[Hokage] Thank you for loving me
Chapter 54
Following the sound, Sasuke moved to the street of the festival with a teleportation technique.At this time, because the fireworks display is about to start, the crowds are rushing towards the open space on the Shadow Rock Mountain, in order to stand on the high ground and get the best viewing position for the annual event.
Different from the eager and excited gazes in people's eyes, due to the loss of control of pupil power, all the scenery in Sasuke's eyes became blurred and out of focus. He could only lower his head and cover his eyes, and walked against the crowd to the entrance of the festival with difficulty. Go in the direction where there are few people.
【How much you love, how much you hate】
[The stronger the hatred, the stronger the pupil power...]
All the noisy human voices merged into Sasuke's ears, and they all turned into these two repeated sentences, which cursed the blood of the Uchiha clan.On the way of the "journey of redemption", he has been groping for a way to calm his mind, in order to restrain the darkness surging in his blood; now, feeling the burning pain from his pupils, he suddenly realized that the original In his heart, Haruno Sakura has become so important, so important that it can arouse the strongest emotion in his heart, and make all his cultivation so far fall short.
What's even more ironic is that when he realized this, he happened to also understand Haruno Sakura's intentions at this time, knowing clearly that she no longer liked him.
And all of this was done by him.
With his right hand tightly clutching his chest, Sasuke could only feel that the anguish and hatred in his heart were mixed together and urgently needed to be vented, but he couldn't figure out whether the object of this intense emotion should be to give up his Haruno Sakura, or to push it away with his own hands. The self with this intention.
He moved his steps blankly, even with his head down, some people on the street had already started to recognize Sasuke.
At first, only a few patrolling ninjas asked each other in low voices, "Is the eyes of the people over there a little strange?" Then, more and more people began to whisper in surprise, talking about "Look at that person's eyes, don't you know?" Is he the last descendant of the Uchiha clan?" Now, a group of villagers have figured out his identity, and began to boldly follow him, looking at and discussing him wantonly.
"Look, that person is really Sasuke Uchiha!"
"What is he doing back to Konoha at this time?"
"Why is his Sharingan so bloody red, it looks so dangerous!"
"He doesn't look like he is going to participate in the festival. Do you want to report it to Hokage-sama?"
Being pointed and watched by the crowd, the noise kept ringing in his ears, Sasuke's thoughts became more and more confused, and the endless and unreasonable irritability was like a swaying flame, burning more violently in an instant, and it might ignite the fuse of Sharingan out of control at any time search.
Must, get out of places where crowds gather...
After Sasuke shook his head and tried his best to wake himself up, he jumped to the top of a big tree beside the street and disappeared from the sight of the onlookers.
He couldn't see the bushes under his feet clearly with his eyes, so he could only settle by touch.Every time he touched a branch, his toes stopped for a short time, not daring to stand completely on a solid branch.The situation was urgent, and there was no time to adjust his body posture. Sasuke quickly moved his legs and jumped towards the next foothold; the usual smooth and fast jumping movement, because of the abnormality of his eyes, seemed to be shaking and slowing down a lot.
Not long after running, there was the sound of rustling branches and leaves in the quiet forest, and then, there was a sound of footsteps following behind Sasuke.Already sensing who was coming, Sasuke didn't look back, and didn't stop at his feet. After a while, Kakashi jumped to his side and ran side by side with him.
"Sasuke, where are you going?" Kakashi was slightly surprised to see his unsteady footsteps.
However, the questions were like nothing but silence.
"What happened to Susano just now?" Guessing that something special must have happened, he asked again in a hurry.Unfortunately, Sasuke still didn't answer.
"Why did you suddenly return to your original appearance?" At this time, the fireworks display had already begun, and the gorgeous and colorful fireworks rose into the sky from a distance. .With the light of the fire, Kakashi stared sideways at Sasuke's true face, startled, and asked in surprise, "Sasuke, what's wrong with your eyes!?"
A cluster of dazzling white fireworks exploded in the air like lightning, illuminating the entire night sky, Sasuke's face was gloomy under the white light, and he replied in a dull tone: "...you and Naruto...are mistaken. "
"what?"
"Sakura... really has changed her mind."
"Have you checked with Sakura?" Kakashi thought about it, and finally had a rough guess about the whole thing, and continued in disbelief: "This is impossible..."
At this time, the two of them had already run a long distance, completely leaving the crowd gathering place, and there was only a solitary darkness around them, and the occasional dull and distant sound of fireworks.After hearing Kakashi say "impossible", Sasuke's face sank, but he didn't hesitate at his feet; the next second when he jumped up, a twisted cave appeared in the night, and Sasuke's figure flashed and hid out of thin air. in it.
"A technique of time and space..." Seeing that he had lost Sasuke, Kakashi stopped and stood on a tall branch with one foot.It seems that Sasuke's pupil power has lost control, and the situation is quite dangerous; and the reason for this situation seems to be something Sakura said to him.
Kakashi is well aware of the trigger mechanism of Sharingan Rampage, and also understands that in Sasuke's heart, he has always cared about Sakura, but he never expected that he has cared about Sakura so much.Recalling that in the izakaya before, Sasuke was still ambiguous about confessing to Sakura; now he finally made up his mind and appeared in front of her with his true colors, but was told that he no longer liked him; the always proud Sasuke , it must be difficult to accept such a huge gap.Even though Kakashi has always preferred and supported Sakura, facing Sasuke at this moment and thinking of his sense of loss, he couldn't help but feel distressed.
On the one hand, out of concern for Sasuke, and on the other hand, in order to prevent Sasuke's pupil power from running wild and endangering the village, Kakashi sighed, and continued to chase Sasuke's chakra and rushed forward: It seems that tonight No matter what, we must find him and calm him down...
A burst of noisy cicadas chirped into his ears, Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, and the blurred outlines of the surrounding things outlined an all-too-familiar scene—he returned to his home, the Uchiha mansion.
After wandering abroad for more than ten years, he rarely recalled the family's old house.It's not because I don't think about it, but because every memory is bound to be accompanied by pain.He has never been a sentimental person. In order to suppress the cowardly grief in his heart, every time he thinks of his childhood family, he will immediately restrain himself from recalling it.Over time, the appearance of the home was sealed deep in his memory.
When he returned to the village this time, he had walked around Nanhechuan many times, but he had never walked into the house once; because he was never a person who would let himself go and look for sentimentality.
Both eyes were still burning like fire, Sasuke looked around through the blood-red pupils, and he could vaguely see that the courtyard, corridor and living room were all neat and orderly.As if there were still people living here, the whole mansion didn't show a dilapidated atmosphere at all, and its appearance was almost no different from the nostalgic and peaceful impression in his mind.
Before he had time to think about why the old house was kept so well, Sasuke stepped up the corridor and walked to the living room with heavy steps.In one corner there is a shrine enshrining his father, mother and elder brother.
He stretched out his hand and caressed the pocket door. Not only was there no dust on the tablet, but there were also brand new incense sticks in front of the shrine.Sasuke frowned, feeling a little confused that everything in the house was maintained with such care.
