[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

Sakura blinked, getting used to the white light coming in from her lower eyelids, and then opened her eyes again, and the familiar ceiling of Konoha Hospital came into her eyes.

"Yo! Are you awake?" It was Tsunade's long-lost smiling face who leaned over to Sakura.

"Master?" She looked behind Tsunade, "And Shizune-san!" The two were standing beside Sakura's bed and chatting in a low voice, so when she opened her eyes, they both leaned over.

"The bullet has been taken out." Tsunade poked her chest and said, "You were too nervous and your physical condition was not good before. After you took it out, you still fell asleep and slept for three whole days..."

"So long!?" This sleep was too heavy, and after waking up, Sakura didn't remember the dream at all, and only felt like a battery that had just been fully charged, full of energy.Suddenly remembering that there was still an important task ahead of her, she hurriedly sat up and asked, "Where are the companions who are going to the Rainbow Country, will they not be waiting for me all the time?"

"How is it possible, they set off on time the morning before yesterday."

Xiao Sakura immediately lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed, "I'll go after them right away."

Shizune pressed her shoulders, "No need." She pressed Sakura back on the bed, "Mimon and Ikeda have gone to Rainbow Country instead of you."

Sakura widened her eyes in shock, only to hear Shizune say again: "During your coma, the young master of the Rainbow Kingdom and Yumen Shingo visited you. In order not to disturb your rest, they simply stayed Just a few words and left."

"What did they both say?"

"The Yumen lord didn't say anything, just stood by the bed and looked at you for a while. However, the young master asked me to tell you that if you didn't really make up your mind, he wouldn't force you; But if you want to find them, the Kingdom of Rainbow welcomes you at any time."

"Oh, it's really like what Xin Liu-kun would say." Xiao Ying lowered her head and bit her lips guiltily.Ikeda is a medical ninja, so it makes sense to go to Rainbow Country instead of him; but Mimon, in fact, doesn't need to leave Konoha...

"Don't think too much." Tsunade patted Sakura on the head, and comforted him: "The mission has already started, and if you chase up and ask for a readjustment of team members, it will only make things more complicated. For now, let's rest and recuperate first."

"Hmm..." If it was before, Sakura would have been obliged to chase after her to the Rainbow Country immediately; but now, with people who are worried about her, when thinking of traveling far, she will naturally hesitate and shrink back.

"By the way, where's Sasuke-kun? Is he all right?"

"He's not injured, of course he's fine." Tsunade clasped his arms around his chest, and said, "And that night, he was sitting on that monster and rushed back to Konoha in a big way, before the people from the enchantment class could stop the inquiry, He just took you to the hospital and nothing happened."

"That's good..." Sakura tilted her head, and asked curiously: "How did Master know this? When did you and Sister Jingyin return to the village?"

"Ha, after talking for so long, you finally remembered to care about me." Tsunade sneered pretending to be dissatisfied.

Just woke up after a long sleep, there are too many things to be curious about, and accidentally forgot to ask the master's movements first.Sakura thought she was wrong, and quickly cast an embarrassing look at Jingyin for help, and the latter hurriedly smoothed the field and explained:

"That night, Tsunade-sama and I happened to be in the City of Fire. In the middle of the night, when we came out of the izakaya, there was a commotion on the other side of the tower. We looked around and found that it was Uchiha-kun who launched the attack in the City of Fire. Hitomijutsu, and you are by his side. Tsunade-sama was worried that the two of you were in trouble, so he followed the purple giant all the way back to Konoha. Later, after learning that you were seriously injured, she personally took out the bullet for you, I have stayed in the village to take care of you these few days."

"Master..." Sakura looked at Tsunade, her eyes flickering with emotion, "Thank you for making a special trip for me, thank you for worrying about me."

"Okay, okay, let's skip the long-winded words of gratitude." Tsunade waved his hand, "Knowing that the number one in your heart will always be that kid Uchiha Sasuke, I won't worry too much. but……"

"But what?" Sakura asked anxiously.

