The soft moonlight shroud falls on the street, although you can vaguely see the prosperity of this area, but the empty scene, the dark houses without light and shadow, make the atmosphere here seem particularly deserted.

Sasuke, who was lying on the bed, sat up from the bed board suddenly, cold sweat slightly wet the hair on his sideburns, his face was pale, and the look of pain and horror appeared in his eyes, and the terrifying image in his mind did not dissipate for a long time.

"Damn, it's a nightmare again......"

Obviously, I haven't had a nightmare for a long time, but I don't know why, after returning to Konoha from the country of waves, before the next day, I started the nightmare that I used to dream about in the middle of the night.

It was a bloody night.

Familiar faces of the clan died under the knife.

There was blood all over the house, as well as parents lying in pools of blood......

For Sasuke, it was undoubtedly the most reluctant childhood nightmare to recall.

So much so that before he was taught by Kakashi, he was tormented by this nightmare every night, and he had everything that night firmly in his mind, and he didn't dare to forget it for a moment.

Even use it as a reason to live.

Revenge.

Sasuke got out of bed and turned on the switch at the head of the bed, and the room was immediately illuminated by fluorescent lamps, and in the dark night, the light from the fluorescent lamps turned pale.

Sasuke walked to the desk in thin pajamas and slippers, picked up a cup and poured a cup of water from a teapot.

There are pen holders, books, and some blank scrolls on the desk, on which you write your understanding and perception of ninjutsu, which is convenient for your own memory, comprehensively blocking your own situation, and checking and filling in the gaps.

From the time of the ninja school, Sasuke was an honor student.

Although in the written test, he was always overpowered by his current teammate Sakura, but the written test score was also among the best in the grade, and there was no so-called shortcoming. Note-taking, too, is a habit of Sasuke.

Sasuke drank the hot water, and the expression on his face gradually calmed down, and his breathing began to become even.

After drinking the water, Sasuke looked at the clock on his desk, the hour hand on it pointed between 12 and 1, just after 0:00 in the morning, and there were still several hours before dawn.

It's just that now because of the nightmare, Sasuke can't feel sleepy at all.

And after returning from the country of waves, at six o'clock in the afternoon, just after nightfall, he was tired and fell asleep at home.

"Measure ......"

Sasuke chewed on these two words that had been bothering him for a long time.

It was also the two words that Uchiha Itachi kept saying to himself when he left.

It was because of this boring reason that he killed his parents, killed his lovers, and killed his clansmen......

The mood that had calmed down was once again filled with unwillingness and anger.

But Sasuke knew that anger and reluctance would not help.

There is still a big gap between himself and Itachi, and now if you look for each other in the past, you will only be killed.

And—

"The Land of Demons...... The Uchiha's family crest, only that one I can't be mistaken. ”

Sasuke's tone was quite affirmative.

Although there is a missight, the pride of the Uchiha clan has long been engraved in his bones.

The family emblem is also one of the souls of the Uchiha clan, and that kind of mark is also only qualified to be used by the ninjas of the Uchiha clan.

In other words, the ninja who followed behind the girl of the Oni Country that day in the port of Wave Country was undoubtedly a member of the Uchiha clan.

However, it doesn't make sense.

The Uchiha clan has founded the Konoha Ninja Village with the Senju clan since the Sengoku period, and is one of the founders of Konoha.

This also means that the Uchiha clan and Konoha have been completely bound together.

Based on this premise, how can there be people who join other countries?

But that family crest clearly designated the other party as a ninja from the Uchiha clan.

The insignia of the ninja clan cannot be used casually, otherwise it will cause all kinds of trouble.

Sasuke felt his mind go haywire.

Is it a clan that was left behind a long time ago?

But why has he never heard about it?

And so on –

A flash of inspiration flashed in Sasuke's mind, and in the midst of the chaos, it seemed as if he had recalled something.

If he remembered correctly, when he went to the library of the Ministry of Intelligence to look for the Uchiha clan's information, some of the clan's information was deliberately torn up, and the whereabouts of those clansmen were unknown, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.

Those people have never heard of them themselves, and they have never seen them in their families.

