Naruto: The secret in the wood escape barrier

"If you want to express your gratitude, just treat him to Ichiraku Ramen."

"This... is not that kind of gift, just... the kind that can be given to others..." Sasuke was a little anxious.

"Hmm..." Xiao Jing began to think seriously.

"Actually, I have a few ideas. Can you accompany me to those stores after school?" Sasuke asked tentatively.

Xiao Jing remembered that Kakashi had told him many times that he must not stay after school and go home directly, especially Uchiha's invitation. He must refuse, so he replied: "After school...I'm afraid not, dad asked me Go back immediately after school."

Seeing Xiao Jing, he was about to reject him. Sasuke stood up without caring about his face and begged: "Please, just treat it as a return gift for helping you just now, okay?"

Thinking that Sasuke had indeed helped him and that they were all classmates, Xiao Jing couldn't refuse anymore. He hesitated and finally replied: "If it doesn't take a long time, that's okay."

Seeing Xiao Jing's promise, Sasuke was ecstatic. He pulled Xiao Jing's sleeve and said, "Then I will come to you after school. I must keep it a secret from Naruto. And don't tell anyone else. I'm afraid someone will leak it." .”

After hearing this, Xiao Jing smiled "hehe" twice at Sasuke, and then said meaningfully: "I understand, but I really didn't expect you to care so much about Naruto."

"It's not what you think!" Sasuke realized that Xiao Jing had misunderstood what he meant, so he shouted out in desperation.

The other students were attracted by his shout and turned to look at Sasuke.

Sasuke suddenly blushed with embarrassment. He pushed Xiao Jing away and rushed out of the classroom in full view of everyone.

"Xiao Jing, what's wrong?" Naruto hurried over.

Xiao Jing smiled: "It's okay, but I have something to go to somewhere tonight, so you can go home first."

"Oh." Naruto suddenly looked enlightened: "You shouldn't be going on a date with Sasuke!"

"Eh? Hahaha." Xiao Jing was amused by Naruto's guess: "You will know soon."

"It turns out that Sasuke likes Xiao Jing. I didn't expect it." Ino sighed with her cheek.

"I don't think so," Shikamaru said slowly, "Sasuke's reaction is too strange."

"What do you know? People will always lose their minds in front of true love." Ino retorted.

"Okay, okay, then you're right." Shikamaru spread his hands and replied nonchalantly.

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In the evening, deep within the Uchiha clan, in the secret room under Nanga Shrine, a middle-aged man stood alone.

The man's eyes were red, with three magatama embedded in his eyes. In front of him was the family stone tablet that the Uchiha clan had guarded for generations. The candlelight beside the stone tablet was swaying. Under the weak firelight, the man captured the words on the stone tablet with his eyes.

Suddenly, the man closed his eyes and then opened them again. The eyes in his pupils had changed into a unique appearance. Three curves evenly separated the entire eyes. The middle and the gaps between the curves were inlaid with black origins. ——This is the Mangekyō Sharingan of men.

"With this, I should be able to compete with Konoha." Fugaku stared at the stone tablet and said to himself.

"What exactly is it that our ancestors want to tell us?"

Fugaku stared at the last part of the stone tablet, which was something that even he, who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, could not know.