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

Shikamaru was speechless: "Why, am I good at taking care of people?"

Ino was blocked by him, and seeing that the teacher noticed this side, she had to turn around and listen to the class absent-mindedly.

I looked at him and then at the teacher at the podium.

Shikamaru immediately realized something: "What do you want to do?"

I whispered, "I want to go find Naruto."

"Can't you two be apart for even a moment?" Shikamaru glared at me, as if he couldn't stand it. "The get out of class is almost over, can't we go after class?"

"How is Naruto going to take care of Sasuke?"

"Sasuke is unconscious now, so he doesn't need anything. Just keep an eye on him. Maybe when he wakes up, I can give him some water to drink. If he wants to go to the bathroom, I can help him hold the IV bottle."

"But Naruto and Sasuke never get along..."

"Although their relationship is average and they don't have much in common, they are not incompatible." Shikamaru said, "Besides, Sasuke is sick now, Naruto won't play a prank on him right now."

I am still worried.

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Shikamaru came over, "What are you worried about?"

"Will Naruto be infected by him..."

"You're actually thinking about something like this at a time like this? You're being too cruel to Uchiha Sasuke."

"He'll be fine for sure."

"How can you be so sure?"

"He is Uchiha Sasuke."

"Is he any different from Naruto? If you're worried about Naruto because of the same disease, why aren't you equally worried about Sasuke?"

I looked at him in surprise: "You want me to worry about Sasuke as much as I worry about Naruto?"

"That's not what I meant. I just thought...are you trying to keep Naruto within your sight?"

"I didn't! He can act alone!"

"What if Naruto isn't here for a while?"

"But Naruto can't be alone with Sasuke!"

Uchiha Sasuke is the one who will kill Naruto in the future!

His future is so scary, who knows if his current good behavior as a child is just a disguise?

What if he loses consciousness, his true nature is exposed, and he becomes violent, and I can't get there in time, causing Naruto to be killed...

The thought of that possibility makes me feel uneasy.

Shikamaru seemed to sense my anxiety, he held my arm and tried to comfort me: "I know Naruto may be similar to the only family you remember, but he...is not. Do you understand? He is not the person you remember, and Naruto should not be a replacement for someone."

He had no idea why I was worried, so his attempts to comfort me were completely ineffective.

And the one who told me to do this was you. This is your plan, Shikamaru.

Precisely because he is Shikamaru, when the current Shikamaru accuses me of doing something wrong, I can only remain silent.

I looked at the teacher at the podium again and decided to skip class and sneak out.

Shikamaru uttered an "eh" helplessly, but he did not expose me. Instead, he silently made way for me to slip out from the back door, and moved his body to help me better block the teacher's sight.

I think Shikamaru is really nice.

It makes me want to do something for him, to make him happy and to repay him.

But that's after I confirm Naruto is safe.

I ran to the infirmary and took a peek through the glass window outside the door. I found that the teacher in the infirmary was sitting at the table reading a newspaper with a white curtain behind him. Behind the curtain were the beds for students to rest.

I went around to the back of the infirmary and looked in through the window, and sure enough, I saw Sasuke and Naruto.

Sasuke lay on the bed with his eyes closed and breathing heavily. Fine beads of sweat seeped out of his forehead, wetting his black hair.

Naruto looked a little bored, rocking back and forth idly in the chair beside the bed.

He looked at the IV bottle, then at the back of Sasuke's hand where the needle was inserted and the bandage was applied, then he stared at the floor in a daze.

I quietly popped my head out of the window, and he spotted me immediately. His eyes lit up immediately: "Towards——!"

He stood up suddenly, but fortunately he remembered that the teacher was still there, so he didn't call out my name.

Naruto ran to the window and helped me quietly open it, wanting me to climb in, but suddenly I heard the teacher standing up and the sound of a chair being dragged, so I immediately squatted down again.

The teacher's voice sounded, "Naruto-kun, the teacher has to go out for a while. If the water in the bottle is gone and the teacher hasn't returned yet, please go to the library to find me."

Naruto immediately said eagerly: "Oh! Okay!"

The teacher didn't seem to notice me. He probably thought Naruto was standing by the window, just looking at the scenery because he was bored.

I waited for a moment and heard the door to the infirmary open and close, then looked up to see Naruto open the window and grin at me.

I climbed in through the window, and Naruto asked excitedly, "Asaro, why are you here?"

"I worry about you."

"Worried about me?" Naruto was a little confused, but didn't delve into it. "But Chaolu, you came just in time! I'm so thirsty here! I'll go out and buy a bottle of water. Do you want something to drink?"

I didn't react for a moment: "Huh? Ah, ordinary water will do."

"Help me keep an eye on him for a while!" Naruto checked the water in the bottle and said, "There's still a lot of medicine in there, so it shouldn't be a problem. I'll be right back!"

Unexpectedly, Naruto left as soon as I slipped over. Before I could react, Uchiha Sasuke and I were the only ones left in the infirmary.

I slowly sat down on the edge of the other bed next to me, took a moment to digest the unpredictable situation, and then stared at his profile in a daze for a while.

How fragile and weak he looked now.

A cold can make him like this.

But in just a few years, he was able to control the giant demon-like Susanoo, kill the Five Kage, rule the world, and shroud the entire continent in the bloody terror of the man named Uchiha Sasuke.

I looked at his white, defenseless neck that could break with the slightest force, and couldn't help but wonder, if I strangled him now, would he die?

But I can't kill him.

We are obviously enemies, but I have to watch him become stronger step by step, because we have to use his power before we kill him.

This feeling makes people feel a little suffocated.

I fell back onto the bed and let out a long sigh.

Shikamaru thought I treated Naruto as a substitute for my family, he didn't know that was just a lie, but, it was actually pretty much the same.

At first, I just regarded him as a mission target.

But when I found out that it is not easy for two people to feel comfortable and happy together, I started to regard Naruto seriously as my friend.

Now, both for public and private reasons, I hope Naruto can live well.

And Uchiha Sasuke... is the biggest obstacle.

Just as I was thinking this, a hoarse voice came from the infirmary: "...Mom?"

I turned over and sat up, and saw that the boy who had been sleeping opened his eyes. He looked listless, his fair cheeks were stained with a sickly blush, and he turned to look at me with wet eyes.