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春天的早上仍很寒冷，媽媽幫鼬圍上圍巾，鼬從圍巾的掩蓋下吐出帶著白霧的熱氣。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfeZ7fprid
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爸爸站在家門口跟其他上忍談話，媽媽趁機再問了鼬一次：「真的不用叫佐助起床嗎？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24lWpTWylh
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「不用了，」鼬微笑道：「讓他睡吧。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvynWIRhqox
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鼬瞥了一眼玄關內側，想起昨晚佐助明明很睏卻不願闔眼的倦容，以及今日清晨他睡得好熟好滿足的模樣，讓人不忍心吵醒他啊，於是鼬便輕手輕腳的起床了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IDIiPNVJh
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而且早上是這麼冷哪……42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNpjhErLI9
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「噠噠噠……」屋子裡忽然傳來急切的腳步聲，眾人不約而同的看向玄關。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzrOmQgb1U
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「哥哥！」佐助一臉驚惶的出現在門口，他好怕哥哥已經出門了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8l63RFP0j
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一陣冷風把木門上的紙風車吹得用力轉動，佐助迅速打了個哆嗦，一名上忍見狀忍不住噗哧一笑，但他一看到佐助的爸爸投來一個眼神，馬上嚇得把笑聲吞了回去。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxspJjG7PR
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「佐助，你怎麼不加衣服？」鼬手上也沒有多餘的衣裳，只好先伸手把佐助拉進懷裡。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRzentV6bV
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「哥哥，這個！」佐助顧不得冷，急忙拿出藏了一整夜的東西在哥哥面前展示。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEgBupHWFv
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一個扇葉摺得歪七扭八，竹籤也插得斜斜的紅色紙風車。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPXYIDueeX
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「給你！」佐助表情認真的大聲說道。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnu4aQncJE7
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHhkDMciaU
吶，原來這就是佐助拚命掩飾手傷，連媽媽都出來幫忙說謊的理由哪。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6LeAWIIgp
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一定很困難又很辛苦，卻非常用心吧！這是佐助花了一整天時間躲在飯廳裡自己做出來的紙風車呀。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWJenVSyWI
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鼬愣了一會兒，才小心的握住了佐助送的紙風車。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVA09g8j0zL
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「嗯，我收到了。」鼬笑得很柔和。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44dwfAhJ2G
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佐助確定哥哥把風車接下後，接著抬頭望著爸爸，爸爸給小兒子這樣一瞧，也沉默的看著他。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUFgWwhyLZ
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jGaCk2nYB
「爸爸……路上小心。」佐助怯怯的笑著，不好意思的說。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWgiSDEFV5
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爸爸過了好一會兒才回答：「唔……我沒有禮物嗎？」在場的人聞言都笑開了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgD6nXQ1IW7
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佐助離開哥哥的懷抱，慢慢走到爸爸身邊去，爸爸順勢將他抱了起來，佐助驚呼了一聲。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4ZlPAUjz7
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佐助雙手圈住爸爸的脖子，爸爸和媽媽都在跟上忍們聊天，他覺得自己好像被大家看著，便感到更加害羞了，他從爸爸的頸子與肩膀間的縫隙，和站在爸爸身後的哥哥四目相接。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnoUs4XCjE
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哥哥微微彎著雙眼，一直、一直都很溫和的笑著。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruh87lw3ty
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天空逐漸由紙白色轉為陽光照耀的水藍色，粉紅的櫻花跟著從稍嫌暗淡的色彩變得鮮豔起來。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6QJiToh65
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「佐助，出去玩吧。」媽媽不管小兒子正躺在榻榻米上發呆，一邊洗碗一邊說道。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaiE2NKoaD
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碗洗好了，身後卻仍沒有動靜，媽媽索性轉頭一看，見佐助還賴在地上。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqPrrW9v4J
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「你這樣好無聊喔，」媽媽到矮桌邊坐下，好笑的看著小兒子：「我知道了，沒有哥哥陪你，你不知道在外面要怎麼玩才好，對不對？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6E1IKMPGJ
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWXuYzhocy
佐助一聽到「哥哥」，就很自然的嘟起嘴巴。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPI98br6fF
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxD0sSlHJfz
