After Sasuke returned to the Ninja World from the Frost God Star, it seemed that nothing had changed, but only he knew how thrilling this journey was. At this moment, in the Uchiha family's house, Fugaku and Mikoto were looking at Sasuke, who had suddenly appeared, with puzzled looks.
"Sasuke, where have you been these days?" Fugaku asked seriously.
Sasuke looked calm and said lightly, "I secretly left the village to practice ninjutsu."
Mikoto looked at him with some concern, "Why did you leave without telling us? It's really worrying."
Itachi looked at Sasuke with a complicated expression. He knew in his heart that Sasuke's abnormal behavior during the Chunin Exam and those crazy actions were still vivid in his mind. But he also knew that it was not the time to tell their parents yet, so he vaguely responded and took Sasuke out. The two brothers walked side by side on the streets of Konoha Village, the sun shining on them, casting long shadows.
"Sasuke, what did you experience outside?" Itachi asked softly.
Sasuke was silent for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Nothing, just some ordinary training."
Itachi looked at him, knowing that he didn't want to say more, so he stopped asking. They turned to talk about other things, recalling bits and pieces of their childhood.
"Do you remember when we were young, we caught wild rabbits in the back mountain together?" Itachi said with a smile.
Sasuke's eyes softened, "Of course I remember. You were always better than me at that time and could catch more rabbits."
"Haha, that's because I'm older than you." Itachi smiled and touched Sasuke's head.
They walked and talked, as if they had returned to that carefree time.
"By the way, Itachi, do you remember when we played with water in the river?" Sasuke suddenly asked.
"Of course I remember. You always couldn't beat me." Itachi joked.
"Humph, that was when I was still young." Sasuke said, unconvinced.
They walked and laughed like this, passing by the familiar woods, and saw the swings where they had played together.
"Do you want to sit on it?" Itachi suggested.
"Okay." Sasuke agreed happily.
They sat on the swings, swinging gently, and the breeze brushed their faces.
"Itachi, sometimes I miss my childhood." Sasuke said softly.
"Me too, although it was simple back then, it was very happy." Itachi said with emotion.
They continued to recall those beautiful pasts, those days of training and playing together.
"Remember when we sneaked into the kitchen to steal food and were caught?" Sasuke said with a smile.
"Haha, of course I remember. I was scolded by Mother that time." Itachi also laughed. Their laughter echoed in the air, as if all the troubles were thrown away. At this moment, Sasuke and Itachi seemed to forget all the troubles and pressures and just enjoyed this rare happy time.
"Itachi, can we still chat and play like this in the future?" Sasuke suddenly asked.
Itachi looked at him and said firmly, "Of course. No matter what happens, I will always be by your side."
Sasuke nodded, and a warm feeling surged in his heart. They got off the swing and continued to stroll in the village. Passing by the training ground, they saw a group of Genin who were training hard.
"Look, does that look like us back then?" Itachi said with a smile.
"Yeah, it looks like." Sasuke looked at those energetic figures, as if he saw his former self.
They wandered around the village for a long time until the sun set. Itachi stopped, looked at Sasuke, and said, "If your life was known to others, how would you feel?"
Sasuke was stunned for a moment and didn't think much about it. He thought Itachi was talking about moral principles again. "Well, if it was a stranger, I would definitely be angry or even annoyed. But if it was my brother, father, and mother, it would be okay."
Itachi nodded thoughtfully. "It's time to go back." Itachi said. The two brothers returned home together. Fugaku and Mikoto were relieved to see how happy they were.
"What did you two do when you went out today? You look so happy." Mikoto asked with a smile.
"Nothing, just strolling around and talking about some things in the past." Itachi said.
Fugaku nodded, "That's good. It's good to go out more when you have time in the future."
After dinner, Sasuke lay on the bed, and his mind was still echoing the happy time he spent with Itachi today. He knew that no matter what difficulties and challenges he would encounter in the future, as long as Itachi was by his side, he would not feel lonely. And Itachi also lay on the bed, thinking about Sasuke's smile today, and secretly vowed in his heart that he must protect this brother and let him be happy like this forever.
Days passed, Sasuke and Itachi would still recall those good times together from time to time, and their feelings became deeper in the process.
Itachi came to his room, sat at the head of the bed with his eyes closed, and a bloody tear flowed from the corner of his eye. Itachi was thinking a lot in his heart.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke, ah... Mangekyo Sharingan!"
"Sasuke... Have you experienced so many things? I still know too little about you, brother."
Itachi opened the Mangekyō Sharingan and was actually watching Sasuke's life experience! Of course, it was only this life and not the experience of the previous life.
"Recover the ninja world? And those powerful and unknown ninjutsu, Orochimaru? Mysterious universe... Frost Star... Aliens? Otsutsuki... Ah! My head hurts!"
Itachi's head seemed to explode. This is the eye technique that Itachi has opened in this life!
One of the two abilities of the Mangekyo is no longer the original "Tsukuyomi" but "True Illusion," which is probably an immersive high-level mind-reading technique, which can view a person's life, memories, and thoughts, but there is a condition: it can only be activated after staring at that person for a total of ten minutes within 24 hours, and if it is activated, the target will be unaware.
This is one of the reasons why Itachi wants to take Sasuke out to play. Of course, Itachi still likes to spend time with Sasuke very much. There is also a reason why Itachi was rude to check Sasuke's life. Itachi is eager to know how much influence the curse seal has on Sasuke.
"It's like a dream, but it's so real! Is this the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan? True Illusion, what a good name."
At this time, Sasuke was lying on the bed chatting with the Ice Emperor in the consciousness space. The two of them were too strong, so he sensed something.
The Ice Emperor suddenly said: "Master, why do I feel a strange chakra aura attached to you? He doesn't seem to have any bad intentions."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes and sensed it, then smiled faintly: "Haha, it should be... brother, right?"
"Brother, you really got stronger!"