Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 299 Back to the Past

How is that possible?

How could even Brother Yun be defeated?

Uchiha Sasuke stood there, stunned. In an instant, the last remaining glimmer of hope was shattered by what he saw not far away.

Even Brother Lianyun failed, what use is my life?

Sharingan...

With only a three-tomoe Sharingan, in such a battle, he might not even be able to withstand a single glance from his opponent!

"Bang."

Sasuke knelt down, clenching his fists and slamming them into the ground.

Blood seeped from his clenched fist, and tears fell to the ground.

Why?

Why me?

The village was destroyed, Naruto and Hinata died, and his brother was killed by the enemy...

Now, even Brother Yun is telling him to run away quickly.

But what can I do if I try to escape?

Even though I was the weakest in the entire Class 7, why was I the one who survived?

"For the sake of ultimate peace, all the lives lost are worthwhile. Konoha, the link between the five great ninja villages, is about to be destroyed. From this day forward, no one can stop us."

The black-clad figure spoke with fanaticism, but Sasuke, standing before him, was filled with despair.

"You are a special power. After Uchiha Kumo is defeated, as long as you also die, this world will fall into our hands."

special?

Once again, I received this vocabulary, and this time it came from the enemy.

What exactly makes me special?

Is there another power besides Indra's chakra?

"Whoosh!"

A golden light flashed, and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, appeared directly beside Sasuke.

"Walk!"

Minato was about to reach out and take Sasuke away when a Truth-Seeking Ball suddenly struck.

Too late!

They will be attacked the instant before they touch Sasuke.

"I'll do it!"

Beneath the crimson steam, a figure suddenly appeared before the Truth-Seeking Ball, unleashing a punch that compressed the air, the immense force even forming an air cannon.

"Here I am! The Azure Beast of Konoha will unleash its final burst of youth, the Crimson Beast: Guy!!"

In an instant, an attack resembling a giant red dragon surged toward the vortex.

A ripple appeared in Minato's solemn gaze, but he acted without the slightest hesitation. The moment he grabbed Sasuke, the two of them left using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

In Sasuke's last glimpse, on another battlefield, without Guy's restraint, the masked Jonin, Kakashi with Sharingan, had his eyes gouged out.

……

A border post somewhere on the border of the Land of Fire.

Sasuke, who had been brought out by Minato, collapsed to the ground, his eyes devoid of any spirit.

Just hours ago, he was a student considering his graduation exams. Now, he was completely alone.

The village is gone, and so are our relatives and friends.

"Sasuke."

Minato's voice suddenly rang out, but Sasuke didn't even lift his head.

"What you need to do now is to pull yourself together, because from now on, you have to walk this path alone."

A person?

In an instant, Sasuke looked up abruptly upon hearing this.

Minato reached out and placed his hand on Sasuke's hair, crouching down with a look of apology in his eyes: "I'm sorry. Naruto was killed by them, and Kushina was still resisting..."

"I am the Kage of Konoha, and protecting everyone in Konoha is my duty. If Konoha is destroyed, I, as the Kage, should not still be alive."

Sasuke's previously dazed eyes snapped back to reality, and he grabbed Minato's wrist with his own: "Hokage-sama! Why? Why me?"

Minato shook his head slightly: "I don't know either. But Yun said you're special, and perhaps there's some kind of power within you that can change everything."

With that, Minato stood up, gripping the Flying Thunder God kunai tightly in his hand: "Sasuke. We trust in the power of the next generation, so we can sacrifice ourselves. Entrusting the future to you is all we can do."

As soon as he finished speaking, golden light flashed.

The next moment, Minato had already returned to Konoha.

As the Hokage, he would not abandon the village and run away alone.

……

Sasuke slumped silently to the ground, the three tomoe in his eye sockets swirling incessantly.

The power called pain continued to assault his optic nerves.

The tragedy struck so suddenly; everyone died, but the future was placed entirely on his shoulders.

Sasuke wanted to tell them that he couldn't bear it and didn't know how to bear such a future.

What makes me special?

Even Hinata, who possessed the same power as Uzumaki Sora, died, so why am I still alive?

