[Naruto Storyline] Wandering

The next morning, Haruno Sakura went to the infectious disease hospital accompanied by Sai with her red and swollen eyes. Sai also learned the whole story of the hunting operation from Konoha, and both of them seemed very depressed.Throughout the morning, Haruno Sakura mechanically and numbly dealt with cases, assigned tasks, and sent away dead patients. The rest of the time she remained silent. The medical staff at the hospital noticed her strange mood and avoided the woman who was in a low mood. Haruno Sakura didn't dare to communicate with her more.

After adjusting the drug regimen, the fatality rate of Kyubi virus-infected patients has decreased, but Haruno Sakura cannot guarantee that patients after the drug will not have long-term complications due to the side effects of the drug.Although the death rate has dropped, the infectious disease hospital still transports dead patients every day. The tall chimneys of the crematorium in the distance are always filled with smoke from burning corpses. The shadow of death is like a cumulonimbus cloud over the land of water. , breathless.

Looking at the chimney of the incinerator, Haruno Sakura couldn't help but think of the Mizukuni government soldiers who died in the Uiharu massacre. The feeling of nausea rose from her stomach. She closed her eyes and tried to focus on the gun in her hand. In the medical record, Haruno Sakura felt a nameless anxiety hovering in her heart when she thought of seeing Uchiha Itachi again in the afternoon. She was very worried that she would lose control of her emotions again in front of Itachi.

She sighed, and thoughtfully went to the convenience store downstairs to buy a sandwich for lunch. While looking at the wall clock on the wall, she absent-mindedly ate the sandwich.

At 01:30 in the afternoon, Itachi's car stopped at the entrance of the hospital on time to pick up Haruno Sakura to the Kyubi Research Institute, but this time, Itachi did not stop Sai from following.With Sai's company, Haruno Sakura felt a little more at ease in her heart, she tried her best to avoid meeting Itachi's eyes, and sat in the back seat with Sai.Itachi glanced at the two people sitting in the back row with strange expressions, and turned on the music player in the car, and brisk and beautiful classical music rang in the car, alleviating the suffocating silence in the car.From the rearview mirror inside the car, Itachi saw that Haruno Sakura's face seemed to have softened a little, and then slowly started the car and drove towards the Kyubi Research Institute.

Last night, Haruno Sakura didn't sleep well. The sudden bad news and intense sadness made her shed tears for almost the whole night. She couldn't even remember when she fell asleep and when she woke up.Any slight noise at night was enough to disturb her shallow sleep, but when she opened her eyes, the face of Ino could not be restrained in her mind, as long as she thought of her friend who was lying in the isolation ward at this time, her life and death were unknown, Haruno Sakura's heart ached like a needle prick.This sadness tormented her all night, until the sky began to light up, and Haruno Sakura was freed from the restlessness of the night.

Even after drinking two cups of espresso, she still couldn't resist the tidal wave of fatigue and sleepiness at the moment. Haruno Sakura, who was sitting in the back seat, patted her cheek hard to wake herself up for the next remote video remember.

After coming to the Kyubi Institute, Haruno Sakura connected to the remote video with the Konoha expert group as usual, and then convened various departments of the institute to report the progress of the experiment. down task.The remote video generally lasts for two hours. After the video call is over, Haruno Sakura will assign tasks to various departments according to the next plan proposed by the Konoha expert group. After that, she will summarize the experimental data from the previous day. And send it to Konoha Medical Department.

After the meeting ended, the conference room seemed much empty. Haruno Sakura supported her chin with one hand and operated the mouse and keyboard with the other. After browsing the experimental data uploaded by various departments, she filed and uploaded the materials by category.At this time, Haruno Sakura's upper and lower eyelids were already glued together. She rubbed her eyes, and after confirming that all the materials had been submitted, she finally couldn't help but lay down on the wide operating table—she was so sleepy that The second her head hit the table, she fell into a deep sleep.

When Itachi came in from outside the institute, Sai was sitting in the corridor. After their eyes met, Itachi broke the silence first, and asked, "Is the video conference over?"

"It's over." Sai replied in a low voice, and he glanced at Haruno Sakura who was asleep on the operating table through the crack of the door, "But she is too tired, I want to let her sleep for a while, and wait for dinner soon It's time to wake her up."

Itachi stood quietly at the door of the conference room, his eyes focused on Haruno Sakura's back. After a while, he pushed the door lightly and walked into the conference room. The central air conditioner in the conference room was continuously outputting Itachi frowned, adjusted the temperature and wind speed of the air conditioner, and then quietly took off his coat and put it on Haruno Sakura. After doing all this, he walked out of the conference room softly and closed the door again. Said to Sai who was sitting at the door: "The temperature of the air conditioner in the meeting room is so low, you don't have to worry about her catching cold inside."

