Illusion space.
Konoha, Ninja School.
The morning class was a brainwashing class for the Will of Fire, as well as some basic knowledge that you need to know as a ninja.
In the afternoon, there is a training session for children to fight.
As Sasuke, who has been number one for a long time, he will definitely be called out by Iruka to perform at this time.
"Dong dong dong..."
With three soft sounds, the kunai and shuriken hit the target accurately.
After having no choice but to deal with it, among the classmates watching behind them, all the girls except Hinata clapped hard.
And it was this scene that made Sasuke discover the difference again.
Kaoru is not here, and neither is Shino's brother, nor is there another guy who speaks very badly, but always has a fake smile on his face.
Swirl phosphorus...
Aunt Kushina's clan, there should be some connection here.
Just as he was thinking about it, a disdainful laugh appeared behind him.
I saw Naruto walking out swaggeringly: "What's so great? I can do this kind of thing too!"
With that said, Naruto took out the kunai from his ninja bag and threw it out.
"Uh-huh!"
The kunai flew past, missing the target, but missed Iruka's neck.
It can only be said that he almost cut a major artery. If Iruka hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been cold.
"Naruto!!!"
The roar sounded, and Iruka angrily walked over from the opposite side of the recording target, but just as he walked in front of the students, he stopped with an ugly expression.
A pair of eyes stared at Naruto, and Sasuke could feel the hatred contained in them.
Naruto also stared back not to be outdone, but there was some expectation in his eyes.
"call……"
Iruka exhaled: "Forget it. There's no need for a guy like you."
With an indifferent attitude, Iruka turned around and asked other students to gather and prepare to start another training.
For a moment, Naruto, who stood still, had tears in his eyes.
He had seen that look too many times. The uncle selling masks, the aunt selling toys...
Except for the old man from Ichiraku Ramen, Shikamaru and today's Sasuke, the adults in the shopping street looked at him with exactly the same eyes.
Wiping his tears, Naruto turned and ran away.
"Naruto!!"×2
Sasuke and Shikamaru looked at each other, then both chased after him.
Hinata, who was still young, did not have the courage to chase after him, so she could only look at the direction Naruto left with a worried look on her face.
…
After chasing him all the way to the back mountain of Hokage Rock, Naruto was sitting on Shadow Rock, blowing in the breeze and looking at the village below.
Sasuke, who had been following, said nothing and sat down as well. Seeing this, Shikamaru, who arrived last, also followed suit.
"Why do they look at me like that? I'm not a demon fox, I'm Uzumaki Naruto!!"
With a roar, Naruto kicked down a piece of gravel.
Shikamaru on the side thought for a while and said: "Maybe they just need someone to vent to. The demon fox invaded the village and caused many deaths."
Naruto suddenly turned his head to look at Shikamaru, the tears in his eyes still unable to fall back.
"But I...but I'm not a demon fox..."
Shikamaru nodded and smiled: "You are Uzumaki Naruto, you are my friend."
A smile seems to be equally contagious.
The heartless Naruto also laughed when he saw Shikamaru. Before going to school, Shikamaru was the only one who would take his friends to play with him.
And now...
Naruto turned to look at Sasuke: Finally he had a friend.
Looking into each other's eyes, Sasuke reached out and put his hand on Naruto's shoulder: "We are brothers, we have been since a long time ago."
Although he couldn't understand what Sasuke said, Naruto was still very happy, and then he reached into his pocket and found a few coins in his hand.
"Let me treat you to ramen!"
Shikamaru on the side looked at a few coins: "This little money is not enough to buy a bowl of ramen. But my mother gave me some pocket money today, and Choji is not here, so I'll treat you to it."
"Thank you for hospitality!"
Seeing Naruto immediately bowing and thanking him with a playful smile, Shikamaru felt that he had been tricked.
But at this moment, Sasuke was feeling a lot of turmoil in his heart.
Naruto...why is he in this situation?
Even if the Fourth Hokage and Aunt Kushina are gone, as the son of the heroic Hokage who saved the village, he shouldn't be treated like this, right?
