Avengers?!
Sasuke's pupils shrank and he muttered something silently in his mind.
He was very familiar with the word "Avenger". Since the genocide, he had been targeting that man and calling himself an Avenger to avenge him.
He and Ning Xue are just classmates, and his life experience only stops at the Hyuga Clan.
I don't even know that he "died" once, and I don't even know why he left Konoha.
I don't know anything about his hatred, what kind of hatred, and why he is seeking revenge.
But call it an Avenger...
Sasuke looked at Ning Xue's calm and pure Byakugan eyes, and suddenly felt that they were very similar to his own.
Silence spread between the two for a few seconds.
Ning Xue spoke first to break the silence.
"Thanks to your help for this matter. I owe you a favor."
He looked at Sasuke with a more serious tone.
Sasuke raised his eyebrows but did not answer.
"If you form your own team in the future, or need help..." Ning Xue looked at him, with no emotion in his pure white eyes.
"You can come to me anytime."
Sasuke was stunned for a moment.
Build a team? Helpers?
He hasn't thought that far yet.
Now, he just wants to become stronger, find that man,... and take revenge.
But for some reason, the words team and helper reminded him of some scenes that he wanted to cut off.
Naruto...
"... Got it." In the end, he just responded lightly and said nothing more.
Ning Xue doesn't care either.
He knew that these words had already been spoken.
With Sasuke's character, he would consider it if it was really necessary.
As for when the time comes...
He added silently in his mind.
I will guide you.
This is his little thought.
He knew about the joke about walking with his grandfather in his previous life. What would happen to Danzo? He also knew.
If Sasuke really wanted to take revenge on Konoha in the future and swing a knife at the man hiding in the shadows, he wouldn't mind and would even be happy to become a part of that knife.
But there's no need to tell him that now.
Sasuke withdrew his gaze, glanced at the messy battlefield and the pile of broken ice crystals around him, and cursed in his heart.
That bastard Orochimaru... asked me to get the Mōryō cells, but I almost got in.
But...
He glanced at Cursed Seal on Ning Xue's neck, and his eyes moved slightly.
Ning Xue can rely on his own mental power to swallow Mōryō and gain power. So, to deal with Orochimaru... can we use the same routine to gain power from him?
The thought passed by for a moment, but then.
Forget it...
If you think about these things in the future, consider them as experiences.
"I'm leaving."
Sasuke looked away and said calmly.
"Orochimaru, we still need to go back and recover."
Ning Xue nodded.
"Take care."
Sasuke hummed slightly, turned around and walked towards the buried cave.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and said something without looking back.
"I will remember the favor you owe me."
After saying that, his figure flickered and disappeared into the darkness.
There were only two people left in the cave, Ning Xue and Shion.
Quiet.
There was only the occasional bubbling sound of the lava river in the distance, and the soft sound of falling gravel.
Shion stood there, looking at Ning Xue's profile, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Have been through so much.
From the despair when he was imprisoned in Mōryō's body, to the shock when he saw Ning Xue fall down and stand up again and again, to his determination when he gave all his hope to Ning Xue, and then to his collapse when he just witnessed him being eroded by Mōryō.
She has a lot to say.
But when the words came to his lips, no words came out.
Ning Xue turned around and looked at her.
"Can I leave?"
He asked calmly, as if the earth-shattering battle just now was just an ordinary day.
Shion was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Hmm."
She tried to take a step, but found that her legs were weak and she stumbled as soon as she took a step.
Ning Xue reached out and held her arm.
Shion looked up at him, at the fatigue that had not completely faded away on his face, at the black streak on his neck Cursed Seal, at his eyes that were still pure white, but had a little more indescribable meaning than before.
Suddenly her nose became sore.
Then, she did something she didn't even expect.
She took a step forward and gently pressed her forehead against Ning Xue's chest.
"You..."
Ning Xue was slightly startled, his hand hanging in the air, not knowing where to put it.
"You are really..." Shion's voice was muffled, with a hint of nasality, "A person who speaks vaguely."
Ning Xue didn't move or speak.
"It's not important to talk about names, it's about deals, it's just guards..." Shion's voice became softer and softer, "But when you spell it like that... you can obviously run away..."
She clutched the bloody shirt on his chest.
"Do you know how scared I was when I watched you fall down and get up again and again in Mōryō's body just now..."
Ning Xue lowered his head and looked at her.
He couldn't see her face, he could only see the top of her pale golden hair and her slightly trembling shoulders.
Then, he felt a little warmth coming from his chest.
Those are tears.
"But you are really..." Shion's voice was broken, "An unexpectedly reliable person."
Ning Xue was silent for a few seconds.
Then, he raised his hand and gently landed on her head.
"... something that was promised."
His voice was still calm, but there was a hint of softness that even he himself had not noticed.
"Just do it."
Shion said nothing.
She just pressed her forehead closer and let her tears wet his clothes.
Inside the cave, the light of the magma river reflected the two figures.
In the distance, the frozen wreckage of Mōryō is slowly breaking into pieces, turning into purple light spots and dispersing in the air.
Everything is finally over.
A long time.
Shion took a deep breath, raised his head, and wiped his eyes randomly with his sleeve.
"I... I'm not crying because I'm afraid." She turned her face away, her voice still hoarse from crying, but she tried to look stubborn.
"It's just... just too tired.
Yes, I'm too tired."
Ning Xue Looking at her crying face, looking at how she insisted on showing off despite her eyes still red, a smile unconsciously formed on the corner of her mouth.
"... Hmm." He responded without exposing her.
Shion waited for a while and found that he only replied "um", so she couldn't help but raise her head and glare at him.
"Can't you say something else?"
Ning Xue thought for a while.
"Let's go." He said, "Ashitaba They are still waiting."
Shion."..."
She took a deep breath and suddenly felt like laughing.
This guy is really...
But at this moment, she noticed that Ning Xue shook slightly.
"Are you okay?!" She quickly held his arm, her tone full of nervousness.
Ning Xue shook his head.
"It's okay. It's just that the consumption is a bit high."
He paused and glanced at the newly cleared tunnel in front of the cave.
"Go out first."
Shion nodded, supported him, and walked towards the passage step by step.
Halfway through, she suddenly spoke.
"Fujiwara."
"Huh?"
"Thank you."
This time, she didn't turn away.
Those purple eyes stared at him seriously in the dim passage.
"Thank you... for not giving up."
Ning Xue looked at her.
Then, he nodded slightly.
"Hmm."