“Good afternoon, Young Master Sasuke…” “Young Master Sasuke is back early today…” Ever since they entered the Uchiha clan compound, nearly everyone they passed along the way smiled and greeted Sasuke.
“Are these Young Master Sasuke’s friends?
What a cute little girl…” Hearing that, Sasuke’s face stiffened.
The little man in his heart immediately flipped over a table.
Cute my ass!
She’s a demon, for crying out loud!
“The Third Hokage and the others really went too far!” Sakura sighed.
The Uchiha clan had been completely pushed to the outskirts of the village.
Their compound was not only in the most remote part of Konoha, but was also surrounded by the compounds of other clans.
It was no wonder the Uchiha eventually rebelled.
Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju had founded Konoha together, yet aside from Hashirama Senju himself, practically everyone in Konoha avoided Madara like the plague.
After Madara faked his death and carried out his own plans, the Uchiha clan’s position in Konoha became increasingly awkward.
Then the one person who still genuinely cared about the Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, died early as well.
Once the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, came to power, he directly assigned the Uchiha to the Konoha Military Police Force, putting them in an awkward position.
What was the Konoha Military Police Force responsible for?
Maintaining law and order in Konoha.
It sounded impressive, but in reality, it was a position that was guaranteed to make enemies.
Whenever they enforced the law, they were bound to offend someone.
And those people weren’t isolated individuals without family or friends.
As a result, whenever the Uchiha punished one person, it was essentially the same as offending an entire group of people.
Over time, the entire village began developing resentment toward the Uchiha clan.
The most important problem was the Uchiha’s famously cold on the surface-like temperament.
When the Uchiha recognized someone as one of their own, they would protect that person even at the cost of their own lives, and they would never regret it even if they died.
But toward someone they didn’t acknowledge, the best treatment you could hope for was a completely expressionless face whenever they saw you.
The Uchiha’s love was passionate and extreme.
Once they decided that they loved someone, that love became eternal.
Even Tobirama Senju had said that the Uchiha’s love ran exceptionally deep.
Once they lost the love they held in their hearts, they could become utterly consumed by madness.
Uchiha Obito was the best example.
The original Obito had been a cheerful, sunny, and kind-hearted young man.
But after Madara manipulated events and made him personally witness Rin Nohara impale herself on Kakashi’s Chidori, Obito’s personality underwent a complete transformation.
The pain of his Sharingan jumping directly from the Two-Tomoe Sharingan to the Mangekyō Sharingan transformed Obito from a cheerful boy into a cold, ruthless mastermind.
Under Madara’s manipulation, he even attacked Konoha and released the Nine-Tails.
Who could have imagined that the masked man who fought the Fourth Hokage to a standstill would actually be that dead-last Uchiha, Obito?
It was the same situation as now.
The Uchiha clan members believed that Sakura and Naruto were good friends of Sasuke, so they welcomed them with smiles.
Put anyone else in their place, no matter how powerful they were, and the Uchiha probably wouldn’t even spare them a proper glance.
“They’ve been pushed to the fringes of Konoha this badly, yet they still greet their own people with smiles.
What an extreme clan.” Sakura actually quite liked the Uchiha’s tendency to love passionately and hate without bothering to hide it.
At least when dealing with people like that, there was no need to beat around the bush.
“I’m back…” After walking for quite some time, the three finally arrived at Sasuke’s home.
Naruto hadn’t stopped smiling the entire journey.
In other parts of Konoha, whenever villagers saw him, they would usually look at him with disgust and contempt.
At best, they would treat him with cold indifference.
But here, among the Uchiha, almost everyone they encountered had smiled and greeted him.
It was something Naruto had never experienced before.
“Hm?
Sasuke, you’re home early today!” Mikoto Uchiha looked somewhat puzzled.
Ever since Sasuke had started working at Ichiraku Ramen, he usually came home rather late.
“Eh?
Are these Sasuke’s friends?” “Hello, Aunt Mikoto.
I’m Sakura Haruno!” Sakura smiled and greeted her.
“Um, I’m Naruto Uzumaki, dattebayo!” Naruto was somewhat embarrassed.
He had never really had the experience of talking to an adult like this before.
“Uzumaki?!” Mikoto froze for a moment.
That surname immediately reminded her of her dear friend, someone who had died far too young.
If her friend’s child were still alive, he would probably be about Sasuke’s age by now.
“Does that surname bring back some memories, Aunt Mikoto?” Sakura noticed the sadness in Mikoto’s eyes and spoke directly.
“Come to think of it, don’t you find Naruto’s appearance familiar?” “The same blond hair, the same blue eyes, and a smile as bright as the sun…” “Most importantly, the same strange catchphrase…” “Kushina…” Mikoto Uchiha covered her mouth in shock.
At first, she hadn’t understood what Sakura was getting at.
But that final sentence made everything click.
Her dear friend had the exact same strange verbal tic.
And Naruto’s age matched, too.
“That’s right.
Naruto is Kushina-senpai’s son.” Sakura confirmed it.
“That’s wonderful… That’s wonderful…” Mikoto excitedly embraced Naruto, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.
When the Fourth Hokage and Kushina had died, Mikoto had only recently given birth to Sasuke.
On top of that, no one from the Uchiha clan had been able to approach the battlefield at the time.
They hadn’t known that Kushina had already given birth.
They had simply assumed that the Nine-Tails had broken free of its seal during the childbirth, resulting in the deaths of the Fourth Hokage, Kushina, and their child.
“Um… what’s going on?” Naruto looked helplessly toward Sakura.
Why had this gentle-looking aunt suddenly hugged him and started crying?
And what did Sakura mean when she said he was Kushina’s son?
“How should I put this…” Sakura smiled as she explained.
“Aunt Mikoto was a close friend of your mother—very close.
In fact, when the two of them were pregnant, they even talked about it.” “If they both had girls, they would become sworn sisters.
If they both had boys, they’d make them best friends.
And if one had a boy while the other had a girl, they’d marry them to each other!” Sakura smiled.
Thinking about the original story, the two boys hadn’t become brothers, but their bond had ended up being stronger than that anyway.
They had practically become best friends.
“Sakura, you know who my parents are?” Naruto asked anxiously.
He had grown up as an orphan.
Whenever he saw other children with their parents, he had always been incredibly envious.
“Your parents were great heroes.” Sakura raised one finger.
“If it weren’t for them, Konoha would have ceased to exist long ago!” “I can’t tell you everything yet.
If I did, it would put you in great danger.” “But once you become strong enough, I’ll tell you everything from beginning to end.” “And when that time comes, you’ll even be able to see them again.” “Really?” Naruto was a little disappointed, but he quickly regained his determination.
“Don’t worry!
I’ll definitely work hard and become stronger!” “See them again?
Could it be that Kushina and the Fourth Hokage…” Mikoto looked surprised.
Could it be that the Fourth Hokage and Kushina hadn’t actually died?
“Chakra sealing!” Sakura pointed toward Naruto’s abdomen.
Mikoto immediately understood.
The Uzumaki clan was renowned for its sealing techniques.
It seemed that the Fourth Hokage and Kushina must have sealed their own chakra inside Naruto’s body before their deaths.
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