Salvation equals death

"The Pillar of the World, also known as the 'World Tree', was formed by Konoha's fifth-generation Naruto Haruno Sakura during the 12th Ninja World War [-] years ago to save the common people from fire and water. Therefore, it is regarded as…”

"It is regarded as a 'sacred tree' by the kingdom of ghosts, and because of its great achievements, it has achieved the faith of the five kingdoms, and is respected by all people... Ah! I almost hear the cocoons in my ears. I can't escape this part every time I take a written test!"

The blond-haired, blue-eyed boy scratched his head and kept writing with the pen in his hand, but there was a hint of impatience on his face.

"If people forget the pain of the Fourth World War and the sacrifice of the witches in just a dozen years, then this world would be too sad." Siyue closed the book and said, "My mother...my father said so. "

"I know that too!" The prank-loving boy restrained his expression, looked at the seven heads carved on the Hokage Rock in the distance, and scratched his face with some trouble, "It's just Miyue, I don't quite understand, what is really wrong in this world?" Is there such a person who lives like a saint without selfish desires? If there is such a person, it’s actually quite scary when you think about it, isn’t it?”

On the Hokage Rock are carved the heads of Hokages from past dynasties. Most of those statues are solemn and solemn, but only the statue of the fifth Hokage is different from the other Hokages.

Under the condition that Konoha skilled craftsmen reached a consensus, the statue of Haruno Sakura, the fifth generation of Hokage, looks like a smiling girl with downcast eyes. Even if it is just a rock carving, you can vaguely glimpse a somewhat gentle appearance.

For such a young girl who looks similar to her own age, it is really hard to imagine that the other party has already been promoted to Hokage at their age, and turned the tide in the fourth battle.

"If I could go back in time, I'd feel like meeting Miko-sama, after all..." Miyue pursed her lips and smiled, and caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eyes, and couldn't help but lighten her eyes slightly, "Zarana!"

The girl whose name was called stopped and turned around slowly. The long-haired girl with black hair and black eyes had beautiful features and a cold expression. She seemed to have a sense of distance at a glance——

Ahhh, Uzumaki Boruto couldn't help scratching his head, thinking, it's because the Fifth Hokage is so similar to Zarana that he can't imagine what kind of person the Fifth Hokage is.

Regardless of what Uzumaki Boruto thought, the moment he saw the girl in the Uchiha costume appearing, he stepped forward with some joy and greeted him gently.

In Miyue's heart, Uchiha Sarana, who was named Uchiha, is his sister, because they were both born from the hands of Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, and they all came to this world because of the same person.

——The Fifth Hokage, Haruno Sakura.

More than a decade ago, the Fourth War came to an end with the sacrifice of the Five Hokages. Uchiha Madara, who had become a sage of the Six Paths, escaped into the underworld, ignoring worldly affairs. Because of this World War I, all countries settled their suspicions and ushered in a long-lost peace.

The sacrifice of the Fifth Hokage is sad. She was only a 16-year-old girl before her death. Although her life was short, it changed the trajectory of many people's fate.

Orochimaru thought that there were too many ignorant people in this world, and even more so after receiving the technological information of later generations from the Fifth Hokage, which was far beyond imagination. He didn't want the world to lose such an interesting soul, so he privately The artificial human experiment was carried out below, trying to resurrect the cherry-haired witch and bring her soul back to the world.

However, the reincarnation technique that caused great disasters in the Fourth World War could no longer bring the dead back to the human world, and Shion, the witch in the kingdom of ghosts, later announced the truth of the six reincarnations, and revealed the main reason why the world experienced the catastrophe of annihilation.

Since then, life and death have been ordered, and the cycle of karma can no longer be reversed at will.

Orochimaru is afraid of death, so he wants to live forever. The technique of reincarnation of the dirty soil is the result of his reproduction, but he did not expect to cause a catastrophe in the end. He cannot reproduce "death", so he can only create "life", so there is Luo The birth of Kowa Mizuki.

After confirming that the artificial man was feasible, Orochimaru put the Haruno Sakura gene that he secretly obtained back then into the experiment, but he didn't know why the experiment failed repeatedly, as if the world refused to let that person come back.

For Orochimaru, it is impossible to give up, and it is impossible to give up. He risked being killed by the current Hokage and Kazekage, and integrated the rest of the genes into the cells of Haruno Sakura.

Five generations of Hokage Haruno Sakura is a pain that cannot be mentioned in the hearts of many people. Orochimaru died like this, and the laboratory was taken away almost every minute, but in Orochimaru's laboratory, everyone found Sarana who looked similar to Haruno Sakura.

After Zuo Liangna was rescued, for her custody rights, several people who had become myths in the ninja world almost tore their skins and fought. It was not until little Zuo Liangna was so frightened that the matter finally came to fruition.

Zuo Liangna, who has Sharingan, was named Uchiha and became the daughter of Uchiha Sasuke Uchiha.

In fact, they are indeed related by blood, because the Uchiha gene fused by Orochimaru comes from Uchiha Sasuke.

"Tomorrow is the team assignment after graduation. Does Zuo Liangna want to form a team with?"

"It depends on the assignment of the teachers, I don't care." Zuo Liangna's tone was cold, but there was annoyance behind the words, as if she was trying very hard to bend her lips trying to make a smile, "I can do it. "

"Zorarna doesn't want to laugh, so don't laugh." Miyue patted her head and said, "Zorarna just be herself, don't force yourself."

"It's not forced." Zuo Liangna put away her expression and looked at Hokage Rock in the distance. There seemed to be confused yearning and a touch of sadness in her eyes, "I must become a person like her, become Hokage."