But when he was distracted to think about the details, his temples began to pulsate, and his head fell into chaos. Sasuke panted heavily, calming down the restlessness in his chest, and sat down on the tatami mat.
He raised his head and looked at the tablet placed on the high place. The memories that had been sealed for a long time in the depths of his memory suddenly poured out one after another like a flood that had been released from the sluice - strict but deeply in love with the family His father, his gentle and loving mother, and his elder brother who always tolerated and loved him, who valued himself above everything else.
In this mansion, he once enjoyed the most perfect family love in the world; now, he knows that this love still continues in his blood, and in the form of memories, it is ironing on his confused and heartless heart. cold heart.
How ridiculous that he once thought he didn't need a home and a sense of belonging
But now, in this Konoha Village, only the traces of this long-disillusioned home can calm him down...
When Kakashi landed in the courtyard of the Uchiha mansion, he saw Sasuke sitting in the center of the living room at a glance.He sat upright on the tatami with his upper body straight, one leg stretched forward, the other bent upwards, and his right hand casually placed on the bent knee.Sharingan seems to have calmed down a lot. Although Gouyu is still spinning rapidly, the whites of her eyes have returned to normal and are no longer blood red.
Sasuke didn't pay attention to Kakashi's arrival, just stared at the shrine hanging in front of him without moving.The moonlight passing through the window lattice and the long corridor shines on his black broken hair, bewitching eyes, sharp-edged handsome face and slender body, as if frozen into a sad but indifferent black-and-white painting .
"Finally found you." Kakashi squatted beside him, panting heavily, somewhat relieved. "It seems that you have calmed down a little bit." Following Sasuke's eyes, he looked at the tablet of the Uchiha family, feeling sad for the people in front of him inexplicably, and the tone of the question couldn't help being more cautious, "You are like this now... Is it because of Sakura?"
Sasuke's expression didn't change, but he didn't deny it, so Kakashi became more sure of his guess.
Thinking about it carefully, when she first came back from Rainbow Country, Sakura deliberately avoided talking about Sasuke, and then she got seriously ill, and she didn’t even mention Sasuke at all. There are rumors that she is recruiting boyfriends.Could it be that she really doesn't like Sasuke anymore?
How persistent Sakura is to Sasuke, Kakashi has witnessed it all the way.If one day she gave up Sasuke, he would definitely feel unbelievable, but on the other hand, he would feel that it was reasonable.After all, for so many years, Sakura has paid too much for Sasuke and suffered too much damage from him; it is reasonable to make up her mind to reluctantly give up now.
Of course, these are just his guesses. If Sasuke still doesn't speak, he still won't know what Sakura said to Sasuke; The blow was pretty big.
Thinking of Sasuke's feelings at this moment, Kakashi felt very sad for him, and asked lovingly, "What are you going to do next?"
Sasuke stared straight ahead, with a look of indifference in his eyes, "If I knew about it... I would have kept it a secret... It's better not to disturb each other."
Alas, it seems that he regretted showing his true face to Sakura and confirmed her feelings.Kakashi held his forehead, and persuaded helplessly: "Don't say that, no matter whether Sakura's feelings for you have changed, after all, she has devoted so much to you wholeheartedly, you can't ignore her past efforts, let alone You can't ask her to pay for you unilaterally forever."
"I know!" Sasuke's voice was slightly high, and there was a hint of gnashing of teeth in his cold tone, and the bloody eyes of Sharingan also glowed red again, "It is precisely because I knew that I decided to confess and apologize to her, but she I don’t care about and don’t need these anymore.” Recalling Sakura’s understatement and saying “companion” in the woods, the shadow on his face became thicker.
"Don't get excited, don't get excited." Kakashi wanted to warn Sasuke that just apologizing for the harm he caused to Sakura before was far from enough; but judging by Sasuke's character, he was willing to apologize. It is quite valuable, and it is absolutely impossible for him to unilaterally and regain Sakura's heart.So, Kakashi spread his hands and persuaded him to give up: "Since you feel that the matter has come to this point and it is irreversible, then respect Sakura's choice. In a sense, she also respects you and respects you." What you said made you decide to give up on you, didn't you?" The implication was that Sasuke asked for all of this.
Sasuke gave Kakashi a cold look, and replied sternly: "Yes, the source of all these faults is me, so the object of my hatred can only be myself." After finishing speaking, his face changed from gloomy Turning into anger, the outer side of the clenched right hand and the knuckles were particularly prominent.
Eh?You yourself said you were going to give up, but how did you follow your words and persuade you to give up, and you became even more angry! ?Fearing that Sasuke's Sharingan would get out of control again, Kakashi quickly changed his words and advised, "Actually, no matter how Sakura's mind changes, she was, or still is, the person who cares about you most in this world, isn't she?" He tentatively patted Sasuke on the back, coaxing: "It's quite comforting to have such a companion who cares for you wholeheartedly, isn't it?"
The words that Sakura said when she evaluated herself by the Nanga River that morning——
"I will be by his side, trying to get close to his heart, trying to understand his pain, hatred and loneliness."
"If you promise to accompany him through the darkness, if you promise to share everything with him, you will never give up on him. This is the real companion."
"In this way, Sasuke-kun will be less lonely and painful..."
The resentment gradually faded, and was replaced by a complex emotion that was both sour and warm. Sasuke lowered his eyes silently: Yes, it cannot be denied that Haruno Sakura is indeed the person who cares about him the most in this world...
Recalling her reddened eyes at the expense of offending Xiaochun who turned to sleep in order to defend him; and the way she tried to explain her thoughts for fear of being misunderstood, he has reason to believe that even if Sakura no longer likes him, he will I can continue to enjoy Sakura's meticulous care; it's just that the nature behind it has changed...
"How, thinking about it this way, is it a little calmer?" Kakashi watched Sasuke's face gradually soften, and when he was secretly relieved, he suddenly heard the heavy sound of the entrance and the door being pushed open. Then, there was the sound of running footsteps in the corridor, and Sakura appeared beside the paper door in the living room.
"Sasuke-kun! Finally found you! Are you alright?" While exclaiming eagerly, she caught a glimpse of another figure in the living room, "Hey, Mr. Kakashi is here too."
"What a coincidence..." Kakashi stood up and raised his hand in response to her greeting.
However, Sakura had no time to pay attention to Kakashi, strode into the living room, and knelt down in front of Sasuke.While examining his face carefully, she said anxiously:
"Sasuke-kun, you ran away suddenly just now, you really scared me. I am not very good at sensing chakra, but today there are all kinds of other auras mixed in the street. I searched for a long time and circled around Konoha. I just found you."
Looking back to his eyes, Sasuke saw Sakura's extremely anxious face, some messy hair, and a pair of white but dusty bare feet: Is it because he was in a hurry to find him, so he ended up like this?Sure enough, even if you don't like him anymore, you will still be nervous and miss him...
