Naruto from the legend of water and sky

Sixteen The Night Before Dawn

"Asano-kun, you are older than me, just call me Minato." Namikaze Minato smiled gently, "But I'm curious when did you discover me, Asano-kun?"

"To tell you the truth..." Asano Hideichi thought for a while, and chose a title, "I knew it when Namikaze-kun appeared five days ago."

"Five days ago?" Namikaze Minato frowned slightly, a little surprised. Five days ago meant that Eiichi Asano had discovered it as soon as he appeared. This sensitivity is usually inconceivable among ninjas with a difference of one level. , "It seems that Asano-kun is really not an ordinary Chunin. With your strength, I am afraid that you can already rank among the Junin."

Hideo Asano smiled and said, "Mr. Bofeng, you are too much, how can I be so good?"

Namakaze Minato smiled noncommittally and said: "In my opinion, it is Asano-kun that you are too modest. If you don't have real talents and learning, how can the two of you trust your daughter to Asano-kun you to teach?"

"As expected of Namikaze Minato!" Hideo Asano smiled admiringly and said, "But what I want to know more now is why Mr. Namikaze has been following me and Ms. Bi these days?"

"...not following you..." After a long time, Minato Namikaze said quietly.

"...?"

Namikaze Minato turned slightly sideways, looked into the house, sighed, and said, "This trip to Wuyin Village... I was originally there..."

"...!" Hidei Asano stared at the blond man with a little surprise when he heard that.

Facing that gaze, Namikaze Minato smiled bitterly, and continued: "Later, because I had another mission, Master Hokage temporarily rescheduled Takeshi and Mizuru-san to go there."

"So, you accidentally discovered the secret of Miss Bi because you felt guilty and wanted to see how Miss Bi was doing?"

"Yeah." Namikaze Minato nodded and said, "After I discovered Xiaobi's abnormal behavior five days ago, I couldn't rest assured, so I have been following her until now."

"So that's how it is," Asano Hideichi said after thinking for a while, "Bofeng-kun, don't blame yourself too much about your lord and wife, life and death are fate, and ninjas have always accepted tasks unconditionally, it's not your fault .However, if Mr. Bofeng is willing, I would like to ask you to help take care of the lady."

"...?" To help take care of the daughter of an old friend, it's natural for me, but Eiichi Asano begged him seriously, Minami Namikaze couldn't help being suspicious, and looked at him strangely.

As if understanding what the blond man was thinking, Asano Hideichi explained with a slight smile: "You know, Mr. Bofeng, that the ninjas in the village are frequently mobilized these days, and the manpower is a little tight, so even though I am a tutor, I have also received the task. But Mr. Bofeng, you are different. As long as there is no war, you can stay in the village. You have also seen the current situation of the little lady. Although she is generally healthy in the eyes of others, she is indeed getting thinner day by day. I, I'm really worried-"

Namikaze Minato looked at Eiichi Asano, and said calmly: "Even if Asano-kun doesn't tell you, I will do it. Don't worry, Asano-kun, this child is on me."

"Thank you very much!" Eiichi Asano bowed gratefully.

"No need! Having said that—" Namikaze Minato said jokingly, "The reason why Hokage-sama sent Asano-kun on the mission is not because of the shortage of manpower, but because he doesn't want to waste a talent like Asano-kun, right?"

"Ah? This—hehe..." Eiichi Asano scratched his head in embarrassment.

Five days passed after that:

"Huh...ha...ha...huh..." Itobi lay on the ground, looking up at the black sky, breathing heavily.It's really strange. In the last 4 nights, I can sleep soundly at night, and I don't have nightmares anymore, which makes her feel a little inexplicable. The strangest thing is that when she got up one morning, she found a light bulb next to the bed. The shallow depression seems to have residual body temperature—could the teacher be there all night?Puzzled... But tonight, she wants to see if she can find out...

Unable to bear the exhaustion, Itobi fell into a deep sleep again. As expected, a moment later, a black shadow came to her side and took her home...

Namikaze Minato carefully carried Ito Aoi to the bed and lay down. After covering the quilt, he held the little hand that was caught in the quilt and fell asleep lying on the side of the bed...

In fact, he was like this for 4 consecutive nights, only leaving when the sky was about to dawn, and went back to his home to catch up on sleep.It's just that he didn't expect that as soon as he lay down beside the bed tonight, the little person on the bed had already woken up.

Feeling the sinking of the pillow, Ito Bi slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the bed, and saw the blond hair that was still eye-catching even under the moonlight, and couldn't help but move in his heart—it turned out to be him!Shouldn't it be Teacher Yingyi?what on earth is it?

Ito Bi got up slowly, with only a slight movement of the hand being held, the person lying beside the bed had already woken up...

"Well, why are you awake?" Namikaze Minato said with a smile, still a little sleepy.

Ito Bi couldn't help being moved: "...you...have been here these days?"

"Yeah." Namikaze Minato nodded a little embarrassedly, and said, "Seeing that you didn't sleep well at night, so..."

"Idiot!" Ito Bi was suddenly annoyed, pulled out her hand, got out of bed, turned on the light, and walked to the parents' bedroom next door.After a while, he turned back to the room, and there was an extra pajamas in his hand, "The bathroom is on the left side of the exit door, this bathrobe is new, you—take it and change it! You can also wash it if necessary Taking a shower, there are two new white towels on the left hand, which I just put on."

"..." Namikaze Minato just stared blankly at the clothes held in Ito Aoki's little hands, but there was no movement.

