Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

Sakura's mental fortitude reached its limit, and she blurted out, "It was Naruto... I don't know anything. Naruto told me a long time ago!!"

Boom! !

Sasuke released his grip, and Sakura slumped to the ground. After calming herself down, she looked up and saw that Sasuke's eyes were covered by his bangs, and his entire face was in shadow...

Sakura felt guilty: Naruto, I'm sorry... I've caused trouble, I really, really don't know what to do!

A thousand miles away, in a dimly lit room.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha..." Mitarashi Anko laughed wildly, "It's a good thing I didn't deliberately control her. I boldly sent that girl to Phantom Castle and let things develop naturally based on her feelings for Sasuke and her personality!"

"This result really didn't disappoint me! In fact, it far exceeded my expectations! Not only did it allow Sasuke to stumble upon the truth unintentionally, but it also dragged Naruto into this mess!"

"Compared to deliberately controlling that girl, telling Sasuke the truth about the massacre of his clan is much safer! After all, Sasuke is an extremely sensitive and wary child!"

"If I start off by making him think I have ulterior motives, he might not believe me so easily... That's good. The situation is developing in my favor. Let that girl continue to lead the way, and when the time is right, I'll make my appearance!"

"Hmph, keeping her (Sakura Haruno) behind back then... was definitely the right choice! Even Madara didn't have my foresight!"

The Pharmacist Kabuto, with his red bean-shaped face, subconsciously pressed his hand to the bridge of his nose. It was a habit he had developed from wearing glasses for many years, and even after changing bodies, this habit was still ingrained in his bones.

Hey!

After a long while, Sasuke jumped off the artificial hill.

Sakura asked, "Sasuke-kun, where are you going?"

Sasuke said, "Let's go find Naruto and ask him what happened!"

"I, I'll go too..." Sakura jumped down from the artificial hill.

Back at the mansion, Sasuke put on a gray robe and wore the demon sword Murasame at his waist.

At this moment, the civil official Enzo asked, "Lord Sasuke, where are you going?"

"I need to leave the city!" Sasuke walked out.

Yuanzang's eyes flashed and he said, "Then... since you're not in the city, who will make the decisions?"

Sasuke stopped and thought for a moment: "You can make the decision for me!"

Yuanzang suppressed his surprise: "But... I'm not the city lord after all. Without the token, I can't exercise your authority on your behalf!"

"..." Sasuke took the city lord's token and threw it behind him: "Take this... Also, if anyone asks, say that I am practicing ninjutsu, and don't say that I am not in the city!"

"Yes, sir..." Yuanzang picked up the token, treasured it in his bosom, his eyes narrowed into slits with delight, thinking: Lord City Lord, please stay out and play for a few more days, the later you come back the better, or better yet, don't come back at all...

In the darkness, Sasuke and Sakura ran one after the other...

Sakura asked, "Sasuke-kun, you're the lord of the castle now, why don't you go by carriage?"

Sasuke only said three words: "Too slow!"

Glug glug!

Several White Zetsu figures emerged from the ground: "Hey! Was that Uchiha Sasuke just now? Yu made him the city lord, and instead of sleeping in the middle of the night, he took a little girl out?"

"Should we report this to Yu?"

"It's not really appropriate to tattle on someone just for picking up a girl, is it?"

The white-haired monster turned around: "The recent activity in the city is a bit strange. We haven't seen anyone come or go for several days. It's really unusual. It would be better to report this..."

Yes, Sasuke isn't stupid... He knew his actions and couldn't rule out the possibility that some ninjas might secretly report back to the Shadow, so he issued a lockdown order!

"Alright, you go ahead. I'll follow Sasuke and see where he's going..."

Whoosh!

Just then, a dark figure landed nearby!

Earth Release: Rock Pillar Spear!

"Aaaaaaahh ...

The shadowy figure who made the move possessed the characteristics of someone resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Staring at the White Zetsu's corpse, he murmured, "During the Fourth Shinobi World War, I also secretly collected some White Zetsu. Through research, I unraveled the secrets of you demonic creations and learned how to sense you, and of course, I'm no exception..."

