In the ward of Konoha Hospital.
Sasuke, with red eyes, sat on the bed and sniffed hard.
But this small movement accidentally touched the wound on his face.
"hiss!"
Sasuke suddenly took a breath of cold air and twitched the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Damn it! This guy really doesn't show mercy at all!"
Moreover, she just kept hitting him on his handsome face!
Thinking of this, Sasuke glanced to the side with an angry expression.
But they happened to meet Naruto's eyes, and his body immediately stiffened.
The teasing in those blue eyes couldn't be more obvious.
"snort!"
Sasuke's bruised face was slightly red, and he turned his head aside in embarrassment.
Who knows why he couldn't help crying just now!
Obviously, obviously I can hold it back!
result……
"Damn it! This will definitely be laughed at by Naruto for the rest of his life!"
Sasuke hammered the quilt with some annoyance, and the sadness and resentment in his heart also dissipated a little.
That's when.
"I'm sorry to bother you at this time."
A lazy voice interrupted Sasuke's thoughts, allowing him to recover from the complicated emotions.
"However, as the only survivor of this incident, we still have some things that we need to ask you to confirm."
Kakashi Hatake stood in front of Sasuke's hospital bed, holding a notebook and pen and asked: "According to the information we know, Uchiha Itachi is the culprit who wiped out the Uchiha clan."
"So, what is his purpose?"
Hearing the man's name, Sasuke clenched his fists subconsciously, a trace of hatred flashing in his eyes.
And deep in the eyes...
fear.
call!
Sasuke took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in his heart and said, "That man said that he killed his clansmen to test his strength and to gain more power."
Test your energy and gain strength?
"That's it."
Kakashi bit the tip of his pen with a distressed expression, and said in a complex tone: "This is really a reason that makes people speechless."
Although the whole incident seems to reveal a strange flavor.
However, Sasuke, who witnessed it, insisted that the genocide was caused by Itachi Uchiha.
After the incident was over, ANBU launched a manhunt for the masked man who claimed to be the Heavenly Controller and Uchiha Itachi.
But the night of genocide has been more than ten hours now, and Uchiha Itachi has not been traced.
I'm afraid he has already left Konoha.
Although the entire Konoha is shrouded in a sealing barrier, it is not difficult for Uchiha Itachi, who was once the captain of the ANBU, to obtain a method to open the Konoha barrier.
In this case, there should be no other possibility besides absconding in fear of crime... right?
However, there are still some doubts.
For example, where are the eyes of those Uchiha people?
Another example is those Uchihas whose bodies were not found.
Were they wiped out in the battle, or...
They weren't dead at all?
The most suspicious point is, why did Uchiha Itachi destroy the Uchiha clan under the nose of Konoha?
Even if you use your identity as a member of the same race, it's simply impossible to do it, right?
"Could it be..."
Kakashi's dead fish eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly remembered the dozens of corpses near the Uchiha clan.
According to the investigation, those are root ninjas.
This had to remind Kakashi of something not so good.
Moreover, the Third Generation seems to have intentionally or unintentionally allowed the ANBU ninja patrol area to avoid the Uchiha clan.
Only Sarutobi Shinnosuke's team was left there.
Oh, no.
It should be said that only bloody corpses were left.
"I don't know if the third generation can accept such a big blow."
Thinking of this, Kakashi sighed helplessly.
Immediately he stood up and said goodbye to Sasuke: "Thank you for your cooperation. Please pay attention to rest. I will leave first."
After that, he turned around and left.
But right now.
"Excuse me, how do you plan to deal with this incident?"
Naruto's calm voice sounded, and Kakashi couldn't help but pause.
"How to deal with it?"
Kakashi's eyes flashed with annoyance: "I'm sorry, these are not things you should know."
In fact, he didn't want to say it so heartlessly.
According to the investigation and analysis of the intelligence department, there were three main participants in this genocide.
In addition to Uchiha Itachi who killed the Uchiha clan members, there was also a man wearing an orange spiral mask.
Kakashi suspected that he was the guy who caused the Nine-Tails Rebellion, and this time the police force was also eliminated by him alone.
