Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Chapter 141 Are you a human or a ghost?

Naoki was not happy at all.

He hasn't been doing well lately. The theory is that to make a deeper impression on Takita, he needs to visit him at a specific time.

Everything was a facade. Like the umbrella in my hand, and the weather...

Although the family's plan was to seek opportunities through multiple channels, apart from the two clan heads, Madara and Hashirama, their younger brother Tobirama Izuna didn't seem to appear in front of him much. The only one with free time and the greatest opportunity was naturally Takita.

So he was waiting... forced to wait for the rainy day to arrive.

So today, after a week, it's raining again...

Takita was training on the training field as usual, and the sky was still somewhat gloomy as before.

"Oh no... it's going to rain again today..." Takita looked at the sky, feeling a little melancholy, as a raindrop landed on the tip of his nose.

At this rate, today's training plan will be ruined again...

Takita was pondering whether he should consider building an indoor dojo within the clan's territory, so that he and the children of the clan could continue their training even on rainy days.

However, this idea was just a thought. He was too embarrassed to ask Hashirama for help, and he didn't want to waste the already limited manpower and resources on this place, which wasn't particularly important.

"hiss..."

Just as Takita finished thinking, the rain intensified instantly, soaking him completely in a flash.

Gritting his teeth, Takita could only sheath his sword and hurriedly run out of the training ground... He had thought it through; rather than getting caught in the rain and catching a cold that would delay his training, it was better to relax and not be too anxious.

However, Takita had only taken a few steps when he saw the boy with the red umbrella from last time standing not far away. He looked just like the boy from last time, without any change whatsoever.

"Huh?" Takita quickly ran over, greeting him with some surprise, "Long time no see! Your name is... oh right, your name is Naoki, right? What a coincidence, and it's raining again, haha..."

Takita was a little puzzled. He had hardly ever seen this guy in the village before. How come this guy would come out again on rainy days when there was no one else around?

Coincidence? Probably not...

"Hmm, do you want me to take you home?" Naoki's face was expressionless, and his voice was very soft.

Takita was even more puzzled... This guy was getting weirder and weirder the more he looked at him. He hadn't noticed it last time, but thinking about it carefully this time, it felt a little scary...

A rainy day, a red umbrella, a black-haired boy, and a scene unlike anything I'd ever seen in the village before.

“Uh… okay…” Takita replied.

Although it sounded a bit like something out of a horror story, with someone crouching there like a ghost, the idea was just too outrageous. Takita had no choice but to agree for now, planning to observe the situation further...

Well, as long as it's not dark, he's not really afraid of ghosts or gods.

Takita followed Naoki the whole way, water droplets dripping from the edge of the umbrella, and the two didn't exchange a single word. He was observing Naoki, trying to find some "human" characteristics in him.

After walking for a few minutes, Takita couldn't help but ask, somewhat curiously, "Who are you? I've never seen you in the village before..."

Naoki's heart skipped a beat, but he remained expressionless, merely smiling slightly without replying.

"Uh..." Seeing that he didn't answer, Takita felt embarrassed to keep asking.

This is so strange!

There's definitely something wrong with this guy. Even though he meant well by holding an umbrella for me and picking me up to go home, there's something strange about him, and the sadness he's trying to hide but still manages to emanate...

"..."

Are you even human?

"ah...?"

Naoki paused, looking at Takita beside him with some confusion. He saw serious suspicion and a hint of scrutiny in Takita's gray eyes, which made Naoki a little nervous.

"I...of course I'm human..." Naoki replied somewhat guiltily.

After all, although he was human, his current mindset was more like that of a ghost. He had no intention of deliberately getting close to him, nor did he want to deceive this honest boy, but unfortunately, there was nothing he could do...

"You... I'm sorry, can I touch you?" Takita asked tentatively.

Naoki shuddered, unsure of what Takita was planning, but he could only nod in response.

Takita's feelings were actually quite complicated. He felt the whole thing was too bizarre, so he wanted to confirm whether this guy was a human or a ghost...

The Shimura family never dreamed that their carefully devised scheme would turn out this way in front of Takita, who was naturally very sensitive.

Takita didn't have any other thoughts in mind; he simply reached out and placed his fingertips on Naoki's chest...

Thump thump...

"call!"

Takita seemed to breathe a huge sigh of relief; at least he could feel a heartbeat and body temperature, so it was a living person.

Naoki was completely confused; this wasn't the reaction he expected. He finally realized that Takita really did think he was a ghost...

After remaining silent for several minutes, the two finally returned to the gates of the Feathered Robe Clan...

Now that he was a living person, Takita lowered his guard a little. Although Naoki was still shrouded in mystery, it was normal that they had only met twice and didn't know each other yet.

"Would you like to come over for a bit?" Takita invited, just like before. "The rain is even heavier today than last time. Let's wait until it calms down a bit before you go back. I'll treat you to dinner. After all, you've already driven me home twice!"

Naoki hesitated. Although the wounds on his body from the whipping had healed, they started to ache again when he heard Takita's invitation.

If I refuse again this time, I'll probably get an even worse beating...

"I...I..." Naoki hesitated. He actually quite enjoyed spending time with Takita, but once he was burdened with the guise of a family mission, he felt disgusted and evil...

He finds it hard to accept approaching and deceiving others to achieve his goals.

"Come on, it's raining so hard, and you seem to be wearing too little... your hands are shaking." Takita smiled, grabbed Naoki's hand, and pulled him inside.

Before Naoki could react, Takita had already taken him home. Takita was still living alone in his own room, just like before.

"Ah, please make yourself at home. You can leave your umbrella at the door..." Takita greeted him and started pouring him tea.

Naoki nervously observed Takita's house. It was large... but very empty. However, it was at least very clean and tidy...

"Dinner will be a while later. If you have any snacks you'd like to eat, just let me know!"

Takita handed Naoki a cup of tea, then rummaged through the cupboard and took out a bunch of cookies and other snacks, placing them in front of Naoki.

Naoki shook his head and said softly, "No need for special hospitality..."

He didn't know how to behave, so he could only stiffly accept the teacup that Takita handed him.

The sky gradually darkened. Although it was only four or five in the afternoon, it was gloomy and raining heavily outside.

After taking care of everything, Takita finally relaxed and nestled on the sofa.

With some free time, Takita would normally continue to review the ledgers or reports, but today, since a long-awaited guest had come to his house, he put down his work and prepared to chat with this mysterious boy.

“Since you’re not… uh, a ghost? Then you must have deliberately approached me, right? I’m not questioning you, I’m just curious…” Takita picked up a cookie and casually asked the question that was on his mind.

Naoki took a deep breath and bit his tongue hard, a metallic sweetness spreading in his mouth...

Naoki swallowed hard and said softly, "I approached you because I wanted to be your friend."

"..."

Takita's expression remained unchanged. He remained silent for two seconds before speaking again, his tone becoming somewhat cold.

You are lying.