Sasuke Zaizai thought: Ah, I saw him again...

The "he" here refers to the blond child about his age standing on the street not far away.

It's true that he doesn't leave the clan very often, but it's not like he doesn't come out at all.

The most common thing is that his brother holds his hand or carries him through the streets of Konoha, taking him to buy his favorite or new snacks or toys. Since his brother officially became a ninja, he has become more generous.

, I would buy him a lot every time...

But compared to these, he still prefers spending time with his brother.

Then, his brother would continue to carry him or hold him, and slowly walk back along the river embankment near the Uchiha clan's residence.

During this process, he occasionally saw this... blond peer who seemed to be incompatible with the entire world.

He has very conspicuous golden hair and a pair of equally conspicuous blue eyes. His face is always dirty, and the white T-shirt and pants on his body are always dirty, although it is a little rude to think so.

, but... it looks like a puppy that has rolled crazily in the mud.

However, compared to these, what left the deepest impression on him was the eyes of this blond peer...

Many times, the blond child would stand silently on the street, in the alley, by the river, in the woods... just looking at him and his brother, his eyes full of desire, envy and stubbornness, and when he looked over, the other person would

He would immediately turn his head away with disdain, and then continue to peek out of the corner of his eye from time to time.

Occasionally, he would lean into his brother's ear and whisper: "Brother, look, that guy is looking at us again. He also secretly looked at us before."

Whenever this happens, my brother always stays silent for a moment, then says "hmm" and says -

"Is that so..."

There were so many people he met on the road, but for some reason, he just remembered that guy.

However, I never knew the other person's name.

At this moment, he saw it again.

The guy was standing in the corner of the street, surrounded by a group of adults. He was leaning against the wall and hunched over, holding a bucket of cup noodles in his arms, looking at the group of adults warily, like a "food guard"

puppy".

...what's going on?

Sasuke was a little curious.

"You brat, how dare you steal something!"

"Hey, hand over your things quickly!"

"He is indeed an uneducated brat!"

…

Uzumaki Naruto huddled in the corner, hugged the Cup Noodles in his arms harder, and tried his best to retort: ​​"I didn't steal anything! I put the money on the shelf, I bought this!"

"Who would want to sell something to you? Bad luck!" The leading man casually threw a handful of change on the ground and stretched out his hand towards the blond child leaning against the wall, "You have to buy things willingly, but I don't want to sell them to you.

But you took it, that’s stealing! I’ll give you the money back, and give me the cup noodles!”

Uzumaki Naruto pursed his lips.

This may or may not be reasonable. He doesn't understand it, but he is indeed used to it.

Every time he goes out to buy something, he will basically encounter this kind of thing. Occasionally, a store owner will see him as pitiful and will sell him some things, but will say that it is only for this time and will not be allowed to go there again next time. He is grateful for the other person's kindness, and indeed he will not go there again.

He went there and just continued to browse other shops in the village, looking for the next kind shop willing to sell him something.

Occasionally, like today, when I'm really hungry and can't bear it anymore, I'll put my money on the shelf, pick up the items and run away.

Sometimes I can run away, sometimes I get blocked.

Sometimes I just get scolded, sometimes even beaten.

sometimes……

After those people got the stuff back, they wouldn't even give the money back to him.

Therefore, these people today are considered good. At least, the money was returned to him. He can use the money to continue to find the next store, instead of going home hungry and disappointed.

Uzumaki Naruto lowered his head, clenched the cup of noodles in his hand, and finally threw it back to the opponent.

The leading man took the cup of noodles and scolded: "Don't do it again next time, otherwise we won't end it so easily!"

After that, he turned around and left with the people.

Uzumaki Naruto squatted down and started to pick up the change that fell on the ground. He was still young and didn't spend a lot of money. Every time he would buy something with a big bill at the beginning of the month, he would get piles of change. By the middle of the month and at the end of the month,

At the beginning, he just grabbed a handful of change and went out. He didn't know if anyone deceived him during the transaction, because it was really good to buy it.

There is a lot of change scattered all over the place, which is very troublesome.

Uzumaki Naruto had to pull up the hem of his dirty white T-shirt and try hard to put the change he picked up inside. Like a little frog squatting on the ground, he lowered his head and slowly moved forward.

.

At this moment...

He found a small white hand with a little baby fat appearing in his field of vision and grabbed a coin scattered on the ground.

"..." Uzumaki Naruto raised his hand and saw a very familiar person of the same age.

He has seen each other...

This black-haired peer who was completely opposite to him, who was always pretty and clean, was often led or carried through the streets of Konoha by his older brother. He knew that this black-haired peer was called "

Sasuke", he heard his brother call him.

Throughout Konoha, there are many children as happy as "Sasuke". But for some reason, he only remembered him. As long as he met him, he would keep staring at him, but when the other person returned his gaze, he suddenly

Turn your head.

…I don’t want “Sasuke” to see myself in such an embarrassing state.

But I will keep peeking...

Will... notice him?

Will...say hello to him?

Will... come over and talk to him?

But it never happened.

Although disappointed, it is completely understandable. After all, they are completely different people from two worlds, or in other words, they are simply two people standing on opposite sides.

And at this moment...

A beautiful and clean black-haired peer squatted in front of him, holding an ugly yet cute green dinosaur doll in one hand, grabbing the coins on the ground with the other hand, reaching towards him, and using his childish eyes

She said to him in a milky voice: "Here, your money."

For a moment, Uzumaki Naruto wanted to turn around and run away.

He didn't know why, anyway...

I just feel like I just don’t want to be embarrassed like this in front of the other person.

but……

This was the first time the other party took the initiative to greet him.

So...

He resisted the urge to turn around and run away, pursed his lips, took the initiative to pull the hem of his dirty T-shirt in the direction of the other party, and whispered: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Sasuke put the coins up, tilted his head and looked at the other person, and then continued to help him pick up the change scattered on the ground. While picking it up, he asked, "Hey, is your name 'Naruto'?

?”

"...You, how do you know?" The blond child said with wide eyes and surprise.

Sasuke thought: So my best friend, comrade and brother in the future are you... Well, at least you look pretty good, but you're a little dirty, but it doesn't matter, just wash it off. Just like a little dinosaur,

When it gets dirty, wash it and it will be a beautiful little dinosaur again.

Seeing that the other party did not answer, Uzumaki Naruto said happily and eagerly: "I also know your name. Your name is 'Sasuke', right?"

"Yes." Sasuke nodded, "My name is 'Uchiha Sasuke'. What's your full name?"

"Uzumaki, Uzumaki Naruto."

"In this way..." Sasuke Zaizai put the last change on the ground into the other party's clothes and stood up, "Then we have known each other, right?"

"Hmm... um." Uzumaki Naruto stood up and was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands. He subconsciously wanted to reach out and scratch his head. Then he loosened his hands and the coins in the hem of his clothes suddenly fell to the floor again. He said,

Huh?" He said, and immediately let out a "sorrow", "No——"

Sasuke Zaizai: "..." He blinked with black lines on his head, looked sideways at his future self who had been standing behind him, pointed at the blond child and complained, "Are you sure there is no problem? This guy is obviously a fool.

Come on!"

——Why do I, being so smart, want to be good friends with Baga!

——I don’t understand!
To be continued...