[NARUTO] Night of the Full Moon

He really caught a corner of his robe.

Sasuke clenched the cloth in his hand tightly, as if he could gain some unknown power from it.

Then his eyes followed the clothes upwards... it was Madara.

Perhaps because of his previous excitement, he forgot that the day when the clan was exterminated was the night of the full moon, and on this day, he would return to the Warring States Period.

"Father is in the room next door." Madara heard him calling him father and explained first.But seeing the look on Sasuke's face, I'm afraid he wasn't the father he was calling.In fact, Sasuke never changed his name to Tajima's father.

He must be...missing the person who raised him outside the clan.Madara realized.

Without thinking about why Sasuke appeared in his bed so accurately, Madara turned around and sat down, hugged Sasuke into his arms, and patted his back gently.

In the past, Sasuke would not have shown such vulnerability so easily.But after facing the cold stone wall, this warm embrace is really sour.He held on for a while, and then finally couldn't control himself and sobbed while grabbing Madara's shirt.

The seven or eight-year-old child, whose voice was still thin, curled up in his arms like a half-grown milk cat.

According to the information Sasuke gave before, Madara calculated the time on Sasuke's side and understood something.

This ability was probably inspired by the excitement at that time.

Well, if Sasuke would come over on this day, at least it would be better than enduring it alone.

Madara just held Sasuke and rubbed his back gently without saying a word.Sasuke didn't need any words of comfort now, just let him cry.

"I'm still... I'm still too weak... I said it clearly... but..." The voice overflowed through the barrier of clothes, making it unclear.

"At that time...Father...Mother...I couldn't do anything...I..."

Madara tilted his head slightly and listened for a moment, knowing that he had guessed correctly.

"It's not your fault." Madara whispered. "this is not your fault."

The same thing happened to him when his brother died.He obviously swore to protect his younger brother, but then he still couldn't do anything.

It's too late, it's too late every time.

He regretted the loss of his loved ones and was angry about why he couldn't become stronger, but it didn't help.He could only do his best to protect his last two younger brothers.

"I must kill him, I will kill him with my own hands! He doesn't deserve the name of Uchiha! He doesn't deserve it!" Sasuke's hands holding Madara's clothes tightened, and his whole body was shaking with excitement.

Madara's eyes suddenly became sharp.

Is it...infighting?

Someone is trying to dismantle Uchiha from within. Are any members of the clan really persuaded?

"who is it."

Sasuke was silent.

As if he was suddenly reminded of what he had done, Sasuke wiped his tears and realized that he had spoken out of turn.He shouldn't have said this to Madara.After opening his mouth slowly, Sasuke raised his head somewhat uncomfortably.

Seeing Sasuke behave like this, Madara knew that these things couldn't be said.Then he asked again: "Does father know?"

Sasuke thought for a moment and nodded.

If the father knows, someone will take care of the problem, so there is no need for him to be troublesome.There was just a slight movement in his heart: He didn't have the power to know so many things, so it seemed that he wasn't good enough.

Thinking that his father had always talked about those cases recently and was guiding him intentionally or unintentionally, maybe he still needed more work on the matter of intrigue.After all, the management of everything will definitely not be left to incompetent people.And then...the Sharingan.

It was obvious to all that he had seen how much the members of his clan had improved after awakening the Sharingan. They were simply transformed.Madara has never doubted his talent. Although there are not many people in the clan who can awaken this special physique, he has always believed that he is among them.Furthermore, since most of the awakened people in the clan have reached adulthood, he is now twelve years old and still has two years to live.

But Sasuke... was only seven years old at that time.Doesn't that mean that the opening of the Sharingan eye has little to do with chakra abundance?

These thoughts just briefly passed through his mind. Madara wiped Sasuke's face with a towel, and now he only thought about how to get Sasuke out of that shadow.Hatred cannot be forgotten, but allowing it to corrode oneself is the worst consequence.

But now, he doesn't even know the truth of the matter.Where to start?

"Brother, aren't you up yet?" Quan Nai's voice sounded outside the door.

"It will take a while."

After straightening the broken hair on Sasuke's forehead, Madara asked him, "Would you like to take a rest?"

Sasuke nodded.

When she saw Madara leading Sasuke out of the room, Izuna's eyes instantly opened as big as a bell.Just as he was about to ask Sasuke what was going on, he saw the other person's eyes which were still a little red.

Madara shook his head at Izuna.

Izuna was stunned for a moment, then as if nothing happened, she invited Sasuke to eat together.

Tajima was not surprised by Sasuke's arrival. He knew that Sasuke had been trying two corresponding positions before, and he only thought that he had completely grasped the rules.

