【Ming Zuo】Walking Alone in Darkness

*しヤんなろ: Sakura's mantra

*This article does not have the plot of TheLast, the mentally handicapped theater version, but there is no guarantee that Tonero Otsutsuki will not appear in the following article.

*For the Hinata family (elder layer) there is black.

"Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke stopped in his tracks, and looked at the girl standing behind the tree in surprise.

"cherry?"

Sakura reluctantly smiled at Sasuke: "I'm sorry, I waited for you here without authorization, because I wanted to say a few more words to you..."

Sasuke paused for a moment, then shook his head: "It's okay, just tell me."

"Are you leaving just like that... Are you really not going to stay for a few more days?" Sakura couldn't help asking, she was standing far away, and she didn't know what Sasuke and Naruto said in front of the door, but Naruto said before She told him about the engagement, so she guessed that Sasuke should already know, "And... if the task is not so urgent, Naruto is getting married after all, why don't you stay and participate?"

Sasuke did not speak, silently looking at the sky covered by dense branches.

Sakura was a little frustrated, obviously she wanted to say a few more words, but she ended up talking about someone else's business... In front of Sasuke, she will always be that silly adolescent girl.I secretly called しヤんなろ to myself several times, and finally summoned up the courage to say: "Temari-san is almost here, and Ino is officially dating Sai, ah, you must not know that Choji's girlfriend Karui—— Ah, I mean! Like, if... Sasuke-kun also wants one... I mean the Uchiha clan has descendants... No! I mean..."

"Okay." Sasuke interrupted her, but it didn't stop her from the cold tone he used when he fled the village, his tone was even gentle.

"Sorry." Sasuke looked at Sakura, this time he didn't escape, looked directly into her eyes, and said gently but firmly, "Don't look at me anymore, I can't respond to you."

Xiao Ying was dumbfounded for a moment, and smiled wryly for a while: "...Sorry."

"I'm sorry." Sasuke shook his head, raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and patted Sakura's head awkwardly twice.

Xiao Sakura burst into tears suddenly, Sasuke froze for a moment, Xiao Sakura forced a smile while wiping her tears, as if she was crying: "I'm causing you trouble, how can this be your fault? It's never okay not to like someone Wrong. I'm fine, don't worry, I won't do this again! Really!" Sakura rubbed her eyes vigorously, trying to show a healthy smile to Sasuke.

Sasuke was stunned by her words.

"Yeah..." Sasuke said, "It's never a mistake not to like someone."

Sakura's mood calmed down a little. She looked at Sasuke's rarely emotional face, froze for a moment, and called him tentatively: "Sasuke-kun..."

Sasuke didn't hear it, he seemed to be thinking about something, his eyes were a little empty, but seemed to contain a lot of things.

Sakura suddenly had a terrible thought, and her lips trembled a little: "Sasuke-kun...you...you, do you have...someone you like...?"

Sasuke heard it this time, he glanced at Sakura, and said lightly: "Ah, yes."

"That person is..."

The wind blew through the woods, rolling up the fallen leaves and making a bleak rustling sound, Sakura felt her hands and feet were cold.

She heard her own voice and asked.

"... Naruto?"

Sasuke was silent for a long time.

"Yes."

After Sasuke left, Sakura still stood there for a long time, until the sky was completely dark, and she didn't know how to go back in a daze.

Uchiha Sasuke, her favorite person.

Naruto Uzumaki, her most important friend.

The two people she cares about most in this world, the two people she is willing to risk her life to protect.

But what should she do when the person she loves the most and the source of her deepest pain is her most important friend?

Before Sasuke left, she asked Sasuke if she would meet again in her last hope.Sasuke hesitated for a moment, but said to her gently, "Next time".But she felt that this sentence made her colder than when he uttered evil words at the age of 13.

She knew that he definitely didn't want to come back.There are people here who he loves deeply but don't love him, how could he want to come back.

At that moment, she even wanted to tell Naruto, tell him Sasuke-kun's heart.

But she can't...

She knew that since Sasuke would tell her, she knew she couldn't speak to Naruto.

What would she say?The whole village is celebrating the upcoming wedding between the hero of the Fourth World War and the eldest daughter of the Hyuga sect. Even the presents including her have been prepared half a month ago. What is she going to do now?

Break them up?The most innocent one is Hinata, what did she do wrong to suffer such a blow at the most important and happiest time in her life?

And Naruto...

