[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

Fire Country, Konoha Ninja Village, Hokage Office.

The Sixth Hokage, Hatake Kakashi is sitting at the desk with his back facing the window in a daze, he seems to be trying to remember something, his eyes are half-opened and half-closed, his brows are tightly knit into three deep vertical lines, his mouth is tight He licked it inwardly, and occasionally uttered an annoyed raving of "huh".It's already a scorching summer day, with a black mask covering half of his face, combined with his current expression, no matter who looks at it, he will feel inexplicably annoyed.

On the desk behind Kakashi, there is a red and white hat dedicated to Hokage. It may be because he doesn't wear it very often. Although there is a thin layer of dust on it, the appearance still looks as good as new; A large stack of documents was scattered on the table, and the sealing paint of most of the document bags was still intact; on the right side of the computer screen, notifications for new emails kept flashing.

The current acting secretary of Hokage, Shizune, the first disciple of Tsunade the Fifth Hokage, is standing in front of the bookcase, filing the task reports received last week by category, and from time to time, she will turn her head and look at Kakashi's However, to her disappointment, he didn't seem to have any intention of turning around and dealing with the papers on the desk.

"Sure enough... it's really... too strange!" Kakashi patted his hands on the armrest of the office chair heavily, and suddenly let out a sigh.

Jing Yin was not startled by his voice without warning, but reminded without losing the opportunity: "It would be strange if you can finish processing the documents on the table within today."

"..." Kakashi pretended not to hear the reminder from Shizune, he turned the office chair around, put his hands on the table with his head resting on it, and said to Shizune in a contemplative manner: "Don't you think, Is Sakura acting strange recently?"

"Huh?" Hearing the name of her closest junior sister, Shizune immediately stopped what she was doing, turned around and looked at Kakashi, "What happened? What do you think is wrong with her?"

"Hmm..." Kakashi closed his eyes, sorted out some strange things about Sakura that he recalled when he was in a daze just now, and then spoke slowly to Jing Yin said: "At first, I noticed her strangeness when she just came back from the Rainbow Kingdom three months ago."

"Oh, I know about that mission. Sakura has been there for about two weeks, right? She wasn't there during that time, and she had to handle the work of Konoha Hospital and the psychological consultation room on her behalf, which really kept me and Ino busy."

"No wonder you don't let me arrange missions for Sakura to go out of the village..." Even in peaceful days, my disciple is working hard for the village and has become an indispensable and important person in the village, Kakashi Feeling very relieved, he narrowed his eyes and smiled, and continued: "Before the mission started, I disclosed to her the information that Sasuke might appear in the Rainbow Country, and she was very happy at the time. After the mission ended, she When I returned to the village and met me again, I didn’t mention anything about Sasuke. I thought she couldn’t meet Sasuke in the Rainbow Country, so I didn’t ask her about it. Unexpectedly, a few days later However, in the mission report handed in by the team leaders Jonin and Shingo Mimon in the mission, it is written that they not only met Sasuke near the Rainbow Country, but also carried out the mission together for three days with his assistance."

"How come..." Shizune knew about Kakashi's disclosure of Sasuke's whereabouts to Sakura many times. According to Sakura's personality, she should also report Sasuke's relevant information to Kakashi in time. , but why this time, she deliberately concealed it?

"Then did she take the initiative to tell you about it later?"

Kakashi shook his head, "However, I took the opportunity to ask her if she performed missions with Sasuke in the Rainbow Country? She admitted it frankly, and then told me lightly that Yumen's report contained As it is written, she doesn’t have any extra information to say.”

"She didn't say how Sasuke is doing now? Sasuke's attitude during this reunion? How did she feel about this reunion? What happened between them during the mission together?"

"The last two questions, even if she is the usual one, it is impossible for her to tell me this master." Although they have been paying attention to the emotional status of the disciples, they don't seem to regard themselves as love counselors at all... Kakashi smiled wryly, and said, "As the common master of the two of them, isn't it reasonable for her to tell me the current situation of some disciples who are wandering outside?" In daily work in peacetime, Sakura is the closest to Kakashi among the three disciples. Although she sometimes makes jokes about him, in Kakashi's view, Sakura is still Very respectful and close to himself.This time such an important reunion, she saw Sasuke who had been missed by everyone but never showed his whereabouts. After returning, she didn't take the initiative to disclose any information. Kakashi felt both lost and sad.

