Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 542, 2 Pillars

"Before you ask how to obtain this power..."

Naruto finally released Sasuke's fist, took a half step back, and glanced at the two boys in front of him.

"Let me tell you who I am first. But you two are really stubborn. You haven't guessed who I am at all."

Even with such obvious evidence—the same chakra aura, the same face, the same way of speaking, the same Rasengan, and even the same "debayo" verbal tic.

Neither of them thought in that direction.

However, it's not like Naruto couldn't understand it.

At this point in time, young Sasuke had nothing on his mind but revenge. As for young Naruto, his only thought was to grab the person in front of him and not let him leave.

Naruto's mind was filled with "I can't let Sasuke leave," while Sasuke's mind was filled with "revenge and power."

They had no time to think about the origins of a suddenly appearing adult man.

Sasuke was stunned when he heard the question.

He finally started to think.

The person before me possessed the same chakra as Naruto, only far greater; his face was almost identical to Naruto's, only more mature.

Those ninjutsu, the Rasengan, and that terrifying black sphere from earlier—if it's just a fake, why go to all that trouble?

Why imitate it so closely?

Why did you choose to appear before me in this way?

A possibility popped into his mind.

That might be too absurd, so absurd that he couldn't believe it, but the evidence was right there in front of him, and it was the only possible truth.

Sasuke's face turned very ugly.

"...You are..." His voice was a little hoarse, "...the future...loser?"

Naruto paused for a moment, stunned. "Last-place student." This was the first time anyone had called him that…it actually felt quite endearing.

"What?!"

Naruto's voice suddenly rang out, interrupting his musings.

"Your identity?!"

Naruto stared wide-eyed, not thinking in that direction at all; his mind was filled with thoughts like, "This person is using my face," "This person has grabbed Sasuke," and "What does this person want to do?"

"If you have any status, then don't use my face, okay?"

He shouted.

"And another thing! Even if you use that kind of ninjutsu! If you try to take Sasuke away, I will stop you!"

His mind was clearly still full of Sasuke, and he hadn't considered that possibility at all.

Naruto looked at him, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside him.

This is another version of myself.

Silly, stubborn, once he's made up his mind, he won't look back, but that's a good thing.

Sasuke stood to the side, his face still looking grim.

He thought far more than young Naruto. If the person in front of him really was the future Naruto, then it meant that Naruto would become this strong in the future.

So powerful that it can destroy an entire land with a flick of its wrist.

So strong that he could never catch up.

What about him?

He desperately pursued power, even at the cost of betraying his village, abandoning his comrades, and venturing into darkness—yet he was still surpassed by Naruto.

Then what's the point of all he's done?

"Yes, but not exactly."

Naruto's voice rang out, interrupting Sasuke's thoughts.

"I am indeed Naruto Uzumaki."

He paused.

"But I am not the Naruto Uzumaki you know." His gaze fell on young Sasuke.

"Besides, you're not the Uchiha Sasuke I know..."

Sasuke and Naruto were both stunned.

"Alright then," Naruto began to explain slowly. "Do you know about parallel universes?"

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Naruto explained everything that needed to be explained.

He explained the concept of parallel universes, the fact that he came from another world, and why he was here—all those seemingly unbelievable things—in the simplest way possible.

As Sasuke and Naruto listened, their expressions shifted from shock to bewilderment, from bewilderment to confusion, and from confusion to... barely accepting it.

To be honest, this reason is just too far-fetched.

If Naruto hadn't just demonstrated a power that surpassed Kage-level and beyond human comprehension, they would never have believed it so quickly.

After all, what strong person would have the time to make up a story to fool two low-level ninjas?

Moreover, there is far too much evidence on the body of the "Naruto" who is actually Naruto.

After realizing that the adult man in front of him was not the loser he was with, Sasuke secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If this person is the future Naruto, it means he'll be forever overshadowed by this loser. Just thinking about it makes his heart ache.

it's good now.

If we're not from the same world, then there's still a chance.

He had many questions to ask.

How strong was my other self in that world? Did I succeed in taking revenge? Did I kill that man? Did I revive the Uchiha clan?

But these questions swirled in his mind before being overshadowed by another question.

A more pressing issue.

"How do I...?" Sasuke looked up, his eyes fixed on Naruto, "so that I can become as strong as you... no, I just need the power to kill Itachi!"

Naruto looked at him. "Kill Itachi?" he asked rhetorically.

"If that's all, you don't need to do anything."

Sasuke was stunned for a moment.

"Actually, Itachi... of course, the same goes for Itachi Uchiha in my world. In fact, at this time, he was already suffering from a terminal illness."

"What?!"

Sasuke's expression instantly changed.

His eyes widened, his pupils trembling violently. His usually cold face was now filled with disbelief.

Suffering from a terminal illness? The man who was so powerful that he was driven to despair?

"You can wait a few years, do nothing, and he will die anyway," Naruto continued.

"No!"

Sasuke's voice suddenly rose, filled with an uncontrollable urgency.

Only one thought was spinning wildly in his mind—Itachi wouldn't live for many more years?

What about his revenge?

He relentlessly pursued power, abandoning everything, just to kill that man with his own hands. He wanted that man to die by his own hand. He wanted to show that man he was wrong and that he would pay the price.

If Itachi dies in his hospital bed, dies with the passage of time, dies in a place he can't reach—then what is his revenge?

What did those pains matter? He couldn't let Itachi die like that, absolutely not.

Only he himself...

Only by killing that man with his own hands could he avenge his parents, avenge his people, and give himself an explanation for all the years he had lived.

"I can't let that guy die like this—!"

Sasuke's voice echoed through the Valley of the End, carrying all the boy's anger and resentment.

"Only by my own hands!"

He clenched his fists. "I have to kill that man with my own hands!"

He suddenly turned to Naruto, "Please!"

"Give me power! I'll give you anything you want! As long as I can get my revenge..."

Naruto stood quietly to the side, without saying a word.

He knew he couldn't get a word in edgewise.

But he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If what Naruto said is true, then Sasuke won't go to Orochimaru's place, and he will stay.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, Naruto felt a great sense of relief. His tense nerves and anxious heart could finally relax a little.

He really wanted to ask Naruto what his future held.

Did I become Hokage? Did I achieve my dream? Did everyone accept me?

But seeing Sasuke's anxious look, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Let's ask later. Right now, let's deal with Sasuke's matter first.

Naruto looked at the young Sasuke in front of him, at his eyes burning with the flames of revenge, and at his distraught state upon learning that Itachi was nearing his end.

Kill the itachi?

He remembered Satsuki from his world, who, before learning the truth, had also considered killing Itachi.

"Kill the itachi?"

"My Saku..." He paused, realizing he'd used the wrong title. "My Sakuzuki, I've had that thought too."

"But let me tell you something first."

Naruto decides to tell the truth.

The truth that has been covered up for too long.

However, a story becomes a different story when told by different people.

In the original work, when Obito recounted the truth about the massacre of his clan, he first erased his identity as the culprit and described the Nine-Tails' rampage as a natural disaster.

Then, the deaths of all the Uchiha civilians, including women and children, and Uchiha Mikoto, were glorified as "necessary sacrifices."

That was a story told with a purpose.

It is misleading and leads people down the wrong path.

Naruto wouldn't say that.

He will tell you everything.

All the good, all the bad, all the unavoidable, all the unforgivable.

At the same time, he had to say it—Uchiha Itachi's decision, and the path he chose… was terrible.