In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun fills the streets of Konoha, lengthening the silhouettes of pedestrians returning home. Team 7 The group of people are on their way back.
Naruto looked a little weird, and from the corner of his eye, he glanced at Satsuki who was standing next to him from the corner of his eye. Perhaps anticipating that this "special relationship" pair might have something to say, Kakashi had just made an excuse to pull Sakura, who was looking curious and wanted to get closer, a few steps ahead and deliberately distanced himself.
Looking back on the whole afternoon, the so-called "sparring" between Satsuki and Konohamaru was nothing more than a one-sided crushing education. Completely different from Naruto's "playing with" mode where he only defended and rarely fought back, Satsuki actually took action.
Of course, control your strength so that you won't be seriously injured.
Therefore, the scene in the game where Sakura beat up Konohamaru was replaced with the Satsuki version in this world line.
Moreover, from the end of the gathering, Satsuki grabbed Naruto's wrist without saying a word and very self-consciously, and never let go.
Naruto could clearly see that Satsuki was jealous, and he was quite jealous. Yes... He thought a little dumbfounded in his heart, that's just Transformation Jutsu! It's fake! Not even this?
At this moment, Satsuki, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, his voice lower than usual.
"Naruto... Do you think I'm... weird?"
Naruto turned to look at Satsuki and found that her cheeks were slightly flushed and her eyes were twinkling. It seemed that she felt that her reaction just now might be a bit excessive, and she couldn't control that emotion.
In fact, Satsuki himself admitted that it was a bit strange. The problem is that the "beauty" created by Konohamaru and Transformation Jutsu is really too lifelike! From Satsuki's perspective, that moment was like seeing a live, hot woman teasing Naruto!
If I have to make an analogy, it feels like Satsuki accidentally watched an NTR fanfic based on himself and Naruto, but the content is "Naruto was snatched away by another woman", if Ninja World has such a thing.
Even if you know clearly intellectually that it is false and fictitious, your strong sense of offense and anger will still burn uncontrollably!
"Naruto..." Satsuki did not wait for Naruto to answer the previous question, but continued to ask, his tone becoming more serious, "You just said... he is just a child?"
Naruto nodded immediately, what should we do in this situation? In addition to coaxing and going along with it.
Satsuki's next sentence, with a paranoid seriousness and possessiveness, clearly reached Naruto's ears, "Children... can't do it either."
Satsuki's dark eyes were extremely bright and firm, looking directly at Naruto, "Any form of... is not allowed."
She slightly tightened her fingers holding Naruto's wrist and emphasized every word.
"You can only be mine."
Faced with Satsuki's unabashed and paranoid possessiveness, this was the first time since the two established that special relationship that Satsuki had expressed the deepest exclusive declaration in his heart so freely.
Naruto clearly felt the burning emotion in Satsuki's words that was almost burning.
Unexpectedly, what surged in his heart was not pressure or trouble, but a strange feeling of warmth and... satisfaction?
Even he himself felt that this reaction was a bit strange - facing this possessive desire that wanted to completely wrap people up, even to the point of overwhelming them, he didn't feel suffocated. Instead, from the bottom of his heart he really liked this feeling of being treated to the extreme and treated like a treasure.
He turned around and faced Satsuki. His face no longer had the helplessness or ridicule before, replaced by a solemn gentleness.
"That's it..." Naruto said softly, with understanding and apology in his eyes, "I'm sorry, I was too slow and didn't consider your feelings."
"Then I promise you, no matter who it is in the future - whether it is an adult or a child, no matter what kind of strange ninjutsu they use - my attention will only be on you."
He carefully observed Satsuki's reaction, and asked softly, with probing and comforting feelings, "Is this... okay?"
Hearing Naruto's almost indulgent promise, Satsuki was stunned for a moment, and then, those black eyes, which were still a little aggrieved and stubborn, bloomed with astonishing brilliance like lit stars.
A strong sense of joy and security washed through her body like a warm current, making her almost unable to control the raised corners of her mouth.
She did not respond immediately with words, but expressed her inner agitation with actions - her hand, which was originally just holding Naruto's wrist, slipped quietly and turned into a hand holding Naruto tightly, and her ten fingers naturally intertwined and clasped.
At this moment, her body also moved slightly closer to Naruto, and the blush on her cheeks became deeper, but with an indescribable happiness and sweetness. He nodded slightly.
All the jealousy, uneasiness and paranoia are blended into silent dependence and closeness in the promise.
In front, Kakashi, who deliberately kept a distance, relied on Ninja's excellent hearing to hear the boring conversation between the two people behind him. Although his face was still expressionless, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart,
Today's young people are really amazing.
"Okay, everyone has worked hard today, so Team 7 will be disbanded now..."
At the usual intersection, Kakashi said in his signature lazy tone, but midway through the words, he paused slightly and his tone became more serious.
"... Although I really want to say this, I still have something important to inform you."
Naruto, Satsuki and Sakura were already preparing to say goodbye to each other, but they immediately focused their attention on Kakashi. Naruto felt a slight movement in his heart, and a thought flashed through him. At this point in time... could it be?
Kakashi took out three neatly folded pieces of paper from the ninja bag and handed them to the three of them.
"Although it is quite sudden, but... as the instructor Jonin, I have recommended you to participate in this session of Chunin Exams. This is the exam application form."
He shook the item in his hand and continued to explain in a steady tone, his eyes scanning the three subordinates with a sense of scrutiny.
"Having said that, my recommendation is not mandatory. The decision whether to take this exam is entirely yours."
His eyes stayed on the faces of the three people for a moment, especially at Sakura who seemed to be still deleting information, and then gave specific instructions.
"Those who want to take the exam should sign their names on this application. Then, before three o'clock in the afternoon the day after, report to Classroom 301 of the Ninja Academy on time."
"That's it." After Kakashi finished speaking, he put the three applications into the hands of three people, and then returned to his lazy look, "Okay, this time we are really disbanded. Go and think about it."