[Naruto Storyline] Wandering

Sasuke stayed in Itachi's residence for a few days, but he still didn't wait for Itachi to come back. He couldn't help but found the private hospital that made the diagnosis report for Itachi at that time. The result was that Itachi went to the Affiliated Hospital of the Water Country Military Hospital to receive the right lung lobe. Resection surgery.Sasuke turned and walked out of the gate of the private hospital. He looked up at the signboard of the affiliated hospital not far away, and walked quickly in that direction.

Sasuke came to the inpatient building and asked the nurse about Itachi's ward, but the nurse stopped him outside the ward and told Sasuke that it was non-visiting time.

At this time, Haruno Sakura had just completed another operation on the operation schedule, and on the way to send the patient back to the ward with the nurses in the operating room, she heard the sound of arguing at the door of the ward from a distance.

"Keep quiet in the ward. If you make noise here, it will affect the patient's rest." Haruno Sakura frowned, and walked forward to find out, "What happened?"

"This gentleman must go in. I've already told him that it's not visiting time." The young nurse pursed her lips, with an expression on the verge of crying, and when she saw Haruno Sakura coming, she hurried up to hold her hand.

"Excuse me, are you..." Haruno Sakura caught a glimpse of a man in Akatsuki's military uniform standing at the elevator entrance, she let go of the nurse's hand, and walked towards that man.When Haruno Sakura saw the man's face clearly, she suddenly stopped, too surprised to say a word, after a while, Haruno Sakura came back to her senses and called out in a low voice: "Sasuke?"

Sasuke turned his head and looked down at Haruno Sakura condescendingly. His black pupils reflected the green eyes of the female doctor in front of him.

"Long time no see, Sakura." Sasuke greeted Haruno Sakura calmly, the way he called Haruno Sakura was the same as before.

"You go back to work first, just leave it to me here." Haruno Sakura patted the young nurse on the shoulder, signaling her to go back to the nurse's station first, then she put her hands in her pockets and looked up at Sasuke, "You come here to do it." What?"

After meeting for many years, whether it is Sasuke or Haruno Sakura, they have long lost the strength to miss the past and greet each other.

And they have finally come to this point inevitably, from identity to position, they are on the opposite side.

Haruno Sakura silently clenched her fist in her pocket, she kept reminding herself in her heart that the man in front of her was the target of this beheading mission.

"I'm here to find Itachi." Sasuke said briefly, "Since you're here, it shouldn't be a problem to let me in, right?"

But Haruno Sakura still stands in front of Sasuke: "I can't help you here. Since you come to the hospital, you must abide by the hospital's rules and regulations. Moreover, Itachi is my patient now, and I know his situation best. He has just finished the operation not long ago, and he is still being monitored in the intensive care unit, even if it is visiting time, you can't see him."

Facing Haruno Sakura's refusal, Sasuke narrowed his eyes, as if pondering Haruno Sakura's words, his deep pupils showed a playful expression, after a few minutes of stalemate, Sasuke made a concession: "If this is the case, then trouble Dr. Haruno Tell me a day suitable for visiting, and I will visit again." Haruno Sakura noticed the change in his address when he spoke, and couldn't help feeling bitter in her heart.

"Come back in a week." Seeing the change in Sasuke's attitude, Haruno Sakura heaved a sigh of relief. She watched Sasuke walk to the elevator and press the down button.The moment Sasuke turned around, the oppressive feeling that had been covering Haruno Sakura disappeared.Haruno Sakura returned to the ward, and gently closed the door of the ward.

After get off work, Haruno Sakura asked Kamiyama Chiha to meet at a dessert shop near the hospital.

Qian Yu and Haruno Sakura belonged to the same batch of immigrants, but it took a long time to review his documents. Fortunately, Qian Yu finally obtained the entry qualification.After coming to the capital area of ​​the country of water, Chiba rented a house near Haruno Sakura's dormitory. In addition, he found a temporary job in a community hospital, and everything went very smoothly.

In the dessert shop, Haruno Sakura still ordered her favorite red bean ball soup, while Qian Yu ordered a plate of peanuts and a pot of plum wine.

"How is Dr. Haruno's progress? Do you have any clues?" Qian Yu asked.

Haruno Sakura briefly talked about Itachi's operation and Sasuke's appearance in the hospital. She frowned, and kept stirring the red bean balls in the bowl with the spoon in her hand: "I can't figure out Sasuke's intention of coming to Itachi, but we You can use his opportunity to come to the hospital to complete the task."

Chiba nodded: "I also have good news here. The captain asked me to tell you that he has contacted Mitarai Anko. She brought a batch of new arms samples and was about to return to the Iron Country from the branch in the Sky Country. , three days later, she will pass through the Hidden Mist Port of the Land of Water, where her ship will berth, so we need to confirm the action time with her as soon as possible."