Seeing Sasuke's gaze silently resting on her feet, Sakura looked slightly embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "Sorry, I ran too fast just now, I don't know where the clogs got lost." She stuck out her tongue like a self-deprecating , Sakura rolled up her sleeves, and asked Sasuke tentatively: "Sasuke-kun, let me inject some chakra for you first, your pupil power seems to be a little out of control, and you look very tired..."
Looking up at Xiao Sakura's bare feet, a faint light appeared in Sasuke's eyes, and his throat moved slightly; on the other side, Xiao Sakura didn't think too much about it, pretending that Sasuke was acquiescing, she put her hand on Sasuke's forehead, Healed wholeheartedly.
The familiar and warm chakra breath spread from the forehead to the whole body, both the body and the mind felt much more comfortable, and Sakura's soft and concerned face was close at hand at this moment, and soon, the hostility in Sasuke's eyes Most of it faded away, and his expression returned to normal.
"Huh—" Feeling that the other party's breath finally calmed down, Sakura let out a long sigh of relief, and retracted her hands, "Sasuke-kun, are you feeling better?"
Gently nodding his head, Sasuke finally responded to her words.
As if she was encouraged, Sakura hooked the corners of her mouth in relief, then put her hands beside Sasuke, leaned close to his face, and looked at him with concern, "Sasuke-kun, what happened to you just now? Can you tell me?" Is something wrong?"
Kakashi on the side paused, looked at Sasuke nervously, and thought to himself: Sasuke finally calmed down, why did Sakura ask such a sensitive question again?Didn't she want to be thoughtful about Sasuke? Why is she suddenly dull now?It would be bad if this kind of ignorant attitude angered Sasuke again...
Thinking of this, Kakashi couldn't help reminding: "Sakura, no matter how you change your mind towards Sasuke now, there is no need to repeat what happened just now, right?"
"Change? What have I changed?"
Kakashi raised his head and smiled wryly. As Hokage, it's fine if he doesn't maintain the order of the festival and stay here as a mediator of conflicts between the disciples, but now he is actually asked to be sandwiched between the two of them to help convey his heart! ?With embarrassment and embarrassment in his eyes, Kakashi answered clearly: "It's your heart...it's not on him anymore."
As soon as the words fell, Sakura straightened her back on her knees, looked at Kakashi with a sullen face, and said loudly: "Mr. Kakashi, I must clearly correct you. I have never liked Sasuke-kun. It is because of you Sasuke-kun will be misunderstood and angry if you always make jokes like this!" Then, he turned his head and comforted Sasuke with righteous words, "Sasuke-kun, don't worry, I only have friendship with you as a companion, there is absolutely nothing superfluous Thoughts, you must not be burdened."
Kakashi and Sasuke were taken aback by these endless words. After the two looked at each other in surprise for half a second, Sasuke's eyes fell back on Sakura's face, and he asked faintly, "Sakura, what about you?" Me, what do you think?"
"Of course it's an important companion who lives and dies together!" Without hesitation, Sakura replied very earnestly.
Sasuke pondered for a while, and asked again: "Then do you still remember the things we experienced together?"
Surprised why Sasuke would suddenly ask such a question, but Sakura still tried to cooperate and recalled: "If you count from childhood, we stayed at ninja school together for 5 years, and then formed the seventh class together with Naruto , performed 7 D-level missions and 1 C-level mission, and participated in the Chunin exam together. In the third year after you left the village, we met again at the base of Orochimaru. Unfortunately, we met again not long after we met. We separated because of the conflict; then because you were listed as an important wanted criminal in the ninja world, I ran out of the village and found you alone. While you asked me to help you kill Xianglin, you wanted to sneak attack me from behind. Fortunately, Mr. Kakashi showed up..."
"Okay, there's no need to talk about it next." Sasuke retracted Sharingan calmly, and raised his hand guiltily to stop Sakura from continuing.
Kakashi couldn't help chuckling, leaned close to Sasuke's ear, and asked inexplicably, "Her memory seems to be quite complete, but why sometimes she seems to be confused when she speaks?"
Sasuke nodded, and replied in a deep voice: "In Sakura's mind, a part of my memory seems to be missing. Especially the emotional memory, I can't read it at all."
"Is it just amnesia?" Kakashi glanced at Sakura worriedly, and said, "Why did he suddenly lose his memory..."
Sasuke didn't answer, but stared at Sakura thoughtfully, a flash of light flashed in his mind, as if he remembered something, then he covered his face and laughed "hehe".He laughed so abruptly, his voice was incoherent, and there was not much joy in it. The other two were a little stunned when they saw him.
"why are you laughing?"
"Sasuke-kun, what's so funny?"
Almost in unison, both Kakashi and Sakura turned to him and asked.
Sasuke put down his hand, and murmured "No wonder..." with a half-smile.
Kakashi reacted instantly - no wonder Sakura said she didn't like Sasuke, it turned out to be amnesia!In other words, she changed her mind about Sasuke, but it was caused by amnesia, not her intention.But, how could it be that the only part of memory related to Sasuke was lost... Could it be, those experiences of liking him were too painful, so subconsciously closed that part of memory by itself.
With a long sigh secretly, Kakashi quietly looked at Sakura with a little more worry and pity.
On the other side, Sasuke and Kakashi speculated the same reason for amnesia.He suppressed his smile and returned to his usual expression. Without further explanation, he just said to Sakura word by word: "Yes, we have experienced so much together. What you just said are our most important memories." The eyes looking into Sakura's green pool deepened, and a calm relief appeared on Sasuke's face: If you feel pain about other unbearable pasts, you can forget them.
Clearly seeing through Sakura's anomaly, but not telling her the truth... Kakashi looked anxiously at the silent Sasuke, well aware of his assertive and decisive character, and definitely planned to let Sakura lose her memory like this.Standing up, looking over at Sakura who was smiling happily and continuing to talk about the past youth to Sasuke, Kakashi thought again: Maybe it would be better for Sakura to lose those unpleasant memories.From now on, she and Sasuke might be able to start all over again as companions...
Wu Zi sincerely felt that the future was bright, Kakashi smiled happily, interrupted the two of them, saying, "Talk slowly, I have to see how the festival is cleaned up after the festival", and was about to leave .
"Hey, is Kakashi-sensei leaving?" Sakura knelt up and asked enthusiastically, "Do you need my help?"
"No need." Turning his back and waving his hands smartly, Kakashi lifted his foot and stepped out of the threshold of the living room, and then subconsciously pushed the paper door with his hand.Unexpectedly, before the hand could be retracted, a "click" was heard, because the old and loose paper door fell out of the door frame slide rail.
After a moment of pause, Kakashi scratched his head in embarrassment, then turned his head and said, "Sorry, Sasuke, I broke the door of your house."
"Really, this door is getting broken more and more easily." Sakura muttered and stood up, strode over to Kakashi's side, held up the paper door with one hand, skillfully pushed it into the groove of the door frame, and then slammed it heavily. With one tap, the paper door returned to its original shape.
Clapping the dust off her hands, Sakura complained as if chatting: "The door frame is a little loose, so the paper door inside is no longer firmly locked."
The other two people in the room were silent, not knowing how to answer the conversation, they just stared at Sakura.
