The sun had completely sunk into the ground.
Sparks had been lit in Konoha Village. The originally snow-covered Konoha Village had now turned into a pale golden ocean. The snow scene at night was even more charming.
It was not until dark that Aoyama Shiro prepared to go home.
During this period, Aoyama Yama and his sister, who had been taking care of him, were both out on village missions, so he could go home at any time he wanted.
Following the dim lights and old stairs all the way down from Hokage Rock, Aoyama Shiro passed by a snack street and met two unexpected people again.
He saw a little boy sitting on the neck of another older boy, pointing happily at a shop selling meatballs.
"Brother, I want to eat that meatball!"
"Okay, Sasuke, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat."
Although Aoyama Shiro had never seen these two people, he was able to identify their identities based on their ages and their deep brotherly love.
Of course, the main clue was the conspicuous Uchiha clan emblem on their backs.
Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke.
However, at this time, the nasolabial lines on Uchiha Itachi's face were not very pronounced.
As if noticing Aoyama Shiro's gaze, Uchiha Sasuke turned to look at Aoyama Shiro, who was looking at him and Uchiha Itachi.
It seemed like he felt a little embarrassed that someone was staring at him while he was acting like a spoiled child.
Uchiha Sasuke quickly climbed down from Uchiha Itachi's neck.
Uchiha Itachi also sensed Sasuke's abnormality, and when he saw his brother looking in a certain direction, he also looked in that direction.
But he could only see the people coming and going.
Aoyama Shiro just felt that it was a bit novel to see the protagonist of an anime for the first time, and it was somewhat different from his impression, so he couldn't help but look at him.
But he really wanted to take a picture of what happened just now.
I wonder what Sasuke felt when he recalled this scene again after the Uchiha clan was exterminated?
"Ouch!"
Just when Aoyama Shiro was thinking freely, he suddenly felt someone bump into him and fell to the ground.
He also took two steps back because of the impact.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
Aoyama Shiro didn't apologize yet, but the other party started bowing continuously.
The clear and tender voice belonged to a child...
"I..."
Aoyama Shiro originally wanted to apologize, but after seeing the other person's appearance, the words in his mouth got stuck again.
In just this short stretch of road, he met all the people he would never normally meet today.
Now in front of him was the boy who had been bowing and apologizing for bumping into him.
He had short blond hair, blue eyes, and whisker-like markings on his face.
This made him sigh, and then he grabbed the other person's shoulders to stop him from bowing.
"I was thinking while walking and didn't look at the road. It's not your fault!"
Although I don't know if Naruto was looking at the road, he definitely wasn't looking at the road.
After apologizing, Aoyama Shiro stepped forward to help Naruto brush off the snow that was on his body from the fall.
But after Aoyama Shiro helped Naruto clean up, the other party just looked at him in a daze.
Aoyama Shiro waved his hand in front of him, which brought Naruto back to his senses.
Just looking into his eyes, a layer of mist began to appear.
"It's the first time..."
Naruto spoke hesitantly, but Aoyama Shiro didn't have the time to pay attention to what Naruto wanted to say.
Because the crowd had begun to gather around them, and although they were all whispering, their malicious eyes were not concealed at all.
He was also the focus.
Such a sight made Aoyama Shiro feel a little uncomfortable.
Regardless of whether Naruto is a demon fox or not, he is just a child now. There is no need to vent your hatred on a child.
These Konoha villagers should really be grateful that the seal set by Minato Namikaze was strong enough at that time.
Otherwise, who would dare to watch here?
Although Aoyama Shiro has some minor flaws in his character, he is essentially a helpful person and he hates to see good people being bullied.
But there wasn't much he could do.
He leaned close to Naruto's ear.
"Are you ready? Let's run!"
"Huh?"
Naruto, who was still hesitating, was a little confused when he suddenly heard such words.
"Sometimes it's okay to choose to escape."
"I, I…"
"Run!"
Before the crowd filled the streets, Aoyama Shiro pulled Naruto directly into the crowd.
