[Hokage] Her love with him

her love with him

Love and death are two ends, and they are related things. It is love that can fight against death. (Watanabe Junichi)

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Episode One

"In ancient times, there were only two kinds of endings in novels: the heroes and heroines endured hardships and either got married or both died. The ultimate meaning of all novels contains these two aspects: life continues, and death is inevitable."

——[Italy] Calvino

"If On a Winter Night, A Traveler"

"Tell me, does the story of the two of them look like a third-rate love novel?" I peeled open an orange and casually chatted with my best friend Yui Tsuruta. "Tell me, why did you come to chat with me? Uchiha Sakura finally couldn't bear the loneliness and kicked Uchiha Sasuke?"

"How is it possible? Gardenia, you are always whimsical." When listening to Yui's words, I was dividing the peeled orange into two halves, holding one half in my hand, and handing the other half to Yui opposite me. Glimpse a big roll of her eyes at me. "Is that why you can't see others well?"

"Where is this?" I bit off a piece of orange, and the cool juice splashed in my mouth. "You know, as an ordinary person, what I admire the most are the 'Ninja-sama', especially Sakura Uchiha. Without her, I wouldn't know where I would have died in the fourth battle, okay?"

"Eh? I don't even know about this?" Yui's voice was a bit surprised, she put down the orange I handed her, and took my hand on the table, "Quickly tell me, the fourth war How did you hook up with our medical minister at the time? I thought you knew these people because your bookstore opened next to the flower shop in Yamanaka, and over time, you hooked up with Senior Yamanaka."

"Senior Ino and I are quite familiar, but that was after the Fourth World War." I swallowed the orange slices in my mouth, and patted her hand away from me, "Didn't I just open a bookstore in recent years, just right When we drove to her flower shop, she was such a cheerful person, she brought Mrs. Sai over to congratulate me that day, and patted my shoulder and said loudly, "Oh, little sister, the big sister will protect you from now on". You I also know that I don’t know many ninjas, so seeing her enthusiastic appearance, I thought she was here to provoke trouble, and I was so scared that I couldn’t speak. At that time, it was Senior Sai who explained to me with a smile that I understood her Intention." I tore another piece of orange into my mouth, and said lazily, "But the relationship between Ino-senpai and Sai-senpai is really good, not to mention that after we got to know them well, when we first met, Sai-senpai and When I explained their reason for coming, Senior Ino stepped forward and pushed him aside, and rushed to say to me, "The person who spoke just now is my husband, Sai Yamanaka, and I, Ino Yamanaka. We both have a lovely son." , called Jingzhen. We are the owners of the flower shop next door to you, so we will teach you a lot in the future, and you can just tell me if you have anything to do. Oh, my little sister is really cute.” After she finished speaking, she turned back to Sai-senpai Pulled over and said to him commandingly, "Sai, please say something quickly." Senior Saii was not angry at all, he still smiled and told me that we met for the first time, please give me some advice. If you want me to say, Saii Senior treats Senior Ino really as pampering, not to mention ninjas, look at those ordinary people who have families, how many men are not angry when their wives drag them around at will?" I put the orange in my mouth again. Yan swallowed, and then stuffed the remaining oranges into his mouth, "But Uchiha Sakura-senpai, I seem to have known her a long time ago..."

I remember the first time I heard about Uchiha Sakura, she was also named Haruno Sakura, a very energetic girl, and I heard that she is one of the top new generation ninjas in Konoha.I remember that she seems to be from a family of ordinary people, but this news is not necessarily accurate, because it is not her who are more gossiped by us, but her two teammates who are full of drama. It is said that one is a former wood industry The only remaining descendant of the famous Uchiha clan, the other is the son of the legendary fox.