"Don't be so surprised." Kneeling again and sitting opposite Sasuke, seeing the expressions of the two, Sakura burst out laughing, and explained lightly: "Every time I came to clean before, I would be a little careless. Just use too much force, break the door, the window and so on. After a few more repairs, you will naturally become so proficient.”
"Cleaning? This place has always been so clean, so it's Sakura, you are cleaning?" Kakashi looked around the huge and empty house, and asked dumbfounded.
"Yes." He answered Kakashi's question, but looked at Sasuke with a concerned face, "I think when Sasuke returns to the village, he will always want to go back to his home, or stay for a while; So don't let the house be too messy. Whenever I have free time, I will come and clean it."
"You don't even know when Sasuke will come back, and you have persisted for so many years?"
"Isn't he coming back now?" Sakura asked Sasuke with a smile: "How is it, Sasuke-kun, I've maintained it pretty well, right?" Seeing the inexplicable silence on Sasuke's face, she was suddenly worried He asked quietly: "Or, do you think I did unnecessary things..."
Before the sound of the last word fell, Sakura felt her shoulders sink and she was hugged tightly into Sasuke's arms.Although it was only one hand, but the long arm was enough to wrap her entire shoulder into his arm.Pressing her face against his strong and powerful chest, hearing his somewhat unsteady and excited heartbeat, and feeling his scorching breath, Sakura's face blushed unconsciously.
In order to hide her shyness, she said in a panic: "That...Kakashi-sensei..." She turned her head with difficulty and looked towards the corridor. There was no shadow of Kakashi. In the huge house, there were only her and him. Sasuke and the two, under the mottled moonlight, sat close to each other, in silence, breathing heavily and gently.
"Sasuke-kun, can you let go..."
Hearing the embarrassment in Sakura's voice, Sasuke reluctantly let go of the person in his arms, but still lightly rested his right hand on her shoulder.At this moment, Gouyu had stopped turning, and the other eye faded back to its normal black pupil.After the treachery faded away, there was a rare tenderness in his eyes,
"Sakura, thank you."
"Hey, you're welcome..." Xiao Ying waved her hands again and again, and said politely, "It's only right to help you heal, and it's just a matter of doing the cleaning."
"Not only that, thank you... for your constant care." Thank you for waiting for me, giving me without complaint or regret, like spring in winter, trying to melt my coldness and warm my heart.
"Aren't we companions? I am willing to do this for you. You are welcome."
Hearing the word companion, Sasuke frowned in displeasure, and then relieved after a chuckle: She has lost her memory now, even if she wants to make her stop treating herself as a companion and regain her past mood, You can't be in a hurry now, you can only draw it slowly.Anyway, let her forget what she doesn't want to remember, anyway, they have plenty of time to get along from scratch...
Thinking of this, he suddenly moved closer to Sakura's face, and the handsome features were suddenly magnified to the point of losing focus.
Sakura shrank back subconsciously, only to hear Sasuke's magnetic voice whispering in her ear: "Sakura, no matter what happened in the past, let's start over from now on." In the usual calm tone, there was a hint of confidence and firm.
There was a hot and humid breath coming from the ear, and the tingling feeling spread from the neck to the whole body in an instant. Sakura blushed, covered her ears, looked at Sasuke in confusion and asked, "Eh? What started? What do you mean?"
There was a mischievous smile on the corner of Sasuke's mouth, and he poked Sakura's forehead lightly, "You will know in the future." Then he stood up, turned around and stretched out his right hand to Sakura who was kneeling on the ground, "Go Come on, I'll take you home."
Sakura glanced at that slender and well-proportioned hand hesitantly, and thought to herself: Sasuke-kun who came back this time is strange enough with inexplicable emotions and said a lot of inexplicable words; now he is suddenly so gentle and considerate , is simply too flattering.But with his mood so cloudy and uncertain, if I continue to stay with him, it's hard to guarantee that I won't anger him again if I don't pay attention...
So, pretending not to see the other party's outstretched hand, Sakura stood up by herself and said, "No, I can go back by myself." Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she asked worriedly: "Sasuke-kun I just came back, where are you staying tonight? If you plan to live here, can I clean it for you?"
"No need." With a calm expression on his face, Sasuke withdrew his frustrated hand and replied patiently: "Kakashi found an apartment for me."
"That's good." Sakura smiled reassuringly, "Then, I'll go back first, Sasuke-kun, you should also rest early, after all, you just came back, and you have worked hard all the way." After she finished speaking, she waved goodbye and slowly walked towards the entrance. go backwards.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Sasuke suddenly asked as a reminder: "Are you going to go back barefoot?"
Sakura lowered her head, glanced at her dusty feet that had long since lost clogs, and said with a nonchalant smile: "It's okay, I'll be able to run home soon."
It's a pity that Sasuke didn't seem to listen to these words, he strode up to Sakura and grabbed her left hand without any explanation.The surrounding scenery distorted in an instant, as if being swallowed by a huge vortex, layers upon layers of curls became smaller and smaller, until it shrunk into a tiny black spot, and when she regained her senses, Sakura was already standing It's at my doorstep.
Hey, I said I don't need to help her with such fuss anymore, but he still took care of her... The fact that I do things my own way really hasn't changed at all.
Sakura helplessly looked at Sasuke in front of her, not daring to complain, but she also said no words of gratitude.
Seeing Sakura's complex expression, a demeanor of daring to be angry but not speaking, Sasuke's eyes showed a happy smile.
"Okay, good night." He patted Sakura's head, lowered his eyes in silence for a few seconds, and added attentively: "You look very nice in your bathrobe tonight."
His voice was so low and calm, but for some reason, Xiao Sakura felt that her whole heart was itchy and soft as if it had been plucked by a feather.
She replied "Good night" in a muffled voice, and without watching Sasuke leave, she fled into the house in a hurry.
Felling down on the bed in one breath, Sakura turned over and stared at the ceiling in a daze, thinking in horror in her heart: "As expected, the Sasuke-kun who came back this time is really strange."
Turning her head slowly, she looked at the familiar night view of Konoha outside the window, feeling a sense of regret quietly: "Speaking of which, it's such a pity tonight, I was so busy looking for Sasuke-kun, but I missed the fireworks display... …I was really looking forward to seeing the fireworks.” Sakura covered her eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly, “It may be too pessimistic to think so, but who knows how long it will take to build a ninja village? ...Maybe, this is the last time I watch fireworks in Konoha."
"After leaving Konoha, my parents should be able to take care of themselves. The work in the psychological consultation room and Dr. Iwasaki should also be able to handle it very well. There will always be new medical ninjas who will take over from Konoha Hospital. work."
Just now, the excited and joyful hug scene when Sasuke learned that she was helping him clean the house flashed through her mind. Sakura suddenly felt a heart-wrenching pain, pressing her hands tightly on her chest, and she murmured: "The only thing I can't let go is Yes, there is no one to help Sasuke-kun clean the house anymore...I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun, I can't stay in Konoha and wait for you to come back...I really hope that someone can replace me and take care of that house for you..."
