Seeing isn't always believing, as vision can deceive, and sounds can lie, but touch is real.
Through the glass of water, Naruto vaguely saw a pair of eyes. The face looked extremely weak, but a faint smile flickered in those eyes, like raindrops sliding down a windshield.
"What was that?" Naruto asked.
Sakura seemed to have returned to normal. She sat up and took a sip of water before asking, "What?"
"You just bit me, didn't you?"
Naruto looked closely at his fingers under the light and indeed saw bite marks. The other party seemed to have used a lot of force, as it left a faint mark.
Naruto's tone was calm and measured, and he wasn't easily swayed by emotions. His temperament was typically composed, rarely showing any significant emotional fluctuation no matter the situation.
"No." Sakura said, drinking her water calmly, "I'm a bit hungry."
"Even so, it's the middle of the night. I'll see if I can find something to eat." Naruto gave her a strange look.
"I'll go to the medical department and find someone to check on you first."
Naruto still can't figure out the situation completely. When Sakura woke up, her expression and mannerisms resembled the familiar Pink Sakura. However, the tone of her second sentence sounded more like Dark Sakura.
'In any case, it was best to have someone examine her first.'
Just as he was about to leave, his clothes were grabbed again. Sakura stared intently at him with a burning gaze, "Wait."
"Hmm?"
"Let's kiss."
"Cough! Are you crazy, Sakura?" He gulped and instinctively tried to take a step back, but was held back by Sakura.
"Hehe, did I scare you?" She showed a smug smile on her face.
'Even though she was already weak, she stubbornly tried to act strong.'
Naruto was stunned for a moment. He had already guessed the result. It was just a false alarm, she just fell unconscious, and her personality hadn't disappeared.
"So, you're alright?" he asked, "Uh, the personality didn't disappear?"
"I don't know." Sakura let go of his shirt and, after thinking seriously for a while, said, "It might have recovered, or it might never."
"What do you mean?" Naruto frowned.
Sakura didn't answer directly, but stared at Naruto for a long time before saying, "Give me your hand."
"My hand?"
Naruto extended his hand, and Sakura immediately grasped it, her fingers naturally intertwining with his, locking their fingers together.
"Like this." Sakura said slowly, "I don't feel repulsed. On the contrary, I'm very happy."
"If we go a little further…" She lowered her head and gently sucked on his index finger, licking like a cat, lightly biting with her teeth, "I'll get excited."
"But she would be very embarrassed. I can sense her presence when doing things like this." Sakura let go of Naruto's hand and pointed at her head.
"The body is still under my control, but she's awake. And if it's too stimulating, she can feel it too."
'Two personalities sharing one soul.'
Naruto was slightly surprised, and asked in a daze, "So, you two shared the same body, and she was the first to wake up, right?"
"Yeah." Sakura said, "But our memories are shared. If you want to talk to her, you can do that too. Do you want to?"
"Uh…" Naruto hesitated and forced a smile, "You're still weak. Maybe next time."
"Okay." Sakura's smile widened, "Naruto-kun, are you worried about me?"
"I guess so." He turned his head and glanced outside the door, "I'll go find someone to check you. I can't understand the medical data."
"No need, I can understand it." Sakura said with a smile, "The seniors on duty are working hard too. Why don't you examine me instead?"
"Me?" Naruto swallowed nervously, "I don't know how."
"It's fine. I know the procedure, it's very simple." Sakura reassured him, "I'll teach you, just do as I say."
"There won't be anything weird, right?" Naruto asked skeptically.
"Nope." Sakura shook her head.
In fact, it was just basic things like listening to the heart, measuring temperature, etc. Even so, Naruto was still terrified.
"What was the result?" he asked.
In the quiet hospital room, deep into the night, it was just the two of them.
"I'm hungry." Sakura said.
"I mean the results." Naruto sighed, 'It really took some effort to deal with her.'
"It's okay, everything is fine, but I'm hungry." Sakura replied with a serious expression, "I want to eat something. In return, I'll tell you a secret."
"I'll get you some food now, but forget about the secret." Naruto waved his hand dismissively and turned to leave the hospital room.
Sakura remained normal until Naruto returned with some food.
"This is all I could find." He said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's the middle of the night and everything outside is closed, so you'll just have to make do with this."
"Alright." Sakura nodded.
Hearing that familiar voice, 'Alright', Naruto felt a strange sense of comfort, 'Having a cooperative teammate still feels...'
After Sakura finished eating, it was already four o'clock in the morning.
The sky outside was still dark. Naruto felt a little sleepy, and his eyelids drooped as he looked at Sakura, who was slowly wiping her mouth while leaning against the hospital bed. The latter glanced at him and said softly, "If you're tired, you can go back. I'll be fine on my own."
"It's alright." Naruto yawned, "Ah~, it won't be long before daybreak anyway. I can hold on a bit longer."
"Well, you're always like that." Sakura said with a smile, "To be honest, I never really intended to do anything before, and those things I said were just to scare you."
Naruto pointed at her, "You better be."
But he chuckled after saying that. He wasn't bothered by her words, after all, he wasn't too uptight. He had a rough idea that half of what Sakura said was in jest, and he just found it troublesome at the time.
"What about now?" He asked. Usually, whenever the past is mentioned, the present follows.
"Now…" Sakura pursed her lips and stared at Naruto for a long time before saying, "I think I might really like you."
"Really?" Naruto clearly didn't take it seriously, assuming Sakura was just putting on another act, "That's quite an honor, but there are too many people who like me. I'm really sorry."
"I have to turn you down."
"Is it because you can't handle it?" Sakura smiled with her eyes narrowed. Her smile is still as charming as ever.
"That's not the case." Naruto leaned lazily against the wall.
"No problem, I'm always available." Sakura said, " Besides, I have an advantage others don't. I don't mind Naruto-kun liking someone else."
"It doesn't matter if there are several, I don't mind being third in line."
Naruto's forehead was covered in black lines, "It's all a joke. There's no such thing as ranking. It's just that we have a better relationship. After all, we are still young right now, and everyone's just focused on getting stronger."
He said perfunctorily, casually brushing off the topic. However, what he is true… Shinobi prioritized missions over romance, and they don't have much time for relationships.
Most of the time, meetings were just coincidental, they would run into each other during breaks or at gatherings.