Seeing Uzuki Xiyan's figure disappear from sight, Naruto withdrew his gaze.
A large part of the reason why he occasionally trusted her was because Uoyue Xiyan acted in a measured manner and would not ask anything extra, let alone cause unnecessary trouble to him.
Hokage Building.
Kakashi sat in his seat, clasping his hands and staring at the ornaments on the table, his whole person seemed a little hesitant. Shikamaru on the side raised his head several times. Seeing Kakashi's appearance, he wanted to speak but held back.
The leader didn't say anything and didn't look over at him. It's best not to talk nonsense at this time.
Knock, knock, knock on the door.
Kakashi almost jumped up from his seat, and before the door was fully pushed open, he floated over instantly. Naruto, who was about to open the door, was startled by him and wondered why Kakashi was so crazy.
"This is."
"Go out and talk." Kakashi was mysterious and dragged Naruto out directly.
"Hey! I still have something to do with Shikamaru."
"Won't we find the same thing later?" Kakashi didn't give him a chance at all and dragged him to the end of the corridor as he spoke.
With a crash, the window was opened by Kakashi. The cool autumn wind whistled by, and Naruto looked at his tangled expression, really afraid that Kakashi would suddenly light up a cigarette and say "Be my son."
"What's the matter?" he asked tentatively.
"Well, don't get me wrong, it's just that I have a friend, him." Kakashi scratched his head and muttered, but he couldn't hear it clearly.
"What happened to Teacher Kai?" Naruto was stunned.
"Well, it's mainly because he met an old friend recently and something happened." Kakashi coughed and cleared his throat. He was about to continue but was interrupted by him.
"Male or female?"
"Female, that's not important."
"Isn't this important? Teacher Kai actually has a girlfriend. No, I have to tell others!" Naruto's jaw almost fell to the ground, and he was about to run out after reincarnation.
"Wait!" Kakashi stopped him and said slightly speechlessly, "This person is not Kai, he is actually..."
"who?"
"I."
"Tch, Kakashi-sensei, if you had just admitted it earlier, you made me spend so much effort pretending to be stupid." Naruto rubbed his stiff cheeks and took a breath of air, "If you don't admit it, I'll do it myself. I was so disgusted by my embarrassing acting."
Kakashi: "."
He suddenly realized that there was a reason why this guy was so annoying. This guy really deserved to die, Uzumaki Naruto.
"That friend of mine, I sent Lin back yesterday, and then..." Kakashi reorganized his words, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by someone again.
"Already happened?"
Kakashi: "."
"Okay, okay, I won't talk anymore." Naruto felt that he was wrong and waved his hands repeatedly to stop causing trouble.
In the span of a cigarette, Naruto finally figured out the cause and effect. First he stared at Kakashi in surprise for a while, then looked away and asked aloud.
"So. Kakashi-sensei, what do you want to see me for?"
"It's a bit overwhelming, well, I don't have enough experience in this area." Kakashi scratched his face with his fingers, "You should be very good at this aspect, so I want to ask your opinion."
"If this continues, the relationship will probably become awkward. Wouldn't it be too deliberate if we avoid it?"
Hearing this, Naruto's eyelids twitched. He never thought that he would see Kakashi's coquettish side.
"It's not enough to just pierce that membrane. Just express your feelings directly."
"How can that be done?" Kakashi frowned and unconsciously held his chin with his hand as if thinking, "It's too straightforward and could easily be misunderstood. I don't have that feeling for Lin. Maybe I do, but... I can't tell."
"Maybe it's just my misunderstanding. Emotions can easily mislead my thoughts. In fact, I probably just don't want Lin to be hurt again. I promised someone to take good care of her, but then I broke my promise. I thought there was no way to make up for it, but who knows Now suddenly there is an opportunity.”
"A lot of things happened all piled up together, and there was no time to think about it. Well, most of my energy is now focused on Lin. It's obviously that kind of thing, so it's very troublesome, you know?"
Kakashi spoke a lot very restrainedly, pausing countless times in between.