Thoughts drifted wildly, feeling as if many things had been experienced in one night, and the originally short time was stretched too long, Xiao Sakura just fell asleep on the bed with her clothes on, and fell into a drowsy sleep.
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Different from the eager and excited gazes in people's eyes, due to the loss of control of pupil power, all the scenery in Sasuke's eyes became blurred and out of focus. He could only lower his head and cover his eyes, and walked against the crowd to the entrance of the festival with difficulty. Go in the direction where there are few people.
【How much you love, how much you hate】
[The stronger the hatred, the stronger the pupil power...]
All the noisy human voices merged into Sasuke's ears, and they all turned into these two repeated sentences, which cursed the blood of the Uchiha clan.On the way of the "journey of redemption", he has been groping for a way to calm his mind, in order to restrain the darkness surging in his blood; now, feeling the burning pain from his pupils, he suddenly realized that the original In his heart, Haruno Sakura has become so important, so important that it can arouse the strongest emotion in his heart, and make all his cultivation so far fall short.
What's even more ironic is that when he realized this, he happened to also understand Haruno Sakura's intentions at this time, knowing clearly that she no longer liked him.
And all of this was done by him.
With his right hand tightly clutching his chest, Sasuke could only feel that the anguish and hatred in his heart were mixed together and urgently needed to be vented, but he couldn't figure out whether the object of this intense emotion should be to give up his Haruno Sakura, or to push it away with his own hands. The self with this intention.
He moved his steps blankly, even with his head down, some people on the street had already started to recognize Sasuke.
At first, only a few patrolling ninjas asked each other in low voices, "Is the eyes of the people over there a little strange?" Then, more and more people began to whisper in surprise, talking about "Look at that person's eyes, don't you know?" Is he the last descendant of the Uchiha clan?" Now, a group of villagers have figured out his identity, and began to boldly follow him, looking at and discussing him wantonly.
"Look, that person is really Sasuke Uchiha!"
"What is he doing back to Konoha at this time?"
"Why is his Sharingan so bloody red, it looks so dangerous!"
"He doesn't look like he is going to participate in the festival. Do you want to report it to Hokage-sama?"
Being pointed and watched by the crowd, the noise kept ringing in his ears, Sasuke's thoughts became more and more confused, and the endless and unreasonable irritability was like a swaying flame, burning more violently in an instant, and it might ignite the fuse of Sharingan out of control at any time search.
Must, get out of places where crowds gather...
After Sasuke shook his head and tried his best to wake himself up, he jumped to the top of a big tree beside the street and disappeared from the sight of the onlookers.
He couldn't see the bushes under his feet clearly with his eyes, so he could only settle by touch.Every time he touched a branch, his toes stopped for a short time, not daring to stand completely on a solid branch.The situation was urgent, and there was no time to adjust his body posture. Sasuke quickly moved his legs and jumped towards the next foothold; the usual smooth and fast jumping movement, because of the abnormality of his eyes, seemed to be shaking and slowing down a lot.
Not long after running, there was the sound of rustling branches and leaves in the quiet forest, and then, there was a sound of footsteps following behind Sasuke.Already sensing who was coming, Sasuke didn't look back, and didn't stop at his feet. After a while, Kakashi jumped to his side and ran side by side with him.
"Sasuke, where are you going?" Kakashi was slightly surprised to see his unsteady footsteps.
However, the questions were like nothing but silence.
"What happened to Susano just now?" Guessing that something special must have happened, he asked again in a hurry.Unfortunately, Sasuke still didn't answer.
"Why did you suddenly return to your original appearance?" At this time, the fireworks display had already begun, and the gorgeous and colorful fireworks rose into the sky from a distance. .With the light of the fire, Kakashi stared sideways at Sasuke's true face, startled, and asked in surprise, "Sasuke, what's wrong with your eyes!?"
A cluster of dazzling white fireworks exploded in the air like lightning, illuminating the entire night sky, Sasuke's face was gloomy under the white light, and he replied in a dull tone: "...you and Naruto...are mistaken. "
"what?"
"Sakura... really has changed her mind."
"Have you checked with Sakura?" Kakashi thought about it, and finally had a rough guess about the whole thing, and continued in disbelief: "This is impossible..."
At this time, the two of them had already run a long distance, completely leaving the crowd gathering place, and there was only a solitary darkness around them, and the occasional dull and distant sound of fireworks.After hearing Kakashi say "impossible", Sasuke's face sank, but he didn't hesitate at his feet; the next second when he jumped up, a twisted cave appeared in the night, and Sasuke's figure flashed and hid out of thin air. in it.
"A technique of time and space..." Seeing that he had lost Sasuke, Kakashi stopped and stood on a tall branch with one foot.It seems that Sasuke's pupil power has lost control, and the situation is quite dangerous; and the reason for this situation seems to be something Sakura said to him.
Kakashi is well aware of the trigger mechanism of Sharingan Rampage, and also understands that in Sasuke's heart, he has always cared about Sakura, but he never expected that he has cared about Sakura so much.Recalling that in the izakaya before, Sasuke was still ambiguous about confessing to Sakura; now he finally made up his mind and appeared in front of her with his true colors, but was told that he no longer liked him; the always proud Sasuke , it must be difficult to accept such a huge gap.Even though Kakashi has always preferred and supported Sakura, facing Sasuke at this moment and thinking of his sense of loss, he couldn't help but feel distressed.
On the one hand, out of concern for Sasuke, and on the other hand, in order to prevent Sasuke's pupil power from running wild and endangering the village, Kakashi sighed, and continued to chase Sasuke's chakra and rushed forward: It seems that tonight No matter what, we must find him and calm him down...
A burst of noisy cicadas chirped into his ears, Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, and the blurred outlines of the surrounding things outlined an all-too-familiar scene—he returned to his home, the Uchiha mansion.
After wandering abroad for more than ten years, he rarely recalled the family's old house.It's not because I don't think about it, but because every memory is bound to be accompanied by pain.He has never been a sentimental person. In order to suppress the cowardly grief in his heart, every time he thinks of his childhood family, he will immediately restrain himself from recalling it.Over time, the appearance of the home was sealed deep in his memory.
When he returned to the village this time, he had walked around Nanhechuan many times, but he had never walked into the house once; because he was never a person who would let himself go and look for sentimentality.
Both eyes were still burning like fire, Sasuke looked around through the blood-red pupils, and he could vaguely see that the courtyard, corridor and living room were all neat and orderly.As if there were still people living here, the whole mansion didn't show a dilapidated atmosphere at all, and its appearance was almost no different from the nostalgic and peaceful impression in his mind.
Before he had time to think about why the old house was kept so well, Sasuke stepped up the corridor and walked to the living room with heavy steps.In one corner there is a shrine enshrining his father, mother and elder brother.
He stretched out his hand and caressed the pocket door. Not only was there no dust on the tablet, but there were also brand new incense sticks in front of the shrine.Sasuke frowned, feeling a little confused that everything in the house was maintained with such care.
But when he was distracted to think about the details, his temples began to pulsate, and his head fell into chaos. Sasuke panted heavily, calming down the restlessness in his chest, and sat down on the tatami mat.
