Ninja Academy.
As the commotion from the Hokage Building grew louder and louder, large numbers of students streamed out of the school building like ants on the move, standing on the playground and staring in that direction.
Iruka and the other teachers kept shouting at them, but they simply could not stop the agitated students.
"Look, look, what is that?"
"It's huge! Is that a Demon God?"
"What good is being big? Lord Hokage will definitely defeat him!"
"Sakura, Sakura, it's too dangerous! I'll protect you!" Naruto, with his head of blond hair, weaved through the crowd to Sakura's side with a fawning grin.
"Ah, um, thank you." Sakura wore an awkward yet polite smile, every bit the proper young lady, but inwardly she was screaming madly: That blond idiot is seriously so annoying! I want to beat him to death! Aaaah... If only Sasuke-kun could treat me like that too~
Sakura looked around and discovered that the quiet, cool, handsome boy had already climbed a tree on the playground, his body faintly trembling.
That's right, that's right, this is the kind of power! As long as I master this power, I can kill that man! I can avenge Father, Mother, and all the others in my clan!!
Uchiha Sasuke looked at the towering, godlike and demonic figure in the distance, his blood boiling with excitement.
After the night of the clan massacre, Uchiha Sasuke had fallen completely into Itachi's script. Anger, hatred, fear, and all manner of negative emotions grew and fermented within him, while his thirst for power increased by the day. He was only two or three steps away from becoming a complete lunatic.
"Sasuke-kun, come down! It's dangerous up there!"
Sakura squeezed her way beneath the tree and shouted up at Uchiha Sasuke.
Beside her, Naruto