The Eternals Who Travel the Worlds

"Lu Yan, I'm really, really happy today."

Naruto touched his swollen belly and said every word seriously.

For as long as he can remember, Naruto has been a lonely person, trying hard to make friends with others, but everyone is afraid to avoid him.

Everything that happened today was as beautiful as a dream to him.

Lu Yan looked at the scattered light spots in the sky and said in a tone similar to an aria: "I know."

It sounded like he was sighing.

Because the ramen restaurant is not far from where they live, they arrived home within a few steps.

After the two said good night to each other, they went back to their respective rooms.

Lu Yan was lying on the mat in the center of the room. In the darkness, only his pupils were still reflecting the moonlight outside the window.

Deep and bright.

Perhaps no one knows the feeling of loneliness better than him. Over the course of thousands of years, he has sent away one friend after another until no one remembers him anymore.

Make new friends again, with no end in sight, and the cycle continues.

But no matter what, at least in his childhood, he was not ostracized and suppressed like Naruto.

For little Naruto, who had been treated like this by everyone for as long as he could remember, he felt some pity for the first time in a long time.

Bang ~ bang ~ bang ~

There was a hesitant knock on the door.

Lu Yan stood up and opened the door. Little Naruto was standing at the door wearing white pajamas and holding a pillow.

"Lu Yan, can I sleep with you?"

It seemed that Naruto had never told anyone this kind of request, and his face turned red with embarrassment. Fortunately, the light was dim and it was not particularly obvious.

Lu Yan turned sideways, gave up half of his body, and motioned for him to come in.

I tidied up the mattress a little.

The two of them just lay side by side on a mat.

Little Naruto secretly looked at Lu Yan's side face next to him, finally made up his mind and asked in a low voice: "Lu Yan, can you be my brother?"

Lu Yan put his hands on the back of his head, closed his eyes, and breathed evenly. He didn't respond, and he didn't know whether he was asleep or not.

Little Naruto rubbed his head on Lu Yan's elbow, not quite having the courage to wake him up.

"Okay." Lu Yan said two words softly, as if talking in his sleep.

Little Naruto's eyes lit up visibly, so brightly that it made people feel distressed.

"Go to sleep quickly, or I will regret it."

"Just sleep, I'll sleep right now."

…

After dawn.

The villagers gradually woke up from their sleep and started a new busy day.

On the third floor, in Lu Yan's room.

After a moment of uproar.

"Brother, I'm going to school."

Naruto held a piece of bread in his mouth and slid it down the water pipe on the roof.

Lu Yan had a kind smile on his face and waved goodbye to Naruto.

After watching Naruto leave, Lu Yan's smile faded and his brows furrowed slightly.

Last night, Lu Yan didn't sleep all night. From the moment Naruto lay next to him, his body naturally produced some kind of stress response.

It was as if a wild beast was staring at him.

That kind of gaze is full of hatred, anger, resentment and other negative aggregates.

Although it is definitely not caused by little Naruto, it is definitely related to little Naruto. There is a high probability that there is some kind of beast hidden in his body.

He planned to inquire about little Naruto today.

As a result, it was far more difficult to find out the news than he imagined. After half a day, he didn't get much effective information.

No matter how pleasant the conversation was, as soon as he mentioned the name Uzumaki Naruto, the villagers seemed to have heard something taboo, and they quickly excused themselves and said they didn't know.

However, Lu Yan's busy work all morning was not in vain. When hearing Naruto, the villagers blurted out the word "demon fox" very frequently.

So he guessed that there was indeed a beast inside Naruto, and it should be the demon fox that the villagers called him.

After walking for a long time, it was already noon.

Lu Yan walked towards the Ichiraku Ramen House, planning to check in with Uncle Ichiraku, who was friendly to Naruto, and have a bowl of ramen.

"Ah, you said that child." Uncle Yile poured a spoonful of soup on the ramen in front of Lu Yan, "It's really pitiful."

It happened that there were no guests at this time, so Uncle Yile bent over and sat down.

Lu Yan took a sip of ramen from his chopsticks, swallowed it, and then asked, "What is that demon fox that the villagers are talking about?"

"Demon fox, to be precise, that monster is called a tailed beast."

…

Gulu gulu~

Snap.

Lu Yan drank up the noodle soup in the bowl, put the bowl on the table, poured out a few coins, and said gently: "Thank you for the hospitality, I'll take my leave now."

After coming out of the ramen shop, Lu Yan squinted his eyes and looked up at the bright sun.

The nine-tailed demon fox.

He learned from Uncle Ichiraku that there was a tailed beast sealed in little Naruto's body, and its name was the Nine-tailed Demon Fox.

According to legend, there are nine tailed beasts in total, and they have existed since the time of the Sage of Six Paths. Even if they are killed, they will be resurrected again after a while.

And this nine-tailed demon fox had made a big fuss in the village a few years ago, and Lu Yan's current parents also died at that time.

At that time, Konoha Village gathered the fighting power of the entire village, and after repelling the nine-tailed demon fox, in order to prevent it from destroying it again, the fourth generation Hokage sealed it in the body of little Naruto at the cost of his life.

This can also explain why the villagers are so afraid and repelled by Naruto, a child.

Just like facing a bomb that may explode at any time, it is naturally impossible to treat it with a normal attitude.

Judging from the huge, seemingly aggregation of all negative emotions he felt last night, it was obvious that he did not seem to be able to communicate well.

In order to prevent Naruto from falling into loneliness again after he left this world, Lu Yan planned to release the nine-tailed demon fox tonight and seal it away in some way.

Yes, he now suspected that the target of the mission was these nine tailed beasts.

The tailed beast that never dies, and the eternal peace that is the mission goal, feel very connected.

Judging from the fact that these tailed beasts have unlimited life spans and can be resurrected after death, they are quite similar to him.

However, these tailed beasts enjoy destruction and cannot coexist with humans. In other words, as long as tailed beasts still exist, there will always be incidents like the tailed beasts attacking humans a few years ago.

In other words, as long as the tailed beasts still exist, there will never be a day of true peace.

The more Lu Yan thought about it, the more likely he felt that this was possible. What he didn't like was this kind of ambiguous mission introduction. After clarifying the mission goal for the time being, he felt relieved.

Lu Yan continued to wander around the village, experiencing this exotic customs that he had never experienced before, but he did not find it difficult at all.

However, it would be better if you have a cup of instant coffee in hand.

Soon, seeing the fiery red sunset glow in the sky, Lu Yan walked towards the school. He wanted to verify whether his guess was accurate.