He was originally hostile to Konoha, and destroying the Uchiha clan could effectively weaken Konoha's overall strength.
It's not surprising that he can do such a thing.
In addition, there is the man who wears a three-eyed cat-face mask, is extremely powerful, and calls himself Tianzhi Yuzhong.
Origin, identity, purpose, everything is unknown.
And it’s not certain that there are only these three people.
Since the founding of Konoha, there has never been a genocide of such a heinous nature.
The Third Hokage is still in a coma, and the ANBU Minister has also been confirmed dead.
He is just a small ANBU captain and has no power to make decisions about such bad events.
...Just like he couldn't resist the Hokage's order and stay in contact with Minato-sensei's children for a long time.
"Really, what am I thinking about?"
Kakashi shook his head, temporarily getting rid of the bold thoughts in his mind.
In an instant, his figure disappeared in front of Naruto and Sasuke.
The ward fell into an eerie calm for a while.
"Why don't you leave?"
Sasuke glanced at Naruto and said intentionally or unintentionally: "I don't need your care."
Naruto, who had his arms crossed across his chest, heard this and had a smile on his face.
The person who should leave has already left, but he can't leave now.
"So, have you confirmed that Itachi Uchiha and the masked man are the murderers who destroyed the Uchiha clan?"
As soon as these words came out, Sasuke couldn't help but froze.
if not?
Isn't this an obvious thing?
"That's strange. You used to be very smart."
Naruto raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully: "Don't you have any doubts? Why were Uchiha completely slaughtered by Uchiha Itachi alone under the protection of Konoha?"
From Hatake Kakashi's words, he had roughly understood the genocide incident.
Uchiha, known as the most wealthy family in Konoha, has countless members who have awakened the Sharingan, and is an important piece of the puzzle for Konoha.
But such a striking wealthy family was actually wiped out overnight?
What about the dark parts and roots of Konoha?
If you think about it with your toes, you will know that Konoha must have played an extremely important role in this genocide.
"Um?"
Sasuke had regained his basic sanity at this time.
After Naruto made such a point, he frowned for a moment.
Just like facing Naruto, Uchiha Itachi has always been an omnipotent existence in his heart.
But after spending time with Naruto, he gradually learned to think calmly.
Also unconsciously.
A gentle feeling gradually spread throughout Sasuke's body.
It cleared his mind and soothed the fear and confusion in his heart.
"yes."
Sasuke frowned and murmured: "If you want to eliminate the Uchiha clan silently in the village, you must not only bypass the patrols and guards in the village, but also eliminate everyone silently."
However, that night was by no means "silent".
Someone fired a large number of flares into the sky above Konoha, lighting up the entire sky above the Uchiha clan.
Thinking of the abnormality that happened that night, Sasuke's eyes flashed with light.
"That is to say, Anbu and Genbu did not choose to provide support as soon as possible when the Uchiha clan might be invaded?"
Suddenly, Sasuke's mind was full of thoughts, and he had more doubts.
"Sasuke."
Naruto on the side suddenly said: "In your eyes, what kind of person is Uchiha Itachi?"
What kind of person?
When Sasuke heard this, he couldn't help but think of every detail of his past relationship with that man.
There is no doubt that that man is a calm, rational and talented guy.
Honestly, if it weren't for the event, it would be right in front of me.
Sasuke couldn't imagine that man would do something as cruel and ruthless as killing an entire clan.
But when it comes to that man's shortcomings...
He is a bit taciturn when facing other people, is not good at communicating, and has a tense relationship with his tribe.
etc!
Very nervous, why?
"After school last night, I actually wanted to go to the Uchiha clan to find you."
Looking at the thoughtful Sasuke, Naruto reminded him again: "But the ANBU seemed to have known that something would happen, and they directly stopped me before I left."
"And as far as I know, the Uchiha clan doesn't have a good reputation in the village."
The Uchiha clan has been a powerful family in the ninja world since ancient times, and has a history even older than the five major nations.
But now among the Uchiha in Konoha, Sasuke is the only one left.
I have to say, this is really an amazing move.
