"I know about your past."

Sakuraku looked at her eyes slightly red, and her face struggled, Sasuke spoke, "I can also understand why you are so hungry for power. ”

“…… Are you going to lecture me? ”

"Preachy?"

Sakuraku smiled dumbly, shook his head at Sasuke, who had an extremely ugly face, and said, "I didn't mean to preach to you, I just wanted to tell you that you are not weaker than anyone else." ”

“……”

"It's normal that you can't beat that guy during the day."

Sakuraku looked at Sasuke, who didn't say anything, and of course knew that he should be minding the events of the day today, "Ai Ye almost died at his hands to protect you. ”

Sasuke raised his head sharply when he heard this, looked at Sakuraku in disbelief and said, "Even Aino is ......"

"That's right."

Sakuraku interrupted Sasuke's words and handed him another grilled fish while saying, "So you don't have to be so frustrated after losing just once." ”

Subconsciously took Sakura's grilled fish, Sasuke's eyes flashed, and after looking at Naruto lying next to him, he said, "I'm not depressed, I'm just ......"

"If you want to take revenge, you have to wait until you have practiced drawing the sword!"

Sakuraku interrupted Sasuke's words again and said strongly: "If you feel that you are dragging your feet, go and work hard, if you want revenge, you will cultivate hard, you are not only the last person in the Uchiha clan!" ”

Speaking of this, Sakuraku raised his head, looked at Sasuke's flashing gaze and slowly spoke, "At the same time, I'm still my disciple of Sakuraku!" ”

Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise when he heard this, he thought of countless things that might come out of Sakuraku's mouth, but this was the only one he hadn't thought of.

Although he has been practicing with Sakura, he is not as cheeky as Sakura, and he can't shout the word master, and Sakuraku doesn't seem to have any plans to accept him as a disciple.

Sakuraku is very strong, stronger than Kakashi, and even he feels stronger than that man, which is why he has always been willing to practice with Sakuraru, but he also knows that he is not Sakurara's disciple after all, even if Sakuraku is willing to teach him, it should not be the essence of what he teaches.

I once thought about whether to worship Sakura as a teacher, but the pride of being born in Uchiha made him unable to shout the word master to a woman, and it should be said that he couldn't shout the word master to anyone.

But Sakura is not the same, before she met the Nine Spirits and the Divine Lord, whether it was eating, cultivating or fighting, she had always been alone.

In the past, she was also like Sasuke now, with a sea of blood and hatred, at that time she thought that no one in this world understood herself, no one was worthy of trust, and the only person who could believe in it was herself!

But after meeting Jiu Ling and the Divine Lord, she suddenly found that she was not special, she could also have a heart-to-heart partner, a partner who could cry together, laugh together, and make trouble together, those things that she had once envied to the point of jealousy, jealousy to spit on, turned out to be so beautiful.

She envied Sasuke very much, and envied Sasuke that he had Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi by his side, friends who could make friends.

But at the same time, she was also worried about Sasuke, because this child was too similar to her past self, she was worried that he would reach a dead end, and she was afraid that this child would follow her old path, so Sakuraku made a lot of decisions without affecting the mission.

She has never accepted disciples, and the people she comes into contact with, except for Jiuling, are only friends of Pingshui, but Sasuke, who she understood from the beginning, is a child who is extremely similar to herself, and this similarity makes her love and care.

She hoped that Sasuke would value the people around her, so she took Naruto with her, and Aino with Sakura at the same time.

She hoped that Sasuke could complete her revenge, so she taught Sasuke her unique sword skills without reservation.

She hoped that Sasuke wouldn't become gloomy, so she often took Sasuke to play with Aino and Naruto Sakura in addition to practicing.

Now, I seem to have finally understood the feelings of the dojo master who adopted me back then.

Just like the god gave himself a second life, Sakuraku looked at Sasuke, who was so shocked by his words that he didn't know what to say, and secretly made up her mind.

“…… Thank you. ”

"Huh?"

"No, nothing."

Sakuraku looked at Sasuke, who was embarrassed, smiled slightly, and didn't say anything, for the two of them, in fact, this was enough.

The dark clouds that obscured the moon gradually dispersed, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the earth, and at the same time illuminated the faces of the two people around the campfire, just like the bright moonlight, the two of them at this moment are close friends who can fight together back to back, and they are also masters and apprentices who can rely on each other.

Sakuraku wrapped the grilled fish in tin foil and placed it next to the extinguished bonfire, then stood up and looked up at the moon.

"You're leaving?"

Sasuke asked, looking at Sakuraku, who was standing up.

"Don't worry, we'll see you again in three days."

