Naruto, Time of Dawn

Li Xiao opened his eyes. The sudden light made him turn his head in discomfort, and he happened to see the beautiful uncle from before squatting in front of him to help him apply medicine.The sun shone softly, softening the stern face and making the person in front of him look much gentler.

The uncle's fingertips were slightly cold and his expression was indifferent, but Li Xiao could still feel the other party's concentration, and there was no intention of perfunctory matters.

Especially those eyes, as dark as night, completely different from my father's clarity, but so pure without a trace of impurity, with his unique magic power that people can't help but indulge in them.

Soon, Li Xiao came back to his senses, thinking that it was not good for him to stare at others like this, and felt a little embarrassed, so he pulled his feet back.Those dark eyes looked at him slowly, like the breeze in the mountains, soothing and calm, with a little coolness but not annoying.

"It still hurts?"

A magnetic voice sounded, filled with worry that was difficult to capture.

Li Xiao shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt."

"..."

Sasuke was silent for a while, lowered his head and continued to apply the medicine, not intending to say anything.Li Xiao was no longer awkward and allowed the other party to pull his feet to apply the medicine.For a moment, the entire cave was extremely quiet.Fortunately, the atmosphere was not so stiff and quite harmonious, otherwise everyone would be moved and uncomfortable.

Not long after, Sasuke stood up. He remembered that the child had fallen asleep before, probably because he didn't get a good rest last night.sidewalk

"have a good rest."

Li Xiao nodded, then fell back, closed his eyes and prepared to rest, looking exhausted.

Sasuke lowered his eyes and happened to see that the child's clothes were a little thin, so he turned around and took out his own haori and gently covered Li Xiao's body to prevent the child from catching a cold.

The deliberate gentle movement still made Li Xiao open his eyes. His blue eyes were clear and clear, without the slightest hint of sleepiness, and revealed a deep sense of confusion.

As a ninja, would he care so much about someone who could easily stun a nest of poisonous snakes and take their gallbladders when they met for the first time?

Obviously not.Even a fool like my father would think twice before lending a helping hand to someone who was suspicious but in need of help.Besides, he has never seen a ninja stupider than his father!

Perhaps Li Xiao's eyes were too scorching. Sasuke quickly understood the confusion in Li Xiao's eyes, but he was not good at explaining it, not to mention he was also confused by his own behavior.

So, instead of struggling with it, let it go first.Therefore, Sasuke simply put down the haori in his hand and sat down next to him.Waiting for Li Xiao to ask

As he wished, Li Xiao quickly asked him

"Uncle, are you a ninja?"

It was obviously a question, but Li Xiaosheng said it into an affirmative sentence.

Sasuke did not answer but nodded to confirm Li Xiao's guess without the slightest hint of impatience.

Thinking about it, this is the biggest change in him over the years.Extremely patient with everything related to Uzumaki Naruto.Just like that year, he spent nearly half a month flipping through all the mission registration forms no less than three times in order to find information related to Naruto.Stubborn and stubborn, it makes people feel distressed.

After receiving the answer, Li Xiao closed his eyes and thought about something.

"Why did uncle come to Yaowang Valley?"

Most people would avoid a place like this, so why did the person in front of me come here?

This time Sasuke didn't answer the question.

"What about you? A child came to Yaowang Valley alone."

"It's my business."

"Then why I came here is also my business."

The cold voice was tainted with a smile, which made Li Xiao's hair instantly explode. His previous calmness was completely gone.

"you!"

As soon as he spoke, Li Xiao realized that it was indeed the case.It's just a stranger meeting for the first time, how can he explain too much.

Li Xiao turned his head dissatisfied, deliberately not looking at Sasuke.At this time, he seemed to be in line with his age and looked very childish.

The annoyed look amused Sasuke.Sasuke subconsciously raised his hand and rubbed his short brown hair.The unstoppable smile in the black eyes.

How long has it been since he was so happy?

have no idea.It's been too long, and he's... tired

He knew what hatred was at the age of seven, rebelled against Konoha at the age of 13, and then Orochimaru's bloody and inhumane training! What he faced was nothing but killing.Only when that person appears, the gray world will have some color.After killing his brother, he only had hatred in his heart. He hated the top management of Konoha and wanted nothing more than to destroy Konoha.Hatred completely blinded him, causing him to ignore the most important person.So after that person disappeared, he realized how important that person was to him, so he put down everything and searched hard just to see him again.