「鼬在你這個年紀的時候，每天都是背著一袋手裏劍就自己出門囉！」媽媽一副落入回想情境的表情。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWomNPgwt1Z
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「因為那時候還沒有我，哥哥才只好自己出門。」佐助很快的接口。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8eA5b7bM7
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB42hsHgYX
媽媽忍住笑繼續說：「你要是每天都待在家裡的話，等到哥哥回來他一定會說『佐助都沒有出門啊？真是懶惰，我好失望』……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy518rHj3RZ
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「哥哥才不會那樣說！」佐助跳了起來。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Wnhm3UJQc
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媽媽打從心裡覺得逗自家小兒子很有趣。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdePbUiJDI
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「如果只是出去一下的話……」佐助小小聲的吐出一句。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcNL4cH3DK
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC90Iki8Nt
「便當已經幫你準備好囉！」媽媽開心的說道。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrZ7vQ9SV6
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佐助終於還是出門了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pYhsQkCia
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媽媽將便當放在背袋裡，讓佐助斜背在肩頭。佐助穿著小一號的忍鞋，踩在土黃色的路上，藍色的天空看起來跟平常一樣，發了綠色新芽的樹也跟平時一樣，不一樣的是哥哥不在身旁。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwUK08r13q
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要往哪裡走呢？42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni5KyJdqYT
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佐助不知不覺就沿著哥哥平日牽著他走的路線走了下去。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrt7OD5g5cY
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巷子裡很寧靜，佐助慢慢走，並聰明的避開了住了隻很兇的狗的民宅。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArITXDbxAq
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以前哥哥曾經把抓著他衣服的佐助擋在身後，頭也不回的對佐助說：「要小心呀！」佐助那時只感覺到自己的淚水很有節奏的隨著狗的吠叫聲落下。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAVqSvjp9U
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「啊？」不遠處的木牆上頭高高的浮出一串櫻花，比上回看到時又更盛開了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3f933QleuS
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已經到南賀神社了嗎？今天沒看到住持和會噴水的黃色塑膠管呢，那就沒有彩虹可以看了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UWWJsJVZ9
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佐助小跑步到神社門口，踩了石階梯進去。神社內院很寬廣，靜悄悄的。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOVmUsIkHs
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參道兩側是平坦的草地，青綠色把生在地上的櫻花樹襯托得更鮮明；地上還矗立著數座石燈籠，爬著一點點青苔，紋白蝶在旁邊飛舞。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASij5lWfO3
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佐助在水手舍洗手時調皮的玩了水，要進去拜殿時，不忘對門口的兩隻高麗犬吐舌擺鬼臉，哥哥若在他身邊，一定會拍他的頭說「不行喔」。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVj00Z6nb8
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佐助故意先繞到拜殿後的水池看魚，水池邊有一排石階可以一逕往下走，他拾級而下，看到水的光影和魚游動的黑影很活潑的映在石階旁的竹子牆上。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TtVcH8st8
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佐助回到拜殿前時，瞥見了門邊一座巨大的木架，掛滿了寫了密密麻麻的字的牌子。風吹過來時，牌子互相碰撞發出「啪啦」聲，有點像七夕時他看哥哥寫的許願籤，又像紙風車在轉。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTT7IWJonU
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「這是大家為了祈願而寫的牌子喔。」佐助身後響起人聲，他嚇得回頭一看，是笑咪咪的住持。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDn1G6Myje
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLQBc2a9rm
「您……您好。」佐助趕緊禮貌的行禮，剛剛對高麗犬吐舌頭的樣子一定也被看到了吧？真是不好意思啊。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAO79aJ3jMM
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「你是富嶽先生的孩子吧？今天沒有跟哥哥一起來嗎？」住持用著想跟小孩子聊天的語氣。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGLZE2uNJv
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27uVfoIcUf
「哥哥要出任務！」佐助驕傲的說，好像接了任務的人是他自己一樣。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWTRJVUPmP
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「原來如此，」住持笑問：「那麼你要寫祈願牌嗎？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyutRmr1avy
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唔，像木架上那些牌子一樣嗎？42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZvdzL901j
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「可是我不會寫字。」佐助搖搖頭。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHiQ6j9c1h
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「這樣啊，」住持忽然提起：「其實你哥哥在你這麼大的時候，也曾經來這裡寫過祈願牌喔，我看看啊，雖然過了幾年，但說不定還掛著呢……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TUdO6mFLk
