People without value are not needed.

No one likes someone who is not needed.

If you want to gain recognition from others, it is not enough to just rely on pranks... Pranks can only briefly attract attention for a moment, and what will follow is disgust that you will try to avoid next time.

Therefore, to become an excellent ninja, you must be able to fight with ease and complete the mission without hesitation...

Be strong, be reliable, and be able to solve problems that others cannot.

Then it becomes important.

But there was one person who saw him when he was not strong at all and was only good at playing pranks and was hated by others.

He thought that there was at least one person who would care about him, like him and pay attention to him without him having to work hard to accomplish many things, just because he was who he was.

He thought that was love.

But it turned out that it was a lie from the very beginning.

I see……

He said, how could someone approach him and be friends with him for no reason at that time? He had nothing at that time, he was nothing.

Was he an idiot to actually believe what she said - that he looked just like the family she remembered!

He is so gullible, isn't he?!

Even if he wanted to have a friend no matter what because he had been lonely for too long, it was really pathetic that he didn't care whether what the other person said was true or false.

And what Chaolu saw was herself like this: pathetic, embarrassed, loveless, stupid...

He must be very stupid in her eyes. Very gullible.

How could anyone possibly like such a despicable guy?

Chaolu didn't like him at all.

He was just her mission.

"Naruto," At this time, Sasuke seemed to notice that his expression was different, and suddenly said: "Come out for a moment, I want to talk to you alone."

Naruto didn't want to stay in the place with morning dew any longer, and when someone called him, he walked out of the room without looking back.

Asaro's eyes followed his back, but Naruto didn't react.

"It doesn't look like it's going to go smoothly." Orochimaru crossed his arms. "I thought this guy would be the easiest to convince... It seems that idiots can also get angry."

"It's not that Naruto never gets angry," Kakashi whispered, "He often gets angry and feels pain and sadness, but..."

"Just because you never have any negative emotions towards this guy?" Orochimaru glanced at Chaolu, "The negative emotions that you have never had may burst out all at once this time. I thought you already had him firmly in your hands. If not, why tell him the truth? It will only cause more trouble."

Chaolu ignored him. She recalled Naruto's reaction from another world.

He said: "...I just thought, I don't want you to be alone anymore..."

He said: "...If it weren't for that mission, Chaolu wouldn't have come to me...I wouldn't feel angry at all, I would just feel lucky! I'm so important...it's great!"

He said, "Because Chaolu is also very good! Even if you approached me for other reasons at the beginning, your care and closeness to me afterwards were all real. There are all kinds of reasons for people to get to know each other anyway!"

They are all Naruto... Even if, even if their growth processes are different, but... will Naruto give a completely different answer?

Was she too arrogant? Even though they were both Naruto, they were two different individuals. They were irreplaceable and unique.

And she actually thought that another person's reaction could be used as a reference?

The bright smiling face of the blond young man in the memory is still in front of him: "I, who have only seen your memories, will not blame you. Naruto in your world...the 'me' who has truly spent all these years with you, will not blame you either."

But what immediately came to his mind was the back of the young Naruto who had just left without looking back.

...Perhaps, it is precisely because they have truly spent many years together that it is more difficult for them to accept and let go?

After all, when people from different worlds meet each other, it's like traveling to a faraway place.

The book says that because people go to a place where they are unfamiliar with each other, they tend to be more relaxed and positive... and therefore it is easy to have romantic encounters while traveling, leaving behind wild memories.

The reason why Naruto in that world can let go so easily is because... he didn't put as much emotion into it as Naruto in this world...

Asaro looked at Itachi, a little worried, "What will Sasuke say to Naruto?"

Itachi shook his head: "Although Sasuke has always been simple, it is difficult for me to fully guess what he will think about all this."

“Too complicated?”

"It's not complicated, it's just... maybe it's hard to accept for the time being."

The facts are clear and simple, but what is complicated are the emotions and the people involved.

Zhaolu looked into his eyes and understood what he had not said:

What disturbs their rationality and makes it difficult for them to calm down their emotions is your existence.

……

Sasuke took Naruto to the deserted backyard.

Stopping and turning to look at his former companion, Sasuke asked directly: "How do you feel about Asaro now?"

Naruto avoided his gaze, looking disheartened: "...What about you?"

"I have more experience than you in this kind of thing." Sasuke said, "With the Itachi incident before, it's not that hard for me to accept it."

"You don't find it that hard to accept?" Naruto said coldly, "Of course you don't find it hard to accept. You weren't the target of her deception, and you weren't the one who died in the end. In the end, you won, you ruled the world, and you did whatever you wanted..."

Sasuke frowned, "Could it be that in the memory you saw, the victorious me was very happy?"

Naruto suppressed his anger and said, "You always look expressionless, who knows how you are doing?"

"Then just reject Chaolu." Sasuke said simply, "Given her personality, she won't do anything even if you reject her. You can just go back to Konoha and continue to work hard to become a hero who protects the village, and then fight against us, the guys who 'endanger the world', to protect the village and the world."

Naruto glared at him angrily: "Stop being so self-important and saying such condescending words!!"

"If we come to a fight, you should know that Chaolu will definitely help you."

Naruto whispered, "She's not helping me."

"what?"

"The reason she came to me was not because she hoped I could survive! She just wanted someone to defeat you!" Naruto raised his voice suddenly and punched Sasuke!

"As long as there is such a person, it doesn't matter if it's me or not. If that person is Shikamaru, Asaka will go to Shikamaru, and then just like everyone else, she won't even look at me!"

Sasuke was caught off guard and hit in the cheek by a punch. He stepped back and stumbled a few steps.

He looked at the furious Naruto in astonishment, and his expression turned cold.

