Konoha...
"Finally back?" A boy with silver hair closed the red-covered book he was holding, put it back into his ninja tool bag, and said in a lazy tone, "It really has been a long time since we returned."
However...
Looking at the Konoha before him, which was still a ruin, he sighed helplessly inside...
Indeed, Konoha was really as described in the Land of Whirlpools news...
"Pretty much destroyed!"
"It's alright." A blonde young man patted the silver haired young man's shoulder, a smile on his face, and said, "A Konoha rebuilt on ruins will definitely become stronger..."
He clenched his fist...
"It will surely surpass the Land of Whirlpools then."
"Of course." The silver haired young man looked up at the blonde young man with a smile and said, "We have always believed in you, Sensei Minato!"
Where the leaves flutter, the fire also burns endlessly. The fire's light will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout.
This is the Will of Fire that Konoha has always passed down...
Hope, future, perseverance, never giving up...
Kakashi had a smile on his face as he quietly looked at the ruins before him. Perhaps the process of rebuilding Konoha was very difficult, and leading Konoha to surpass the Land of Whirlpools was even more unbelievable, but...
Amidst these ruins...
Konoha would definitely be able to stand up again.
"Sensei, let's work hard together!"
He looked at Namikaze Minato beside him with a smile on his face...
No matter how difficult Konoha's reformation was, no matter how hard the road ahead was...
They had never given up!
Especially during their time as prisoners in the Land of Whirlpools, they had learned more, understood more...
Perhaps these weren't all applicable to Konoha, but...
They believed...
They would definitely find a path suitable for Konoha.
...
"Obito-nii, did you like that girl very much?" Itachi swung his legs, looking at the Uchiha Obito beside him who seemed about to cry but was holding back his tears, and said, "If you liked her, Obito-nii, why didn't you ask her to stay?"
It's been several days since she left, and you've been like this the whole time.
Thinking of this, Itachi felt a little happy inside...
Clan Leader Fugaku had finally returned. It turned out he had just gone out for some recuperation and hadn't betrayed the country. Of course, Itachi also knew the real situation might not be exactly as Lord Jun said, but this...
Was just fine.
As long as everyone was together, happy, he was very glad.
It's just that the leader of the Star Village had been staying here all this time, and people in the clan said the Clan Leader would marry that woman, but...
The Clan Leader didn't seem to think so at all, always avoiding her.
Actually, that woman was quite good, very beautiful, and very kind. During this time she had been living in the clan, she had always helped solve some troubles. Otherwise, with Obito-nii's forgetful mind...
The clan would have had major problems long ago.
"You're just a kid, you wouldn't understand." Obito, with a face on the verge of tears, vigorously ruffled Itachi's hair and said, "School starts in a few days, shouldn't you be preparing? Why are you hanging around me?"
Men who've had their hearts broken like to be alone quietly, what are you, a little brat, doing here?
Trying to see your Obito-nii lose face?
Although he felt very sad inside because of Nohara Rin's departure, but...
Even if he had forced her to stay, what good would it have been?
Nohara Rin's heart ultimately couldn't let go of Konoha.
And the wounds left by war weren't so easily healed...
"Peace!" Obito looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky, fell silent for a moment, and said, "Itachi, do you like peace?"
"Of course I like it." Itachi smoothed his hair messed up by Obito-nii, glanced up at the blinding sun, then quickly lowered his head. Sure enough...
Obito-nii's eyes must be cried out, daring to stare unblinkingly at such a big sun.
"If there were no wars, I could take Sasuke out to play, buy candy from Oodou-oji's candy shop, go buy tofu pudding by myself, go see the bustle at night, and also, also..."
Itachi scratched his head...
"Oh right, the Three-Tails Sea Amusement Park built by Lord Jun is about to open. I heard there are lots of fun things inside. When it does, I can take Sasuke and his little brothers and sisters there."
"Yeah!" Obito, hearing Itachi's words, nodded, tears continuously falling from the corners of his eyes, and murmured, "Only with peace can we do the things we want to do."
Amusement park...
He never got to take Nohara Rin to one.
Looking at the newly released movies and TV dramas these days...
Whenever couples go to the amusement park, their feelings seem to heat up, even...
Mouth to mouth...
Obito clenched his fists, a determined look on his face...
"Let us work together to maintain the peace of the ninja world, Itachi."
Only with peace...
Could they do the things they wanted to do.
Then, he sighed helplessly...
"Ah, forget it. I have to work tomorrow. So tired."
...
"Finally back?" Muroto Jōmon, his hair somewhat streaked with white, looked at Uchiha Fugaku standing before him, the man's face showing a trace of weariness, and said with emotion, "When I heard you had betrayed the country, I wanted nothing more than to chase you down and beat your dog head in."
"You can't beat me." Uchiha Fugaku's lips curled slightly upwards, his expression impassive as he said, "With your skills, you're simply not worth looking at."
"Hmph!" Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Muroto Jōmon said displeased, "Respecting the old and cherishing the young is a traditional virtue of the Land of Whirlpools. Hitting an old man would be despised by everyone, especially given your position..."
Daring to threaten an old man, aren't you afraid I'll just lie down right here?
"Chief Fugaku."
"Not long ago, an old man even older than you just died after sealing the rabbit." Uchiha Fugawa wasn't afraid, looking at the fuming Muroto Jōmon, he said flatly, "So, many accidents happen in the ninja world, old man."
"Inhale, exhale." Muroto Jōmon quickly took a deep breath to calm himself down, muttering to himself, "This old man is not angry, this old man is not angry. Jōen's child has been born, this old man needs to live a few more years. Must absolutely not be angered to death by this brat."
The Uchiha clan...
They've always had this terrible temper. So, don't be angry, don't be angry, absolutely must not be angry...
"Hmph."
He snorted disdainfully at a 45-degree angle...
"If you hadn't suddenly run off on vacation, this old man would have retired long ago. Would I still need to be here working myself to death?"
He walked to Uchiha Fugaku's side, patted his shoulder, and sighed...
"There is no hatred that cannot be let go of, boy. Even a generations-old feud like the one between the Uchiha and the Muroto clans, this old man was able to let go of. Why do you still hold on to it?"
His face full of emotion, he looked up ahead, shaking his head...
"Just like you don't want the new generation of Uchiha to know. In life, the most important thing is to look forward."
"..."
Uchiha Fugaku, hearing Muroto Jōmon's words, fell silent for a moment, slowly opened his mouth, and just as he was about to say thank you...
BANG!!!
His body flew forward, and then...
BOOM!
Crashed into the ground, sending up a cloud of dust...
"And one more thing!" Muroto Jōmon, with his hands behind his back, lazily walked to the door and said leisurely, "Don't make an old man angry. You have to know, old men get angry very easily."
Then, looking very comfortable, he hummed a tune and strode out...
That felt really good!
And Uchiha...
The corners of his lips curled up slightly as he watched Muroto Jōmon's retreating back, murmuring, "Has no one ever told you..."
He lowered his head slightly...
"That the Uchiha clan members are very vindictive?"
As soon as the words fell...
BANG!
Muroto Jōmon directly fell flat at the doorway...
A moment later...
He struggled to raise his hand and loudly cursed, "Illu... illusion?!"
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