After Kakashi let Naruto and Sakura go back to the hospital room, he returned to the roof again.
He felt like something was off about Sasuke, and he wanted to come back and keep an eye on him.
But he was gone.
When Kakashi pushed open the door to the roof, there was no one there.
"That kid left already. After Naruto broke that water tank, he stood there for a while, then climbed over the fence and ran off."
Jiraiya came out from the side and looked at Kakashi, who had returned.
Water tank?
Kakashi looked up strangely at the broken water tank next to Naruto. He looked at where Sasuke had been standing, and then at the back of the water tank.
Kakashi's usual dead fish eyes suddenly widened.
"He probably looked like he was making peace because he couldn't see behind Naruto's water tank from where he was standing."
"He really cares about his own ability, doesn't he?"
Jiraiya stood next to Kakashi with his arms crossed, looking at the water tank.
He had seen Sasuke standing next to the water tank with his eyes wide open. A kind of painful emotion instantly flowing out from that child.
So he really can't be surpassed by someone he considers a loser?
"I didn't expect he hadn't seen it before."
"Itachi gave him too much of a shock, so he's desperately trying to find balance with Naruto, right?"
"He should have been working hard to get revenge on Itachi all along. Now he feels impatient as he searches for power, doesn't he?"
Kakashi rubbed his forehead, feeling a little headache.
Whether Sasuke saw the broken water tank or not, even if he doesn't see it now, he'll see it later.
The difference has already grown.
Even if he's kidding himself, Sasuke should open his eyes and see everything clearly.
His sense of superiority has blinded him for too long. It's enough to grow up while realizing this problem.
But Uchiha Itachi's sudden appearance sped up Sasuke's awareness of himself.
Sasuke has suddenly become an unstable thing.
Orochimaru already has plans for Sasuke, and now the village doesn't have much power to manage Sasuke's situation.
"This isn't a good sign. You should go and talk to him."
Jiraiya also knows the situation in the village. If Sasuke does anything at this time, there probably aren't enough people to take care of him.
"Yeah, thank you for watching him here just now."
Kakashi couldn't help but sigh and reply, then disappeared on the spot.
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Sasuke sat on a tree branch with his eyes lowered in thought. He had never felt so mixed up before.
If he wants to become stronger, if he wants to get revenge on Danzo, he must become stronger.
His brother is a traitor, his family moved away from Konoha, and all of it was caused by that guy.
Sasuke's feelings for Konoha are quite weak. He always knew that he was left in Konoha as Itachi's hold.
Uchiha Itachi hinted at two choices in his letter.
Sasuke can go find Itachi.
But he would have to separate from all his former companions in the village, and even carry the name of a traitor, eventually becoming enemies with his teacher and companions.
The other option is to continue staying in the village with everyone.
Uchiha Itachi won't interfere much. It's enough for him to grow up normally here.
The letter didn't give any specific advice. Everything has its advantages and disadvantages.
Uchiha Itachi himself hopes that Sasuke can come and find him. Hatake Satoru told him that Orochimaru seems to be interested in Sasuke.
Leaving Sasuke behind was a last resort. On the one hand, Sasuke was too young, and Uchiha Itachi didn't know what kind of place the Akatsuki was.
But now Itachi knows enough about the Akatsuki's nature, and Sasuke is growing up instead of being a child.
No one in the village can fully guarantee Sasuke's safety now.
In the fight, Uchiha Itachi also realized that there is no suitable person in the village to guide Sasuke now.
Sasuke's progress can be called slow.
The village can't protect him, so there's no point in Sasuke continuing to stay in the village.
Although Uchiha Itachi has a hundred ways to make Sasuke follow him, after Hatake Satoru said those things to him.
He also thought about himself and Sasuke seriously.
Sasuke isn't his object, to be guided around at will.
And after seeing Naruto, Uchiha Itachi also realized that there are people in the village who care about Sasuke.
Is it better to let him choose himself?
Sasuke scratched his head irritably.
All along, Uchiha Itachi seems to have made sure that the road he takes is right and safe. Sasuke doesn't even need to make any choices.
Sasuke really wants to become stronger, and also wants to come back and get revenge on the Konoha leaders.
He should naturally choose Itachi. Only by going with Itachi can he be fully guided and educated and become stronger.
But his connections with Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura are so deep that he needs to think carefully about which path he wants to take.
When he saw that Naruto's Rasengan only broke a small hole, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If that's the case, Naruto's progress is just like that, and he doesn't need to be too nervous. The village doesn't really give good guidance on the Sharingan anyway.
He can stay and practice with them too.
They're all on the same road, there's nothing special.
Sasuke really wanted to stay at that time, and live and grow up with everyone.
He's just with Naruto, Kakashi, and them, it won't involve any high-level stuff.
He can take revenge when he grows up.
But when he clearly realized that Naruto seems to be even stronger than him now, he couldn't pretend to be at peace.
"Damn it."
Why did it become like this?
It's not like Naruto did anything wrong. Everyone is working hard to practice and become stronger.
Sasuke gritted his teeth hard and reached out to hit the tree trunk next to him hard.
"Hiding here getting upset by yourself?"
Kakashi stood in front of Sasuke suddenly. Sasuke looked up at him unhappily, shook his head, and turned away.
Kakashi sighed and squatted down in front of Sasuke.
"I'm saying, Sasuke, forget about revenge."
"I've seen a lot of people with your way of thinking. People who take revenge usually don't end up well."
"And even if you succeed in getting revenge, there won't be any sense of accomplishment. After you're done, there's just endless emptiness."
Sasuke didn't run away, and he even rarely didn't argue with Kakashi.
He said.
"Don't lecture me. I know that kind of thing."
But even if they take revenge out of the picture, he definitely doesn't want to be surpassed by Naruto.
They can be evenly matched, but his pride won't allow Naruto to be stronger than him.
The only choice he has is to seek power and go find Itachi.
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