"However, he must be held accountable for making such a fuss in the City of Fire. After sending you to the hospital that night, he was placed under house arrest in the Hokage Building. Although Kakashi tried his best to plead for him, However, Sasuke Uchiha is not allowed to leave the building until the daimyo and the consultants have discussed how to deal with the matter. In a short time, you may not see him."

"Responsible?" Sakura was startled, and argued loudly: "Although Sasuke-kun summoned Susan in the city of fire and alarmed the daimyo, it was indeed too much trouble; but he was forced to do so. The real responsibility is not On Sasuke-kun, it should be Geunhee. She was the one who pushed Sasuke-kun to that point, and she was the one who started the whole thing!"

"Jinji..." The name sounded familiar, Tsunade narrowed his eyes in doubt, and asked, "Could it be the third princess who is famous for her beauty?"

Sakura nodded vigorously, "Could it be that Sasuke-kun didn't explain the reason for the commotion to Haru-sama and the others?"

"Do you think he looks like someone who can explain the cause and effect, and actively defend himself? I heard from Kakashi that during the three days of house arrest, he only said one sentence, and the question was whether you woke up or not." .” Tsunade hummed and smiled, and asked, “So, what happened that night?”

Sakura hurriedly told the story of Jin Ji approaching Sasuke with excuses, smuggling weapons into the city of fire, injuring herself, and kidnapping Iwasaki's mother and daughter from beginning to end.

After hearing this, Tsunade stared in astonishment, and said with emotion: "I never thought that that delicate princess would have such great ambitions and act so extreme, unlike her cautious and pedantic father at all."

"Yeah, it's because she looks harmless, so the people around her are not on guard against her."

After Jing Yin finished listening, he pondered for a while, and suggested: "Since we have learned the truth of the incident from Xiao Ying, we should contact Daimyo as soon as possible. Otherwise, he should throw all the responsibility to our Konoha Village , I’m blaming Hokage-sama. Moreover, there are still weapons that Geunhie smuggled into the city of fire, so it’s time to remind Daimyo-sama to clean them up.”

Tsunade nodded approvingly, "I'll go to Kakashi and Kadoyan right now, contact the daimyo, and explain the whole thing clearly. lest they just stare at Sasuke Uchiha for interrogation, but let Jin Ji go The real culprit." After making up her mind, she turned and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, master." Sakura grabbed the corner of Tsunade's clothes.

"how?"

"That..." Xiaoying sneered coyly, "I hope that Master can help Sasuke-kun to plead for mercy in front of Mr. Xiaoharu and the others, and don't blame him anymore, and don't put him under house arrest again." The corner of Tsunade's eyes twitched, There was no response, Sakura hurriedly added: "Of course, thank you Master for taking such a trip, Master has worked hard! Master is the best!" She begged all over her eyes, and winked at Tsunade fawningly.

Tsunade couldn't help laughing, replied "It's not too bad", and walked out.

Watching Tsunade walk out of the ward, Sakura turned her head and found that Shizune was still by the bed, looking at herself thoughtfully.

"Are you...?" Not knowing how to ask properly, Shizune re-said: "You still care so much about Uchiha Sasuke."

Xiao Ying smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Senior Sister Jingyin, I already know about my amnesia. Besides, I have also investigated how the amnesia medicine came about."

"Have you recovered your memory?" Jing Yin's eyes widened.It stands to reason that after Sakura loses her memory, only she should know about taking the medicine; unless she herself has already remembered.

Sakura shook her head, and replied: "It's just some vague fragments, it's not a complete memory." She grabbed the quilt, took a deep breath, and asked bravely, "Sister Jingyin, can you tell me, at that time ...Why did I take that medicine? Why did I just choose to forget about Sasuke-kun? You are the one who performed the illusion for me, the one who erased my memory, and now, only you know the real reason for my amnesia."

Silently, she asked back, "Sakura, what do you think about Sasuke?"

Sakura confessed unabashedly: "At the beginning, I firmly believed that I only had companionship with him; but in the process of getting along with him, I gradually found the familiar throbbing feeling in him. Now, I have confirmed that I have nothing but friendship with him. It's a feeling of love."

