Translation
The Heart of Venedia
a young man
Chapter V:
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Completely exhausted from all the stress, the four of them sat here at a small table in the far corner of the inn. Sighing, Haruno grabbed her glass of water and sipped it briefly, just to moisten her mouth a little. It was really warm in here too. Exactly a quarter of an hour ago they had sat down here and were now waiting for the two missing from the group. Hinata, Naruto, Neji and herself were left behind. A little annoyed, Sakura let her gaze wander to her opposite and watched this doubtfully. Again and again Naruto slid up and down on his chair as inconspicuously as he could. But this did not escape the Haruno. Neither did the others at the table who glanced at the Chaos Ninja from the sides. But nobody said anything. The atmosphere in the inn was quite loud, but the Shinobis from Konoha were far too tense to be able to perceive this more closely. "Naruto, if you have to pee, go to the bathroom for a moment, you won't miss anything."It came slightly disgusted by the pink-haired one. Turned red, the blonde looked at her in horror." Eh, I'll be right back. "He mumbled embarrassed and quickly hurried off, in the direction of the toilet. Sighing, Neji shook his head and watched some people next door as they filled themselves with alcoholic beverages through games and then fell over backwards he already called it, in its place, just to end up exactly like its predecessor. Very fun game, he thought sarcastically. And these guys were supposed to be one of the most dangerous beings in the world, called magicians. Something went wrong here Lost in thought, his eyes narrowed and let his surroundings take a closer look. At individual tables, just like her, were veiled figures in darker corners, a little away from the action. But they were not as veiled as this one in the streets, those he had seen so far were dressed in ornate robes and wore noble masks on their faces.But these guys here, they probably weren't even wearing any masks. Large hoods covered her head. Very strange whether they wanted to remain undiscovered or was that 'normal' in this city. "... since then she has been acting so strangely, what if the neighboring countries notice this." The Hyuuga's eyes wandered over to the counter and could see another person in a red robe. Neji only saw the person from behind, but it was a young man, if only because of his voice. He watched spellbound as he talked to another man behind the counter, probably the owner of the house. With pricked ears he tried to follow the conversation. Something told him to learn something important. "Hm, I can't help you there, boy. I can only offer you one thing." The young man looked up hopefully and something like a slight smile breathed onto his lips. “Yes?” The waiter polished his glasses completely calmly and then reached for a shot glass."Just drink yourself a little more freely, so you'll only forget all these problems for a while. It helps." The waiter was convinced. "Huh." The boy shook his head in horror. “Oh, forget it.” A little disappointed, he accepted the offered glass and emptied it in one gulp. He had to shake himself briefly and gasped in surprise. The waiter just laughed and ran away. “Haven't had anything hard to drink yet.” The boy looked to the side, embarrassed. Because of this scene, the Hyuuga had to smile unintentionally. It appeared to be a novice in something. Only what. A magician? And besides, he hadn't even seen anyone in such a garb. Nothing decorated, just a dark red cross engraved all over its back. Was this boy some kind of king's guard? "N-Naruto is taking a long time ..." mumbled a soft voice next to Neji, which directed him back to the group. "And? Discovered something?" it came from Sakura expectantly. A shake of the head was the answer.A sigh escaped the Haruno. “But really, what is the mess doing in the toilet?” So unexpectedly the front door of the house was kicked, which made everyone in the house flinch. There was a sudden silence in the room and everyone stared in the direction of the noise. A man completely distraught and stained with blood stumbled into it. Everyone held their breath in shock and some women, including Hinata, had to scream briefly at the sight. Desperately the stranger gasped for air and searched for the right words. A group of guests quickly rushed up to him and supported him. Some of them sometimes called by his name. But when the injured stammered something, it immediately went quiet again. From outside you could hear panicked voices and quick steps. "D-the queen-" The boy, who was sunk on the stool at the counter and was a little drunk, looked at the man blankly. He just didn't understand what was going on. And what did this guy want from the queen?"What about her?" came the horror of some of those present. "S-she is..to-t" gasped the stranger when something was drilled right through his heart and immediately fell over dead. Horrified shouts broke out and all the guests ran towards the exit. That something that had killed the stranger was not an object. It had lit up. "Magic?" it escaped the Hyuuga. Who had also got up with the group. There was a terrible mess in the house and the shouting of the people drove him insane. "Neji! It came from in here!" shouted Sakura, looking around hastily. "I know." Neji nervously searched the whole room, but could hardly see anything through the many people. "Wait a minute. These veiled types." He concentratedly searched for the figures that were sitting in the corners before. Suddenly such a figure was moving towards the exit, just as everyone did. “They are fleeing!” Neji did not even wait for an answer and ran to the exit as well. "Neji! Naruto is still- au", the Haruno was interrupted when she was pushed to the ground from the side."Sakura!" Just as panicked as the others in the room, Hinata grabbed Sakura's arm and pulled her to her feet with all her strength. "Where's Neji .." "He's already out!" yelled the Hyuuga in Sakura's ear, so that she shrank back a little. “Quick, let's go.” Without thinking of Naruto, they squeezed through the crowd and out into the open.
