RNP Chapter 247 The pain of being pierced by a needle
Chapter 247 The pain of being pierced by a needle
There was a note tied to the eagle's claws. When I stretched out my hand, it landed on my wrist skillfully.
Bai asked in confusion: "Whose ninja beast is this?"
I had some vague guesses in my mind, and when I took out the note and took a look, I saw that it was true.
"It's Sasuke."
Neji asked, "Does he want to meet you?"
I shook my head. "He just said he had something else to deal with and would come to me when he was done. He asked me to give him a contact address."
Did he and Itachi fight?
still is……
Suddenly, I heard the sound of birds flapping their wings and landing nearby. I looked in the direction of the sound and saw a black crow quietly landing on a branch not far away.
I:"……"
I wrote Gaara's address in the Sand Village on the back of the note, and left a message saying that we would be staying in the Sand Village for a while.
The eagle flew away obediently. I looked at the waiting crow. It had lined up very politely and then flew towards me.
I subconsciously thought that there was also a note tied to its feet, but unexpectedly the crow tilted its head and showed me its bright red Sharingan.
Teacher Itachi sealed an illusion on the crow?
I quickly entered a black spiritual space, and the figure of Itachi-sensei appeared before my eyes.
I spoke first, "How are you and Sasuke doing?"
"Sasuke is very smart, but also very naive." Teacher Itachi said, "I told him that you are indeed very powerful, and you can control me, but the person who stands at the top of the Uchiha clan can only be me in the end. I said I would kill you, and he got anxious."
"...You still chose to continue lying to him."
"After that night, there was no way I could go back. It would be meaningless to admit the so-called truth at this point." Itachi-sensei said, "Besides, his hesitation was nothing but a guess without any evidence."
Sensei Itachi closed his eyes. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad that after being separated from Sasuke for such a long time, he could still accurately find his brother's weakness and deal a fatal blow.
"I laughed at his stupidity, always being deceived by illusions, and even now, he still couldn't see through the illusion of the 'good brother' I pretended to be. I laughed at his weakness, knowing that he couldn't beat me, so he tried to convince himself that I was not his enemy to escape. I laughed at his face that was so ugly when he wanted to retreat. I... showed him how you died."
I was stunned: "My what?"
"Sasuke guessed that I was not the only one who wiped out the clan. And you happened to expose the existence of Uchiha Madara. I told him that I had teamed up with Uchiha Madara. Because the Uchiha clan had betrayed him, he also wanted to take revenge on the Uchiha clan. I have been following Uchiha Madara all these years just to get the secret of Sharingan and tap into the more powerful power of the eyes."
Itachi-sensei spoke slowly, "In order to arouse the hatred in his heart and to extinguish the doubts in his heart, I told him the 'secret' of becoming stronger - taking away the eyes of his loved ones and opening the Eternal Mangekyo."
"I told him that the kaleidoscope can only be opened after the pain of losing a loved one, and I will kill you for him. When he opens the eyes like mine, I will take his eyes away. For this, I will let him live a little longer."
"..."
"…Don't you have anything to say, Chaolu?"
"I… don't know what to say."
"Thank you for keeping my secret and not telling Sasuke the truth."
"I have been wondering if what I did was right. Maybe the next moment I will go and tell him."
"You won't, because you understand my pain, and you won't trample on my feelings like that."
"…But you've been pushing Sasuke into a desperate situation."
Itachi-sensei lowered his eyes, "Other than that, I have no other choice. Asaro, we don't want to meet again."
I was taken aback.
"We all have our own paths to walk. Loneliness has allowed us to walk together for a while, and that's enough. If we continue to accompany each other, it will hinder each other. Don't you think so?"
I looked at his face, but through the illusion, his expression was calm and I couldn't see any emotion at all.
"You have a talent for creating a cold and cruel appearance on top of the heartbreaking truth." I said, "I can't believe you. Do you really think I'm in the way? Or do you think you're dying soon, so you want to say goodbye to me and die alone?"
"..."
"The book says that domestic animals will run out of their owner's home before they feel they are about to die, hide somewhere and disappear quietly. Are you one of my domestic animals? A crow?"
"If you want the crow, I can share the contract with you."
I said angrily, "That's not what I meant! Don't be so serious and act stupid! If I inherit your crow, I'm worried that Sasuke will have a psychological trauma when he sees it in the future!"
Itachi smiled lightly, "Do you know how Sasuke mentioned you in front of me?"
"what?"
"I asked him, 'Why are you so obsessed with Uchiha Asaka? Even the teacher she regarded as a father and brother doubted her and abandoned her. Why do you believe in her?' Sasuke said, 'She is the family I chose, what do you know!' He said..." Teacher Itachi stared at me, "He said, 'Asaka... When Kakashi abandoned her, I didn't notice anything. I clearly told her that I would never let her feel the pain I felt... But I also told her to stay in Konoha and wait for me to come back. Whenever I think about how she agreed to me at that time, I can't forgive myself.'"
"Sasuke..."
