As the elites who survived the Oriental Head Office ushered in the end of their entirety, Danzo, who had been working hard to establish and operate for many years, went to perish with the end of his own life. Even if it was a matter of time to pry out the hidden branch bases from these survivors and break them one by one and completely ban them... But after all, these trivial but simple finishing tasks can be handled properly only by hand to the third generation Naruto to arrange personnel. In other words, the secret actions full of crisis and stimulation have come to an end for the time being. It is time to let Uzumaki Naruto return to his fulfilling and simple daily life.

"I will not come back, I will not come back, I will not come back..." The first day of the end of the secret operation of the encirclement and suppression group Zang and Nen organization - and the first day of the New Year - I did not notice that the village had a surprisingly mutated Uchiha Sasuke, who was astonishing as if he had been able to turn the world, walked to the No. 3 outdoor survival training ground with a full pack of food as usual. While I was curious about what the deep dark holes that appeared overnight near the Naruto office building were used for. While entering the training ground, I picked the small flowers that still remained in the morning dew and slowly teared the petals. I muttered to myself and comforted myself and divined Naruto's return date, "... I haven't seen Naruto come here for training for a whole day and night... What he did, is it really okay?"

On the outside, he may still look a little young and ignorant, but Sasuke's innate keen perception, as a descendant of the Uchiha clan, and his training with Naruto for a long time, the deeper his understanding of Naruto made him realize the abnormal behavior of the day he parted with Naruto - to be precise, Naruto obviously wanted to stay away from him as soon as possible - and he noticed a sense of crisis that he faintly saw insincere words in his father's absence all night and did not return for no reason. When his father went out for no reason, he found it related to Naruto's rare secret departure without even paying attention to the shadow clone...

But it was just aware. From the unexpected showdown in the training ground, Sasuke determined that Naruto's strength was comparable to his brother who was known as a genius. But even so, Naruto still chose to deliberately stay away from him and go out alone. Even the brother who came to guide his training later often had unexpected situations of worrying about being distracted. Then what he had to do would not be as light as Naruto said, and it was absolutely dangerous to the point where Naruto had no time to distract himself and protect his safety.

Knowing the difference in strength between him and Naruto, if he insists on staying with Naruto, he will be destined to be a burden to drag his feet. He clearly understands that his lack of strength will make him stay safely and wait for the result to come but cannot intervene in the slightest way. This way, he understands why Naruto is obviously the same age as him but is so obsessed with training. Only when Sasuke gets the promise that Naruto will return safely.

He pretended to be unaware of nothing and left obediently... But because of this, Sasuke realized the importance of strength for the first time. He quietly complained and did not complain again, and tried exponentially to squeeze every bit of strength in his body without reservation, so that he frequently felt exhausted and collapsed on the ground during the training... Because in Sasuke's heart, he had never been so eager for leaps and improvements in strength as he did now.

He wants to grow up as soon as possible...

No longer is the little follower who can only hide behind his brother and Naruto and passively receive protection, nor does he ask that his own strength be able to reach the top... As long as he can keep up with his brother and Naruto and witness with his own eyes the world they are facing, and have the capital to face together with them, it is enough and satisfied.

"Come back, not back, come back..."

The consciousness of the distant movement gradually gathered and woke up as the petals in his hand gradually decreased. His eyes were focused on the flowers in his hand and whispered in a low voice, but his heart was always in a state of anxiety... But the facts also proved that no matter how slow and gentle Sasuke's movements were, the number of petals in his hand was still limited. In Sasuke's eyes staring at him, the last petals stood out.

"No... won't come back... How is this possible?!"

And this only remaining petal represents bad news that Naruto will not come back.

"...... I should really pick another flower, this one is not reliable at all..."

While he was stunned for a moment, Sasuke's hand holding Huadou trembled slightly because of the scene he didn't want to see. He took a deep breath and pretended to be calm to calm himself down. The more he tried to whiten his fingertips, the more he tried, the more he tried, the more he turned white his fingertips completely exposed Sasuke's panic.

"No, no, no, calm, calm... This thing is not counted. Yes, this is just a game, it's no big deal..."

...

"Sasui Sasuke, why don't you... Alas, it's a pity, it's a pity..."

"Ah? Dad, what were you just... talking about?"

"...Ahem, nothing, don't take it to heart. Dad just talks to himself because he hasn't been sleeping all night."

“…????”

...