Could it be that these unknown clansmen have gone to the country of ghosts?

Sasuke frowned, and for some reason, the thoughts in his head were getting more and more confused.

"Take the opportunity to ask Kakashi, he's going to know something as the head of the Dark Minister. The most important thing right now is to get stronger as soon as possible. ”

To become stronger, you need great strength.

After you have the strength, you can go to the Itachi for revenge.

This is Sasuke's survival goal now, even if he wants to revitalize the clan, it is also something that he has to do after killing Itachi.

Can't even deal with a traitor, how to talk about revitalizing the clan.

Sasuke, who was completely sleepy, put down the cup of water in his hand, walked to the hanger, and changed into clothes for going out. Then he picked up the ninja equipment used for cultivation, walked out of the house, passed through the dark streets, and headed towards the forest that belonged to the Uchiha clan.

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The meeting time is after lunch, outside the Ichiraku ramen shop.

When Sasuke arrived, he found Naruto communicating with a boy of the same age with a pineapple hairstyle.

Nara Shikamaru.

The boy's name popped into Sasuke's mind.

Like Naruto, when he was in ninja school, he was his classmate.

Born in the Nara clan, his father is the patriarch of the Nara clan, according to Kakashi, Shikamaru's father is not only the patriarch of the Nara clan, but also the head of the Konoha Kaminobi squad, managing all the Kaminobi in Konoha and being a powerful figure in Konoha.

Just like the Uchiha clan, before the clan was wiped out, he had always controlled Konoha's garrison, and his power was comparable to that of the dark department.

The Nara clan also has traditions that have been around since ancient times.

The ninja squad leaders of the previous generations of Konoha were all served by ninjas of the Nara clan, which shows that the ninjas of this ninja clan have won the trust of the Hokage in terms of ability and character.

As the heir of such a big man, even if the other party behaves extremely lazy in school, even the exams are so-so and perfunctory, and Sasuke doesn't dare to underestimate the other party.

At the time of graduation, Sasuke also fantasized that it would be nice if he could be in a squad with the other party.

Now it seems that the idea at that time was still a little naïve.

"Yo, Sasuke, good afternoon."

Escaping from the chattering Naruto, Shikamaru saw Sasuke as if he had seen a savior, and hurriedly greeted Sasuke who was walking towards him.

"Good afternoon."

Sasuke nodded at him, as if he had said hello.

Naruto was a little unhappy with Sasuke's sudden intervention, and snorted angrily, throwing his face to the other side.

"What are you talking about?"

Sasuke ignored Naruto's awkward behavior, as he had become accustomed to it.

No matter how stupid Naruto made his move, he would not be surprised or shocked.

"Naruto sent me some of the specialties I brought back from the Land of Waves, and by the way, tell me about your glorious deeds in this C-rank mission. It's as if the three of you joined forces and defeated Kamishinobu or something. ”

Shikaku raised the package in his hand, it was a specialty that Naruto brought back from the country of waves, wrapped in brown paper, it was not difficult to guess that it should be a specialty snack with a long shelf life.

After all, something too valuable, and the start-up capital of the following ninja can't afford to buy it.

"You're on good terms."

Sasuke was surprised.

Shikamaru sighed and said, "It's a very troublesome thing to take care of this idiot." As for Ding Ci's guy, I'm looking forward to foreign specialty snacks. ”

Thinking of this, Shikamaru was glad that he didn't tell Ino when he came over.

Otherwise, after seeing Sasuke, I'll have to talk here endlessly.

"How is your group doing?"

Sasuke asked with his back against the telephone pole beside him.

"What else? Not as good as your seventh class, you have completed more than thirty D-level missions in a month, and now you have completed C-level missions...... It's like treating the task as an assembly line product in a factory and producing it. You're too diligent. ”

Shikamaru was a little embarrassed.

Compared with the seventh class, the tenth class where he is located is a little free and loose.

After graduating from school, it has been more than a month and a half, and as a result, only a dozen D-level tasks have been completed, and C-level tasks have been completed, and it depends on the situation after that.

Maybe apply for it at the end of this month, maybe you can get it from the Hokage.