In addition...the Third Hokage is also the teacher of the Fourth Hokage. With this kind of relationship, how could this situation be allowed to happen?
While he was thinking about it, Naruto, who had already recovered himself, clenched his fist and raised it.
"Sasuke, even if we become friends, I will never admit defeat!"
"Finish Ichiraku Ramen, let's show off! Whoever comes first wins! Let's start!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto rushed out unexpectedly.
Sasuke and Shikamaru, who were on Shadow Rock, had just reacted.
On the way from the back mountain to the commercial street, Sasuke maintained the same speed as Shikamaru.
"Naruto's life experience...do you know?"
"Naruto's life experience?"
With a rhetorical question, Sasuke understood something.
It seems that except for those in the know, basically everyone does not know Naruto's life experience.
So...why did the third generation want to hide it?
I would rather let Naruto suffer so much grievance than reveal his identity as the son of the Fourth Hokage...
For a moment, the comment about the Third Hokage that he overheard appeared in Sasuke's mind.
Distrust of the next generation, indecisiveness, pampering of old friends...
At this time, Shikamaru, who was running, turned back and looked at Shadow Rock behind him.
For a moment, I remembered a photo I had seen a long time ago. It was a photo of the Fourth Hokage and Uncle Ding Zao.
"Naruto...is the son of the Fourth Hokage?"
Sasuke looked at Shikamaru: "I didn't say anything, and you didn't hear anything."
What he said on the rooftop water tower came true, but Shikamaru was not dissatisfied, he just looked at Naruto in front and sighed.
"Indeed...it's so unfair."
Maybe dad also knew it, and it was precisely because of this that he didn't stop himself from becoming friends with Naruto.
Sasuke beside him did not reply. At this time, he had a lot of doubts in his heart and needed to clear them up bit by bit.
After a while, when the three of them arrived at Ichiraku Ramen, Sasuke thought of something.
"Yeah! Sasuke, you and Shikamaru both lost to me today. Only I, Uzumaki Naruto, will become Hokage in the future!"
The curtain of Ichiraku Ramen was opened, and Teida looked at Naruto with a smile on his face: "Naruto, being the Hokage is not that easy."
Naruto clenched his fists: "I will become Hokage and I will do what I say!"
Looking at the optimistic Naruto in front of him, the blond hair overlapped with that of the Fourth Hokage in the photo in his memory.
Shikamaru suddenly realized that it might not be impossible.
…
The three-point miso ramen was quickly prepared, and while the three of them were eating, Sasuke glanced at Naruto's abdomen.
Jinchuuriki.
Naruto is still the Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tails, but it seems that Naruto cannot borrow the power of the Nine-Tails.
In this case, the jinchuriki is indeed dangerous.
Then...we need to find a way to help Naruto grow up as quickly as possible.
Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Rasengan, Nine-Tails Chakra, Senjutsu. Judging from the information exchange between Naruto and Uzumaki Sora, these ninjutsu are the most suitable for Naruto.
After finishing the ramen, the three of them did not go back to the ninja school, but headed directly towards the commercial street.
While idle, Sasuke also saw for the first time how badly Naruto was targeted.
Even just passing by the door of the store will cause the store owner to close the door immediately.
How did Naruto survive in this situation? No wonder Naruto seemed much smaller at this time compared to his memory when he was eight years old.
"boom!"
The door of another shop was closed directly after seeing Naruto, but this behavior did not make Naruto care.
Instead, he raised his hands and said, "One day, I will be recognized by all of you!"
Sasuke glanced at Shikamaru beside him and said in a low voice: "It's really bad... Is this how the top management decided?"
Shikamaru shook his head slightly: "Dad never mentioned anything about Naruto. He just didn't object to me being friends with Naruto. I don't know a lot of things."
With a slight nod, Sasuke followed again.
…
In a daze, three days passed.
Sasuke felt that these three days passed very quickly, as if they passed in the blink of an eye.
But in my mind, the experience of these three days, although dull, seems to be an experience. Apart from the feeling that it passed by in a flash, there was nothing wrong with it.
The seventh training ground.
Sasuke was waiting here early in the morning.
Under the same wooden stake, Sasuke looked around and saw the same scene.
