Naruto

"Hey, brother, why haven't father and mother come back yet?"

The scorpion standing in front of the window turned around and asked.

Xie, who had been standing in front of the window for several hours, was already tired of looking at the unchanging scenery outside the window, but he still stood there so silently.If he hadn't turned his head to talk now, he would have been mistaken for a statue.

"Didn't Grandma Qiandai say that this time it was because of an urgent mission, so my parents didn't have time to go home and went directly to carry out the mission."

Yun raised his head, put the book in his hand aside, got up and walked in front of his younger brother, and rubbed Xiaoxie Baozi's stiff face with his hands.

"elder brother!"

Although Xie expressed verbally that he was very dissatisfied with his brother's ravaging behavior, he did not raise his hand to wave away Yun's evil hands.

"I have this expression for hours, be careful of facial muscle control nerve necrosis."

Yun smiled and rubbed his younger brother's face very gently.

"It won't be so easy to die."

Xie turned his head awkwardly, and continued to stare out the window, but the difference was that his blushing cheeks were either shy or rubbed by Yun.

"Don't look, there will be sand and dust blowing outside in a while, even if someone can't see it."

Standing beside his younger brother, Yun also looked out of the window following Xie's line of sight, but one was looking at the pedestrians on the street and the other was watching the changes in the sky.

"I hate waiting."

This was the first time Yun heard such disgusting words from his younger brother.

I hate waiting, because I am afraid that those who wait will not come, and I am left alone, still standing in the same place and waiting foolishly.And as the waiting time goes on, this fear will intensify until the final collapse.

"scorpion……"

Yun hugged Scorpion, forehead to forehead, so that Yun could clearly see his own shadow in Scorpion's eyes.

"Hey, around everyone, many people will always pass by and never return. But brother, I will always be with Xie, so that Xie doesn't have to wait alone."

"elder brother……"

It's great, it's great that my mother gave birth to a brother for herself.

"Take a nap and rest, I'll call you for dinner later."

"Ah."

After all, he is just a child, standing in front of the window for several hours, not eating or drinking, not even moving, Scorpio's body and spirit have long been exhausted, if it hadn't been supported by obsession, he would have been exhausted long ago .Now after being comforted by Yun, he obediently lies on the bed and closes his eyes to rest.

After his younger brother was completely asleep, Yun got up with a worried face and walked to the place where Xie was standing before, looking out of the window from the same angle.

When Grandma Qiandai came here to tell her brothers and parents that they couldn't come back on time because of the mission, Yun felt something was wrong. According to the current situation, it was not so serious that there would be no time to go home between missions, let alone the time between missions. In the village, you can still see many jounin who are taking turns to rest.

In other words, if the Second Ninja World War broke out now, it would be normal for this situation to happen, but there is no war now, and it can even be said that it is a relatively leisure time after the war.That is to say, there will never be such a situation where you cannot go home after receiving an urgent task.

Coupled with Chiyo's unnatural smile even though it was disguised, the clever Yun can naturally figure out the truth.

As the largest consumption unit in the world, ninjas can't handle the daily casualties with just one pair of hands.And it is not to say that the survival rate of the junin in this world will definitely be higher than that of the jnin. Compared with the rookie jnin who has not yet grown up, the jnin who has already formed combat power and may be alone is the current period. The main object of destruction.As long as the enemy's Jōnin can be eliminated at this time, once the war starts, the enemy will not be able to send any effective combat power, and can only take the Jōnin and send them up as cannon fodder.

Therefore, after Yun understood the truth, he had already prepared in his heart that he might receive the news of his parents' death at any time.But why do you feel so uncomfortable when you really know the news?

Stretch out your hand to touch the hot, wet face, is it tears...

It turns out that even if we build a dam in our minds early on to prevent it, when this kind of thing really happens, no matter how thick the dam is, it can only burst.

Wiping away the tears welling up with all his strength, Yun decided in his heart that if his father and mother really never came back, then he would take on the responsibility of taking care of Xie.Isn't that what a good brother should be like?

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How many days has this been?Is it a week, or almost two weeks?

Not to mention that his parents didn't come home, even Chiyo's figure was getting harder and harder to see.

Every time the door opened, Xie would run over excitedly, but the person he was waiting for was not the person he wanted to see.At the beginning, Chiyo would come back frequently, but he had to face Scorpion's inquiries again and again, and the smile on Chiyo's face couldn't hold back anymore. As time passed, even Chiyo didn't dare to come here. Can't hide the facts, but Chiyo himself hasn't figured out how to tell the facts to his young grandson.

"scorpion……"

Knowing his brother's temper, Yun didn't stop Xie's move, and let his brother stand by the window and wait day after day.Only in this way will the stubborn scorpion figure out because of despair.

"It's getting dark, let's eat first."

Seriously, if it wasn't for Scorpion who still remembers to eat, drink and sleep, with a look in his eyes, Yun would really feel that Scorpion's heart is broken, and all that's left is a walking dead.

