Naruto, Time of Dawn

Sasuke looked at the child sleeping soundly on his lap and couldn't help but feel a little amused.The child must have noticed it when he came in.It's strange that he is sleeping so soundly now that he is so vigilant.

but……

Sasuke stretched out his left hand and opened the medicine Li Xiao gave him very flexibly.He was basically certain that the thing in the white bottle was the same kind as what Li Xiaosa had found outside the cave.And judging from the experiment just now, the effect is really good.As for the other ones, he hasn't had time to test them yet, but the effect will definitely not be that bad.

Looking back at Li Xiao's childish and delicate profile, Sasuke suddenly found that he was also a little tired.What's more, he hasn't slept well since he left "Akatsuki". Sometimes he even wonders, can he really see Naruto again if he can't find the entrance?

do not know

He can no longer see his future.And... soon he couldn't see it anymore.

Bad memories flashed through my mind.The fatigue disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Sasuke raised his left hand and gently touched the corner of his eye with a wry smile.Now he couldn't see anything three meters away at all. He could only rely on the battle experience accumulated over the years to survive in this valley, waiting for hope or despair.

The black eyes were bottomless, like an abyss, so empty that it was shocking.

Uchiha Sasuke has always been a person with clear goals, but now he is confused.He knew, and he knew exactly why.

Not for anything else, just because of a fool named Uzumaki Naruto.

It was exactly noon when Li Xiao woke up. Due to the cooler weather, cold-blooded animals, such as snakes, could be seen everywhere in the valley basking in the sun.But they haven't eaten anything yet.Sasuke was okay, but Li Xiao was different, he was just a child.I can't help but feel hungry, and I'm already thinking about what I'm going to eat today.

After making a good plan, Li Xiao was very excited and even a little eager to try.He had no intention of paying attention to the fact that Uncle Sasuke, whom he had just met, had said that he was going to find food.

At this time, although Sasuke could not see any changes on the surface, his ears hidden under his black hair were already red.

He remembered saying he was going to find something to eat.So I'm a little embarrassed now.Fortunately, Li Xiao had no intention of pursuing anything.This is good news.But... no matter what, this child definitely can't go hunting with him!

"...You are still injured, so I can go alone."

Sasuke looked at the eager child and hesitated for a long time before finally interrupting.But as expected, the child was extremely righteous and explained to him the benefits of following him. Moreover, Yaowang Valley was full of poisonous weeds and poisonous insects. If he was injured, he could help!

After saying that, he walked out without giving any chance to refute.

Seeing the figure running away, Sasuke had a headache.He could handle those disobedient subordinates very well, but this child in front of him...he was helpless.

Not long after leaving the cave, Li Xiao stopped Sasuke and said

"Uncle Sasuke, is there anything delicious in Yaowang Valley?"

The question stopped Sasuke in his tracks.He was alone in Yaowang Valley these days, so his demands on the issue of food were naturally lowered.Naturally, I didn’t notice anything that tasted better.

There was no other way, Sasuke had no choice but to walk faster, leaving Li Xiao with a deep figure behind him.

The sudden acceleration of the pace caught Li Xiao off guard, who already had an injury on his foot, and he quickly fell behind.Only then did Li Xiao realize that he had asked a question he shouldn't have asked.I can't help but complain in my heart

Why does Uncle Sasuke have the same temperament as Naruto's father!One or two of them don’t take eating seriously!Do you think your body is made of iron? !

Li Xiao rolled his eyes in disbelief and quickly followed.

"Uncle Sasuke, slow down!"

Even if he speeded up, it was still difficult to catch up with Li Xiao. He was helpless, so Li Xiao had no choice but to tell the other party to slow down.

Sasuke, who was walking in front, stopped.I slapped myself hard on the forehead from my heart.

How could he forget that the child was still injured?

Seeing the other party stop, Li Xiao suddenly smiled and quickly followed up and held the other party's hand.

"Haha, uncle Sasuke won't be able to run away this way."

His somewhat silly remarks were a little different from his past. He shouldn't appear in front of anyone except his father, but... forget it, today was not normal anyway.

