He's a Born Demon Murderer

The ward fell silent.

Outside the window, Kakashi's lazy gaze sharpened.

Although Haruno Sakura had been present when it happened, she had been too captivated by Sasuke's beauty, thinking it was very cool. Recalling it now, her heart tightened.

Sasuke struggled, "Why are you asking this?"

"If I want to ask, I'll ask."

Naruto had decided: if Sasuke answered, he would help him heal; if he didn't, he wouldn't bother, letting him recover on his own.

He wasn't a psychologist, after all. Past experience had taught him that only one could truly help oneself.

Even powerful beings like Hai Hu, Ao Jia, and the Heavenly Dao were all psychologically troubled.

Sasuke remained silent.

His family affairs weren't exactly a secret in Konoha; the village elders and higher-ups basically knew everything.

So, he had never deliberately hidden it.

"You really want to know?"

"Don't ask. If you ask, I'll say I don't want to," Naruto pouted. "If we weren't on the same team, I wouldn't even bother asking."

Haruno Sakura looked left and right, thinking they were both so handsome.

Sasuke thought, This guy says one thing and means another, and with a magnanimous heart, gritted his teeth and said, "That man is my biological brother, Itachi Uchiha."

As he spoke the name, he almost paused after each syllable, his hatred so thick it seemed to writhe around his body like tentacles.

Naruto asked in confusion, "Why did you kill your brother?"

Sasuke fell into a memory, his eyes fierce as he trembled and roared, "He's a natural-born demon and murderer! To prove his own worth! He personally killed our parents and massacred the entire Uchiha clan!!"

Haruno Sakura covered her mouth in horror. "That's too much, how could he do such a thing..."

Naruto heard this and knew he was another good candidate for cultivating the Heavenly Martial Killing Path. Given his age, he might have already achieved enlightenment. "Then how did you survive?"

"He thought I could never defeat him!" Sasuke trembled all over. "To humiliate me! He deliberately spared my life, wanting to toy with me like prey! To trample on me!"

Naruto understood immediately. This was a form of "raising love," leaving someone alive for later, to be brutally slaughtered when they reached their limit and matured, thereby proving one's convictions.

The one left behind was often the one most loved!

The ninja world truly couldn't be underestimated; it seemed there were similar cultivation methods here.

This Itachi Uchiha was undoubtedly a supreme expert standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world!

Naruto looked at Sasuke with pity. He lacked ferocity and lacked spirit; he was indeed far inferior to his brother.

"Do you need my help?"

Sasuke shook his head vigorously. "No! I must get revenge with my own hands!"

Naruto thought it unlikely. "Alright, alright, I understand your ambition. Tone it down. I'll heal you now."

"Heal me?" Sasuke's eyes widened. "You learned medical ninjutsu again?"

Naruto nodded, grabbed Sasuke's ankle, and powerful Chakra surged from his palm, flowing into the injured muscle tissue and examining it.

For ordinary healing, a fracture was a severe injury, but in terms of total cell volume, not much had been damaged.

Naruto's Chakra was like his eyes at this moment, able to clearly observe the wound. The incision made by Yakushi Kabuto's Chakra scalpel was very narrow.

He only needed to strengthen the newly grown, fragile connections in the muscle fiber tears, cell by cell.

Haruno Sakura watched the focused Naruto, feeling as if she were in a dream. If Naruto had been like this when school first started, and then confessed to her, perhaps she would never have had the chance to fall for Sasuke.

Sweat beaded on Sasuke's forehead. Naruto's hand was incredibly hot, making his leg feel like it was melting, his metabolism accelerating a hundredfold.

But solid strength gradually returned to his legs.

Kakashi, peeking from outside, muttered, "First the Rasengan, and now he even knows Lady Tsunade's Mystical Palm Technique?"

Before long, Naruto withdrew his hand, taking two long breaths through his nose.

At his current level of ten thousand horses, Cellular Reorganization was still a bit strenuous. The last time he healed Haku, he had relied on absorbing the life force of plants.

This time, healing Sasuke used only his own Chakra.

