[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

Before Hinata could complete the greeting, Naruto felt a chill down his spine from Sasuke's intense gaze.

With a "bass", he jumped to his wife's side, put his arms around her shoulders, and pretended to be relaxed and smiled: "Oh, Hinata, do you think so too? This... this... Anbe, don't you?" Does he look quite similar to Sasuke?" He secretly patted Hinata on the shoulder a few times, motioning her to follow his own words.

Unfortunately, Hinata didn't understand Naruto's hint, she asked suspiciously: "Mr. Naruto, isn't this..."

"Come here! Let me introduce you!" Naruto interrupted Hinata in a panic, and led her to Sasuke with a push and hug, "This is Anbe's...uh...Ita!" As he spoke, he glanced at Sakura quietly: "Very well, her attention was drawn to the conversation between himself and Hinata, and she wasn't looking at Sasuke at all.

"Many people say that he and Sasuke look alike, and I made a mistake the first time we met. It's really troublesome." Naruto scratched his head and said bluntly in a joking tone.

Hinata frowned slightly, she had seen very clearly with her white eyes just now, the face under the fox mask was clearly Sasuke's appearance, but he was a little more mature than three years ago, why did her husband insist on saying that she made a fool of himself? What's wrong?

Hinata raised her head and looked at Naruto in bewilderment.

Naruto received her gaze, squinted in Sakura's direction, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then winked at Hinata twice.

At this moment, Hinata finally understood, it wasn't that she had misidentified the person, but her husband... It seemed... that she didn't want Sakura to know that the Anbe member in front of her was Sasuke...?

"I see……"

Sakura, who had been watching the conversation between Naruto and his wife, finally turned her eyes to the direction of "Ita", and suddenly realized: "I saw him last time, and I thought he looked familiar. Looking at it this way, the more I look at it, the more I look like Sasuke." Jun."

Naruto's cold sweat almost dripped down.He let go of Hinata in his arms, retreated to Sasuke, and while protecting him behind him, he argued: "When wearing a mask, the figure is quite similar, but the face under the mask is completely different from Sasuke." He looked at Hinata as if asking for proof, "Is that right? Doesn't the face you see with your white eyes look alike at all?" When he said the last few words, he deliberately emphasized his tone.

"T-really...it looks completely...different from Sasuke-kun." Hinata nodded a few times guilty, and echoed Naruto's answer.

Seeing that his wife finally understood his hint, Naruto heaved a long sigh of relief.He exaggeratedly laughed a few times, and teased Sakura: "Of course Sasuke is much more handsome than this guy, right?"

It's a pity that Sakura was not interested in the topic of how similar "Ita" and Sasuke in front of her were. After a light "oh", she squatted down and hugged Xiaoxing, and asked, "Naruto, How did you end up with Xiao Xing?"

Sakura didn't have any doubts about Sasuke's true face, so she believed what she said just now?Naruto didn't know whether he was helping Sasuke cover up too well, or Sakura didn't care about the truth at all, he was taken aback, and decided to follow Sakura's question to answer.

"This kid was bullied by some other students from the Ninja School just now. Fortunately, I and... Yitai saw it when we were walking around here, and stopped those naughty kids in time."

"What!?" Xiao Ying suddenly yelled: "Isn't this bullying the few with the more, it's too much! Then have you taught them a lesson?"

Naruto quickly covered his frightened ears and shook his head.

"You are a teacher, how could you just let those kids go so easily!? Pampering them like this will only make them more arrogant."

"Calm down, calm down." Naruto comforted with a wry smile, "Sakura... You haven't become a mother yet, and the tone of your speech is exactly the same as those of the parents at school."

Because she was too angry, and the person she was talking to was Naruto, Sakura forgot for a moment that there were other people around, and she accidentally exposed her impatience.

She ignored Naruto's complaint and gave him a dissatisfied look.

Naruto immediately added: "Don't worry, I will find those children on Monday and have a good talk with them."

Xiao Ying was still not satisfied with the result of this treatment, she hugged Xiao Xing tightly, and sighed regretfully: "If I had come here sooner, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened."

