When Naruto and Naruto talked secretly for a long time to leave the No. 3 survival training ground from different directions and at different times to cover up their eyes, it was already late at night when the bright moon was hanging high.

"Speaking of this, Sasuke's child seems to have gone back first..."

In addition to the three-generation Naruto who left first, Sasuke, who had finished his practice of walking on the water, had already had enough fun with Naruto's shadow clone. He did not notice any abnormality and used the fire escape to light a bonfire and dry clothes. He said hello to Naruto's shadow clone early and went home early, showing off his recent practice achievements in exchange for his father's praise and recognition... So unknowingly, Naruto returned to his initial state of being alone, which made Naruto, who had been used to walking with Sasuke in recent days, more or less unaccustomed to it.

"Is it because I have been with that child for too long recently... Hehe, I'm actually pretentious. It's not the first time I've been home by myself. I care about so much about doing what I do."

While shook his head and threw the strange feeling out of his mind, he had accidentally formed a deep bond with Sasuke. Today, he successfully made the third generation Naruto realize the reality and change his mind. The double good news that Naruto was more sure of avoiding the tragedy of the coming future was stimulated. Naruto, who had always been vigilant and guarded everywhere, couldn't help but become relaxed and fluttered. While he was familiar with the road, he even swung his hands into his pockets and jumped and continued to speed up his pace, humming a little song happily.

"...ah? Is it my illusion? That's... a kid?"

Just as Naruto arrived at the door of his house and was about to go upstairs to sleep and recover the fatigue accumulated for the whole day, he accidentally saw the petite and helpless black shadow turning around under the light not far away. He couldn't help but stop curiously, rub his eyes with his hands several times to determine if it was an illusion caused by his mistake.

You should know that for those who have been treated as the incarnation of the nine-tailed demon fox by the people in the entire village since childhood, and imposing anger on himself without reservation the hatred and disgust that should have belonged to the first one that almost destroyed Konoha, so that since Naruto, who had rarely passed by even the streets near his house, being able to see other people on this night with even fewer people is undoubtedly a dream-level illusion!

"It's so late, it's rare that there are still people who dare to stay near my house... It seems like they need help?"

Standing by the side of the road and waiting for a while, he felt that the person in front of him had no intention of leaving at all. Instead, he curled up and squatted down and cried slightly, which made Naruto shruggle helplessly.

"Well, given the good mood today, I'll help her... Although I could probably guess that the little guy would be frightened by me, the "demon fox" and cry more fiercely, making the situation even more troublesome."

While laughing and joking with self-deprecating, Naruto turned his direction and slowed down as much as possible to avoid scaring people. After guessing that the person in front of him should be able to hear his words clearly, he bent his eyes and smiled and whispered to the person and said warmly.

"Hmm? What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

"……well?"

...

With the continuous decline in temperature after winter, heavy snow flew and fell like white goose feathers, gradually covering the prosperous Konoha Ninja Village with a layer of white snow quilt.

At this time, night had quietly come. The street lights on both sides of the road gradually turned on and lit up the darkness while illuminating the thick snow, and the orange halo that pulled the figure far and near.

"I have been away for so long, but I still can't find Uncle Richa. Is it so difficult to find it because my father said he died... I will never come back if he dies, so it's so difficult to find..."

In the silent alleyway, Hinata, whose little face was slightly purple, was staggering forward step by step, murmured in a low voice while folding her fleshy little hands in front of her, exhaling from time to time to provide some warmth for herself.

"Woo, so... so cold... Woo... it wasn't that cold a few days ago..."

The rapidly declining temperature, the air turned into frost and freezing three feet, making the memory still stay in the clear world of the sunshine a few days ago, and the sun was filled with warmth. The instinct kept rubbing his hands back and forth to try to bring more warmth to himself, while raising his head slightly, looking at this area, although it had just begun to night, you could still see scattered stars dotted the night sky like beautiful treasures.

If it were usual, Hinata would stand at the door in a warm and beautiful winter outfit that was airtight and isolated from the cold, and would like to recognize and silently recite the names of the constellations to enjoy this beautiful night view, or play and play in the snow in the wide courtyard... But now, Hinata, who had experienced the coldness of her body, finally knew what a terrible crisis contained in the beautiful and charming night view in her past impression.

"Or why don't you go home and ask your parents, where will you go if Uncle Richa dies to find it, and then put on thicker clothes before going out to find it?"

Even the adult ninja, whose physical fitness is far stronger than that of ordinary people, cannot easily resist the severe cold destruction from nature's power, let alone Hinata, a three-year-old child who is not even a Shinin? Under the continuous deepening of the cold erosion of consciousness, the motivation that originally prompted her to go out alone to find her uncle had long been exhausted. As her steps slowly slowed down, she felt aback in her heart.

But soon, Hinata found a more serious and urgent problem than choosing between continuing to look for and giving up going home.

"Oh? If you go home... which way do you want to go?"

Shui Ling's bright eyes flashed and blinked, looking around. The more carefully he looked, the more panic in Hinata's heart spread and deepened.

As the young lady of the Hinata So family who lives at home for many years, she has been running aimlessly for a long time, but she forgot to remember the route she has walked. It was not until she wanted to turn around and return to the same route that she realized that she was in a strange environment she had never reached before.

At this moment, Hinata couldn't remember which way he came from, even if he could not remember which way he came from.

"Ah... When I came here, I walked from the left... No, it should be on the right... What should I do? It looks the same, I can't recognize it at all..."

The dark and deep alleyway was in the eyes of Hinata who was cold and confused, like a giant mouth of a beast that opened its mouth wide and waited for someone to choose, which made Hinata unable to give up the courage to move its steps. She was spinning in the spot and trying hard to distinguish for a long time but failed to find the way home as she wished, and finally succumbed to the child's natural fear of unknown things.

"What should I do...Dad...Mom...Where are you...Woo..."

He bent his legs and squatted down slowly, covered his eyes with his hands and buried his face deep between his knees, and sobbed quietly as his shoulders trembled slightly.

"Hmm? What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

"……well?"

Just when Hinata was helpless, a tender and gentle word came into her ears, making her look up again with tears on her face, trying to identify the source of the sound like a drowning person appeared in a life-saving straw.

"I'm still staying here alone so late... Did you run away from home with your family, or did you get separated from your family and find your way home?"

As the rustling sounds and gentle inquiries were getting closer and clearer, Hinata, who was squatting under the light, gradually saw a boy of the same age who was placing his hands in his shirt and smiling in his pocket.

"Well, no matter what the reason is, in the current weather, it is not suitable for staying outside at night, you will catch a cold... Now, do you still remember where your home is?"

The clear blue eyes, the dazzling gold like the sun reflected by the light... For some reason, looking at the person in front of me who was afraid of being scared, slowly approaching step by step, just like seeing the little sun representing hope to warm people's hearts, the despair and fear that filled Hinata's heart are gradually fading and fading.

"Don't keep crying... Be good, come, hold my hand, I'll take you home."

"……Uh-huh."

Whether it was because of the cold or shyness, Hinata, whose pretty face was slightly red, did not resist the warm palms that stretched out to cover and hold him, stopped tears and stood up obediently, while tilting her head slightly and looking at him curiously.

At this moment, even Hinata himself hadn't noticed it...

The image of the little boy who smiled gently and stretched out a helping hand to her has been deeply imprinted in Hinata's young heart, deeply rooted and eternal.
Chapter completed!