Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 53 - Meeting With Hawk
Nagato looked extremely exhausted, the young man's strength drained out as he continued to escape from the green wolf's pursuit.
"Litha, it looks like the sun is coming up soon?!" said Nagato who was leaning on the tree while adjusting his breathing.
"I didn't expect it to be like this." replied Litha who was leaning beside Nagato.
The bushes in front of them swayed, Litha tried to see what was behind the bushes, as the little girl's hands tried to enter and touch, and she tried to, how surprised he was to see an adorable kitten in his hand.
'This kitten is so cute, why is he here?' Litha brought the kitten to show Nagato.
"Nagato, look I found this kitten!" Litha looked so happy that she had found a kitten.
"Litha, are kittens harmless?" nagato asked as she remembered the message from Grandpa Hyogoro not to underestimate the Cakrawyuha Forest.
Litha frowned looking at Nagato's reaction and smiled faintly.
"No, this kitten isn't dangerous, you see, doesn't it look so adorable!" Litha approached Nagato while showing the kitten she found to the young man who was leaning under the tree.
"Litha, we're rushing the sun's up!" nagato said calmly as he stood up and looked at the clear sky.
'Eh .. don't tell me Nagato is afraid of cats!' Litha smiled faintly then followed Nagato's orders.
Nagato and Litha returned to Grandpa Hyogoro's residence, they both passed through the tenth layer of the forest and returned to the grassland they had stopped by last night.
Nagato and Litha were unaware that in the eleventh layer of the forest there was also a grassland like the tenth layer of the forest and they were both unaware that they had entered the eleventh layer of the forest last night.
Nagato and Litha continued walking, as the two of them had already passed through the meadow and entered the ninth layer of the forest, respectively, the kitten that Litha was holding clawed Litha's hand until it was seen there were scratches of claws and blood flowing in Litha's white hand.
"Naagato! Why this kitten?" Litha looked at Nagato with glazed eyes as she felt compassion for the kitten she found. Nagato seemed confused by the situation he was in.
"The cat looks thirsty!" nagato answered briefly while looking at the kitten, though she did not know what caused the kitten to claw at Litha.
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Meanwhile Hawk who was on his way to the Cakrawyuha Forest was already at the fifteenth layer while continuing to run, he said, he did not experience the slightest disturbance when passing the route that Grandpa Hyogoro used to pass to the middle of the Cakrawyuha Forest.
"You what is this? Why is it so stinging?" murmured Hawk then he jumped on top of the tree while staring at the surroundings.
"The meadow there is already burned out?!" Hawk jumped down and accelerated his footsteps, faster than the wind steps of the Kitakaze Clan because Hawk combined his aura with the wind element, so that he could manipulate the wind as he pleased despite his limitations.
"The scorch is burning?!" Hawk frowned then he stared at the dozens of pitcher plants on the edge of the meadow.
It was seen that the corpse of the Green Wolf had been eaten by the Semar Pouch so that Hawk did not see the corpse of the Beast.
Hawk then left the eleventh layer of the forest and entered the tenth layer of the forest, Hawk continued to move his feet quickly as he entered the ninth layer of the forest he jumped back up the tree and intended to enjoy the scenery but from above he could see the shadow of two small children below.
"Disclaim them here? Are those two kids lost?!" murmured Hawk then he went down and approached the two little children he saw from the top of the tree. The two young children Hawk saw were Nagato and Litha.
"What are you doing here?!" hawk asked Nagato and Litha.
Nagato frowned and stared at Hawk while raising his vigilance towards the person he had just met.
"I should have said that! What are you doing in this place?!" Nagato stared coldly at Hawk.
Hawk did not answer Nagato's question and looked at the kitten Litha was holding, he was surprised that Litha's hand had been clawed at the kitten but the little girl did not let go and hugged the kitten tightly.
Hawk slaps Litha's cheek and releases the kitten.
"How dare you slap Litha, damn it!" Nagato exploded his emotions and hit Hawk on the head.
"Dude!" Hawk did not avoid allowing his head to be hit by Nagato.
"The cat's claw is a deadly poison, it's good that the cat is still small if it's a little big then the effect of the poison in his nails will be more fatal than this!" Hawk squeezes Litha's hand scratched by the cat's scratch, blood coming out of the kitten's scratch that Litha found.
"Akh!" Litha grimaced with pain, Nagato stared hard at Hawk, not expecting something like this to happen.