Sai looked straight at Itachi, his eyes made Itachi feel uncomfortable, Itachi coughed lightly, and sat down beside Sai: "I mean, as Dr. Haruno's bodyguard, besides protecting her life Be safe and take care of her health."

Sai showed a smile that was not a smile, he looked away from Itachi, looked at the blank wall in front of him and murmured: "I said, you are so ridiculous and pathetic."

"How?" asked Itachi.

Sai smiled helplessly: "I mean you, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke—" Seeing Itachi didn't speak, Sai continued, "You seem to like Haruno Sakura very much, but she still can't really accept you, she I still have the shadow of Uchiha Sasuke in my heart, the ridiculous thing is, she is so gentle to Uchiha Sasuke, but she is not cherished by that kid, he not only betrayed Haruno Sakura, but also Konoha, isn't that sad?" Sai shrugged.

"What do you mean by betraying Haruno Sakura?"

Sai sneered: "During Sakura Haruno's participation in the medical assistance in the country of water, Uchiha Sasuke cheated..." Before Sai could finish speaking, Itachi suddenly stopped him, then leaned out and glanced at the conference room, and saw Haruno After Sakura was still sleeping on the operating table, she motioned for Sai to continue, and Sai sighed in a tone full of pity and regret, "That stupid woman probably doesn't know about it until now...but no It’s good to know, so as not to add to the trouble.”

Itachi's hand slowly clenched, he lowered his head in thought, without saying a word.

Saii looked at Itachi meaningfully, and continued: "Besides, you may not know that because of you, Haruno Sakura was investigated by the intelligence department three years ago after returning to Konoha from the end of the medical aid in the country of water. She was convicted of collusion by Konoha Military Tribunal in the Land of Fire, so she is still serving her sentence.”

Itachi's eyes darkened a bit: "For me, what order did Danzo give you Anbu?"

"Danzo said that as long as you step into the border of the country of fire, you will be killed. But outside the country of fire, what you do is your business. As long as it is not on the battlefield, we can even sit down and chat like now Said Sai, "I don't know and I don't care about the secrets between you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, and the Uchiha family, but Danzo doesn't want anyone to track down the secret of the Uchiha family. So I advise you, no matter who you are to, even Haruno Sakura, you'd better not say anything, it's for her own good."

"Of course I won't tell her these old things." Itachi sighed, "You can rest assured about that."

Sai smiled and looked at Itachi: "I really hope we don't meet on the battlefield in the future——I won't show mercy to you."

"Me neither." Itachi raised his eyebrows, his eyes became sharp and cold, he stood up, put on his military cap, and left the Kyubi Institute.

In the conference room, Haruno Sakura kept her eyes open. She didn't relax until the sound of Itachi's footsteps faded away. She bit her lips tightly to suppress the whimpering in her throat. The Itachi's coat seemed to weigh heavily on her heart. , at this moment she heard Sai knock on the door of the meeting room, calling her name in her familiar voice, Haruno Sakura hastily wiped away her tears, pretending to just wake up, facing Sai who pushed the door and walked in.

"Whose coat is this?" Haruno Sakura asked in feigned surprise.

"Uchiha Itachi's." Sai replied lightly, he leaned in front of Haruno Sakura, looked at her red eyes, "Speaking of which, your eyes are red."

"I, I just dreamed about Ino..." Haruno Sakura lied, she quickly rubbed the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, not wanting to admit that she shed tears because she heard the conversation between Sai and Itachi.

"Itachi left first, so we can only go back by bus." Sai took Itachi's coat from Haruno Sakura, "Let's go, go to the city center to have a good meal at night, don't worry too much, everything will always happen There is a solution."

Back to the dormitory of the support team with Sai, Haruno Sakura said goodbye to Sai with a smile, then went back to her room and quickly closed the door tightly.The smile on her face disappeared, and the corners of her mouth were bent downward, showing an expression that was about to cry.Haruno Sakura squatted on the ground slowly against the wall, with her arms around her shoulders. For the first time, she felt that the life of love she practiced was such a failure.

Sasuke Uchiha cheated...

Uchiha Sasuke cheated on her during the year when she was supporting Mizunoku Medical as her counterpart...

She repeatedly recalled the conversation between Sai and Itachi outside the meeting room, feeling ashamed.

When she returned to Konoha, Sasuke greeted her with her arms filled with the fragrance of shower gel, the ceremony where they went to Mt. Myogi to seek a child together, and he wrapped Haruno Sakura's arms around him when he was sleeping. What are these things?What kind of expression does Sasuke have when he is pressing on another woman?Would Sasuke recall her face in a trance at some point?Haruno Sakura lowered her head and pulled her hair weakly with her hands. Her eyes had already shed so many tears for Ino that those emerald eyes were like two dry ponds, unable to squeeze out a single tear. .But she didn't want to cry for losing Sasuke, Haruno Sakura just wanted to cry hard for herself, as if this could wash away all the disappointment and pain accumulated in her heart.

