I asked Kakashi-sensei this question.

Over the past three years, I have often visited Rin and Obito. Whenever I feel lost, confused, or miss Shikamaru and the others, this place is the only one that can accommodate my unexpressed emotions.

I often run into Kakashi-sensei as well.

It was then that I realized that I "hated" Orochimaru for thinking that I could be replaced at will, because that meant that everything about my existence could be easily denied.

I squatted in front of Lin's grave and placed a bunch of purple gentian for her.

Actually, I don’t know what kind of flowers or colors she likes, but in the photo, she has purple paint on her cheeks, so I think she at least doesn’t hate purple.

So I thought, every time I come, I will change the purple flower, and there will always be one that she will like.

After we buy the purple flowers, if she likes strawberries, then she probably won't hate pink, red, or other colors similar to strawberry.

Kakashi-sensei has run into me many times, and I've already thought of an explanation - if he thinks it's strange that I come so often, I'll say it's because I like flowers, but if I buy them I'll just watch them wither, so I might as well give them to Lin.

But he didn't know why and never asked.

"Morning dew."

"It's getting late, Kakashi-sensei. It's almost noon."

"Anyway, we've agreed to practice together this afternoon, so how about I invite Chaolu to have lunch later?"

I joked, "Okay! I came here just to get a free meal!"

Teacher Kakashi smiled and placed a bunch of lilies next to my purple gentian.

I thought, great, it’s a different color from my flowers! The chances of Lin liking it have greatly increased!

There were two of us, one squatting and the other standing. After a moment of silence, Kakashi lowered his head and asked me, "Aren't your feet numb after squatting for so long?"

"No." I looked up at him and shared my unique little secret with him: "If you squat on the ground, put your upper body close to your knees, and hug yourself with your hands, you will feel like you are in your mother's arms. Do you want to try it, Mr. Kakashi?"

Kakashi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm already 20 years old."

"Well."

Probably noticing that I was a little disappointed, Kakashi-sensei also squatted down.

"Kakashi-sensei."

"Ok?"

"Do you think Lin will hate me?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I look like her. No one would be happy if their uniqueness was denied. If... someone else who looks exactly like me appears, will she replace me?"

Kakashi-sensei frowned, and I realized he was upset.

"Chaolu, do you think that appearance is the most unique part of a person? Can one person easily replace another as long as they look similar? Do you think you can replace Lin?"

"Lin is different."

She was born naturally, without being selected or interfered with by humans.

but I……

Teacher Kakashi sighed: "Have you been reading too many messed up comic books recently?"

I lowered my head and said nothing.

Teacher Kakashi patted my shoulder and said, "If someone uses the transformation technique to become my appearance, can he replace me?"

I thought about it and shook my head.

"why not?"

"Because even if they look the same, their personalities, habits, and abilities are different. People who are close to Kakashi-sensei will definitely be able to see it."

"Yes, appearance is only one part of the picture. It is certainly important, but what is more important is each person's different interpersonal relationships."

"Relationships?"

"People are shaped by interpersonal relationships. For example, my personality comes from the relationship between my parents; my habits come from the environment I grew up in; my abilities come from my teachers... and the people I am close to, my friends, my students... we shape each other."

Teacher Kakashi said gently: "So, even if there is someone who looks like me, those relationships will not transfer. I am still me."

"Is this what Naruto always likes to talk about...bonds?"

Teacher Kakashi narrowed his eyes and said, "That's right. Everyone's bond is unique. A unique bond will create a unique individual. Even if someone who looks like Chaolu appears again, I will know that she is not Chaolu."

His words lit up my heart, and I looked at him in surprise: "No wonder everyone says that bonds are important! So, as long as there are bonds, I will not be replaced by anyone?"

"Of course not." Kakashi smiled and said, "Just like Chaolu said she would definitely recognize me, I will definitely not recognize Chaolu wrongly. In my heart, Chaolu is unique, just like Rin, Obito, Naruto... and everyone else."

I was so moved by this sentence that I said loudly, "Kakashi-sensei is also unique to me!"

I excitedly held his hand, "Teacher Kakashi..."

"Ok?"

"Sometimes I wonder if my father is like Kakashi-sensei..."

“…I’m only 20 years old?”

