Naruto wasn't worried about affecting the Uchiha territory. There were top-tier shinobi guarding it, keeping people safe was no problem.
However, just as his orb was about to be released, a figure had already appeared beside him.
Naruto suddenly smiled.
"Sasuke, you came out after all. I thought you'd hide forever."
Sasuke summoned a hawk. Standing on the hawk, he faced Naruto in the air.
He looked at the orb in Naruto's hand and said, "To this extent, does doing this even make sense?"
Naruto thought for a moment and said, "I don't know. I just want to make you feel better, and make myself feel better too."
Sasuke scoffed lightly, "Back then, when I wanted revenge you stopped me. Now that your mother wants revenge, you agree. Naruto, you…"
But Naruto only said, "Sasuke, if I told you this is for you, would you believe me?"
Sasuke, of course, believed him.
Although Naruto had changed a lot, he was still that Naruto, the same Naruto as always, wasn't he?
Still…
Sasuke said, "What if I want you to stop?"
The black orb that had nearly formed in Naruto's hand suddenly dissipated.
Sasuke stared blankly at Naruto.
Naruto said, "I said I'm doing all this because of you. If you don't want it, I won't do it."
For some reason, Sasuke turned his back.
He said, "Naruto, this time, you win."
Naruto shook his head, "No, I lost."
"Sasuke, you're right, I'm hypocritical. If it weren't for Mom, I wouldn't have thought of doing this."
"I always thought you were more selfish than me, but actually I'm much more selfish than you."
"Sasuke, thank you for bearing so much. I've been unreasonable."
Sasuke snorted, "Naruto, I don't have time to stand here and talk about these things with you."
"But…"
He turned back.
"There is one thing I really need your help with."
A huge joy suddenly rose in Naruto's chest. Sasuke actually wanted his help?
He hurriedly asked, "What is it?"
Sasuke's expression suddenly looked a bit awkward, "It's Sakura."
"These days Sakura's been in a bad mood. I don't know how to comfort her. We're all members of Team Seven, and you're on good terms with her, do you know what Sakura is thinking?"
Naruto was no longer the silly naive kid he used to be; he asked, "Is it something to do with feelings?"
Sasuke thought a moment and nodded slightly, "Maybe."
A gossipy look suddenly appeared on Naruto's face, "Sasuke, you and Sakura… did that happen? You know… that."
Sasuke's expression didn't change, but his body stiffened a little.
Finally, he shoved his hands in his pockets and spat out one syllable.
"Yeah."
"Yeah" for Sasuke's way of speaking meant affirmation; Naruto knew Sasuke's habit.
He thought for a moment and said, "Sakura might feel wronged. After all, she grew up loved by her parents; she's used to receiving love exclusively."
"But with you, some of that love is taken by another girl."
"Especially after what happened, she lost the most precious thing, that kind of grievance will magnify."
"Actually, Sasuke, Sakura herself can come to terms with it. She likes you so much; after a while she can adjust."
But Sasuke said very earnestly, "I don't want her to feel wronged."
Naruto sighed helplessly, "Sasuke, marrying two girls would be excessive; of course they wouldn't be happy."
Sasuke said, "I'm doing it for the clan. I promise I will be fair to them."
Naruto gave a speechless look.
He suddenly felt he didn't understand feelings, but now he realized Sasuke understood them even less.
He said, "That makes it even more unfair. What they want isn't fairness, it's you: your care, attention, and companionship."
Sasuke's breathing quickened, "So what should I do?"
Naruto smiled, "Why don't you want Sakura to feel wronged?"
Sasuke said, "Because—"
But before he finished, Naruto interrupted.
"You don't need to explain to me. Explain to Sakura. Sasuke, don't keep your feelings bottled up and say nothing. If you speak clearly, everything becomes okay."
Sasuke didn't believe things were that simple and asked suspiciously, "Really?"
Naruto nodded vigorously.
Sasuke twisted a bit, "But how am I supposed to say that kind of thing?"
Naruto looked at Sasuke sincerely, "I actually know what you want to say, I know it all."
"Sasuke, that night when you left alone, Sakura was waiting for you, right?"
"I don't know exactly what you talked about, but didn't she say she'd give everything up and go with you?"
"Even that she'd accompany you in revenge…"
"Sasuke, I know what being understood feels like. Sakura was the one who stood behind you when the whole world didn't understand you."
"You were deeply moved and imprinted that night on your heart forever. From then on you swore you wouldn't let Sakura suffer. Because you were going to depend on Orochimaru and your future was uncertain, you didn't want her to be harmed."
"But why did you have to bear these things alone? Why not be honest and communicate with her?"
Sasuke shuddered all over, feeling Naruto had spoken out the shameful thing in his heart; he felt very uncomfortable.
He only said, "Naruto, so you knew everything."
Naruto just shook his head, "I didn't know before; I just had a feeling."
"Now I've worked things out, especially later when you tried to get stronger and kill the person closest to you…"
"Sasuke, when it comes to Sakura, you truly had murderous intent. That's why you feel guilty now and are afraid to face her, right?"
Sasuke fell silent, then slowly said, "Naruto, you're unbearable now."
"However, there's one thing you haven't cleared up. About revenge against Konoha, I stopped keeping that in my heart a long time ago. I had another plan in my mind, but it was wiped out by the Infinite Tsukuyomi that the two Obitos executed."
"I probably have truly let go of hatred now, so I don't want you to do meaningless things for me."
Naruto gave a sunny, confident smile, "Sasuke, I'm really glad you can let go of hatred. I don't want you to live in hatred forever. I was too stupid before and chose wrong methods."
"If, the first time I chased after you, I had understood you were trying to get stronger, maybe I could have persuaded you."
Sasuke thought of Itachi, thought of Danzo, and said lightly, "Judging by the results, even if you had persuaded me, the core problem would not have been solved, nothing would have changed."
"So sometimes I feel Obito and the others did the right thing. They, unlike you, when faced with problems, don't just try to fix them. They directly eliminate the soil in which problems grow."
Naruto bowed his head, "Yeah, so even though they launched the Infinite Tsukuyomi, I'm not very angry anymore."
He slowly reached out a hand to Sasuke, "So, Obito and my mom are coming to your house as guests. You, who act like a grown man, can't keep hiding forever, right? Come down and welcome our guests."
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