[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

After saying goodbye to Mito and Yuki near the training ground, Sakura successfully invited Shizune to have dinner in Hokage's office.

The two came to an izakaya that Tsunade frequented together, found a table in the corner, and sat opposite each other.

"It's been a long time!" The clerk greeted the two with a nod, and put a crab salad and a plate of yakitori on the table with a smile, and put a glass of chilled sake in front of the two. "Here are the dishes and wine you ordered, please use them slowly."

Jing Yin took a sip of the wine in the glass lightly, the clear and sharp aroma of the wine slid into her throat with a hint of coolness, and there was still a sweet aftertaste, instantly releasing most of her tiredness.

"Sasuke Uchiha, you're coming back." Putting down the cup in her hand, she decided to make this most important news the opening topic for tonight.

An expression of extreme surprise and mixed joy appeared on Sakura's face, but soon, she controlled the expression on her face and responded very flatly: "Really? This is really big news .”

"The tone and content of your speech are not very consistent..." Without the unexpected surprise reaction, Sakura was really suspicious!Shizune looked at her expression carefully, and couldn't help but recall Kakashi's words a few days ago.

"What's the matter? Sasuke has returned to the village, shouldn't you be the happiest person?" Shizune asked tentatively.

"..." Xiao Ying raised her head and drank a big mouthful of wine, then smiled bitterly: "I'm happy, but what's the use of being happy..."

"It's really not like you to say such negative things." Shizune was a little worried, and said in a persuasive tone: "Actually, I heard from Hokage-sama that you have already met Sasuke in the previous mission. Speaking of his Things, you look so depressed...is it because of what happened between you?"

Unlike other male companions, Shizune, like Ino, is Sakura's most trusted conversational partner. Both of them know her emotional history and love heart very well.Therefore, even though Sakura was hit by a huge loss of love after returning from the Rainbow Country, she was unwilling to mention Sasuke's name and that mission again, but facing Shizune, she still couldn't help telling her what happened, including herself. The painful memory of being rejected by Sasuke for the third time...

"In other words, during the mission three months ago, Sasuke not only failed to take you on a trip as promised; he even hinted at you not to like him anymore. Your feelings are an unnecessary burden to him?"

"...Yes... I was rejected too thoroughly..." Hearing other people make such a good summary, Sakura felt that the self in that memory was even more pathetic!Angrily, she drained the wine in the glass, and said to the clerk with a sudden blush on her cheeks, "Hi, please have a whole bottle of wine just now."

Jing Yin is quite happy that her junior sister was not able to leave the village without saying goodbye; but it is too miserable to be repeatedly broken in love with the same person!Generally speaking, when acquaintances or important friends confess their love in the past, even if the person being confessed refuses, he will add a tactful sentence of "Thank you for your confession" or "You are a good person". Kind words.But this time, Sasuke didn't even bother to say polite words, really didn't leave any hope for Sakura...

Shizune looked at Sakura distressedly, took the wine offered by the clerk, poured it into her cup, and carefully persuaded: "Sasuke...has a difficult personality to get along with, right? Usually, even if Hokage-sama contacts him, Ask him to help with some tasks, and he will occasionally refuse mercilessly. So, you don't have to pay too much attention to his words of rejection, he may just simply not want anyone to travel with him..."

"Sigh... I just want to be by his side, and I don't expect him to reciprocate my love. Why does he have to speak so decisively...?"

"According to your description, hasn't he always been a person who does his own way? He never cares about other people's feelings when he speaks?" Jing Yin frowned slightly, complaining:

"However, put aside what he said to you and don't care about it. When he finally left, he actually used illusion on you and left you alone in the cave... Doing such a thing to your former companion is really It's too cruel!"

Sakura raised her head, her light green pupils were full of sadness, but she defended Sasuke with a firm expression: "...Sister Shizune, don't say that about him, Sasuke-kun is much better than before. During the trip , He also did a lot of things to protect Konoha.” Yes, compared to the time when I raised my hand to kill me, compared to when I left Kakashi-sensei and me aside and only focused on saving Naruto, Sasuke is very human to me now.

Sakura smiled bitterly, and continued:

"In the matter of 'like', no matter what kind of process there is or what kind of result is produced, I asked for it myself, and I can't blame Sasuke-kun..."