"How is the progress of your training?"

Sasuke raised his head blankly. This was the first time Tajima asked him about his training: "In order to inject chakra into the sword, I am still doing exercises on fine control of chakra."

"Isn't your original homework behind?"

"No."

Tajima put down his bowl and chopsticks and said casually, "Let's go to battle with Madara today."

"Father!" Sasuke didn't respond yet, but Izuna suddenly said, "Sasuke's physical strength is not enough..."

"Izuna." Madara pulled his brother's hand.

It was just a small battle, but the task that Madara was assigned this time was uncharacteristically not on the front line, but on the rear to investigate and clean up the supply of food and grass.He thought there was something unusual here, but it turned out... Sasuke must have calculated his time and prepared to take him on a tour of the battlefield.

Madara and Izuna had mentioned this matter, and now that they were reminded, Izuna also understood his father's intention.

In this case, although he will enter the battlefield, Sasuke himself will not encounter any danger.After that, the battle situation changed and Sasuke had already returned.

"Yes." Sasuke responded without hesitation.

After Tajima finished speaking, he left to deal with other matters.

Quan Nai hurriedly went to get his armor.He did not participate in the fight this time, which was just for Sasuke's use.

"Remember, the scale of this battle is not large, and you probably won't face the enemy head-on, but if you find anything suspicious, you must tell your brother immediately. You have not done any training for the battlefield, and you will not be able to react in time when encountering special situations. Don't Too far away from my brother." After giving a brief explanation of everything he could think of, Izuna patted Sasuke on the shoulder, "I only have this suit of armor, and if it gets broken when I send it back, I'll beat you up. "

Sasuke was also a little solemn by Senna's performance and solemnly agreed.

Madara rubbed his hair: "Don't be too nervous, I'm here. I'm in good condition."

"No."

No matter which world he is in, this is the first time that Sasuke has left the protection of his territory and truly faced the cruelty of this world.

Sasuke followed Madara, and he did not meet any enemies along the way.But the airless forest was filled with the lingering smell of blood, not to mention the fallen trees, broken rocks, abrupt gaps in the grass, and the brown soil.There are traces of killing and death everywhere.

Everything on this scorched earth is disgusting.

This is...war.

Sasuke had only glimpsed an insignificant corner of it, and he felt boundlessly depressed.

These scenes inevitably reminded him of the tragedy of the night of genocide. Without the distorted illusions that invaded his mind pervasively, they were displayed so cruelly and truly in the sunlight.

"You don't look good." Madara was alert to the surroundings while also paying attention to Sasuke's condition.

Sasuke shook his head subconsciously: "I'm just not used to it yet."

In order to eliminate possible threats, the two people walked quickly close to the lawn.The dense grass almost reached Sasuke's knees, and there was most likely a trap set by the enemy or a trap used by ordinary hunters.

Fortunately, no danger was found along the way. The enemy probably didn't know about their food supply route.

"When did Madara go to the battlefield for the first time?" Sasuke still couldn't hold back and asked while he was repairing.

"Huh?" After checking the surroundings again, Madara sat down next to Sasuke, "Eight years old, about the same as you are now. The incident also happened suddenly, and I have to take over the position of the eldest brother."

Madara is actually not the oldest child in the family, Sasuke knows this.At that time, the war situation was tense and the enemy clan leader could not be killed, so the life of his eldest son was the best shot in the arm.

When he saw his elder brother's body, he didn't even have time to feel sad. Madara had to stand out with his knife.So he became the "eldest son" again.

"That was actually not the first time I killed someone," Madara added.

Sasuke looked up.

"As I said, ninja children have to start performing tasks when they are six years old. Although considering the age issue, we will try to select some simple tasks for people to adapt to, but as long as it is a task, there will be certain risks."

"It's common to encounter hostile ninjas during those missions and kill them or die as a result."

"The death of a young son is too common, and human life on the battlefield is as fragile as a dead leaf in the wind." At this point, Madara turned to look at Sasuke again, "But I will definitely protect you and Izuna. of."

"And my father has a plan now. I thought those adults would just stubbornly maintain the status quo and have no regard for human life."

Sasuke thought about the historical data he had consulted, which showed that the first Hokage Senju Hashirama tried to unite the Uchiha clan in order to establish the Hidden Leaf Village, and went through many difficulties and obstacles.

Maybe the original Uchiha was really what Madara said. For some reason, he had to maintain the status quo even if people continued to sacrifice.

"It was your firm belief that allowed the patriarch to see the possibility of success." Sasuke affirmed.

"Really?" Ban smiled and did not refute.

But he had a vague feeling that his father changed because of Sasuke.