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S9TPdwAJ7
「哥哥這麼早就會寫字了！」佐助很佩服的想著，卻又有一點不服氣呢。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUgAzRcJgY
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMapShc3eZw
「啊，找到了。」住持欣喜的取出一個有點舊了的牌子，佐助發現那個牌子上繫著紅色緞帶，一見了就很喜歡。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvg8eDnxN4O
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佐助往牌子上的字看去，嚇了一跳哪！幾個字寫得又粗又大，跟他之前看哥哥練毛筆字時，那工整又內斂的筆跡不同。這真的是哥哥寫的嗎？42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qGb77LmXc
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「他寫什麼？」佐助好奇。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTU4ovgN6tt
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「我看看……是『木葉和平』，」住持笑了起來：「我看過很多像你們這樣的小孩子來寫祈願牌，大家的願望都很巨大呢。你哥哥啊，那時候也是個很有活力的孩子。」有點陷入回憶的感覺？42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFupcyzJkdl
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──住持先生，我也想寫那個牌子。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYCPdwn1x4
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那時候，年幼的鼬把手拍在牆上，眼睛睜得大大的，眼神卻很專注。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9aC0rg8eG
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──好、好，需要我幫忙嗎？42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNHzKRrsD8
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──不用，我已經會寫字了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPY6cbj9q1
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──你寫什麼呢？住持我可以問嗎？42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAo0uHbZz9
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──『木葉和平』。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5WdSRT2cm
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──很大的願望啊。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Uiw8FpIsz
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──嗯，因為最近好像發生了戰爭……我弟弟，我希望他平安長大。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8Cog5nYoH
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「那個弟弟就是這個孩子了哪。」住持看著正對祈願牌看得入迷的佐助，在心裡默默想道。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXjDZNjd5z
42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHowGEOOei
不過對佐助來說，要想像跟自己年紀差不多時的哥哥的情景，實在有點困難。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDFOmA9b9W
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「你要寫嗎？我可以幫忙喔。」住持說。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTZEJQncWh
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「嗯……」佐助歪著頭想了一下，最後說：「不用了，我等哥哥回來以後再幫我寫。」他露出很燦爛的笑容。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZwzyU4Pop
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雖然也稍微想了個願望，但是比起外人，希望是哥哥來寫。如果能看到以現在娟秀的字跡寫的祈願牌跟舊祈願牌掛在一起，一定很棒。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzftOoTjSsR
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「我知道了。」住持點頭。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIipsxfdCVE
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佐助離開拜殿後，跑到草地上的櫻花樹下，直接站在樹下往上看，櫻花又滿又多，白白軟軟的像雪一樣。佐助忍不住想伸手去摸，卻搆不到。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0msHiaCVt
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趴在哥哥背上時覺得離他們很近的櫻花，只有一個人在的時候卻碰不到。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aD8Q8CASm
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正在這樣子想時，櫻花串突然朝向自己低了下來。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aUGHYDtGH
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「只摸一下的話沒有關係喔。」住持微微的把樹枝壓低了一些。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5YM3nyqbf
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「謝謝您。」佐助把手伸出去。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKfRAewsHu
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輕輕在花瓣上點了一下，很平滑的觸感哪；花瓣粉粉白白的色澤跟手指的顏色有點相近，感覺摸了一下花瓣，手指好像會沾上櫻花的顏色呢。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIKETBxMG0
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「再過幾年你也會長高啦。」住持說。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehTTLzgnYo
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「嗯。」佐助回答。只見蜜蜂在花朵與花朵之間穿梭。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnswQGXNbZX
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(續)42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUW0K2Ccdej
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