Naruto: Sasuke loves to visit forums

Chapter 172 Leaving Hometown on a Moonlit Night

"Well, according to the original plan, I have to leave now.

"Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Uchiha Sasuke turned around, facing away from Jiraiya.

The voice sounded slightly nasal.

Jiraiya nodded and said no more.

He just walked forward and patted Sasuke on the shoulder from behind.

"Take care of yourself."

Uchiha Sasuke did not look back, but patted Jiraiya's big hand on his shoulder as if to comfort him.

Immediately, he strode out of the study without looking back.

He returned to his bedroom and put the backpack he had prepared on his back.

Sasuke's figure has gradually disappeared.

But he said:

"Alocust, I'll leave Sasuke to you next."

Jiraiya turned around, stopped looking at him, stared at Sasuke's leaving back again, and said calmly:

"This is the biggest difference between you and me.

However, the awe of the position of Hokage in his bones made him dare not attack easily, so he had to hold back a burst of internal injuries.

Even, his eyes were still fixed on the direction Sasuke left without looking back.

"Lord Hokage!"

After an unknown amount of time, another figure quietly appeared next to Jiraiya.

Jiraiya paused, turned his head to look at Uchiha Itachi, and asked with a strange look on his face:

"I noticed that your words sound like farts?"

"Alocust, you should feel satisfied. At least, I am willing to take risks now and give you a chance to protect Sasuke secretly."

Jiraiya asked rhetorically.

After Jiraiya directly pointed out the pain point, Uchiha Itachi suddenly felt angry in his heart.

"If you follow that child's wishes completely, you know what your life will be like."

I saw that the man was wearing an Anbu outfit and a mask on his head. The corners of the mask's mouth were pointed, like a mouse.

Jiraiya replied coldly.

Jiraiya turned around again, looked at Uchiha Itachi calmly, and said:

Under the mask, Uchiha Itachi's face turned purple when Jiraiya said it, and he lowered his voice to defend himself:

"Maybe you don't understand the connection between blood relatives."

There are light yellow patterns printed on both sides of the cheeks.

It's time to leave.

“The last time I gave you full authority to handle the matter, you did a really good job.

"So beautiful that Sasuke lost his home."

Nowadays, not being able to live with Sasuke is Uchiha Itachi's biggest pain.

Behind him, Jiraiya appeared quietly on the roof of the Hokage's house, silently watching his disciple leave.

"I see."

In Sasuke's heart, all the farewells had been completed during last night's dinner.

The mask's eyes are narrowed, with red eye lines, and a thin dark line is drawn at the corner of the mouth.

Uchiha Itachi felt ashamed, but he still held his neck and continued:

"But this time is different from before. Orochimaru is just a defeated general of mine. If you really..."

Through the moonlight, I saw Naruto sleeping soundly with the quilt in his arms.

After sensing the appearance of this person, Jiraiya did not show any unexpected emotions.

Immediately afterwards, Sasuke took off his forehead protector, tied it to his arm casually, turned around and left this place where he had lived for a long time and was full of warmth and comfort.

"What else can I say? I look forward to seeing his achievements and growth."

On top of his head, he still wore the black mole nightcap.

"Have you forgotten the promise you made to Sasuke?"

Under the mask, Uchiha Itachi looked painful and said:

"Hokage-sama, why do you just refuse to agree to let me handle this matter?"

Sasuke smiled, took a quick glance, closed the door and backed out.

"So, Sasuke lives with me. And you, like a rat in the sewer, can only spy on his achievements and happiness from a distance."

"Precisely because he is my favorite brother, I will not let him go into danger alone."

When he walked out of the bedroom and passed Naruto's room, Sasuke hesitated for a moment and finally opened the door.

Uchiha Itachi nodded, his tone full of disappointment.

Inadvertently, he had regained his usual majesty as the Fifth Hokage, completely unlike the one he had just shown in front of Sasuke.

"You told me personally that you would choose to believe in Sasuke's own strength and respect all his choices.

Under the moonlight, Sasuke opened the door and left, walking towards the outside of the village.

I thought about my situation over and over in my mind, and had to admit that what Jiraiya said was right.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

Uchiha Itachi knelt down on one knee. In order to keep this opportunity to protect his younger brother secretly, he once again prostrated himself in front of Jiraiya.

"Go ahead. If something happens to Sasuke, you don't have to come back."

After leaving these words coldly, Jiraiya turned over and jumped down, leaving the roof of the Hokage's house.

Behind him, Uchiha Itachi sighed, and the next second, he also disappeared.

Only a patch of moonlight remained.

The spring night is gentle, and the moonlight shines like water in the quiet and peaceful Konoha Ginnin Village, covering everything with a soft veil.

The Hokage Yanyan statues from the first to the fifth generation silently watch this land, just like every night in the past.

Uchiha Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and walked quietly on the road in the village alone.

Walking past the swing outside the ninja school wall, past the closed Ichiraku Ramen stall, across the stone bridge over the Konoha River, and walked quietly towards the outside of the village.

