After a dinner that seemed warm but actually a bit subtle...

"Sasuke! Sasuke!" Naruto Uzumaki raised his hand and hooked his friend's shoulders, which seemed slender but actually carried many heavy burdens silently, and said enthusiastically, "Let's go home!" He couldn't wait to take Sasuke home and also said to him.

He showed off his new kotatsu. Although...it seems a bit early to open it now, but it doesn't matter. They can sit by the unopened kotatsu, eat oranges, watch TV, and talk.

Just imagining it will make you laugh from ear to ear.

Others: "..." This person's focus has not changed from beginning to end.

"No." Uchiha Sasuke refused.

Teacher Naruto suddenly became anxious: "Sasuke, you clearly promised well before, how could you suddenly go back on your word! You can't be like this in life, and..."

"Shut up." The black-haired boy raised his right hand to push away someone's noisy head and continued, "I will send them to Orochimaru to settle down first, and you will send Sakura home first. After that, I

I will go to your house to find you."

"Oh! That's right!" Uzumaki Naruto suddenly realized, "It makes sense!"

Haruno Sakura:= =

...Forget it, she was already used to the two of them accidentally forgetting about herself when they were so sticky.

Hatake Kakashi smiled: Well, Sasuke thought very well. In this way, he does not have to shoulder the responsibility of sending the female disciple home.

Although Konoha is safe, it is already dark after all. Since they brought Sakura out for dinner, they must be responsible for sending her home safely.

Moreover, compared to this "unreliable teacher", Sakura definitely hopes that Naruto will send her back. However, there seems to be some small problems between the two children recently, which attracted Tsunade-sama to come here specially.

Find him...

Well, based on his recent observations - looking at Naruto's confused and enthusiastic look, the problem probably lies with Sakura.

He originally thought about making some insinuations and inquiries when sending the female disciple back... Well, maybe next time.

In a sense, teachers may really be parents, so Hatake Kakashi was really worried about his three disciples. Although in the eyes of many people, these people saved the world at a young age.

, is a hero who stands at the top of the world; but, in his view, disciples are disciples, and it is the teacher's responsibility and obligation to take care of and help them.

So...

Everyone dispersed.

Uchiha Sasuke and five others went to Orochimaru's place;

Uzumaki Naruto sends Haruno Sakura home;

And Kakashi Hatake...

Then he embarked on his return journey alone.

"..."

After walking a certain distance, Uchiha stopped and turned around to look at the silver-haired man's back silently. He asked the person next to him softly: "...Is it okay to let Kakashi-sensei go back alone?" I always felt...

...That back view makes people feel particularly uncomfortable.

"Then do you want to send him off?" Uchiha Sasuke asked back - if you are so worried, how about just walking over to the guy? It will save him trouble.

Uchiha replied subconsciously: "But I don't know where his home is..."

"..."

"Stop imagining things." Xiang Rin, who had been "nervous" since returning to the village, grabbed Uchiha's belted hand, dragged him forward, and complained angrily, "I am the head of a village, sitting on top of

Surrounded by thousands of people and everything you can't imagine, as long as he wants, hundreds of people will send him back anytime and anywhere. Lonely? You fool, you should sympathize with yourself first before others."

how?

Sasuke kindly sent her to be resettled (what he said about sending them, it was obviously sending her, huh!), but she wanted to send the white-haired Hokage home? Tsk, she would never allow it!

"..." Uchiha blinked and said nothing, but he couldn't help but look back at the man's figure again.

The moonlight shines on his silver hair and slender figure, casting a black shadow that is more slender and thicker on the ground.

The head of a village...

Thousands of people gathered...

Enjoy everything...

Far better off than she is...

?

Is this really the case?

She suddenly felt that maybe this was not the case.

She also has Sasuke and the Eagle Squad, and even if she follows them on an endless "wandering" outside the village, her heart is stable and peaceful. Then, she is happy every day.

But this man who is the Hokage doesn't seem that happy. Maybe he doesn't have everything, but his life doesn't seem to be perfect. It seems that he has lost many, many important things...

Hope this is just her imagination.

Because Kakashi-sensei is a good person.

Although they had just met, she was sure of this.

Good people should be rewarded with good things.

Uchiha Sasuke watched this scene silently, without saying anything. He just lowered his eyes and walked quietly on the brightly lit streets of Konoha.

Compared to the last time he left, nothing seemed to have changed here, and it seemed that a lot had changed, but none of this had anything to do with him.

the other side.

After Haruno Sakura caught the person next to her peeking at her for the umpteenth time, she sighed helplessly, turned her head and said, "Naruto, tell me what you have to say." You are obviously not a person who is good at playing with euphemisms, so please don't do it.

He acted contrary to his nature.

"...No." Uzumaki Naruto raised his hand and scratched his hair with some embarrassment, "I just feel that I should apologize to you, Sakura."

"Um?"

"It's just... just now, I was only thinking about going back with Sasuke and forgot to send you home... I'm sorry." He lowered his head and said with serious eyes.

Haruno Sakura thought: You are so brave... You feel like you have made a mistake and you keep mentioning it again and again. Is this the legendary "Disco beside the Explosive Talisman"?

But to be honest...

She really wasn't too angry, after all...

"I'm used to it."

"ah?"

"Isn't this how you have always been? You forget everything when you meet Sasuke."

"..."

"But on the other hand, I was the same when I was studying." Haruno Sakura put her hands behind her back and smiled sideways, "So, Naruto, we are tied, let's just cancel each other~"

After all, that was Sasuke, so no matter how many times similar things happened, she felt that the two of them could reach "mutual understanding" without any psychological barriers.

I repeat - that was Sasuke after all.

The blond boy's eyes widened slightly, and then he showed a bright smile, nodded vigorously and said: "Yes!" He thought happily in his heart. Sure enough, in this matter, Sakura and I have a great tacit understanding and can understand each other~

Then he said again, "Yes, yes, Sakura, I bought a super-large kotatsu."

"I've known it for a long time. How many times have you said it in front of us? Now you can finally drag Sasuke with you to spend the winter. How happy are you?"

"The kotatsu is really big and can seat more than two people." Naruto Uzumaki said with a smile full of expectation, "So next time, you bring Grandma Tsunade and Sister Shizune, and I'll call Mr. Kakashi and

Shikamaru, Sasuke called Miss Yugao and the Eagle Squad, come to my house to play together, it will definitely be lively! We can make a fire together, eat oranges together, cook sukiyaki pot together, watch TV, play poker and games together

…There are many, many more…”

As the young man said this, he unconsciously raised his hands to describe the beautiful imaginary pictures in his mind. When he talked about the happy place, he started dancing regardless of the gazes of other people on the roadside.

Haruno Sakura did not say anything to stop her, she just tilted her head and watched this scene with a patient and gentle smile.

Because it's not noisy, but rather cute.

"Then, we can still..."

"Sakura, let me tell you..."

"Speaking of which..."

…

As Haruno Sakura listened, she was suddenly touched. Although this fool... was too slow and too stupid, she would always be included in the future and beauty he described.

"Let me tell you..." she suddenly said softly, "Naruto, I..."

Her voice suddenly stopped and her steps stopped suddenly.

"Huh?" Uzumaki Naruto stopped his enthusiastic and cheerful description, tilted his head and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Sakura."

"Look ahead," Haruno Sakura whispered, "Hinata is there."

"...Huh?" Uzumaki Naruto looked forward subconsciously, and then exclaimed, "Really. What is she doing standing on the street at this hour?"
To be continued...