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

"Master Naruto, please come this way."

"Zhaolu! Why you too!"

Naruto and I started laughing and joking. Kakashi looked at us and seemed to be in a good mood as well.

Finally, in addition to the flowers, he also bought a few boxes of strawberries and some beautifully packaged snacks on the way.

We went to see the memorial first. Kakashi and I placed two bouquets of flowers under the memorial. We intentionally or unintentionally asked Naruto to keep the flowers and present them to the Fourth Hokage later.

The three of them looked at the two names on the monument in silence. I think Naruto probably had nothing to say. Maybe he praised them as heroes and told them about his dream of becoming a Hokage. I don't know what Kakashi said to his friends. I just repeated silently in my heart:

Please don't hate me.

Dad, Mom...

I am your child who was born without your permission.

Please don't hate me.

I don't know if their souls would allow me to call them that if they could hear prayers, but what else can I call them...?

Lord Obito? Lord Rin?

It has actually been less than half a year since I left Shikamaru-sama and came to this world, but I can clearly feel that I was originally like a blank piece of paper, but now it has been painted with many colors.

Thinking back to when I first came into this world, I had no other thoughts in my mind except the mission.

At first, I only had Naruto in my eyes, and then, with Naruto as the starting point, many threads were extended -

Kakashi, Ino, Shikamaru, Shino, Sasuke, Urusi...

I am exploring, experiencing friendship, family affection, and learning about love...

I would be distressed because I couldn't justify hurting Uchiha Sasuke, and I would cry because I might not be able to see Shikamaru and the others again...

I gradually began to look forward to my "parents" and felt more sympathy for Naruto...

I don’t know whether these changes are good or bad.

Am I getting better at completing tasks?

Or are these feelings unnecessary and will only hinder me?

I have no one to ask and can only float in confusion.

If Lord Shikamaru and Orochimaru knew how helpless I am at this moment, would they think I am incompetent?

After a while, Kakashi said, "Okay, let's go."

Seeing that he didn't put down the strawberries and snacks, Naruto and I were a little confused.

Naruto said bluntly, "Aren't these bought for worship?"

"Didn't Chaolu say that offerings here would just rot and be wasted? After meeting the Fourth Hokage, you can take them back and eat them." Kakashi smiled and said, "I've already asked Obito and Rin, and they both agreed."

Naruto immediately complained, "How can they disagree?"

But when we were picking snacks just now, Kakashi let us choose by ourselves, so what we bought were all the ones we liked or wanted to eat, so he told us to take them back, and Naruto and I were actually very happy.

Kakashi took us to the Hokage Rock again. Naruto placed the flowers in his arms on top of the Hokage Rock, then looked at the empty space next to it, full of fighting spirit: "In the future, my portrait will definitely be engraved on that place!"

I also looked at the cliff which was still empty at the moment.

But as far as I know, the portrait of Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, was later engraved there, followed by Kakashi's portrait, and finally... Uchiha Sasuke's portrait.

I said sincerely, "I also hope that Naruto's portrait will appear here in the future."

After saying that, I looked at Kakashi standing beside me and said, "In the future, Mr. Kakashi, can you still guide us in our training like today?"

"I usually have to go on missions, so it's hard to fix the time..."

I lowered my head in frustration.

Then he said again: "If you don't mind, I can teach you when I don't have any missions."

I immediately raised my head in surprise: "Thank you! Mr. Kakashi!"

I pulled Naruto over and said with a smile, "If Naruto becomes Hokage in the future, Mr. Kakashi will be the Hokage's teacher!"

Kakashi also smiled: "Thank you for your good words, Chaolu."

Although the scroll that Orochimaru and Shikamaru gave me said not to interfere with Naruto's growth, but...

Asking Kakashi to give us extra tutoring shouldn’t count, right…?

Otherwise, if Naruto always lags behind, it will be more difficult for him to defeat Sasuke in the future...!

Right?

After paying tribute to Kakashi's former teachers and companions, he sent us home. We first sent Naruto to the downstairs of his house and gave him a box of strawberries and snacks. Then he continued to send me back to the welfare home.

"Morning dew..."

"Ok?"

"I said before that I could pass your identity off to a relative on my mother's side... What do you think?"

I was stunned: "Mr. Kakashi means... you want to adopt me?"

"I want to ask for your opinion. If you want a guardian, I can take you away from the orphanage."

"Because I look a lot like Sister Lin, and maybe I'm related to her?"

"That's part of the reason, of course. But another part of the reason is that I think you're a good kid. If I can help..."

"Shikamaru's family also wants to adopt me."

"Nara family? Why?"

"Shikamaru's mother seemed to know Sister Lin as well. As soon as we met, she said that I looked like a junior to her. She also asked Shikamaru if he wanted a younger sister."

Kakashi hesitated and said, "I'm not saying that the Nara family is bad, but... the rules of a big family are much stricter, and you may suffer a lot of grievances..."

"Shikamaru said the same thing."

"Ok?"

"He said that he hopes I can be free, laugh whenever I want, say whatever I want, and do whatever I want... If I'm adopted by the Nara family, I guess I won't be able to do that, right?"

"After all... I'm living under someone else's roof."

"Then living with Mr. Kakashi wouldn't be like living under someone else's roof, right?"

"I'm not at home often, so you shouldn't feel too constrained."

"But if Mr. Kakashi becomes my guardian, can I still be a member of your team when we are divided into groups for graduation?"

"Hmm...if we become relatives, I might avoid it..."

I immediately made a decision in my mind: I don’t want it!

However, if I tell Kakashi this reason, it will only confuse him, so I decided to refuse with another reason.

"Then... can I live with Naruto?" I tried, "I will take good care of myself and Naruto, and will never cause you any trouble."

Kakashi sighed, "…Asakaru…you can't live with Naruto."

"why?"

"His situation is a bit complicated."

Anyway, since he objects, this reason is valid.

"Then I'll continue to stay in the orphanage." I put my hands behind my back and smiled at him. "People who really have a bad life in the orphanage probably can't be afraid of the pain of being adopted and living under someone else's roof, because that is the only salvation for them. So Mr. Kakashi, don't worry too much about me. I'm not having a bad time in the orphanage. If Mr. Kakashi really wants to take care of me, then please give me more guidance on my training in the future, okay?"

Seeing that I insisted, Kakashi's persuasion would only be forced.

He considerately changed the subject: "Okay. Speaking of which, are the swimming lessons at the ninja school still held at this time?"

"Yes! Mr. Iruka informed us that swimming lessons will probably start next Tuesday."

"Then next time, I'll take you to practice walking on water." He kindly made an appointment with me: "Just by the river near the welfare home, how about it?"