"That's not what Kakashi-sensei said just now. What Kakashi-sensei said just now was 'I'm already 20 years old'."

"Can these two things be of the same nature?"

After Kakashi-sensei finished complaining about me, he started laughing along with me.

He refused: "No, no, I'm not yet at the stage of being a father!"

"How stingy! He's so much of a father figure!"

"This has nothing to do with being stingy." Kakashi-sensei stood up, "Okay, it's time to go to lunch, let's go."

We left the cemetery together. I was still a little curious: "I wonder what Kakashi-sensei will be like when he becomes a father? Does Kakashi-sensei want a son? Or a daughter? What will Kakashi-sensei's daughter look like? If the son is as lazy as Kakashi-sensei, it won't be a good idea! By the way, what did Kakashi-sensei look like when he was a child? In addition to the photo with the Fourth Hokage, are there any other photos?"

"I will not answer any of the above questions."

"Hey! Why?"

"Because I'm a stingy person."

Thinking of Kakashi-sensei, I worried for a moment whether he would be disappointed if I refused to inherit his ninja dog contract.

I don't want him to be disappointed.

Soon, we reached the exit and headed to the hospital.

Teacher Iruka sent Kiba and the others to the emergency room, and then had to go and greet the people from the Hyuga family, the Inuzuka family, and the parents of two other classmates.

Someone from the Aburame family has also come, and the relationship between these three families seems to be very close, so Shino has to go with Sensei Iruka.

The head of the Hyuga family was not present in person, but several jonin came to inquire about the situation.

Although Hinata was not injured, they did not seem to trust the examination of Konoha Hospital. Their brows were frowned and their faces were serious.

Except for Hinata, everyone in the Hyuga family seems to be very strong.

Could it be that because her family members are so strong, she was forced into a weak position?

The adults were discussing something outside, so Naruto, Shikamaru, Sasuke and I stayed together in another smaller ward.

Sasuke had been standing in the corridor with me on his back, and a nurse had just found the time to put us here.

He lowered me down very carefully, putting his hand under my wrist to support me as he handed me over to the nurse.

I can't help but be grateful to him.

"……Thanks."

He was so cool that he only replied me two words: "No need."

This guy, no wonder he always makes Naruto so angry!

……

The nurse helped me change my clothes that were soaked by snow in the ward and put on hospital clothes for me.

When she helped me out, I just happened to hear Naruto say with some surprise and envy: "Hinata's family values ​​Hinata very much."

Shikamaru said, "She is the eldest daughter of the main family after all."

Sasuke stood aside and snorted coldly, not taking it seriously.

The nurse held my clothes in her arms, trying to find a place to put them down, and Shikamaru reached out and took them.

When the nurse saw the family crest on his clothes, she smiled: "Nara family? No wonder, how thoughtful."

Naruto asked curiously, "Why not?"

The nurse smiled and said, "Everyone in the village knows that the men of the Nara family are well trained by women. I didn't expect that he is so well trained at such a young age."

Shikamaru:"……"

He watched the nurse leave speechlessly, then met Naruto and Sasuke's gaze, "...That doesn't mean the men in our family are afraid of women."

Naruto and Sasuke looked away, with an expression of "we didn't say that".

The nurse came back in with a basin of warm water, and she jokingly said, "Of course I'm not afraid of women, I'm just afraid of my wife."

She smiled and placed the basin next to the bed and asked me to put my feet in it. I sat on the edge of the bed and did as she said. Then she brought another basin of warm water and placed it on the bedside table and asked me to put my hands in it.

The nurse handed Shikamaru a painkiller and a tube of ointment and said, "You are all ninjas, you have basic medical knowledge, I will leave the rest to you. If she regains consciousness and feels pain, let her take a pill of this painkiller. Remember, it may be painful when she warms up, so be sure to watch her and don't touch the frostbitten area. When her skin turns pink and regains consciousness, apply the ointment to her wound and wrap it up. Do you understand?"

Shikamaru nodded.

The nurse packed up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, she asked curiously, "Usually, ninja teams are in groups of three. There are four of you. Which three are in a group?"

Sasuke and Shikamaru looked at each other, then looked at Naruto.

Naruto: "...What are you looking at!? I am the best friend of Chaolu!!"

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