Senior Brother of Konoha

It's 9 p.m. at : p.m.

After Naruto finished all the chores, he drank some rice porridge for dinner. When he was about to meditate, he saw the bright moonlight shining in from the window.

He immediately realized that this was a good time to pick mushrooms after the rain. He was thankful for his good luck. He put the basket on his back and picked up the hatchet and walked towards the firewood forest.

Konoha Town is at the western foot of Konoha Mountain, while Chailin is on the north side of Konoha Town.

There is a rugged trail between the town and Chailin, and it is very difficult to walk because the road is slippery after the rain.

But it was not a problem for Naruto, because this trail was made by the handyman disciples who went to the firewood forest to chop firewood, and he had a share of the credit.

After walking for about an hour and a half, he walked through the woods and came to the river.

There is a shrimp pot he has set up here. After cleaning it every once in a while, he can always catch dozens of river shrimps and bring them back in exchange for more than a dozen points of division contribution.

After catching the river shrimp, I also caught a few river crabs that came out of the holes to feed. Then I walked back along the trail and picked some fresh mushrooms that emerged after the rain on both sides of the trail.

He followed this process every time, and each time he would get pretty good results. Except for the time he encountered a wild boar the year before last, there were basically no accidents.

However, when Naruto checked the shrimp pot this time, he found that he seemed to have encountered an accident again.

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The shrimp pot is broken.

It was cut with a sharp instrument, and the marks were very obvious. Under the moonlight, you could see the neat stubble of the cage net.

Naruto didn't hesitate, didn't turn around, and immediately retreated backwards.

But it was still a little late. A little silver light flickered under the moonlight and arrived in front of me in an instant.

Although he knew clearly that a hidden weapon was coming, the speed was too fast and he had no time to make any dodge. He just instinctively turned sideways and put his right arm in front of his chest.

This

The sound of a hidden weapon being nailed to a hatchet.

Ok

Naruto half groaned.

Although the concealed weapon was luckily blocked by the hatchet, one of his hands lost his grip and the back of the hatchet hit his chest.

Fortunately, I got lucky tonight.

He was thankful again.

But he would soon understand that it was not only because of his good luck, but also because the opponent was seriously injured and lacked strength. Otherwise, the force of the hatchet alone would have been enough to break his sternum.

"It turns out to be the annoying nine-tailed demon fox Uzumaki Naruto."

Naruto heard the other party's voice and said in surprise: "Senior Brother Mizuki."

In fact, he and Mizuki didn't have much interaction, but what he was best at was listening to other people's conversations and remembering that there was nothing wrong with Mizuki's voice, who had spoken kind words for him half a month ago.

"Cough, cough."

There was a violent coughing and gagging sound, followed by a sharp gasp.

"You are injured. It looks serious. Do you need a bandage?"

Naruto asked worriedly.

This time it was Shuimu's turn to be surprised, "I shot you with a hidden weapon, but you didn't hate me."

Naruto scratched his messy blond hair with his left hand and said with a naive smile: "I'm fine, I'm not hurt.

and"

He hesitated for a moment, then said it, "Thank you, Senior Brother Shuimu, for speaking up for me half a month ago."

"cough, cough"

After another violent cough, Mizuki wiped the blood stains from the corner of his lips and said nonchalantly: "Thank you, no need to thank you, it's just a casual comment."

He stared into Naruto's eyes and asked, "But you really have no intention of catching a spy like me and going back to seek credit from the old thief Sarutobi Hiruzen."

Naruto smiled bitterly and said: "Senior Brother Mizuki, do you think that given my situation, catching you can improve the situation?"

Everything he said before was true, only this sentence was half true and half false.

If Mizuki can be caught, his situation will not only improve, but will be greatly improved.

For example, no one dares to refuse his request for a legitimate transaction, no one dares to curse him in front of him, and no one dares to

In short, the benefits are many and very attractive.

But the problem is that the current situation is "people work as knives, and I work as fish." Mizuki is the sharp kitchen knife, and he is the small fish waiting to be slaughtered on the cutting board.

It would be easy for Mizuki to kill him, but it would be extremely difficult for him to catch Mizuki.

Knowing this, all he could do was to find ways to reduce Mizuki's hostility instead of irritating Mizuki to kill people.

I just hope this method can be somewhat effective.

"That's true. As the host of the nine-tailed demon fox, no one will look down upon you." Mizuki agreed with Naruto's statement and limped out of the river. As he walked, he cursed: "I don't know which evil spirit is digging a hole in the river."

Naruto's face heated up.

He dug the hole, but not to trap people, really just to catch crabs.

In order to buffer Mizuki's hostility, Naruto racked his brains to find topics.

"Senior Brother Mizuki, I just heard you talk about the nine-tailed demon fox twice, and you also said that I am the host of the nine-tailed demon fox. What does that mean?"

"You do not know"

Mizuki stopped on the shore and stared into Naruto's eyes with a mysterious expression.

"What do I know"

Naruto returned a blank stare.

The nine-tailed demon fox sounds very powerful, but does that have anything to do with me?

Probably seeing Naruto's thoughts, Mizuki smacked his lips, shook his head and said: "Tsk tsk, Uzumaki Naruto, you are really an indescribable guy. It can only be said to be a miracle that you can survive to this day." .”

"what"

Naruto couldn't understand what Mizuki was saying at all, but he keenly felt that Mizuki knew something that he didn't know, which was very important to him.

"Senior Brother Mizuki, can you tell me what the nine-tailed demon fox has to do with me?"

Naruto asked eagerly.

Possibly aroused by Naruto's performance, Mizuki began to talk.

"Do you know about the disaster of the nine-tailed demon fox 12 years ago?"

"I know. It was said that 12 years ago, a nine-tailed demon fox invaded our Konoha Gate and killed many of our relatives. In the end, he was killed by the master."

"Sarutobi Hiruzen really dared to take credit for killing the nine-tailed demon fox dog thief. But let's not talk about that. Let me tell you now, in fact, the nine-tailed demon fox is not dead at all, he is in your belly."

"what"

Naruto was shocked, took a few steps back, and fell down on the beach on the river bank, rubbing his hands back and forth on his stomach.

He didn't understand how the legendary nine-tailed demon fox could get into his stomach, let alone why Mizuki said that.

Mizuki walked slowly up the river bank, sat on a stone on the bank with his back to Naruto, tore open his shirt, and revealed the injuries on his back, "Uzumaki Naruto, help me check the wounds on my back for signs of poisoning."

"Ok."

Naruto was so confused at this moment that he subconsciously put down the hatchet in his hand and walked towards Mizuki.

Just when he was about to approach Shuimu, a sudden change occurred.

Mizuki stood up suddenly, brandished the sharp knife he took out from nowhere, and swiped it at Naruto's neck.

"Kid, go to hell"