And Sakura's price in order to save the 200 gold coins was that she fainted directly. Naruto was already the first to faint, and Sakura's soul had just returned from the spirit world, and it was also directly fainted.

Only Sasuke was left, and Sasuke also wanted to faint, but the hatred he was carrying was too great, and he also wanted to faint carefree, but, from the beginning of his seventh class when he joined Kakashi-sensei, although here he established a bond with Naruto and Sakura.

However, Sakura and Naruto's growth is too fast, and Sasuke's role in this battle against Aira is not as good as Naruto's.

This made Sasuke, who has always had a very strong self-esteem, really hard for him to accept.

He looked deeply at Naruto on the stretcher, and was able to move that Ara, who was a ninja who was committed to killing, and made him change his ways, Naruto, you are really great.

However, compared to Naruto, Sasuke deeply felt that his growth was too slow-

He wants to gain power, more and more power!

Sasuke's eyes suddenly became evil, he still has a great revenge for the extermination of the clan, how can he be compared to Naruto!

…

Back in Konoha Ninja Village, because Naruto and Sakura both fainted, the first people to receive the shocking and sluggish news were Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Asma-sensei.

"What? Miyome Hokage-sama, he... Immortal is gone?!" Shikamaru opened his mouth wide in disbelief, for their generation of ninjas who were born in peacetime, the Hokage represented the strongest, invincible existence, and was the spiritual pillar of their entire Konoha Ninja Village.

However, how is it possible for such an invincible existence... He's dead.

Bang, the cigarette in Asma-sensei's mouth fell directly, compared to Shikamaru's disbelief and shock, his eyes were filled with shock and sadness.

Because he's the son of the third Hokage-sama—

"Asma-sensei..."Shikamaru wanted to be comforted, but he didn't know how to comfort him.

The ninjas who accompanied them were also shocked in place, and they couldn't understand why the third generation of Hokage-sama died.

When they ask the ninja who stayed in Konoha Village what the reason is, Sasuke lies on a stretcher and hears that it was Orochimaru who killed his teacher, the third Hokage-sama.

'Orochimaru...'

Sasuke never expected that it would be him, the man with cold eyes and a disgusting body like a poisonous snake, in the Forest of Death, he planted the curse mark of heaven for Sasuke and the curse mark of the earth for Sakura.

'This man is so powerful that he killed Hokage-sama...'

Sasuke's three views of living in a peaceful ninja village were completely broken, and after he was planted with the Curse of Heaven by Orochimaru, he investigated Orochimaru and knew that he was a traitor to Konoha .

But such a traitorous ninja killed Naruto's dream target, the Hokage.

And the enemy brother Uchiha Itachi who he has always wanted to avenge is also Konoha's traitor.

'Could it be that outside of Konoha Village, there is more room for growth?'

Ah, the curse mark of the day on Sasuke's neck and shoulder was even more painful, and he was sad for Hokage-sama's death, but his heart was even more touched by becoming stronger.

Because,It turns out that there are ninjas who are stronger than the shadows, too-

…

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were all admitted to the hospital.

After Sasuke was treated, he fell asleep after telling Kakashi-sensei, who had come to inquire about the situation, about the battle against Iara.

Kakashi looked into Sasuke's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of worry in Kakashi's heart.

Because Sasuke's eyes are too cold...

Obviously, many of the younger generation ninjas in Konoha Ninja Village fell into grief after learning that the third generation of Hokage-sama had died, and although Sasuke also had sadness on his face, his eyes were still full of hatred that could not be dissolved.