"Don't be sad, sister Sakura. Look, am I still fine?" Xiao Xing comforted her in turn, "Fortunately, this uncle rescued me in time, and Naruto-sensei also helped me drive them away. "

"Uncle? What uncle?" Sakura felt that the people present were of the same generation as herself, so she couldn't react for a while.

Xiao Xing pointed to Sasuke who was wearing a mask, but because he felt that the cold person was too scary, he quickly withdrew his hand.

What, it was him who really reached out to save Xiao Xing! ?

Sakura looked at the Anbe member behind Naruto in disbelief.

Unlike Naruto who talked non-stop, "Ita" has been standing silently by the side, like hiding in the corner last time, this time, he seems to hide behind Naruto on purpose again.

Could it be that he is afraid of himself?

However, last time he intentionally showed mercy to her, and this time he saved Xiao Xing, maybe this person is actually... a gentle and kind person?

Sakura's heart warmed up, and she felt a little moved.Her eyes were shining, she looked past Naruto, and said thank you softly to "Ita".

Sasuke saw that she didn't seem to have any doubts about his identity, so he put down his guard and replied flatly, "You're welcome."

"Also, the injury last time... I'm really sorry."

"It's fine, don't worry about it."

What a generous man!Sakura became more interested in him, but even though he was willing to talk to her, he still seemed to be deliberately avoiding her.

Sakura had no choice but to turn to Naruto, and asked curiously: "Naruto, how did you know Yitai?"

Finally, the topic came to Sasuke again.No, Sakura seems to be asking about "Ita".Naruto sorted out the lines he had compiled in his head, and replied bluntly: "This guy from Anbu, we have performed missions together before, so we know each other."

"Do you know that he is serving as Kakashi-sensei's bodyguard?"

"I know."

"Is there any arrangement for you two to appear here so early in the morning?"

Uh...you can't just say you're taking a walk, can you?In this way, Sakura will definitely ask "how can the relationship be so good".Naruto had an idea, and pretended to be mysterious and replied: "Don't ask about this, it's all confidential, I can't say it anymore."

The reason for this refusal to answer is really quite high-sounding.Disappointment flashed in Xiao Sakura's eyes, she didn't know what to say for a while, so she just mentioned again like a chat: "Speaking of which, Yi Tai's appearance really looks like Sasuke."

"No no no, Sasuke, you don't have a left hand, do you?"

"That's true. I don't know how Sasuke is doing now..."

"I feel the same as three years ago..." As soon as the words came out, Naruto quickly covered his mouth, regretting his carelessness.

Sure enough, Sakura immediately asked, "Haven't you not seen Sasuke for three years? How did you know?"

Without thinking about it, Sasuke's face must be ugly under the mask, staring at him with contempt.Naruto hastily corrected: "I'm talking about personality, personality hasn't changed much. I don't know if it has changed in appearance or something."

Sakura didn't answer, but gave Naruto a suspicious look, which made Naruto's heart pound.

He raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, turned his head and whispered to Sasuke, "Hey, it really can't be done, I think if I continue talking, I will definitely be exposed..."

Sasuke also replied in a low voice: "Go away quickly! Don't make trouble here!"

"Cough cough!"

Naruto, who received the instructions, quickly took Hinata's hand, and said to Sakura: "I suddenly remembered that I made an appointment with the people from Hinata Hon's family today, and I want to take her back, so I will say goodbye!"

"But... Hinata just said that she wanted to go shopping with me...?"

Hinata was dragged forward by Naruto, and could only turn her head back with difficulty, and said apologetically to Sakura: "I'm sorry, Sakura, next time."

After fleeing the scene in a panic, the couple didn't speak all the way, until they walked out of the area where the Uchiha clan's former residence was located, Hinata asked cautiously: "The one just now...is Sasuke-kun?"

"...Yes." Now that Sakura was gone, Naruto didn't want to lie to his wife anymore.

"Then... why is Sasuke-kun wearing a mask?"

"Because he doesn't want Sakura to recognize him."

Hinata asked in surprise, "Why?"

Naruto sighed, and had no choice but to repeat what Sasuke said to his wife.

"So, Sasuke-kun doesn't like Sakura at all?" Hinata asked sadly.

"According to him, it looks like this..."

