[Naruto] Stunning

After a short recuperation, although Kakashi has not yet recovered his chakra, he has been able to act like an ordinary person.He and Li Xiang lived in the home of an old couple who were over sixty years old, and they couldn't eat and drink for free and wait for others to serve them.Even Princess Lixiang, who has always been pampered, did not make any willful and rude requests.

This village is located deep in the woods at the foot of the mountain. It lives the most primitive and simple life. The villagers may not even have 100 people. Most of them are elderly people. Everyone has a peaceful and contented smile on their faces.It's like a paradise built to escape the world.

After Kakashi got better, he began to help with rough work within his capacity, such as chopping firewood, carrying well water, repairing wooden fences and the like.This kind of trivial matter is considered a D-level task in Konoha, and Kakashi did it many years ago when he was a Chunin or a Genin.He even remembered that at the end of the crane with soil, he couldn't even distinguish weeds from medicinal herbs, and he would be yelled at by his client every time.

Even though he was later promoted to Jonin, the villagers of Konoha Village asked him to help repair the roof, remove the clothes blown to the treetops by the wind, and help the old woman carry the luggage, and other trivial matters, he never refused.

Although he lost his parents when he was young, Kakashi did not lose the manners and upbringing he should have.It might be better to say that it is precisely because of the tragic experience of family destruction that he knows how to cherish the friendly people around him and the peaceful and stable days.

It was nearly dusk that day, and Kakashi was helping the old man chop firewood in the back garden.This level of rough work is easy for a normal 20-year-old youth, even without chakra.

Li Xiang came out from the back room, took one look at him, and walked to the side to swing on the swing.The skirt flickered like a kite flying into the sky.Her gaze was originally on the almost invisible sunset in the distance, but for some reason she suddenly turned her head to stare at him.

When she stared at others, she was never embarrassed, and she never considered whether others would be embarrassed.

Compared to the initial embarrassment, Kakashi is now very used to it and calm.

Li Xiang's eyes moved down and landed on his sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and she suddenly let out a sneer: "Look at you, the dignified No. [-] technician in Konoha, but now you look like a mountain farmer."

The movements in Kakashi's hands did not stop at all, he raised his eyelids and glanced at her, and then said in a very flat tone: "Everyone, each other. Look at you, the mighty princess of the country of fire, isn't she also like a princess now? country girl."

Lixiang's change of clothes had long since been washed into which part of the river by the vortex of the Songyang River. After arriving here, the enthusiastic old woman dug out the clothes of her youth from the bottom of the box and insisted on wearing them for her.

"Clothes have to be worn by people to have life." The old woman said.

Although Li Xiang didn't think so, she didn't want to end up in the predicament of having no clothes to change, so she had to accept her kindness.

Kakashi was also there at the time, with his arms folded, his right eye squinting at the girl who was a short length of him beside him, although he didn't make a sound, his gaze seemed to be able to speak.Li Xiang raised her head and stared at him, pursed her lips, and after a while reluctantly said to the old woman in front of her, "Thank you."

The old woman waved her hands cheerfully and said, "You're welcome, little girl."

Kakashi bent his crescent eyes and rubbed the top of her hair with his big hands, as if comforting an awkward child.Rika opened his hand with a "snap" in annoyance.

The swing "squeaks——" "Squeaks—" sounded again and again.

Rika's eyes slipped from the sleeve of the man next to him to the back of his left hand.It was the hand that had rubbed the top of her hair a few days ago.There was no special meaning when Kakashi made this move, just like how he treated all the cute and obedient children in the village, it was a very natural and pure move.

However, for Lixiang, there was an indescribable feeling in her heart.Although Daimyo and Shijimi pampered her, they didn't have the habit of touching the top of her head.Xiude has always been serious and mature, he often looks at his younger sister with hatred, and rarely makes such an intimate gesture towards her.As for the others... Dare to touch the top of the princess's head and eat the guts of a leopard, right?

For some unknown reason, Rika's cheeks blushed almost invisible as she was swinging on the swing.

At this time, Li Xiang was wearing simple plain clothes, her waist-length hair was simply tied into a ponytail and hung behind her back, her face was not covered with makeup, nor was she wearing any jewelry.

