Miss Haruno, what a pleasant and unexpected meeting, said Danzo.
Sasuke looked at him in confusion. Today, the Darkness of Konoha was wearing a black T-shirt and jeans. The sleeves of the T-shirt were rolled up and showed off his beautiful toned arms. Sasuke found herself thinking that she was staring at his hands.
-Mr. Shimura, what brings you here? -The girl tried to be as polite and professional as possible.
- I was at a meeting with the Fourth Hokage and then decided to come here for lunch. Will you serve me, Miss Haruno? - He pronounced Sakura s last name with slight mockery.
Sasuke nodded and led Shimura to a table by the window.
Cover for two, Miss Haruno, Danzo ordered softly. I m waiting for someone. This is a woman.
Sasuke's eyebrows rose. A woman... at the Head of the Root... Danzo made an order and Sasuke flew off like a bullet to fulfill it.
Twenty minutes later everything was ready. Sasuke set Shimura's table and wondered who would come to see him.
Miss Haruno, Shimura nodded to her. Would you like to share lunch with me?
Sasuke moaned softly.
I have work, Mr. Shimura, the brunette politely tried to refuse.
Instead of answering, Danzo quickly created a shadow clone and gave him Sasuke's appearance.
Go to the kitchen and work, the man ordered the clone and he left.
Have we resolved the issue with your employment, Miss Uchiha? So much poison was poured into the girl s surname. Sasuke closed her eyes.
How long ago did you understand? she asked cautiously, sitting down opposite him.
-From the very first meeting. Sakura doesn't have sisters, and you don't look alike. Your impudent questions... All this led me to conclusions... So you are the Uchiha heiress. The one who escaped from a forced marriage with a certain rich man from Eldia. What didn t you like? - Danzo took a glass of cola and drank from it. His movements conveyed laziness and a certain aristocracy.
-That my parents decided to control my destiny. I am not my mother, who married for convenience. If I get married, it will be only for love. Only out of love, Sasuke boldly looked into his eyes and took the roll sticks and put one in his mouth.
-Love does not exist, Miss Uchiha. Only passion and lust... Don t indulge yourself with this stupid fairy tale for fools like Ino and Sakura, Danzo laughed quietly.
Sasuke sighed. He's wrong. The way Naruto hugged Hinata, the way Rock Lee kissed Sakura in the morning when he stayed with her told her that love exists. But Sasuke didn't believe in her.
-I don t believe in love either, but it exists. It s like Kurama and other tailed creatures - few have seen them, but they exist, Sasuke smiled sweetly.
Danzo remained silent. He thoughtfully stroked his scar on his chin and looked at the Uchiha. Smart, calm, she somehow attracted him. Usually his women would tremble at his name alone, but this one... Nothing seems to scare her.
-You are strange, Miss Uchiha. Not a typical girl. Why is that? - Danzo was interested in studying it.
-Well... Here I probably need to say thanks to my brother Itachi and uncle Obito. They raised me. Mother had no time, Father was involved in politics. And they... One introduced me to rock and roll, the other taught me to stand up for myself. True, they are far away now. Itachi left Konoha, created the Akatsuki, which established themselves as noble mercenaries, and Obito married Rin and left for Paradise. He joined the reconnaissance corps and fights the Titans. I miss them, Sasuke admitted.
That s why you went to Paradise after the Academy? Danzo didn t eat much. He was interested in the Uchiha's train of thought.
-And that s why too. I want to benefit society, and not like your subordinates. I will definitely destroy the Titans and thanks to me the world will breathe freely, Sasuke quickly ate the rolls.
-Paradise is far away, but we are here. Is it worth giving up everything for the sake of a ghostly chance of saving someone? - Shimura grinned venomously.
-Where is the guarantee that the Titans will not come here? And then the goal of protecting someone makes people stronger. It s better than plunging into Darkness, wanting to take revenge on the world for something, Sasuke said ironically.
And your friends don t keep you here? Danzo didn t take his eyes off the brunette.
- They do, but... I have to. Thanks for lunch, Mr. Shimura. It was nice to relax. Sasuke stood up and headed to the kitchen.