Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

"If I tell Shikamaru the reason, Shikamaru can't tell anyone else."

"tell me the story?"

"Actually, I seem to vaguely remember something about my father..."

In the snow, Shikamaru and Asaka appear to be participating in a combat exercise at school. 】

Sasuke thought, Hmm...? Is it the time to make peace after a fight?

Asaka's father, Kakashi said, was Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Obito...

The Uchiha Obito in that world and the Uchiha Obito in this world... are they the same or different?

Shikamaru asked suspiciously, "Do you think Sasuke is like your father?"

"No! I think... my father might be from the Uchiha clan!"】

So, the reason why Shikamaru thinks she cares about "himself" is because she has a vague awareness of her own life experience?

But is it necessary to cover up this by saying that she hates "Sasuke" the most?

Sasuke felt something was wrong, but perhaps a child's mind was just that difficult to understand.

In a blink of an eye, the illusion changed from a training ground to a hospital.

[Naruto said: "Sasuke, do you know who Obito and Rin are?"

Sasuke: “?”

"Heh, Obito, you can't trust an Uchiha! You don't even know your own kind, and yet you say I don't understand Chang! You obviously don't know anything either!"

"...Uchiha?"

"Oh, that's right! Kakashi-sensei's teammates are Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin. You know, it's super magical - that Nohara Rin sister looks exactly like Chaolu!"

Naruto said respectfully: "He died in the Third Ninja World War. He is a hero of Konoha!"】

Sasuke: "..."

He didn't know how to comment on this scene and Naruto's words.

[“Anyway…”]

He saw "himself" lowering his eyes with a depressed look.

[“…You can’t survive.”]

Yes, on the night when the Uchiha clan was exterminated, there were many strong people in the clan who survived the three wars.

Weren't those battle-hardened ninjas once regarded as heroes by Konoha?

But the one who killed these people was probably Uchiha Obito.

Sasuke found that his mood did not fluctuate much. In his youth, he had been resentful and angry for too long because of the truth of his family's demise. He had exhausted himself, lost his mind, and even collapsed and went crazy...

It was as if he had overdrawn his emotions for a lifetime. At this point, his emotions were like a pile of ashes, with nothing left to fuel his joy and anger.

[“He protected everything he wanted to protect!”

Hearing Sasuke's negative and pessimistic answer, Chaolu immediately retorted: "He fought hard for the village. Kakashi-sensei said that he would never give up any of his companions, so he also protected his companions until the last moment! I think - I think he is great! And very powerful!"]

Looking at the girl's indignant expression, Sasuke chuckled.

what……

Did Itachi feel the same way when he looked at himself who knew nothing?

A fool who knows nothing.

A fool who was played around with.

So ignorant that it's almost lovable.

The angrier and more sorrowful the other person is, the more ridiculous it is.

Did the girl in front of me know the truth later?

She was so sure that Obito was a hero worthy of admiration, just as he had been so convinced that Itachi was the murderer who destroyed his destiny.

So what will be the final outcome for you and Obito?

Asaru and "Sasuke" had a big fight because of this.

The girl trained hard and then went to challenge him.

During the battle, in order to fight against "Sasuke" who had activated one magatama, her eyes also revealed bright red magatama.

Sasuke thought, it seems that this time, they recognized each other.

In the illusion, he saw his younger self sitting on the porch outside the house, frowning, worrying about not being able to break Chao Lu's illusion, while Chao Lu sat beside him, holding his hand without knowing it.

[“It’s your birthday…but dad stood you up. It’s his fault! But mom and I will be with you!”

She looked into his eyes seriously: "You have to believe that we all love you very much."

Is this a lie used to defeat the enemy in an illusion, or is it the truth hidden deep in the consciousness?

[In the evening, many people gathered in the living room to decorate the house together.

Naruto and Choji sat together, puffing out their cheeks and blowing up balloons. Shikamaru sat on the ground, took the balloons and tied them in knots, complaining that they were blowing them too full.

Colorful balloons fell at their feet and covered the ground.

Hinata and Sakura decorated every corner with the balloons, while Ino enthusiastically filled each vase with different flowers.

