Naruto's Exam

In a distant fantasy world, Sasuke, who was unaware of the ancient legend of the Uchiha clan, seemed confused and puzzled by the contemptuous and questioning look of the Second Generation Blazing King.

Among those who had peeked into the secrets of the Uchiha mysterious stone tablet, Itachi and Obito, who had seen its contents in the abyss of Madara's memory in the eternal night, were now deeply shocked by these words!

Just as Itachi was hesitating whether to cast the Dream Eyes on the Nidaime Blazing King and discuss this topic in depth, the water element princess Mitohime, who knew Itachi's true identity, said, "It's late at night, why don't you let me help you seal this curse mark first. Oh, Tobirama, besides us, have any other deceased people been called back?"

Senju Tobirama replied: "There is also Uchiha Itachi's mother, Uchiha Mikoto, my brother and I's younger brother Itama, and Senju Itama." As for Shisui's matter, he decided to keep it secret for the time being and inform the Water Princess when the time is right.

"Ibanjian?!" The name shocked everyone.

"That was a brave Thousand-Handed Warrior who died on the battlefield during the Warring States Period."

"I've heard Hashirama mention it before. It's a permanent pain in your two brothers' hearts." A trace of sadness flashed across Mito-hime's face. "If Hashirama were still alive, he would surely be so happy that tears would well up in his eyes."

"…As for my brother," Tobirama responded with a smile, "he would hug Itama tightly and cry bitterly."

When Itachi learned that Mikoto had been resurrected, his figure was stiff and his thoughts stopped. Looking at Sasuke who had no reaction, it was obvious that he already knew about it.

At this time, Itachi was eager to leave this place so that he could see his mother again many years after he destroyed his family. However, before he could flap his wings and fly, a projection of the "Trial of Terror" he had encountered in the past was activated at this critical moment -

That is a precious record about Itachi.

[In the video, a child of about four or five years old, with eyes full of grief beyond his age and a feeling of the fickleness of the world, he questioned alone——]

“What is the meaning of life?”

[Afterwards, he got the answer from the Great Snake Wizard——]

【“Life is meaningless.”】

[During the Third Interspecies War, Uchiha Fugaku actually brought the four-year-old Uchiha Itachi into the battlefield! ]

[Corpses are scattered all over the land, and the ground is covered with scars.]

[That tender-hearted child realized the deeper meaning of life in the midst of blood and fire——]

[“Life… eventually comes to an end.”]

[“There is a struggle between lives!” The atmosphere suddenly became tense. The ninjas in the war were fighting for their lives, and the candidates of the Ninja Academy were studying with all their might. Was it just to survive on the battlefield in the future? !]

Is this the fate of life, or the fate of being a ninja? !

[His younger brother was born. The young Itachi seemed excited and happy. He carefully took the newborn Sasuke from his mother's hands, as if the baby in his arms was his salvation...]

Sasuke, who was watching the movie, felt mixed emotions when he saw this scene. He turned his head away to avoid the image in front of him.

【“Life will be born.”】

[As the boy grows up, he finds a bond with his companions during the team missions, but this bond disappears one day. In the scene, Itachi's memories emerge, and a masked man who is slightly taller than the boy appears and cruelly wipes out all of Itachi's companions. ]

[In this heart-wrenching pain, Itachi opened his Sharingan and cried silently in his garden. It was his brother's hug that gave him a touch of warmth. At this moment, he once again realized the true meaning of life——]

【“.¨ Losing one’s life is indeed extremely painful.” But this pain is not borne by oneself, but left to the loved ones who are left behind. 】

[Stroking his brother's cheek, Itachi shed bitter tears in his eyes——]

[“Sasuke, one day, will you also have a pair of eyes like this? After experiencing this pain.”]

The heavy atmosphere in the image was so oppressive that even Tobirama Senju, who had been traveling through battlefields since he was a child, couldn't help but feel depressed.

"The power of the Sharingan lies in the affectionate blood of the Uchiha clan..."

"They desire power to protect everything they cherish, but only loss can inspire stronger power. This contradiction finally puts the Uchiha clan into a situation where power and madness are intertwined."

[When Shisui and Itachi were training in the wilderness as teenagers, they rescued the members of the Blazing Kingdom's Anbu from the ninjas of the dark organization "Root". ]

[At that time, the two swore together: "I, Uchiha Itachi, will never betray Uchiha Shisui, and will fight alongside you to the end of the world!", "Then, I, Uchiha Shisui, will never betray Uchiha Itachi, and will fight alongside you until the end of time!"]

