[Naruto] The Legend of Xuan Ying (Sakura Sakura)

[Love without love will never go bad.

So we flirt, we flirt, but never fall in love.

-Zhang Ailing]

On a new moon night, the room is almost dark when the lights are turned off.

Uzumaki Naruto was already fast asleep on the bed, and Uchiha Sasuke was lying on another bed, with thoughts swirling around him and unable to sleep.

It wasn't until not long after that, when the instructing Jonin walked into the room with the only female ninja in the team that he finally let go of his high heart and continued to lie down and pretend to sleep.

Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno both noticed Sasuke's unstable aura, but did not point it out. They just entered the room softly, sat down together by the window sill, and prepared wine cups on the low table in the dark.

"Is it really okay to disturb the students while they sleep here? Kakashi is a jounin?"

"Well, even I don't want to be misunderstood by students as a perverted teacher who attacks girls in the class."

"That's a shame. I'm a perverted student who is greedy for Kakashi-sensei."

"You, I won't ask any other questions, but as a teacher and an older male, it's better for girls to be more reserved, right?"

"It's really disappointing. Kakashi-sensei actually has such a concept, being reserved or something like that. I'm not a traditional woman who keeps chastity and asks for marriage. One day I will bring new concepts to the world. There is no difference between women and men!"

"No, although Sakura-chan's idea is indeed new to me, I am not obsessed with it. It's just a little reminder. After all, I am a teacher. And Sakura-chan is young. It would be bad if she goes astray for a moment. If If Sakura-chan has thought about it, then it will be fine."

"Oh, you are worthy of Kakashi-sensei. Geniuses really know how to adapt! Kakashi-sensei, do you know that I handled administrative documents for Hiruzen-sensei before? I saw that many female ninjas who are not weak are returning to their families after marriage. , How embarrassed am I?"

Haruno Sakura waved her arms seriously, but did not forget to keep her voice soft: "Well, as a teammate of these two little ancestors, even if I can't achieve any hegemony in this life, I should still be able to become famous in the ninja world. The female ninja is here From all aspects, there will still be more obstacles, and when the time comes, I will rectify the name of the female ninja!"

"Oh, Sakura-chan is really amazing. If you have this ideal, why didn't you mention it when you introduced yourself?"

The girl suddenly looked depressed again and replied: "No, no matter how famous I am as a female ninja, the long-term concept is not that easy to promote. I just want to throw a ignition spark, which is really not an ideal. "

She shrugged again and said, "Kakashi-sensei, let me tell you the truth. Although I do not deny that my biological sex is female, and I often refer to myself as a female ninja. But in fact, I have never felt that I am a boy or a girl. I identify myself as a human being. Will Kakashi-sensei think that I am a strange person?"

"Ah, that's strange."

Kakashi Hatake paused and looked back at those serious green eyes: "It's very strange for this world now. Sakura-chan, you are too new for this era. But for a teacher, Although Sakura-chan cannot be said to be an 'innocent and cute female student', there is no doubt that she is a cute student."

"Hmph, Kakashi-sensei, please stop emphasizing our teacher-student relationship. I won't force you to do anything."

"Hahaha"

The room suddenly fell silent. Hatake Kakashi sipped occasionally and only drank two small bottles. There were more and more empty bottles made by Haruno Sakura on the low table.

Uchiha Sasuke, who was nestled under the quilt on the bed, originally thought that he might be able to get some clues about his elder brother from the drunken mantra, and listened carefully to the conversation between the two.

But in these soft words that were almost gossipy, the exhausted young man slowly began to blur his consciousness unconsciously.

Soft male and female voices embraced him, and he felt as if he had returned to his childhood. Those years were quiet, innocent, carefree in the words of my parents, and the happiness of sleeping soundly in the arms of my eldest brother.

What's wrong with the beautiful scenery on a good day?

"Kakashi-sensei, thank you for listening to me. In fact, when I feel uncomfortable, I especially want to say a lot of things."

"Well... don't drink too much. It's not good for teenagers to drink."

Why do you feel uncomfortable? Kakashi Hatake didn't ask this question.

The two of them were talking and glanced in Sasuke's direction.

"It's okay, alcohol won't harm me, not to mention it's medicinal wine. I won't even get drunk if I want to. The reason is a secret for the time being.

I'm very happy that Kakashi-sensei is already willing to drink with me. "

Do you trust me to some extent?

"Well..." The Jonin looked at the moon hanging high in the night sky, drank the contents of the cup in a rare gulp, and then said: "The reason is a secret... Does it have to do with the fact that you are already fully developed at your age?"

The son of White Fang was a man who became a ninja at the age of 5. To him, vague and vague formulas were like breathing. But today, he actually thought about asking directly, "Is it related to the fact that you are famous in ANBU at your age?", but he was worried that Sasuke would suddenly wake up and hear something he shouldn't listen to.

