With the surviving elites of the Root Organization Headquarters ushering in the end of all the incorporation, the Root Organization, which Tuan Zang had painstakingly founded and operated for many years, came to an end along with the end of his own life, and it was only a matter of time before the missing and hidden branch strongholds were plucked out of the mouths of these survivors and completely banned one by one...... But at the end of the day, these trivial but simple finishing touches can be properly handled by handing them over to the three generations of Hokage, in other words, the secret operation full of danger and excitement has come to an end for the time being, and it is time for Naruto Uzumaki to return to his old full and simple daily life.

"Come back, won't come back, come back, won't come back......" On the first day of the end of the secret operation to encircle and suppress the Danzo and the root organization—and the first day of the new year—Sasuke Uchiha, who didn't notice that an astonishing change had happened in the village in one night, was enough to turn the tide of things, and as always, he walked to the No. 3 Field Survival Training Ground with a backpack full of food, and on the way, he wondered in his heart what the deep dark hole near the Hokage's office building was used for. While entering the training ground in the palm of his hand, he picked the small flowers that were still left in the morning dew and slowly tore off the petals, muttering to himself as if he were muttering to himself, using this to comfort himself and divinate Naruto's return, "...... I hadn't seen Naruto train here for a whole day and night...... What the hell did he do, was it really okay? ”

On the outside, he may still look a little immature and ignorant, but Sasuke's innate keen perception as a descendant of the Uchiha clan and his deeper understanding of Naruto after training with Naruto for a long time made him sense of a looming sense of crisis in his abnormal behavior on the day of separation from Naruto, to be precise, Naruto's insincere words that he obviously wanted to get away from him as soon as possible. When his father went out all night and didn't return, he thought it was related to Naruto's rare incident that he didn't even pay attention to the shadow clone and mysteriously left to deal with it......

But it was just a notice, from the unexpected duel in the training ground, Sasuke decided that Naruto's strength was on par with his brother who was known as a genius, but even so Naruto still chose to deliberately stay away from the branch and go out alone, and even the brother who came to guide his training later often had an accident of worrying about wandering, so the things to be done would definitely not be as light as Naruto said, and it was definitely so dangerous that Naruto had no time to be distracted and take care of his own safety.

Knowing that he is very different from Naruto's strength gap, if he insists on staying by Naruto's side, he is destined to become a burden to his feet, and he clearly understands that the lack of strength will make him stay in safety and wait for the result to come in the face of a crisis, but he will not be able to intervene in the slightest, so as to understand why Naruto is so obsessed with training even though he is the same age as himself, Sasuke will pretend not to know anything after receiving the promise that Naruto will return safely...... But it is precisely because of this that Sasuke realized the importance of strength for the first time, and he re-entered the high-load training without complaining, and pressed every bit of strength in his body without reservation, so that during the training process, he frequently collapsed and collapsed to the ground after a long time...... Because in Sasuke's heart, he has never been so eager for a leap in strength as he is now.

He wants to grow up as soon as possible......

is no longer a little henchman who can only hide behind his brother and Naruto to passively accept protection, and he doesn't want his strength to be able to rush to the top of the best...... As long as I can keep up with my brother and Naruto, to see the world they are facing, and to have the capital to go hand in hand with them to face together, it is enough and satisfying.

"Come back, didn't come back, come back ......"

The distant consciousness gradually gathered and woke up because of the gradual reduction of the petals in his hand, and his eyes refocused on the flowers in his hand, whispering in his heart, but his heart was always in a state of anxiety...... But it also turns out that no matter how slow and gentle Sasuke's movements are, the number of petals of the flower in his hand is still limited. In Sasuke's staring gaze, the last petal finally stood out.

"No...... Won't be coming back...... This, how is this possible?! ”

And this only remaining petal represents the bad news that Naruto won't be coming back.

“…… Hey, I really should have picked another flower, this one is not reliable at all......"

After a moment of sneering and talking to himself, Sasuke's hand holding the flower trembled slightly because of the last thing he wanted to see, and he took a deep breath and pretended to be calm in an attempt to calm himself down.

"No, no, no, calm down, calm down...... It's a big deal, yes, it's just a game, it's not a big deal......"

……

"Sasuke, Sasuke, why don't you ...... Hey, it's a pity, it's a pity......"