That day was also here. It was supposed to be the day of graduation exams, but it ended up being the day when the village was destroyed and everyone died.
It was also here that Brother Yun handed over an evacuation mission and left in a hurry. Then came the Akatsuki dressed in black and red cloud costumes.
"call……"
After exhaling, Sasuke looked towards the darkness in the woods: "Brother, lurking like this is not very clever."
Itachi walked over slowly in the darkness: "It seems that Sasuke is very serious about what he learns in school. It is already amazing to be able to discover it."
With that said Itachi had already come to Sasuke: "I heard... you and Uzumaki Naruto are friends? At this time, it is not suitable for you to have too much contact with him."
Sasuke looked at Itachi: "My brother was over five years old when I was born, so he should know Naruto's identity very well, right?"
Itachi nodded: "I know. During the Nine-Tails Rebellion, I was the one who carried you away. Later, the higher-ups issued orders, and I cannot disobey them either."
Sasuke said with a chuckle: "So the son of the hero who saved the village got this result in the end? The third generation really can't be trusted."
With that, Sasuke dropped the topic.
The immediate priority now is to solve the problem of the Uchiha clan. In such a situation, nothing can be done conveniently.
Without Brother Yun, both the Third Generation and Danzo seemed to have their eyes on Uchiha.
Therefore... no one will wipe the butt of himself and Naruto.
"What do you want to know?"
"The real situation families are facing right now."
After thinking for a moment, Itachi said: "I can't tell you about the ANBU's mission. But for now, Uchiha is indeed excluded from the center of the village."
Sasuke replied: "When I was three years old, Kumogakure came to envoy. At that time, it might be the last chance for the Uchiha clan."
Last chance?
Sasuke continued: "There is an opportunity to return the Uchiha clan to the family line. Only in this way can the Uchiha clan have a trump card against those people."
Itachi thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Sasuke: "Do you know what happened after Kumogakure came to form an alliance?"
Sasuke nodded: "I don't know much, but that was when Uchiha really changed himself."
Itachi was stunned...
The information contained in these words... is a bit too big.
"So...in exchange, where is your information?"
Sasuke looked in the direction of the Hokage Building, and with just a look, Itachi understood his brother's concerns.
Then, a barrier appeared to prevent prying eyes.
"You have changed a lot Sasuke, and these changes all happened on the same day. Although I have made a judgment, in this case I have to be prepared for some sudden situations."
Sasuke nodded, then looked directly into Itachi's eyes.
"I...come from the future."
? ? ?
Just the first paragraph left Itachi stunned on the spot.
future?
Traveled from the future to the present?
This kind of thing... actually exists?
"What can be proved?"
"Your kaleidoscope ability is the genjutsu Tsukuyomi and the immortal black flame Amaterasu. Brother, you probably haven't told anyone about your ability so far, right? Can you prove this?"
Itachi frowned and fell silent.
After a while, he looked at Sasuke: "So... why did you come here from the future?"
"Because everyone is dead!"
Three magatama appeared in Sasuke's eyes: "Brother Yun is dead, the Fourth Hokage is dead, brother, you are also dead, the village has also been destroyed, and everyone who cares has been killed."
The village... was destroyed?
Itachi asked in a deep voice: "Who is the enemy?"
Sasuke uttered one word: "Akatsuki!"
In an instant, Itachi believed Sasuke's words.
It is impossible for a child who is only eight years old to know the existence of Akatsuki.
It was myself who learned of Akatsuki's existence through several accidental encounters under Nanga Shrine.
So...will my choice be the right one?
So why was the village still destroyed?
"Tell me everything."
Itachi's body trembled slightly, and Sasuke also noticed this.
Then the Akatsuki organization...exists!
Where is Sora Uzumaki?
The transaction with the Fourth Hokage did not appear, and the transaction with himself did not appear, but these did not confirm that he did not exist.
Without Brother Yun, could I have grown to the level of Uzumaki Sora?
Sasuke had doubts about himself.
No one can think that they can do it after seeing such power. It is a power that is close to that of a god, and it can reach the point of destroying a town in one blow.
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(End of chapter)