Sakuraku responded with a smile: "After the middle ninja exam is over, let's talk to your master and me about you." ”

Sasuke was stunned when he heard this, and when he stretched out his hand to say something, he found that Sakuraki had disappeared from his eyes, and in desperation, he could only take back his outstretched hand.

I don't know if it's my own delusion, or some other reason, I was angry when I heard about my past, but this time, I was unexpectedly not.

"Master...... ......"

Sasuke glanced at where Sakuraku used to be sitting, didn't know what to think, and then smiled slightly, "It doesn't seem to be bad." ”

……

Three days later, the central tower ......

Sakuraku, who had completed the task, took Aino, who had completely recovered, to stand on the spectator seat at the qualifier venue, and looked at the shinobi who had passed the second exam.

"Hey, Sister Sakuraluo, do you see if Brother Xiao Ku is different from before!"

Aino, who was standing next to Sakuraku, suddenly pointed to Sasuke, who was talking and laughing with Naruto and Sakura, and said in an incredulous tone, "He actually laughs!" My Mom! Am I mistaken? ”

Hearing this, Sakuraku smiled and patted Aino's head, and then also looked at Sasuke, who was standing in the queue as if sensing Sakuraku's gaze, raised his head and smiled at Sakuraku, and then gave a thumbs up.

Seeing this, Sakura smiled slightly and nodded, which was considered a response, but the simple action of the two of them almost made Ai Ye's eyes almost fall out!

"I've got one! Sister Sakuraku! You...... You and Little Cool Brother! ”

"Although I don't know what you're trying to say, I'm sure it's not a good word!"

Sakura glanced at Ai Ye, who was staring at the big-eyed balls, and said slowly: "You dare to say it and try it, believe it or not, I will let you eat a full night tonight!" ”

Ai Ye, who heard Sakura's words, suddenly turned extremely pale, as if he had thought of something extremely terrifying, and shook his head frantically...... They all shook out the afterimage.

'This damn girl......'

Sakuraku saw Ai Ye's attitude, and rubbed her temples with a little headache, she suddenly felt that Ai Ye had not changed much after going through such a big thing, and she was still so solid!

"Don't shake your head, Sakura will say hello to you!"

Seeing Sakura waving at her side, Sakura helplessly patted Ai Ye, who shook her head and shook her addicted.

"Oh~~~"

Ai Ye, who was slapped by Sakura, turned his head, waved his hand after learning Sakura's movements, and said, "Then again, when is the old man of the Hokage going to talk, I'm a little sleepy." ”

"Ahem......"

Ai Ye's voice was not small, it seemed that he shook his head just now and shook himself in a daze, and the Hokage, who was originally going to talk a few more paragraphs, was interrupted by Ai Ye, coughed heavily, and then his old face turned red, and he said to the people: "Having said so much, it's time to introduce you to the examiners of this qualifier." ”

"It's time for us to come on."

Sakuraku patted Ai Ye's head and motioned for Ai Ye to go down with him, but Ai Ye responded unexpectedly: "I won't go down, Sister Sakuraro, you can go." ”

Sakuraku glanced at Ai Ye in surprise when she heard this, how could she suddenly change her temper when she used to like to join in the fun.

Ai Ye seemed to guess what Sakuraro was thinking, spread his hands, and said helplessly: "What's the point of fighting with a group of little kids, I don't want to waste time introducing myself, Sister Sakuraro, you just go, I'll wait on it." ”

When Sakura heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched, but she didn't say anything, and jumped over the fence directly.

Seeing that Sakuraku was the only one who came down, the Hokage asked curiously and softly, "What's wrong with Aino, can't he still be angry?" ”

"No, that girl just didn't bother to move."

After Sakuraku responded to the Hokage with a smile, he turned his head to the shinobi who were looking at him and said, "Hello, my name is Sakuraku, and I am the examiner of your qualifiers. ”

"Sister Sakuraluo is so majestic!"

Naruto looked at Sakuraku, who was smiling and introducing himself to the crowd, and whispered to Sasuke.

That's my master! ’

Of course, Sasuke didn't say this, but he didn't delay saying it in his heart, only to see Sasuke, who was a little proud, raise his chin and glance at Naruto.

"Why didn't she come down, Master?"

Sakura looked at Ai Ye, who was standing in the watch seat with one hand on his chin, and said, "I want to say hello again." ”

"Ahem......"

Sakura, who was wandering in the world, heard Sakuraku's cough and turned her head a little awkwardly.

"Those of you who can survive the five-day and five-night battle of the jungle must also have quite a high fighting quality."