Naruto……

He... really doesn't like Sasuke-kun...

Sakura smiled wryly.

If you want to say it, it's almost the same in reverse... She just didn't think much about it, after all, both of them are boys, but if you look back from this perspective, Naruto's performance is the most misleading one, right? His obsession with Sasuke is almost paranoid. At the worst, all the contemporaries dare not mention Sasuke's name in front of him easily.he……

But since he will choose to marry Hinata, it means that he doesn't like Sasuke-kun at all...

He really just treats him as a friend, after all, he is such a person who treats his friends extremely well - but Sasuke-kun fell in love with someone who only regards himself as a friend.

She thought of Sasuke-kun repeating the phrase "It's never a mistake not to like people", the sadness and self-deprecating meaning, and her heart ached.

But...can she blame Naruto because Sasuke-kun likes Naruto, but Naruto doesn't like Sasuke-kun?

Sakura gently tugged at her forehead hair, compared to herself, she really hoped that these two people would be fine and never suffer any harm again...

Obviously this world treats them too cruelly...

Naruto's wedding was held as scheduled, grand and gorgeous, with joy from top to bottom.Naruto stood in the prepared room, feeling a little distracted.He suddenly remembered that Sasuke left without saying a word of congratulations to him, and he had no plans to come back to participate at all. Even the letters were sent directly to Mr. Kakashi for official business. What did he say.

Naruto became a little irritable, and even thought irritably, if Sasuke didn't give blessings, then this marriage must be unhappy, and it's all Sasuke's fault.

...Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

When his hand was held by a soft hand, Naruto froze for a moment, his body froze for a moment, and he almost threw it away because he didn't react.

That was not a hand with slender knuckles and a thin callus.

Naruto didn't know why he suddenly had such an idea, he was stunned for a moment, remembering that this kind of ceremony required couples to join hands, then he slowly held back his hand, and went out with Hinata to accept everyone's blessings.

He felt the muscles in his face stiff.

Probably, the smile is ugly.

He didn't know why, anyway, he just didn't laugh very much, but he should laugh on this occasion...

At first, when the Hinata family gave him hints, he didn't understand at all.

Why do you keep mentioning Neji's name?Of course he knew that he would take good care of Hinata, even without Neji, Hinata would still be his partner.

Later, when chatting with Shikamaru, the speechless Shikamaru translated it for him before he understood, and he was a little confused.

"Why do you want me to marry Hinata, I said." Naruto was shocked.

"A wealthy family, the first daughter of the clan family, who has been in love with you for so many years at the same time as her classmate." Shikamaru looked at him strangely, "It's normal for the parents to feel sorry for their daughter and want to help her marry the person she likes. And you and her are not the same. Unfamiliar, quite familiar... You both have reached the age where you can get married, do you want to develop with her?"

As for... about Neji, Shikamaru was ashamed to speak out for the Hinata family.Using Neji's death to threaten Naruto to take good care of his cousin, this is too disgusting, and the use of the separation... is really used to death.After Neji's father died, it was repeatedly mentioned that Neji should be loyal to the clan. Now that Neji died for Hinata and Naruto, it was actually used as a bargaining chip to get the son-in-law of Hokage.

He believed that this was all the idea of ​​Hinata's elders, and Hinata himself would never think so, and probably didn't even know about it, and Naruto didn't understand, so he didn't say much about it.

But... this guy is just simple-minded, not really stupid, and he will definitely understand in the future.Even if you are really married... When you think about it in the future, won't you be afraid that the wealthy son-in-law you finally caught will feel sick?Shikamaru's family is also a member of the Konoha family, so there is a bit of closeness between lips and teeth. Although he feels disgusted in his heart, he doesn't want to speak ill of the Hinata family.

"It feels weird." Naruto scratched his head and said with a bit of annoyance, "Everyone has to get married when they grow up?"

"Otherwise, where did you come from?" Shikamaru was amused by him.

Naruto thought of the love story between her and her father that she told himself when he saw his mother, and he looked forward to it: "If I also have a son..."

Shikamaru knocked on him: "Hey, what's the process?? The premise of having a son, you just skipped it!?"

"Ahaha... yes ha..."

But before he could think about it, the next person who came to him were those two highly respected consultants.

They gave Naruto a detailed account of the past Hokage's life experience, telling him that as Konoha's highest and most eye-catching position, he should pay attention to all aspects, such as family background.

