Chapter 390: Later Story: Sasuke

Sasuke rushed out of Itachi's room and ran towards the edge of the village.

When he climbed over the wall, his parents were awakened by the sound of their fight, and he heard his mother's surprised voice asking, "Itachi? What's going on?"

Far away, Itachi's voice was almost blown away by the wind: "It's okay..."

It's okay! Of course he would say it's okay!

Sasuke was filled with rage, but he didn't know who to direct it at.

Today is his 16th birthday, but just now, he had another 16 years of memories.

Sasuke suddenly woke up from his sleep in shock. For a moment, his mind was in a mess, and the emotions churning in his heart were so chaotic that he could hardly distinguish them:

Itachi! Itachi is next door!

Itachi killed Dad and Mom!

He just rushed over and used Chidori on Itachi.

Even Susanoo's purple armor began to appear around him.

No...that's not right...

Sasuke covered his eyes in pain, feeling a burning pain in his eyes.

He opened his eyes...

No! He has already opened his eyes!

It's Itachi and Uchiha Madara... No, Uchiha Obito...

No, it's not...

It's Danzo! It's Konoha!

Konoha? But Konoha is now the fourth Hokage, and the Uchiha clan has not moved out of the center of the village...

Is he under an illusion?

How come there are so many weird...

"Sasuke!"

Amidst those memories and emotions that were like a tsunami and were about to overwhelm his sanity, there was a person's voice, like someone holding his hand tightly and helping him to break free from the storm.

"Um..." The voice stammered, "The fireworks display in July... Although it's a few months early now, but... do you want to go with us?"

...morning dew.

Morning dew!

He had always remembered Chaolu—before his memories came back, when he thought he had first seen her when he was six years old.

Although he was young at that time and she didn't stay for long, Sasuke always remembered clearly the feeling he felt at that time -

I think she is beautiful, I like her and want to be close to her, but I feel shy about it so I remain silent and avoid her.

A few years later, Shisui took on a more important position in the village, so Itachi took over the guarding work and went to the moon in his place.

Perhaps because of Itachi, Sasuke saw her more often.

However, every time they met, he felt as if he was no different from when he was six years old - his mouth was still tightly closed due to shyness, and he was unable to say a single word to her.

The last time he saw her was yesterday!

He passed by the commercial street and saw Itachi coming out of the Three-Colored Meatball Shop.

Just as he was about to greet his brother in surprise, Itachi lifted the curtain but did not put it down.

He turned around and looked behind him, with his hands raised, as if to clear the way for someone.

Then Sasuke saw a white figure, who lowered his head slightly and quietly emerged from under Itachi's arm.

——It’s a girl.

For some reason, Sasuke wasn't surprised at all.

Itachi has been acting a little strange since a few days ago.

His attitude towards his parents was stiff and distant. When he stood in the home where he grew up, he always looked tense and uncomfortable.

He no longer raised his head to look at his parents' faces, and whenever he had time he would run outside, and suddenly he seldom came back.

The mother said helplessly: "Oh, Itachi has reached this age too..."

Sasuke was annoyed and confused, "What age?"

"Maybe..." Mikoto smiled, "They're in love."

Before hearing this, Sasuke had never thought of this possibility, and he was stunned: "Huh?"

I've never heard of Itachi being close to any girl... No, there is.

Sasuke thought about it - he was responsible for protecting the priestess of the God of Tatsuno.

If we were to say which girl is closest to Itachi, it would be the miko Asaka.

At this moment, the girl looked up and saw Sasuke not far away.

She seemed to have known that he was here and smiled at him without surprise.

Itachi then lowered his hand, allowing the curtain at the entrance to fall.

...It is indeed morning dew.

Sasuke walked forward as if nothing had happened: "Brother."

Itachi looked at him with a complicated expression: "Sasuke? Why are you here?"

"I'm going to the ninja tool shop...what about you?" Sasuke studied his expression, trying to find any flaws that might be revealed by his genius brother who had always been so at ease since he was a child. What made him a little overwhelmed was that There were too many things wrong with Itachi's expression. "Are you dating secretly?"

"Don't talk nonsense. This is Chaolu..." He paused for a moment before adding the honorific: "Lord Chaolu, do you remember?"

It seems that the relationship between her brother and her has reached the point where he is used to calling her by her name intimately.

Sasuke thought so and replied, "I remember."

At that moment, the air around seemed to freeze for a moment.

Sasuke said, "She came to our house when we were little, right?"

The stagnant atmosphere dissipated so quickly that Sasuke wondered if he had just had some illusion.

But he remembered that when he was a child, Chaolu was older than him, but now that he has grown up, she seems to have not changed at all.

