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

What does it mean?

If Sasuke left, Konoha would not have no reaction. Even if I didn't get the news, Lord Tenzang would definitely be notified, but he didn't react at all.

What's more, the nurse said before that Sasuke left with Sensei Kakashi. Although Sensei Kakashi had no chance of winning against Orochimaru, it would not be easy for Orochimaru to kill him quietly and take Sasuke away.

Or is Sasuke preparing to leave Konoha in the future...?

Even though he didn't know that I was suspected by the village, he took into consideration our close relationship. If he left, I would be questioned, so he kept his distance from me now so as not to implicate me in the future as much as possible?

I was about to burn the paper to avoid being discovered by the Anbu, but when the flames spread to the last sentence, I quickly blocked the flames.

"do well on the exam."

I looked at those four words, over and over again, and thought to myself, if Sasuke wanted to keep his distance from me... these few lines might be the last thing he left for me.

I put the scrap of paper in my pocket and covered myself with the quilt again.

I was originally planning to take a nap, but as soon as I closed my eyes, the thought of Master Tianzang saying that I was wrong for not working hard enough to prove myself popped into my mind.

Sasuke has already found the path he wants to take, and my goal should be clearer than anyone else's. Why am I the one who is confused now, as if I'm stuck in a quagmire?

This emotion is not unfamiliar to me. A few years ago, I also hesitated and struggled when I wanted to be a main attacker rather than a medical ninja who played as a supporting role.

If Sasuke leaves, according to the plan of Orochimaru and Shikamaru, I should stay in Konoha and become Tsunade's disciple.

When Lady Tsunade becomes Hokage...will my situation get better?

If nothing unexpected happens, Naruto will leave Konoha to train with Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas. Do I have to stay in Konoha during the time he is away?

Sasuke's firm decision to leave seemed to have affected me as well.

For most people, defecting from the village for power is an obvious mistake, but the courage to resist the "right" makes me... a little shocked.

My thoughts were racing and I couldn't fall asleep at all.

I threw back the quilt and jumped out of the window.

After biting the marks on Sasuke and Naruto's necks, perhaps a channel for chakra transmission was established. Within a certain range, I could vaguely feel the direction they were in.

Naruto came closer to me, what was he doing now?

I want to see him, I want to see those people who have special meaning to me.

He remained motionless at his spot on the commercial street, and when I found the exact location, I looked at the bathhouse sign and tilted my head in confusion.

Is Naruto... taking a bath?

but……

The closer we got, the more I realized he wasn't inside.

I jumped onto the roof, walked through the bathhouse building, and saw the bright figure in the courtyard behind the house.

A white-haired man huddled up with him, talking about something.

If I'm not mistaken, it is the most important mentor in Naruto's life - Jiraiya, who is also one of the three ninjas.

He died very early. Not to mention Orochimaru, who lived to the future among the three ninjas, even Tsunade was killed by Uchiha Sasuke in the final stage of her career as Hokage.

If Jiraiya could survive, would that change anything for the future?

Not knowing what Naruto had done, Jiraiya yelled, "You Idiot!!"

But Naruto never backed down because of someone's shouting. He shouted back even louder with an unyielding attitude: "It was you who didn't explain it clearly!!"

Looking at his energetic appearance, I couldn't help but laugh from the bottom of my heart.

No matter when or where, Naruto's never-retreat and indomitable spirit can always give people strength.

Although Jiraiya seems unreliable, he actually takes good care of Naruto.

If they are together, Naruto should be fine even without me.

I observed on the roof for a moment, and felt it was inappropriate to disturb their training, so I left quietly.

I passed by a stationery store and bought a pen and a pad of sticky notes, wrote a message on the sticky note, and stuck it on Naruto's door.

"I heard that you passed the preliminaries, congratulations, Naruto is really amazing! I saw you training, so I didn't disturb you, so I left you a message, good luck in the exam!"

After finishing writing, I continued to head towards the place where Zhuludie often gathered together to train.

They didn't go home at noon, but ate their lunch boxes in the training ground. From a distance, I saw Shikamaru lying on the ground, making a sound that sounded like wailing: "I'm so tired - so troublesome! Why do I have to do this devilish training here!?"

Ino put her hands on her hips and said, "Both Choji and I are here to help you train, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

Shikamaru was eating a bento that was obviously much larger than the ones his two friends had, and was immersed in the delicious food.

"What do you mean by cooperating with me in training? Ino, you have passed the preliminaries and are preparing for the exam, right?"

Ino grabbed Shikamaru by the collar and lifted him up from the ground: "Stop talking nonsense! Do you want to lose miserably and uselessly in front of Asaka?!"

"..."

"Although Sasuke has been eliminated, it was Chaolu who eliminated him! If you can't compare to Sasuke, you can't compare to Chaolu! Girls won't set their sights on people who are not as good as themselves! Besides, there is also Gaara..."

