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

Faced with Nakajima Yu's questioning, Nakajima Dai became extremely silent.

"Why did you choose Liuhua in the first place? Do you still remember?" Nakajima Yu asked.

——In order to have a stable life in the future.

Such thoughts flashed through my mind.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

Nakajima Yu looked at his depressed look with cold eyes and whispered: "I know you have liked freedom since you were a child, but there are so many things in the world that you have no control over. What's more, it's not a bad thing to come to my side."

Nakashimadai remained silent and did not speak.

Cold white light shines brightly from the ceiling.

A faint sobbing sound suddenly came from the silent darkness.

Although she was trying her best to suppress it, as a ninja, Nakajima Dai had excellent ears.

He turned around and saw Liuhua, who was supposed to be sleeping soundly, standing outside the door at some point.

Nakajima Yu also heard it. He gave his junior a look and said solemnly: "Go and have a look."

Nakashimayo nodded and walked out.

There were no lights on in the hallway.

Through the faint moonlight coming in from the window, he saw Liuhua covering her mouth and crying softly.

Nakashimayo restrained his gloomy look, and his eyebrows became gentle.

"Liuhua..." He lowered his eyes and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, did I disturb you to sleep?"

Liuhua shook her head and hurriedly wiped away the tears with the back of her hand.

Nakajimayo stretched out his hand and slowly wiped it off for her with his fingertips, "Stop crying."

However, this action made her tears flow more violently.

As if she thought of something, Liuhua grabbed his cuffs tightly and asked in a confused tone: "...Am I dragging you down?"

"How could that happen? What are you thinking about?" Nakashimadai smiled slightly.

He held her hand again and said, "I'll take you back to rest."

However, Liuhua still stood there without moving, looking at him with her hazy eyes full of moisture.

Nakajima Dai finally compromised and sighed: "I will not abandon you."

After a while, seeing that Liuhua was still crying, he added, "I will always be by your side."

It seemed like he was comforting her, and also like he was comforting himself.

After receiving such assurance from her husband, Liuhua finally calmed down.

She lowered her head and took a small step back, "No, actually, as long as it's your choice, I will respect it."

Nakajima Dai did not follow her words.

He pinched Liuhua's face, made a face at her, leaned over and said affectionately: "I understand, sister Liuhua, don't worry."

Liuhua was so amused by him that she burst into laughter.

When he returned to Nakajima Yu, Nakajima put away his somewhat unruly appearance and his attitude became respectful.

He glanced at his grandfather's face and said after careful consideration: "I promise to stay in the village, but I have a few more requests, please consider them."

Nakajima Yu turned around, his sharp eyes piercing his face like needles.

Seeing that Nakashimayo's seriousness didn't seem to be fake, he squinted his eyes and snorted: "You have too many things to do."

Nakajima Dai said in a deep voice: "Please find another teacher for Yuzuha."

Nakajima Yu frowned and pondered, "But...she can already complete the task independently."

"Wait until she becomes a Jonin." Nakajimayo added.

In this way, at least he can protect her for a while longer.

Nakajima Yu didn't immediately refute the request. It was just a small thing for him.

So he frowned and thought about it, and after a while he suggested, "...Do you think Minato Namikaze can be her teacher?"

"I remember he taught an Uchiha too."

"it is good."

Minato has a gentle and polite personality, and with the reputation of "Golden Flash", he may be able to teach Yuzuha better than himself.

But obviously, Teacher Nakajima is not aware of the friction between Yuzuha and Kakashi.

Nakashimadai continued: "I have a second request."

"Don't push yourself too far, Dai." Nakajima Yu impatiently tapped the floor with his cane.

Nakajima Dai seemed not to have heard anything and spoke to himself about his next request, "I heard that the Uchiha clan used their Sharingan to get a spot in the ANBU directly under the Hokage. I don't want..."

"Don't worry, there are other people directly under the ANBU. It's not your subordinate's turn yet."

"...I just don't want her to get involved in those dark fights between you."

He didn't want his subordinates to be dragged into troubled waters at all due to the conflict between his grandfather and the other three advisors.

Nakajima Yu frowned: "That's called a political game."

Nakajima Dai:......

After a pause, Yu Nakajima glanced at the dejected Nakajima Dai again and asked, "Are you finished?"

Nakashimayo reacted instantly from his thoughts and nodded quickly.

"Then, come over to my place in two days, and remember to do the handover."

"it is good."

Yu Nakajima was satisfied. He was leaning on crutches and was about to leave when he was stopped by Nakajima Dai.

