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

"Although most of the time, I have no idea what you are thinking, Zhaolu. But I believe in my own feelings during the days when I have been with you day and night. Zhaolu will never let me down. I want to know everything about you, and I want to know you better... Even if I discover a side of you that I never knew before, I will be shocked, but I should be happy - that's great, I finally understand you a little better."

"When did you become so good at talking?" Chaolu was a little surprised, but also a little amused: "You didn't talk like this before."

"A red flower becomes a red flower, a black flower becomes a black flower. I have been with you for such a long time, so I must have learned a little bit from you. Besides, I am far from being as good as you."

Chaolu smiled but said nothing.

Neji opened his eyes and looked at her, "So, can you show me the part that Chaolu wanted to hide?"

"Wouldn't that put me at a disadvantage? I know nothing about Neji's dark side."

"My dark side... Chaolu said I might be disappointed in you, but I think it's more likely that Chaolu will be disappointed in me."

"So unsure of yourself?"

"The so-called dark side is something that we want to hide because we think it is ugly."

"But Neji wants to see my dark side eh?"

"Because the morning dew can't be that ugly."

"How ugly can Neji be?"

Hearing Chaolu's smiling, nonchalant words, Neji sat up and held her fingertips that had just been massaging him.

After the gentle smile on his face faded, the pair of eyes that had recently revealed a hint of ice blue had the coldest color in the world: "Did something happen between you and Sasuke?"

Chaolu was slightly stunned: "Why do you ask?"

"Considering how long you've known each other, you two are extremely familiar with each other. To be able to develop such a bond in such a short time... Did you show him your memories, or did you see his memories? Did you know each other's past and share each other's memories?"

"He said he had been following us, and in the pool of water that leads to the moon where memories can be seen, he saw my memories."

"That's not right." Neji said, "Even when facing Naruto, who has the best relationship with him, his attitude is very reserved, but for you... I didn't go out when you were sparring with Naruto before, but don't forget that I have the Byakugan. Even in the tent, I can know what happened."

"So what did Neji see?"

"He interrupted you and Naruto with Susanoo. I heard him talking. He was paying attention to you and was nervous about you."

Neji knelt in front of Asaka, now tightly grasping one of her hands that was at her side, and leaned forward towards her, almost as if questioning her.

It was rare for him to speak to Chaolu in such an oppressive manner. Usually he was like a steady brother, a reliable companion, and a friend who would always give his all unconditionally.

"Something must have happened between you two, forming a special bond."

"You can just ask me."

"I don't want to ask you." Neji lowered his eyes, "...I guessed over and over again. Every guess made me anxious and angry. I was angry that I wasn't strong enough, which is why I was defeated by Toneri, which is why you were taken away, and which is why you met Uchiha Sasuke. These days I can't wait to master the power of the Samsara Eye, because I never want this to happen again."

Chaolu looked at him. Neji's long hair fell on his shoulders, and because he looked very beautiful from behind, when he and Bai went out together, they were often mistaken for sisters.

But his facial features are actually very heroic.

She reached out and pulled out a strand of hair from behind his ear, holding the strand and passing it over his shoulders, flowing down to his chest.

She stared at the long black hair in her palm.

Although the Sharingan and the Byakugan are from the same lineage but are so different, Neji and Sasuke are from the same lineage, and although they seem different, they have the same black hair.

If Sasuke's hair was longer, it might not be much different from Neji's hair.

"Ningji, when I was in Konoha, I seldom used my eye technique of peeping into memories. Because my ability could not be made public at that time, and Konoha did not allow me to use it. It was not until we went to the Hidden Mist Village that I began to use my ability non-stop in order to stabilize the Hidden Mist Village as soon as possible after the change of the Mizukage."

Neji had no idea why she had started this, but he didn't open his mouth to interrupt.

"The ninjas in the Hidden Mist Village are different from the ones I've met before. I had just graduated from the Ninja School at that time, and the most adult-like person I met was only Kakashi. But Kakashi... he actually protected us very well. Although Zabuza spoke harshly later, he only said it with his mouth. He always protected us in action. I think he asked Haku and I to go together to quell the rebellion because he lacked useful people, and on the other hand, he probably wanted me to gain some experience. In order to achieve our dreams and goals, I should grow up and become a ninja who can stand on my own, and no longer be a child and student protected by teachers and elders."

"Those memories...are there any problems? I've never heard you mention them."

"Because I hadn't come to my own conclusion at that time, I didn't know how to bring it up with you. But after watching the memories of those rebellious ninjas in the Hidden Mist Village, the missions I experienced in Konoha, in the Ninja School, and after graduation were all like children playing house. That is the most superficial beauty of the ninja world... and it is also a false fantasy. After all, if the hopes and dreams of the Genin who have just embarked on the path of ninja are shattered, there will be no way to obtain a sufficient number of Chunin."

“At that time, I felt the change in you.”

"is it?"

"I feel that you have hidden more secrets than before. But everyone has their own worries. If some people want to talk, they will say it themselves. But you didn't say anything, and I think I shouldn't say anything either. But now it seems... I should take the initiative to ask you."

“I think I’ve grown.”

"Yes... I also think that you have grown. You have grown to the point where... sometimes it makes me wonder if you have grown at all."

"what does that mean?"

Ningji pondered for a moment and also fell into memory, "When I first met you, I felt that you were like a mirror."

"Mirror?"

"A mirror has no emotions or hearts of its own. It simply reflects everything about the person looking in the mirror. If a person smiles at the mirror, the mirror smiles back at the person. If a person is angry at the mirror, the mirror is also angry at the person. The mirror will not be hostile or resentful toward people. Those who feel that they are being treated hostilely or resentfully by the mirror only see their own hostility and resentment in the mirror."

"...I don't sound like a human being. That's too much. I had my own emotions at that time!"

"Your emotions only exist towards the few people you care about. Naruto and Sasuke are needless to say, as are Shikamaru, Ino, Shino, Kakashi... Apart from them, you are just a mirror placed there. If someone approaches you, you will not avoid them, but you will just reflect them coldly, and then watch them leave after they lose their novelty."

Chaolu protested, "I've tried before, and it's not easy to find people who can become friends among a crowd. I already have Naruto and Sasuke, as well as Shikamaru, Ino, Shino and the others... I don't think I need to spend energy and time making new friends."

"Well, if you hadn't had to defect and lost all your friends, there probably wouldn't have been a place for me. Our intersection would probably have ended with you freeing me from the cage."

"…Because your personality at that time was the type I couldn't handle…"

"what about now?"

"Now...we are all so familiar with each other and get along so well!"

"……How do you like it?"

"Ok?"

Neji sighed softly, "One thing you've done that makes me feel like I've grown up is that... when you came back from suppressing the rebellion, I felt like you were no longer a mirror."

"Finally looking like a human being?"

"Like fog. It seems to be there, but when you reach out to grab it, it's elusive. When you approach you, you seem to be always in front of you, but occasionally when you turn your head, you find that you have already surrounded you. I try in vain to find you, but I can only be trapped in the thick fog. You are better at hiding yourself than before. Moreover, you have learned a way, a way to trap everyone in the fog according to your will. The fog is like saying, 'Don't leave the place I gave you', 'Stay where you are', 'Stay the same, and I will always be by your side'."