Naruto, Time of Dawn

When the sun came again, Li Xiao still got up early. Seeing that his father was sleeping soundly, he didn't wake him up.

He went out quietly and closed the door gently.

After sensing it for a moment, he discovered that Granny Tsunade hadn't woken up yet.He simply walked to Granny Tsunade's study.

"Uncle An?"

Li Xiao called out, and he didn't know if the ninja named "An" would appear at this time.Although they only met for the first time yesterday, he liked this uncle very much.He is very gentle, but just like Uncle Sasuke, a little cold.

"What's up?"

As expected, Anbu lived up to the title of Anbu and appeared mysteriously.

"Well...is Uncle An okay now? If not, I want to continue listening to the story from last night."

Li Xiao felt that he still wanted to hear the story last night, but he didn't know if his request was too abrupt.

"..."

An was silent for a while, and when Li Xiao thought he was unwilling to give up, a cold and hoarse voice sounded above his head.

"The boy finally left the village despite everyone's obstruction. He wanted power. He wanted to avenge his people. To do this, he injured the person he cared about most and worshiped Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, as his disciple. Three Years later..."

The cold voice told the story calmly and calmly.Li Xiao was fascinated by what he heard. He felt that the people in the story were so stupid, but they were so stubborn that it made people feel distressed.

The two of them are warm and tolerant, and want to give the other a home.

A cold and stubborn person, incredibly pure.

They are all constantly striving for the goals in their hearts.

"...In the end, the two never saw each other."

At some point, the story came to an abrupt end, but Li Xiao still had more to say.He looked at the water glass in his hand and said:

"Uncle An, is this the end of the story? That silly boy hasn't brought his friends back to the village yet!"

"This!" An raised his hand and pressed it on Li Xiao's head, but Li Xiao actually didn't refuse.

The cold voice was tinged with a smile but with an imperceptible loneliness.

"My story is over, but it's not over between the two of them. We just have to be patient and wait."

"Huh? We have to wait again!"

Li Xiao pouted with some dissatisfaction and lay still.

"dark!"

Tsunade's voice suddenly appeared, different from the previous boldness, with hidden anger.

"Mother-in-law!"

Li Xiao naturally noticed Tsunade's abnormality, quickly sat down and said, "I asked Uncle An to tell me a story! I don't blame him!"

The young voice was clear and loud, but it carried an unquestionable firmness.

Tsunade waved her hand, not intending to pay attention to Li Xiao's defense.

"Anbu, you haven't forgotten the ANBU rules, have you?"

"I know I'm wrong."

An bowed slightly, very respectfully.

"Mother-in-law!"

Li Xiao looked at Tsunade, her eyes full of disapproval, and her cute expression almost made Tsunade lose her power.

"Okay! I don't plan to really punish him, why are you so nervous?"

"Li Xiao, it's time for us to go!"

Naruto stood on the stairs for who knows how long, the smile on his face never reaching his eyes.

"it is good!"

Although he agreed to Naruto, Li Xiao still looked at Tsunade and repeated it again.

"Mother-in-law must not embarrass Uncle An!"

"I know, I know!"

Tsunade was a little aggrieved, it had only been a day, and Yami was so nervous.Sure enough...can't compare?

Naruto pulled Li Xiao away.Tsunade did not let An sit down. Instead, she made a pot of tea and invited An to sit down.

"Why did you think of giving that story to Li Xiaojiang? You know. That's not a story at all."

"I……"

An was silent. He had never been good at words and didn't know how to express his emotions. This was a common problem among his family.

Tsunade ignored him and continued: "You know, Li Xiao is Naruto's child."

"Yes."

"Then do you know how long Naruto was standing on the stairs?"

An suddenly raised his head, but he didn't even notice!

"Just when you were talking about that battle five years ago!"

He remained silent, not knowing how to refute the Senju Tsunade in front of him.

The teacup in Tsunade's hand had been crushed by her.Even if it was an unintentional mistake, how dare he!How dare you mention these again, not only in front of Naruto, but also in front of Li Xiao!

"Sorry! Tsunade-sama!"

Yami stood up and bowed to Tsunade again in apology.

"Yami! Although it's rude to say this, I still want to say it. Naruto doesn't owe you anything! He doesn't owe Uchiha Sasuke anything! What does it have to do with Naruto whether Uchiha Sasuke loves him or not?! Why do you want to Forcing him like this! What qualifications do you have to force him when you don’t know anything!"

Tsunade slapped An hard in the face!The black cat's mask cracked, and the young man under the mask looked gloomy and empty, like a lifeless doll!

