Hokage's strongest sword

: A Failure Far Beyond Success

“Sasuke… where did Sasuke go?”

When Naruto, who had passed out, slowly woke up under the dual effects of Sakura’s medical ninjutsu and Nangong Zhe’s inner power, the first sentence he spoke was to ask Sasuke’s whereabouts. If it weren’t for the strong friendship slowly derived from the complicated experience between Naruto and Sasuke, maybe anyone would think that Naruto was a little too obsessed with Sasuke’s existence.

“He’s gone…” Looking at Naruto, Kakashi said slowly, “He left with Orochimaru again.”

Did we not keep him after all? Both Kakashi and Sakura began to ask themselves, Sasuke, as his subordinates and teammates, did not have the slightest nostalgia for the existence of himself and others. Sakura, who has a heart for Sasuke, feels very frustrated.

“I… I’ll go find him!”

Hearing Kakashi’s words, Naruto put his hands on the ground and tried to stand up. But the weakness of his body was far beyond his imagination, and Naruto’s body had just been half-supported before he fell to the ground with a bang. Naruto’s face was just buried in the scorched soil on the ground, and a face already covered with scars was now covered with dust.

But Naruto’s eyes are still fresh in his memory, the eyes that were originally clear and blue are now full of crystal light. The tears in Naruto’s eyes engulfed the dust on his face, leaving traces on his face. Naruto, who usually looked carefree, showed such a sad expression at this moment.

“Naruto…” Looking at Naruto’s lost soul, Nangong Tetsu, who grew up watching him, also finds it very moving. If it weren’t for revealing Sasuke’s true feelings, Naruto would be more eager to find him Sasuke, maybe Nangong Tetsu has told Naruto the truth, right? But now is definitely not the time for Naruto to be depressed.

“You should have understood what Sasuke said just now, right? The reason why he left Konoha was because he thought that staying in Konoha would not be able to realize his pursuit. Although this sentence is biased, it is true to a certain extent. It’s not unreasonable. If you really want Sasuke to return to Konoha willingly, it’s meaningless just to keep pestering him.”

When Naruto heard Nangong Zhe’s words, the depression in his eyes began to loosen a little.

“Uncle Nangong, what do you mean?”

It can be seen that Naruto heard his own words in his heart, and Nangong Tetsu nodded as if confirming Naruto’s inner thoughts, and said to Naruto:

“That’s right! If you want to make a person understand that your decision is wrong, you should not use blind pleading and coercion. You should tell him with facts that his decision is decisively wrong. There is no way for Konoha to give birth to a real Strong? Then you make yourself an existence that breaks his inference. A person who lives in a village like Konoha and grew up at the same age as Sasuke, even if he didn’t leave Konoha, even if he didn’t abandon Konoha’s guardian The spirit and the will of fire can also become an unrivaled powerhouse that is hard to see in the world. Isn’t this way better than your current weeping and distraught appearance?”

Nangong Tetsu has always been a teacher, father and brother in Naruto’s heart. In his childhood without a father, Nangong Tetsu also occupied the role of father to a certain extent in Naruto’s mind. Although Naruto has gradually hidden his dependence on Nangong Tetsu as he grew older, but such a mood will not disappear because of hiding. On the contrary, in the face of difficulties, those hidden in the heart want to findThe emotion of personal dependence will become more and more high.

The current Nangong Zhe is equivalent to providing Naruto who has lost the direction of his efforts with a method that looks very bright and is indeed effective. Why do people care so much about something so vague as ‘hope’? Because once there is something that can be pinned on, then a person will become extremely strong, and Naruto is the same. Although Naruto is still distressed by the behavior of Sasuke’s departure, Naruto has begun to slowly walk out. In the haze set by oneself.

Kakashi looked at Nangong Tetsu who was persuading Naruto, and for some reason he thought of his father. Did his father use such an unusually serious tone like Nangong Tetsu treated Naruto back then? How about expressing your inner love? The boy who was valued by his father at the beginning has grown to a level that his father never expected.

“Uncle Nangong, don’t worry, I will let Sasuke know that the decision I made is not completely correct. But I also know that my strength is not enough. I will ask my father and the lecherous fairy for advice after returning to Konoha !”

Obviously, Naruto who has never been able to accept Minato, but at this moment he directly called out the title of father. Nangong Zhe didn’t know why, but it must be a good thing. It is also a very happy thing for Nan Gongzhe to raise the eyebrows of the case.

And Sai, who has been standing aside like a bystander, also looked at the relationship between Naruto and Nangong Tetsu, and couldn’t help but think of the brother who gave up his life in order to allow him to live. Maybe this is a relative? Sai didn’t quite understand, after all, under Danzo’s deliberate teaching, Sai’s emotions had become extremely weak.

But at this moment, Saiji really wants to know, if his elder brother can really live until now, will he also give him answers when he is confused, and become his reliance when he is helpless? Although it is impossible to verify all these, Saii couldn’t help but give a positive answer for his brother in his heart.

Although there were some gains in this operation, it can basically be judged as a failure. After all, most of the collected information is about the scorpion, and the scorpion itself has passed away. Even if there is such information, it cannot provide effective help to Konoha immediately. But no one is immersed in the sadness that the mission is not so successful.

Nangong Zhe’s words also entered Xiao Ying’s ears, so Xiao Ying looked full of fighting spirit at the moment. But Kakashi’s deep memory, Sai’s slightly envious, and Yamato’s dull face don’t seem to have experienced failure at all, but seem to have gained more things.

(end of this chapter)

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