On the way back, Sasuke was as relaxed as if he were out having fun with his tribe, and even hummed a tune.But as the journey got further and further away, Sasuke, who was already a little sleepy, became increasingly unable to muster his energy. When the team stopped to rest during dinner, he disappeared from Madara's eyes earlier than before.

"Sasuke went back to rest first? What a convenient ability." Huo He, who didn't know the truth, sighed.

"Yeah." Madara responded without further explanation.

Sasuke felt as if he had been sleeping on a floating bamboo raft for a long time. When he finally opened his eyes, his slow thinking could not even distinguish the current situation.

"Sasuke!" He heard a familiar call, and the dazzling hair color was like sunlight shining into his eyes, "You finally woke up."

"Just say I didn't lie to you, he will wake up soon." A woman said.

"But why is Sasuke so lethargic? Grandma Tsunade, please check and see if he feels uncomfortable in any way."

"Even if you just sleep for a long time, you still need time to wake up. Don't disturb him too much."

The blond boy turned back and sat down quietly beside Sasuke's bed, but still stared at him for a moment.

"Naru...ren." Sasuke said rather sluggishly, his voice still hoarse.

Naruto nodded vigorously and responded happily: "Sasuke! How do you feel?"

Sasuke raised his hand to support his still drowsy forehead: "It seems... I slept for a long time."

"It's normal for your body to feel tired. You need to rest for a while before you can get out of bed and move around. Pay attention to eating a lighter diet." Seeing that there was nothing abnormal about Sasuke, Tsunade only told the nurse about the review and left to treat Kakashi.

Naruto and Sakura guarded Sasuke, wanting to talk to him for a while, but also afraid of disturbing him.He hesitated to speak and sat quietly on the left and right sides, one pouring water and the other peeling apples.

Sasuke half leaned against the head of the bed, his sea of ​​consciousness that was hazy with thick fog gradually clearing up, and he finally remembered his existence.

He was hit by Itachi's genjutsu and was exhausted and passed out.Before he passed out, Jiraiya had arrived and seemed to have successfully fought off his opponent and found the target of his trip - Tsunade.It's a blessing in misfortune.

"How long have I been in a coma?"

"It's been almost a month." Sakura's voice was full of worry, "What kind of enemy can actually make you and Kakashi-sensei lose consciousness."

"...I'm not sure of their intentions either." Sasuke finally said.

Naruto glanced at Sasuke in surprise, as if wondering why he didn't tell Sakura the truth, but he didn't ask.

Silence returned to the ward.

After a while, maybe he felt that the atmosphere was too dull, and Naruto said: "By the way, Granny Tsunade who just treated you will soon become the fifth Hokage."

"The Fifth Hokage?" Sakura was also shocked, "That beautiful sister?"

"What sister?" Naruto complained, "Actually, it was said by an old woman in her 50s. She used ninjutsu to make herself so young."

"Five...50 years old?"

"So I said this is a complete lie! But Mother-in-law Tsunade is still quite good, so I reluctantly admit that she is the fifth generation Hokage. But the next Hokage is definitely me, Uzumaki Naruto-sama." Naruto He raised his head with high morale.

"Haha, you're still far away." Sakura laughed.With Naruto's gags, the atmosphere was indeed much more relaxed.

"Don't underestimate me. I was also practicing on the way to find Granny Tsunade this time. I have learned the A-level ninjutsu created by the Fourth Hokage!" Naruto looked at Sasuke proudly, "Now not only Sasuke can use it. A-level ninjutsu."

Sasuke smiled softly: "Good job."

It seems that Jiraiya really taught Naruto very carefully, and with Naruto confirming that "Tsunade is a nice person" to succeed him as Hokage, Naruto should not be too sad in the future.

Although this battle with Itachi greatly weakened him, Sasuke also learned a lot of useful information.There is an organization outside Konoha Village that is arresting jinchuriki. Jiraiya may know the situation and has the intention to protect Naruto.

However...in the chaotic period after the death of Naruto, the Jinchuuriki will definitely be watched more closely. Itachi is not a fool. Why would he choose this time to try to fish in troubled waters?Or is Itachi's defection simply an illusion, and he came back to reveal the news on purpose?

If Itachi was following the village's orders when he "slaughtered the clan", then he would not really "defect".But as a lurking spy, he must have the means to exchange information with the village. Why did he come back with such fanfare and even fight against the jonin in the village.

Unless his contact was...the late Third Hokage.

Sasuke closed his eyes in deep exhaustion.

The Third Hokage must also know the truth about the Uchiha genocide.As the top leader of the village, even if he did not directly order this matter, it is impossible for him to know nothing about it.

Did he see the wrong person?No matter how kind and humble the Third Hokage behaves, he is still a ruler who can sign such an approval document, just like...he is determined to kill the rebellious Orochimaru.

