"Ban, brother said that, right? You can't take your anger out on others because of personal grudges, okay?" Ling sighed and turned his head. "Although I was seriously injured in this competition, I also gained a lot of benefits. At least my understanding of lightning chakra has improved a lot."

Madara curled his lips in a subtle way, but he didn't really mean to fight back. "I heard from the tribesmen outside that you used a very powerful red thunder, brother. What is that? A new bloodline limit?"

"No, no, no, don't listen to the rumors of my clansmen. I just couldn't control my own chakra and hurt myself." Ling laughed dryly and looked a little embarrassed. "In my original idea, chakra shouldn't be leaked out so wantonly. After all, we are ninjas...

I thought it would be a silent strengthening, but who knew it would not only fail but also hurt myself like this... Well, after this experiment, I have touched some thresholds, and I should not get hurt next time - I mean should."

"I will grow up soon, so it's okay if you don't have to work so hard." Madara moved the low table standing on the side onto the bed, then opened the lunch box, took out the food one by one and placed it on the bed. "I asked when I came this morning, and they said that you can eat something light now, brother. I made something simple."

"Ah, thank you. I'm so hungry. Our Madara is really a virtuous woman~"

Quannai also climbed onto the bed and sat obediently beside Ling, "I helped too! I helped season the rice balls inside!"

"Really? Our Izunai is really capable~" Ling stretched out his hand and protected Izunai from behind to prevent him from falling. The smile on his face became more gentle, "Which one is it? Can Izunai feed his brother himself?"

"Okay!" Izuna looked at the small table for a while, and finally picked up a small piece of rice ball with chopsticks, "Ah——"

"Ah - well, the seasoning is just right, the chopped pickled plums and celery are also very refreshing, and there seems to be the aroma of dried seaweed and sesame... Our Izuna's cooking skills are really good~ And I don't know if it's because Izuna fed me personally, it feels that all the ingredients are more delicious than before~"

"Really?" Izumi's eyes sparkled, "Then I'll feed my brother!"

"Really? Then I'll leave it to you, I just happen to have very weak arms, thank you~"

Ling simply held Izunai in his arms, opened his mouth with peace of mind and began to enjoy his brother's feeding - well, the tableware was much heavier than Izunai.

Seeing Ling coax Izuna so quickly, Madara's expression softened, "Come to think of it, father said that you had something to ask me, what is it?"

"Ah, that's not a big deal," Ling swallowed the food in his mouth, "I just wanted to do the mission with you and teach you some precautions, but now I'm covered in injuries, so I can only postpone it for the time being."

"I will pay more attention to this aspect," Madara's expression became obviously irritated, but his voice remained calm. "Although I have obtained the qualification for independent missions, there are some missions that I have not yet encountered, so I want to follow the team for a while and gain some experience..."

Ling lowered his head and ate the sushi that Izuna fed him, then raised his hand and waved to Madara with a smile.

Ban approached with a bit of doubt, but was flicked by Ling's bent finger. He could not help but raise his hand to cover his forehead, looking even more confused.

"Really - Madara is not willing to tell the truth to his brother now?" Ling took back his hand, "You should speak directly about your likes and dislikes. Only then will others know your attitude and try to improve it. If you don't tell anyone around you, you won't get far alone."

Madara snorted and turned his head away, mumbling under his breath, "I learned this from my brother-sama."

"Wow! So sad!" Ling covered his chest with his hands exaggeratedly, his expression sad, "When did my brother deliberately hide anything from you? It's so sad to hear you say that - you're not cute anymore when you grow up. When you were a child, you always pestered me to hold you up high -"

Izuna looked up, looking at Ling in confusion, then at Madara, "...lift it up high?"

Madara pursed his lips and turned his head away, redness creeping up his neck, then spreading to his ears and cheeks. "No."

"Of course not, I remember it very clearly. When I came back from my mission, you would run over to give me a hug, then look up and stretch out your hand to me—"

Madara raised his voice a little, "No! Brother remembered it wrongly!"

Izuna blinked and stared at Madara's red ears for a while, then stretched out her hand in Madara's direction, "Brother Madara, I want to be lifted up too!"

Madara then turned around and picked up Izuna while muttering, "Take away the [也], I never asked for such a thing."

Izuna tilted her head while being lifted in the air, with a hint of a successful mischief in her dark eyes, "But how did Madara know how to lift me up high if he hadn't asked for it before?"

Madara: ...?(??\u003d?-?\u003d??)?!!!!

"In short, there is no such thing!" Madara put Izuna back on the bed stiffly, "I haven't written my mission report yet! I'm leaving now! I'll come back to get the food box when I deliver dinner tonight!"

Izuna laughed happily, "So, brother Madara likes to be lifted up as much as I do - hehehe... By the way, did brother like to be lifted up as much as we do when he was a child?"

"Hmm..." Ling stroked his chin, "To be exact, I prefer to throw it high, which is quite fun - but after my father threw it too hard one time and I hit the beam, the only thing left for me is to lift it high."

"Eh?! Did you hit the beam?" Izumi covered her head subconsciously, "That must have been painful."

"That's right. I cried because of the pain at that time—" Ling crossed his arms, "That was the first time I cried so hard since I can remember... Well, I probably wouldn't cry now."

Izuna nodded as if she understood, but soon thought of Madara's emotional expression which was not at all frank, so she started talking to Ling with a smile, and also vowed to Ling that she would definitely be a frank person in the future.

In response, Ling just smiled and rubbed the top of Izuna's head without saying anything. After all, Madara had also told him that he would live honestly.

Oh my... When I think about this, I suddenly realize that there are people around me who are not frank.

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