Fragments of sunlight scatter on the wet ground through the towering trees, leaving patches of mottled shadows. Occasionally, there are birds chirping in the high canopy, echoing in the forest, making the surrounding quiet and deep.

Haruno Sakura sat slumped on the ground with her hands behind her back, her head raised and panting heavily, her sweaty pink hair stuck to her face, which made her look extremely embarrassed, but she really didn't have time to worry about it. , because she was really tired—just now she ran all the way with Sasuke, hid Sasuke in a hidden position without panting, and immediately turned around to save Naruto hanging on the tree, until she successfully caught Naruto It was only when people brought it back that they felt relieved for the rest of their lives.

Both Sasuke and Naruto were in a coma along the way, and the long back and forth was all supported by her alone. Not only that, she had to carefully avoid the snakes, rats, rats and ants in the forest and other teams that might be hiding in the dark, and finally find a safe place to go. The hidden place hid the unconscious two people, and Haruno Sakura felt that she had never been so tired and frightened during the wave mission.

——Is it because Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke Naruto have been taking care of her?

"Sasuke, Naruto..." Haruno Sakura panted and kept chanting these two names, as if she could gain strength from them, she slowly clenched her hands on the ground.

After panting for a while, she gritted her teeth and stood up, looked at the hidden tree hole, and after confirming that the two people lying inside were not easy to be found, she began to look for a suitable location, dig a hole with a shuriken, and set up a trap.

——She can't hold back the team any longer, she has to do something!Even without Orochimaru, there are many other dangers around, Sasuke and Naruto were protecting her just now, so let her protect them now!

Haruno Sakura's fair skin was stained with dust and sweat, her lips were dry and peeling, but her emerald green eyes seemed to be shone with fine sunlight, exuding a dazzling brilliance.

The temperature of the sun kept changing, and the time passed by, and the sweat kept sliding down her cheeks, down her chin, and fell on the grass, glowing under the light.

It wasn't until a while later that Haruno Sakura stood up with her arms crossed on her sore waist. She finally finished setting up all the traps, and finally had time to wipe the sweat off her forehead.

"Sakura."

A weak and hoarse voice suddenly sounded, which shocked Haruno Sakura who had just relaxed. After realizing that it was Sasuke's voice coming from the tree hole, great ecstasy surged into her heart. She threw down the shuriken and ran over quickly, saying in surprise, "Sasuke!"

In the dark and hidden tree hole, Sasuke's face turned pale, and he was struggling to sit up with his elbows propped up. Haruno Sakura hurried over to help her, and she yelled softly again: "Sasuke!"

Haruno Sakura's nose moved slightly, her eyes were wet, she bit her lip and couldn't hold it back, she grabbed Sasuke's arm and lowered her head to cry, "Fortunately you woke up."

Haruno Sakura wanted to say something but was interrupted by a hand that suddenly grabbed her arm.

Haruno Sakura, whose eyes were still red and moist, raised her head and looked at Sasuke in a daze. There was an emotion she couldn't understand in the other's dark eyes: "Sasuke?"

Sasuke frowned and coughed, his voice was hoarse but his expression was very serious: "Sakura, what about others?"

"Him? Orochimaru?" Haruno Sakura wiped away tears, "He left after you passed out, and he didn't make things difficult for me. Sasuke, you must tell Kakashi-sensei when we go out!"

Sasuke sat wearily, looking at Haruno Sakura's clear emerald green eyes with weak eyes, his lips that were as pale as his face moved: "Except Orochimaru?"

Haruno Sakura wondered, "Who else?" Then she frowned and thought about it for a while, then shook her head and said, "No more, did Sasuke see someone else ambushing nearby?"

Sasuke stared into Sakura's eyes, and found that the eyes of the other party were still clear, and it really didn't look like he was lying, so the appearance of Shiratoji was actually his hallucination?

impossible!Sasuke immediately rejected this idea in his heart.

He remembered all the details of what happened before he fell into a coma, including every movement and every word of that person, it was too clear and realistic, how could this be a hallucination?Then the only explanation is that the other party used some method to erase Sakura's memory of him... Illusion?

Always dismissive of him but keep appearing in front of his eyes, trying to save him but refusing to admit it, not even allowing Sakura to keep his memory...

—what on earth do you mean?White boy!

Sasuke frowned.

...and Orochimaru, why do Bai Tongzi and Orochimaru look so familiar?

Haruno Sakura worriedly looked at Sasuke who said nothing: "Sasuke, what's wrong with you?"

Lowering his eyes to hide his doubts, Sasuke shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I'm a little tired."

