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

I didn't answer, but looked up at his face and asked curiously, "Naruto, how tall are you now?"

"Eh?" I asked a little suddenly. Naruto rubbed my waist. Seeing that I didn't struggle, he continued to massage me tentatively while answering: "The last time I went for a physical examination... I think I was 1.8 meters tall?"

I was surprised and said, "Although I thought you had grown taller, I didn't expect... Is it true that boys look shorter?"

"You think I'm short?"

"No, it's just that I didn't see it was that tall before... and the Naruto from my world was only..."

I raised my hand to indicate Naruto's height when he was 16, and then stood on tiptoe to place it on top of Naruto's head when he was 19, to show him the difference.

I was a little surprised: "How can it grow so much in two years?"

Naruto's blue eyes reflected my reflection, "What will you look like when you are 19?"

"When I was 19? Hmm... I don't know. However, although it was only two short years from 16 to 19, the most dramatic changes were in these two years. Shikamaru and Naruto became like adults, Ino became so beautiful, and Sakura also matured..."

"..."

He suddenly fell silent and stopped massaging with his hands.

"Naruto?"

"Nothing," he said. "I just remembered that I couldn't see you when you were 19."

I was slightly stunned, and Naruto's hands dropped to his sides and he looked away, "Sorry."

"Why apologize?"

"Because I've been saying nasty things since just now. You must think I'm terrible."

"I don't feel disgusted. On the contrary, I feel very happy."

Naruto looked at me in surprise: "Happy?"

"Because these are Naruto's true thoughts and emotions. I am of course very happy that Naruto can reveal these to me, so that I can better understand the real you."

"Even if I lose my temper with you, it doesn't matter?"

"You are being coquettish."

"Eh?"

"In my opinion, Naruto is sending me a signal, saying to me: 'Prove how important I am to you', so I am trying hard to prove this to you."

"is that so?"

"Of course," I said proudly, "I am the number one psychotherapist in the Hidden Mist Village. I am experienced and trustworthy!"

"Does this position still exist in the Hidden Mist Village?!"

"Well, it should be gone now."

After all, my pupil technique has changed.

Seeing that his mood had slowly calmed down, I asked, "Then Naruto, can you tell me what made you angry? Do you hate Shino?"

"of course not."

"Does that mean you hate that Shino and I used to have a good relationship?"

Naruto was silent for a moment, still shaking his head: "Everyone has a past and their own life. No one revolves around me... It's unreasonable to be angry about this."

"So what's the reason for Naruto's anger?"

I think I've proven what Naruto wanted - I've proven how important he is to me.

My eyes, my attention, always follow him.

Love practice is not about one party's unlimited acceptance and tolerance; its foundation is built on the mutual care between two people.

If Naruto doesn't respond to me, then no matter how much I value him, we can't go on.

Although this rule was never stated explicitly, Naruto seemed to be keenly aware of it.

If he doesn't want to really lose me...

He thought carefully about his feelings and answered my question: "...It feels like I found an excuse that just happened to push you away, so that's it."

As he spoke, he lowered his head, looking depressed like a child who had done something wrong.

"It seems that I approached Naruto too quickly before, so Naruto couldn't adapt and was a little stressed."

Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment: "You make it sound like I'm some kind of animal."

"After discovering the reason, Naruto's emotions seemed to stabilize."

"...After realizing that I was the one looking for trouble and trying to throw you away, how could I still be angry with you..."

"But why did Naruto subconsciously want to throw me away?"

"You can guess it, right?"

"Maybe I guessed wrong? Give me the correct answer."

"Well... because," Naruto hesitated, not quite getting used to it, "because I'm afraid that you will hate my negative emotions later, so I think it would be safer to get rid of you before you accept me so much."

Pretty much what I guessed.

"That's it."

"You obviously guessed it!"

"But Naruto himself told me differently."

Naruto complained a little, "What's different?"

"If you don't say it, it will be the same as before. Naruto will just keep his thoughts to himself. If you tell me, you will have someone to talk to! If you can't tell others, you can now tell me without worry. You see, isn't the meaning very different?"

"Uh……"

"Look, there's no way to refute it!"

Naruto pretended to be unwilling and said in annoyance: "Damn it! I was completely led by Chaolu!"

"Don't worry, just let me hold your hand. I'm very reliable! Besides..." I held his cheeks with both hands, smiled and looked into his eyes: "It's not so scary to tell him what you really think in your heart. Believe me, I won't let you get hurt."

He looked at me, a little embarrassed, but finally smiled.

"This is a test from Naruto, to see if I can really catch the ball you throw." I smiled and said, "Did I pass the test?"

"Super stable connection!!"

"That's good." I stepped out of his arms and took the rainproof sheet in his hand: "Let me help you, move around, maybe your body won't be so stiff."

This time, he didn't reject me.

By the time everyone came back, the tents had been set up, dinner had ended, and the sky had grown dark. Shikamaru began to arrange the order of the night watch rotations.

He was the first person chosen to keep watch, and after that, the rest of the people prepared to go into the tent and rest.

I could feel his gaze on me, so I found an opportunity to walk over to him and asked, "Do you have anything to say to me?"

Shikamaru didn't try to hide it and asked directly: "You and Naruto...what did you do to him?"

"'Did' what?"

"You guys did all that on the bird's back, you didn't think we didn't see it?"

“Just chatting.”

"Do I need to cover myself with a cloak for a normal conversation? This behavior is too suspicious. There's no way it won't attract attention."

I smiled and said, "The conversation has gotten a little deeper. We need a little private space where we can feel safer."

"Your smile is very deceptive, and you always appear gentle and harmless." Shikamaru stared at me and said, "But people like you... are often more difficult to deal with than those who appear very dangerous at first glance."

"I thought you trusted us."

"I just confirmed that you are probably harmless, but how can you trust someone you haven't known for long so easily?"

Shikamaru's familiar face had a rather cold expression. I knew that his calmness and rationality were the qualities he could not afford to lose, but rationality and emotion could not be synchronized.

Even though I felt a slight pain in my heart, I smiled: "As expected of you, Shikamaru. Really reassuring. Do you want me to stay away from Naruto?"

Shikamaru shook his head, "I just want to ask you, when will you leave this world?"

"I do not know either."

"But you all have to leave eventually, right? You're so close to Naruto now, have you ever thought about how he'll feel after you're gone?"

"But... a flower cannot stop blooming just because it will wither." I whispered, "Life is so short... The relationship between people may not be as long as we imagine. Do you think that in my original world, I can stay with Naruto for a long time without separation? I just race against time to make the person important to me happy and leave him with good memories to the best of my ability. If I love him, why can't I let him know that he is loved? Many years later, when he recalls me, will he think that it is better to have someone say that she loves me, or to not know that someone loved him?"