Chapter 300 A very important chapter
Hatake Kakashi didn't give her a chance to argue and interrupted her.
"Your eyes can't deceive me."
While Haruko was stunned in the morning, Kakashi Hatake ran his hand down her long black hair until it touched the corners of her eyes.
There was a hint of bitterness in his tone.
"The eyes you looked at me were exactly the same as those of Haruko who asked me who I was when she was seriously ill in bed. They were helpless and confused."
This action was a bit presumptuous, but it only made Haruko Zaoma feel comforted and cherished.
When she was most confused and at a loss, the silver-haired young man, who seemed cold but was actually delicate, approached her quietly and silently.
Embrace her with those eyes that see through everything and are filled with tenderness.
Suddenly, tears welled up in Haruko's eyes in the morning, and the figure of Kakashi Hatake in her sight was blurred.
The moment the tears rolled down, he gently placed his fingertips on the corner of her eye to wipe away the crystal tears.
The warmth on her face finally allowed Haruko Zaoma to struggle out of the unbearable feeling of desolation.
She hurriedly took a step back, dodged Kakashi Hatake's hand, and wiped her eyes with her sleeve.
Hatake Kakashi ignored her retreat and withdrew his hand from the air.
"I told you I would keep your secret."
His plain and profound words completely opened Zaoma Haruko's heart.
After wiping her tears, the area around Haruko's eyes turned abnormally red, and she looked fragile and stubborn as she tried to smile.
She tried to speak in a normal tone.
"Teacher Kakashi is really sharp. It seems that nothing can be hidden in front of you!"
"That's right, I don't remember it, and the images I saw were only leaked due to the instability of my pupil technique."
"I didn't experience what she felt after going through everything. It was like watching a movie with myself as the protagonist. It was strange and real."
"So, I can't be her completely."
After hearing her confession, Hatake Kakashi did not feel disappointed.
On the contrary, because he could see the loss and sadness in her heart, Hatake Kakashi finally felt that his dull eyes had value.
Haruko Asahi sniffed and continued.
"My dream since childhood has been to live a peaceful and tranquil life."
“I don’t need to have great achievements, as long as I live happily. To put it nicely is to cherish life, to put it bluntly is to be afraid of death.”
"I am already very selfish. Even though I am a ninja, I don't want to sacrifice myself for world peace or justice."
"I... want to live. I don't want to become a man-made person or a half-human, half-ghost being, but... but..."
"I don't have enough vitality... This is the only way left for me..."
As she spoke the last part, her voice choked up unconsciously, and she kept wiping her endless tears with her sleeves.
She has always been strong and sunny, and she always ignores her sensitive heart.
Hiding all your fears and anxieties, putting on a calm and cheerful exterior, just to not bother others.
It's a bit too gentle...
The look in Kakashi Hatake's eyes when he looked at her did not change from beginning to end.
Whether before she confessed or after she confessed her inner feelings, the look in Kakashi Hatake's eyes when he looked at her was always one of unique gentleness in the cold silence.
This is also the most similar thing about Haruko that he has learned from her.
Hatake Kakashi took a step forward, closing the distance between the two of them again.
He reached out, held Haruko Hayama's hair with one hand, pulled her head towards him, and then gently stroked her black hair.
This extremely reassuring action caused the suppressed crying of the black-haired girl in his arms to grow louder.
Hatake Kakashi said in his usual nonchalant voice: "As the teacher's beloved student, I will give you my life force."
Immersed in emotional release, Zao Qingzi was stunned and looked up at him with tears on her face.
Amused by her cute and somewhat funny expression, Hatake Kakashi slightly curved his eyes and patted her head.
"After all, we have an agreement. You protect me and I protect you. This time, don't exclude me from your plan again."
Haruko frowned in the morning. She didn't understand and didn't comprehend.
If any of the people she had saved in her memory had said these words, she would have understood, but it was only Hatake Kakashi who said these words.
