The night sky was silent.
A bright moon sat surrounded by stars.
Brilliant moonlight poured over the earth like a waterfall, draping it in silvery white.
Like the white gown a bride wore at a wedding in a dream.
After the candlelight went out, Naruto gently picked Sasuke up, carried him to the bed, and slowly laid him down.
There were no lights.
But by the moonlight, Naruto could still vaguely make out Sasuke's flushed cheeks.
Clearly, Sasuke had summoned tremendous courage to say those words earlier.
They had known each other since they were seven, all the way into adulthood, and had been through so much together, both great and small.
When Naruto first learned that Sasuke was a girl, he had merely been curious.
Back then, to activate the system's Lucky Money function, Naruto had no choice but to lure Sasuke into his scheme.
At first, he had felt nothing for Sasuke, while Sasuke had disliked Naruto even more.
Later, they had made an agreement that gave each of them what they needed.
From that moment on, their worlds had become completely intertwined, never to be separated again.
That was how people were. Unless you took the time to understand someone, you would never know who they were inside.
Their appearance, on the other hand, could be judged with a single glance.
Outward beauty could more easily deceive the eyes, but the feeling of being together could win over the heart.
Naruto had truly accepted Sasuke into his heart because of what happened when he first used the Perfect Hashirama Serum.
As the saying went, even a devoted child would tire of caring for a chronically ill parent. He had become disabled with no recovery in sight, unable to be a ninja ever again.
For Sasuke, whose heart