Standing next to his brother, he looks like he is the same age as him.

If she were to be with Itachi-kun, would they become a family in the future?

Become Itachi's wife, his sister-in-law.

family……

Sasuke felt a complex resistance suddenly rising up in the depths of his heart, but he told himself - if they could become a family, it would definitely be a good thing.

And now, Sasuke finally understood why he felt so resistant at that time——

Yes, he had longed to be a family with her, but not this kind of family!!

Uchiha Itachi's complicated attitude at the time definitely showed that he had recovered his memory, so he didn't know how to face himself who had not yet recovered his memory!

At that time, Chaolu asked softly: "Sasuke is almost 16 years old this year, right?"

Before Sasuke could answer, Itachi nodded and said, "Yeah."

"…Have you decided whether to go to college or continue to be a ninja?"

"Of course I'll be a ninja!" Sasuke said without hesitation: "I'm an Uchiha!"

"Even if you're an Uchiha... there's nothing wrong with being an ordinary person. Don't let your surname, family, parents' expectations... anything constrain you." Chaolu paused, and suddenly felt that the tone of her voice was like when Kakashi advised her that she didn't have to become a ninja.

She couldn't help but say, "However, if becoming a ninja is your true wish... I will of course support you."

When she talked to him, when he was about to talk to her, Sasuke always felt awkward...

But why is that?

He said a little reservedly: "...Thank you."

Morning dew!

At this moment, Sasuke roared in his heart: How dare you speak to him in such a nonchalant tone as if nothing had happened! !

You actually left me all alone like that. Every time, I could only rely on Itachi to see you a few times!

You can just remain motionless like that, as if you have never known me!

What on earth are you——?

What on earth are you——?

Do you think about me?

He couldn't help but think of the scene at that time. Itachi asked him: "Aren't you going to the ninja tool shop?"

"Why, brother, do you really want to drive me away?"

“…That’s not the case.”

"Hmph..." Sasuke looked at Itachi, then at the girl beside him, "Do you think I'm in the way?"

Itachi let out a long sigh, "Sasuke."

"You said you didn't want to kick me out!"

Chaolu stood aside, looking at him quietly, and smiled slightly: "Sasuke... is very lively."

But Sasuke couldn't talk to her, he could only stare at Itachi: "Wait, are you going home for dinner?"

"No." Itachi shook his head: "I'll eat outside."

You're with her, right? And you said it wasn't a date!

"Do your parents know?"

"I said that when I came out."

"Okay - I'm the only one who doesn't know." Sasuke complained in mock displeasure, then glanced at Chaolu before saying, "Then I won't bother you anymore."

He left so gracefully because...

How could he possibly express his affection in front of Itachi?

What if she is the one my brother likes?

……

Uchiha Itachi!!!

Thinking of this, Sasuke became even more furious and almost wanted to turn back and fight with Itachi again.

but--

There is one place that is more important now——

He finally stopped at the place that should have been the Uchiha base in the memory he had gained tonight.

But now, this place is still an undeveloped forest.

There was a white figure standing in front of him in the moonlight.

"Morning dew!"

The figure moved and turned to look at him.

Sasuke walked towards her furiously, and Chaolu suddenly said, "This location is where the Uchiha clan's gate was before."

"… Stop changing the subject!"

Chaolu looked at him and smiled: "You remembered."

"Are you happy?"

"Of course I am."

"Really?" Sasuke said coldly, "I thought you wanted me to never remember it."

Chaolu didn't say anything. She turned around, squatted, and pressed her hands on the ground. In an instant, the trees in front of them seemed to come alive, entwining and building on each other, and in the blink of an eye they turned into a complex of buildings, exactly the same as the Uchiha clan's residence that was supposed to be here in Sasuke's memory.

The boy's cold tone softened a little unconsciously: "What are you doing?"

"Come." Chaolu pushed open the door that had just been erected in front of her and extended her hand to Sasuke. He hesitated for a moment before shaking her hand.

They once again entered the deserted Uchiha base. Those familiar scenes brought familiar pain. Sasuke felt pain in his heart for a moment, as if he saw the tragic scene of his clansmen lying dead on the ground again. However, another memory comforted him and told him that those clansmen who should have died long ago were now alive and well in the center of the village.

All this is due to... the efforts made by the girl next to me.

The anger in Sasuke's heart subsided a little, and then he felt a sour feeling.

He looked at the street lamps. No matter how powerful Chaolu's wood escape technique was, he could only create wooden street lamps.

It is impossible for a wooden street lamp to be powered by electricity and it is impossible for it to light up.

But the moonlight was bright enough, and what's more...she was holding his hand the whole time.

Why do we need street lights?

Street lights exist to illuminate people’s way forward, but isn’t his way forward right in front of him?