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Strange noises, thought the blond and buttoned his pants. "Funny, is that what they call 'partying'?" A little confused, he left the men's room and walked down the corridor, which was a little oddly twisted. Again and again he had to turn into another corridor. No wonder that he hadn't found the toilet he had been longing for in a long time. Now he could listen to Sakura's long sermon again. An agonized sigh escaped his throat. If only he had paid attention to those arrow signs that hung at every intersection from the start. A loud rumble made him pause and with a suspicious look he watched as a completely masked person entered the corridor and crept along the walls of the corridor.All magicians got drunk here. Shaking his head, Naruto wanted to walk past the person. Finally he didn't want to keep the others waiting any longer, but suddenly the person stopped right next to him. A little confused, Naruto turned to them and wanted to say something, but he paused and only saw something shining and was thrown so unexpectedly, hard against the wall in the next corridor. "Argh!" Naruto sank to the ground, panting. Suddenly he had no more strength, as if his chakra had been sucked out. To his horror, he saw how much blood was flowing from his mouth. What was that. Like magic. “Are you a magician?” Panting, he tried to get back on his feet, which he succeeded after several attempts. With slow steps the figure came towards the blonde. "And you? A ... shinobi." a creepy harsh voice trembled through the hallway. Naruto looked at this guy with wide eyes. So these magicians could actually see such things, he concluded.Naruto strained to see how the magician stretched out a hand in his direction and stopped. Naruto held his breath in silence. Slowly the other's hand began to glow until it grew into a ball of energy. "No!" a strange voice broke the silence and Naruto could only see how the magician was hit by lightning and thrown away. "What-" The whole room was filled with white light. As a reflex, Naruto turned away and saw that someone was standing behind him. But as quickly as the light appeared, it disappeared again and shortly afterwards the blonde was pulled to his feet. Again he wanted to say something, but his 'savior' dragged him after him. "Hey, what's that!" "Quiet and come!" hissed the stranger. When Naruto felt cold air blowing into his face, he realized that they had now left the house. Annoyed, he turned to these strangers. Now this time he would fiddle his opinion, but far too often he paused when he saw the stranger pulling his large hood off his head and revealing a blond boy about his age."Yousavedme?!" Naruto stared at the boy in amazement. He looked around briefly to see if they were really not being followed and now turned to Naruto. A barely noticeable smile spread across his features. "Why so surprised?" it came as an answer. Naruto eyed his counterpart without understanding. He wore a loose red coat and a gold cross was embroidered on his chest. "Are you a magician?" it came directly from the Uzumaki, who was still staring at the crest. The boy nodded eagerly and put a hand on the cross. "Sure, you can see that. After all, I'm a member of the guild," he said with pride in his voice. “Gilwas?” “Guild! You're not from here, are you?” Naruto shook his head with a serious look. Immediately the other began to sigh. "You notice that immediately. Listen, at the moment things are anything but proper here in town." The boy looked around nervously before leading Naruto into an alley.“Hey, I can walk myself!” “Sorry, but I wasn't sure whether we were being watched, you saw the guy from earlier.” “And felt it!” The boy nodded silently. “Nobody can hear us here.” Again Naruto looked at the boy, but his gaze
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Completely exhausted from all the stress, the four of them sat here at a small table in the far corner of the inn. Sighing, Haruno grabbed her glass of water and sipped it briefly, just to moisten her mouth a little. It was really warm in here too. Exactly a quarter of an hour ago they had sat down here and were now waiting for the two missing from the group. Hinata, Naruto, Neji and herself were left behind. A little annoyed, Sakura let her gaze wander to her opposite and watched this doubtfully. Again and again Naruto slid up and down on his chair as inconspicuously as he could. But this did not escape the Haruno. Neither did the others at the table who glanced at the Chaos Ninja from the sides. But nobody said anything. The atmosphere in the inn was quite loud, but the Shinobis from Konoha were far too tense to be able to perceive this more closely. "Naruto, if you have to pee, go to the bathroom for a moment, you won't miss anything."It came slightly disgusted by the pink-haired one. Turned red, the blonde looked at her in horror." Eh, I'll be right back. "He mumbled embarrassed and quickly