Chapter 52
Last night, Sasuke wandered outside for a long time and finally returned to the Uchiha clan's territory. He had been away from the village for too long. Not only Konoha Village, but even the Uchiha clan's territory that used to be his home felt unfamiliar to him.
Many people would greet him as they did when they were little, but he could no longer call out their names. As early as the night of the extermination, these people had all turned into ghosts and were gradually forgotten by the living. But now these people's faces came alive again, and he, who was a stranger, seemed out of place.
"Second generation sir."
The sudden greeting caught Sasuke's attention. He looked up and saw Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna strolling in the clan territory. The two also saw him, and the two met in the middle of the street.
Uchiha Madara is the second Hokage of Konoha and the head of the Uchiha clan, but in Sasuke's eyes, the other party has only one identity, that is, the enemy they want to defeat, so when the two sides meet on a narrow road, the fact that he does not show any jealousy is the result of his restraint. Of course, it is impossible for him to greet the other party respectfully like other Uchiha clan members.
However, Uchiha Fugaku came over from nowhere and looked at him sternly: "Sasuke, you must not be rude to the Second Generation."
Sasuke: “…”
Being stared at by three not-quite-Uchiha elders, Sasuke almost opened his Sharingan under the pressure, but thinking that this was an illusion, the most important thing was to find a way out, so he finally held back, reluctantly nodded to Uchiha Madara, and said to Uchiha Fugaku: "I have something else to do."
After saying that, he walked around a few people and continued walking towards his home not far away. When he reached the door of his house, he stopped subconsciously and looked back. Uchiha Fugaku was still there, as if he was apologizing to Uchiha Madara for his rude behavior just now. This was the first time he saw his father being so respectful.
Somehow Sasuke suddenly felt a little depressed, as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart. He clenched and unclenched his hands, and finally retracted his gaze and walked into the Uchiha family in front of him.
It was late when he came back and he had missed the dinner time. But he didn't have much appetite anyway, so he planned to go straight back to his room. However, Itachi suddenly appeared and stopped him halfway.
Itachi made him a bowl of tomato noodles and placed it in front of him. He looked through the steam rising in front of him and looked at the young man opposite him who seemed to have never heard the truth.
"You don't have to do this for me," he said.
"Sasuke will leave," Itachi said, so while he could still exist in this form, he wanted to do something for his brother one last time.
Sasuke didn't say anything else, but just lowered his head to look at the face in front of him. What came to his mind was when he was a child, his parents were out, and he and Itachi were alone at home. Itachi prepared a table full of sumptuous dishes for him. It seemed that no matter what time it was, he was the one taken care of by Itachi, when he was a child, when his clan was destroyed, and even in the illusion in front of him.
But he can't always be taken care of by Itachi. He is already strong enough. He will follow in Itachi's footsteps and walk the path that Itachi has not completed.
After Sasuke ate his noodles and put down his bowl and chopsticks, he looked at the person in front of him and said, "I will leave." Because this is also what Itachi wanted.
Itachi smiled, with relief in his eyes, but there seemed to be some other emotions that flashed by like a shooting star and disappeared before he could catch it.
"Sasuke." A voice suddenly came from outside the door, interrupting Sasuke's emotions. He turned around and saw Uchiha Fugaku returning home.
"Come here, I have something to say to you." Uchiha Fugaku spoke with a cold face.
Sasuke: “…”
[Sasuke and Naruto's reactions to their father are both tear-jerking and hilarious]
[In fact, with their current strength, they should be able to defeat their father, right? ]
[It's hard to say about Fugaku, but Minato's Flying Thunder God is really unavoidable]
[I don’t care about the outcome of the game now, I just hope to see more interactions between Sasuke, Naruto and his family]
[I also like to see heartwarming interactions, but I can’t bear to watch the scene when the illusion is revealed]
[Tangled Conflict +1. I now hope that the two of you will remain in the illusion forever, but I also hope that the two of you can achieve your goal and break the illusion.]
...
