Chapter 274 Sasuke is really rude!
As he glanced at the fear and pleading on Obito's face, his anger intensified, and he gritted his teeth.
"You bastard...you're despicable!"
He could no longer hold back and threw a powerful punch at Kakashi Hatake's left cheek.
A loud thud echoed as Kakashi Hatake's head was knocked to the side.
After Obito Uchiha threw his collar away, he hesitated for several steps to the right before barely managing to steady himself.
Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, all of which was absorbed by the dark mask.
Out of the corner of his eye, Kakashi Hatake saw Obito Uchiha turn to leave. Ignoring the stinging pain on his face, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed him.
"Explain yourself! Who exactly is she?"
Enraged by his persistent pestering, Obito Uchiha's eyes hardened, and he threw another punch.
This time he used almost all his strength, and Kakashi Hatake was knocked to the ground, unable to get up for a while.
When Obito Uchiha finally left, he only left behind one sentence.
You have no right to think about her.
Dark clouds shrouded the earth, casting an even more oppressive gray hue over all the inner pain.
The drizzle gradually intensified, like transparent beads hitting my skin one by one, relieving the burning sensation on my cheeks but also chilling me to the bone.
In the midst of the sudden wind and rain, Kakashi Hatake slowly stood up, letting the rain wash over him.
Rain is sacred; it can wash away all the sins and filth of the world.
But it cannot wash away the inexplicable guilt and regret.
A thunderclap boomed from the horizon, finally pulling him out of his dazed state and stiffly walking step by step in the opposite direction from Uchiha Obito.
He should keep it a secret...
He promised to keep it a secret.
The next day, news came that Obito Uchiha had gone missing.
Later, whenever he went on a mission, Kakashi Hatake would keep an eye out for him.
More than ten years have passed, and there is still no news.
It took so long that only he and Nohara Rin persisted in searching for Uchiha Obito, and so long that he accepted Namikaze Minato's suggestion to become his mentor.
So long that... he had forgotten who he came to the memorial stone to see every day.
Today is a sunny day with a gentle breeze, and the white flowers in front of the monument appear even more sacred under the sunlight.
Kakashi Hatake paused for a few seconds, then turned and left.
...
"Honestly, Kakashi-sensei is late again."
Haruko kicked at the pebbles under her feet in the morning, getting a little bored while waiting.
Naruto Uzumaki, with a scrunched-up face, was clearly the most impatient of them all. He squatted on the ground, squinting his eyes, looking like an angry little fox.
He declared defiantly, "I'm going to make him treat us to the most expensive barbecue later!"
"Barbecue?" Sasuke Uchiha, who had his hands in his pockets, raised an eyebrow. "Aren't we on a mission today?"
Didn't Naruto tell you?
Sasuke Uchiha and Haruko Hayama both looked at Naruto Uzumaki, who was squatting on the ground with a bewildered expression.
"Ahem." Naruto Uzumaki stood up, his face slightly flushed, and scratched his head. "Well... I forgot."
He was in a hurry to see Haruko, so he didn't have time to explain things to Tomato Head!
Haruko smiled helplessly, turned her head to look at Sasuke Uchiha, and, in perfect unison with Naruto Uzumaki, gave him a thumbs up.
"To celebrate Sasuke no longer isolating us, let's go eat barbecue together!"
"Huh?" Sasuke Uchiha's phoenix eyes drooped.
Looking at their identical simple-minded expressions, he swallowed back the harsh words with difficulty.
Forget it, I won't argue with Haruko and that idiot.
The double standards in his heart would make even a golden retriever bark three times.
"Haruko, Sasuke, and Naruto?"
Nara Shikamaru walked up to them in a few steps.
Seeing that all three of them were there and in a waiting posture, one could tell that they were waiting for Kakashi Hatake, who was notoriously late.
"Oh! Isn't that Shikamaru?!"
Naruto greeted him happily, but when he noticed a blonde girl following behind him, his eyes lit up with gossip.
He moved to Nara Shikamaru's left, nudged him with his elbow, and teased, "Are you on a date?"
"No, that's not true!"
Nara Shikamaru's deadpan eyes snapped open, and he glanced at Hayama Haruko across from him with a hint of panic.
Finding Naruto's ambiguous gaze annoying, Shikamaru shoved him aside without ceremony, saying, "I was just ordered to escort the Sand Village people back."
"Sunagakure?"
Upon hearing the familiar name, Naruto Uzumaki peeked out and carefully examined Temari, who had one hand on her hip.
"Naruto, have you forgotten? We met during the Chunin Exams. She's Gaara's older sister, Temari."
Haruko smiled and went up to shake hands with Temari.
Seeing that she was overjoyed and had no other reaction, Nara Shikamaru pursed his lips and continued explaining to himself.
"The Chunin Exams are coming up soon, and I've become a staff member again, which is why she and I are traveling between Sunagakure and Konoha."
Unexpectedly, this person who hates trouble was in such a hurry to explain, and Temari immediately understood his thoughts.
A mischievous smile curled at the corner of her mouth as she deliberately brought up her younger brother.
"Actually, Gaara wanted to come to Konoha to find you, but the Kazekage hasn't been feeling well lately, so he had to stay and guard Sunagakure."
As soon as Temari said that, the three boys around her gave her strange looks, but her expression remained unchanged. She even pulled Haruko Hayama aside and told her to come visit Sunagakure sometime.
Unaware of their odd behavior, Haruko nodded.
"Okay, we'll definitely come to Sunagakure to find you guys when we have time."
Unable to bear seeing the two of them enjoying each other's company, Naruto pouted and tried to distract them.
"Shikamaru, what are you holding in your hand?"
Everyone looked at Shikamaru Nara after Naruto mentioned it.
Nara Shikamaru casually put his left hand in his pocket, while raising the jar he had been holding with his right hand so they could see it clearly.
The not-so-large glass jar was filled with many colorful lollipops, which shimmered with iridescent light under the sunlight, like a dazzling rainbow inside the jar.
"It's a lollipop for Asuma."
"Lollipop?"
Haruko was puzzled, not expecting it to be for Sarutobi Asuma.
"When did Asuma eat candy? Doesn't he always have a cigarette in his mouth?"
Nara Shikamaru's expression was even stranger than hers. "Where did you hear that Asuma never smokes?"
Hearing the certainty in his tone, Haruko Hayama became uncertain.
"Did I remember wrong...?"
Naruto, who was standing to the side, looking restless, pursed his lips even more.
Originally, I just wanted to attract Haruko Hayama's attention, but I didn't expect that Shikamaru Nara would start talking to her.
The simple-minded golden retriever was so anxious that it kept scratching its head.
Sasuke Uchiha, who watched everything from the sidelines: Idiot.
"Hey, aren't you guys about to leave?"
Sasuke Uchiha stepped forward and stood to the right rear of Haruko Hayama. He was a head taller than Haruko Hayama, giving the illusion that Haruko Hayama was in his arms.
Their matching black hair and black eyes make them seem like a perfect match.
Nara Shikamaru stared at him for a few seconds, then suppressed his emotions and weakly waved to them.
"They're gone."
Looking at their departing figures, Naruto Uzumaki, his eyes shining, couldn't contain his excitement and ran up to them.
"Sasuke, you really have no manners!"
But his overjoyed expression didn't look like he was blaming Uchiha Sasuke at all.
It was more like praising him for speaking well.
Uchiha Sasuke: ...
Haruko Hayama: ?
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