"Did he even take the streetlamp?"
"It looked like he'd made up his mind to take everything."
Sasuke stared at the deep pit and thought to himself. He had originally planned that if Itachi had not taken the streetlamp, he would dig it up and hide it. No matter what, he wanted to make it one of Itachi's greatest regrets.
Or perhaps, when he took revenge someday, he could bring the streetlamp along. When he faced Itachi in their final battle, he could raise the streetlamp. Maybe, upon seeing it, Itachi would instinctively stand on it, allowing Sasuke to catch him off guard.
Forget it, Itachi. I'll defeat you with true strength.
Naruto had no idea Sasuke had thought of so much in such a short time. All he saw was Sasuke suddenly stopping mid-walk and staring blankly at a deep pit. Naruto became curious about what was inside it.
Unfortunately, when he looked, there was nothing there.
"Sasuke, what are you looking at?" Naruto asked curiously.
Sasuke shook his head, pointed at the pit, and said in a very calm tone, "There used to be a streetlamp here."
"Huh?" Naruto cried out in surprise. "Then... was it stolen? No matter what, it was one of your belongings. Should we..."
Naruto had wanted to suggest reporting it to the Military Police Force, but after thinking about it, the Uchiha family had once controlled the Military Police Force. Bringing it up again might make Sasuke dwell on it, so Naruto wisely fell silent.
He wondered whose hands the Military Police Force had fallen into after the Uchiha Clan was exterminated.
"Stolen? Not exactly." Sasuke shook his head and continued, "Naruto, do you know? I walked down this road hundreds, thousands of times. Every time I came here, I would habitually stop,