He raised his head and looked at the tablet placed on the high place. The memories that had been sealed for a long time in the depths of his memory suddenly poured out one after another like a flood that had been released from the sluice - strict but deeply in love with the family His father, his gentle and loving mother, and his elder brother who always tolerated and loved him, who valued himself above everything else.
In this mansion, he once enjoyed the most perfect family love in the world; now, he knows that this love still continues in his blood, and in the form of memories, it is ironing on his confused and heartless heart. cold heart.
How ridiculous that he once thought he didn't need a home and a sense of belonging
But now, in this Konoha Village, only the traces of this long-disillusioned home can calm him down...
When Kakashi landed in the courtyard of the Uchiha mansion, he saw Sasuke sitting in the center of the living room at a glance.He sat upright on the tatami with his upper body straight, one leg stretched forward, the other bent upwards, and his right hand casually placed on the bent knee.Sharingan seems to have calmed down a lot. Although Gouyu is still spinning rapidly, the whites of her eyes have returned to normal and are no longer blood red.
Sasuke didn't pay attention to Kakashi's arrival, just stared at the shrine hanging in front of him without moving.The moonlight passing through the window lattice and the long corridor shines on his black broken hair, bewitching eyes, sharp-edged handsome face and slender body, as if frozen into a sad but indifferent black-and-white painting .
"Finally found you." Kakashi squatted beside him, panting heavily, somewhat relieved. "It seems that you have calmed down a little bit." Following Sasuke's eyes, he looked at the tablet of the Uchiha family, feeling sad for the people in front of him inexplicably, and the tone of the question couldn't help being more cautious, "You are like this now... Is it because of Sakura?"
Sasuke's expression didn't change, but he didn't deny it, so Kakashi became more sure of his guess.
Thinking about it carefully, when she first came back from Rainbow Country, Sakura deliberately avoided talking about Sasuke, and then she got seriously ill, and she didn’t even mention Sasuke at all. There are rumors that she is recruiting boyfriends.Could it be that she really doesn't like Sasuke anymore?
How persistent Sakura is to Sasuke, Kakashi has witnessed it all the way.If one day she gave up Sasuke, he would definitely feel unbelievable, but on the other hand, he would feel that it was reasonable.After all, for so many years, Sakura has paid too much for Sasuke and suffered too much damage from him; it is reasonable to make up her mind to reluctantly give up now.
Of course, these are just his guesses. If Sasuke still doesn't speak, he still won't know what Sakura said to Sasuke; The blow was pretty big.
Thinking of Sasuke's feelings at this moment, Kakashi felt very sad for him, and asked lovingly, "What are you going to do next?"
Sasuke stared straight ahead, with a look of indifference in his eyes, "If I knew about it... I would have kept it a secret... It's better not to disturb each other."
Alas, it seems that he regretted showing his true face to Sakura and confirmed her feelings.Kakashi held his forehead, and persuaded helplessly: "Don't say that, no matter whether Sakura's feelings for you have changed, after all, she has devoted so much to you wholeheartedly, you can't ignore her past efforts, let alone You can't ask her to pay for you unilaterally forever."
"I know!" Sasuke's voice was slightly high, and there was a hint of gnashing of teeth in his cold tone, and the bloody eyes of Sharingan also glowed red again, "It is precisely because I knew that I decided to confess and apologize to her, but she I don’t care about and don’t need these anymore.” Recalling Sakura’s understatement and saying “companion” in the woods, the shadow on his face became thicker.
"Don't get excited, don't get excited." Kakashi wanted to warn Sasuke that just apologizing for the harm he caused to Sakura before was far from enough; but judging by Sasuke's character, he was willing to apologize. It is quite valuable, and it is absolutely impossible for him to unilaterally and regain Sakura's heart.So, Kakashi spread his hands and persuaded him to give up: "Since you feel that the matter has come to this point and it is irreversible, then respect Sakura's choice. In a sense, she also respects you and respects you." What you said made you decide to give up on you, didn't you?" The implication was that Sasuke asked for all of this.
Sasuke gave Kakashi a cold look, and replied sternly: "Yes, the source of all these faults is me, so the object of my hatred can only be myself." After finishing speaking, his face changed from gloomy Turning into anger, the outer side of the clenched right hand and the knuckles were particularly prominent.
Eh?You yourself said you were going to give up, but how did you follow your words and persuade you to give up, and you became even more angry! ?Fearing that Sasuke's Sharingan would get out of control again, Kakashi quickly changed his words and advised, "Actually, no matter how Sakura's mind changes, she was, or still is, the person who cares about you most in this world, isn't she?" He tentatively patted Sasuke on the back, coaxing: "It's quite comforting to have such a companion who cares for you wholeheartedly, isn't it?"
The words that Sakura said when she evaluated herself by the Nanga River that morning——
"I will be by his side, trying to get close to his heart, trying to understand his pain, hatred and loneliness."
"If you promise to accompany him through the darkness, if you promise to share everything with him, you will never give up on him. This is the real companion."
"In this way, Sasuke-kun will be less lonely and painful..."
The resentment gradually faded, and was replaced by a complex emotion that was both sour and warm. Sasuke lowered his eyes silently: Yes, it cannot be denied that Haruno Sakura is indeed the person who cares about him the most in this world...
Recalling her reddened eyes at the expense of offending Xiaochun who turned to sleep in order to defend him; and the way she tried to explain her thoughts for fear of being misunderstood, he has reason to believe that even if Sakura no longer likes him, he will I can continue to enjoy Sakura's meticulous care; it's just that the nature behind it has changed...
"How, thinking about it this way, is it a little calmer?" Kakashi watched Sasuke's face gradually soften, and when he was secretly relieved, he suddenly heard the heavy sound of the entrance and the door being pushed open. Then, there was the sound of running footsteps in the corridor, and Sakura appeared beside the paper door in the living room.
"Sasuke-kun! Finally found you! Are you alright?" While exclaiming eagerly, she caught a glimpse of another figure in the living room, "Hey, Mr. Kakashi is here too."
"What a coincidence..." Kakashi stood up and raised his hand in response to her greeting.
However, Sakura had no time to pay attention to Kakashi, strode into the living room, and knelt down in front of Sasuke.While examining his face carefully, she said anxiously:
"Sasuke-kun, you ran away suddenly just now, you really scared me. I am not very good at sensing chakra, but today there are all kinds of other auras mixed in the street. I searched for a long time and circled around Konoha. I just found you."
Looking back to his eyes, Sasuke saw Sakura's extremely anxious face, some messy hair, and a pair of white but dusty bare feet: Is it because he was in a hurry to find him, so he ended up like this?Sure enough, even if you don't like him anymore, you will still be nervous and miss him...
Seeing Sasuke's gaze silently resting on her feet, Sakura looked slightly embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "Sorry, I ran too fast just now, I don't know where the clogs got lost." She stuck out her tongue like a self-deprecating , Sakura rolled up her sleeves, and asked Sasuke tentatively: "Sasuke-kun, let me inject some chakra for you first, your pupil power seems to be a little out of control, and you look very tired..."