I saw my junior stretched out a hand and said seriously: "Mr. Nakajima, we clap our hands and swear an oath, and ask the gods to bear witness."

Nakajima Yu:......

He was so angry that he shook his sleeves and said angrily after a while: "No need! I'm not that bad at breaking promises."

……

There was still a hint of coolness in the Konoha air in the early morning.

Yuzuye stood under the tree they agreed on, leaning against the trunk and yawning involuntarily.

Seeing that Nakashimayo hadn't arrived yet, she held the knife in her arms, feeling sleepy coming over her.

Teacher Nakajima would definitely call her, so Yuzu lowered her head and took a nap with confidence.

When she opened her eyes again, she was horrified to find that the scorching sun was already high in the sky.

Yuzuha, who had not yet woken up, subconsciously thought that she was late.

She ran forward two steps in panic. At this moment, her rusty and dull brain finally reminded her——

The person who didn’t come was the teacher, not you!

Yuye slowly stopped. She looked around and unexpectedly found that there was no teacher.

He never missed an appointment. Could something have happened?

With thousands of thoughts popping up in her mind, Yuye frowned fiercely.

Just when Yuzuye couldn't wait any longer and wanted to go to his house to see what was going on, she heard rustling sounds coming from the lush branches above her head, mixed with a familiar voice: "Finally woke up. Ah, Yuzuha."

A few leaves fell leisurely in front of her eyes. She looked up along the path of the fallen leaves, and sure enough she saw the teacher with crooked eyebrows.

Yuye:......

A cross popped up on her forehead.

So, this person has been lying in the tree just now? ?

"...Excuse me, are you kidding me?" Youye rubbed her neck and looked at him angrily, "It's okay now, I've missed the departure time."

Nakajima jumped down from the tree and said, "I saw you were sleeping very soundly, so I didn't disturb you."

Along with his movements, a pile of torn leaves scattered "clattering".

At first glance, it looked like he had been brutally murdered by him.

Yu Ye looked at the scattered leaves and was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

She finally said dryly: "Then let's..."

However, Nakashimadai interrupted her at the right time: "Ah, don't worry, you see it's already noon. How about the teacher invites you to dinner."

As he spoke, he took out two tickets for the BBQ restaurant from his pocket like a magic trick, and waved them in front of Yuzuha, "Do you want a favor?"

Eat barbecue! ?

Yuzuye's eyes lit up instantly and she said, "Of course."

It's still the barbecue restaurant they are most familiar with.

As soon as he walked in, he saw the increasingly horizontal boss rubbing his hands and welcoming him, saying loudly: "It's Mr. Nakajima!"

"Well," Nakajimayo handed him the ticket, "Two of you."

"Okay, old position?" the boss asked.

"Ok!"

After sitting down, Yuzu unconsciously looked at the other place where she once sat.

The transparent glass windows were filled with golden sunlight, falling generously on the empty place.

——"I'll give you my first bite of meat!"

——"Why don't you go? We also want to see beautiful fireworks."

Everything from the past came to mind again.

"Fireworks display..." She lowered her eyes and murmured softly.

This vague sigh made Nakashimayo a little confused.

He tilted his head and asked curiously: "Huh? Yuye, what are you talking about?"

Yuzuye suddenly woke up from the memories.

She turned her eyes slightly, pursed her lips and said, "Ah, no, it's nothing."

"Don't think about it," Nakajimayo put the meat into her bowl and mumbled, "Eat it quickly."

Fine dust floats aimlessly in the sunlight.

There was a noisy atmosphere around, with several children shouting from time to time.

Halfway through the meal, Yu Ye was chewing the fragrant pork belly and said casually: "Teacher is so weird today."

"Really?" Nakajimayo slowly wiped his mouth with a tissue and muttered in a low voice: "It's okay."

"Yes, teacher is never late, but today he is late."

"And the teacher smiled at me many times for no reason, which he never did before."

"Also, the teacher will not invite me to dinner before practice, so-"

Then, she took a deep breath and lowered her voice: "Did something happen?"

She tilted her head and said, "Originally, I thought you wanted to treat me to a barbecue... but you just wanted to apologize for being late, but that doesn't seem to be the case."

Nakashimayo's hand on his knee clenched tightly into a fist as she spoke.

Just as he was about to say something else to change the subject, he heard the girl on the other end reminding him coolly: "Teacher, you'd better not hide it from me."

In fact, it was an apology.

But it's not because of being late, but because...

On the one hand, he was surprised by Uchiha's sensitivity and delicateness, but on the other hand, he felt helpless about what would happen next.