"Sasuke?" Seeing Sasuke's new look, Naruto couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Sasuke was originally uncomfortable, but when he saw the ANBU uniform on Naruto, he asked preemptively, "Why are you dressed like this?"
"Ah, this..." Naruto looked at his clothes and became uncomfortable. He couldn't say that he was captured by his father and reported to the Anbu. After hesitating for a while, he just said, "I, I think this will be a better way to convince everyone..."
After saying that, he changed the subject and asked Sasuke why he also changed his clothes?
"That's what I was thinking as well." Sasuke directly applied Naruto's answer.
The two of them suddenly fell silent. After looking at each other awkwardly, Naruto scratched his head and said, "Let's go find Mr. Kakashi first today."
Kakashi was busy yesterday and they were unable to explain the situation clearly. When they see him today, they must try to get him over.
Sasuke nodded, and the two prepared to move, but stopped because someone was walking towards them not far away.
"Narato-kun, I'm here to help you." Hinata Hinata said shyly.
"Although I don't understand much, but when my friends are in need, I, Rock Lee, will not stand idly by." Rock Lee followed closely.
"I just feel like something is weird. Is it an illusion?" Tiantian said.
"Naruto, what do you need us to do next?" asked Hyuga Ningji.
"I had barbecue yesterday and now I'm full of energy." Akimichi Choji said, patting his chest.
"I have already cultivated my bugs. If there are any enemies, you can give them to me." said Aburame Shino.
"Is the enemy very powerful this time?" Haruno Sakura was a little worried. She didn't notice anything unusual, but Sasuke passed by her house yesterday and explained the situation to her. She thought about it all night and felt that Sasuke was not the kind of person who would joke, so she still believed that the world was an illusion.
"I didn't expect this to be an illusion. I didn't even notice it at all." Yamanaka Ino said.
"Everyone..." Naruto looked at the people rushing over and suddenly didn't know what to say to express his emotions.
"No, you all believed it?" Inuzuka Kiba looked around in surprise, "I thought Naruto was joking and said that just to invite everyone out to play..."
"Obviously, something is not normal here." Nara Shikamaru spoke, and everyone looked at him at the same time. He began to analyze, "First of all, the existence of certain organizations in the village is unreasonable. The village has the Anbu directly under the Hokage, and the independent Root. The role of both organizations is to maintain the village's security in secret and carry out some relatively confidential investigations or assassination missions. However, the ninja world has been peaceful for many years, but the village has established two organizations that are only frequently used during wartime. There is obviously a contradiction here."
"So I guess the real ninja world is not peaceful."
"So, is that how it is?" Inuzuka Kiba was completely shocked.
"Great." Naruto looked at Nara Shikamaru and said happily, "If that's the case, can we convince everyone that this is an illusion?"
Nara Shikamaru was a little pessimistic: "If what you said is true, only half of the people in the village can be convinced to break the illusion, I think it will be difficult."
"All we have to do is make everyone believe it, right?" Yamanaka Ino asked, "Why is it so difficult?"
Nara Shikamaru looked up at the peaceful sky and said, "Because this place is so beautiful, if it is before entering the illusion, everyone may resist, but once in it, they will be confused by the appearance and will instinctively choose to seek benefits and avoid harm."
After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Naruto looked at everyone who was somewhat depressed, and suddenly stood up and said, "I will definitely wake everyone up and help everyone wake up from the illusion."
Nara Shikamaru looked at Naruto, who had a determined look on his face. He said in a very cowardly manner: "It's troublesome, but let's give it a try."
"Shikamaru, and everyone else, thank you." Naruto thanked everyone.
"Hey, this kind of thing is not your responsibility alone," said Nara Shikamaru.
"That's right." Inuzuka Kiba suddenly became excited, "We won't be outdone by you!"
"What should we do next?" Locke Lee asked.
"Before that, I have one thing to confirm." Nara Shikamaru looked at Naruto again, "Naruto, is the Hokage in the village now a real person?"