It's just that for C-class missions, his inner enthusiasm is not very high.

If you can, it's perfect to do D-class missions in the village for a lifetime.

When I grow up, I marry an ordinary woman, raise my children to adulthood, and then provide for the elderly, and finish my life ordinarily......

Before you know it, Shikamaru begins to fantasize about the future.

Everything in life is planned in great detail.

Only in this way can we plan ahead.

"I heard that your tenth class of Shangnin is the second son of Hokage-sama, and he is also the elite of Konoha Shangnin."

Sasuke said very concernedly.

"It's just a smoker who doesn't leave his hand, and from time to time he goes to the eighth class to endure the cold and ask for warmth...... Woman, what a troublesome existence. ”

Shikamaru scratched his head in annoyance.

From here, it can be judged that except for the seventh class, the rest of the Shinobi team did not show a positive attitude towards the task, at least from Shikamaru's tone, Sasuke did not hear that the other party had any enthusiasm for the mission.

However, on the question of whether Shikamaru is lazy, Sasuke still reserves his opinion.

Of all the shinobi, the only person he can't see through is Shikamaru.

His thoughts are different from Naruto's, full of surprises, but really rich in brains and don't think about unrealistic things all day long.

Perhaps, in the future, the other party will become a strong opponent of himself.

"Okay, it's almost time to chat, and now you're going to go on a mission, we also have a task to do in the afternoon of the tenth shift. That's all for today, and we'll talk about it when we have time. ”

Shikamaru took the package wrapped in the specialty, said goodbye to Sasuke and Naruto, and turned to leave.

Shortly after Shikamaru left, Sakura and Kakashi also came here from different directions to meet, and Class 7 began a busy and fulfilling mission career again.

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What is the most important weight in ninja strength?

Ninjutsu?

Magic?

Physical arts?

No, on this issue, Sasuke feels that it should be redefined.

In the past, he only focused on Kakashi's incomparably gorgeous and powerful ninjutsu, but he forgot that any ninjutsu, illusion, and physical art were based on chakra for release.

Without Chakra's support, no matter what ninjutsu, illusion, and physical arts, they will look weak.

Therefore, if a ninja wants to make himself strong and increase his chakra amount, it is undoubtedly a smart choice.

However, Chakra's workout was extremely tough.

It takes a long time to accumulate, and in simple terms, not a week, a month, or even a few months, can produce something that can make a noticeable difference.

At this point, even Sasuke, who is a genius, has to admit that it is impossible to obtain a powerful chakra in a short period of time by relying on his own efforts, supplying the release of Chidori and Sharingan.

But without solving this problem, many of his abilities will not be able to be displayed.

Chakra...... Next, if you want to greatly improve your strength, maybe there is more than one way to improve Chakra, but improving Chakra is undoubtedly one of the best ways to further free your hands and feet, and you will not let yourself be tied in battle.

Thinking back to Naruto's fighting style, all Sasuke could think of was four words: extravagance and waste.

There is no discipline in the shadow clone technique, but Naruto can rely on his own powerful chakra, wave after wave to let the shadow clone come forward to fight, even a mid-ninja level ninja, once caught in Naruto's rhythm, it can only be defeated.

Because Naruto has too many chakras, even if it is a simple fight for consumption, it will make Nakashinobi desperate in the end.

As for the upper ninja, that's another topic. With Naruto's current strength, it is not enough to erase the gap between himself and Kamishinobi.

For ninjas of that class, the crowd tactic is not very useful.

Of course, if you can separate thousands of shadow clones at a time, the situation is different.

But Sasuke felt that Naruto's chakra, even if there were more, could not be so much.

But there is no doubt that the impact of chakra on a ninja is immense.

Then, there is only one question left in front of Sasuke.

Do you choose a forbidden technique that can briefly break out of chakra and be harmful to your body, or choose a gentle method that takes a certain amount of time to produce obvious effects and be safer and healthier?

Although in both ways, Sasuke was very excited.

But since Kakashi gave these two choices, it meant that with his ability, he could only choose one of them.

Moreover, he didn't have that much time to explore a completely unfamiliar territory.