The shadowy figure turned to look in the direction Sasuke had run: "But Sasuke, you really went too far in the city. There were so many people who were unhappy with your decisions, sneaking out or sending messages to the Feather Emperor City. If I hadn't planted a lot of Edo Tensei pawns beforehand to clean up your mess, you would have already messed things up..."

They used a special corpse-dissolving solution to dispose of the White Zetsu's corpses.

Thousands of miles away, Kabuto Yakushi, who was controlling the Impure World Reincarnation technique, was forming hand seals.

Boom!

A coffin was raised, and a dark figure entered it.

"Hmph, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, we'll take our time playing, Uchiha Yu..."

Boom!

The coffin vanished, and everything seemed to have happened without anyone noticing...

But even Yakushi Kabuto himself didn't realize it.

In the shadows... there was a masked man with a braid, his Sharingan eyes fixed on the spot where the coffin had disappeared, his hand quietly gripping the tree trunk.

Three days later, Sasuke and Sakura arrived at the Demon Castle under Naruto's control!

Unlike the oppressive atmosphere in Phantom City, Ghost City was peaceful and serene, with both civilians and ninjas staying in their places.

Upon seeing Sasuke and Sakura, Naruto, wearing a small cloak, came out to greet them and exclaimed in surprise, "Sakura, you...you were also resurrected by the Shadow Uncle?!"

Sakura said that she was not resurrected, but was resurrected by Edo Tensei. Naruto's expression was complicated after hearing this... Seeing that Sakura was preoccupied and hesitant to speak, he called Sakura aside and asked her what had happened.

Sakura told Naruto about the trouble she caused by saying something carelessly during her casual conversation with Sasuke, and then... she also told him the truth about her claim that Naruto had told her about the massacre of her clan years ago!

"This..." Just as Naruto was in a state of confusion and difficulty, Sakura suddenly knelt down.

Naruto exclaimed in surprise, "Sakura... what are you doing?!"

Sakura, her eyes brimming with tears, pleaded, "Naruto, this is my lifelong request! Please... help me explain this to Sasuke, please!"

Chapter 602 A Feast in the Present World, A Perfect Match!

"Sigh." Naruto sighed and said to Sakura, "Sakura... get up first."

Sakura shook her head and said, "No, I won't get up unless you agree!"

Naruto said, "Sasuke is my friend. He's confused and could do something stupid at any moment. How can I just stand by and do nothing?"

Sakura's eyes lit up: "So, you agreed?"

Naruto nodded: "Hmm... Leave it to me. You go back to Sasuke's side first. I need to prepare my words."

"Okay!" Sakura got up and left.

Naruto pushed open the window and looked at the clouds drifting across the sky, his expression incredibly conflicted.

He is the son of the Fourth Hokage, so it's impossible that he wouldn't have access to the truth about the Uchiha clan massacre... He heard about it from his elders a long time ago.

Of course, Sakura is the same...

After all, the Uchiha clan did indeed rebel back then, and the truth about their massacre was hardly a secret!

Naruto was pondering a question: Why did Sasuke believe that his brother Itachi was the one who slaughtered the Uchiha clan? Why didn't the Shadow Master tell him? Right…

He then thought of the previous ban imposed by the Ninja Kingdom: prohibiting all people from mentioning the truth about the Uchiha clan massacre!

His little hands unconsciously gripped the window frame: "The timing of the ban, coinciding with Sasuke's battle with Itachi and his unconscious state, is too much of a coincidence..."

After becoming the castle lord, Naruto's mind matured rapidly, and before long, he was able to deduce the general outline of the matter!

"Perhaps... there are some things that Uncle Shadow doesn't want Sasuke to know."

"However, because of Sakura's appearance, the news was inadvertently leaked, which was something even the old man probably didn't expect..."

"Then what should I do?" Naruto clenched his fists. "Should I cooperate with Uncle Shadow and continue to hide it from Sasuke? But Sasuke's personality is such that once he becomes suspicious, he'll relentlessly investigate, and it might backfire and make things worse!"