Li Xiao shook his little head and followed Sasuke towards the depths of the jungle.

After a while, Sasuke slowly held the warm little hand, somewhat tentatively. Seeing that Li Xiao had no objection, he boldly tightened it, but this also caused the speed to slow down a lot.

Li Xiao, who was extremely hungry, took out the seal scroll and injected it with chakra. There were still a few fruits picked before, so he should use them to cushion his stomach until he found or caught something to eat.

"Uncle Sasuke, eat the fruit."

Sasuke stopped and looked down at the little guy. He was holding a red wild fruit in his hand, which looked delicious.

Sasuke took it and took a bite.

It's sour, with a hint of sweetness, and tastes very good. Of course, it would be even better if there are tomatoes.

Li Xiao watched Sasuke take a bite, then lowered his head and pulled out another wild fruit, imitating Sasuke's example and took a bite.During this period, he held Sasuke's hand and never let go.

"Uncle Sasuke, how long until we arrive?"

Sasuke stopped.

"What do Li Xiao want to eat?"

Uncle Sasuke didn't even think about what he wanted to catch? !

Li Xiao tried hard not to show any surprise or disbelief, lest the arrogant uncle Sasuke run away again.It took me a while to calm down before I suppressed my thoughts of laughing and complaining.

So much so that he cleared his throat before speaking.

"Hey, Uncle Sasuke. Is there a river in Yaowang Valley? We can go and see if there are any fish or anything like that. If not, we can roast rabbit."

Sasuke was silent. There might be some hope for the fish, but this rabbit... To be honest, he hadn't even seen a single rabbit hair in so many days, let alone the rabbit!

"I didn't see any rabbits, but the river sure does."

After saying that, Sasuke took half a step forward and squatted down, motioning for Li Xiao to come up.

This time Li Xiaoke was not polite at all. With one foot, he fell on Sasuke, causing Sasuke to almost lose his balance.

Sasuke held the Kusanagi sword and helped Li Xiao stand up. He walked slowly and steadily step by step.

Li Xiao leaned on Sasuke's back and could clearly feel the other person's body temperature and the fragrant fragrance, but... why was Uncle Sasuke's heartbeat strange?

Li Xiao frowned slightly and couldn't help but feel a little worried. Uncle Sasuke's heartbeat rate was fast and slow, but it was very powerful and there was no sign of injury or poisoning.

Shouldn't it be?

After thinking about it, Li Xiao became a little lost.He had never been in such a situation.

If only dad were here.

Before Li Xiao could sigh like this, he saw the small river not far away, flowing slowly in this quiet valley.It shines brightly against the brilliance of the sun.

"Uncle Sasuke, let me down."

Sasuke didn't answer, walking steadily.He quickly walked to the river and put the little guy down on his back.

Li Xiao looked at the river in front of him. It was exceptionally clear. Others might be overjoyed by this, but Li Xiao was not.

There is no vegetation in the river, not even any grass on the river bank.The peculiar topography of Yaowang Valley creates a unique climate, which is suitable for the growth of various types of vegetation, especially in places with sufficient water sources.But here is such a scene that is really suspicious.

Li Xiao pointed to the river in front of him and asked with some uncertainty.

"Uncle Sasuke, have you drank the water here?"

Sasuke nodded, confirming Li Xiao's guess.But Li Xiao suddenly changed his expression and hurriedly pulled his wrist without caring about the injury on his foot.

Sasuke had no choice but to squat down and support the child who suddenly became irritable.His brows furrowed slightly in a reproachful manner.

Sasuke didn't cooperate, and Li Xiao's medical skills didn't reach the level where he could tell the other person's physical condition with just one glance.All we can do is be anxious.

"Uncle Sasuke, don't move!"

At this time, the little guy became fierce and took Sasuke's hands with both hands to find the right position of the mouth.

The pulse was chaotic and unorganized, even... Li Xiao held Sasuke's hand and tried to use his own chakra to explore the movement of chakra in Sasuke's body.

Only then did Sasuke understand what Li Xiaofang was doing!

Sasuke reacted and quickly shook off Li Xiao's hand.

