Time passed.
Naruto, Fuushi, Kisame, Kakashi, and Might Guy left the Konohagakure hospital at noon.
Because Naruto still had to start his special training for the day, even though he skipped class, he couldn't skip Whitebeard's special training!
Uzumaki Fuushi also followed Naruto, because she also had her own special training, which was to practice the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique, as well as some Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.
She knew very clearly that she had to become stronger.
Only then she could help Whitebeard.
And Kakashi, who had recovered, wanted to move around a bit. Coincidentally, Guy proposed to him a "youthful recovery run", which was actually a race with Kakashi.
Kakashi agreed directly.
Kisame was a bit curious about Guy's "youthful recovery run", so he also joined in.
Now it was evening.
The bright moon was in the sky.
Only Uchiha Hazuki, who was taking care of Uchiha Izumi, Uchiha Izumi, who needed to calm her thoughts in the ward, and Uchiha Sasuke, who had been dazed all day, were left in the Konohagakure hospital.
Just three Uchihas.
"It's night..."
Sasuke looked up at the moon in the sky, he actually didn't know that there were two of his clan members in this hospital.
He didn't even know that many of his clan members were still alive.
Because Naruto didn't tell him.
Originally, Naruto wanted to tell him, but in the end, he didn't say it.
Saying this would definitely open up Sasuke's wounds.
At that time, Naruto decided to let Sasuke know about this himself.
This might be better for Sasuke.
And Sasuke has been discharged from the hospital at this moment.
Before he was discharged, he was forced to have a full-body physical examination, which was forced on him by the medical ninjas in the Konohagakure hospital.
Because yesterday's Sasuke was still in a state of being seriously injured, today he suddenly became vigorous.
The medical ninjas in the hospital were all shocked by his recovery.
During the final physical examination, the medical ninjas were still asking him questions.
But Sasuke kept the secret.
He didn't say much.
But as soon as Sasuke left the Konohagakure hospital, he was a bit at a loss, because he didn't know where to go.
Should he return to the Uchiha clan's residence? But that's already a ruin, what's the use of going back?
Sasuke was suddenly shocked to find out.
His "home" is gone!
He is homeless!
".....heh." Sasuke's eyes were full of confusion, at this moment, he didn't even know who to turn to.
It seems that all the relatives related to him are dead.
Died under that man's ninja blade!
"Uchiha, Itachi!!" Thinking of this, Sasuke clenched his fists, his eyes were full of hatred, and even the One Tomoe Sharingan involuntarily opened.
There was still a faint killing intent on his body.
This was a real killing intent, after all, he had killed a person.
And it was killed last night.
"I must kill you with my own hands! To avenge the Uchiha, to avenge my father and mother!!!"
A slight sound came from Sasuke's shoulder, making Sasuke, who was full of killing intent, stunned.
He opened his Sharingan and turned his head back in surprise.
A somewhat familiar face, but also a bit unremembered, appeared in front of Sasuke.
"Hello, Sasuke!"
Uchiha Izumi did not vent her disappointment and hatred towards Uchiha Itachi on his younger brother.
Because Izumi knew that Sasuke was innocent.
Even tragic.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault." Uchiha Izumi apologized sincerely, "Last night, I wanted to save you from the Uchiha residence, but your parents said you were not at home. I thought you wouldn't meet Itachi... but I didn't expect that you would eventually meet him."
"You are..." Sasuke's eyes gradually widened.
"Uchiha Izumi." Izumi reached out and ruffled Sasuke's hair, "We've met before! Maybe you've heard my name from your brother."
"He's not my brother!!!"
The word "brother" made Sasuke grit his teeth and shout loudly.
But he didn't slap Izumi's hand away.
Because Izumi also has the surname "Uchiha"
"You..." Sasuke looked at the familiar girl in front of him and asked anxiously, "Your name is Uchiha Izumi? Is your surname also Uchiha? Are you a member of the Uchiha clan? But, isn't the Uchiha already..."
"No!"
Izumi explained, "Sasuke, the Uchiha clan was not wiped out by Itachi. Including you, there are more than seventy clan members who have survived, and they are currently being placed in a safe place."
"Sasuke, you are not alone."
Izumi ruffled Sasuke's messy hair and smoothed it again, "Everyone is here... your 'home' may have been taken by a madman... but the 'home' of the Uchiha clan, it still exists!"
Sasuke was stunned.
He really thought that the Uchiha clan was left with only him and Uchiha Itachi.
But he didn't expect that so many Uchiha people had survived.
"Is she also?" Sasuke looked at Uchiha Hazuki next to Izumi.
Izumi answered, "She is my mother, she is also a member of the Uchiha clan, although she is not a ninja, and has not awakened Sharingan, but she has the bloodline of Uchiha."
Sasuke believed it.
"Sasuke, your hatred for Itachi is never alone." Uchiha Izumi said earnestly, "The remaining members of our Uchiha clan will join hands to take revenge on him! All of us have an irreconcilable hatred for that guy!"
"Sasuke, would you like to stay in the new 'Uchiha clan'?"