Looking up at Xiao Sakura's bare feet, a faint light appeared in Sasuke's eyes, and his throat moved slightly; on the other side, Xiao Sakura didn't think too much about it, pretending that Sasuke was acquiescing, she put her hand on Sasuke's forehead, Healed wholeheartedly.
The familiar and warm chakra breath spread from the forehead to the whole body, both the body and the mind felt much more comfortable, and Sakura's soft and concerned face was close at hand at this moment, and soon, the hostility in Sasuke's eyes Most of it faded away, and his expression returned to normal.
"Huh—" Feeling that the other party's breath finally calmed down, Sakura let out a long sigh of relief, and retracted her hands, "Sasuke-kun, are you feeling better?"
Gently nodding his head, Sasuke finally responded to her words.
As if she was encouraged, Sakura hooked the corners of her mouth in relief, then put her hands beside Sasuke, leaned close to his face, and looked at him with concern, "Sasuke-kun, what happened to you just now? Can you tell me?" Is something wrong?"
Kakashi on the side paused, looked at Sasuke nervously, and thought to himself: Sasuke finally calmed down, why did Sakura ask such a sensitive question again?Didn't she want to be thoughtful about Sasuke? Why is she suddenly dull now?It would be bad if this kind of ignorant attitude angered Sasuke again...
Thinking of this, Kakashi couldn't help reminding: "Sakura, no matter how you change your mind towards Sasuke now, there is no need to repeat what happened just now, right?"
"Change? What have I changed?"
Kakashi raised his head and smiled wryly. As Hokage, it's fine if he doesn't maintain the order of the festival and stay here as a mediator of conflicts between the disciples, but now he is actually asked to be sandwiched between the two of them to help convey his heart! ?With embarrassment and embarrassment in his eyes, Kakashi answered clearly: "It's your heart...it's not on him anymore."
As soon as the words fell, Sakura straightened her back on her knees, looked at Kakashi with a sullen face, and said loudly: "Mr. Kakashi, I must clearly correct you. I have never liked Sasuke-kun. It is because of you Sasuke-kun will be misunderstood and angry if you always make jokes like this!" Then, he turned his head and comforted Sasuke with righteous words, "Sasuke-kun, don't worry, I only have friendship with you as a companion, there is absolutely nothing superfluous Thoughts, you must not be burdened."
Kakashi and Sasuke were taken aback by these endless words. After the two looked at each other in surprise for half a second, Sasuke's eyes fell back on Sakura's face, and he asked faintly, "Sakura, what about you?" Me, what do you think?"
"Of course it's an important companion who lives and dies together!" Without hesitation, Sakura replied very earnestly.
Sasuke pondered for a while, and asked again: "Then do you still remember the things we experienced together?"
Surprised why Sasuke would suddenly ask such a question, but Sakura still tried to cooperate and recalled: "If you count from childhood, we stayed at ninja school together for 5 years, and then formed the seventh class together with Naruto , performed 7 D-level missions and 1 C-level mission, and participated in the Chunin exam together. In the third year after you left the village, we met again at the base of Orochimaru. Unfortunately, we met again not long after we met. We separated because of the conflict; then because you were listed as an important wanted criminal in the ninja world, I ran out of the village and found you alone. While you asked me to help you kill Xianglin, you wanted to sneak attack me from behind. Fortunately, Mr. Kakashi showed up..."
"Okay, there's no need to talk about it next." Sasuke retracted Sharingan calmly, and raised his hand guiltily to stop Sakura from continuing.
Kakashi couldn't help chuckling, leaned close to Sasuke's ear, and asked inexplicably, "Her memory seems to be quite complete, but why sometimes she seems to be confused when she speaks?"
Sasuke nodded, and replied in a deep voice: "In Sakura's mind, a part of my memory seems to be missing. Especially the emotional memory, I can't read it at all."
"Is it just amnesia?" Kakashi glanced at Sakura worriedly, and said, "Why did he suddenly lose his memory..."
Sasuke didn't answer, but stared at Sakura thoughtfully, a flash of light flashed in his mind, as if he remembered something, then he covered his face and laughed "hehe".He laughed so abruptly, his voice was incoherent, and there was not much joy in it. The other two were a little stunned when they saw him.
"why are you laughing?"
"Sasuke-kun, what's so funny?"
Almost in unison, both Kakashi and Sakura turned to him and asked.
Sasuke put down his hand, and murmured "No wonder..." with a half-smile.
Kakashi reacted instantly - no wonder Sakura said she didn't like Sasuke, it turned out to be amnesia!In other words, she changed her mind about Sasuke, but it was caused by amnesia, not her intention.But, how could it be that the only part of memory related to Sasuke was lost... Could it be, those experiences of liking him were too painful, so subconsciously closed that part of memory by itself.
With a long sigh secretly, Kakashi quietly looked at Sakura with a little more worry and pity.
On the other side, Sasuke and Kakashi speculated the same reason for amnesia.He suppressed his smile and returned to his usual expression. Without further explanation, he just said to Sakura word by word: "Yes, we have experienced so much together. What you just said are our most important memories." The eyes looking into Sakura's green pool deepened, and a calm relief appeared on Sasuke's face: If you feel pain about other unbearable pasts, you can forget them.
Clearly seeing through Sakura's anomaly, but not telling her the truth... Kakashi looked anxiously at the silent Sasuke, well aware of his assertive and decisive character, and definitely planned to let Sakura lose her memory like this.Standing up, looking over at Sakura who was smiling happily and continuing to talk about the past youth to Sasuke, Kakashi thought again: Maybe it would be better for Sakura to lose those unpleasant memories.From now on, she and Sasuke might be able to start all over again as companions...
Wu Zi sincerely felt that the future was bright, Kakashi smiled happily, interrupted the two of them, saying, "Talk slowly, I have to see how the festival is cleaned up after the festival", and was about to leave .
"Hey, is Kakashi-sensei leaving?" Sakura knelt up and asked enthusiastically, "Do you need my help?"
"No need." Turning his back and waving his hands smartly, Kakashi lifted his foot and stepped out of the threshold of the living room, and then subconsciously pushed the paper door with his hand.Unexpectedly, before the hand could be retracted, a "click" was heard, because the old and loose paper door fell out of the door frame slide rail.
After a moment of pause, Kakashi scratched his head in embarrassment, then turned his head and said, "Sorry, Sasuke, I broke the door of your house."
"Really, this door is getting broken more and more easily." Sakura muttered and stood up, strode over to Kakashi's side, held up the paper door with one hand, skillfully pushed it into the groove of the door frame, and then slammed it heavily. With one tap, the paper door returned to its original shape.
Clapping the dust off her hands, Sakura complained as if chatting: "The door frame is a little loose, so the paper door inside is no longer firmly locked."
The other two people in the room were silent, not knowing how to answer the conversation, they just stared at Sakura.
"Don't be so surprised." Kneeling again and sitting opposite Sasuke, seeing the expressions of the two, Sakura burst out laughing, and explained lightly: "Every time I came to clean before, I would be a little careless. Just use too much force, break the door, the window and so on. After a few more repairs, you will naturally become so proficient.”
