Naruto: First Love

Chapter 326 Scarlet Eyes, Forgotten Past

Xinzi bit her lip and said nothing.

He slowly stood up, turned around, with his back to Natsume's body, and looked at the approaching pursuers, forming a heart seal.

Fire Style - Hard work.

Flames shot up into the sky. This B-rank ninjutsu was enough to burn the grove, along with Natsume's body.

Under the light of the fire, blood and tears spread in the eyes.

The original two magatama gradually became three magatama.

Brother Natsume, actually, it’s not you who is sorry, but me.

Looking up at the starry sky, I vaguely felt that this winter was more like summer.

It seemed like it was summer when I met Natsume, right?
Natsume's house is very close to Kokoro's house.

Natsume's father and Kokoro's father were teammates. They were teammates on the same team, and they died together.

But Natsume was not as lucky as Koko.

Xinzi's mother was a member of the Uchiha clan and a powerful ninja herself. Even after her father's death, she was still taken care of by her mother. Later, she was also taken care of by Fengjian Yexue.

Xinzi once asked Fengjian Yexue why Fengjian Yexue was so nice to her. The reason was that Fengjian Yexue was once the captain of Usami Yayoi.

Fengjian Yexue took them to do that mission, but the mission failed. Fengjian Yexue escaped with his powerful strength, while the others all died.

Fengjian Yexue felt sorry for those team members, so he came to make it up to them.

When Natsume's father died, Natsume was already sensible.

Natsume was not that sad. At least on the surface, he had always been very sensible and did not cause his mother to worry.

After Uchiha Minako gave birth to Kokoro, Natsume and his mother often took care of them.

When I was a child, the person I was closest to was not my mother, but Natsume.

As a ninja, Uchiha Minako had to go on a mission at the border during the chaos of the Third Ninja World War after her confinement.

Natsume acted as an older brother and always took care of Xinzi.

Delicious food, give it to Xinzi first; fun things, give it to Xinzi first; beautiful things, give it to Xinzi first…

At that time, Xinzi regarded Natsume as the closest person to her besides her mother.

Natsume took good care of Xinzi, and Xinzi's body grew very fast and was always much taller than her peers.

Minako was also happy to leave Kokoro in Natsume's care.

While taking care of Kokoro, Natsume also learned ninjutsu.

He said that he had to protect Kokoro, end the Third Shinobi World War, and prevent any more relatives from being sacrificed.

Like many children on the border, Natsume hates war and hopes it will end soon. But what makes him different is that he hopes to end the war with his own strength, rather than hoping that those powerful ninjas will end the war.

Natsume's mother didn't want him to become a ninja.

Because ninjas represent sacrifice, tools, and danger.

The gentle Natsume stubbornly wanted to become a ninja. He said that even if he didn't become a ninja, he would still sacrifice himself and it would be dangerous. Instead of letting others dominate his life, it is better to dominate his own life and protect others.

At that time, Xinzi thought that Natsume was so handsome. She held Natsume's hand and vowed: "I must find a husband as strong as Natsume-san in the future!"

Natsume said at the time: "Wait for Koko to grow up and become Natsume brother's wife."

However, in war, things change too quickly.

Before the two of them grew up, the ninjas from the Water Country broke into their home and a group of children were trampled by those ninjas.

Why did Natsume lead those ninjas away?
Many years have passed, and looking at the flames in the sky, Xinzi finally remembered.

A ninja took a fancy to her and wanted to take her to the Land of Water. Natsume stepped forward, angered the ninja, and then led them away.

Time passed quickly, seasons came and went, and Xinzi was brought back to the Uchiha clan by her mother, far away from the border. Her memories of the past had long since become blurred.

In my impression, I only remember that Natsume is the big brother next door, a big brother who lost his trace in order to save them.

If Natsume hadn't appeared in front of her and revealed his identity, she might have forgotten about this person?

Xinzi felt very guilty.

Because of himself, Natsume had to use his Natsu Eyes to make her leave.

She also killed Natsume herself.

Natsume apologized to her before he died, but the one who should apologize was actually Kokoro herself.

It was her who forgot about Natsume.

It was she who killed Natsume.

It was she who destroyed Natsume with a huge fire...

Her childhood and her once beloved brother Natsume could only live in her memory from then on.

Putting away the Sharingan, wiping away the blood and tears, Xinzi turned around and left resolutely.

Behind him, the sky was still filled with flames.

Overhead, the stars twinkled like the light of summer, watching the lonely stalker.

……

When Xinzi returned to Konoha, she was covered in scars.

The mask was covered with marks, the Anbu vest was covered with blood, his black hair was disheveled, and his exposed arms were covered with wounds.

His eyes were dull and without light.

Shisui met her on the road.

At that time, there were seven or eight pursuers following her.

Shisui solved it with one move.

Xinzi didn't say anything.

Obviously, he was seriously stimulated.

Shisui brought Kokoro back to Konoha, and because of Kokoro's special status, he took her directly to her residence.

Qingfeng was very shocked when he saw Xinzi.

In this state, you must go to the hospital!
But unfortunately, due to her special status, she cannot go to the hospital directly.

While Shisui was feeling upset, Aomine had already gone to call Kakashi over.

Regarding Kakashi's appearance, Shisui didn't say anything.

Instead, Kakashi saw Shisui's presence, glanced at him coldly, and took Kokoro away.

Shisui wanted to follow to see what was going on, but was stopped by Kakashi.

"Shouldn't the ninja who completed their mission turn it in first? Did the jonin not complete his mission?"

Shisui was unwilling to admit such doubts about his abilities.

So, he hurried to hand in the task.

After completing the task, he saw Quan coming back much slower than him. Because he left Quan behind halfway, Quan felt a little resentful towards him, and he was unable to go to see Xinzi again.

When he returned to the Uchiha clan, he went to find Itachi and told him about Kokoro's injury.

After hearing this, Itachi was stunned.

After Shisui left, he took Sasuke out of the house and told his father that he was taking Sasuke shopping.

Uchiha Fugaku had no doubts and nodded in agreement.

Itachi didn't see Koko.

There is no one at Xinzi's home.

Not even a cat.

But when I came out, I met Hongdou.

Hongdou told him that Xinzi was not at home, and from what the cat said, there was some urgent mission.

Apparently, Hongdou didn't know that Xinzi had returned.

But did Qingfeng know that Xinzi was on an emergency mission? Why didn't he tell him?

He was alone yesterday and waited for so long.

I originally wanted to wait until today to settle the score, but was told that Xinzi was in trouble...

(End of this chapter)