Konoha: I, Naruto, will kill everyone here today.

Kabuto quickly lowered his head and responded.

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Subsequently.

Kabuto followed Orochimaru and left Konoha quietly.

……

Time flies fast.

Konoha will soon usher in the most important festival of the year, the Spring Festival.

During this period, Orochimaru came several more times.

After discovering that every day was just as lively as before, Orochimaru finally gave up his plan.

At least before the Spring Festival, Orochimaru was not ready to take action.

Today is New Year's Eve.

It's a day for family reunion.

In the land of the Uchiha clan.

Sasuke was not particularly happy.

Because Fugaku planned to let him accompany Naruto.

It's not good to accompany anyone, I have to accompany that annoying guy named Naruto.

Sasuke didn't curl his lips at the thought.

If Fugaku was the only one who said this, Sasuke would definitely not listen.

But the key is that his mother Mikoto also asked Sasuke to go, so Sasuke had no choice but to agree.

As he walked out of the house, Sasuke's mother Mikoto's words came to mind.

"Naruto, that child has a really hard life. He has been without his parents since he was a child."

"Back in the day, Naruto's mother and I were good friends who were as close as sisters. Unfortunately, Naruto's mother left early, and we were also jealous of the village. I have never been able to take good care of Naruto for her."

"Now, Naruto has helped us Uchiha so much, we must not let him spend the Spring Festival alone."

"Unfortunately, that kid Naruto rejected my invitation, so I can only ask you, Sasuke."

"From now on, you will regard Naruto as your biological brother, do you understand?"

What brothers!

Naruto is my biggest rival in this life!

Sasuke thought angrily.

"Hey, Sasuke, do you want to go out?"

The guard at the door asked in surprise when he saw Sasuke.

"Are you planning to practice? He is indeed the clan leader's son. He is so talented and yet works so hard."

"Sasuke, you will definitely be able to shoulder the burden of Uchiha in the future."

Sasuke was very happy to be recognized.

But he is so arrogant that he will not show it openly.

Sasuke said pretending to be humble.

"My strength is not enough, I still need to continue to improve."

"But I'm not going to practice this time."

The guard was suddenly curious.

"Then where are you going?"

When he thought about the purpose of leaving, Sasuke's face suddenly turned ugly.

"Father and mother asked me to accompany that guy Naruto."

"Naruto is the benefactor of the family. He must not be allowed to feel lonely."

"If you ask me, it's all mothers who think too much."

Chapter 180 After more than a month of preparation, the New Year is finally here

Hearing this, the guard who was still smiling suddenly turned serious.

"Sasuke, you were not here that night, so you don't know how much Naruto has contributed to the family."

"If it wasn't for Naruto that night, the family would probably have suffered heavy losses."

"And it is precisely because Naruto spared no effort to teach you all kinds of ninjutsu, and even helped Tetsu and the others open the Sharingan, otherwise~..."

The guard didn't finish his sentence, nor did he mention Itachi's name.

After all, Sasuke is Itachi's biological brother.

Sasuke's expression turned gloomy when he mentioned what happened that night.

That night, Sasuke went to practice and didn't know what happened until he came back.

Therefore, Sasuke didn't even see the last of Itachi.

This made Sasuke very uncomfortable.

Although Naruto had vaccinated Sasuke, he said that the people around him were likely to be spies from high-ranking Konoha.

He even came up with a hypothesis that Sasuke thought was very nonsense at the time.

But judging from the current results, all of Naruto's assumptions have come true.

The brother Sasuke had admired since childhood actually became a traitor.

The guard didn't say much, he just said.

"Anyway, since it is the clan leader's order, I hope you will fulfill your responsibilities, Sasuke."

"Naruto is the benefactor of our clan."

"We, the Uchiha clan, must avenge us and repay kindness."

Sasuke nodded silently and left the Uchiha clan.

Watching Sasuke leave, the guard couldn't help but sigh.

"What a poor child. He has experienced such a cruel thing at such a young age."

"Thankfully, he was not there that night. Otherwise, would he be able to withstand the blade of his own brother?"

The guard shook his head and thought no more.

Sasuke walked down the street with deep thoughts.

New Year's Eve.

The streets were deserted.

It was completely opposite to the lively scene before.

Because on this day, everyone will be reunited with their families at home.

Naturally, there were no people on the street.

Even these figures were walking in a hurry towards their respective homes.

At this time, Sasuke looked very abrupt.

Because Sasuke didn't walk towards his home, but in the completely opposite direction.

Sasuke was carrying a lunch box prepared by his mother, which contained the meals Mikoto had told Naruto to eat.

Mikoto was worried that Naruto would be alone at home and there would be no one to cook for him, so she specially prepared a meal for Naruto.

however.

When he arrived at the door of Naruto's house, Sasuke was surprised to meet another person who came to the door.

"Forehead……"

Shikamaru looked at Sasuke and said.

"You are here too."

Sasuke looked at the lunch box in Shikamaru's hand.

"Are you coming to see Naruto too?"

Shikamaru nodded and said.

"It should be more than just the two of us."

Sasuke frowned suddenly.

"how do you know?"

"Did you see it?"

Sasuke turned his head and looked at Naruto's closed door.

Shikamaru said shaking his head.

"I didn't see it, I just guessed."

Sasuke frowned.

"Guess what?"

Shikamaru asked instead of answering directly.

"Why did you come here?"

Sasuke said.

"My parents asked me to come here."

"do not you?"

Shikamaru said.

"Then why do you think your parents asked you to come here?"

"In other words, why did your father ask you to come here?"

Sasuke was stunned for a moment, then realized that things didn't seem to be that simple.

Mother Mikoto is a person with overflowing maternal instincts. She will definitely feel uneasy when she sees Naruto who is an orphan and the child of her mother's former friend.

So his mother asked him to come over, and Sasuke could understand.

But why his father Fugaku asked him to come over, Sasuke had not thought deeply about it before.

At this moment, Shikamaru said this.

Sasuke suddenly felt something was wrong.

"You mean, my father actually had an ulterior motive in asking me to come?"

Shikamaru said with a nod.

"Of course, don't you think that Naruto has changed a lot recently?"

"He's changed so much since he started attending ninja school."

"Especially his strength and his ability to teach others."

Shikamaru pointed at Sasuke and then pointed at himself.

"You and I are both beneficiaries of Naruto's teachings."

"If it weren't for Naruto's teachings, but relying on the things taught in the Ninja School, do you think we would be able to have this strength at this age?"

Sasuke suddenly thought of what the guard said before leaving.

'If Naruto hadn't taught Tieshu and the others and helped them open their eyes'