The words Neji Hyuga said made Sasuke subconsciously let go of the hand holding the other party's collar and took a few steps back.
"Understood, Sasuke Uchiha, I have also experienced 'loss', and I can understand you. I say you are luckier than me because I didn't even have the possibility of revenge." Neji revealed the deepest secret in his heart, and the heaviness of this secret was felt by Sasuke at this time.
"I, I don't know... hmm? Ever?"
When Sasuke's expression was almost overwhelmed by guilt and apology, he was keenly aware of the key words in Neji's words.
"Yes, there was a time before I met Naruto Uzumaki." Neji put the bandage back on, covered the Caged Bird Seal, looked into Sasuke's eyes and said softly, "I had a duel with him for the first time in school... or should I say, after one-sided ravage, He came to apologize to me in the hospital. How could that kid come over and chat like a friend just after he had dealt a heavy hand to someone? In short, he then asked me why I hate Hinata and Main Family so much. Then he knew about the existence of this Caged Bird Seal. Do you know what he said to me?"
"What did you say?"
"'I thought it was just a very complicated Sealing Jutsu.'" Neji originally described the warm and confident smile of Naruto in the hospital. He told Sasuke exactly what he said. "'It's just that I still can't fully understand the principle of Sealing Jutsu. But it's no problem, as long as I'm strong enough, I can crack it!'"
I can completely imagine Naruto's face at that time and Sasuke's face. At this time, the Blond-Haired Boy's narcissistic but really awesome expression appeared in front of me.
"The 'Fate' in my eyes, in the eyes of him, who is one year younger than me, is just a Formula that will be cracked sooner or later." Neji clenched his fists, seeming unwilling and disappointed, "So looking at him, I suddenly thought, if I work hard enough, if I can have his power, then my future can also change."
"As long as you are strong enough, you can do what you want. Even the so-called Fate can be rewritten?"
Neji's words made Sasuke speechless for a while. He seemed to understand what he wanted to say, but he didn't want to admit that he was moved by him. He pursed his lips for a while before slowly spitting out a few words: "I think you were beaten too much by him..."
"You make it sound like you're not?" Neji Byakugan glared.
Then the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.
Neji picked up the fruit basket hanging on his arm during the chase, and saw only one apple in it, stubbornly and alone at the bottom. It seemed that its other companions had long been thrown out of the warm nest of the fruit basket in the endurance race just now.
"This is a consolation gift they asked me to give you. Only when you are full can you have the strength to practice. Then whether you want to take revenge or do whatever you want, in short, set a small goal first and work hard to become stronger and defeat that guy Naruto Uzumaki."
Neji took out the apple and handed it to Sasuke.
Sasuke took the apple. Looking at the apple, he seemed to have made up his mind. He broke it in half with a little force and handed one half back. "You too."
Chichi.
The refreshing apples burst with juice in their mouths. Naruto, who was standing on a tree not far away, was eating the fruits he picked up on the road while leaning on the tree trunk and looking at the two people here. He muttered, "Although the results are pretty good, their small goal is quite difficult to achieve... Well, it should be said that there is no possibility of achieving it!"
"Sasuke-kun, Brother Neji, come on." Hinata, whose hand was being held by Naruto, showed a reassuring smile, put his other hand on his heart, and silently encouraged the two of them.
Then he glanced guiltily at Naruto, who was eating an apple and watching the show, and added in a low voice, "I also think Naruto-kun won't lose."
"Huh?" Naruto turned his head in confusion, "Hinata What did you say?"
"No, it's nothing."
As the sun sets, the new shoots of Konoha are growing vigorously.
At this time, in Inner World of Naruto.
"Phew, finally done."
Nine-Tails took a long breath and looked at the scene in front of him. He saw that the previously cramped, hazy, cold and gloomy Sewer's strange Alternate Dimension had completely dissipated, and was replaced by a pure white scene with flowers, grass and lush green flowers, full of vitality.
Nine-Tails is very satisfied with his masterpiece. Although Naruto's heart in this life is no longer as dark as before, after all, there is still a seal between him and Nine-Tails who wants to create such a scene in the other party Mental World has wasted a lot of effort.
"Minato, how about it, let's evaluate..."
After getting along with each other for the past few years, Nine-Tails subconsciously wanted to chat with Minato Namikaze, and comment on the class he taught Naruto. However, when he turned around and saw the sleeping Chakra wrapped in red Chakra, he interrupted his words.
"You kid... forget it, just sleep well."
Nine-Tails couldn't help but think of the memory of being in the seal of Shinigami with Minato. In the past life, they went from hating each other to understanding each other. Naruto was not the only one, and the same was true for Minato Namikaze.
The souls of Reaper Death Seal will fall into endless battles with each other, but his half body Yin Nine-Tails is just an aggregation of Chakra. In essence, it is just sealed in the hands of Shinigami by Sealing Jutsu. The fight with Minato for a long time is exhausted, and over time it becomes a chat.
Although most of the time they just had nothing to talk about, in Nine-Tails's memory, he knew Minato second only to Naruto. He was also Nine-Tails's "companion" although he didn't admit it with his mouth, but he recognized it in his heart.
This is why even if there is a slight risk in this life, it will retain this part of Minato Chakra as soon as possible.
Although Nine-Tails never thinks that he is as sentimental as humans, but after enjoying having companions, being alone again is always particularly lonely.
When the figure of Seventh Hokage Garb appeared in Nine-Tails's mind again, it had to admit that in a sense it could understand the meaning of "lost" better than Sasuke and Neji at this moment.
But what it has to do in this life is never to let Naruto "lose" anything, and it also doesn't let itself have any "loss"!
To this end, there are many things it must do, even some things that must never be known to others before it is completed. This is why Nine-Tails has never considered using fist bumps to let Minato or Naruto know everything, because it has a secret in its heart, a secret that must never be known to anyone.
So in addition to sorting out Mental Space these days, it is also considering how many things it should tell Naruto.
"Anyway, let's bring him in first." Nine-Tails flicked his tail, no longer thinking about it, and made a little confirmation that Naruto had finished sending Hinata back home, locked his mind, and then--
A confused Naruto appeared in front of it.