Forced to sell misery

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After being ravaged by the storm, the uprooted trees fell down in a messy pit, and the broken branches revealed the white interior.

Under a not very thick broken branch and hidden by messy leaves, a piece of dark blue clothing was revealed. When you look closer, you can vaguely see a small piece of white sleeve. Under the blue belt, the outstretched palm is covered with scars.

"Sasuke?!"

His heart was in his throat, Naruto stood there in a daze. He suddenly felt like he was choking on his food and hurriedly looked for water. Although he saw the cup of water right next to him, he was afraid that the cup was empty.

On the one hand he hoped it was Sasuke, but on the other hand he didn't think it was Sasuke.

That guy might have lost his way in the storm just like him, and should be staying in that safe place now...

How could this miserable guy, who was pinned under a tree with only a piece of his clothes and half of his arm exposed, be that arrogant Sasuke?

But the roots of the trees were as moist as the soft soil just uncovered from the ground, and were tinged with a dark red color.

——That is the color that can only be dyed with fresh blood, turbid, depressing, and inexplicably unsettling.

Although... although everyone in the Death Forest is a competitor, but... it shouldn't be a problem to save this one, right?

Naruto thought uneasily.

The scarred, powerlessly outstretched palm and the dirty sleeve stained with blood and dust were so familiar that it made him sad.

Naruto walked forward, cleared away the messy broken branches and leaves around, and moved the tree that was pressing on the man with difficulty.

At that moment, he was extremely nervous and scared.

But when he saw the man's pale but bloodstained face, Naruto was stunned.

He tried his best to control himself and not collapse.

The cup is not empty, but full of poison.

The poison was silent and invisible, invading his every breath through the air, burning his throat, crushing his lungs, and finally seeping into his heart.

Naruto had never felt that breathing was so difficult.

Naruto didn't know where he got the strength from, but he pushed the branches away and carefully carried the person out. His lips were trembling but he couldn't call out the name.

He had very little, so he cherished everything he had.

That's why he doesn't want to admit defeat, that's why he has an obsessive desire to win against Sasuke, that's why he tries so hard to become someone who can stand on equal footing with this person.

So... he cares extraordinarily.

But now he didn't know what to do and was completely dumbfounded.

I just hugged the person in my arms tightly, not daring to hold him tightly but not being able to hold him tightly, trying to get some warmth.

The flowing blood was like the remaining tears, spreading wildly on the face of the unconscious person in his arms, turning cold and gradually drying up.

There was a strange depression in the eyelids.

——Sasuke's eyes are gone.

He didn't know how long Sasuke had been lying here like this, nor did he know what he had been through.

The raging storm destroyed large tracts of forest and covered all traces, and now, the storm did not seem to stop, but was roaring and raging in his heart, trying to destroy his world.

The dark blood color under Sasuke's tightly closed, sunken eyelids stung his eyes.

It's fake, isn't it?!

Are you kidding me? !

Is it a transformation technique or something like that to play a trick on him?! Why hasn't it been exposed yet!?

Is he too stupid to see through the enemy's disguise?

But the familiar feeling of the person in my arms is so real that it makes me tremble!

But he didn't dare to believe it and didn't want to believe it...

That guy should suddenly jump out, laugh at him for being easily deceived, and then call him a "super idiot" in a disgusted and helpless tone...

But no, the suffocating silence destroyed the air he needed to survive.

Breathing became increasingly difficult, as if an invisible knife was cutting him, one hand stuck in his throat, depriving him of his breath, and the other hand stabbed at his heart, torturing his senses.

It's so painful...

It’s really painful…

Why is it so painful?!

If he hadn't insisted on chasing that person, if he could have followed Sasuke closely, if... he could have been stronger...

Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in the world. The poor weak man can't even protect what he has. It's a pity that he doesn't even know who his enemy is.

But a certain terrible guess pierced into the softest and most defenseless part of his heart like a thorn, oozing out dark venom.

That snake-like monster attacked Sasuke because of that person, and Sasuke left to chase that person, and that person... where is he now? !

Naruto lowered his head in pain. He forced himself not to think... The most important thing now was to send Sasuke to the hospital...

But the hospital can cure diseases, but it cannot heal Sasuke's lost eyes.

He can no longer control himself.

The sound of something breaking rang clearly in his ears, and then he could neither see nor hear anything.

Only the storm tore at the empty space in his soft heart, which became bigger and louder. Deep in his heart, the voices of countless vengeful spirits came and went, murmuring and repeating the desire for revenge and destruction.

Suffer...hate...

then……

——Release your power!

The pupil suddenly contracted and turned into a dot as small as a steel needle, and then slowly spread out.

If the eyes were a reflection of the soul, then at this moment Naruto's heart was a hollow void.

Emotions such as regret, pain, despair, etc. that he usually carefully suppressed, at this moment, turned into a desire for destruction.

Once it collapses, everything will be released.

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"Disappeared?!"

Gaara stopped suddenly and looked thoughtfully at the narrow but deep scratch on the ground, frowning slightly.

After the previous outbreak of pressure, the second round of storm was even worse.

The wind pressure was finally relieved, but Shukaku told him in his mind that he could no longer sense Brother Jingye's chakra.

Has he left already?

In the end what happened? !

Looking back at the broken woods that had been ravaged by the storm, Gaara suddenly felt a little uneasy.

I don't think Temari and Kankuro caught up with us...it's indeed too dangerous.

Suddenly, he heard a terrified scream not far away, and Gaara rushed in that direction.

The flowing sand gathered under the fallen tree and saved the girl who had no time to escape.

"Are you okay?"

"Eh?"

The girl with short light blue hair, who was curled up and shivering, opened her eyes, tears welling up in her eyes.

"What kind of Chunin Exam is this? How can a creature like that exist?!"

The girl murmured, and when she looked up and saw Gaara, her orange eyes suddenly lit up, and she staggered a bit, and rushed over while talking to herself in a crying voice.

"I'm saved, thank you so much... But it's still too scary! Next time I will listen to Master Feimo..."

"you……"

The floating sand guard stopped the girl from rushing over. Gaara frowned slightly.

"If you're okay, leave quickly. This place is too dangerous."

"But, but my foot is injured..."

Looking at Gaara cautiously, the girl moved her left foot unnaturally. Although she tried her best to endure it, she still couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

Gaara's eyes moved to the girl's slightly swollen ankle, and he was stunned for a moment, but he didn't intend to meddle in other people's business anymore.

"You are also a candidate for the Chunin Exam, right?"

Gaara glanced at the forehead guard on the girl's arm and said indifferently,

"In that case, we are also enemies."

"But didn't you just save me?" The girl blinked.

"I just……"

Gaara was about to refuse, but suddenly froze.

He felt that an extremely dangerous and powerful force was erupting not far from here.

It's just like……

In his distant memory, he had his consciousness devoured by Shukaku's power, and felt the same as when he went berserk.

"That is……"

Looking in the same direction with surprise and suspicion, the girl seemed to have noticed something and looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"You'd better leave quickly."

After taking a look at the girl, Gaara turned and headed in that direction.

He had to go...confirm something.