[Naruto] It turns out you are the tail end of the crane

The spring of Konoha's 43nd year.

It was dusk again, the sun was setting in the west, and the scattered afterglow covered the undulating mountains like red paint.

The sound of several children returning home was heard in the distance, causing a bit of noise.

But his home was quiet, and Yuzuha, the only one who usually talked to him, had not returned home yet.

Mingshu took out the last dish from the kitchen and placed it gently on the table.

Today is Yuzuha's last exam. If he hasn't gone home yet, he should have gone out to celebrate with his companions.

Logically, he should eat by himself first.

Ming Shu was silent for a moment, but had no appetite at all.

Has it turned out that it’s reached the point where you can’t eat?

He raised his head and saw grapefruit leaves and his own clothes still drying in the courtyard. He had washed them at noon and hung them up himself.

Doing laundry, cooking, waiting for my sister to come home...

He didn't know why his life had turned out like this.

Apparently before, he had jumped across rooftops in the sun and lived a high-spirited life with his companions.

Thinking about it now, it feels like a lifetime ago.

He couldn't even remember the faces of his companions.

In any case, he really couldn't hold on any longer.

The Mangekyou Sharingan gave him great strength, giving him a chance to survive on the battlefield where swords are blind.

But the physical pain caused by its side effects also tortured him all the time.

By now, he could feel that his life was about to come to an end.

He wanted to see the blooming cherry blossoms in Konoha while he could still move around. When he arrived in another world, he could tell her that the cherry blossoms in Konoha were still beautiful.

Just like when we first met.

With this thought in mind, he walked out of his house and walked towards the street where the cherry blossoms were blooming the most.

At the end of spring, the cherry blossoms in the village have begun to fade away, but under the dim yellow street lights, the crimson flowers of the trees are shrouded in warm light, clustered in clusters, and caged into a quiet and beautiful group of light.

He walked quietly through the streets alone and walked in circles back to his home.

There were no lights in the house and it was still dark.

It seemed that Yuzuye hadn't returned home yet. While he was a little disappointed, he felt relieved at the same time.

Her grades should be pretty good, Mingshu couldn't help but smile.

It's just that I didn't have time to congratulate her in person.

Akiki thought again that he hadn't had time to celebrate Yuzuha's promotion to chuunin, so what kind of gift should he give?

If you don't send it, she will probably be very angry, right?

After thinking for a moment, he reached out and touched his eyes. As if he remembered something, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"Yuye, I will always be with you."

He wrote a letter to say goodbye to her.

After doing all this, he groped his way to the small pool behind the courtyard and jumped in without hesitation.

The cold water covered the top of his head and washed away the blood on his eyes.

A sense of tearing and suffocation came together.

Mingshu coughed several times in pain and slowly allowed himself to sink.

The flowing light above his head slowly extinguished, all feelings left him, and warmth enveloped him.

I'm sorry, Yuzuha, please forgive my brother's selfishness.

Because I’m going to see my former self.

……

The night was falling, and the wind blowing in the street was still a little cool.

The kebab shop at the end of the street is doing as good as ever.

Yuzuha and Hana sat side by side, with Tachibana and Nakashimayo sitting opposite them.

Unlike the three of them who were eating a lot, Yuzuha was staring at the pork belly on the baking sheet in a daze.

She didn't even touch her favorite fried tempura.

She didn't know why, but since the evening, the inexplicable panic and discomfort in her heart almost engulfed her.

Is it because of... the strange reason why Obito didn't have dinner with him in the end and chose to go with his teacher teammates?

Or is it because of something else?

Whatever the reason, this inexplicable emotion made it difficult for her to swallow and tasteless.

"What's wrong, Yuzuha?" Nakajimayo was the first to notice something strange about her and asked, "You all performed very well today. You will be promoted to chuunin as expected. Why do you look so depressed? ?”

Yuzu suppressed her irritability for the time being, and shook her head at Nakashimayo, "No, actually I'm still very happy..."

"Then eat quickly," he put a piece of meat into Yu Ye's bowl and smiled: "Don't be polite to the teacher."

The freshly roasted meat is golden, crispy and fragrant.

