Chapter 34 Homecoming

Konoha Village, three o'clock in the morning.

"I actually ran back in one night. What would teacher Kakashi think if he knew?" Luo Yi gradually slowed down his pace and came to the slightly open village gate.

It was outrageous. He ran for nine hours straight without feeling tired. If he hadn't obviously felt a little thirsty and a little hungry, he would have thought he had become Superman.

The only tiring part of the whole journey is the initial step of walking across the sea. After reaching the shore, you can jump on the trees and move forward at full speed. Assuming you don't feel tired, the speed may reach 80 kilometers per hour.

Along the way, the Yangtun Chakra protected his muscles and bones almost in all directions, preventing lactic acid production and joint wear.

In short, it was almost twice the world record speed for the 100-meter sprint! And he ran 20 marathons in one breath! He didn't look red in the face or out of breath after the run.

Ninja, isn't it amazing?

Konoha Village does not have a curfew, but there are indeed ninjas who take turns guarding the gate on certain nights. The specific rules are yet to be confirmed.

For example, from last night to early this morning, there were two ninjas stationed there, both of whom were familiar faces to Luo Yi.

Shenyue Izumo and Gangzitie.

These two were special jonin of Konoha, members of the Morino Ibiki interrogation department. Their strength, uh... Luo Yi had no impression of them, but he only remembered that they served as invigilators in the Chunin Exam not long after.

Nowadays, have the special jonin whose strength is above that of the chunin been reduced to guarding the gate?

"Stop, who are you?" Gang Zitie, a man with a black spiky haircut, a bandage of unknown meaning hanging from the bridge of the nose to the cheek, and a piece of black paper stuck on his chin, gave a warning.

"The Apprentice Genin of Team 7, Luo Yi." Anyway, he stopped first to appear harmless.

"I know you, but didn't you go on a mission with Kakashi and the others last week? Did you complete the mission? Where are the other members of Team 7?" Kanzuki Izumo, wearing a ninja hat and with his long brown hair covering his right eye, asked cautiously.

"They are still in the Land of Waves. The mission...or should I say it was suspended halfway. Sensei Kakashi is now training with Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, so I just came back for a visit." Luo Yi explained honestly.

"Izumo, is this how you use the word 'by the way'?" Zitie winked at his companion beside him.

"I'm not sure, but my intuition tells me that a trip between Konoha and Wave Country cannot be described as 'by the way'." Zi Tie also felt that it was unreasonable.

"Uh...what if I say I miss home and want to come back to visit?" Luo Yi's mouth twitched.

Why didn't you guys watch over Sasuke when he defected? And why didn't you guys notice anything when Otogakure invaded?

Besides, shouldn’t the barrier class have sensed my return a long time ago?

"That makes sense," Zitie suddenly agreed, "If I had a lovely fiancée like that, I wouldn't be able to hold back for so long..."

"You'd better hold back, or I'll execute you right here." Izumo interrupted unceremoniously, "Okay, there's no doubt about your identity. Please forgive us for being wary of non-ordinary night visitors. Anyway, welcome home, Luo Yi, and I hope you don't take this idiot's words to heart."

"It's you, an idiot, who misunderstood my meaning, okay..."

Huh? You passed it right away, aren't you going to give me a hard time?

Forget it, the most important thing now is to go home. Luo Yi simply said thank you and ran into the village, heading straight for Hinata's house.

Pretending not to hear the noise of two good friends quarreling and quarreling at the door.

...

Hyuga family residence.

The member of the branch family who was in charge of night watch confirmed Luo Yi's identity as soon as he opened his eyes, and then allowed him to enter and welcome him.

"Hanabi must be sleeping at this time. Let's wait until she wakes up in the morning and then say hello." Luo Yi was walking on the path outside the house. He looked up and saw his bedroom and Hanabi's bedroom next to each other.

Then he noticed the completely different window patterns in the two rooms, "The window in Hanabi's room is open so wide in the middle of the night. It's easy for her to catch a cold if the wind blows in, right?"

Help her close it, thinking so in his mind, Luo Yi kicked his legs and quietly landed outside the window of Hua Huo's bedroom.

It’s not too much to take a sneak peek.

It's a bit plain for a girl's bedroom, except for the faint sweet floral scent, which proves that this is the boudoir of the second daughter of the Hyuga family.