hurried off, in the direction of the toilet. Sighing, Neji shook his head and watched some people next door as they filled themselves with alcoholic beverages through games and then fell over backwards he already called it, in its place, just to end up exactly like its predecessor. Very fun game, he thought sarcastically. And these guys were supposed to be one of the most dangerous beings in the world, called magicians. Something went wrong here Lost in thought, his eyes narrowed and let his surroundings take a closer look. At individual tables, just like her, were veiled figures in darker corners, a little away from the action. But they were not as veiled as this one in the streets, those he had seen so far were dressed in ornate robes and wore noble masks on their faces.But these guys here, they probably weren't even wearing any masks. Large hoods covered her head. Very strange whether they wanted to remain undiscovered or was that 'normal' in this city. "... since then she has been acting so strangely, what if the neighboring countries notice this." The Hyuuga's eyes wandered over to the counter and could see another person in a red robe. Neji only saw the person from behind, but it was a young man, if only because of his voice. He watched spellbound as he talked to another man behind the counter, probably the owner of the house. With pricked ears he tried to follow the conversation. Something told him to learn something important. "Hm, I can't help you there, boy. I can only offer you one thing." The young man looked up hopefully and something like a slight smile breathed onto his lips. “Yes?” The waiter polished his glasses completely calmly and then reached for a shot glass."Just drink yourself a little more freely, so you'll only forget all these problems for a while. It helps." The waiter was convinced. "Huh." The boy shook his head in horror. “Oh, forget it.” A little disappointed, he accepted the offered glass and emptied it in one gulp. He had to shake himself briefly and gasped in surprise. The waiter just laughed and ran away. “Haven't had anything hard to drink yet.” The boy looked to the side, embarrassed. Because of this scene, the Hyuuga had to smile unintentionally. It appeared to be a novice in something. Only what. A magician? And besides, he hadn't even seen anyone in such a garb. Nothing decorated, just a dark red cross engraved all over its back. Was this boy some kind of king's guard? "N-Naruto is taking a long time ..." mumbled a soft voice next to Neji, which directed him back to the group. "And? Discovered something?" it came from Sakura expectantly. A shake of the head was the answer.A sigh escaped the Haruno. “But really, what is the mess doing in the toilet?” So unexpectedly the front door of the house was kicked, which made everyone in the house flinch. There was a sudden silence in the room and everyone stared in the direction of the noise. A man completely distraught and stained with blood stumbled into it. Everyone held their breath in shock and some women, including Hinata, had to scream briefly at the sight. Desperately the stranger gasped for air and searched for the right words. A group of guests quickly rushed up to him and supported him. Some of them sometimes called by his name. But when the injured stammered something, it immediately went quiet again. From outside you could hear panicked voices and quick steps. "D-the queen-" The boy, who was sunk on the stool at the counter and was a little drunk, looked at the man blankly. He just didn't understand what was going on. And what did this guy want from the queen?"What about her?" came the horror of some of those present. "S-she is..to-t" gasped the stranger when something was drilled right through his heart and immediately fell over dead. Horrified shouts broke out and all the guests ran towards the exit. That something that had killed the stranger was not an object. It had lit up. "Magic?" it escaped the Hyuuga. Who had also got up with the group. There was a terrible mess in the house and the shouting of the people drove him insane. "Neji! It came from in here!" shouted Sakura, looking around hastily. "I know." Neji nervously searched the whole room, but could hardly see anything through the many people. "Wait a minute. These veiled types." He concentratedly searched for the figures that were sitting in the corners before. Suddenly such a figure was moving towards the exit, just as everyone did. “They are fleeing!” Neji did not even wait for an answer and ran to the exit as well. "Neji! Naruto is still- au", the Haruno was interrupted when she was pushed to the ground from the side."Sakura!" Just as panicked as the others in the room, Hinata grabbed Sakura's arm and pulled her to her feet with all her strength. "Where's Neji .." "He's already out!" yelled the Hyuuga in Sakura's ear, so that she shrank back a little. “Quick, let's go.” Without thinking of Naruto, they squeezed through the crowd and out into the open.