Like a walking corpse, Sasuke stood up shakily.

The Konoha headband on his forehead fell to the ground. He picked it up with difficulty and put it into his ninja tool pouch.

From this day forward, there will be no more Konoha, and perhaps soon the Five Great Shinobi Villages will also cease to exist. The entire world will become the world of Akatsuki.

True peace?

This kind of peace, a peace without villages, without relatives and friends, is not the peace I want!

In a daze, Sasuke had already left the border of the Land of Fire...

……

In reality, Uchiha Yun let out a breath.

It's still a little short.

The deaths of Naruto and Itachi, coupled with the destruction of the village by the Akatsuki, meant that everyone he cared about was gone, and the most important future was entrusted to him.

Based on my memory of the original story, it was inevitable that Sasuke would awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan after several stimuli.

But the result was as I expected; the time was too short...

From having no eyes at all to having a kaleidoscope, it takes time.

It's important to know that even Obito, who was given a power-up, only awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan after Kakashi cut his eye and healed. It was only after he witnessed Rin being pierced through the heart by Kakashi that he finally awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Brother Yun, is Sasuke's test still not over?"

Naruto glanced at the setting sun, somewhat puzzled: "Will we continue tonight too?"

Itachi, who was standing nearby, thought for a moment and said, "Sasuke's test is not only about willpower, but also about the Sharingan. Naruto, you should take Hinata back first."

Naruto shook his head: "Team 7 is taking the assessment together, there's no reason not to wait for Sasuke. Dad definitely knows about this assessment, aren't you afraid Mom will get angry if you don't come home at night?"

Hinata nodded in agreement: "Naruto-kun is right, I'll wait here too."

Itachi thought for a moment, then ignored the two and looked at Yun, asking, "We've lost all our bonds, but we're still a little short. What do you plan to do next?"

Yun replied, "Just follow the script. If it were that simple to succeed, then there would be no need for this script."

"It seems that how long it will take to activate the kaleidoscope now depends on the accelerated time flow."

……

Inside the illusionary space, Sasuke himself had no idea how long he had been wandering.

With Konoha gone, the war between the Five Great Nations is nearing its end. And apart from Konoha, no other village can stop Akatsuki's advance.

In a dark corner of the town, Sasuke looked up at the sun overhead.

It has been a long time since he left the Land of Fire, but he still hasn't found the power to defeat those people.

In a daze, Sasuke fell into a deep sleep.

In the space of consciousness, a strange old man was floating there cross-legged.

"Who are you?"

The old man looked at Sasuke: "I am the Sage of Six Paths, the reincarnation of Indra. Your current situation is clear. You... are not reconciled?"

Sasuke was stunned upon hearing this.

Six Paths Immortals?

That figure, who only exists in legends, is also the ancestor of the chakra within him and Naruto.

Perhaps... this is what makes it special?

"Do you... have a way to undo everything? To bring the dead back to life, to make the destroyed reappear..."

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head slightly: "I cannot do it. Even though the Rinnegan does have the power to revive the dead, with the power I have left, it is impossible."

Sasuke laughed miserably upon hearing this.

"Can't do it?"

"Heh...Can't do it?"

"If you can't do it, why let me live? If I can't change those things, what's the point of my life?"

As he spoke, Sasuke looked at the Sage of Six Paths, and the three tomoe suddenly appeared: "Can you give me power? The legendary ancestor..."

"But what use is power to me now? The village is gone, everyone is dead."

"Even if I kill them in the end, the dead can never come back, so it's meaningless!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Sage of Six Paths shook his head slightly.

"I cannot bring the dead back to life, but I am not necessarily unable to change the past that has already happened."

Liu Dao took out something and said, "Send your soul to the past, using your present memories to change today's future as much as possible. Are you... willing?"

The soul is sent to the past?

Sasuke paused, then immediately asked, "How much time has passed? What should we do? Can we kill Uzumaki Sora and the others beforehand?"

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head slightly: "In the entire timeline, there has never been a time when you were stronger than that Uzumaki Sora, the reincarnation of Indra."

"Going back in time... doesn't mean you can reveal everything. Every step you take will affect the future of the present."

