Sasuke lowered his head slightly and slowly closed his eyes, letting down every last defense, finally at peace.
"Naruto, you won."
"Your path... was the right one."
Gentle redemption had triumphed over iron-fisted tyranny.
At that moment, the fate that had stretched across the Shinobi World for a thousand years, binding Indra and Asura to reincarnate and fight each other generation after generation, was utterly shattered, ended, and swept away!
The entire Shinobi World was still reeling from the end of that thousand-year fate at the Valley of the End. Warmth and heartache mingled in everyone's hearts, leaving them unable to calm down.
In Konoha, Uchiha Itachi stood quietly, watching with tender eyes as Sasuke finally found peace and let go of his obsession on the Sky Screen. A relieved smile slowly curved his lips.
He murmured softly, his eyes full of comfort, "Sasuke, I'm so glad... you found a true brother in this life."
Without Naruto refusing to abandon him, giving everything to pursue and redeem him, Sasuke Uchiha would have been doomed to a lonely life, burdened by infamy and trapped in endless darkness.
Meanwhile, in a classroom at the Konoha Ninja Academy, a group of children watched Naruto and Sasuke reconcile at the Valley of the End on the Sky Screen, then glanced back at the two boys glaring at each other, neither willing to back down. They were thoroughly entertained.
The images on the Sky Screen continued to unfold slowly. The story at the Valley of the End was not over yet.
The raging winds subsided, and the land grew still.
Sakura raced toward the battered Naruto and Sasuke. Without a word, she crouched down and began treating the wounds covering their bodies.
Having just fought a battle to the death and exhausted every last bit