Gradually, Sasuke was surprised to find that the direction Chaolu was taking him seemed to be to the cinema.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

Chaolu said: "I want to apologize to you."

"Go to the cinema?"

"Yes..." Chaolu thought for a moment, "but also no."

"you……"

"Sasuke." She tightened his hand, "You don't know how long I have been standing here today... I was afraid that you wouldn't come, but I was also afraid that you would come."

"……Why?"

"I'm afraid you will forget me forever, but I'm also afraid that when you remember me, you will feel pain and it will destroy your current happiness..."

"idiot……!"

If it was the younger Chaolu, she would have angrily retorted, "I'm not an idiot!"

But now Chaolu just sighed.

Then Sasuke realized very clearly that during the sixteen years when he lost his memory, Chaolu was alone in a place he didn't know and experienced many things he didn't know.

He couldn't help but hold her hand tighter.

Compared to his previous anger, he now felt a little more uneasy - after regaining their memories... could they go back to the way they were before?

They walked into the cinema, and Chaolu suddenly turned into her younger self.

At the age of 16, the same age as Sasuke, she had not yet obtained the power of the Otsutsuki, and still had black hair and black eyes. When she stood next to him, her temperament was very similar, just like a brother and sister.

Sasuke whispered, "Why did it have to be like this?"

"I think... Sasuke might be more accustomed to seeing me like this. Would my white hair look a little strange?"

"Idiot! As long as it's you, no matter what you look like, I won't find you strange! Change back to me!"

"Oh..." Chaolu changed back obediently.

Sasuke looked away, then softened his tone a little, and said awkwardly: "You have come a long way... I don't want you to go back to the past for me."

I'll catch up with you.

He thought to himself: It’s time for me to work hard to catch up with you.

Just like there will be no electricity in the street lamps of Wood Release, there will be no electricity in the movie theaters of Wood Release.

Sasuke thought she was going to show something, but all he saw was a pitch-black screen.

He frowned in confusion and was about to speak when Chaolu suddenly let go of her hand.

"Morning dew!"

"Ok?"

"What are you going to do?"

Chaolu was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Wait for me, I'll be back soon."

As expected, she disappeared for a moment, and Sasuke's anger, which had calmed down somewhat, suddenly surged again because he was abandoned by her.

Fortunately, Chaolu came back the next moment, and she said excitedly: "Everything is arranged, come on, Sasuke!"

Sasuke stared at the hand she stretched out and realized that as long as she said "Come on!", he could not go anywhere except by her side.

He silently held her hand and was pulled into the space by her.

"Boom-boom!"

The next second, he was surprised to find himself at the beach.

He stood on the soft and fine sand, the morning dew was right beside him, setting off a fireworks display for him that almost filled the entire sea.

Sasuke's eyes widened slightly.

“The first way to apologize is to say sorry.”

Zhaolu gently moved closer to him. Amid the continuous bombardment of fireworks, she had to lean closer to his ear and speak: "I'm sorry. It's always been either me forgetting you or you forgetting me... But I promise, now and in the future, it will never be like this again."

"..."

Seeing that he was just looking at her silently, Chaolu took out a food box from her black hole.

She opened it and showed him that it was full of various tomato dishes.

"The second way to apologize is to ask if you want something to eat. You..."

"Do not want to."

"Oh..." Chaolu put the lunch box back awkwardly. "Then, there is only the third way to apologize."

She hesitated: "Do you want it?"

"what?"

Speaking of which, the third way of apologizing was something she came up with herself, and Sasuke never said it.

And later on, she had long since realized that was not the way to apologize.

...isn’t it?

She gently wrapped her arms around his shoulders, closed her eyes and kissed the corner of his lips.

"…Who taught you to apologize like this?"

"you."

"When did I-"

"You told me to be shy once. You got really angry at that time, and then you weren't angry anymore."

"..."

"Although you think I abandoned you for sixteen years, to me, I have been waiting for you...waiting for you for sixteen years. I abandoned you...and you abandoned me."

She looked at him carefully, unable to hide every change in Sasuke's expression.

"So, don't be mad at me, okay?"

"..."

He didn't say anything, but silently hugged her tightly with his backhand.

Chaolu hugged his neck and laughed happily.

But Sasuke suddenly grabbed the soft flesh behind her neck, as if holding a cat by the scruff of the neck, and gritted his teeth and said, "You're still not ashamed."

Chaolu was already very skilled at apologizing. She kissed him again and looked into his eyes, which were brighter than the fireworks in the sky.

Sasuke: "So, you and Itachi..."

"Ok?"

"……nothing."

He would never say that he had ever called her sister-in-law in his heart!

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like