She drank the wine in the glass in one breath, and laughed at herself: "Maybe I'm really annoying... He is so annoying by me, he thinks that he can only get rid of me by using such words and methods... ..."

What's even more hateful is that although I am very sad and don't want to bring up any topics about Sasuke anymore; but my heart towards him has not changed at all.When I heard the news that he was coming back just now, my first reaction was to be happy, and then I couldn't help but fantasize that it would be nice to meet him in the village from time to time...

Shizune sighed, after drinking so much wine, Sakura didn't want to use the alcohol to say one more bad word about Sasuke, but began to reflect on her own mistakes.Indeed, in the world of unrequited love, whoever falls in love first is doomed to bear all the pain and faults.But Shizune thinks that if this trend continues, Sakura will not only attribute all the tragedies in love to her own faults, but will also become more self-conscious and self-abased, and her whole person will be completely depressed!

"How can you be hated by others? The colleagues in the hospital like you very much, and the children in the consulting room are also looking forward to you playing with them every day."

While pouring wine for Sakura attentively, Shizune quietly changed the subject: "Speaking of the children, how is Xiaoxing doing? After the high fever last time, has the illness returned?"

"...No. I played with him for a while this afternoon, and he is in a very good state of mind." Thinking of Xiao Xing's company and delicious desserts in the afternoon, Sakura's tone of voice finally recovered.

"That's all right. He looked so pathetic the way he was crying with a high fever last week."

"Well... I didn't see it. However, I don't want to have the opportunity to see it again."

Shizune smiled and said, "That's right. This is the first time I've seen Dr. Iwasaki look so anxious. In my impression, he has always been a kind and calm person."

Sakura sighed: "When it was said to set up a children's psychological consultation room, I actually didn't know where to find a psychologist. Thanks to experts like Dr. Iwasaki who were willing to come to our village, the consultation room was able to do so. Get on track quickly."

"By the way, Dr. Iwasaki made a suggestion when he treated Xiaoxing last time. I think I can consider it."

"What advice?"

"He said that in the early stages of psychotherapy, drugs and dialogue guidance can be properly combined, and the dosage of drugs can be gradually reduced when the children's condition improves."

"No!" Sakura immediately objected: "Even if it's Dr. Iwasaki's suggestion, it won't work. Children shouldn't have the chance to rely on drugs from the very beginning!"

"However, what should we do if there is a child like Xiaoxing who has a high fever inexplicably due to psychological reasons?" Long expected that Sakura would not accept this opinion so easily, Shizune patiently persuaded: "I It was good luck that physical cooling worked. If you really encounter a high fever caused by psychological imbalance and body surface cooling doesn’t work, don’t give the children some sedative drugs, don’t you want to watch them being tortured? Are you burnt?"

"Then let Dr. Iwasaki and the others be careful in the early stages of treatment, and not touch on topics that are too intense for children."

Jing Yin shook his head and reminded: "Xiao Xing didn't get sick during the treatment last time, but when he was in school. This kind of sudden emotional loss of control is inevitable. We can only take medicine to control or prevent it. .”

Subconsciously, she felt that what the other party said was very reasonable, but it was difficult for Sakura to change her mind immediately, and after drinking some wine, her emotions were easily agitated.She asked in a deep voice: "Why are you so obsessed with medication, Sister Jingyin? Didn't you say that this is just a suggestion from Dr. Iwasaki? There are no actual psychological drugs for reference. If you really want to adopt this plan, You have to do some research first."

"Although there is no physical medicine as a reference, there is a similar formula table in the hospital, which was left before."

"I know that formula. Most of the children who have taken that medicine before have become dependent on it, which is not advisable."

Shizune took a sip of wine, and continued to persuade Sakura: "Before it is officially put into use, we can completely improve the previous formula."

Just like last time, before giving it to Xiaoxing, she had already controlled the proportion of addictive drugs in the ingredients to the minimum.In addition, hallucinations were used instead of hypnotic suggestion drugs.This kind of slightly improved sedative medicine seems to be very effective. After taking it for a week, Xiaoxing has no signs of relapse or drug dependence.

Shizune's words surprised Sakura, and she asked back with some resistance: "Improve the formula? Then experiment with the children?"

"..."