She had never saved Hatake Kakashi, nor could she be considered the most important person to him, so why should he waste his own vitality and even risk death to keep her alive?
Since she couldn't figure it out, Haruko asked directly in the morning.
"Teacher Kakashi, why...why did you do this?"
"Actually, I originally had something very important to tell her in person after her plan was over. I wanted to say..."
Looking into Haruko's clear and watery eyes in the morning, the words that Kakashi Hatake wanted to say paused.
The next second, he continued speaking as if nothing had happened.
"I want to tell her once again that she is who she is, no matter how experienced or innocent she is, she is always just who she is."
Compared to the unspoken regrets of her youth, perhaps the most important thing for her now is to be recognized again.
After all, he promised that if you are not sure who you are, just come and ask him.
Fate brought them together, and promises kept them company.
The hidden love of a young man in high spirits eventually crossed countless scenes and turned into a mature and restrained sentence from a young man:
You are you, the you that I know.
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In order to deal with Akatsuki's attack, Jiraiya took Uzumaki Naruto away from Konoha at the signal of the Hokage.
In order to prevent Uzumaki Naruto from clamoring to stay and protect the village, Jiraiya did not tell him the truth. He used the excuse of teaching him fairy techniques and tricked Uzumaki Naruto away with almost no effort.
Uchiha Sasuke, who had been involved in the work of the Konoha Police Department for a long time, of course guessed something from the village's increasingly stringent vigilance.
Considering that he was not young anymore and would eventually join the Police Department in the future, Uchiha Fugaku agreed to let him participate in the Police Department's mission this time.
At the strong request of Tsunade and others, Haruko temporarily moved into Orochimaru's research base in the morning.
After talking to Hatake Kakashi, her mood improved a lot and she became her optimistic and cheerful self again.
After taking the medicine they provided on time every day, Haruko found that her physical condition had indeed improved a lot after a few days.
Almost all the jonin were sticking to their posts and ready to go under the orders of the Hokage.
Except for a certain super thick eyebrow that was in high spirits.
I don't know how many times I've seen Might Guy running around Konoha, and Kakashi Hatake leaning on the railing looking down with his dead eyes.
"Kai, it's time to put running aside."
Hearing the voice of his nemesis, Might Guy stopped running and started running in place.
He looked up at Hatake Kakashi, revealing his iconic eight teeth that shone exceptionally brightly in the sunlight, and gave a thumbs up.
"Kakashi, my job is to patrol the surrounding area, so it won't delay me at all!"
"...Aren't you tired? You run from morning till night every day. How many laps have you run today?"
Might Guy, sweating, answered in a sonorous voice: "The 20,165th lap!"
What a terrifying number...
Hatake Kakashi felt that he had to take some time to remind the medical team to be prepared.
"You've never run so... so hard before, have you?"
Not knowing how to describe it, Hatake Kakashi could only choose to try hard.
Unexpectedly, Might Guy said: "This is the punishment I set for myself!"
"punish?"
Facing Kakashi Hatake's puzzled gaze, Might Guy raised a smile full of guilt and regret.
"Yes! I don't know what happened to my brain. I forgot all my memories about Haruko..."
"I feel so guilty towards Haruko, so I set a goal to run 100,000 laps around Konoha every day to punish myself!"
Nicknamed a hot-blooded fool, he took all the blame for forgetting his friends on himself.
Kakashi Hatake stood up straight. No wonder he hadn't seen Might Guy rest since he returned to Konoha.
If he hadn't asked, no one would have known that this sincere and passionate fool was atonement in his own way.
"Let's not talk about this for now Kakashi, or we won't be able to finish the run today!"
After saying that, Might Guy ran away towards the light.
Kakashi Hatake was left alone, holding the railing and watching the figure disappearing into the distance.
Everyone is atoning in their own way.
So does he.
In other words, he was glad that he could find a way to atone for his sins.
Suddenly, a ninja on duty appeared from a rooftop not far away and shouted, "News from the barrier team! There's movement!"