Jing Yin looked at the junior sister whose cheeks were flushed after revealing her true heart: Unexpectedly, she fell into the same relationship again. Should this be a sigh of the power of love, or is it a trick of fate?In fact, forgetting her feelings for Sasuke is nothing. What shocked Shizune the most was that she had hinted that she could no longer fall in love with Sasuke. Unexpectedly, she broke through this hint with her own strength!

"Now that you're in love with him again, I don't think there's any need to pursue the reasons you forgot."

Sakura didn't expect Shizune to decline, and said coquettishly, "Hey, Shizune-senpai, just tell me, I really want to know."

Jing Yin was unmoved, and replied: "I see you are like this, you will be able to remember the past soon. When the time comes, you will naturally remember the reason for taking the medicine."

"But I want to know now. If you have doubts about amnesia in your heart, and you are discharged from the hospital in a few days, when you see Sasuke-kun, you will definitely not be able to help but think 'What happened to him before', 'Why did it happen? Those who actively choose problems such as amnesia', once they get annoyed, they can't even talk to him properly."

Jingyin imagined Sakura's tangled and uneasy appearance, laughed out loud, and then said seriously: "Don't worry, the reason why you choose to lose your memory is definitely not because you hate him or have some dislike for him. something like that."

Great, it turns out she didn't choose to let go of her feelings for Sasuke out of hatred and anger.Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, with a relieved and joyful expression on her face.

In the ward at that time, Shizune naturally remembered how Sakura was lying on the same hospital bed, saddened by Sasuke; at this moment, she in front of her fell in love with the same person again, and she blossomed into a completely different satisfied smile.

Forget it for love, go around in a circle, and remember it for love.

"What a persistent...silly girl." Jingyin murmured leisurely, reaching out to pinch Sakura's smiling face, feeling pity and helplessness.

That night, the moon is on the branches.

Sakura leaned on the hospital bed, flipping through medical magazines to pass the time.Without any sound of opening the door, Sasuke came out from behind the curtain beside the bed.

"Sasuke-kun!" As soon as Sakura saw the person coming, she immediately threw away the magazine, combed her hair with her hands, and frantically combed her hair a few times. Are you grounded?"

"En." Sasuke walked to Sakura's bed, leaned over to stare at her, and asked, "How's your injury?"

"It's been fine for a long time." Xiao Ying raised her left elbow, circled around her chest a few times, and said with a smile: "My body's recovery ability is very strong, and it was treated by Master's hands. After sleeping for a few days, there is no problem at all now."

"That's good." Sasuke said, and took out a lacquer box about one foot long from the belt behind him, and handed it to Sakura, "This is for you."

Sakura took it and opened it to see that there was a large mass of hair inside, which was smoothly folded in the box, like a small black snake with a whole body. "This is hair!?" The hair is quite healthy, but it is so densely packed in the box, at first glance, it is indescribably disgusting.

"Yes."

Just as Sakura wanted to jokingly ask "Why did you send me this kind of thing", suddenly, a guess flashed in her mind.She swallowed uneasily, and asked inquiringly, "This...couldn't be Jin Ji's hair?"

Sasuke nodded, a look of course.

Sakura was so frightened that she quickly closed the lid of the box and put it on the bedside table beside her. "Sasuke-kun, if you take revenge on Geunhee like this, I'm afraid you will anger her again."

Sasuke chuckled nonchalantly, and replied, "She has already been locked up in the confinement room of the City of Fire."

"So, daimyo-sama already knows the truth of everything?" I didn't expect Tsunade and Kakashi to gain the trust of Fire City so quickly and expose Jin Ji's plan. "Then what is he going to do with it?" What about this?"

"Of course, I tried my best to cover up the trouble caused by that woman. The daimyo asked Kakashi to publicize it to the outside world. It was because of the invasion of the bandit group that Susan had no choice but to launch it."

Sakura smiled and said, "With such rhetoric, Sasuke-kun has become a hero instead."

"Isn't it?" Sasuke snorted, "I helped him find out the hidden dangers around him."

