Everyone! Are you okay!"
The moment Yu Liu saw the villagers, he immediately greeted them without paying any attention to Naruto and others who were talking.
She stood in front of the crowd with a trembling voice, looking at those familiar faces with red eyes.
"It's Yu Liu..."
The villagers looked at her weakly, their eyes full of complexity and hope.
Some people began to cry silently, and some hugged each other tightly.
Finally, she found Xiao Duo in the arms of an elderly aunt.
The moment she saw the child, she was instantly relieved.
She can give her aunt an explanation.
On the other side, Ning Xue et al.
After a moment, he lowered his head and said to Naruto in a calm tone.
"I still have things to deal with."
Naruto was stunned for a moment.
"What's the matter?"
Ning Xue didn't answer. He just raised his head and glanced in the direction of the ceiling, then looked at the weak villagers.
"Send them down first."
Naruto opened his mouth and wanted to ask more, but was interrupted softly by Hinata.
"Naruto-kun, he is right. The villagers need to leave here as soon as possible."
She walked to the group of weak villagers, knelt down and checked the condition of an old man, frowning slightly.
"Their loss of Chakra is very serious. If it continues, their lives may be in danger."
Naruto was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay. Then Hinata, you take the villagers down first."
"But..." Hinata glanced at Naruto hesitantly, and then at Ning Xue.
"Naruto-kun, you..."
"Don't worry!" Naruto grinned and gave a thumbs up, "It'll be okay!"
Hinata pursed his lips and finally nodded.
She turned around and walked towards the villagers, softly comforting the frightened faces, and guided them towards the upper apron.
Yu Liu stood aside, watching the weak villagers being helped away one by one by Hinata, and looking at Xiao Duo in the arms of the aunt, with mixed feelings in her heart.
She fulfilled her promise.
Xiao Duo was rescued.
But...
She raised her head and looked at the figure with his back to her, with a bit of hatred and complexity still in his eyes.
Teacher... is he really dead?
Can you believe what that person said?
She bit her lip and was about to follow Hinata's footsteps.
"He's not dead yet."
Ning Xue's voice suddenly sounded, but the amount of information it brought made Naruto and Yu Liu stunned at the same time.
"What?" Naruto's eyes widened.
Ning Xue didn't want to repeat it a second time, so he just kept silent.
"How is it possible..."
Naruto's voice was a little tight, "I saw with my own eyes that you penetrated him with Ice Cone, and those Sky Ninja also blew up his body..."
Ning Xue shook his head.
"Although I don't know what happened, my intuition tells me that he is not dead."
He paused and looked at Naruto.
"Besides, what are you going to do if you stay?"
Naruto opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
You can't say, I want to see what you want to do?
Originally, the reason for following him was to save the villagers.
Now that the villagers have been taken away by Hinata, he seems to have no reason to stay here.
But...
Hear those words just now
He always felt something was wrong.
If the old man named Shinnō was really not dead, then why did he act in that drama? Why did he make Yu Liu think that he was dead?
And those Sky Ninja, that flying relic, that monster called Zero-Tails...
There must be some bigger conspiracy behind all this.
"I..."
Naruto scratched his head, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"That's right! The mission given to me by Kakashi-sensei is not only to protect Yu Liu, but also to investigate the movements of Sky Ninja and destroy their plans!"
The more he talked, the more he felt it made sense and he puffed up his chest.
"So I'm going to stay and find out what these guys want to do!"
Ning Xue glanced at him, did not answer, and just turned his attention to Yu Liu.
Yu Liu stood on the spot, holding the corners of his clothes tightly with his fingers.
She lowered her head and was silent for a long time.
"I want to stay too."
Her voice was very soft, but it carried an unshakable firmness.
"If the teacher is really not dead... I want to ask him face to face."
She raised her head and looked at Ning Xue. The hatred in her eyes was less, but more complicated.
(No, no, it feels too sweet.
Maybe I've run out of inspiration again.
I feel like I don't know how to write. It's really uncomfortable to watch. Please give me some advice. I don't know how to write.)