20

In the gentle shadow of evening, Sasuke and Hinata were in the courtyard together. Hinata was squatting on the side of the pool, sprinkling fish food into the water. She leaned to the pond, bent on the swimming fish. Sasuke stood beside her, and gazed at her in case of her accidentally falling into the water.

At this time, the sparrow flew out from the corridor with hovered on the top of their two, then gently perched on Sasuke's head.

They all said that only lonely people would feed bird and fish. But Sasuke now faced the fish, headed a bird, showing not a hint of loneliness at all.

"..." with the little claws resting on his scalp, Sasuke slightly frowned and raised his hand to wave it away, "Go away."

However, this bird had been a most reckless child, flew up half a meter and landed back again, for it had found out his temper.

Hinata raised her head and found some annoyance in his black eyes, but he spoiled the bird with acquiescence. She couldn't help smiling: "it really gets bolder owing to your good temper."

- My Good temper? The man who was famous for his bad temper picked his eyebrows, for she was the first one dare to describe him as such.

Hinata stood up and rubbed her hands after using up the fish food. The bird flew down and fell on the edge of the pond. Maybe it finally found out that the his hairstyle was not as suitable as a nest any more. But Hinata was still smiling for the scene just now. Becoming familiar with Sasuke, She was in a good mood these days, even her illness produced less pain than before.

She suggested while smoothing her sleeves: "Sasuke kun, why don't you give it a name, since you've kept it for so long?"

Sasuke didn't think about this until she advised.

He did not have any pet since childhood, and in his eyes it was always a nuisance for its all kinds of useless and troublesome features. But the sparrow, which he accepted initially only because Hinata was happy to see it, gradually became an established object that integrated in his life. Maybe... It's not bad to give him a name.

He glanced at her violet kimono weaved with the heraldry of Hyuga, pondered for a moment and said: "Okay. Then its name shall be Wakamurasaki＊."

＊Wakamurasaki refers to "looks like Murasaki". Murasaki No Wue was the favorite concubine of Genji in the Tale of Genji. Her name means violet and she always wore violet clothes.

It was his first time to name for a living thing. When he spoke out these syllables, there seemed to be a wonderful connection producing between him and this ordinary bird. This strange feeling made him suddenly remind of his daughter Sarada yearningly.

Hinata did not know his thoughts. She just opened her puzzled, white eyes, looking at the sparrow. It shook its little head and observed around cannily, wearing an undistinguished black feathers, got nothing similar to the peerless beauty in the tale of Genji. She felt it amusing, covered her mouth and laughed: "Great, it seems that Wakamurasaki was really cosseted by our Sasuke san."

She said such bold words in a completely unawareness. -If she knew the reason of the name, it will make her hide herself into the ground for shyness. Sasuke thought like that and his thin lips bent a gentle smile.

Sarada then was just to arrive at the outside of the yard. She heard her father talking and laughing with a woman, which made her startled and frowned. She straightly went along the blue stone road into the yard without greetings intend to find the truth.

When she saw Hinata and father stood together, she can not help but confused.

In her impression, Hinata was always talking quietly and restrainedly. She never heard such a lively laugh coming from the wife of Hokage, so didn't recognize it just now.

Sasuke heard the footsteps of an uninvited guest. He raise his eyesight to see his own daughter standing on the road in the courtyard. It was a surprising coincidence that should have made him happy. But his face was still a kind of cold, faded away the smile he just revealed: "Sarada, why did you suddenly come? What's the matter? "

In fact, his attitude was modest considering his indifferent nature, but Sarada felt angry about him. She haven't seen her father since the celebration, yet this meeting, which she looked forward to, started with such a distant question!

She eyed at the grass through the glasses in a resentful mood: "I come here to give you the task from Hokage sama. Mom came here, too. She's at the crossroads with a lot of food and ingredients. You should go and meet her. "

In fact, Sakura was eager to follow her, but Sarada commanded her to stay at the intersection of the forest roads this time, waiting for her husband to welcome her.

But Sasuke got no this kind of habit, nor such interest. He narrowed his eyes: "Was she sick or injured?"

"None...!" Sarada felt stuffy in her chest, answered a word coldly.

The atmosphere froze down quickly after their few words. Hinata, an embarrassed outsider standing by Sasuke's side with her head drooping, suddenly took a few steps forward to Sarada and smiled: "Don't worry, I can go to help Sakura. I guess you didn't see your father for a long time. So come in and talk with you father, okay? "

Then, Hinata buried her head and went straight out of the yard without looking back at Sasuke, shaking like a slender willow in the wind. When Sarada suddenly appeared, her heart raced with a sense of fear and shame. - She could not bear staying in between them no more.

The difficulty designed for her father was resolved by an acquaintance. Sarada didn't know what to do. Her eyesight returned to her father's face. Sasuke stared at the gate, in his eyes was the mysterious mind that no one can guess.

Is dad waiting for mom coming in? - Sarada muttered in her heart. She grew up with only Sakura, end up promoting a personality similar to her mother, despite of her typical appearance of Uchiha. So she couldn't understand her father. She could only grasp the leaked clues and gave her own guess.

"Sarada," he suddenly asked, "how did you do after the graduation?"

Sarada was a little surprised, looked down at the ground and replied, "No... nothing different. "

They two did not talk nor go into the house, standing in the courtyard of silence after two lines.

For not long, Hinata and Sakura came back together. Sakura brought up a large bag of fresh fruits and vegetables, and Hinata helped her take the other stuff. They giggled, and the face of Sakura was so bright that the joyfulness shined beautifully .

And this time, Sarada finally found out that her father was truly waiting for and eyeing on a woman. But not her mother.