Naruto: I, the villain template, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 19 My name is Nagato Tsukimi (Begging for recommendation votes and monthly votes!)

"He, they..."

It was only for a moment; the noise around me remained, but the peace before my eyes remained.

Those who had been staring at them with blank expressions had vanished, as if what they had just witnessed was merely a hallucination.

Yahiko subconsciously turned to look at his side, and only after seeing Konan, who was also doubting herself, did he realize that what he had just seen was not a hallucination.

At that moment, Yahiko suddenly realized something.

Why haven't they seen any "patrol teams" or similar entities from the city gate to the commercial area and now to the residential area?

Because, as Yun Chuan said, it's just that they can't see it.

That's it.

Some people hide in the shadows, living like normal people, and appearing outwardly normal.

However, their true identities are those of people carrying different missions. They have received targeted training in assassination techniques from Yun Chuan, including but not limited to secretly protecting these residents, and...

Monitoring and evaluation.

"hiss!"

Thinking of this, Yahiko felt a chill run down his spine, a coldness spreading through his body, and he imagined a terrifying scene.

If he does something to wrong Yun Chuan in the future, he can walk leisurely in the alley and think he's disguised very well.

He noticed that the stray dog ​​next to the trash can had been watching him for some time, and when it realized he had noticed it, the same indifferent expression appeared on its scruffy face...

That's what makes them so terrifying.

No one knows how they will appear or what identity they will hide in the crowd. Perhaps two people who meet on the street and say good morning to each other are members of "Dawn" who do not recognize each other.

Compared to the two guards at the city gate and the so-called household registration certificate, the "dawn" mentioned by Yun Chuan was the most difficult to guard against.

"How could they do this?" Realizing this, Yahiko gasped uneasily and blurted out, "Do they know they're being watched?"

He couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong, since he hadn't done anything against his conscience and didn't want to be an ungrateful wretch, but... he just felt a little awkward.

Especially when he thought of the construction workers who were laughing and making crude jokes, who suddenly looked at him with completely unfamiliar, indifferent faces, and then disappeared in an instant, reappearing somewhere else.

When Yahiko looked again at the still vibrant and harmonious scene in the distance, he suddenly felt that everything that was originally beautiful had been covered by a thin veil.

"You're doing this..."

"Feed".

Just as Yahiko was about to speak, a somewhat gloomy voice suddenly came from behind him.

It was like a breath of cold air blowing close to his ear, causing Yahiko to shiver involuntarily.

Immediately afterward, before Yahiko could turn around to see who it was, a hand suddenly reached out from behind and pressed down on his shoulder. The force was merciless, extending from the palm to his left shoulder, left arm, and neck.

"cough!"

The feeling of suffocation made Yahiko swallow back the words he was about to say, and he was forced to fall forward and was pressed to the ground without resistance.

"Who was it? Which bastard attacked me?"

Yahiko's profile was soaked in the puddle on the ground, making him look incredibly disheveled. Even so, he still used the soft flesh of his fingers to dig into the ground, trying to get up. He turned his head angrily, trying to look into the blind spot behind him.

Even when he pressed so hard that his fingertips were cut and raw flesh was exposed, the hand pressing on him still couldn't shake it.

It felt like he was being pressed down on the ground by steel bars, and Yahiko could only see a few strands of bright red hair, as vivid as blood.

Do you know who you're talking to?

Seeing Yahiko's dishonest expression, the man tightened his grip, his tone icy: "Do you think you can protect everything here and achieve the future we want just by talking nice words?!"

"I despise people like you who use their own stupidity as a bargaining chip..."

"Alright," Yun Chuan said, "Don't use too much force."

"..." The person behind him paused, "Yes."

Upon hearing this, Yahiko, whose face had already turned red from lack of oxygen, felt his strength suddenly dissipate.

"Hah! Cough cough! Cough!"

He scrambled to his feet, gasped for breath, and then began coughing violently again.

At this moment, Yahiko finally saw the person behind him.

It wasn't the tall, strong adult male he had imagined.

Instead, it was a pale-skinned, even somewhat sickly-looking red-haired boy whose eyes were wrapped in black bandages.

"You bastard..."

"Brother."

Ignoring the indignant expression on Yahiko's face, and without even glancing down at him, she simply stood up, walked to Yun Chuan, and said softly, "Welcome home."

"You, you." Yun Chuan sighed, a smile returning to his face as he ruffled the boy's short red hair. "You've improved so much. Before you made your move, even I almost didn't notice you."

Upon hearing this, the boy's lips curled into a slight smile, but it quickly subsided as he shook his head and said, "You don't need to coax me; I'm still far from good enough."

Konan then helped Yahiko up and stood aside, taking in the whole scene.

"Brother." Ji Yun looked at the boy in front of him, paying particular attention to his red hair, his eyes filled with curiosity. "And this is...?"

Seemingly because of how she addressed Yun Chuan, the red-haired boy suddenly turned his head to look at her, his brows furrowing slightly before gradually relaxing.

Ji Yun subconsciously narrowed her eyes, feeling a scrutinizing gaze from top to bottom, so detailed that it sent chills down her spine.

This feeling is indescribable. It's like being seen through from the inside out.

But this red-haired boy was clearly blindfolded...

"Oh, let me introduce myself."

Looking at the children's expressions, Yun Chuan chuckled with interest, then looked at the boy with a meaningful gaze and said softly, "These children, like you, are ones I brought back from outside."

He pointed to Yahiko, who had a dark face, and said with a hint of mockery, "The one you beat up without even asking what happened was Yahiko."

"She's Xiao Nan... Look how scared you've made her."

Yun Chuan made a sullen expression, patted the red-haired boy's head, and pointed to Ji Yun beside him, introducing her: "Her name is Ji Yun, and her younger brother is Ji Yu. Tsukimi-ri Ji Yun and Tsukimi-ri Ji Yu are names I gave them."

"As for this grumpy redhead, his name is..."

"Nagato." Before Yun Chuan could finish speaking, the red-haired boy stared straight at Ji Yun, a smile appearing on his pale face. "My name is Tsukimi no Nagato."

As he finished speaking, a smile flashed in Yun Chuan's eyes.

With a single thought, consciousness sinks in.

【Task Name: [Xiao's Creation]】

[Task Status: Completed]

(End of this chapter)