From the appearance, she is really no different from an ordinary fifteen or sixteen-year-old country girl.

But unexpectedly, it doesn't make people feel vulgar and rustic-after all, a young lady raised by the aristocratic class always has a sense of superiority.Not to mention pear fragrance.What best embodies the identity of the princess of the country of fire in Lixiang is her flying and arrogant aura that doesn't matter who she is or who she is.

Such a girl, even though she is as beautiful as the most delicate rose, is not easy to make the opposite sex really like her. ——Because, the rose is beautiful, but it is full of thorns.It probably belongs to the category that can only be seen from a distance, but not approached.

"Hmph, your courage is really getting bigger and bigger." In order to put the sudden strange emotion behind her, Li Xiang deliberately put on a straight face and said in a cold voice.

Kakashi paused, looked sideways at her figure following the swing to draw an arc in mid-air, wondering where he offended her again, it took a long time to realize that she was referring to the sentence he said she looked like country girl.

... It took such a long silence to reprimand him, how long is this reflex arc?

Kakashi looked at the gradually darkening sky with his dead fish eyes, and quickened his movements.

The night was starry, but the moon was gone.The surroundings are quiet, only the rustling of the leaves in the wind can be heard.

There is a pond tens of meters away. If it is summer, you may hear the sound of frogs.

Kakashi lay on the roof with his hands behind his head, looking up at the starry sky.The stars are twinkling, and it seems that there must be good weather tomorrow.

The old people in Konoha often say that after death, people will turn into stars and ascend to the sky, watching and protecting the living people on the ground.

Many years ago, when Kakashi was still a cold and lonely kid because of his father's suicide, his mentor Namikaze Minato once pointed to the sky full of stars and said to him: "You are not alone, Kakashi, look, Teacher Shuo Mao must be watching you from above."

The boy at that time didn't change because of his teacher's words. Now that I think about it, Namikaze Minato has always been a very gentle and gentle person.

"So, Sensei, you have been watching me too." Kakashi whispered to the starry sky.

The ten-mile galaxy is so beautiful.His father, mother, mentor, Mrs. Kushina, Obito, and Lin, the silver-haired youth does not know which star is which person in the vast starry sky.The only thing he knows, the only thing he firmly believes in is - they are all watching him, they have been watching him all the time.

Many smiling faces that he cherished flashed across the night sky.Although it has been reduced to ashes, it is his most precious memory in the past 20 years.

"What are you doing up there!"

The thoughts immersed in the past were interrupted again, Kakashi looked down, and there was a girl under the eaves staring up at him and questioning.

It's strange that her eyes are as bright as stars in the night.

The silver-haired ninja sat up from the roof tiles, pointed to the top of his head: "Look at the stars."

Rika frowned: "Your chakra hasn't recovered yet, how did you get there?"

Kakashi pointed his index finger towards the wooden ladder beside the eaves.Then he regretted it in the next second - Lixiang climbed up the ladder without saying a word.

"...Be careful. I can't use Chakra now, and I can't save you if you fall." The silver-haired ninja walked over helplessly and reached out to her to help her stabilize.

Li Xiang clung to his arm and was startled.

"what's wrong?"

"You didn't use honorifics when you spoke to me recently..."

"...Sorry, I was negligent. If you don't mind, I can..."

"do not mind."

Rika finished this sentence quickly, hugged the silver-haired ninja's arm tightly, and moved carefully on the roof tiles until she sat down firmly beside him before letting go.

"Since you're so scared, don't come up here." The silver-haired ninja said kindly.

It's a pity that some people don't appreciate it: "...you care about me!"

He wanted to ignore it, but he knew that the consequences would be serious regardless of her words.

On the roof, the candle shadows of nearby people reflected on the windows can be clearly seen.The sudden widening of the field of vision made Lixiang feel relieved, and said with joy and joy in her voice: "So the starry sky seen from the roof is so vast, the countless stars are more beautiful than the jewels on the mother!"

"...Madame Shijimi probably won't be happy when you say that."

Li Xiang couldn't restrain her excitement, she pointed to the sky and kept talking, if she wasn't afraid of falling, she almost wanted to stand up and spin around.

