Uchiha Madara's Journey to the Worlds

Chapter 278 6 One Reliance
After a short rest, the two set off again and continued to advance along the upper reaches of the river. I don't know if the forest is too dense or what, they went from morning to afternoon, and found no signs of human activities.

"Ah, I'm dying!"

The girl who was kept in the same posture by Uchiha Madara on her back was not only physically uncomfortable, but also mentally tortured.

After looking at the unchanging forest for several hours in a row, except for the two living people, Zi didn't even see a hare. Zi felt that she was going to be bored to death.

"Master Madara, why don't you just leave it like this today, after walking for so long, your body won't be able to take it anymore."

Although she complained in her heart, the girl was more worried about the man under her. No matter how strong his body was, he was still just a fragile human body.

"It doesn't matter, this level is not even considered exercise."

His forehead was covered with dense sweat, Uchiha Madara stepped on a steep hillside, and glanced at the stream flowing on his right from the corner of his eyes. No, it is not so much a stream as it is bigger. The river is gone.

Although he was tireless, the tingling sensation from his legs also greatly reduced his walking speed, exhaled the turbid air in his chest, and Uchiha Madara climbed to the top of the hill with great effort.

"But……"

Zi looked at the bloodstains drawn on Uchiha Madara's body with some distress, which was caused by the sharp branches when he forced his way through the bushes just now.

"Then, we'll spend the night here tonight."

Uchiha Madara threw the backpack on the ground, removed the long knife hanging from his waist, and let the girl sit on the backpack as gently as possible, and pulled out a wrinkled talisman from his pocket and stuck it on his chest. The scars are also healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Remember, this is for you to rest."

Uchiha Madara sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at Zi who was beside him with a worried face, he suddenly added something.

"It's just a little way, and it's not enough to wear me down."

"You..."

Seeing Uchiha Madara wiping the sweat off his head with the clothes on his body, Zizai couldn't help showing a helpless wry smile on his small face.

Can't this guy be a little more honest?

"Give."

Uchiha Madara took out a small bag of dry food from his backpack and threw it directly to the girl.

"Yo ah……!"

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Madara suddenly came to the purple, and was caught off guard by the bag of dry food and was directly hit in the face. The little girl covered her reddened nose and let out a cry of pain.

"Sir Madame..."

The girl's delicate and aggrieved voice reached his ears, and Uchiha Madara's hand clenched the dagger trembled suddenly. When he turned his head, his face showed a cold attitude.

"You can't blame me for this, you can't pick it up yourself."

"How can this be..."

There was a mournful cry from Zi's mouth, but he had already untied the bag in his hand, grabbed the dry food inside, put it in his mouth, and began to gnaw slowly.She looked at the man in front of her who was busy with work, the original bitter and hard-to-bite dry food, but for some reason it became surprisingly tasty when it reached her mouth.

It doesn't seem like such an experience...

"Snapped……"

Uchiha Madara found some dry firewood and dead branches nearby, and this time Uchiha Madara easily started the fire with complete control over his body.

The burning wood in the fire made a crackling sound, and the dim yellow light of the fire illuminated the shadows under the surrounding trees.

"Master Madara, don't you want to eat?"

Zi handed the remaining dry food to Uchiha Madara, and seeing the person in front of him who was still messing with the fire, the girl had a puzzled look on her face.

In her memory, the guy in front of him hadn't eaten anything since he set off except for some grilled fish in the morning.

If he doesn't replenish energy in time, can he survive with his human body?
"No, I don't need to."

Picking up the warm water next to the fire, Uchiha Madara rejected the girl's kindness and handed her the kettle in his hand.

The dry food in the backpack was originally what he wanted for Zi to eat. Except for the need to swallow some flesh and blood when he was injured, his walking dead body didn't need to eat at all during the rest of the time.

"It's been a few hours of walking today, and you must be very tired along the way. Drink this water and go to rest quickly. You have to hurry on the road tomorrow morning."

"Oh……"

Zi took the kettle with a complicated mood and drank it in small sips. The warm water poured into her abdomen, gradually warming up the little girl's somewhat cold body, but it couldn't let her let go of the worries in her heart.

"Master Madara, are you really okay with this?"

"no problem."

Putting the five long knives in a position where they can be grabbed at will, Uchiha Madara grabbed the handle of the dagger with one hand, staring at the dark depths of the jungle, and he maintained full vigilance all the time.

"..."

Uchiha Madara's face under the firelight, in the eyes of the girl, was not as cold and frightening as it was the first time. With the beating of the flames beside her, an inexplicable sense of security arose in the girl's heart.

"Don't worry, I'll keep watch."

The girl stared blankly at herself refusing to fall asleep, and Uchiha Madara thought she was worried about her safety at night.

"I will let this fire go out when the time comes, so sleep peacefully, kid."

"Yes……"

Zi lay sideways on the simple bed made of clothes, her eyes were fixed on Uchiha Madara, and her eye sockets were not only a little moist.

Being able to receive such care from others, it seemed to her that it was impossible for her to enjoy the treatment in the past, but now a human onmyoji is willing to pay so much for a stranger like her...

It was the first time that I didn't have to spend the night alone in a bitingly cold cave, the first time I felt the warmth of being cared for by others, the first time I felt the tenderness of others...

No need to worry about threats from the outside world, no need to worry about being chased by humans and monsters, no need to worry about whether you will die in the wilderness...

All of this seems to be in a beautiful dream. What was once unobtainable is now given by one person.

Does such a wonderful happiness really belong to me?

Thinking about it, the girl closed her eyes at some point, and the tiredness accumulated throughout the day suddenly rushed into her mind, and the endless tiredness made the girl quickly fall into a deep sleep.

In her sleep, she vaguely heard such a sentence.

"I will never let you die before I die..."

When the sky became completely dark, Uchiha Madara extinguished the burning fire. With the faint moonlight, he saw a trace of sadness on the sleeping girl's face, and gently stroked Zi's little head with one hand.

"It's been a hard day for you, brat..."

I don't know if the two of us can get out of here alive, and I don't know if I can complete the main task. At this time, Uchiha Madara has only one thought in his mind.

Do your best to keep this childish kid alive.

Looking at the girl's sleeping profile, Uchiha Madara recalled bursts of sad and irretrievable memories in the past.

"At least while I'm alive, I will definitely protect you."

Uchiha Madara doesn't want the irreversible tragedy of the past to be staged in front of his eyes again.

(End of this chapter)