"Sakura has loved him silently for so long, and waited for him for so many years, how pitiful..." Because Sakura had actively encouraged her to pursue her beloved, she was able to be happily with Naruto.Therefore, in Hinata's heart, she has always sincerely hoped that Sakura, who has been unrequitedly in love with Sasuke for many years, can find happiness.

"Yeah, I really don't know what that guy is thinking...Actually, I don't want to help him hide this from Sakura!" But on the other hand, he was very happy that Sasuke could stay in the village with peace of mind.Ahhh, what a dilemma!

Hinata pondered for a while, and murmured: "Sasuke-kun has been emphasizing that he doesn't have the feeling of love in his heart, and he can't reciprocate Sakura, so he doesn't want to delay her. But isn't this feeling of not wanting to hurt the other party just because of love?" performance? Or, do you really care about the other party...?"

Naruto looked at his wife with sudden enlightenment, and agreed: "...you say that, it seems to make sense!"

"Right?" Hinata looked back at her relieved husband with a smile, and said with emotion: "It would be great if Sasuke-kun could realize this."

Naruto rolled his eyes, curled his lips and said, "Sasuke who is in love...it's hard to imagine..."

On the other side, seeing Naruto and Hinata leaving, Sakura put Xiao Xing on the ground, and was about to chat with "Ita" a few more words, and thank you by the way.

Before she could speak, Xiaoxing gently tugged at the corner of her clothes, raised her head and said:

"Sister Sakura, I'm sorry, my attitude yesterday..."

Seeing that there were still traces of Kunai's strokes on his little face and the dust on the ground, Sakura hurriedly squatted down, and while wiping him, replied: "It doesn't matter, I don't mind at all. Every child I have my own troubles, I can understand."

Xiao Xing confessed with tears in his eyes: "I should have discussed it with you... Isn't it stupid to practice this secretly and want to seek revenge from them...?"

Xiao Ying shook her head, and praised lovingly: "On the contrary, I think this shows that we, Xiao Xing, have grown up and know that we can solve the trouble by ourselves."

Xiao Xing twisted his fingers uneasily, and asked in a low voice: "But didn't you say before that we should learn to restrain our hatred and anger?"

Xiao Sakura took Xiao Xing's small hand, held it gently in the palm of her hand, and replied: "Yesterday, Dr. Iwasaki put forward some new ideas about your matter; after I went back, I also thought about it a lot. Now you You are still young, so it may not be good to blindly ask you to learn to restrain your emotions..."

Xiao Xing held Xiao Ying's hand back, and looked at her half understanding.

So, Sakura explained to him: "I used to... have a very important companion. He is very similar to you. He lost his family when he was very young and lived alone in an apartment in Konoha. grow up……"

At this time, Sasuke wanted to turn around and leave after Naruto and Hinata left.But when Xiao Ying suddenly mentioned her matter, she couldn't help but stop, stood aside, and listened quietly to her continuing to speak:

"Since he was a child, he has only one wish, to take revenge on those who destroyed his family. Unfortunately, almost everyone said to him 'you give up, don't take revenge'; but no one tried to understand his thoughts and support his ideas. The revenge plan, and no one has revealed the truth to him; everyone is talking about innocuous words, allowing the seeds of hatred to grow in his heart."

"'You haven't experienced the pain of losing your family, how can you understand my desire for revenge!?' My companion roared in his heart, and decided to challenge the target of revenge by himself. Just like you, Xiaoxing, the more you Wanting to solve the problem by himself, the more eager to become stronger quickly. So, in order to gain strength faster and stronger, he chose to leave Konoha and exchange his body and soul for darkness... ..."

"That...it's so pitiful..." Xiaoxing listened to the story told by Sakura seriously, and couldn't help interjecting.

"Yes." Sakura nodded, and said with ecstasy: "When I was young, I thought that if it were me, I might be more confused and lost than him, and it would be impossible for me to survive that kind of childhood... Now, After I became an adult, in order to prevent other children in the village who lost their parents from repeating his tragedy, I established the current psychological consultation room. I hope to help you who have been hurt in your heart, get out of the shadow of war and hatred; There are children who, like my companion, have spent their childhood alone in the company of hatred."

turn out to be!Sakura established this organization because of him?