"He seemed to think that you were considerate of his feelings and wanted to fully support his choice, so you chose to endure the pain yourself. He thought he had abandoned you. When you were abandoned by everyone, he was not able to stay by your side. So when he heard that you were here, he immediately couldn't wait to see you."
I whispered, "It's not like that."
"So you see, I said he was very simple."
"You can't keep bullying him just because he's innocent."
"I can't protect him forever, even though I want to, but I can't... I can only hope that he can grow up quickly, but I still don't have enough time. Chaolu, I'll leave Sasuke in your care. When you two are together in the future... if he still hates me, you can secretly come to worship me by yourself, tell me, and make me happy, okay?"
I could hear his farewell tone. Once he made up his mind to do something, it would be almost impossible for him to change his mind.
So after this separation, he will never come to see me again, and we will never meet again.
The next time I hear his name...it might be the news that he is dead.
"...Okay." I said, "But do you remember, I said that I would let you die as you wish, let Sasuke get revenge as he wishes, but also let Sasuke get his gentle brother back as he wishes, and let you live happily together. I will find a way."
Itachi-sensei sighed, "You have the eye technique to change fate, so I am not surprised if you want to change something. But you can't change the fate that has already been decided, right? You can change my fate of dying from physical weakness, but there will always be other ways for me to die. You can't change my fate... of killing my own parents, and you can't let the Uchiha clan revive. I am indeed Sasuke's enemy, and his parents were indeed killed by me."
I said stubbornly, "What if I find a way?"
Teacher Itachi smiled gently, which was a sign of tolerance and comfort towards me, but he did not hold out any hope for me.
"Goodbye, Chaolu. I'm sorry I can't accompany you on the rest of the journey."
"Wait!" I stammered, trying to find words to keep him: "Besides this, as a teacher, don't you have anything else to say to me, your only student?!"
Itachi-sensei was slightly stunned.
However, I couldn't stop him from leaving.
In the empty darkness, only his last words were left: "Chaolu, you are my most proud student."
The illusion is over.
My legs went limp and I squatted down, wrapped my arms around my knees and buried my face in my arms.
"Morning dew?!"
Neji and Gaara came over worriedly. I raised one hand and waved it, saying weakly, "I'm fine..."
I just……
Itachi-sensei's last words were so gentle that I couldn't help but want to cry.
I'll find a way.
The Sharingan's eye technique is created in response to the wishes of its master. My eye technique that distorts fate responds to my wish to "make fate flow in the direction I want."
Therefore, there must be a way for it to fulfill all my wishes. If there is no way, it must be that I have not thought of it yet!
……
The episode on the road ended here, and next, we finally arrived at the Sand Village smoothly.
Temari showed the etiquette of receiving distinguished guests. Unlike before, she did not just treat Gaara as a younger brother who came home to visit relatives. Instead, she concealed his existence from the elders.
People arrived in the morning, the meeting was held in the afternoon, and there was a dinner in the evening. I really couldn't stand dealing with so many unfamiliar people, so I secretly ran to the roof to get some fresh air.
"I heard you're the next Mizukage?" But Kankuro followed me out. He looked at me and said with a smile, "Do you still want to be the Kage now?"
"Before, Naruto always said that he wanted to become Hokage in the future," I trusted Kankuro, so I relaxed, "The teachers always taught him, 'Becoming Hokage is not that easy! Idiot!' We were young at that time and thought the teachers looked down on him. Now that I think about it, the teachers were probably just telling the truth. They really thought Naruto was not suitable, hahahaha."
Kankuro sat down next to me. "After learning about the daily work of the Kage, I feel that only a fool would want to be the Kage."
"It should be said that only those who are willing to sacrifice everything for the village can become a shadow... For ordinary people, abandoning their own preferences, enduring grievances, and taking on all pressures... just to serve others, they may suffer misunderstandings, bear stigma, and not be forgiven. They may even have to sacrifice their own families... It really seems like a fool... But..." I thought about it, "The direction of the village's propaganda is really cunning."
"Hmm? How does Konoha promote the Kage?"
"The Kage is recognized by everyone in the village as the strongest ninja, so he is respected and admired."
"…That's all I said."
"Yeah, you didn't mention the difficulties of being a shadow at all. A strong person may not be good at managing a village."
"So," Kankuro brought the topic back to the topic, he asked me teasingly: "Do you still want to be the Mizukage?"
"Dang! Only the Kage can decide the direction of the village." I gritted my teeth, "But, I must have the assistance of Haku, Neji and Gaara, otherwise I will definitely die in pain!"
Kankuro laughed.
I laughed too: "Did you come here specially to see me?"
"I guess so. It would be a disrespect to let such an important guest leave early alone."
"No, the Sand Village treated us very well. I just felt a little stuffy, so I came out to get some fresh air."
"It's okay. If you feel bored, just say so. I myself often feel that those meetings and being with the elders are boring. Why not do something else with this time? It's a complete waste of life." Kankuro said, "Are you planning to go back because you're afraid of causing trouble for us? Don't do that! If you go back, I have to go back too. I used you as an excuse to escape."