"I asked Sasuke to come back in a week, but I'm not sure if he will come on time." Haruno Sakura held the ball soup in her hand.

"Hey, the Itachi you're talking about is his older brother Uchiha Itachi?" Chiba asked.

"Correct."

"How is your relationship with him?" Haruno Sakura was taken aback by Qianyu's sudden question. She blushed in embarrassment and tried to explain to Qianyu, but Qianyu immediately explained to her, "Doctor Haruno, don't misunderstand me. It means that if you have a good relationship with Itachi, maybe it can ask Itachi to take the initiative to meet Sasuke, so that we can determine the time when Sasuke will go to the hospital."

Haruno Sakura lowered her head, thinking about Qianyu's proposal in her heart, and finally agreed, but Haruno Sakura also raised her own concerns: "We don't have long-range shooting weapons in our hands now, so we will only be able to knock him down through melee combat." ..."

"That's true." Qian Yu took a sip of plum wine, and his brows were full of worry, "In any case, we should do our best first. If we can't succeed in one blow, we must pay attention to protecting ourselves, vehicles, weapons and others. Leave the contact to me, and leave the task of confirming Sasuke's itinerary to Dr. Haruno."

"You must be careful, as soon as there is a result, I will notify you immediately." Haruno Sakura said seriously.

The next day, after finishing the task of recording the surgical teaching video, Haruno Sakura took off the blood-stained gloves and threw them into the trash can. She took off the surgical gown, put on a white coat, and then walked towards Itachi's ward—— After thinking about it all night, Haruno Sakura decided to talk to Itachi about Sasuke.

Itachi's operation went smoothly, and the postoperative recovery was good. When Haruno Sakura opened the door of his ward, Itachi was listening to music with headphones on with great interest.

Haruno Sakura sat down next to Itachi: "The operation went well, but after the operation, you will need to undergo radiotherapy for a period of time, and you will need to regularly review chest CT and monitor carcinoembryonic antigen and other indicators. After all, we cannot guarantee that after the removal of the right lung, it will not Relapse—hey, this earphone looks pretty good."

"Staying in the ward all day is really boring, so I asked my subordinates to deliver it." Itachi nodded and said, he took off the earphones and handed them to Sakura Haruno, "Are you interested in listening?"

Haruno Sakura shook her head, lightly pressed Itachi's hand, and said with a serious expression, "I'm here today to tell you something." He calmed down and said, "This matter has something to do with Sasuke."

Itachi seemed to understand, and then said: "I heard from my subordinates that Sasuke has gone to the country of water, and now he is living in my mansion."

"He came to look for you yesterday, but I blocked him back." Haruno Sakura said anxiously, "I can't let him see you until I figure out his purpose for coming to you."

"Are you worried about his intentions?" Itachi asked back.

Haruno Sakura took Itachi's hand, stroked the back of his hand and fingers, and after a long time she sighed: "I'm really worried, after all, you were the target of his hatred all along. But, I think Sasuke may already know The truth about Uchiha’s genocide, he resolutely cut off the last link with the Fire Nation, and participated in the war launched by Akatsuki.” She raised her deep blue eyes, “Even if no one wants to tell me The truth about the Uchiha extermination, but from your various performances, I can also guess that the Uchiha’s extermination must not be your personal wish, maybe it was ordered by the high-level Konoha, or it was a last resort for other more important things In short, there must be a reasonable explanation..."

"Sooner or later, Sasuke and I will meet again. I have an unshirkable responsibility for him to walk on this path today." Itachi's tone revealed self-blame and regret, "Actually, Sasuke is still very simple, so he easily Led to the path of evil, however, even though he is on this path now, I believe there is still goodness in him, and with the right guidance, he can come back."

"So, you mean..."

"Sasuke's heart knot was tied by myself, and I should untie it by myself." Itachi said, "I am very happy that he is willing to come to me on his own initiative."

Haruno Sakura nodded: "Sasuke has been walking on this road for too long, and his heart has already been twisted. The road to correcting a twisted heart is so long, and maybe all the hard work can't be worth a small inducement..." She was a little choked up at this point. .

Itachi reached out and touched her cherry blossom-colored soft hair: "You are already very courageous, which is why I wanted to thank you at the beginning. However, Sasuke is very important to you and me. Until the last moment, who of us We can't give up trying to get him back."

After hearing Itachi's words, Haruno Sakura felt a strong shake in her heart.

If she hadn't reached an irreparable situation, she didn't want to kill Sasuke herself, but what Sasuke had done had already made Haruno Sakura feel desperate. Perhaps death was his only salvation.

