"Hmm...... Facial numbness or something...... Why did Yakshamaru call you that? ”

"Your name, isn't your name Naruto Uzumaki?"

With the immature childish voice full of doubts, not only Naruto's face suddenly froze. Even the atmosphere, which had finally eased down, suddenly fell silent again.

"Hmm......? How...... What's wrong, Naruto? ”

At the same time, Iara, who was originally full of curiosity, gradually noticed the strangeness of the atmosphere as time passed, and because he never got Naruto's response. Immediately, his little head twisted back and forth, and after seeing the strange expressions on Naruto and Yashamaru's faces becoming more and more obvious, he tugged at the hem of Naruto's clothes again, and carefully shrunk his neck, and continued in a low voice.

"I ...... Am I saying something wrong......? ”

"Wave wind face numb...... Naruto Uzumaki...... Hmmm......"

And after hearing the words of my Aira, Yakshamaru also gradually came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream. Then he muttered to himself, and his brow furrowed slightly thoughtfully as he re-examined Naruto's figure up and down with a blank look. After a brief pause, he nodded slightly.

"I see......"

Facing Yakshamaru as if he was aware of it, he glanced up and down with a gaze that became more and more sharp and curious. made Naruto break out in a cold sweat, and instinctively wanted to deny the identity of "Naruto Uzumaki", and then emphasized the existence of "Ha Feng Mian Ma". But after seeing my Airo's grievances and pitiful appearance as if he knew that he had done something wrong, he always felt that his words were tantamount to telling Airo with a clear conscience that the self-introduction he made earlier was purely deceiving him. So much so that the words that came to his mouth were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything anymore, and at the same time, he felt a big head and fell into an embarrassing dilemma.

"Uh, this ...... Is this ......?"

After an awkward response, Naruto took a long, deep breath after a moment's thought. In this way, he calmed down the tension in his heart a little, and at the same time, he relied on his own further understanding of Yakshamaru's personality in the short time they had spent together. While recalling the original plot, the Sand Hidden Village and the Xiao Organization were on the bright side, except for leaving as a traitor and joining the Red Sand Scorpion of the Xiao Organization, they had nothing to do with each other. After weighing the pros and cons, he made the decision to gamble with the remaining risks.

"Whew...... Well, don't worry, I love Luo...... Ha Kaze and Naruto Uzumaki, it's all me~"

The decisive character that he would do when he thought of it quickly dissipated the nervousness on Naruto's face, and while smiling and stretching out his hand, he touched the body of Yakshamaru without hindrance in his eyes that were still suspicious but obviously unguarded, and then slowly picked up the aggrieved little guy from Yakshamaru's arms, and hugged him softly around his waist. After holding the little guy steady, he freed up one hand. He gently scraped the tip of his nose, teasing the little panda in his arms, and while teasing the little panda in his arms, he continued with gentle words and comfort.

"It's just that the name Naruto Uzumaki is only said to friends!"

"Uh-huh——! I see! ”

Because of his immature age, I Airo, who is simple and kind by nature, blinked and stunned for a while after hearing Naruto's explanation. But after the little head carefully digested it, he understood that Naruto regarded himself as a friend, and only told him the meaning of the name "Naruto Uzumaki", and suddenly nodded with bright eyes. Immediately, he was full of joy, and naturally he didn't think much about anything else, but wrapped his arms around Naruto's neck, and rubbed his head lightly with a smile in his eyes.

"Hee-hee, friend...... Naruto was the first good friend I ever made! ”

"Ahhh......h Of course! We've been good friends since you accepted the offer to play together, haven't we? ”

"Hmmm! Naruto is my best, best, best friend...... German ...... Earth...... Boom! ”

"Poof, you little fellow, have you learned my mouth fetish? However, there is also a bit of a promise that should be 'de'...... 'ba'...... 'yo'...... That's the right pronunciation! ”

"Hmm...... Right......? ”

"Yes, yes, that's it...... It's a quick learner, it's really my love for Luo~"

"Hey——!hey"

Between the teasing and teasing of words, Naruto couldn't help but sigh in his heart, a child with a simple nature is easy to soothe the past. Immediately after a slight pause in his words, Naruto lowered his head slightly, and gently rubbed his chin against the soft red hair of Iara in response to the coquettish behavior of the little panda in his arms. While enduring the unconditional trust given by the little panda in his arms, he felt a burst of guilt in his heart. While bending his eyes and nodding in response, he quietly adjusted his gaze a little, and paid attention to Yashamaru's every move with the corner of his eye.

