Afterwards, the two of them walked back together.

Perhaps because of the conversation just now, when the little girl was putting the jar on the fire, she glanced at the dancer named Qiu Sui several times. In the end, she was directly discovered by the other party.

"..."

"..."

After a brief moment of embarrassment, both parties looked away.

The girl slightly adjusted the firewood to ensure that it would only maintain residual heat after boiling the water, ensuring that the water in the jar would not be burned dry by tomorrow morning.

Uchiha Madara sat under the tree, and the little girl walked over and sat down next to him. These nights?, she spent the night like this, just like the other homeless civilians. But when she fell asleep, she often fell into the bed.

On someone else's body, and then continue to sleep on it.

And tonight...

Uchiha Madara directly reached out and held the little girl into his arms, like holding a "little baby". He is a tall man, and she is a short girl. The height difference between the two is quite big.

,                                                                                                                                                                       This been maintained even if they each used the transformation technique.

"???"

Under her puzzled gaze, he slightly adjusted the position of his hands, resting her head on his left arm?, letting her body lie on his legs where he was sitting cross-legged, and then casually picked up the hand that had been put aside in advance.

The thin blanket gently covered her body.

As if he were really treating a child, he gently patted her little head and thin back, and said -

"Go to sleep."

"...Oh." She blinked, and then she turned her body over slightly and curled up to face him, closing her eyes.

After a while, her breathing became smooth and even.

There is no doubt that she feels very at ease by his side.

Uchiha Madara lowered his head and stared at the girl in his arms intently. She was light and airy, not as heavy as his flame ball fan, but it did give him a sense of stability that "she is here"

.He once again felt clearly that he had grasped something again.

Can you protect it this time?

He closed his eyes and thought: It must be possible.

Because he is very, very strong now, no one can take any life away from him anymore, no one can do it.

so.

This kitten is his.

No? To anyone.

After staring like this for a moment, he suddenly felt that someone seemed to be looking at him and the girl in his arms, so he raised his head, his eyes sharp and even sharp.

After looking around, everyone immediately subconsciously understood what he meant -

Mine, don't look at it, or you'll die.

"..." x made an n.

So the others silently looked away, but they couldn't help but feel something strange in their hearts. They were both confused about "Naoki"'s behavior that was so different from usual, and also confused about the true relationship between the two people.

Uchiha Madara didn't care, he could go to the next town tomorrow, and then they would break up with this group of people. And even if not, would he care about what other people think? Haha.

And what no one knows is...

far away.

A black creature that had been following Madara Uchiha quietly but never dared to get close, for fear of being discovered, let out a sinister laugh: "That's it, that's it, the deeper the feeling, the deeper... this way

If so, when you lose it, it will be even more heartbreaking."

Black Zetsu, obviously Uchiha Black and Madara Black, made a sound like a CP fan.

Noon the next day.

Sure enough, everyone arrived at the next town.

Uchiha Madara was not interested in saying goodbye to others, but she was a little interested. She said goodbye to everyone seriously, and also sent some abundant medicinal herbs to others. Because "Naoki" had some bad habits last night

With scary looks in their eyes, everyone said almost nothing.

But he is old? The mature storyteller seems to have noticed something, and he leaned down and said goodbye seriously: "I wish you both a safe journey."

"Ah, thank you." The girl thanked her quickly.

"Let's go." Seeing that his kid seemed to have taken care of everything, Uchiha Madara motioned for her to leave with him.

"Yes!" The girl smiled and nodded, then ran all the way to him, raised her hand and skillfully grabbed the hem of his sleeve.

But under her doubtful gaze, he pulled her hand off his sleeve, and then held the little hand.

"!"

After she was stunned for a moment, a happy smile broke out on her face.

The two of them left together holding hands.

Just at this moment——

"Nao, Naoki-kun!" Qiu Sui, who had been struggling since knowing that the "brother and sister" were leaving, finally mustered up the courage to shout, "I..."

The girl subconsciously turned around.

Uchiha Madara did not stop, but took the little girl beside him and left.

He knew what the other person wanted to say, and he didn't mean to despise the other person's feelings. No one knew what "love" was better than Uchiha, but he really had no interest and would not give the other person any response. So.

, but some words don’t need to be said.

The two figures quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Qiu Sui covered her face with her hands and slowly sat down on her knees.

The dancers beside them quickly comforted each other in low voices. Some said that the other party was ignorant, some said that the next one would be better, and some said that even if they followed the other party, their life would only be worse...

The storyteller sighed slightly and shook his head slowly.

after a while.

Uchiha Madara looked at the girl who had been peeking at him from the corner of his eye and asked: "What are you looking at?"

"...No, I was thinking, well...Madara-sama, as long as you don't say anything, you're still quite attractive."

"..."

The journey of the two of them continued like this.

They will use transformation techniques to transform into various different characters, occasionally coming into contact with other people, sometimes not, occasionally traveling through various towns, and occasionally living in the mountains and forests for a while.

Unknowingly, as summer passed and autumn came, their footsteps traveled to the country of rivers, the country of wind, the country of earth, and the country of rain...

In the blink of an eye, it will be late autumn.

"Madara-sama."

"Um?"

"Winter is coming, do you think it will snow?"

"That depends on where we go."

"So, where to go?"

After Uchiha Madara thought for a moment, he replied: "Yu Ninja Village, what do you think?"

"What is that place?"

Uchiha Madara then explained a little bit. The soup in Yunin Village means "hot spring". As the name suggests, although it was first built, it has a lot of hot springs, which attracts many tourists to take a bath. It is quite prosperous.

.Furthermore, he heard that the ruler there upheld the concept of "peace" and the village was extremely peaceful.

So, I wanted to find out.

Of course, part of the reason is that although the little black cat is a powerful ninja like himself, he is not afraid of the cold. However, whenever the autumn wind blows, he will still shiver subconsciously. When it gets colder,

If there was another heavy snowfall, she would have to walk on the snow, and her little toes might become red from the cold.

Although the way she curls up and sleeps in his arms at night is cute, anyway, what they don't lack most now is time, so what's the harm in taking her to live in Yunin Village for the whole winter?

She hasn't been to a hot spring since she lost her memory, right?

Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara asked with a smile on his face: "Yunin Village is famous for its hot springs. Do you want to take a bath?"

"Really?!" The little black cat's eyes suddenly lit up, and then

Then he jumped up and down happily, "I want to go! Madara-sama, let's go clubbing together then!"

Uchiha Madara: "..." This kid doesn't know what he is talking about. Hot springs in most places do not allow guests to enter the water with clothes or towels on. In other words, mixed bathing of men and women is really not allowed.

…

He glanced at her.
To be continued...