At dawn, Sasuke appeared in the woods outside Konoha, pushing Kabuto in his wheelchair.
Windblown leaves swept past. His bangs covered his empty left eye socket as he gazed with his remaining eye at the gate in the distance, both familiar and foreign.
He was a missing-nin, one who had attacked Konoha twice. His hands were stained with the blood of Konoha ninja and civilians.
He knew full well that gate would not open for him. There was no longer a place for him in the village, and what he sought was laughable and naive.
But he had come anyway.
"Who's there!"
An Anbu patrol from Konoha spotted him!
He had no intention of sneaking around, so he had not concealed his chakra!
The two Anbu squad leaders wore white, and they recognized the black-clad boy at once!
"Sasuke Uchiha!!!"
"I'll hold him off! Go report to Lord Hokage! Evacuate the civilians immediately and put the village on maximum alert!!"
One stayed behind while the other raced toward the village!
The Anbu squad leader who stayed knew his chances of survival were slim, so he went all out from the start!
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
An astonishingly powerful stream of flame shot forward in a straight line, so fast there was no room to dodge!!
In his wheelchair, the gaunt Kabuto Yakushi said softly, "Sasuke-kun, don't kill anyone."
"I know where to draw the line," Sasuke replied.
Bzz!
His right eye transformed into the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and focused on the flames ahead!
"Kagutsuchi!"
Whoosh!
The flames actually rolled back, spreading around the Anbu who had cast the technique to form a wall of fire!
The Anbu gasped in shock. "How!?"
Madara had taken Sasuke's left eye, robbing him of Amaterasu and Moga Bera.
But Kagutsuchi and Takemikazuchi in