, Sai deviated from the belief of the root and chose to help Sasuke and the others.

Everything seems to come naturally.

Although the root has been brainwashing, not everyone has been successfully brainwashed.

At least Tenzo and Sakai are failed brainwashing works.

They all have human feelings in their hearts.

As long as they find that point in their hearts, they can release their feelings again.

This is true of Tenzo, and so is Sakai.

"Sakai, what you're doing now is betraying the root early in the morning?"

Sasuke quickly grasped the point and asked.

Sakai nodded with a smile and said, "No, I didn't betray the roots. I did everything that Danzo-sama asked me to do. I didn't tell Kakashi-senpai what I knew, I was just a bystander. The struggle between Danzo-sama and Kakashi-senpai, I'm not qualified to intervene at all. Now that they have won and lost, the fate of the root is about to be redefined. ”

When everyone heard this, they were stunned, and at this time, Hinata Tiger and Yamato also rushed over.

Seeing that everyone was fine, Yamato was relieved.

Yamato looked at Sakai and said, "Sakai, you can go back with us obediently." ”

In the previous Three-Tails incident, Yamato had a pretty good impression of Sakai, so he didn't want to do it.

Sakai showed that smile again and said, "Okay, Yamato-senpai. ”

Sakai's cooperation surprised Yamato, while Hinata Tiger didn't talk so much nonsense, and pointed a finger at Sakai's body and blocked Sakai's chakra.

"What are you going to do to Sakai!" Seeing this, Naruto hurriedly asked.

"Naruto, you don't want to get involved in this matter, if you have any questions, go ask Kakashi-senpai."

Yamato said a word, and then he and Hinata Tiger wanted to leave with Sakai.

Naruto wanted to chase, but was pulled by Sasuke again.

"Alright, Naruto, Sakai will be fine. Those are all the people of the dark part, and the root is now subdued, and the rest of the matter should be handled by Kakashi-sensei. Kakashi-sensei won't do anything to Sakai, don't worry. ”

Naruto quieted down when he heard this, not saying a word.

At this time, Sakai stopped and said softly, "Thank you, Naruto. ”

After saying that, Sakai left with a sincere smile on his face.

……

Rewind time to after the end of the Three-Tails event.

The night on the way back.

The Konoha team rests in the Wooden Hut.

And at this time, it was Sakai's turn to keep vigil.

In the dark of night, Sakai was alone by the campfire.

Looking at the raging flames, Sakai's eyes were full of hollowness.

I don't know how long it took, but Sakai took out the album in the ninja bag.

The cover is a man with gray half-long hair named Letter, while the back cover is Sakai.

Sakai opened the album, and each page was depicted with different contents.

Every page that goes down from the cover is a picture of the letter defeating the enemy.

And every page on the back cover is a picture of Sakai defeating the enemy.

All the way to the middle page, there is only one expressionless Sakai left.

Sakai looked at the middle page, stunned.

The previous mission process with the seventh class made Sakai remember it vividly, and the bond between his companions reminded him of the time he used to be with Shin.

Sakai calls him his older brother.

They constantly beat their respective opponents.

But in the end, they met.

No one knew how the process was, but in the end, the letter died.

The death of the letter made Sakai what he is today.

And the blank on the last page was never filled.

Sakai was a little stunned, recalling that he had seen the battle of Hinata and the others a few days ago.

The feeling of mutual support between companions stimulated Sakai again.

Sakai felt as if he could draw that last page.

It's just that every time I pick up a paintbrush, I feel like I'm going to put pen to paper.

Today, too.

"You drew it?"

An abrupt voice sounded in Sakai's ears, startling him.

"Kakashi-senpai."

Sakai quickly stood up and shouted softly.

Kakashi smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't be so inhibited, since you're my teammate now, we're friends. You don't have to take the root set out. ”

Sakai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but quickly reacted.

"Yes, Kakashi-senpai."

Kakashi pointed to the album and said again, "You drew it?" ”

Sakai nodded and closed the album.

"Who is this man?"

Kakashi asked, pointing to the man on the cover.

"That's my brother." Sakai didn't hide it either, and said directly.

"What about people now?"

"Dead."

Sakai's voice didn't fluctuate in any way, as if he was telling an ordinary thing.

Kakashi sighed and said, "Sakai, do you know the difference between a ninja in the root and an ordinary ninja?" ”

"A ninja of the root, there is no past, no future, no name, and no proof of existence."

"Yes, there is no past, there is no future, and even the name is fake. It's really sad. Kakashi sighed, seemingly with infinite emotion.

Sakai looked at the man in front of him with a mask covering his face.

There is always something in his body that he can't understand.

"I also know a little bit about the way the roots are trained. Cultivate bonds, and then destroy them with your own hands, so that they understand that they do not deserve to have bonds. More precisely, it makes them afraid of having bonds. Because they had lost once, the pain made them afraid to touch it a second time. ”

The corners of Sakai's eyes twitched, and what was hidden in the depths of his heart seemed to be gouged out at once.

"If you can live until now, you must have given up the so-called feelings. Let me guess, it's because of the talent on this cover? He used to be a very important person for you, right? ”

Sai lowered his head and was silent.

Seeing this, Kakashi didn't force it, but just said to himself, "Man, it's a strange creature. If you don't accept it, you can't get something new. Sakai, what happened in the past does not tell the outcome of the future. Take off that mask, and you can live a real life. ”

"Real?" Sakai muttered to himself.

"yes, this mask at the root, if you want to take it off, this may be the only way. When you get back what you've lost, the last page of this album, I think you'll draw it too. ”

With that, Kakashi stood up and stretched.

"Don't talk about it, hurry up and go to bed. Sakai, you keep up the good work yourself. ”

Kakashi smiled and walked back to the cabin, leaving Sakai alone to continue the vigil.

Sakai's gaze rested on the burning flames.

The brush in his hand seemed to have a sudden inspiration.

The focus of Sakai's eyes gradually condensed, and he opened the album, and on the middle page, he tried to draw his unfinished painting......