Chapter 149 No One Remembers Her
"It's so late, and there are still people inside the memorial." Uchiha Obito was a little surprised to see a white figure standing in the distance.
Following his words, Haruko discovered the figure that had not moved for a long time. Combined with the dark and cold atmosphere around her and the rustling sound of leaves, Haruko swallowed hard and silently hid behind Uchiha Obito.
Grabbing his shirt hem slightly, Haruko made sure he was her shield before asking cautiously, "Obito, is there a ghost here..."
"Ghost?" Uchiha Obito had not thought of this at first. Now that she mentioned it, his nerves were inexplicably tense, but he still answered stubbornly, "Where in the world are there ghosts..."
Haruko looked down at his already shaking feet, and instantly listed Uchiha Obito as "the guy you absolutely cannot go out with in the middle of the night."
But there are only the two of them and the white figure in the distance at the Heroes' Memorial Monument. Haruko feels that given Uchiha Obito's stubbornness, he will definitely not shout out before her.
So Haruko confidently instructed him, "Who is wandering around in a white cloak in the middle of the night? Obito, go and check it out."
"Me?!" Uchiha Obito exclaimed, but when he realized that his voice was too loud, he quickly covered his mouth. When he saw that the white figure did not move, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that he was still not making any move, Haruko resorted to provocation and said bitterly, "Obito is a coward."
"I..." Uchiha Obito subconsciously wanted to refute, but quickly lowered his voice, turned his head away in shame and pulled her hair, "I'm not a coward!"
"Then you go ahead!" Haruko patted his shoulder solemnly to show encouragement. She took back her hair, immediately found a cover and squatted down, showing him eyes that showed support.
"..." She definitely did it on purpose!
Uchiha Obito secretly glanced at the white figure still standing on the high ground, clenched his fists, and struggled in his heart. In the end, "I didn't want to lose face in front of Haruko" prevailed, and Uchiha Obito walked up the stairs with gritted teeth.
When he was only one step away from the white figure, Uchiha Obito gradually began to think of retreating. Just as he was wavering between "losing face" and "saving his life", he suddenly felt a push from behind.
With his eyes wide open, Uchiha Obito hesitated to the side of the white figure, and froze in place, not daring to look up to see if the man was a ghost.
Haruko's brilliant idea: Obito, come on!
"You are……"
A slightly old voice was heard, and Uchiha Obito felt inexplicably familiar with it, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it, so he bravely and carefully looked up.
"Third-generation Hokage?!" Uchiha Obito was shocked.
Who else could this solemn and serious middle-aged man in front of them be other than the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen? He was wearing a white cloak that symbolized the Hokage, and the red shadow hat he usually wore was now in his hand. No wonder they didn't recognize him at first.
He had come here alone and heard some noise from below from afar. Sarutobi Hiruzen realized that they were two children and did not pay much attention to them. However, he did not expect that they would come to him on their own initiative.
He had some impression of the child in front of him wearing orange goggles. He seemed to be another genius boy of Uchiha. He looked only four or five years old, which made him feel a little nostalgic.
Miss? Who? Asma?
This is the most correct and only answer, but Sarutobi Hiruzen always feels like he has forgotten something very important.
What on earth did he forget...
"Obito, is that a demon disguised as Hokage-sama?"
An innocent and childish voice echoed, as if it crossed mountains and seas, traveled through time and space, and sounded in Sarutobi Hiruzen's ears.
Almost with trembling eyes, he looked forward eagerly and saw a girl with shiny black hair and innocent eyes. More of her face was covered by a thin white veil. Although she was wearing a heavy and exquisite kimono, as she ran towards him, she looked like a light and brilliant soul returning to the world.
Haruko trotted behind Uchiha Obito and took cover, then curiously stuck her head out to observe this ghost pretending to be the Hokage.
Feeling her scrutiny, Sarutobi Hiruzen tensed up for some reason.
Unexpectedly, it was the Third Hokage himself. Haruko whispered in Uchiha Obito's ear: "Does the Hokage have such a strange habit?"
"What's your hobby?"
Uchiha Obito was curious about her, and when he heard her answer "pretending to be a ghost to scare people", he realized that they were making fun of him in front of the Hokage!
Panicking and wanting to explain, Uchiha Obito found that the Third Hokage's gaze seemed to have been missing him and looking behind him. Wasn't that Haruko behind him?
Could it be that Lord Hokage was mad at Haruko? !
Realizing this possibility, Uchiha Obito's heart suddenly tightened.
Haruko was still urging him to express his opinion, without any proper understanding of their current predicament.
This idiot!
Just when Uchiha Obito was worried that their bodies would be dumped here, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked hesitantly with a nervous and expectant tone: "Little sister...what's your name?"
Facing his fearful and disappointed look, Qingzi subconsciously responded with her own words and looked back at him seriously: "My name is Flower Fairy."
"Hey!"
Uchiha Obito didn't expect that she would still speak so frivolously at this time, and hurriedly wanted to scold her, but when he turned his head, he looked into her slightly moist eyes, wondering what was wrong with her.
Although also immersed in the emotions in her eyes, Sarutobi Hiruzen saw it more deeply and thoroughly than Uchiha Obito.
Almost certain of something, he squatted down and showed his most amiable smile, "Really? Shouldn't the flower fairy be in the castle? Why did she come to our Konoha?"
Haruko felt the kindness and peace he exuded, and the hand that was holding Uchiha Obito's back couldn't help but tighten a little. She said stubbornly: "Because the castle is gone, the flower fairy has been abandoned..."
As soon as she said this, the only two people present fell silent. Uchiha Obito knew that she usually liked to make up some weird things, but when he heard the sadness in her words, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
What's more, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who is already over half a century old, seemed to have experienced a major change in his life. His facial features were old and hazy, and his deep eyes were gradually becoming hazy. He didn't know how to start his mouth for a moment, so he opened his mouth and finally only let out a sigh.
Seeing that he didn't reply, Haruko felt a little disappointed and pulled Uchiha Obito towards their original destination - the tombstone of Xingxing.
"No words..."
Haruko gently stroked the stone tablet, feeling the coldness on it, and the tears that had been accumulating in her eyes trembled and fell vertically.
Uchiha Obito was also a little surprised, "Why is there an unknown monument here?"
Haruko placed her caressing hand on the side of the stone tablet and spoke softly: "No one remembers her..."
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Gratitude list as of July 2024, 3:
grateful--
K sent inspiration capsule x4
A love letter x2, flowers x2
Huai Zhi Xin Yu sent a love letter x2, flowers
A love letter from a drunken lover
Flowers sent by Yuan Kun who loves potato pancakes, Atalo of Gale Machine, and Uchiha Xueyi
Yun Cheyun from Gumo Island, Yuan Kun who loves potato crisps, Deep Sea Jiaolong, Tang Xiaoyu from the North, Mathematics tortured me all over, Gulu Gulu Meow, Mo Wentian who loves red bean jelly, Early Summer Starry Sky, Sun Ao who loves Yangmei distilled liquor, Moon..., Pinellia SS, Hong Yi Xiang Yi Sai Gao, the smoky Gu Xiong, Purple Potato Congee., Fisherman's Song., Jin Xiula from Nanning, Xuanchun, Pepper and Salt, Bailu Booklet, sent for love
Thank you for the gift! The author is so touched! The Sandaime smokes his pipe and smiles with a crooked mouth└(^o^)┘
