Chapter 125: Urashiki's Secret Crush on Sasuke
Thud.
Jiraiya, whose shoulder had been pierced through, dropped to one knee, clutching his wound.
At this moment, Sasuke moved!
Sasuke charged forward at the speed of a genin!
What was Sasuke trying to do?
Recreate the Lion Barrage from his youth?
No!
Sasuke hugged Urashiki!
"Boruto, take Naruto and go, now!"
Sasuke shouted toward Boruto behind him as he held Urashiki tightly.
Everyone who witnessed this scene once again fell into silence.
"What exactly is Uchiha Sasuke trying to do?"
Hashirama was the first to voice the question, turning to his younger brother Tobirama in search of an answer.
"I think… it's probably that Uchiha Sasuke saw Boruto use that vulgar technique earlier to restrain Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, so he decided to hold onto Urashiki and use his own body to tempt Urashiki…"
The more Tobirama spoke, the more aggrieved he felt.
To be honest, he would rather suspect that Sasuke was trying to seduce Urashiki with his body than believe that Sasuke was attempting to restrain him with the power of a 'loving hug.'
What was even more terrifying was that, in the next moment, Urashiki really was restrained!
Tobirama felt his worldview on the verge of collapse.
No, wait.
Uchiha Sasuke had his chakra hooked away, sure. But Ōtsutsuki Urashiki didn't have his chakra taken, did he?
If this could be explained by anything other than Urashiki being infatuated with Sasuke's warm, soft embrace, then what else could it be?
Oh, right!
Tobirama suddenly thought of another explanation.
"Perhaps this Ōtsutsuki Urashiki is naturally kind-hearted and doesn't like killing?"
Tobirama put forward an even more outrageous guess.
"Naturally kind-hearted? What kind-hearted person smiles that lewdly?"
Hashirama's mouth twitched as he complained.
"Exactly. What kind-hearted person goes around hurting an innocent child for no reason?"
Kushina was also full of resentment toward Urashiki for trying to steal the Nine-Tails from Naruto.
"You're right, it was my oversight. But then what is the reason?"
Tobirama felt his head start to ache.
Indeed, Urashiki couldn't possibly be a good person.
This was like saying that a murderer who only kills but doesn't desecrate corpses, a thief who doesn't kill, or a snake in the wall that doesn't bite…
You couldn't just conclude someone was a good person because of that, right?
"Tobirama, you're thinking too much. Don't get hung up on these details. Urashiki not killing people works in our favor anyway, doesn't it?"
Hashirama remained extremely optimistic.
Tobirama didn't reply. He couldn't help thinking this way, it was just too bizarre.
However.
An even more bizarre scene appeared.
The battle scene was exceptionally intense.
The restrained Ōtsutsuki Urashiki looked at Jiraiya, who had summoned a toad and was fleeing with Naruto and the others, and became furious.
That's right, Urashiki was angry.
It was time to make Uchiha Sasuke bear the wrath of a terrifying extraterrestrial, the Ōtsutsuki clan!
"Damn it, let go of me!"
Urashiki roared in anger and began hammering Sasuke with his elbows.
Don't underestimate this seemingly ordinary move, the "Ōtsutsuki Elbow Strike." It had likely returned to simplicity, each hit probably carried the power of an Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
And Sasuke was even more formidable.
He had already integrated the defensive power of Susanoo into his physical body. Relying purely on bodily strength, he tanked the Ōtsutsuki Elbow Strikes, and even launched a counterattack!
Sasuke placed his hand on Urashiki's backside, hoisted him up, and jumped off the cliff.
"No, I can't take this anymore. My earlier guess was definitely right, this Ōtsutsuki Urashiki is flirting right now!"
Tobirama completely broke down.
He had never imagined that the Uchiha would one day bring him such torment.
Even when Hikari had previously called him a 'born-evil Senju old man,' he hadn't been this shaken.
It was still the same question, Sasuke had his chakra taken. Fine, let's say he was weakened to the extreme. But what about Urashiki?