Nakashimayo closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate.

After he wrote a suitable draft in his mind, he hesitated and said: "Youye... I'm sorry, I can't continue to be your teacher."

Just hearing a "clang" sound, the chopsticks dropped.

Yuye was stunned for a moment, and then she picked up the chopsticks on the table again in a panic.

After being stunned for a moment, she seemed to have regained consciousness and said with a forced smile: "Teacher, are you kidding..."

Is the teacher going to give up on her too?

Her brother gave up on her, Obito gave up on her, and now even the teacher——

Will everyone give up on her?

Her eyes were filled with confusion and hesitation.

Looking at such a look, Nakashimayo felt his heart tightening, and all the words he had planned in his mind were disrupted.

He was speechless again and could only lower his head silently.

"Yu Ye, it's true." After a few minutes, he licked his dry lips and told her word for word: "In the future, there will be a new teacher to continue teaching you."

Yuzuye still pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.

The charred pork belly gives off a pungent smell.

The sound of "Zi Zi" filled the air, isolating the surrounding noise.

The air and time between the two seemed to have stopped.

Perhaps because he was afraid of this awkward atmosphere, Nakashimaro pretended to shrug lightly and tried to raise a smile, "The new teacher is Minato-sensei. He is a very gentle person. You will definitely like him."

Yuye's slightly trembling voice sounded in her ears, "Really?"

"Yes, he can be known as the 'Golden Flash', and his strength is one of the best," Nakajimayo lowered his gaze and introduced softly, "Moreover, he is still..."

Or Obito's former teacher.

"……why?"

Her usually clear voice was filled with disappointment at the moment.

Nakashimayo didn't react for a moment.

He raised his head in panic, only to see the little girl sitting opposite trembling to suppress the sobs that were about to roll out of her throat.

Nakajima Dai felt that she looked like an abandoned little beast at this moment.

In fact, she was indeed given up by herself.

With a little unbearability in his heart, he handed her a tissue and said harshly: "Stop crying."

Yuzuha didn't reach out to pick it up, but only used her sleeves to wipe away the falling tears.

She turned away, her voice tinged with fatigue and loneliness, "Ah...but, why?"

Nakajimayo replied: "Because the life of a ninja is too dangerous... and the teacher has a child, so I'm sorry, but I can't take risks anymore."

After that, he thought of something again and murmured: "After all, Liuhua is just an ordinary person."

Because she is an ordinary person, she cannot safely leave her alone.

Because he is an ordinary person, she needs him more.

But not just because of ordinary people, but more importantly because she is his wife.

Nakajima Dai admitted that no matter how much he valued Yuzuha, he could not compare with his family in his heart.

Perhaps out of guilt for her, he confidently paved the way for her in the future.

Similarly, he also confidently believed that this was her bright road.

Such a somewhat selfish answer made Yuye calm down suddenly.

"Ah..." she murmured.

——"My name is Nakajima Dai."

"I understand," she responded with relief.

——"From today on, I will be your guiding jounin."

In Konoha 46, Team Nakajima was disbanded.

……

The blond-haired Minato-sensei is indeed as gentle and polite as Nakajima Dai said.

After all, he would not rub the hair of his subordinates casually like Nakajima Dai, nor would he take out a bag of colorful tickets anytime and anywhere, clamoring for a barbecue competition.

Teacher Minato also paid due attention to this new subordinate.

Even though he was very busy fighting on the front line, he still took the time to meet alone with the Uchiha who was entrusted to him by his friends.

Compared with her former subordinate Obito, she is obviously much better, and her personality and talents are obviously closer to the Uchiha clan.

After the daily greetings, Minato told her about Nakajima Dai.

"He is also in a difficult situation, but someone has to bear the responsibility of the Nakajima family, right?"

"So please don't blame him." He raised a smile, like the warm sunshine of spring.

Facing such a smile, Yu Ye was in a trance for a moment.

After being stunned, she shook her head and whispered: "I have no position to blame him..."

"only me……"

At this point, she suddenly stopped talking and looked out the window.

The lone cherry blossom tree in the courtyard withered again at some point. A gust of wind blew by, and the delicate petals swirled leisurely, covering half of the corridor.

It turns out that inadvertently, this seemingly long spring passed suddenly.

It was as if her slightly depressed thoughts were noticed by this gentle teacher.

His gentle voice sounded again, as if he was slowly soothing her, "Don't worry, Rin and Kakashi get along very well."

"I know." Yuzu looked at Minato seriously and curled her lips, "Teacher, I'm very happy. I have a new teammate."