"Kill him, and you won't have to carry the burdens of the past anymore. Forge a new future for yourself, and clear the name of the Uchiha Clan!"
Looking at Naruto, whose pale face was stained with blood, Sasuke buried his head in the shadows, his expression fluctuating.
"Awaken the Sharingan... revenge... clear the name..."
"Yes!" Feng Xu's seductive, lingering voice continued to echo in Sasuke's ears.
"They dared to trespass into Four Stars Village today, their fate is sealed. I will not let them leave alive."
"So, instead of being killed by me without value, why not let you use their last remaining heat as nourishment to awaken your Sharingan?"
Sasuke's hand trembled as he reached for the Kunai on the fox's tail.
He struggled to lift his head and look at Naruto, then painfully closed his eyes, making his final decision.
"Naruto..."
Hearing Sasuke's murmur, Naruto finally regained some strength and spoke in a weak voice.
"Sasuke, do it. I don't blame you..."
"But you must escape. Take Sakura and Kakashi-sensei. Everyone in the Village is waiting for you to come back..."
Naruto's words seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Sasuke made up his mind, a resolute expression appearing on his face.
"Naruto, you won't die without value. I promise you."
The Kunai was pressed against Naruto's throat, and at the same time, Sasuke's other hand began to condense a Spiral Chidori Ball.
Seeing this, Feng Xu's voice grew louder.
"That's it, Sasuke! A Kunai might not kill him, but the Spiral Chidori Ball can ensure he's completely dead!"
"Do it! Embrace your glorious future!"
The moment Feng Xu's voice fell, Sasuke swung the Spiral Chidori Ball in his hand towards Naruto.
"Shine."
As Sasuke's cold words were uttered,
The anticipated scene of Naruto's death did not occur.
Instead, the Spiral Chidori Ball, the moment it touched Naruto, suddenly changed direction and smashed backwards.
At the same time, golden-red Nine-Tailed Chakra erupted from Sasuke, and the extending fox tail fiercely slashed at the fox tails piercing Naruto's limbs.
Whoosh!
Boom!
"You idiot dead last, hurry up and get out of here, don't hold me back!"
The fox tails piercing Naruto's limbs snapped in response, dissipating into Chakra in mid-air.
Sasuke's redirected Spiral Chidori Ball also smashed into the ground between him and Feng Xu.
The explosion, combining two natures, instantly formed a terrifying pillar of electrical energy, about half a person's height.
In an instant, it tore a huge gap in the ground!
And its residual power continued to extend to the right, forming a massive gully nearly half a meter wide!
That's right, Sasuke had no intention of killing Naruto from the start.
Of course, he also had no intention of harming Feng Xu, the benefactor who gave him strength and wanted to help him get revenge.
So, he aimed this attack at the ground to create a barrier.
"Have you chosen betrayal, Sasuke?"
"I'm very disappointed in you..."
From the swirling smoke, Feng Xu's voice slowly emerged.
Sasuke, meanwhile, looked at Naruto, who was sitting foolishly on the ground, and anger surged within him.
"Idiot, hurry up and get out of here! I'm safe, I don't need your concern!"
Hearing this, Naruto shakily stood up, his expression stubborn: "I'm going to take you back safely."
"I always keep my word, that's my Ninja Way!"
Sasuke: "???"
Hearing Naruto still talking about some ridiculous Ninja Way, Sasuke was half-dead with anger.
Such an irritating Naruto definitely wasn't an illusion, he was truly the real deal!
"You white... move!"
Sasuke hadn't finished his curse when he grabbed Naruto and dodged to the side.
The spot where they had just stood was pierced by a golden-red fox tail that emerged from the smoke!
"What touching brotherly affection, but unfortunately, only one of you will live today."
Feng Xu's voice came again from the smoke, and seven huge dark figures broke through the smoke, stabbing towards the two.
"He only has eight fox tails. After we dodge them, we run!"
Sasuke pulled the injured and slow-moving Naruto, quickly dodging and weaving.
The observation of his Sharingan, combined with his body strengthened by Nine-Tailed Chakra, allowed him to successfully avoid all the piercing fox tails.
"So strong!" Naruto, seeing Sasuke's performance, was dumbfounded: "Sasuke, you've become so strong now!"
Sasuke, hearing Naruto's praise, curved his lips into a smile, which then quickly vanished as he maintained his cool demeanor.
Only after dodging the last fox tail's attack did he pause slightly and speak.
"This is the last one. It takes him time to retract and attack again. Don't move, I'll carry you and run!"
"Oh, okay!"
Seeing Naruto understood, Sasuke quickly turned around, pulling Naruto, about to escape.
