Naruto: The Brightest Star

Chapter 152: Karin's Assist

"I didn't expect that I could do missions with my sister here."

Uzumaki Naruto put his hands behind his head, supported his head and talked to Karin with a smile.

"Hehe~ I haven't seen you for a few years. Your strength has increased a lot, Naruto."

Karin looked at Uzumaki Naruto with great satisfaction.

"Hehe~"

Uzumaki Naruto raised his hand to wipe the tip of the pen, smiling a little embarrassedly.

"That's right, sister."

Uzumaki Naruto rubbed his hands embarrassedly.

"Um, aren't you Sister Yuori's disciple? Isn't Sasako also Sister Yuori's disciple? Um, Sister, can you help me get an autograph? I've participated in several concerts, but except for the first one, I haven't been able to get any autographs."

Uzumaki Naruto said this very embarrassedly, with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Uchiha Sasuke in front couldn't help but stiffen for a moment when he heard what Uzumaki Naruto said behind him, and then pretended nothing had happened, madly ignoring the half-smile of Hyuga Neji beside him.

Karin was silent for a moment, then hesitated and looked at Uzumaki Naruto and asked, "You... like Sasako very much?"

"Yeah! But my favorite is still Sakura."

Uzumaki Naruto scratched his hair embarrassedly.

Sakura Haruno, who was behind him, couldn't help but blush when she heard what Uzumaki Naruto said.

"What are you talking about, Naruto!"

Haruno Sakura said as she punched Uzumaki Naruto on the shoulder.

"Hey!"

Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but stagger.

"I'm just telling the truth."

Uzumaki Naruto rubbed his painful shoulder and said somewhat aggrievedly.

"You, you! Idiot!"

Sakura Haruno stamped her feet, then walked away quickly, not wanting to bother with Uzumaki Naruto.

"Huh? Why are you mad Sakura? Did I say something wrong?"

Uzumaki Naruto asked Karin in confusion.

"She didn't say anything wrong. Maybe she's just shy."

Karin stroked her chin and said something very conventional.

"Sakura is actually shy!"

Uzumaki Naruto said in great surprise.

When Sakura Haruno in front heard what Uzumaki Naruto said, an angry expression (╬?_?) appeared on her face.

Sakura Haruno turned her head and glared at Uzumaki Naruto fiercely, and snorted.

"Really? Sakura is still a girl after all."

Karin couldn't help but hold her forehead.

Really, how can you chase girls with someone like you? But judging from Sakura's attitude just now, it doesn't seem like she has no feelings for Naruto at all.

The corners of Karin's mouth curled up slightly.

Silly brother, let your sister help you!

"Hey, Naruto, come to the point, why did you fall in love with Sakura?"

Karin blinked and asked Uzumaki Naruto with some curiosity.

"Don't tell me you only look at the appearance."

"Ok!"

Uzumaki Naruto nodded, then smiled happily and said, "When I was little, I thought Sakura was very cute when I saw her. At that time, Sakura wore a red headband, which was very cute. Ah! Especially her forehead!"

Ouch! My forehead...

Haruno Sakura raised her hand and touched her forehead, and her whole face turned red.

When Sakura Haruno was young, she was laughed at by many children of the same age because of her forehead.

At that time, she was very inferior. If it weren't for Yamanaka Ino who took the initiative to protect her and become friends with Haruno Sakura at that time, Haruno Sakura would have gradually become more confident.

But despite this, Haruno Sakura would subconsciously touch her forehead when looking in the mirror. The inferiority complex deep in her heart always existed. She cared a lot about what others thought of her forehead and secretly hoped that her forehead could be smaller.

"Ah~ It would be better if Sakura could be a little more gentle to me. Hehehe~"

Uzumaki Naruto was enjoying the future, and he couldn't help but smile foolishly at Haruno Sakura's gentleness towards him.

"Idiot, Naruto..."

Haruno Sakura said softly, turning her head to secretly glance at the smirking Uzumaki Naruto behind her, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

Well~ Pay more attention and be more gentle to him in the future.

Looking at Haruno Sakura's somewhat gentle eyes, Karin's lips curled up slightly.

My stupid Ou Doudou~ The future you will definitely thank the present me~ Ooooooooo~

"Ms. Aster, are you really planning to walk back?"

Uchiha Xing looked at Shiwan who was in front of him, with her hands behind her back, walking and enjoying the scenery.