Damn it!He should have reacted!But he couldn't be wary of this child, let alone thought about it.This is good, let him take advantage of the loophole.

He Uchiha Sasuke doesn't need a child to sympathize with!

Li Xiao looked solemn and took a deep breath before looking at Sasuke.

"Uncle, why did you come to Yaowang Valley?"

Sasuke opened the distance between himself and Li Xiao, two to three meters, which is the distance for talking to strangers. His voice was cold and without any warmth.

"Nothing to do with you."

Such a tone angered Li Xiao. The little guy clenched his fists, lowered his head, and repeated word for word

"It has nothing to do with me? Uncle Sasuke said it really lightly. Did you drag this body to Medicine King Valley just to die?"

Li Xiao almost shouted the last sentence because he lost control of his emotions.

Sasuke looked at the child in front of him, and that strange feeling was magnified again. Li Xiao suddenly raised his head, his blue eyes filled with tears, but he did not show weakness at all.At that moment, he even wanted to explain and tell Li Xiao that this was not the case. He wanted to live and meet a very important person. He never came to Yaowang Valley to seek death.

But in the end, he said nothing and chose to remain silent as always.

It seems there is no need to stay any longer.

It was because of a temporary headache that he took the child back to his temporary residence.This is fine now.It's just back to square one.

Sasuke turned and left. However, although Li Xiao was immersed in inexplicable anger, he still reacted and wanted to follow, but as soon as he took a step, he fell to the ground.But he couldn't care less about his own embarrassment.His instinct told him that he should let Uncle Sasuke go alone at this time.Then he will never see this person again!

will die!

If he couldn't get effective treatment, it wouldn't take half a month, or even half a month, for Uncle Sasuke to die because of the strange power in his body.

Li Xiao bit his lower lip. He didn't want Uncle Sasuke to die. Although Uncle Sasuke was cold and twisted, he knew that Uncle Sasuke was very gentle. He really, really liked Uncle Sasuke!

Clenching his fists, Li Xiao endured the stinging pain in his ankles and climbed up to catch up with Sasuke, who had already run away.

He knew he shouldn't run around now, but he didn't care much now. He had to catch up with Uncle Sasuke.

With this belief, Li Xiao ran forward desperately, fell down and got up again, climbed up and fell down again, and so on.

He knew it hurt, he knew his knee was broken again and bleeding, but it didn't matter as long as he could catch up with Uncle Sasuke.

However, after running for a long time, there was still no trace. He had only arrived at Yaowang Valley not long ago and was indeed unfamiliar with the surrounding environment.He didn't even know he got there!

Li Xiao stopped and looked at his scratched palms, dusty clothes, and bleeding knees and suddenly felt aggrieved.

Even during the time when he was wandering with his father, he had never been so embarrassed.

Dad always protected him very well. Even if he became a tool used by the enemy to threaten his father, he could still protect himself.

Has he, Whirlpool Li Xiao, ever been so embarrassed?

Isn't he just someone I just met?Why is he so interested in Uzumaki Li Xiao?

Thinking about it, Li Xiao ignored the injury on his foot and kicked the big tree next to him.

Really, the more I think about it, the angrier I get!How could there be such an annoying guy? !

Li Xiao wanted to kick again.But the pain in my feet and body was so severe that I had to give up.

"Hmph╯^╰Uncle stinky, Uncle Sasuke is a big bastard!"

Unable to move his legs, Li Xiao had no choice but to use his mouth!He raised his head and roared at the sky!Anyway, I feel better after yelling, which is good.

It's just that Sasuke was a little embarrassed and was hiding behind a certain big tree.

His pride did not allow him to expose his weak side to such a stupid kid whom he had just met.So he chose to escape.

Sometimes it is a good choice to stay alone alone.

But the kid didn't give him such a chance.

It's strange, how could such a shrewd person be so reckless and catch up without any care?

After yelling a lot, Li Xiao was exhausted and had no strength left in his body.The whole person leaned directly under the big tree behind him, as lazy as a cat.It's just that the clothes on his body, which were covered with gray layers and had some blood stains, were really messy.