Sasuke stared blankly at the girl in front of him, this was the first time he listened seriously to Sakura's evaluation of his past.What he didn't expect was that the dark and ferocious history of revenge, which even he himself couldn't bear to face, could be understood and accepted in Sakura's eyes.

What he didn't even expect was that after he left, Sakura had such a deep reflection on his past, and even set up a children's psychological consultation room because of this, in order not to let the tragedy of her past happen to other children reproduce.

"It turns out, Sister Xiaoying, you established the psychological consultation room because of that person!" Xiaoxing nodded thoughtfully, and then regretted, "Unfortunately, when your companion was young, there was no such room in the village. An institution like this can help him..."

Sakura shook her head and said with a smile: "I used to be so regretful all the time. But it wasn't until yesterday, after your incident happened, that Dr. Iwasaki reminded me to try not to interfere with the children's decisions, that I realized it. So, Using dialogue to guide you across psychological barriers is only one aspect; for hatred and dissatisfaction, on the other hand, you need to try and use various methods to eliminate them. Whether it is spiritual guidance or challenging the object of hatred, this is They are all things that you have to go through when you grow up, and the real duty of the adults in the consulting room is not to interfere with your behavior, but to give appropriate healing and encouragement when your mind and body are injured."

"Then... so, if sister Sakura could go back to the past, would you support your companion's revenge?"

"I will!" Sakura replied bluntly: "I will be by his side, try to get close to his heart, try to understand his pain, hatred and loneliness. If he wants revenge, I will become stronger with him; If he fails and is injured, I will heal him; if he is tired, I will provide a shelter for him. I promised to accompany him through the darkness, promised to share everything with him, and I will never give up on him , This is the real companion." Suddenly, the expression on Sakura's face darkened, and she sighed: "If only I could understand such a simple truth like Naruto back then. In this way, how much Or at least, it can make Sasuke-kun less lonely and painful..."

Not far away, Sasuke stood blankly by the river, every word of Sakura, every word, was thrown into Sasuke's heart like a stone, causing ripples that could not be calmed down.

He and Xiao Ying have known each other for more than ten years. In his heart, Xiao Ying has always been a girl who obeys his orders, works hard and is serious but does not lose herself in front of him.Even as a companion, he never thought about, or even bothered to understand her inner world, understand her outlook on life and values, let alone open up to her and talk about his reflection on the past.

But today, he accidentally heard Sakura's memories and comments about him, and he was surprised to find that she not only thought deeply about his childhood, but also fully accepted his teenage years, which was absurd and hurt a lot. man's journey of vengeance,

Thoroughly dissected his scar, but warmly accepted its ugliness.

Sasuke just froze in place like this, looking at her as if he had never known Sakura before, his eyes could no longer move away from her.

Sakura raised her head abruptly, and found that "Yitai" was standing behind her without saying a word, and hadn't left yet.Her face suddenly turned red like a fever.

No way, he heard all the self-righteous remarks he made to Xiaoxing just now!What a shame!Those idealistic words can only be told to children. After listening to an adult, will he feel that his motivation for setting up a psychological clinic is not pure, and the idea of ​​​​founding it is also ridiculous.

She turned around and stood up, looked at him shyly, forced a calm smile, and said, "I didn't expect you to be here, Yitai, you just laughed at what you said just now."

Sasuke had never realized that Sakura's smile was so pretty.The golden sunlight reflected in her emerald green pupils, shining with indescribable warmth; there was a rosy smile on her fair face, like a gentle cool breeze, brushing against his eyes, his face and his heart...

Breathing became clear in an instant, and the heartbeat also accelerated a few beats. Sasuke's chest heaved violently, and an unprecedented emotion surged in his heart like a torrent; Something blocked him, and for a moment, he couldn't answer her smoothly.

Seeing that Sasuke didn't answer Sakura's words, Xiao Xing quickly tugged on the corner of Sakura's clothes, and asked curiously: "Sister Sakura, you haven't finished talking yet, what happened to your companion? It's okay now ?"

