[Naruto] Did the outdated idol die for love today?

"Okay."

Without hesitation, she agreed.

Separated by a thin paper door, they sat on opposite sides of the door, and each other could feel the faint body heat coming through the paper.

"It must be something that has nothing to do with me..." Sasami is very self-aware, Madara has always been a person with ideas, and the boundaries between them have always been quite clear. Naturally, there are no taboos when rubbing one's ears and temples together, but no one will speak easily about things that shouldn't be mentioned or asked.

"...I will continue to watch you."

This is the general rule of the adult world.

Madara's low laugh slipped under the door. The sound was slow and long, with a little sigh and a sigh of relief. It just stayed in a sensitive zone that was dangerous but not fatal.

"That's all I said..." He moved as he spoke, and there was a "rustling" sound from the friction between the cloth and the paper door.

"Sit with me for a while, Riru."

Not long after, he heard the soft sound of a candlestick being placed on the floor.

Under the flickering candlelight, her slim shadow was shaking like a phantom in the water, but her body temperature was real and reliable, as if she was telling him her sincerity.

No matter what the answer is, there seems to be no need to say it.

>>>

After a massive popular election, Hashirama, as the person with the highest number of votes, was officially recognized as the Hokage by the daimyo of the Land of Fire and unanimously agreed by the village's senior officials.

On the day of the inauguration ceremony, as Hashirama's close friend, Madara was naturally not absent.

The competitive relationship of running for Hokage did not seem to affect the friendship between the two. Originally, Hashirama was a little worried that Madara would get into trouble because of this, but unexpectedly, he didn't seem to mind at all and congratulated him with firm eyes. Having known each other for many years, Hashirama could certainly tell that this was coming from Madara's sincerity.

--That's great.

Recalling the promise he had made to Madara, Hashirama still felt a little guilty.

After taking office as Hokage, he was inevitably busy again, and he no longer had the time to have a heart-to-heart conversation with the other party. Under Tobirama's care, he devoted his energy to heavy work again.

Madara always supported him, but he was a little busy recently. He couldn't run away anyway, right? ...Just wait a little longer.

Perhaps because his long-cherished wish has almost become a reality, Hashirama has become more diligent than ever and conscientiously performs his duties as Hokage. And at the moment he didn't know, Madara had already made up his mind.

The mysterious wheel of fate seems to be heading hopelessly towards that all-or-nothing future.

Sasami was completely unaware of these undercurrents surging under the daylight. She had no ties to begin with, and because she had faced a near-death situation, she now acted as she pleased, not caring about tomorrow or when the end would come.

When the village registered ninjas, she was included and became a ninja with an official number. Her certification document was not handed over to the clan leader Madara for distribution together with the Uchiha clansmen, but was submitted by Tobirama himself.

Opening the letter paper and composing words and sentences is still Tobirama's usual style. As expected, the official tone was again strict and boring. After selectively reading the letter, Sasami didn't hesitate at all and burned it completely with Fire Release.

"Long time no see," she half-leaned on the table in the conference room, raising her lips with a smile, "...Tobirama-kun."

"You are now an official ninja recognized by the village." He seemed to have just returned from a mission, still wearing the blue armor. The forehead protector on his face has not yet been taken off, and the black ninja uniform is ingeniously decorated with a unique fur collar.

He didn't seem to feel Sasami's burning gaze on his fur collar at all, and just explained in a formulaic way: "From now on, you no longer have to rely on the Uchiha clan and rely on the mission gold earned from completing the commission. Enough to live a decent life.”

"It doesn't matter to me..."

After perfunctorily brushing off the serious topic, she leaned in his direction curiously.

"Tobirama-kun, you are still too naive." A hint of weird ridicule suddenly appeared on that expressionless face, "Even if you add such a fur collar, your fashion value is destined to be unsatisfactory." There will be any improvement.”

It’s not Kuro Lu Xilu. Do you want to be the lead singer of a visual kei band? The second disease is a disease that needs to be cured.

"...?"

Tobirama was a little confused, but her existence itself was like a question mark, making it impossible to figure out. After so many years, her temper seems to be getting weirder and weirder...

...What am I arguing with her about? He rubbed his forehead and thought about it.

The day's work was over, and Tobirama planned to call it a day and go home to carefully check and accept his elder brother's work. But before he could move, she still kept leaning toward him, when a childish call suddenly came from outside the conference room door.

"Tobi, Tobirama-sensei!"

In the shadow of the doorway, two boys poked their heads out.

"As expected, it's you two boys." Tobirama crossed his arms and called out their names in a calm tone, "Monkey...and Mirror."

Sasami looked around and found that they were just two young brats, and then turned her attention back to Tobirama's fur collar.

I want to play, I want to pinch, I want to stroke.

Her eager expression seemed to convey such thoughts.

"...Tobirama-sensei." The boy with black hair, black eyes, and the characteristics of the Uchiha clan stood at the door restrainedly, smiling shyly.

Another boy looked quite lively. After glancing at "Teacher Tobirama", his eyes were firmly fixed on Sasami, looking at her doubtfully.

"Teacher Tobirama," he rolled his eyes intelligently, hooked his fingers at the tall silver-haired man, covered his mouth and whispered, "Is this teacher's 'this'? It's so on point!"

"..."

Mirror stretched out his hand and tugged on his sleeve. As a member of the Uchiha clan, he had also heard some rumors within the clan... No matter which version was closer to the truth, there was no way that this punctual elder sister of unknown age would have an affair with the teacher. What an affair.

Thinking of the recent disputes in the family, he became slightly worried again.

"...If you show me your little finger again, I will be tempted to chop it off."

Sasami didn't have a kind heart that didn't care about children. When she heard the name "teacher", the old memories that came to her mind made her even more unhappy. She had a stinky face and knocked the other person's head expressionlessly.

The boy called "Monkey" made a face at her, jumped out of the door, and disappeared from their sight in an instant.

"...Tsk." Looking at the retreating figure, she turned her attention back to Tobirama's fur collar.

Tobirama suddenly felt his head hurt even more. He rubbed his forehead and waved to the black-haired boy who was left at a loss by his companions. "You should go back too, Kagami. ...Tell the monkey for me not to talk nonsense."

After Uchiha Kage bowed respectfully, he withdrew steadily like a precocious child.

A fallen leaf happened to fall on top of his head. He picked up the hard and dry root of the leaf and recalled the dispute between the forces within the clan and the clan leader Madara.

...Where will the future destiny of the Uchiha clan go?

If she is indeed the woman behind the clan leader as the rumors say...then where will she go...?

Looking back at the woman shrouded in golden autumn leaves, he paused slightly and left with his normal expression.