"The Hyuga family is the No. [-] family in Konoha now. If Hokage marries the Hyuga family, it will be extremely important to the stability of the village." Mito Menyan said seriously.

"Besides, Hinata Hinata is a gentle child, and she will be a good wife." Turning to bed Xiaochun said cogently, "She still voluntarily gave up the position of head of the Hyuga family to marry you, so that you can not only get the support of the Hinata family, but also There is no need to change your family name."

Naruto still felt weird when he heard it.

"People always have to get married. Only in this way can they truly have a family. Only when they have their own home can they take good care of everyone like Konoha."

Home……

This word always has a very special meaning to Naruto.

And... if the village can really become a home, Sasuke will be willing to stay, right?Naruto thought it would be fine to give Sasuke a good lead, and he can also start a family, if he is willing to stay forever...

Although Naruto felt a strange discomfort at the thought of Sasuke going to start a family, but he still felt that his brain was being tossed by the Hokage trainee affairs recently.Hinata is also pretty good, since everyone thinks that when it's time to get married, you should marry her, so let's get married. This should be a normal path that ordinary people would take, right?And Sasuke's next return is estimated to be more than two months later, he has to hurry up and figure out the matter of marriage, and when he comes back, he will find a way to instill these ideas in him and let him stay.

As a result, he is married now, and Sasuke has no intention of coming back at all.

"... Naruto-kun." Hinata called him softly.

"Eh, huh?"

"It's time to pay tribute to everyone..."

"Oh." Naruto forced a smile, and brought Hinata forward to salute.

Hinata is very beautiful today, her long black hair is tied into an elegant bun, and she wears heavy makeup that is rarely seen at ordinary times. Against the background of Bai Wugou, she has a different taste from usual.

It's a pity that Naruto didn't notice it at all, he even felt bored for a while, he wanted to stay away from all these people and places that made him uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

Realizing that his thoughts were too impolite, Naruto had no choice but to hang up his smile and continue to answer Xia Ya and Li's toast.

Naruto didn't expect marriage to be such an annoying thing. Although he was engaged before, he didn't understand anyway, and the Hinata family really wanted to take care of it, so he let them go. He was still studying with Kakashi in Hokage Stuff, only responsible for attendance on the final wedding day.And now, even if there was only one thing he needed to do, the protracted feast still bored him.

He thought of Sasuke again.

Ah, really, why do I always think of that guy.

Naruto tapped his head hard, telling himself not to think about it.

After the wedding, the aftermath of the hero's marriage continued for a while, but Naruto basically hid in the Hokage Building and worked hard.Kakashi said that he could give Naruto a wedding leave and spend his honeymoon before he took office.A wedding was already uncomfortable enough, Naruto felt like dying if he wanted to go somewhere alone with Hinata for a month, so he quickly rejected it, the honeymoon was never over, and he was completely immersed in work.

Life went on as usual, almost the same as before and after the wedding.If there is... Then, after getting married, you will be even more unhappy.Naruto doesn't like to go back to that spacious and beautiful two-storey house. Although Hinata is very gentle, very beautiful, and the food is delicious, he prefers to stay in Hokage Building. Speaking of that "warm home", it is much more attractive.

Soon, a few months passed, and Naruto's progress could almost be said to be rapid.During Kakashi's reign, he carried out quite drastic innovations and new developments. Naruto was able to take over so smoothly, and he is now participating in the whole process.But what makes Naruto the happiest is that Sasuke's letters have gradually recovered. Although the frequency is still far inferior to what Naruto gave him, he is willing to say a few more words to Naruto again. Naruto is very happy to continue writing letters. He chatted with him about the chores in the village, and told him that the consultant grandpa let go today, and that as long as a while later, he was willing to repair the mansion of Uchiha's former residence.

Sasuke only replied to the most recent mission report, as if he never received his one.Naruto was disappointed.But he thought that Sasuke probably thought he was slow in doing things, so he continued to work hard, at least become Hokage first, and then some things can be dealt with.

He didn't even ask Kakashi about it, he felt that what he did for Sasuke was more meaningful.

... As for why, he didn't know, so he didn't think much about it.

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*In the beginning of this chapter, I actually correspond to Itachi.After Sasuke called him with a crying voice, he refused to stop there. In fact, it was a very painful and deep memory for Sasuke, so when Sakura carefully said that he wanted to say a few more words to him, he immediately thought of it At that time, I stopped to talk about you, and I was going to listen to Sakura for as long as I wanted, until I heard her talk enough.