It took a long time before, Yato open his eyes from the meditation state, seeing that the sky was completely dark, he was going back to rest.
As he look around he saw a snake, on a tree not far away, quietly approaching a bird's nest.
The mother bird, who was opening her mouth and feeding her child the food she had hunted only recently, did not seem to notice the danger.
Several of its cubs also did not notice that a dangerous predator was approaching, constantly fighting for the few food in the mother's mouth...
Getting closer, the predator couldn't help but spit out his tongue, and was about to deliver a fatal blow at any time. Its target was the mother bird.
The deadly hunter knew that as long as the adult female dies, the remaining few chirping cubs will not escape the fate of a delicious meal in her belly.
Yato glanced around, took a few steps, bent over to pick up a stick, and hit both snake and the bird.
The snake that was preying and the mother bird who was feeding immediately felt the danger coming, as stick hit them, they both fall to the ground.
"Tweet..."
"hiss…."
The snake and the bird did not die because of this. After seeing Yato they issued a warning call.
Yato ignored their warnings, threw the stick away, squatted down and picked up the bird, then killed it directly with a twist, and then used the same rough method to deal with the snake.
As for the few cubs, they did not escape the fate of death, and were killed by twisting their necks one by one. These things were one of his dinners today.
"Before you go home, go take a shower."
Grabbing the prey in his hands, Yato got up and walked towards the top of the mountain.
Above this forest, there is a natural hot spring, the place is not big, at most it can only accommodate 2 to 3 people at the same time.
But apart from Yato himself, no one else came back here, and it didn't feel crowded.
Hot springs are a good thing, which can promote blood circulation and speed up metabolism, relieve fatigue caused by practice, and speed up body recovery.
Since discovering this hot spring, Yato would go there to soak almost every day after he finished his practice. Therefore, the weasel said that he has not taken a bath for a long time.
...…..
After a day of training, after taking a shower, out of the forest, Yato walked into the village streets again.
Unlike at noon, although many shops in Konoha have closed at night, but shops like some pubs have a steady stream of customers.
Therefore, even at night, there is no so-called desertedness in this village, and it is still very prosperous.
In order to avoid being pointed, Yato turned directly into the alley after entering the street.
Soon after, the picture immediately changed
It's not as prosperous as the street, there are no lights, it's dark and sloppy, and there are cockroaches and mice everywhere around the garbage barrels.
Occasionally hear the barking of wild dogs and wild cats, these cockroaches and mice will be scattered like birds and animals, do not want to be killed, and become food in the belly of wild dogs.
Yato took it for granted, even in the darkness in front of him, he could easily find his way forward.
"Wang..."
"Wang..."
"Uuuuu..."
As he walked, there was a sudden stray dog barking and crying in front.
Yato took a closer look and found a little girl squatting in the corner shivering, and in front of her, there were a few stray dogs with messy fur and coughing mouths, the little girl was crying.
...…..
Hiyori Iki, was really scared.
She originally came out to play
As this was her first time outside.
Like an under-winged bird yearning for the sky, she was very curious about the outside world.
However, there were too many people on the street, and she didn't know when she left her father behind as she was to excited.
When she came back to her senses, she had already got into the alley and was surrounded by several wild dogs as they bark.
She wanted to resist, but found that she was trembling all over, and she couldn't do anything except cry.
Looking at the wild dogs getting closer and closer, she could only hold her head with her hands, crying, desperate, praying that someone would show up in time and save her.
"Who can save me..."
Suddenly there was a footstep
The sudden sound ignited hope in the desperation of hiyori
When she looked up, she saw a little boy wearing a shabby black bathrobe not far from her, and he was holding the carcass of an animal that was dripping with blood.
In this pitch-black alley, the scarlet blood left behind is so weird and terrifying
Hiyori stopped crying, and her body didn't shake anymore, because she was so frightened that she stiffened.
....
At this time, several wild dogs also found Yato, and after a few whimpers, they began to back up, and then quickly left the scene. They ran away in fear.
Yato also retracted his gaze at this time, ignoring the wild dogs, and the little girl as he continued to walk home.
"...Can you take me home?"
Seeing that he didn't want to pay attention to her at all, Hiyori looked around and summoned the courage to speak.
Yato ignore he as he continued to walk forward, but the direction of his advancement changed.
Hiyori got up quickly, kept a certain distance, and carefully followed Yato.
Don't know how long it took, Hiyori realized that the surrounding environment became more and more similar to what she remembered. She knew that she was not far from home.
After walking for a while, she was able to recognize the way, with a smile on her face, she couldn't help be happy
That's right, this is her home, and the man brought her back!
When she came to the gate of her house, hiyori even had a feeling of aftermath.
Turning her head and looking, she found that the little boy who brought her back had already turned to leave, she hurriedly shouted.
"Can you tell me your name?"
Yato ignored her and continued to move forward.
Seeing this, Hiyori hurriedly ran a few steps in his direction and said loudly, "My name is Hiyori Iki, I want to be friends with you, but... is it okay?"
"I don't need friends."
Yato replied without turning his head, and left these words.
Hiyori was stunned when he heard the words, watching the little boy in front of him merge into the night, like a lone wolf before disappearing in front of her.