Seeing Six Daime Hokage showing a rare dejected expression, Shizune quickly comforted him: "Maybe, after Sakura came back, she was too busy and forgot for a while?" She herself was not convinced by the reason. So she thought about it, and then said: "It's also possible that something happened between her and Sasuke that she didn't want to recall. So after returning to the village, she didn't want to mention this reunion to anyone. The Yumen In Jun's mission report, did you mention anything between the two of them?"

"Not at all. His reports are always written very concisely, and everything related to Sasuke has been briefly mentioned by him, and there is no interaction between Sakura and Sasuke at all." Kakashi sighed heavily , "Ask Sakura, but she refuses to tell. Therefore, I have no clue about Sasuke's assistance in the Rainbow Country mission."

The weather was too dry and hot, afraid that Kakashi would be too verbal while wearing a mask, Shizune turned around and poured him a cup of herbal tea, put it at the table, and then asked: "Apart from the missions of the Rainbow Kingdom, what should Sakura do? Is there anything else that makes you feel strange?"

"After that, when I received news from Sasuke, I would still find a way to disclose it to her, but she didn't have the same excitement and excitement as before, and she responded more and more coldly every time. The most recent time was, with her Also, when Naruto had a meal together in private, he mentioned that several senior advisers from the Administration Department were discussing the rebuilding of the Konoha Police Department. Naruto said that he hoped that after the establishment of the Police Department, Sasuke would come back to the village as soon as possible. Sakura, who was very happy, immediately fell silent when she heard it, and she didn't say much until she finished the meal." Kakashi took a sip of tea, put down the cup, looked at Shizune as if asking for proof, and asked : "Tell me, is she weird?"

"Indeed..." Shizune poured herself a cup of herbal tea, held it in her hand, and murmured softly, "Thinking about it this way, she seems to be deliberately avoiding the topic of Sasuke Uchiha recently..."

"Oh? Did you remember something too?"

"Actually, because of too much work recently, Master and I haven't had much conversation with her about our feelings." Especially Shizune herself, who not only has to be Hokage's secretary, but also helps Tsunade handle official and private affairs, and Wood Yeh Hospital needs to assist in handling matters, and is often too busy to contact Sakura.

"However, about two weeks ago, when the three of us were drinking together, the master mentioned Naruto and Shikamaru's recent great activity, and then chatted with several people who were in the same period, and finally, the topic fell on Sasuke, saying Raikage and Mizukage are very grateful to him. Some time ago, they helped solve the illusion of blood dragon eyes. I don’t know when he can return to Konoha. Sakura’s face changed at that time, and she didn’t answer, she kept drinking with her head down Later, Master didn't know if he noticed Sakura's strange behavior, so he brought the topic back to work..."

"So, Sakura is really deliberately avoiding the topic of Sasuke." Kakashi half-closed his eyes, rubbed his chin, and analyzed: "It must be something that happened between the two of them in the Rainbow Kingdom mission... "Recalling Sasuke's refusal and harm to Sakura in the past, he whispered worriedly: "Hope, it won't be Sasuke who failed Sakura again."

After Jing Yin heard this sentence, she couldn't help but feel a little worried about that junior sister who was emotionally obsessed.The reason why she became her junior sister and worshiped Tsunade as her teacher was that Sasuke left the village; and in the past ten years of growing up together, she witnessed and heard that too many people were severely rejected by Sakura, Even Naruto Uzumaki, the great hero of Konoha Village and even the entire ninja world, is said to have been repeatedly rejected by her.In her heart, from beginning to end, there is only one person, and only one person can be accommodated, that is Uchiha Sasuke.It's a pity that Sasuke has hardly appeared in the village for so many years. Sakura just waited stubbornly with an infatuation of unrequited love... If she yearned for Sasuke so wholeheartedly, it would be hard to wait. The sweetheart appeared, but was hurt by him again, that's really pitiful!

Thinking of this, Shizune felt that it was necessary to talk to Sakura immediately, ask the whole story clearly, and then comfort her junior sister.She glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, put on a serious tone, and said to Kakashi: "It's past six o'clock, I have to get off work first." She knocked on the thick stack of documents on the table , she then instructed: "Master Hokage, please remember to finish all these within today."

"Ah? Within today?" Kakashi looked at the mountains of work in front of him, and asked helplessly: "But you are already off work, how can I finish it by myself?"

"In half an hour, Shikamaru will come over, you can ask him to help you deal with it together." Shizune opened the door of the office, just took a step out, suddenly turned around and said to Kakashi: "By the way, daimyo Your lord's clerk called before, saying that your lord has something important to see you, if you are free today, remember to call the daimyo's office."

