"Is... is there anyone?! Someone come quickly!!!"
Satsuki After staggering out of the area that was completely shrouded in blood and death, Satsuki ran desperately while crying with all his strength.
Tears blurred vision, making the journey at night even more difficult. How she longed to hear a response at this moment, how she hoped to see the Konoha patrol Ninja familiar uniform figure rushing out of the shadows on the street corner in the next second, stopping her and asking her what happened.
, in response to her, there was only her own empty echo, and the distant sound of the wind rustling through the leaves.
The Uchiha clan's settlement area was placed at the outermost edge of the village because of the so-called "isolation" and "surveillance". In this area, except for the Uchiha tribesmen, there are almost no other villagers living at night, let alone frequent patrols of ninjas.
Everything she had just experienced was like fragments of the worst and craziest nightmare, replaying crazily in her mind over and over again.
Not long ago, her entire world was complete and warm. There is a mother with a gentle and kind smile, a father who is strict but always shows concern in every detail, and a sister who she has been chasing and admires and trusts so much, who is a strong and reliable existence in her heart...
, on this night, everything was completely and cruelly crushed before her eyes.
The gentle mother, the caring mother... fell into a pool of blood. The person who ordered the killer and even did it herself turned out to be the sister she trusted the most!
The world collapsed.
An unprecedented, bone-chilling sense of emptiness spread crazily from the deepest part of her heart, quickly eroding her limbs and bones, and going deep into her heart.
She lost almost everything, but...Naruto! Absolutely... she must not be allowed to kill Naruto!
This thought was like the last life-saving straw, giving Satsuki, who was almost paralyzed to the ground, some strength to hold on. She gritted her teeth and let the tears flow crazily, but she quickened her pace again, running towards the center of the village where there might theoretically be someone, using her last bit of strength to run.
The next moment, Satsuki ran wildly and froze on the ground.
Cold despair seized her heart instantly.
Because that nightmare-like figure - Itachi Uchiha, stood quietly in the middle of the road not far in front of her, completely blocking all her paths.
What made Satsuki feel like all the blood in his body was freezing - in Itachi's hands, it was like holding a limp and hanging limbs Naruto! The blond boy closed his eyes tightly, with a look of pain still on his face.
"Naruto..."
Sasuki's voice trembled so much that it was almost unrecognizable. Yes... how could Sasuki forget that the gap in strength is as insurmountable as a chasm.
But...
But seeing Naruto being held in Itachi's hand like an object, an emotion far more intense than fear suddenly rushed over Satsuki's head! Even though her body was shaking violently due to fear, and even though tears blurred her vision so that she could barely see ahead, Satsuki still took action!
"Let... let go Naruto!"
She almost screamed out of instinct, and at the same time, she grabbed the ninja tool bag at her waist, took out two Shurikens, and threw them towards Itachi Uchiha's neck with a cry and unruly anger!
call out! call out!
Facing this hateful but immature attack, Itachi Uchiha didn't even blink. She just raised her dagger in her hand very casually.
clang! clang!
Two crisp metal clangs sounded almost at the same time, and the two Shuriken were easily bounced away and landed with a clang.
The attack was easily resolved. Frustration and greater fear struck, but Satsuki did not give up. She quickly started Hand Seals with both hands, trying to mobilize the chakra in her body.
"Fire Release·Haohuo...?!"
But she was only halfway through forming the seal, and she couldn't even fully pronounce the name of the ninjutsu——
The figure in front of me suddenly disappeared like a ghost!
The next moment, a suffocating sense of oppression enveloped her from the front! Itachi Uchiha suddenly appeared in front of her.
The hand holding Naruto let go, and Naruto's body fell to the ground aside. The free hand once again strangled Satsuki's slender neck, severing her throat with her unformed ninjutsu!
The strong feeling of suffocation surged crazily again, Satsuki lifted his feet off the ground, struggled in vain, and tried desperately to open the hand with both hands.
Itachi Uchiha The scarlet Sharingan stared indifferently at her sister who was struggling in pain in her hands, her eyes full of fear and pleading. At this moment, the warning of the man wearing Fox Mask sounded in his mind again - don't show unnecessary affection to Satsuki.
The next second, the force holding his throat suddenly disappeared.
"Cough! Cough cough cough..."
Satsuki fell to the cold ground again, coughing violently and retching, breathing the cold air greedily. However, this time, the physical pain was far less than the complete collapse of the inner defense.
Twice in a row, she was subdued as easily as a baby, unable to resist, unable to even injure the opponent at all... The desperate strength gap between the two completely crushed and extinguished the weak fighting spirit and courage that had just been ignited in her heart.
She raised her head and looked down at her sister, looking at the other person's blood-red eyes that were as deep as a deep pool without any emotion.
The little bit of courage I had before was gone, and all that was left was the most powerful fear of death.
"No... don't kill me..."
Itachi Uchiha silently stared at the sister who fell to the ground, trembling with fear, and now there was only one last way left to make these eyes dyed with the blood of hatred.
Her thoughts drifted back to those peaceful times a few years ago. At home, after training, at the dinner table, and even in chatting before going to bed, my sister mentioned it repeatedly with such frequency that it left an impression on people. There was always only one name - Naruto.
"Today, I won the duel with Naruto guy Taijutsu again. Although he is still stupid, he seems to be a little more powerful than before..."
"Sister, sister, you know, Naruto's favorite store is Ichiraku Ramen. He took me to eat there. It tastes pretty good. Let's go there together next time."
"Naruto He..."
From trivial daily chores to subtle facial expressions, everything about that blond boy can become a topic of conversation for Satsuki. That was the first and only time Itachi saw Satsuki showing such strong concern, dependence, and even a clumsy and pure admiration for someone outside the family that she herself was unaware of.
In order to get the plan back on the "correct" track, in order to force those eyes to wake up, this was all he could do... Itachi thought silently in his heart, completely freezing the last trace of unbearability.
Itachi spoke, "My stupid sister, people like you are not worthy of being killed by me."
After saying that, Uchiha Itachi slowly raised the short in his hand. This time, the sharp point was not aimed at Sasuki, but steadily and accurately - pointed at the collapsed Naruto!
The position of the blade is exquisitely controlled, just a few inches away from the heart, which is enough to cause a horrific-looking wound, but it is by no means fatal.
However, all these sophisticated calculations were impossible to distinguish in the eyes of Satsuki who suddenly collapsed.
Her vision could only confirm one extremely clear and terrifying thing - Itachi Uchiha was going to completely destroy the last remaining and most important light in her life in front of her!
Satsuki's breathing stopped completely in an instant, and his pupils dilated to the extreme, "... No!!"
A scream that was almost inhuman erupted from her throat. She rushed forward, but was too frightened and powerless to move an inch, so she could only stretch out her trembling hands in vain.
"I understand! I understand everything! Please! Let Naruto go! Don't hurt him!!"
"Kill me! Trade my life for his! Please... sister... don't touch Naruto... please..."