"If you are dissatisfied with this, why don't you think about what would happen if that person is not you? - You can't just stand here and make a scene! Complain that you are not important enough to Zhaolu, and you are not qualified to be chosen by Zhaolu to carry out her plan - you are nothing to her!"

Naruto rushed forward and grabbed Sasuke by the collar: "You bastard!!!"

In response, Sasuke puffed up his cheeks and said, "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

A huge flame flashed outside the guest room window for a moment. Everyone in the room rushed to the window and saw two people fighting in the yard.

Chaolu was dumbfounded for a moment: "How did they...?!"

Seeing that she was about to rush over to stop him, Itachi and Orochimaru simultaneously pressed her shoulders on the left and right.

Orochimaru: "Don't go down and add fuel to the fire."

Itachi rarely reached an agreement with Orochimaru. He said "hmm", "Let them fight... maybe a fight would be better."

He said, closing the window: "Listen to us, we understand men's thoughts better."

Chaolu hesitated for a moment: "…Is it really okay?"

After closing the window, the sound coming from the yard became much quieter, but if you listen carefully, you can still hear it clearly.

Naruto panted, his eyes red as he gritted his teeth and said, "If I can't defeat you, I'm worthless and useless to her."

Sasuke also said angrily: "If it is as you said, now she can defeat me by herself, why didn't she throw you aside without even looking at you?"

"Because I'm 'critical'? 'Child of Destiny' or something. But what she wants is only 'Child of Destiny', not 'Uzumaki Naruto'!"

"You actually care about this. I thought you were the type of person who would be glad that you are the child of destiny because that way you can get Chaolu's attention!"

Along with the quarrels, there was also a series of "ping-ling-pang-clang" sounds from the collision of kunai and shuriken, and the flash of swords and sabers on the window paper.

"If I were her only choice... I would of course think that there's nothing wrong with being the child of destiny. But why... since she came here for me, she ended up getting so close to you?!"

"..."

"You knew her secret before me, right? That means, between us, she chose you first."

"Are you jealous? Do you want to reject Chaolu and make her realize that you are not a dog that can be summoned and dismissed at will? Do you want her to know your importance and deliberately oppose her or even fight with her?"

Naruto pursed his lips and clenched his fists, "I won't do that!"

"You are obviously very important to her. You are not so dull and stupid that you can't feel it, right? Do you think that I am her only choice? The future she wants is not for my happiness, nor for your happiness... but for our happiness."

"But I always, always thought that she was different from others, and I always regarded her as a special existence!" Naruto pushed Sasuke to the ground, pressed on him and said painfully: "But she said that she had seen two futures. The only time I was happy was when I got my parents in the illusion. At that time, I thought to myself, it's impossible. As long as Asaro was here, I would definitely be happy. But now think about it, is it because there are only parents in this world, even if I am not the child of destiny, as long as I am Uzumaki Naruto, they will love me unconditionally?"

"Oh..." Sasuke scoffed, "You don't refuse to accept that Asaka hid it from you in the beginning. Are you jealous that she was supposed to come for you but chose me in the end? You came for me."

"She originally hated you...!" Naruto was provoked by him and shouted: "She didn't like you at all! She originally regarded you as an enemy! But - but -!"

"But now, we are blood relatives." Sasuke said calmly, "We are relatives who share the Uchiha surname. She no longer hates me or regards me as an enemy. She values ​​me, cares about me, and hopes that I can be happy."

"...Damn it!!!" Naruto raised his fist high, but this time before hitting Sasuke hard, he nimbly broke free from the suppression, turned around and kicked Naruto out.

Naruto slowly slid down the cracked courtyard wall, propped himself up and stood up shakily: "Since the beginning, I have been inferior to you in everything. You are prettier than me, always popular with girls, a genius, always number one... Even if Chaolu was... eyeing me at the beginning, you still took her attention away in the end...!"

Sasuke said nothing, and did not pursue.

He felt some pain on his lips, as if they were cut. He reached out his hand and gently wiped his lips with his fingers. When he lowered his eyes, he saw a little blood on the back of his fingers.

The young man said with an unhappy "tsk". "I called you out, not to fight with you. I called you out to tell you that if you don't agree to Chaolu, then I will act according to my hatred - I will kill Danzo and will not let go of the two elders who gave the order. If they stay in Konoha, then I will attack Konoha.

If you come to stop me, I will fight you. But, Naruto, I will not win. "

Naruto was slightly stunned: "I won't win...what do you mean?"

"That's exactly what it means." Sasuke said self-deprecatingly, "Asakaru doesn't like me winning, does he? I don't like a world where I win either. But I also don't accept that the hatred for my clan's genocide will just end. Since you are unwilling to help me save my fate, I will always live as an avenger... I think the best fate is to have a hearty battle after the great revenge is achieved and end everything. Then I will leave this world with Asakaru."

Naruto looked even more confused, "What?"

"You know she has learned how to go to another world. When you become Hokage, the hero everyone is waiting for," Sasuke said with a twisted smile, "will you like this world? This world where the person you care about most is no longer there, a world stained with blood? And I will be with Chaolu forever... in another world."

He turned to look at the room where Zhaolu was, his eyes somewhat disappointed: "If there was no Zhaolu, maybe I would want to die in your hands. I most hope that I can die in my brother's hands, but Zhaolu can't... She will be very painful, and then it will be you. Because you are my best friend... I am willing to die in your hands, but Zhaolu is a new destiny for me - as long as she is here, I have the courage to start a new life.

And you, Naruto, will understand what it feels like to be abandoned and to live a dull life even though you've survived.

I will hold hands with Chaolu and admire your regretful expression."

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