[Naruto Naruto] I would like to die there

Shikamaru felt bad when he heard his voice.

Not many people came to Sasuke's funeral before. Uchiha's kinship was severed and there was no inheritance. Only two good friends and teachers came, as well as Orochimaru and the Eagle Squad who hadn't seen for a long time. Naruto always hated them, but that time Had a long chat with Orochimaru.

Shikamaru didn't know what they talked about, but after that chat, Naruto stayed in the office alone for three days without seeing anyone, and finally the people below couldn't help but begged him to pull Naruto out of the office from.

Shikamaru will probably never forget that afternoon, the office was in a mess, documents were flying all over the floor, sofas and desks were crooked, Seventh Hokage didn't even wear shoes, leaning against a corner, facing a urn.After three days of hard work, she was so thin that her cheekbones protruded, and strands of her hair turned white.

Excessive mourning, shocking.

Shikamaru has always been thoughtful and eloquent, but he has been at a loss for words for a long time, and he doesn't know what he can persuade.In fact, he probably could have imagined that no matter what he said as a bystander at this time, it would be cruel to Naruto.

Uchiha's body has been at Naruto's place since it was incinerated. Naruto's eyes fell on the box in front of him lightly. The eyes can't be said to be so gentle or sad, but Shikamaru looked at it, and his heart became sour unconsciously.

At the end of that day, Naruto spoke first, and when he opened his mouth, a big thunderbolt struck Shikamaru's head—"I am going to divorce Hinata, and then I will step down as Hokage."

Shikamaru didn't know how to react to this matter, but listening to Naruto's tone, he knew that he had already made up his mind, and it was useless to be persuaded by others.

This has been the case since childhood, he will not listen to other people's advice on matters related to Uchiha.

"You don't have to worry about me, Shikamaru. I'm not going crazy...I just want to understand a lot of things." Naruto reached out and held the urn in his hand, and stood up on his feet, his clothes were baggy, and he staggered After a while: "...I really want to see the world that Sasuke has seen. In this state, I am not competent for Hokage's work. Although I am sorry, I have to trouble Kakashi-sensei again. Don't worry, the village If there is any trouble, I will definitely come back as soon as possible.”

Shikamaru: "...Really, you have already decided."

He hesitated for a long time before whispering, "I'm sorry."

For so many years of silence.

Naruto waved his hand: "...it's not your fault, it's not anyone's fault. Whether it's the estrangement of the villagers, the identity of the former rebel, or gender...these are not things that can bother Sasuke."

He mentioned that person's name lightly, without any trace of madness: "It's my fault. In the final analysis, in today's world, the only one who can really hurt him is me. If I can... say nothing now That's it. That's why I have to divorce Hinata—I can't hurt Sasuke anymore, and I don't want to hurt Hinata anymore."

Afterwards, Seventh Hokage resigned resolutely. During this period of time, the elders and advisors were arguing against each other, and even the daimyo clearly expressed their opposition. It is a pity that Seventh Hokage has been a bad person since he was young, and was counted by the elders. In the second interview, there was no disrespect in the attitude, and the will did not change in the slightest, like a piece of meat on a hob.The always calm Xiandai also stood on his side this time. Shikamaru always thought that Xiandai was the last calm in the seventh class-in short, the pressure of the two generations of Hokage overwhelmed the elders. The Hyuga clan has remained silent. Now Naruto It's a free body.

Shikamaru can also understand the desperation of the elders. Konoha's two great powers, Sharingan passed away, and Kyuubi Jinchuriki is going to travel at this time. How much of Konoha's strength will be lost-although if you look at it naively , Now the five major ninja villages are very harmonious. Although there are small frictions at the border, at least within a generation, there will not be too many conflicts. Maybe this is why Naruto can go out with confidence?