Passing by the open-air park on the outskirts of the village, at the end of the curved stone road, a girl's figure walked out with firm steps.

Sasuke was startled.

Late at night, everyone in the village should have gone to bed.

At this time, how could anyone still be wandering around in a place like this?

Through the moonlight, Sasuke saw.

The girl was wearing a cheongsam and had her hair combed into two buns. She was also carrying a packed bag behind her and stood directly in front of Sasuke.

"Tiantian? It's so late, what are you doing here?"

Uchiha Sasuke asked guiltily after recognizing the girl.

At this moment, the person he least knew how to face was Hinata Neji's lover and classmate, Tianten.

"This is the only way out of the village. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Tiantian answered with his head held high.

"What are you waiting for me to do? Go back to sleep."

Uchiha Sasuke pretended to be cold, bypassed Tenten, and continued walking outside the village.

“Sure enough, you boys are so self-righteous!

"Why didn't you tell me?!"

Tiantian asked angrily.

The last sentence seemed to be asking Hinata Neji from afar.

Sasuke's steps paused for a moment, speechless, and continued walking forward.

"stop!"

A kunai shot at Sasuke's feet.

Tenten put away the tears that were about to fall and jumped in front of Sasuke.

He opened his left hand, held a kunai in his right hand, and said loudly:

"I knew that this matter had nothing to do with you!

"When he leaves on the front foot, you must leave on the back foot. The two of you are indeed plotting something!"

"I can not understand what you say."

Uchiha Sasuke was still resisting.

Keep walking forward, trying to pretend to be stupid.

"No matter what it is, no matter where you go, take me to him!"

Tenten refused to give an inch, the sharp kunai almost touching Sasuke's face.

“Otherwise, you don’t want to go anywhere!

"If you risk your life, even if you have the reputation of being the strongest rookie, you may not be able to escape easily."

Looking at the determined woman in front of him, Sasuke's heart was shaken, but he still said coldly:

"You are striking an egg against a stone."

"Then just kill me!"

Tiantian replied decisively.

Sasuke was stunned again.

Is this love?

Regarding the magic power of love, Sasuke was once again surprised.

He searched his intestines and stomach, continued to maintain his indifferent look, and said:

"What if, I say, we are going to defect from the village and become Orochimaru's subordinates?"

After hearing this, Tiantian's pupils trembled and his body trembled slightly.

This trick works.

Sasuke nodded secretly.

However, Tiantian still maintained his posture of blocking the road and murmured:

"No, it won't. I know Neji, he wouldn't do such a thing.

"As for you, Uchiha Sasuke.

"Although I don't know you very well, I can see that you are a ninja who knows right from wrong, values ​​love and justice, and cherishes his companions!

"Otherwise, Neji wouldn't trust you like that, and would even want to place his future in your hands!"

Tiantian's voice got louder and louder, and he finally decided to believe his eyes.

She shook her head, expressing her disbelief at the words that had just come out of Sasuke's mouth.

"But it is what it is, please stay out of the way."

Uchiha Sasuke hardened his heart, bypassed Tenten's obstruction, and moved forward again. "Take me away!!"

Behind him, Tiantian shouted loudly.

The voice was mixed with commands and begging.

"Even if, even if."

Tiantian was trembling all over. She took a deep breath and shouted loudly:

"Even if I become a traitor, even if everything you say is true, I still want to be with Hinata Neji! At least, I must confirm all this myself.

"Please, take me away!"

After saying this, Tiantian seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and fell to his knees on the ground, sobbing silently.

At this time, Uchiha Sasuke felt thunder in his chest.

I was both shocked and guilty, all mixed emotions for a moment.

After a long while, he finally said softly:

“I swear to you on the name of the Uchiha clan that I will definitely bring Neji back alive again.

"At that time, it will be as if this has never happened. Everyone will live in a better future together."

Hearing Sasuke's tone become completely different from before, Tenten looked up at him in confusion.

With tears streaming down his face, he could only see a handsome and resolute face with his back to the moon.

Immediately afterwards, Sasuke used the teleportation technique and moved behind Tenten.

With a blow from his hand, Tiantian, who had lost his fighting spirit, was knocked unconscious.

The night breeze was blowing, and a girl with a round head in a cheongsam was lying quietly on a lounge chair next to the park.

In the corners of his eyes, there were two traces of tears that had never been wiped away.
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Otogakure Ninja Village, Orochimaru underground base.

In a relatively spacious single room, Hyuga Neji woke up from his sleep and slowly opened his eyes.

Along the way, he was really sleepy.

After confirming with his own eyes that the information was transmitted, he immediately asked for a place to sleep.

It was early in the morning, and he suddenly opened his eyes as if he had a feeling in his heart.

The moment he just woke up, he thought he was still in the Hinata's house, and he felt very dazed in his heart.

Sitting up, Neji stared blankly at the torch in the distance for a long time before he remembered everything that happened today bit by bit.

I saw him yawn, get off the bed, and look around casually.

The interior of the house was dull.

A table, a stool, a bed, a torch.

Apart from that, there are no other furnishings.

