A forest somewhere in the northernmost part of Konoha.

Kakashi Hachiki and his three men, Sakai, Sakura, and Karyo, are following the ninja dog Parker, tracking in a certain direction.

"Naruto, he should have found Sasuke."

Seeing that the atmosphere was exceptionally silent, Sakai couldn't help but speak.

Since Danzang died, the forbidden tongue seal set on him has also disappeared, and the state of being cautious at all times in the past has been lifted, and Sakai is also quietly changing.

No, lately he's been learning to communicate with people. The formula book for making friends says that in the current atmosphere, you must take the initiative to find topics and activate the atmosphere that is not very good.

The pitch-black pupils stared at Xianglin next to him, Xianglin didn't seem to hear his words, and he looked preoccupied, not knowing what he was thinking.

“……”

Sakai maintained a somewhat sincere gaze, and then moved his gaze to Sakura, who was leading the way.

The girl's pink hair was blown by the oncoming wind, like a chaotic cherry blossom in spring, and Sakai noticed that Sakura's fists were still clenched tightly, slightly nervous.

Maybe she heard him, but she chose to be silent and didn't want to answer.

“……”

Sakai forced himself to smile and finally pinned his hopes on the tall man on the right. Their teacher, Kakashi Hachiki, is also a senior in the shadows, so he won't ignore him.

Occasionally, a thin ray or two of sunlight shone through the leaves and fell on the fleeting silver of the tall man.

His perception was keen, and he was aware of the unusual gaze around him, so he turned his head.

There was no expression on the masked face, but the half-shrugged eyelids were always the same lazy look.

"Did you say anything, Sakai?"

Sakai's smiling face froze, and the smile he kept suddenly retracted.

"Nothing ......"

It wasn't until Kakashi turned around that Sakai realized the difficulty of communicating with people, and a strong sense of frustration invaded his recovering heart.

His brow was slightly converging towards the center of his eyebrows, he didn't quite understand why this was the case, and he wouldn't deal with the current embarrassing situation.

After all, there is no mention of failure in the dating formula book.

"Got cheated by books?"

A false smile appeared on his white face again, and he muttered.

As he walked through the gap in the forest, his gaze moved to the sky, looking at the leisurely white clouds, and he told himself that at least the sun was very warm.

The sun shines on the vast land, and there are not many people who can feel the warmth from it.

People are either immersed in their own world, or they are so entangled in so many troubles that they often forget that it exists.

Only a very small number of people walking on the edge of darkness can appreciate its preciousness from the warmth.

On the other side, the forests that have collapsed due to the interlacing of spiral pills and Chidori have revealed a bald Mediterranean landscape.

On the dirt, which has been deprived of the protection of the trees, the sunlight can finally pour down unbridledly.

The two teenagers faced the enemy around them, back to back.

The bonds that once wanted to be severed are once again connected together because of the form.

Sasuke, who had already made up his mind to walk in the dark, straightened the bridge of his nose twitching slightly, inhaling the air mixed with the warmth of the sun into his lungs.

The warm feeling began to flow through the cold body, and Naruto leaned in behind him, and the heat from his body made the warm flow a little faster.

Sasuke still couldn't figure out why Naruto was doing this to him.

Even if he killed the high-ranking of Konoha, even if he spoke coldly, even if he really wanted to do something to Naruto, Naruto's guy still approached him as always, without indifference and alienation.

They may have been companions in the same class, or they may have been friends who could be entrusted with life and death during the mission, but when you think about it, Naruto is actually doing all this alone.

Naruto of the country of waves blocks Shiro's attack for him, and when Naruto threatens his life in the middle ninja exam I Ai Ra beastialization, Naruto arrives to save him again.

When Itachi appeared and wanted to continue to make him hate him in the same way as before, Naruto revealed the truth about Itachi for him and solved the misunderstanding between the two.

And the moment he fled from Konoha, Naruto obviously had the strength to stop him, but he let him go.

The events of the past life were like flowing water, and the warmth became clearer in Sasuke's memory.

And now, in his moment of danger, Naruto appears again and saves him once again.

Backed by this golden boy of the same age, a former companion and friend, Sasuke's heart has a complicated meaning.

All the while, he had always accepted Naruto's kindness, but all the while, he had always wanted to break the bond between the two.

Naruto wanted to pull him back into the world of light, but he had already sunk into the abyss of darkness and could never return to the light.

Can you go back to Konoha?

The black on his forehead swayed with the occasional breeze passing through the woods, and it told Sasuke the answer, apparently not!

Even if Konoha made a notice that Itachi was a hero, even if Konoha informed all the ninja villages that those who dared to make a move on Itachi and Sasuke were Konoha's enemies, even if Konoha said that the two were welcome to go back.

But what he did will not disappear because of Konoha's attitude, Sasuke killed Danzo, and he also knew the darkness of Konoha in the past.

It was impossible for him to return to Konoha because there was always a hurdle in his heart, his parents, his family, his clan, and his brother were all swallowed up by the darkness of Konoha.

Taking a deep breath, Sasuke blinked, and the blood-red six-pointed star chakra refracted a bit of a strange light in the sunlight.

"Now is not the time to think about this!"

Now all he had to do was to get more blood on his hands, so that all the people who tried to kill the weasel would be destroyed.

His gaze focused on the remaining assassination ninjas in the Mist Ninja Village in front of him, "Naruto, I'll leave it to you later." ”

"I'll leave it to you later!" Naruto's familiar voice came, and he smiled.

Sou!

The heat from behind peeled off, and Naruto had already jumped out, he was dealing with the cloud ninja who could absorb Chidori Chakra.

"So...... I'll deal with you. ”

The corners of Sasuke's mouth hooked, and the focus of his pupils was already on Kiristin.

"Amaterasu!"

The number of times Amaterasu has been used in the past few days Sasuke is almost too many to count, because there are too many people who want his and Itachi's lives.

Under the eyelids, the bleeding state that used to be caused by overusing the pupil technique disappeared, and the intense pain pressed the eyeballs, but Sasuke did not say a word.

Let this pain be multiplied upon the enemy, and he,

The number of times Amaterasu has been used in the past few days Sasuke is almost too many to count, because there are too many people who want his and Itachi's lives.

Under the eyelids, the bleeding state that used to be caused by overusing the pupil technique disappeared, and the intense pain pressed the eyeballs, but Sasuke did not say a word.

Let this pain be multiplied upon the enemy, and he,

(End of chapter)