Kakashi felt that her voice was all in his ears, buzzing and lingering, and he couldn't help asking with a little headache: "Princess, haven't you seen the scenery on the roof before?"

Li Xiang curled her lips: "Are you an idiot? How could my father, my mother, and my brother let me do such a dangerous thing?"

Kakashi sighed: "... I always feel that I will be hunted down by the Daimyo Mansion."

Li Xiang turned to look at him, and suddenly fell silent.Apart from the rustling of the leaves blown by the wind, there was only the whirring of the cold wind itself.

The atmosphere suddenly turned into a strange silence.

After a long time, Li Xiang said in a serious tone, "Don't be unhappy."

The silver-haired young man was startled, and he took a long time to let out a deep breath. He leaned his upper body back, resumed his lying posture, and then sighed a little self-deprecatingly: "You felt it... I'm sorry."

Today, it's really a day that can't be happy.

Eight years ago today, he personally ended the life of a girl.

At that time, that girl was not as old as Lixiang now.She said she liked him more than anyone else.At the same time, his best friend also liked her more than anyone else.

He once made a promise with his best friend that even if he sacrificed himself, she would not be harmed in the slightest.

But in the end, she ended up smiling and dying in his hands.

Although it has been many years, Kakashi still has a hard time describing how he feels when he thinks about it.In Konoha, facing Obito's grave, Lin's grave, always made him feel like a very bad, very bad scum.

Even the starlight in the sky could not dispel the gloom on him.

Li Xiang leaned over, put her hands on the roof tiles next to his ears, and stared straight into his eyes in the night, with a very serious expression on her face, but with some indescribable doubts: " I don't know why, but I don't want you to be unhappy."

Hearing this, Kakashi smiled.Of course, it has nothing to do with being happy.

"Probably because you have grown up and know how to be considerate of others." The silver-haired ninja said.

It was strange that she would start caring whether another person was happy or not.

Is it really because of growing up like this after going through a lot of things?

Lixiang thinks not.

The girl tilted her head and frowned, a little confused.

After a while, a familiar voice said in a very close place in front of her: "Princess, can you sit down properly..."

The night wind blew the silver hair swaying restlessly, and occasionally brushed the girl's fair face lightly.

Lixiang felt as if there was a rabbit sauce hidden in her heart.

***

A few days later, the support from Konoha joined them, and it turned out to be Tianzang and Uchiha Itachi.Kakashi said: "Forget about Tianzang, Itachi-kun can come, it's really a big help."

It took Tianzang a while to react: "What do you call me? Kakashi-senpai is too much!"

Rika watched boredly as Kakashi insulted the younger generation unkindly, thinking that probably she would never have the chance to go up to the roof to watch the stars.

The journey that followed was surprisingly smooth, with almost no obstacles encountered.On the day Rika returned to the capital, Daimyo, Shijimi, Hidetoku, and almost all the guards and maids of the Daming Mansion were waiting for her at the gate early in the morning.

——Finally back home.

Lixiang's eyes were red all of a sudden, and without saying a word, she threw herself into her mother's arms and shed tears.Then Zhizhimei also cried with her.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Daimyo hugged his wife and little daughter who were crying together without any embarrassment.It was rare for Xiude not to talk about his manners and demeanor.

The Konoha ninja who successfully completed the task did not want to disturb them, turned around and walked down the long stone ladder in front of the Daimyo Mansion, and was about to return to the village to report to Hokage.

Halfway through the marble stairs in front of me——

"Kakashi."

The girl's voice was a little hoarse when she cried just now, but it was so loud that everyone present could hear it clearly.

The silver-haired ninja turned around.

The girl standing at the top of the stone ladder had wet tears on her cheeks, and she looked a bit embarrassed, but it was not a problem when compared with her awe-inspiring aura.

The lower jaw was raised slightly, and a smug smile appeared on her beautiful face, as if she had confirmed something.

Then, she said in a tone that seemed to announce to the whole world: "There is something I think you'd better know—"

"I'm in love with you again."

The silver-haired ninja stepped on the stairs under his feet.

The author has something to say: children's shoes for summer vacation... All kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred QAQ