"Think about it for yourself."

Tsunade couldn't bear it in the end. These children were too stubborn, so stubborn that it made her heartache.Every time at this time, she would always be surrounded by this feeling of powerlessness.

My heart hurts so much!

………………

Naruto had calmed down his emotions as he walked away.Who didn't know that he shamelessly chased Sasuke back then?Therefore, there is nothing wrong with it being used by an insignificant Anbu to make up a story and tell it to children.

Yes, there is no need to care so much.This is not necessary at all!

"Isn't dad happy?"

Li Xiao noticed something unusual about his father from the very beginning.He had an intuition that the story Uncle An told him was more than just a story.

"Ah."

Naruto knew Li Xiao's sensitivity, so he didn't deny it.

"I haven't seen Mr. Iruka for a long time. I wonder if Mr. Iruka would scold me for leaving without saying goodbye?"

Although he didn't tell the truth, this reason didn't lie.He has been back for so long, and he has indeed not visited Mr. Iruka. I don't know if Mr. Iruka will be angry because of this?

"is it?"

Li Xiao already had his own thoughts in mind.road

"Dad, will Mr. Iruka not remember you?"

"will not!"

Naruto affirmed: "Mr. Iruka is like a father to me. He will never forget me."

"Oh!"

After slightly prolonging the ending, Li Xiao felt that he might start to think about how to extract part of the truth from Mr. Iruka after joining the Ninja Academy.

"Dad, can we hurry up? I can't wait to see Mr. Iruka."

"Well, Li Xiao will definitely like him."

Naruto looked into the distance with a gentle expression.

yes!So how could Li Xiao not like the gentle and kind-hearted Mr. Iruka?

When approaching the Ninja Academy, Naruto's eyes first fell on the swing of the big tree outside the academy.

That was the place where he watched every student being taken away by his parents when he was still in school.

Li Xiao noticed Naruto's gaze.Although I don’t know what my father was thinking of, it must not be a good memory.Such lonely eyes directly hurt Li Xiao's heart.

"Big fox?"

Li Xiao tried to wake up the big fox in the conscious world and asked, but he couldn't die!The big fox actually fell into a deep sleep at this time!

Forget it, it's up to him to do it himself.Since there are bad memories, use good memories to cover them!

"Dad! I want to play on that swing!"

Li Xiao pointed to the swing under the big tree and looked up at Naruto.

Naruto squatted down, looked into Li Xiao's eyes to confirm something, and finally smiled, but the smile was still bitter.

Li Xiao stepped forward and hugged Naruto, saying

"Idiot dad! I told you! Don't laugh if you don't want to laugh."

"it is good."

Naruto responded, stood up and took Li Xiao's hand.The hand was soft and the fingertips were a little cold.But Naruto could feel Li Xiao's presence.That temperature clearly told Naruto that Li Xiao was here!By his side!It's his child!

Li Xiao sat on the swing, held the ropes on both sides, and looked back at Naruto.

"Dad, can you push me?"

Naruto nodded and began to push the swing gently. The swing was raised little by little, and Li Xiao's field of vision became wider and wider.

The child's voice is as graceful and lively as a bird, and it seems that even all the beautiful words in the world are not enough for him.

Li Xiao's cheerful laughter gradually diluted the sadness and loneliness in his memory.Naruto slowly indulged in the child's laughter and didn't bother to worry about those troublesome things.

After a long time, Li Xiao finally got tired of playing.The little guy just huddled in his father's arms and didn't want to come out.

"How about I take you to see this school?"

"Dad, do you really want me to go to this school?"

Li Xiao asked Naruto that day he refused to become Granny Tsunade's apprentice more because he wanted to know his father's past.However, he could feel that his father did not agree with many of the rules in the ninja world.So does his dad really want him to go to this school?

"Li Xiao, Mr. Kakashi once told me something. He said: Those who break the rules are regarded as trash, and those who do not know how to cherish their partners are trash among the trash! Although it doesn't sound very good, it is true." Naruto rubbed the little guy in his arms and continued: "This academy will tell you what a partner is. Although I don't agree with many of the rules, there are also many things you can learn, and these are things I can't teach you. of."

"I see."

Li Xiao already understood what his father meant.Since my father can make such a comment, it’s not impossible to take it a little seriously.

"Li Xiao must remember to distinguish it for yourself! After all, some things have been accumulated over the past thousands of years and should have been abolished long ago."

"I know! Stupid dad!"

Li Xiao rubbed his father's cheek and said, "Can we go see Mr. Iruka now? I think Mr. Iruka will be very surprised if he sees me!"

