Naruto: Fox and Cat

When Naruto packed his luggage, put on his cloak and prepared to go to the gathering, he saw a sullen Sakura standing there as soon as he walked out of the tent, obviously waiting for him.

Seeing her seriousness, Naruto hesitated for a moment and then asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Sakura? She said with a scary face..."

Sakura looked at his luggage and asked calmly, "Naruto, where are you going with Kakashi-sensei and the others? Do you know where to find Sasuke?"

"Have you heard?" Naruto scratched his head and said with a smile, "Well, I probably know where he appeared this time. But this time he may be in danger, so go and take a look."

"You really know something, and you have a lot to do with Sasuke, right? Why don't you tell me! Aren't we both from Class [-]?"

"I know, but I'm sorry, Sakura. I want to discuss that matter with Sasuke first..." Naruto looked at her apologetically, and then said firmly, "And don't worry! I will definitely finish talking to you. I promise that I will definitely bring Sasuke back!!"

Xiaoying clenched her fists, lowered her head and was silent for a while, then spoke without any fluctuations in her voice, "Is it because Yingluofeng told you not to tell others? Since the last time you let her go, you didn't even let her go. After we went to find Itachi, you looked weird."

"Huh? No. Because at that time I had something very important to discuss with Shikamaru, and at that time I felt it would be better to leave some time and space for Sasuke and Itachi to talk..."

"Naruto, you have really changed a lot... In the past, when you heard the news about Sasuke, you would definitely be the first to rush forward. But before you finally found a clue, you just let it slip away. Moreover, although Itachi and Sasuke, They are brothers, but you also know what Itachi did!! He destroyed the entire clan and brought unimaginable pain to Sasuke! What else can Sasuke say to him?!"

Naruto opened his mouth, but then just remained silent.If he didn't know the truth about Itachi, maybe his attitude would be the same.

However, since knowing the truth, even if he is as slow as he is, he knows that it is impossible to bring Sasuke back by force as before.After all, even if he were defeated and brought back to Konoha, it would still not change his desire to leave.

I have said many times that if I can't even bring back a partner, I am not qualified to become Hokage.

Although he once said that he would bring Sasuke back even if he broke his hands and feet, but now it seems that that idea is just the innocence of a child.And even if you use that stupid method to bring Sasuke back, it will only make him hate Konoha even more...

After so many things, I should grow up, otherwise I will only lose more.And since I regard Sasuke as a close friend, I should understand the real pain and despair in his heart, so that I can truly help him instead of causing him trouble.

Immediately, Naruto breathed out and smiled firmly and calmly, "Don't worry, Sakura. I will definitely bring Sasuke back, and I will also turn Konoha into a home where he can come back."

"Naruto..." Sakura stared blankly at Naruto, who seemed to have suddenly changed into a different person. It was a bit hard to imagine that the reliable and steady person in front of her would be the impulsive and frizzy Naruto before.

It always felt like Naruto had experienced a lot of things before he knew it, and his mind had grown to the point where he could think about problems comprehensively.

Now, his abilities are far superior to others, and he also knows what things can be said and what cannot be said...

Moreover, I always feel that Naruto is getting further and further away from me. This feeling has happened before. Even though I have tried hard to catch up, there is still some distance.

Naruto didn't notice Sakura's mentality, touched his head and said with a smile, "Although it's still a little difficult to say now, I believe it will come true. After all, I am the one who wants to become Hokage, so there is absolutely no problem saying ~~~~"

After Sakura looked at him quietly for a while, she suddenly said with emotion, "I feel like you have matured a lot now, Naruto. You are completely different from before."

"Hahahaha, Shikamaru also said so." Naruto smirked, and then said seriously, "What's more, I not only want to become Hokage, but also want to be someone who can deserve the upper hand. If that happens again, If you’re impulsive, that’s not okay~~”

"Your motivation is really realistic..." Xiao Ying felt a little ashamed. Then she thought of something and frowned slightly and said, "But do you still believe in Ying Luofeng? Not only is she very likely to be [Akatsuki]'s People, and more importantly, she killed..."

"Feng was wronged!" Naruto interrupted her in a deep voice and spoke seriously, "I have already asked my senior brothers and sisters that it was the guy named Madara Uchiha who was framing her!"

"Uchiha...Madara?" When hearing the name, Sakura couldn't help but frown, "Isn't that someone who has died a long time ago?"

"I don't know what happened, but that person must still be alive. Because Feng has seen him before."

Sakura always felt that there were more and more mysteries now, and couldn't help but ask, "Explain it to me carefully. Why don't I know anything?"

"Naruto, why are you still here?", Shikamaru happened to appear at this moment and gave him the sixty centimeter long wooden box in his hand.