Xiao Sakura lovingly rubbed Xiao Xing's hair, and replied softly: "Later, with the help of his brother and his good friends, he eliminated the hatred in his heart through his own strength... Now, he has become I have found a very powerful and reliable adult, perhaps, I am traveling somewhere."

"That's great!" Children love hearing stories with happy endings.Xiaoxing clapped her hands vigorously, celebrating the happy ending. "By the way, that person also has an older brother? Didn't he say that he grew up alone?"

"Hmm... It's very troublesome to explain the specific details here." Sakura blinked and changed the subject: "In short, he and his brother, like you and Kyonosuke, love each other deeply. "

As soon as Kyonosuke was mentioned, tears welled up in the corners of Xiaoxing's eyes. He blushed and said wrongedly: "...Actually, I didn't want to take revenge on them this morning. But they always laughed at my brother , so I couldn't help but kicked Yuta hard."

Sakura raised her hand, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said, "It's okay, I understand how you want to protect Kyonosuke."

"Really... Sister Sakura?" Xiaoxing muttered in doubt.

Sakura nodded heavily, and said sincerely: "Yes, I know. In this world, your only relative is Kyonosuke. No one loves you more than him, and no one is more proud of him than you." She Kissed Xiaoxing's head, and continued: "Although I don't have an older brother, I know that there is nothing more precious than the brotherhood of being dependent on each other in this world."

Hearing these words, Sasuke's heart seemed to be tightened suddenly.

He once thought that Naruto was the one who could best understand all his emotions in this world.

Unexpectedly, Haruno Sakura in front of me,

Not only understand his hatred, his pain, his loneliness, but also the softest love in his heart...

Before he knew it, she had already... shared and tolerated all his feelings.

After Sakura and Xiaoxing finished talking, they found that "Ita" behind him not only did not move a step, but the eyes from behind the mask seemed to be focused on him all the time.

I don't know what the words I said to coax the child are good to him.

She brushed her hair on her temples in embarrassment, and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Excuse me... what's the matter with you?"

"..." There was no response.

Sakura looked at Zhang's motionless mask suspiciously, and couldn't help laughing at herself in her heart. Could it be that she fell asleep hypnotized by her preaching just now?

"No..." After a long while, two words were finally squeezed out from under the mask, but soon there was no more words.

"?" Xiao Ying blinked her round eyes lightly, curiously guessing the other party's intentions: "It's nothing, what are you doing here?"Besides, since I have stood here for so long and listened to her memories and experiences, don't you have anything to say?

Sasuke looked at Sakura's playful expression through the mask, and suddenly didn't want to leave like this. He wanted to talk to Sakura a few more times, and hear more comments about himself from her.

So, he secretly took a deep breath, and pretended to ask casually: "That companion...do you think you know him well?"

No way! ? "Yi Tai" is really serious about the content of her conversation with Xiao Xing, and what's more, there are additional questions to ask her?Should she be surprised, or should she be surprised?

After thinking for a while, Sakura replied frankly: "Actually, I don't know my companion at all."

Seeing that the other party paused, as if surprised, she quickly explained: "It's not so much that I don't understand him, it's better to say that he never let people into his heart easily. I'm ashamed, just now I The things I said about him are all my own thoughts after he left; in fact, I don’t know what the real him thinks about his encounters and choices.”

Sasuke stared at Sakura's straightforward face, and layers of gratitude gradually appeared in his black pupils: Yes, in the past, he never gave Sakura any chance to get close to and understand him; but Stubborn, she never gave up, and kept him in her heart all the time, thinking about his pain, and sharing his sins.

He wanted to reach out and touch her pink hair like before, but he was afraid of scaring her, so he squeezed his left hand secretly and asked with some expectation: "Then you, do you want him to come back?" Konoha?"

Sakura raised her eyes, looked at the mask in front of her, and replied calmly: "Yes. But Sasuke-kun has his own choice. As a companion, I can only bless him."

Without the expected shy and yearning expression, Sakura's words were so lightly spoken.

It seemed that the person in the words had no connection with her life.

Sasuke suddenly felt an indescribable loss.

It seems that Sakura has really listened to what he said three months ago, really no longer insists on staying by his side, and really only sees him as a companion...

