I'm in the Dragon Clan, bound to the Naruto Counterattack System

Chapter 105 I am your accomplice

Just as Cheng Sui was still a little confused, Erii held up the next sentence she had already written.

Cheng Sui's gaze was fixed on that small notebook.

The white paper and black handwriting reveal a naive earnestness in every stroke.

Will Naruto wear the same clothes again next time?

"That way I'll be able to find you in the crowd."

"Eri will wear the same clothes next time, so even if Erii can't find you, Naruto is so amazing, he'll definitely find me."

The girl's mind was as simple as a blank sheet of paper.

She thought the world was a grand game of hide-and-seek, and that as long as you wore the same team uniform, you would never get separated.

Looking at the serious-looking girl in front of him, Cheng Sui noticed that she was no longer as dull as before, and her whole demeanor had come alive.

"Does Erii really want to go back?" Cheng Sui asked the most crucial question.

Although he didn't know Erii's background, he could tell from her behavior that she was a girl who rarely, if ever, had any contact with the outside world.

Would a girl who has almost never experienced the outside world really want to return to that invisible cage after tasting freedom?

Cheng Sui's voice was soft, yet it was like a pebble thrown into Erii's usually calm heart, creating ripples in her world.

The girl's eyelashes trembled slightly. She lowered her eyes, her long hair obscuring the contours of her face and concealing the fleeting sadness in her glassy eyes.

Should we go back?

Of course she didn't want to.

However, she knew she couldn't be willful.

Every brief runaway from home affects countless people and causes trouble for many.

That's enough for today.

She met Naruto, bought her favorite little dress, played a shooting game she had only seen in books before, and even shared the dolls she won with younger children.

These were experiences she had never had before.

She is already very content.

She shouldn't add any more burden to this person who suddenly entered her life and brought her light.

Erii gripped her pencil tightly, as if waging a final battle against the inner self that yearned for freedom.

Just as she was struggling with her decision and preparing to write down the insincere "yes," Cheng Sui's gaze had already passed over her and landed on the glass window outside the shop.

Outside the window, the street has been adorned with some incongruous black hues.

A group of men in black trench coats spread out quickly through the crowd, like drops of ink falling into clear water.

Their steps were synchronized, their actions were imbued with a well-trained discipline, and each person wore a communication headset, their eyes vigilantly scanning every corner around them.

The Eight Families of Snake-Headed Trees.

Cheng Sui immediately recognized the identities of these people.

He frowned inwardly. He had been so focused on playing the game with Erii that he had let his guard down and hadn't noticed their arrival immediately.

However, it's unclear whether these people are after him or Erii.

If the goal is Erii, then the foreign ninjas mentioned in the system missions should be the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

But Cheng Sui had a question: why would the system assign him the task of protecting Erii? What secrets did this girl hold that would warrant such a large-scale operation by the Snake Clan?

At this moment, one of the men in black noticed the shop and also noticed Erii, whose dark red hair was striking.

The shop door was pushed open, and the wind chimes hanging on the door made a crisp yet abrupt sound.

The man in black walked straight in, his leather shoes making a dull, rhythmic sound on the wooden floor as he approached step by step.

"It seems we've spotted the young lady."

He spoke in a low voice into the miniature microphone on his collar, his eyes never leaving Erii.

"How old is Erii?" Cheng Sui suddenly asked.

Erii paused for a moment, puzzled, but still subconsciously wrote down two numbers quickly on the writing board.

"nineteen."

Cheng Sui nodded, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

"I remember a very famous Japanese writer once said something like this."

His voice wasn't loud, but it reached Erii's ears clearly.

He said that fifteen is the perfect age to run away from home. Too early before, too late after.

Cheng Sui paused, a cryptic smile curving his lips.

"However, I think that statement should be changed now."

"Change it to nineteen years old."

Erii tilted her head, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion.

She didn't understand why Cheng Sui would suddenly say these things, but she could sense that Cheng Sui's tone was different from usual when he said them.

The man in black had come within three steps of them, and he reached out, seemingly preparing to grab Erii's shoulder.

"Because Erii is now—"

Cheng Sui's voice suddenly lowered, tinged with a hint of mockery.

"I had no choice but to run away from home."

The moment the words fell, the world seemed to be slowed down.

Cheng Sui's body suddenly twisted at an incredible angle.

His movements were fluid and without the slightest hesitation.

The man in black only saw a blur before a sharp gust of air rushed towards him.

Cheng Sui brought his fingers together, his palm slightly curved, and a precise, soft punch landed on the black-clad man's Adam's apple.

"Well----"

The man in black stared wide-eyed, a muffled groan escaping his throat as if forcibly choked. All the words he was about to utter, all the cries he was about to make, were blocked in his trachea.

He didn't even have time to put up any resistance.

The next second, he met a pair of eyes.

A pair of scarlet, eerie eyes.

In his eyes, three black tomoe were slowly rotating, like a bottomless vortex, about to suck his soul in completely.

The powerful spiritual force, like an invisible torrent, instantly shattered the black-clad man's willpower.

His gaze glazed over in an instant, his body lost all strength, and he slumped backward.

Cheng Sui reached out and caught his body, dissipating the force of his fall and letting him slide silently to the ground, hiding in the shadow of the arcade machine.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye.

As they approached, none of the children engrossed in their games or the parents chatting noticed anything amiss.

"We should go."

Cheng Sui turned around, his voice returning to its previous gentle tone, and spoke softly to Erii, who was still somewhat dazed. Erii looked at him, her scarlet eyes now a deep black.

She didn't ask any questions.

They didn't ask who the man in black was.

They didn't ask him why he collapsed.

She simply nodded emphatically, put away her writing board, and followed obediently behind Cheng Sui like a docile kitten.

Cheng led her slowly towards the shop entrance.

He found it somewhat amusing.

Just a few minutes ago, this girl was still debating whether to go home or cause him trouble.

Now, all he had to do was say "It's time to go," and she followed without hesitation.

She clearly didn't want to go back to that so-called home at all.

The two walked out of the shop and merged into the bustling crowd.

A few seconds later.

"what!"

A scream erupted from inside the shop.

A mother with her child discovered the man in black lying in the shadows while picking up her son's dropped toy.

The scream was like a signal.

On the street, the men in black who had been searching around instantly pinpointed the source of the riot and quickly surrounded the shop.

Cheng Sui didn't turn around, but he could clearly sense the sudden tension behind him.

He grabbed Erii's wrist, quickened his pace, and nimbly weaved through the crowd.

"Eri-i".

His voice stood out clearly amidst the cacophony of voices.

"Have you ever thought about what would happen if I were a bad person?"

"They specifically target naive girls like you who have run away from home."

Erii didn't stop walking at all; she didn't even look up at him.

She simply took out a small notebook from her pocket and quickly wrote something on it.

A moment later, she raised the board, her face showing an unprecedented seriousness and focus.

"Then I am Naruto's accomplice."

Cheng Sui stared at the line of text, his steps pausing almost imperceptibly.

He smiled.

The silly girl didn't even understand that he meant she was the one being kidnapped.

Cheng Sui unconsciously tightened his grip on Erii's wrist.

(It's been so long since I've been in a relationship that I've forgotten what it feels like. The author must have burned out completely writing these two chapters.)