A week later, Uchiha Sasuke walked out of the hospital with a cold face, while Uzumaki Naruto followed behind him, carrying a pile of things in various bags.
After returning home, Uchiha Sasuke plopped down onto the sofa, crossed his arms, and remained silent, the cold air radiating from him enough to freeze someone to death.
“Hey, Sasuke, can you stop being angry?
Wasn’t I just trying to help you awaken your eyes?” Uzumaki Naruto put the things down, came to Uchiha Sasuke’s side, and began massaging his shoulders and pounding his legs with a fawning expression.
“If this is your method for awakening eyes, then I would rather never awaken them in my entire life.” Uchiha Sasuke’s voice was devoid of any emotion, terrifyingly cold.
“There’s no other way.
The awakening process for your Uchiha clan is just like this; it requires extremely intense emotional fluctuation.” Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head and said cautiously.
“Then how come I didn’t feel any strong emotional fluctuation when I evolved to the three-tomoe Sharingan?” Uchiha Sasuke sneered and said coldly.
“How much of my cooking had you eaten by then?
Your Chakra levels and Ocular Power were already fully up to standard, so a little stimulation was enough.” Uzumaki Naruto lifted his chin and said with a bit of pride.
“So you knew I was up to standard back then?
Then look at me now, am I up to standard?
Hmm?
Why did you still need to use this kind of method to stimulate me to awaken my eyes?” Seeing Uzumaki Naruto like this, Uchiha Sasuke’s anger flared up, and he grabbed him by the collar and roared.
“…I just saw that you were in a hurry, so I wanted to try it out.” Uzumaki Naruto wiped his face, turned his head away, and said with some embarrassment.
“No matter how urgent it is, I would never gamble with a companion’s life!
Do you know what it feels like to kill a companion with your own hands?
Do you know how desperate I was when I watched you lose your life force?
This feeling—I never want to experience it again in my life.” Uchiha Sasuke let go of Uzumaki Naruto, slumped back on the sofa, covered his eyes with his left arm, and a clear tear flowed from the corner of his eye.
Uzumaki Naruto looked at Uchiha Sasuke, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
The living room fell into silence, with only Uchiha Sasuke’s barely audible sobbing.
“…I’m sorry, it won’t happen again.” After a long while, Uzumaki Naruto finally spoke.
“Uzumaki Naruto, this is the last time.
If there is a next time, we are finished.” Uchiha Sasuke wiped his face, his voice still trembling slightly.
“Mm.”
Meanwhile, outside the villa, the expressions of Sakura, Ino Yamanaka, Hinata, and Hanabi were extremely strange.
“I say, are we still going in?” Hanabi raised her hand weakly and asked in a low voice.
“I, I don’t know.” Hinata’s expression at this moment was incredibly colorful, containing shock, confusion, sadness, and even a tiny bit of excitement?
“How about…
we watch a bit more?” Sakura’s expression was no less intense, and Inner Sakura was roaring crazily, smashing things everywhere.
“I keep feeling like this scene is a bit familiar.” Ino Yamanaka touched her chin and began to ponder.
“I remember now, it’s exactly like those scenes where lovers argue, exactly the same.” As she spoke, Ino Yamanaka took out a book, flipped through it, and then waved it in front of Hinata and Sakura.
“…I feel that if either of these two were a girl, there would be no room for anyone else.” Sakura glanced at the book Ino Yamanaka put in front of her and said with her head drooping.
In the end, they went in.
They had originally come to celebrate Uchiha Sasuke’s discharge from the hospital, but now that they had heard something extraordinary, they had to discuss it with the two of them.
“So, you all heard it?” Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head and asked with some embarrassment.
“Mm-hmm.” The four of them nodded in unison, looking at Uzumaki Naruto, then at Uchiha Sasuke.
Uchiha Sasuke was made to feel quite uncomfortable by their gazes, his earlobes turning slightly red, yet he didn’t say a word.
“So, Naruto-kun, what exactly happened?” Hinata grabbed Uzumaki Naruto’s hand, her eyes filled with worry.
Immediately, Uzumaki Naruto recounted the events of that day to everyone.
Upon learning the ins and outs of the matter, Hinata’s expression immediately became ugly.
“Naruto-kun!”
“I’m sorry!
I was wrong!
It will never happen again!” Just as Hinata was about to say something, Uzumaki Naruto immediately stood straight and bowed in apology, which blocked the words Hinata wanted to say right back.
“Naruto-kun, I know that when it comes to companions, you always spare no effort and do your utmost to help.
But, occasionally, you also need to consider yourself and consider me.
Everyone gradually became familiar and became friends because of Naruto-kun, but precisely because we are friends, you also need to think about whether your friends can accept you doing things like this.” Hinata placed her hand on Uzumaki Naruto’s face, stroked his cheek, and said softly.
“Mm, I know.” Uzumaki Naruto took Hinata’s hand down, placed it to his lips, and kissed it, smiling.
“Alright, alright, save the public displays of affection for later.
What’s the situation with Sasuke-kun?” Sakura resisted the urge to burp, waved her hand, and then looked at Uchiha Sasuke sitting to the side.
“According to this guy’s words, it’s that it’s awakened, but not fully awakened.” Uchiha Sasuke pointed at Uzumaki Naruto and said with annoyance.