"Yeah, I was worried when I came here. I seldom go out, so this is a good time to relax~"

Aster said this in a very good mood.

"Okay, but there's nothing special to see along the way from Swamp Country to Demon Country. I think you'll get bored after a while. I'll carry you back then. Don't worry, there's no rush this time. I'll go slower."

Uchiha Xing had no objection to this.

Hug, hug, hug.

Shiwan couldn't help but recall once again the scene in the cave where Uchiha Xing rescued her.

The wind blew the brown hair, and the other person's gentle blue eyes looked at her affectionately (in Aster's eyes), with a reassuring smile on the corner of his mouth.

Miss Aster, I said I would protect you.

"Oh!"

Aster's face turned red instantly.

"Stupid, stupid! Stupid!"

Aster shouted, then started running forward.

"Ok?"

A big question mark appeared above Uchiha Xing's head.

"Ms. Aster!"

Zuho hurried to catch up with Aster.

"Izumi-jounin, what did you tell Miss Shiwan?"

Nara Shikamaru walked over and asked Uchiha Xing with some curiosity.

"She didn't say anything. It's really strange. It seems that her attitude towards me has been strange since we solved the matter of the ghost."

Uchiha Xing stroked his chin and thought seriously.

"Hiss~ Could it be that I was moving too fast and she couldn't handle it, so she didn't want me to take her with me? Well... it's not impossible. After all, the first time I took her with me, she was very uncomfortable and even vomited because of it."

"In the next few days, Miss Shiwan has been carried on Karin's back. Perhaps she is more accustomed to Karin's speed. Hmm~ It looks like she will have to rely on Karin to carry her from now on."

The more Uchiha Xing spoke, the more he felt that he had guessed what Shiwan was thinking.

For Uchiha Xing, who does not have a yuri view on love, he will probably never be able to see clearly how Shiwan feels about him in his entire life.

"Karin~ If we need to hurry, please take Miss Shiwan with you~"

Uchiha Xing put his hand to his mouth to make a trumpet shape and shouted to Karin behind him.

"I know~ Izumi Jounin~"

Karin waved her hand to show that she understood.

On the other side, Shiwan calmed down a little, looked back, and saw that only Zuho was chasing after her.

Didn't she chase me... Humph! She said she would always protect me! In the end, she didn't even chase me after I ran away! Humph!

Aster stomped her feet in dissatisfaction.

"Miss Aster, do you want to continue shopping?"

Zuho asked Shiwan.

"I'm tired and don't want to go anymore."

Shiwan found a random place to sit down and decided to wait for Uchiha Hoshi to arrive.

Didn’t you say that when I don’t want to leave anymore, you will hug me, hug me, and carry me back?

Aster's face turned slightly red.

Humph! I didn't want her to hug me, I was just tired and wanted to go back and rest early, that's it!

Soon, Uchiha Xing and others found Shiwan.

"Ahem! I'm tired and bored of the scenery. Let's go back quickly."

Shiwan turned her head and spoke, her eyes secretly sweeping over Uchiha Xing, feeling a little bit of anticipation in her heart.

"Well, let's hurry up and get going."

Uchiha Xing nodded in agreement.

So, in Aster's expectant eyes, she saw Karin walking over and then squatting in front of Aster.

"Um????"

Shiwan looked at Uchiha Xing with a question mark on her face.

"Didn't you say you were the one who carried me away?"

When the word "hug" was mentioned, Ziyuan couldn't help but stutter.

"Huh? You didn't want me to take you on the journey because you were annoyed by my speed and therefore ran away in anger."

Uchiha Xing asked Shiwan in return.

No, that's not the case!

Ziyuan was very upset and stamped her feet in anger.

Ahhhh!!!! If I had known this I wouldn't have run away!!!

Ziyuan's eyes turned red, with water vapor swirling in her eyes.

"Miss Aster, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing the slightly red eyes of Aster, Zuho was worried.

"nothing!"

As if out of anger or for the sake of face, Shiwan threw herself at Karin, wrapped her arms around her, snorted heavily at Uchiha Xing, then turned her head away from her.

Inexplicable and weird.

Uchiha Xing shrugged slightly, then left with everyone else.

Along the way, Uchiha Xing always felt that Shiwan was influenced by the monster. After all, the other party's attitude towards him was kind at one moment and cold at another moment, which made Uchiha Xing very puzzled.

So, Uchiha Xing asked the question in his heart.