To be honest, no matter how big Konoha Village is, it is essentially just a village. People in the village bow their heads but don’t look up. Even two people who don’t know each other will meet each other a few times when shopping or shopping, not to mention Uchi Bo Ying has beautiful cherry-colored hair, which really made many little girls jealous when she was a child.Of course, I don't remember her because of her cherry-colored hair, or her green eyes, or even because everyone is jealous or watching lively discussions about her, an ordinary person, and that "mura grass" Uchiha Sasuke and "troublemaker" 'Naruto was assigned to the same class - after all, I was too young at that time.I really remember her as a person when I hear people mention her again.At that time, the content of everyone's discussion has become: 'Hey, have you heard about Tsunade Hime's new disciple? ''Yes, yes, I heard that I used to be in the same team as Jiraiya's disciple. ''This little girl is really not simple. ''That's right, I heard that she doesn't come from any ninja family. ''Eh?real? ...'

Although it is not obvious on the surface, everyone is talking about it in private.Uchiha Sakura—that is, Haruno Sakura at that time—seems to have become a model of inspiration.Even the old lady who was the dean of our orphanage at that time took her as a model of grassroots counterattack, and excitedly talked about her example at the rally mobilizing us to become ninjas, as if we could be like Haruno Sakura if we worked hard , worship a shadow-level ninja as a teacher, and then the road will be smooth, and it will be like reaching the pinnacle of life.After listening to her example, I saw excitement in the eyes of many friends.I think, because of her, we must have a few more war orphans who want to become ninjas this year.

However, maybe I have a psychological aversion to the profession of ninja, so although my performance in throwing shuriken was okay when I was a child, when I started learning actual combat, I couldn't gather chakra.So in the end, under the regretful and sympathetic eyes of the teachers and classmates of the ninja school, I bid farewell to the ninja profession at the age of 8.I remember at that time there was a little boy who was also a war orphan, hugging me and crying, saying something like 'Don't be afraid, Gardenia, I will become a ninja to protect you', what was his name?I was so young at the time that I can't remember exactly.I just remember that when I couldn’t be a ninja, my heart was not as sad as they imagined, and I was even lucky.After all, among the many Konoha people I know, there is no one with the surname Qianchuan anymore.In my impression, I have no memory of my parents, and what my parents left me is only the surname 'Qianchuan'. The name 'Gardenia' was given to me by a big brother with a good smile when I was young, but I can't remember his name and appearance, I just vaguely remember his smile, because he never came again.And I think, my parents brought me into this world, it must not be for one day, the name 'Qianchuan Gardenia' will become a symbol on the stone tablet, they must hope that I can pass on the blood of Qianchuan family.In contrast, the world of ordinary people may not have as much brilliance as ninjas, but it is plain and real enough, without those bloody and fighting, and can safely provide me with a long life.

People, there is a kind of psychology similar to rebellion or jealousy. The more others emphasize how good someone is, the more you may want to find out the ordinary side of this person, and then quietly compare this person with yourself in your heart , and then came to the result: Well, this person is nothing more than that.I remember the same thing when they were talking about Haruno Sakura.

At first Uchiha Sasuke left the village to go to Orochimaru. Konoha did not define him as a defection, so when everyone suddenly found out that it seemed that Uchiha Sasuke had not seen Uchiha Sasuke for a long time, they were not too panicked.Everyone thought that he was assigned a long-term mission, and some people guessed that he was out to practice. After all, he is unique among the top new generation ninjas. Everyone speculated that it was Konoha's team It is no longer enough for him to learn, so he is not in the village now.Thinking about it now, when Uchiha Sasuke attacked the Five Kages talks after a long time, he was defined as rebellious, and there should also be Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura and their leading teacher Hatake Kakashi pleading for him the reason.

Then shortly thereafter, Uzumaki Naruto was taken away by Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, to practice, and then it was reported that Haruno Sakura was accepted as a disciple by Tsunade Hime.Let's not mention how we gossip about the intricate "you love me, I love him" triangle relationship between these three people.When I learned that Haruno Sakura became Tsunade Hime's disciple, I heard many people say that grapes are sour in private, and they secretly talked about her being abandoned by Uchiha Sasuke to work so hard, or some people said that she did it for Falling in love, making myself more worthy of the excellent Uchiha Sasuke is the reason why he worked so hard.Anyway, in general, people think that the reason for her hard work is inseparable from Sasuke Uchiha.

