【Ming Zuo】Walking Alone in Darkness

"Lay out the rag...wipe like this."

"Oh, is that so, I said?"

"Pfft... yes, that's it, Naruto-chan is so smart~"

"Hey hey~" Naruto's face was a little red from the praise, and he buried his head and continued to wipe.

Shikamaru snorted, "I'm so troublesome..."

Then my mother gave me a spatula on the head: "How come you haven't finished wiping the panes until now, look at Naruto-chan!"

The corners of Shikamaru's mouth twitched, Naruto actually has a day to become "other people's child"...

Although Shikamaru was afraid of trouble, he kept his word, and after making an agreement with Sasuke, he told his parents that night.Shikamaru's father was stunned for a moment, gave Shikamaru a meaningful look, and immediately agreed.Shikamaru's mother has always been assertive and has a tough personality, so she won't be easily influenced by rumors. Besides, she has a husband who is in a high-level village. Although it is impossible for her to know about confidential events, she can understand from Lujiu's attitude. The child who was hostile by the villagers was not what the rumors said.It was rare for the son to ask, and it was such a trivial matter, so of course he quickly agreed.

Having said that, in fact, adults who have always been hostile to Naruto, and children who are bullied by their parents who bully Naruto, rarely come from ninja families.Generations of Konoha families like the Nara family, the Hyuga family, and the Inuzuka family have their own way of teaching their offspring.Even in Naruto's previous life, these children didn't play with him because they had their own small circles and their own personalities, and they hadn't received the education of "this child is unlucky, you should stay away from him".

This is why Sasuke let Naruto play with them at ease.Although he didn't care about these details in his previous life, this time he observed them carefully.He himself has a vicious mouth and black hands. Of course, no one dares to provoke Naruto when he is next to him, but those eyes cannot deceive people.Sasuke looked at it carefully, and almost all those who would look at Naruto this way were from ordinary families or low-level ninja families.

After the Nara family invited Narato to watch the New Year's Eve together, Sasuke often sent Naruto to Nara's house to help clean from late December.

Naruto didn't understand these rules, but he listened to Sasuke.After going there a few times, I also got to know Shikamaru's parents well. For the first time in my life, I felt warm and lively, and I was a little reluctant to leave.

This is what a "home" should look like, right?

But even though he was very happy, Sasuke didn't come to see him anymore.

In the past few days, Aunt Jinai has kindly kept him for dinner and even stayed with him once.On the first day, Sasuke came to take a look, but then he threw him at Nara's house at noon, and he disappeared without a trace.

Naruto was very angry.

Shikamaru wiped the window pane he was in charge of. Naruto’s work had already been done. Shikamaru took a look and found that he was sitting in front of the porch sulking, walked over and kicked him: “It was fine just now, suddenly What's wrong?"

"Sasuke has been ignoring me lately..."

Shikamaru:"……"

Shikamaru: "Uchiha's house also needs to be cleaned, and he has to go home to help."

"Oh! So that's the case! Then Sasuke doesn't want me!" Naruto suddenly became happy.

Shikamaru wants to kick him out, what does that mean, do you think you were sold to our house by Sasuke! ?Don't even thank him for posting!

On New Year's Eve, Sasuke sneaked out while watching the new year's Eve.

He has a lot of things to do these days, and he doesn't have much time to see Naruto, but Sasuke is not worried seeing that he is happy at Nara's house.

"Yo, to see your little boyfriend?"

When the first shuriken hit his forehead, Zhishui didn't dare to take it, so he quickly dodged it.Just kidding, he knows the real body of this little guy, who knows if there are seven or eight hundred shuriken shadow clones hidden in it.

"What a mess." Sasuke said a little black.He had very little memory of Zhishui in his last life. When Zhishui died, he was still very young, so he had no other memories except the bad guy who robbed him of his brother. Why didn't he know that this person had a very cheerful personality.

Cheerful here in Sasuke = underplay.

Shishui didn't do it on purpose either, he is usually very dignified in front of people, but he just likes to tease Itachi.Now that Itachi has grown up, he looks like an older brother in front of Sasuke, and he can't move anymore.And this six-year-old kid with a shell and a 32-year-old core is actually more flirtatious than Itachi.

But the young Itachi was unhappy when he was teased, he just bulged his cheeks, and the grown-up Itachi was helpless when he was teased, he just turned his head away and ignored him.

