Chapter 277: The Dust-sealed Beating Heart
Hatake Kakashi laughed at himself, and heard the sound of a door opening and closing behind him, hiding the loneliness in his eyes.
Haruko walked up to him in the morning and smelled the strong smell of alcohol around him. She asked worriedly, "Teacher Kakashi, are you drunk after all?"
"Fortunately."
"Can you get home safely by yourself? How about we take you back?"
"Is it wrong to say this to me?"
"Then...how about Kakashi-sensei send me back!"
Hatake Kakashi looked into her eyes that were sparkling with stars, and uttered a puzzled sound slowly from his throat.
"Hmm? I'm the drunk one, right?"
"Girls are still a little worried when walking at night. Isn't Kakashi-sensei worried about me?"
Kakashi Hatake looked at Haruko Zaoma who was full of expectations, and then looked at the two little kids surrounding her on both sides who couldn't hide their vigilance in their eyes.
He hummed without any expression.
"Hey——" Haruko Asahi covered her heart exaggeratedly.
Uzumaki Naruto wagged his tail and raised his hand actively: "Haruko, I'll take you home! I'll take you home!"
"Tsk." Uchiha Sasuke glanced at him speechlessly.
Before some blond idiot could yell and question him, Uchiha Sasuke put his arm around his neck and led Uzumaki Naruto forward before he could react.
"In that case, we'll leave first."
As a proud Uchiha, he was not good at chatting and having heart-to-heart talks. As a disciple of Hatake Kakashi, he was not particularly respectful to his teacher.
But...it's nothing, just do it if you want to.
Listening to the bickering between Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke fading away, Haruko Zaoma smiled at the dead-eyed Kakashi Hatake.
Pretty girls and mature young men walked side by side on the street.
Judging from the backs of the two people walking together under the moon, the girl's unique lively temperament accompanies the young man and even dispels his original indifference.
Morning Haruko turned her head to look at him, "Is Mr. Kakashi unhappy today?"
The words that were about to be perfunctory were turned around on his lips. Facing her, Hatake Kakashi subconsciously wanted to respond patiently one by one.
So he was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "...I just thought of an old friend."
"Old friend? Is he a friend of Kakashi-sensei?"
"My former teammate."
The faint light from the street lamp slid across his profile, and in the morning Haruko seemed to see endless nostalgia in Kakashi Hatake's eyes.
The look that Hatake Kakashi gave her seemed to penetrate her and look at someone else.
In the morning, Haruko smiled.
"He's an important person, Kakashi-sensei, right? I feel like there's some gossip about him that I don't know about."
Slightly tipsy and dizzy with heat, Hatake Kakashi chuckled and responded to her words.
"He is an important person, but the gossip...I guess you will be disappointed."
"Has Kakashi-sensei been rejected?"
Hatake Kakashi paused, his eyes were filled with subtle emotions, but his tone was calm.
"That's it."
Warmth and moonlight enveloped his sharp outline.
He had a handsome face that was unruly and indifferent, but the melancholy between his eyebrows dulled his sharpness, and he exuded decadence and deathly silence for no reason.
Thinking that she had brought up his sad memories, Haruko patted his thin arm to comfort him in the morning.
"It's okay, Kakashi-sensei. Even though you're older, you still look as handsome as ever!"
"..."
The gloom on Kakashi Hatake disappeared completely, and the corners of his eyes drooped, revealing his signature dead fish eyes.
"I look like I'm in my early twenties, right?"
Hearing his incredulous question, Haruko Asama's face showed a complex expression, which finally turned into pity.
"If Kakashi-sensei thinks so, then that's it."
"..."
Before they knew it, they had arrived at Haruko Asako's doorstep.
After completing the mission of sending the person away, Kakashi Hatake turned aside and was about to leave.
In the morning, Haruko hurriedly called him, "Teacher Kakashi, remember to drink some honey water when you go back, otherwise you will have a headache tomorrow."
"it is good--"
The departing shadow of Hatake Kakashi was stretched out by the moonlight, becoming long and lonely, as if he was trying hard to maintain a shell that was about to break.
Haruko Asahi was stunned for a few seconds and yelled at him.
"Kakashi-sensei! I'll make an exception tomorrow. I won't blame you for being late!"
Hatake Kakashi seemed too lazy to answer her. He raised his hand, waved it in the air, and then put it back in his pocket.
The lone walker under the moon bears everything alone.
……
The door was opened by large and slender fingers, and then all disguises and pretense were left behind.
Hatake Kakashi dragged his tired legs to the bed, turned around and fell down suddenly.
In the empty room, the only sound was his breathing.
The faint light filtered through the fluttering white gauze curtains and fell on him like rain.
It was a soft and faint light, but it made Kakashi Hatake feel blinded for no reason. He slowly raised his left hand to cover his face.
After a long time, he sat up again.
His lifeless eyes moved to the photo frame placed on the cabinet.
The photo displayed in the frame was a group photo of Minato's class. Everyone in the photo had a smile on their face, except him.
The young boy stands on the far right of the photo, with his arms folded and a blank expression on his face, like a little wolf that keeps people at a distance.
No wonder Uchiha Obito often said that he was pretending.
Indeed.
However, the proud Uchiha Obito is not much better. He often deliberately strikes handsome poses when taking photos, and his expression can't hide his arrogance.
But this photo is an exception. In it, Uchiha Obito has a bright smile and his cheeks are even flushed pink.
Hatake Kakashi remembered that when they were taking pictures, Uchiha Haruko thought he was noisy, so she quickly shook his hand and shouted to him to take the picture quickly.
This scene was frozen in time.
Uchiha Obito's thoughts were obvious.
It was also the best reason for his disappearance.
Judging from his behavior before his disappearance, Uchiha Obito must have remembered all his memories at that time.
His disappearance was undoubtedly due to... Uchiha Haruko.
It was as if all traces of their existence had been wiped out by history, and now there were only four of them in the photo that symbolized Minato's squad.
And, a place left open for someone.
Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but touch the empty space lightly with his fingertips, and the beautiful face of Uchiha Haruko smiling at the camera automatically appeared in his mind.
The photo frame reflected Hatake Kakashi's face in the moonlight, making him a little dazed.
After watching quietly for a few seconds, he reached out and lifted up the forehead guard covering his left eye, revealing a long vertical scar underneath.
It's not very deep and has faded a lot over time.
Kakashi Hatake unconsciously touched the scar on his left eye. His fingertips were cool, unlike Uchiha Haruko, whose hands were warm.
Gradually, the fingers slid across and dotted the end of the eye.
It is just like another person who has touched it, and with just a slight touch and gentle rubbing, a vague emotion has been left that stirs the heart.
As time goes by, the unfathomable throbbing that I once felt was now covered with a thick veil, never to see the light of day.
He tried his best not to think about Uchiha Haruko and to focus on other things.
This way, he wouldn't have to endure the dull pain for the time being.
But the results were minimal.
Before I remembered her, all I was thinking about was her.
When I remembered her, all I thought about was her.
The calmer the surface of the ocean is, the more turbulent the waves are in its depths. They surge and roll forward, unable to recede, and can only torture themselves.
It was precisely because he knew too well that she was not Uchiha Haruko that Chen Feng's pounding heart beat so hard and darkly.
"Haruko..."
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