Black Zetsu: Shadow Clone, Twice Over

Naruto had only ever given one answer to Satsuki's requests: "Okay."

Even when she wanted to go find the Uchiha Itachi she hated with every fiber of her being, even when there was no chance this trip would end with any heartwarming scene, Naruto simply nodded.

As long as Satsuki was happy, that was all that mattered. He had figured that out long ago.

At that moment, emotions churned in Satsuki's eyes-resentment, and the pent-up frustration that had built up over years with nowhere to go.

Naruto, of course, understood what Satsuki was thinking.

In his world, Uchiha Itachi had ended up imprisoned. After all, Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku had been saved, along with nearly all the ordinary Uchiha.

Because their mother had gone softhearted, Satsuki hadn't even been able to vent her anger.

But what had Uchiha Itachi done in this world? He had wiped out the clan. Those bloodstained hands had killed not only the shinobi of the Uchiha Clan, but also the old, the children, and the clan members who had fallen in pools of blood without even understanding what was happening.

He really had killed everyone, leaving behind only one younger brother. Then he had used Genjutsu to make that younger brother watch their parents die over and over, day after day and night after night.

Whenever Satsuki thought of it, something churned in her chest.

Today, at the very least, she wanted to see with her own eyes what kind of expression this world's Uchiha Itachi would wear when he met the younger brother who "shouldn't have been there."

Naruto said nothing more. He simply raised his hand, and in an instant, one azure eye changed color. The power of the Star Eye spread in every direction, searching for this world's Uchiha Itachi's chakra