"I know, I know...! Damn it, Ino, why are you nagging like my mother..."

"What did you say!?"

"No, it's nothing..."

Even without me, Shikamaru still has many friends and his family... He will definitely be able to live well in Konoha.

I looked at them with a smile for a while, thinking that they were being nice, but also that I shouldn't disturb them.

Then... let's go see Shino again.

The training ground that Shino liked to go to was in the other direction, and it might be a bit urgent to rush there to get back to the hospital at 2 o'clock, but... never mind, Lord Tenzou wouldn't think that I had defected if I didn't show up on time.

To find Shino, I have to rely on the parasitic bugs on my body. When I land in front of Shino, he has already discovered my bugs and is waiting for me.

"Shino!" I said happily, "Congratulations on passing the preliminaries!"

"Thank you. Although I really want to congratulate you, I'm worried. As for why, it's because your next opponent is Gaara."

"Well... don't worry, I'll find a way! But our opponents are all from the Sand Village."

Shino's opponent is Lord Kankuro.

This makes me a little confused.

I think Kankuro-sama is very strong, but Shino is not weak either. And I think the parasite is very strong against the puppet to some extent.

Even though I feel a little sorry for Kankuro-sama, I still decided to cheer for Shino.

"How can I help you?" Shino asked, "How about giving you some more parasites?"

"I did want to ask you, can I use it during the Chunin Exams?"

"why not?"

"Because... that's the secret technique of Shino's family, right? If I use it, wouldn't it be bad if others knew about it... Would Shino's father blame you for revealing the family secret or something..."

Shino said, "You don't have to care about what others think. When Chaolu needs to go all out, I will be very happy if my parasite can become part of your strength."

"Really? Thank you! I will definitely use it well!"

"Is Kakashi-sensei helping you train now?"

When it comes to Kakashi-sensei, I've become very skilled at lying: "Kakashi-sensei should be with Sasuke. But don't worry, he has asked a junior to take care of me, and that junior is a powerful figure in the Anbu!"

"Anbu... they may not know much about parasites. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly."

"Okay! What about Shino? Is Kurenai-sensei helping?"

"No, it's my brother."

I was surprised and asked, "Shino has a brother? A biological brother?"

"No, it's my cousin. He is usually very busy, and today he is only free from noon to the afternoon, so I am waiting for him."

As soon as we finished talking, a strange figure appeared.

Judging from his attire, he has a very obvious Aburame style, and is even better than the average Aburame ninja.

Most ordinary Aburame ninjas only wore sunglasses, but he covered the upper half of his face along with his eyes.

Looking at his exposed nose and mouth, I feel that his mask and Kakashi-sensei's mask complement each other perfectly. If they were worn together, they would definitely cover their entire faces tightly.

"Shino, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." He looked like he had come in a hurry, and that look... reminded me a little of the time when Teacher Kakashi rushed back to attend my school sports meet.

Listening to his voice and tone, I felt that he must be a gentle person, and I couldn't help but feel a liking for him.

"Hello, I'm Chaolu."

He looked at me, "Asaro?...Hello, I'm Shino's brother, Aburame Tone."

Thinking that he was busy with work and it would be difficult for him to find time to train with Shino, I said goodbye to Shino, "Then I won't bother you guys. I'm leaving now."

When I left, I could still hear Aburame Torine saying to Shino, "...Did I disturb your date?"

He seemed to have a good relationship with Shino.

It’s great... Everyone loves themselves and cares about their families, and everyone has a deep and reliable bond with this village... and this world.

Who should I look for next...

It seems that there is no one in particular that I need to meet.

But as I walked to the hospital, I couldn't help but slow down as I passed my favorite shops on the commercial street.

It seems that a person does not need too many ties to a place.

All you need is a few friends, a few places to go with friends, a few favorite foods, and a few places where you can take a walk by yourself and enjoy the scenery.

In other words, it is easy to leave a place, as long as you know that you can live well without your friends, as long as you know that there will be other delicious food and beautiful scenery in other places...

The reasons to stay seem very weak.

Is that what Sasuke thinks?

For him, there are probably fewer reasons to stay in Konoha than for me.

Unless you consider your family.

Family… is like the roots of a tree, fixing the tree in place and making it difficult to move.

But family members will also protect individuals and shelter them from the wind and rain.

At least, when the Aburame family, the Nara family, and the Yamanaka family existed, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino and the others would probably never be in a situation similar to mine now.

When I think about it this way, I feel that it is simply a fantasy for people to understand each other.

It cannot be seen from the outside, but there seems to be an extremely clear and insurmountable gap in everyone's fate.

Destiny...that's the word I hate the most, but the older I get, the more I understand how powerful and terrifying it is.