[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

Following the instructions of the mission map, Sakura and the other three came to a forest in the western part of the country of fire, at the junction with the country of Kawa.It is close to a long and narrow river. The soil is soft and fertile. The trees cover a radius of about ten kilometers. They are tall and luxuriant. A little bit of faint light spots.

After leaving the village to the west, the three of them walked along a path that had been blurred by fallen leaves and weeds, and stopped under a big tree in the middle of the forest, planning to briefly discuss the matter before the operation started. Tactics for sub-missions.

"According to the information provided by the nearby villagers," Sakura concluded, recalling the information she had inquired from the villagers she met on the road just now: "There are about [-] monkeys in this group. They will hide in the Rest in this forest, and only after night falls, will you break into the village to make trouble." Open the mission scroll given by Kakashi before, and quickly confirm the mission content and marked mission location on it again, "That is Said, as long as the three of us can catch twenty monkeys in this forest, we will win Kakashi-sensei."

"Are you sure to get more than half of the targets?" Naruto took the words energetically, "If you want me to say, just catch all the monkeys and leave none to Kakashi-sensei, let him lose heartily .”

"Of course it's great that you can aim for a complete victory, but don't forget that Mr. Kakashi has already reached this forest one step ahead of us, and he can use chakra at will. Whether it is timing or strength, he has more advantages than us. Advantage."

Naruto shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, turned his head and looked around in the forest, "...strange, since Kakashi-sensei has arrived here early, why can't I feel his chakra breath at all?"

"Perhaps he concealed it on purpose?"

"The opponents are just a group of monkeys, so there is no need to do this step. Could it be..." Naruto clapped his hands suddenly, and suddenly said: "The real purpose of Kakashi-sensei is actually to hide in the dark, like before. Attack us like that!?"

"Eh--?"

"It's really difficult..." Naruto was sure that his guess was correct, and said with a frown, "I don't want to be tied up by him again, and I'll teach you a lesson from above."

The experience of being frightened and fainted in childhood and the first training came to mind, Sakura glanced at Sasuke with a complicated expression, "Yeah, I don't want to be teased by him like before."

Sasuke stood there expressionless, as if he didn't want to continue this topic. "According to the current situation," he said separately, "the best action plan is that the three of us act separately, one of us is responsible for monitoring and containing Kakashi, while the other two are going to catch the monkey. You can balance the opponent and the goal at the same time."

"Oh-oh-oh! This battle plan is really good!"

Sakura also nodded in agreement, "But, without using Chakra, but also able to restrain Kakashi-sensei, who is more suitable?"

"I think it's suitable for you to go, Sakura." Naruto looked at Sakura with a smile, and analyzed: "You are good at dodging and fighting, and you must be able to track Kakashi-sensei very well. Moreover, among the three of us, he The closest student is you. If the two of you confront each other head-on, he will at most use taijutsu to confront you, and he will definitely be reluctant to use ninjutsu. Maybe you act coquettishly in front of him or something? Hold him for a while."

Are you being obedient and coquettish in front of Kakashi-sensei?She has mastered this skill since she was a child.Sakura blinked slyly, looked at Naruto with a "hehe" smile, and was about to agree, but Sasuke at the side kept a cold face and raised his finger to Naruto, "Go follow Kakashi, Sakura and I Responsible for capturing goals and completing tasks.”

"Eh? Why?" Naruto stared round, unable to believe that his perfect proposal was rejected.

"If you want to capture monkeys, if you can't use Chakra, you can only rely on physical skills and action strategies. Among the three of us, you are the one who is the least strategic, and you are the one who is best at surprise attacks. Therefore, it is more appropriate for you to interfere with Kakashi's actions."

"Oh..." Sasuke's analysis made sense, but it always sounded a bit weird.Naruto clasped his hands in front of his chest, nodded his head once and for all, pondered for a few seconds, and then came back to his senses and shouted: "Hey! Sasuke, are you saying that my brain and physical skills are inferior to both of you?"

What responded to him was an all-too-familiar sneer, Sasuke grabbed Sakura's hand, jumped more than ten meters away, and jumped again, the figures of the two disappeared among the overlapping tree crowns.