He raised his heavy right hand and pressed it on his chest with difficulty.

Obviously, these were the results he wanted.

But why, when Haruno Sakura really treated him like this, his heart felt so uncomfortable...

Seeing that Sasuke suddenly started talking to Sakura, and different from his previous cold attitude, under the mask, his tone of voice seemed to become much friendlier, with a gentle aura exuding from his body, Xiao Xing suddenly raised his vigilance: How can this work? Woolen cloth?Although he also knew that Sister Sakura was a very outstanding woman, but she had already been reserved by Yumen-sensei, and she was destined to become his teacher-wife in the future!Even if the Anbe member in front of him is his own savior, he can't let him snatch sister Sakura away.

Xiao Xing quickly hugged Sakura's waist, took advantage of Sasuke's silence, forcibly attracted her attention, and said, "By the way, sister Sakura, are you free next Wednesday?"

"What's wrong?"

"Teacher Yumen and the others went back to the village that day. I want him to take me and my brother to eat the desserts from the pastry shop last time. Do you want to come together?" Xiaoxing blinked his watery big eyes. Looking at Sakura, she made an expectant look and invited her.

"This..." Sakura thought for a while, then lost to the cute expression in front of her eyes, and promised Xiaoxing with a smile: "If there is no other work arrangement, it's fine."

It's Yumen again!Why does he always appear around me!Even this kid who just met, also chanted his name!

As soon as he heard this name, Sasuke felt the familiar feeling of irritability in his heart.After hearing that Sakura agreed to Xiaoxing's invitation, and imagining the scene where she and Yumen met, the irritability became even stronger!

He glanced at Xiao Xing displeasedly, and found a smug smile on the corner of the child's mouth...

"Did you submit your report last time?" Like a reminder, "Ita" suddenly asked Sakura in a deep voice.

"Eh?...Not yet..." She replied guiltily.

"Wednesday Kakashi...Your Excellency is free, you can send it here."

Xiao Sakura doubted: "Really, are you sure?" Hokage's time may change at any time, as the other party is a guard, how can it be guaranteed?

"Sure." If Kakashi doesn't have time, then he will "help" make time!

"...Okay then..." Sakura looked at Xiao Xing in embarrassment. She also wanted to accompany him to eat dessert, but the work report in the psychological consultation room was more important.

"I'm sorry...Xiao Xing." She said apologetically.

"It's okay!" Xiao Xing raised his face and put on a bright and sensible smile.Soon, he deliberately added loudly: "Then, another day!"

What a troublesome child, if I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have saved him.Through the mask, Sasuke gave Xiaoxing a cold look.

Sensing the sharp gaze of "Yitai", Xiaoxing quickly hid behind Sakura, and begged: "Sister Xiaoying, I still have to go to the training ground to practice, can you take me there?"

Sakura patted his head with a light smile and said, "Okay, let's go then."

Then, she raised her eyes to look at "Yitai" and thought to herself: Although she doesn't know why this person is here listening to what she and Xiaoxing have said for so long, but anyway, the weather is so hot, and he can be patient to stay here. ...a kind of politeness, right?

"Thank you for staying with us for so long, then, let's go first." Sakura said goodbye politely.

Sasuke was reluctant to say goodbye to Sakura for the first time.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something more.But I don't know that I have concealed my identity, what can I say to Sakura...

In the end, he could only nod his head, and stood there blankly, watching her take Xiaoxing's hand and disappear on the Nanhe River, at the end of the small bridge.

The author has something to say:

In Hokage's office, Kakashi, who was working overtime, was taken aback by Sasuke who suddenly pushed the door open.

Kakashi: Sasuke, are you... are you coming to work overtime with me? (touched face)

Sasuke: Next Wednesday, do you have any other plans?

Kakashi (looking at the schedule): I have an appointment with Akai and the others...

Sasuke (interrupting): No, you'll be in the office all day.

Kakashi: ...why?

Sasuke: No reason, your private trip can be done another day.

Kakashi: ...But I'm working overtime now just to...

Sasuke: Who do you think I stayed in the village for? Do you still want me to stay in the village? ?

Kakashi (frustrated face): ...Oh, oh, don't be so fierce...Who is Hokage...