Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 108 Uneasiness

"The rain has finally stopped..."

After a quiet and somewhat long afternoon by the fireplace, the torrential rain that had been pouring down outside the window for several hours finally began to subside.

Naruto walked to the window and opened it. A cool breeze, carrying the scent of earth and vegetation and the unique dampness of the rain, rushed in.

Satsuki also looked up at the window, and the tranquility after the rain made her feel an indescribable sense of loss and sadness.

The rain has stopped... Does that mean... Naruto is leaving too? Tonight... will I really be left alone in this house?

The thought of facing the long night alone, and the deep longing for her parents' safety, made Zuoyue unconsciously lower her head.

Just then, a hand gently landed on her head again, ruffling her hair with a familiar force.

Zuo Yue was slightly taken aback. She realized that she actually really liked this feeling. When her head was stroked, she felt cherished and protected.

At the same time, a small question arose in her mind: why had Naruto never made such intimate gestures towards her before?

Naruto's inner thought was that he should take advantage of this rare opportunity to pat Fugaku's head as much as possible... so that Fugaku and Mikoto could return safely tomorrow.

With her parents' love and companionship, Zuo Yue's mood calmed down. She'll probably soon revert to her proud "Er Zhu Zi" self. Then, it won't be so easy for them to pat her head so readily anymore...

"Satsuki," Naruto withdrew his hand and asked in a light tone, "Want to go for a walk together?"

"Want to take a stroll?" Satsuki looked up.

"Yeah," Naruto nodded, "Let's go for a walk or something. The grove of trees and the riverbank where we trained together are nearby, right? The air is really nice after the rain. Want to go for a stroll there?"

Naruto knew that when one is overwhelmed with grief, the worst thing to do is to stay in a closed environment and do nothing, as that would only allow negative emotions to fester and grow.

Going outside, connecting with nature, and getting your body moving are better ways to relieve stress.

Satsuki was silent for a moment, then vaguely understood Naruto's intention. She nodded slightly. "...Yes."

This straightforward and decisive agreement, without the slightest hint of arrogance or rebuttal, actually made Naruto feel somewhat novel and unaccustomed.

In the past, given Satsuki's personality, she would have awkwardly turned her head away and said something like, "Since you've asked me to go like this, I'll reluctantly go with you."

"Alright, let's go."

Naruto deliberately chose to take a walk on a secluded path near the river on the outskirts of the village. His intention was obvious.

He didn't want the strange looks and whispers from the villagers about the Uchiha clan massacre and Satsuki's survival to hurt Satsuki again.

The two of them stepped out of the deserted Uchiha clan compound gate one after the other and onto the quiet path leading to the outskirts of Konoha.

The torrential rain that had just stopped washed the world clean, and the air was filled with a rich, refreshing, and humid scent.

Along the way, Naruto tried hard to find topics to talk about, chatting with Satsuki about the most ordinary things. For example, his recent experiences with taijutsu training, the lessons Iruka-sensei had been teaching at the Ninja Academy, and how many mushrooms had grown on the back mountain lately…

He carefully avoided any topics that might be related to "family," "relatives," or "last night," and tried to fill the silence between them little by little with these light and trivial daily conversations.

As she walked, a complex and indescribable emotion gradually spread through Zuo Yue's heart. She felt as if she was about to be thrown into an extremely lonely future, but there was always a warm force surrounding her, dispelling the chill.

Her gaze involuntarily fell on the blond boy beside her.

Naruto... he's different from me. It seems like he... never had any family, right? He's always been alone...

What have I been doing all this time?

The two walked side by side for a while and came to a bench by the river where people could rest. The bench was made of thick wood and looked very sturdy, but unfortunately, it was soaked by the heavy rain and was not a good place to sit down and rest.

However, for ninjas who can precisely control chakra, this little trouble is nothing.

Naruto casually stretched out his hand, his palm hovering above the wet surface of the bench, and a surge of pure chakra began to gather in his palm.

The next moment, the nature of the chakra subtly changed, taking on the warmth characteristic of fire attribute.

A gentle warmth of chakra enveloped the entire bench, and the water droplets on its surface visibly evaporated.

The wooden bench itself remained completely undamaged; in fact, it was only heated to a comfortable temperature that would not cause burns.

After doing all this, Naruto withdrew his hand, deliberately turned around, and showed a smug expression.

This sight finally brought a faint but genuine smile to Zuo Yue's usually tense and sorrowful face.

The subsequent actions proceeded naturally. The two sat down comfortably on the warm bench, feeling the warmth beneath them that dispelled the chill of the rain.

After sitting for a while, Naruto's gaze was drawn to a vending machine standing not far away by the roadside.

"Sit here and don't move." He stood up and said to Zuo Yue, "I'm going to buy two drinks, I'll be right back."

Satsuki nodded, her gaze unconsciously following Naruto's back until she was sure he had only stopped in front of the vending machine within her sight and hadn't gone far. Only then did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

However, she soon discovered that Naruto did not return immediately after inserting the coin, pressing the button, and taking out the two cans of drinks.

Instead, he stood in front of the vending machine, head down, seemingly fiddling with something.

Why don't you come back? What are you doing there?

But seeing that Naruto was still standing steadily within her line of sight and showed no sign of leaving, she suppressed the urge to get up and go over, and continued to look in that direction with slight unease, waiting.