Breathing in the cold and oppressive atmosphere in the cave, Hinata Neji was still a little unaccustomed to it, so he stood up and walked outside the house.

As soon as he walked out, Neji bumped into a red-haired girl.

Her long red hair was divided into three strands.

The cluster in the middle droops diagonally from the middle of the eyes and reaches the chin, making it look very unique.

Simple coarse linen clothes can't hide the girl's bright and beautiful appearance.

I saw her playing with a bamboo flute in her hand, one leg bent, stepping on a stone nearby, sitting condescendingly on a raised stone wall, with a look of boredom on her face.

"I heard that you beat Kidomaru up?"

After seeing Ningji coming out, the girl raised her chin and asked with her face covered.

"Nothing to talk about, it's just a simple fight."

Hinata Neji replied indifferently.

"Hmph, I think I'm nothing, and I'm worthy of being guarded here."

The girl stared straight at Hinata Neji with a competitive look in her eyes.

Her voice was a little rough, and at first glance, I thought she was a boy.

"Don't say that, Tayuya. After all, he is our companion."

Beside the two of them, a fat ninja who was similar in stature to Akimichi Choji came out of the shadows, looking like a peacemaker.

Neji turned to look at him.

I saw that this fat man's facial features were very narrow, and he looked like he had a big face.

His head was shaved bald, with only a handful of orange hair left on each of the three directions: top, left, and right.

That looks so funny.

"What? Are you afraid that I will run away?"

Seeing that both of them had the forehead protection mark of the Otogakure ninja, Neji sneered in his heart and asked.

"You can try."

The girl whom the fat man called Tayuya pointed at the dark passage beside her and said provocatively.

"Your name is Hyuga Neji, right? Lord Orochimaru has ordered us to go see him as soon as you wake up so that we can proceed with the follow-up matters."

The fat man had a humble attitude and said to Neji.

"Jirobo, you damn fat pig, it's your turn to be a good person here again."

Tayuya said angrily.

"Tayuya, I think you should pay more attention to your words."

Jirobo advised calmly.

"whispering sound."

Tayuya stopped talking and turned his head to the side.

Tayuya didn't seem to really care about this gentle companion.

It seemed that conversations like the one just now happened often between the two of them.

At this time, Neji did not want to get involved in the dispute between the two of them.

Ignoring Tayuya's provocation, he turned to Jirobo, who seemed to be more talkative, and said:

"Since Lord Orochimaru has given instructions, I will go there right away. Please lead the way."

Jirobo nodded, turned around awkwardly, and walked towards the dark tunnel.

"Hmph! You're a stupid pig who only wants to work."

Tayuya looked at the backs of the two with disdain, jumped down from the stone wall, and turned around to go back.

"Okay, this is where Lord Orochimaru is, I won't go in."

Jirobo said.

He still had that unhurried tone.

Under his guidance, Neji returned to the entrance of Orochimaru's hall again.

Compared to the anxiety he felt the first time he came here, this time, Neji felt quite calm.

After all, the hardest step is over.

After saying goodbye to Jirobo, he knocked on the door symbolically, raised his legs and stepped in.

"You're awake. Are you still used to sleeping?"

In the hall, Orochimaru was sitting alone in his old position waiting, as if he had never left there.

He greeted Neji sadly.

"Thank you for taking care of me."

Neji nodded briefly and agreed.

“They have passed the information to Sasuke as you said.

"Then, how will we know Sasuke's response next?"

Orochimaru asked straight to the point without mincing words.

"If nothing else, Sasuke is already on his way here."

Neji answered frankly.

"really?"

Orochimaru was very pleasantly surprised.

Previously, Hyuga Neji said that they had also prepared several passwords.

Orochimaru thought that he still needed to continue to use the information channel between himself and Danzo Shimura to negotiate with Sasuke several times.

Unexpectedly, after only one one-way communication, Sasuke was already ready to leave Konoha.

Then, the next thing will be much easier to handle.

"So, the next words."

Orochimaru continued to ask.

"Lord Orochimaru!!"

While the two were talking, Kabuto Yakushi suddenly burst in from the door.

I saw him walking in a hurry, with a nervous expression on his face, and holding an ordinary scroll in his hand.

Five minutes ago, under the moonlight, a strange big bird flew into the perimeter of the base.

From the outside, this bird seems somewhat out of tune with everything going on in this world.

Specifically, it is too rough and simple, as if this bird does not belong to the creatures of this world, but is drawn with a water pen.

The bird was circling, and it seemed very familiar with the environment here in Otoyin Ninja Village.

It was seen circling around the canyon, then flew directly into the cave entrance, and flew towards the place where Yakushi Kabuto was.

Seeing the bird, Kabuto Yakushi immediately took out a blank scroll from the shelf next to him and laid it flat on the table.

Then, the big ink-colored bird plunged into the scroll, directly forming text that could be read.

Yakushi Kabuto took a closer look and found that compared to the long speeches in the past, this reply was very simple.

There are only eight large characters on the scroll, which reads:

"Kill Hyuga Neji immediately."

(End of this chapter)