Indeed, if you want to change the existing formula, you must find someone to try the new medicine before it is officially put into use... When Xiaoxing fell ill last time, feeding him untested medicine was also forced by the situation.But in normal drug research, Jing Yin does not have the heart to use children as guinea pigs for experiments.

The conversation was deadlocked, and the atmosphere between Shizune and Sakura became awkward.The two had no choice but to pick up their glasses and silently sip the wine that had gradually returned to normal temperature.

"You two actually drink here behind my back? Why don't you invite me to join you?"

The paper door of the izakaya was jerked open, and their master, Tsunade, known as one of the Sannin, staggered in.On her fair and delicate cheeks, there were two eye-catching red lights, presumably she had already had a drink somewhere else.

"Master?" Jing Yin hurriedly got up to support her, pulled a cushion from a neighboring table, and waited for her to sit comfortably by the table.Xiao Ying replied respectfully: "I haven't seen Master much recently. I thought you were busy, so I didn't ask you out specifically because I was afraid of disturbing you."

"Don't mention it, I've been working overtime for the past few days..." Tsunade put his elbows on the table and said with blurred eyes: "In a few days, I'm going to leave the village and travel for a while. So before leaving, I have to The accumulated official business should be dealt with quickly."

"Master, are you leaving the village again?" Sakura asked reluctantly.

"Yes. Kakashi is fully qualified for Hokage's work, and the hospital and consultation room are on the right track. Finally, there are not so many tasks that require my participation. I plan to go out for a walk and take a memory trip."

"But, on my side..." Shizune looked at Tsunade in embarrassment. She suddenly said that she was going to travel, but she was being entangled in a bunch of complicated business affairs. Maybe, she couldn't follow her closely like before to take care of her.

"Shizune, you don't have to be with me this time. Stay in the village for now and concentrate on assisting Kakashi."

"But, Master, I don't worry about you being alone..."

Once she is not around, the master will play more carelessly, imagining her losing money in the casino and getting drunk in the izakaya, Shizune can't help but turn blue, with anxious eyes in her eyes.

"Aiya, aiya!" As if seeing through Shizune's mind, Tsunade patted her on the back vigorously, comforting: "There is nothing to worry about, I will pay attention to restraint during this trip! It is you and Sakura , after I'm gone, you all have to remember to support and help each other."

Xiao Ying glanced at Jing Yin with a guilty conscience, remembering the slightly rude way she spoke to her senior sister just now, her cheeks immediately burned up.She responded meekly: "...Okay, Master."

Tsunade nodded to Sakura with satisfaction, looked at Shizune again, suddenly woke up from alcohol, and kindly asked: "Remember, no matter what differences arise between you, you are all my beloved disciples, you protect Konoha’s intentions are all connected.”

It seems that the master deliberately walked into this izakaya after hearing the argument between himself and his junior sister.Indeed, no matter what treatment method is used for the children, the ultimate goal of myself and Sakura is to hope that the children can recover as soon as possible.There is no right or wrong in this intention.

"...Hmm." Jingyin smiled in relief, and also respectfully agreed.She raised her eyes to look at Xiao Ying, and found that the other party was also looking at her. The two were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other and smiled.

Tsunade nodded slightly in relief, and returned to his previous blurred demeanor.She glanced at the wine and dishes on the table, and asked casually, "By the way, how long have you been here?"

"More than an hour... right?" Sakura was busy chatting with her senior sister, but she didn't really have any sense of time.

Tsunade beat the table dissatisfied, pointed to the bottle of low-alcohol sake on the table, and asked with a straight face: "It's been so long, and I haven't finished a bottle of wine? As my disciple, such a wine style No! Come, come, come, I'm going on a long journey, drink a few more bottles with me!" Then, she turned around and told the clerk boldly: "Ten bottles of soju, please, and a bucket of ice cubes!"

After Jing Yin heard it, he quickly picked up his chopsticks and ate the salad in big mouthfuls.She has never practiced the Baihao technique, and her ability to metabolize alcohol is not as good as the two in front of her. Before the wine is served, she should take the time to eat something to soothe her stomach...

Sakura rolled up her sleeves and smiled at Tsunade full of enthusiasm: "Okay! Today I will stay with Master until I am happy!"