Can't be bothered.

"Do you have something to do? I'm in a hurry." Sasuke was impatient.

"Oh, let me tell you, I have accepted the task." Zhishui said lightly.

Sasuke was stunned.

Of course he knew what the mission was.

Undercover Jinxiao.

"That……"

"Don't worry." Zhishui said with a smile, "I won't be deliberately made out of a traitorous identity. I will only say that I went to perform a secret mission. On Xiao's side, I will act as a double agent."

Sasuke is still not easy to feel relieved, he has told Shisui about Obito and Nagato, although ten years earlier, he is still not sure how much he can change.After all, after Nagato and Obito paid the most painful price here, it was Naruto who made them change their minds.

The Uchiha clan has never been good at talking with their mouths since Indra's generation.

Sasuke frowned in thought, his face was so cute, Shisui couldn't help but think of Itachi when he was a little bun, couldn't hold back for a while, reached out and pinched Sasuke's cheek.

Then he was spun around, and was thrown on the ground by an over-the-shoulder, and his throat was stuck.

"I was wrong, I slipped my hand wrong—ahem!"

Sasuke was also a little embarrassed, it was just a conditioned reflex, he touched his nose and let go.The strength of his hand is completely as strong as in his prime, and Zhishui was almost pinched by him.

"Cough, it's really fierce..." Zhi Shui sat on the ground and beat his chest, "Is there anything you want to tell me?"

"Well... Orochimaru, please be careful." Sasuke said, "He has always wanted the body of the Uchiha. If he doesn't get a good deal from you, he will make his idea on Itachi."

The last time, when he attacked Itachi and was counter-killed, he went to Konoha to plot against Sasuke.In this life, Sasuke thought that he did not show the value worthy of Orochimaru jumping over Itachi and thinking of him directly. Although he believed in Itachi's strength enough, but this life Itachi hadn't opened the kaleidoscope. Sasuke just wanted to keep all the dangers out, don't Meet the family and Naruto.

"How about..." Sasuke pondered for a while, "You let him get it, it's just some spell-marked cells anyway."

"..." Zhishui felt prickly in his heart, "Although I am not your own brother, I am also your clan brother, can you treat me better?"

"Hey, just talking."

The expressions of the two of them suddenly changed, Sasuke quickly adjusted to the expression of a good baby, Shisui also adjusted his emotions, holding Sasuke's waist with both hands, picked up the child, turned around and asked for credit: "How about it, I'll help you catch my brother back gone."

Itachi landed in front of Shishui and couldn't help laughing: "You heard me coming? But, why are you here? You refused to invite you to watch the new year together." Reaching out his hand to take his brother over, it was natural Let Sasuke sit on his arm and talk to Shisui.

"Come to say goodbye to you." Shisui was not completely lying, after he went to Sasuke, he wanted to see Itachi. "I was assigned a very secret mission. I have to leave the village, and it will be difficult to come back in a short time."

Itachi frowned.

He wanted to ask if it was dangerous, how long it would take, and if he needed help.

But none of these questions make sense.

So he just nodded in the end: "Be careful."

Zhishui smiled: "It will definitely."

Of course he will.He still remembered his shock after hearing what that Itachi had done, what he had endured, and what Sasuke had said.

[This is what Itachi looks like after losing you.If you don't want Itachi to suffer any more, you don't need to do anything else, just let Uchiha Shisui live. 】

This time, let him replace Itachi.

But he will definitely live well, for Itachi.

Zhishui reached out and brushed the braid hanging from Itachi's shoulder, and said with a smile, "I'm leaving."

Then he was slapped by Sasuke.

The two glared at each other.

Dare to touch my brother in front of me, is it because you are drifting away or I can't touch Amaterasu.

I'm so stingy, I won't see Itachi for a few years, okay?

Itachi laughed out loud.

Sasuke tightened his arms slightly.

How long has he...hasn't seen Itachi smile like this.

From now on, he will keep laughing.

After Shisui left, Itachi put Sasuke down and handed him three small red envelopes.

Sasuke was surprised.

Itachi smiled and said, "I'm not here to stop you. Sasuke is going to give Naruto-kun some lucky money, right?"

Sasuke blushed a little and nodded awkwardly.