"Huh? Daddy, you just ...... What are you talking about? ”

“…… Ahem, it's nothing, don't take it to heart, Dad just talked nonsense to himself because he didn't sleep all night. ”

“……？？？”

……

"Those inexplicable words that Dad said, shouldn't they be...... No, no, no, no...... Toll...... Naruto had already promised me that he would come back...... He'll be back, we've made an agreement! Naruto said, manly man, what he promised will definitely be done! ”

For some reason, Sasuke's mind flashed of his father who came home with the smell of alcohol after not returning all night, and the look of his father shaking his head and regretting resentment at him inexplicably, and the foreboding that appeared in his heart because of the meaning of only flowers deepened and spread, and he couldn't help but subconsciously speed up his legs and run towards the place where he used to train with Naruto - nothing is more trustworthy than seeing it with his own eyes, as long as he arrived at the agreed training ground at the appointed time, Naruto, who had already returned from his errands, would have arrived there early as before and waited patiently for his arrival!

But the reality was as cruel as trying to drag the small fan into the abyss of despair, and when Sasuke ran to the center of the training ground out of breath and couldn't wait to look around, he couldn't even find Naruto's shadow, and he couldn't help but sit down on the ground in a deflated state.

"How...... How so...... Naruto, didn't you promise me to come back, liar......"

The flowers that failed in the divination game, the father's inexplicable but seemingly meaningful words, and the best friends who still showed no signs of appearing, made Sasuke's already young heart finally unable to bear the blow, and couldn't help but wrap his hands around his knees, the tip of his nose pantothenic acid sobbed his head and sobbed lowly, but he didn't notice that his inky eyes were transforming into a scarlet appearance like blood little by little.

"Naruto...... Woo...... Naruto...... Woohoo......"

"Yo, it's pretty early today...... But why are you crying like a little girl here alone, Sasuke...... Sasuke? Hey Sasuke, I'm talking to you, do you hear me? ”

“…… Huh? Toll...... Naruto? He didn't wait for Sasuke to cry sadly, the familiar sound of teasing in his ears and the palm on his shoulder made Sasuke stiff, and then he quickly raised his head in disbelief without bothering to wipe away the tears on his face, and looked for a sound, and just saw Naruto with a little drop of water left beside him, and suddenly exclaimed. Naruto, true ...... Is it really you? Are you really back?! ”

"I'm a big Cao! I haven't seen it for a day and opened my eyes? What the hell did this little guy go through...... Crying so sadly, could it be that the impact of the timeline change is not over, so that the Uchiha Itachi slaughtered the entire clan earlier...... Well? Wait a minute, this is the ...... in your hand Okay, I think I probably know what the reason for this kid's eyes is...... "Seeing the petals of only one of Sasuke's remaining flowers and the new life on the little face, Naruto, who is good at figuring out people's hearts, quickly knew the reason why the little fan was crying based on his understanding of Sasuke, and while the boulder hanging in his heart gradually put down, he couldn't help but cry and laugh in his heart, "Sasuke, this little guy, most of you think I'm dead and can't come back, right?" It's an eye-opener, should I laugh or cry......"

"Okay, okay, don't cry, it's all crying like a little flower cat's face...... Good, good, Sasuke is good......" After shaking his head helplessly with a smile in his eyes, Naruto reached out and gently rubbed Sasuke's little head to soothe, while thinking for a moment that he should call out to Sasuke in disbelief and tease him gently, distracting the worry in the heart of the little fan, "Hey, hey, I'm here, I don't need to emphasize it so many times, I think my ears are pretty good, and I can hear it clearly after saying it once...... Also, I said, Sasuke, can't I be here properly? Didn't miss an arm, didn't have a lame leg, and didn't die, isn't it just that you were tired and sweating yesterday, and you just ran to take a shower nearby before you came, so you are crying and mourning? Do you want to curse me to death? Or is it ...... Are you crying so sadly because you were worried that I wouldn't be able to sleep, and you ran over early in the morning and didn't see me~"

"Who...... Who worries that you won't be able to sleep! Who wept and mourned! I...... Wow......! Sasuke, who didn't notice that his eyesight had grown a lot more inexplicably than before, slapped Naruto beside him carefully, and made sure that Naruto was still the same as usual compared to yesterday, except for changing his clothes, and couldn't help but blush, and habitually argued, but after a pause, he flattened his mouth again, and threw himself into Naruto's arms with a round waist.

"Yes, of course...... Well? I thought that Sasuke would be as unconvinced as usual under the stimulation of his words, arguing and arguing, and the noisy Naruto was swallowed back into his stomach when he saw the small group fan in his arms with a heartfelt fear of dependence, and while hugging the person in his arms around his waist, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, stretched out his hand to pamper the back of the small group, and responded in a low tone, word by word, "Okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid...... Haven't I been here? Good ......"

“…… Woo......"

"Just like I promised you before...... I'm back, Sasuke. ”

“…… Well...... Welcome back, Naruto. ”