Since it can be determined, at least on the bright side, the people in the Sand Hidden Village who don't have much interaction with the Xiao organization and know that they have a dual identity are only two people, Yaksha Pill and I'Airo. Well, Naruto was gambling...... Bet knowing that everything Naruto did was for the good of my Airo. Yakshamaru is still a spoiled Yakshamaru who spoils my Airo's uncle, and he will see that Naruto has no harmful hostility towards the Sand Hidden Village and helps me Airo make friends, so that Yakshamaru's personal emotions suppress his rational thoughts, and then hide this secret from his brother-in-law, the fourth generation of the Kazekage!

As for the other possibility, there is a question about whether Yakshamaru will be regarded as another external pseudonym for Naruto Uzumaki along with "Hakaze Face Ma" because of the two completely different names...... Naruto didn't have much hope for that.

Being able to be arranged to take care of my Airo, and not incurring the anger and resentment of the villagers because of this, is enough to see how high Yashamaru's slick IQ is. And after seeing Naruto's instinctive stiff and nervous look when he saw Naruto's true name revealed because of Iara, he could still think about it...... Well, that Naruto probably had to be suspicious, and he didn't care about the overall intelligence level of the Sand Hidden Village, which forced out a general for the Xiao organization, was in a pitiful range.

And it turns out that Naruto, who has always been lucky, also succeeded in winning this time.

After frowning and pondering for a while, there was a harmonious atmosphere of talking and laughing between Iairo and Naruto, who rarely showed a smile, and from beginning to end, although I Airo was frequently out of control, but reacted quickly to everything that tried to hurt Iairo, the sand never broke out to Naruto, an "outsider", such as rejection and attack [In fact, after Naruto strengthened the seal used to suppress the one-tailed Shoutsuru in my Airo's body, and put an end to the influence of Shouzuru on my Airo's thinking, As long as I'm in a calm state and don't have the slightest threat or malice towards my Airo, of course, I don't have to worry about being automatically attacked by the sand. From this, it was concluded that Naruto was indeed sincere to my Airo. The layers of worries in Yakshamaru's heart also dissipated invisibly at this moment.

Since Naruto didn't pose any threat to my Airo, then, in front of Naruto's appearance of being harmful to the Sand Hidden Village, Yakshamaru didn't mind responding to Naruto's sincerity...... What's more, because of the strength of the other side, an order was given in advance to avoid the outbreak of conflict as much as possible. Yakshamaru felt that his act of helping Naruto hide his identity was not against his brother-in-law's decision and will.

"Friends...... It's no wonder that the sand of my Lord Ara, for your approach, does not show any signs of attack and defense. ”

Thinking of this, Yakshamaru, who was already far away from the whirlpool of politics and power struggles, was happy to leave these troubles behind and try to be at ease for himself. Immediately, in the depths of his eyes, there was a look of vigilance that always lingered. Gradually, under the influence of Naruto and the atmosphere of harmony between Iro, it was replaced by the doting smile of the past. While learning Naruto's previous movements, he stretched out his hand and hooked Naruto's shoulder. After a slight pause in his words, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he continued in a serious and gentle voice.

"So, when I used to call myself 'Hakaze Face Ma' instead of 'Naruto Uzumaki'...... Is it because we are not friends? So, what should I call you 'face numb' now...... Or 'Naruto'? ”

"As a ...... who cares about me as well Belch...... Let's be an elder. I think you already have the answer to that question, don't you? ”

After hearing that Yashamaru was almost tantamount to hinting that he had decided that he would keep Naruto's teasing words secret. Naruto had been carrying the boulder in his heart, and then he gradually lowered it. Then, while moving a little step to adjust his standing posture, after seeing Yakshamaru approaching in his arms, he tried to ask Yakshamaru to hug again, so that he could crawl into Yakshamaru's arms more easily. While shrugging his shoulders, he restrained the posture of trying to maintain the mystery of his identity when he first came into contact with him. Instead, he blinked his eyes and tried to hold back a smile and pretend to be innocent in response.

"What's more, anyway, I let you know both of my names...... Which one you want to call after that, of course, it's up to you to decide~"

"Huh? Who is this answer...... Doesn't that sound like I'm forcing you to comply? ”

After noticing the obvious change in Naruto's tone, the words in Yashamaru's mouth no longer contained the slightest stiff and alienated official tone. And no longer caring about the strength between himself and Naruto, and the difference between the villages he belongs to, he deliberately pouted as a friend of equal status, and complained angrily in response.

"Speaking of which, Naruto-kun, since you came to the Sand Hidden Village to make friends with Iro-sama...... Then you don't have to find a lame excuse like escorting a caravan, which can easily lead people to misunderstand, right? It hurts us to think that you have been sent to our village to make a difficult demonstration. So much so that since last night, I haven't been reminding you to be nervous! ”

"Babble...... There are actually many reasons for that 'lame' excuse......"