"Walk a couple of steps."

Sasuke gently got out of bed, took two steps, then jumped forcefully, touching the ceiling, his eyes filled with unspeakable shock.

The difficult pain he had felt just moments ago trying to walk was still fresh in his memory.

After receiving Naruto's medical ninjutsu, he could immediately move freely, not even feeling the injured area.

He had already been treated by a doctor before lying down on the sickbed. Did this mean Naruto's professional skill already surpassed that of a doctor?

Seeing Sasuke could jump, Haruno Sakura was happy at first, then felt dejected.

Her original plan was to learn Genjutsu and medical ninjutsu to support the two of them. Now that Naruto had mastered them so excellently, it undoubtedly blocked one of her paths.

She thought: It seems I can only specialize in Genjutsu from now on!

Having finished his visit, Naruto stood up, preparing to leave the ward.

However, as soon as his footsteps moved, two chilling killing intents came from the end of the corridor outside the door.

Unlike Orochimaru's evil, this killing intent was cold, fierce, and made one's skin prickle.

Naruto grabbed Haruno Sakura with his left hand and Sasuke with his right, tossing them out the window one by one. He then smashed through himself, shouting, "Teacher Kakashi! The enemy is coming through the main entrance!"

BANG!

As soon as the three of them ran out, the hospital room door was smashed open by a giant, club-like object wrapped in white bandages.

Flying wooden fragments fell to the ground, revealing a tall, monstrous figure with a pure gray face and shark-like gills on his cheeks.

"Brat, you've got sharp senses."

Beside the monster stood a man who looked almost identical to Sasuke, the only difference being two tear troughs beneath his eyes, giving him a cold expression.

The two wore the same outfit: a black trench coat with a red cloud pattern and a cracked forehead protector, indicating their status as rogue ninjas.

Naruto's sense of danger was extremely intense, more so than ever before. His instincts were even telling him to turn back and flee, to get to Jiraiya.

Damn it, Konoha's security is really bad. Anyone can just walk in.

"Sasuke! Run! They must be here to capture you on Orochimaru's orders!"

Naruto turned, drew the Kubikiribōchō from his back, and stood alongside Kakashi.

However, Sasuke didn't run. His eyes widened in rage as he stared at the man who looked just like him.

Naruto's anger flared, and he kicked Sasuke away. "Run, you idiot!"

"Orochimaru? You mean that bad guy who defected from our organization?" the shark-gilled monster laughed arrogantly. "Did you snatch the Kubikiribōchō from Zabuza?"

Naruto didn't hear a word. "Sakura! Go to the rooftop of the tallest building south of the women's bathhouse in the hot spring town and find Jiraiya. Tell him to come for backup!"

"Okay!" Haruno Sakura moved immediately.

"Rude brat, not even answering when asked a question." The shark-gilled monster charged forward, smashing through the window and the wall, bringing his bandaged club down on Naruto.

THUD!

Naruto blocked it with his sword, and the surrounding flagstones instantly cracked.

The monster was surprised and grinned menacingly. "You've got some strength."

Then, with a backward flip like a fish, he dodged the explosive tag kunai that Kakashi shot at his temple.

Naruto's eyebrows shot up. He discovered something terrifying: the moment their weapons collided, his chakra felt like it was being torn apart, abruptly decreasing by a portion.

The sensation from the club wasn't like metal either; it felt like a tough, soft rubber.

Kakashi's three-tomoe Sharingan was already active.

"Kirigakure rogue ninja Kisame Hoshigaki, Konoha rogue ninja Itachi Uchiha. This is the center of Konohagakure. Reinforcements will be here soon. I advise you to flee quickly."

Naruto had only heard of these people before and now saw them in person. He naturally wouldn't mistake them, as both lived up to their names.

He looked at the man with the cold, almost expressionless face. "Sasuke-bro?"

"Hmph, that weakling's older brother."

"Ughhhh! Itachi Uchiha! I'm going to kill you!" Sasuke still didn't run, his voice filled with grief and rage as he accelerated back, his right palm flashing with the Chidori's lightning.