But Yuye still had no appetite, and she didn't even want to pick up the chopsticks.

"What's wrong with you? You look so bad?" Hua Ye came over and touched her forehead. She was very surprised when she touched a hand of cold sweat on her forehead.

You know, the hot atmosphere in the barbecue restaurant can only make people sweat.

Ka Ye was startled. She stretched out her hand in front of Nakajima: "Teacher... Is Yuzu injured?"

Only then did Nakashimayo realize that her face was unusually pale. He stood up nervously, "Shall I take you to the hospital?"

Tachibana who was sitting on the side also stood up.

Their reaction caught Yuzuye off guard. She quickly waved her hands to them and explained: "No, I'm not injured. I just don't know why, but suddenly I feel a little tired."

After hearing that she was not injured, Tachibana immediately sat back and picked up his chopsticks to grab the last piece of barbecue on the grill.

Nakajimayo was so angry that he quickly glared at him. He sat back down and quickly snatched the piece of meat from Tachibana Tai's chopsticks.

The two got into a meat-grabbing fight again.

Yu Ye couldn't help crying or laughing, and the annoyance in her heart also dissipated a lot.

"It's okay," Huaye, the only one who could speak, picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth, reminding her: "If you don't eat quickly, you will be robbed by the two of them. Also, Teacher Nakajima, didn't you say Is it your treat?"

"That's right, teacher, why do you act like you've never eaten meat!"

"Hey!"

Being interrupted by them, Yuye's mood instantly improved a lot. She put away her sleepy expression, but she still felt that some emotions were emerging uncontrollably in her heart.

……

The party ended very late. She said goodbye to her companions and walked towards home.

The originally depressed mood disappeared after thinking about being able to share the joy of being promoted to chuunin with his brother.

She quickened her pace and walked to the door in less time than usual.

But to her surprise, the room that should normally have lights on was now dark, and the surroundings were so quiet that she could only hear the sound of birds flapping their wings.

Isn't my brother at home?

Where did he go to wait for her again? Really.

Yu Ye quickly walked across the courtyard, and crimson cherry blossoms fell all over the ground. The petals covered the steps, glowing faintly in the night.

She slowly reached out and pushed the door open. As the crack in the door continued to grow wider, the dim light outside slowly illuminated everything in the house.

Yuye took a step in, and everything in the living room was revealed to her eyes. She glanced roughly, her eyes fixed on the dining table in the living room.

From a distance, the dining table is filled with dishes, and it looks richer than before.

That is……

The food Ming Shu cooked for her.

It was probably prepared to celebrate her promotion to chuunin.

Feeling moved and warm in her heart, Yu Ye giggled silently in the darkness.

After laughing enough, she felt a little annoyed - she should have come back earlier to have dinner with her brother.

So, it's so late, where is my brother?

Will he hide in a corner and peek at himself? Do he still want to see himself moved to tears by him?

This is too much!

Thinking like this, she reached out and turned on the light. The bright light instantly illuminated the entire room, and she could see every corner of the living room in front of her.

It was empty, with no sign of Ming Shu.

He didn't hide in the corner and peek at himself, nor did he sit on the sofa and read the scroll as usual.

Yuzu couldn't help but feel disappointed. She hung her head and stayed there for a while, then walked towards Mingshu's room.

The room was so close, but Yuye felt like she had walked a long, long time away from her.

She hesitated in front of the door for a moment before reaching out and pushing it open.

The soft and thin moonlight pours down, and the areas that are not illuminated are still trapped in shadow.

There's no one here either.

Where did he go...

It's so late and he has limited legs and feet. It's impossible for him to have a candlelit night talk with a grown man like the patriarch at his house, right?

So, should it?

Huge panic arose in her heart, and suddenly the only sound left in the world was her breathing and heartbeat.

When I think that my brother may be in danger,...

She took a deep breath, patted her face, and tried her best to calm down, but her hands couldn't help but tremble.

Without any time to think, Yuzu stumbled out of the door, looking for her brother randomly on the street.

No, no, nowhere...

She turned into another street, hesitated for a moment, and knocked on the door of the patriarch's house.

