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Chapter 142 Stuffing a Thousand Needles into Your Mouth

"Yes."

Sakumo Hatake composed himself and looked at Chiaki with a smile: "I really am, to actually tell you guys something like this."

"Perhaps your compassion just suddenly kicked in?"

Chiaki winked at Sakumo Hatake, "Our Onmyoji isn't like that. What happened to all your sarcastic remarks?"

"Go away, you naughty child, you're getting more and more disrespectful!"

Sakumo Hatake chuckled and teased Chiaki, who giggled and snuggled up to Mirai, looking adorable as she said, "I'm still a child, aren't I?"

Seeing Chiaki, who was wearing pigtails and looked like a teenage girl, standing next to Mirai, and the two of them looking like minors, Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

This child's age keeps changing, making it hard to tell how old he is.

Sometimes, he felt that Chiaki was very mature, which did not match her age.

But sometimes, she can be quite childish, just like a child.

Chiaki's personality, like her body, is constantly changing, but one thing remains unchanged: she always thinks of others and her desire to help and treat others kindly has never changed, and that is enough.

"Hey, are you some kind of ancient monster who's lived for hundreds of years?"

Sakumo Hatake suddenly said to Chiaki, before Chiaki, who was full of question marks, could say anything, he sighed and shook his head, "It's not that bad. If you really are an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years and you're still at this level, or even pretending to be a child, then I'll just laugh myself to death on the spot and commit suicide live."

"you you you!"

"Hatake Yin Yang!"

Chiaki, furious, grabbed Hatake Sakumo by the neck and shook him. Mirai, both amused and exasperated, held Chiaki tightly to prevent her from exposing herself due to the intense movements.

"Cough cough cough... Let go! Let go!"

"We're at the hospital entrance! Don't cause a scene!"

Sakumo Hatake struggled to pat Chiaki's arm, not seriously, but jokingly saying, "When I die someday, it will definitely be because of you!"

Unexpectedly, Qianqiu suddenly stopped what she was doing after it was just a joke.

"Ok?"

Sakumo Hatake looked at Chiaki, who had suddenly let go of his hand, with a puzzled expression, then turned back around in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"……nothing."

Chiaki shook her head. She didn't say anything explicitly, but looked at Hatake Sakumo earnestly and said, "Hatake Yin Yang, you mustn't die."

"Are you kidding me? How could I die?"

Hatake Sakumo laughed, grinning and showing off his white teeth, "Even if you, little brat, die, I won't die. Instead, I'll collect your corpse!"

"You said that if I don't die, you won't allow me to die."

Chiaki extended her little finger and said to Sakumo Hatake, "Pinky promise."

"Qianqiu...you..."

Mirai noticed Chiaki's nervousness. She knew Chiaki understood the plot, and seeing Chiaki speaking so earnestly to Hatake Sakumo, she understood as well.

Someday, this strange-looking man in front of me might die...

Qianqiu clearly knows everything, but she can't say anything.

Because she knew that even if she spoke up, it might not have any effect, and might even arouse suspicion in others.

All she could do was work hard silently and do her best to save these people.

It's like saving yourself; you'd give anything to do it.

Thinking of this, Mirai's eyes reddened, but she was worried that Hatake Sakumo would notice and make it difficult for Chiaki to explain, so she quickly lowered her head.

"Are you a child?"

Sakumo Hatake was so amused by Chiaki's actions that he was bent over backwards, completely unaware of the future's anomaly.

"Hook!"

Chiaki was extremely serious, his gaze fixed intently on Hatake Sakumo. "Promise me, don't die before I do!"

"Yes Yes……"

Unable to resist Chiaki's gaze, Sakumo Hatake reached out and hooked his little finger with Chiaki's.

"Pinky promise, a hundred years, no take-backs."

Chiaki looked directly into Sakumo Hatake's eyes. It was a childish ritual, but she performed it with utmost seriousness and sincerity, as if completing the ritual would grant her some wish or goal.

"Anyone who lies will have to swallow a thousand needles if they stamp this document!"

Chiaki took Sakumo Hatake's hand and pressed his thumbprint on it.

