I, who was determined to stay in Naruto, became the white moonlight

Not knowing whether Hiruko had listened to her words or not, Haruko walked on the street, completely absent-minded.

"Where have you been?"

Haruko came back to her senses and looked up to find Hatake Kakashi, who hadn't been seen for a long time, standing in front of her, "Kakashi?"

Hatake Kakashi frowned slightly and took a few steps towards her, "You look abnormal."

"Nothing, just going to say goodbye to a friend."

Not wanting to worry him, Haruko replied simply, but Hatake Kakashi caught on to her word "goodbye" and pressed, "You're leaving? Where? When?"

"I'm going to the Sand Village with Tsunade on a mission. We'll leave tomorrow morning."

Haruko looked around and realized that she had walked to the street near Hatake Kakashi's house without knowing when, and then she met Hatake Kakashi who was out running errands.

After getting her answer, Hatake Kakashi frowned even more tightly, "Why do you want to go there suddenly? The war hasn't been over for a long time, aren't you afraid of encountering danger?"

Haruko waved her hand nonchalantly, "What are you worried about when Tsunade, one of the Three Ninjas, is here?"

"..."

As if convinced by this reason, Hatake Kakashi was silent for a while, then looked at her again, "When will you be back?"

"It's hard to say. If things are over quickly, I'll come back earlier. If they are over slowly, I'll come back later." Not wanting him to continue to explore, Haruko joked, "Why is Kakashi suddenly so concerned about me?"

Hatake Kakashi crossed his arms, with a valid reason, "As a captain, it's normal for you to care about your teammates, right?"

"right."

Haruko felt that Hatake Kakashi was very sharp both when he was a child and when he grew up.

The next second, Hatake Kakashi's question hit her directly, "Is it related to what you've been busy with recently?"

"how do you know?"

Haruko was really amazed. She was wondering if he had any mind-reading skills, but when she met his understanding eyes, she realized that she was being tricked.

He held his forehead helplessly, reflecting inwardly that he had never expected that one day he would be tricked by a child.

It was clear from her expression that she didn't want him to know. Hatake Kakashi pursed his lips, searching his mind for anything that she should deliberately hide from him.

So, “I’ll go with you.”

"Huh?" Haruko opened her eyes wide, "Why?"

"I just finished my mission anyway, wouldn't it be better to have one more person to join the operation?"

Seeing his expression that said "there must be something fishy if you refuse", and considering that Hatake Kakashi's personality was unexpectedly difficult to some extent, Haruko had no choice but to verbally agree, planning to take Tsunade away early tomorrow morning.

"I'll be waiting at the village gate." As if seeing through her thoughts, Hatake Kakashi emphasized the word "always".

"……OK."

Watching Kakashi Hatake leave, Haruko made up her mind that she would avoid this street in the future.

However, the most confused person should be Tsunade, who was completely unaware of the situation.

Facing the dim light of the early morning, Tsunade stood with her hands on her hips and stared at the masked kid who was almost half her body height.

"Isn't this a girlfriends' trip? Why did this brat want to join?!"

Tsunade looked at the culprit Haruko in disbelief. Haruko, feeling very guilty, avoided her gaze and stammered, unable to give an excuse.

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Hatake Kakashi took the initiative to explain, "I asked to join."

"So that's why you insist on breaking us up!" Tsunade's sharp gaze turned to the calm and composed Hatake Kakashi again.

"Break up... This is a mission, not a date for the two of you." The corners of Kakashi Hatake's mouth twitched.

It's as if he was the third party.

Haruko quickly grabbed the angry Tsunade. Although she didn't want Hatake Kakashi to join, who knew that when she arrived at the village gate at four o'clock, she saw Hatake Kakashi from afar.

It’s four o’clock in the morning!

Doesn't this Kakashi guy sleep? He is totally different from the future Kakashi teacher who is always late!

"Alright, alright, let's go."

Before leaving, Haruko said goodbye to everyone as a precaution.

She didn't even leave Orochimaru out. Although their last conversation was not harmonious, she was the one who felt sorry after all, so she went to him specially to ask for a favor.

Orochimaru's attitude towards her was no different from before, and he looked like he had forgotten the unpleasantness from last time.

"Crack the bird in the cage? You really know how to give me a hard time."

When Orochimaru heard that she came to him about the Hyuga clan, he sneered and neither agreed nor refused. He just fiddled with the tools on the laboratory table and didn't look at her.

"I believe in you. No one is more likely to find a solution than you." Haruko tried to make her tone sound relaxed. "You have a very high scientific talent. It should be your pursuit, not a blade that stabs everyone."

Orochimaru was unmoved, "You still like to talk nonsense."

Feeling his implicit rejection, Haruko took a deep breath and finally said: "I will try my best to bring you new ninjutsu, so wait for me."

The pretended cold shell gradually faded after she left, and Orochimaru laughed at himself while looking at the beaker in his hand.

Do you still think he is the same kid who aspired to learn all the ninjutsu in the world?

Do not make jokes.

*

Only a few months had passed since the end of the war, and the people of the Sand Village were implicitly hostile to the arrival of Tsunade and the other two. Fortunately, Haruko sent a message to Chiyo in advance, so they were not stopped.

Chiyo came to pick up the three people to her home. She looked at the puzzled Tsunade and snorted.

In her early years, Chiyo was a powerful fighter in Sunagakure. She fought on the battlefield with her excellent medical skills and puppetry. Her poison was so terrifying that no one could prevent it.

But she never expected to run into someone like Tsunade. All the poisons she had made over the years were cracked by Tsunade, which really made her angry.

"Isn't this the slug girl? Are you visiting me to learn medical skills?"

Even Kakashi Hatake, who doesn't understand the ways of the world, heard a hint of sarcasm in her words, not to mention the hot-tempered Tsunade.

She folded her arms and smiled, "Of course, I have already cracked all the poisons of my predecessors, so I am eager to learn new ones, right?"

Chiyo narrowed her eyes, "Oh, really? Then I'll have to teach you everything I know."

Invisible sparks exploded as their eyes met. Haruko couldn't bear to see one of them, old, and the other in her prime, comparing themselves like children.

She looked around and asked Chiyo, "Sister Chiyo, aren't your son and daughter-in-law here?"

Stunned by these words, Chiyo's arrogance subsided. She turned around and went into the inner room, and when she came out she was holding a photo frame in her hand.

"My stupid son...died on the battlefield."

In the photo frame stood a black-haired woman and a red-haired man, they were looking at the camera with a smile, holding a baby in their arms.