[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

"Ah, it's Hokage-sama and Uzumaki Naruto-san, welcome, welcome. It's been a long time." Although he said that he had never eaten such expensive barbecue, Kakashi and Naruto walked into the wagyu house , was recognized, and was received by the clerk as if he were a regular customer.

The four of them were taken to the Japanese-style mat at the innermost end of the barbecue restaurant, which was facing a chic and small flowing water courtyard, separated from the hall by a long corridor, and the noisy noise of the diners was isolated to a very small extent. , leaving only a vague residual sound, setting off the cicadas and the sound of running water outside the window, it is not a charming melody.

After sitting down in pairs facing each other, the waiter handed over the menu.

"The store has recently added some new seasonal dishes, and I highly recommend you to try them." In the enthusiastic introduction, the four of them each ordered the dishes they wanted to eat. After the waiter wrote them down one by one, they had no time to proceed. Naruto yelled excitedly at the routine "what to drink" question: "Twenty more bottles of soju and a bucket of ice cubes!"

"Will it be too much?" Sakura stared at Naruto as if she didn't know him: he was not so forthright when we had dinner together before.

Kakashi quickly helped to explain: "It's okay, it's okay, just drink it when you're here. After all, the more you drink, the more worthy of my wallet."

"If you don't want to drink, you don't have to force it." Sasuke said this to Sakura, it sounded a bit tough literally, but it revealed his unique thoughtfulness.

"Ah, isn't Sakura going to drink!?" Naruto's voice became obviously disappointed.

"No, I just think you ordered too much." Sakura quickly waved her hand, "However, if you have no objections, of course I will be happy to accompany you. After all, this is the first dinner party of our seventh class after Sasuke returned to the village. .”

Soju, which took the least time to prepare, was served first.The waiter opened the paper door, knelt down in front of the table, and placed a tray full of soju on the table in two parallel rows.

"Then, let's have a toast first!" Kakashi raised his glass, and there was a joyful collision of ice cubes in the glass, "Congratulations on your victory today, and also celebrate the reunion of Class Seven."

Although the four people expressed different degrees of joy, they all raised their glasses and made a crisp sound of "boom". Sakura raised her head and drank the whole glass of shochu boldly.

"Not bad, Sakura is still so handsome when drinking wine, she really has the demeanor of Master Tsunade." Kakashi smiled at Naruto behind the empty glass, and secretly exchanged glances; Sakura served a glass of wine.

After the pre-dinner toast and drink, the dishes were brought to the table one after another. First, signature raw foods such as thick-cut beef tongue, black hair and beef eye slices, beef short ribs and beef pork belly, and then grilled eel, salt-baked gingko, tomato Cooked food such as bacon rolls and salt-baked saury, and finally dessert ordered by Sakura.

"It's the red bean daifuku I ordered!" Sakura couldn't wait to pick up a piece of white glutinous snack, and stuffed it into her mouth, showing a satisfied smile while chewing.

"Is it that delicious?" Naruto tasted a piece curiously. The glutinous skin melted on the tip of the tongue like ice cream, and the sweetness of red beans quickly filled his mouth. The combination is soft and fragrant, sweet but not greasy. .

"It's really delicious! Come here, Sasuke, you should try it too." While talking, Naruto was still chewing on Daifuku, and Naruto couldn't wait to bring the plate to his friend.

"Sasuke-kun doesn't like sweets." Sakura said regretfully, she picked up a piece of tomato bacon roll and put it on Sasuke's dinner plate beside her, "But I think I'd like to eat this."

"Hey, don't you eat sweets? This is the first time I know." Naruto put down the plate in disappointment.

"En." Sasuke responded briefly, and stuffed the tomato bacon roll into his mouth.

"When I was young, when I was on a mission, Mr. Kakashi invited me to the tea house for a rest. He never ate meatballs, but just drank barley tea." While chatting, Sakura got up and carefully circled the beef tongue on the baking tray Let go, "Naruto, have you forgotten?"

"Is there such a thing? I don't remember it at all." Naruto stared at the beef tongue that gradually changed from bright red to brown under the charcoal fire, swallowed his saliva and continued: "Sakura, observe Really careful."

"Hey." Sakura smiled smugly, and then, as if to prove something, she added: "I know everyone's preferences, like Naruto, you like ramen and don't like fresh vegetables; And Kakashi-sensei likes grilled saury, not tempura; and Sai, he doesn’t like meatballs.”