Qianqiu could try to save anyone, no matter who they were, even if she failed in the end, she would have at least made an attempt.

But Chiaki felt there was no way to prevent Sakumo Hatake's death.

suicide.

How ridiculous! Konoha's strongest ninja, Sakumo Hatake, died by suicide!

No one knows how much inner torment he suffered before his death, and no one knows what Hatake Sakumo was thinking before he died.

"You really are... I was just joking, why are you taking it so seriously?"

Sakumo Hatake reluctantly completed the childish pinky promise with Chiaki, saying, "My son is only a few years old and he wouldn't do something so childish."

"Hmph, I'm still young!"

Chiaki released Hatake Sakumo's hand, raised her head high, and pulled Mirai's little hand, walking towards Konoha Hospital. "Let's go, Mirai, let's ignore this stinky old man!"

"Uncle?"

You called me "uncle"?!

Sakumo Hatake pointed at himself in disbelief, then at Chiaki, "You...me?"

Wow, that really hurts! Chiaki's oldest age is twenty, while Hatake Sakumo is only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, far from being old enough for Chiaki to call him "uncle".

"Hey! Explain yourself!"

"You brat! Stop right there!"

Sakumo Hatake followed Chiaki forward, cursing and swearing, having completely forgotten about the pinky promise ceremony.

"Qianqiu...are you alright?"

Mirai cautiously asked Chiaki, "Lord Hatake... is he really going to die?"

Qianqiu turned her head slightly, sunlight falling on her eyelashes. Her peach blossom eyes blinked gently, and a helpless yet determined smile appeared on her lips.

"I don't know either. I hope I can give him some more to hold onto, so that he can think of our promise before he dies..."

"But would a man who couldn't even stop his own son really remember this small bond I have with him?"

Seeing Chiaki's somewhat bewildered expression, Mirai silently tightened her grip on her hand.

"Don't worry, Qianqiu!"

"Certainly possible!"

"You can definitely save everyone you want to save, just like you saved me!"

"You are Qianqiu, a person capable of creating miracles!"

Mirai spoke steadily to Chiaki, who paused for a moment, then smiled, reached out and hugged Mirai's cheek, kissing her.

啵唧

"Ahhh... What are you doing?!"

Future blushed as she wiped Qianqiu's drool. She could smell a strange, sweet peach scent in Qianqiu's drool, making her want to taste it.

"you're right."

Chiaki released his grip and extended a middle finger at Sakumo Hatake, who had rushed over.

"Damn it, if you dare die in front of me, I'll shove a thousand needles into your mouth after I bring you back to life!"

Sakumo Hatake: ? ? ?

Chapter 143 Awkwardness Beyond Compare

"ah!"

"Ah! I'm dead!"

"Oh my God! Oh my God!"

"Help! Doctor! Where's the doctor?!"

"Oh... I was the doctor! But I'm dead too!"

As Chiaki pulled Mirai along, following behind Sakumo Hatake, into Konoha Hospital, the entire hospital erupted into chaos.

Qianqiu: ? ? ?

"Chi...Chiaki...you seem to have caused a riot..."

Future nervously held Chiaki's hand. She was already very familiar with Chiaki's little hand. Although they couldn't hold hands tightly yet, she was completely used to just holding hands.

"Really? Then I'll leave?"

Chiaki looked awkwardly at the large group of cute girls in front of her, all with pigtails like her and dressed in light purple. Their eyes were fixed on her, completely different from the group of medical ninjas behind her who were starting to shout wildly.

And the leader of that group of twin-tailed girls was a man with pink hair just like himself!

The man tried very hard to keep his hair down, but his hairstyle was too unique, resembling a giant pink star. Even though he managed to tie hair ties at the two corners of his star, he couldn't change the firm, star-like hairstyle.

Beside the man with the star-shaped hair was a blonde girl with twin tails. Her aura was astonishing, somewhat like a second Tsunade. Unfortunately, she was also looking at Chiaki with shining eyes.

"preparation--"

The man with the star-shaped hair suddenly opened his arms, and two pink flags appeared in his hands. Instantly, two pink flags also appeared in the hands of the group of girls with pigtails.