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Chapter 393 A Long-Planned Quarrel

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Naruto’s face is now free of the whisker marks that used to annoy him, which seemed to have faded along with his youthful acne. Dressed in a black windbreaker, he leaned back in his chair, not joking around like he used to.

In fact, his face slowly grew colder, his eyes narrowing as he looked at her. He radiated a menacing aura, like a shadow that gripped the room.

Seeing this, Sakura quickly sobered up. She’d rarely seen Naruto this angry before, and it was clear he was genuinely furious this time. One more word, and he’d probably start unleashing sharp, cutting remarks.

"I was wrong." She walked up to him and lowered her head in apology.

"You? Wrong? You’re amazing." Naruto shot her a cold glance, his voice filled with sarcasm, "You’re so clever, keeping it all hidden. Keep up the good work."

"Haruno Sakura."

Hearing him call her full name sent a shiver down Sakura’s spine. She knew that Naruto was seriously mad now, and his anger wasn’t minor.

Given his personality, he had probably been stewing in his irritation during the half-hour he’d spent waiting. With nowhere to vent, he’d bottled it all up, just waiting for her to arrive.

Sakura stood frozen for a moment, feeling unexpectedly touched. She could clearly feel that he genuinely cared about her. She had always known that, but she hadn’t realized just how much he cared.

However, what was pressing now was to diffuse the situation, or it would drag on endlessly. She wasn’t new to comforting people, whether it was her parents or difficult patients, she’d dealt with them all.

The usual tactic was to placate, agreeing with the other party, and standing firm only occasionally. Gradually, with a little push and pull, compromises could be reached.

But facing Naruto, Sakura found herself at a loss. She knew his personality, and he was much smarter than her. In fact, she had learned most of her own tricks from him.

She crouched down, meeting Naruto’s gaze directly. He sat in the chair, hands resting on his knees, his eyes simmering with suppressed anger, his expression cold.@@novelbin@@

He just looked at Sakura calmly, as if he wanted to see what she was going to do. His face bore the faintest hint of a cold smirk, and his whole demeanor screamed, ‘Don’t think you can smooth this over easily’.

"I was wrong. I won’t dare do it again." Sakura said softly, reaching out to take his hand and lowering her voice as she added, "Master."

Naruto flung her hand away and said impatiently, "Don’t give me that crap. I’ve put up with you long enough. If you’re going to die, just go find some quiet place to die alone and disappear without a sound."

"After all, aside from me, who even remembers you? The sun will still rise as usual. Nobody needs anybody, and I can still live comfortably without you. But what did you do back then?!"

With a loud bang, he swept the glass off the table, smashing it to pieces on the floor. The glass shards scattered like needles stabbing into her heart.

“You had to tell me! Had to drag me into this mess! Had to let me know! Well, great! Now I’m worried sick about you, and you’re lying to me?"

"Haruno Sakura, do you think it\'s fun to toy with me?"

Sakura felt a pang in her chest from his words. Naruto was the only one who knew her secret, and every word he said struck right at her vulnerabilities. He was just as ruthless as before, showing no sympathy at all.

Her anger also flared up by Naruto\'s heart-wrenching words, and with a loud crack, she kicked the shards of glass away.

"Why would I toy with you? You know I’m at my wit’s end! How is this my fault? So this is how you’ve always thought of me, huh? Fine, no one remembers me."

"And what did you just call me? Haruno Sakura? Even my name isn’t my own anymore, I’m nothing! Call me crazy if you want, since I’m going to disappear anyway!"

"Would you treat Ino and Hinata like this? You only get mad at me. Well, I don’t have many days left either, Uzumaki Naruto, and I’ve had enough of you!"

"You think you’re something special because you found out? So what? I’ll tell whoever I want to tell."

"Can’t you just let me die alone? When have I ever been so pathetic in front of anyone? I’m almost dead, can’t you just go along with me for once?"

Sakura stood amid the broken glass, and Naruto looked up at her coldly. The glass shards on the ground formed a barrier between them, neither willing to speak.

Sakura finally understood what heartbreak felt like, unable to find the words to express her grievances. Her chest rose and fell as she tried to keep her composure, but eventually, she couldn’t help but speak.

"I\'m out of options. Even if you had been there, nothing would have changed. We tried everything, and it all failed. You had plans with Ino, and I don’t want you staying around doing pointless things."

She glanced at the broken glass on the floor, thinking how much Naruto must despise her. He had to smash the glass even though he knew she had been using it for a long time and couldn’t bear to replace it.

Whenever he visited, she would purposely hide all the other cups in the duty room, leaving only her own cup, hoping to tease him into sharing it for a sort of indirect kiss.

Now the glass was shattered into tiny pieces, and their relationship seemingly broken beyond repair. She felt he did it on purpose, as he had always been ruthless.

‘He didn’t need a third option or a backup plan. All he saw were Hinata and Ino… he didn’t even want to look at me.’

‘Have I always been a burden? After holding it all in for so long, saying everything out loud must have felt so good for him. How wonderful… it meant he could finally be rid of me.’

‘Anyway, the first personality is so sensible, she would definitely take care of everything going forward.’

She kept staring down at the broken glass, and for no reason at all, her tears started to fall. She hadn’t felt like crying, but the tears wouldn’t stop, pouring out uncontrollably.

For the first time, she disliked Naruto so much and just wanted to get out of there.

"Oh, you\'re finally telling the truth?" His gaze remained cold as he looked her over, "Next time, don’t be so clever."

"I had no other choice. There’s no solution in this world."

Naruto regained his ‘best-in-the-world’ look, with a smug smile on his face, as if to say, ‘God, talking to you is such a pain’.

His methods were a bit rough, but the results were very good.