"This..." Naruto scratched his face and said, "Yes, but it's gone..."
"Isn't the Fourth Hokage Naruto's father?" Rock Lee asked in surprise.
Except for Naruto and Sasuke, everyone else's cognition was affected by the illusion. People who are good at thinking, such as Nara Shikamaru, might be able to notice the discrepancy, but they cannot tell which people in the illusion are real and which are fictional.
"Yes, but they died a long time ago." Naruto put on a relaxed look and answered Rock Lee's question.
After hearing his words, everyone suddenly fell silent.
"Nar, Naruto-kun..." Hinata Hinata spoke softly, and she looked at Naruto worriedly.
"That..." Naruto scratched the back of his head and smiled brilliantly, "I'm going to be the Hokage in the future, and they will definitely be happy for me!"
There was sudden applause, and everyone looked over alertly, only to find that two people had stood behind them out of nowhere.
Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju walked forward. Hashirama Senju looked at the twelve young children in front of him and suddenly felt relieved. Perhaps his ideal ninja world could not be realized in a short time, but as long as the will was passed on from generation to generation, the ideal world would become a reality one day.
"You are very ambitious, young man." Senju Hashirama said to Naruto, "Let us join you."
"Aren't you and Madara together?" Sasuke stood up and questioned.
"That's another me." Senju Hashirama grabbed the back of his head, laughed twice and said, "We have some differences in our ideas, but I believe that even if there are things I can't do, my descendants will inherit my will and complete those things I can't do in the future."
When Senju Hashirama spoke, his eyes were full of confidence, because the younger generation in Konoha Village gave him hope.
[I am convinced by Hashirama again. Hashirama is so charismatic! ]
[There are also the Twelve Young Masters of Konoha, all of whom are excellent.]
[Wuwuwu, the ones I feel the most sorry for are Naruto and Sasuke]
[With so many people working together, the illusion will eventually be solved.]
[It feels like Naruto is all about bonds and inheritance. Hashirama founded the Leaf Village and left behind the Will of Fire, which was passed down from generation to generation, and finally passed down to Naruto.]
[At the end of the original comic, Madara said to Hashirama: My dream has ended, but yours is still continuing, isn't it the current picture? ]
[But I still support unlimited monthly reading, because the illusion world can make up for the regrets.]
【Support unlimited monthly reading +1】
[People in the Tsukuyomi world can't survive forever, right? The sacred tree absorbs chakra, so if the chakra is gone, will the people disappear? ]
[I think people will die in the Moonlight World, but they may die without regrets. However, the living still have to face separation.]
[So I have always supported Naruto and Sasuke in breaking the illusion]
[The game also requires helping the righteous side win, so it still depends on Naruto and Sasuke]
[But the game does not clearly indicate who is the righteous side]
[I agree with what was said before. I have always had doubts. In the last game live broadcast, the game clearly stated that the Black Organization would be eliminated, but here it only mentions the righteous side, but it does not clearly state whether it is the Tsukuyomi camp of Hashira Madara or the anti-Tsukuyomi camp of Naruto]
[In terms of purpose, Hashirama and Madara can't be considered villains, right? 】
[So this time it doesn't matter which faction the player chooses? ]
[If you choose the Tsukuyomi formation of Pillar Madara, then you don't have to do anything, just watch the opponent's efforts. It feels like the players have it easy this time.]
[Looking at the current situation, it's clear that Naruto and Sasuke have a higher chance of winning.]
[You can choose any camp, but winning or losing is not certain]
...
On the Hokage Rock, [Hashirama Senju] and [Madara Uchiha] looked at the people gathered at the entrance of Konoha Village.
"Are you afraid of losing?" [Senju Hashirama] suddenly asked.
Uchiha Madara glanced at him, and his cold and arrogant expression said it all. But Senju Hashirama said, "When I'm not gambling, my luck is always good."
"If Madara wants to win, I have an idea." [Senju Hashirama] turned to look at his best friend and said with a smile, "Make another bet with the other me."