Now that they have received all the clothes, they have no reason to stay in this town anymore.

But as for the next destination…

Uchiha Sasuke was lost in thought.

In the letters from Konoha, his persistent friends were calling him as usual, hoping that he could go back before the weather turned completely cold. I don't know if he was reminded by someone, or because he finally got the idea from longing for his return.

, actually said in the letter, "If it really doesn't work out, we can just spend the winter together. We can get together in the new kotatsu, eat tangerines while waiting for the spring breeze to come. Then, when the spring comes, Sasuke, you will step on it again."

The famous saying "Leave with the wind".

At this point, he finally believed what someone accidentally said during the previous chat——

"Part of the erotic fairy's intimacy series was actually ghostwritten by me~"

Now he just hopes that a loyal fan who is close to Heaven will not know about this, otherwise, the "fan's heart" may be broken. Of course, the more likely result is that from now on, Naruto will have an additional job -

—

Endless continuation of the intimate series.

The erotic novel written by the dignified hero of the Fourth World War might sell well. Although he is not interested, he will still support it.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Sasuke found it very interesting, so he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. A slight smile appeared on his face that was always cold now. Although it was shallow, it was sincere.

Then he raised his eyes, looked at the person sitting opposite him and peeled nuts, and asked, "Why are you staring at me?"

Uchiha then smiled and stuffed the peeled nuts in his hand into the mouth of the person in front of him, and gently scratched the corner of his mouth with his finger: "Sasuke, you just laughed."

"..."

"So you really don't want to consider going back at Naruto-kun's invitation?" She tilted her head and asked, "You actually miss him a little bit, right?"

"..."

Uchiha Sasuke fell silent.

Indeed, he missed that guy a little bit - just a little bit. But apart from that, everything else about Konoha made him feel that he didn't miss that much or very little. There were more, as long as he thought about it

It will make you sick.

So, is that village really worth returning to?

Or is it just because Naruto is there that it has corresponding value?

So he finished writing this reply in silence, and then easily mailed some specialties he bought in this small town. Naruto rarely asked him "Where are you now?", he only cared about "Where have you been recently?"

Are you okay? Are you injured? Are you sick? Are you feeling better?..." However, he did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, so occasionally he would mail back the good specialties he saw.

For example, the specialty of this small town is nuts and various snacks made from them. Because they are high in calories, they are very suitable for eating in autumn and winter.

There are countless types of things he buys. Occasionally when he mails a lot, Naruto will take the initiative to distribute them to others. Then when writing a letter, he reports seriously, "I gave xx to xx. xx said it was delicious and asked me to do it for him."

/She expresses her gratitude to you." He was not interested in this, and he didn't mind much. Since he gave those things to Naruto, they belonged to Naruto, and it was his own business to deal with them.

Like...

When we have dinner together, he will also take out canned tomatoes for the others to enjoy, and Naruto will probably have no objection to this.

At night, he was still thinking, with his right hand resting behind his head.

His left arm was still being held by someone - after discovering that she had elaborated on "what is an Uchiha" in terms of persistence, he gave up struggling and resisting. He thought more arrogantly, maybe there was an extra one under the covers.

A fluffy, small, long-haired cat? Not a big problem. At least for autumn and winter...well, it's quite warm.

Moreover, he will never say it out loud...

Ever since she shamelessly brushed against him, his arm, which had become more and more frequent with phantom limb pain as the weather got colder, had indeed never hurt at night, only occasionally experiencing sudden and severe pain during the day.

Nightmare...

I haven’t done much.

He has always scorned the behavior of "huddling together to keep warm", because it can be said to be exclusive to the weak. A truly strong person is not afraid to face any storm alone.

However……

At least in this increasingly cold season, being "cuddled" with people, like two cats sticking together and crossing each other, may not be an unacceptable thing in any case.

.

And, to put it ironically, his current life...

Are there any other things you “should never give up”?

Oh……

Under this premise, any persistence seems so ridiculous.

"I said... Sasuke..." Uchiha, who was also asleep, raised his head and shouted softly.

"Huh?" Uchiha Sasuke lowered his eyes and looked at the person, "What? Don't tell me that you suddenly felt hungry in the middle of the night. I won't accompany you to the hotel kitchen or go out to buy sweets."

