"Na na, Menma." Little Hinata's timid voice came from behind, interrupting Menma's thoughts.
When they were preparing to go to Ichiraku Ramen restaurant for dinner, Naruto suddenly and enthusiastically proposed to compare their food intake with Menma.
So Menma simply asked Hinayu to participate in this big eating competition with only three people participating.
The result was that Menma only ate two bowls, and watched Naruto and Hinata turn the empty bowls into hills.
Naruto finally finished ten bowls and collapsed on his seat with a bulging belly and soup still hanging from the corner of his mouth.
Although Hinata had eaten twenty bowls, Menma was keenly aware that she still had some energy left, and simply stopped using her chopsticks.
"What's wrong?" Menma looked away from Uchiha Hikari who didn't know why he appeared in Konoha, and turned to look at Hinata behind him.
Naruto's unconvinced voice came from in front of the two of them. He was patting his belly as swollen as a ball, vowing to beat Hinata next time.
Hinata covered her mouth and smiled softly, and said softly to Menma: "It's almost time to go home."
It was already getting late, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the three children, coating them with a layer of gold.
"Ah, it's not dark yet." Naruto looked up at the setting sun, and suddenly saw Uchiha Hikari not far away.
"Yes, there is a beautiful big sister." Naruto blinked curiously.
Because unlike other villagers, her eyes did not have the familiar disgust to Naruto, but instead lingered with a touch of sadness.
"Then let me send Hinata back first." Menma glanced at Uchiha Hikari who was standing quietly in the distance.
Then he said to Naruto, "Just go home by yourself, Naruto."
"Ah, wait!" Naruto rushed to Menma and Hinata, his stomach swaying with the movement. "I'll take you home. Anyway, you guys are on the way. I'll just go back alone then."
In fact, he just wants to cherish every minute and every second he spends with his friends, even if it's just chatting on the way back and laughing under the shadow of the setting sun.
"Okay, let's go together." Menma didn't point out Naruto, but patted his head.
Naruto immediately fought back, but was suppressed by Menma with one hand.
The two of them ran in the direction of Hyuga Compound, while Hinata trotted behind them, their eyes filled with joy.
The sun sets in the west, beside the Naka River river outside Konoha.
Izumi Uchiha was holding a paper box containing several strings of Three-color Dango in his hand, walking on the road to the Hui tribe in a somewhat dejected manner.
"Why haven't I seen you for a long time, Itachi?" Izumi Uchiha thought of Itachi Uchiha who refused her invitation a few days ago because he had a more important mission, and a cloud of worry appeared on his eyebrows.
Suddenly, an orange cat wearing a small vest passed by her feet. "Wrong? Is it Ninja Cat?" Izumi Uchiha's eyes followed the orange cat.
I saw the orange cat walking on the catwalk to the small pier by the Naka River River and sitting next to a girl.
The river breeze ruffled the girl's black hair, and the Uchiha Clan Crest on the blue coat was particularly eye-catching.
But at the same time, this dock also made Izumi Uchiha feel a little shadowy, reminding her of the Infinite Cycle of the Uchiha Massacre Night who had tortured her for a long time...-
Izumi Uchiha suppressed a trace of uneasiness in his heart and walked over curiously, wanting to say hello to the other party.
After getting closer, I found that the other person was holding his legs with both hands, burying his face between his knees, and his shoulders were shaking slightly.
She approached hesitantly and heard a very light sob.
"Um, hello, sister!" Quan called softly.
The girl raised her head slightly, tears still hanging on her porcelain cheeks.
So beautiful." Izumi Uchiha couldn't help but hold his breath and praised it from the bottom of his heart.
Even though she was a woman, she was shocked by the girl's beauty.
"If you are unhappy, you can eat some sweets, which will make you feel better." Izumi Uchiha sat next to the girl,
He opened the cardboard box in his hand and handed it to the girl.
Looking at the Three-color Dango handed to her and the clan emblem on the same Izumi Uchiha clothes, the girl hesitated for a moment and reached out to pick up a bunch of Three-color Dango.
First I put it in front of my nose and smelled it, then slowly took a bite.
The orange cat curled up obediently between the two of them. Izumi Uchiha looked at the girl opposite with a smile and asked curiously, "Sister, what's your name? I don't think I've seen you before in the clan."
The sweets in her mouth dissipated some of the melancholy and sadness just now. The girl stared at Izumi Uchiha, who was only seven or eight years old next to her, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "My name is, Uchiha Hikari."
"My name is Izumi Uchiha." Quan narrowed his eyes, and the beauty mark on his right eye also raised slightly,
She didn't ask too much about the other person's reason for hiding here and crying secretly, she just enthusiastically shared the delicious food with him.
In her heart, although the Uchiha people are sometimes cold and arrogant, they all have a gentle heart.
She also yearns for a beautiful big sister like Uchiha Hikari and wants to be good friends with him.
"Ala ala, I've been looking everywhere for a long time, and you are here." The two were chatting when a lazy voice came from behind.
Izumi Uchiha looked back and saw a young man wearing a black coat and a spiky head with his right hand in his pocket and his left hand scratching the back of his head.
Came over.
Menma bent down, stretched his head to the side of Uchiha Hikari, and tilted his head a little bit shamelessly. "Are you really crying?"
"Hmph!" Uchiha Hikari shook his head violently, and his black hair hit Menma's face, with a faint fragrance, making his face and nose itchy.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry." Menma sat on the other side of Uchiha Hikari, putting his hands on her shoulders. "I didn't mean to lie to you, and it's not a trivial matter."
This was the first time that Menma's real identity was revealed. The main reason was that he did not expect that Uchiha Hikari, who was supposed to be performing a mission in Land of Rivers, would suddenly appear in Konoha and come over without even saying hello to him.
Uchiha Hikari bit down a Three-color Dango hard, and while chewing, his cheeks puffed up, and he was obviously still angry.
Menma smiled awkwardly at Izumi Uchiha on the other side, "I made you laugh."
Izumi Uchiha covered his mouth and chuckled. He also saw that the two were quarreling as a couple, so he handed the box in his hand to the boy opposite. "I will give this to my eldest brother. You must cherish such a beautiful sister."
"Thank you." Menma looked at the paper box in his hand and there were two strings of Three-color Dango, and thanked Izumi Uchiha softly.
Quan hummed a song and left slowly. He stood up and said goodbye knowingly.
She didn't ask the other person's name, just assumed it was the ninja of Konoha.
When Quan walked onto the river embankment, she looked back and saw that the boy on the small pier was still coaxing the girl.
I'm so envious, if only Itachi could..." Quan thought of the person he admired again.
Meow~
The orange cat followed her at some point and rubbed against her feet.
"Hey, don't you want to be a light bulb?" Quan squatted down, picked up the cat, and lightly scratched its chin with his fingertips.