You're good at stirring the pot, Nawaki thought, rolling his eyes. But he didn't dare say it out loud.
The last time he'd made a crack about foxes, Shiro had smacked him so hard he flew ten meters.
Now, whenever he and Minato mentioned foxes, they did so very carefully, terrified of offending Shiro and getting sent flying again.
Rice and snake meat-a weird combo, but it tasted pretty good.
Even Nawaki, who'd complained at first, was eating with gusto. As for whether the snakes of
Ryuchi Cave would find out, that was a problem for future Nawaki.
"We've got company."
In the middle of the meal, Xin put down his bowl and looked outside.
Minato and Nawaki immediately grabbed their weapons.
"Calm down," Xin said, resting his hands on theirs to stop them from drawing their weapons. "It's just three kids."
This world is so small, Xin mused, to think we'd run into them here.
Kids? Nawaki thought, Are you kidding me? We're still kids ourselves.
Outside, three small figures, drenched by rain and shivering from the cold and hunger, slowly approached the farmhouse.
"Excuse me, could you give us something to eat?"
A small boy with short, dark-golden hair stepped forward, his eyes full of helplessness, looking hopefully at Xin and the others.
These newcomers were none other than Yahiko, the future leader of the Akatsuki, accompanied by Konan and Nagato, who kept his head down, making it hard to see his face.
What a small world, Xin thought.
Seeing the three of them-shivering, emaciated, and pale-Xin nodded and said:
"Come on in. We've got some rice and roasted snake meat. If you're not afraid, you can have some."
"Really?"
Yahiko's eyes lit up immediately.
Minato and Nawaki exchanged cautious glances, signaling Xin to be careful.
You couldn't blame them for being so wary.
After all, in the dangerous and treacherous world of Naruto, many children were trained from a young age to become skilled spies.
It was a common occurrence.
Some children, as young as five or six, had already killed their comrades, standing out from the rest.
Don't worry, Xin reassured them, beckoning Yahiko and his friends inside.
"We're really going to have something to eat," Yahiko said joyfully, pulling Konan and Nagato along with him into the farmhouse, bowing gratefully to Xin. "Thank you for giving us food."
Konan seemed a bit shy, appearing somewhat nervous, while Nagato tensed up as soon as he saw the Konoha headbands on Xin and the others, remembering his parents.
The sound of them devouring the food made Xin shake his head.
Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato didn't even care if the food was too hot; they just wanted to fill their bellies as quickly as possible.
Xin had once thought that Tsunade ate like a refugee, but after watching Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato eat, he realized that Tsunade's eating habits were nothing in comparison.
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