Konoha.
Minato's home.
Naruto looked as if his soul had been hollowed out. He was numb, listless, and devoid of all interest in life.
The Fourth Great Ninja War had come to an end. Natsuki had died in battle, and Minato had countless matters to handle, so he was not at home.
Kushina had gone to take care of her daughter-in-law, Hinata.
They appeared busy, but in truth, Minato and Kushina were deliberately avoiding comforting Naruto.
There was one other person in the house: Sasuke.
Over the past few days, Sasuke had visibly lost weight, and his eyes were filled with bloodshot veins.
The recent shocks had been too great. He had remained in a dazed state the whole time.
Itachi had taken over as clan head, and one could imagine how busy he was, so he had left Sasuke here with Naruto.
However, Itachi had neither told Sasuke the truth nor comforted him.
Because if Sasuke could make it through this hurdle on his own,
then he would have truly grown up.
These past few days, Sasuke had barely eaten anything.
Naruto was in much the same state. He had been sitting there blankly for a long time.
Naruto seemed to hear someone calling him. He lifted his head in confusion.
Only then did he realize it was Kurama calling him.
"I'm saying, Naruto, how long are you going to keep moping around?"
"Have you forgotten what your master told you?"
In Naruto's mind, memories flashed back one after another, and he began recalling every little moment he had spent with Natsuki.
Until everything that had happened in the recent Fourth Shinobi World War.
Naruto suddenly woke up!
That's right!
Master had said, "Emotions are the most useless things. If you're injured, get treated. If someone dies, find a