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Strange noises, thought the blond and buttoned his pants. "Funny, is that what they call 'partying'?" A little confused, he left the men's room and walked down the corridor, which was a little oddly twisted. Again and again he had to turn into another corridor. No wonder that he hadn't found the toilet he had been longing for in a long time. Now he could listen to Sakura's long sermon again. An agonized sigh escaped his throat. If only he had paid attention to those arrow signs that hung at every intersection from the start. A loud rumble made him pause and with a suspicious look he watched as a completely masked person entered the corridor and crept along the walls of the corridor.All magicians got drunk here. Shaking his head, Naruto wanted to walk past the person. Finally he didn't want to keep the others waiting any longer, but suddenly the person stopped right next to him. A little confused, Naruto turned to them and wanted to say something, but he paused and only saw something shining and was thrown so unexpectedly, hard against the wall in the next corridor. "Argh!" Naruto sank to the ground, panting. Suddenly he had no more strength, as if his chakra had been sucked out. To his horror, he saw how much blood was flowing from his mouth. What was that. Like magic. “Are you a magician?” Panting, he tried to get back on his feet, which he succeeded after several attempts. With slow steps the figure came towards the blonde. "And you? A ... shinobi." a creepy harsh voice trembled through the hallway. Naruto looked at this guy with wide eyes. So these magicians could actually see such things, he concluded.Naruto strained to see how the magician stretched out a hand in his direction and stopped. Naruto held his breath in silence. Slowly the other's hand began to glow until it grew into a ball of energy. "No!" a strange voice broke the silence and Naruto could only see how the magician was hit by lightning and thrown away. "What-" The whole room was filled with white light. As a reflex, Naruto turned away and saw that someone was standing behind him. But as quickly as the light appeared, it disappeared again and shortly afterwards the blonde was pulled to his feet. Again he wanted to say something, but his 'savior' dragged him after him. "Hey, what's that!" "Quiet and come!" hissed the stranger. When Naruto felt cold air blowing into his face, he realized that they had now left the house. Annoyed, he turned to these strangers. Now this time he would fiddle his opinion, but far too often he paused when he saw the stranger pulling his large hood off his head and revealing a blond boy about his age."Yousavedme?!" Naruto stared at the boy in amazement. He looked around briefly to see if they were really not being followed and now turned to Naruto. A barely noticeable smile spread across his features. "Why so surprised?" it came as an answer. Naruto eyed his counterpart without understanding. He wore a loose red coat and a gold cross was embroidered on his chest. "Are you a magician?" it came directly from the Uzumaki, who was still staring at the crest. The boy nodded eagerly and put a hand on the cross. "Sure, you can see that. After all, I'm a member of the guild," he said with pride in his voice. “Gilwas?” “Guild! You're not from here, are you?” Naruto shook his head with a serious look. Immediately the other began to sigh. "You notice that immediately. Listen, at the moment things are anything but proper here in town." The boy looked around nervously before leading Naruto into an alley.“Hey, I can walk myself!” “Sorry, but I wasn't sure whether we were being watched, you saw the guy from earlier.” “And felt it!” The boy nodded silently. “Nobody can hear us here.” Again Naruto looked at the boy, but his gaze