"This is from me, this is from mom, and this is from dad." Itachi pointed to him one by one, put them in his hand, and said with a smile, "Since we are Sasuke's best friend, we all have to say something. That's right. Come back early and be safe."

"Ah."

Sasuke reached out and hugged Itachi again.

"良いお年を."

Itachi smiled: "Good お 年 を. Tell Naruto-kun for me too."

"it is good."

Naruto followed Shikamaru to pay New Year's greetings and watch the new year in a decent manner. He was still a little nervous, but Shikaku and Yoshino were very gentle, which made him relax a lot.

The Nara family is a big family, but except for the big festival at the beginning of the first month, the whole family will not celebrate together. Sasuke has also inquired about these things.So now there are only four people in the big room, around a big table, and Naruto soon became less nervous.

After eating New Year's dishes one by one, the words of blessings Naruto didn't quite understand, so if you need him to listen, just listen obediently, and if you need him to read, just follow along.

After the formal end, I feel much more comfortable, and the table is full of delicious food to choose at will.

Shikamaru dragged a plate of hot kamaboko to Naruto, and said in a low voice, "Eat more."

"Uh-huh!"

"The rule of the first month is that if you don't open fire for the first three days, you will only eat cold ones. Eat more while there are hot ones."

"!?" Naruto also lowered his voice and asked nervously, "Will the door not be opened by that music?"

Shikamaru looked at him with pity: "Yi Le won't open the door until the middle of the month..."

Naruto suddenly felt that the future was dark.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Naruto helped Yoshino to pack his things, and Naruto was about to go find Shikamaru, when he suddenly heard something, his brows were brimming with joy, and he ran outside.

Sasuke sat on the corridor of Nara's house, turned his head and saw Naruto, and couldn't help but smile.

Naruto was wearing a brand new kimono, which Sasuke had personally chosen for him.Orange is the most suitable color for Naruto, it makes him feel warm all over, the decorative fur balls are shaking because of his running, the child's cheeks are healthy red, in the bright blue eyes under the light Like falling into the stars.

"It's not bad, it's pretty." Sasuke rarely praised him, and Naruto was as happy as a small golden retriever, circling around Sasuke: "Isn't it? I also think I'm so handsome, let me tell you!"

"Okay, don't send it anymore." Sasuke took out the red envelope, "Ms. Nara should have given it to you, this is mine for you, lucky money."

"Hey!!" Naruto put it away in surprise, fondled it fondly, didn't even bother to open it, carefully kicked it into the clothes, and repeatedly checked whether it would be pressed to the corners.

Sasuke laughed a little.

Like, when I gave him the fox mask.

"This is given to you by my parents and elder brother. They know that you have a good relationship with me, so they made a copy for you as well as they gave me."

Naruto took it slowly and looked up at Sasuke.I should say thank you, but he felt his throat was astringent and the tip of his nose was sore, so he couldn't speak.

Although Sasuke always talked about his height, he was only one or two centimeters shorter than Sasuke.Now the two of them are standing together, Naruto looks directly at Sasuke, his little head that can't accept a lot of information is turning around at this moment, it's all bits and pieces after getting acquainted with Sasuke.

Sasuke was also wearing a new kimono, navy blue, some dark colors would be heavy on a child, but Sasuke could hold up this color, the little boy stood there coldly, he happened to be standing under the light Outside the range, the body is sprinkled with moonlight, beautiful and unreal.

Naruto hugged Sasuke tightly.

Sasuke stretched out his hand and rubbed the golden hair as always: "I'm going back if I have nothing to do, you go and watch the new year with Nara's family."

Naruto nodded vigorously, unable to say anything.

"I like, I like Sasuke!"

Sasuke was stunned for a moment, then smiled, it was rare for him to tease him: "Because he is your best friend?"

Naruto felt that something was wrong, but now he really felt that a friend is the best compliment, so he nodded vigorously.

Many years later, Naruto wanted to travel back and strangle himself to death.

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Note:

I asked my Japanese friends, 良いお年を is a commonly used greeting for the New Year in Japan. It is mostly used before the year, to the effect of "have a good year".But inexplicably, I feel that this sentence fits well here, but I feel that the literal translation is a bit weaker than Sasuke's sincere hope.For Itachi, this is an ordinary greeting, but for Sasuke, it is a deep wish inherited from his previous life.