Actually, if Geun-hee is left alone and she continues to stay by Daimyo's side with ambition, even without Sasuke, she will collude with other powerful accomplices in the future and use all means to seek the heir of the Fire Nation.At that time, the City of Fire may face greater turmoil.

"This time there is such a big trouble, I guess she will be put under house arrest by the daimyo in the future, and she will not be able to regain her former glory." Xiao Ying felt that Jin Ji asked for everything, and she didn't feel sympathy when she spoke, and she didn't want to give her more Commented, quickly changed the subject and said: "Speaking of which, Sasuke-kun is really naughty, and even went to cut her hair on purpose..."

Sasuke frowned, "It's pretty good that I didn't kill her."

"But why cut your hair?"

"Isn't hair a woman's second life?" Sasuke paused and added, "You cut your hair when you were young, I heard Naruto say so."

ah?Sakura froze for a moment, then remembered the time in the forest of death he mentioned. "Hahahaha, Naruto is really, it's just nonsense. It's been so long, Sasuke-kun, do you still remember it?"

"I remember everything about you clearly."

The sudden tender confession made Sakura feel both heartbroken and distressed.She saw in a trance, countless memory fragments like fireflies, flying around in front of her eyes, but she opened her eyes wide to see the details of those fragments clearly, but she was powerless.

——Obviously, Sasuke-kun remembers everything so clearly; obviously, he really wants to cherish a relationship.Why did I abandon him, turn my back without authorization, and forget everything?

"cherry."

Just when Sakura was melancholy, Sasuke announced to her, "I'm leaving Konoha and continuing my previous journey."

"Ah? When?" The thoughts were pulled back abruptly, and Xiao Sakura hurriedly asked.

"Tonight, now."

"So anxious!?" Sakura was caught off guard by his ability to move.

Sasuke nodded, stared at her silently for a long time, and suddenly said: "You..." The end of this sound was very long and soft, followed by a pause that lasted several seconds, his Adam's apple moved slightly, as if to swallow the rest of the words Swallowing it down his throat again, he continued, "Then, I'm leaving." After speaking, he turned and walked towards the door.

The footsteps of leaving were slow and heavy, as if thousands of words were dragged under their feet.Sakura watched, consciously knowing Sasuke, she had never seen him go so easily.

She lifted the quilt, jumped off the hospital bed, and shouted at the back: "Wait, Sasuke-kun!"

The figure stopped in response, Sasuke did not turn around, but turned his head slightly, looking at where she was, his eyes were dim and uncertain.

"Can you take me with you?"

The moment this sentence blurted out, a long-lost feeling surged into Sakura's heart. She chewed silently and repeated this sentence several times, feeling as if she was overlapped with herself in many different periods. And familiar.

The cool autumn wind blew into the ward, dancing the curtains beside the bed, and the undulating white gauze was just like Sakura's restless heart at the moment.

Although Sasuke in front of him maintained a posture of listening sideways, he did not respond to her words, nor did he turn around.Sakura felt a little cold, and immediately added an explanation: "Actually, after you left Konoha, I thought about a lot of things about you on the way to the city of fire. I want to catch up with you, besides being with you In addition to clarifying the misunderstanding, I also want to keep you from staying in Konoha, because... I don't want you to leave."

"Now, the matter in the City of Fire has been fully resolved. If you insist on leaving, then take me with you. Lord Xin Liu and the others have already set out for the mission of the Rainbow Kingdom, and the people who replaced me have also left; Konoha, all my work has been entrusted to others, and there are no more tasks that need me in the village." The more she spoke, her face became hotter, her head slowly drooped because of shyness, and finally, her gaze was so low that she could only I saw my bare feet. "So, I want to ask Sasuke-kun to take me away and let me travel with you."

She finished the request in one breath, but Sasuke in front of him still didn't respond. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Sakura asked dejectedly, "...as expected...isn't it possible?"

"No." Sasuke finally answered, he slowly turned his face back to the front, and responded to her with his back:

"Let's go together."