“Huh?
What does that mean?” Ino Yamanaka looked at Uchiha Sasuke, then at Uzumaki Naruto, somewhat confused.
“In short, it means he has indeed awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, but he can’t use it right now because the hardware foundation isn’t up to par.” Uzumaki Naruto spread his hands and said.
“In that case, brother-in-law, didn’t you just busy yourself for nothing?” Hanabi’s small face wore a hint of imperceptible heartache.
“Small problem, just need to nourish him more.
The main thing is that he overused it right after awakening it that day, leading to physical and mental strain.
Just need to build it back up.” Uzumaki Naruto waved his hand dismissively, his expression calm and indifferent.
“Don’t you have any idea in your heart why I overused it?” Uchiha Sasuke glanced at Uzumaki Naruto and said coldly.
“Uh, well, that was a mistake back then.
The Fox wasn’t pulling its weight, and there was nothing I could do.” Uzumaki Naruto smiled awkwardly.
“Brat, you want to fight again, don’t you?” The Fox’s somewhat angry voice echoed in Uzumaki Naruto’s mind.
“Ten meals, ten meals, okay?” Uzumaki Naruto crossed his two index fingers and said to the Fox with a fawning expression.
“Hmph!” The Fox snorted coldly and didn’t speak again.
“In any case, I need to trouble you all to keep this a secret.
It must absolutely not be revealed to anyone, including the Old Man.” Uzumaki Naruto’s tone was very serious.
He didn’t actually care if others knew, but he had to guard against Danzo.
If that guy found out, there’s no telling what kind of trouble he’d stir up.
Once his strength improved in the future, he’d just deal with Danzo first.
“Okay, we promise to keep our mouths shut.” The four of them looked at each other and immediately nodded in agreement.
“In that case, for safety’s sake, I’ll add a restriction to your minds so that others can’t probe them even if they want to.” Ino Yamanaka raised her hand and said.
“Will there be any danger?” Uchiha Sasuke asked with a frown.
He had a bit of PTSD now and was terrified of letting his companions get hurt because of him again.
I simplified it a bit and deleted the dangerous parts, though the effect will be a little weaker.” Ino Yamanaka said with a smile.
“Then thank you, Ino.” Sakura spoke first, then went and sat down in front of Ino Yamanaka.
Hinata shook her head at Uzumaki Naruto, who was preparing to stop them, then pulled Hanabi along to sit behind Sakura, waiting for Ino Yamanaka to act.
Soon, Ino Yamanaka finished placing the restrictions on the three of them, then reached out and tapped her own forehead, setting it up for herself as well.
“Alright, now there’s no problem.” Ino Yamanaka stood up, clapped her hands, and said somewhat proudly.
“Now that the matter is resolved, what are your plans for next?” Uzumaki Naruto looked at the four of them and asked.
“Training.” Uchiha Sasuke said directly.
“I wasn’t asking you.
Also, the doctor’s orders are that you must rest for another week.
During this week, you are forbidden from using Chakra and the Sharingan.” Uzumaki Naruto rolled his eyes at Uchiha Sasuke and said.
“Let’s go for a walk in the streets.
It just so happens our team doesn’t have any missions for the next two days.” Ino Yamanaka tapped her chin, thought for two seconds, and said.
“That’s perfect, our team doesn’t have any missions either.
You and Sakura take him away, so he doesn’t sneak off to train when he’s idle.” Uzumaki Naruto pointed at Uchiha Sasuke and said.
“Why our team doesn’t have missions, I hope someone reflects on that properly.” Sakura glanced at Uzumaki Naruto with annoyance.
“Ahem, let’s skip this topic, okay, skip it.
Hinata, what about you guys?” Uzumaki Naruto coughed dryly twice, then turned his head to look at Hinata.
“Naruto-kun, do you want to go for a stroll too?
Our team also has a three-day holiday.” Hinata extended an invitation to Uzumaki Naruto.
“Sure, wherever Hinata-chan wants to go, I’ll go with you.” Uzumaki Naruto accepted decisively.
“I say, brother-in-law, did you forget something?” At this moment, Hanabi’s voice came eerily.
“Huh?
Did I?” Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head and asked, somewhat confused.
“The promise!
You completely forgot about the promise you made to me, right?
What happened to taking me out to play once a week?
Last week I waited for you all day with eager anticipation, and it was one thing that you didn’t show up, but are you planning to stand me up again this week!” Hanabi slapped the table and shouted at Uzumaki Naruto, huffing with anger.
“Ah!!
I’m sorry!
I didn’t mean to.
Last week, because of that incident, I completely forgot.
And now that Uchiha Sasuke just got discharged, it didn’t cross my mind at all.” Uzumaki Naruto revealed a look of sudden realization, then put his hands together and kept apologizing to Hanabi.
“Hmph, I think you never took my business to heart at all; your head is just full of big sister and training.” Hanabi pouted unhappily, her voice as thin as a mosquito’s, which only Hinata, who was sitting next to her, heard.
However, this made Hinata’s gaze toward her younger sister become complicated.
And the Fox, who was busy eating, watched this chaotic scene outside and couldn’t help but snort in disdain at Uzumaki Naruto once again.
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