Leave a line of retreat for others, give them the right to choose.
Uehara Naraku deeply understands this principle, so whenever he chats with Uchiha Sasuke, he always gives Sasuke the right to choose, making Sasuke obedient to his every word.
Of course, the most important thing is to win Sasuke's heart with kindness.
And it's necessary to do it under the name of Uchiha Itachi.
"By the way, there's one more thing."
Uehara Naraku, sitting on the back of an Ancient Giant Dragon, said softly, "Mr. Itachi heard that Uzumaki Naruto obtained a Summoning Contract from the Three Great Holy Lands, so he specially commissioned me to also secure the Summoning Contract from Ryuchi Cave, one of the Three Great Holy Lands, for you."
"Ryuchi Cave?"
Uchiha Sasuke furrowed his brows.
It was clear that he had never heard of this place before.
But it didn't matter since someone quickly introduced it to him.
Yakushi Kabuto adjusted his glasses and smiled at Uchiha Sasuke, saying, "The Summoning Beasts of the Konoha Sannin come from the Three Great Holy Lands, which have at least a thousand-year history in the Ninja World. Nourished by Natural Energy, they boast powerful Ninja Beasts."
"Konoha Sannin?"
Uchiha Sasuke's expression immediately became somewhat surprised.
After all, in this era, the reputation of the Konoha Sannin is still prominent, and Sasuke, having stayed with the Akatsuki for so many years, is also well aware of the fame of the Konoha Sannin.
Furthermore, Uzumaki Naruto's teacher seems to be one of them...
"That's right."
Yakushi Kabuto nodded and continued softly, "Among them, the Summoning Contract of Konoha's Fifth Hokage Tsunade is with the Katsuyu Sage from Shikkotsu Forest, Jiraiya's Summoning Contract is with the Toad Sage from Mount Myoboku, and Orochimaru's Summoning Contract is from Ryuchi Cave with the White Snake Sage."
"Hmm."
Uehara Naraku followed Yakushi Kabuto's words and continued, "Though Orochimaru can't compete with Mr. Itachi, his Summoning Beast is still quite powerful;
Mr. Itachi might be worried that you would feel wronged seeing Naruto with a powerful Summoning Beast, so he asked us to help you find a Summoning Contract from a Holy Land."
"...Who would feel wronged!"
Uchiha Sasuke immediately turned his head and said, "Hmph, I don't care about those things! My strength doesn't need any Summoning Beasts!"
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about it anymore."
Uehara Naraku patted Sasuke's shoulder, comforting the young man, with a slightly sorrowful face, saying, "I actually just wanted to tell you that he always wants to give you the best, and he doesn't want to see his brother slighted in any way."
Anyway, with Uchiha Sasuke now having awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, whether he needs a Summoning Beast is actually irrelevant; this was just an additional favor.
Since Uchiha Sasuke doesn't want it, Uehara Naraku naturally waved his hand, and Yakushi Kabuto quickly put away the Summoning Scroll again.
"I understand."
Uchiha Sasuke shook his head, slowly closed his eyes, and after a while, he spoke to comfort Uehara Naraku, "It's okay, thanks to the seniors for your help, I have already received my most precious gift."
Uchiha Sasuke turned his head to look at the distant scenery and said in a low voice, "Senior Uehara, I hope to inherit Itachi's will, to live in this world in his place, and see it transformed into what he dreamed of."
"Sure!"
Uehara Naraku patted Uchiha Sasuke's shoulder, chuckled, and said, "Then in two years, when you turn eighteen, you'll immediately prepare for marriage! Itachi really wanted to see you get married and become an adult soon!"
"Senior!"
Uchiha Sasuke's face instantly darkened.
This joke isn't funny at all.
Although, in Uchiha Sasuke's view, his brother Uchiha Itachi must have mentioned such things to Uehara Naraku, otherwise, no ninja would really think about marriage.
"Let me tell you our story first!"
Uehara Naraku looked at the distance, reminiscing the past: "Back then, Itachi and I joined Akatsuki together. I was one year younger than him! At that time, my strength was insufficient and I lost to his Sharingan..."
The image of a young man dissatisfied with Uchiha Itachi gradually transformed into a junior admiring him, eventually becoming a close friend of Uchiha Itachi.
They began working hard for their dreams, but Uehara Naraku's progress became faster and faster, while Uchiha Itachi kept worrying about his distant brother and hesitated, so eventually, Uchiha Itachi decided to entrust their dreams to Uehara Naraku to fulfill.
Until Uchiha Itachi's brother joined the Akatsuki, their communication completely ceased, and Uchiha Itachi focused on taking care of his brother, no longer contacting Uehara;
Uehara Naraku worried that Uchiha Itachi might be secretly assassinated by his brother, especially commissioning their other friend, Hoshigaki Kisame, to care for Uchiha Itachi.
However, on the night before the duel.
Uchiha Itachi finally decided to open his heart, explaining all his plans to his best friend Uehara Naraku, and entrusted his affairs to Uehara.
This story truly touches the heart.
Hoshigaki Kisame began to doubt his own existence.
Unless he recalls wrongly, Hoshigaki Kisame and Uchiha Itachi should have been teammates for eight years, but how did he not know Uchiha Itachi could make friends?
Could it be that Uchiha Itachi didn't trust him?
This story, Hoshigaki Kisame listened to and found it hard to believe.
Uehara Naraku slowly extended his palm, seemingly grasping a wisp of breeze: "Sasuke, the dream Itachi and I once had was to completely overthrow this decaying Ninja World, to eliminate those envious and jealous people..."