These four simple words are like gorgeous fireworks erupting in the dark rainy night, causing Sakura's mood to fly from the trough of anxiety to the clear blue sky in an instant.She held her breath desperately, but still laughed out of joy, looked up at Sasuke, and was about to thank him, but found that in front of him, his right hand was clenched into a fist, from knuckles to shoulders, his whole arm was trembling slightly , not in fear, nor does it seem to be angry.

Could it be... that he was also happy and excited like himself?

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura tentatively called him.

The person in front didn't look back, but asked in a low and depressed voice, "Don't you need to pack your luggage?"

Only then did Sakura realize that she was still wearing a hospital gown, so she ran behind the curtain and changed into a coat.Then, she took down the duty notebook hanging on the wall, tore a piece of paper, and simply left a note to her parents and two teachers.

"I'm ready, I'm ready to go, Sasuke-kun." She was empty-handed, didn't bother to bring anything, her face was full of excitement, like a child who was traveling far for the first time.

Hearing this, Sasuke made a seal quickly. Not long after, a gust of wind blew the windows and rattled, and the giant eagle Garda descended from the sky, hovering outside the window of the ward.He supported the window frame with one hand, jumped sideways onto the eagle's back, stretched out his hand to Sakura, and said, "Let's go."

Sakura jumped onto the edge of the window, put her hand on Sasuke's palm, kicked her feet, and jumped onto Hawk's back.

Down below, there was a lot of noise in the courtyard of the Konoha Hospital, probably because it had never seen such a big eagle, or maybe it was unexpected that someone was so arrogant and dared to use the summoning technique in the Konoha Hospital. For a while, many patients And the staff looked up and watched.

Sasuke squinted at the crowd downstairs, "Don't you need to say goodbye to them?"

Sakura was not used to being surrounded by her colleagues, so she covered her face with her hands and said embarrassingly: "No need. I said goodbye to going to the Rainbow Country earlier. Besides, all the work has been handed over a long time ago. We move."

Sasuke whistled, Garda waved his wings lightly, and carried the two of them away from Konoha Hospital and flew towards Shadow Rock.

The night wind was blowing, and Sakura sat cross-legged beside Sasuke, brushing her hair dancing wildly at her temples. Looking down, the row upon row of houses became farther and farther away, and their outlines became more and more blurred. Melted into the halo of thousands of lights.

——Strange, when I decided to go to the Rainbow Country, I was full of reluctance for the people and scenery of the village.But at this moment, when he decides to go on a long journey with Sasuke-kun, his heart is full of excitement and longing, without any hesitation, and even... there is a kind of joy that his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled.I just don't know, Sasuke-kun is being pestered by him to leave, how is he feeling at the moment?

Sakura turned her head to look at Sasuke, who was staring straight ahead expressionlessly, the moonlight shone into his black pupils, unable to reflect any emotion.Could it be that the fleeting expression of excitement in his back in the ward just now was actually just her hallucination?

"Sasuke-kun."

"What's the matter?" In the dark night, Sasuke's face was covered with dark shadows, and he couldn't tell what kind of mood he had for the upcoming journey of two people.

Facing the night breeze, Xiao Ying happily said, "Thank you for taking me away with you."

After a moment of silence, the darkness on Sasuke's face finally disappeared a bit, and a gentle expression emerged. "The one who should say thank you... should be me."

"Eh?"

"Thank you, willing to let me take you away again." He said seriously.

"Did I make the same request to you before?"

Sasuke was a little stunned: "What? You don't remember the past?" He thought just now that she was willing to leave with him because her memory had recovered.

Sakura confessed: "No. Although I remember a part of it, the memory of liking you is still quite vague. However, as long as I stay with Sasuke-kun, I believe that I will be able to remember those memories related to you .”

"Maybe... When you think about it, you will regret coming to my side." After all, the traces he left in her past memory were not good.

"No." Sakura replied firmly: "Although I don't know why I chose to forget my feelings for Sasuke-kun in the first place. But Shizune-senpai said that the reason why I chose to forget you was not because of hatred or disgust. If, at that time, I never regretted liking you; in the future, if I recover my memory, I will definitely not regret it either."

