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

Konoha, it's the middle of winter, and the New Year will be in two days.

At night, heavy snow gently covers the village, lights are brightly lit everywhere, and people are noisy.

"Happy New Year, Huaye, see you next year."

"Goodbye and Happy New Year."

Hua Ye said goodbye to her colleagues, put on casual clothes and prepared to go home.

As soon as she walked out the door, she saw a thick layer of snow on both sides of the street, which was pure white.

She walked slowly and leisurely towards home, suddenly recalling the past time again.

——Ah, no matter what, she was the only one left in the end.

You can't even save your younger brother and teammates, Kaiya, what kind of outstanding medical ninja are you?

Even after many years, she still couldn't forgive her weak self.

Across the flying snowflakes in the sky, Hua Ye raised her head and looked at the apartment where she lived, and not surprisingly saw a pitch-black patch of darkness.

Anyway, it's not the first time.

I practiced until midnight at the training ground and went home with injuries all over my body. No matter how painful it was, I would secretly hide under the quilt and grit my teeth and persevere.

Even crying was silent tears, and I didn't dare to cry loudly.

It's a child, but it doesn't look like a child.

Although he was born in a peaceful era, he grew up with the shadow of death.

It's snowing heavily.

Far away from the training ground in a busy area, the only sounds that could be heard were the sound of kunai piercing the wooden stake, and the sound of the child's extremely tired breathing.

Spend the night listening to the sound.

Across a ray of dim light, the young man's thin back was slightly bent, and his black hair was almost buried in the heavy snow. He was panting heavily, his hands holding the shuriken and kunai shaking slightly.

The body has reached its limit.

Everyone said that the Uchiha family were all geniuses.

But Hua Ye knows that in fact there is no genius, but he is trained bit by bit. Because he carries the false name of Uchiha, he has to work harder and harder than his peers.

Ka Ye suddenly thought that no one from the Uchiha clan would end well.

So what will be the final outcome of this child?

The flying kunai plunged straight into the mud at her feet, rudely interrupting her contemplation.

Hua Ye raised her head, and the black-haired boy in her sight had turned around at some point.

His fair cheeks turned crimson from a lot of exercise. He turned his face slightly, his voice as cold as Xue Ye's, "What are you doing here?"

Hua Ye looked at him with interest and replied: "...Come to check how you are practicing?"

"Humph."

The boy who answered her was a breathy sound coming from his nose, with a hint of disdain on his face as usual.

Hua Ye raised her eyebrows and waited quietly for his next words.

Sure enough, after a moment, the black-haired boy turned his head again and tried to ask in a normal tone: "Hey, compared to your friend..."

Hua Ye answered with a smile: "You are still far away."

Sasuke:...!

The young man remained silent, his eyes dropped, and he clenched the kunai in his hand tightly.

"But he died a long time ago."

Looking at this Uchiha, Ka Ye tried her best to raise the corners of her mouth and pretended to be relaxed: "You can surpass him in a few years."

"...What should be?"

"That's what it should be."

How boring, Sasuke thought aimlessly.

"Hey, that friend of yours—"

"Sasuke—"

The two people spoke in unison, and the different timbres were superimposed together, which was extremely clear in the silent snowy night.

She knew what Sasuke wanted to ask.

It is better to use an imaginary friend to constantly stimulate him and inspire him to keep moving towards the goal of revenge than to lock himself in a house and be depressed all day long.

Huaye smiled.

She stared into Sasuke's dark eyes, seeming to look through him at someone else.

After a long time, she suddenly said: "Sasuke, are you graduating soon?"

Sasuke glanced at her inexplicably and replied, "Well, next spring."

"You will have your own teammates soon." Hua Ye laughed.

"It's not necessary," the black-haired boy raised his eyes indifferently, "...that kind of thing will only hold me back."

Hua Ye touched his head and felt the boy's stiffness in his palm, "Yes, but they will also be your bond."

"I told you I don't need it."

"There's nothing we can do about this. This is a rule set by Hokage-sama."

"...You are so long-winded."

The young man's impatience was about to overflow to the sky.

Hua Ye smiled and put the scarf around his neck, helping him pick up the kunai that fell on the ground, "Then, when you graduate, my mission will be completed."

Hearing this, this arrogant young man was finally willing to give her a face.

Half of his face was covered by the scarf, and only a pair of black and white eyes were exposed, which were trembling slightly because of her words.

Just for a moment, he turned his head again and hummed softly: "...You must be very happy."

"I'm very happy, at least I'm a lot more relaxed," Hua Ye pushed her wind-blown hair behind her ears and said warmly, "By the way, I need to get along well with my teammates in the future..."

"Shut up," the boy casually took off the scarf around his neck, threw it back to Huaye, and said viciously: "...I will move out tonight."

