Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Chapter 6 I feel like I'm being taken care of?

"This is it..."

Itama led Yan Yi through several groves of trees to a small cave. The cave was fairly clean, with plenty of dry grass on the ground, so it didn't feel damp.

Gently placing Yan Yi on the haystack, Banjian looked around and continued to explain, "This is a place I sometimes come to. Although it's a bit small, it's actually quite secluded. When my brothers and I play hide-and-seek, they can't find me... haha."

Yan Yi nodded blankly. Although he didn't know anything about this Senju clan youth, he seemed like a good person...

Nevertheless, being an Uchiha, and with the two being enemies, Yan Yi still harbored some wariness...

Although he tried to stand up and take a few steps, it seemed that he had twisted his ankle in the fall.

"Hiss... Ah..."

Even the slightest movement causes Yan Yi great pain, so she is now completely unable to move.

When Banma saw Yan Yi clutching his ankle in pain, he felt a pang of sympathy and quickly knelt down to check on him.

"Did you twist your ankle? But I don't know how to treat it..." Faced with this situation, Itama didn't know what to do, so he could only pat Yan Yi's back and try to comfort him.

"I...I'm fine, I'll be alright in a few days..."

Yan Yi forced a smile. If we're talking about bad luck, today he'd learned just how unlucky a person could be. But if we're talking about luck, he realized he'd actually been incredibly lucky today.

Although he was caught, he managed to escape. However, he didn't get away completely and twisted his ankle. Fortunately, he was found by Itama.

"I'll go and bring you some food later... You have to stay here and wait for me to come back, okay? Don't run around!" After saying that, Itama immediately turned around and ran out of the narrow cave.

It wasn't until Itama left and was on his way back to the clan's territory that he belatedly realized what had happened... and a look of lingering fear appeared on his face.

"Uh... I think I just acted impulsively and saved him... He's clearly an enemy, why did I save him...?"

However, the boy didn't think too much about it. Even if it was an enemy, it was only the same age as him. And now, the enemy was incapacitated, like...like a trapped kitten?

Now that he'd already done the rescue, Itama immediately put aside any other thoughts. Since the other person hadn't revealed their surname, as long as they weren't Uchiha, that was fine.

After all, the Uchiha clan had a long-standing feud with him, and there were dozens of clans of all sizes now. There was no reason why he would just happen to save an Uchiha.

Itama, like a thief, quickly rummaged through the house, gathering a bunch of herbs and similar items, and then secretly took a few steamed buns and some dried meat...

There's no one else at home except my mother. My older brothers and father aren't home either, and no one has noticed anything unusual!

But just as Itama had stuffed his pockets bulging and was about to leave, his second brother's voice suddenly rang out from behind him...

"Huh? Itama, where are you going? What are you doing...?"

Itama jolted awake and turned around to see his second brother, Tobirama Senju, dressed in training clothes, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"No! It's nothing! I..."

"Ok?"

Seeing through Itama's utterly ineffective disguise, Tobirama immediately realized that the other was hiding something... and the fact that he was holding food made it seem like...

"Ahem, Itama, to be honest, are you...?"

Tobirama slowed his voice slightly and scanned Itama from head to toe with a scrutinizing gaze.

"..."

Itama was very nervous. If his second brother found out that he had seemingly saved someone who was suspected of being an enemy, would he tell their father?

Although my actions seem no different from betraying my family, that guy named Yan Yi... he's really pitiful, so young...

A jumble of thoughts raced through his mind for a moment, but Tobirama spoke again: "How many times have I told you? Don't bring back those strange animals to keep as pets. Father will scold you again if he finds out..."

Animals? Itama breathed a sigh of relief. So his second brother thought he'd brought back another small animal. Hmm... to call it a small animal, it could indeed be considered one, right? After all, Yan Yi looked just like a kitten...

"Haha, my second brother still found out..." Itama laughed nervously, explaining, "Second brother, please don't tell Father, I won't bring it home!"

Tobirama had just finished training and was exhausted. He couldn't be bothered to argue with Itama about these useless things; he just wanted his younger brother to stop bringing those animals home.

"Whatever you want, as long as you don't bring it back and Father sees it, it doesn't matter. Go..."

As Tobirama waved his hand, took off his armor, and went into the bathroom, Itama breathed a sigh of relief, as if granted a pardon. He quickly said goodbye to Tobirama's retreating figure and dashed out of the house...

"Huff...huff..." Banma panted heavily, holding his knees as he stood in front of the cave. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yan Yi sitting pitifully inside the cave, like a frightened little animal.

"Sorry to keep you waiting... My second brother almost figured it out just now... haha..."

There was light at the entrance of the cave, but Yan Yi couldn't see who it was because of the backlighting. It wasn't until he heard Itama's voice that Yan Yi relaxed his guard.

"It's alright... I should thank you for saving me and for going out of your way to find me food."

Yan Yi felt a little embarrassed. Although her second brother played with her every day, this was the first time she had received such care from a stranger of the same age from a different family.

Banma just smiled, walked over and sat down next to Yan Yi, and took out two steamed buns and two pieces of dried meat from his pocket and handed them to Yan Yi.

"Here, you eat first! It's getting late, you must be hungry too~"

"Ah... thank you... thank you, Itama."

Yan Yi reached out and took the food, then began to eat it in large mouthfuls. He was indeed starving. He had been squatting by the river all afternoon, and had experienced being tied up, threatened, escaped, and wrestled, among other things. He was exhausted both mentally and physically.

Seeing Yan Yi's satisfied expression as he ate his food, Itama's eyes widened in disbelief...

Although he had rescued many small animals before, this was the first time he had rescued a human, especially a boy about his own age.

But I have to admit, Yan Yi looks even cuter than the kittens and puppies I've rescued?

After seeing Yan Yi happily finish the food he had brought, Ban Jian snapped out of his daze and looked away, continuing to take out several herbs from his pocket.

Although I don't know the specific preparation method, these are basically the basic herbs for treating sprains and bruises. After all, my second brother taught me how to identify these herbs, so it should be fine to use them.

"Yan Yi, these herbs should help you recover faster..."

While explaining the herbs in his hand, Banma found two large stones on the ground and began grinding them.

Although his movements were clumsy and he kept accidentally hitting his hand, Itama seemed very serious and showed no intention of stopping.

After a while, Banjian, with beads of sweat on his forehead and a pile of crushed herbs in his hands, sat down next to Yan Yi and smiled with satisfaction.

"Okay, this should be enough... Yan Yi, put your feet on my lap! I'll help you apply the medicine."

"Ah... thank you..."