Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Minato's voice became somewhat urgent. He looked at Kakashi and asked the question that concerned him most.

"Is Naruto alright? Is he still in the village?"

Looking into his teacher's expectant eyes, Kakashi felt an even deeper sense of guilt.

But he still forced a smile and nodded.

"Yes, he's doing well. He's currently traveling and training outside the village with Jiraiya-sama."

"Really? Following Jiraiya-sensei...?"

The moment Minato heard the answer, he relaxed completely, and a genuine joy appeared on his face.

"If it's him, then I'm relieved."

Tobirama Senju slowly raised his hand, looking at the cracked back of his hand, his face dark and his brows furrowed.

"How dare you misuse the technique I created..."

Tobirama's voice was icy, and his gaze instantly locked onto Orochimaru.

“Because this technique isn’t actually that complicated.” Orochimaru slowly walked up to Tobirama. “However, this technique really shouldn’t have been created.”

"It's not just this technique; the policies you implemented back then, and the other techniques you created, all caused quite a few thorny problems later on."

"You bastard..." Tobirama stepped forward, his murderous aura erupting from him. "Are you planning to attack Konoha again?!"

Orochimaru...

Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice rang out at that moment, his cloudy eyes trembling violently, "I risked my life to take away your ability to cast spells, so why has it turned out like this?"

He stared blankly at the disciple he loved most and who had disappointed him the most, then looked at his own unclean state, and the light in his eyes dimmed completely.

"This time, you even resurrected me, your teacher, using the Impure World Reincarnation technique... Are you planning to take revenge on Konoha again?!"

"Ugh......"

Standing at the forefront, Hashirama Senju sighed helplessly, raising his hand to his forehead in distress. "In any era, war is always present."

He turned to his younger brother and said, "Tobirama, you see, this really isn't a good ninjutsu, which is why I told you back then..."

"Big brother, shut up first."

Without turning his head, Tobirama Senju interrupted him, his gaze still fixed on Orochimaru, his voice full of impatience, "I'm talking to this brat right now."

"But..." Hashirama wanted to say something more.

"Shut up."

"..." Hashirama instantly hung his head in dejection, his whole being exuding a gloomy aura of being disliked.

"The dignity of the God of Shinobi has truly vanished." Kakashi watched this absurd scene, subconsciously wiping away imaginary cold sweat from his forehead, silently complaining to himself.

"Please don't misunderstand, Sarutobi-sensei, and all the Hokage."

Orochimaru finally spoke, lowering his hands from their hand seals to indicate that he meant no harm. "I have absolutely no interest in seeking revenge against Konoha right now."

"That is precisely why I have not restricted your personalities."

He turned to the side, gesturing for everyone to look at the black figure. "This time, I only created this situation for everyone to have a conversation because of his request."

Sasuke stepped forward and stood in front of the four Kage.

"I am Uchiha Sasuke."

Sasuke's voice was soft, yet carried an undeniable weight: "I have something I'd like to ask you Hokage."

"A member of the Uchiha clan?"

Tobirama Senju's icy gaze instantly shifted from Orochimaru to Sasuke's face.

"No wonder," he sneered, "that he would collude with such thieves."

That deep-seated disgust and vigilance was made completely undisguised.

Tobirama!

Hashirama Senju immediately stepped forward, his face serious. "I told you not to say things like that!"

He turned his head and gave Sasuke a gentle smile, then pointed to the silver-haired man who was also silent beside him.

"Moreover, the fact that they came with the current Hokage shows the village's trust in them."

"Brother, that's why you're always so naive!" Tobirama retorted without any politeness.

"Shut up."

A cold voice interrupted the brothers' argument.

Sasuke raised his eyes and calmly swept them over. "There's no need to argue because of me."

"Sandaime."

Sasuke walked forward step by step and stopped in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi. "Why did you make Itachi do that kind of thing?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the boy before him and let out a long sigh.

"It seems you already knew."

He didn't ask Sasuke how he knew, because that was no longer important.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked past Sasuke's shoulder and asked in a hoarse voice, "How is Itachi now?"

"Alive."

Sasuke's answer was crisp and clear, and his crimson Sharingan quietly appeared, taking in every subtle change in Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression.

"But I still want to hear everything about him from you in person."

He still hasn't revealed his bizarre journey into the future; it will remain his secret forever.

"I see..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly closed his eyes, seemingly recalling a past he also didn't want to revisit.

“We not only made him kill all his compatriots with his own hands, but also labeled him a traitor and rebel afterward.”

"We even want him to go and monitor the Akatsuki organization alone as a rogue ninja."

“That child, Itachi, has been different from others since he was a child.”

His voice carried a hint of nostalgia and guilt: "When he was very young, he always noticed the teachings left by our ancestors that were often overlooked by most people. He was a very thoughtful child."

"Perhaps that's why he wasn't bound by the narrow-mindedness of his family, and was able to truly think about the future from the perspective of the village, and has always been deeply worried about it."

"A boy who is only seven years old can think like a real Hokage..."

"So in the face of that crisis, I entrusted all my burdens to him."

"To wipe out all his compatriots and, by his own strength, stop the war that was about to break out."

"And in order to protect the village, he infiltrated Akatsuki as a spy."

"And in exchange for all of this..."

"That means, no matter what, we must ensure your safety, Uchiha Sasuke."

"..."

Sasuke's breath hitched at that moment.

"Just as I thought..."

He instinctively lowered his head, avoiding everyone's gaze, his grip on the knife hilt tightening.

Everything the future "self" in my mind said perfectly overlapped with the words of the third generation in front of me.

It turns out that everything he said was true.

He raised his head, his eyes icy cold.

next moment.

A streak of pale blue light flashed and disappeared in the dimly lit Namian Hall.

Extremely fast.

It was so fast that even Tobirama Senju, known as the "fastest ninja in the world," only managed to catch a fleeting glimpse of it.

By the time everyone finally realized what was happening, everything had already settled down.

Sasuke Uchiha had appeared behind Hiruzen Sarutobi without anyone noticing, maintaining a sword-wielding stance.

In front of him, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood frozen in place.

A crack extended from his left shoulder to his right waist and abdomen.

Chapter 163 When a person experiences love, they also bear the risk of hatred.

"Uh......"

Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth as if to say something, but only a single, incoherent syllable escaped his throat.

He lowered his head, his empty eyes filled with unwavering astonishment.

In his field of vision, his upper body, which was sliding downwards, and the smooth, mirror-like cut, both seemed so unreal.

He wanted to look up one more time, as if he wanted to see the child he had wronged his whole life one last time.

But the view was quickly swallowed up by pure darkness, as if splashed with thick ink.

"boom."

A muffled thud.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's body was neatly split in two and fell heavily onto the cold ground.

The body, made of dust and scraps of paper, turned into a cloud of gray-white dust the moment it touched the ground, and was completely dissipated by the cold draft in the Namian Hall.

The immortal, reborn body didn't even have a chance to recover.

"What kind of speed is this?!" Tobirama Senju murmured in disbelief, a look of horror on his face.

No one expected Sasuke to suddenly launch an attack, and no one could have imagined that Sasuke would be so fast, and even be able to break the Impure World Reincarnation.

Yes.