It seems that many years of companionship have left deep or shallow traces in his heart.

Hua Ye looked at Sasuke who had a childish temper and couldn't help laughing, "No way, do you actually believe it? In fact, I lied to you——"

Sasuke:  …

This woman is so mean!

His fair face began to turn slightly red again.

After a while, as if to change the subject, he couldn't help but murmured: "Your friend..."

It must be fake.

How could such a woman have friends?

"Yes, my friend is very powerful." Following his words, Hua Ye showed a nostalgic look.

Sasuke pursed his lips slightly, "...oh?"

"He is a very outstanding person, with physical skills, ninjutsu, and genjutsu..."

"He is the number one in the school. He awakened the boundaries of his blood inheritance early, and later joined the ANBU and became the squad leader. Is that true?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow and completed the sentence for her, " ...It’s fake, admit it.”

"There is no such person."

"puff--"

As she laughed, Sasuke's face became darker and darker, and his delicate brows wrinkled tighter and tighter.

Feeling the low pressure emanating from him, Hua Ye finally nodded, "You're right, it's true."

After a pause, she whispered again: "Actually, the 'so-called friends' are two people, and they correspond to my two teammates."

Sasuke raised his eyebrows in surprise but said nothing.

"Of course," Hua Ye raised the corner of his mouth and shrugged, "They are really dead. One died on the battlefield early, and the other -"

"Ok?"

"The other one died on the night of the Uchiha genocide."

Her words were very slow, but they sounded like thunder in Sasuke's ears.

He raised his head in disbelief.

The dark-haired woman in front of her had a face full of gloom at some point, and a shadow of indifference enveloped her body.

Such a solemn atmosphere made Sasuke's thoughts drift back to that night of massacre.

After a while, the young man's face was filled with gloom, and his words contained murderous intent, "I will kill that man."

Hua Ye was so satisfied that she couldn't help but snap her fingers, "Very good, I want to ask you to do me one thing -"

Sasuke said impatiently: "What?"

"If you want revenge, no matter who it is, please bring my share of hatred with you."

Sasuke frowned, "So is your friend..."

"It's what you think," Hua Ye raised her chin, "Just think of it as your gratitude for my care over the past few years."

"..."

The black-haired boy was silent for a moment, but couldn't help but complain, "...Hokage-sama, doesn't he have a subsidy for you?"

Huaye:......

asshole! How did he know.

"Are you stupid? Don't you want to eat?"

"Anyway, work hard to become stronger," Hua Ye pressed his head, "Sasuke, as an Avenger, you are far from enough."

"One day -" the young man's face was filled with disdain.

One day——

Across the vast snow, the two men looked at each other and said, "I will kill that man."

……

The other side of the world.

The snow powder was fine and messy, falling from the dark place, quietly covering the entire courtyard.

Two different strands of black hair were intertwined and tangled together, hanging down from the edge of the bed.

Probably because it was too cold, Yuzu rolled up most of the quilt and wrapped it around her body, burying herself.

At dawn, one of Bai Jue's clones came close to her ear and whispered: "Xiao Youye, it's snowing."

Yuzuha was drowsily asleep, and suddenly heard snow falling, and subconsciously thought of Mingshu's face in her mind.

It’s snowing, you can go with your brother——

As if a switch had been pressed, she suddenly woke up and sat up from the bed.

This time, the quilt was completely swept away.

Obito, who was sleeping nearby, was awakened by the cold.

Obito:......

Before he could react, Yuzu stumbled out of bed and ran out with disheveled hair.

...You don’t even have any shoes on?

Obito stretched out his arms and grabbed her back. As expected, he received an extremely dissatisfied look from the other party.

like a child.

No, she is indeed a child now.

"What a mess," the man took a robe from under the bed and put it on her head, threatening with malice: "If you get sick... I won't care about you."

Obito had just woken up, and the last note still sounded a little soft.

Those clear black and white eyes were full of hazy sleepiness, and even the hair was sticking up randomly.

Because of the day and night work, his chin had a green stubble, which barely added a little dignity to his young face.

But to Yuzuha, his words were not threatening at all.

But... he looked a little angry.

Thinking like this, she smiled and leaned close to the man, imitating his example, rubbing against his deep shoulder, and gently licking it with her wet and soft tongue, as if she was trying to please him.

Obito:? ?

The serious face he tried so hard to look cracked for a moment.

A few seconds later, he said sternly and righteously: "Did you go to the wrong place?"

Hearing the voice, Yuzuha tilted her head, her eyes just like Obito were filled with moisture.

Soft, his pupils reflected only him.

Obito took a deep breath, guided her hand to press down on his waist, and smiled lowly against her forehead, "...it should be here."

