[Zuo Ming] Bone Eater

As I said before, Naruto's house is relatively far from the Konoha gate, and even if you run fast, it will take some time to get there.In fact, Sasuke could use the Stone of Time and Space to reach Naruto's house directly, but because of the deviation of time and space when he came back this time, he began to have some concerns about the power of this stone, so he didn't plan to use it again for the time being.

However, in reality, it doesn't matter how fast the duo are.Because it has been a whole year since they left, even if they appear in front of Naruto's door now, what's the difference?It's just a drop in the bucket.

Along the neat and clean road, as far as the eye can see, the closer you get to Sanmachi, the more willow trees there will be.Speaking of which, in this time and space, the willows haven't grown too tall yet, but the poplars have already flown by for a while.Now the branches of these trees are longer and thicker, and the leaves have also turned from bright yellow to dark green, and they are already green and lush.It is noon now, and from time to time there are cicadas chirping loudly and piercingly on the willow trees, as if they are all shouting "It's late", which is a bit annoying.

However, what disturbed them even more was the strange or surprised eyes of everyone on the street.Even if it's noon, even if it's sparsely populated, anyone who sees them will exclaim like a gatekeeper ninja.

"Hey, the two of them are back."

"It's Sasuke-kun."

"Yes. Also, isn't that Mr. Hachioji?"

These high and low voices bothered the black-haired boy.

While running fast, he said unconsciously: "Damn it, you bastard, didn't you promise to come back safe and sound? How could there be a whole year's difference?"

Sasuke also felt strange in his heart, he obviously expected the Stone of Time to send himself and the young self to the original time, how could there be such a big deviation?

He stared at the stone in his mind, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, but the stone just turned around in the space of his mind indifferently, as if it had nothing to do with him.

[Asshole, are you kidding me? ! 】

Sasuke questioned the stone in his heart, but the stone didn't respond.

Forget it, there is no point in pursuing it now, it is important to find Naruto.

Thinking of this, he speeded up.

Finally, after about half a stick of incense, the two finally ran near Naruto's remote apartment.

From a distance, his house hasn't changed much, it's the same as before.The road in front of his house is also as dilapidated as before and has not been repaired.

Seeing this, the young man took a breath and strode forward, followed by Sasuke.The two came to the door together, and the boy knocked on the door impatiently.

"Dong dong dong."

"Naruto, are you there?"

After knocking twice, the black-haired boy asked anxiously.

And it was easy to say, and there was a quick response from the door.

"Who is it?" As they said, there were footsteps immediately, and they could vaguely hear some surprised whispers. "It's so familiar, why does it sound like..."

Hearing the voice coming from the room, the black-haired boy and the man beside him looked at each other with relief in their eyes.

Then he knocked on the door again and said, "Please open the door, Naruto."

"coming."

Sure enough, the door opened very quickly. After that, a blond boy stood behind the door, and then opened the door. After seeing the two people standing at the door, the blond man was startled for a while, then slowly lowered his hands, and stood there for a long time. There.

He was very shocked, very surprised, and the blue eyes trembled because of the surprise.

"It's... you guys? Brother Guiyue, Sasuke?!"

***

It's a good thing to say.Unexpectedly, after being away for a whole year, Naruto is still at home.And by such a coincidence, they met him as soon as they arrived, which was luckier than anything else.

I looked at Naruto carefully, but saw that he had grown a little bit taller than a year ago, his face was a little thinner, his facial features had grown a lot, his hair had grown a bit, and he didn't wear a forehead protector today, and there were some bangs on his forehead, which made him look even more Handsome and fresh.Looking at his accessories, there was an extra necklace around his neck at some point, and the decoration on it was blue icicles, which set off his hair color and matched it very well. —He looks really lovely in that way.And the more I look at it, the more I like it.

It's just that maybe they haven't seen each other for too long, but for a while, they saw him holding the door and looking at the two of them in surprise, his mouth moved, but he didn't say anything.

The black-haired boy originally wanted to do a lot of things and talk a lot, but when he saw him again, he had mixed feelings and couldn't say a word.

After that it was embarrassing again.It is precisely because they have been away for too long that they have no contact with each other, or maybe there are some things in everyone's hearts, but it is difficult to say them, and the surroundings have fallen into silence for a long time.The two of them just looked at each other for a long time, only the cicadas on the willow trees could be heard in the surrounding area.

And the man standing behind the boy, that is, the 19-year-old Sasuke, slightly hugged his shoulders and did not interrupt.He knew that at this moment, he had to wait for the black-haired boy to act.

Fortunately, it was only a short while, and knowing that he wanted to break the atmosphere, the black-haired boy coughed and said, "I... I'm back. Naruto."

And it was he who said these words, and the blond man seemed to have just been reminded to come back to his senses.

He said in a daze: "Ah, you're back. Also, Big Brother Guiyue is finally back."

Then he tried his best to laugh, but for some reason he couldn't laugh out completely. He just smiled forcedly and said in amazement:

"The practice is over?"

practice?

By the way, as I said before, I left for cultivation.

Although this excuse is very bad, because there was only a quarrel at the time, and in the end, he went out to practice for a year before returning. It was as heartless as saying that he never wanted to see the other party's face again.

Too bad there's no better excuse now.

