Chapter 33: End of the Massacre

As he turned around, Itachi saw that his younger brother, who was extremely weak after being hit by Tsukuyomi, was being guarded by his friend named Naruto.

It was also at this moment that several breaking winds sounded.

The Third Hokage arrived with his immediate staff, ANBU, and they protected Naruto and Sasuke behind them, separating Itachi's murderous gaze.

But after a while, more wind sounded and more ANBU arrived in this area.

"Naruto, as Sasuke's only friend, become his motivation to seek revenge against me!"

Itachi looked at everyone, sneered, and disappeared before everyone without saying a word.

"Do you want to pursue him, Hokage-sama?"

ANBU, with white hair, looked at Naruto, who was protecting Sasuke behind him. As he looked at the familiar hairstyle and face, there was a slight movement in his heart and then he asked for instructions.

Hiruzen gestured with his hand and said, "Check if there are any other survivors."

"Yes!"

After the surrounding ANBU responded, they dispersed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Sasuke, who was already in a coma, and then at Naruto, frowning and scolding seriously, "Naruto, you broke into the martial law area at will, I will discuss this with you later!"

"If something happens to you, how can I explain it to your deceased parents?"

Naruto lowered his eyebrows and replied, "I know it was wrong, old man, but he's one of the few friends who accept me."

When Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Naruto's appearance, he knew that he wasn't taking it seriously. At that moment, he didn't have the mood or time to teach the younger generation. He said, "Alright, you can send him to the hospital."

After speaking, he turned to look at a member of ANBU, "Kakashi, watch over Naruto."

Kakashi was stunned for a moment and then responded, "Yes! Hokage-sama."

On the other hand, Naruto wasn't interested in waiting, he took Sasuke and flew into the sky while manipulating the airflow.

Heading towards the hospital.

...

In the hospital, Sasuke has calmed down.

The ANBU named Kakashi stepped forward and performed all the formalities.

Naruto sat on the edge of the hospital bed, along with Kakashi, protecting the comatose Sasuke.

Preventing Uchiha Itachi from unexpectedly attacking again.

Although Kurama senses that the masked man and Uchiha Itachi have left Konoha Village, there is no guarantee that they won't suddenly return.

At that moment, Naruto, who was silent, intended to clarify what happened tonight in his mind.

"The mysterious masked man, along with Uchiha Itachi, annihilated the Uchiha clan."

"According to Itachi, he was going to test his ability, so he committed the evil act of massacring the entire clan, and the reason for leaving Sasuke was to wait for him to also develop this power so that he could prove himself!"

"Kurama has always said that Uchiha Madara has a stronger ocular power than the ordinary Mangekyō, and his eyes won't lose their light. It's called Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!"

"If you want to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, you must snatch the eyes of blood relatives!"

"So it can be determined that the reason Itachi didn't kill Sasuke is this!"

"But what motive made the mysterious masked man act? Did he have any agreement with Itachi days before?"

"Furthermore, the high leadership of Konoha seems to have known that such a change will occur tonight, which is why the entire village is under martial law!"

"Not to mention the surveillance and protection today from ANBU towards me!"

"Strange, as far as I know, the relationship between the high-level villagers and the Uchiha clan has always been at odds, and now the conflict has reached a point of irreconcilability? Is their martial law to prevent this from happening?"

"So Uchiha Itachi teamed up with the mysterious masked man to massacre his own relatives. Does it have anything to do with the conflict between the Uchiha and the high management of Konoha?"

It must be said that this Naruto is incredibly astute to have reached such a conclusion.

For a while, Naruto's thoughts were contradictory.

Combined with some news he often observes, Naruto thinks a lot, but doubts in his heart also increase.

In the sealed space, Naruto asked the little fox in his arms.

"Kurama, is your malicious perception 100% accurate?"

Kurama was completely silent at that moment. Since the mysterious masked man disappeared from his perception, he has become the domesticated fox that only knows how to watch dramas and play.

At that moment, Kurama, who was watching the drama and show, heard Naruto's question.

After pressing pause, he turned his head and told Naruto with spite, "Are you doubting the old man's ability? I have never made any mistakes with this ability. As long as it is a unit of thought, I can definitely perceive good and evil in it!"

"Unless the other person doesn't think about anything and is someone without consciousness!"

Upon hearing Kurama say this, Naruto thought about it for a moment.

"Since Kurama's abilities cannot be wrong, you can be sure that Itachi is not malicious towards me and Sasuke."

"But at that time, what I felt was Itachi's powerful killing intent and the attacks he made against me were not fake."

"The fact that this kind of thinking and practice is completely contradictory only shows that Itachi's series of behaviors is suffering. Although I don't know the specific reasons, it definitely isn't as simple as it seems on the surface."

"Because of the pursuit of the masked man? So, to protect Sasuke, did he have to make this difficult decision? On the surface, does he have to pretend to leave Sasuke?"

"Humans are a very complex creature. Among the books and movies I have seen, there is no shortage of people who say 'I love you' while wielding a butcher's knife towards a loved one."

"So, what is the truth?"

Raising his head, Naruto looked at the white-haired Jōnin who was sitting on the windowsill, holding a book called Intimacy Paradise and observing intently.

"Are you called Kakashi? I'm Uzumaki Naruto."

Naruto spoke, catching the attention of the white-haired Jōnin.

"Uzumaki..."

Whispered.

At that moment, since seeing Naruto, Kakashi felt confused.

Although he was reading a book at that moment, Kakashi, who hadn't read a word, was completely certain.

The boy sitting not far from him is the son of his sensei Namikaze Minato.

This made him think about how his sensei, Namikaze Minato, arranged him as a guard eight years ago to protect Naruto, who was still in his wife's womb.

At that time, he managed to escape the blow of his father's suicide, but experienced the death of his comrade Obito.

Then, due to an accident, he personally killed Rin, his other teammate whom Obito had entrusted with protection.

A heart that had just felt some warmth, due to this series of blows, closed up again, this time forever.

But it was Namikaze Minato's arrangement that allowed him to witness the entire process of a small life, from conception to birth, and it enabled him to once again understand the value of life and realize that he is not alone.

After all, in this world, someone still cares about him.

But not long after, his sensei Namikaze Minato and his wife Uzumaki Kushina died due to the chaos caused by the Nine-Tails, which caused Kakashi, who had just recovered a little, to feel the darkness of this world again.

At this point, he has lost his passion for life.

He became indifferent to everything, like an ANBU machine, completing tasks one after another, along with enemies killed one by one, a mind constantly falling into the abyss of darkness.

Until today, he didn't know that his sensei's son was still alive and didn't die on that bloody night with his parents.

In Kakashi's numb mind, it seemed like there was more color in this moment.

"Hello, my name is Kakashi, Hatake Kakashi."