Naruto, Tell Me What Capacity Is

Compared to Sasuke's current pain and helplessness, Naruto was not doing much better either.

With their target hijacked by that scheming old bastard Danzo, his plan to quickly get 10,000 silver taels to unlock the system's functions was practically ruined.

Since Danzo dared to so blatantly let Root members loot the property of the Uchiha Clan Compound, he would definitely send Hyuga Clan members to search the place.

Activating the Byakugan was equivalent to digging three feet into the ground.

By the time they left, not even a single hair would be left in the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Third, did you have a hand in this matter?

Carrying the dying Sasuke horizontally, Naruto walked toward a small river in the distance.

Once the two left, the Root squad leader guarding the main Uchiha gate frowned and told the Root member beside him, "Go report this matter to Lord Danzo."

"Understood."

Swish...

A Root member acknowledged the order and disappeared using the Body Flicker Technique.

Leaving the Uchiha Clan Compound and following the riverside for about ten minutes, Naruto and Sasuke arrived at a sparsely populated area.

At this point, Sasuke finally recovered from the weakness caused by the heavy blow. The moment she broke free from Naruto's arms, she immediately tried to rush back, but Naruto reached out and grabbed her.

"Let go of me! I'm going to kill them!"

Looking at Sasuke's tear-stained and hysterical appearance, Naruto shook his head and sighed.

"We are too weak right now. The weak must learn to endure and selectively let go, and then take back everything they lost one by one after they grow strong enough."

No matter what, Sasuke was the second male lead in the normal anime of his past life. Although the male Sasuke of his past life had made many extreme decisions, that did not hinder his deep bond with the Naruto of his past life.

Seriously, even though Sasuke was a female in this shinobi world, seeing Sasuke get beaten still left a bad taste in Naruto's mouth.

Listening to Naruto's calm words, Sasuke lowered her head, her body trembling slightly as teardrops dripped onto the ground.

"Why... Why did big sister kill mom and dad? Naruto, tell me what capacity is. Is capacity really that important?"

With her back to Naruto, Sasuke asked these strange questions through sobs.

Even though she knew Naruto had no idea what had happened to the Uchiha Clan last night, she really needed someone to answer her right now.

Of course Naruto knew the ins and outs of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

Tracing the root of this age-old problem, it could probably be traced back to the Second's reckless maneuvers.

Coupled with the Third's incompetence-lacking the ability to handle the dark layers of Konoha, yet choosing to allow the existence of Danzo's Root-it ultimately led to Konoha and the Uchiha completely breaking ties.

After being repeatedly brainwashed by the Third, Shisui and Itachi not only willingly became double agents for Konoha and the Uchiha, but ultimately died tragic deaths in this power struggle.

Both Shisui and Itachi were geniuses shining like stars, and they had always viewed the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha objectively.

Had the Third properly guided and nurtured them, the two could have definitely grown to rival the Sannin, or even become figures on par with Konoha's White Fang and the Yellow Flash.

Yet such a good hand was played to absolute ruin.

After the Cloud Ninja Envoy kidnapped Hinata and was subsequently killed, Kumogakure seized the opportunity to threaten war. The Third joined forces with Danzo to pressure the Hyuga Main Family, forcing the head of the Hyuga Branch Family to voluntarily go to Kumogakure to die and trade the Byakugan as a compromise.

From this, it was not hard to see that Konoha during this period had already reached a stage where the number of shinobis and overall strength faced a severe generational gap.

Benevolence cannot command troops, or rivers of blood will flow!

At this moment, Sasuke crouched on the ground, her shoulders trembling helplessly. Naruto clearly heard her slight sobs, but there were many things he could not say, nor would he say, because doing so would threaten his current situation.

"I don't know anything about capacity, but I do know that as long as I become Hokage, I will definitely be able to change the status quo!"

The reason Naruto suddenly changed his tune and said these insincere things was precisely because of the system's prompt.

Real gaze landing on him was something Naruto could clearly perceive with his talent, but the Third's Telescope Technique was a sensory-type auxiliary ninjutsu. Fearing that Naruto might not notice it, the system thoughtfully provided a prompt.

Naruto knew this technique could not only monitor from a god's-eye view, but could also pick up the monitored targets' conversations.

Unwilling to expose himself, he could only keep talking about becoming Hokage right under the Third's surveillance.

Seeing that Sasuke was unimpressed by his words, Naruto felt helpless. Finding a sharp branch by the riverside on his own, he rolled up his sleeves and slowly stepped into the water.

His intense battle with Sasuke earlier had consumed a massive amount of stamina, and since he usually ate instant ramen, Naruto's physical strength was average; at this moment, his stomach was rebelling, forcing him to solve the issue right on the spot.

"If you want to go back and get beaten, I won't stop you. If you're staying, go find some dry firewood around here."

With that, gripping the sharp branch with both hands under the starlight, Naruto stared intently at several dark shadows in the water.

After a bout of sobbing, Sasuke seemed to come to terms with reality. Looking back at Naruto, who was fully focused on catching fish, her stomach also let out a disobedient rumble.

From experiencing the Uchiha Clan Massacre last night to being discharged from the hospital this afternoon, she hadn't a single drop of water either.

Though she hated taking orders from a dropout, she lacked the skill to catch fish herself, and if she went back... facing those shinobis again would only be asking for trouble.

Weighing her options, Sasuke had no choice but to stand up and walk toward a nearby spot, picking up dry firewood whenever she saw any.

Hokage's Office.

An elderly man wearing a Hokage hat and smoking a pipe supported his chin with both hands, gazing fixedly at the image displayed inside the crystal ball.

Hearing Naruto talk about his ambition to become Hokage once again, the old man also frowned, raising his head to look at a man beside him whose right eye and forehead were wrapped in bandages.

"While I agreed to let Root take over the property of the Uchiha Clan, as the head of Root, shouldn't you also consider Konoha's image?"

Danzo slowly opened his left eye to glance at the image in the crystal ball, then spoke with absolute certainty, "The Uchiha exist in name only. Rather than letting such vast wealth sit idle, it is better to turn it into power to protect Konoha. Hiruzen, I am doing all this to protect Konoha."

Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. "I'm asking if your methods could be a bit gentler. Is it appropriate right in front of Sasuke? Konoha owes Itachi and Shisui far too much."

As these veiled criticisms reached his ears, Danzo stood up and walked toward the door.

He paused at the threshold and spoke expressionlessly, "Hiruzen, you had better keep a close eye on the Jinchūriki. You must know that the Uchiha Clan is quite adept at controlling the Nine-Tails. If you let them be, then as the head of Root dedicated to protecting Konoha, I will definitely implement emergency measures."

"I am the Hokage! I advise you not to meddle in the arrangements for Naruto and Sasuke!"

Noncommittal, Danzo asked, "Did you reach some kind of agreement with Itachi?"

Dropping those words, Danzo thumped his cane against the floor as he walked out of the Hokage's office.

With Danzo gone, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed as he looked at the bonfire in the crystal ball and the young boy and girl sitting beside it.

"I must pass the Will of Fire down to Naruto as soon as possible."

Muttering to himself, the image inside the crystal ball vanished, and Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and left.

Meanwhile.

Beside the campfire on the riverside, listening to the system's prompt, Naruto let a smile slip across his lips.

"It seems the Third is quite satisfied with me constantly talking about becoming Hokage?"

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