Watching his companion run away like this, Naruto scratched his head helplessly, "I have no choice but to act alone. Anyway, let's go to Kakashi-sensei first..."

He glanced at the environment he was in. The forest was much larger than he had imagined, and the trees were closely spaced. No matter which way he looked, he couldn't see much depth into the forest.Running in the forest, along the way, apart from the chirping of cicadas from time to time and the occasional whirling of leaves blown by the cool wind, I hardly heard any other sounds.

After searching for about half an hour, not to mention Kakashi, not even the target monkey showed a trace.

"This place is so big, and there are similar scenery everywhere. If you continue to run around aimlessly, it is impossible to find Mr. Kakashi." Naruto searched a little bored, gradually slowed down, and was about to When he stopped to think about how to act more efficiently, suddenly, a small shadow flashed across the bushes on his right.

"Is it a monkey? Or another animal?" He regained his energy all of a sudden, "Judging from his size, it can't be Kakashi-sensei, right? Forget it, let's chase after him and see!"

After chasing him less than a hundred meters away, Naruto caught up with that small figure.

"Looks like... Parker?"

The back of the brown puppy in front of his line of sight couldn't be more familiar. It was Kakashi's most trusted summoning dog Parker.

"It's too cunning. Originally, Kakashi-sensei had an advantage in ninjutsu, but he also summoned a ninja dog to help him catch monkeys. In this way, we have no chance of winning at all!"

Naruto squeezed his fist angrily, followed Parker without slowing down at all, and because he deliberately controlled his breath and movements, he continued to follow for a short distance, and the ninja dog didn't seem to realize that he was being targeted.

"It doesn't look like Parker is looking for those monkeys, so where is it going? If I keep following it, can I really find Kakashi-sensei... Right! If I catch it now, not only can it make it Take me to the teacher, after meeting, maybe you can use it to hold the teacher hostage!"

Making up his mind, Naruto rushed towards the brown puppy decisively.However, there was no expected scream from below, and a cloud of white smoke rose with a muffled sound.

The thought of "Oops!" immediately flashed through Naruto's mind, but it was too late, a slender arm stretched out from the white smoke, and forcefully dragged his half-hanging body to the ground. , his body was completely turned over, his right arm was clamped behind his back, and he lay face down under Kakashi's body.

"Are you so eager to achieve your goal that you can't distinguish this most basic transformation technique?" Kneeling on the disciple's tailbone, the Sixth Hokage smiled very kindly under the mask.

"...Sensei, you actually turned into Parker!?" Instead of directly summoning the real Ninja Dog?

"Hehe, after the three of you separated, I've been following you. Naruto, you took precautions too well. I didn't want to fight you rashly. That's why I came up with this method to attract your attention with an innocent attitude. Pay attention, lower your vigilance, and avoid confrontation with you at the same time. However, it was beyond my expectation that you were fooled so quickly."

It turned out that he was the one who was calculated.Naruto sighed in annoyance, and then put a begging smile on his face, "Mr. Kakashi, you have been following me, you must have seen me, I was running around in the forest, and even a monkey was still alive. I didn’t catch it. How about if you let me go, I’ll go and catch a few monkeys secretly for you, and treat it as a reward for letting me go?”

"No need." Kakashi waved his hand uninterestedly, "I have heard all your battle plans before, if I let you go, you will only continue to hinder me in the next operation." He tightened his grip He continued to ask in a joking tone: "I think it's still the case, Naruto, you sleep here for a while, and wake you up after I and those two decide the outcome?"

It would be embarrassing to be caught by the opponent right after the start of the action. If Sasuke and Sakura know about it and remain in a coma until the end of the match, then wait to be ridiculed and punched by those two.There was a chill in Naruto's heart, and then he struggled violently, trying to overthrow the suppression on his back.

"Don't be in vain, you can't break free from me without using Chakra."

These words of warning stimulated Naruto's determination to win and lose. He struggled more violently, and with a few snaps of his shoulder blades, his left hand, which was pressed under his body, was about to be pulled out.