Naruto lowered his head and packed his bags. He gave a rare smile and said softly, "I heard the second generation talk about the feelings of the Uchiha clan... At that time, I thought I didn't need to be afraid, because I understood Sasuke. Until he...before he left, I I think I understand him, but now I don’t think so. It’s not that I understand Sasuke between the two of us, but that Sasuke understands me, so he accommodates me. Actually, that’s not my intention, I don’t want him to be so tired...Sasuke It doesn't matter if you say it or not, I hate that I didn't understand it sooner."

"Why are you so attached to me?"

"Why do you have to have something to do with me even if you do this?"

"What exactly do you want from me?"

"...I've heard it many times, what does 'friend' mean to you?"

...

"Since you know my strength, why are you still worried about me?"

I finally understand what you're asking, Sasuke.

Naruto and Shikamaru said goodbye, and walked to the Uchiha cemetery alone.He couldn't take Sasuke on a trip. After thinking about it, if there was anything Sasuke wanted to go back to, it was probably only here.

Naruto had actually been here before, although the cemetery was far away and no one came to pay respects, but when he was running after Zuo Zhuo, he occasionally came here to sit for a while, tidying up the weeds that grew too tall.At that time, Sasuke said that he "you don't understand my mood at all", so he came here, trying to figure out how a child feels when facing these tombstones.

That feeling was actually very strange. Standing in front of the tombstone, he imagined that Sasuke was also standing here when he was a child, as if he saw the person in the past through time like water.

Later, when Sasuke went back to the village, he would come back to clean up from time to time, so he stopped coming.There is a bad debt between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, he has become Hokage, even if he has such a relationship with Sasuke, he doesn't want to be Hokage, too much disturbing this place that should only belong to Sasuke.

But he is not Hokage now, he should be able to visit uncles and aunts as a "person who likes Sasuke", right?

I sent Sasuke back.

The cemetery was very clean, as if someone had cleaned it not long ago.Naruto lowered his eyes, thinking the same thing, Sasuke should have been here when he returned to the village two days ago.

He didn't use his shadow avatar, he dug a hole by the side of "Uchiha Mikoto"'s tomb with his bare hands, then he took off his luggage, took out the box from inside, and wanted to put it in.

... reluctant.

Naruto lifted the box, his fingers trembling unconsciously—it's ridiculous, the palm with the power to save the world can't even lift such a weight.

He rubbed the box into his arms, tears streaming down the top of the box.

His soul seems to have been split into two halves, one half remained in this body in a daze, struggling to survive, screaming "Don't leave me" feebly in the depths of his body, the other half was quiet and depressed, already with Sasuke Lying in this box, happily waiting for a long sleep.

Trembling, he put the box into the soil pit, and covered it with soil one by one, moving slowly, his eyes fixed on the box being gradually covered by the soil, and his blue eyes were bloodshot.

He stopped and wiped his face, which was covered in mud.

"I do not love you."

His eyes were scarlet, and his gaze was released loosely - he saw a small six-pointed star.

?

Under the tombstone of Uchiha Mikoto, a small hexagram pattern was engraved.The notches are brand new and are recent.

It is pattern of Sasuke eyes.Naruto turned his head and subconsciously looked at Uchiha Fugaku's tombstone. As expected, there was also a small icon under another tombstone, which was also very familiar. It was Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan pattern.

Naruto's nasal cavity was sore: "..."

He finally couldn't hold it anymore, knelt down under the tombstone and cried loudly, rolling all over the floor, let alone a 30-year-old adult, a child would not cry so presumptuously, and the crying startled the birds.

"Why didn't you tell me!..." His vision was hazy, and he reached out to touch the little hexagram in pain, as if touching the fingertips of that person through life and death: "Why didn't you tell me when you were sick...Sasuke...why not Let me stay with you...why don't you say anything...I said I would bring you back! I said it! I...are you sad..."

If you had known it a long time ago, if you had recognized it a long time ago... Then when you received my wedding invitation, did you feel the same way?How did you write that "longevity"?How have you been feeling all these years?I said I want to be your home... I didn't do it, did I break your heart?

"I do not love you."

He curled himself up in pain, and nestled under the tombstone.

"…I love you."