"What if——I said if, I have given up trying to save him?" Haruno Sakura lowered her head and stared at her knees, not daring to look at Itachi.

Itachi's hand slowly dropped down, he understood what Haruno Sakura said, at the same time, Itachi also vaguely realized the real purpose of Haruno Sakura's coming to the country of water, he couldn't help closing his eyes and sighed: "You come here Water Country has a mission, right?" Haruno Sakura bit her lip, not intending to make any excuses for herself.After a pause, Itachi continued, "I don't mean to blame you, but if he really has reached the point of no return, you shouldn't be the one to do this."

"No, you can't do this." Haruno Sakura blurted out, "Kill Sasuke, what will you do? Akatsuki will not let you go, so what about your follow-up treatment?"

Itachi was silent, he turned his face and looked out the window, the sky in late autumn was clear and high, and he could see the Wuyin Mountain in the distance.After a while, he slowly said: "In fact, I have already submitted my resignation application, and I want to take this opportunity to quit Xiao."

"In this case, come back to Konoha with me, Itachi, Konoha's medical conditions are better than those in the country of water, let's ask Konoha's high-level officials to clarify the facts to the public, and the truth will be revealed, so that you can restore your reputation and return to your hometown gone."

Itachi glanced at Haruno Sakura in surprise, then shook his head: "Whether it's during the war or after the war, the Land of Fire needs to stabilize the hearts of the people, and this is not the right time to announce the truth."

"But Konoha executives should bravely admit their mistakes."

"What did they do wrong?" Itachi asked Haruno Sakura.

"The crime of Uchiha killing the clan should not be borne by you alone." Haruno Sakura said.

"It's true that I killed the Uchiha clansmen, it's irrefutable, isn't it?" After finishing speaking, Itachi looked at Haruno Sakura, he seemed to open his mouth and wanted to say something, but he hesitated to express his helplessness Smile——Sacrificing the interests of a few people to fulfill the interests of the majority is the highest law of national governance. The Uchiha extermination is just a special means to maintain the regime and the stability of the situation. For most people in Konoha Well-being, but it is extremely cruel to the Uchiha clan.

Remembering the promise he had made with Konoha's high-level officials, Itachi decided to keep his mouth shut, silently letting Haruno Sakura scold him.

"Are you willing to bear the crime of killing the clan for the rest of your life?" Seeing Itachi didn't answer, Haruno Sakura raised her voice, but Itachi just looked at her unmoved, without showing the slightest eagerness, Haruno Sakura leaned on her disappointedly. On the back of the chair, he twisted his fingers without saying a word.

"Let me talk to Sasuke first." Seeing Haruno Sakura's frowning eyebrows, Itachi turned sideways and took out a candy from the drawer of the bedside table and handed it to Haruno Sakura, "Eat a candy, don't be angry."

Haruno Sakura glanced at the candy lying quietly in Itachi's palm, and took it reluctantly. She peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed the candy into her mouth: "I'm not angry, I just feel that it's not worth it for you."

"This is the path I chose. It's enough for me to think it's worth it. Think about it carefully, how many people are still pursuing the truth about the Uchiha extermination? These truths are irrelevant to most people." Itachi Looking at Haruno Sakura who was still sullen, "Be good, don't get angry with me because of this matter. Speaking of which, you came to see me today not just to talk about Sasuke's coming to me, right?" He sorted out He put the pillow on his back and looked at Haruno Sakura leisurely.

Haruno Sakura smiled bitterly: "It can't be said that it has nothing to do with this matter—but, have you already guessed it?"

"I'll wait for you to speak to me." Itachi shrugged.

Haruno Sakura snorted softly from her nose, and said in a deep voice: "I want you to take the initiative to meet Sasuke. My original plan was to kill him directly, but if Sasuke is willing to repent and return to the Land of Fire, I can consider letting go." He has a way out, if he has no regrets, then I will kill him with my own hands. As for you——" Haruno Sakura looked at Itachi steadily, her originally frowning brows gradually relaxed, "If you really don't want to, I will I can't do anything about you, I can't give up this mission to follow you for the sake of my own feelings, so I can only hope that you will take care of yourself in the future...you and I, see you by fate." At the end, her green eyes Li was covered with a layer of light mist.

Itachi lowered his head, hair covering his eyes.

The righteousness of life and death, the love of children, national interests, and personal will.

If it were me, I'm afraid I would have made the same choice as Haruno Sakura.

"I'll let my subordinates inform Sasuke first, and ask him to come see me in three days." Itachi thought for a moment, then raised his head and said to Haruno Sakura, "Do what you should do. As for future plans, I will leave it for later."

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