Then he removed the hand holding Sakura's arm, closed his eyes, and lay down again as if he had lost all strength, only his chest rose and fell slowly.

Orochimaru...Shirodoji...Oshemaru...Shirodoko...

what on earth is this kind of happenings?

Sasuke opened his eyes, staring blankly at the darkness at the top of the tree hole.

——Yaya...Shirodouji...

Occasionally, the calls of small animals sounded in the quiet woods.

On the dense canopy, a crow fluttered its wings and flew away, disappearing in the air in an instant.

……

"White Doji, who the hell are you?!" Sasuke's voice was hoarse and his face was frighteningly pale due to the existence of the curse mark and excessive physical exertion, but his dark eyes were fixed on Shiro Doji persistently.

The second test has ended, and because there are too many people left, there will be another battle match, two pairs will play against each other randomly, and the winner will advance to the final third test.

Just now, Sasuke struggled to overcome the influence of the curse seal and defeated the red copper armor, and then Kakashi took him to seal the curse seal on his neck, but Sasuke couldn't restrain the strong feeling in his heart when he passed by the white boy. Suspicious, he reached out and grabbed Bai Tongzi's arm on impulse.

Even though this move earned Toss and Jin glaring at him behind Bai Tongzi, Sasuke realized his gaffe immediately after making the move, but he still stubbornly grabbed the opponent's arm.

——Since I met him in the death forest, I haven't met him once in a few days. After arriving at the high tower where we gathered, he waited for a long time until the end of time before seeing the white boy's team Yoyo. I talked to Bai Tongzi, but immediately started a two-person battle!

Missing again and again, losing communication opportunities time and time again, made Sasuke feel more and more impatient, with more and more doubts in his heart, which made him even more impatient to confirm the unbelievable answer that surrounded his heart !And this time the extreme exhaustion of his body further slackened his willpower, and he couldn't help but act impulsively.

Shiro-douji, whose arm was being held, frowned, and looked at Sasuke with displeasure: "I'm Shiro-douji, who do you think I am?" The arena below.

Lowering his voice, Sasuke looked at Shiro Doji expectantly: "You are Yaya, aren't you?"

It's a question but it's clear Sasuke believes that's the answer.

Bai Tongzi looked at the arena in front of him expressionlessly, ignoring Sasuke as if he didn't exist.

"Tell me, won't you?" Sasuke asked again stubbornly, continuing to stare at Shirodoji's side face, trying to see any subtle changes in expression.

The atmosphere between the two was deadlocked in silence, and even the other people around looked over here.

Kakashi folded his arms around his chest, looked at the two people who were in a stalemate with complicated eyes, and said casually, "Ah, ah, what's going on?"

But there was no one there to explain his doubts.

Except for Baidouzi and Sasuke, the surrounding Toss and Jin also knew nothing.

Kakashi sighed: "Sasuke, let's talk about things after the seal is over, we must hurry up, your situation is very dangerous."

Sasuke clenched his hands imperceptibly, seeing the determination and suppressed madness in Bai Tongzi's eyes, he said in a hoarse voice: "When I settle the matter, I want to talk to you alone."

Bai Tongzi, who had been looking at the front, turned around, with displeasure in his eyes, he looked at Sasuke with a blank expression and said: "The weak always live in the past, I am not your past, I am Bai Tongzi."

This subtle and profound sentence made Sasuke's eyes widen: "You..."

Just as he was about to say something, another burst of uncontrollable pain came from his neck. Sasuke's face changed drastically and his body began to shake, as if he was about to fall to his knees in the next second.

Kakashi on the side immediately stepped forward to pick him up, and said seriously: "I don't know what the relationship between you two is, but it's really not suitable for chatting now. Let's talk later if you have anything to say, you must seal the curse now !" As he said that, he picked up Sasuke and walked out quickly, completely different from his usual leisurely and lazy appearance.

Sasuke gritted his teeth and remained silent. Even though he was lying on Kakashi's shoulder, he tried to look up at Shirodoji's direction. Those eyes were dark and stubborn, but Shirodoko felt the fragility and loneliness in it.

Such is the human emotion...

It wasn't until Sasuke finally disappeared from his vision after a turn that Shiratoko turned around and looked at the two people still fighting in the center again.

Inexplicably, he lost interest in feeling the exam, and Bai Tongzi felt a little irritable.

He knows that he rejects Uchiha Sasuke, and is tired of Uchiha Sasuke's existence, but... Uchiha Sasuke is his heart, why should he reject it?

Bai Tongzi remained calm, but unconsciously clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves.

——So what exactly is he repelling?

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like