Facing Ino's questioning, Chen fell silent for a moment. Ino had always been devoted to him, especially during those years when he'd been forced to act like an idiot just to survive. Everyone else had forgotten about him, but only Ino and Little Ino had continued to believe in him and stay by his side. If there was anything in Konoha that Chen felt even the slightest guilt over, it was those two girls.
Chen simply couldn't bring himself to be cruel to Ino. He gave a bitter smile and said, "Ino, it's been a long time!"
"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback. The "Sasuke" from a moment ago had been cold and dismissive toward everyone, wearing an expression of disdain. They hadn't expected his attitude to change so suddenly.
"Stop wasting time and tell me! What happened to Chen? Where did you take him?" Ino wasn't moved by Chen's change in attitude. She continued to demand answers in a sharp voice.
"Heh. Just think of that guy as dead."
"What did you say?"
"I said that Uchiha Chen, Konoha's idiot, is dead."
"Impossible... You're lying. How could anything have happened to Chen...?"
"Believe whatever you want."
"Chen... Did you hurt him?"
"You could say that. I did destroy that idiot Uchiha Chen." Chen spoke casually. It was true, after all. He was no longer hiding who he was, so the image of the idiot Chen from before would never appear again. In a way, Chen had destroyed him.
"Bastard! I'll never forgive you! Die!" Hearing Chen's words, Ino thought he had killed Chen. Her heart felt as if it had been cut open, and that pain turned to hatred. Without hesitation, she charged at him.
"Ino..." Shikamaru tried to stop her, but it was too late...
"Tch! Honestly, Choji!" Since