"Hey, brat. What do you want to do with this mess?!"

The big fox woke up and screamed unceremoniously.It has really never seen Li Xiao looking so embarrassed.

"I want you to take care of it!"

The little guy was already in a bad mood, so he yelled back without hesitation.

"Ha! If you become an uncle, I will be happy to watch you every day! Let me reflect on it. You are so messy, don't you want your feet anymore?!"

The big fox was really, really angry.

How come both father and son have the same virtues?It's easy to act stupid when you meet a bastard like Uchiha Sasuke!

"My medical skills were taught by my father himself. Is it just a small injury?"

Li Xiao frowned dissatisfied, and the big fox frowned at the child.After all these years, it still understands Li Xiao's temper.As long as this naughty kid frowns, something bad will happen, so he'd better retreat first.

"If you know you're injured, please hurry up and take care of it. Don't worry about that idiot Naruto."

This can be regarded as the big fox’s trump card.

Who could make this naughty yet serious kid in front of him fearless but fear of that guy Naruto's look in his heart-wrenching eyes?

Now that the trump card was revealed, Li Xiao, the little devil, had no choice but to be obedient. He simply said hello to the big fox and ran away.

The big fox sighed, he didn't know whether it was good or bad for Naruto now!Maybe meeting Uchiha Sasuke shouldn't be kept a secret anymore.

At the border of the Land of Waves, which was beyond his reach, Naruto was feeling helpless for the person in front of him.Finally he put down the scroll in his hand and lay back.

It's getting really troublesome.What should we do?How can I get the guy in front of me to talk?

Neji on the side was also a little worried.Ever since they rescued this guy from the hands of "Akatsuki", this guy has been like this, looking half-dead, neither eating nor drinking, nor talking, like a walking corpse without a soul!

It's already the second day, and if this continues, even a hard-core person won't be able to stand it.

"Naruto, his injury is almost healed. Let's take him back to Konoha."

Naruto raised his hand as if to grab something, but finally had to put it down.

He stood up and took a deep look at the person in front of him, his expression unchanged.

"it is good."

It really doesn't make any difference where he is now. I took care of his injuries before, but they are almost healed now. Rather than waste time here, it's better to go back to Konoha first.

Neji nodded and said

"I'll get ready and leave overnight."

Naruto didn't refute, after all, with this person, he had to hide something from some people.

After saying that, Neji left.Naruto stood up, walked over to the man and squatted down to look at the man's level.He didn't want to give the other party a feeling of superiority.

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it, but I think you should understand that if you don't want others to know, don't do anything except yourself."

"..."

Silence, still silence.

Naruto sighed and was about to leave,

The man spoke, but because he hadn't spoken for so long, his voice was hoarse, like dry branches rattling in the wind.

"I don't want to betray you, sir."

Naruto was stunned, as if he didn't expect such a stubborn person to speak suddenly.

"I don't want to betray you, sir."

The man repeated it again, and Naruto immediately looked at the person in front of him.

This man's eyes lived up to the clear and firm brilliance they had when they first met him. In just a few days, they had lost focus and became confused and dim.

Naruto stopped getting up and patted the man's shoulder with encouragement.

"Do you remember what you said?"

The man looked up and saw Naruto's smile, which was warm, full of encouragement and tenderness, and made people want to believe it.

"You said, 'My lord will lead us to peace.' So, think about it and get back to your original self."

After saying that, Naruto formed a seal with one hand and lifted the seal he had previously placed on him.It was Neji's intention to place this seal before.He now returns the right to choose to him,

Whether to return to Konoha with them to overthrow Danzo, or to go far away, is his own choice.

They are not qualified to force others, so it is up to them to choose whether to stay or go.

Watching Naruto leave, the man fell into deep thought.

He is a smart man, and he naturally understands the meaning of Naruto's words.

What he wants is peace, and that's why he is loyal to Danzo.So after all, what he wants to be loyal to and what he wants to work for is peace.Rather than a group organization, nor a specific person.

He weakly raised the corners of his mouth, what should he say?Is he worthy of being that adult's child?

So transparent, gentle and powerful.

