Soon.
Sai left with Uzumaki Naruto.
In mid-air,
On the back of the giant eagle formed by Super Beast Imitating Drawing, Sai looked back and saw that Uzumaki Naruto behind him was still in a deep sleep, showing no signs of waking up. His lips curled slightly, revealing a relieved smile, and he sighed to himself, "No matter what, Naruto and Sakura's lives are saved, and this is the best outcome!"
Although, after they found out what he had done, the two would definitely misunderstand him and hate him. However, Sai still had no regrets. As someone who was trained by Root in Konoha, bearing the darkness was his destiny. Now, just being misunderstood and being able to let the people present live was already a great gain.
However, when he turned his head again and looked down at Sakura Haruno, a faint sadness welled up in his heart.
Sakura, I'm sorry.
Below, Sakura Haruno stood quietly, her gaze fixed on the distance, as if lost in thought.
Sai knew that she must also be confused and lost by this unexpected space-time travel.
"What a pity, who would have thought that such a seemingly simple mission would involve such complex space-time travel? The so-called Konoha Ninja Village is already a past that we can never return to!" Sai shook his head helplessly, a bitter smile on his face. He couldn't help but recall the scene before their departure, when Lady Tsunade entrusted them with the Roran Dragon Vein mission. At that time, he never imagined that this mission would bring such a huge change to them.
Now, they were already in this parallel dimension, and it was probably impossible to return to their original world.
"Alas, I hope it's true as this adult said, that my mission can ensure the safety of my companions! Even if I enter Root, Naruto will also..." Sai sighed deeply, his heart filled with worry and unease about the unknown future.
...
Below the giant eagle, Sakura Haruno seemed to notice Sai's gaze. She looked up, and her eyes met Sai's. Their gazes briefly intertwined in the air, then each looked away, continuing to silently ponder how to survive in this strange world.
Uchiha Tenxiu watched Sai's disappearing figure and turned to Sakura beside him, saying softly, "Let's go too!" His voice was calm and indifferent, as if he had completely forgotten what had happened before.
Sakura Haruno felt a wave of relief when she heard Uchiha Tenxiu's words, but at the same time, she felt an inexplicable sense of loss. She couldn't help but secretly grumble, "How can this person be like this!"
Sakura Haruno silently followed behind Uchiha Tenxiu, her thoughts surging like a tide. Her hands, clad in light gloves, unconsciously intertwined and fidgeted, as if trying to relieve her inner unease through this action.
Her gaze sometimes fell on Uchiha Tenxiu's back, and sometimes drifted to his lips. At that moment, the kiss he had taken from her flashed through her mind. Her face involuntarily flushed with shyness, and her heart rate quickened.
"Hey, where are you taking me?" Sakura Haruno finally couldn't help but ask, her voice revealing a hint of doubt and unease, and she secretly thought, "Bastard, big bastard, hateful guy, doing something like that and not caring!"
At this moment, Sakura Haruno felt like a million alpacas were galloping through her heart, and she cursed Uchiha Tenxiu to hell. However, just then, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: This Uchiha Tenxiu, he's from the Uchiha Clan! No wonder he's as handsome as Sasuke!
Sakura Haruno couldn't help but scrutinize Uchiha Tenxiu.
To her surprise, she was quite shocked.
She didn't expect this Uchiha Tenxiu to be not only handsome, but his handsomeness was not ordinary; it was a kind of delicate beauty, even more delicate than Sasuke's!
"No, it should be said to be delicate beauty!" Sakura Haruno secretly sighed. The more she looked, the more she felt that Uchiha Tenxiu's face was like those nobles described in storybooks, noble and handsome.
"But, even so..." Sakura Haruno's gaze moved from Uchiha Tenxiu's front to his profile, and then stared intently, "it still doesn't change the fact that this is a big bastard, who would so lightly take advantage of a girl."
"Shameless pervert, vulgar scoundrel!"
She kept cursing Uchiha Tenxiu in her heart, but just then, Uchiha Tenxiu seemed to sense her gaze, suddenly stopped, and then abruptly turned his head, a mischievous smile on his face.
"Don't curse anymore, Sakura," Uchiha Tenxiu said with a slight, knowing smile, "I heard everything. If you keep going, then I'll have to punish you again, you don't want me to punish you again, do you?"
This made her panic and take a few steps back, immediately blushing and angrily scolding, "You, you... you guy, really... why do you suddenly eavesdrop on other people's thoughts again? Do you like eavesdropping on other people's privacy so much? You lecherous pervert."
Although she was still very uncomfortable and angry, she still only said one sentence and then stopped.
Clearly, she was also afraid of being punished again.
Only her second personality, clenching her fists, thought, "Damn it, if only I could beat you, I really want to punch you away!"
And her main personality was filled with lingering fear, afraid that her actions would once again lead to Uchiha Tenxiu's persecution.
In that case,
She would be letting Sasuke down again.
Although.
She had never established a relationship with Sasuke.
It was just unrequited love.
But.
No matter what.
She liked Sasuke.
How.
How could she be continuously bullied by others.
Thinking of what happened before, Sakura Haruno also thought with grievance in her heart, but unfortunately, the powerful strength she once possessed could not offer any resistance against this person.
Facing Uchiha Tenxiu's overwhelming power,
She seemed to have become that girl who only cried, only able to seek help and sob from her companions.
Only in the past, she had Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke to rely on, but now...
Will she really never be able to return to her world in this strange new one?
Could it be that from now on, her life will be spent following this big bastard?
In that case, if she encounters difficulties again, who can she rely on? Who can she ask for help from!
Thinking of this strange world,
For a moment, Sakura Haruno's eyes were filled with confusion.
"What, are you confused in this world, unable to find a reliance? Actually, you can choose me to be your reliance!" As if he heard her inner thoughts, Uchiha Tenxiu suddenly turned his head and stared at her, speaking, which instantly made her face flush with embarrassment again.
"No matter what, you are the one I fancy, how could I let you be without support? Don't worry, I'm here for everything!"
Uchiha Tenxiu pinched his chin, stared at Sakura's confused expression for a moment, and then said grandly, the look in his eyes showing no hint of falsehood to Sakura Haruno.
"You, you, you... you're listening to my thoughts again, don't you have anything else to do?" Sakura Haruno's face was flushed, her whole body tensed, and she felt her cheeks burning.
She didn't notice that her heart had already been touched, and she no longer held hostility or resistance towards Uchiha Tenxiu.
Under Uchiha Tenxiu's incredibly varied methods, she was like a moth caught in a spiderweb, constantly struggling, seemingly trying to escape, but in reality, only futilely wasting her strength, destined to be at his mercy in this thrilling confrontation. At this moment, all her small actions were merely to make the enjoyer more satisfied, bringing Uchiha Tenxiu more of a sense of conquest, and more interest.
"No, I'm very busy!" As Uchiha Tenxiu spoke, his consciousness also flashed to his small world, where dozens of Shadow Clones were still, as usual, consolidating the foundation for building the world, constantly using their Chakra to form the special Roots needed for the world's growth, expanding the area of the entire small world, and continuously strengthening its foundation.
It was just a long-term project.
Normally, he would just leave it to the Shadow Clones.
On the contrary, his main body could generally only stay in the outside world, serving as the hub for connecting with the outside world.