Chapter 295: Love Rivals Again
Fortunately, Haruko brought Sakura Haruno back in time in the morning, so Sakura Haruno's condition did not become the most serious.
After receiving medical treatment, Haruno Sakura lay quietly on the hospital bed to rest.
dong dong dong-
"Please come in." Haruno Sakura sat up slightly to look.
Yamanaka Ino walked into the room holding flowers. With her bright facial features and smile, the flowers were not as beautiful as her.
"Broad forehead, you can get injured even on a mission. You're really getting worse and worse."
The cherry red lips opened slightly, but what came out were irritating words.
Veins popped out on Haruno Sakura's forehead and she could barely maintain the smile on her face.
"It's really hard for you to keep asking about me."
"Don't be so conceited." Yamanaka Ino lifted her hair proudly. "I heard that it was Haruko who carried you back. I came here to comfort Haruko who was carrying such a heavy burden."
The hands on the quilt suddenly tightened, and Haruno Sakura almost couldn't control her temper and burst into curses.
She is very light, okay!
In order to lose weight, she doesn't dare to eat too much for dinner!
Haruno Sakura sneered and glared at her with a sharp look in her eyes.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but Haruko was called away by Tsunade-senpai."
Not being able to see Haruko, Yamanaka Ino sighed regretfully, walked slowly to the bedside, and put fresh flowers in the vase on the cabinet.
While fiddling with the flowers, she said, "You're already a Chunin, so at least be careful."
Feeling the concern in her tone, Haruno Sakura was stunned, and the arrogance around her disappeared completely.
"I would have paid attention even without you telling me." Haruno Sakura grumbled reluctantly, "Thank you for coming to see me."
"You're welcome. I'm kind-hearted."
Haruno Sakura: ...
The gentle sunlight outside the window injects into the breeze, filling the room.
The warm breath reminded Haruno Sakura of the scene when she was carried on Haruko's back, and... the familiar yet unfamiliar emotions she felt.
Thinking of this, Haruno Sakura's face couldn't help but turn pale.
"Ino," Haruno Sakura thought for a while and asked carefully, "Do you still like Sasuke?"
As if he had not expected her to ask this suddenly, Yamanaka Ino tensed up and raised his voice in an attempt to cover up his mistake.
"What kind of question are you asking? Of course I like it!"
Haruno Sakura seemed relieved to receive her affirmative answer.
Yamanaka Ino noticed something was wrong. Why would Haruno Sakura, who also liked Uchiha Sasuke, react like this?
The relaxed posture is like eliminating a potential rival in love...
Could it be...
A possible answer was secretly growing in her heart, and Yamanaka Ino was so nervous that her breathing almost slowed down.
She is afraid.
I was afraid to hear this answer from Haruno Sakura.
But in reality, Haruno Sakura has not yet realized that something is wrong with her and continues talking to herself.
"As for me, I always thought that the person I liked was Sasuke, but didn't Haruko say before that this feeling might just be admiration, not true love?"
Yamanaka Ino spoke with difficulty: "You want to say... you don't like Sasuke anymore?"
"Ok!"
Haruno Sakura looked at her with joy in her eyes, and her nodding gesture was full of the girl's excitement and joy in realizing her inner feelings.
The long pink hair flutters in the wind, like a gorgeous cherry blossom tree in full bloom in summer.
In Yamanaka Ino's slightly trembling pupils, Haruno Sakura's opening and closing lips were reflected.
"I understand my own heart now. Compared to Sasuke, Haruko shines more brightly in my world. That's a feeling that makes my heart beat faster!"
Her words had been very clear, and Yamanaka Ino couldn't pretend to be stupid, not to mention that the answer confirmed the answer in her mind.
Yamanaka Ino pulled up the corners of her mouth stiffly, "Hey, Sakura, you are not..."
"So what?"
Facing Haruno Sakura's clear and open eyes like rose crystal, Yamanaka Ino suddenly felt embarrassed and exposed.
So, Ikahara slammed her hand on the cabinet, and Yamanaka Ino retorted strongly.
"What are you talking about? It's impossible no matter how you think about it!"
Her sudden intense emotion shocked Haruno Sakura.
For a long while, there was silence in the ward.
The long, smooth yellow hair completely blocked Haruno Sakura's gaze that wanted to explore her.
After all, she was once her best friend and most familiar rival in love. Haruno Sakura vaguely sensed the truth from her attitude.
Haruno Sakura asked hesitantly: "Ino, are you also..."
Provoked by her probing words, Yamanaka Ino lowered her head and shouted loudly.
"No matter how hard you think about it, Haruko will end up with a guy like Shikamaru or Naruto!"
The tone of his voice was so certain that I couldn't tell whether he was confirming that Haruko would be with her classmate in the morning, or confirming something else.
Seeing her reaction, Haruno Sakura's heart sank slightly, and she was able to confirm the answer.
A bitter smile appeared on her lips and Haruno Sakura looked at her fingers.
In fact...she had a premonition, didn't she?
Haruno Sakura took a deep breath and looked at Yamanaka Ino firmly.
"Ino, I know what I really want to do, and I won't run away from my heart."
The resolute voice made Yamanaka Ino's hands, which were resting on the cabinet, curl up unconsciously.
She has always been confident and generous, but now she does not have the courage like the crying girl to admit her special feelings.
After a long silence, Yamanaka Ino asked in a low voice.
“Even if you are rejected, excluded, and hated, will you persist?”
Haruno Sakura smiled and asked her back: "Do you think Haruko would be such a person?"
The curled fingers loosened, and Yamanaka Ino murmured softly, as if answering her or reminding herself.
"……Won't."
The mentality of retreating and escaping resonated with Haruno Sakura, and she realized her subtle feelings for Hayama Haruko earlier than Yamanaka Ino.
In other words, from the very beginning she did not define herself as Haruko Asama's friend.
At first she herself was at a loss. She didn't know why she wanted to be more than just Haruko Hayama's friend, and she was also afraid of having such an idea.
But mood won't lie.
She wanted to be closer to Haruko Zaoma and wanted to take more of Haruko Zaoma's warmth.
Seeing Yamanaka Ino who is unwilling to accept it now, Haruno Sakura seems to see herself in the past.
Maybe she wanted to encourage her former self, or maybe she wanted to help her best friend, her arch-enemy.
Haruno Sakura regained her usual energetic tone.
"So Ino, be brave, be like the you that I looked up to back then, and boldly pursue your heart!"
The girl's sincere encouragement was blended into the breeze without a single detail missing, youthful and passionate.
Yamanaka Ino blinked quickly several times, trying to hold back the tears that were gathering. She turned her head away quietly, not wanting Haruno Sakura to see her fragility and emotion.
After calming down, Yamanaka Ino turned around, still with a bright and sharp smile on her face.
"What a shame! Looks like we're going to be love rivals again!"
Haruno Sakura also smiled, her eyes full of determination.
"fair play!"
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