Chapter 255 Never Give Up
Chapter 255 Never Give Up
As a new member, it is unrealistic to gain 100% trust from the beginning.
I think Shikamaru wanted to spread us out to avoid a surprise attack from us, and to ensure that he could react immediately if we made any unusual movement.
Although the possibility was small, Shikamaru was still cautious.
Gaara also understood this. Now was not the time to get into a conflict and fight for command, so he said nothing more.
If there is enough time, I can work with him to slowly build trust, but now, I am not sure when we will return to the original world, and I don’t want to waste too much time.
I raised my hand and said, "Sorry, I want to be on a team with Naruto."
I have a lot of questions for him.
Shikamaru thought about it and probably felt that with Naruto's strength, he didn't have to worry about any attacks, so he simply agreed: "Okay. Then Sakura and I will be a team."
Sai started making Asuka.
In our world, we only saw him a few times, and he was still a ninja of the Root, but in this world, he has obviously come to the light and become a reliable partner of Naruto and the others.
When I was about to walk over to Naruto, Shikamaru said, "Wait a moment."
I looked at him in confusion and saw him pull out a cloak from the bag he was carrying.
It's winter in this world, but the weather in our world is still warm. Neji, Gaara and I are not equipped with warm clothes, but they are used to wearing long sleeves and long pants all year round and wrap themselves tightly. Only I wear short sleeves.
Of course it is cold, but ninjas are trained to adapt to the environment, so I can still tolerate this temperature.
But Shikamaru handed me the cloak.
I recognized it immediately as Konoha's thermal gear - I had worn it many times when I was a child in Konoha, during training at school and on missions.
"You're wearing too little." Shikamaru said, "If you're traveling on the ground, your body will heat up on its own, which won't be a big problem. But in the air, it's easy to get hypothermic, which will cause your body to become stiff and cold, which won't be conducive to dealing with possible sudden battles."
"Thank you." I was a little surprised: "Did you prepare this especially for me?"
"Not really... Ino noticed that your clothes are not for the right season. I thought you would buy some clothes yourself."
Shikamaru in this world should already be a jonin. When he spoke, he was obviously used to being a leader and blaming his subordinates for their negligence: "You have an hour to prepare, didn't you even consider keeping warm?"
I put the cloak on myself and raised my hand to tie it in front of my collar. I was a little unaccustomed to Shikamaru speaking to me in such a stern tone. "I'm sorry, because I didn't expect to travel by flying, and I troubled you."
Seeing my gentle attitude, Shikamaru couldn't continue to be tough: "Forget it... I should have told you in advance. I thought you would be able to guess when you heard Sai was in the team."
"I don't have much interaction with Sai."
"I was negligent. I'm sorry."
He turned around and jumped onto the bird's back. I looked up at him, then turned around and walked over to Naruto, giving him a friendly smile: "Please give me your guidance."
"Ah...oh!"
Naruto looked at me curiously, "You are wearing so little. If you are cold, tell me. I have a long-sleeved jacket."
Without waiting for me to say anything, he looked up at the sky, and without further ado, he pulled out a coat and handed it to me: "You'd better put it on, it might snow later."
No matter which world they are in…Naruto and Shikamaru seem to be doing fine.
I felt warm inside, and after putting on his coat, I felt much better. "Thank you."
Naruto jumped onto the bird's back and pointed behind him: "Sit behind me, the wind is strong in front, I'll block it for you."
I was a little surprised: "Naruto, when you were nineteen, would you be so careful?"
"Because you are younger than me..." Naruto touched his nose, a little embarrassed: "Besides, you are the daughter of Obito and Rin, right?"
He grinned at me: "They are my father's students, of course I have to take good care of their children, you are like my sister!"
"Then..." I tilted my head: "Should I call you brother?"
I was glad that he took Obito and Rin so seriously.
Moreover, if we go by actual age at birth, he is indeed older than me.
I said obediently: "Brother Naruto."
Naruto's eyes widened, looking very happy, he chuckled and reached out to pull me onto the bird's back.
Everyone chose their own bird, and when we took off and reached high into the sky, gusts of cold wind blew towards us.
But with Naruto's coat and Shikamaru's cape, I felt warm enough.
I pulled Naruto's shirt hem, "Naruto, please tell me, what is the key to your victory over Sasuke?"
"Eh——Are you not calling me brother Naruto anymore?"
"…Naruto-nii-san."
"Okay! Beat Sasuke?" He really thought about it seriously. When Shikamaru was still a little alert, Naruto seemed to have completely trusted me: "I think it should be, understand his pain."
I was slightly stunned: "Understand his pain?"
I thought it would be some powerful ninjutsu, some clever chakra transformation, or some powerful attack with the combined power of the tailed beasts...
"Yes, accept his hatred, understand his pain, take on everything he has, and then express your determination!"
"What kind of determination? The determination to win?"
"No, it's the determination to bring Sasuke back! Although I don't know what your world is like, but after Sasuke left Konoha, I kept saying that I would bring him back. In fact, I couldn't understand his pain at all at that time. It wasn't until I lost someone very important to me and finally experienced the taste of hatred that I realized... I said before that I would bring Sasuke back to Konoha, but it was just my self-righteous "salvation". It was just my self-satisfaction, but I didn't consider Sasuke's feelings."
I listened carefully.
"If Sasuke wants revenge, then I will bear all his anger. If Sasuke loses his place to stay, then I will become his home. If Sasuke feels pain, then no matter what... I will stand by him and will never abandon him."
"What if he rejects you?"
"Then I will do my best to defeat him and be prepared to die with him."
The way to win Sasuke...
Is it to understand his pain?
If you can't do it, just die with him?
Come to think of it, it seems that it is better for me to die together with Sasuke than to block Sasuke's fatal blow for Naruto so that he can survive?
I was lost in thought when I suddenly heard Naruto say, "By the way, your name... is Chaolu, right?"
"Yes."
"You are the daughter of Obito and Rin - if your last name is Uchiha, does Sasuke know about this?"
"He knows I have the Sharingan."
"Isn't that great?" Naruto said happily, "Although I said that I regard Sasuke as my brother, but...if there really is another Uchiha clan member, Sasuke probably won't be so lonely!"
"Where is Sasuke? Is he out on a mission? I can't imagine him returning to Konoha to accept a mission under the orders of the Hokage."
"Hahahahaha!" Naruto laughed, "He left the village to travel."
"Is he alone?"
"Team Hawk should have been with him." Naruto sighed, "Sakura and I have always wanted to go find Sasuke, but the village is short-handed and Grandma Tsunade has always disagreed. Later, Kakashi became the Hokage and was very busy. Now he's saying the moon is going to fall."
I wonder, if Sasuke returns to Konoha, where does he live? Is it still the Uchiha residence?
"Has the Uchiha base been rebuilt?"
"Hmm? No. The entire village was rebuilt once before, and many areas were replanned. Sasuke wasn't in the village at that time... That area should have been razed to the ground."
"Has the entire village been rebuilt once?"
"Yeah... When Nagato came to Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails, the losses were really heavy. Later, during the Fourth War, many places became a mess..."
I wanted to ask more, but Sai interrupted me.
He said, "This is it. I encountered the enemy who kidnapped Hanabi, and I was tracked here and shot down by them."
Shikamaru said, "Everyone split up to look for clues."
The small talk ended there, and Naruto concluded, "Anyway... don't give up on Sasuke!"
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