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

We started discussing how to end it.

"Many people who are looking for Naruto now are prejudiced against him. Even if he says it was instigated by Mizuki-sensei, there is no evidence." I tend to think of things as bad, because experience tells me that many things will always develop in the worst case scenario: "Mizuki-sensei is dead, there is no evidence, what if they say that Mizuki-sensei found Naruto first, but was killed by Naruto, and then Naruto framed him?"

Sasuke said, "We can testify. If Mr. Mizuki was only ordered to capture Naruto, why would he attack us?"

I nodded, "My portion may not be enough, but Sasuke you can."

He is the last descendant of the Uchiha clan. Although he does not have any obvious privileges, we all know that he has a special status.

Naruto exclaimed, "Ah!", his expression a little touched: "Sasuke, you didn't become like me because you knew this... did you deliberately lure him into action?"

Sasuke turned his head aside and said, "Don't be so self-righteous. I just wanted to know the gap between myself and a Chunin, so I gave it a try."

Naruto: "...You are such a person that I cannot be grateful to you at all!"

I couldn't help but agree, "That's right, Sasuke is just awkward and can never speak his mind."

Sasuke glared at me again: "Who are you on the same side with?"

Naruto laughed, "Asaka is on my side!"

I said, "Without further ado, where is the Book of Seals? Let Naruto return it."

Sasuke snorted coldly, jumped onto our tree house that had luckily survived, and took out a huge scroll that was so thick that it was impossible to hold in his hands and could only be carried on his back.

Naruto happily went to look for someone with the scroll. Sasuke and I stayed behind to look at Mizuki-sensei's body. I looked at Sasuke and asked, "Did you open the scroll and read it?"

Sasuke deadpanned, looking very upright: "That's a confidential item."

"You dream of learning more powerful ninjutsu. That is the Book of Sealing. Naruto left it for you so that you can be alone together. I don't believe you won't read it!"

"..."

"Have you discovered any powerful ninjutsu?"

"Ahem," Sasuke coughed dryly, "I... took a rough look. Most of them are beyond our ability to learn right now, and they also have serious side effects. The Multiple Shadow Clones that Naruto learned is the simplest one, but it consumes a huge amount of chakra..."

"Anything else?"

"And..." Sasuke said, "A jutsu that is said to be able to resurrect the dead."

I was surprised and asked, "Do you want to learn that... to resurrect your people?"

Sasuke shook his head: "I studied it carefully. This Impure World Reincarnation Technique only controls people as puppets. It is not a true resurrection."

He was a little annoyed: "Because I wasted too much time on this ninjutsu, I only copied down a little bit of the content, and Mizuki came."

I didn't know what to say, so I just patted his arm gently to comfort him.

I asked, "Have you seen any powerful imprisonment techniques?"

"There is a Shiki Fuujin, but that technique... requires the sacrifice of the caster's life, so I didn't copy it down."

I sighed, feeling a bit disappointed. "Maybe it will come in handy in the future! If it has to sacrifice the life of the caster, then it must be very powerful!"

"Idiot! No matter how powerful it is," Sasuke suddenly glared at me, "it is not worth sacrificing your life under any circumstances!"

"But……"

"No buts! If you say that again, I won't show you the scroll I copied!"

I had no choice but to keep quiet.

I leaned against the tree and looked at the sky. Originally the treetops here were like clouds, blocking the sky, but his previous fireball technique burned out a large blank area.

"Sasuke."

He still had some anger left, and his tone was still a little stiff: "Hmm?"

"Tell me, if we don't help...what will happen to Naruto?"

"Hmph," Sasuke said, "Either you will be killed by Mizuki and the Book of Seals will be taken away, or you will have a chance to escape, but you can only flee hastily outside the village and become a wandering rebel ninja."

"But he must still be thinking about Konoha, right?"

"...Isn't it?" Sasuke said, "After all, it's a wronged thing."

So... in the battle at the Valley of the End, did Naruto stand up as a rebel ninja and fight against Sasuke to protect the world?

After leaving the village, Naruto taught himself and was able to compete with Sasuke. Was it because he brought the Book of Sealing with him and learned all the forbidden techniques in it?

My heart suddenly felt uneasy.

Although I said I was determined to forge my own path, actually making a big choice was still a little nerve-wracking.

Have I significantly changed Naruto's fate? What consequences will I cause? Can I be responsible for the decisions I made? Do I really know what I have changed?

Orochimaru and Shikamaru-sama asked me not to interfere, was it because Naruto was supposed to defect with the Book of Sealing?

But I kept Naruto.

If he stayed in the village, he wouldn't be able to grow, and wouldn't be able to become as strong as before...

Am I helping him or hurting him?

How self-righteous am I to think that I, who is a few years younger, can ignore their arrangements and act on my own?

"We helped Naruto, right?" I asked Sasuke. "He will become stronger in the village...right?"

"Whether it was Mizuki's instigation or not, he broke into the Hokage's home and stole confidential items. In the future, many people may doubt whether he can be trusted," Sasuke said calmly, "But, those people already have enough prejudice against him anyway, and a few more won't make a difference."

My brows furrowed even more.

Seeing this, Sasuke said, "You're really worried about him."

"Um……"

"If your Uchiha bloodline is passed down from your father's side..." Sasuke tried to understand: "Then the blonde figure in your memory... should be your mother."

Me: “……Ah?”

"Why, did Naruto show you how to transform into a girl using the Transformation Technique?"

"what?"

"You're really clingy to your mother, aren't you? But treating a boy of the same age as your mother and thinking about him every day is too outrageous no matter how you think about it!"

"Naruto has never shown me his transformation." This topic alleviated some of my worries about Naruto's fate. "You are the only one who has been my mother."

Sasuke: "..."

Naruto came over at this time, shouting, "Iruka-sensei! It's here! Mizuki-sensei is here!"

Sasuke warned me with a sharp look not to tell anyone about this.

I watched him go up to Iruka-sensei and explain the whole story, and then it suddenly occurred to me that Naruto would definitely not defect! Because Naruto was going to form Team 7 with me and Sasuke!

In other words, his original destiny must have been to resolve Shuimu!

The haze that had shrouded my heart suddenly dissipated, and I felt relaxed all of a sudden.

However, I wanted to change my fate, but I am happy that my fate has not been changed...

I have some doubts as to whether I am as courageous as I think I am.

Or...I am actually just a coward who talks big.

Is it because I’m not strong enough…?

If I were strong enough, so strong that I could get what I wanted no matter how the world developed... would I not be confused?

I feel more and more that Shikamaru-sama is amazing. He shoulders such a heavy responsibility, and every decision he makes affects the life and death of countless people.

If he makes a wrong decision, the people who trust him the most, his closest comrades, will suffer, fall into despair, or even die.

It was under such pressure that he sent me here.

What will happen to him if I fail?

and I?

Is it possible that if I just obeyed, Shikamaru-sama's plan would succeed, but I chose to go against his wishes and think I'm so great?

If I refuse to follow Shikamaru-sama's plan and insist on going my own way, but fail in the end...

Can I accept such an outcome and be able to bear such responsibility?