Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 353 We can't kill Koharu Utatane!

"Naruto?"

Upon hearing Naruto's voice, Sasuke immediately frowned.

Naruto's appearance disrupted his plans.

Sasuke didn't understand why Bai Mo wanted to bring Naruto along; wasn't this just asking for trouble?

Once he recovers, his mission will be to assassinate the Konoha elders. Given Naruto's personality, would he let him do that?

What should we do then?

Another fight?

Sasuke felt very frustrated by Naruto's arrival.

Naruto, on the other hand, saw Sasuke's condition and rushed over to comfort him.

Sasuke coldly (and arrogantly) shook off Naruto, then, following Bai Mo's voice, walked up to him: "Why did you bring that idiot Naruto here? You should know about that mission, right?"

"Have you forgotten what I told you about the progression of eye shape? What's the next step?"

Bai Mo laughed and asked a question in return.

"..."

Sasuke was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

He certainly remembered Bai Mo's words from back then.

He never expected that he could advance so quickly.

It's already time for eternity.

So, the next step is to drink milk, right?

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Sasuke's face.

No wonder Bai Mo brought Naruto here.

Indeed, compared to the task of killing the two stubborn old men, awakening the Rinnegan is the most important thing.

In order to awaken the Rinnegan, he will become even closer to Naruto than blood brothers.

At that point, there was no longer a distinction between "you" and "me." Keeping his mission a secret from Naruto would only increase the rift between them. It would be better to be completely honest with each other.

"Thank you."

Sasuke understood Bai Mo's meaning and thanked him.

"Um."

Bai Mo patted Sasuke on the shoulder, then turned to look at Naruto.

"Naruto, take good care of Sasuke. Since you consider him your best friend and brother, you should consider and fulfill any of his requests from his perspective."

Otherwise, if he runs away again and you chase after him, you'll be in for a world of trouble.

"It's fun to torture people for a moment, but it's a nightmare to follow them on."

After saying that, Bai Mo took Kushina back to Amegakure.

"Sasuke, you'll be able to remove your bandages in a few days. Now that Naruto's here, I'm heading back to the Land of Waves. There's still a lot for me to do there."

Itachi, being quite perceptive, prepared to leave, giving Naruto and Sasuke some space alone.

Itachi has already heard that Orochimaru has fulfilled one of the promises he made to Sasuke.

—Itachi was present at the time.

In short, the Uchiha clan now has descendants.

There's no need to worry about the Uchiha clan being wiped out because Sasuke and Naruto got involved.

Even if we take a step back and assume we don't have Sasuke's daughter Sarada, we still have Uchiha Hikaru, right?

The idea of ​​eradicating the Uchiha clan is still a long way off.

"Huh? Nii-san, you're leaving too?"

Sasuke was taken aback by what he heard.

But on second thought, it really isn't appropriate for my brother to stay here.

They easily become "third wheels".

With his older brother there, he felt embarrassed to drink milk.

It's okay to leave.

"Yes, Naruto Uzumaki, I'm entrusting my younger brother to you."

"Leave it to me."

……

Everyone left, leaving only Naruto and Sasuke.

"Sasuke, what happened to your eyes?"

Naruto broke the silence first.

Sasuke patiently explained his situation.

Several days have passed, and Naruto has taken excellent care of Sasuke using his shadow clones.

However, while tidying up the room, Naruto unexpectedly saw the tattered mission scroll.

—It was that mission scroll that had a picture of Koharu taking a bath printed on it, and which had been torn off.

The picture Naruto found earlier was of Koharu Utatane, which Sasuke tore up and threw away.

Now, when Naruto saw the scroll, the material, and the scrap material, he immediately recognized it.

Let's take another look at the content above.

Naruto found Sasuke, who was removing his bandages.

"Sasuke, you can't do this."

"You've finally seen it."

Sasuke removed the bandages and turned to look at Naruto with a complicated expression.

—Is Naruto a pig?

He placed the scroll in the most obvious position so that Naruto would find it, but Naruto didn't notice it for a long time.

"Sasuke, you can't do this."

Naruto repeated it with a serious expression.

"Naruto, I know you care about Konoha and want to become Hokage. Me too. Konoha is my... cough cough, Konoha is my hometown."

Sasuke, embarrassed, quickly changed his tune.

The song that Itachi played for him during the Amegakure New Year's Eve talent show in his genjutsu was so catchy and addictive that he almost sang it out loud.

"But Naruto, you need to understand that being Hokage isn't just about having passion."

Look at Konoha now, how rapidly it has developed.

I dare say that Konoha now is the happiest Konoha in its history.

This is all thanks to [change].

But change always requires bloodshed.

The blood that is shed is either the blood of our own people or the blood of the enemy.

Do you really think the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was killed by the mysterious explosive genius of Iwagakure?

If that's really the case, then why does Konoha still maintain an alliance with Iwagakure without any discord?

The people I'm about to kill are the same; their very existence is a stumbling block to people's path to happiness and fulfillment.

Sasuke patiently explained to Naruto.

Actually, there were some personal agendas mixed in.

For example, the Konoha Elders have not actually done anything to hinder change.

They are very pragmatic.

For them to become stumbling blocks, a weak Hokage must rise to power.

"Sasuke, what are you babbling about? What I mean is, this Koharu Utatane is Kakashi-sensei's betrothed. If you kill her, Kakashi-sensei won't be coming back!"

Naruto scratched his head and said.

"……who?"

Sasuke wondered if he had been using his Mangekyou Sharingan too much and was starting to hallucinate.

"Kakashi-sensei."

"I mean, who is Kakashi's fiancée?"

"Turning Dorm to Haru".

"..."

Sasuke's mind was instantly filled with the images he had seen with his Mangekyou Sharingan, and he was even forced to imagine the scene of Kakashi and Koharu Utatane entwined, feeling as if his brain memories had been contaminated once again.

"Really? Where did you hear this news from?"

Sasuke took a deep breath and asked Naruto.

"Uh, it's actually fake."

Naruto scratched his head sheepishly.

"You're crazy! I knew it! Naruto, you're just messing with me, aren't you?"

Sasuke was speechless.

"No, no, no, Sasuke, it's like this. Kakashi-sensei thinks women are like fine wine, getting better with age, so he voluntarily let Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure take him to give birth."

In order to bring Kakashi-sensei back to Konoha, I gave him this photo of Koharu Utatane, hoping that he would know that Konoha also has old ladies.

"If Sasuke kills this old woman, then Kakashi-sensei won't be able to come back!"

Naruto explained anxiously.