Yuye:......

She quickly retracted her hand from his, rolled out of bed and disappeared into the room in an instant.

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor, and Obito couldn't help but smile.

He tidied up their messy clothes and folded them neatly beside the bed. After a pause, he couldn't help but hold it in his arms.

The two people's breaths mixed together, and the fragrant aroma that belonged to her occupied his nostrils very domineeringly.

Her body temperature was still on the bed and in the quilt, and her long hair was still stuck to his clothes.

It's like—

A home of your own.

"Family?"

He is an orphan. He seems to have been alone since he was born. He has never experienced all the companionship that a family brings.

As a child, he would also secretly envy those children who had their parents with them.

He thinks the taste of home should be good.

——It turns out to be really beautiful, beautiful enough for people to indulge in it, enough for people to drink poison to quench their thirst.

But how many of these stolen days are left?

At this time, he suddenly wants a home of his own... Could he be too greedy?

While my thoughts were spinning, the door of the Japanese room was opened with a "swipe", and the biting cold air rushed in, wrapped in fine snowflakes.

There were little snowflakes on Yuzuye's hair, but her eyes were particularly bright in the wind and snow, "Let's have a snowball fight together."

Just like in the darkness, suddenly there is a dim light.

The originally intact snowdrifts in the courtyard were trampled one after another.

Obito stood aside and did not participate in this childish game.

Looking at Yuzuha who was enjoying herself with several white Zetsu clones/bodies, Zetsu's main body couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Did you feel something was wrong...?"

After pondering for a moment, Black Zetsu finally removed his eyes from Obito, then looked at his other half, and spoke slowly.

Bai Jue grinned, "Ah, he is indeed different."

Black Jue said: "Not letting that Uchiha descendant join the organization is more like... wanting her to lead him out of the darkness."

"I really didn't expect that he, who has never raised waste, could actually do such a thing."

However, as long as you think about it for a moment, you can have a rough guess about Madara's will.

"He's going to betray us."

"Oh?" Bai Jue's body made an exaggerated expression, then returned to his original expression, "No, but the plan is still going on, isn't it?"

"It's been delayed a lot, idiot."

"Then I really miss the Obito from back then," Bai Jue spread his hands with a smile, "Let's think of a way."

The Obito back then was so cold and frightening.

"It's easy to repeat the same mistakes or something, right?"

"But... little Youye is so cute, it's really hard to let go."

"Who said it wasn't."

……

The first day of the new year is Yuzuye's birthday.

Under the dim light, the warm and shiny black hair was wrapped around the slender fingertips. Obito asked: "What do you want for your birthday?"

——A few minutes ago, he learned from Jue that her birthday was New Year.

Yuye lay on his lap, raised her eyes lazily, the fan in her hand crackled, but she didn't say anything.

She has never been very interested in these.

After a pause, Obito added, "...anything is fine."

Youye turned sideways and saw the fine snow flying in the dark sky under the corridor.

A gust of cold wind blew up the corners of her clothes.

The only sound of falling snow came from the quiet surroundings.

At some point, two delicate toon flowers were taken out from his arms and handed to her. The dark green leaves had distinct veins, like a net that tightly enveloped her.

In a daze, someone whispered in my ear: "Senior should be an adult today, happy birthday——"

Why...senior?

So, is he calling himself?

Why do I feel so sad when I think back on it?

Yuzu thought hazy, her fingers couldn't help but cling to the floor, leaving traces on it.

"Sorry, I don't want to go on any more missions."

"... Yuzuha is a very good ninja."

Large tracts of plum blossoms bloomed in front of her eyes, burning like fire, and turned into ashes in an instant. The young man's body broke away and quickly fell into the dark water.

She was gasping for air, like a fish offshore. Her throat was so dry that she could hardly breathe.

His name, his name—

"Yu Ye?"

She remained silent for a long time, and Obito patted her shoulder, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of her extremely distorted pale face.

He could even feel her whole body trembling.

Yuye turned around tremblingly and hugged the person next to her as tightly as she could, as if she wanted to draw a little warmth and comfort from him.

Even if the memory is lost, the scars left behind will still cause pain from time to time.

"No flowers, no -" She closed her eyes in pain and said with difficulty: "No...Chunhua."

Obito was a little confused.

But he still gently patted her back and said, "...Then don't."

After a long time, she finally calmed down.

His arms were slightly numb, but as long as he moved slightly, the arms wrapped around his waist would suddenly tighten.

"Please don't... leave me."

Yuye opened her mouth, and she suddenly wiped away her tears randomly, raised her head and kissed the corner of his mouth in an almost flattering manner.

Actually, there is no need to do this——

"...Okay." After a moment of silence, Obito replied seriously.