Kakashi is well aware of Naruto's strength, if he is allowed to break free here, it will be difficult to implement today's plan.So he quickly backed down and said, "It's okay if I let you go, you just need to promise me one condition."

Naruto stopped struggling, tilted his head and asked, "What condition?"

"In the next action, you will join hands with me."

"Cooperate? No, no! I will not betray Sasuke and Sakura."

"Alas..." Kakashi sighed exaggeratedly, and explained, "The reason why I let you stand by me is for Sasuke and Sakura."

Naruto looked back at Sixth Hokage in puzzlement, waiting for him to continue.

"If the two of us work together to create various opportunities for the two of them to contact each other in the dark. Then in this mission, the relationship between the two of them will definitely develop further."

"Mr. Kakashi, do you want to use this mission to make Sakura and Sasuke reconcile?" Recalling Sasuke's mention of rejecting and hurting Sakura in the Rainbow Country, and Sakura's uncharacteristic behavior towards him recently With an indifferent attitude, Naruto can understand Kakashi's purpose in making this suggestion. "Although I support your plan very much, today, I want to win you over to have a big barbecue. To help them reconcile, we will discuss it another day..."

"I can't wait." Before Naruto could finish his refusal, Kakashi interrupted him in a deep voice, "Sakura lost her memory."

"What—!? Amnesia?" Naruto raised his tone in surprise, "Wait, she's been talking a bit strangely lately, but her chatting and actions are completely normal."

"She just lost part of her memory about Sasuke. To be precise, she doesn't remember that she liked Sasuke at all."

Naruto was dumb for a moment, and after a while, he suddenly realized, "No wonder she has a calm face when she mentions Sasuke recently, no wonder she has become less enthusiastic about Sasuke..."

"So this time, it's not so much about reconciling the two of them as about trying to reconcile their relationship. How serious is Sakura's amnesia, when will Sasuke leave the village again? There are too many factors. It is impossible to return to the previous relationship if only relying on the daily interaction between the two of them. Therefore, I specially arranged this operation, not only to create a chance for them to be alone, but also to try to arouse Sakura The memory of Sasuke. After all, Sakura's existence and concern are indispensable to Sasuke."

"That's right. That guy usually said things that he didn't care about, but on the night of the festival, when Sakura was in danger, he reacted faster than anyone else."

Kakashi nodded in agreement, "Sasuke has finally become more frank. If Sakura still can't regain his feelings for Sasuke and can't respond to him, he will probably return to his previous appearance... This operation , not only to let Sakura regain the missing feelings, but also to help Sasuke regain warmth and care. Naruto, you don’t want him to continue to travel alone and bear everything alone, do you?”

Hokage has been around for a long time, and Kakashi said these words with force but not lack of sensationalism, when he said the last sentence, Naruto's eyes were already flickering.

"Kakashi-sensei..." His voice was trembling, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. You planned such an important action for Sasuke and Sakura, but I only thought about barbecue or something, it's too much Selfish! Please let me assist you in this mission, and work with you to restore the relationship between Sasuke and Sakura."

"Very good." Kakashi narrowed his eyes in a satisfied arc, and patted Naruto's shoulder with his right hand heavily. "From now on, we will officially join hands. In the next operation, you must cooperate with me with all your strength."

"Well! So, what should we do first?" Before waiting for the other party's answer, Naruto continued excitedly: "Why don't you just go to Sakura and tell her that you once liked Sasuke?"

"It's useless, I've already told her, and she doesn't believe it at all." Recalling Sakura's way of trying to clarify her relationship with Sasuke on the night of the festival, Kakashi's tone was a little more helpless, "Now She doesn't remember the things she likes Sasuke at all, and she has no love feelings for Sasuke, and if she wants to repair the relationship between them, I'm afraid she has to start with Sakura."

"Do you want to start with Kozakura? I know! It was said in a magazine before that hitting the back of the head hard seems to be able to help him regain his memory."