Naruto nodded slightly and quickened his pace.

He also wanted to see Mr. Iruka.

………………

At this time, Iruka was teaching the children how to throw kunai and shuriken.Naruto pulled Li Xiao and stood under the tree. He was thinking about whether he should go there when Iruka discovered him.

"Naruto! You're back!"

Iruka came over with a gentle and hearty smile on his face.The scars on his face did not make him look sharp or serious at all.

"Well, Mr. Iruka, long time no see."

Naruto was a little reserved. They hadn't seen each other for almost five years, so naturally he felt a little uncomfortable.

"I heard Shikamaru and the others said that you have a child, is it him?"

Iruka bent down and looked level with Li Xiao.The black eyes are curved into crescents.

"Hello! I am Umino Iruka."

"Hello Mr. Iruka, my name is Uzumaki Reaki."

Because Naruto often mentioned the person in front of him to him, he knew that this person meant a lot to Naruto.

"So cute."

Iruka was completely captured by Li Xiao's reaction, but he did not reach out to touch Li Xiao.

He was surprised when he heard that Naruto came back with a child. He asked Naruto a lot of questions at the same time, and he also learned that the child didn't like to have too much contact with people other than Naruto. physical contact.

"Hey! Naruto, this class will be over soon. Teacher, I'll treat you to ramen!"

"Hi!"

Naruto narrowed his eyes and laughed.His expression was full of nostalgia.

It seems that this school really has too many memories for him.

"It's obvious that you did something wrong, why do you still blame me?"

"I also kindly remind you, why are you like this!"

Children are indeed the most noisy, and Iruka just walked away for a while before starting again.

Iruka gave Naruto a helpless smile, turned around and prepared to go back to resolve this small dispute.And Naruto took Li Xiao and prepared to go over to see what was going on?

"gentlemen!"

As soon as they saw Iruka, the children gathered around and asked Iruka to comment on them.

"Sir, what I said is obviously right! Why does Keiko talk about me!"

The little guy who seemed to be the youngest was the first to speak.Seeing this posture, Naruto's eyes moved to Li Xiao.What if Li Xiao was wronged when he arrived at school?What's more, Li Xiaoman is only four years old!Not even old enough to go to school!

wrong!How can these children compare with Li Xiao?Thank God if Li Xiao doesn't play tricks on them!

Considering how naughty his children were, Naruto felt that the person he had to worry about was not Li Xiao, but Li Xiao's future classmates.I don’t know if they will be hit to the point of doubting their life?

In these few minutes of trance, Iruka had easily resolved the conflicts between the children.With so many years of teaching experience, he quickly found a solution.

"Teacher, who is he?"

The children who had regained their composure finally noticed Naruto behind Iruka, pointed at Iruka and asked who this person was.

Iruka smiled and pulled Naruto to his side.

"He is Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto. My most proud student."

"Well! Don't say that, Mr. Iruka, I'll be proud."

Naruto was just talking.But he seemed to have underestimated the weight of the four words Uzumaki Naruto!

The children who knew that he was Uzumaki Naruto had already started a new round of heated discussion.

"He is Naruto-kun!"

"I heard from my mother that he is very powerful!"

"Uh-huh!"

Chirp quack chirp quack...

The children were having a lively discussion and Li Xiao became a little unhappy!This is his dad, okay!

"Naruto-sama! Can you teach me the Rasenshuriken?" A child said timidly.

Naruto smiled slightly, it was indeed Tongyanwuji!

"Now, the Uzumaki Shuriken is too dangerous, wait until you grow up. Now first learn what Mr. Iruka taught you."

Naruto didn't intend to pester him any more, even though children are very innocent.But he knew that he was no longer a child.And he prefers his own children.

"Mr. Iruka, I'll take Li Xiao around first. I'll see you later."

Naruto took Li Xiao's hand and said with a mischievous smile: "I don't want to miss the ramen Mr. Iruka invited me no matter what!"

"it is good."

Iruka agreed.

In fact, what is there that you don’t understand?Rather than saying that what Naruto likes is ramen, it is better to say that what he cherishes most is the kindness of treating him to ramen when he was most helpless.

This is it, Naruto!

"Hey, Li Xiao, do you want to go see the training ground here?"

Seeing those children throwing kunai, Naruto also remembered that he hadn't cared about Li Xiao's training for a long time.It just so happens that you can go to the training ground here to practice.

Li Xiao had no objection.He already understood what Naruto meant.How lucky he is to have such a father!

"Naruto: Dawn"