"As expected of Sakura, she always cares about her companions." Kakashi looked like a father praising his sensible daughter.

Naruto nodded vigorously to show his approval, and then urged Sakura to drink again without losing sight of it. "Don't patronize the barbecue, the ice in the glass will not taste good when it melts."

"When eating barbecue, someone must be in charge of roasting, otherwise what do you eat?"

"Hahaha, whether it's barbecue or hot pot, Sakura is always in the role of cooking food." Kakashi raised his cup and moved in front of Sakura, "Come on, let's pay respects to Xiao Sakura who is always taking care of her companions." cherry."

After happily clinking glasses with Kakashi and Naruto again, Sakura drank the wine in one gulp, licked the wine stains on her lips, and said with a smile: "Maybe it's a professional habit to love to take care of others. .”

"It's better to say that it is because of your personality that you can become an excellent medical ninja." The silent Sasuke suddenly spoke out, and praised Sakura lightly.Sakura sat back beside him, grinned mischievously at him, and replied, "But Sasuke-kun has said 'very annoying' in an impatient tone several times before."

"...You remember these things very clearly." Sasuke glanced at her.

"I have a good memory." Xiao Sakura casually replied as she cleaned some overcooked pieces of meat on the grill.

A wry smile floated on the corner of Sasuke's mouth, but he didn't answer.

"Speaking of memory." Naruto picked up the plate, took the grilled beef tongue from Sakura, raised his eyes and asked her: "If, I mean, if there is someone who is important to you, Sakura, Forget the bonds and memories between you, will you work hard to help that person recover the memory about you?"

"Of course I will." Sakura tilted her head, and replied as a matter of course: "Since he is an important person, he will definitely hope that his life memories are complete."

"Then suppose his memories of you are...uh... not so good, all unpleasant experiences with you?"

"Huh? Did I hurt anyone?" Sakura asked nervously.

Naruto shook his head again and again, "No, no, I'm just talking about a hypothesis."

Sakura frowned, and thought for a while before replying: "In that case, we can only let nature take its course. After all, many people deliberately want to forget some painful things, but they can't do it. If that important person can Just forget the memory of being hurt by me, I hope he can live like that without worry and pain."

"You can't go back to the past even with the bond and friendship between you, so it doesn't matter?" Kakashi couldn't help but interjected and asked.

"It doesn't matter. Relationships can be re-cultivated, and bonds can be continued." Sakura smiled generously, "I'm quite patient."

"Well, I think so too." Sasuke next to him agreed abruptly again, but the vague and brief speech made it unclear whether he was agreeing with the first half of the sentence or the second half.

——Even Sasuke-kun got involved in this topic... So, who did I hurt?

Sakura looked around at the other three people at the table, racking her brains but still couldn't figure out what such a strange topic had to do with her.

The four chatted like this, eating and drinking, and stayed until late at night, when the clerk came over and politely reminded, "Today's business hours are coming to an end."

Under the guidance of the clerk, Kakashi went to the counter to pay the bill, and when he walked back to the Japanese room along the long corridor, he felt that he drank a little too much tonight, because his vision had been blurred due to the effect of alcohol. How far is the end of the corridor.Returning to the banquet with difficulty, Naruto moved to sit next to Sasuke at some point, holding Sasuke's shoulders with slack eyes, and muttering "must stay in the village for a few more days" "You bastard, don't mess around anymore ran away" or something like that.Sasuke ignored him, and only supported his head with one hand, lowering his head and looking drowsy.

"Thank you for the hospitality!" Seeing Kakashi open the paper door and walk in, Naruto mumbled a few words of thanks, then narrowed his blue eyes and focused hard to see him clearly, perhaps If it failed, he complained: "Mr. Kakashi! What kind of shadow are you using at this time? Don't three people stand there crowded!"

Kakashi stood alone at the door, looking at Naruto speechlessly: I can see people as double images, how can the drinker get himself unconscious first.

"Where is Sakura, are you okay?" Unlike Naruto on the right side of Sasuke, Sakura sitting on the left shows no signs of drunkenness at all, and even seems to be getting more energetic and appetizing the more she drinks. Eating a big bowl of strawberry ice cream with relish.

"Of course it's okay. Usually, when drinking with master, I drink more than tonight." Sakura licked the ice cream in the spoon, and smiled brightly at Kakashi, "I didn't expect their ice cream to be like this Delicious, thank you Kakashi-sensei for your hospitality."