It was obvious that he didn't really want to talk about these things to others. Not to mention that Naruto is still his student, this is completely the choice of society, but Kakashi now realizes that he must find a solution,
The reason why he took the risk and chose Naruto was simply because of his trust in Naruto's professionalism.
"Then is there a better way?" Naruto looked at Kakashi, and in a teacher's tone, he patted his shoulder hard and said sincerely, "Kakashi-sensei, sincerity is the most important thing. A good antidote.”
Coming out of the Hokage Building, Naruto couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Kakashi is so stupid!
I thought he was looking for something to do with me and just wanted emotional counseling. Why are you looking for an expert? How do you know how to express yourself from an ambiguous expression to a sincere monologue?
I don’t understand how to retreat and make progress to further deepen the girl’s impression of him!
Who knows, family members!
Who would really believe this fucking scumbag's bad tricks?
Walking to a hidden alley, Naruto walked out of the Underworld Gate, whistled and completely forgot about Kakashi, and stepped directly into the Underworld Gate. Locate the Shayin Village with the coordinates and find Calabash Baby to catch the autumn breeze.
Kakashi was still a little uneasy.
The two of them were sitting on the Fire Shadow Rock, with a few clouds drifting leisurely in the sky. Occasionally, they would look down at the pair of shadows hidden in the shade of the huge tree.
The breeze blew against their faces, and the two of them talked about what happened in the past. Kakashi's memory was actually a little blurry. With a little patient reminder from Nohara Rin, he finally remembered part of the shadow.
Uchiha Obito is always stupid and wanders around Nohara Rin like an idiot. Minato-sensei is always so gentle, and Lin is trying her best to tolerate everyone. Being in such a team is like a dream.
"Kakashi, your attitude was so cold at that time, and you seemed to be sullen to everyone." Nohara Lin sat on the bluestone, straightening her legs, and her white stockings were particularly eye-catching, "I don't mean anything else. I just think you’ve changed so much, Kakashi.”
Hearing this, Kakashi glanced at Nohara Rin, and when he looked away, he happened to pass by the white stockings. Almost like a conditioned reflex, he remembered the sock incident last night. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and coughed.
"Well, maybe. I used to be sullen when I was young and couldn't figure out many things." Kakashi said half-explaining and half-jokingly, "Maybe now that I'm older, I might not be able to keep my face straight."
Nohara Lin covered her mouth and giggled, still not embarrassing as before.
The shade of the trees blocked out the sunlight, and in the small world of a few squares next to the big bluestone, the shadows of the two people leaned side by side.
She never seemed to let the topic drop, keeping her peripheral vision on Kakashi. This made Kakashi feel a little uncomfortable. He turned his head to look at the scenery on the other side, half of the Konoha jumping in his eyes.
"Hey, did I drink too much yesterday?" she asked suddenly, her fingers tangled together unconsciously.
"Well, I sent you home."
"Did you do anything embarrassing?" she asked nervously.
Hearing this, Kakashi suddenly paused for a second, then shook his head.
"No."
She did not do anything embarrassing, but Kakashi was almost embarrassed, holding a pair of white socks in his hand and not knowing what to do. Too many words came to my mouth and I swallowed them back.
Nohara Lin looked at the village in the distance and couldn't help but sigh again.
"The village is really different from before. I almost don't recognize any strangers."
"After all, almost twenty years have passed, and the village is indeed different from before." Kakashi continued, "It's not too late to start over. You can have a job in the village and meet new people."
She shook her head and stared at Kakashi.
"I don't have to meet new people, really, Kakashi, I'm fine now."
After these two days of getting along, Nohara Rin, who was originally panicked, seemed to have found the fulcrum of her life. She also seemed to have regained the feeling of getting along with Kakashi twenty years ago. Just like back then, Kakashi was still as gentle in his bones.
So she no longer felt restrained when speaking, and expressed her feelings boldly and enthusiastically.
There was a bit of dependence, a bit of truth, and a bit of joking. No one knew, the only one who knew was Nohara Rin herself.