"...I won't do this!"

"Ha." Only people who have never done such a thing are qualified to say such things.

She puffed up her face, patted the body of the person next to her with a slightly dissatisfied expression, and then continued: "Are you worrying about something alone recently?"

"Did you see it?" He was not surprised, because although she seemed careless, she... was always extremely keen on things related to the people she cared about.

"It's not just me..." Uchiha smiled, raised his head and said, "Xiang Rin and the others also noticed it, so they secretly told me in private that I hope I can ask you. If there is really

If so, don’t be troubled alone, because no matter what kind of trouble it is, we can all work together to find a solution.”

"……have a finger in the pie."

"This is not called 'nosy', it's called 'caring'." Uchiha Oichi habitually gently stroked the short arm of the person next to him and whispered, "Everyone is very concerned about you, Sasuke.

"So, occasionally you have to take a good look at the people around you... Maybe Xianglin and the others don't ask for anything in return. As long as they can continue traveling like this, they will be very satisfied. However, if they can get something in return, even if it is only a little bit, they will definitely do it.

Very happy, right?

"..."

"Of course, I have absolutely no intention of forcing you." Uchiha Ochi said with a serious look, "No one has. So, if you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, just refuse it."

Uchiha Sasuke was silent for a moment, thought again, and then said slowly: "There is nothing worth hiding... It's just that I have been thinking recently about whether to accept Naruto's invitation and go back to Konoha in winter."

"Yes." Uchiha nodded slowly, "Do you want to go back to do something?" She noticed that he said "a trip", not a permanent return.

"Do you remember what happened with 'Jiraiya'?"

"Well, I remember, what happened?"

"Obviously he has passed away for so long, but there are still traces of his existence in the ninja world. This is probably what you call 'invisible things'..."

After Uchiha was stunned for a moment, he immediately came to his senses - just as he thought, she was indeed sensitive enough to care about the people she cared about.

"Do you want to go back to Konoha and get the records of your family's past missions?"

"Well." Now that he had started talking, Uchiha Sasuke did not hide his words and said directly, "Konoha is a large ninja village, and there should be systematic and detailed management in this regard. And they...since they have done it in the past

Ninjas must have corresponding records."

"Well," Uchiha raised his hand and rubbed his chin, "Maybe some of the records involve some secret missions, so you didn't ask for them through Naruto-kun? Because you didn't want to cause him any trouble."

"...It's just that he can't do things that are too complicated."

"Hehe~"

"...What are you laughing at?"

"Sasuke, you are truly a 'model of tsundere'~"

As she spoke, she smiled, raised her hand and poked his chin, and then was grabbed by his hand that was originally resting behind her head.

"If you use your hands or feet again, be careful I crush it."

Uchiha Sasuke tried to threaten.

However, the disobedient cat in the bed hugged him and rubbed him all over the next second, then raised his head and looked at him with a proud face. The meaning was obvious——

Come on, come on, come on, I'll do something, what do you dare to do?

He made a "tsk" sound in disgust, raised his foot and kicked the person out of bed.

However, the next second, she rolled in again by herself, bringing with her a lot of cold air from the outside, which made his warm body subconsciously get goosebumps. Well, in every sense of the word

, her "punishment" was a bit more than worth the gain.

"Naughty guy." Uchiha hugged someone's arm again and bared his teeth at him. However, she never held grudges very much. She forgot about the little episode in the blink of an eye and said instead, "If you don't want to

Please trouble me, Naruto-kun, it is indeed the most reasonable thing to go back and ask for it yourself. After all, Sasuke, you are also a hero of the four wars, and you did not ask for any items from the village after the war. It is rare to make requests at this time, and it is only right that they satisfy them." Although she said

He has lost his memory, but from Sasuke's daily words, the correspondence between him and Naruto-kun, and the information given by the three members of the Eagle Squad, he has been able to piece together the past of the people around him.

to be honest……

It is really hard to imagine that the life of a seventeen-year-old boy could be so miserable and rough.

Maybe he just exists here at this moment, and even breathing is painful.

Thinking of this, she sighed slightly in her heart and gently touched his incomplete arm again, as if she was conveying something silently through this action.
To be continued...