As she said this, she couldn't help but clenched the saber at her waist, a ta-sword with a pattern of cherry blossoms, and a ta-sword with a pattern of flames, which were relics left by Haruno Sakura from the Five Hokages.

The cherry blossoms that were burned by the flames, what a sad and beautiful scenery it was?Children born in peaceful times can't imagine it at all.

After the sixth Hokage Uchiha Itachi abdicated and the seventh Hokage Uzumaki Naruto took over, Zarana took over the two swords from the respected elder.

Soon, it will be the triennial Chunin exam again, when the fifth generation of Kazekage Gaara will come to Konoha, this is another contest between the younger generations of the two ninja villages.

"I will not lose." Bearing the name of that person and Uchiha, Zarana swore to her dream, "I will definitely win."

It’s time for the cherry blossoms to bloom again. In early spring and March, the sky is full of cherry blossoms. It’s really true to the saying “Three days have passed, and the world is full of cherry blossoms”.

"The World Tree bloomed on the battlefield of the Fourth World War, but standing on the Hokage Rock of Konoha, you can see the branches of the World Tree." Miyue looked far away, and the wind blowing on her face carried a light fragrance of flowers, soft It's like a sweet dream.

"It is said that every year, Kazekage and Hokage-sama will go there to mourn their dead. Every time the cherry blossoms bloom, many common people gather under the cherry blossom trees spontaneously to pray for the five generations of Hokage."

"Zorarna, tell me, if reincarnation really exists, can our thoughts reach the other shore?"

"Maybe there will be." The girl with black hair and black eyes looked at the sky wistfully. Occasionally, a gentle sakura would appear in her dream. The embrace of that person is so warm, but it is as far away as an untouchable past life. Same.

"It would be great if the thoughts could be passed to the other side."

How big is the world tree?

"Probably, it will take nearly a day when you are under its shade and until you can touch its branches."

The March cherry tree that supports the sky is so tall, so big, like a pillar, it will never collapse.

Later, the ninja school graduates formed a team, and Mitsuki got his wish, and his good friend Uzumaki Naruto and his younger sister Uchiha Sarana, who he believed in, were assigned to the right place, but suddenly received news that the venue for this year's exam had been changed.

The new test site is under the world tree.

Hokage-sama said that he would take them to see the cherry blossoms.

The distance from Konoha to World Tree is not too far, but along the way, the new generation of Konoha can see travelers or ordinary people holding sacrifices, walking on foot, like a silent pilgrimage, even falling Flower rain is quiet.

Infected by this overly gentle atmosphere, Konoha's particularly detached new generation couldn't help but become quiet, even Boruto, who is used to pranks, is no exception.

"It is said that logging is prohibited within the area where the World Tree is located. This is the holy place in everyone's heart. If someone kills someone here, he will definitely be scolded by the world."

Arriving at the foot of the World Tree, the young men and women who jumped out of the car one after another were shocked by the scene in front of them. There were layers of cherry-colored flowers, and the entire sky seemed to be composed of petals.

Cherry blossoms fell on their bodies, and they seemed to be full of light. Those who touched the cherry blossoms felt warm in their hearts, and all the hostility disappeared.

"Fifth Hokage-sama must be a very gentle and gentle person." Someone couldn't help but whispered, "...that's why so many people miss her."

Uchiha Sarana saw the Seventh Hokage, the legendary Sannin Tsunade, and some Uchiha clansmen... She even saw her own father.

"Uchiha Hitomi, come down quickly, you bastard! You are disrespectful to the fifth generation!" A group of Uchiha clansmen gathered together cursingly, pointing at a person on the World Tree.

"No, I want to hang my cherry blossom paper high, so as not to mix with you! Hang it high, she will definitely see it!"

"Father." Sand Shinobi looked at the Konoha Ninja who was making a mess, and couldn't help turning his head to look at the adults beside him, "Is this really okay?"

"It's okay, she won't mind." Goshiro Kazekage, who was wearing a bamboo hat, lowered his eyes, raised his hand to pick up a handful of cherry blossoms, and said calmly, "Seeing such a lively scene, she should be happy too. "

"Master Yingwu?" The old and prudent Xinxi seldom tugged at Kazekage's sleeve like a child, and whispered, "Is she the lover my father has always missed?"

The boy asked innocently and naively.

"Father, is it painful to miss someone who is no longer there?"

"... Xinxi, do you know? It is a very lucky thing to meet someone in your life that you will never regret falling in love with."

Gaara lowered his eyes, his emerald green eyes showed a little sadness, but he was full of relief.

"Love is great, but it is also very dangerous. It can make people brave and fearless, but it can also make people paranoid and crazy. It is like a double-edged sword that hurts others and oneself."

"Some people will go crazy because of love, desperate to get back the loss, because when you once had it, you can't bear the emptiness of not having it."

Xinxi raised her head and stared quietly at her adoptive father. His calm eyes like a young animal occasionally reminded Gaara of that old man who didn't even know his real name.

"However, there will be such an existence in your life. Even if she will leave you in the end, you also know that you will never let go of it for the rest of your life, but you will definitely not regret liking her."

"The memories she left for you will always be bright, positive, and beautiful. Even if they are rare, they are precious. Even if you miss them, you will not feel pain, and they are gentle enough to last a lifetime."

"So one day, when you walk through the vicissitudes of life, your eyes are full of rotten sores, and you are so tired that you want to fall down. When you look back, you will find that she has bloomed like cherry blossoms in your world."

Gaara gently took the boy's hand and put a cherry blossom into his palm.

Fengying smiled, feeling sad and gentle, full of magnanimity, full of light.

"She is that kind of person, she is obviously lost, but makes you feel redeemed."

——So, one carelessness put her in my heart for a lifetime.

[Special episode. The end of the tenderness that spans a lifetime]