It seems that I underestimated Sakura's drinking capacity, that's right, how could Master Tsunade's disciple get drunk so easily?Kakashi gave Sakura an awkward wry smile, and sighed inwardly: Today's last chance is wasted...

Naruto on the other side was too drunk to think about any plans. After shaking his head listlessly for a few times, he finally couldn't hold it on his weak neck. It looked like this, but the left hand that was holding on to Sasuke's sleeve did not let go at all.

"Eh? Is Naruto drunk now?" Sakura sighed in disappointment, picked up the last glass of beer on the table, curled her lips and said "I can't waste it", and drank it down in one gulp.

Walking out of the wagyu house, Naruto was completely delirious, hugged Kakashi's neck, and muttered: "Hinata, sorry for being late again."

You still dislike my plan during the day, it seems that your own idea is not reliable!Kakashi straightened Naruto's body and stood up, so that his mouth full of alcohol would not stick to his face.

——The last chance also failed, and the person who should be drunk is the most sober.

He turned his head and glanced helplessly at Sakura, who was stretching her muscles and exclaiming "tonight's night sky is so beautiful", and Sasuke, who was leaning against the wall with half-closed eyes, overwhelmed by alcohol, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed.

"Let's go Naruto, I'll take you home first." Kakashi tried his best to make his voice express his concern for the students.After confirming that he had caught Sakura's attention, he crossed Naruto's arms without saying a word and walked towards the dark street.

"Is Kakashi-sensei going to send Naruto off?" Sakura looked at the backs of the two, and said with concern: "Then it will be hard work for you. Hinata will definitely be worried if he goes back alone like this."

"By the way," Kakashi followed Sakura's words, turned around and pointed to Sasuke in the corner, and said, "Sasuke seems to have drunk too much. I can't take care of me here, so please. Anyway, the direction of his house Just right on your way."

No matter who sent who home, in short, the two were alone.After Kakashi finished explaining, he turned around with relief, dragged Naruto and quickly disappeared into the night.

Sakura glanced at Sasuke in embarrassment. In fact, since he returned to the village, he has behaved a little strangely.Not only did she lose her previous cold appearance, but she also found it difficult to adapt to the strange intimacy she occasionally showed during the festival night and today's day.If possible, she really didn't want to be alone with him like this at night.At this time, Sasuke was leaning against the wall, half-closed his eyes, obviously drunk and dizzy, and had no intention of going home, but he didn't seem to notice that she was still beside him.

That's right, after all, Sasuke is his former companion, and now he is a little drunk and unconscious, so he should be generous and send him back.

Having made up her mind, Sakura came to Sasuke, touched his forehead and face out of professional habits, and asked with concern: "Sasuke-kun, are you okay? Can you still walk?"

The black eyes raised up, but there was no answer.

Withdrawing her hands, Sakura tightened her wrist guards, and suggested, "How about I carry you home?" After speaking, she made a gesture to squat down.

The corners of Sasuke's eyes twitched, and he refused in a hoarse voice: "It's just dizziness, and I can walk by myself."

He can still walk, so... do you want her to give it to me?Sakura froze in embarrassment, not knowing what to do for a while: Sasuke never liked being courteous, if she insisted on sending him home, would she be scolded as "annoying" again?After finally getting along in harmony for a day, she didn't want to be ridiculed and make fun of it when she parted.

The starry sky of the summer night shrouded the silent Konoha Village. At this time, there were only a few figures left on the long shopping street. The kanban lights of the barbecue shop flickered on and off, just like two people under the eaves outside the shop. An atmosphere of ambiguity between them.

After a brief silence, Sasuke, who was leaning against the wall, stood up straight, raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow with some difficulty, then looked at Sakura with a blurred gaze, and stretched out his hand to her, "You... help me?" There was an irresistible allure in his deep voice, his fair face was so handsome that it was almost distorted under the dim light, his misty pupils seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and his out-of-focus eyes passed through the night , floating on Sakura's face.

Is it the effect of alcohol?Or maybe it's the rendering of the night?Staring at the eyebrows and eyes of the person in front of her, Sakura was in a trance for a moment, her body and mind seemed to be out of the control of her brain, she stretched out her hand, held Sasuke's hot right hand back, and responded :"good."