The black-haired boy nodded hurriedly and said, "It's over. So I came back."

And the man standing behind him also nodded to Naruto, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry. I said I was going to leave at the time, and I thought I would be back soon. But... this kid has some limits that need to be broken through. We are here Stayed outside for a while. So..."

Hearing this, Naruto suddenly realized with a smile and said: "So that's the case. Brother Guiyue, you are really too. Looking at the note you left, I thought you would leave for two or three days at most. It's only been so long, let me Worried to death. If this is the case, it is a good thing, so, come in."

Hearing this, the two people standing outside the door both laughed and said, "Thank you."

As he was talking about coming in, at this moment, another voice suddenly came from the room.It seemed that someone had come down from upstairs.

"Naruto, who's here?"

The voice seemed very magnetic.Hearing this voice, Naruto hurriedly turned around and said:

"Ningci, that kid Sasuke and Brother Guiyue are back."

"Ah, is it?"

As he said that, a person came down the stairs.

This person is still the same as a year ago, he is used to wearing a white ninja uniform, his hair is neatly combed, and on his forehead, even though it is so hot, he still wears a Konoha forehead protector, showing his meticulous and image-conscious character.He looked out the door, looked at the two people who looked at him in surprise, and there was a hint of surprise in his white eyes.

But he still politely said:

"Sasuke-kun, Mr. Hachioji, welcome back. Come in quickly, it's so hot outside, and there is air conditioning at home, so be more comfortable."

Hearing this, seeing the white-eyed young man inviting himself like a patriarch, the black-haired young man's eyes widened, and so did the man behind him.

At the same time, the white-eyed boy said strangely to Naruto: "Naruto, you too, why do you keep standing outside in such hot weather?"

"Where, I told you to let Sasuke and Brother Guiyue come in."

Naruto retorted dissatisfied, and it was a bit coquettish.

"is it?"

"Of course."

And hearing this, seeing Naruto and the white-eyed boy's intimate language, the black-haired boy froze outside the door, and so did Sasuke.

They stared at the two in shock, not knowing what to say for a long time.And there seemed to be no notice of their surprise and surprise, and the familiar conversations were still going on.

"Ah, what's wrong with you, your clothes are covered in dust." As he said that, the blond boy casually grabbed his sleeves to pat him, and then turned to pat the hem of his clothes behind him, without any strangeness at all. .

"I'm sorry, I just climbed to the roof to remove the screws, and I got it." As he said that, the white-eyed boy also turned his head to look, and Naruto, who was squatting on the ground, said helplessly: "Forget it, I can't take it off, let's wash it later."

"Sorry, Naruto."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, there is a washing machine. It's a big deal to rub your hands. Are the windows repaired?"

"It's been repaired early. It will rain heavily in a while, so you can't let your house leak."

"Wow, you are awesome."

"No no."

Listening to the conversation between the two, seeing how close they are, the black-haired boy felt like he had a lump in his throat. When he stared at Naruto and looked at the white-eyed boy, the tenderness in his eyes was not only a feeling in his heart, but it could be said Clear.It was extremely shocking coupled with overwhelming, extremely uncomfortable.And the man standing behind him is not like this.

Sasuke was more surprised than the boy himself.

This... What the hell is going on!

***

"When the two of you left, everyone was surprised and asked where you went. Naruto was very worried about you, and he searched everywhere but couldn't find it. Later, he heard that you had gone to some waterfall, so he went to look for you. The result was from above. Fall and hurt."

Just sat down at Naruto's dining table, and after drinking the tea Naruto poured, Neji spoke just like that, and the two sitting in front of him just listened blankly.And mentioning this, Naruto looked very embarrassed.

He rummaged through the cabinets under the kitchen to find something, and shouted: "Don't talk about that kind of thing, Neji, it's not a big deal. And you don't want the shameful embarrassment of standing there and falling into the water." Tell me about it everywhere!"

"They asked me."

"Hey!"

"Naruto, have you gone to find us?"

The black-haired boy tried his best to ignore the intimacy of the two, staring at Naruto and asking.But Naruto just shrank his head and didn't want to say. At this time, the white-eyed boy was afraid that the atmosphere would become stiff, so he interjected:

"Yes, he was in a hurry, and the stone was too slippery, and he fell over the waterfall."

"And then what?"

Sasuke, who was sitting next to the black-haired boy, asked in surprise.

"Then……"

"Don't talk about the rest, Neji!"

Naruto said angrily, and patted the cabinet door at the same time, Ning Ci quickly shut up, looked at the two of them, and said apologetically, "Then I won't say anything."

But surprisingly, Naruto himself spoke instead.

He yelled at the black-haired boy and "Eight Princes Returning to the Moon" and said: "It's nothing, I drank a few sips of water in the pool, and when Neji passed by, he dragged me out. Then nothing happened. It was fine later."

"but……"

After hearing what Naruto said, Neji still wanted to answer, but Naruto gave him a glare, so he had no choice but to stop talking.

And listening to this story and seeing such a development, the black-haired boy's heart was on fire. Similarly, looking at the current relationship between Naruto and Neiji Hyuga, Sasuke felt his mind went blank.

Although he tried to save the past, but——

Things seemed to be going in another direction that he didn't want.