The person who opened the door for her was an old housekeeper from their family.

Yuye took a step back and looked at him with a hint of expectation in her eyes: "Excuse me, is the patriarch at home?"

The old housekeeper shook his head, "I'm so sorry, my wife is not feeling well, and you are with her in the hospital... Is there something urgent?"

Turns out I'm not at home...

Her hopes failed, she raised her head and asked again unwillingly: "Well, has anyone come to visit today?"

This time, the old housekeeper almost didn't think at all, "The patriarch ordered not to see guests today, so..."

She couldn't hear the rest of the words. Yuye said goodbye to the housekeeper with a forced smile and walked out of the clan along the path.

It's quiet outside too.

The streets were empty at night, with no one around, even as far as the eye could see.

The wind coming from all directions blew up the fallen cherry blossoms on the street, spreading them like wind and snow.

Yuzu walked tirelessly through one street after another, always feeling that at the next corner, she would see Akiki standing and admiring the cherry blossoms.

However, no.

Nothing at all.

It was as if he had vanished from the world.

In the silence, Yuzuha took one last hopeless look at the street in front of the ninja school across the vast night.

Mingshu once tied a forehead protector for her under this tree.

She thought he would be there.

But there is no him here, only the wind.

Yuzuha was on the verge of tears with disappointment.

At this time, she was exhausted and didn't have much energy to look for it anymore.

After careful consideration, she dragged her exhausted pace towards home.

Maybe my brother himself has gone home a long time ago, right?

But the house was still empty, neat and clean, but so silent that it frightened her.

She stared at the cold meal with an expressionless face, and suddenly a ridiculous idea came to her mind.

But she quickly nipped it in the bud.

That kind of thing is impossible, absolutely impossible.

Yuzuye returned to her room feeling restless. She turned on the light, and the warm light instantly dispelled the darkness in the entire room.

In the familiar place, Yuye relaxed completely, her thoughts slowly returned, and she moved towards the bed.

Suddenly, she slowed down, her eyes suddenly stopped on the table, and she even forgot to breathe.

All the sounds in my ears disappeared at this moment.

Then, everything turned into a long blank.

There were two small glass bottles on the table. In the turbid liquid, two scarlet Sharingans were floating quietly up and down.

There is also a piece of paper pressed at the bottom of the two bottles.

……

Obito hadn't slept yet. After hanging on the tree and doing his fiftieth set of crunches, he was just about to go home and rest when he saw Yuzuha walking toward his house in despair.

Without any hesitation, he jumped out of the tree and squatted in front of his home.

Sure enough, the next second he saw Yuzu Ye walking into the yard of his house.

Her hair was disheveled and her face was pale.

Obviously when I was with her in the morning, she still looked happy, and she even took me to have dinner with her...

Is this what happened?

Obito scratched his head, seeming very confused as to why Yuzuha would appear at his house at this moment, "Yuzuha? What's wrong?"

The girl standing opposite him looked gloomy and said nothing.

Obito became at a loss, and his eyes fell on the shivering Yuzuha.

She looks cold.

Without bothering to ask any more questions, he quickly opened the door, turned his body sideways, and said, "How about you come in quickly?"

Yuzuye raised her head to look at him.

The boy in front of him was not wearing his favorite goggles, but was still wearing his favorite blue jacket.

His thoughts gradually returned.

After seeing him, Yuzuha seemed to be able to see colors and hear sounds again.

She moved her lips and was about to speak when Obito pulled up her sleeves without explanation and led her inside, "Although I don't know what happened, let's talk about it first."

She didn't resist, and just let him pull her.

This was the first time she had entered Obito's home, but Yuzuha was not in the mood to look at it at the moment.

She clenched the two bottles in her pocket, and her eyes fell on his hand pulling her sleeve.

After a moment of silence, Yuzuha called him in a low voice: "Obito."

Obito turned around in response and was surprised to see her unfocused eyes, "You...what happened?"

The door behind her closed with a bang, and Yuzu closed her eyes in pain, her fingers tightly holding the glass bottle containing the Sharingan.

After a long time, she said: "Brother...is gone."