Naruto's Endless Pretense

If politics is an art of compromise, then Sandai is a great artist leading the trend of the times.

It was the third generation who used eradication to eradicate the Uchiha clan, and it was also the third generation who abolished the roots because of inhumanity.Now that the root tissue has been rebuilt, the three generations can talk and laugh as usual.Judging from his attitude, he might have been involved in the reconstruction of Gen.

"Sorry, I still prefer black tea with a softer taste than green tea."

Gently pushing the tea cup back to Sandai, his fingers tapped the wall of the cup with a crisp and sweet sound.A sunny smile, as expected for a boy of this age, appeared on Sasuke's face.

"Then, Lord Third Hokage, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now. Next, I have to go see the fireworks."

The request was made without any room for rejection, and Sasuke walked out of the principal's office door.The third generation just watched Sasuke leave step by step through the thick smoke, sighing secretly.

Compromise is not something Sasuke is good at, and it is also what Sasuke is most resistant to doing at the moment.So resistance is inevitable.

Although the third generation also hinted that Sasuke would train him as the successor of Hokage if he could obey the village's arrangements, Sasuke did not quite believe it.Who can ensure that what a politician says is not a lie?

In addition, Sasuke came to see the Third Generation today just to confirm one thing: whether the Third Generation was secretly supporting Danzo.From the beginning, Sasuke didn't really want the Sandai to take back his appointment to disband Class [-], because it was invalid.

【Sasuke.Let me tell you the truth here. Your subordinate Sakon's strength and strategy exceed those of ordinary chuunin. Passing the exam should not be a big problem.So I plan to appoint him as the monitor of Class No. 11 after the exam. 】

【you?Although the old man once asked me to let you lead Guangyi's three people, you can't do that now, right?So I plan to let you go back to Class [-] for the time being. I have other plans for Saoi. 】

The three generations have been in office for decades and have great influence.But this doesn't change the fact that he is no longer Hokage. The one who really makes the decision in Konoha is Sasuke's master, Tsunade.So Sasuke is not worried that Class 11 will be disbanded.

And Sasuke still used this excuse to test the third generation's tone, just to see the third generation's reaction to decide the next strategy.Unfortunately, the third generation's attitude did not seem to be friendly to Sasuke.

Taking over the former reserve Hokage's guard is not necessarily to train Sasuke as the future Hokage, but more likely to be training the Hokage's right-hand man.From a political point of view, the separation of Sasuke and Tayuya should be to prevent this small group composed of people from outside the village from being subordinate to the village to being subordinate to Sasuke personally.After all, this trend is obvious from various phenomena.

Moreover, there has never been an organization where Hokage Council came from the roots.Naruto is the leaf of the village, the bright side, and there is absolutely no way Sasuke will be supported by joining the root.What's more, sending all three of Sasuke's closest subordinates to the Root Organization has a strong implication.

The third generation didn't really trust himself.

"Ah, it's really nerve-wracking. I've obviously thought about carving my own face on it. Now I have no chance, so I have to leave it to you, Naruto."

Holding his head in his hands, Sasuke looked up at the Hokage Rock overlooking the entire village and sighed.The once carefree time, the emotion filled with friendship shown by the Hokage, were all gone with the wind in this sigh.

For some reason, Sasuke suddenly felt relaxed.Even though he was unwilling to give up, pain and complex negative emotions were still lingering in his heart, he still felt that his mind was much broader.Just like the calm sea that I once saw connected to the sky.

"One night I burned all my memories, and from then on my dreams became transparent; one morning I threw away all my yesterdays, and from then on my steps became light."

Maybe

What Itachi wanted for Sasuke was such a poetic future.But it is not easy to let go of the past and let go of the baggage.Even that memory that even Sasuke himself didn't know about formed the most basic element of the person "Sasuke".

But Sasuke had made up his mind, and the last confusion had completely dissipated after meeting the third generation.Fragile people will talk about their misfortunes everywhere, and strong people will only become stronger quietly.Sasuke wanted to choose the latter.

No longer relying on companions, but choosing to embark on an unknown journey alone, to enhance personal strength as Itachi said.But it was not that he gave up on his companions, but that he decided to rely on his own strength to bear the burden that his companions were supposed to bear.

Sometimes you have to pay something to keep something.As the saying goes, miracles come at a price.

"You can't go back to the past, but you can't go back to the beginning. Since you can't go back, let's travel like this. This feeling of being a hero behind the scenes might be quite good."

On the way to Konoha Hospital, Sasuke passed a small river.Standing by the river and wishing, the golden afterglow of the setting sun shines forward, illuminating the road.The cool wind blew across my face, and the setting sun shone on the river.Sasuke suddenly thought of Temari.

Man is such a creature.No matter how strong you are, you will always crave the love of others when you are alone.It was like this when I first parted with Temari, and it's still like this now.But the difference is that Sasuke has deeper emotions than he did then.

If "The moonlight is so beautiful" is a kind of implicit "I love you", then wanting to tell those three words to Temari at this moment is a direct feeling.Those are very direct words of love that have nothing to do with subtlety.

"What's wrong? I'm standing here alone in a daze."

When Sasuke came back to his senses, he found that the heroic blond woman in his thoughts was actually standing next to him.For a moment, his face couldn't help but blush slightly.

"What, why are you here?"

"Huh? Why am I here? You said you wanted me to accompany you to watch the fireworks, right? Why are you still here when it's almost dark!"

Temari frowned and pouted, then stretched out her hand to pull Sasuke's ears upward.Now Sasuke is still half a head shorter than Temari, and he is unable to break free of the woman's natural special moves.

"It's a shame that I waited for you at the entrance of the hospital for so long. It's outrageous to make a lady wait for so long! Have you bought any condolences?" Temari growled, putting her face close to Sasuke's ear.

"I forgot," Sasuke replied sheepishly.

"Tch, I knew this would happen a long time ago, I already bought it."

Letting go of Sasuke's ears, Temari shook the bag in her hand helplessly.

"I said, your face doesn't look right. Are you worried about something?"

Sasuke stroked his hair and smiled bitterly.Temari is still so sharp, and he feels like he can't hide any secrets in front of her, which is not good.

"Well, I actually have something to say to you."

"What, what are you talking about? I'm right here, just say whatever you want."

The setting sun made their faces turn red, and the pink-to-purple river water gradually brought the atmosphere into the unusual.Temari couldn't help but breathe quickly and panicked.

"got windy."

"...Yes, the wind has picked up."

As if calming down, Temari tucked her hair behind her ears and turned to stand with Sasuke.The two of them just looked at the sparkling river calmly without saying a word.Without words, the beauty of the sunset had tightly connected the two of them, and those worries and pains were temporarily dissipated from Sasuke's mind.

Finally, Sasuke and Temari forgot to visit Hanabi that day.