After hearing the embarrassing source of the misunderstanding mentioned by the person in front of him, Rao was so cheeky that it was difficult to contain the reddening of the ground. Then he raised his hand, covered his forehead and rubbed it gently, and used it to hide the tears in the depths of his eyes. While quite aggrieved, he muttered in response in a low voice.

"Bi ...... After all, if I had known in advance before I set out that my name would already be so famous not only in the village, but also outside the village...... Even if you kill me, I won't do such a stupid thing without self-confession......"

"Huh? Co-authored with how famous you are, don't you have any self-knowledge at all......"

From Naruto's snort, which had no dignity as a strong man and was as small as a mosquito and a fly, he realized that this might indeed be an oolong incident caused by misunderstanding and suspicion, and Yakshamaru couldn't help but have the illusion that he was bullying a child and couldn't cry or laugh. After a slight pause, and was about to continue speaking, he was interrupted by a voice of surprise when he noticed the figure of a child who had been staring at the figure of my Airo not far away, and had not left as before, and was even approaching.

I said...... Well? What's wrong with everyone? Can I help you? ”

"Hmm...... That, big brother...... I love it, are you still resting? ”

"Is my Airo going home? Did he do something wrong? ”

"Can't he continue to play with us?"

"It was us who made too much fuss before......! Yes, that's it! ”

"Hmmm! I love it - it didn't hurt us! Not at all! ”

"And we haven't won yet! Can...... Let me stay and play with us? ”

Sensing that Yakshamaru and Naruto's eyes were gradually converging on their group, the children looked at each other, and after a brief hesitation and silence, they mustered up their courage with determination. Then, under the stunned gaze of Yakshamaru, he begged for mercy and intercession for their mistakes and punishments for their previous uncontrollable rampage and attempts to attack them, and was about to be taken home early and strictly guarded.

"Well, everyone, calm down...... I'm not going home, I'm just resting. ”

And compared to the moment, it is difficult to accept this significant change from meeting and running away to the children taking the initiative to intercede for my Airo. Naruto, who was the initiator of all these changes, was naturally much calmer. And then he responded with a smile unhurriedly, and while he was also a little eager to try, he wanted to continue playing with his peers, but he was too embarrassed to speak. While reaching out his hand, he carefully picked up Aramaru from the arms of Yashamaru, who was stunned in place, and put him back on the ground and stood safely.

"However, it seems that I should be completely rested and ready to continue playing...... Right? Do I love Luo? ”

“…… Uh-huh——! ”

"So, go play, Yakshamaru and I will be waiting for you here...... Remember, just like the original, you can't 'cheat' with sand~"

"Good ——!"

"Woohoo——! Great! ”

"Hey, hey, thank you, big brother!"

"Let's go, let's go! Let's move on! ”

"Hmph, that's of course, the victory and defeat are only about to start now!"

“…… Although I had a premonition before, it was still a little unbelievable when I saw it with my own eyes......"

In the noisy noise of the children drifting away, they gradually came back to their senses. Yakshamaru looked at Ara, who was playing with the children, with a complicated expression, and glanced at Naruto who was standing beside him from time to time, looking at Ara's figure with the same tenderness. After a pause, he couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart after all, and asked out curiously.

"Still, I don't understand...... What the hell have you done to me? Why did I change so much in the short time I had gone? And...... Why, do you attach so much importance to and know so much about my Airo-sama that you travel thousands of miles from Konoha Ninja Village to Sand Hidden Village? If I'm not mistaken...... You probably haven't been in contact with it before, right? ”

"Huh? Ah, is this...... I just used the ability of multiple shadow clones to form two teams by myself and played a game with my Airo. And then use actions to show the children the fact that Iairo is not actually a dangerous bad boy. As for why I am so valued ......"

After being slightly stunned by Yakshamaru's barrage of questions, Naruto understated the complicated process of trying to make the children gradually trust Iara. Immediately, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and with the help of the sensing ability between the tailed beasts of the Nine Lamas, through the petite and immature figure of Iro, he saw the figure of Shouhe who was in a restless and restless state in the seal. He turned his head sideways, grinned and continued with a smile in his hands.

"Probably because...... For the sake of Freemasonry, right? ”

"Freemasonry...... Naruto, could it be that you are also a human pillar force——!? ”

"Like that child, I have tasted the helpless despair of being hated and disgusted by everyone around me."

In return for the trust that Yakshamaru chose to help him hide his identity, Naruto didn't deny Yakshamaru's conjecture. As if acquiescing, muttering softly to himself as if no one was around, Naruto gradually overlapped and merged his former self with the aggrieved figure of Ai Luo when he first met.

"It's called ...... Let's get together. ”

(End of chapter)