"A real man stands tall."
"This is nothing to cry about!"
"You need to know where you came from, but you also need to know where you're going!"
"That's what matters most!"
Naruto picked up his chopsticks and nodded firmly.
Then he dug into the beef noodles, tears streaming down his cheeks as he ate.
"Today's noodles..."
"They're so good!"
He had never tasted noodles this good.
Before long, they had both finished eating. Naruto had even drained every last drop of broth. Rubbing his full belly, he burst out laughing.
"I'm stuffed!"
Then he looked curiously at the young man beside him.
"Mister, who are you, really?"
Xia Le smiled. "You'll find out someday!"
"For now, I'm just a traveler passing through Konoha!"
Naruto paused, but asked no more.
He could tell the man's identity was shrouded in mystery and that he had deep ties to Konoha.
"Thanks for the meal!"
After bowing to Teuchi in farewell, Naruto led Xia Le toward the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
"You must know someone in the Uchiha Clan if you're going to where they live, right?"
Naruto asked curiously as they walked.
"I do!"
Xia Le nodded with a smile.
"You're here to see Sasuke, aren't you?"
"He's the only one left in the Uchiha Clan now!"
Naruto said with a sigh.
"Who told you that?"
Xia Le asked with a smile.
"That's what all the adults in the village say!"
Naruto blinked.
Xia Le only smiled.
That was the trouble with limited information. Sometimes the truth you knew was merely the truth someone else wanted you to know.
Only by leaving the place you knew could you encounter a wider world.
They walked on and soon reached their destination.
The new Uchiha Clan Grounds were not far from the old site. There