Naruto? Post Bar Naruto Super!

That night, on the banks of the Nanhe River.

“You have no idea at all? This is a power I once mastered…”

It is true that Sasuke does not actually have the Sage Mode in the true sense, but he once mastered an ability called Cursed Sealing, which was an imperfect product developed by Orochimaru based on Jūgo's innate Sage Mode ability.

In a sense, this cursed state can be regarded as a kind of Sage Mode, but it is more dangerous than the orthodox Sage Mode. Because under normal circumstances, a cursed person cannot absorb natural energy by his own will, and he cannot control these natural energies. Therefore, if ordinary people are in a cursed state for a long time, they will gradually go out of control and eventually lose themselves.

But Sasuke is not an ordinary person. With the Rinnegan, he can theoretically absorb the natural energy from the outside world with his own will. With Susanoo, which can absorb excess chakra, he does not have to worry about being hurt by uncontrollable natural energy.

However, theory is theory and reality is reality. Ever since the 24-to-12 elimination match ended in the day and Sasuke returned to the Uchiha clan's territory with Boruto, he has been sitting here trying to regain the feeling of unscrupulously controlling natural energy, but to no avail.

"Perhaps, except for Jūgo, others really need to rely on the medium of the curse seal to achieve that kind of immortality..."

At this moment, Zhen Cod, holding a file bag in his hand, suddenly appeared next to Sasuke.

"Good evening, Sasuke."

After receiving the file bag, Sasuke asked, "Is this the Chunin appointment document?"

"Yes, inside are your and Boruto's appointment letters as Chunin and various related documents. By the way, I also asked the Sandaime to write a message to you, the guy with the same name as his father. This old man happened to be quite free, and he not only wrote a message to you, but also wrote something else."

Then, Makoto took out another envelope and handed it to Sasuke.

"Sandaime..."

For a moment, Sasuke's thoughts drifted back to the past. In fact, he didn't have too many feelings about the Third Hokage, but he knew that there was someone around him who missed the Third Hokage very much.

"To... Uzumaki Naruto? Is this a letter from the Sandaime to Naruto?" Sasuke seemed a little surprised. The Naruto in this time and space was not even one year old. He was sure that the Third Hokage did not have much contact with Naruto during this period, but even so, he still wrote this letter.

"Ah, don't think too much. This old man wanted to write something for Naruto who was in his thirties, but when he started writing, he froze for a long time. In the end, he came up with the phrase "Will of Fire" and signed himself as Sarutobi Hiruzen."

At first, Shinji was quite curious about what the Third Generation would write in his message to the future Naruto, but after a long pause, he finally used his traditional skills. Apart from some necessary formatting words and signature, the entire letter only contained this sentence: "Where the leaves of Konoha dance, the fire will also continue. The flames will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout."

Combined with the context, analyze what kind of emotion Sarutobi Hiruzen expressed by the Will of Fire here. (5 points)

"Tsk. This kind of reading comprehension gives me a headache just thinking about it, but with Naruto's personality, he would probably have to recall three or five episodes just by seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's handwriting."

By this time, Sasuke had already finished reading his Chunin appointment documents.

There was nothing wrong with the documents, and all the procedures were very standard. However, Sasuke suddenly had a question, "Isn't the Chunin Exams over yet? I remember that Konoha has always been very strict in appointing ninjas."

Sasuke had participated in the Chunin Exam once before, which was also a joint Chunin Exam. During that exam, in order to reduce the number of contestants who could participate in the final, the organizer, Konoha, eliminated more than half of the contestants who passed the second exam through a knockout round. In addition, one contestant died while waiting for the final assessment, resulting in only eight people participating in the Chunin Exam final, and it was interrupted even so. In the end, the only one who successfully became a Chunin after this exam was Nara Shikamaru.

And now, Sasuke is only among the top 12, but he has already successfully received the appointment letter as a Chunin. This is inconsistent with Konoha's traditional rigorous style.

"Strictly... maybe, but I think sometimes there's no need to take ninja matters too seriously, for example..." Shincod looked at the empty sleeve.

Sasuke naturally noticed the gaze of Zhen Cod, "This can always remind me not to forget something..."

"What a determined man... Did you think I would say that?"

Real cod: ◆◆◇◇→◆◇◇◇

"Huh?" Shin Cod's expression suddenly changed, successfully stunning Sasuke for a moment.

"You are a person whose mind is full of yourself, Uchiha Sasuke."

"!" Sasuke's eyes widened. This was the first time he heard such an evaluation in his life.

Then, Zhen Cod began to speak casually: "You think you have tried to commit an unforgivable sin, so you want to rely on this lost arm to remind yourself, is that what you said?"

"...That's right."

"So, suppose a powerful foreign enemy invades, and your wife and children are captured. You were about to successfully rescue them, but because you gave up the chakra recovery ability brought by Hashirama's cells, you failed to activate the power of the heavens and Susanoo in time to protect them. In the end, they died tragically at the hands of the enemy. In this case, would you mourn for them?"

"What did you say--" Sasuke couldn't help but start imagining that scene, and in almost an instant, sweat began to flow to his ears.

At this time, Shincod held Sasuke's shoulder and said, "Before you cause irreparable regrets, I suggest you quickly reattach this arm. Not only that, but you also need to use the best technology."

"Irreversible regret..." Suddenly, Sasuke thought of a possibility, "Could it be that you saw something?"

Shincod easily followed Sasuke's train of thought, "Yes, my eyes have seen the future - I saw that you, a guy who once had the power to save the world, have fallen to the point where you can only use your body to block the swords of the people standing behind you, and you know exactly how you have fallen to this point."

Sasuke remained silent, because he had used his body to block a knife before recently, and more than once. Fortunately, those were just flying knives or fish hooks, and not ashes, otherwise he would have turned into ashes by now.

"Or do you think that after you die one day, those who need protection behind you will be better protected?"

Sasuke shook his head subconsciously.

"Sasuke, I can see clearly that ever since you killed Uchiha Itachi, your brain seems to have gone forever. At the age of 32, you are not even as smart as you were at the age of 12. You have been taking great pains to reduce your own combat power. If you continue like this, sooner or later you will be blinded by a kunai like Urashiki a few days ago, and then in the near future you will be 'actively' hit by a move that can kill with one blow, and thus 'get what you want' and become a vegetable."

"..."

"I am just a spectator. I have no right to tell you anything. But there are some things that I just can't stand. The Uchiha clan is indeed a family that likes to dwell on trivial matters, but this is not a good thing. Excuse me, your so-called atonement is purely self-admiration. Instead of staring at your empty sleeves in a daze, having an extra arm can at least allow you to hold one more person in your arms when you lose your strength."

Then, the real cod stood up.

"Take care of yourself. After all, no matter what, that time and space has nothing to do with me here. Goodbye."

The next moment, Zhen Cod used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave here.

A few minutes later, Sasuke stared at his empty sleeve stiffly, and at the same time, he made a decision in his heart.

"Tomorrow, let's go look for Orochimaru in this time and space."

Although their way of getting along is strange, Sasuke believes that he can get what he wants from the man named Orochimaru, no matter when.

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I have something to do today, so I'll update one chapter first and make up for it tomorrow.