Just the next derivative ninjutsu of Lei Dun Chidori and the writing wheel eye of the Uchiha clan are enough for him to study for a long time.

His energy and time are limited. If you want to eat both, in practical terms, it is completely impossible.

If the goal is only revenge, then it is naturally best to choose the first one and complete the revenge quickly.

But his purpose is not only revenge, but also the revitalization of the clan after that, which is equally important.

Even if this goal is ranked after revenge, it means that it occupies an important proportion in his heart.

After completing the D-class mission normally in the afternoon, Sasuke left the team as usual, and pulled out the business card that Kakashi had given him when he was in the country of Waves.

If memory serves, Kakashi meant to ask him to go to Konoha Hospital and find a high-ranking hospital administrator named 'Asami Masumi'.

His strength is strong enough compared to the lower ninja of the same age, and there is no need to give up his future life for short-term benefits.

Revenge may be his obsession, but it should not be allowed to completely dominate his life.

On top of that, Sasuke doesn't want to act exactly on Itachi's will.

Itachi asked him to take revenge as his goal, and live humbly until he has the power to take revenge, and then take revenge.

Then you should fight and resist the orders of the other party.

Even if it's revenge, he should be upright and worthy of being a ninja of the Uchiha clan.

Compared to him, the avenger, the weasel who has defected to the village, looks more like a lost dog.

Therefore, Sasuke's inner choice is very clear.

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"You're Sasuke Uchiha?"

When I came to Konoha Hospital and entered it, I wanted to go directly to the pharmacy department and look for the director of the pharmacy department, Masumi Asami, but not long after Sasuke stepped into the hospital area, a very young female nurse in white came from the opposite side, about fifteen or sixteen years old, still an intern, she was holding some medical supplies in her arms, as if she was examining something.

"Yes."

Sasuke's gaze lingered on the female nurse, who had a delicate face, and the long black hair on the back of her head was coiled together, looking clean and concise. It's just that there isn't much expression on her delicate and fair face, which makes her whole person look a little indifferent.

From her body, you can feel the obvious smell of disinfectant water.

"I see, you're here to get medicine, aren't you?"

Pick up the medicine?

Sasuke's eyes were confused.

"Mr. Kakashi pre-ordered a new batch of medicines here a while ago, and since you came here, it seems that Mr. Kakashi has put the work of picking up the medicines on you."

What to pre-order, pick up the medicine...... Sasuke didn't understand this kind of thing at all.

"Come with me to see Director Aami, the medicine is with her. The quantity is a bit large, and the types of medicines have not been carefully classified, which may delay you a lot of time. ”

Finally said a word on point, Director Aami...... I guess it's the medical ninja Asami Masumi.

The other party is the director of the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital, and in Konoha Hospital, he has a lot of real power.

Sasuke pressed the doubts in his heart and honestly followed the female nurse.

The other party is obviously a person from Asami Masumi, but the attitude of speaking is as if he is playing some dumb riddle.

Following the female nurse, Sasuke came to the area managed by the pharmacy department.

The responsibility of the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital is to supervise and inspect the quality of all medicines in Konoha, and in many cases, it is also engaged in drug research and dispensing, and can give practical and useful suggestions on the efficacy and performance of drugs.

It can be said that only drugs that have passed the quality inspection of this department can be put into use. For substandard drugs, this department can single-handedly dispose of them.

And because of the need for drug performance feedback, various information of patients, this department will also carry out detailed data collection.

The entire Konoha patients, in the eyes of this department, are almost in a state of transparency.

Thinking back to the authority of the pharmacy department, before he knew it, Sasuke followed the female nurse and went deep into the central core area of the pharmacy department.

"Come in."

The female nurse opened the door and led Sasuke in.

The strong smell of disinfectant water rushed into the nasal passages, serious and cold.

There were a lot of medicines in the room, but after the female nurse closed the door, she walked directly to the end of the pharmacy, her hands were sealed, and a piece of the floor immediately levitated, revealing a secret passage leading to the underground.

Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows, not understanding the use of setting up an underground dark room in such a place.

"You can go down, Director Aami is waiting for you below, and I'm here to help you sort out the medicines you need to take away later."