Who knows, anyway, when I see her again, it's time for Payne to attack Konoha.At that time, no one knew how the disaster happened, just like I always thought that Konoha with many ninjas would be a safe place, but I didn't expect the world to change in an instant.Before the house collapsed and the ground cracked, Yui and I were still laughing and laughing, celebrating her successful graduation from ninja school, watching her run into a jewelry store, smiling and showing me the crystal bracelet on her hand through the glass window. I wanted to smile and respond that she said it was beautiful, but in the blink of an eye, the world seemed to have turned into hell.I fell to the ground, looking at the collapsed walls and shattered glass windows, watching the blood slowly flow from the ruins, and hearing people crying in panic. At that time, I even ignored the pain of the glass on my body , what I thought for a moment was 'Am I still alive?Am I dead? ' Then I vaguely heard someone shouting, someone calling on the ordinary people who are still alive to take refuge, and I knew that a ninja jumped behind me, whispered 'sorry' to me, picked me up and flew I jumped and rushed towards the shelter, but my brain went blank, and I couldn't react to anything.What about Yui?She was smiling at me just now, where is she now?I know that ninja took me to a cave, where there are many people, old people, children, men, women, some are shivering, some are crying, some are howling in pain.The ninja who brought me said softly to me: It's all right, you're safe now.Then he put me down, turned and left the cave again.But I don't know anything, I don't even feel the pain, I just let myself be swallowed by a huge panic.Even though it was daytime, I felt so cold. It was the air-conditioning blowing from the bottom of my heart bit by bit.I just sat there in a daze until I fell into a drowsy sleep unconsciously.

When I chatted with Yui later, she said that when she showed me the bracelet that day, she suddenly felt darkness in front of her eyes, and she just thought in a daze, why is it dark now?Then he became conscious again, and he was already in the ambulance tent.Yui's desire to become a medical ninja was also formed at that time. She said that when she woke up, she vaguely saw the green light of medical ninja, which took her away from the cold and dark abyss bit by bit, so that she would never forget the kind It feels like hope.She heard a gentle voice telling her not to be afraid, so she slowly relaxed, and gradually put herself in a hazy dream with milky white light.She later found out that it was Tsunade Hime’s disciple Haruno Sakura who treated her at that time, and she became a loyal fan girl of Haruno Sakura. She would pay attention to everything about Haruno Sakura, and she always couldn’t wait to show it off to me: What happened to my goddess today.This habit has lasted for more than ten years and has not changed, from the original Haruno Sakura to the current Uchiha Sakura.I think her ideal has probably been realized, now she is a therapist in Uchiha Sakura's medical team, and she yells at me every day, so what about Uchiha Sakura, the head of their medical department, the head How lovely is her daughter Sharana.I think if it wasn't for Uchiha Sakura being a woman, Yui's boyfriend and newly appointed husband Ike Yu-kun would definitely be jealous every day.

I remember waking up again that day to people cheering.Although Konoha still looks destroyed, the state of people is quite different.People cheered and yelled and called the son of the demon fox 'Uzumaki Naruto' who they once called Konoha's hero.After asking the uncle around me, I found out that under the persuasion of Uzumaki Naruto, Payne resurrected all the dead villagers with the natural technique of reincarnation.Then people gradually quieted down, and a line was automatically separated.I saw Sakura Haruno rushing out of the crowd, hugging Naruto Uzumaki who was standing in the center of the crowd, crying out 'big idiot', and then the crowd continued to cheer, and some even whistled.I thought the gossiping love triangle we had when we were kids finally came to light, with Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno together.As for Uchiha Sasuke, who kept him from returning to the village?It should be forgotten.