"So... have you made a decision?"

Sasuke clenched his fists and nodded: "Going back to the past... is this what makes me different? My brother and Naruto entrusted the future to me, and the opportunity to change everything has appeared, to go back to the past and create a new future..."

Let's begin!

……

Konoha, the Ninja Academy.

Iruka, a teacher at the Ninja Academy, is currently lecturing on dry theory from the podium.

Sasuke, who was sitting in the audience, suddenly stood up.

Sunlight, classroom, teacher, classmates...

These things, which were originally all the same, now seemed so beautiful to Sasuke.

"Sasuke, do you have a problem with what I just said?"

Iruka said gently, "If that's the case, then you can share your thoughts."

The shouts woke Sasuke, but he ignored Iruka's voice. After glancing at Naruto and Hinata, he got up and ran out quickly.

"Sasuke!!"

Iruka chased after him, but he couldn't keep up with Sasuke's speed.

……

From the Ninja Academy to the Hokage Building, Sasuke's figure swept across the rooftop at lightning speed, the power he unleashed far exceeding that of a Genin.

However, upon arriving at the Hokage Building, the Anbu guards blocked their path.

"Get out of the way! I need to see the Hokage!"

With a burst of power beneath his feet, Sasuke evaded the capture of two Anbu members in a flash.

After leaping over, the conversation behind him puzzled Sasuke.

"A brat from the Uchiha clan who hasn't even graduated yet knows the Body Flicker Technique?"

"Although I was careless because of the opponent's age, they were indeed quite formidable."

"What a terrifying race..."

horrible?

Sasuke was somewhat puzzled. Why would an Anbu ninja refer to the Uchiha clan as terrifying?

It's important to know that since they can remember, the Uchiha clan has always been recognized as the best partners. With bonds as their core, the Uchiha are the most reliable teammates on the battlefield.

"Bang."

The door to the Hokage's office was pushed open, and Sasuke stood panting in the doorway: "I was just about to explain to the Anbu behind me, but the scene in front of me made me stop."

Third generation?

Why the Third Hokage?

And why is my brother here too?

"Sasuke, why isn't class at this time?"

In the Third Hokage's gentle voice, Itachi knelt on one knee: "I'm so sorry, I will discipline him properly."

After nodding slightly, the Third Hokage replied, "I'll leave the rest to you, Itachi. Shisui is no longer here, and I hope you can act as a mediator between the Uchiha clan and the village."

Itachi nodded, and then led Sasuke away from there.

Sasuke was still in shock, and he couldn't bring himself to say what his original purpose for coming here was.

He did not trust the three generations who had taught him by word and deed.

……

Konoha, commercial street.

Itachi bought two skewers of dumplings and handed one to Sasuke: "Why did you skip class?"

Sasuke took the dumpling but had no appetite and didn't know what to say for a moment.

At just twelve years old, he has experienced far too many changes in such a short period of time.

After a long silence, Sasuke finally spoke, asking, "Where is the Fourth Hokage? Why is it the Third Hokage in the Hokage's office, and not the Fourth?"

Upon hearing this, Itachi looked at the Hokage Rock not far away: "The Fourth Hokage sacrificed himself in the Nine-Tails incident, and since then, the Third Hokage has once again served as the Hokage."

"These are things...you should have learned them in school, you should know them."

???

Sacrificed?

The Fourth Hokage... he actually sacrificed himself long ago?

At that moment, Itachi glanced at the sky out of the corner of his eye, and it was clear that he had noticed the Third Hokage watching him.

Sasuke quickly asked again, "What about Uchiha Un?"

Uchiha Yun?

Itachi was stunned. Does the Uchiha clan have such a member?

Seeing his confusion, Sasuke immediately said, "It's Uchiha Izumi's older brother, the one who is now known as the strongest person in the entire ninja world. Uchiha Kumo is also your friend, brother."

Itachi shook his head slightly: "Izumi's family only has one daughter, and she doesn't have the brother you mentioned... Also, in my memory, there is no clansman named Uchiha Kumo in the Uchiha clan territory."

"Sasuke... are you too tired?"

……

(End of this chapter)