Whirlpool

In the hospital, Sasuke was settled in.

That Anbu named Kakashi came forward and took care of all the formalities.

Naruto sat by the hospital bed, together with Kakashi, guarding the unconscious Sasuke.

Preventing Itachi Uchiha and that mysterious masked man from attacking again.

Although according to Kurama's Evil Intent Sensing, the masked man and Itachi Uchiha had already left Hidden Leaf Village one after another, it was hard to guarantee that they would not suddenly return to kill again.

At this time, the quieted Naruto had the mind to sort out what had happened tonight.

"The mysterious masked man with the Mangekyo Sharingan, together with Itachi Uchiha, annihilated the Uchiha clan."

"According to Itachi, he committed such atrocities as slaughtering the entire clan in order to test his own capacity, and the reason for leaving Sasuke alive was to wait for him to open the Mangekyo Sharingan as well, and then obtain even stronger eye power."

"Kurama has always said that Madara Uchiha has a more powerful eye power than the average Mangekyo, and his eyes will not lose their light, which is called the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, but I just don't know how to obtain such eye power."

"If you want to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, you must plunder the eyes of blood relatives, so the reason why Itachi didn't kill Sasuke can be confirmed to be true."

"But, what is the motive of that mysterious masked man for taking action? He was already hostile to Konoha, is it because destroying the Uchiha clan can effectively weaken the overall strength of Hidden Leaf Village?"

"And besides that, the higher-ups of Konoha seem to have known for a long time that such a change would happen tonight, so the entire village was under martial law, and there were more Anbu monitoring and protecting me than usual."

"As far as I know, the relationship between the village's higher-ups and the Uchiha clan has always been at odds, and now the conflict has escalated to the point of irreconcilability? Are they under martial law to prevent problems before they happen?"

"Then, what is the relationship between Itachi Uchiha joining forces with that mysterious masked man to slaughter his own clan, and the conflict between the Uchiha and the village's higher-ups?"

For a time, Naruto's mind was filled with thoughts.

Combining some of the information he usually observed, Naruto thought of a lot, but the doubts in his heart became even greater.

In the Sealing Space, Naruto asked the little fox he was holding in his arms.

"Kurama, your Evil Intent Sensing is 100% accurate, right?"

Kurama had completely quieted down at this moment. Since the mysterious masked man disappeared from his sensing range, he had turned back into the homebody fox who only knew how to watch dramas and play games.

At this moment, Kurama, who was watching the drama at its climax, heard Naruto's question.

After pressing pause, he turned his head and said unhappily to Naruto, "Are you doubting my ability? My ability has never been wrong. As long as there is a unit with thoughts, I can definitely sense good and evil.

Unless the other party is not thinking about anything, and is a brain-dead vegetable."

Hearing Kurama say this, Naruto thought of even more for a moment.

"Since Kurama's ability can't be wrong, then it can be determined that Itachi has no malice towards me and Sasuke."

"But at that time, the strong killing intent from Itachi that I felt, and the attacking actions he made towards me were not fake either."

"This completely contradictory fact of thought and action can only show that Itachi's series of actions has a hidden reason, and although I don't know the specific reason, it is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface."

"Is it because of the masked man's coercion? So in order to protect Sasuke, he had to make this difficult choice? And on the surface, he had to pretend to be cruel, leaving Sasuke only for his Sharingan?"

"No, it is also possible that he really likes Sasuke, and also has a high affection for me because he loves Sasuke, but he also wants to obtain stronger eye power, so he committed all these evil deeds."

"After all, human beings are such complex creatures. In the books and film and television works I have seen, there is no lack of people who say 'I love you' while wielding a butcher knife at their beloved."

"So, what is the truth?"

Raising his head, Naruto looked at the white-haired Jonin sitting on the windowsill, intently reading a book called Make-Out Paradise.

"Are you Kakashi? Hello, I'm Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto spoke, attracting the white-haired Jonin's attention.

"Uzumaki, huh..."

He murmured softly.

At this moment, Kakashi, who had been in turmoil since seeing Naruto,

could already be completely certain, even though he hadn't taken in a single word of the book he was pretending to read.

This child sitting not far from him was the child of his teacher, Minato Namikaze.

This couldn't help but remind him of eight years ago, when his teacher, Minato Namikaze, had arranged for him to act as a guard, protecting Naruto while he was still in his mother Kushina Uzumaki's womb.

At that time, he had finally emerged from the blow of his father's suicide, only to experience the death of his teammate Obito.

Then, due to an accident, he personally killed Rin, whom Obito had entrusted him to protect at all costs.

A heart that had just felt some warmth was once again sealed off by this series of blows.

But it was Minato Namikaze's arrangement that allowed him to witness the entire process of a small life from conception to birth, allowing him to once again understand the preciousness of life, and to understand that he was not alone.

In this world, there were still people who cared about him after all.

But not long after, his teacher Minato Namikaze and his mother Kushina Uzumaki passed away one after another due to the Nine Tails's rampage, which made Kakashi, who had just recovered a little, once again feel the darkness of this world.

He changed, becoming devoid of enthusiasm for life.

He became indifferent to everything, living mechanically as an Anbu, completing one mission after another, and with each enemy he killed, his heart fell deeper and deeper into the abyss of darkness.

Until today, he learned that his teacher's child was still alive, and had not died with his parents on that bloody night.

In Kakashi's numb mind, there seemed to be some color at this moment.

"Hello, Naruto, I'm Kakashi, Kakashi Hatake."

Kakashi's face, hidden under the mask, revealed a gentle smile, driving the dead fish eye that was exposed alone, which also became gentle and agile at this time.

"Do you know Sasuke's brother, Itachi? Uchiha Itachi. He was also in the Anbu before, and I'd like to hear your opinion of him."

Kakashi's gentle expression made Naruto stunned for a moment.

Another person who, after knowing his name, did not show him strange eyes.

Without thinking too much, Naruto asked the question he wanted to know most at the moment.

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