"Na-Nagato .. " said Litha stammered, her eyes began to be a bit blurry and blurry slowly, immediately her head felt dizzy then Litha fell and closed her eyes.
"Litha! Oi, uncle what happened to Litha?!" Nagato held onto Litha's body and stared intently at Hawk suspiciously.
"Uncle? I'm still young and you call me that!" Hawk was a little upset with the little boy he had just met.
"Relax the sweet girl just fainted, her body was exposed to the effect of the cute cat claws that put her to sleep!" Hawk added.
"I'll take Litha to Grandpa Hyo's place!" nagato replied while trying to hold Litha's body.
"Heeh .. we're one way so let me carry that sweet girl's body!" Hawk looked at Nagato.
"Uncle is too suspicious, let me bring Litha!" nagato replied in a somewhat irritated tone to Hawk. Nagato carried Litha's body and walked slowly away from Hawk.
"Uncle, please bring the kitten, Litha loves it!" Nagato turned his head back and told Hawk to bring the kitten that hurt Litha.
Hawk frowned while trying to remain patient as Nagato told him to bring the kitten.
"Fuck shit!" murmured Hawk then he brought the kitten.
They left the ninth layer of the forest, and continued to enter the inner layer forest, the sunlight making them easily return to the middle of the Cakrawyuha Forest.
Nagato frowned because last night he and Litha were lost despite memorizing the way back to Grandpa Hyogoro's residence.
Hawk approached Nagato and walked beside him, after which Hawk asked Nagato why the two of them could exist in the ninth layer of the forest. Then Nagato told Hawk that they were both given an exam by Grandpa Hyogoro at night but they both got lost and met dozens of green wolves.
"So that was you?" Hawk frowned and looked at Nagato.
"What does uncle mean?" Nagato did not understand what Hawk meant.
"That burning meadow, I didn't think you could do that." Hawk smiled faintly looking at Nagato.
Nagato did not answer Hawk's words and just continued walking towards Grandpa Hyogoro's residence, along the way Hawk told Nagato that at night all living things in the Cakrawyuha Forest will move even plants and trees that look immobile will also do the activity.
"I don't care!" nagato said as he listened to Hawk tell him.
"You seem like a bad boy huh?" Hawk smiled cynically and intended to swindle Nagato.
"Uncle, so you're upset because I don't care about you!" Nagato smiled sinisterly at Hawk then turned his face away and continued on his way back. Hawk gulped and looked at Nagato's back in front of him.
"Damn this boy, who's he?" inner Hawk who saw Nagato's attitude.
Nagato narrowed his eyes when he saw the golden eagle flying in the sky freely.
"Oh, isn't that .. "Nagato's inner self when he saw Kin flying low approaching him.
"Kin, looks like you got there first!" Hawk looked at Kin who was about to perch on his shoulders.
"Who's this boring looking uncle!" Nagato looked at Hawk who was talking to Kin.
Not long after they reached the middle of the Cakrawyuha Forest, there was a simple house owned by Grandpa Hyogoro.
"Nagato, are you two okay?" greet Grandpa Hyogoro who was washing his face.
"Litha's hurt!" reply Nagato briefly as he walked over to Grandpa Hyogoro.
"What!" Hyogoro's grandfather ran over to Nagato to see Litha's state of anxiety.
Then Nagato explained what really happened last night and what happened to Litha, after listening to Nagato's explanation, Grandpa Hyogoro was surprised because in the layer of the safe zone there was a Beast.
"Are you guys okay? Your body isn't hurt, is it?" Hyogoro's grandfather is worried about Nagato's condition.
Nagato felt uneasy because Grandpa Hyogoro was so worried about him and Hawk approached Grandpa Hyogoro shortly.
"Boss, long time no see!" greet Hawk while smiling at Grandpa Hyogoro.
"Don't call me that, you fucking kid!" Hyogoro's grandfather seems to dislike the way Hawk calls himself.
"Hahaha, where are they?" ask Hawk who asked Nagato and his three protectors.
"Oh, this is Pandu's son while the three protectors are training in the twenty-second layer of the forest!" grandpa Hyogoro replied while pointing at Nagato.
"heeh? This is the teacher's child, yes if you think his good looks are the same as the teacher but his attitude is very different!" Hawk squatted while looking at Nagato's face.
Nagato was upset to hear Hawk's words.
"My first impression of you was so bad, uncle boring!" Nagato turned his face and placed Litha's body on the porch of Grandpa Hyogoro's house.