Looking at the girl's hot eyes, Kakashi was a little dazed for a moment. Nohara Lin expressed her mood excitedly, and he sounded a little happy, as there was less distance between the two. But when I thought about my own situation, I felt that I couldn't delay her in such an unclear way.
So Kakashi's expression became serious and he stared at her quietly. The excitement on Nohara Lin's face began to collapse, and her tone became a little submissive. She lowered her head, like a child who had done something wrong, and did not dare to look into Kakashi's eyes.
He sighed, thought about Naruto's words, and felt that he should be more sincere.
"Lin, I've been a little uneasy these days. I'm always worried about whether you will disappear suddenly. I can't sleep well these days. I don't know if my attention to you these days, intentionally or unintentionally, has brought any harm to you. Here comes the trouble.”
Kakashi rolled his Adam's apple and said what he had thought about for a long time.
"I really haven't thought about how to face it. Maybe this is a kind of passion. I am too afraid that you will disappear, so..."
She opened her mouth, her face went blank, as if her entire life had lost its color. A cautious attempt was pushed back by Kakashi, who was still talking about his inner conflicts.
"I promised Obito that I would take good care of you, before."
Hearing these words, Nohara Lin couldn't bear it anymore and said a little stiffly.
"Is it just because of this? If it weren't for Obito, you...you wouldn't do that at all, right?"
She lowered her head, revealing her snow-white neck. Even though she knew Kakashi didn't mean that, she still asked the question out of anger, which was not easy for someone like Nohara Rin.
Kakashi was stunned for a moment, with a look of astonishment in his eyes. Nohara Rin rarely showed such an expression, and was almost never willful, but now she seemed to have been wronged. More importantly, this grievance seems to have been inflicted on oneself.
"I didn't mean it that way, it's just"
"You don't need to explain, Kakashi." She raised her head and tried to force a smile on her face, but it was uglier than crying.
She opened her mouth to say something, but the words seemed to be choked in her throat. I want to laugh but I can't, I want to cry but I'm embarrassed to cry, my mouth is open and I'm panting slightly, like a goldfish being thrown ashore.
Emotions of despair washed over my mind, repeated over and over again.
The land of wind.
"I don't want this." Temari squatted on the ground, burying her face between her knees and crying silently. The delicate makeup on her face was wet with tears. "I can't do it. I'm really worthless, every day."
"What?" Naruto squatted beside her and put a simple piece of clothing on her.
Temari's mood collapsed too quickly. By the time he turned around, she was trembling all over and breaking down crying. This gave Naruto a headache. He most likely said the wrong thing just now. It was really fatal to speak the truth so quickly.
What sincerity is a nirvana or a scoring occasion.
five minutes ago.
After receiving the news, Temari put on delicate makeup and hurriedly walked through the long corridor of the Kazekage Building with small steps. When he saw Naruto, the nervousness and excitement in his eyes could not be concealed at all.
"What are you drinking? Is it still the same as before?" she asked.
"Well, tea will do."
"This is this year's new tea, from the Kingdom of Water." Temari wore a pair of lace white gloves, her fingertips seemed to be dancing on the table, white smoke rose, and the yellow tea surface could be vaguely seen.
"How did you come?"
"I have something to do here, so I came to see you." Naruto said, really adding it in passing.
Even so, Temari was visibly happy. He responded with some surprise, and then cautiously asked how long he could stay here.
"Let's wait for a while and we'll see what happens." Naruto smiled.
"Great!" Temari squinted her eyes and smiled, holding her hands behind her back, "Are you free today? We can go to the southwest of the village. There is a forest there, which is not common here. There is a large forest in it."
"You go ahead, I won't go." Naruto held his head, "I'm a little tired."
"It's okay, you should rest first." The expression on Temari's face became stiff, and she lowered her head in confusion, like a child who had done something wrong.
"Stop being so childish, Temari, you are still the same as before." Naruto half-squinted his eyes and said casually. He originally wanted to add another sentence, how can I have time to play, and Konoha is full of woods.
But before the words were spoken, Temari's mood collapsed instantly, and she squatted on the ground crying with aggrieved face.
"I don't want this," she cried, trembling. (End of chapter)
