Just as Naruto cleared away the outside obstacles to Sasuke's slaughter of the clans, Sasuke brought it to an end.
But then three groups of people came looking for him, one after another.
Seeing that Sasuke had wiped out the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, Naruto's four Shadow Clones released the Barrier and vanished.
Sasuke dismissed his Susanoo and walked out, the blood beneath his eyes not yet dry.
Just then, a middle-aged man and woman blocked his path.
"Sasuke Uchiha, where's my daughter?" the man asked.
"Who's your daughter? Is she from the Sarutobi Clan or the Shimura Clan?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip on the Kusanagi Sword.
He was still caught up in the bloodshed and had yet to calm down.
"Her name is Sakura Haruno! Didn't you lure her away back then?" the woman shouted.
"Sakura?" Sasuke frowned, irritated. What does she mean, I lured her away? She insisted on coming with me.
"She's dead! Akatsuki took her, and she died!" Sasuke said coldly, walking around Sakura's parents.
"Stop!"
Sakura's parents stepped in front of him again and demanded:
"How is that possible? Wasn't she with you?"
By then, murderous intent had risen in Sasuke's eyes.
He had just tasted the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan and wiped out two Ninja clans. Power had gone to his head, as it did for many people who had only just acquired it.
But Sasuke was already arrogant, and the bloodshed had left him ready to kill again.
Lightning began to crackle along the Kusanagi Sword in his right hand.
If Sakura's parents blocked him once more, he would strike without hesitation.
At that moment, two Sarutobi Ninja who had been on duty outside the village rushed over. When they learned their clan had been slaughtered, they attacked