I, who was determined to stay in Naruto, became the white moonlight

"Are you tired? Do you want to go to my laboratory to rest?" Orochimaru walked up to Haruko with a faint smile and extended his hand.

His words were full of his own calculated thoughts.

Without pausing, Haruko led him up and complained, "With you guys watching, I didn't get any training at all."

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow and asked her, "I didn't know you loved training so much?"

"..." Actually, no, this is just a reason for her to resist the fate that she will face next.

Her unrivaled ability to make sarcastic remarks since she was a child suffered a huge setback in front of Orochimaru. Not only did he not sympathize with her, he also fought back against her. What a terrible opponent he was.

Haruko curled her lips quietly, and when she caught a glimpse of Orochimaru's kind smile from the corner of her eye, she immediately put on a well-behaved smile.

Jiraiya and Tsunade walked over. Jiraiya was quick to grab Haruko's only free hand, causing Tsunade to stop where she was.

"...Jiraiya!" Tsunade roared at him.

Jiraiya shrank back, then said with a stiff upper lip: "First come, first served... or you'll chase Orochimaru away."

Jiraiya was not at all flustered by Orochimaru's vicious gaze, and even gave him a grimace in return, which made Orochimaru snort coldly, unwilling to fight with such a childish ghost anymore.

Tsunade squatted down and tempted Haruko who had the final say, "Haruko, let me hug you, will you? What's the point of holding hands with two grown men like them?"

Haruko really didn't want to be caught between them, so she agreed to Tsunade's proposal very smoothly.

So Tsunade held Haruko in her arms like a winner and made faces at both of them.

Orochimaru & Jiraiya: ...

Hiru, who was a step late and had no chance to speak, cried:

Later, Haruko was extremely glad that she made the right decision, because the three grown men following Tsunade started arguing with each other with fake smiles.

"Isn't Orochimaru busy doing experiments? It would be better for you to go back first," Jiraiya said with pretended consideration.

"The experiment will not stop until this day comes." Orochimaru was unmoved and chased him away, "As for you, pack up and get out of the village to find the answer to your destiny."

Jiraiya imitated his tone: "Destiny won't disappear even if you look for it one day less."

Beiliuhu interrupted the conversation and said in a friendly manner: "You should all get busy, instead of being an unemployed vagrant like me, sitting around every day, waiting to pick up Haruko at any time."

A silent fight permeated among the three men. They used their guns and arrows to attack each other openly and secretly, and neither of them gave in.

"What a jealous man." Tsunade sighed happily.

Haruko had been leaning on Tsunade's shoulder to watch the drama, trying to learn the art of sarcasm, but she found that they were glaring at each other in the middle of the conversation, leaving her with absolutely no material to learn.

Silently retracting her gaze, Haruko caught a glimpse of the emerald necklace hanging on Tsunade's neck and was amazed.

"Tsunade's necklace is so pretty!"

Hearing this, Tsunade lowered her head and looked at it, then blinked at her, "This is your necklace~"

"My necklace?"

Haruko couldn't help but reach out and stroke the jade that was sparkling in the sun.

"It was given to you a while ago, and you liked it very much at that time. But later, before I let you wear it, you..." Tsunade didn't finish her words, maintaining a forced smile.

Haruko knew what happened next. She died on the battlefield and Tsunade never had the chance to help her put it on. But when she saw Tsunade's forced smile, Haruko considerately changed her words.

"Can I wear it now?"

"Well... maybe not now, because Haruko told me to give it to you when I'm fifty." Tsunade found it a little funny when she thought of this instruction.

But after the smile, what filled my heart was the sadness of not being able to wait for the deceased.

Haruko was puzzled, "Even if I want to change now, can't I?"

This question stunned Tsunade. In her mind, she couldn't help but recall the scene in the morning when Haruko was lying in a pool of blood, giving her a smile mixed with blood and tears.

"This necklace...please remember to give it to me when you are fifty..."

Her eyes gradually drooped. It is said that memories will become beautiful with the polish of time, but Tsunade saw that the scarlet surrounding Haruko in the morning was getting more and more, until it covered the whole sky and engulfed her who was standing blankly beside her.

Suffocation, pain, grief...

"Tsunade? Tsunade?"

Tsunade gasped as if she was dehydrated, and slowly turned her head to meet Haruko's worried gaze. It was as if a stone had fallen from the ground, and her heart settled down after touching Haruko.

"I'm fine..." Tsunade shook her head.

Even though so much time has passed and the memory has been forgotten for so long, Haruko Hayama's death is still the fate she resists facing.

At some point the three people who were following behind her came up and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.

Jiraiya playfully drew Haruko's attention back to the original topic, "Haruko, you think it's valuable again, right?"

Haruko was partially correct, and replied with a guilty conscience: "It's a waste if you don't want it."

Tsunade regained her composure and said in a pretentious manner, "It's really hard to deal with. After all, this is what Haruko was thinking about before she left. I'd better keep my promise and give it to you when I'm fifty!"

"Tsunade at fifty..." Haruko couldn't help but imagine what Tsunade would look like at fifty.

"Ahem." Tsunade quickly interrupted her horrible fantasy and threatened her with bared teeth, "I am a super beauty no matter what age I am! Just grow up healthily and wait until I am fifty before you come and get it!"

"Okay..." Haruko felt a little disappointed.

Noticing her subtle emotions, Orochimaru looked at Tsunade, "It doesn't matter if I give it to her now, right?"

Tsunade was less polite to him, "This is what Haruko specifically told me before she died...ah, bah, left."

"It's okay, I can wait!" Haruko smiled gratefully at Orochimaru, not wanting to make things difficult for them.

Orochimaru stared at her for a few seconds, raised his hand and touched her fluffy head, "What's so good about her necklace? If you like it, I will go find gems to make it for you. I can have as many as you want."

"That wouldn't be special!"

Although she complained like that, Haruko's mood suddenly improved when she heard his doting words.

Orochimaru smiled teasingly, "If it was given to you by someone so special like me, would you like it?"

Bei Liuhu couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he put his hand that had transformed into a mechanical cannon on his back and pretended to be surprised, "So you are special?"

Ignoring his warning, Orochimaru went even further and asked Haruko in an ambiguous tone, "Haruko should feel this way, right?"

Knowing that he was talking about her boyfriend, Haruko righteously accused him: "You lied to me! Jiraiya told me that I have always loved people and I don't have a partner at all!"

"Love throughout life..." Tsunade's mouth twitched, and she glared at Jiraiya who was teaching the little kid a lesson.

Jiraiya scratched his head to hide his embarrassment, and looked up at the sky with an awkward laugh.

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