Naruto, what kind of Hokage would you be if you didn't roll around!

Sakura Haruno's expression changed.

"Naruto punched me in front of everyone, and Hinata stood in front of him, preventing me from hitting back!"

"Isn't this wrong?"

Ino couldn't help but say, "Don't you often punch and kick Naruto in public too?"

"As for Hinata..."

"When you were about to fight Naruto, she did stand in your way."

"How is this any different from when you stood in front of Naruto when he was about to fight Sasuke?"

Sakura Haruno was taken aback.

"You like Sasuke, so you want to protect him."

"Hinata only likes Naruto..."

"If this counts as wrong, then what you did, Sakura, was no different..."

Sakura Haruno blurted out, "That's different!"

Ino frowned and asked, "What's different?"

Sakura Haruno was speechless.

"Anyway..."

"If you were my best friend, you should stand firmly on my side instead of arguing with me about right and wrong."

"I misjudged you."

After saying that, Sakura Haruno stormed off in a huff.

Ino stood there, stunned.

The hand that reached out to hold him back froze in mid-air.

Sakura...

It seems she's forgotten that when she was teased for her wide forehead, it was she who gave her a red ribbon to tie up her hair, revealing her forehead openly, and praised her for looking cute like that...

That's why the two became good friends.

Sakura Haruno became more confident as a result.

Later, because they both liked Sasuke, Sakura chose to part ways with him.

Although they both knew in their hearts that they were still best friends.

but now……

Ino watched Sakura Haruno's figure gradually disappear into the distance, her vision becoming increasingly blurry. She wondered if the two of them could ever go back to the way things were before.

Perhaps, it will never be possible...

Chapter 36 I don't have time to play dating games with you! Please vote for me!

At this moment, Sakura Haruno was also filled with grievances.

She couldn't understand why even her best friend wasn't on her side.

Now, she has difficulty communicating with her parents, her friends have betrayed her, and even Naruto, whom she used to find annoying, seems to have completely given up on her...

As expected, Sasuke is the only true white moonlight.

Sakura Haruno saw Sasuke's image in her mind, and it was as if she saw a glimmer of light.

At that moment, Sasuke in the illusion suddenly merged with reality.

"Sa...Sasuke-kun!"

Sakura Haruno's expression immediately changed. Looking at Sasuke's back in front of her, she seemed to see hope again.

Actually, it wasn't just Sakura Haruno; Sasuke was already surrounded by a group of girls at this moment.

As usual, they chattered and chattered.

Sakura Haruno forcefully squeezed into the crowd, rushing to the position closest to Sasuke, her face beaming with smiles.

Good morning, Sasuke!

"Sasuke-kun is as handsome as ever today..."

Sasuke stood with his hands in his pockets, but his face looked tired and haggard, and his expression was even more gloomy and cold than usual.

He was still immersed in yesterday's battle with Naruto.

Inextricable.

If the Third Hokage hadn't arrived, what would have been the outcome of that fierce battle...?

This suspense, like a sharp thorn, was deeply embedded in his heart.

As a result, he barely slept all night, practicing relentlessly.

His hands are still in great pain.

Although the spot where Naruto's Leaf Whirlwind had struck him no longer ached, the pain remained forever in his heart.

Right now, Sasuke's mind is completely focused on defeating Naruto and eradicating his inner demons; he can't tolerate anything else.

As for these bored, infatuated girls...

To him, it was nothing but a disgusting nuisance and burden!

He carried on his shoulders the blood feud of his entire family!

"Go away."

So, facing the enthusiastic Sakura Haruno, Sasuke uttered only these two cold words.

Sakura Haruno was taken aback.

Why are Sasuke's eyes so terrifying...?

However, she did not back down.

Because this wasn't the first time she'd heard Sasuke say those words.

If you give up like this, then you don't deserve to stand out among so many suitors, and you don't deserve to be by his side...

Sakura Haruno forced a smile again.

"Don't be so cold, Sasuke-kun..."

Sasuke suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Normally, he would just say one cold, harsh word and that would be it.

But today is different.

Filled with anger and unable to resolve his troubles, he had absolutely no desire to get entangled with them.

"Sakura Haruno, listen carefully."

"Stop wasting your time on this boring stuff."

"And please stop hanging around me."

"I don't have time for you, or for all of you, to play these pointless dating games."

"You don't have to like me, and I have no reason to like you."

Sakura Haruno and the group of girls were stunned.

"besides……"

Sasuke's cold voice pierced Sakura's heart once again.

"You are really annoying."

After saying this, Sasuke strode away.

Sakura Haruno and a group of infatuated girls were left standing there, dejected and lifeless.

This moment.

It was as if something had shattered completely.

Sakura Haruno did not feel sadness or pain.

Instead, it's a kind of inexplicable emptiness.

Empty and desolate, utterly empty.

It felt as if my very existence had been denied...

"Sasuke...kun..."

The figure gradually receded into the distance, becoming increasingly blurry.

……

Ino watched this scene, shocked by Sasuke's cold attitude, and couldn't help but feel sad for Sakura Haruno.

The group of infatuated girls gradually dispersed and left.

Only Sakura Haruno remained standing there, lost in thought.

In the end, Ino couldn't bear it and stepped forward again.

"Sakura, are you...are you alright?"

She gently reached out her hand, wanting to soothe Sakura Haruno's feelings.

however.

"Do not touch me."

Sakura Haruno shook off Ino's hand again.

"Sakura, you..."

Sakura Haruno's tears flowed silently down her cheeks.

However, her expression only became more determined.

"Are you here to see a joke?"

"Do you think that just because Sasuke insulted me a few times, I would give up on him and stay away from him forever?"

"You all underestimate me, Sakura Haruno!"

“I’m telling you, Ino, and all of you…”

"I will never give up on Sasuke-kun!"

With tears streaming down her face, she stubbornly shouted it out, as if declaring it to everyone.

After saying this, she ran away amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd.

"Sakura..."

Ino was at a loss for what to do.

She certainly liked Sasuke very much too.

But she wouldn't make this feeling the only thing in her life.

Family, friendship...

For Ino, they are both indispensable, and there is no distinction between them.

Although she and Sakura seemed to be locked in a fierce and irreconcilable struggle because of Sasuke, deep down, Ino never thought that Sasuke was more important than Sakura.

Because there's no way to compare them.

I don't want to lose myself.

Sakura's feelings for Sasuke seem to have become an obsession...

"Or... perhaps, this is Sakura's choice..."

Ino heard Hinata's voice behind her.