As both were people who had been involved in ANBU, Haruno Sakura was unaware of the other party's intentions.

Although I don’t particularly want to hide it from Kakashi-sensei, I don’t have a choice for the time being...

Haruno Sakura muttered to herself, then raised her hands to cover her face with her sleeves, pretending to be shy, and scolded with a smile: "Ah, Kakashi-sensei, you pervert! Uh-huh~ Why don't you "check" it yourself? I've always wanted to try it. , the proficient application of Lei Dun..."

"Ahem, you know how to play better, don't use Thunder Escape here..."

He choked.

Kakashi Hatake filled his glass with wine again and continued: "Sakura, I won't say whether those rumors are true, but if they are, this is not a good way to fill the sorrow. You are still so young, you should For an innocent love affair, would it be great to find a boy like Sasuke or Naruto?"

"Although I occasionally have the urge to see them despair, I will not pollute a pure person like them. If they want to play love games with me, I will happily accept it, but if they want to talk about true love, then thank you. No. I have principles to hurt good people."

She answered and drank the contents of the cup: "It's not that I want to forget the sadness, but occasionally I have this illusion. Filling the body is like filling the soul..."

"cherry……"

Haruno Sakura didn't give Kakashi a chance to interrupt, and said bluntly: "Although those rumors are somewhat exaggerated, they can be said to be true. I enjoy ambiguity, and I like the feeling of being loved more than loving someone. So there are I won't refuse most of the people who are good enough to strike up a conversation with me. Both parties get what they want, but after all, I am not sincere, and they are not really showing their true feelings, let alone the purpose of staying together for a lifetime."

She seemed a little drunk, held her head and exhaled, and said as if she suddenly remembered something: "But let me clarify, I have not done anything like riding on multiple boats at the same time as the rumors say, everyone. It's all just for fun. I don't play with people who are sincere, and I don't play with status. This is also one of my principles."

She lowered her head and said in a somewhat dull voice: "Perhaps in the eyes of most people, people like me are dirty and unclean incomplete products. In fact, I am just selfish and cowardly, and I don't dare to gamble. It’s a lifetime commitment, and I have no intention of leaving a lasting legacy for the bloodline of my family name.”

"Sakura, you..."

Kakashi tried to interrupt again, but still failed.

The girl interrupted him again: "I have already exhausted all my strength to live alone. If I have to add others, I can't bear it."

Kakashi fell silent, having nothing to say to refute or even condemn this as wrong.

Before meeting Team 7, he occasionally talked about "easy love".

Although there have been fewer of them in recent years, after all, they were once young and vigorous, and they coincided with the turbulent times.

What can comfort the murderer after leaving the battlefield? The answer is undoubtedly wine and sex.

Even if it was not his intention, he would be taken to a place of feasting and entertainment without hesitation.

Even later, when ANBU held important positions, as the captain, he would occasionally take the initiative to take his subordinates to relax.

Even though he was indifferent, single and aloof by nature, he had drank the strongest wine in the five major villages and met the most beautiful oiran in the Fire Country.

Occasionally, I will let myself go and let my body fall into the fragrant vulgar powder.

It was like the embrace of a mother's love that I had almost never felt.

In those dark nights when the pain is almost suffocating, if it can be attributed to the collision of instinctive impulse and body temperature, it seems that the pain can be temporarily ignored.

He discovered that he might not be much different from Haruno Sakura, in essence.

The past memories with nowhere to escape made him a little afraid of the kind of close relationship, such as being called a partner or family.

Even though I still yearn for that kind of happiness, I am afraid that no one will be able to accept all of me, and I am also afraid that happiness will eventually burst like a bubble.

Nothing is more easily broken than happiness. After all, even a friendship that can support each other for life and death may not necessarily succumb to the trivialities of daily necessities.

Old wounds are often sour. If you don't have deep feelings, you can live a lifetime. If you get rid of them as soon as possible, you won't be afraid of adding new scars. When it comes to the next generation that will inherit his bloodline, he is even a little afraid. He is afraid that the new shoots will be as miserable as himself.

Therefore, whether it is love or friendship and companionship, there must be a trace of alienation.

This is probably a ninja's instinctive self-defense.

"Hey, Kakashi-sensei, just out of curiosity, have you ever liked Nohara Rin?"

The girl's voice sounded in the darkness, making Kakashi feel like he was back in the middle of the night in Minato's class.

The older ninja was silent for a few moments before replying: "I used to only regard her as a teammate and companion. Although I once had feelings for such a good girl, she was just a teenager who was ignorant. I think she treated me the same way. But The moment I failed to protect her and the promise I made with Obito, that strong regret and unwillingness may have been twisted into something resembling love, deformed, ugly, and so ridiculous."