Izumi invited Sasuke.
"...Yeah!"
Sasuke, who was alone and completely unaware of where to go, suddenly found out that he still had clan members alive, and these clan members also hated Uchiha Itachi very much.
At that moment, he felt that he had found an "organization"
And also found a place that could accept him.
So.
Sasuke followed this girl named Uchiha Izumi and came to a very strange place.
The reason why this place is strange...
Is because it's not very lively.
Sasuke looked around and found that there were very few people nearby.
Even if someone occasionally passed by here, those people seemed to suddenly remember something and were scared to leave this place quickly.
It seems that the place he is going to is some kind of dangerous place.
This made Sasuke nervous.
After all, he had just received such a big mental stimulus last night.
His mind has always been tense.
"We're here." It wasn't until Uchiha Izumi's voice suddenly sounded that Sasuke woke up from his nervous mood.
Sasuke looked forward.
He was stunned again.
After entering this street, he found that there were actually quite a few people in this street. But most people set up some simple tents on the side of the road as temporary residences.
And Sasuke could feel that the atmosphere on the scene was very depressing.
Everyone was immersed in sadness.
Sasuke saw some adults comforting children, and very young children crying for their parents.
He also saw some children who were only a year or two younger than him, sitting blankly next to the tent, looking up at the stars and moon in the sky.
There were no sounds of laughter.
The atmosphere of sadness made Sasuke feel very depressed.
He seemed to remember.
It was like this when he woke up early this morning.
Until Naruto's punch woke him up completely.
Sasuke felt a sourness in his heart.
"Those people are....." Sasuke had a vague guess.
He probably knew why they were so sad, and he probably knew why so many children without parents gathered here.
"They are all survivors of the Uchiha." Izumi patiently explained: "It seems that they have all settled down. When I brought them over during the day yesterday, there were no tents set up here."
"They are just like you....." They all lost their loved ones, and they also have the same enemy as you."
When she said this, Izumi inevitably showed emotional fluctuations.
If you look closely, you can see that her fist has been clenched.
A bit of fingernail pierced the flesh of her palm.
Blood dyed the gaps between Uchiha Izumi's fingers.
Izumi looked at Sasuke next to her, then at her mother next to her, and then at a group of Uchiha civilians in front of her.
She knew that besides big brother Shisui, she was now the only ninja in the Uchiha clan.
Something called "responsibility".
And something called "hatred".
All fell on her shoulders.
And Uchiha Izumi's appearance also attracted the attention of many Uchiha clansmen. When they looked at Izumi, the expectation and hope in their eyes made Izumi feel a pang in her heart.
"Izumi....." Uchiha Hazuki said to her daughter: "Do whatever you want to do! You are already one of the only two pillars of the Uchiha clan."
".....Yes!"
Uchiha Izumi was no longer tangled in her heart, she was very clear, she knew what she should do.
It was because of this clarity that she came to inform Shisui directly when she noticed something wrong with the Uchiha yesterday.
"Mom, I've decided." Uchiha Izumi said seriously: "I won't let the remaining Uchiha clan die in that man's hands, I will try to lead them to live together!"
She knew that by saying this, she had taken all the responsibility on her shoulders.
But Uchiha Izumi will not regret it.
Even if it means being shattered.
"...Huh!" Uchiha Izumi looked at a building in front of her, she knew that the man named Whitebeard should be in the building.
She also knew how to find a foothold for the now very weak Uchiha clan in the crisis-ridden Konohagakure.
Uchiha Izumi, who had plucked up her courage, walked straight towards the building.
She found that the door of the building was actually open.
With a nervous emotion, she walked in.
The first thing Uchiha Izumi smelled was a strong aroma of wine.
And she saw Whitebeard again.
"Kid..... Didn't anyone tell you to knock before entering?" Whitebeard sat on a big chair with a big knife, holding a huge wine bowl in his hand, and looked at Uchiha Izumi condescendingly.
"Ah..... sorry! Sorry! Sorry!"
Uchiha Izumi, who had finally prepared herself mentally.
Was ruined by this sentence from Whitebeard.
She was scared and kept bowing to apologize.
"Thud thud thud..." Whitebeard took a gulp and drank several kilograms of strong liquor. The huge wine bowl made a dull sound as it was placed aside. He calmly looked down at Uchiha Izumi, "Kid, this is the third time I've seen you. What do you want to do this time?"
"Huff!" Uchiha Izumi couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to calm her nervous thoughts.
She looked up at Whitebeard in front of her.
Uchiha Izumi bit her lip.
"Whitebeard-sama!" Uchiha Izumi prostrated herself in front of Whitebeard. She directly made a very standard kowtow, her loud voice carrying a hint of pleading, "Please accept me and let me become your daughter! I am willing to offer my loyalty to you! Even if you want my life, I will personally offer it to you!"
She used all her strength to shout out these words, and even people outside could hear her voice.
Uchiha Hazuki knew what decision her daughter had made.
Uchiha Sasuke's little face was solemn.