Regarding the fact that Sasuke is going back to the village recently, she is actually quite worried - Sasuke definitely doesn't want to see her, but if she accidentally meets her in the village, what kind of expression should she show to him... That rejection, should it be the same as before, as if it never happened?It's better to listen to him obediently and stop expressing your feelings for him...

Sigh, forget it, no matter how you think about it, this relationship is in a state of incomprehension, why not have a good drink with Master and Senior Sister, and forget everything for the time being...

The next day, when Shizune turned over and sat up from the bed, it was already noon.Overwhelmed by alcohol, she rubbed her aching temples, trying to cough out the turbid air in her lungs loudly, but found that her throat was too dry to make a sound, so she got out of bed in a daze, poured a full glass of white water, I poured it into my mouth in big gulps.

She tried to recall the scene of going home yesterday, but she couldn't remember anything. The last impression was only frozen in the picture of Sakura and Tsunade toasting and cheering in the izakaya.Sure enough, I still don't want to drink with those two people anymore, the drinking power is not at the same level...

The clock on the wall showed that it was time for breakfast and lunch, but Jing Yin didn't feel hungry at all. There seemed to be a cluster of small flames burning in her stomach. It was so hot that she was bloated and hurt, and she felt that she had no appetite at all.Meals can be saved, but the door still has to go out. While changing into casual clothes for going out, she thought about the next itinerary.Anyway, most of Hokage-sama in the afternoon was in a daze, and he didn't take business seriously; Shizune remembered what he discussed with Sakura yesterday, and decided to skip his job as a secretary and go to Konoha Hospital to continue researching the formula.

Facing the scorching afternoon sun with the strongest ultraviolet rays in the hot summer season, Jing Yin dragged his weak body and ran to Konoha Hospital with all his strength, even hiding and dodging into the cool corridor of the hospital.After going up to the research room on the fourth floor, she found that Sakura was already in that room.

Xiao Sakura sat in front of the experimental platform in the middle of the room, looking down at a few pages of notes in a black folder intently, until Jing Yin knocked on the door, she raised her head and greeted without any surprise: "Senior Sister ,good afternoon."

Jing Yin was not particularly sober at this time, she nodded to Sakura, said hello, and then stood in front of the medicine cabinet, rummaging for a few medicines to hangover.After swallowing the medicine, she took a few deep breaths in a row, and finally regained her energy, then turned to Sakura and asked, "Are you...?"

"When I arrived at the hospital today, I remembered your suggestion last night, senior sister, so I found out the formula table and studied it." Sakura raised the folder, shook it, and said doubtfully: "But I didn't expect it to seem There are signs of being tampered with, and the seals on it are broken."

"...Yes." Jingyin took a chair, sat on the other side of the experimental table, and said frankly: "Actually, last week, I have improved the formula and formulated a new tranquilizer, which I fed to Xiaoxing. Once."

Surprise flashed across Xiao Ying's face, and soon she muttered in relief: "No wonder...he has been so mentally stable lately..."

"Sorry, Sakura. I couldn't tell you the truth right away."

Sakura shook her head and said calmly: "It's okay... Just like Master said, even if there are differences of opinion, in the end, it's all for the best of the children."

"Then, you've also seen the formula table, do you want to try to make it?" Seeing that the younger sister's attitude towards medication gradually softened, Jing Yin looked at Sakura expectantly, and cautiously asked: "I don't plan to go to the hospital today. Hokage is in the office, do you want to stay with me in the lab?"

Sakura didn't expect to be invited, she was stunned, then came back to her senses, nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, it's been a long time since I did the medicine dispensing experiment with you, Senior Sister."

"Last time...it seemed to be spring, did you improve Bingliang Wan together?"

"Yes! When I was with Senior Sister, I always felt that any magical thing could be developed."

Jing Yin looked at Sakura lovingly, and said softly, "Me too."

The two reached an unanimous decision, then found out the white coat for the experiment and put it on their bodies, then washed the utensils to be used in the experiment and placed them neatly on the experiment table; then went to the pharmacy, and found All the medicines needed came.After everything was ready, the two closed the curtains, washed their hands, put on latex gloves, sat down in front of the laboratory table, and concentrated on preparing the potion.

The author has something to say:

Some readers reported that this chapter cannot be read, presumably it is the reason for JJ convulsions

If other readers cannot see this chapter, please leave a message and give feedback, thank you