"Ah... I'll beat you to death!"
Having had his hand bitten by the beggar, the man grew even angrier.
He grabbed a wooden club beside him and swung it at the boy's head.
At that moment, the boy's little sister let out a shrill cry and threw herself over her Older Brother's head.
Bang!
"Ugh..."
"Ah... Sis! Ahh... Sis..."
When the little boy realized his sister had taken the blow for him, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth and her eyes losing focus, fear and panic seized him.
He forgot all about the food in his arms and hurried to lift his sister, calling her name with tears in his eyes. But the little girl was already frail. How could she withstand that blow? She immediately slipped into a daze, hovering on the brink of death.
Even then, the cook who had struck them showed no intention of stopping. The wound on his wrist made his face twist slightly.
Beggars here were no different from stray dogs. If someone beat one to death, nobody would care. So he raised his club again and swung it at the boy's head.
Naruto and the others had only just followed the sounds over. The moment Naruto and Sasuke saw an adult swinging a club at a child, they vanished from where they stood.
Naruto scooped up both children and narrowly dodged the blow, while Sasuke kicked the club away with lightning speed and punched the cook in the face, knocking him to the ground.
"Bastard." Sasuke planted a foot on the man's neck. One word from Naruto, and he would snap the man's spine.
"Sasuke, come back." Naruto's voice was low. With that, he carried the two children into a deserted alley.
"Hmph. Do that again, and I'll kill you." Leaving