Sasuke, About to Become a Baby-Making Machine

"Hinata!"

Kakashi, carrying the Yamato on his back, and with the recovered Naruto, Body Flicker Technique to Hinata's side.

Seeing Sasuke lying heavily injured on the ground, Naruto's eyes reddened slightly. He wanted to go forward and Sasuke up, but after taking two steps, he paused slightly, "Sasuke..."

Hinata patted Naruto on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry! You won't die from this kind of injury."

"I originally wanted to break Sasuke's arms and legs, but Sasuke resisted so fiercely that I could only severely injure him!"

"That way, we can bring Sasuke back to Konoha!"

At this moment, Hinata was extremely proud, feeling that her role as a little spy infiltrating Konoha was absolutely perfect.

Two years ago, Sasuke infiltrated Konoha and assassinated three elders. Although it was later proven that the person who rescued Sasuke was the mysterious masked man, Hinata was not completely cleared of suspicion at the time.

But what about now?

Sasuke was captured alive by Hinata, so no one will suspect that they have a connection with Sasuke now!

Even Obito would no longer doubt Sasuke.

As she spoke, Hinata walked behind Kakashi and stood behind Sasuke, keeping a distance from him. Avoiding everyone's gaze, she raised an eyebrow at Sasuke, signaling him to begin his performance.

Sasuke: "..."

Although he has stopped coughing up blood, Sasuke says he doesn't want to talk at all, especially not to Hinata.

I'm so tired.

Sasuke could already imagine the miserable second half of his life after being taken back to Konoha.

The best outcome would be having their Chakra sealed and spending the rest of their lives in obscurity in prison. A more cruel option might be execution on charges of assassinating an elder.

However, with Hinata and Naruto present, execution is unlikely.

But what Sasuke was most worried about wasn't going to prison, but being used by Konoha as a secret human-making machine... After all, the Sharingan was still very powerful.

The village could easily Sasuke up in prison and then send some... or perhaps some brainwashed female ninja to have a child with Sasuke, so that the Uchiha bloodline could be passed down and the Sharingan could become a power that would forever belong to Konoha.

The new Uchiha clan members may continue to live in the Anbu until one day in the future, after Sasuke's popularity has subsided, when the Uchiha clan members will return to the public eye.

Thinking of this, Sasuke felt utterly hopeless and filled with despair for the future.

Kakashi nodded slightly, then said to Hinata, "Hinata, Yamato is injured. Please treat him first."

"Okay!"

Hinata helped Yamato lie on the ground, moving further away from Sasuke to create a perfect environment for Sasuke to escape.

After checking Yamato's injuries, Hinata comforted him, "It's nothing, just a minor injury. I'll heal it right away."

The small, glowing green hand was placed on Yamato's chest, Yamato's wounds slowly healed. Before long, he regained his strength and stood up again.

Kakashi instructed, "Yamato, I'm entrusting Sasuke to you!"

"Don't worry, Kakashi- senpai."

Yamato responded, and after forming a hand seal, several living pieces of wood spread out from Yamato's arms, Sasuke.

"Wood Release?"

"Is it the Senju Clan?"

Upon seeing Yamato, Sasuke realized that his previous worries were not unfounded.

Even Uchiha was secretly created by Konoha, let alone him, the last surviving member of the Hashirama Senju.

Although Sasuke wanted to carry on the Uchiha clan's legacy, he did not do so in a 'forced' way.

Naruto looked at Sasuke with a worried expression, then turned to Kakashi and asked, "Teacher Kakashi, if Sasuke is taken back to Konoha, will the village...?"

Kakashi patted Naruto on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Naruto!"

Kakashi comforted him, saying, "Although Sasuke committed a serious crime, the reasons behind it are very complex and cannot be explained in just a few words."

"Lady Tsunade is a very enlightened Hokage; she will give Sasuke a fair trial."

Naruto lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, unsure whether his insistence on bringing Sasuke back to Konoha was the right thing to do. After all, the Sasuke of this time was different from the Sasuke in the Original Story; the Sasuke of the Original Story had not yet been declared missing-nin at this point.

If Sasuke kidnapped Killer B, his record in the village would have been merely that he had temporarily left the village to train.

Hinata glared at Sasuke with great displeasure. What on earth was this guy up to?

That was such a good opportunity, and Sasuke had regained some strength and even recovered from his injuries.

After all, Urashiki's Chakra has a powerful regenerative ability.

Why didn't they use Orochimaru-Style Body Replacement Technique to escape?

As night fell, Sasuke was taken to a cave by Hinata and her group to rest for a while, and it was then that Hinata suddenly understood the reason behind it.

Could it be that Sasuke... doesn't actually know Orochimaru-Style Body Replacement Technique?

By the fire, Hinata, who had fully understood the cause and effect, suddenly stood up, startling Yamato.

On the contrary, Kakashi and Naruto had long been used to Hinata's sudden outbursts.

"Hinata, what's wrong?" Yamato asked, bewildered.

Hinata stuck out her tongue and sat down again, saying softly, "It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something."

Kakashi looked at Hinata and asked, "Are you worried that the Masked Man who can use Space-time ninjutsu will rescue Sasuke?"

O(╯□╰)o: No!

Hinata nodded and said, "Aside from a two-on-one tactic, we don't have any way to counter that guy's Ninjutsu right now."

Kakashi remained silent. Perhaps, in some ways, Sasuke being rescued by the Masked Man was an inevitable outcome.

Unless Konoha is determined to kill Sasuke, no matter where Sasuke is imprisoned, a ninja who has mastered Space-time ninjutsu can easily Sasuke him.

Kakashi glanced at Naruto and said softly, "Whether that person rescues Sasuke or not, the right to choose ultimately rests in Sasuke's own hands. Even if Sasuke chooses to leave the village, he can still choose what kind of person he wants to become!"

"Naruto, Hinata!"

"I hope you can persuade Sasuke to change his mind... It will take us at least several more days to get back to Konoha."

Hinata finally understood why Kakashi hadn't let her fly with him, but instead chose to return to Konoha on foot.

So it turns out they wanted him and Naruto to persuade Sasuke!

After all, returning to Konoha would mean Sasuke would face trial, which would lead to a complete break between Sasuke and Konoha.

However, just as Hinata had predicted, as long as Sasuke wasn't executed by Konoha, Obito would definitely Sasuke him.

Rather than facing this outcome, it would be better to take advantage of the present moment to try to change some of Sasuke's thoughts and eliminate the hatred in Sasuke heart.

"I see!"

Naruto said something casually, then got up and walked into the cave, seemingly intending to have a heart-to-heart talk with Sasuke.

Hinata hesitated for a moment, then took a bite of the chicken leg in her hand with a frustrated expression.

If my previous assumption was correct, Sasuke didn't know Orochimaru-Style Body Replacement Technique at all... then he must really not want to see me right now, right?

Hinata is quite self-aware.