Aoi Ito took a few steps forward, stuffed the yukata into Namikaze Minato's hand, and pushed him to the bathroom: "Go in, finish washing quickly, I'm very sleepy, I want to go to bed early!"

"Oh..." Namikaze Minato walked into the bathroom hesitantly, and when he came back, he seemed to have taken a shower and changed into pajamas.

After a while, Ito Bi came in and had already changed into a nightgown. Seeing the puzzled eyes of the blond man, he explained, "There is a bathroom behind the house."

Namikaze Minato watched Ito Ao go straight to the bed, opened the sheet, saw a dozen broad beans sprinkled on the place where she was lying, Ito Ao picked them out one by one, and spread the sheet again.

"This is?" Seeing those broad beans, Minato Namikaze was amazed.

"It's nothing, I just wonder why I can sleep soundly these days, and I just want to figure it out." Ito Bi continued to clean up without turning her head, and replied.

After a while the bed was made, Ito Aoi turned around and said, "Okay, let's sleep. I'm sorry Minato, I don't want anyone else to sleep in Mom and Dad's room. Although there is a guest room, Aunt Kikuyo kept the bedding. I don't know where to put it, and I don't have the energy to find it, so you can make do with me tonight, fortunately, I'm still a child, you don't mind, do you?"

"This..." Namikaze Minato stared at the bed with some embarrassment. Originally, it was not a big deal to sleep with a little older child, but Ito Aoi said that on purpose, and suddenly he felt a little embarrassed, and he hesitated, "It seems that you're all right now. Then, I'd better go back." Then he turned around slowly and walked towards the door. Not long after he walked, he suddenly remembered that he was wearing pajamas, and he was a little embarrassed. At this moment, Suddenly, the voice of the little girl came from behind.

"If you must leave in the middle of the night, I won't keep you!" Itobi lowered his eyes, turned his head to the side, and said quietly, "Anyway, whether I'm scared or lonely, I'm already none of your business!"

Namikaze Minato turned around and stared at Xiaowa with a look of hesitation. It seemed that he was really not used to dealing with this little girl, and he was even more curious about why he had so many concerns when facing a little girl?

At this moment, Aoi Ito suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Minato Namikaze. The green color of the autumn water came straight, making Minato Namikaze feel agitated again—even the night did not It can slightly conceal the burgeoning momentum in it.

Namikaze Minato was startled, why did he feel that those eyes...that look - that Ben is really such a two-year-old?What can my little girl have?No, she doesn't look like a two-year-old child, at least she is as tall and as big as a normal four- or five-year-old child... But her eyes seem to be more mature...

Namikaze Minato thought to himself, suddenly remembered the death of Ito and his wife, and when he looked at the blue pupil again, he felt a little more lonely, a little sad... Another wound in his heart, and he sighed and mourned for this child...

Compassion gradually arose in his heart, but he saw Ito Bi bowed deeply, and said: "You have taken care of me these days, and I have caused you a lot of trouble, thank you! Please don't come again in the future, I will take care of myself! "The tone was cold, and Namikaze Minato's heart tightened.

"Sorry, I didn't mean that!" Seeing Ito Aoi's excessive reaction, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but feel a little helpless, and said, "I think, I'd better lie down by the bed..." The words blurted out, and he himself Unknowingly, he frowned secretly.

After hearing Namakaze Minato's words, Ito Aoi who had just lowered his head swished up again, stared straight at him, and shouted angrily, "Namikaze Minato, you bastard!"

"Huh?!" After being scolded twice, Minato Namikaze couldn't help being a little silly by Aoi Ito's sudden outburst.

Aoi Ito suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the blond man's hand, pulled him to sit on the edge of the bed, and ordered: "Lie down in bed for me, Minato Kami Shinobu! Also, remember, it's three It’s not June or July in midsummer! Although it’s not as cold as deep winter, the night is still unbearably cold, but you——you actually slept on your stomach for four consecutive nights without covering anything The kind that sleeps! Do you know that a ninja's body is very important!!"

Ito Bi was in a hurry, completely unaware that her tone of speaking had changed to that of an ordinary generation, or even a tone of admonishing a junior.She looks like a four or five-year-old child, talking to herself like this with raised eyebrows?Namikaze Minato on the side was naturally stunned for a while, recalling the girl's words for a while, and realized that she was actually caring about herself when she had a quarrel just now, and couldn't help feeling warm in her heart, only to realize that the girl's body in the middle of the night was not because of anger or because of anger. It was cold and shivering non-stop, he hurriedly hugged the girl into the quilt, and then he also got in, unavoidably complaining about his carelessness...

Aoi Ito straightened the pillows for the two of them (one of them was brought over when he got his pajamas), and said to Namakaze Minato: "Hey, we each use half of this bed, and the gap between these two pillows is used as a boundary. You are not allowed to come here!"

After she finished speaking, she lay down and fell asleep, leaving the blond man alone in a daze because of her words.

Namikaze Minato turned off the lamp by the bed, lay down too, and glanced at the little figure beside him—the little guy was already asleep, breathing evenly—his lips couldn’t help but hang a little bit of it. It's a petty and half helpless smile, and I can't help but slander: "This girl, she told herself not to mind but drew a line, she clearly said that she had to draw a line, and she fell asleep, but she leaned over and hugged my arm tightly. Put... Also, what's the matter with her tone of voice? It's so strange..."

Although the ninja often has a chaotic work and rest due to the mission, after all, he has not slept well for four consecutive days. Coupled with the temptation of a high bed and warm pillows, with a different kind of mind, Namikaze Minato also quickly fell asleep...