[Naruto] Ninja Notes of a Fan Girl

"My chakra is exhausted."

When the snow friend returned to Shikamaru, Shikamaru was leaning on the tree trunk and looking up at her.

"..."

Yukitomo remained silent, and put the other spare flute he found from Tayuya into the ninja tool bag on her waist, and used fire escape to destroy the other one she had used just now.

Watching her complete a series of actions, Shikamaru turned his head towards her, "How do you know she has a flute on her body?"

"As I approached her behind, I saw she had it in her pocket."

"Now that you have a weapon at your disposal, you can use your full power. Your winning rate will be greater, right?"

"..."

No, the moment she understood the Sharingan genjutsu, she felt that if she didn't use the flute to learn more powerful genjutsu, there might be nothing that could compare to the Sharingan for the time being.

Although the amount of chakra consumed and imitating others are not comparable to each other, it is so useful.

Yukiyo didn't answer him. She took out a kunai from the secret compartment of her pocket, stared at it for a long time, and then handed it to Shikamaru. She said: "The kunai I brought was all used up along the way, and I still have this one left." , you should keep it for self-defense.”

Shikamaru took the kunai and touched the scratches on it with his fingers. He glanced at it and could vaguely make out the words 'yuki——', but couldn't make out the rest.

"This kunai has been with me for many years. Although I picked it up in front of my house before, it has my name engraved on it. It's very special, right? So I kept it. It has been with me for a long time, but I haven't used it recently, because you see , I have worn off the names on it, now I give it to you, keep it well."

"What if I encounter danger and have to abandon it?"

Shikamaru asked, looking at the kunai in his hand.

He was actually joking, even though the atmosphere at this moment was not suitable for joking, and the words he said did not sound like a joke at all.

He hoped to hear a spiritual warning of "Hey, you can't throw this away!" to confirm that his hunch was wrong.

The snow friend who was sorting out his equipment took a deep breath.

"Then abandon it."

"Isn't it important to you?"

"Nonetheless." Yukiyo replied seriously: "Life is very precious, at least more precious than kunai of unknown origin."

"Showing selflessness..." Shikamaru muttered quietly, then asked: "Are you going to chase him alone?"

"I heard everything." Xueyou arranged his equipment, put his hands on his hips and stared.

"Ah, that's it."

Shikamaru had a "so what" expression on his face, lazy and helpless.

Yukiyu stared at him, and Shikamaru stared back at her. The two of them stared at each other for a long time until Yukiyu made a "poof" sound first.

"Back to the topic just now." Yukiyo said, "Who should I chase? Sasuke? Naruto will also chase after me, not just me."

"You're right, but I should go with you." Shikamaru lowered his head and leaned forward, trying to stand up, but he couldn't stand up after trying several times.

"Your chakra is exhausted and you can't keep up with me for the time being. Stay here and rest. After you have rested, you can chase us or wait for the reinforcements sent by Konoha. It's up to you. "

Yukiyo stood in front of him, pointing at the kunai: "Protect yourself." Then she looked at the empty kunai in his hand, took out a small stack of detonating charms from her pocket, and added: " and this."

The young man sitting on the ground handed the detonating talisman back to her and said, "You should need the detonating talisman more than me, right?"

"You can't use dangerous things on your teammates."

"What if I have to break my limbs to bring him back?"

"Like breaking a bird's wings? He just won't survive, right? It's better to let him go than to do this."

"That's why you let him go, right? Because you knew he would never come back no matter what, so you didn't stop him. Even if you had an intact flute in your hand and could beat him on par, You wouldn’t choose to fight him either.”

"But that happened yesterday, Shikamaru." Yukiyo said slowly to the boy, "There would have been no flutes and no fights yesterday. They were all your imagination."

"But there will be today."

Shikamaru's voice stopped abruptly.

"..." Xueyou pursed his lips, yes, there will be assumptions today that did not exist yesterday, and they will be faced today, and they are even right in front of you.

"I..." Xueyou tried to speak, but she found that she couldn't say anything.

"Are you still not answering me like you just did?"

"No, it's not." Xueyou asked, "Then what should I do?"

Before Shikamaru could speak, Yukiyu thought for a moment and then immediately answered by himself: "You and I were entrusted by Tsunade-sama to recover Sasuke. Originally, I thought that I alone could not control this matter. But now the structure has changed. Well, this is not a recovery within reason, but a recovery on a mission. I can somewhat understand why Sasuke left the village, so I chose to let him leave the village. Now, no matter whether I understand him or not, I have to catch up with him. .”

"What happens after you catch up with him?"

Shikamaru asked pointedly.

Xueyou closed his mouth and shook his head at him.

Shikamaru frowned: "So, you were persuaded by Tayuya.

"You don't have the answer in your heart yet, you're still wandering, right?"

"..."

Yes.

However, it was not Tayuya's words that had an effect, but the fact that she was such a person, and her experience and position prompted her to make a choice.

The only thing the snow friend facing Shikamaru can be sure of is——

She is the same kind of person who pursues power.

It doesn't matter who this power seeker is.

Tayuya, or Uchiha Sasuke.

It doesn't matter who they are, even strangers they've never met.

It's just that she needs strength.

Not only was it the oppression from Danzo, subconsciously she also felt that there would be crises in the future that required strength to solve, and it was difficult for Konoha to take this path.

She wanted to choose the path of becoming stronger for her own sake.

but.

No matter what she chooses, someone will definitely get hurt.

She knows.

Occasionally, just occasionally.

The face of the mission target flashes in your mind.

Flashing by like a shooting star, it easily arouses people’s surprised faces.

She is innocent.

He is also innocent.

Because nothing was done wrong.

I just care too much about my family.

So painful, so firm.

He was right, and so was she.

But the decisions you make will hurt others.

She doesn't want to hurt.

No, it can't be.

Certainly not.

"Revenge... is neither right nor wrong."

Snow friend turned around, looked at the falling leaves in the distance and murmured to himself.

"Don't choose to give up your position because you think too much about other people's experiences. Yukiyu, you are on the same side as us and a part of Konoha." Shikamaru said seriously, "My chakra is exhausted and I can't catch up. You can’t hold you back, otherwise I will go with you no matter what.”

He heard what she said to Tayuya.

Although it was very quiet, he had excellent hearing and just heard it.

Xueyou closed his arms and looked into the distance, "Time is running out, I should go."

Shikamaru put his fingers through the ring of the kunai handle that Yukiyu gave him. The kunai rotated with the force of his fingers. With his other hand, he pulled out a Senbon from the bandage layer of Yukiyu's shoes. After the snow friend who noticed his movements turned around in surprise, he squinted his eyes and said: "A thousand consumables are enough. Don't forget to come back to get your kunai."

Xueyou was startled, then smiled.

"must."