Kakashi couldn't help rubbing his forehead, "...Let's not mention how high the success rate of this method is, if you want to hit Sakura hard, I'm afraid few people can do it." After a pause, he added: "Better From restoring Sakura's memory, it is more important to reawaken Sakura's feelings for Sasuke. After all, she cares about Sasuke in her subconscious. We only need to create some events and atmospheres to awaken her feelings for Sasuke. For example... ..."

On the other side, after being separated from Naruto, Sasuke grabbed Sakura's hand and rushed towards the depths of the west side of the forest.Considering Sakura behind him, Sasuke deliberately slowed down his pace while running, even so, Sakura was almost being dragged while running.At this time, her attention was not on her feet, but on Sasuke's hand that was holding her tightly.

This is probably the longest time she and Sasuke have held hands since childhood, right?They were clearly on mission, and they were not injured, so why did they hold hands and drive together like this?When we got along in the past, he always maintained a sense of distance, but this reunion seemed to have a sudden change of sex, and he looked very familiar with her.If it wasn't part of his atonement, could it be something spurred on by the trip?Or did she hear the rumors and misunderstand that she had a crush on him?After running for so long, it is not good to be held by Sasuke all the time. After all, she has never been so intimate with other people when performing missions or on the road; irritated him as much?

"Alas..." Xiao Ying sighed for a long time, she couldn't do such a simple action of throwing her hands away, she hesitated for so long, what happened to her.

As soon as the sigh fell, Sasuke stopped in his tracks.He turned around, clenched his right hand a little more tightly, and asked lightly, "What?"

Sakura didn't answer, just stared at her wrist being grabbed.

"There were monkey scratches on the branch we passed just now, and their gathering place should be in this direction." Sasuke didn't seem to notice her hint, "Let's search further ahead."

"... Oh." Sakura glanced at Sasuke with a complicated expression: Could it be that she has to be led by the hand in today's mission?When the mission is over, she must correct Sasuke's way of getting along with each other and return to a normal state. Of course, the way of speaking must be as tactful as possible, so as not to make him angry or unhappy.

"That..." Now, she had to find an excuse and pull her hand out.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Sasuke released her right hand and made a silent gesture, interrupting her.Sakura immediately followed his line of sight tacitly, and looked towards the canopy of the big tree on the right. The branches and leaves at the top were slightly swaying, and two monkeys could be vaguely seen peeping here through a dense foliage.

As soon as he met the eyes of the monkeys, two shurikens appeared in Sasuke's hands, and when he was about to raise his hands to shoot at the target, Sakura held him down and shook his head lightly at him.

Sasuke was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "Don't worry, I will avoid the vital points."

"It's best not to use weapons. You can't use medical ninjutsu in missions. It would be too pitiful if the monkeys were injured and couldn't be treated in time, or their wounds were infected or festered." Sakura took out a transparent "This is the special anesthetic solution I prepared. To catch those monkeys, just get close and let them smell them, and they will be immobilized."

At this time, the monkey in the distance seemed to have received the dangerous aura from the enemy, and while Sakura was speaking, he squeaked twice in a panic, jumped and hid in the higher branches and leaves .

"Oops! They ran away!" Unexpectedly, the target's vigilance was so high, Sakura yelled, but unfortunately the monkeys didn't intend to stay longer, and disappeared among the branches in an instant.

She blamed herself for being soft-hearted for a moment and delayed her action... She glanced at Sasuke guiltily, and met the dark eyes that were close at hand with uneasy eyes, but she saw that they were as calm as ever.

Sasuke put the shuriken back into his bag, and took the glass bottle from Sakura. "Just do as you said." There was no emotional ups and downs in the voice, "They fled to the northwest, let's go." Then he strode towards the direction where the monkey disappeared.

Without blame or ridicule, that Uchiha Sasuke accepted her suggestion so simply?

Sakura followed closely behind the tall and straight black figure, repeating every step he took, clearly feeling the stops specially made for her in the steps.

What is...why...?

Her mind was full of doubts, and she unconsciously squeezed the left hand that had been pulled into a fist, and the remaining warmth of Sasuke was held in her hand, as if her heart had also become hot...

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