However, another huge dark shadow pierced out from the smoke—it was the ninth tail!
Sasuke, feeling a sharp sensation at the back of his head, turned to see the enlarged tip of the tail right before his eyes.
Before he could even feel fear, his body was knocked away by a force.
Immediately after, he saw Naruto, whose chest was pierced by a fox tail.
And Naruto, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, uttered his last words.
"Live, Sasuke..."
Buzz—
His mind was instantly filled with a buzzing sound.
Witnessing this scene, a surge of choked anger rose from Sasuke's throat, finally erupting into a heartbreaking roar.
"Naruto!!!"
Beside his constricted pupils, the three tomoe spun rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, they transformed into a six-pointed star formed by six overlapping leaves.
It was also at this moment.
Purple pupil power surged out.
Instantly, the scene before Sasuke's eyes changed rapidly.
Naruto, who had been pierced in the chest and coughing blood, slowly dissipated with the wind.
And he was still standing in place, with Feng Xu, wearing a mask, looking at him.
To his sides were Kushina, with a gossipy expression, and Minato, frowning in thought.
The surrounding ground showed no traces of any battle.
Seeing the scene before him clearly, Sasuke immediately let out a long sigh of relief.
"It was an illusion after all. Of course, Naruto has an incredibly powerful Feng Xu inside him. I can't believe I didn't remember..."
Then, with a mix of joy and anger, he ignored Kushina's gaze and looked at the scarlet eyes beneath Feng Xu's mask, saying,
"To be able to use such a realistic genjutsu, it turns out you are also a survivor who awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan..."
"I'm finally starting to understand why you've gone to such lengths to train me and help me get revenge..."
Chapter 203: Cheerful Support from an Old Father
Sasuke, in saying this, clearly mistook Feng Xu for a survivor of the Uchiha Clan.
He believed Feng Xu also wanted to kill Itachi to avenge the annihilated Uchiha Clan.
It was even possible that Feng Xu's Mangekyo was awakened when he witnessed Itachi killing his friends and family!
After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch in the Ninja World; there must be an ulterior motive.
And Feng Xu, possessing the Mangekyo Sharingan, certainly wasn't after his eyes.
So the only explanation was to avenge the annihilation of the Uchiha Clan!
And he, the killer's younger brother, was the revenge that could inflict the greatest harm on Uchiha Itachi!
Just as Sasuke was thinking this, Kushina, who was beside him, finally couldn't resist leaning in.
"Hehehe, little Sasuke, I didn't expect you and our Naruto to be so close!"
"Don't deny it, we all heard your heartbreaking 'Naruto' just now!"
As she spoke, Kushina nudged Sasuke's side with her elbow, a strange smile on her face.
She now understood why Feng Xu wanted to train Sasuke and help him get revenge.
It turned out this boy was her son's good friend!
Minato, on the other side, sighed repeatedly, and after a moment, stepped forward and patted Sasuke's shoulder.
"Sasuke, the kind of affection prevalent in that tavern in the Land of Lightning is not right. You can't be with Narut..."
Minato had never seen such 'bromance' as in the Big Bird Tavern; it had a terrifying impact on him.
Plus, Sasuke had actually stayed there 'happily' for a week!
This was why he first thought of 'bromance' and 'fencing' instead of the bonds of comradeship!
Of course, it was also due to Sasuke's overly sorrowful and desperate 'Naruto' just now.
"Sigh, never mind. If Naruto is willing, I, as his father, am willing to fully support you two."
Sasuke: "???"
Sasuke's face darkened, his fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly, and it was a long time before he lowered them, refraining from punching Minato in the face.
"Naruto and I have no relationship, and we are not friends. That was just my perception being messed up by an illusion!"
"I understand, we all understand. Kushina and I are not rigid people." Minato nodded with a complicated expression.
"Life is short, as long as you're happy, that's what matters." Kushina, for once, didn't refute Minato and agreed with him.
After all, they both died young and understood the preciousness of living happily.
"You two!!!"
Sasuke felt a mouthful of old blood stuck in his chest.
Then he looked at Feng Xu with hatred.
If Feng Xu hadn't thrown him into the Big Bird Tavern, making him spend seven days clutching his butt and not daring to sleep,
How could Minato and Kushina have misunderstood his sexual orientation!
"Oh?" Seeing Sasuke look at him with fierce eyes, Feng Xu's mask curled into a cold smile.
"Still so energetic, it seems you've rested enough..."
As he spoke, Feng Xu used his Chakra fox tails to push away Kushina and Minato who were Surroundstanding on either side.
At the same time, dark pupil power continuously surged from his eyes.