No matter how unwilling he was, Orochimaru could only temporarily give up the idea of recapturing Sasuke in the face of the threat of death. Orochimaru looked at Sasuke with a cold gaze. The greed and unwillingness in his eyes made Sasuke shiver. No matter how cold his personality was now, the huge difference in strength still made it difficult for him to withstand Orochimaru's aura.
"Feng Shui Sect, you win this time. But you'd better watch Sasuke. One day, I will return to Muye and take back everything that belongs to me! Remember this!"
Orochimaru's vicious and cold voice slowly sounded. The space around him strangely distorted. After a moment, the distortion finally calmed down, and Orochimaru disappeared.
"Lord Orochimaru!" When Douyi saw that Orochimaru had given up on the battle, he did not dare to be negligent and shouted. The surroundings also distorted, and in a moment, they disappeared on the spot.
"Reverse Psychic Spell? Hmph, what a good life-saving method.”
Watching Orochimaru and Dou leave one after another, the water gate did not have the slightest intention of stopping them. He only muttered a few words of ridicule. Then, he turned around and walked towards Sasuke.
"Seal, open!"
The water gate skillfully made a few seals and easily undid the enchantment that had imprisoned and protected Sasuke.
Sasuke looked at the water gate with a complicated expression. At the same time, he was secretly surprised. After such an intense battle with Orochimaru, Watergate's face was still extremely relaxed, without a trace of fatigue!
"That kind of battle, facing a battle like Orochimaru, he actually appeared so relaxed! Just what level had his strength reached! Was this the true strength of the fourth generation Naruto?”Sasuke thought to himself in disbelief.
"Are you really the fourth generation Naruto? " Why..." Even though Orochimaru had guessed this before, and Shuizun had personally admitted that he was the fourth generation Naruto, Sasuke still asked with some doubt.
"Ah, it's true. However, there are many secrets inside, and now is not the time to tell you. Sasuke, don't blame yourself for leaving the village. Everyone will understand you. No one will blame you. Then, come back with me, Sasuke. Everyone is still waiting for you."”Mizuki smiled and confirmed Sasuke's question, then gently advised.
"Back to the village…I can't go back anymore, not only because I left the village, but also because I'm an avenger. I don't need companions, I only need strength!”Sasuke shook his head and refused.
"…One can't always live in the past, Sasuke. Hatred would bring pain, and pain would deepen hatred! The best way to overcome pain and hatred was not to follow its will and wantonly destroy, but to find feelings worthy of cherishing and protecting to eliminate this pain and hatred. Think about the times when you were with your close companions. You worked hard together, joked together, lived together, and fought for the same goal together. Don't you feel peaceful and fulfilled?”
The water gate was silent for a moment, then looked straight at Sasuke and said sincerely.
"…Do you want me to give up on revenge like Kakashi?”Sasuke looked at the water gate and said coldly after a moment of silence.
"Revenge…The world of ninjas is filled with killing and hatred. As a ninja, you will face the possibility of your closest companions being killed at every moment. Revenge was a way to comfort the dead and also a way to satisfy oneself. If one couldn't face hatred calmly, they would only fall into endless darkness and pain. He would destroy and kill to alleviate his pain and indulge his desires. However, that was only a way for you to satisfy yourself. It could not truly comfort the spirits of the dead. Sasuke, do you really want to be that kind of avenger?”
Mizuki said to Sasuke earnestly.
“……”
Sasuke was stunned by the explanation of Hatred. He only wanted to destroy and kill. Sasuke knew that he had not reached that level yet, but when he was affected by Orochimaru's curse, he did have the idea of wantonly indulging his desires. Would he really become someone who only knew how to kill and destroy if this continued? If that was the case, even if he was satisfied, would his parents be happy in heaven? Satisfying his own desires and comforting the heroic spirits of the dead…
Faced with these two choices, Sasuke fell silent.
"Come back with me, Sasuke. You can also get the power to comfort the dead there. Moreover, you can have feelings that are worth cherishing and protecting.”Once again, Mizuki persuaded Sasuke to come back to the village with him.
"Will you give me that kind of power? If I go back…can you teach me how to cultivate?”
After a moment of silence, Sasuke finally agreed to go back to the village, but he made a request for Watergate to teach him cultivation. In Sasuke's heart, Orochimaru was the strongest ninja he had ever met in front of the water gate. But now, the strength of the water gate was obviously above Orochimaru, and with his gentle personality and sufficient charisma, he could not help but admire the water gate, and unconsciously desired to improve his ability under the water gate's guidance.
