A light rain began to fall from the sky. Sasuke knelt on the ground, looking at Naruto's gravely wounded, unconscious face with an exceedingly complicated expression.
"Sasuke, I'll never hand you over to someone like Orochimaru! Even if I have to break every limb you have, I'll stop you and bring you back!"
The resolute words Naruto had spoken during his Tailed Beast Transformation still echoed in his ears. Sasuke's gaze flickered, and then he silently rose, cradling his aching left arm as he slowly walked into the shadows.
There's no going back. There's simply no going back. You still don't understand my hatred, Naruto.
Power is all I need. You could never understand the burden I bear.
Sasuke's figure gradually vanished into the shadows of the woods. The closest friends who had once been willing to sacrifice their lives for each other had set off down two entirely opposite paths.
"People are human because they are full of desires. But likewise, only those with complicated emotions can be called human." Having watched the entire encounter, Otsutsuki Toneri could not help shaking his head and softly sighing.
This opening storyline had reached a temporary conclusion, and Otsutsuki Toneri was indeed very satisfied.
"I can't see their futures." Kaguya Ōtsutsuki looked at Naruto lying in the rain, a faint light flickering in her Byakugan as she spoke calmly.
When used to its utmost, the Byakugan could even perceive fate, but she could not see Naruto's or Sasuke's fate at all.
She could neither see nor guess. Naruto's attachment to Sasuke surpassed imagination, and Sasuke's resolve was equally firm.
What exactly would their futures hold?
A flicker of interest suddenly stirred in Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's heart as well. It was curiosity about the unknown, and also the pleasure of viewing people and