If it were Lin, she would have called "Kakashi-kun" in a very gentle voice, and then told herself that it was time to change the night watch...

Then the girl's chest was pierced by Thunderbolt in front of Kakashi's eyes, and she called "Kakashi" with her face covered in blood.

Then the scene distorted, and the girl's words changed to "Why don't you save me?"

"If Sakura is defective, maybe I am too."

Rarely letting the alcohol choke him, Kakashi didn't know whether he was answering the other party or talking to himself.

The sea breeze was gentle and salty, and the drinkers shook the bottles and listened to Sasuke's steady breathing while sleeping.

The silver-haired elite jounin who has always been good at hiding his true feelings, in a room with only students, rarely let go of the high wall he built in his heart, and softly revealed a little of the vulnerability buried deep under his strength.

"Even if you, Kannabibashi, put your companions first and rescued you in time, the enemy may have produced new variables, and the outcome may be that all three of them were wiped out. Even if Uchiha Obito survived and came back, I'm afraid it can't change the fact that Nohara Rin was killed by Kiri Hidden use creates the fate of the three-tailed Jinchuuriki..."

After all, a bigger conspiracy has already been targeted behind the Minato squad.

Haruno Sakura smiled: "How could you, a senior jounin at the core of the Ninja Village, not know this? But I think these principles are meaningless. I understand it personally, because no matter how you understand, it is probably a dead end of fate. We should also let regrets and unwillingness to achieve futility make the helplessness more painful."

The single black eye intersects with the pair of green eyes, unable to see through the sigh of the person in front of him.

Hatake Kakashi suddenly understood the Hokage's intention as to why he arranged Haruno Sakura to be his student and psychiatrist.

If you ask Haruno Sakura and Hatake Kakashi similar questions, what does the death of Uchiha Shisui and the death of Minato Ban mean, both of them will answer this way:

"From the time they die, it will be the rest of their lives."

But they all stubbornly refused to give up hope.

"Kakashi-sensei, don't ask too many questions. But for a long time, you, whom I have never met before, gave me the courage to live."

From the past life to this life, especially in the past ten years, it has been at its peak.

In the place least favored by sunlight in Konoha.

The crescent moon made a mark on the green irises.

The watery light in the green eyes reflects the softness of the moonlight. I don't know whether it is due to lingering thoughts or just the harshness of the wine.

"Kakashi-sensei, I'm actually so scared to be alive."

"Ah."

"I'm afraid of everything, including whether the world after death really exists."

"Ah."

"The night Shisui died was also a new moon."

"Really."

There was no conversation all night, and the two of them drank several cups of Jieyou Dukang. Before cleaning up, they fell asleep on the bed next to the sleeping black-haired boy, hugging each other.

-

Half asleep and half awake, Hatake Kakashi unconsciously hugged the person in his arms tightly, like a drowning person holding a driftwood.

He never slept well. As soon as the person in his arms moved, his consciousness returned to clarity.

A few hours had passed and he had sobered up, only then did he truly realize that he was sleeping with a female student.

He pretended nothing happened and asked, "Are you leaving?"

The arms unconsciously tightened.

Water vapor condenses into dewdrops on the branches and leaves. The eve of dawn is the darkest and coldest time of the day.

The ninja is a species that survives in this kind of crack.

Haruno Sakura didn't answer. She twisted her body to get out of Kakashi's arms, but accidentally touched her leg where it shouldn't have been.

She was not embarrassed at all, and joked: "A few days ago, I was talking about whether Kakashi-sensei had a hidden disease. He seems to be in good spirits. Do you want to help you before going out?"

"Ahem." Kakashi let go of his arm, turned sideways and took the Ninja sword leaning against the wall to the girl, and said softly: "Okay, don't wake them up."

The female ninja smiled in agreement, sat up, straightened her clothes, hung up her knife, wrapped a bandage and forehead protector around her neck, and tied her long hair up neatly.

Kakashi Hatake didn't shy away from staring at the other person getting dressed, and unconsciously touched the Konoha logo on the iron plate on his forehead.

Before Haruno Sakura stood up and left, he grabbed the girl's wrist and warned: "Be careful, don't worry about us, and don't put yourself in danger just to get back as soon as possible. Your safety is the priority, and we are here. Give me."

Haruno Sakura replied firmly: "Okay."

She stretched out her other hand to cover the back of the man's hand, and held it firmly with some trembling.

Both hands were wearing shinobi gloves, but they couldn't feel each other's body temperature.

But in an instant, there was no more female ninja in the dark room.

Hatake Kakashi noticed the flashing blood red in the night, and after closing his eyes, he said softly: "Sasuke, go to sleep quickly. There are still a few hours to sleep, and there will be a tough battle tomorrow."