"Sasuke."

"What?"

"I want to visit my third-generation grandfather. Do you want to come with me?"

"...You still call him 'Grandpa'?"

"Well...after all, he has been good to me over the years." Uzumaki Naruto scratched his hair and scratched his cheek, "I believe that the third generation grandfather's kindness to me is out of

Sincerely." However, he acquiesced that his situation was also true. But, how should I put it, "I think, instead of remembering the bad things, it is better to remember some good things. Otherwise, wouldn't there be only bad things in my mind? Then

It’s so annoying…”

"You guys are as good-hearted as ever."

"The main thing is that if you keep thinking about bad things, you might become a 'not so good guy'. Then wouldn't it be worth the loss?"

"..." The black-haired boy sighed and turned away, "Whatever you want."

"Then do you want to come along?"

"No."

"...I really don't want to see Brother Itachi."

"Don't say that guy's name to me."

"...You really don't want to see your brother?"

"Idiot Cranetail, are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

"..."

Then, the blond boy was kicked out by the black-haired boy. The young man sitting at home, Shisui, laughed, stood by the window and waved: "Little Naruto, be careful all the way."

"Yeah~" Uzumaki Naruto waved happily and then turned and left.

Young Sasuke jumped down from the second floor and landed next to him: "I'll go with you."

Although the situation in Konoha has stabilized now, considering that there may be some "remnants" lurking in the village that have not been discovered, the cubs are always accompanied by two Uchiha cat-eared youths.

As for Uchiha Daizi, he was invited to participate in the current "reconstruction plan" of the village. The young Itachi followed him happily - he cared more about this matter than Shisui and Sasuke. Of course, it was not that this

The two of them didn't care, but if the analogy had to be made, Itachi would obviously be more "fanatical". He liked the feeling of guarding very much, and also liked the feeling of being guided forward while thinking. Because of this, he felt that now

I am indeed very happy.

"...Oh." Uzumaki Naruto looked at the tall young man beside him and quietly stood on tiptoe. After realizing that the height difference between the two could not be compensated by such a simple movement, he gave up "with regret", "Thank you.

Accompany me, Sasuke from another world."

"Give up." Young Sasuke glanced at the "short man" beside him and said ruthlessly, "You are destined to be a few centimeters shorter than me. This is basically the case in every world."

"...I will definitely be taller than you when I grow up!"

"I told you, you will be shorter than me when you grow up."

"I will work hard from today!"

"..." Is this guy a bully?

Uchiha Sasuke was speechless for a moment, but then he thought, "Forget it, this guy has always been like this" and decided not to dwell on the matter anymore.

Uzumaki Naruto has never been too entangled in one thing, so he quickly forgot this little depression, raised his hands and held the back of his head, and asked as he walked: "Sasuke from other worlds, what do you want?"

Are you going to see Brother Itachi in this world?"

"Yes and no." Young Sasuke replied, "I would also like to see the others, especially Uchiha Obito who must be in a very embarrassed state right now."

Uzumaki Naruto: "..." Wow... Sasuke has a bit of a bad taste when he grows up... But speaking of it, "Sasuke from other worlds, we..."

"You can call me 'Sasuke-nii'. Even the me in this world is a few months older than you. I keep saying 'from other worlds' and 'from other worlds'. Don't you think it's troublesome?"

"...Oh." Uzumaki Naruto thought for a while and felt that it was acceptable. Calling Sasuke "brother" to Sasuke in this world was not appropriate. After all, they had always been "students in the same grade." But the person in front of him seemed to be twenty-five years old.

, so there is no problem. He then continued, "Brother Sasuke, do you need to bring any souvenirs when you go to the prison to visit someone?"

"...Do you think you are a guest?" Young Sasuke said speechlessly, but then he thought about it, "That's not impossible. What do you want to bring?"

"The third generation grandpa likes hijiki very much. Let me bring him some cold salad!"

"..."

"Any questions?"

"...You might be able to bring some rice with you."

“Great idea!”

"..." Don't take it seriously!

Finally I actually bought it.

then……

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the blond boy holding a lunch box with a smile on his face outside the prison. He didn't know what to say for a moment. For a moment, he suspected that this was his "last meal", commonly known as "the last meal".

"First meal." But then I thought about it, Tsunade... shouldn't be so stingy, and wouldn't even give him a drink as a teacher before she died.

"...Is this?" Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the cigarette rod in his hand and asked while knocking it casually.

"The souvenir brought by the third generation grandpa when I saw you!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..." He looked at the bright smile of the young man in front of him and wanted to complain, "Who did you learn this messed up etiquette from?", but when he thought about it carefully, the responsibility ultimately lies with him.

He couldn't say anything. He just put down the cigarette rod and silently stood up and walked to the side of the cage, stretched out his hands to take the rice and vegetables, "Thank you, Naruto."

"You're welcome..." Uzumaki Naruto waved his hand quickly, "Grandpa Third Generation, you used to treat me to food often."

"..." In the past...?...

Sarutobi Hiruzen walked back to the chair and sat down again. He placed the lunch box on his lap and slowly opened it. He saw that it contained teriyaki beef, cold hijiki and white rice.

"..."

This kid actually remembers what he likes to eat...

"Grandpa Third Generation, try it and see if you like it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and nodded: "Yeah, okay." Then, he picked up the chopsticks and just picked up the food when he heard Mito Monobu in the cage beside him say——

"Hiruzhan, I advise you not to eat it. Who knows what's in it."