[Itachi's face was red as he was carried on the back of Uchiha Shisui. (Promised) Shisui, who was also a teenager, said to Itachi: "No matter how others see you, I will always regard you as my own brother."]

[However, under the conspiracy of fate and Danzo, Uchiha Shisui was forced to dig out his eyes and give them to Itachi, and before his death, he entrusted his mission and the power of Sharingan to him: "Now, you, my dear friend, are the only one I can trust and entrust this matter to. Itachi, please protect the honor of this village and the Uchiha clan at all costs."]

[“Don’t stop me, Itachi. If we are true friends, you should be able to understand my choice.”]

[“Shisui——!!”]

[Itachi completely awakened in pain and mastered the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, but everything he once wanted to protect seemed to become increasingly out of reach.]

"Brother..." Sasuke relived the past and still couldn't suppress the pain in his heart.

In a distant fantasy world, a brave man named Naruto quietly pushed open the mysterious door under the watchful eyes of the gods and stepped into a conference room filled with magical light.

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Star petals, moonlight emblems and love transmissions are all ready, looking forward to your appreciation.

[Kronos: "How about it? Will you accept this mission? If you personally go to eliminate the Dark Night Demon Clan Uchiha Clan, at least I will allow your brother to survive."]

[Bursts of surprise and confusion]

[Itachi: "How dare you threaten my brother's life?"]

In that light and shadow, Uchiha Itachi, dressed in the costume of the Guardian of the Night, was surrounded by magical fluctuations as deep as the night because his brother's life was threatened.

In this world interwoven with magic and ninjutsu, Konoha Village represents his unwavering loyalty, and Sasuke represents the bottom line of humanity he upholds; but in such a world, it is often difficult to reconcile loyalty and humanity.

[Cronus: "Then tell me, what choice will you make?"]

[Itachi: “…”]

Itachi in the video did not answer. The scene changed and he found a mysterious person for help.

[“Isn’t this the man with the orange tiger-striped mask who killed Itachi’s companions and forced him to awaken the Samsara Eye? !]

"He has a slender figure and seems to be just entering middle age. His age is about the same as Kakashi at that time."

Kakashi remained silent, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. What was he thinking about?

The picture of the Uchiha who looked just like his best friend Obito flashed through his mind.

[Then, the orange tiger-striped masked man used the mysterious power contained in his right eye to instantly travel through space and appeared in front of the Konoha Uchiha Guard Headquarters building shrouded in the red moon.]

[His walking posture seemed ordinary, but he was as erratic as a ghost, like a spirit descending from another world. In the blink of an eye, he had gently pushed open the door of the security headquarters.]

[On a full-moon night, the sky is as red as spilled blood, and the air is filled with a strange atmosphere.]

【“Who are you?!”】

【“Ahhh——!” “Ah!” “You——Poof!”】

A bloody massacre was reflected in the eyes of the new generation of ninjas through the images, leaving them dumbfounded.

Senju Tobirama was indignant: "That guy Kronos! He actually used Sasuke to threaten Uchiha Itachi! This is simply using Uchiha Madara to threaten Uchiha Izuna!"

On the other side, Sasuke had covered his mouth and was gasping for breath.

Uzumaki Mito quickly approached and used healing magic to adjust the disordered flow of magic power in his body.

[“Puff—” “Puff—!” “Ahh!” “Puff!”]

[Itachi asked the masked man to eliminate the Uchiha clan members of the Konoha Guard, and he himself accepted the task assigned by Kronos and slaughtered the Uchiha clan! ]

Sasuke was at a loss as he watched the video.

Although Uzumaki Mito tried his best to use the Palm Fairy Technique to calm his agitated magic power, Sasuke, who was still sweating profusely, still couldn't calm down.

At this time, Naruto stretched out his rough and powerful palm to block Sasuke's sight: "If you don't want to see it, don't look at it."

Sasuke never gave in, especially in front of Naruto. Naruto's comforting gesture only ignited his anger. He struggled to break free from Naruto's arms and roared, "Get out of the way, you loser!"

"Hmph." Naruto was annoyed by Sasuke's words. At the moment, he had no intention of arguing with Sasuke and continued to pay attention to the image in front of him.

[In the shot of the Uchiha clan's residential area, Uchiha Fugaku was standing there, and he had obviously been waiting for Itachi for a long time. ]

Sasuke exclaimed, "Father?!"

"That is……"

"Those eyes are——!"

