It's better to be a rebel ninja than to be a Hokage

The nights in the Snow Country are different from those in other places.

This inconspicuous island country located in a remote corner of the ninja world has a wonderful climate with winter all year round, which always makes the land of the country covered with white.

The bright moonlight falls on the equally white snow, making the nights in the Snow Country always bright enough to disturb the night that should have been pitch black.

Naruto was alone, feeling the night view of the Snow Country. The complicated thoughts in his eyes showed that his gaze was not really fixed on this bright night.

After the reincarnated Uchiha Itachi appeared before Sasuke, Naruto took the initiative to leave Sasuke.

This left room for conversation for the two Uchiha parties involved.

This is the scene that Naruto has carefully prepared for a long time, in which Sasuke learns the truth about the Uchiha clan genocide.

This "truth" should not be explained by outsiders.

Especially for Naruto, there is no need for him to say too much about the "truth".

His position should be the same as Sasuke's, a seeker of knowledge, not a knower.

Naruto took the initiative to tell Sasuke too much. Even if he could calm down the emotionally disturbed Sasuke now, after Sasuke calmed down and regained his rationality, Naruto had to guard against the possibility that Sasuke, who was careful most of the time, would doubt Naruto.

Therefore Uchiha Itachi is the best choice.

The living Uchiha Itachi is a guy that Naruto is unwilling to actively contact even though he knows the original plot.

But the already deceased Uchiha Itachi was the best person for Naruto to win over Sasuke and make him his absolute helper.

Let the real murderer explain the actual murder scene to the victim.

The "truth" revealed to the victim in this way is beyond doubt for the victim.

Although sitting like this would cause the sensitive Sasuke to have drastic emotional fluctuations.

But for the Uchiha, strong emotions are not all bad.

His thoughts were interrupted here, and Naruto looked to the side, not paying attention to the snowy night scene.

"Sasuke passed out."

Itachi, still wearing the "Akatsuki" uniform, expressed with empty eyes the reason why he appeared by Naruto's side.

Naruto had expected that the shock of the truth about the demise of the Uchiha clan that night would cause Sasuke, who was already in poor health, to faint due to his already limited energy.

This also means that Itachi's drama has come to an end.

Naruto passed by Itachi and returned to the dark space where he used to practice meditation.

Until Naruto's figure was completely submerged in the darkness that even the moonlight could not penetrate, Itachi, who had bathed in the moonlight instead of Naruto, was wrapped in a coffin that suddenly appeared under his feet and returned to the earth.

……

At first, that day was no different from any other day for Sasuke.

Sasuke obtained information about Itachi from his teacher at the ninja school.

Although his elder brother's excellence brought enormous pressure to Sasuke as a younger brother, Sasuke still regarded his elder brother, Uchiha Itachi, as his idol from the bottom of his heart.

In the past, the outstanding Itachi and the others in the ninja school maintained a sense of distance between "excellence" and "mediocrity".

Sasuke, who always subconsciously followed Itachi's footsteps by imitating Itachi's way, also imitated Itachi and put on an expression that said "keep away from strangers".

But Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino still kept pestering him.

At this time, Sasuke, who felt frustrated about his failure to imitate, would feel a little envious of Uzumaki Naruto.

Uzumaki Naruto still looked out of tune with everyone and still had a cold face.

Unlike Sasuke, no one really wants to get close to Naruto with such an expression.

But the meticulous Uchiha can always see more things through his eyes that ordinary people cannot notice.

There was a hint of deeper emotion mixed in with Uzumaki Naruto's coldness.

It was this emotion that created a sense of distance between Naruto and the other people around him.

However, even after noticing this, Sasuke, who had never felt the same way as Naruto, could not understand the meaning of this emotion.

But deep down, perhaps I was also a little envious of him for being able to express his emotions so blatantly in front of everyone.

How strange... these were all ordinary little things in the past and should have been forgotten long ago.

But deep in my memory, the details of my past daily life have become so detailed in my dreams today.

On that same day, Itachi changed.

The blood all over the ground blurred Sasuke's will, making him see the rare full moon as a bright red color.

The itachi, dressed in black, stood in a pool of blood stained by his parents.

The Mangekyō Sharingan, which was brighter than the bright moon, pulled Sasuke into Tsukuyomi. The brother who was once admired by Sasuke and considered by Sasuke to be the gentlest brother in the world, was now wantonly abusing Sasuke's spirit.

——If you want to kill me, then hate me!

Itachi spoke to Sasuke in a cruel voice that Sasuke had never heard before.

——Then, he lived in an ugly way, trying desperately to survive...

From then on, Sasuke finally knew the name of Naruto's deep emotion.

hatred.

However, confusion always involves confusion.

Sasuke hated Itachi.

What about Naruto, what does Naruto hate?

——Once a conflict occurs between Konoha and Uchiha, due to internal friction, Konoha, which loses its authority, will cause turmoil in the other four major countries, and war will break out again in the entire ninja world.

This time, it was Itachi who answered Sasuke's confusion.

——Therefore, the Uchiha who already has the intention of rebellion must be put to death.

Because Naruto is the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki.

——Shisui wanted to control his father, the clan leader, through Kotoamatsukami. As long as his father, who was in favor of the war, turned against the Uchiha clan and suppressed the restless hearts of the pro-war faction of the Uchiha clan, delaying the Uchiha clan's rebellion, he could buy enough time for Konoha to resolve the conflict between Konoha and Uchiha clan in a peaceful way.

Because in sixteen years, the Nine-Tails invaded Konoha.

——But the Konoha high-level officials did not allow Uchiha to master the power of Kotoamatsukami... Konoha and Uchiha lost the soil for peace talks...

The fate of sealing the Nine-Tails was imposed on the newly born Naruto.

——I made a deal with the Konoha high-level officials.

Then, of course, they excluded Naruto and looked down on him.

——I will kill the Uchiha clan who have been judged by Konoha's high-ranking officials as collective rebellion. As for Sasuke, you who know nothing will not be held accountable by Konoha.

Itachi slaughtered the Uchiha clan for the benefit of Konoha.

For the benefit of Konoha, the Fourth Hokage chose his own child to be the despised Jinchūriki.

What is the reward?

The reward was Konoha smiling in the midst of Itachi and Naruto's pain.

Sasuke's hatred, which should have disappeared with Itachi's death, has not diminished but increased.

This new hatred contained the pain that Sasuke felt when he learned the truth about Itachi.

There is also the sadness that Sasuke felt for Naruto's experience after he understood through Itachi why Naruto hated Konoha.

Laughter and cheers rang out from somewhere, impacting the grief in Sasuke's heart.

what's so funny?

How can a guy who knows nothing have the right to laugh with a clear conscience!

Sadness, pain, and such negative emotions turned into anger in laughter.

The drastic fluctuations in emotions made Sasuke open his eyes from his dream.

……