The rest of the surviving Uchiha clan members also had the same reaction.
Although they couldn't see the specific situation inside.
But from the words Uchiha Izumi shouted, they could guess what she was going to do.
"Oh?"
At this moment, Whitebeard was looking at Uchiha Izumi with interest, "Uchiha kid, I wanted to adopt you as my daughter a while ago, but you refused me. Now you want to be my daughter again?"
Whitebeard's words made Uchiha Izumi's face darken.
Uchiha Izumi knew very well that she couldn't lead the Uchiha clan to greatness again by herself.
Although she had awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan, it was clear from the clan extermination night last night that her Three Tomoe Sharingan was nothing in front of real powerhouses.
Especially when facing Itachi, she didn't even have the ability to resist, like a lamb to be slaughtered on a chopping board.
And she was also very grateful to Uzumaki Fuushi for her treatment.
Uchiha Izumi knew...
If she wanted to save the Uchiha clan and be qualified to lead the Uchiha clan, she had to join the Whitebeard pirate crew.
This way, she could find real protection for the Uchiha clan.
To put it bluntly.
The Uchiha clan now has no right to be arrogant.
And needs to be attached to a powerful organization to survive.
Uchiha Izumi didn't want to have anything to do with Konohagakure, because the ninjas of Konohagakure only came to clean up at the end of such a big event as the clan extermination night.
If there was no hidden scheme in this, she absolutely didn't believe it.
The only thing that could give her a sense of security was the Whitebeard pirate crew.
But...
Whitebeard's words were undoubtedly a critical damage for Uchiha Izumi.
If Whitebeard was questioning her why she didn't agree at that time, does it mean that he refused her?
Uchiha Izumi pursed her lips.
Her mood was a bit down.
However, she wouldn't blame Whitebeard, she would only blame herself.
"I'm sorry..."
Uchiha Izumi said in a low voice, "I disturbed you..."
"Gurarararara!" However, before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Whitebeard's loud laughter, "You silly kid! If you want to be my daughter, you don't need to swear like a lapdog of the World Government's navy!"
Whitebeard's mouth curled up in a smile, "I don't care about Uchiha's loyalty, I don't care about offering your life... hey, hey, hey, hey, kid! Do you know the meaning of the word 'family'?"
"Family..." Uchiha Izumi was a bit dazed.
"Yes! Family!" Whitebeard's voice was deafening, "What do you little ninja kids think the Whitebeard Pirate Group is? The Whitebeard Pirate Group is not something like a ninja village! We are family!!"
"Family..." Uchiha Izumi was a bit enlightened.
"I..." Her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say.
She understood.
She had misunderstood the Whitebeard Pirate Group from the beginning.
She thought it was a pure pirate group.
It was a pure violent organization.
But...
The Whitebeard Pirate Group that Whitebeard spoke of was not what she imagined.
Her vision was too low.
Her thought was also too low.
"A big family like the Whitebeard Pirate Group, of course, welcomes a kid with a sense of family responsibility! Such a daughter is simply hard to come by!" Whitebeard's laughter was very hearty, "Gurararararara! How long are you going to kneel! Stupid daughter!"
Uchiha Izumi was stunned again.
"...Huh?"
Uchiha Izumi incredulously raised her head, she stared blankly at Whitebeard in front of her. Her fair face was filled with confusion and astonishment.
At this moment, because of the immense shock in her heart, she even dared to look up and meet Whitebeard's gaze.
Uchiha Izumi could clearly see the smile on Whitebeard's face.
What a heroic smile that was?
Uchiha Izumi found it hard to describe in words.
She only felt that everything she saw in front of her eyes began to blur, her eyes involuntarily moistened, and two lines of hot tears burst from her eyes.
Hot tears slid down her beautiful face.
Drip-drip, they fell on the ground.
She cried.
The sudden turn of events, the sudden light after the darkness, made Uchiha Izumi's mood like riding a roller coaster.
The extremely strong emotional fluctuation made her surge up a kind of gratitude that was hard to describe.
Uchiha Izumi sniffed.
She hurriedly wiped her tears.
But she found that no matter how she wiped, she couldn't wipe the hot tears on her dry face. In less than a few seconds, her two originally dry sleeves were already wet.
Even knowing that Uchiha Itachi was the murderer of the clan, even knowing that Uchiha Itachi even wanted to kill her and her mother, even watching the Uchiha clan being destroyed...
Uchiha Izumi didn't cry as much as she did now.
She was grateful.
And she was overjoyed.
"Pops!!" Although Whitebeard signaled her to stand up, Uchiha Izumi still maintained the posture of kneeling, for a full ten or so seconds.
To express her gratitude.
Whitebeard's heroism and tolerance made Uchiha Izumi finally understand.
So...
That's what the Whitebeard Pirate Group, this big family, is like!
"Gurararararara!" Seeing Uchiha Izumi finally standing up, Whitebeard's loud laughter echoed through Konohagakure.
"Stupid sons! Stupid daughters!!"
Tonight, let's have a banquet!!!
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