But unexpectedly, after that, we experienced many things such as Uchiha Sasuke becoming a traitor and killing Danzo, the reincarnation of the dirt, the fourth Ninja World War.When people finally settled down and lived a peaceful life, the first thing we heard was the news of the wedding between Naruto Uzumaki and Miss Hinata.Then almost a year later, Yui God mysteriously told me that Haruno-senpai had changed his surname to Uchiha, and it seemed like the dust had settled, and the gossip and gossip we had when we were young finally had its final result.

But then again, I continued to turn my thoughts back to my chat with Yui.

"I was indeed saved by Uchiha Sakura's medical ninjutsu in the Fourth World War, and it was the kind that I would have died without her." I raised my head and glanced at Yui who was opposite me. With a proud expression, 'my minister is great' written all over his face. "So I knew her at that time. Although she may not remember me, I still admire her." At such a young age, he has mastered medical ninjutsu with a high degree of proficiency.

"That's right." Yui picked up half of the orange I peeled for her, took a bite, sucked a mouthful of juice, and then spit the peel of the orange on the paper towel she picked up. "Speaking of which, do you want to join our 'Uchiha Sakura support team'? Really, Minister, she is beautiful and gentle, with high medical level, and she will always be young and energetic. My goddess is so good..."

"Stop, stop." I hurriedly took the conversation, because this guy Yui couldn't stop talking about her goddess Uchiha Sakura, and he was even more excited than talking about her husband. "What on earth is it that you came to chat with me? Come on, you can't ask me out on purpose to show off your goddess to me, right?"

"Ah, that's right." Yui seemed to be awakened by my words, and suddenly remembered, "I came to you to tell you that Sasuke Uchiha came back this morning."

"Wow, that's not easy." I was also a little surprised.I heard that Uchiha Sasuke was dispatched to carry out a very top-secret mission, and he hasn’t returned to Konoha for several years, and we don’t even have any news about him. We all quietly speculated whether he was killed when he went out to do the mission After all, he had a lot of black history during the Fourth World War.

"And I also heard," Yui approached my ear mysteriously, "their family came back together."

"Who?" I asked a little puzzled.

"Of course it's our minister and little Sarah. I heard Xiaodie said that little Sarah has opened her eyes." Yui likes the daughter of Senior Choji very much, and it may be to collect the "top-secret information" about her goddess and the goddess' daughter ?Anyway, the two of them always gossip together, Xiaodie always tells Yui some of Sharana's little stories and habits, and then Yui likes to share with me the 'information' she collected, and she also knows that I It's the best 'trash can' and won't spread the news.Over time, I feel that although I am not very familiar with the Uchiha family, I feel that I know their deeds quite well.Sometimes, I really wonder if Yui's mental age is the same as Xiaodie's. She never lets Xiaodie and Xiaosara and other Konoha new generations call her auntie like me, but always calls herself 'sister', I really don't know how their minister Uchiha Sakura would feel if he heard that he had a "daughter" who was 7 years younger than her.However, this also has a little advantage, that is, it is easier to mingle with Xiaodie and the others, such as hearing the news today. "I heard from Xiaodie that Xiao Sarah originally went out of the village to find her father, but in the end they found Xiao Sarah's father, but Xiao Sarah's father, oh, it was Uchiha Sasuke, who didn't even know it at first. They recognized little Sarah, so they had a quarrel for a while. Later, a big villain named Uchiha Shin appeared and injured little Sarah's father. Fortunately, my goddess arrived in time and rescued them both. But Later, for some reason, it seemed that my goddess was accidentally caught by the big villain. I heard from Xiaochou that when Uchiha Sasuke went to save my goddess, little Sarah was a little absent-minded, and she opened her eyes for some reason. Finally Xiaocho said, It was little Sarah who beat the villain with a handsome punch and rescued her mother." Yui picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water. "Speaking of which, Uchiha Sasuke is also okay. At first, he didn't recognize our little Sarah. I heard from Xiaodie that when she entered the door, she happened to see little Sarah's father pointing at little Sarah with a knife. I don't know what my goddess is. I like him. But, forget it, as long as my goddess likes it. I happened to see my goddess when I came here just now, and I feel that she is beaming today. That's great, this is the power of love." Yui slowly He put the water glass in his hand on the table.

