Sunshine Sasuke, from the forum to the strongest in the ninja world

The stars are dim and the evening breeze is slow.

In the dense forest, the three masters and apprentices told each other about their experiences in recent days.

When talking about being sucked into the Kamui space by the mysterious masked man and Naruto being captured by Kisame, everyone else held their breath and seemed to be experiencing it together.

When talking about Uchiha Obito's style of doing things, everyone was silent again, thinking in their hearts, unable to tell whether this person was a friend or an enemy.

"Kimimaro, speaking of which, your illness still needs further treatment from Tsunade-sama."

Halfway through the conversation, Sasuke was surprised to realize that Kimimaro seemed to be neglecting him, and he quickly extended an invitation.

"If you ask me, it's better to join Konoha directly. With your strength, being a Jonin is more than enough."

Before Kimimaro could speak, Jiraiya immediately took over the conversation and said carelessly, also extending a semi-official olive branch.

"Hokage-sama has said so, so there is no problem."

Uzumaki Naruto was also in a good mood and was cheering on the side.

"Come back with us, start over in Konoha."

Sasuke put his hand on Kimimaro's shoulder and said sincerely.

"I have to start over too."

After a pause, Sasuke added.

He originally wanted to say something more, such as "let Corpse Vein become famous again in the ninja world" and "find the meaning of life together".

But when the words came to his lips, they eventually turned into such simple words.

Faced with Uchiha Sasuke's sincere invitation, Kimimaro did not refuse and nodded silently.

Later, under Jiraiya's arrangement and taking Kimimaro's personal wishes into consideration, he found a place to live alone in a secluded place in Konoha Hidden Village.

The next day, in Konoha Hidden Village, there was an open space in front of Gan Rigan's shop.

After Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto got up, they left the Hokage's house and walked together.

Unconsciously, he walked to the open space and bumped into Team 8 and the others where Inuzuka Kiba was.

"Wang Wang-"

The first person to spot Sasuke and the two was Akamaru, the white ninja dog above Inuzuka Kiba.

Hearing the reminder from his beloved dog, Inuzuka Kiba looked in the direction of Sasuke and the others.

The men looked at each other, and Inuzuka Kiba jumped up, took two steps at a time, and quickly came to the two of them, circling around them and looking them over.

"What did I say? These two guys won't die so easily!"

"Naruto-kun, you are back."

Hinata Hinata also walked quickly to the two of them, her face flushed and she seemed to be extremely excited.

The fingers of both hands kept poking each other in front of his chest, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Waiting has its own meaning, and the unknown is the most painful. Happy New Year. Welcome back."

Shino Aburame coolly adjusted her sunglasses, put her hands in her pockets, and followed suit.

"What's going on with you? I heard you met a top-notch master?"

"By the way! I have to tell Shikamaru and the others this news quickly. He has refused to go out almost every day since returning from the Kingdom of Water. I have never seen him so depressed!"

"You just stay here and don't go anywhere!"

Without waiting for Sasuke and others to answer, Inuzuka Kiba jumped up anxiously again and ran towards the Nara clan's residence.

"Naruto-kun and the others said that you were captured by that terrible organization. I thought..."

"Anyway, it's great to have you back!"

Hyuga Hinata was stammering beside her, looking like she was crying with joy.

"Hahahaha, how could such an excellent ninja like me be defeated so easily by those little characters? I want to be the Hokage's man!"

Uzumaki Naruto was completely unaware of Hinata Hyuga's worry, and thought that she was questioning his own strength, so he just kept boasting about himself for the sake of his manliness.

In the distance, Hyuga Neji and Tenten were walking around.

Since returning to Konoha from the Kingdom of Water, Neji has become much more depressed than before.

Once again, he returned to the way he had closed himself off in the first place, even more so than before.

On the first day of the new year, after Tiantian's various persuasion, Neci finally agreed to walk out of the house and accompany Tiantian for a walk on this happy avenue.

While the two were walking, they heard chatter and laughter coming from the door of Ganli Gandian.

I wanted to avoid it in advance, but suddenly I heard Uzumaki Naruto's voice.

Hyuga Neji's face suddenly changed, and he started running quickly, leaving Tenten behind, and rushed to where everyone was gathering.

