Chapter 89 Strange Light

Naruto slept all day, but Hongye became more and more active. In the evening, Naruto got out of bed and ate the barbecue Hongye had just prepared. Hongye suddenly said to Naruto, "Uncle Huangtu, I want to learn the house-changing spell from you, so that I won't be afraid of having no place to live in the future. I also want to learn the technique of catching wild game, so that I won't be hungry in the future."

Naruto looked at Hongye's red hair and thought of teaching him ninjutsu. Naruto said, "It's very hard to learn this. A girl like you can't bear this hardship." Hongye immediately retorted, "What's wrong with being a girl? Although my mother often taught me to be a gentle girl, I also want to be a capable person like my father."

Naruto didn't expect Hongye to be a tough girl, but he couldn't easily reveal his identity as a ninja to her. Naruto looked into her eyes and asked, "Why do you think I will teach you? As long as your reasons can convince me, I will teach you."

Hongye thought for a moment and said, "I don't know why, but from the first time I saw you, I felt a sense of familiarity in my heart. Later, you gave me food and took me to live in your house. We talked a lot, and gradually you gave me a feeling, like a family member."

After hearing Hongye's words, Naruto actually felt the same way. Looking at Hongye was like looking at his own sister. Hongye looked at Naruto with her big watery eyes, expecting Naruto's answer. Naruto pretended to be embarrassed, which made Hongye look a little disappointed. Suddenly Naruto smiled again and said, "Since you are a good cook, I will accept you as my apprentice."

"Great!" Hongye jumped up with joy, spinning in circles. Although she was already seventeen years old, she looked like a child at this moment. Looking at her, Naruto seemed to remember his past self. Although they had not known each other for long, Naruto did not intend to be too defensive against her. Naruto motioned Hongye to be quiet. Hongye immediately sat down opposite Naruto, staring at Naruto motionlessly, looking forward to what Naruto was going to say next.

Naruto said, "Have you ever heard of ninja?"

Hongye thought about it seriously and said, "I have heard my parents talk about it occasionally, but they don't seem to want me to know anything about ninjas. Every time I ask, they always tell me not to ask too much. So, I have almost never come into contact with anything related to ninjas."

Naruto thought that his parents were probably ninjas before, and they didn't want their daughter to become a ninja after they retired. It's best not to have any contact with ninjas, so they didn't want her to know anything about ninjas. Naruto said, "In this world, ordinary people have very limited power. As you know, even small things like food, clothing, housing and transportation can sometimes bother you. But some people have power beyond ordinary people. These people are ninjas. The power of ordinary ninjas far exceeds that of ordinary people, not to mention powerful ninjas."

Hongye quickly said: "That ninja is so powerful, I wish I could become a ninja."

Naruto said seriously, "If you want to become a ninja, you must first undergo rigorous training and learning, and you may encounter a lot of trouble after becoming a ninja. For example, you will often be in danger, and you will be asked to kill people who have no grudges against you, and there are many more troubles like this." Hearing what Naruto said, Hongye hesitated and said, "Then I'd better not be a ninja. I just want to learn how to transform houses and hunt from Uncle Huangtu." Her words were within Naruto's expectations. These kind and innocent girls who rarely come into contact with the cruelty of the ninja world usually don't pursue any power. They want to live a happy life.

Naruto looked at her and said, "I am a ninja. I just used ninjutsu to build the house and hunt."

Hongye found it hard to accept and lowered her head and said, "How could a good man like Uncle Huangtu be a ninja who kills people?"

Looking at Hongye's expression, Naruto said: "Although ninjutsu may hurt some people, ninja is also a profession full of troubles. However, in this world, we have many people who need to be protected, just like your mother, or ourselves. Many times, we will face a lot of troubles. It is useless to escape from these troubles. People will have to face these things one day. The important thing is that before that, you must have enough ability to deal with it, otherwise you are likely to lose the most precious things."

Naruto's words made Hongye think deeply, but it was difficult for a girl of this age to think clearly at once. Naruto said, "You can think about these things slowly. Anyway, starting from tomorrow, I will start teaching you. You just need to study hard." After that, Naruto walked into the wooden house, sorted out the blades he needed to carry, and disappeared in front of Hongye.

Looking at the place where Naruto disappeared, Hongye sat by the fire and lowered her head in deep thought. She did not directly reject Naruto, and she must have planned to learn ninjutsu from Naruto. Naruto did not pay too much attention to her, and now Naruto had more important things to do.

At this time, it was already getting dark. Naruto came to the ruins he had searched yesterday, carefully hid himself, and waited patiently. As the sun slowly set behind the mountain, the moon gradually rose, and the moonlight shone on the ruins, showing its general outline. At the moment when the moon rose completely, Naruto found a light in a corner of the ruins, and slowly the light became brighter and brighter. Unlike the white light of the moon, this light was red, and Naruto also felt that there was an unusual chakra in it.

Naruto was about to go over to investigate. At this moment, some figures appeared and quickly approached the glowing place. There were more than 20 people. Naruto hid in the trees and the other party didn't notice him at all. From the speed and method of their actions, Naruto roughly estimated that the other party's strength should not be very strong. However, they were all wearing masks. Without using ninjutsu, Naruto had no way of knowing the other party's identity.

After these people arrived at the glowing place, they filed in from the light source. It seemed that this was not their first time. Naruto seized the opportunity and followed them closer to the light source. It turned out that there was already a passage in the ruins. However, the entrance of this passage was not large, and there must have been something hiding the entrance before. Naruto did not find it when he first came. However, Naruto noticed that the red light could penetrate the obstacles at the entrance, and it was definitely not an ordinary light.

(End of this chapter)