Chapter 4: Now it's my turn

- What do you want, a guy? Have you seen the time?

A hefty hog came out into the passage, about two meters away for sure. Hovering over a child who decided to knock on the door in the middle of the night, he began to radiate discontent. He certainly looked ugly, if you measure everything by public opinion. A muscular man in his underwear hovered over a little boy - a terrible picture...

- Hello, can you tell me how to get to the village hidden in the foliage?

In his turn, Sora asked about the route with restraint and without emotion. Although the chance of getting an answer was zero, since he had already visited two dozen houses in this village, where he was either sent somewhere far away, or simply closed the door right in front of his nose.

Some even snapped at the boy, as if they were wild dogs barking. Only instead of barking, letters could be heard gathering into words of not the best context. They were just sick of the alphabet.

And after going around so many houses, Sora met another disgruntled bully, with whom he definitely could not start a dialogue. Hopes of getting to Konoha were melting right before his eyes, although he had already buried these same hopes in his heart a long time ago in the last world. Now it remains to get ready to listen to another diarrhea from the mouth of a working man.

- To the village, right? Could you, puppy, come here in the afternoon, huh? Do you even know how tired I am today?

So far he had not switched to shouting, but he was not far from it. The only thing that held him back was that there were exactly the same residential buildings nearby, from where complaints could pour in his direction.

- I'm sorry, I didn't know. Then I'd better go too, I won't take up any more of your time. Thank you for opening the door. Good night...

The guy gave it out in one gulp and already headed for the next house. Another attempt was unsuccessful. People were so aggressive, which surprised Sora. Even in the past world, where everyone was for a penny, there was no such attitude towards children.

- Darling, who was there?

The girl came out into the corridor when the man closed the door. She was wearing only a thin, cotton T-shirt with the coat of arms of the land of Fire. Her pleasing-to-the-eye figure leaned gently against one of the jambs in the arch.

She woke up after her husband, but she couldn't hear the conversation at the front door. Curiosity took over her and pulled her after her husband.

The man turned completely around to his wife. Squeezing out a weak smile, he wanted to get back to bed as soon as possible, but under the attentive squint of his wife, he gave up.

- Yes, there was a boy who came in, asked in which direction Konoha is located. Well, I sent him away... He said the last as quietly as possible. His wife was still that grumpy woman who always tried to help people if it was within her capabilities, but she did not go beyond the borders either. To give money to some poor people, she definitely did not have such a goal.

- What did you do? Come on, give it back! I want to see what kind of boy you kicked out.

She said in an authoritative voice, which was more like an order. The man did not contradict, a formidable woman, the most terrible creature in the world.

Opening the door, he tried to make out the boy in complete darkness. The only light source was the lamps from his house. That's if you don't count the moon and stars, but these big night lights didn't help so much in finding the boy.

But now his eyes caught on a low silhouette moving towards a nearby house. What immediately caused surprise in the worker. Before that, his thoughts about the stranger ended with the fact that he was just a beggar who decided to try his luck. And after the first failure, he will return to where he came from... But the situation spoke for itself that the ideas turned out to be false.

- Hey, man! Come here!

A worker shouted in a whisper, causing the silhouette to shudder. Turning their heads to the source of the scream, they looked at each other for a while. After that, Sora still went back. He had nothing to lose anyway, even if it was a stupid joke of adults. Although it was necessary to be on guard, since you can stumble upon different personalities. He can't protect himself in any way...

"My wife wants to see you." Maybe you're very lucky...

The man exhaled when he saw the very boy whom he himself had recently sent away. His bulky figure blocked the entire view for the girl, which is why he received an unpleasant pinch on the side.

- Move away, I won't see anything like that.

A soft female voice was heard, which clearly could not command such a bully, but everything turned out to be as it is. The man calmly obeyed and went inside the house, giving a view of his beautiful wife.

- You wanted to see me?

Sora immediately asked, not intending to participate in family games. If there is no information, then he has nothing to do here.

- How small and fragile... The girl ignored him. The answer to the question was obvious. She immediately moved on to assessing the child's appearance.

The tired look, the thin body caught the eye. There is still a glimmer of life in the look, but it already had cold shades. The clothes are very ordinary: light rags hanging on the guy's body, in some places there were even holes and dirt. In addition to everything, he goes and asks for information...

"You've been through a lot, haven't you?" "What is it?" she asked, watching for a reaction.

- Like you... But he interrupted himself, changing the unfinished sentence. - Does it look so good to me?

- It is worth paying a little more attention to you, and even a civilian will understand that you are from far away. Why are you going to the village of Liszt?

- One of the Shinobi of the list told me to go there. He himself would like to help me, but the time is turbulent, and he needed to patrol the area together with the team.

Without saying much, Sora told about his situation. Such moments as where he came from, he did not mention at all. The only thing he could tell was why he was making his way to the village.

But the girl learned a lot for herself from the information, looking at the boy. As much as he did not want to hide the understatement, but his manner betrayed itself. Still, Sora has never been a spy, a very ordinary person who does not prepare himself both psychologically and physically for all kinds of questions.

- I realized that you're telling the truth, even though you have some secrets of your own. Well, we all have the right to the safety of personal information. Tell me something, how long have you been going home like this?

The conversation continued and could have dragged on if the girl wanted it. The poor husband just had to put up with it. Yet in their family, it was the wife who was the main one.

From the revelation of an unfamiliar girl, the guy was confused. He had never been told that he was hiding something. Because of what the situation was taking a serious turn. And here it's not only this woman who immediately saw through him, but also Sakumo, who asked for information much more important for the survival of the migrant, if you can call him that. He didn't even know what he looked like...

- Are you a Shinobi? The boy asked, he needed to know. At least just to make sure.

- Yes, and you're smart. Although no one else would have been invited to the village. I am the genin of the village of Liszt, a low rank, but I do not need higher. Skills are much more valuable than any ranks, but that's not about it now. If you want to get into the village, then I will help you. Since I know the way to my native place.

Sora was even more surprised. He knew that Shinobi can be among civilians, but in life he meets with this for the first time. He didn't even realize who she was until she told him herself. And she also gave interesting information for reflection. It turns out that there is a hidden power among the low ranks, which is why genins are now becoming even more dangerous in the eyes of a young man.

- Are you going to answer?

- Oh, sorry, I was thinking... To be honest, you have already started the third dozen houses that I have visited.

- Stubborn, then? - The girl asked aloud, but she addressed this question to herself rather than to the boy.

- I wouldn't say that. I could have stayed here, they would have found me later, I just need to move, otherwise I'll freeze. The nights, though not as cold as in winter, but the temperature decreases at night even in summer.

- And smart...

In the eyes of the girl, the unknown boy was gaining more and more interest. If one of her colleagues had really ordered her to go to the village, then now she understood why.

- Darling, go to bed without me, and I will help our little guest. You come in and warm up while I get dressed. By the way, what's your name?

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