"Unfortunately, Satsuki, if you really like Naruto, you must not have the idea of 'just stay with me and you will be satisfied'."
Kakashi decided not to beat around the bush, but to put the most realistic and cruel possibility in front of her. He watched Satsuki raise his teary eyes, with an expression of confusion and a hint of fear, and continued.
"You said that you just need to be with Naruto. This sounds very beautiful and selfless. However, have you ever thought that Naruto... he may not stay where he is forever and wait, nor will he only maintain the relationship he has now. He will continue to move forward, and he will meet more people and discover more things."
Kakashi paused for a moment to let the weight of these words settle, and then began to construct pictures that Satsuki had never dared to think about in detail.
"Let me give you some very realistic examples." Kakashi's words slowly opened up Satsuki's deepest fear.
"If a man has a girlfriend, he will usually be inseparable from his lover for a long time. Their world will be so tightly intertwined that they can no longer accommodate a third person."
"Just think about it, if one day - maybe tomorrow, for example... Sakura suddenly mustered up the courage to confess to Naruto, and Naruto agreed. So what kind of scene will you see from now on?"
Kakashi was talking to himself without looking at Satsuki's expression. Satsuki's breath instantly became cold and suffocating. The highlight in Satsuki's eyes was instantly drained by these words, leaving only a void and dead silence.
Kakashi didn't stop, he began to describe those specific scenes that were enough to make Satsuki completely collapse.
"In the following missions, every time he encounters danger, Naruto will definitely give priority to protecting Sakura without hesitation. His arms, his back, and all his concerned eyes will naturally focus on her alone."
"And you can only watch from the sidelines, watching the position that originally belonged to you be completely replaced."
"When resting, you may see Sakura naturally holding Naruto's arm, or resting on his shoulder. Naruto may smile and rub her hair, or even... behave more affectionately."
"And these have nothing to do with you. You are not even qualified to get close."
"After school or after the mission is over, Naruto will probably no longer warmly invite you to his home for dinner as he does now. His cooking skills will only be available to one person from now on. You may even never find a suitable reason to step into his home."
Every time Kakashi spoke, Satsuki's body trembled violently, as if he was receiving an invisible whip.
The emptiness in her eyes was no longer just deathly silence, but began to twist and gradually turn to a darker emotion, like an abyss.
It was filled with unbelievable pain, cold fear, and an extremely dangerous possessiveness that quietly grew after being forced into a desperate situation by cruel reality.
She seemed to have seen those scenes unfold before her eyes, and every detail was breathtakingly clear.
Yes... Are you a little too confident and taking it for granted? Naruto He is obviously so good, why would he always only look at himself?
Sakura... How dare she... How dare she do something like that?!
It's obviously just the weakest one! Every time I just hide behind me and need protection! What's the use of being first in theoretical knowledge! Taijutsu and ninjutsu are mediocre!
Why doesn't she care about other people's feelings? Why does she dare to covet what belongs to me...! I will never... never forgive that wide forehead!
The picture Kakashi painted was too specific and cruel, making it impossible for Satsuki to think normally.
And Sakura, who knew nothing about this at home, had no idea that he almost died inexplicably.
Similarly, Naruto, who had no idea about this, would not know that he was almost completely possessed by some kind of extreme love.
And the "culprit" of all this, Kakashi, finally came up with the final solution after listing all the possible and heart-wrenching examples.
"Now," his tone was decisive, "If you really like Naruto and don't want to see any of the situations I just mentioned happen - then what you have to do now is not to cry or be afraid here, but to take the initiative immediately and make that guy your boyfriend before anything happens."
"Huh...?"
This sudden instruction, completely opposite to the previous cruel prophecy, instantly pierced the darkness surging in Satsuki's heart. Those ferocious, jealous thoughts quickly dissipated.
What replaced it was the familiar surge of shyness and panic.
"Become... my... boyfriend?!" Satsuki stuttered and repeated the word, and her cheeks that were so pale a moment ago suddenly turned red. She stood there helplessly, her eyes starting to wander again, "This... this kind of thing... how could... I, how could I possibly do it! To suddenly say... that kind of thing..."
Her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into an indistinct mumbling, and she turned back into the ordinary girl who was overwhelmed by her crush.
Of course, if Satsuki could be absolutely certain that Naruto would definitely accept her confession, she would have mustered up the courage to rush forward and say it, so why would she still be entangled in pain here?
But the biggest problem now, and what really hinders her, is not the girl's shyness, but the fear of rejection. She was afraid of the one in ten thousand possibility.
"Hmph..." Seeing Satsuki still hesitant and worried, Kakashi suddenly let out a low laugh of unknown meaning, "Of course, I just said so much, not just to scare you. Regarding this kind of thing, as your teacher, of course I will not stand idly by."
He also secretly sighed in his heart. It seemed that even if he had Sharingan who could see through ninjutsu and Genjutsu, he would still be unable to see through people's hearts.
"... you?"
Satsuki raised his head, his tone full of undisguised suspicion.
I can't blame Satsuki for not believing it. After all, in her impression, Kakashi held a pair of Little Liu Bei, who didn't look too serious, with gusto all day long, and she didn't hear that he had any successful relationship experience or partner.
Can this kind of person... really give reliable advice?
Facing the disciple's doubts, Kakashi not only did not get angry, but proudly took out another book from the ninja bag behind his back.
The cover design of this book is the same as that of Icha Icha Paradise, and the overall design exudes an extremely informal atmosphere.
"What is this?" Satsuki frowned in disgust as she looked at the book, whose appearance alone made her want to avoid it.
""Make-Out Tactics"!" Kakashi announced in a somewhat proud and showy tone, "This is my life guide now, a guide for dealing with all kinds of interpersonal relationships!"
He put down the book and showed Satsuki a smile that Satsuki thought was a bit vulgar, but Kakashi thought he was full of wisdom.
"How about it? Even though it looks like this, it contains detailed records on how to understand a boy's mind, how to get along with a girl, although you won't be able to use it for the time being, and even how to have a deep relationship with your future son or daughter!"
Kakashi was selling hard, "How about it? Do you want to know the secret about 'how to make the people you care about care about you'?"
Satsuki was stunned by Kakashi's words. He looked at the "Make-Out Tactics" that exuded a suspicious atmosphere, and then looked at Kakashi's confident look? expression, and he was in a huge struggle inside.
Reason told her that this was absolutely unreliable, but the strong desire deep in her heart to go one step further with Naruto and to prevent all terrible futures finally overcame her reason and disgust.
She was sweating coldly, and after a battle between heaven and man in her heart, she finally nodded with great difficulty and imperceptibly, her voice as thin as a gnat.
"...think."