Uchiha Sasuke knew that his appearance at the moment probably did not match the image he had shown to the outside world in recent years, but...

Who cares?

If a person cannot show his true self at home.

How sad that would be.

Although, this empty place may not be called "home" anymore.

So he lay on his side on the floor where his family last lay, and didn't think about getting up until his mind calmed down completely.

She lay next to him, hugged him tightly with open arms, and pressed his head tightly to her chest. She stroked his hair with one hand and stroked his back with the other, as if comforting a child or something more.

Little baby.

He hates others comforting him.

He hates being seen as an immature child.

He hates others looking down upon him.

He hates anything similar to this.

But at this moment...

He curled up in her arms quietly and silently, as if he had really become a poor, helpless child in need of comfort.

He thought that he hated himself and her at this moment, hated his current weakness, and hated everything she was doing to him, but...

I am also nostalgic for this moment.

Because she's really nice.

She is the best woman he has ever met.

There won't be anyone better than her.

Uchiha Sasuke closed his eyes, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether his emotions and thoughts at the moment were affected by those dreams again, but really came from his heart. But in fact, these are not important.

They stayed here together until very late, and then left holding hands again.

Before leaving, Uchiha Sasuke carefully closed the door, and then silently stared at the building in front of him. He himself did not know when he would come back next time.

"Next time..." she whispered, seeing what he was thinking, "let's come back and see him together."

"...Hmm." Will there really be a next time? He hid these words and only said, "Let's go."

Uchiha tilted his head and said half-jokingly: "Do you want me to carry you?"

"...Baga." He raised his hand and knocked her head gently, "You are a little guy, you can't carry anyone on your back."

"Hello!"

When they came over, the two passed by a brightly lit street.

When I returned, those streets had fallen into a deep sleep.

The two held hands and walked through the bright and dim street lights until they returned to their temporary residence in Konoha.

Uchiha Oichi sighed: "We are back, Xiang Rin and the others can rest peacefully."

"...Nosy guys."

"Don't be arrogant at this time. How about sincerely saying, 'There's no need to worry about us'?"

"..."

The Uchiha looked at the speechless person and smiled. Then, he raised his hand to help him take off the dusty cloak on the floor. He then reached out and patted his hair gently.

He asked in a loud voice: "Do you want to wash your hair tonight? Or should we wait until tomorrow?"

"Wash it." He also raised his hand and patted her hair, which was also stained with a lot of dust. "You can't sleep without washing it."

"Yeah." Uchiha nodded with a smile, and then jokingly suggested, "Want me to wash your hair?" She knew he would definitely refuse, because he had refused many times so far. However...

"Um."

"……Why?"

"What?" Uchiha Sasuke looked at the confused person and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Want to regret it?"

"...No," the black-haired girl shook her head violently and murmured, "I'm just a little flattered."

"..." As for what?

However, it’s only half a month at most anyway, so what if we just go with her wishes for once?

after……

After hearing "Come in", Uchiha Oichi, who was sitting outside waiting, stood up and walked to the small bathroom door in the room. He said "Excuse me" and raised his hand to push the door open.

The people of this country are probably obsessed with things like bathtubs, so even in such a small bathroom, there is a small bathtub that adults can sit in and take a bath with their knees bent.

Thanks to this, the shower area has become smaller and narrower.

The boy was naked with his seemingly slender upper body actually having smooth and beautiful muscles, and a white bath towel wrapped around his lower body. He was sitting on a small wooden stool in the bathroom with his back to her.

It seems that the initial shower has been completed. I just need to wash my hair again, and then I can rinse it again and get up to wipe the water.

She had also taken off her dusty kimono before she came in. She was wearing a white kimono undergarment and sat on the bench behind him. Then she tilted her head and said, "Then Sasuke-kun, I'll start."

oh."

"Um."

She then picked up the nozzle and carefully rinsed his hair, which had already been preliminarily washed away from dust.

It wasn't until she was sure that her scalp and hair were warm again that she put the nozzle aside and picked up the shower gel.

Washing your hair for the first time...

Wash your hair for the second time...

Apply conditioner...

The Uchiha belt is like a "humble shovel" who carefully takes care of the cat owner's bath. He washes it carefully and carefully, and asks questions from time to time, for fear that what he did is not good enough or hurts the cat owner, making the cat owner unhappy or dissatisfied.

Happy.

"Yoshi!"

Uchiha finally helped the boy dry his hair and nodded with satisfaction: "Done! Next you..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard him say——

"Do you need me to wash your hair?"

"……Why?"

"Or do you think I can't do it well?"

"How, how could it be!" Uchiha said quickly, "I was just flattered again! What should I do, turn around?"

"Turn around."

The Uchiha obediently turned 180 degrees on the small bench and sat down with his back to the person.

The next second, Uchiha Sasuke turned around, silently staring at the astonishingly thick ponytail in front of him, then raised his hand and gently pulled off the red satin on her head that he still tied with his own hands today.

The black hair slanted down instantly, filling his entire sight.

"Give me the ribbon." Uchiha stretched out his hand behind his shoulder, "I'll wash it."

He handed the ribbon to her, then grabbed the nozzle placed aside and flipped the switch.

Because he only had one hand and her hair was too much, Sasuke Uchiha washed very slowly, and sometimes he would use his teeth to help, such as holding the handle of the nozzle.

But to be honest, since losing his arm, he has become accustomed to this kind of thing.

And in front of her, there was no sense of inferiority or shame.

If she can accept his disability calmly, why can't he?

Although I do feel in my heart...

Having one arm is really inconvenient sometimes.

"How does it feel?"

"It's very comfortable... running hot water through your hair really makes you feel comfortable..." Uchiha, who tilted his head back slightly, squinted his eyes and replied in a relaxed tone.

"Um."

"Speaking of it, Sasuke." She suddenly turned her head and accidentally shook the water on his face. Fortunately, his face was already wet, so he didn't care about it.

"What?" He replied without changing his expression as he continued to help her rinse the foam from her hair.

"No... I'm just thinking that we will help each other like this often in the future." She said with a smile, "Well, by the way, there are hot springs, and I want to go to them together. And..."

She just looked at him half sideways and talked a lot.

But he just wanted her to shut up.

——It’s so noisy...
To be continued...