Naruto saw Neji soon after leaving the room, but Naruto was not surprised at all.He had noticed early on that Neji had not gone far, so how could he be surprised.

"Aren't you afraid of him snitching on you if you unlock the seal?"

Neji's tone was unkind, he crossed his arms and his blank eyes made people feel a little panicked.

Naruto shrugged indifferently and said

"That was his choice."

Neji was silent;

During this time, he really felt the changes in Naruto.

In addition to being extremely strong and possessing incredible fighting power, he doesn't do things carelessly, but rather in a rough and detailed manner, methodically, and... he is very good at guessing the other party's thoughts.

Such a change is really terrible.Even he was a little creepy sometimes.If it weren't for his usual gentleness, Neji wouldn't be able to believe it was Naruto.

He heard what the man just said was

"I don't want to betray you, sir."

Yes,

It's "don't want to" not "won't".

Obviously the other party has been shaken.

Thinking of this, Neji turned and left.

He didn't believe the guys inside, but he believed in Naruto, so he believed in Naruto's choice.Furthermore...if that guy really ran away, he would definitely not show mercy.

Naruto stretched and looked south, in the direction of Medicine King Valley.

"I don't know how Li Xiao is doing now."

In the conscious world, Jiuwei used his paws to straighten the hair on his tail and said

"That kid has nothing serious. He just met that bastard. Now he is injured all over because of his stupidity."

"what?!"

Naruto quickly realized who the bastard Kyuubi was talking about.But he cared more about the latter sentence.

Injuries all over the body

"So how is he now? Xiaojiu asked me to take a look at him!"

Naruto jumped onto the roof, closed his eyes and entered the world of consciousness.

"Don't worry, they're just superficial injuries."

Kyuubi stood up, his tail blooming like a flower behind him.

"That kid can handle it."

"But,"

Naruto was still worried, but couldn't find a suitable solution for a while.

"Did...Sasuke take action?"

Unable to get to his child in time, as a father, Naruto only wanted to understand Li Xiao's current situation in more detail.

"No."

Kyuubi walked up to Naruto and nuzzled him to express comfort.

It knows.If possible, Naruto would definitely rush to Li Xiao's side as soon as possible.

"For some reasons, Li Xiao met that bastard in Yaowang Valley, and the two got along pretty well."

Naruto took a deep breath, trying to calm down.Since they are getting along well, Sasuke will not hurt Li Xiao.

Correct!

will not!

"Li Xiao, why is he injured?"

"To catch up with that guy."

Kyuubi looked at Naruto, his scarlet beast eyes shining with a strange light,

"Li Xiao found that the bastard was injured and wanted to help him. He didn't know which of the bastard's muscles was abnormal, so he turned around and ran away! The brat sprained his foot before, and he chased the bastard desperately in order to catch up with him. The skin is a little broken. Don't worry."

After hearing Kyuubi's explanation, Naruto's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

Fortunately, I met Sasuke who was not "Akatsuki" or Danzo.

Fortunately, Sasuke didn't hurt his child.

so far so good……

The blue eyes dimmed a bit, and it took a long time for him to reveal an ugly smile.

Kyuubi couldn't bear it and said

"Do you want Li Xiao to stay away from that bastard?"

As long as you say so, I will definitely stop Li Xiao.

Kyuubi didn't say the last sentence, believing that Naruto already understood what it meant.At the same time, it also believed that Naruto would not, because this fool could never see his own feelings clearly, both thousands of years ago and now.

"Need not."

really.

Kyuubi understood in his heart and lay down on the spot to take a nap.

"I see."

Naruto nodded, "Then Xiaojiu, you should cultivate yourself well."

"Well... if you have time to care about me, why not take care of yourself."

Kyuubi said calmly, but actually he wanted to roar in his heart, asking the idiot to take good care of his body.

But this is simply impossible. Naruto is as stubborn as he is gentle. No one can control what he decides, except that person.So all it can do is help him end this conspiracy.

"Xiaojiu, when did you like to joke so much?"

Naruto pretended to be relaxed and then disappeared into the world of consciousness.There is peace again here.

"Naruto: Dawn"