It turned out that he had lived so sadly for so many years.

Li Xiao angrily slapped the big hand on his head, and Sasuke quickly brought back his thoughts.

The little child puffed up his cheeks and was very angry, and severely accused him of his behavior just now. He was no longer as well-behaved as before.

"Do not touch me!"

Oh, it looks like a kitten with fried hair.

Sasuke raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.Like fireflies in summer, warm but fleeting.He suddenly wanted to tease this child. Although he didn't know why he had such an idea, he just wanted to do it.

"Why...why did you come from that tree?"

With Sasuke's intelligence, he could guess that the child probably spent the whole night in the tree.But what he just wanted to see was the child's deflated expression. Such a lively expression would always make him feel inexplicably satisfied.

"What do you think? I didn't find a place to have a good rest last night!"

The little guy with fried hair blurted out without thinking. His childish voice seemed to be complaining, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be more of a coquettish tone.It's just that neither of them realized it.

"is it?"

Sasuke looked joking and struck smoothly.

"That's really stupid! You didn't even see such a conspicuous cave."

Li Xiao's rebuttal was unwilling to be outdone.

"Hmph! Uncle, do you want to try the power of a bunch of buzzing mosquitoes?"

Sasuke didn't pay attention to the child's ridicule, but a hint of distress flashed in his dark eyes.whispered in a low voice

"Are there many mosquitoes outside?"

Li Xiao, who has excellent hearing, heard this sentence, and the little guy looked at Sasuke with an idiot look.A little dissatisfied, but also a little proud, he said

"Otherwise what do you think?"

Sasuke was choked by Li Xiao for a long time, and finally decided to skip this question.

He wanted to talk about something else.

This little guy is unreasonable and has a venomous mouth, but he is an adult and does not care about children.

"You... came alone? Where is your father?"

Li Xiao didn't pay attention to the uncle's crazy chat. (Anyway, he often makes strange turns when chatting with Naruto's father.)

"Dad, that idiot has something to do these days, so he asked two seniors to accompany me. But those two guys were stopped at the mouth of the valley. I am the only one coming in."

Sasuke lowered his eyes and said, "How did you get in?"

He had wanted to ask this question when they met before.After all, Jugo and the others were guarding the Taniguchi, so no one else should come in.But this kid came in.This... shouldn't be.

Did he jump from a nearby cliff?

This idea was denied by Sasuke as soon as it popped up.A child would be killed or injured if he jumped from such a high place.Totally impossible!

But Li Xiao's answer denied this speculation.

"Jump off the cliff."

The little Douding in front of him said this very casually.It's like saying something inconsequential, no need to make a fuss.

After Sasuke heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank and he stood up suddenly.

Are you okay? I almost blurted out.

Li Xiao frowned and looked up at Sasuke, her blue eyes seeming to ask him, what's wrong?

The concerned eyes made Sasuke feel a little uncomfortable, so he turned and left.

Li Xiao mistakenly thought he was angry and hurriedly called him

"Hey! Uncle, where are you going?"

"…Looking for something to eat."

The obvious pause was clearly a temporary excuse, but Li Xiao didn't expose it.He just rummaged through his pockets and threw the dewormer and some emergency medicine to the other party.Explained under the look of the other party

"The white ones are for repelling insects. If you have nothing to do, you can use more. No realgar is added, so feel free to use it. The red ones are for anti-inflammatory, and the black ones are for detoxification."

At the end, the little guy seemed a little distressed and muttered, "My dad made these himself. They are very useful."

Even if it's a little far away.But Sasuke could still hear Li Xiao's small complaints and dissatisfaction.But that's not the point. The point is the father in Li Xiao's mouth!A medical ninja with superb medical skills!

He never knew such a person existed!

"Your father?"

"Yes." The young and ethereal voice suddenly lowered and drew out.He really, really misses his daddy

"I don't know how my idiot dad is doing now."

Sasuke's expression darkened slightly and said

"Who is your father??"

"My father is" Li Xiaogang wanted to say Uzumaki Naruto, but Kyuubi's rough voice suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

Ashura

what?

Just do as I say!

The irrefutable strength made Li Xiao confused.Although he didn't want to lie to the uncle in front of him,... the big fox wouldn't harm him.