"Now that things have come to this point, someone has to step forward and explain everything. I'm Sasuke's friend, so it's my job to do this..."

Naruto closed the window and turned to walk outside.

"Sorry, Uncle Shadow... I might have to break that rule!"

After making up his mind, Naruto went to Sasuke.

Sasuke asked impatiently, "Naruto... tell me the truth about the massacre of the Uchiha clan!"

"Yes, I've told you everything, no need to rush... You must be tired from your journey, have some tea to soothe your throat first." Naruto pulled up a chair and sat down, ready to make tea.

Sasuke pressed his hand against the teapot lid: "Right now, I have no other feelings than the truth!!"

"I understand." Naruto put down the tea leaves and turned to Sakura, saying, "Sakura, could you please keep watch in the hallway and make sure no unauthorized people approach this room?"

"Okay!" Sakura obediently got up and left the room, closing the door behind her. She looked around the corridor and, seeing no one was around, pressed her ear against the door.

After gathering his thoughts, Naruto said, "This matter... begins with the emergence of a prodigy from the Uchiha clan. Before you and I were even born, there was an Uchiha ninja who was already active in the shadows."

"He challenged the five great ninja villages, one powerful ninja after another. He established the Hidden Shadow Village, fundamentally changing the development of the ninja world and shocking the five great nations. That is our familiar Shadow Uncle, Uchiha Yu..."

"Of course... we won't judge the merits and demerits of the old man's early years here. Facts have proven that his merits far outweigh his demerits. Here, we will only talk about the impact of his rise, especially the suspicion that it brought to the Uchiha clan..."

“Sasuke, you didn’t grow up in Konoha, so there are many things you don’t know… In the early days of Konoha, there was a man named Danzo. He was a contemporary of the Third Hokage and led a dark organization called ‘Root.’ He was a radical militant, and the man who later pushed the Uchiha clan into the abyss…”

Naruto, in a calm tone, revealed one by one the persecution Danzo had inflicted on the Uchiha clan, and Sasuke's fist quietly clenched.

After a long explanation, Naruto said, "Later, the Uchiha clan's patience reached its limit, and they decided to launch a rebellion in Konoha!"

"But at that time... the Uchiha clan's power had been exhausted in the long-term covert struggle. Facing the powerful Konoha, the Uchiha had no chance of winning. Your father, the head of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku Uchiha, decided to take a desperate gamble and use the power of the tailed beasts!"

Sasuke suddenly looked up: "Tailed Beasts...!"

Naruto placed his hand on his lower abdomen and said with a complicated expression, "Ah, yes, to be precise, it's the power of the Nine-Tails, Kurama. My mother, Kushina Uzumaki, was Konoha's second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. When a female Jinchuriki is about to give birth, the seal weakens dramatically. Your father, Fugaku, also knew this secret, and he planned to harm my mother..."

"..." Sasuke remained silent: "And then..."

Naruto smiled faintly, "Of course, he didn't succeed... otherwise, I wouldn't exist. That night, besides your father, there were two other people operating in the shadows. One was Uncle Shadow, but don't misunderstand, he wasn't targeting your father. He just appeared and gave me a piece of the Nine-Tails' chakra that had been lost..."

Sasuke suddenly realized, "So this is the source of the Nine-Tails' chakra in your body in the early days... Then who is the other one? The one who killed my father, right!"

Naruto said, "Well, you could say that... That person was Danzo. He planted a spy within the Uchiha clan, received advance warning, and led Konoha's Root organization to intercept your father. As for the specific details, I don't know them..."

"But your father, Fugaku, did not return, and... the fact of the rebellion was confirmed. In order to prevent the Uchiha clan from taking any extreme actions, the Konoha Anbu decided to strike first, and the Uchiha clan of Konoha thus became history!"

Sasuke clenched his fists tightly: "These things... were all told to you by the Fourth Hokage, weren't they!"