[Ming Zuo] Father-daughter journey

Sasuke was worried about Maki, so Naruto and Sakura went back to Konoha alone.

Before leaving, Naruto held Sasuke's hand reluctantly: "You will contact me, right?"

"Yeah." Sasuke replied.

"Will you go back to Konoha when Maki-san gets better?"

This time Sasuke hesitated for a moment: "...it depends on the situation."

"Then... just to see me?" Naruto tried to persuade.

"Well then, I'll go."

Naruto was happy but also a little sad, Sasuke used "go" instead of "back", obviously Konoha is also his hometown.

For no reason, he thought of what his last task entrusted, Yuya, said before leaving—"In this place where I have lost my parents, brothers, and friends, I can't live happily ever after with peace of mind."

Although it is his hometown, although he is nostalgic, he also hates that land. It is impossible for Yuya to let him open his heart to accept and even protect everyone there.

What about Sasuke?Did he think so too?Does he have the same complicated feelings for Konoha now?

Obviously wanted to ask, but couldn't speak.

Seeing that Naruto was depressed again before he had time to be happy, Sasuke sighed, put his index finger and middle finger together, and poked Naruto's forehead hard.

"Wow!" Naruto screamed exaggeratedly, frowned and stared at Sasuke, "Sasuke, what are you doing, let me tell you!"

"The one at the end of the crane," Sasuke hasn't used this title for a long time, not to mention, Naruto still has some nostalgia, and he only heard Sasuke continue word by word, "I said I will go to see you, aren't you happy?"

"Ah?" Naruto was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, smiled and kissed Sasuke's lips, "Of course I'm happy, I said, as long as I can see Sasuke, I'm happier than anything else!"

Sasuke especially liked the kiss with Naruto since he had a connection with Naruto, his mood immediately improved, he blinked and teased Naruto: "Happier than being Hokage?"

Naruto replied firmly: "I'm happier than being Hokage."

A simple sentence successfully made Sasuke blush, which made Naruto happy and shy at the same time, and then he obeyed his heart, and rushed forward to give Sasuke a deep kiss.

On the way, Sakura and the others have told Naruto the information they know in a simple way, and Naruto is probably mentally prepared.

The incident of attacking Anbu, the incident of leaving the village privately, and the incident of being forced to marry by high-level officials in disguise... I am afraid there is also the incident of the Orochimaru base.

But he doesn't have Shikamaru's brains, and he can't think of how the higher-ups will find fault, let alone how to deal with it.

Before reaching the entrance of the village, the four of them saw a thin figure from a distance.

Xiao Sakura sighed: "This is troublesome." Then she thought that he was the number one contributor to bringing these two together, and immediately felt uncomfortable again.

Sai said with a smile: "Fortunately Sasuke-kun is not here, otherwise it must be the legendary Shura field."

Ino gave her boyfriend a hard look, and said helplessly, "Sorry, Naruto, this guy is not very good at talking. But the rest of the village doesn't seem to know that you have broken up..."

They arrived at the entrance of the village.

Hinata, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately went up to meet her. She clasped her hands tightly and said nervously, "Huan, welcome back, Naruto-kun."

After she finished speaking, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and she let go of her hands, and then she was about to hold Naruto's hands.

Naruto took a step back reflexively, pulling his hands aside.

It's even more embarrassing now.

Sakura and the others tactfully reported to the guard at the gate, leaving space for them.

"I'm sorry, Hinata." Facing this girl, Naruto didn't know what else to say besides apologizing.

During the Fourth World War, she did not hesitate to risk her life to save him, just as Neji said when she sacrificed to save them two, she regarded his life as more important than her own. This is Neji's deathbed as a brother entrust.He didn't understand it before, but after various reminders from his friends around him, he slowly became aware of it, and everyone thought he should like Hinata too——Hinata is the eldest lady of the Hyuga clan, with a gentle and introverted personality, and more importantly It was she who liked him since she was a child, wasn't she?

This made him naturally have a sense of responsibility, and he was also misled by this sense of responsibility, guilt towards Neji, and the fuel of the people around him, thinking that he also liked Hinata.

Thinking about it now, his impression of Hinata is probably that the once very strange girl has gradually become a strong and reliable partner who has saved him.

They don't really overlap much.

When Hinata heard "Sorry", her eyes turned red, she tried her best to suppress the sadness in her heart, but she was still defeated by cowardice again, and tears rolled down her fair cheeks.

She lowered her head, not wanting Naruto to see her distressed appearance. In order not to make her voice sound trembling, she took a deep breath: "Then, then... Can Naruto-kun tell me the reason? It's me Where did it go wrong..."

Naruto knew that Hinata was crying, and Jiraiya once said that men who make women cry are scum—it seems that this time he will become a "scum" again, but if he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it. He doesn't want to deceive Hinata , and don't want to deceive yourself.

"Like I said last time, I have someone I really like. I gave you hope without permission, and then shattered it without permission, so I'm really sorry, Hinata."

"No, don't... Naruto-kun, tell me what is wrong with me, and I will definitely change it. I really like Naruto-kun very much, so please..."

"You are good everywhere." Naruto interrupted Hinata, "You are a very amazing girl, really."

"That……"

"But you are not him." Naruto's voice was calm and cruel, breaking all the dreams in Hinata's heart.

Hinata's trembling body gradually calmed down, and her voice also calmed down: "But everyone wants us to be together, not that third party who came out of nowhere."

Naruto suddenly laughed: "But that 'everyone' doesn't include me, does it include Hinata?"

Hinata was stunned for a moment, she probably didn't expect Naruto to be able to laugh, and before she could think of how to respond, Naruto said again: "Besides, he is not a third party! The person I like is the most He is the only one from beginning to end, and one day I will make the whole world agree with us! I am a man of my word!"

Hinata looked up at Naruto in a daze, forgetting to wipe away the tears on her face.She thought of the boy who was always clamoring to become Hokage, the boy who yelled "Speaking straight is my way of ninja" during the Chunin exam, who single-handedly protected the hero of the whole village, saving time and time again. Killed all Uzumaki Naruto.

This kind of Naruto is the one she likes, if Naruto really gave in just now, she really doesn't know what to do.

He is the sun, she is just one of the people who accepted his warmth, even if she shines again, she is just a star.But when did she think she was his moon?Ah, it was probably when the Fourth War came forward to protect him.How despicable, to use the death of his brother as a step towards the sun.

His moon will always be that one person.

"Is that person... Sasuke-kun?" Hinata asked.

"Ah... ah?!" Naruto's face suddenly turned red, "Why would Hinata know? Yes, is it that obvious?"

"It's really..." It's a complete failure, whether it's a relationship or a task assigned by my father.

Hinata smiled bitterly.

She admits that even if she is already a 20-year-old adult, even if her efforts have been recognized by everyone including her father, even if she is already an outstanding ninja in her own right, her heart is still cowardly.There are some things that she will never be able to shout out as loudly as the person she admires, and go forward to fight for them bravely, even if her head is broken and bruised.

So she will always be a loser.

After all, the opponent is that Uchiha Sasuke, so he can't win anyway.

"The road ahead will be very difficult..."

"I've been prepared a long time ago, I said!"

Sure enough, no matter how much pain in my heart, I can't resent, after all, that person is Naruto-kun.