"Oh...forget it." Kakashi scratched his upside-down silver hair in annoyance, and the hairstyle that was already a bit too willful appeared even more disheveled. "It's probably not a good thing for that adult to find me. I'll talk about it after I'm done."

Shizune shrugged noncommittally, said "whatever you want", and left Kakashi alone in the office, looking at the pile of work and worrying.Dealing with complicated official duties day after day, even a passionate man like A Kai would be tired, let alone himself who likes to live a stable and leisurely life.Kakashi took out a novel from the drawer at the bottom right of the desk, and the cover was marked "No reading before full", turned to a page with a bookmark, and muttered to himself: "Anyway, let's read the novel first." , let’s talk about it when Shikamaru comes..."

In Muye Village in the evening, the streets suddenly became lively.Vendors on the shopping street lit up the sign boards; shop assistants at izakayas and ramen shops tried their best to win over passers-by; office workers who finished their day's work were noisy in groups or alone, looking for dinner in a hurry the foothold.Shizune walked eagerly through the bustling street market, hoping to meet Sakura before dinner.Just entered the hospital, only to find that it was Sakura's turn to be on duty today. She was wearing a white dress, sitting in the emergency room on the first floor, seeing patients.

"Senior Sister Jingyin, why are you here?" Neither was it her turn to be on duty, nor did she call in advance, so the sudden appearance of a busy person, Jingyin, somewhat surprised Sakura.

"I'm here to ask you to have dinner together. It seems... you shouldn't be on duty today, right?"

"Ah, Ikeda is on a mission today, I exchanged it with him." Sakura used Chakra to fix the bones of the old lady with a broken wrist in front of her and eased the pain, then put her rolled-up sleeves considerately back. down.

"No wonder..." Jing Yin glanced around, there were only four or five elderly people waiting to see a doctor in the consultation room at this time, which was completely different from Sakura's usual on-duty scene; on the days when she was on duty, the consultation room was crowded How could noisy children and young men be so deserted.

"You go to my office and wait for me for a while? After seeing these patients, I will go to you."

The hot summer always makes people lose their appetite, Shizune felt that no matter how long she waited, she would not be particularly hungry, so she nodded and planned to go upstairs and wait for Sakura slowly.

"Doctor Haruno, it's bad—"

At this time, a middle-aged man in a white coat with a lean figure and eyes rushed in in a panic.Shizune knows this person. He is Dr. Iwasaki of the Children's Psychological Clinic. When the clinic was first established, Konoha's consultants specially invited him from the Fire City as one of the members of the psychological counseling expert team. He has more than [-] years of treatment experience. Experience, not only as an excellent doctor, but also as the current administrative director of the consulting room.

"What's wrong?" Sakura stopped what she was doing, looked at Dr. Iwasaki and asked.

"Xiao Xing's condition has relapsed, and now he is crying and fussing, and has a high fever. Now we only have a psychiatrist there, and we have tried all available methods, but we still haven't been able to lower his temperature. Why don't you go? Let's see?"

Hearing that the child in the psychological consultation room had a high fever, Xiao Ying showed an anxious expression, and she glanced at the patients in the consultation room in embarrassment, "But now I..."

"Since Sakura is busy, let me do it." Shizune walked in front of Iwasaki and said in a deep voice, "It's the same when I treat that child."

"Shizune-sama is actually here." Seeing Shizune, the secretary of the two generations of Hokage and the captain of the Konoha Medical Team, Iwasaki showed a surprised expression and said, "It's great that you are willing to help, then please come with me quickly. Xiao Fortunately, the child is burning like this, so we can't delay it any longer!"

Xiao Ying nodded gratefully to her senior sister, and after watching her walk out of the door of the consulting room, she devoted herself to the work in front of her again.

"Oh, forget it, it's the same if I find a chance to ask Sakura again tomorrow..." Shizune followed Iwasaki and rushed forward, gradually disappearing into the early night.

The author has something to say:

The order of time setting is, Sakura Secret Biography, Rainbow Country Arc, Sasuke True Biography, Konoha Arc.

Shinden said at the end that Sasuke planned to return to the village, so he will write about his return to the village when it comes to the Konoha chapter.

But because it is impossible to write completely according to the setting of the official novel (otherwise Sakura would be together inexplicably...), so there will still be some contradictions with the official novel in terms of the emotional handling of the characters.