"How old are you, you still believe what other people say. You can't believe everything Xiaodie says. It's not that she's lying, but what she said must be what she saw or what she thought." I gave the knot again. Fill the cup with hot water. "You said just now that Kocho said that Uchiha Sasuke was injured by that big villain? But you don't even think about who Uchiha Sasuke is. He was invincible every day during the Fourth World War, and he dared to challenge him alone. Five shadows, do you really believe that he can be injured by someone who can be defeated by little Sarah? It is estimated that the most likely cause of his injury is to protect his precious daughter. If he is concerned, he must be in a panic and forget to use ninjutsu. The attack he personally blocked for his daughter was the only one injured."

"Eh? What you said makes sense. As expected of my goddess, I miss him so much." Yui thought about it for a while, and she didn't know what to think of, and her expression was a little gossip-like excited. "I said Zhizi, I heard that Mr. Yuan proposed to you again? How is it? You should be satisfied this time. I heard that this time he asked his boss, Senior Sai, for advice, and they almost sent you The front of the bookstore has been changed into a sea of ​​flowers, how romantic, you agree, when is the wedding scheduled? I want to be a bridesmaid."

"Actually not." I opened my mouth in embarrassment. "I refused, and I still told him that we are not suitable."

Sure enough, Yui frowned upon hearing my words: "No way, Gardenia, what do you think? Isn't Ye Xunyuan quite suitable for you? When you fell in love with Mr. Yuan, Chi Yu and I You don’t know each other yet. Who was it that said you didn’t want to marry me every day? Later, you two broke up for no reason. I heard that you unilaterally announced that you two were not suitable. Now I’m married and changed my surname to Tsuruta Yui, even Chi Yu and I are planning to have a baby this year, you two are still in this state. Qianchuan Zhizi, you are almost 25 years old this year, if you don’t get married, you will become an old woman! Besides, originally a ninja It's early to get married, Yuan Jun has been waiting for you for almost five years, you can't keep delaying others like this."

"I didn't want to delay him." I don't know where to start with this kind of thing. "Five years ago, when we were both 20 years old, I told Ye Xunyuan that we were not suitable. I think we broke up at that time, and I didn't want to delay him. I have never been married because I still I didn't meet the right person. And Yuan, I don't know what he thinks. I have told him clearly many times, but he still refuses to give up. From the beginning he thought I was making trouble, and then I don't know who The trick I gave him was to propose to me over and over again. Although he was a ninja, he was on missions most of the time, but at other times, he had already proposed to me several times, and now Konoha has long recognized that we are It's a couple, I'm also very annoying, like this, how can I find my other half in the future?"

"You hate Ye Xunyuan?"

"No, I don't hate him at all. On the contrary, I kind of like him."

"Then why do you..."

"I'm sorry," I interrupted Yui, "it's my problem, maybe you guys can't understand... But, I do have my doubts, or it's fine to say."

"Really," Yui sighed helplessly, "I really don't understand what you are thinking, you look old-fashioned even though you are still young, did you just say that the love story between my goddess and her husband is like a movie? A third-rate love novel, a story that is obviously so touching, how did it turn sour in your mouth? I really don’t know what love looks like in your heart.”

I shrugged, poured another glass of water for Yui, and handed it to her. "Don't talk about me for now, tell me about your goddess quickly, you must have more than a general knowledge of me when you came to me in such high spirits."

"Okay," Yui really followed my words and diverted the content of the speech, and began to talk about the deeds of the Uchiha family.I breathed a sigh of relief, and while replying to her with "uh-uh-uh-uh" as she said, my thoughts drifted away involuntarily.

'Love, what...'