No, that's not right.The Third Hokage's temperament, which would try to guide the other person to change his mind as long as he still saw a chance, could not make such a decision.This matter cannot be characterized so arbitrarily without absolute information.

Besides... Did Itachi show up because of the imbalance in the confrontation between the moderate faction and the iron-blooded faction in the village?

The purpose of the ferret is to warn.Just like the meaning of the high-collar uniform, it warns the power in the dark not to act rashly.It is true that as a rebellious ninja, Itachi is not under the control of the village, but has the greatest autonomy... No, it is impossible for the superiors to let Itachi, who has no worries, leave the village.

No one can guarantee whether a long-term undercover life with infamy will completely change a person's character. If Itachi, who knows many secrets, really loses control and merges into a hostile force, it will be a devastating blow to Konoha's existence.Didn’t Orochimaru bring such great turmoil?

And the existence that could threaten Itachi... excluding Uchiha's legacy, he was the only one left.

Itachi is far away, and there is no way to ensure that others can tamper with the assets left by Uchiha, so the only answer is...

Such an unbelievable guess made Sasuke uncontrollably retching, his internal organs twisted and twitched, and he felt a sudden spin that made him unable to see the colors in front of him.

"Sasuke!" Naruto rushed up to support Sasuke, patting him without any rules.

Sakura was so frightened that she dropped the apple. After she realized what she was doing, she hurriedly ran out to call the nurse.

"What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly become like this..." Naruto wanted Sasuke to lean on him and relax, but he suddenly grabbed his wrist and held it tightly.

"I'm fine." Sasuke almost squeezed out the words from his throat.

"How can it be okay? You are like this!"

"Really." Sasuke leaned against Naruto's coat collar.The collar of this dress is very fluffy and rests like a pillow under your ears.From this angle, Sasuke could just see a small fan pattern embroidered on the hem of Naruto's inner clothes.

"How is the patient's condition?" The nurse walked in quickly.

"It's okay." Sasuke couldn't see anything wrong except that his face was slightly pale. "I just haven't eaten for too long and my stomach feels a little uncomfortable."

The nurse did a simple check and found that it was indeed what Sasuke said, so she just asked Sakura to go to the hospital cafeteria to get some easy-to-digest food, so that Sasuke could eat and have a good rest.

"Are you really okay? Are you feeling dizzy after sleeping for too long?" Naruto still touched Sasuke's forehead uneasily.

"...Yeah." Sasuke swallowed his stubborn words and lay on Naruto's lap, "press it for me."

Naruto carefully poked Sasuke's head back and forth, messing up Sasuke's hair.Sasuke did feel better though.

"Naruto."

"Ok?"

"Itachi wasn't like that before."

Naruto paused, realizing that the Itachi Sasuke was talking about was the man who claimed to be Sasuke's brother before.

"He did something very extreme. But he used to be a good brother."

"Will Sasuke forgive him?" Naruto picked up a small piece of Sasuke's hair and smoothed it.

"will not."

But it was precisely because of the unforgivable sins Itachi committed that Sasuke had such complicated feelings about him.

There are three thousand dead souls in the clan, and he seems to be the only one who has no position to accuse the other party.

"I don't know what to do." Sasuke murmured softly, leaning against the warm Naruto, who seemed to be his only source of strength.

"Then don't think about that troublesome thing first." Naruto put his hand on Sasuke's eyes, "What you need now is to have a good rest. Only by taking good care of your body can you do other things."

Naruto's words seemed to have unknown magic power. Listening to his whispers, Sasuke really cleared his mind and gradually fell asleep.

When he woke up later, maybe his body was indeed better, and Sasuke no longer had these headaches.As Naruto said, there was no point in him dwelling on these things now.If he hesitates like this every time he gets closer to the truth, it will only be a waste of time.

Naruto was afraid that Sasuke would be bored in a room and keep his thoughts to himself, so he told Sasuke about all the big and small things he had experienced in recent days.

"Before the practice started, we also stopped by to visit the festival. The boss was very nice and even gave me a bunch of squid..."

"The damn lustful immortal pretended to warn me that I should remember the three precepts of ninjas, but he took away my little frog and broke all three precepts at once. That was the mission money I had saved up for a long time."

"I imitated a kitten playing with a water balloon and injected chakra into the balloon from all directions, and pop, it really burst... It is indeed hard to practice, but I believe I can do it."

"Let me tell you, Granny Tsunade has a nickname called 'The Legendary Big Fat Sheep' because her gambling luck is so bad that she almost always loses every bet hahahaha..."

"Grandma Tsunade was so angry at what she said at that time that I made a bet with her that I would be able to learn the Rasengan. Of course I won in the end!" Naruto pulled out the crystal hanging from his neck, "Look, she made this The Shodaime necklace was lost to me."

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