Jing Liuli ran to Hatake's house in one go, but when he actually stood outside the courtyard gate, Jing Liuli hesitated again.

After all, this was the first time she had done something like this. Her timid moves were all about doing it in one go, then failing, and finally failing. This is what she is doing now.

She stood at the door of Hatake's house, pacing back and forth, but she didn't have the courage to go in and look for him.

She knew that Sakumo was at home. On her way back last night, she overheard the ninjas on the street talking about Sakumo. From the conversation between the two people, she learned that Sakumo, like her, also finished his mission and returned to the village yesterday. Yes, so he must be at home now.

Jing Liuli didn't dare to go in to look for him, so she could only wait outside for him to come out.

He would definitely come out, have breakfast, and go to the school grounds. This was a habit he had before, and it must still be the case now.

Sakumo is a very hard-working person in his training. For a ninja like him who has no bloodline or background, hard work has become the only way to improve his upper limit.

"Then, are you...?"

Jing Liuli, who was still immersed in her own world, suddenly heard someone talking to her. She turned around and saw a gentle-looking woman in her 40s who smiled whenever she spoke.

Kagura knew her, she was Sakumo's mother.

She came to confess to someone else's son, but met her mother first, which made Jingliuri very embarrassed for a while.

She hesitated, not knowing how to talk to her or what to say.

"That...I...I am..."

"Ah, look at you, are you... the Hokage-sama's daughter?" A look of surprise appeared in Sakumo's mother's eyes, and she took a step forward, "You have grown so big in the blink of an eye, and I still I remember when you were a little baby, Mr. Izuna would always hold you around the shopping street and show off his niece to every passerby."

Well, how could Jingliuri remember something that happened so long ago? Besides, she was still a little baby at that time.

"Ah, by the way, I saw you a few times when you were a child. Later, after I officially became a ninja, I probably haven't seen you once. What a beautiful child."

Jing Liuli was embarrassed by her compliments and just kept smiling at her.

After chatting for a long time, Sakumo's mother suddenly realized that this was the door of her house. What was Joruri doing standing at the door of her house?

"come to my house……"

"Ah, I...I just..." The truth was on his lips, but Joruri didn't know how to tell Sakumo's mother. Should I tell her straightforwardly that I came to confess to your son?Is this something only a fool would do?

Seeing Joruri's hesitant look, Sakumo's mother suddenly realized, "You are looking for Sakumo, right?"

Joruri:! ! !

The child looked at him in surprise with a pair of big ruby ​​red eyes. Sakumo's mother already knew that she was not wrong.

She was so happy, her happiness was all written on her face, even the slow Joruri could see it.

Sakumo's mother mysteriously said to Joruri: "Do you know, you are the first girl who has come to the house to look for him in so many years."

The first... in years?

Sakumo's mother patted her shoulder gently and said softly: "Do you want to come in and see him at home?"

"No," Jing Liuli shook her head and refused out of reflex, but the next second she bit her lip again and lowered her head. Girls are always reserved, especially when facing elders they are not familiar with.

"Okay then, I'll call him out."

Sakumo never thought that Joruri would come to look for him at home. When his mother told him with a gossipy look, he thought she was teasing him.

"That child? How is it possible? Although I don't know why, she hates me."

Sakumo's mother looked at her son's confused look. She couldn't help sighing and shaking her head. She stretched out her hand and lightly hit him on the back of the head. She said angrily: "Why haven't you learned anything from your father? You are such an idiot!"

Sakumo was so innocent that he was criticized and even beaten for no apparent reason.

"Go out quickly, they are waiting for you at the door." Mother urged and pushed his back.

Sakumo walked out of the house with a short sword on his back. He was still wondering why Joruri came to him suddenly. He had avoided her every time he saw her in the past two years. There was no such thing as offending her. Since he didn't offend her, Why did she come to find him?

No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure it out.

At the entrance of the courtyard, Jing Liuli was standing there leaning against the fence wall, with the corners of her lips raised slightly. She was sniffing a rose flower with her head tilted sideways. Green rose branches covered the entire fence wall, and pink flowers bloomed one after another. The flowers are dotted among them, and the faint fragrance of the roses penetrates into Jing Liuli's nostrils, making people intoxicated.

Beauty and flowers are always a picture that people never tire of.

The last time I saw Joruri was almost a year ago. After a year, this child has grown up a lot. Not only is she taller, but she also looks more beautiful. Compared to a rose, she looks more like a red rose. , looks bright and flamboyant, even if thrown into the crowd, it seems to have its own light, which can be seen at a glance.

Joruri felt Sakumo's presence, she let go of the rose flower and turned her head.

When their eyes met, Sakumo felt like he was spying on others, and he was a little embarrassed for a moment. As for why he felt this way, he couldn't explain it himself.

Sakumo came to his senses and quickly looked away, waiting to calm down the embarrassment before looking at her again.

"Joruri-sama, long time no see." He greeted her.

This was the first time Sakumo spoke to her since the last time they met outside the Hokage's office. It was so long that it seemed like a century had passed.

He was still looking at her with a smile, both his smile and his eyes were as gentle as the wind in late spring and early summer.

He hasn't changed at all.

Jing Liuli looked at him blankly, her heart gradually becoming restless.

She opened her mouth, but what she wanted to say was hidden for some reason. Maybe this place was not suitable. Shouldn't the confession be found in a quiet place where no one would disturb it? It shouldn't be in front of his house. .

"Joruri-sama, what do you want from me?"

Joruri-sama, Joruri-sama, he seemed to always call her only with this distant title.

She didn't like such a distant title.

"Don't call me that..."

"Huh?" Sakumo was startled.

"I said I don't want to call me that. There is no need to add "adult" after the name. Your respect for me is just because of my father, isn't it?"

"Ah, this..." If you have to say it like this, it's not wrong.

Seeing Joruri's face flushed due to her emotional ups and downs, Sakumo was once again confused. Should he still make her hate him because of the title? He couldn't figure it out.

"I don't need this, just call me by my name!"

"What's your name?"

Jing Liuli nodded, looking at his eyes flashing with mist.

"Ah, name," Sakumo nodded to himself, then laughed, "Joruri?"

He is so obedient...

This is the first thought that pops into Joruri's mind. If she forces him to accept her confession after a while, will he be so obedient?

"Yes," Joruri agreed softly, with the corners of her mouth curling up. She turned around first, with her back to Sakumo, and said, "Brother, come with me. I have something to tell you."

brother.

Sakumo was stunned. He hadn't heard this title from Joruri for a long time.

She was only seven years old at that time, and he saved her twice in an underground stronghold in Tangzhiguo. From then on, she always chased him and called her brother. Later, he didn't know why he offended her. This child, she would never call herself that again.

Now, Joruri's long-lost call of "brother" actually made Sakumo feel warm in his heart. He was thinking, this child has forgiven him. If she is willing to call him brother again, it means that she no longer hates him. He understands this. right?

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