"Ms. Aster, have you been affected by the ghosts? I always feel that you are a little weird."

"No, I've always been like this."

Aster said this while biting the jerky in his hand hard.

really?

Uchiha Xing looked at Ashio in disbelief.

At this time, Zuho felt Uchiha Xing's gaze and nodded slightly.

"Really? Is this the legendary ultimate tsundere? After all, my little tsundere is still the cutest."

Uchiha Star muttered quietly.

Little tsundere? Oh! By the way, the teacher has a husband. I remember Elder Jing told me that the teacher's husband is Uchiha Madara's younger brother, Uchiha Izuna.

But...I heard that Uchiha Izuna died a long, long time ago. But didn't the teacher say a while ago...

Uchiha Sasuke looked at the bonfire on the ground and couldn't help thinking.

So, did the teacher get married again later?

. . . . . .

After leaving the Swamp Country, Nara Shikamaru and his team left and returned to Konoha.

After sending Shiwan back, Uchiha Xing took Karin and the other two back with him.

Shiwan stood on the city wall, watching Uchiha Xing's receding figure.

"Ms. Aster, Izumi has left. Also, Miss Aster, Izumi is married."

Zuho stood behind Shiwan, trying to persuade her.

As someone who has followed Aster since childhood, Zuho knows Aster very well. She can probably tell what the other person means with just one move.

"I know."

Aster looked up at the white clouds drifting leisurely away and sighed softly.

“I know…”

On the other side, after arriving at a deserted place, Uchiha Xing held hands and directly started the teleportation and returned to the Rain Country.

"Huh~ I'm finally back"

Uchiha Xing stretched lazily.

"Okay, you guys take a break first, and then continue training in the afternoon."

Uchiha Xing said this and turned and left.

When Uchiha Xing just left the underground, a butterfly landed in front of Uchiha Xing.

"Hmm? Baimu wants to see me for something?"

Uchiha Xing raised his eyebrows slightly, then walked towards Hyakume Chou's room.

"Bai Mu, what's wrong?"

Uchiha Xing walked into Hyakume Chou's room and asked her.

"Sir, Orochimaru has almost finished studying the pressure test records you gave him."

Hyakume Chou informed Uchiha Hoshi of the results of the task that Uchiha Hoshi had assigned her to conduct research on Orochimaru.

"Is that so? Then wait for him for a while. If he doesn't give me good news tomorrow, let Sasuke go and invite him over."

Uchiha Xing chuckled and made the decision happily.

"I understand. I will keep a close eye on him."

Baimudie nodded slightly, indicating that she understood what was going to happen next.

The next day, Uchiha Xing looked at the pocket watch in his hand, watching the hour hand and minute hand gradually overlap to twelve o'clock, and then looked at the minute hand and only thought of one minute.

"Heh~ Orochimaru, you're not being honest~"

Uchiha Xing laughed softly, and at this moment there was a knock on the door behind him.

"teacher."

Uchiha Sasuke pushed open the door and looked at Uchiha Xing sitting on the chair.

"Sasuke, I have a mission for you."

As Uchiha Xing finished speaking, a butterfly landed in front of Uchiha Sasuke.

"Go to the Land of Grass and bring Orochimaru back. If he asks you the reason..."

Uchiha Xing couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Just say that I don't like dishonest guys."

"I understand, teacher."

Uchiha Sasuke said this and left with the butterfly.

On the other side, Konoha.

Since Tsunade learned from Haruno Sakura that the spy hidden by Scorpion of the Red Sand in Orochimaru would pass on information at the Sky and Earth Bridge in the Land of Grass, she began to look for a suitable person and decided to let him take Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura to the Land of Grass to obtain information.

However, somehow, this news was known to Danzo Shimura.

For this purpose, Danzo Shimura specially stuffed his own people into the team.

Even though Tsunade was very unhappy about it, if not otherwise, the two old advisors in the village would never let Uzumaki Naruto go with them.

Tsunade knows Uzumaki Naruto. If he were to know the news about Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto would definitely try his best to follow him.

Besides, she knew a lot of inside information about Uchiha Sasuke's defection.

Letting Uzumaki Naruto go means, firstly, they don't have to worry about Uzumaki Naruto causing trouble. Secondly, they are lucky to have met Uchiha Sasuke, so they may be able to get a lot of information from Uchiha Sasuke.

Therefore, Tsunade agreed to let the other party join the mission team going to the Heaven and Earth Bridge.