Today is an outdoor mission, so Sakura deliberately dressed up coolly.But when the moon was in the middle of the sky, the sudden night wind blew on the breasts, making it feel cool.On the one hand, there is the slight coolness of the evening wind in the summer night, and on the other hand, the fiery body temperature brought by alcohol when the skin touches, each of Sakura's tactile nerves is stimulated to be extremely sensitive, and she is so nervous that she dare not look at Sasuke. .Fortunately, as Kakashi said, Sasuke's apartment was very close to her house, only two blocks away, and it didn't take long to walk on the road.

The one-bedroom apartment is spacious and simple: a bed in the center, a long desk by the window, and bookcases and wardrobes around the edge.

"It's so much like the apartment in Sasuke-kun's youth." Sakura put Sasuke on the bed as if she was taking care of a patient, and looked around the room by the way. "I didn't expect Mr. Kakashi to be quite attentive in dealing with Sasuke-kun."

"Ah, it's the group photo when I was a child." At a glance, the colorful photos on the empty white desk are quite conspicuous.In the photo, Sakura is smiling silly in the middle, while Naruto and Sasuke seem to be fighting with each other. "I miss you so much. There used to be this photo in Sasuke-kun's apartment, right?"

However, the person on the bed seemed to have fallen asleep and did not answer.

The night breeze was blowing, Sakura pulled the thin blanket to cover Sasuke's body, but when she leaned over, she found a red bottle exposed under his pillow, with a ring shape printed on it vaguely, which looked somewhat Like your own family crest.

"This is……?"

Sakura stretched out her hand, and was about to go over Sasuke's head and pick it up for a closer look, when the person on the bed suddenly opened her eyes.He grabbed Xiao Sakura's wrist, lifted the quilt to block her sight, and then turned over, before Xiao Sakura had time to react, she was crushed under him.

The moon tactfully hid in the clouds. Pedestrians had already dispersed on the streets late at night. The night was like a thick curtain, covering all the sounds in the world and quietly isolating this apartment to another space.

Sasuke leaned on Sakura's body, their faces were only ten centimeters apart, his eyelashes fluttered slightly, and a pair of different pupils revealed a faint light in the darkness, just like the colorful reflections cast by wishing lamps in the river during a festival.It was obviously pitch black, but Sakura felt that she could see more clearly than when she was in front of him in the forest during the day.

--What's happening here?Didn't Sasuke-kun fall asleep? With his eyes open like this, could it be that he is sleepwalking?

Sasuke's knees clamped Sakura's thighs firmly, and his chest lay on top of her. With the bending of his elbows, he got lower and lower, and the black hair behind his ears was scattered along the edge of his handsome face. When she got down, a few strands of fine hair brushed against Sakura's cheeks, causing her hot cheeks to feel cool.

— No, it's too close!You have to push him away.

Sasuke's face slowly enlarged in her eyes, and Sakura even felt the coolness of his nose and the heat of his breath.The hot flashes of masculinity mixed with the clear aroma of wine made her feel numb like an electric shock.

——Move, Haruno Sakura!

As clear as the sound of the heartbeat, there was a sharp and piercing voice in the subconscious, which repeatedly rang in her mind like a fire alarm, making Sakura instinctively terrified.

"No! It can't be like this!"

As if someone was pouring a basin of cold water from head to toe, and shivering all over her body, Sakura pushed away the person on her body, and Sasuke fell onto the bed next to him, and there was no more movement.

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura breathed out his breath, confirming that she didn't push him too hard because of nervousness and knock him out of internal injuries, and then she was relieved.

"Just now, I must have been sleepwalking." Reluctant to think about whether Sasuke did it on purpose, or to confirm whether he was really asleep, Sakura mumbled self-deceivingly, "Then hurry up and sleep." ", fled Sasuke's house in a hurry.

The moon slipped out of the thin clouds, shedding a silky soft light, extending into the dark apartment and covering Sasuke's bed.He turned over and sat up, his pair of different pupils were no longer hazy at first, showing calmness as usual.

The small pink medicine bottle was still quietly lying under the pillow, silently witnessing everything just now.Sasuke turned around, took the bottle in his hand, and rubbed it repeatedly.Every time the fingertips rub against the body of the smooth bottle, it stimulates his heartbeat, carrying dark thoughts and blending into the endless night...

The author has something to say:

N years ago, I graduated from a driving school, and my master told me: As far as your level is concerned, don't drive.

However, today

I still can't help driving the car, even though it's fake...