In the crowd, passing behind Naruto who was laughing triumphantly, Neji immediately saw Sasuke's face full of disgust.

When everyone heard the footsteps, they stopped talking and moving. They turned around and saw Neji standing there, staring at Sasuke in a daze.

"Hi"

Without waiting for Sasuke to force a smile or say hello, Neji rushed over and punched Sasuke hard in the chest.

Unprepared, Sasuke was shocked and angry.

"What are you doing?! Why are you so crazy?"

Just as Sasuke was about to lose his temper, he raised his head and bumped into the red eyes of Hinata Neji opposite him.

"Lizi can do things like charge into battle and sacrifice one's life, but can't he also do face-saving things?!"

"Do you remember what you promised me?!"

Hyuga Neji questioned, trying his best to suppress his emotions.

Sasuke didn't know how to answer for a moment, and everyone looked at each other in shock at this sudden scene.

"What kind of noodles? Ramen? So, do you really owe Neji a lot of money?"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Neji, then at Sasuke, and finally asked what he thought was the most likely reason.

"I'm sorry, he's just too worried about you these days."

Tiantian finally caught up and greeted everyone breathlessly, easing the atmosphere.

"Sasuke!!!"

Only a delicate cry was heard, and the next second, a purple figure rushed over to Sasuke and hugged him tightly.

"You're finally back, and I'm worried to death!"

As Yamanaka Ino spoke, she leaned on Sasuke's neck and started crying.

Previously, as a member of Konoha's diplomatic corps, he personally experienced Sasuke's disappearance.

Ino's feelings are somewhat different from those of her companions in other villages.

Sasuke was also a little overwhelmed by this sudden hug.

"Did I say that? If you ask Shino if I said that, I just said that they will suddenly appear in the village one day, and they will scare us if they are not safe! That's what I said."

On the side, Inuzuka Kiba, who had just run away, came back again and boasted to everyone proudly, as if he had contributed a lot to Sasuke and others' return home.

While Sasuke was being distracted by Ino, he suddenly saw Akimichi Chouji walking towards him from afar accompanied by Nara Shikamaru.

He quickly took the opportunity to push Ino away, wanting to say hello properly to Shikamaru.

From Sasuke's point of view, the first half of the mission in the Kingdom of Water was completed by himself, Shikamaru and Kimimaro.

Among them, Shikamaru is also a chuunin of Konoha like himself, with exactly the same position and responsibilities.

Moreover, when he decided to help Terumi Mei after failing to figure out the information, Shikamaru also gave key support.

After experiencing life and death battles together, Sasuke felt that the friendship between him and Shikamaru was no longer as simple as that of his classmates when they left the village.

"Shikamaru! You're here!"

In order to keep Ino away from him more naturally, Sasuke and Shikamaru's greetings seemed more deliberate and enthusiastic.

"Did Goju Yagura recover later? Was he sealed in the end? Or was he killed?"

Sasuke greeted in a familiar manner.

After being sucked into the Kamui space, Sasuke had no idea what happened next.

Although, on the way back last night, I heard Naruto briefly describe it.

But Naruto couldn't translate the specific details very clearly. After all, his entire focus at that time was only on the disappearance of Sasuke.

"Ah, after the illusion was lifted, he died on his own."

Nara Shikamaru stood far away and answered awkwardly.

"Oh."

Sasuke didn't know how to respond for a moment, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"Well, it's really great that you can come back."

As if Nara Shikamaru remembered something, he raised his head again and added.

"Ah, yes."

Sasuke echoed.

Everyone looked at the two of them quietly.

When faced with an unacceptable outcome, human beings will always instinctively want to find a scapegoat to blame.

Although, sometimes people know very well that this matter is not the fault of that person at all, or it is not something that this person can bear alone.

But the appearance and existence of the scapegoat can make everyone's pain less painful.

By blaming and complaining, people can find a small outlet for the grief and unwillingness accumulated in their hearts.

In the case of Uchiha Sasuke's disappearance, Nara Shikamaru, as the leader of the same team, naturally became the best candidate for the "scapegoat".

"I'm sorry, Sasuke, I shouldn't have let you do the final attack."

After a moment of silence, Nara Shikamaru finally said this.