Konoha: Naruto, trained by Aizen

"Get out of here before I beat you all to a pulp," Naruto said with a smile, clenching his fist.

The four shadow clones vanished instantly.

"The world is finally at peace." Naruto breathed a sigh of relief, got dressed, and headed towards the Ninja Academy.

He had an agreement with his shadow clone that he would go to school once a week, and the shadow clone would take his place the rest of the time.

For them, studying boring courses at the Ninja Academy was undoubtedly torture, but considering the potential of their classmates, Naruto had no choice but to endure it.

Naruto had considered graduating early, but later gave up on the idea.

Firstly, my classmates have high potential, and I need to make friends with them.

Secondly, graduating early is not part of the third generation's plan, so it definitely won't pass.

As it turned out, Naruto was right.

Danzo and the Third Hokage once had a fight over Naruto graduating early.

Danzo advocated for Naruto to graduate early and join the Anbu to receive his guidance.

The Third Hokage, however, believed that Naruto's bond with his classmates was not deep enough, and that graduating early would do more harm than good.

The two sides argued incessantly, revealing Danzo's ambition to obtain Naruto.

Finally, the topic was brought to a close by the Third Hokage's tried-and-true theory of Hokage.

Enraged, Danzo stormed off, his heart twisted even more.

Inside the dark Hokage's office, the Third Hokage's gaze was filled with complex emotions, but it eventually hardened.

"I didn't do well before, but now I will make up for it. Minato, I will make sure Naruto lives a good life." The Third Hokage murmured softly in his office.

......

Arriving at the familiar classroom, but not seeing any familiar faces, Naruto was somewhat confused.

Sasuke usually arrives at school very early, so this is probably the first time he's been late in a year.

"Naruto-kun! Good morning!" In the classroom, Ino saw Naruto and cheerfully greeted him, pulling Sakura along with her.

The other students also greeted Naruto.

"Good morning." Naruto responded to each of them, his gaze finally settling on the shy girl with short, light purple hair.

Recalling Hinata's big sister image, he couldn't help but chuckle: "Good morning, Hinata."

"Good morning, Naruto-kun." Feeling treated specially, Hinata shrank back like a frightened bird, her face flushed as she responded.

"What? Why did Naruto specifically ask Hinata about this? It wasn't like this before," Sakura pouted jealously.

Once Naruto was seated, several students suddenly crowded around him.

"Naruto, do you know? The Uchiha clan was wiped out."

"Really? Such a large family was wiped out?" The other students immediately crowded around in astonishment, discussing the matter.

"It's true, a powerful family was wiped out overnight, and it seems that only Sasuke survived."

"Oh my god, who did this? It's terrifying."

"I don't know. The secret service is cleaning up the mess right now. I heard there was bloodshed inside the mansion."

As he listened to the discussion, Naruto's expression gradually became serious.

My hunch yesterday was right; something bad really happened.

After the Senju clan declined, it was no exaggeration to call the Uchiha the most prestigious and powerful clan in Konoha. Countless strong individuals within the clan awakened the Sharingan, forming an important piece of Konoha's top fighting force.

But how could such a powerful and prestigious family be wiped out overnight?

This doesn't make any sense at all.

What about Konoha's Anbu and Konoha's ninjas?

Did they all go out of business and starve?

Naruto felt increasingly uneasy; the massacre of his clan was too abnormal and too bizarre.

Assuming that the mysterious force that wiped out the Uchiha clan has nothing to do with Konoha, it means that this mysterious force has the terrifying power to infiltrate Konoha and wipe out the Uchiha clan overnight without being discovered, or even if discovered, to escape unscathed.

The reasons they destroyed the Uchiha clan were nothing more than a few: weakening Konoha's strength and having a grudge against the Uchiha.

Since they were able to wipe out the Uchiha clan so quietly, they certainly wouldn't take Konoha seriously either.

It would be better to launch a direct attack on Konoha.

No matter how you look at it, Konoha must have played an extremely important role in the Uchiha massacre.

It's even possible that Konoha herself intervened.

Naruto's eyes flickered, and he became even more wary.

The Uchiha clan was wiped out so easily; it seems there was a traitor within the Uchiha clan.

If only Sasuke remains from the entire clan, then the traitor must be connected to Sasuke in some way.

Suddenly, Itachi's gentle smiling face appeared in Naruto's mind.

Could it be... Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha?!

Naruto swallowed and took a deep breath.

"Do you know who did it?" Naruto asked.

"Hey, Naruto, didn't you know?" The classmates all looked surprised: "It was Sasuke's brother, Itachi Uchiha! He wiped out the Uchiha clan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto felt a surge of shock.

Itachi?

How could it be Itachi?!

He remembered that man who was terrifyingly powerful, yet incredibly gentle with his younger brother.

How could a man like that kill all the Uchiha except Naruto?

This is completely impossible.

It seems the mastermind behind the Uchiha clan massacre is no ordinary person.

Naruto's eyes darkened.

Let's go visit Sasuke after school.

.......

After school, Naruto took Rock Lee with him, and the two headed towards the hospital.

The last time I came to the hospital was also because of Sasuke.

Thinking about it this way, Sasuke is going to become a regular at hospitals.

The two remained silent the entire way, creating a somewhat heavy atmosphere.

After a long silence, Rock Lee couldn't bear the silence any longer and spoke first: "Naruto, have you heard? The Uchiha were..." He didn't say the words 'extermination'.

After all, those two words were just too heavy.

Rock Lee used to be troubled by his talent and even had many childish ideas, such as self-harm.

But compared to the extermination of their clan, their own troubles are too insignificant.

“From now on, Sasuke will bear the fate of the entire Uchiha clan, which is too heavy a burden for him,” Naruto sighed.

Everyone born into this world has their own responsibilities.

Before his clan was wiped out, Sasuke was a carefree young master from a wealthy family, taking his family's pampering for granted.

Even if you make a mistake, someone will protect you.

But after one night, he was all alone.

His words and actions will represent the Uchiha clan, and the glory of the Uchiha clan will weigh on his shoulders like a mountain.

This is all too cruel for a child who is only 7 years old.

Naruto and Rock Lee both fell silent.

Chapter 44 My eyes have evolved, and I've surpassed you.

Sasuke lay on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the snow-white ceiling.

He has remained in this position ever since he woke up, neither eating nor drinking.

His lips were even pale and chapped.

The events of the previous night kept replaying in his mind.

The house was filled with blood, the parents lay on the ground, and the older brother, Itachi Uchiha, held a knife and smiled coldly.

"Hate me, my foolish little brother, you are too weak! You don't even deserve to be killed by me." Itachi's voice kept echoing in his mind, haunting him like a nightmare.

Sasuke initially thought it was all just an illusion.

Until the Third Hokage brought him this news: the Uchiha clan had been wiped out by Itachi Uchiha.

This means that from now on, I am alone.

why?

Why did Itachi do that?!

Sasuke was completely baffled.

How can a person change so much?

He tried to recall the details of yesterday, but all that came to mind was the cruelty he had witnessed in Tsukuyomi.

The parents lying in a pool of blood and the weasel with a sinister grin.

These images haunted his mind like a nightmare, impossible to dispel.

Every time I think about it, an uncontrollable hatred wells up inside me.

"Click." Just then, the door to the ward opened, followed by a familiar voice that Sasuke recognized.