Chapter 10 – Kindness of a Stranger
It was the next day that Miyuki and Sakura found themselves at the bridge guarding Tazuna and his workers from any potential harm. The two girls just sat idly nearby Tazuna while chatting about miscellaneous things such as clothing and jewelry. Of course, the two had also discussed what they should do if they were attacked while guarding Tazuna on their own. The girls had concluded that Miyuki and Kaminari would distract their opponent as best as possible while Sakura would go get backup from Kakashi and the boys. Now some may have thought the idea was idiotic, but to Miyuki and Sakura in made perfect sense. After all, it would have been more idiotic for both to stay and fight only to lose, instead of only one staying while the other went to get someone who could actually win, meaning Kakashi. Of course, they were purely basing this off the chance that it would be Zazuba or even the fake Shinobi hunter to attack them.
“This is so borrrring!” Sakura complained to Miyuki as she yawned and stretched her arms above her head.
Kaminari and Miyuki nodded, “Yeah,” Miyuki sighed. “I wish I had remembered to grab a book when we left this morning, but it slipped my mind…”
“You sure like reading, don’t you Miyuki-chan?” Sakura asked her white-haired companion.
“Ah, yeah, I guess I do,” Miyuki smiled softly to herself. A brief memory flashed across her mind.
A young girl sat on a porch beside an older male who looked to be in his early teens. The little girl was smiling to herself while swinging her legs back and forth. The boy sitting beside her had his nose buried in a book. The little girl looked up at the boy and tilted her head, trying to read the title of the book. “Big bwuder… What are you weading?”
The boy chuckled at the girls mispronounced words. “It’s brother and reading. Not bwuder and weading, okay?” The boy corrected.
The little girl nodded and tried to repeat the words correctly. “B-Bro…Bro-th…er. Brother.” The boy smiled and encouraged her to try the other word. “R-Re….Reading.” The girl looked up at her brother to see if she said the word right.
“That’s right! Good job, Miyuki!” the boy cheered as he ruffled the girl’s white hair playfully.
The little girl, Miyuki, pouted, “You never answered my question!”
The boy chuckled, “I’m reading a book called Make-Out Paradise.”
Miyuki titled her head in curiosity. “What’s it about?”
A blush formed on the boy’s cheeks at the question. “Uh…well…I’m afraid I can’t say! Maybe one day when you’re my age I’ll tell you.”
Miyuki frowned, “Is it bad?”
“Well…I wouldn’t say bad….just not age appropriate for someone of your age. Do you understand?”
Miyuki shrugged, not really caring about what the book was about anymore. “Why do you r-read, anyways, Ichirou nii-chan?”
Ichirou paused for a moment, thinking of a good answer for his little sister. “Well…because when I read…it seems to make reality disappear and it takes me to a whole new world where I don’t have to face the problems I have in this world.”
Miyuki thought about her brother’s answer. “Then…I want to read books too! So that way, maybe in the new world, Mommy and Daddy will pay attention to me like you do Nii-chan!”
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Child of the Moon (Naruto Fanfiction)
Fanfic{Currently being rewriten}Tukiko Miyuki is a member of an elite clan within the Leaf Village. However, she is often mistreated by her clan members despite the fact that Miyuki is the heiress of her clan. Miyuki wishes nothing more than to prove that...