The doorbell rang, Chaolu quickly ran to open the door and said happily: "Shino! You're here!"

Shino carried the cake into the kitchen and put the birthday cake in the refrigerator. 】

Sasuke had never... seen such a lively scene.

He didn't think he had any other friends besides Naruto. Were they all here for him, to celebrate for him? No, probably for Asano.

The girls gathered together, Ino smiled as she put a wreath on Chaolu; Shikamaru took out the bowls and chopsticks and set the tableware. Everyone decorated the living room and sat happily around the dining table.

[A strange woman smiled gently, sat next to Sasuke and said to everyone: "Thank you all for coming to celebrate Sasuke's birthday."]

She looked a lot like Chaolu, so much so that as soon as you saw them both, you would realize that they must be related.

Sasuke realized that Chaolu had pulled "himself" into her world.

Thinking back to when they were still fighting tensely, this result might not be what Chaolu wanted, but even so, she still found a place for Sasuke in her own world and generously shared everything she had with him.

Nohara Rin looked at him gently: "Sasuke, make a wish."

In the dim candlelight, her facial features were a little unclear, but the gentle smile on her face really looked like the mother Mikoto in his memory.

"…I want my family back."】

Sasuke closed his eyes and gave a helpless smile.

[“Idiot!” Naruto said anxiously, “You can’t make a wish come true by saying it out loud!”

Sasuke pursed his lips stubbornly and blew out the candle.

But just when the room was completely dark, someone rushed in hurriedly: "I'm back! Oh no! Lin, have you turned off the lights? Is it over???"

It was Obito and Kakashi who arrived together.

Lin smiled and went to turn on the light, "Obito!"

Zhaolu jumped off the chair and rushed to the door: "Dad!"

She threw herself into Obito's arms, just like Sasuke threw himself into Itachi's arms, and was picked up by him. 】

As soon as Sasuke saw Obito's appearance, he knew that, at least at this moment, Asaka had never really seen him.

This is the girl's fantasy "father".

[Asahi obviously noticed that Sasuke was in a bad mood, but she just thought it was because his father couldn't be with him on his birthday.

So she tried hard to cheer him up, asked for gifts from his father on his behalf, and tried her best to prove that he was very important in her father's heart.

Seeing how hard she was trying, Sasuke backed off silently.

He began to cooperate with her.

Chaolu said happily: "Just now, Sasuke made a wish for his father to come back, and his father came back! It worked!"

Sasuke looked at himself.

[After hearing what Chaolu said, "he" did not agree, but did not refute either.

"He" stared at Chaolu quietly, and after a moment, he looked away and said, "Chaolu... come and cut the cake."】

Sasuke thought that the person who made "him" feel the presence of family again should not be Uchiha Obito.

That feeling of being cared for, concerned about, and valued...

All from a girl named Chaolu.

She was... the one who was most like his family.

[Seeing the girl imaginatively put Sasuke's favorite cherry tomatoes on the strawberry cake, Sasuke, who had been tense, finally couldn't help laughing.

"You... are such an idiot!"

With a "click", Kakashi captured this scene with his camera. 】

Sasuke looked at the camera in his hand, but then he remembered, how could the photos in the illusion be preserved in reality?

[“Come on,” Kakashi said with a smile, “Let’s take a photo together!”

Rin placed the paper crown, symbolizing the cake's owner, on Sasuke's head;

Morning dew took his arm;

The "parents" stood behind them, one on each side, and Kakashi created a clone to stand between them;

Naruto, Shikamaru and Shino crowded together next to Asaka, while Sakura, Ino and Hinata stood beside him with bright smiles.

Chaolu reminded quietly: "Smile! It's the best to do it like you did just now!"

"1--"

Sasuke pursed his lips.

"2--"

He frowned in confusion.

"3--"

He glanced at the girl next to him and met her encouraging and expectant gaze.

Sasuke looked up at the camera, she tightened her arm around him and leaned her head on his shoulder with a smile.

He naturally revealed a faint smile.

"Crack!"

Looking at the photo that was destined to exist only in an illusion, Sasuke's ashen heart seemed to be injected with new fuel, and the flame flickered.