When Sasuke felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him, a slightly aged figure entered the room.
"Are you okay, Sasuke?" The man asked gently, his voice familiar. It was the most humble Hokage in the village, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Aside from trivial tasks, he was involved in everything.
The presence of this kind elder was indispensable at the opening and promotion activities of the ninja academy every year.
Sasuke stopped his train of thought, looking at the Third Hokage, as the narration prompt and text appeared automatically.
[Name: Hiruzen Sarutobi, Age: 63, Identity: Third Hokage, Light of Konoha, disciple of the First and Second Hokage, master of conventional ninjutsu, nicknamed the Ninjutsu Professor, known as a Ninja Hero for his swift and decisive actions. Evaluation: As the pillar of stability in the eyes of young ninjas, the aging Third Hokage seems like a kind elder, overseeing the future and hope of Konoha. However, the Ninja Hero is old, and his kind reputation does not seem enough to completely suppress the turbulent undercurrents in the village.]
[Ninja conventional qualities: Body: 10, Illusion: 10, Essence: 7, Speed: 7, Technique: 10, Strength: 7, Wisdom: 10, Seal: 10. Note: 10 is the limit of conventional ninjas, which does not mean that ninjas can only reach this level. Data beyond this level is beyond the scope and has no meaning to be recorded.]
[Mastered Ninjutsu: Body Flicker Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique…]
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A dense array of conventional and unconventional Ninjutsu titles appeared, although many were minor, with only slight differences, they still left a great impression.
Noticing the narration prompts provided by the system, Sasuke suddenly remembered the eight ninja data points the system had shown him.
The comprehensive data actually reached a level close to the strongest ninja in the village.
But why…
Even after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, he still didn't dare to make everything clear?
Sasuke seemed a little dazed.
The Third Hokage couldn't help but think of the child he had once fought alongside, and his heart softened. He comforted him, "Don't be sad, the village has arranged a new place for you to live. From now on, the village will be your home..."
"My home..."
Sasuke whispered, and in his mind emerged all kinds of information about his parents before they died, as well as the clansmen who fell in a pool of blood, "The people of the Uchiha family, are they all..."
"All gone." The Third Hokage sighed, "I'm sorry, the village didn't protect you well. Your brother has now become a traitor, and his whereabouts are unknown...
"The residential area of the deceased has been sealed off for on-site protection, and the village has arranged another place for you to live. Don't worry, the village will not abandon any ninja."
It was rare for him to say so much.
When Sasuke looked at the Third Hokage, the narration system automatically interpreted the various information contained in the elder's micro-expressions.
[Nostalgia, heartache, guilt—this old man still harbored some regrets and relief in his heart at this moment. The once decisive ninja hero finally lost his temper and courage from his youth.]
[As the current top manager of the village, the Third Hokage oversees many powerful departments. After the Uchiha clan was exterminated, the monitoring and management functions of the Third Hokage were partially replaced by other village authorities...]
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Looking at this kind-looking elder, Sasuke couldn't control his emotions and immediately lowered his head, feeling heavy pressure in his confusion.
Before this disaster, he was just a normal child!
After encountering the narration system, he didn't think about ruling the world or becoming the strongest ninja.
He just wanted to be a good member of the guard department, protect the village well, and become the pride in his father's eyes, not a substitute for his brother...
But it turns out that this world is not peaceful.
Someone wanted his family to die!
Someone didn't want him to be a good member of the guard department...
Even his survival...
Was it just a compromise?
The system gave the answer naturally.
Sasuke calmed down and whispered, "Hokage-sama, can I still return to my original clan?"
His cautious appearance vaguely overlapped with the figure of the young Uchiha Kagami back then, which reminded the Third Hokage of the genius among the Uchiha who was once expected to become the next Uchiha Madara.
At least the Second Hokage gave that child a very high evaluation.
No one would have thought that the man who was once the most wary of the Uchiha would choose the most talented disciple among the children of this family to serve as a guard and give him high trust after he grew older.
As the oldest ninja among the Second Hokage's disciples, the Third Hokage had watched this once young companion grow up step by step, and he even personally practiced ninjutsu with this youngest classmate.
At this moment, looking at this confused child who suddenly became an orphan without knowing anything, the Third Hokage sighed softly: "Of course you can go back if you want.
"Someone has cleaned up the scene. No one wanted to see this tragedy happen, but now that it has come to this, I hope you can cheer up, Sasuke.
"If you need anything, you can tell me. The village will not leave anyone behind."
"Well..."
Sasuke nodded gently, listening to the guilt hidden in these kind words, and the words of the narration system sounded in his ears.
[The guilty eyes of the Hokage saw his former companions through you, and why did the classmates who once shared the same ideals drift apart? This ending does not seem perfect, but now that it has come to this, everything can only look forward.]
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The words of the narration are connected with the words of the Hokage, showing a rich core.
It's just that for the seven-year-old Sasuke, all this seems a bit too heavy.
"I will try my best to face the truth, Lord Hokage. No matter what, I will not let myself sink into the past easily."
This determined look is also very similar to that person when he was young.
The ninjas of the Uchiha family always seem to have a similar obsession. For this obsession, they can unleash unimaginable potential, but there may also be inevitable accidents.
After taking over the teachings of the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage originally thought that he could follow the wishes of his best friend and teacher and adjust everything, but now things have still developed to the most serious consequences. Since the child in front of him can cheer up again, then let's look forward to it again!
And Sasuke, who was well-behaved and sensible in the eyes of the Third Hokage, was still very confused at this moment, feeling that everything was like a dream.
Inexplicably, it turned from a family ethics drama into a plot of parents offering sacrifices to the heavens and the whole family ascending to heaven.
"System, if I hadn't met you, would these tragedies not have happened?" he asked.
"When fate cannot be changed, the more you know, the less happy you are. This is the sadness of the weak, but fate is cruel to the weak and never shows mercy because of ignorance."
The voice of the system was cold and plain. When there was no virtual entity, it seemed to be just a feedback of an objective phenomenon.
"At the age of seven, you cannot accept the tragedy of your family being torn apart, but your younger clansmen have gone to the Pure Land in true ignorance. They did not make any choices, but still lost their lives."
"Yes! They did not make any choices, but still lost their lives, and I... at least I am alive."
Sasuke lowered his head, and one piece of information after another flashed before his eyes. As the system said, it is indeed an extremely powerful auxiliary tool.
In addition to giving Sasuke the ability to see through the truth, even the narration information he has seen these days can be easily expanded and understood at any time.
[Tsunade, the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world, one of the Sannin, and strong enough to become one of the Five Kage.]
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This was the ninja who could have rescued his parents when they were dying, but no more detailed information appeared, unlike the Third Hokage who appeared in front of him, with even the thousands of ninjutsu he could use listed one by one.
Even the incomplete insight ability has shown terrifying potential.
And for Sasuke, this potential to become stronger also means the hope of being strong enough to deal with the enemy, and the possibility of saving his parents.
"If you want to bring someone back to life... what conditions should be met?" he asked the system in his heart.
[Ninjutsu that sacrifices life, the extraordinary reversal of life and death, the power to touch the law... For the current cub host, it is almost impossible to do all this. Reminder: If you want to reduce the difficulty of resurrection, it is necessary to preserve the body, which is the medium for communicating life and death.]
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