"Huh? What is this?" Naruto looked at the tightly wrapped wooden box in confusion, wondering why Shikamaru suddenly gave this to him.

"Didn't you say that your senior brothers and sisters have proved that the person who assassinated Lord Jiraiya was not Miss Feng? And the whole village was resurrected by your senior brothers, although the village was still destroyed.", Shikamaru He scratched his head and said with rare cunning, "Although it is a bit troublesome to take out the evidence privately, but the village is almost destroyed anyway, no one should know about it."

Naruto was stunned, hugged the wooden box tightly and said with a grateful smile, "Thank you, Shikamaru."

"Well, it's just that no one knows." Shikamaru smiled, and then said seriously, "Naruto, you have to know that I did this because I believed in you. If she is really bad for Konoha …”

"No, Shikamaru." Naruto interrupted him softly, looking at the wooden box in his arms with a smile, "No matter what, she won't."

"Even though many people know that she is being used, many people still doubt her. You have to be careful. Moreover, what are you going to do with the person who is using her?"

Naruto was quiet for a moment, and then just smiled brightly. The too bright smile made people feel the slightest chill, "He will definitely regret saying it~~~"

Shikamaru was a little speechless, and then he just waved his hands and said, "But don't cause any more trouble for me. I'm very busy now..."

"Yes, then I'll go find Kakashi-sensei and the others to gather~~~~" Naruto waved his hand, and then left happily holding the wooden box.

Sakura looked at his back, and then looked at Shikamaru who seemed to know everything. She subconsciously stopped the person who was about to leave and asked, "Shikamaru, do you know what's going on?"

"Who knows, it's just a troublesome thing anyway..." Shikamaru said lazily, secretly cursing that in order to perfectly solve what Naruto told him, he had only now thought of a rough plan and collected the buried information. Evidence in the dark, but there is still some time before execution...

Sakura narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "Is it something important?"

"what."

"But..." Sakura hesitated and changed the original question of 'Why does Naruto ask you for help?' "Shikamaru, you... why do you help Naruto?"

"That guy has always been stubborn, and he only wants to move forward in everything he does. It's rare that he thinks like an adult this time, and is even as steady as Hokage. This is a magical improvement." Shikamaru laughed. He then expressed his surprise. After all, when Naruto came to discuss Sasuke and Itachi's affairs with him, his seriousness and stability almost made him think that he was a fake.

Fortunately, after he finished asking the serious questions, he revealed his true nature, and I could only sigh that that guy was indeed Lord Jiraiya's disciple... His thoughts were not correct...

[But why hasn’t Ms. Feng seen through this guy’s true colors for so many years? Naruto is now definitely a sinister...] Shikamaru thought about it carefully, and he always felt that the gentle girl was at a disadvantage.

[That guy is now enjoying a good harvest in love and career, but he has caused me a lot of trouble.I must find an opportunity to report to Miss Feng...] Shikamaru, who felt unbalanced for a moment, decided to find some trouble for the golden-furred fox, otherwise the guy would have a very smooth life.

Seeing his thoughtful look, Sakura couldn't help but ask, "Shikamaru, do you also choose to believe in Sakura Luofeng?"

"I really didn't believe it at first, but everything she did was just for Naruto. And she didn't lie. Besides, I believe that Naruto guy, he shouldn't be wrong." Shikamaru smiled. After a moment, he held his forehead with a headache the next second, "But the solutions are all left to me... I have a lot of things to do, but this matter is several times more troublesome than all my other things combined... …”

Sakura nodded thoughtfully and took the opportunity to ask, "What was that?"

"To solve Naruto's puberty problem, that underage guy has always wanted to do something bad." Shikamaru made up an answer casually, waved his hand and left, "I still have things to do, so let's do this for now."

"Huh? Shikamaru!" Sakura originally wanted to say something, but that guy Shikamaru immediately left here.

"Why are both of them like this!" Sakura crossed her hips angrily, and immediately planned to go directly to Kakashi and the others. Since they were both from Team [-] and the mission was related to Sasuke, there was nothing she could do. Turn a blind eye!

After she left, Sai came out of a nearby tent and thought with an expressionless face: "Are they also teammates of Team [-]?"I am also considered to be in the seventh class...]

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So when preparing to set off, Naruto found that in addition to Kakashi and Yamato, Sakura, Sai, Shino, Kiba and Akamaru were all here...

"...", Naruto's mouth twitched, and he asked in a rare smart way, "Kakashi-sensei, aren't we going to follow you? Why did you bring so many people..."

"Because we had to separate into teams to track down Danzo and Sasuke, we called Shino and Kiba. Sakura and Sai were originally from Team [-], so they insisted on coming over." Kakashi explained simply, and then Then he said directly, "Anyway, let's go now! Otherwise, it will be too late."

"Yes!"

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