In the Land of Lightning, Sasuke Uchiha raced through the darkness!
When he had left that little village days earlier, he had learned of the Land of Lightning's dark caste system from an old woman whose name he did not know.
After all the upheavals in his life, Sasuke desperately wanted to find meaning beyond revenge.
Whether in the Land of Lightning or the Land of Fire, he simply wanted to take action himself!
He wanted to use his own strength to fight for something, to try to change things!
He happened to be in the Land of Lightning, so it would serve as his springboard, his stage-the perfect place to put his abilities to work!
The night he left the little village, he crossed mountains and ridges until he found a relatively peaceful village.
There, he selected a trustworthy household and entrusted them with the dog the old woman had asked him to take away.
Then he paid that family some money to temporarily look after the kitten he had rescued in the forest.
Considering what he intended to do next, bringing pets along would only get in his way!
The following night, he attacked a city in the Land of Lightning, stormed the City Guard General's home, wiped out his guards, and cut off the general's head, hanging it above the city gate!
He left his name behind and declared that this was only the beginning. He would keep killing until the Land of Lightning publicly announced the abolition of its centuries-old caste system!
The old woman had told him that simply rescuing a group of enslaved commoners would solve nothing. As long as that deeply rooted culture continued to shape the country, the people he rescued would meet even more miserable ends!
Only by addressing the evil