The fateful battle between Kakashi and Uchiha Obito had arrived.
"Humph! Trash!"
Uchiha Obito snorted coldly before charging toward the "trash" Kakashi.
To Uchiha Obito,
failing to protect Rin was the greatest mistake of that trash, Hatake Kakashi!
If Nohara Rin had not been captured back then...
none of this would have happened.
Whether it was that bastard Hyuga Sho or that trash Kakashi, they were both existences that deserved to die!
Today... was a special day.
Sasuke was hiding in an air-raid shelter.
His mother, Uchiha Mikoto, was right beside him, along with the other villagers.
Ever since the Uchiha Clan's stigma had been cleared,
the clan had welcomed a bright future.
Many Uchiha Clan ninjas and residents had moved away from the settlement and settled throughout the village.
Therefore...
the now-empty Uchiha Clan settlement held more sentimental meaning than practical meaning.
Sasuke guarded his former home with utmost care.
To him, this place held all the memories of his nine years of life.
Whether it was his brother, who had become a criminal,
or any of his other memories...
"Sasuke... don't be afraid..."
His mother, Uchiha Mikoto, comforted him from the side.
Seeing that her son did not speak, she assumed Sasuke was frightened.
But in fact...
Sasuke was not afraid.
Not only was he unafraid, he was worried about someone else instead.
"Mother... I'm going outside for a bit..."
"What? Your father instructed you not to go outside casually..."
Although the various explosions outside had been greatly muffled because they were far from the village,
Uchiha Mikoto knew
that today was truly not a suitable day to go out.
"Although I'm a child... I'm not an ordinary child."
Sasuke rose to his feet, turning his back to his mother.
Sasuke released his clasped hands. The