Everyone tried to get out of the way, fearing that they would be contaminated by the bad luck. The scene was suddenly in chaos, and the two boys had disappeared.
"Thank you, thank you!"
As he was being dragged along by Aoyama Shiro, Naruto couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, his eyes sparkling a little.
"There is no shame in running away!"
"You don't have to live for the approval of others."
For no reason, Aoyama Shiro said this, perhaps because he didn't like Naruto's personality in the original work.
"Huh? What, what do you mean?" Naruto was a little confused.
"Don't think too highly of yourself. Their approval means nothing to you. You don't depend on them to survive. It's more important to be happy yourself."
"We will meet again."
After saying that, without waiting for Naruto's response, Aoyama Shiro released the hand that was pulling Naruto's clothes, and in the blink of an eye, he increased his speed and disappeared from Naruto's sight.
In the chaotic crowd, Naruto also began to run hard, trying to catch up with Aoyama Shiro's back, but after leaving the crowd, the other boy had already disappeared.
——
After running to an empty street, Aoyama Shiro finally couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"There are so many strange things that happened today."
"I hope nothing else will happen."
This idea just popped up...
Aoyama Shiro suddenly heard a child's tender voice.
"Oi! That brat!"
"Her eyes are actually white? So ugly!"
Three boys were surrounding a little girl with white eyes and wearing a scarf.
"You have such spooky eyes."
"It's basically a monster."
"Are you a monster with white eyes?"
They looked at her and laughed.
Hyūga Hinata was so frightened that her body was shaking. She froze in place, her face turning pale.
Her white eyes were misted over and her trembling hands tightly grasped the scarf.
"Hey, are you going to cry so soon?"
"You are so useless."
"You're already crying before we even start."
Instead of showing sympathy, the three boys became even more aggressive.
Hinata was already squatting on the ground with her hands covering her face and crying.
But these three boys still refused to give up.
Aoyama Shiro couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly. He really encountered this.
He looked around again but couldn't find Naruto.
Suddenly he remembered, could he have accidentally ruined Naruto's marriage?
"There's nothing I can do."
Aoyama Shiro sighed, although he did not quite agree with the saying that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
But when something like this happened in front of him, he couldn't just sit there and watch.
Besides, he actually saved the three children. If the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan returned with a bruised face, some people would probably not be able to sleep well.
In just a moment, the three boys started pushing each other.
Aoyama Shiro picked up a few stones from the snow.
He weighed them in his hand and felt the weight of the stones.
Well, this amount is not bad.
"You three are a little too noisy."
Aoyama Shiro's calm voice sounded, causing the three boys to stop what they were doing.
They looked back in the direction of the sound and saw a boy about their age throwing stones not far away.
Hinata, who was crying with her hands covering her face, also raised her head.
"Are you trying to meddle in other people's business, you guy?"
The fat boy in the lead, relying on his physical strength and numerical superiority, was not afraid of the stone in Aoyama Shiro's hand at all, and spoke with confidence.
"Hehe."
Aoyama Shiro laughed expressionlessly.
Then, when the three of them were about to get angry and embarrassed, he threw the stones in his hands directly.
He has advanced shuriken throwing skills, and the stones can hit wherever he points them, and the force is not light.
The three boys screamed immediately, and each of them had several big bumps on their foreheads.
"Ahhhh!" ×3
The three boys covered their foreheads and screamed in pain. Just as they looked up, they saw Aoyama Shiro bending down and picking up more stones.
The three of them immediately looked terrified and retreated while shouting.
"Don't come over here!"
They fled the scene at full speed, tumbling and crawling.
Aoyama Shiro also walked up to Hinata and looked at her slightly red eyes and chubby face due to crying.
He felt that he had not hit it hard enough.
The guards of the Hyuga family are really useless.
"Thank you, thank you..."
Hinata bowed her head and whispered a thank you.
"Do you know how to get home?"
Aoyama Shiro asked.
"I..."
"Gurgle—"
Under Aoyama Shiro's surprised gaze, Hinata's stomach answered for her first.