[No wonder Sasuke was so shocked when he watched the movie. Until this moment, no one knew that Uchiha Fugaku also possessed the dazzling Mangekyō Samsara Eye! ]

[Uchiha Fugaku questioned Itachi: "Itachi! What is hidden behind this massacre? You showed me the future of our clan, but you yourself showed a completely different ending!" Although his voice was filled with accusations and doubts, he could not hide the sadness and loss of being a father...]

Itachi was in great pain after witnessing the past scene: "...Father."

[Itachi Uchiha in the video replied: "Yes, that is what I foresaw, the future of the village, the future of the clan."]

[“Really…” Uchiha Fugaku didn’t say much, he just closed his Samsara eyes, his face full of disappointment and resignation.]

['Is it for Sasuke...' Uchiha Fugaku's inner monologue was heard in the video. With a light 'bang' sound, the shadow clone used by Uchiha Fugaku appeared in front of him. ]

Sasuke: "Me?!!"

Itachi: “!!” Does father know all this? ! !

Looking back on that past event seven years later, Itachi felt a deep regret in his heart.

He tried to communicate with many people, but he never really trusted his father.

In order to reassure his parents, he always showed his smart, well-behaved and non-troublemaking side in front of Uchiha Fugaku, not wanting to cause them any trouble.

However, Itachi, who originally thought that his father only knew his superficial disguise, realized after re-watching this video that his father, the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, actually knew him much more than he imagined...

The crow did not notice the change at this moment, but in the distance, the real Uchiha Itachi had a bright red tear rolling down from the corner of his eye.

However, at that time, he, Uchiha Itachi——

['My father is undoubtedly the strongest demon standing before me. ' On that day, under the dim moonlight called the Night of Extermination, Itachi thought: "This is a duel between two wizards with the All-Seeing Sharingan. I must be more cautious."]

【However, everything did not develop as he expected. 】

[In the Uchiha mansion at the edge of the magic forest, an amber magic lamp flickers faintly. His parents are ready to face their fate and are waiting for their son to return...]

[“There is no ambush here. You can come straight ahead.” His father’s voice was calm and gentle, which was unusual for Itachi. This voice was very strange to Itachi.]

Perhaps it was not until this moment that Uchiha Itachi could understand that what his father had abandoned in the past was not only the oppression he had endured as his own son, but also the heavy sense of responsibility and pressure that came with being the leader of the Uchiha clan!

【The sad music sounded, and it was impossible to suppress the emotion in one's heart. 】

[“Father! Mother!” Itachi in the video said with sorrow and disbelief in his words.]

[His parents knelt quietly with their backs to him in an empty Japanese-style magic house...]

【Ready to welcome eternal rest. 】

[“I don’t want to fight against my own son…” Uchiha Fugaku said in a steady voice: “It seems that you have chosen their side…”]

Faced with the cruel facts that had been revealed, Sasuke, who was watching this video, didn't even know what sadness was. His eyes were as dark as the abyss, without any emotion, and the tears in his eyes had long since flowed away, and he just stared at the screen blankly.

The villagers of Konoha, ninjas and civilians from other villages who were present witnessed this scene. The sentimental girl had already burst into tears, wave after wave; the ninjas sighed softly, trying to suppress the grief deep in their hearts.

This is the greatest pain in the world.

But what can they say now?

It turns out that the S-rank rebel ninja slaughtered his own people just to save them, and even killed his parents...

Who can tell right from wrong nowadays?

At the beginning, they blamed Uchiha Itachi for killing the Uchiha clan and weakening Konoha's power.

And now, who should they blame?

Is it because of their own exclusion of the Uchiha clan and the Konoha high-level officials?

Or blame the chaos caused by the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?

Or, if Uchiha Madara had not attacked Konoha with the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, would all this have not happened?

Just like the endless feuds and disputes between ninja villages, cause and effect are intertwined across generations.

At that moment, someone recalled that in childhood, Uchiha Itachi once asked a profound question:

“What is the true meaning of life?”

“Life is about nurturing.”

“Life will eventually die.”

“Life is full of struggle!”

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[In the video, the hand holding the ancient magic knife trembles constantly.]

[“Father, Mother, and I…”]

[“We understand, Itachi.” His mother Uchiha Mikoto replied, her words full of understanding and sympathy: “You have always been such a kind child. All this must be very painful for you, right?”]

["Mother..." Itachi's voice was filled with endless sobs.]

[Uchiha Fugaku suddenly spoke seriously: "Itachi, promise me one thing——" He used a cold expression to hide the sadness in his heart. At that moment, he could finally put down the burden of being the leader of the clan and simply asked as a father:]

[“I’ll leave Sasuke’s affairs to you.”]

Sasuke's eyes suddenly widened, but his dark pupils still lacked focus...

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