"Oh, it's Sakura." Sasuke slowly turned around, looking expressionlessly at Sakura Haruno behind him.
Hearing Sasuke's cold tone, Sakura's figure stiffened instantly. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked disbelievingly at the Sasuke who seemed so unfamiliar.
"Why are you here so late?" Sasuke still spoke expressionlessly. Hearing Sasuke's cold words, Sakura's body trembled, but she still forced down the sadness in her heart and spoke with some worry: "Sasuke, it's you! Why are you going somewhere so late?"
"Where I go has nothing to do with you. The weather's cold, go back." Sasuke said indifferently. Although there was a hint of concern in his words, his tone showed no trace of it.
"Sasuke, you!!!" Sakura was instantly shocked to hear Sasuke's ruthless words, and then a sad expression appeared on her face. "Sasuke, are you going to leave the village?!"
"If I stay in Konoha, I can't become stronger. I simply can't obtain power that surpasses that man, so staying here is meaningless." Sasuke said coldly. Since Sakura had already exposed him, there was no need to continue hiding.
Immediately, Sasuke turned to leave. Suddenly, Sakura pounced from behind and hugged Sasuke's back, crying as she spoke: "Sasuke-kun, I truly, truly like you. Please, please don't leave! Okay?"
Sakura's emotions were incomparably agitated. Tears continuously streamed from her eyes, soaking Sasuke's clothes. "Thwack!!!!" With a crisp sound, Sasuke's palm had somehow already formed a knife hand and struck the back of Sakura's head.
"Sa... Sasuke..." Sakura was shocked for a moment, her vision began to blur, and then she slowly fell. Sasuke gently caught Sakura's body and placed her on a long bench not far away under a streetlamp. He looked at the already unconscious Sakura with a complex expression and spoke softly: "I'm sorry, Sakura, and thank you."
After saying these words, Sasuke slowly turned his back. His small yet determined figure slowly disappeared into the dark path, his body completely merging into the darkness.
The next day, in the Hokage's office, "Thwack!!!!" With a loud bang, Tsunade slammed her fist heavily on the office desk. "Bastard!!! Uchiha Sasuke actually defected!!! At this sensitive time!!!" Tsunade said in a harsh voice, her voice filled with anger and resentment.
"R-right, I'm sorry, Hokage-sama. I... I couldn't stop Sasuke-kun. He..." Sakura stood in front of the office desk, crying, tears continuously streaming from her eyes, which were already red and swollen.
At this moment, not only Sakura was in the office, but also several other people. Besides Shizune, who was the Hokage's assistant, Shikamaru Nara was also here.
"Sigh." Shikamaru sighed. "That Sasuke guy really can't stay put, huh? To actually defect at a time like this! This matter won't be so easy to resolve now. Defection is a serious crime."
"Damn it, did he say anything?" Tsunade bit her fingernail and asked Sakura. "Sasuke-kun, Sasuke-kun said he wanted to gain more powerful strength, that staying in Konoha no longer had any meaning, and so on... Where exactly does Sasuke-kun want to go?" As she mentioned Sasuke, Sakura's emotions instantly became agitated again.
"Powerful strength? Orochimaru?"
That guy really is cunning. No wonder he put the cursed seal on Sasuke during the Chunin Exams, Tsunade said, frowning.
"So what do we do now? Go after him? Sasuke left last night. If we go now, we might still make it," Shikamaru said, his eyebrows furrowed.
"But because Konoha was destroyed, to earn more funds, most of the Chunin and Jonin in the village have gone out on missions. Now, the only people in the village without missions are you Chunin. This matter seems to depend on you. I'm entrusting this matter to you because you have the best mind among this group of Chunin," Tsunade sighed and said to Shikamaru.
"...Sigh, this is truly troublesome. I understand. I'll go find the other Chunin who don't have missions now." Shikamaru sighed and said to Sakura, "Let's go, Sakura, let's go find the others. That Naruto guy will definitely be very excited, right?" Sakura nodded excitedly.
Two days later, in a secluded forest in the Land of Fire, Haku and Zabuza walked quietly along a forest path. The bloodline of the Uzumaki clan was indeed formidable; their powerful vitality was truly incomparable to ordinary ninjas.
Two days ago, when they left the Uzumaki Ruins, Zabuza was still very weak due to excessive blood loss, and his face was extremely pale. However, two days later, Zabuza's face gradually (getting money is good) recovered its ruddy complexion, and the fatigue in his body also recovered a lot.
Clenching his fist, feeling the power within his body, Zabuza's mouth curved into a slight smile. "My strength has finally recovered quite a bit. The feeling of having strength is truly great."
"Zabuza, although I don't know how to say it, I always have a feeling of uneasiness in my heart." A trace of worry flashed across Haku's face as he spoke to Zabuza.
"Unease? What's wrong?" Zabuza was startled for a moment, then asked Haku, "Are you feeling unwell?" "No, I'm fine, but I just have a strange feeling in my heart. I don't know why, it's been like this for the past two days." Haku said, holding Zabuza's hand.
Hearing Haku's words, Zabuza's brow furrowed slightly...
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