47 Konoha's Redemption

Sasuke stayed in the hospital for two or three days and received condolences and interrogations from high-ranking officials.

Finally, he was discharged from the hospital.

Walking in the familiar and unfamiliar street, there was no greeting between the people.

But there are more sympathetic but harsh words.

"He is the last one, Uchiha."

"Not the last one. His brother is still alive."

"He is still the young master of Uchiha. He is so pitiful. He is alone overnight."

"Yes, he is so pitiful."

Listening to those words of pity and feeling the sympathetic gaze he had never felt before, Sasuke could not help but clench his fists.

The Uchiha uniform, which used to symbolize pride, is so uncomfortable now.

"When did I, Uchiha, need the sympathy of others?" Sasuke lowered his head and quickened his pace.

They arrived at the mansion.

The originally wealthy clan was almost empty. When he walks into the house, the furniture is still the same, the blood stains have been cleaned up, and the essential daily tools can be used.

There was a dozen of money on the floor.

These were the living expenses that Sandaime had given him.

Almost all of the Uchiha Clan's wealth had been confiscated, but the property of Fugaku and Mikoto was still left to Sasuke.

At the same time, he also left a copy of Uchiha Clan for Sasuke.

Sasuke sat in the empty home in a daze.

After a long time, his stomach began to growl.

Sasuke stood up in confusion, went to the kitchen, and clumsily made a pot of hard-to-swallow food.

He only took a bite before throwing it into the trash can.

A deep sense of loneliness surrounded Sasuke.

...

In Naruto's house.

Naruto closed his eyes, and his consciousness sank into the sealed space.

"Hoo ---"

A cold wind blew past, making people tremble.

Looking down, it was a bottomless cliff.

The dizziness hit him, and Naruto almost looked away.

"Mr. Aizen, I'm here." He shouted, and the echo rippled above.

But there was no response.

Naruto walked to the top of the cliff in confusion, but he was surprised to find no one there.

"Hasn't Mr. Aizen come yet?"

It was not strange for Naruto to see a ghost in this situation.

According to Aizen, he would only come to this space after sleeping.

Presumably, he was still busy right now.

Naruto chuckled as he walked to the top and sat on the rock Aizen liked to sit on.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

The cold wind howled in his ears, and his mood became calm.

It was as if he could feel the loneliness of Mr. Aizen, the loneliness of an expert.

Naruto had also thought about it before.

How would he feel if he had the power to crush Konoha and transcend Shinobi's world in the future?

Perhaps he was just as lonely as Aizen.

That was why Aizen pushed the growth of experts. In his eyes, he was also a potential stock.

"This kind of realm is still too far away from me." There was a trace of envy in Naruto's eyes.

...

On the second day.

Naruto went to the classroom as usual.

After greeting his classmates, he sat in his seat.

Not long after, Sasuke came late. He was hungry all night yesterday, and he was barely full this morning when he went out to eat a big meal before.

But before he went to school, he had done a long mental preparation.

He did not want to see those sympathetic eyes.

The proud Uchiha did not need sympathy.

So he decided to show an icy side to cover up his pain.

Seeing Sasuke enter the classroom, the students who had been chatting stopped.

A moment later, he burst out with all kinds of concern.

"Sasuke, you're here."

"..."

"Are you alright?"

Ino cried and hugged Sasuke, his face full of exaggeration. "Sasuke, I am really worried about you. Naruto said you are fine, but I still can't help but worry."

Sasuke pushed Ino away in disgust, and his initially cold expression couldn't hold back.

A warm feeling surged in his heart.

"Here, Sasuke." Naruto waved at Sasuke.

Sasuke looked over, and the warm golden sunlight shone through the window onto Naruto's body. It was filled with a warm aura.

Under the sunlight, Naruto's smile was brilliant and perfect. Under the golden sun, his blue eyes were filled with joy.

At that moment, he seemed to see his brother, Itachi, who cared for him.

"Morning, Naruto." A smile appeared on Sasuke's cold face as he walked towards Naruto.

"Congratulations on being discharged."

"Thank you."

The noisy students also quieted down. The girls looked at the scene of Naruto and Sasuke talking and became infatuated.

"Really, too handsome."

"How can Naruto be so sunny?"

"Hey, Sakura, did you see that? The cold-faced man, Sasuke, has been warmed by Naruto." Ino hugged Sakura.

"Of course, Naruto has the charm to warm everything." Sakura seemed to have thought of something. He held his chin and revealed an enchanting smile.

"Oh? Your expression is there an affair?!" Ino revealed a smirk. "Tell me, what happened between you and Naruto?"

"What can happen? That's it." Sakura retorted with a red face.

"Wow, that's amazing, Sakura. It seems that you have an affair." Ino immediately praised.

"Really? Congratulations, Sakura." The classmate immediately sent her some consolation.

Sakura could only smile foolishly.

If the misunderstanding could come true, then let the misconception continue like this.

Little did he know that Hinata, who was in the corner, was quietly watching him, and there was a rare trace of irritation in his eyes.

"Hinata, why don't we have lunch together?" At this time, a female student came to Hinata's side and asked softly.

Hinata was very popular among the girls and was regarded as a good friend.

"Sure." Hinata nodded with a generous smile.

"Hehe, our Hinata is getting cuter and cuter."

"Yeah, Hinata is cute. It seems like he is hugging her every day ---"

"Is it cute?" Hinata chewed on this sentence and revealed a small dimple after a moment. "It was all because of one person that I changed."

It was also because of that person that Hinata's heart became very strong.

...

Ever since his clan was exterminated, Sasuke could feel that everyone had taken special care of him.

But at the same time, they also avoided showing sympathy. Everyone was afraid of hurting Sasuke's self-esteem.

This made Sasuke a little touched.

"This is Konoha. This is everyone." Sasuke heard Naruto's gentle voice: "Everyone is very concerned about you."

"This is also why I want to be Hokage. I want to protect everyone and Konoha."

"Yeah." Sasuke nodded vigorously, suddenly feeling that his heart was full of strength.

Feeling the concern of his classmates, Sasuke's heart gradually softened.

He was very grateful to meet Naruto.

If he had never known Naruto, perhaps he was already heartless and wanted revenge.

Right now, he wants to have the ability to think independently. He wanted to see the truth with his own eyes.

He was not trapped in a fantasy.

"Itachi, although I don't know what unspeakable difficulties you have, I will not easily forgive you for making such a decision." He clenched his fists and thought to himself.

Although he did not know the truth, he wanted to save his brother, Itachi.

Naruto saved himself.

Now, it was him who became light.