Faced with such an unyielding Sasuke, Naruto suddenly became unhappy as well.
Precisely because he understood Sasuke, valued Sasuke, Naruto instead didn't know how to persuade him.
He could only ask, "Sasuke, what will it take for you to let go of the hatred in your heart?"
Sasuke roared, "Very simple, I already said it just now, give me back the lives of my brother, my parents, and every single member of our Uchiha clan!"
Naruto clenched his lips tightly, his fists gripped hard.
The dead cannot be brought back to life, how could he possibly achieve that?
Unless… it was Nagato's Rinne Rebirth, but Nagato was already dead, and even if Nagato weren't dead, he still felt that those who had died should not be revived.
Seeing Naruto silent, Kakashi also felt helpless, and could only say, "Sasuke, at that time the Uchiha were already close to rebellion. Konoha had no choice but to take action, otherwise war would have been sparked. I hope you can understand."
Sasuke, however, burst out laughing, "Ha ha HA HA, HA HA HA HA!"
As he laughed, his tears flowed out.
In his eyes was a madness of hatred, "Even if they were rebelling, they were my clansmen. Shouldn't I be on their side?"
"Moreover…", Sasuke loudly questioned: "Grandpa Yamamoto, Granny Rika, Aunt Shiina…"
Sasuke rattled off a long list of names, his voice becoming increasingly agitated.
"Did they rebel too? They were all ordinary people, all thinking kindly of Konoha. Why, why did Konoha kill even them?"
Sasuke looked at Naruto, "Naruto, tell me, what did they do wrong? Huh? What exactly did they do wrong, that Konoha would slaughter their entire families, even newborn babies?"
"And also let… Itachi do it, make Itachi bear all that hatred, for what reason?"
Naruto was silent for a moment. Faced with Sasuke's questioning cries, at this moment, he felt like a useless failure.
Seeing this, Kakashi could only continue, "Sasuke, you've awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. You should know, when the Uchiha suffer intense emotional trauma, they can gain immense power, right?"
"The top brass of Konoha were helpless at the time too. Because if you don't root out the grass, hatred will be passed down forever. If someone like you, filled with hatred and possessing immense power, were to appear, it would bring great disaster to the village."
"Itachi saw this as well, and so he sacrificed himself, bore all the hatred, and protected you."
Hearing Kakashi mention Itachi, Sasuke grew even more agitated, "That's exactly why I can't accept this truth! What did you Konoha higher-ups take Itachi for? A tool to be discarded after use?"
"And Danzo, do you know? He had an entire arm full of Sharingan. A full arm! Shisui's Sharingan was also on him!"
"You exterminated the Uchiha clan just because you coveted the Uchiha's bloodline limit, just to seize the Uchiha's power. Just like you, Kakashi, wearing a Sharingan in your left eye all this time, even making the name 'Sharingan Kakashi'!"
"You people of Konoha are all thieves, all liars, always speaking high-sounding words, but a village like that, deserves to be destroyed!"
As Sasuke vented his emotions, his tears streamed down with his words.
Although he was now a powerful figure in the ninja world, and had even attacked the Kage Summit and escaped unscathed, under the repeated blows of late, he was already on the verge of collapse. Now, with Kakashi capturing him, seeing that revenge was hopeless, he simply gave in to despair, giving up and letting go.
Listening to Sasuke's harsh words, Naruto felt the worst pain of all, because now he completely understood Sasuke's feelings.
Sasuke cried, and so did he. Sasuke was heartbroken, and so was he. His face was now full of tears, looking even sadder than Sasuke.
In a moment of impulse, Naruto rushed over and grabbed Sasuke by the shoulders. He pleaded, "Sasuke, Konoha also has good people, there's Pervy Sage, there's me, there's Sakura, there's Kakashi-sensei, there's Granny Tsunade, they are just like the innocent Uchiha clansmen. Should they die too?"
"I beg you, let go of your hatred. The Uchiha still has you, right? If you live well, you can revive the Uchiha clan."
Sasuke looked into Naruto's sincere eyes, his pleading gaze, and tear-covered face. For a moment, something soft inside his heart was touched.
He hated this kind of Naruto the most. He made him hesitate to give up, made him unable to hold onto his hatred, made him unable to stick to his resolve.
'Why does someone like Naruto have to exist in this world?'
Sasuke clenched his teeth hard. The more it was like this, the more he wanted to kill Naruto. Only if Naruto died, could he sever all attachments and do what he wanted to do.
He roared, "Fine! Konoha has good people, then Naruto, can you kill all the bad ones in Konoha? Kill the Konoha higher-ups responsible for the Uchiha's annihilation? Kill all those who participated?"
"If you can do that, I can let bygones be bygones. This is my final bottom line!"
Naruto fell silent again, because he knew, he really, really couldn't do it.
Kakashi, on the other hand, calmed down at this moment. From Sasuke and Naruto's conversation just now, he heard news about Danzo.
He couldn't help but ask, "Sasuke, acting Hokage, Shimura Danzo, you've already met him. What happened to him?"
Sasuke showed a trace of mockery, "Danzo is already dead by my hand, sent to hell. What, Kakashi, I can't kill Danzo? Just because he's Konoha's Hokage, I can't avenge my clansmen? Should I just watch him flaunt his arm full of Sharingan before me, a member of the Uchiha clan?"
"Then you Konoha really are tyrants."
Kakashi was shocked, his brow tightly furrowed. Although he didn't like Danzo either, there was no doubt. Sasuke killing the acting Hokage was a serious crime.
Naruto finally noticed the intel in Sasuke's words and subconsciously asked, "Sasuke, what do you mean by Danzo having a whole arm of Sharingan?"
"What do I mean?", Sasuke roared.
"He transplanted all the dead Uchiha's Sharingan onto the arm wrapped in bandages. He attempted to use this method to control the power of the Uchiha clan."
"He also caused the death of Shisui, who truly loved the village, and implanted Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan into his own right eye, this is the Hokage you Konoha chose!"
Kakashi was also shocked. He hadn't expected Danzo to do something so insane.
In Konoha, coveting the village's kekkei genkai was taboo. If not for the fact that his Sharingan was gifted by Obito, and he had Minato-sensei's endorsement, the Uchiha clan would've taken it back no matter what.
The Hyuga clan, to protect their Byakugan, even invented the Caged Bird Seal, no one could say a word against it.
If Danzo truly secretly transplanted Sharingan for power, then he truly deserved to die.
Kakashi suddenly felt, killing the acting Hokage, might not be unforgivable.
Just as he was about to speak, suddenly, a change occurred.
Beneath the trio's feet, Uchiha Obito's figure emerged from the water, heading toward Kakashi.
Kakashi was shocked and had to release his grip on Sasuke.
He didn't know that Obito's move was just a feint. He immediately changed direction and, taking the opportunity, grabbed Sasuke, pulling Sasuke with him, escaping underwater.
Startled, Kakashi and Naruto immediately attacked underwater.
However, all attacks hit nothing. Obito, holding Sasuke, maintained his intangibility state, rapidly escaping, and finally disappeared without a trace…
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