Naruto even wondered whether the top brass in Konoha were spies sent by Brother Menma or other organizations.
Sasuke also thought of more based on the details he usually observed.
The truth behind that man's massacre of an entire clan is not as simple as it seems.
"Is it because of the coercion of Konoha senior officials and the masked man?!"
Thinking of this, Sasuke couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face.
In this case!
Doesn't that mean that Itachi actually...
But just when joy and happiness arose in his heart.
"Sasuke, I think I need a reminder."
Naruto's expression was very cold, and he said in a low tone: "There may be other hidden reasons for the genocide, but what Uchiha Itachi did is definitely not fake."
"Itachi Uchiha is the executioner who brutally slaughtered a clan without any possibility of being controlled."
It seems that Sasuke is a little lucky, right?
How can this be done?
And Sasuke couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
The cheeks that had just regained some rosiness instantly turned extremely pale.
"Human beings are extremely complex creatures and you can't understand the thoughts of a madman."
Looking at the pale Sasuke, Naruto said with deep eyes and meaning: "No matter whether someone forces him or not, the powerful Uchiha Itachi shows no sign of resistance!"
"The fact that he killed his parents and clan members with his own hands is the fact before us!"
"There is no doubt that he is a cruel and stupid executioner!!"
As soon as these words came out, Sasuke couldn't help but reappear that scene in front of his eyes.
In the Tsukuyomi space, a scene repeated endlessly.
A cruel, bloody and disgusting scene!
Uchiha Itachi, that man, he killed his clan members and his parents with his own hands! !
Even those children and those old people did not escape his butcher knife!
"I see!"
Sasuke's eyes gradually changed from fear to determination: "The undead of Uchiha need to be redeemed, and they need to be redeemed with that man's pain and death!"
Since he is still alive, the Uchiha clan has not been destroyed!
From now on, he is not just Uchiha Sasuke!
He is also the Avenger who carries the undead of Uchiha on his back!
Thinking of this, Sasuke's eyes turned scarlet.
The four magatama began to rotate rapidly, and even faint afterimages appeared.
Then under Naruto's playful gaze.
An extremely energetic chakra burst out in his body, and Sasuke suddenly felt that his brain became clearer.
The next second.
The two magatama that originally rotated gradually slowed down, and finally turned into three magatama.
"Yes, that's it."
Sensing the increasingly powerful power in Sasuke's eyes, Naruto smiled and said, "No matter what the truth is, it's just a few more targets for revenge."
At the same time, the sky gradually darkened.
A small cargo ship that had been drifting for a day and night followed the sea around the straits of the Kingdom of Wind and gradually approached the port of the Kingdom of Snow.
At the same time, in the lowest cabin of the freighter.
Menma sat lazily on the bed, quietly flipping through the information about the Snow Country in his hand.
Brush~
Suddenly, Menma stopped turning the page and slowly looked at the bed on the other side.
I saw a long, straight black woman with her eyes closed tightly, lying quietly on the bed.
But if you look closely, you will find that her expression is sometimes peaceful and sometimes ferocious.
As if constantly switching between dreams and nightmares, the chakra and pupil power in the body fluctuated strangely.
"Oh? Has it started yet?"
Menma's eyes became playful: "Are you going to indulge in false beauty, or are you going to face the cruel reality?"
………………
In a mansion in the Uchiha clan.
Izumi Uchiha was sitting outside the courtyard, his arms wrapped around his legs, his temperament calm and elegant.
It seemed that he had noticed something.
She slowly raised her head to look at the full scarlet moon above her head.
The red moon reflected in Quan's black eyes, making them look even more hazy and confused.
Looking at the bewitching and full moon, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The moon tonight is really beautiful."
But, why do you feel like you have forgotten something important?
I can't remember, is it an illusion?
Just when she was distressed.
A gentle, familiar voice suddenly reached her ears from inside the house.
"Quan, it's time to eat. Today we have your favorite meatballs!"
This voice...
The haziness in the black eyes gradually faded away, and Uchiha Izumi's eyes became completely clear.
"Mother!"
(End of chapter)