"Oh?" Seizuki did not expect Sasuke to make such a request. He was slightly stunned, then reached out and gently pressed Sasuke's head. He smiled brightly and said," Your current teacher is Kakashi. He is enough to guide you in your cultivation." If there comes a day when you think that you have surpassed Kakashi and still have such thoughts, I will not hesitate to personally guide you.”
“……”
Sasuke's face suddenly turned slightly red. The intimate action of the water gate did not make him feel awkward. Instead, he felt a sense of happiness from being cared for after so many years. For a moment, he was a little dazed. Even his personality, which had become extremely cold due to the influence of the Orochimaru Mantra, had quietly changed.
"Hmph, Kakashi…"
Sasuke thought of an irresponsible teacher and could not help but purse his lips slightly, but he did not say anything to object. Sasuke could feel that the reason why Watergate rejected him was not because he despised him, but because he felt that Kakashi was indeed enough to guide him. Although there was no reason, Sasuke believed in the water gate.
"Oh right, Sasuke, I don't want too many people to know that I'm the fourth generation Naruto. There are only a few people in the village who know about this. Can you keep my identity a secret for the time being after we return to the village?”Seeing that Sasuke had finally come to his senses, Mizuki chuckled and started talking about his identity.
"Ah, I know…Hey, Lord Naruto, what kind of spell did you use to suddenly disappear and then appear behind Orochimaru? It shouldn't be purely physical techniques, right?" Sasuke agreed to Watergate's request, and then he remembered the art that shocked him so much that he could not help but ask.
"That technique is a type of space-time ninjutsu. It's just…"
The water gate suddenly reached out and picked up Sasuke, then disappeared in a flash.
"…like this."
In the ward of Naruto in the medical hospital, Shuizun and Sasuke suddenly appeared.
Sasuke exclaimed and looked around in shock. Sasuke, who had just stayed in the hospital for a month, was naturally very familiar with this place. To his surprise, Shuimen had brought him back to Muye in an instant, and Shuimen hadn't even finished his sentence! Sasuke could roughly estimate the distance between Koba and Orochimaru. With his speed, it would take him more than an entire day to move forward!
"This, this is, Sasuke!"
In the ward, Naruto Shikamaru and Sakura were talking about the failed mission to retrieve Sasuke when they saw a golden-haired figure suddenly appear with Sasuke in his arms. After landing, Sasuke had a shocked expression on his face and did not seem to notice the three of them.
"Sasuke!" Sakura immediately pounced over. Sakura, who had thought that it would be difficult to see Sasuke again, hugged Sasuke tightly in excitement and started crying.
" Xiao Ying…I'm sorry." Seeing Sakura's agitated expression, Sasuke was speechless for a moment. He gently patted Sakura's shoulder and said softly,"
"Hey, where's that person?"
Naruto, who was originally extremely excited to see Sasuke, could not help but feel slightly bitter after seeing Sakura's true feelings. Then, he remembered that there was another person who had appeared with Sasuke. He quickly looked up, but he had already disappeared. He could not help but look around and ask.
"That person disappeared the moment he put Sasuke down. Seriously, he didn't even see what he looked like. How could there be someone so fast in the world?”Shikamaru complained.
"Ah, so that's how it is. It's really him? Fourth generation Naruto! I heard that he was called Yellow Flash. Sasuke must have been brought back by him.”Naruto thought to himself, confirming his guess that the fourth generation Naruto was still in the human world.
Thinking that his idol was still alive and was still protecting Muye, Naruto was excited. He even forgot about the bitterness he felt because of Xiao Ying. He looked forward to the day when he would take over the position of Naruto from the fourth generation Naruto and become a great ninja recognized by the fourth generation Naruto and everyone else!
"Hey, Sakura, we're all very happy that Sasuke is back, but there are some things that we have to say now. You should let him go first. Sasuke, have you seen Orochimaru? Where is his base? And who was the person who appeared with you just now? These are all questions that the higher-ups will definitely ask you later. You have to be prepared! They might ask you to keep this information a secret. Before that, don't tell anyone, understand?”
Shikamaru looked at the still confused Sasuke and was afraid that Sakura and Naruto would ask Sasuke about the important information, so he quickly instructed.
After all, Sasuke's trip out of the village involved Orochimaru, and it was likely to involve a lot of confidential information. These were not things that they could know with their current identities. If Sasuke accidentally said something that he shouldn't say to Naruto Sakura, himself, or other people he was familiar with, it would probably be quite troublesome for them.
Once again. Please be generous with your gifts. The mortal bowed.
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