The female nurse said a word coldly, then ignored Sasuke, and walked to the shelf next to her, taking the medicine that Sasuke didn't know what it was for.

Of course, these drugs are not the key, and they are probably just things that are used to cover people's ears.

After hesitating for a moment, Sasuke walked down the dark passage.

The dark passage is much brighter than I expected, there are fluorescent lights along the way, the road surface is very clear, and the light is not dazzling.

I didn't take a few steps to the bottom floor, which is a platform that is not big or small.

There is a large amount of medical equipment stored here, as well as an operating table for performing surgeries.

Next to the operating table, a woman in a white coat, a white mask, and thick-rimmed glasses stood.

From the outside, it is impossible to tell how old she is, but judging by the quality of the skin that is exposed on her forehead, she may be younger than Kakashi.

If you are older than Kakashi, it can only mean that the other party has a very advanced beauty kung fu.

Through thick-rimmed glasses, her pupils could not be seen.

Because of the reflection of the fluorescent lamp, the lens is white.

But Sasuke could feel that the other party's eyes were quietly looking at him from behind the lenses.

For a moment, Sasuke felt as if he was naked in front of the other party, completely seen through.

He's a very powerful ninja! Sasuke's heart was awe-inspiring.

He didn't know how the other party's strength compared to Kakashi, but he thought that among the upper ninja, the other party also belonged to the ranks of the elite.

"Uchiha Sasuke?"

She pronounced Sasuke's name in a soft, inquiring voice.

"Yes."

Sasuke looked at the other man.

Not surprisingly, she is the director of the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital, Masumi Asami.

A mysterious woman who looks like an enigma.

"It doesn't seem too stupid that you chose to come to me."

"Don't get me wrong, I just heard Kakashi say that you can make me stronger here."

Sasuke's tone was cold and hard.

Asami Masumi didn't care about Sasuke's rather rude attitude.

"Really? Then lie down, I have limited time, I have to complete the operation for you as soon as possible. ”

She pointed to the operating table.

"Surgery?"

"Yes, it's not easy to permanently improve the chakra."

"Then this operation is ......"

Sasuke's face was a little shocked.

I don't have a sick self, but I always feel a little strange to be operated on by others.

"Chakra to put it bluntly, it comes from the combination of physical and spiritual energy, and any enhanced chakra secret technique that transcends one's physical and spiritual limitations will leave strong side effects, and may even invite death. The Eight Doors of Dunjia Technique is one of the examples. This is because the quality of the 'container' of the surgeon itself is not good. ”

Shallow beauty is really clear and eloquent.

Sasuke listened quietly and didn't bother.

"If you want a person to increase chakra without any side effects, you must first solve the problem of the quality of the 'container'. Theoretically, as long as the quality of the 'container' is strong enough, even if the eight doors are opened, there will be no side effects......"

However, if the body and spirit are already strong to that extent, the range of improvement that can be achieved by the Eight Doors Dunjia Technique is probably not as good as imagined.

No matter how much the potential of the human body is squeezed, there is a limit after all. There are some things that cannot be created out of nothing.

"So what?"

"The evolution of the writing wheel is related to the spirit, in other words, your current spiritual power has surpassed your own physical body. I think you also feel that the moment you awaken the Sharingan, the chakra is more or less amplified. ”

Asami Masumi said patiently.

Sasuke was thoughtful and had to agree with the other party's point of view.

"It's just that this increase is too small, and that's because your physical strength hasn't kept up. As a result, the quality of your 'container' is lacking. The solution is simple, which is to increase your physical strength as much as possible and make up for the shortcomings in the 'container', so that you can store more chakra. ”

After hearing this, Sasuke closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then opened them soon after, and glanced at Asami Masumi seriously.

The other party is not in a hurry, as if he doesn't care if he agrees.

"Hopefully, as you say."

Sasuke didn't hesitate for long, quickly walked to the operating table, sat down on the operating table in a cooperative manner, and then lay down quietly, slowly closing his eyes, and fell into darkness in front of him.

"The surgery to lift my 'container'...... You're good to go. ”