort, Naruto finally looked away a little, but his mood was still low. After all, Jiraiya was like a mentor to him, but he was also like his own relative.

Not only did he teach himself ninjutsu, he also taught him various life principles...

Although my heart is still very heavy, life must go on.Because no one will be immersed in grief all the time, because life needs to go on, and people also have to try to grow up, from being the protected party to being able to protect others...

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Ying Luofeng's side.

After moving the two people back to the base, they all were left to Wu Lai for treatment. Kaoru, Furuo and Grandpa Fujii, who knew healing ninjutsu, also went to help.

The remaining people are responsible for monitoring the surrounding situation. After all, it has recently been discovered that several people seem to be eyeing Shuanghua.Although they haven't taken any action for the time being, it's better to be careful.

Although all preparations have been made, the risks of surgery are still very high.It took Mai almost a day and a night to reluctantly complete the operation, but whether Itachi could wake up after the operation all depended on his will.

And because Shuanghua was bombed, everyone now lives in the base and occasionally goes to nearby towns to buy some daily necessities.

And Ying Luofeng, who couldn't get used to the dark base, occasionally went to sit in a small wooden house in the mountains, and by the way, she was alert to see if there were any suspicious people around.

After completing the operation, Mai, who was exhausted, lay on the table and stared at the corn in front of her in silence for a long time before whispering, "Sister, I heard that Jiraiya is dead and was killed by Pain in the Hidden Rain Village. dead."

"Yes, I know. But luckily, the body was brought back to Konoha." Ying Luofeng said calmly, taking a slow sip of tea, still with an indifferent smile on her face.

"Sister?" Wu tilted her head in confusion, looking at the indifferent person with confusion.

Feeling her gaze, Ying Luofeng looked at her doubtfully, "What's wrong?"

"No, because that fox boy's master is not Jiraiya? So sister Feng, aren't you worried about that fox boy? It seems like you don't care at all..." Wu Gu puffed up his face, then grabbed the corn in front of him and started bite.

"Life and death are fateful. Once you look at them, it's just a fleeting thing." Ying Luo Feng Feng Danyun spoke softly, filling her tea cup leisurely before saying, "But I see you have the leisure to care about these things. As for the chores, it means you are free. In that case, please accompany me to a nearby town later."

"Small town? Why?"

"My knife is missing. I have to buy one to use temporarily."

"But why don't you go back? After all, everything has been resolved. Can't you just ask the young master to assign one to you after you go back?"

"There are still some things that need to be dealt with." Ying Luofeng smiled slightly, and then said to her, "Besides, as for the matter to be reported to the young master, I will trouble you to make a trip~"

"Huh? It's me again..." Wu puffed up her face in embarrassment, threw the finished corn on the basin, and then lay on the table in frustration, "Itachi's condition hasn't stabilized yet, and the boy hasn't woken up yet. ...I have to stay here for a while before I have time..."

"Anyway, I have already written the report and gone back. I just need you to go back and confirm it. Anyway, you will definitely return to the family earlier than me..."

"Yes..." Wu nodded reluctantly, muttering in her heart that one day she would put an aphrodisiac in Ying Luofeng's tea cup.

Ying Luofeng smiled slightly, a soft and graceful smile.Then she turned her head and looked at the faint morning sky outside. The light blue didn't look very annoying, but felt very familiar.

[If you look carefully, the blue sky is pretty good~~] After holding up her cheeks and looking at the blue sky outside for a while, Yingluofeng saw a few white clouds slowly blown by the wind.

White…

Long white hair…

Blood red and warm liquid...

as well as……

The white dagger that immersed itself in human flesh...

And that familiar pendant dangling...

"Ugh!!!", there was a stabbing pain in her mind, Ying Luofeng suddenly reached out and pressed her head, her brows furrowed and her face turned pale.

"Sister Feng??" Wu Wu, who was originally lazy, was startled by her, and he stretched out his hand to support her anxiously, "What's wrong with you?"

Ying Luofeng shook her head. The stinging pain disappeared as suddenly as it came, and the flash of that moment did not leave a trace in her memory.

She blinked her eyes and reached out to hit her head. After she couldn't find the reason, she just regarded the sudden sting as the sequelae of the explosion at that time. "It's probably the sequelae of the explosion. Don't worry. It should be fine in a few days..."

"Really, if you had asked me to go with you, I wouldn't have been hurt so much. Didn't the third sister also bring her lover with her..." Wu said energetically, then stood up and walked towards At the entrance of the base, "I'm going to fry some medicine for you. Sister Feng, it's better to take a good rest first. As for going to the town to buy a knife, just leave it to me."

Ying Luofeng smiled, then stood up and followed her into the base, "Yes, yes, then I'll bother my virtuous sister. Remember to help me choose a better one~~~"

Outside, the sun began to shine.Today's weather is still very good, so good that one can ignore the sadness in the distant Konoha leaves...

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Konoha.

Naruto, who finally cheered up, went along to decipher the code, and discovered something that only he knew.But thanks to his help, the code was roughly deciphered.

That's one of those things about Payne that says "there's no real person in it," but I have no idea what that means.Moreover, it would take more than a week at the earliest to obtain information on the autopsy.

Lord Fukasaku, who had already gone back, was also summoned here using necromancy, and informed him of the progress of the matter.However, Fukasaku-sama originally had something to come over here, so this saved him a lot of trouble.

Even Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha, couldn't defeat Pain, let alone the current Naruto.He knew that he was no match for Payne now, but he wanted to avenge his master.

Master Fukasaku also intends to teach Naruto the celestial arts, after all, he also wants to do something for his disciples.In order to gain the strength to avenge his master, Naruto agreed to follow Master Fukasaku to Mt. Miaomu to learn celestial arts.

There are nine tails in Konoha, so people from [Akatsuki] don’t know when they will come here, and it is very likely that the leader of [Akatsuki], Payne, will come here in person.

Time is running out, and you must race against time to practice so that you will have enough strength to avenge your master and protect Konoha.

After finding all the clues she could find on Jiraiya, Tsunade decided to hold a funeral for Jiraiya before Naruto set off so that Naruto could concentrate on his training.

With white flowers and black mourning clothes, all the ninjas in the village came to the tomb to observe silence.One of the legendary three people in Konoha, the only person in Konoha who can use magic, just like this, under the blossoming white flowers, carrying everyone's grief and longing to another world.

Naruto didn't cry because his heart was so heavy that he couldn't even cry.Unlike others who only held one white chrysanthemum, he held two in his hand.

After placing white flowers symbolizing sorrow and mourning on the coffin, he clasped his hands and closed his eyes in prayer.Quiet and pious, but the tears he had been holding back slipped from the corners of his eyes at this moment...

After the funeral and before setting off, he came to the Feng House as a habit.Just like every time he goes on a mission, he comes here, but this time his mood is very complicated.

There was still silence in front of the store. The two cats at the door had already gone. However, there were still many wild cats gathering here.

After quietly looking up at the sign for a while, he whispered, "I'm leaving."

The closed door was still closed, and the cats at the door were playing quietly by themselves. Naruto's soliloquy received no response from anyone.

"..." Naruto stared blankly at the quiet house, and after a while, he pursed his lips and turned around to leave.

Wind, really lives up to its name. Like the wind, it is invisible and traceless. When will I be able to truly leave the free wind behind, and when will I know what she is thinking in her heart...

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