Seeing the fireworks on the bed, Luo Yi's expression was a little bit amusing.

How should I put it? It’s different from the last time I saw her on the bed in her room. At this moment, the little girl’s sleeping posture is unexpectedly a bit unrestrained.

The whole person was lying on his back in a crooked position, with his pillow on the ground and his head resting on the quilt. Not only was he not covered at all, but the hem of his pajamas was rolled up high, revealing his snow-white belly...

Is this something you can pretend you didn't see?

Luo Yi sighed silently, took off his shoes, jumped into the room, picked up the pillow and patted it gently.

Suddenly he remembered that his own pillow was stained by Hanabi's saliva. He had been thinking about exchanging pillows with her that day, but he accidentally forgot about it.

Putting the pillow back on the bed, Luo Yi straightened the tilted little head, straightened the rolled-up pajamas, and then covered the girl with the quilt, just like an old father taking care of his little daughter.

The only impression Luo Yi had throughout the whole process was that it turns out that the shape of girls’ belly buttons seems to be really different from that of boys.

And Hanabi was sleeping so soundly that she showed no signs of waking up even after I fiddled with her for so long.

"He's just a child after all..." Luo Yi chuckled and walked to the window.

He was going to climb out through the window, close the window a little, and then go back to his room to take a nap, but...

"pat-"

She kicked the quilt away again!

And why! Why was her pajamas turned up again? He clearly remembered that he had smoothed her clothes before covering her with the quilt.

Is this some special ability of children?

Luo Yi, who had already climbed halfway out, had to pull back and scored twice.

The difference from the first time was that this time, Hanabi turned sideways, and her long hair was thrown to her face, where it stopped, blocking her nose...

It will be difficult to breathe if you sleep like this, right?

“Now that I’m here…” Luo Yi covered his forehead and struggled for three seconds, and finally made a decision to follow his ancestors.

Carefully brush the little girl's hair away.

This might be the first time he had observed fireworks so closely.

The little pink and white face has a few almost transparent short hairs on the skin without any pores; the eyelashes are very long, and when the eyes are closed, the upper and lower eyelashes together look even thicker, without any deliberate curling by makeup, just a little natural curvature; the lips are soft and round, with almost no visible texture.

To sum it up in one sentence, she is a natural beauty, without any exaggeration and without accepting any rebuttal.

I really didn’t notice it when I watched anime before, “So fireworks are so cute? Or is it that a little absence is better than nothing… cough.”

Everybody, put down your guns and put away your handcuffs.

Let's be honest, he is not a lolita complex.

Appreciate, appreciate, understand? Look at this long, black, shiny hair, this rosy cherry mouth, and this slightly moist little nose...

Wait, moist?

"Ah sneeze——"

She sneezed!

I said it's easy to catch a cold if you sleep like this. Ninjas are also human beings, let alone such a young child.

After sneezing, the little girl opened her eyes.

At this time, Luo Yi was still half squatting beside her bed. His right hand had just finished stroking her hair, and it was still resting next to her crystal clear little ears, one centimeter away in a straight line.

A pair of white eyes and a pair of black eyes stared at each other.

"Luo...Yiyi, you are fat..." Huahuo mumbled in her sleep, a sweet smile appeared on her face, and she slowly closed her eyes and made even breathing sounds.

Did she... think she was dreaming?

Good opportunity! Run away... huh?

Perhaps she sensed the familiar and nostalgic atmosphere, the little girl directly grabbed Luo Yi's hand, then pushed her little face into his palm. When she found that she couldn't get in, she rubbed it, with a faint smile on her face all the time.

Luo Yi: “…”

Lychees, I must have lychees.

...

Luo Yi didn't expect that his substitution technique was learned under the "coercion" of Hua Huo.

It took him more than an hour to finally master this basic ninjutsu, successfully replacing his own position with the quilt.

"It's true that pressure brings motivation." Luo Yi looked at his right hand, which seemed to still have the touch of the little girl's face.

If before today he could still deceive himself and say that he only treated Hanabi like a little sister, his mental activities just now and his mood that has not yet calmed down have provided evidence.

"What the hell am I..." The boy looked out the window silently.

The long night is coming to an end and the sky is gradually getting brighter.