Sasuke looked at Sakura silently, stretched out his hand, and caressed her cheek lightly, his slender five fingers trembling slightly, caressing her skin carefully as if feeling the most fragile treasure.

Sakura didn't dodge, looking at Sasuke's affectionate eyes, her heart seemed to be covered with honey, and every part was sweet.I don't know where the courage came from, maybe it was encouraged by those eyes, she confessed calmly: "Now, I can clearly feel the feeling of liking Sasuke-kun, which makes me very happy." Raising her left hand and covering it on the back of Sasuke's hand, she tilted her head slightly, and put her cheek against Sasuke's palm, feeling the temperature of his palm with her heart, and continued:

"Besides, Sasuke-kun also said that night that he wanted to cherish and compensate my feelings; then, I have to respond to your feelings well, and respond with the most complete feelings. I want to be by Sasuke-kun's side and find Going back to the memories of the past, connecting the past me with the present me, with the heart for Sasuke-kun, that is the most complete feeling of Haruno Sakura."

Why, she can always tell him her love so frankly?

It was and it is now!

Every time he listened to her confession, he clearly knew that her soul was being shaken by her.In the past, he could put on a mask of indifference and escape by deceiving himself; but at this moment, when he lost and regained her, he listened to her confession, and heard her say that he wanted to retrieve the lost memory for him. She is totally defeated.

"...Thank you." Sasuke embraced Sakura, leaned his head on her shoulder, and whispered.

Her ears were a little irritated by the occasional breath of the conversation, Xiao Sakura shuddered, and said bluntly: "This, what is there to be thankful for..."

Sasuke hugged her even tighter, and in an instant, his thoughts traveled through the long years, the past events and emotions flooded into his heart, broke through his throat, came to his mouth, and finally merged into a soliloquy whisper.

"thank you for loving me."

Although these five words were spoken lightly, they were earnest. They fell into Sakura's ears. Like thunder, the earth shook and shook all her consciousness, and the smoke dispersed like a veil that was lifted layer by layer. Gone, there was a brand new blank space and an inexplicable hot current in Sakura's heart.

She leaned into Sasuke's arms in a daze, tears welling up.

In Hokage's office, the phone rang hastily.

"Hokage-sama, Uchiha Sasuke's hawk has appeared, he seems to be planning to leave the village!" On the phone, a person from the intelligence team reported, his voice anxious and nervous.

"Understood." Kakashi held up the receiver and moved to the window.Outside the window, the stars are dotted, and it is peaceful and peaceful. "Let him go."

Naruto, who was reporting the mission, threw the scroll away, ran to Kakashi's side, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, "...he took Sakura away?"

"It should be." If Sasuke had left alone, there would be no need to summon the giant eagle at all.

"Sakura... finally left with him..." Naruto curled his lips, his tone dull.

At this time, a clear cry sounded from the slanted rear of the roof, the strong wind blew the big trees outside the window, and the glass windows of the office opened to the maximum with a "bang", and the giant eagle spread its wings in the low sky, mammothly passing by the shadow of the fire. The eaves of the office building.

Naruto was taken aback for a moment, then raised his fist and waved it twice towards the figure on the eagle's back.

"Hey—! Sasuke—!" He seemed to have exhaled all the air in his lungs, and shouted hoarsely: "You must take good care of Sakura, otherwise, I will not spare you!"

Kakashi crossed his arms in front of his chest, and leaned against the window lattice, chuckled a few times "hehe", and said, "It's only you, dare to talk to Sasuke like that." Looking from Naruto's childish face Move into the air: After the giant eagle flew over the Hokage Building, it raised its head upwards and drew an upward arc. Then, the figure of two people and one eagle crossed the shadow rock and disappeared on the other side of the mountain.

A month ago, dark clouds floated.

The faces of the past hokages of Yingyan Mountain alternate between light and dark, light and shadow interlaced; only the eyes are always as bright as torches.

The pair of stone eyes staring attentively watched the whole village silently.

It also witnesses all the encounters and partings that happened here.

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Thank you for your continued support!Finally, the finale is here! ~Love you guys!