Chapter 35: Coming to Reason

Sasuke's voice was low, filled with confusion.

In a short period of time, his life has undergone tremendous changes, causing his perception of the world before him to become distorted.

He didn't know what he was going to do and he didn't know the meaning of continuing to live.

"I just said, there are three pieces of news to tell you, two good and one bad, two of which are related to your brother Itachi," Naruto said calmly as he helped Sasuke straighten his dislocated bones.

The nearest ANBU were a hundred meters away. They wouldn't know what Naruto was talking about.

However, to be sure, Naruto manipulated the flow of surrounding air to isolate the sound and prevent it from spreading, reverberating only within a one-meter diameter space.

To not be read, he deliberately lowered his head and blocked the ANBU's view of Sasuke's head.

The name Itachi made Sasuke reluctantly interested.

However, at this moment, he really didn't feel like talking, he just looked at Naruto with inquisitive eyes.

"The first news is good regarding your future placement."

"The Third Hokage has decided that the village will protect your safety in the future. In addition to inheriting your parents' legacy, you can also continue attending ninja school and live in the village as a Konoha Shinobi in the future."

"So you don't have to worry about future life problems. The village will take care of you. This is the information that the Third Hokage asked me to send you."

The news Naruto said had no fluctuations and Sasuke heard no fluctuations. At that moment, he didn't care what the future would be like. He even had little desire to live.

Regarding this, Naruto was not surprised and continued with the second news.

"The second news, related to your brother Itachi, is good news."

"Your brother Uchiha Itachi is now the culprit behind the clan massacre. He has become a traitor and fled Konoha. He is wanted by the entire Ninja world. This is what the village has said."

"So I will tell you the conclusion I reached. I don't believe that Itachi compromised his means due to his pursuit of strength. He did all these bad things because of his difficulties."

After hearing Naruto say this, Sasuke finally became excited.

The silence and confusion in his eyes dissipated, and a pair of eyes opened, even unconsciously activating the Sharingan.

Looking at Naruto, he exclaimed, "Is what you said true?"

For Sasuke, his favorite is his brother Itachi.

But this favorite brother, Itachi, killed their parents and everyone else, which made Sasuke feel a sense of betrayal.

For Sasuke, who is still young, the so-called family, the life and death of those who are basically not his family, have no real meaning. What truly matters to him is the death of his parents and the betrayal of his brother.

At that moment, he heard that Itachi struggled to do all of this. It was like a drowning man grasping at the last drop, wanting to obtain the last ray of hope from Naruto.

In the face of Sasuke's expectant gaze, Naruto continued without hesitation.

Only this time there was an unconscious coldness in his words.

"You should have heard about it. The people of the village call me the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. The reason for this is that a terrifying creature is sealed inside my body!" Naruto avoided using the word monster to avoid angering the Tsundere Kurama.

And upon hearing "Terrifying Creature" from Naruto's mouth, Kurama couldn't help but snort with pride.

"He has a very good relationship with me and has the ability to perceive malice with 100% accuracy and can distinguish between the good and evil that a person has towards themselves."

"When I faced Itachi the other night, I discovered that he had no malicious intent towards me. This is inconsistent with his attempt to kill me, so I believe he is struggling."

"The reason he treats you like this is to create the illusion that he killed the clan out of selfishness and not out of necessity, after all, if what I think is true, and the higher-ups are involved, you would undoubtedly become a criminal and threaten the village!"

"In addition to the perception of good and evil, there are two other reasons that support this conclusion. One of them is that besides Itachi, who massacred the Uchiha clan that night, there was another owner of the Mangekyo Sharingan wearing a mask."

"This masked man was responsible for the attack of the creature I told you about on the village about eight years ago. He had enmity with Konoha!"

With that said, after a pause, Naruto continued, "To summarize, your brother Itachi is probably fighting to protect your safety."

When Sasuke heard this, he had already believed Naruto's words, which made his whole life come alive, and he was no longer as lifeless as before.

He looked expectantly at Naruto, hoping to hear more news about Itachi from him.

To prove that what he said was true, Naruto also used Kurama's chakra to link Sasuke's chakra and shared with him the sense that the villagers had of Naruto.

The overwhelming malice made Sasuke, who was a little numb at that moment, unable to help but feel cold.

At that moment, he realized that the kind of life his friend usually leads is even more unfortunate than the misfortune he imagined.

"What is this! These people!"

An empathetic anger surged from his heart, and Sasuke couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Compared to Sasuke's anger, Naruto had the habit of indifference. He disconnected from Sasuke's chakra and continued to tell the third news about Itachi.

"The third news you already know the prerequisites for!"

"That is, Itachi is actually a person who seeks uncompromising strength, and he really left you to obtain a stronger pupil's power."

"Don't rush to refute. There is no shortage of schizophrenic patients in this world who say 'I love you' while wielding a butcher knife without hesitation. Itachi does not rule out the possibility of being that person."

"So his situation is very dangerous, his life may be in danger at any time in the future."

Sasuke's anxious mood now abruptly calmed down.

Thoughts in his mind came and went, and he thought a lot at that moment.

After a while, he raised his head and struggled to get up despite the pain in his body. He looked at Naruto with a firm expression: "Naruto, no matter what he is thinking in his heart, whether he is in difficulty or if he actually just seeks more power, it is me who must become stronger."

"Only by making myself stronger will I be able to stand in front of Itachi."

"If he has troubles, then I will help him solve the masked man, if he only seeks the so-called power, then I will kill him, I will also kill the masked man and avenge my people!"

"Naruto, help me, I want to become stronger!"

After speaking, Sasuke reached out his hand to Naruto.

"Alright!".

Naruto took Sasuke's hand and looked at the friend who was cheering him on, he finally smiled.

Looking at the white-haired Jōnin from a distance, although it was a little unfortunate that he didn't hear what the two teenagers were talking about, but seeing the smiles on the two teenagers' faces, he knew that everything was probably fine.

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