"... Asura."

Li Xiao smiled slightly, which was his subconscious action every time he lied.

He squinted his eyes and showed a bright smile. The smile was so sweet and pure that one couldn't bear to doubt it.

Afraid that Sasuke would be suspicious, Li Xiao repeated it seriously.

"My father is Asura."

"Really?" Sasuke raised his eyebrows. He could feel that the child was lying.Because how could someone be called "Asura"...it's just a code name!

But he won't delve into it because Li Xiao's father has excellent medical skills.This alone is enough.But...why does this name feel so familiar to me?Is it someone he knows?But why doesn't he remember?

"Ok!"

Li Xiao nodded very vigorously, and his smile became even brighter.

"My name is Li Xiao! Where are you, uncle? Uncle."

"Sasuke."

After saying that, Sasuke left the cave without looking back and hid in the darkness.He didn't want to find food.Naturally, it won’t go far.

Li Xiao pouted, a little dissatisfied.He endured the stinging pain in his ankle and got up, sprinkled insect repellent near the cave, found a place to sit down, and closed his eyes as if he was ready to rest.

For a long time, Li Xiao didn't move again and seemed to be asleep.After confirming this, Sasuke, who had been hiding in the dark, walked into the cave. The little guy slept soundly and well, with his arms crossed on his chest, as if to hug himself.

Sasuke picked up the Yuori that fell aside and covered Li Xiao. The little guy didn't respond and seemed to be fast asleep.

But only Li Xiao himself knew that it was not the case.He knew that Sasuke hadn't gone far, he was just pretending to sleep, hoping to see what Sasuke would do without any defense.It seems he made the right bet.

Uncle Sasuke wouldn't hurt him.Maybe he's a gentler guy than Naruto's father.

Li Xiao made a small apology to Sasuke in his heart. He had always been like this. If there was no one he could trust around him, or if he hadn't confirmed whether the surroundings were safe, he would never rest and sleep no matter how sleepy he was.Because of this, he knew when Sasuke came in and what he did after he came in.

Sasuke sat aside and carefully looked at the child in front of him.I had never taken a good look at this child before.Now when I take a closer look, I realize that this child is very beautiful.The delicate face, cold, and vaguely distant but soft aura reminded him of the snow lotus on the snowfield. The snow lotus blooming in the wind and snow was also so elegant, noble, and independent from the world.

After feeling that Sasuke didn't move for a while after sitting down, Li Xiao slowly leaned towards Sasuke.He had smelled the faint fragrance on Sasuke's body before, like an orchid in an empty valley. It was as vague as his uncle, making it difficult to figure out.

When Li Xiao leaned against Sasuke, Sasuke stiffened instantly, his black eyes full of shock and disbelief.

Just now, he was so distracted looking at the air in front of him that he didn't even notice how the child came closer.But there was some weight and warmth coming from his legs, constantly reminding him that the child was sleeping on his lap.The fragrance of grass and trees lingers on the tip of the nose along with the faint scent of medicine, which must have been acquired from dealing with medicinal herbs all year round.However, this child was able to enter the Medicine King Valley alone at such a young age. His father's requirements and expectations for him were understandable.

Recalling the time he spent with his father when he was a child, Sasuke couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the child.

How hard does this kid have to work to be where he is now?He didn't know, and he didn't want to think about it.

Sasuke raised his hand and stroked Li Xiao's head repeatedly.

Li Xiao, who was not asleep yet, naturally felt it.But surprisingly, he didn't stop him. Instead, he was very attached to the feeling of that big hand crossing his head.Just like dad.The only difference is probably the temperature.Naruto's father's hands were very warm, while Uncle Sasuke's were a little cold, but he didn't mind.Because he could feel that Uncle Sasuke cared about him. Even if this emotion was inexplicable, it was obvious that both of them chose to accept it.

Li Xiao subconsciously rubbed the big hand that was "making trouble" on top of his head. Sleepiness came over him in waves, and he fell asleep quickly.

Sasuke noticed Li Xiao's movements.There were ripples in Gu Shui Wubo's eyes.

The palms of my hands felt itchy, just like the feeling when that person’s hair brushed across my palms many years ago...

The tenderest place in my heart was touched, like the soft down of a swan sliding across my heart.It's itchy, and one can't help but feel happy.