[Hokage + Natsume] Do you believe it?

Sakura sat on the grass, watching the person walking slowly in front of her without speaking.

That back figure is really familiar. After more than 30 years, he has not changed at all. The him in her memory has not changed at all, and he has not aged with her.

He kept walking, kept walking, but the distance between them didn't widen at all, he was still there.

"Hey, after more than 30 years, I haven't dreamed of you even once, are you angry with me?" Sakura asked softly, holding her chin and looking at the figure who stopped suddenly.

"Ah, it's Sakura, long time no see." The person in front sat down, looked at Sakura and smiled, that smile was as warm as the wind, making Sakura feel that the wild flowers everywhere bloomed at that moment, strange Yes, but familiar.

"I'm asking you a question."

"what?"

"Are you angry with me? I treated you like that, so both you and Sasuke are angry, so you never appear in my dreams, so let me keep the memory of our seventh class alone until Now, do you know how long it has been? More than 30 years."

"No, I'm not angry with you, you are right, and your choice is also right." He scratched his hair in frustration, this action is very familiar to Sakura, he always likes it like this, he always liked it before Such a smirk, either to her or to Sasuke.

Sakura was silent.

"Don't believe it, people will change. Even I don't know how long I can last. You see, although I have never done it myself, I have killed many people indirectly. I don't mind killing people. But they were all innocent. I took their lives just because of my one idea. Although the final result was good, I don’t think they would be willing to sacrifice even if they knew the truth. I have been firmly telling Myself, all of that is for the future of the ninja world, but I have never asked those who died if they would like it, it was just wishful thinking." He couldn't help but curl his mouth when he said this, showing a helpless wry smile, "Hey , Sakura, you must not know why I keep Ajiu by my side. I am not afraid that you will stab me in the back, because I know that day will always come. What I am afraid of is the nightmare that night after night. Say they want to live, say they are not reconciled."

"...So, do you regret it?"

"No, I just know that if I don't do it, then everything will never change. You once said that I am crazy, but it is not wrong, because I am taking the whole ninja world as a bargaining chip to make a big gamble. Although I won, there was a moment when I felt that I understood Madara Uchiha, do you believe it?" After hearing Sakura's question, he just shook his head and then spread his hands.

"I found Gaara, and I'm living with him as a neighbor now. He opened a ramen restaurant, but the ramen he made is actually not good at all. Can you imagine Gaara making ramen?"

"It's a little hard to imagine, but what about you? Sakura, what about you? How have you been doing all these years? You must be very happy, right?"

You must be very happy, right?Sakura reflected on this sentence, then nodded, "Yes, I am very happy."

She knew why he had such an idea, because she was seriously injured by a ninja in Leiren Village, so Raikage died when none of the previous shadows died.

So she told him now that she was very happy.

"That's good, you just want to be happy. I thought, since it's very difficult for people in Class [-] to be happy, and since Sasuke and I have no chance, then we must make you happy, Sakura, do you believe that?" You are the one I want to hold in the palm of my hand." Hearing her say happiness, he narrowed his eyes contentedly, and even the six beards on his face were raised with joy.

Yes, I am the one you want to hold in the palm of your hand, so I will never be able to stand by your side, you must not know that I once liked you, after I liked Sasuke, before I fell in love with Sai.

"I feel happy, but I miss you very much."

"Sakura, don't miss me, I'm fine, not only I'm fine, Sasuke is also fine, we're all fine, although we're not in the same world, but we're all fine, I thought about the three of us To be like that forever, be happy, you see, my wish has come true, even though we are far apart.” He walked up to her and squatted down, smiling softly, “So Sakura, don’t miss me anymore, We must learn to grasp the present moment and the happiness in front of us. People who are immersed in the past have no future. You know more than me. You just need to remember us. Then one day you suddenly think of it and say, 'Ah, I remember I had two mates, but they were both jerks' and that's fine."

Sakura still sat there, watching the person in front of her remain motionless.

"Why are you crying?" He reached out his hand to wipe away her tears, but it disappeared before touching her face, and the dream world was shattered at that moment.

"Naruto..."

Sakura opened her eyes and found that the pillow was wet, she got up and tidied herself quickly, and then opened the door amidst tireless knocks.

The person standing outside the door was weathered and weathered, his face was full of vicissitudes, and there were a few wrinkles on his originally handsome face.

"Sai..."

Sai didn't say anything, and stepped forward to hug Sakura.

At that time, I didn't chase you, I didn't go with you, three years late, so I spent 30 years looking for you, fortunately, I'm not Naruto, I finally succeeded.

At the same time, Naruto from another world opened his eyes and jumped out of bed, ran to the hut next door and dragged up Sasuke, who was lying there sleeping soundly, "Bastard Sasuke! Did you guess who I was dreaming of? I dreamed of little Cherry blossoms!"

"Understood, I'll sleep for a while." Sasuke opened his eyes to check the time, and his body softened and fell on the bed again.

Without hatred, without the danger of being stabbed at any time, in such a peaceful environment, Sasuke miraculously found that he fell in love with sleeping, and he felt satisfied when he slept. He has never had a good sleep for so many years since the Itachi Nissan extermination I feel, of course I have to make up for it now.

Looking at Sasuke who fell asleep again, Naruto was a little depressed, he reached out to poke Sasuke's still smooth cheek, and then showed a smirk.

They didn't die...or they died, but they just entered the world he had accidentally entered. He buried the scroll connecting the two worlds in order to prevent Natsume and the little fox from going to that dangerous world again. After entering the Valley of the End, they did not expect such a chance to be given to them in the end.

Although my time seems to have stopped, it’s nice to have you by my side. At least I still have you, the little fox, and Ajiu, and Natsume-kun and Mr. Cat who took mermaid blood. I didn’t lie to Xiao Sakura, we are really, really good, don't you think?

Sasuke naturally wouldn't answer his unspoken question.

"Hey, bastard Sasuke, Xiaohu and Ajiu went to play with Hiyori, you said that today you will go to Natsume-kun's house with me and then we will go to the newly opened ramen restaurant to eat ramen, you can't say nothing talk!"

Sasuke still looked like he was asleep, but the corners of his mouth curled up quietly.

Understood, idiot at the end of the crane.

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