Things Go Against One's Wishes

"As long as there are trees that fly, Fire will burn.

The shadow of fire will illuminate the village, Allowing new leaves to sprout."

This is Konoha's Will of Fire, the original intention behind the founding of Konoha village.

But from what I see now, this so-called "Will of Fire" is nothing more than a lofty slogan or a brainwashing slogan.

But none of this matters to Yu, he just wants to survive now. His greatest hope is that everyone ignores him and forgets him in a corner.

He even hopes they'll be sloppy when burying him, not burying him too deep so he can crawl out of the earth.

"Once I get through this, I'll leave Konoha quickly. The world of Naruto should be vast. I'll find a remote place to cultivate and develop slowly. I'll emerge when everything has settled down. This world is too dangerous." Yu began to fantasize about his future. Although he also wanted to become a powerful ninja and unify the Shinobi World, he couldn't even protect himself right now. If he couldn't make it through tonight, let alone become a powerful ninja, his life might end here. He had just died once not long ago and didn't want to die again.

Yu sealed his sensory abilities to minimize the chance of others discovering his true condition.

Uchiha Itachi left this place, but Danzo was still thinking of completely eradicating the Uchiha clan, not letting a single person go, including Uchiha Itachi.

However, after Uchiha Itachi dealt with the Root ninja who ambushed him as if slicing vegetables, Danzo knew it was impossible to keep Uchiha Itachi today.

"Remember our agreement, or else…"

Itachi said, standing on Danzo.

Danzo looked at Itachi, not with fear, but with intense eagerness. His heart yearned more and more for the power of the Uchiha. He had to possess this kind of power to achieve his ideals.

After Uchiha Itachi left, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, came to Sasuke's side. He had seen everything that had happened here just now, and of course, Itachi had also noticed his presence.

"Is this really the best way for the village?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt uncertain about the village's choice. If things were to be considered realistically, Konoha's choice was entirely correct and most beneficial to the village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly walked to Sasuke's side. Sasuke was Itachi's only request to Konoha, and Konoha would fulfill this obligation. He was here to take Sasuke away.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand touched Sasuke, who was lying on the ground and had fallen unconscious, Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the person with pleading eyes, and tremblingly extended his finger towards Yu, who had no signs of life.

"Please… save him… Plea… please…"

With his last bit of strength, Sasuke uttered these words.

In Sasuke's heart now, hatred seemed to rank second. He would never forget the scene of Yu sacrificing himself to save him.

Yu naturally did not see this scene, and with his senses sealed, he did not hear the sounds.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Yu lying on the ground. In his senses, Yu showed no signs of life. He had also seen the scene of Itachi's long sword piercing Yu's body. With such an injury, there was no hope of survival.

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up Sasuke. He had originally intended to step over Yu's body, but as he passed by Yu, he stopped and looked at Yu with confusion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could be sure that Yu showed no signs of life now. Breathing, heartbeat, pulse, etc., had all stopped. For ordinary ninja, this was a hundred percent death.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi could sense consciousness activity from Yu, although it was very weak, it was definitely present.

An ordinary ninja would not be able to discover this, but Hiruzen Sarutobi was known as the Shinobi World Professor. He was familiar with all the ninjutsu in Konohagakure. Regardless of how much water this title held, it indicated how powerful Hiruzen Sarutobi was. It was not strange that he could sense Yu's consciousness activity.

Hiruzen Sarutobi extended his hand and performed a few hand seals, and then a whirlwind blew, lifting Yu's body.

Perhaps at this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a pang of compassion. The Uchiha clan was considered completely gone. Leaving two children, in his opinion, would not cause any trouble. Moreover, Uchiha Itachi had voluntarily taken on all the hatred for the Uchiha massacre.

If nurtured well, these two children could become a force for the village in the future.

The Third Hokage took Yu and Sasuke away from this place, but was stopped by someone midway.

"Third Hokage-sama, you can take Sasuke, but the other brat has to stay."

Danzo said to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no intention of stopping.

"Remember, I am the Hokage now."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said as he passed by Danzo.

Faced with these words, Danzo's eyes darkened, but he did not argue with Hiruzen Sarutobi because the other party was the Hokage of Konoha, the highest leader of Konoha. He heard an undeniable emotion in Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could not be considered a good person, nor was he a thoroughly bad person. It was simply that his position constrained his choices.

Yu, in a state of feigned death, had no idea he was being taken away by Hiruzen Sarutobi. However, he knew someone was carrying him now, and the stretcher, made of some unknown material, felt quite comfortable.

Although he had stopped all his bodily functions, Yu's consciousness was still very active. Yu did not consider this point at all. As an ordinary person, although he was very familiar with the plot development of the Naruto world, the real world was always different from the anime.

In fact, Yu's spirit had been kept in a state of high tension throughout this process, because once he relaxed, he might not be able to maintain the state of "feigned death."

After a few minutes, Yu felt himself being placed on something soft, like a bed.

He really wanted to secretly open his eyes and see what was going on around him, but this was a matter of life and death, and he had to be extremely careful. He didn't dare to open his eyes to observe, for fear of being discovered.

"Bury me quickly! Just dig a hole and toss me in," Yu thought anxiously.

He was just an ordinary member of the Uchiha clan. The most powerful of his three generations was his grandfather, who had died long ago and had the strength of a Jonin, but only awakened two tomoe Sharingan. His parents had not awakened the Sharingan until their deaths in battle.

Danzo, who was responsible for collecting corpses, wanted the Sharingan. He didn't have it, so he was safe.