Sasuke did not respond to Naruto or Sakura. He simply vanished, accelerating continuously.
Naruto and Sakura exchanged a glance. Both realized that something seemed wrong with Sasuke and hurried after him together.
But no matter how hard they tried, they could not catch up to Sasuke.
Naruto and Sakura were still far too weak.
Naruto was, after all, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki and had Uzumaki Clan blood.
Sakura's current strength could only be considered below the Chunin level.
Panting heavily, Naruto reached the outskirts of Konoha and looked at Sasuke, unable to stop himself from shouting.
"Sasuke, what are you trying to do?"
Hearing Naruto's call, Sasuke stopped and turned to face them.
He had already made his decision and knew his choice perfectly well.
He took off his forehead protector.
"Sasuke!"
Sakura had already sensed what was about to happen. Her eyes widened as she tried to stop him.
Unfortunately, some things were destined to be unchangeable.
Sasuke took out a kunai and slashed through the Konoha symbol on his forehead protector.
At that moment, Sasuke officially became a rogue ninja.
"Why?"
Naruto and Sakura stared at the scene in disbelief.
As his teammates, they naturally knew that Sasuke carried immense hatred on his shoulders.
But it was difficult for one person to truly empathize with another.
Because of his childhood experiences, Naruto might have been able to understand some of Sasuke's feelings, but Sakura could not understand them at all.
Even Naruto's way of thinking differed from Sasuke's.
Naruto had started with nothing. Step by step, he had gained more and more friends, and the people of the village had gradually come to accept him.
Sasuke, on the other hand, had once possessed everything, only for it all to turn to ashes overnight. The identity of Uchiha's sole survivor