"Sister? Itachi Uchiha?"
"Yeah, sister."
"No, you must be lying to me."
"But, what I said is true."
The conversation between Sasuke and Naruto went on peacefully, but Sasuke's heart was filled with confusion - how many times had this happened? How far would it go to tease him? If the so-called harm was a hard battle, he could completely accept it.
But why did he suffer such mental shocks again and again, almost driving him to death?
Did he become a woman in this world? Well, he reluctantly accepted it. Although he was very happy that his parents were still alive, but he learned that they had arranged a baby marriage with Naruto's parents? He could accept it even though he gritted his teeth. He found out that "he" in this world really likes Naruto? OK, he accepted it.
But now even Itachi Uchiha has become a sister? So it turns out that she is not the only victim?
Sasuke tried hard to imagine what the female version of Itachi Uchiha would look like. This absurd idea made him feel a little lucky - at least this news could dispel his urge to secretly take a look at Itachi Uchiha of this era.
After experiencing this series of shocks, Sasuke fell into a strange kind of meditation.
Is it possible that the problem actually lies with me?
Why do you feel so ashamed and embarrassed because your inner pride cannot accept yourself of another gender? Looking back, when Naruto in your own world was a child, he often took the initiative to change into his female form, inventing Sexy Jutsu. Didn't that Dead Last never feel embarrassed?
So this should be my own problem. In the final analysis, to the people in this world, I am the strange existence. After all, "myself" and Itachi in this world have been women from the beginning.
It's just that the genders are different. Is it necessary to react so loudly? Yes, maybe I'm making a fuss.
Sasuke began to convince himself in this way. Perhaps the psychological defense mechanism began to work. He kept repeating these reasons in his heart, trying to make himself accept the reality.
This kind of self-persuasion even contained a bit of self-deception, but it did make him gradually calm down. In the end, he chose to obey - since he couldn't change, just accept it.
"Master... Master?"
Seeing that Sasuke suddenly became silent and stood frozen in place like a scarecrow, Boruto called out worriedly.
Sasuke finally responded. He took a deep breath slowly and exhaled it slowly. The wrinkles on his brows that had been tightly knitted gradually relaxed, and his originally calm and dull eyes became much softer.
"I'm fine," his voice returned to its usual calmness, "By the way Boruto, I'm actually a little curious, why didn't you show too much surprise when you saw me in this world?"
"Eh?!" Boruto didn't expect that Sasuke would state the fact "I am in this world" so straightforwardly. He was a little flustered for a moment and stammered his answer.
"Because... literary creation is developing very fast nowadays, and it is already a very common classification to re-create a certain character with another gender..."
Hearing this answer, Sasuke nodded thoughtfully. So, it seems that he has fallen behind the development of the times. This realization made him feel more peaceful. Since the younger generation can easily accept this setting, why should he be so entangled?
His sister? Another self? What on earth is this guy talking about?
Satsuki's brows furrowed tightly. Why did the words of these people suddenly become so difficult to understand? Itachi Uchiha is this man's sister? But the person in front of her looks to be almost the same age as her parents!
Just when Satsuki was confused, Sasuke took the initiative to take half a step forward and began to explain in an incredibly calm tone. "I remembered, it was my negligence. You felt Dojutsu and that's why you found this place."
Naruto was standing aside, completely unaware of what Sasuke was doing at the moment. This calm and accepting attitude was completely different from Sasuke, who was about to collapse just now. Sasuke's originally tense shoulders had relaxed, and even his breathing had become smooth and even.
Satsuki's eyes refocused on Sasuke. "That's right! What's going on with your eyes? Who are you? Why are Dojutsu and mine so similar!"
"Because our eyes are exactly the same, coming from the same source." He raised his remaining hand and pointed at his eye sockets, "This kind of similarity, even between brothers, cannot be so close. As for Itachi's aura... when I was on the verge of blindness, I transplanted Itachi's eyes."
"???"
Satsuki opened her mouth, but no sound came out. She clearly understood every word the other person said, but the combined meaning was completely incomprehensible to her. What exactly does this mean? Eye transplant? On the verge of blindness?
"Because I am you," Sasuke continued to explain, "You in another parallel universe will also be you in the future. However, unlike me, I did not expect that myself in this world would be a woman."
"... Huh?!"
Satsuki was completely confused. This explanation was too bizarre and beyond all her cognitive scope. Naruto on the side also opened her eyes wide. Sasuke actually accepted the reality so calmly and planned to tell the truth directly? If so...
Naruto suddenly thought of something and suddenly turned his head to look at Boruto. If Satsuki were to know the true identity of Boruto...
I don't know why, but the image of Satsuki squatting on a telephone pole at night suddenly appeared in Naruto's mind.
"That's right! Sasuke!" Naruto hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hand subconsciously, as if to stop something.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Sasuke turned to look at Naruto in confusion, not understanding why he was suddenly so excited.
"You know, Satsuki is now turning on Three Tomoe Sharingan, right?" Naruto said quickly.
Of course Sasuke knows - this is the pinnacle of ordinary Sharingan, and most Uchiha people can only reach this level in their lifetime. He nodded lightly and waited for Naruto's next words.
"She is actually much stronger than you," Naruto said in a seemingly relaxed tone, while winking at Sasuke, "I remember the first time you opened your eyes was just One Tomoe."
This sounds a bit rude, and even means to criticize someone.
But Sasuke knew Naruto and knew that he would not say such words without reason, and immediately realized that there was a deeper meaning in it.
"Satsuki is very powerful," Naruto continued, turning his eyes to Satsuki and his voice became softer. "On that night, Satsuki didn't open Sharingan even though he thought his parents were dead, his tribe was destroyed, and his sister had betrayed him."
Satsuki looked at Naruto in confusion, wondering why he suddenly mentioned it. The memory of that night was still the deepest pain in her heart.
"Then..." Naruto's tone became subtle, and his eyes wandered between Satsuki and Sasuke, "It seems that Itachi hurt me, Satsuki opened these eyes directly."