Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

"If the village tries to stop the coup, Itachi, as an ANBU member, will inevitably be drawn into it..."

Sasuke's breathing became somewhat difficult at this moment.

Then, the truth about the night of the massacre is all too clear.

To test the "capacity"?

What a ridiculous lie.

That was not a simple massacre, but an extreme action taken to stop a coup.

And Itachi Uchiha was that sharpest butcher's knife.

"A civil war is about to break out. No matter which side wins, Konoha will be severely weakened, and other ninja villages may even take advantage of the situation. Someone must stop it."

How can we stop a war with minimal cost?

The answer is...

Eliminate one side before the war begins.

Sasuke's body began to tremble slightly, as if he could see that man's choice back then.

"Itachi..."

Sasuke's lips trembled slightly as he silently uttered the name, "He chose the village."

He personally carried out the purge, killing all the clansmen who participated in the coup, and even affecting all the innocent clansmen.

At the cost of the entire Uchiha clan, a civil war was prevented.

But why?

Why did he choose the village instead of the Uchiha clan?!

Just for those so-called "Will of Fire"?

Just because of that decaying village that had already driven the Uchiha to the brink of destruction?

He is also an Uchiha, and the same blood as his father and mother flows in his body!

Why......

Will I be left all alone again?

Sasuke's eyes turned extremely cold at that moment.

Hehehehe...

Seeing the expression on Sasuke's face, a mixture of hatred and pain, Orochimaru knew he had achieved his goal.

He slowly stepped forward, opened his arms, and spoke in a seductive voice.

"Beneath the light of Konoha lies a rot you cannot imagine, Sasuke."

"Everything you cherish is nothing more than a pawn that those in power can discard at any time to maintain their hypocritical peace."

He extended his hand to Sasuke.

"Come with me and break this old, corrupt order."

Sasuke slowly raised his head, but his crimson Sharingan was unusually calm.

"What do you plan to do?" he asked.

Orochimaru's smile grew even brighter, his snake eyes flashing with a crazed light.

"You'll find out during the Chunin Exams."

Sasuke gave him a deep look.

Then, he etched the name "Shimura Danzo" deep into the depths of his soul.

Finally, he turned around without saying a word.

Without accepting or refusing, that small figure gradually disappeared back into the darkness at the end of the laboratory.

Orochimaru stood there, watching Sasuke's departing figure, and stuck out his long tongue, greedily licking his lips.

A triumphant smile spread across his pale face.

The seeds have been planted.

Next, all we need to do is wait for it to bloom into its most beautiful flower under the nourishment of hatred.

.............

Sasuke sat alone on the cold bank of the Naka River, the former gathering place of the Uchiha clan.

The river flowed silently, reflecting the waning, cold moon on the horizon; the fragmented light and shadow mirrored his current state of mind.

Danzo Shimura.

Sasuke silently repeated the name in his heart.

It turns out that he was the one who pushed the Uchiha clan into the abyss.

It was he who, through a web of suspicion and exclusion, gradually drove the entire family down a path of no return.

Sasuke's hatred for this name was unvarnished.

He wanted to make that man pay the most terrible price for all of this.

But what about Itachi?

Sasuke's breath hitched slightly, and a sharp pain shot through his heart.

He slowly closed his eyes, but the image of that blood-red night kept replaying in his mind.

The father's falling figure, the mother's last tender gaze, and the faces of the clansmen filled with shock and confusion as they died...

The one wielding the butcher's knife was always his once most respected older brother.

Why choose a village?

In his eyes, were his father's and mother's lives merely a price to be paid for so-called "peace"?

Sasuke couldn't understand it, and refused to understand it.

He only knew one fact.

It was Itachi who killed them with his own hands.

No matter how many high-sounding reasons he had, no matter how heavy the choices he was facing.

It was he who, in the most cruel way, severed all warm connections between himself and this world.

"My foolish brother..."

Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes, and the man's cold voice seemed to ring in his ears again.

"If you want to kill me, then hate me, despise me! And then live a wretched life!"

Sasuke's lips slowly curved into a smile that was almost self-deprecating.

yes......

Don't you want me to hate you?

Didn't you tell me to live with this hatred until I have the power to kill you?

Then I will grant your wish.

I will become stronger, strong enough to completely shatter the false peace you protect.

Then, I will personally plunge the blade into your heart.

This is the whole meaning of my life, Uchiha Sasuke.

As for why I was the only one left behind...

Sasuke slowly raised his head, gazing up at the lonely crescent moon, his eyes eerily calm.

It doesn't matter anymore.

Perhaps it was to make me a witness, but in any case, you made a fatal mistake.

You shouldn't have let me live.

But now, the primary goal is...

They killed Danzo.

The thought was so strong that even the Indra at his waist emitted a barely perceptible hum.

But Sasuke didn't move.

He forcibly suppressed the murderous intent within him, and the crimson Sharingan slowly faded in the darkness.

Impulsiveness is the behavior of the weak.

"Wait."

He gave himself a command in his mind.

Orochimaru's last words echoed in his mind.

"You'll find out during the Chunin Exams."

That man clearly had his own plan.

That plan would inevitably drag Konoha into unprecedented chaos during the Chunin Exams.

Chaos is the hunter's best disguise.

Sasuke knew very well that Shimura Danzo was not a target that could be approached easily.

As a high-ranking member of Konoha and the leader of "Root," he would inevitably be accompanied by powerful guards at all times.

A direct, head-on attack is not a wise move.

We've waited all these years, there's no rush.

He needed an opportunity, a precise chance to send the blade into the prey's throat.

Orochimaru will create this opportunity for him.

Having figured this out, Sasuke gradually suppressed his inner turmoil and killing intent.