"Cleaning? This place has always been so clean, so it's Sakura, you are cleaning?" Kakashi looked around the huge and empty house, and asked dumbfounded.
"Yes." He answered Kakashi's question, but looked at Sasuke with a concerned face, "I think when Sasuke returns to the village, he will always want to go back to his home, or stay for a while; So don't let the house be too messy. Whenever I have free time, I will come and clean it."
"You don't even know when Sasuke will come back, and you have persisted for so many years?"
"Isn't he coming back now?" Sakura asked Sasuke with a smile: "How is it, Sasuke-kun, I've maintained it pretty well, right?" Seeing the inexplicable silence on Sasuke's face, she was suddenly worried He asked quietly: "Or, do you think I did unnecessary things..."
Before the sound of the last word fell, Sakura felt her shoulders sink and she was hugged tightly into Sasuke's arms.Although it was only one hand, but the long arm was enough to wrap her entire shoulder into his arm.Pressing her face against his strong and powerful chest, hearing his somewhat unsteady and excited heartbeat, and feeling his scorching breath, Sakura's face blushed unconsciously.
In order to hide her shyness, she said in a panic: "That...Kakashi-sensei..." She turned her head with difficulty and looked towards the corridor. There was no shadow of Kakashi. In the huge house, there were only her and him. Sasuke and the two, under the mottled moonlight, sat close to each other, in silence, breathing heavily and gently.
"Sasuke-kun, can you let go..."
Hearing the embarrassment in Sakura's voice, Sasuke reluctantly let go of the person in his arms, but still lightly rested his right hand on her shoulder.At this moment, Gouyu had stopped turning, and the other eye faded back to its normal black pupil.After the treachery faded away, there was a rare tenderness in his eyes,
"Sakura, thank you."
"Hey, you're welcome..." Xiao Ying waved her hands again and again, and said politely, "It's only right to help you heal, and it's just a matter of doing the cleaning."
"Not only that, thank you... for your constant care." Thank you for waiting for me, giving me without complaint or regret, like spring in winter, trying to melt my coldness and warm my heart.
"Aren't we companions? I am willing to do this for you. You are welcome."
Hearing the word companion, Sasuke frowned in displeasure, and then relieved after a chuckle: She has lost her memory now, even if she wants to make her stop treating herself as a companion and regain her past mood, You can't be in a hurry now, you can only draw it slowly.Anyway, let her forget what she doesn't want to remember, anyway, they have plenty of time to get along from scratch...
Thinking of this, he suddenly moved closer to Sakura's face, and the handsome features were suddenly magnified to the point of losing focus.
Sakura shrank back subconsciously, only to hear Sasuke's magnetic voice whispering in her ear: "Sakura, no matter what happened in the past, let's start over from now on." In the usual calm tone, there was a hint of confidence and firm.
There was a hot and humid breath coming from the ear, and the tingling feeling spread from the neck to the whole body in an instant. Sakura blushed, covered her ears, looked at Sasuke in confusion and asked, "Eh? What started? What do you mean?"
There was a mischievous smile on the corner of Sasuke's mouth, and he poked Sakura's forehead lightly, "You will know in the future." Then he stood up, turned around and stretched out his right hand to Sakura who was kneeling on the ground, "Go Come on, I'll take you home."
Sakura glanced at that slender and well-proportioned hand hesitantly, and thought to herself: Sasuke-kun who came back this time is strange enough with inexplicable emotions and said a lot of inexplicable words; now he is suddenly so gentle and considerate , is simply too flattering.But with his mood so cloudy and uncertain, if I continue to stay with him, it's hard to guarantee that I won't anger him again if I don't pay attention...
So, pretending not to see the other party's outstretched hand, Sakura stood up by herself and said, "No, I can go back by myself." Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she asked worriedly: "Sasuke-kun I just came back, where are you staying tonight? If you plan to live here, can I clean it for you?"
"No need." With a calm expression on his face, Sasuke withdrew his frustrated hand and replied patiently: "Kakashi found an apartment for me."
"That's good." Sakura smiled reassuringly, "Then, I'll go back first, Sasuke-kun, you should also rest early, after all, you just came back, and you have worked hard all the way." After she finished speaking, she waved goodbye and slowly walked towards the entrance. go backwards.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Sasuke suddenly asked as a reminder: "Are you going to go back barefoot?"
Sakura lowered her head, glanced at her dusty feet that had long since lost clogs, and said with a nonchalant smile: "It's okay, I'll be able to run home soon."
It's a pity that Sasuke didn't seem to listen to these words, he strode up to Sakura and grabbed her left hand without any explanation.The surrounding scenery distorted in an instant, as if being swallowed by a huge vortex, layers upon layers of curls became smaller and smaller, until it shrunk into a tiny black spot, and when she regained her senses, Sakura was already standing It's at my doorstep.
Hey, I said I don't need to help her with such fuss anymore, but he still took care of her... The fact that I do things my own way really hasn't changed at all.
Sakura helplessly looked at Sasuke in front of her, not daring to complain, but she also said no words of gratitude.
Seeing Sakura's complex expression, a demeanor of daring to be angry but not speaking, Sasuke's eyes showed a happy smile.
"Okay, good night." He patted Sakura's head, lowered his eyes in silence for a few seconds, and added attentively: "You look very nice in your bathrobe tonight."
His voice was so low and calm, but for some reason, Xiao Sakura felt that her whole heart was itchy and soft as if it had been plucked by a feather.
She replied "Good night" in a muffled voice, and without watching Sasuke leave, she fled into the house in a hurry.
Felling down on the bed in one breath, Sakura turned over and stared at the ceiling in a daze, thinking in horror in her heart: "As expected, the Sasuke-kun who came back this time is really strange."
Turning her head slowly, she looked at the familiar night view of Konoha outside the window, feeling a sense of regret quietly: "Speaking of which, it's such a pity tonight, I was so busy looking for Sasuke-kun, but I missed the fireworks display... …I was really looking forward to seeing the fireworks.” Sakura covered her eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly, “It may be too pessimistic to think so, but who knows how long it will take to build a ninja village? ...Maybe, this is the last time I watch fireworks in Konoha."
"After leaving Konoha, my parents should be able to take care of themselves. The work in the psychological consultation room and Dr. Iwasaki should also be able to handle it very well. There will always be new medical ninjas who will take over from Konoha Hospital. work."
Just now, the excited and joyful hug scene when Sasuke learned that she was helping him clean the house flashed through her mind. Sakura suddenly felt a heart-wrenching pain, pressing her hands tightly on her chest, and she murmured: "The only thing I can't let go is Yes, there is no one to help Sasuke-kun clean the house anymore...I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun, I can't stay in Konoha and wait for you to come back...I really hope that someone can replace me and take care of that house for you..."
Thoughts drifted wildly, feeling as if many things had been experienced in one night, and the originally short time was stretched too long, Xiao Sakura just fell asleep on the bed with her clothes on, and fell into a drowsy sleep.
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