Sakuraku glanced at everyone and said: "But I'll talk about the ugly things first, this qualifier is just a word of me and my companions, whether you are qualified or not, it is up to the two of us to say, that is, as long as your ability does not meet my expectations, then unfortunately, I can only judge you as unqualified." ”

"It's not fair!"

A man with strange patterns painted on his face raised his hand and said, "You are from Konoha, how do we know if you will release water to Shinobi, who is also Konoha?" ”

After speaking, he also glanced at the trio, and it seemed that they had made contact after the Orochimaru incident.

"Your name is Kankuro, right?"

Sakuraku glanced at Kankuro, smiled and responded, "First of all, when you ask me questions, you have to say the report first, and you can only ask questions after getting my permission." ”

"This is the most basic etiquette, I don't know if your teacher taught you, if not, then now I will teach you."

"Secondly, although I am a ninja of Konoha, in this regard, I can describe myself as selfless with an iron mask, you can rest assured, if you find out that I have the slightest act of letting go of water when dealing with Konoha's lower ninja, you can report me to the Hokage."

Speaking of this, Sakuraku also pointed to the Hokage who was standing aside, "And I'll immediately take off the 'Konoha Ninja' clothes and go home." ”

After Sakuraku finished speaking, he didn't care what Kankuro's reaction was, he turned his head directly and asked everyone, "Above, does anyone have any other questions?" ”

"Report!"

A man with glasses raised his hand.

"Say."

"My physical condition doesn't allow me to continue fighting......"

The man pushed his glasses and said, "I want to abstain." ”

“…… Yakushidou, right? ”

After recalling the people on the roster, Sakuraku nodded to Yakushidou and said, "You can leave." ”

"Yes."

Sakuraku's permission left the queue, and it seemed that he had said something to the trio before leaving, and it seemed that the trio had met a bit more people in the past three days.

'Sister Sakuraku, there's something wrong with that person. ’

Ai Ye's voice suddenly rang in Sakuraku's head, "I looked at the guy and there were no obvious injuries on his body. ’

It doesn't matter to us. ’

Sakuraku quietly answered everyone's questions, and at the same time responded to Ai Ye in his mind: "But it's all come to this, and it's still a little suspicious to give up suddenly...... I've written down this person's face and name, and I'll investigate it after the middle ninja exam is over. ’

Ai Ye saw that Sakuraku said this, and he didn't have much to say, so he could only hum.

"Still have questions?"

Seeing that Ai Ye no longer asked questions, Sakura asked everyone again in a loud voice.

"Report!"

"Say."

"One last question."

Hinata Ninji put down his raised hand and asked, "What is the way of fighting, wheel battle?" ”

"One fight with me, one fight with my companion."

Sakuraku pointed to Ai Ye, who was fishing in the viewing seat, and responded to Hinata Ninji: "It's a wheel battle in disguise." ”

But what Sakuraki didn't expect was that her own finger opened the pot for this group of shinobi fingers.

"Little girl?"

"Just kidding, then whoever draws that little girl won't pass safely."

"Isn't that cheating?"

"I still think this examiner is really iron-faced and selfless."

Sakuraki smiled and looked at the people who kept discussing, and didn't refute it, just looked at them lightly.

'This bunch is finished. ’

The trio listened to the discussion of the ninjas, and pouted at the same time, as the people who had been in contact with Sakuraku and Ai Ye for the longest time, as soon as they saw Sakuraku's faint smiling expression, they knew that someone was going to be unlucky, and this group of guys who didn't know whether to live or die actually dared to underestimate Ai Ye, just kidding, even if you stacked them together, it was not enough for Ai Ye to fight alone, and they dared to underestimate her.

Time passed little by little, and the sound of discussion gradually disappeared under Sakura's gaze, and when there was no sound at all, Sakuraku smiled and said, "Finished discussing?" Now that we're done with the discussion, let's start the exam. ”

With that, Sakuraku jumped over and jumped onto the huge unprinted stone statue placed in the venue.

And the lower ninja who saw that Sakuraki didn't give any explanation was also stunned, and then frowned one by one, and walked towards the audience seats on both sides while arranging Konoha.

As the players arrived, the display screen in the upper left corner of the venue began to refresh rapidly, and Sakuraku, who was sitting on the stone statue, took out a bottle of cold drink from the carry-on space, opened it and took a sip, and then responded to Ai Ye with inspiration and said, "You are the first, you should know what to do later." ’

'Don't worry, Sakuraku-san. ’

Ai Ye clasped his hands on his chest, and after casually dealing with Sakura, who ran to pester him, he replied with a sneer, "I'll let them understand." ’

As the communication between Ai Ye and Sakuraku ended, the name that was rapidly refreshed on the display also stopped, and I saw four big characters written on it.

'Naruto Uzumaki'