The next afternoon, it was still Sai who accompanied her to the Kyubi Research Institute, Haruno Sakura folded Itachi's coat and put it in a paper bag, ready to deliver it to his office before get off work.

After finishing the remote video conference in the afternoon, Haruno Sakura knocked on the door of the office with the logo of "Administrative Director" in her hand with a paper bag. When the voice of Itachi came from inside, Haruno Sakura shook her head, unscrewed the handle and pushed the door in. .

"I put your coat here." Haruno Sakura put the paper bag on the sofa by the door.

Itachi was sitting on the office chair, he looked up at Haruno Sakura and said, "Dr. Haruno, come and sit down for a while. There is a new tea from the country of water on the table. It tastes different from Konoha's tea. Doctor Haruno can try it. .”

Haruno Sakura pursed her lips, poured herself a cup of tea and sat down opposite Itachi.

Itachi looked at Haruno Sakura who was sipping tea, "I wonder if Dr. Haruno is free these two days?"

Haruno Sakura was startled, and her body tensed up. She nodded stiffly: "No, do you need my help?"

Itachi said, "Nothing special, it's just that I haven't been to Kirigakure Shrine for a long time, I wonder if Dr. Haruno would like to go with him?"

Haruno Sakura's eyes dimmed, she kept turning the paper cup of tea in her hands, her eyes wandered over Itachi's desk: "Sorry, I won't go."

"Is it because you don't want to go, or is it that you are under surveillance by the secret department and cannot go with me?"

Haruno Sakura shook her head and said, "I don't want to go." She took a sip of tea and calmly said to Itachi in front of her, "Akatsuki's hunting operation has just ended, what kind of mood do you think I am in now? What about those who came to see you? If I agreed to your invitation at this time, I would not be able to face my friends who are lying in the isolation room receiving treatment, nor would I be able to face those companions who died in the hunting operation, although you Probably not directly involved in the operation, but..."

"I can't disassociate myself from the hunting operation." Itachi closed his eyes, he got up and paced in the office, "I came to the conclusion after speculating about the deployment of the Nation of Fire—in order to guard against Akatsuki, Fire The Diet will repeat the research process of the vaccine in the Ogira area—my guess was confirmed after Hidan and Kakuto’s inquiries, and then there will be an attack on the Kyubi Vaccine Research Center of the Ogira Public Hospital.”

"I really wish I had never been exposed to so many truths." After a long silence, Haruno Sakura said.

"That's why I went to Kirigakure Shrine."

"Do you have to go to Wuyin Shrine to repent every time you kill someone indirectly or directly?"

"Yes."

"I'm afraid the water in the washbasin won't be able to wash off the blood on your hands." Haruno Sakura stood up from her seat, Itachi turned around, and unexpectedly met a pair of eyes that were crying silently. Cheng's eyes were full of complicated emotions, and he looked at him for a moment, "I should hate you to death, and your frank words and frank attitude are also fake to death, but I don't know why every time I see you You... I can't hate you anymore." Her voice was still mixed with tears, and she slammed her fists on his back, those hands of a doctor, with innate tenderness and the feeling of being teased by fate Unbearable, it fell on him.Itachi silently accepted her cries and fists, those black eyes were like the sea in the dark night, able to contain infinite sins and reflect the moon in the sky.

That was the first time Itachi and Haruno Sakura hugged each other, I don't know if she threw herself into his arms first, or he took the initiative to wrap his arms around her shoulders.

A sense of immorality and guilt spread in Haruno Sakura's heart. While resisting Itachi's embrace, she yearned for the reassuring feeling exuded by Itachi.

Just for a short while - Haruno Sakura said to herself - indulge this time, starting tomorrow, don't have any entanglements with him anymore.

Maybe being a fool who never knows the truth is far happier than a person who knows everything. Even the happiness of ignorance can get some false comfort in this harsh life.Sakura Haruno just wants to go back to her carefree student days, when Kakashi would pamper her, Naruto would let her go, and even Sasuke, who doesn't like to talk, would occasionally show a gentle expression in front of her, that At that time, they didn't know the cruelty and sorrow of the outside world. It wasn't until fate finally pushed them to the crossroads of life that they realized that many things are not judged only by right and wrong, and human emotions will turn the original black and white Things got messed up even more.

For example, the current Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Itachi.

"I'm sorry, I have to go. I'm very sorry about the Kirigakure Shrine. I can't go with you." Haruno Sakura took a deep breath and broke free from Itachi's embrace. She saluted him respectfully , bid him goodbye, then turned and left the office.

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