"Did the inexplicable words my father said are... no, no, no, no... Naruto... Naruto has promised me that he will come back... He will definitely come back, we have agreed! Naruto said that a manly man will definitely do what he promised!"

For some reason, Sasuke's mind flashed in his mind that his father, who had returned home with alcohol after he had not returned all night, and his father's inexplicably shook his head and felt regretful and resentfulness. The ominous premonition that only the meaning of flowers in his heart deepened and spread. He couldn't help but subconsciously accelerate his legs and ran towards the place where he used to train with Naruto - nothing is more trustworthy than seeing with his own eyes. As long as he arrives at the agreed training ground at the agreed time, Naruto, who has already finished his work, will arrive there as early as before and wait patiently for his arrival!

But reality seemed as cruel as if he wanted to pull the small fan into the abyss of despair. When Sasuke was out of breath and ran to the center of the training ground and couldn't wait to look around, he couldn't even find Naruto's shadow, and he couldn't help but feel angry and sat on the ground.

"Why...how is this happening...Naruto, haven't you promised me that I will come back, liar..."

The flower that failed the divination game, the father's inexplicable but profound words, and his close friend who still showed no sign of showing up, made Sasuke's already young mind finally unable to withstand the blow. He couldn't help but hug his knees and his nose tips, thrusting his head and sobbing in a low voice, but he didn't notice that his dark and ink-like pupils were transforming into a scarlet and creepy look like blood.

"Naruto...Woo...Naruto...Woo...Woo..."

"Oh, it's quite early today... But why are you crying like a little girl here alone? Sasuke... Sasuke? Hey Sasuke, I'm talking to you, have you heard?"

"...ah? Naruto... Naruto?" Before Sasuke cried sadly, the familiar teasing sounds in his ears and the palms slapped on his shoulder made Sasuke freeze all over. Then he didn't care to wipe off the tears on his face and looked up in disbelief. He just saw some water droplets beside him, smiling in his eyes, and immediately exclaimed. "Naruto, really... it's you? Are you really back?!"

"I'm a big assass! I opened my eyes after only one day. What has this little guy experienced... I was so sad that I could not finish the timeline's change. Let Uchiha Itachi massacre the entire tribe in advance... Well? Wait a minute, I'm holding this... OK, I think I probably know the reason why this kid opened his eyes..." Seeing that Sasuke had only one petal left in his hand and his little face, the new Goutiao Sharingan, who had opened his eyes a day after, Naruto, who was good at figuring out the hearts, quickly learned the reason for the small fan crying. As the huge rock hanging in his heart gradually dropped, he couldn't help but laugh and complain in his heart, "Sasuke, this little guy, probably thought I was dead and couldn't come back? If you can open your eyes like this, should I laugh or cry..."

"Okay, OK, stop crying, I'm crying like a little cat face... Good, good, Sasuke..." After shook his head helplessly with a smile in his eyes, Naruto reached out to rub Sasuke's little head gently to comfort him, while thinking for a while, responding to Sasuke's incredible call and teasing and teasing, dispersing the worries in the little fan's heart, "Hey, hey, I'm here, I don't need to emphasize so many times, I think my ears are pretty good

, I can hear it clearly after saying it once... Also, I said Sasuke, am I here? Wuwei's arms and lame, and I'm not dead. Isn't it just that I was so tired and sweaty when I was doing things yesterday. I just ran to take a shower before you came, did you just want to cry like this? Do you want to curse me if you die? Or... You are worried that I can't sleep and ran over early in the morning and didn't see me, so you cried so sadly~"

"Who...who is worried that you can't sleep anymore! Who is crying! I...woo wow..." Sasuke, who didn't notice that his vision had grown a lot more inexplicably than before, carefully slapped Naruto next to him, and confirmed that Naruto was still as flat as usual compared to yesterday. After he had to change his clothes, he couldn't help but flushed and argued with habitual arguments, but after pausing for a little while, he flattered his mouth, wrapped his waist and threw himself into Naruto's arms and rubbed his face lightly.

"Of course... um?" Naruto, who thought Sasuke would be as unwilling to argue and noisy as usual under the stimulation of his words, rushed into his throat when he saw the small ball of slap in his arms, and when he saw the small ball of slap in his arms, he hugged the person in his arms, while raising his lips slightly raised his hand and patting the small ball of slap in his back, whispering tone, responded word by word, "Okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid... Am I here well? Good, good..."

“…Woo…”

"Just as I had agreed before... I'm back, Sasuke."

"… well… Welcome back, Naruto."
Chapter completed!