MC Bookstore Chapter 20 Was Itachi right or wrong to hand Sasuke over to Naruto?
Chapter 20 Was Itachi right or wrong to hand Sasuke over to Naruto?
Perhaps because Sasuke hadn't made a choice for a long time, that strange voice began to urge him on—
[“Uchiha Sasuke, do you agree with the statement, ‘Uchiha Sasuke is incredibly unlucky to have a friend like Uzumaki Naruto!’”]
Sasuke looked at the selector in his hand. He had tried to give it to Kakashi and Naruto before, but it always ended up back with him.
"Was this also done by Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha?" Naruto asked.
Shuiyue scratched her head. "It shouldn't be."
He pointed to the huge, milky-white crystal pillar on the Ten-Tails' body, which had only a chibi-style tree on it, with an extremely eerie red eye in the middle of the trunk.
"That thing is suppressing the Ten-Tails, and it seems that even Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha are helpless against it."
Otherwise, they wouldn't have kept using the Ten-Tails' split clones to attack the Allied Shinobi Forces.
Sasuke: "What will happen if I make a choice?"
Whether you agree or disagree, is having Naruto as a friend a burden?
Just as Suigetsu was about to speak, Karin punched him in the head again, taking over the right to speak to the young Sasuke.
"It doesn't matter which one you choose! Hehe, Sasuke when he was little~~"
Karin's infatuated expression and the way she was licking the mirror really terrified Sasuke, who quickly took a half step back.
Sasuke: "Let that Suigetsu guy speak!"
Karin is sobbing, but this time it was a burly man with orange hair who squeezed into the frame.
"Sasuke."
His voice and manner of speaking were more composed than the other two.
Jugo: "We don't know the difference between these two options yet, but after you make your choice, it will connect to 'Uchiha Sasuke' in another world and let you make a choice in that other world."
Sasuke felt this person was the easiest to communicate with, and quickly asked, "Do you know their purpose? Are they friend or foe?"
Jugo shook his head. "I don't know."
"Sasuke~~~" Naruto playfully twisted his body, his big eyes making big tear bubbles, "You definitely don't think having me as a friend is a bad thing, right? Right? Right?!"
With each "right?" he said, he got a little closer to Sasuke, until finally he was practically begging Sasuke to stay by his side, crying and pleading.
But unexpectedly, the ninja slipped...
"Naruto!" "Sasuke!!"
"Oh no!!"
The Allied Ninja Forces: "..."
Is this still a battlefield? It's more like watching a family drama! And a chaotic one at that!
"Loser! I'll kill you!" Sasuke angrily pressed the option immediately!
Naruto: "Aaaaah!! I didn't mean to say that!!"
【"bite!"】
"Naruto Bridge in the Land of Waves 1.0 'Uchiha Sasuke' has been selected."
"Please wait to receive the selection device, Chunin Exams 'Uchiha Sasuke'."
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Fourth Shinobi World War timeline—
The endless calls made Madara Uchiha's face turn very ugly.
Obito didn't say anything, but his expression was equally unpleasant.
The two of them had tried before, and even with their combined strength, they still couldn't get the Ten-Tails to flip over the mirror wall on its body.
On the contrary, the Ten-Tails was suppressed even more firmly! It also had most of its chakra absorbed by that thing, and now it can only use its split forms to fight a war of attrition against the Allied Shinobi Forces.
With the Five Kage and the successive Hokage present, the morale of the Allied Shinobi Forces was high, and the war of attrition was merely a waste of time.
"Let's use the same attack method again," Obito said. "At least it'll be more effective than this war of attrition!"
Madara did not refute, and the two reduced the number of Ten-Tails' split bodies, allowing Ten-Tails to quietly recover its chakra and accumulate power to wait for the next Super Tailed Beast Ball.
The Allied Shinobi Forces...
The Tsuchikage's Dust Release, the Mizukage's Lava Release and Boil Release, Gaara's Sand Release, A's Lightning Release Taijutsu, and the ninjutsu of the ninjas from various countries under his command all shone on the battlefield.
The combined strength of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju's Wood Release and the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's Water Release and forbidden techniques is particularly astonishing!
The Third Hokage, skilled in ninjutsu of all five elements, went to another battlefield to fight against the White Zetsu, who could use Wood Release, alongside the samurai of the Land of Iron and another part of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
The Fourth Hokage once again displayed the same god-like power he displayed during the Third Shinobi World War, prompting other villages to declare, "You can choose not to fight, flee immediately! You will not be punished."
Of course, the Konoha ninjas of Naruto's generation also shone brightly!
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Kiba, Hinata, and Shino, and most importantly, the new Sannin—Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura!
The ninjas from the timelines before the Uchiha clan massacre, the Konoha genin team assignments, and the Land of Waves 1.0 are all dumbfounded on the other side of the camera!!
Those children still attending ninja academies, or those rough gems undergoing refinement during their genin training! Could they possibly play such a crucial role in the great war to come?!
While watching it gets viewers' blood pumping, it also makes them think of what the Naruto characters once said...
Where leaves dance in the air, fire burns eternally, its light continuing to illuminate the village and spur new leaves to sprout.
The war that will follow has far exceeded their expectations!
And that is precisely the moment when the newly sprouted buds burst forth in full bloom!
Slugs, toads, and giant snakes!
The moment the three summoning beasts representing the Legendary Sannin appeared, they caused a collective gasp of surprise!
Naruto's Wind Release and Sasuke's Fire Release worked together flawlessly! Even the Second Hokage exclaimed, "Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto, did they use almost equal amounts of chakra to coordinate their attacks? A perfect strike!"
"Even with my brother and I working together for so many years, we can't always achieve this level of coordination."
That Second Hokage...
Would they actually praise the Uchiha clan?
This surprised the Uchiha clan members in Konoha on the other end of the line.
Amid Sasuke's protests, Itachi turned around and thanked Naruto for being willing to be friends with his younger brother.
"But please keep at least one centimeter apart, thank you."
Itachi smiled gently, while Shisui, standing nearby, awkwardly scratched his face, remembering that Sasuke's first kiss had been given to Naruto.
Unfortunately, young Naruto had no idea what it meant to keep a distance of more than one centimeter. He was so happy to have made a friend that he hugged Sasuke and promised Itachi that he would treat Sasuke well in the future.
Itachi still felt somewhat worried, while Shisui smiled silently beside him.
This was a rare moment of relaxation for him and Itachi in a long time...
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Konoha Chunin Exams Timeline —
Naruto Uzumaki, who couldn't answer a single question on the written test and had no sophisticated cheating methods, was currently slumped over the exam table, suffering immense mental anguish.
In particular, Ibiki Morino's last question was a hellish psychological torture for the genin!
Despite having perfectly completed the previous nine questions, Sakura Haruno hesitated before raising her hand...
She knew Naruto wouldn't be able to answer a single question, but if he gave up now, at least everyone could take the test again next year. And Naruto's seemingly unattainable dream of becoming Hokage wouldn't be shattered here.
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