Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

Naruto and I walked hand in hand back to the orphanage. As we moved away from the center of the village, there were fewer and fewer people around us. Except for the quiet street lights lighting up the way ahead, everything around us was dark.

But Naruto's hand always held mine firmly, warm and dry, large and strong.

I turned to look at him. For the first time, the image of "father" became so concrete and clear in my mind.

Shikamaru-sama and Orochimaru, in the final analysis, it is just my one-sided admiration;

Although Uchiha Obito is my biological father, our destinies have never intersected;

Shikamaru… I know full well that he is not Shikamaru-sama, and he should not shoulder the expectations that I have for Shikamaru-sama;

As for Kakashi-sensei, I used to think that maybe my father was like him, but he seemed unable to return the same feelings from me.

Only Naruto...

For the first time, someone responded to my need for "parents" with certainty and told me firmly that he would love me like a parent and was willing to accept my love.

"Naruto."

"Ok?"

"We are loving parents, right?"

Naruto thought about it and nodded: "Yeah!"

He chuckled and said, "Chaolu and I are in love!"

In the darkness of the night, his smile was like the sunshine breaking through the dark clouds, giving me endless comfort and hope, as well as the courage to cheer up again.

I held his arm lovingly and rested my head on his shoulder: "Thank you, Naruto."

"Then as a father, I should accompany you when Kakashi-sensei takes you to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow."

"Eh... in this state? This state should be used when it's just the two of us!"

It’s okay that there aren’t many people on the street tonight, but if I go to the hospital like this tomorrow... I’m afraid it will cause a commotion.

After all, Naruto looks so much like the Fourth Hokage after his transformation!

Teacher Kakashi might suspect that I deliberately instigated Naruto to become like this. He might even think I'm suspicious and even dislike me.

"Okay, then I'll accompany you as I am."

"but……"

"Ok?"

"Kakashi-sensei took me to the hospital for a checkup. He didn't just want to check if I was injured. I think he wanted to find out if I could be trusted. Think about it... I have the Sharingan, and I look a lot like Kakashi-sensei's former companions. It's normal for Kakashi-sensei to think that I might have ulterior motives, right? So I think he might not want anyone to accompany me."

"Ding Ding!" Naruto made the same alarm sound that the machine makes when the guest gives a wrong answer in a question-and-answer variety show. He frowned and looked at me: "Chaolu is too considerate of others again! Don't think about what Kakashi-sensei thinks! Don't think about what others think, what Chaolu thinks is the most important! Have you forgotten that when we were young and were laughed at by others, Chaolu said that they were not important."

"Of course, the opinions of irrelevant people are not important, but Kakashi-sensei..."

He is not an irrelevant.

"But Chaolu will definitely not do anything bad, right? So what if Chaolu is suspected by Kakashi-sensei? One day, we will be able to change Kakashi-sensei's opinion and gain his approval!"

"If I really can't prove my innocence, I may not be able to stay until that day..." Naruto was completely unaware of the deeper dark side of Konoha. In his eyes, everything was simple. "I might be caught and executed."

"I will go find Grandfather Sanda and assure him that Chaolu is definitely not a bad person!"

"What if the Hokage doesn't believe me either?"

Naruto frowned, "Then I'll go get Asano myself."

"Then if I attacked someone in the village to protect myself, would Naruto still be willing to stand by my side?"

"Of course, Chaolu is only trying to protect herself!"

Seeing his matter-of-fact attitude, I suspected that he might not have considered what would happen if I killed the other person.

Did he subconsciously think that I would definitely not kill him?

"So, if Kakashi-sensei and the Hokage don't believe me, and my life might be in danger if I stay, will Naruto come with me if I leave the village?"

Naruto was silent.

I don’t want to embarrass Naruto: “Forget it…”

"I was just thinking that if Chaolu left alone, I would definitely be worried about you... But if I left too, Chaolu would never be able to come back... Chaolu would want to come back, right? If I could become Hokage - I could let Chaolu come back!"

"If I defected, would I want to come back..." I thought about it, "If I wanted to come back, it would only be because Naruto is here."

"Just because of me? But there are still many friends in the village, right? Aren't Asakaru, Shikamaru, Ino, Shino and the others all very close?"

"As long as Naruto is by my side, I don't need any other ties."

If the situation gets that bad, I am no longer qualified to maintain any friendship. I must stay with Naruto. Only by staying with Naruto can I hope to complete the mission.

Naruto was stunned for a long time, then lowered his eyes: "If... Chaolu can give up everything for me, then I will also..."

When he raised his eyes and looked at me again, his eyes were firm and resolute: "I can also give up everything for Chaolu!"

"...You said this with the face of the Fourth Hokage. I feel a little sorry for him..."

He was a hero who sacrificed his life to save the village... He was a Hokage who would give up everything for the village.

"I've heard that this isn't the face of the Fourth Hokage!!"

I laughed, "Thank you, that's all Naruto said! I'm just worried that if I leave the village, I won't be able to get close to Naruto anymore, and that would be terrible."

"I said I would go with you."

"But, those who truly love Naruto will not force Naruto to give up everything and leave with them." I put my hands behind my back, looking at Naruto, and thought he was so, so good - no wonder Lord Shikamaru and Orochimaru all felt that he would be their only hope in the end. Uchiha Sasuke...how could he bring himself to do that to him? "Because Naruto's dream is to become Hokage, to be recognized by everyone, to become...a Hokage that surpasses all the previous Hokage. I don't want to deprive Naruto of his dream, nor do I want to deprive Naruto of his friends. I know how much Naruto values ​​his bond with everyone...Naruto is different from me. Naruto can live well in Konoha...I hope Naruto can always live a safe and smooth life."

"…What about Chaolu? Am I supposed to live a peaceful and smooth life by myself, while watching Chaolu finally have so many ties, only to have to abandon them all and become alone again? If I become the Hokage, I will have to ignore my companions who have suffered injustice. I can't do that!"

"This is just the worst case scenario! Maybe it's not that bad after all? Maybe after the physical examination tomorrow, I'll find out that there's nothing wrong with me, and I can continue to be with Naruto in Konoha."

"Tomorrow, I will definitely accompany you!" Naruto made up his mind: "No matter what Kakashi-sensei says, no matter what Hokage Grandpa does, I will never leave you alone!"

"Naruto is so gentle...but it makes me a little worried."

"worry about what?"

"Naruto values ​​friends so much. What if one day, there are other friends who have nothing but Naruto? Will Naruto abandon me so that he won't be alone?"

"What are you talking about? Of course that's impossible! Morning dew is different!"

"why?"

"You actually asked why, because... because..."

Seeing his frown and the expression of "because" for a long while, I tried to answer: "Because we are not just ordinary friends, but the best of friends?"

"..."

"Naruto?"

He looked a little confused, as if he didn't quite agree with what I said, but didn't know what was right: "Yes...? Because we are... best of friends...?"