"elder brother……"

"Ok?"

This is the first time Xie has spoken in the past few days. Although his voice is a little hoarse, it still cannot hide the dependence revealed in it.

"What's wrong, Scorpion."

Holding the extremely thin body in front of him because he didn't eat well recently into his arms, Yun asked softly.

"Brother, I really hate waiting."

"Ah, I know."

Endless waiting, hope will only fade away in the passage of time, leaving only thoughts and the loneliness of being alone.

"I'm hungry."

As a result, Xie held back for a long time and only said this sentence.It seems that the food reduction in the past few days has really starved this scorpion, which is still growing as a child.

"Okay, let's eat first."

Yun, who has already defined the premonition in his heart as a fact, naturally does not want his only younger brother to get sick or stunted because of starvation, which is really ashamed of his identity as an older brother.

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"elder brother……"

The moonlight outside the window shone into the room through the round window, and the splashing moonlight covered the small room with a faint silver halo.

"What's wrong, can't sleep?"

Now there are only two small meat buns left in the empty room, and if you listen carefully, you can even hear the echoes coming from various rooms.

"Are father and mother never coming back?"

Scorpion lay on his back on the bed, looking at the empty ceiling and asked.

"Maybe, it should have gone to a very far place."

Yun lay on his back like a scorpion, staring at a certain pattern on the ceiling without squinting, and said his words without any emotion.

Yun believes that after so many days, even the most stupid child should understand the truth behind the lies, let alone a child like Xie who is already very smart.

It's just that knowing the truth is one thing, but being able to accept it is another.

It's like Xie standing at the window and waiting every day, obviously there is a voice in his heart constantly reminding himself that he is doing useless work, and the two people he hopes in his heart will never appear in sight again, but another voice keeps telling him I hope, hope that I can see those two familiar figures at the intersection in the next second.

And it is precisely because Yun is familiar with his younger brother's temper that he never speaks to stop him.Only when hope is lost over time, will the stubborn Scorpio be willing to accept the reality, and only at this time, consolation can play a role.

"Then, it's just the two of us."

This room is not very big, after all, it is impossible to build a big house in this desert area where every inch of land is expensive, but now there are only two small meat buns living in it, it seems much more empty and deserted.

The deep loneliness made Xie's voice quite lonely.

"Yeah, it's just the two of us."

The two siblings, Chiyo and Ebino, do not live here. In order to receive news from the front line and make decisions in time, the two of them live directly in the Sand Ninja Council Building, and they only come here in their spare time. On weekdays, even food and daily necessities are entrusted to agents.

The air became dull because of Yun's words, like a stone pressing on his chest, not only feeling heavy, but even breathing became a little difficult.

"What, is it cold?"

Feeling the trembling of the person beside him, Yun asked.

Since Sand Ninja Village is located in the desert, the temperature difference between day and night varies greatly. It really echoes the saying: wear a leather jacket in the morning and wear gauze in the afternoon, and eat watermelon around the stove.Don't look at the heat that can make people sweat at noon, but it can be very cold at night. Even wearing a leather jacket may be shivering from the cold.Especially children whose physique is more sensitive than adults will be more sensitive to the cold at night.

"No."

Scorpion's obstinate and stubborn temper broke out again, obviously he was already curled up like a shrimp from the cold, but in the end he still had a stubborn mouth and refused to say a word that he thought was weak.

"Ha ha."

The twins have lived together for so many years, and it can be said that they are inseparable. As the older brother, Yun naturally knows his younger brother's character like the back of his hand.

"elder brother……"

Feeling the soft body next to him, Xie's body froze suddenly, staring at the ceiling intently, he could even hear his own heartbeat speeding up suddenly.

"Scorpion is not cold, but brother, I am cold."

Yun said with a soft smirk, he really knew his younger brother too well, so there was no need to expect him to be soft-spoken. Instead of letting Xie say something cold, he might as well go up to him to keep him warm.

He stretched out his arms to hug the curled up person, using his own body temperature to transfer heat.

"It's not cold now."

Yun Huan hugged the scorpion, and wrapped the little man into his arms.Although the words were spoken in declarative sentences, the tone of the final tone rose slightly, which was clearly the tone of a question sentence.

"Ah."

Xie's voice was a bit muffled, probably he also understood that it was his brother who said that to accommodate him.

"Xie, Mom and Dad have always said that you look like Dad."

"Ok?"

Scorpion didn't understand why his brother said this.

"Then if father doesn't come back, Xie, holding you like this will make me feel like hugging father."

"..."

Xiaoxie Baozi didn't speak, but his darkened eyes were full of indescribable meaning.

"I look more like my mother, Scorpio, when you miss your mother, just hug me."

"Ah."

Late at night, in the empty room, only two little meat buns were left under the blanket, relying on each other to comfort what they lost, and the cold loneliness that has always lingered around and never disappeared.