"How, how could..."

Naruto stared blankly at Hinata who was stabbed into the chest by Sasuke's knife, as if he couldn't believe the scene before him.

Sasuke pulled the knife out of Hinata's chest, and his fingers were stained with a lot of blood.

He released his right hand that was holding Hinata's throat. Hinata didn't struggle and slipped weakly to Sasuke's feet. Her chest was bleeding, staining the clothes on her chest red.

"Naruto...Naruto-kun..."

Hinata seemed to be shouting Naruto's name unconsciously. Hinata's voice was very weak, as if the flame of life would be extinguished with just a gentle blow of wind.

"hateful!!!!"

Naruto yelled, his eyes red.

Even though he kept falling down while running, he still crawled to Hinata's side covered in mud.

"Hey, Hinata, how are you..."

He held Hinata's body, and Hinata in his arms seemed to have no warmth. He just closed his eyes and allowed Naruto to call, unable to respond.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

The shouting sounded very sad and desperate.

Sasuke ignored the grief in Naruto's heart, and just jumped back, as if to say goodbye to Naruto, and jumped onto a strong branch, drawing a clear boundary.

"In this way, you can understand my current determination a little bit, Naruto... an idiot can't live long. So, don't chase me. At least..."

The words "I once considered you my best friend" never came out of Sasuke's mouth.

This kind of words has no meaning anymore.

After knowing the truth, he could no longer identify with the village of Konoha.

He must now find Itachi. He has as many questions as the sea to ask Itachi.

I want to get all the answers from him.

Before that, the village of Konoha was very dangerous to him.

Especially after he learned about the darkness of this village, Konoha's top brass probably wanted to get rid of him quickly.

Only by desperately trying to survive can he have the right to demand justice from the dead tribesmen and be qualified to question the higher-ups.

Strength, strength, and more strength is needed.

Without strength, he can do nothing.

Sasuke's face seemed to be trying to endure something, and he frowned. He looked deeply at Naruto with his Sharingan, then turned around and disappeared into the air.

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"I'm almost getting used to the power of the curse seal..."

Sasuke was running through the forest, feeling the eagle palms and fleshy wings growing out of his back. To be honest, this feeling was very strange.

And where the fleshy wings grow, there is a numb and itchy feeling.

Half of the body seemed to be dyed dark brown, and the other half was still wrapped in curse marks.

The left half of the Sharingan, which was occupied by dark brown, lost its color and brightness, as if it had fallen into a dead darkness.

"So, where should we go first?"

Although he wanted to find Itachi quickly, he had no idea where Itachi was at the moment.

I don't know what action Itachi will take after seeing him.

After all, it was recorded in that secret file that Itachi was the blade in the hands of Konoha's top brass. After defecting, he was still serving the village of Konoha.

And the reason why that file is kept is probably so that one day, the subsequent Hokage can continue to control the sharp blade of Itachi.

Therefore, if you contact Itachi rashly, it may be more dangerous than contacting Konoha's high-level officials.

But, if he doesn't look for Itachi, what can he do next?

Where can he go if he is alone?

Sasuke suddenly realized that the world was so big that there seemed to be no place for him.

After calming down, he fell into a state of confusion as to where he was going.

But it is not entirely correct to say that we have completely lost our place of refuge.

On the other side of the continent - the Kingdom of Oni, there is still an Uchiha clan living there. And the Uchiha of that lineage seem to be more powerful than the Uchiha of Konoha.

If I go there, will those people accept me?

Although they all have Uchiha blood, strictly speaking, Sasuke is not familiar with the Uchiha clan there.

Moreover, the Uchiha people there probably also hate their stupid brother who committed an act of genocide.

As the younger brother of the person who exterminated the clan, will he really be accepted by the Uchiha there?

"It turns out that I am a homeless stray dog..."

Sasuke smiled to himself.

At this moment, a dull sound came from the sky.

Huge thunder resounded across the sky.

The cold air gave Sasuke goosebumps.

A trace of raindrops fell from the sky and landed on Sasuke's face, making the confusion in Sasuke's eyes dissipate a lot.

"Anyway, we have to leave the Country of Fire first and find a place to stay."

Sasuke thought as he accelerated forward.

Although I really wanted to stop and adjust my condition, considering that Konoha would soon send out pursuers, I could only escape from the Land of Fire in one breath.

Next, I'm afraid there will be a tough battle.

On the border of the Land of Fire, Konoha's troops are stationed there all year round to prevent the outbreak of war.

Since I don’t have documents to go abroad, if I want to pass there, I can only force my way through.

Of course, you can also bet on luck and bet that you won't be noticed by those Konoha ninjas.

Once discovered, no matter how strong you are, you can't be stronger than the hordes of ninjas.

The surrounding trees began to shrink, and the gloomy dark clouds and raindrops in the sky could already be seen.

The forest road is coming to an end.

I heard the clear sound of water flowing from the front.

Two huge statues, looming, stand on both sides of the wide river.

"Valley of the End, is this the direction of Tian Country?"

Sasuke frowned and then noticed that he was heading towards Tian Country.

So, should we go straight or go west, closer to the Kingdom of Ghosts?

Although he guessed that the Uchiha of the Ghost Country would not be willing to accept him, Sasuke was unwilling to not try his luck there.

No matter what, having clan members exists is like not being homeless.

After losing the safe haven of Konoha, just fleeing and avoiding Konoha's pursuing troops may consume all his energy.

Moreover, before you have absolute power, it may become dangerous to search for Itachi as a rebellious ninja.

If he could get help from the clansmen of the Demon Country, the situation would be different. At least he wouldn't have to waste time and energy trying to avoid Konoha's pursuit.

This is the biggest difficulty with defecting ninjas.

In the difficult situation of being abandoned by the whole world, no matter how powerful the ninja is, sooner or later he will be exhausted physically and mentally and die a violent death.

Just when Sasuke was about to make a decision, there was a whoosh and a figure quickly approached him from behind.

Sasuke was shocked, so fast!

He didn't realize at all how the other party approached him.

He turned around quickly, only to see a flash of red, and his fist hit him directly in the face.

boom!

The body was hit by this fist and flew away, making a rustling sound as it hit branches and leaves.

Pushed by this force, Sasuke felt a burning pain on his face. Even the rain falling from the sky could not relieve the pain on his face.

The body flew out of the forest, and its body was unreservedly exposed under the gloomy sky.

After turning over and the force on his face gradually weakened, Sasuke managed to stabilize his body and slid about five or six meters on the water of the river, stopping his retreat.

"This feeling..."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling the tingling sensation on the skin of his face, and a chakra aura that was not weaker than his remained on it.

Immediately afterwards, Sasuke saw a figure descending from above his head through the reflection on the water.
To be continued...