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

He actually said that I was the only one who could understand his pain?

What exactly did he experience in that illusion?

Moreover, Uchiha Sasuke actually said that he wanted to understand my pain?

But my biggest secret, the person I cannot reveal it to the most, is Uchiha Sasuke.

"Even if you say so, I still don't remember anything..."

Sasuke sighed. Although he was a little disappointed, he didn't look very surprised: "Forget it... Anyway, it's enough for you to know that we are the last relatives connected by blood."

The subconscious mind will not lie, but it will also subconsciously hide.

It now seems that my subconscious did a good job of not revealing anything that shouldn't be revealed.

Just because I don't like lying and I'm not good at lying doesn't mean I can't lie. Sometimes, I don't even need to lie, I can achieve the purpose of misleading by hiding part of the truth.

I have always wanted to know how the hatred of genocide and the betrayal of loved ones shaped Sasuke.

But even I know that this kind of question cannot be asked in person, or even brought up directly.

However, since I have already asked it in the illusion, I can ask for an answer: "So...what was your answer to me in the end?"

Sasuke looked at me. I couldn't analyze the expression on his face, and I couldn't read his eyes. "You forgot it yourself. I won't tell you a second time."

"Eh?" I said anxiously, "Tell me again!"

Sasuke crossed his arms. No matter how I tried to persuade him, he remained unmoved: "Wait until you stop making me angry."

Finally, I was discharged from the hospital.

The day I was discharged from the hospital was a school day. Shikamaru, Naruto, Ino and Shino were all at school and had no time to pick me up, so Sasuke and I went home together again.

The welfare home and the Uchiha base are close to each other, so I can’t tell whether he wanted to send me back on purpose or we were just passing by.

It was afternoon when we were discharged from the hospital. We lived quite far away, so it would be almost dinner time by the time we walked back. So we simply agreed to have dinner early before going back.

I suggested, "Let's go to Ichiraku Ramen?"

"You don't want tempura?"

"I don't really want to eat fried food now... I want to eat hot soup noodles!"

"How rare," he said, "He's the kind of guy who eats tempura for breakfast and wants to eat fried food for three meals a day..."

I protested, "I'm not exaggerating!"

But looking at Sasuke's confident look, I can only guess that my subconscious illusion might be just that crazy.

I tried to explain: "Maybe it's because the welfare home prepares three meals a day and I can't decide for myself? I can't eat what I want, so of course I'll always want to eat."

Sasuke suddenly said: "I will give you pocket money in the future."

"what?"

"I don't have much to spend every month except for food and buying ninja tools. If I can't spend all my living expenses, I'll give the rest to you."

I was stunned, and subconsciously felt that something was wrong: "No, this is weird."

"...That's right." Sasuke thought for a moment and said, "Then you can do this part-time."

"what?"

"You have to work part-time every week anyway, so why don't you come to my house and help me clean? I'll hire you, and this way I'll give you the compensation you deserve."

Although I know that Sasuke treats me as a family member, I feel a little overwhelmed every time he treats me like this, and I don’t know how to get used to it.

Only then did I realize that all my previous imaginations about so-called "family" were just empty talk. All the "family relationships" I saw in novels and comics were just superficial appearances.

I have never truly gotten along with a real family, but Sasuke is different from me. He knows what it feels like to get along with family and naturally understands how to treat family members. His ease and familiarity make it difficult for me to cope with it.

I was worried that I would be led by him, but he really knew what to do better than me.

Sasuke said: "I will help as well. When we finish our chores, we can go to training together. How about that?"

I really couldn't find a reason to refuse: "...Okay."

Seeing that I agreed, he smiled.

He seldom laughed before, and was always like a cube of frozen ice. Occasionally, when he laughed, it was mostly with a sneer or a sneering laugh.

But now, he smiles more often in front of me, and almost every time, the smile is very gentle.

"I'll buy you the ramen," Sasuke said, "because I'm the older brother in terms of age."

"..."

"If you call me brother in private..." He coughed dryly, "I don't mind."

"...Don't push your luck!"

When we noisily lifted the door curtain of Ichiraku Ramen and walked in, Sasuke still had the smile on his face. It was obviously the first time that Uncle Ichiraku behind the counter saw him like this, and he couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise.

As soon as there were outsiders present, Sasuke quickly stopped smiling and returned to his expressionless face.

After finishing my ramen, I immediately paid for my portion, fearing that Sasuke would pay for me and ask me to call him brother.

But it was still early, and there was nothing to do if I went home and just went to bed. Sasuke said, "Do you want to go see Obito and Rin? You can go tell them that they are discharged from the hospital."

I looked at him and felt that he was more into the "Obito and Rin are our parents" game than I was.

But he should have known better than me that it was just a delusion.

But I can't refuse this proposal.

Sasuke had never been to the memorial stone, so I took him to the cemetery along the same route that Kakashi-sensei had taken Naruto and me.

I pointed out Obito and Rin's names to him, but he started with the first name, then suddenly pointed at one of the names and said to me, "Asaro, look at this."

I looked over and saw that it was a name with the surname Uchiha.

Uchiha mirror.

Then he found many, many Uchiha.

He whispered, "We have many people here."

He said "we".

I suddenly thought of what Orochimaru told me in the scroll, about the truth about the genocide of the Uchiha clan, and looking at his gentle profile, my heart suddenly tightened for some reason.

"Since our clan was destroyed, there have been fewer and fewer traces of our clan in the village..." Sasuke whispered, "But I'm actually somewhat thankful. Because if I suddenly see the Uchiha clan's symbol on the street, I can't help but wonder, why is it here? Who left it? And then I'll think that whoever it was, they're no longer here."

He stood beside me, looking at the memorial: "We, the Uchiha clan, are an elite clan, a clan that produces many geniuses... and a clan of heroes. It's great... There are so many names of our clansmen here, they are inextricably linked to the history of Konoha, and they did not... die because of the shameful betrayal of their own clansmen... Asaro, you know what? Uchiha is Konoha's Uchiha, and Konoha is Uchiha's Konoha."

I didn’t know what to say: “…Oh…”

He enthusiastically explained the history of the Uchiha clan to me, "Our Uchiha clan has always been responsible for the security of the village! My father, Uchiha Fugaku, is the patriarch of the Uchiha clan. He is the captain of the Konoha Police Department and a very remarkable man."

I looked at him and said to me, "Now the Konoha Police Department has been disbanded because our clan members are no longer here. As expected, our Uchiha clan is very important. But it doesn't matter, I will rebuild it in the future!"

I couldn't help but pull on the corner of his clothes.

"Hmm?" He looked at me and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Looking at his bright eyes at this moment, I am increasingly confused as to why he became like that later.

No, I was becoming more and more afraid to figure out why he became the way he was.

"No...it's just...your dream..."

"My dream before was to inherit my father's position and become the captain of the Konoha Police Department." Sasuke smiled at me. At this moment, his smile was pure and childlike. "But later... I gave up. Because I was determined to kill that man... He is very strong, maybe we will die together... However, I have decided to pick up that dream again, because Chaolu, you will definitely wait for me to come home in Konoha, right?"

"..."

"I will never let you go home one day and find that you no longer have a family." Sasuke held my hand: "The pain I have experienced... I swear I will never let you experience it again."