Uzumaki Naruto: "..."

The young Sasuke sneered: "What do you mean? Poison? Don't think so wildly, your guilt has already been enough for you to die dozens of times or even more. It's all death anyway, there is no need to poison the food

. Rather, it will make you happy."

Mito Menyan: "..."

"I don't know how to poison!" Uzumaki Naruto shouted, "Who would do such a thing to the Third Generation Grandpa!"

He just went to the street shop to buy food, that's all.

but……

After everyone in the village learned the truth, their attitude towards him gradually began to change...

People who had cursed him viciously in the past turned away from him when they saw him again, refusing to look at him anymore. And among those who had ignored him in the past, some continued to choose to ignore him, while others took the initiative.

I apologized to him, saying things like "I was deceived by those people, so I treated you like this"...

You can basically enter the shops in the village. You will not be driven away or ignored. Instead, you can get discounts or increased treatment...

He was a little uncomfortable with this.

but……

This shouldn't be a bad thing, right?

However, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard people in the village say that other people were talking about the third-generation grandfather... After all, the third-generation grandfather had been protecting them well, wasn't he?

The third-generation grandfather may indeed have made mistakes, but this does not mean that he is a completely bad person, nor does it mean that he has always made mistakes and every decision he made is wrong... Why are these people so arbitrary?

This is true for him, and it is true for the third-generation grandfather... If you really want to evaluate someone, at least you need to get to know the other person well first, right? Rather than... what is the word that Sister Daizi said? Oh, by the way, it is what everyone else says.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stuffed the hijiki into his mouth, chewed it slowly, and then showed a smile: "Yeah, it's delicious."

"real?"

"certainly."

"That's great." The blond boy suddenly smiled.

The black-haired young man behind him pouted, and then walked towards the depths of the prison, admiring the misery of some people along the way. He thought he was relieved. Finally, he walked all the way to Akatsuki Itachi and Uchiha Obito

Beside the prison.

…

"Naruto." Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly ate the food on his lap. Here, he did not receive any harsh treatment, and three meals a day were guaranteed. But even so, he still cherished the food given by the blond boy.

The "souvenir" he brought.

"What?"

"Do you resent me?"

"..." Uzumaki Naruto was startled, and then slowly shook his head.

"It doesn't matter to tell the truth, but because of my current age and situation, I'm here to comfort me with kindness."

"...No, I'm not lying." Uzumaki Naruto replied, "To be honest, I was really angry when I first found out everything. But, in the past many years, Grandpa Third Generation, you have indeed been a gentle person to me.

One. You didn’t hate, dislike, reject, ignore or abuse me, it’s just...” He paused and continued, “You just didn’t choose me.”

"...No choice?"

"Yeah." The blond boy nodded, his blue eyes like the sky and the sea filled with understanding and...seeing through, "Grandpa, you may not dislike me, but you have chosen someone else for you compared to me.

Talk about more important things. That’s all.”

"..." Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Yes... that's right." Why didn't you notice it before? This child... is really too sharp. Such a child, if he ever

With good guidance from the beginning, he will surely become a towering tree supporting Konoha; however, his best period has been delayed... What's the point of regretting it now? This is exactly the crime he committed.

"I haven't done anything to you, Third Generation Grandpa, that requires you to be grateful in return," Uzumaki Naruto continued, "You have no responsibility for me, and you have no obligation to treat me well. So, you didn't choose me.

I don’t blame you for others.”

"Naruto..." Sarutobi Hiruzen stared blankly at the young man in front of him, his eyes full of emotion.

"But," the boy continued, "my father and mother died precisely to protect Konoha." As he said this, he slowly stroked his abdomen, "And, when there is no choice, there is no choice.

Without giving me a choice, they sealed half of the Nine-Tails into my body. They protected Konoha with their lives and were kind to Konoha, as well as everyone in Konoha. Before they died,

I must also hope that everyone can take good care of me. So, third-generation grandfather, the people you are really sorry for are my parents."

"..."

"It's not my business to forgive you," Uzumaki Naruto looked directly at the old man in front of him and continued, "It's my parents' business."

"..."

at the same time.

Orochimaru is located in Konoha, in a secret laboratory that has not been discovered until now——

Several people slowly sat up from the experimental bed.

The man who sat up first had a head full of brilliant blond hair and a pair of blue eyes like the sky and the sea. However, there were no "whites" but only "black eyes", and there were many cracks on his handsome face, which symbolized——

He is not a living person, but a dead person who was forcibly summoned back to the world in some way, and has a body of filthy earth.

"The improved scroll you gave me is very good," Orochimaru, who was standing aside, turned his head and said to the cat-eared girl beside him, "They who came back from the dirty land all have the strength at their peak."

"Well, you did a good job." Uchiha nodded, "Then, you can go to jail."

"...What a heartless woman."

"Only you are not qualified to say such things." After the cat-eared girl left these words, she walked up to Namikaze Minato, smiled and extended a hand to him, "Minato-sensei, welcome back——

It took me a lot of effort to get you back from the belly of death."

"..." Namikaze Minato stared blankly at the girl in front of him, then tilted his head, "Who...are you?" But then, he realized that the face of the girl in front of him was very similar to that of a deceased disciple.

As well as what the other party called him just now, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Obito...you came back alive as a girl?"

"..."

Teacher, don’t show your natural stupidity at inopportune times!!!

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