Under Naruto's attack, the defenseless Miyazaki could only widen his eyes in shock before losing consciousness entirely.
"Sasuke!"
As Miyazaki fell, a familiar voice rang out. Haruno Sakura appeared, her shout echoing in Sasuke's ears.
Sasuke’s body stiffened at the familiar voice.
His throat tightened as he saw Haruno Sakura in front of him.
"Sakura!"
His throat moved, and after a long pause, a low voice came from Sasuke’s throat, sounding dreamlike.
Sasuke had thought he would never see Haruno Sakura again after taking her home that day. He never expected her and Naruto to appear together in this critical moment.
"Sasuke, you’re hurt! Let me heal you!"
Her eyes fell on the kunai sticking out of Sasuke's left arm, and Haruno Sakura spoke in distress.
"Ha ha, it’s nothing!"
Sasuke chuckled, calming his emotions. Seeing Haruno Sakura filled him with excitement, making his minor injuries seem trivial.
Ignoring Sasuke’s casual remarks, Haruno Sakura quickly helped him sit down, removed the kunai, and used medical ninjutsu to stop the bleeding and heal the wound. Finally, she bandaged his arm and sighed in relief.
"Sasuke, you were planning to leave the village without a word. You really are an idiot!"
After treating Sasuke’s wounds, Naruto, who had been watching, shouted at him in frustration.
"Uh... I’m sorry. I didn’t want you to worry!"
Facing Naruto's frustration, Sasuke scratched his head and slowly explained.
"What! We’re your friends. No matter what decision you make, we will support you!"
Hearing Sasuke, Naruto loudly responded.
"Yes, even if you get captured and taken back to the village, we’ll try to get you out!"
Haruno Sakura nodded in agreement.
Looking at Haruno Sakura and Naruto, Sasuke's throat tightened. No one in Konoha was willing to help the Uchiha clan.
"Naruto, Sakura, thank you!"
Sasuke took a deep breath, feeling touched.
Naruto wanted to say more, but two figures suddenly landed—Itachi and Uchiha Izumi had finished off Kakashi’s team and come to find Sasuke.
"Naruto, Sakura, I have to go!"
Seeing Itachi, Sasuke stood up and smiled at Naruto and Sakura.
"Sasuke, will you come back to the village someday?"
Though it was a silly question, seeing Sasuke about to leave, Haruno Sakura couldn’t help but ask.
Sasuke saw her reluctant expression, then extended his arms and hugged her, whispering, "Sakura, when the Uchiha clan and the Leaf Village reconcile, I will return!"
Haruno Sakura was stunned by the sudden hug, then blushed. "Sasuke, I will always wait for you."
"Um!"
Nodding, Sasuke released the blushing Haruno Sakura and turned to Naruto, saying, "Naruto, I won’t be here anymore. Take care of Haruno Sakura."
"Don’t worry, Sasuke, I won’t let anyone bully Sakura!"
Without hesitation, Naruto promised seriously.
Nodding heavily, Sasuke didn’t delay any longer. He turned and left with Itachi and Uchiha Izumi.
Haruno Sakura watched his disappearing figure, sighed, and softly said, "Sasuke, I will train hard."
"One day I will become Hokage. By then, the Leaf Village won’t harm you!"
...
“Boom!”
On the Tsunoshima Bridge, a violent explosion of energy erupted, and dozens of eyes watched as Shisui, controlling Susanoo, knelt in exhaustion, struggling to stand.
Inside the massive green energy skull, Shisui panted, his face pale and blood evident at the corners of his mouth—he was injured from the fierce battle.
"Shisui, stop resisting. You are strong, but against so many Anbu members, do you really think you can survive?"
Looking at the struggling Shisui, Danzo, who had not moved, shouted in a deep voice.
Shisui paid no heed to Danzo’s shout. He glanced at the surrounding Anbu members, who were readying kunai with explosive tags, preparing to attack.
"We must delay these guys to give Itachi and the others enough time to escape!"
Although he didn’t know the situation on Itachi’s side, Shisui knew that if Danzo reached Itachi, there would be no escape. So he gritted his teeth and stood up, ready to fight to the end.
Seeing Shisui rise, the Anbu and Root members didn’t give him a moment to rest. They attacked from all directions again!
As the battle resumed, a massive explosion of energy erupted on the Tsunoshima Bridge, growing larger and fiercer. The battle raged on!
Time passed, and Shisui's fierce resistance took a toll on the Anbu and Root members. But under the relentless tide of attacks, Shisui’s chakra was finally exhausted.
Without chakra to support him, the green Susanoo around Shisui slowly vanished.
As Susanoo disappeared, a burly Anbu member smirked and launched a fierce punch at Shisui, unleashing a terrifying force.
"Ugh!"
Weakened and defenseless, Shisui spat blood from the blow and was sent flying, crashing into the stone railing, which cracked under the impact.
Seeing Shisui heavily injured, an Anbu member not far away smirked, drew his ninja sword, and dashed toward Shisui like lightning.
With no chakra and his stamina depleted, Shisui could only watch helplessly as the Anbu member charged, unable to defend or counterattack.
"Sasuke, Itachi, the Uchiha clan depends on you now!"　
Seeing the ninja sword enlarge in his pupil, Shisui closed his eyes and sighed helplessly in his heart.