What exactly was a ninja?
Sasuke felt somewhat lost. Was he a qualified ninja? After experiencing so much, had any of it truly meant anything?
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki had been captured by Konoha, and he and Boruto had finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But after seeing another, different world, questions could not help rising in Sasuke's heart.
What was the purpose of a qualified ninja's existence?
"Getting ready to go back?"
Within the Uchiha compound, Itachi and Sasuke watched the endlessly flowing waters of the Naka River as Itachi spoke.
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki had been dealt with. Sasuke and Boruto were not from this world, so they would ultimately have to return to their own.
"Yeah. Once Karasuki recovers, we'll head back."
All feasts eventually came to an end. Though this world was wonderful, it did not belong to him.
This world also had its own Sasuke and Naruto. The two of them would have their own bonds and future.
The one thing that comforted Sasuke was that, judging from how this world had developed, neither Sasuke nor Naruto would suffer those tragic fates.
Konoha would shield them from the wind and rain. That village of the past, now a nation, had become everyone's umbrella.
Then could he also hold up that umbrella and protect those he wanted to protect?
"Itachi, I want power. Power that can sweep away everything!"
Sasuke suddenly looked at Itachi, his eyes incomparably clear.
If Tobirama had been nearby at that moment, he surely would have shouted, "Evil Uchiha!"
Unfortunately, this was the Uchiha compound. The only ones who could hear Sasuke were the Uchiha, and only the Uchiha could truly understand the Uchiha.
Without a doubt, Itachi might have been the person who understood Sasuke best.
Even if Sasuke came from another world, Itachi could