Urashiki, if you wanted to break free from Sasuke's hug, all you did was lightly elbow him a few times and say "let go"?
With that hug Sasuke just did, forget hugging Urashiki, if he tried that on Moegi, he'd get punched flying in one blow.
There was only one possible explanation.
The person being hugged was secretly in love with Sasuke.
"Shouldn't we go rescue Sasuke now?"
Itachi was the only one without any personal grudges (or was he really?), and instead was deeply worried about Sasuke's current situation.
…Well, not exactly for his safety.
After all, Itachi's battle instincts weren't bad. The analysis Tobirama could make, he could make as well.
The Second Hokage's reasoning was indeed correct.
This was the only reasonable explanation.
So Itachi wasn't worried about Sasuke's safety, but rather, his butt.
A weakened, defenseless Sasuke had fallen into the hands of an Ōtsutsuki who coveted his body.
A scene begging for a doujin.
"Hey? I just thought of something. Shiromo, didn't you tell me earlier that Uchiha Sasuke is the reincarnation of that… what was it, the spinning top? Same as Uchiha Madara, right?"
Uchiha Hikari suddenly thought of something and looked to Shiromo for confirmation.
"Mm. Madara and Sasuke are both reincarnations of Indra's chakra. They share a destined entanglement with the reincarnations of Asura's chakra."
Shiromo nodded.
"What an entangled destiny, gross."
"But then this isn't strange at all. Uchiha Sasuke is the next generation of Uchiha Madara, one of Konoha's two great gays. It's very reasonable."
Hikari wore an enlightened expression, nodding her small head.
"'Konoha's two great gays', what kind of ridiculous title is that, hahaha. By the way, who's the other one? Izuna?"
Hashirama laughed as he scratched his head.
"Big brother, are you an idiot? Izuna died before Konoha was founded. What kind of Konoha ninja was he supposed to be?"
Tobirama was speechless.
"Strategist, Sasuke he…."
Seeing the topic drift again, Itachi helplessly turned to Shiromo.
Ever since Itachi saw the Third Hokage revived by Impure World Reincarnation appear together with Shiromo, and even get along quite harmoniously, he had completely confirmed that following Shiromo was the correct path.
"Who are you? You keep interrupting."
Hikari put her hands on her hips and frowned at Uchiha Itachi.
"He's Uchiha Itachi. Sasuke's older brother. The one who wiped out the entire Uchiha clan."
Shiromo helped with the introduction.
"Oh. Then you're quite something. Still, stay away from me, I hate both Uchiha and Senju people the most."
Faced with an Uchiha psychopath, Uchiha Hikari chose to keep her distance.
Even though she herself was a bit unhinged too.
"Strategist…"
"Alright, alright. Let's move, let's move. But it'll just be the two of us. Everyone else stays here and keeps watching."
Shiromo waved his hand.
"Why?"
Hikari puffed out her cheeks.
"Even if Urashiki has been acting like a clown, his abilities are still there, they haven't disappeared. And besides, there's still Momoshiki lurking."
"One can hook away chakra; the other can absorb ninjutsu and return it doubled."
"Those of you who rely on ninjutsu and chakra, if you go, you'll most likely just turn into power banks."
As Shiromo said this, he looked at Itachi. "As for him, he's mainly going over as Sasuke's brother. What's needed from him is his presence, and his mouth."
"Then what about me?"
Hashirama raised his hand excitedly. "I know Sage Mode!"
"You're not going either. I'm afraid the Ōtsutsuki might find your Hashirama cells even tastier, perfect for refining pills."
"..."
"Shiromo's reasoning makes sense, but…"
Tobirama agreed with Shiromo's assessment, then turned his gaze toward him mid-sentence. "I can sense an immense amount of natural energy in you. But are you really planning to deal with two Ōtsutsuki by yourself?"
"Even though Urashiki's performance so far has been terrible, based on how you described them earlier, I don't think you were just making things up."
(End of this chapter)