Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 553 The Neglected Heart

The boy running through the woods was, of course, not the real Uchiha Sasuke.

That's Satsuki.

Getting closer and closer.

The aura of chakra became increasingly clear.

That was the chakra of the Uchiha clan, the unique texture she had been familiar with since birth, the same presence she had sensed countless times in another world.

In that world, however, she wasn't a brother, but a sister. She was a relative who, despite making mistakes, was ultimately saved by their mother. She wasn't an enemy who had to be killed, but someone who, while frustrating, she couldn't do anything about.

And this world—this world's Uchiha Itachi—is a man whose hands are truly stained with the blood of his clansmen.

Zuo Yue didn't stop; she quickened her pace and rushed towards the increasingly clear aura.

Just as she was getting closer and closer to that aura.

"Sasuke...run!"

A weak yet familiar voice suddenly came from a certain direction.

Zuo Yue suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She stood still, her gaze sweeping across the surrounding woods.

She saw it.

Not far from her, two figures lay in pools of blood. The blood spread from beneath their bodies, staining the withered leaves a shocking dark red, flowing all the way to her feet.

It was Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto.

They lay in pools of blood, their bodies twitching slightly, their eyes still barely open, staring at her with eyes full of fear and worry.

"Sasuke...run...run..."

Satsuki fell silent.

If a real Sasuke of that age were standing here, what would happen if he were faced with this scene?

It'll probably collapse.

but--

Satsuki is not Sasuke of this world.

To her, what she was seeing was just too fake.

It was so fake that even without activating her Rinnegan, she could easily see through the truth of it all.

That wasn't flesh and blood, not real life, not any being with a soul. It was just chakra, an artificially created illusion made from the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

It was all an illusion.

It was all just a scheme used by someone hiding in the shadows to manipulate the younger brother's mind.

Zuo Yue watched all of this quietly, her dark eyes remaining completely calm.

But at the same time, she also sensed it.

Somewhere right next to her, behind the shadow of that big tree, in that dark place where the sunlight doesn't reach—there was someone hiding there.

The person concealed their aura and suppressed their chakra, using every means to avoid being discovered. Through a gap, they were cautiously observing the movements on this side with their scarlet eyes.

Itachi Uchiha was there.

Zuo Yue lowered her eyes, her gaze returning to the two "parents" lying in pools of blood.

They knew perfectly well that it was fake.

But looking at these things really makes me angry.

At that very moment, in the shadows not far from her, Itachi Uchiha was staring intently through the gaps in the leaves at the boy standing there.

His brows furrowed deeply, and his Sharingan eyes gleamed with disbelief.

That's not right.

His Mangekyou Sharingan genjutsu failed?

No, it can't be said to have completely failed. The boy did see the illusion he created, but—he wasn't dragged into the illusion space.

How is that possible?

The kaleidoscope's illusion magic could only induce hallucinations in him, but it couldn't drag him into the illusion space.

Why is that?

Could it be his Sharingan...? The next moment, Itachi's body suddenly froze.

Because he saw it.

The boy's originally dark eyes suddenly changed.

The once deep black was swirling, coalescing, and transforming. When it finally settled, what appeared before Itachi was a pair of eyes he had never seen before.

Eerie. Mysterious.

It was as beautiful as a forbidden flower in full bloom.

Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

Indeed, the shape of those eyes is proof that they are the Mangekyou Sharingan—the supreme eye technique of the Uchiha clan.

Itachi's heart skipped a beat for a split second.

That throbbing contained two completely different emotions: surprise.

There was also an overwhelming joy.

However, I still have a question: even with the Mangekyou Sharingan, if you encounter a genjutsu of the same level, you still need a specific solution to break the genjutsu, right?

But that's not important anymore.

Sasuke has finally awakened.

The eyes he had waited so long for, the eyes he had tried so hard to force out, finally appeared in his brother's eye sockets.

Itachi took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He sensed the emotions contained in those eyes.

disgust.

murderous look.

Itachi nodded silently to himself.

That's right, this is Sasuke.

This is how his brother should be.

Those emotions were so real, so real that there was no trace of pretense. The disgust was directed at him, the murderous intent was directed at him, and the hatred that wanted to tear him to pieces was directed at him.

If the boy in front of me were an imposter, someone else in disguise, there would be no way he could disguise his murderous intent so convincingly.

Itachi slowly exhaled.

But at the same time, another thought began to surface in his mind.

According to the intelligence he gathered, the village immediately dispatched a pursuit team after Sasuke defected from Konoha.

The team included the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki.

That boy who had a close relationship with Sasuke, was truly recognized as a friend by Sasuke, and was chosen by Itachi as the host for Kotoamatsukami.

Could it be that Sasuke wanted to sever his bonds, gain enough power, and embark on a path of revenge...?

Did they kill Naruto Uzumaki?

Itachi's mind raced, quickly analyzing the possibility.

Only in this way can we explain why Sasuke suddenly awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Killing the person you care about most with your own hands is the fastest, but also the most painful, way to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Sasuke chose this path, choosing to exchange Naruto's life for his own eye power, which is perfectly reasonable.

Only in this way can we explain why Sasuke would be here.

Everything is reasonable.

The only illogical thing is that Konoha suddenly lost the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

The loss of the Tailed Beasts means that the village's fighting strength will be greatly reduced, that other major powers may be eager to make moves, and that the hard-won peace may be broken at any time.

Itachi's brow furrowed slightly.

He hoped that Sasuke could return to Konoha and fill the gap in combat power with his newly awakened eyes.

But now something else is more important.

Farewell God.

The ultimate genjutsu he injected with crows, intended to modify Sasuke's will, is still in the body of that boy named Naruto Uzumaki.

He has to find a way to get Korotten back.

but.

Itachi gazed at the boy standing in the sunlight, at those eerie Mangekyou Sharingan eyes, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Sasuke... you've grown.

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