Naruto: I didn't say this is the real Hokage.

"I came to say goodbye to you."

Crows gathered in front of Naruto's eyes, and Itachi's withered and shapeless body gradually appeared.

He seemed to have thrown away all the burdens that were weighing on him, and said to Naruto with a smile.

Naruto was not at all surprised by Itachi's sudden visit.

Perhaps from the moment he handed that thing to him, Naruto had already anticipated this day would come.

"Have you...completed the pregnancy?"

"That's right. Now all that's left is to sacrifice this rotten body and transform my soul into nutrients and inject it into it."

Itachi said it easily, but what kind of pain he has to endure in the process...outsiders can't even imagine it.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the last time we meet."

"..."

"After I leave, please take good care of Sasuke. After all, you are his most trusted friend now."

"..."

"The crow will bring my eye to you later. Please pass it on to Sasuke for me."

"..."

Itachi kept talking, but Naruto didn't answer.

Because Naruto didn't know what to say at this moment.

It would be more accurate to say that Itachi was telling himself his last words rather than talking to himself.

"...Okay, I should go now."

Although Naruto didn't say anything, Itachi knew that Naruto had already remembered what he had told him.

All that needed to be said had been said, and Itachi was ready to leave and find a quiet place to meet his final end.

at this time……

"Wait a moment!"

Naruto called out to Itachi who was about to leave.

People have feelings, and a trace of pity finally flashed across his eyes.

No matter what outsiders think of Itachi, Naruto always feels that a person like him should not end up like this...

This kind of lonely death in some deserted corner ends.

perhaps……

At this moment, Naruto suddenly found the best person to go to the Iron Kingdom for rescue.

"You are a member of the Akatsuki organization. Even if you die... you should die on the battlefield to break the haze for the ninja world and welcome the first dawn!"

"Let's go to the Iron Country. Soon Ai will lead the ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village to attack the Iron Country. At that time, you will escort the surviving citizens of the Iron Country here...

Don't worry, I won't send anyone to help you."

"Consider this as the last thing you do for the organization before you die."

There was a hint of pleading in Naruto's words. This was the best way he could think of for Itachi... the most suitable way for him to end.

"……it is good."

After the atmosphere at the scene was silent for a moment, Itachi finally nodded and agreed.

Wow~

The black crow feathers slowly slid down, and countless crows spread their wings, carrying the most miserable man in the Naruto world to his final battlefield.

……

At the same time, next to Itachi's cabin.

Uchiha Izumi dug a big pit alone and buried some of Itachi's clothes in the pit.

She knew that Itachi would not even leave behind his body, but this did not stop her from building a tomb for the man she loved, even if it was just a cenotaph...

【Oh, and there is a tombstone. 】

Uchiha Izumi walked back into her room and slowly carried out the bluestone tombstone she had prepared long ago.

As Uchiha Izumi, carrying the tombstone, walked out of the door, he suddenly felt a sense of relief on his shoulders.

A pair of strong hands were placed under the tombstone, supporting the weight of the entire tombstone for her.

"Nonsense! How can you do such heavy work when you are pregnant?!"

With a little effort, the man put the bluestone tombstone onto his shoulders.

"...Leave it to me."

The tears that filled Uchiha Izumi's eyes could no longer be controlled at this moment. She opened her lips and whispered the man's name.

"Lord Fugaku."

"...You should call me Father."

Uchiha Fugaku carried the tombstone and walked towards the mound where Itachi's clothes were buried, and Uchiha Izumi followed silently behind him.

There, Uchiha Mikoto was standing quietly with a sad look on her face.

"nice……"

Uchiha Izumi was about to speak when Uchiha Mikoto gently embraced him.

"You did a great job kid, I thank you on Itachi's behalf..."

Uchiha Mikoto hugged Uchiha Izumi and said gently.

“This is the choice of my silly son, you don’t have to feel sad for him.

And you, Quan..."

Uchiha Fugaku placed the tombstone, then turned his head and looked directly into Uchiha Izumi's eyes.

"As my daughter-in-law, you should really go home with me."

……

"You, you and Lady Mikoto know about this?"

Uchiha Izumi's voice trembled and there was a look of disbelief on his face.

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto didn't say anything, which was considered as their agreement.

These two silly kids thought they were hiding well, but they didn't know...

On every quiet night, a pair of worried parents would cast their eyes towards the two small wooden houses in the corner of Yuyin Village.

A child can hide what he is thinking from everyone except his parents.

Every decision these two children made and every experience they went through over the years...

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto knew everything... including the fact that Itachi chose to sacrifice himself for his brother's success.

The two old men knew about it but didn't show up to stop it.

Because their son Itachi...had a very hard life.

Since this was Itachi's own choice, there was no reason for them to stop him.

But not stopping it doesn't mean that the two parents won't feel heartbroken.

The mother who often wakes up from her sleep in the middle of the night and cries all night long because of the thought of her eldest son;

Because it was Naruto who taught Itachi this way, he has always been resentful, and over the years he has often found various reasons to teach Naruto's father a lesson...

They all know it, they just don't say it.

They were waiting, waiting for the day when their son would complete the path he had chosen.

I am also waiting for... the day when I can personally bring my son home.

Now they have finally waited...

……

“Quan, go home with your mother.

I...will go talk to that kid Naruto."

Before he finished speaking, thunder sounded and Uchiha Fugaku's figure disappeared from the spot.

And outside the building in the center of Yuyin Village, a violent demolition maniac who lost his beloved son is about to arrive.

……

boom! ! !

The entire roof of the building was lifted off, revealing a confused Naruto sitting at his desk.

"Uzumaki Naruto, do you know how long I have endured for this day?!"

Uchiha Fugaku, who was placed on top of Susanoo, was full of murderous intent.

"This is a personal vendetta between me and Uzumaki Naruto...if you don't want to be affected, leave now!"

hum! ! !

The giant shuriken spun rapidly, and the air waves it created made Naruto's scalp numb.

Naruto: (((o(*?▽?*)o)))…