Chapter 469: Two Sasukes
"Sakura... is dead?"
Sasuke watched everything unfold before his eyes in disbelief.
The corpse of Haruno Sakura lying on the ground made his mind suddenly go blank.
Unwilling to think about what just happened here!
"Ahhhhh!"
A hoarse scream came from the boy's mouth, and Sasuke felt the world seemed to turn black—
Darkness, boundless darkness, completely enveloped him!
Sasuke covered his eyes, bloody tears flowing uncontrollably from his eye sockets.
He only felt a deep stinging pain in his eyes reaching his brain. Immersed in grief, he couldn't help but cry out in pain, half-kneeling on the ground.
Then, endless grief caused some changes in Sasuke's eyes—
Chakra mixed with despair and sorrowful spiritual and physical power rushed into his eyes frantically!
The change began.
Swish—
The three tomoe rotated frantically, faster and faster, finally connecting into one piece, forming a new pattern...
A hexagonal star-shaped Mangekyo Sharingan appeared in Sasuke's eye sockets.
"Mangekyo Sharingan...?! Who are you?!"
Beside Karin, another Sasuke—perhaps we can call him Rogue Ninja Sasuke—stood up in surprise, pointing at the Sasuke from the parallel world not far away—let's call him Konoha Sasuke of the parallel world—and shouted in shock.
He couldn't help but be surprised.
Anyone seeing someone who looked almost exactly like themselves, with similar chakra feeling, would be this astonished!
Moreover, the surviving Uchiha clansmen in the world should only be him and the masked man...
Now that another Uchiha with the Mangekyo Sharingan popped up, how could he not feel incredulous?
"Sa... Sasuke??"
Karin, who was following behind him, carefully poked her head out. Seeing the black-haired boy opposite, she was also dumbfounded.
She subconsciously called out Sasuke's name, then quickly turned to look at the boy beside her, and looked at the ninja not far away, her jaw almost dropping.
As a sensory ninja, Karin's ability to distinguish chakra was extremely strong, so the shock in her heart was even more exaggerated than the boy beside her facing his doppelganger.
That person... felt completely like Sasuke!
Moreover, it felt like the Sasuke she met during the Chunin Exams back then.
"Who exactly are you! Why do you possess the Mangekyo Sharingan? And... why do you look like this?!"
The Sasuke who was already a rogue ninja widened his eyes, staring fixedly at the boy opposite, suppressing the suspicion and uncertainty in his heart, and asked in a deep voice.
Parallel world's Konoha Sasuke had no mood to pay attention to them.
He knew the person speaking was the Sasuke of this world, but so what?
It didn't matter anymore.
Only the mention of the Mangekyo Sharingan stirred some ripples in his heart.
Until reminded, he didn't know he had awakened the Mangekyo.
Haruno Sakura... seemed to have told him about the Mangekyo, right? The girl's voice was still vivid in his memory:
"Sasuke, I heard that for you Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, you need to kill the most important person to you..."
Her expression at that time was meaningful.
Most important person? Several figures flashed in Sasuke's mind instantly.
"If that's really the case," he answered with a decisive tone, "I'd rather not have that evil power!"
"That's not what I mean." The girl shook her head and smiled, "I mean, according to your records, the true condition for awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan should be extreme sorrow. Of course, killing the most important person obviously fits the condition of extreme sorrow."
"Hn... seems that's true." Sasuke pondered and nodded.
"So I want to give you a piece of advice. The power of the Mangekyo originates from sorrow, but the meaning of its existence is not to remind you to wallow in sorrow, but the power to lead you out of the abyss of pain."
"The Mangekyo Sharingan should be a symbol of strength."
That's what she said.
Recalling the girl's beautiful smile, Sasuke clenched his fists.
Strength...
He took a deep breath, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and stood up slowly.
Pain still lingered in the boy's heart, but no matter what, the Sasuke and others of this world should not head towards tragedy!
"You ask who I am?" The boy suppressed his grief, slowly regaining his composure, his voice faintly carrying a few sobs, speaking word by word.
"I have nothing to hide, I'll tell you the truth."
"My name... is Uchiha Sasuke."
Rogue Ninja Sasuke was stunned, then frowned deeply, becoming slightly angry.
"Even if lying, find a better excuse!" Karin pointed at him and shouted somewhat frantically, "The real person is right here, and you dare to impersonate him!"
"Not impersonating..." Sasuke said slowly, "I am indeed Sasuke."
"Once had a happy family, parents and an older brother. Experienced the painful night of the massacre, and experienced the life of Team 7."
"Everything I have experienced is not genjutsu, but reality that truly existed. Like you, I am Sasuke who possesses all these experiences."
"Uchiha Sasuke from another world."
Rogue Ninja Sasuke and Karin blinked, completely unable to understand.
"Another world? What exactly do you mean?" The black-haired boy frowned tightly, speaking coldly.
He stared fixedly at the boy with similar features in front of him, still feeling he was a liar.
Konoha Sasuke looked back calmly.
Two pairs of identical hexagonal star Mangekyo met in the air.
"You can consider it as another world. That world also has Sakura, Naruto, and Kakashi, has Konoha and the Land of Fire. Almost everything is the same, maybe only a few places are different."
"If you don't believe it, Kakashi-sensei and the others from your world will come soon, including Sakura from your side..."
Mentioning Haruno Sakura, his heart still twitched with pain; Sasuke paused, closed his eyes, and said after a long time.
"She is also in the team."
Unimaginable.
That was Rogue Ninja Sasuke's only feeling.
But on second thought, if delved into, there were actually no logical loopholes, and everything seemed to make sense—
"So the one fighting just now was Haruno Sakura from your world?"
Silence for a long time opposite.
Karin looked carefully. That strange yet somewhat familiar otherworldly Sasuke gritted his teeth, held his breath, tears still welling in his eyes.
Silent without speaking.
Silence, because he was afraid that once he spoke, more tears would flow down.
In an instant, Karin was somewhat moved.
The bond between Sasuke and Haruno Sakura of that world must be deeper than the bond between the current Sasuke and Sakura!
If she died, she didn't know if Sasuke would shed a tear for her.
Thinking this way, Karin suddenly developed a favorable impression of that Sasuke too—especially since he was equally handsome...
"Yes... she is my friend."
Sasuke finally spoke, answering his question simply.
No need to explain too much. If the Sasuke opposite was himself from a parallel world, he would definitely understand his bond.
Rogue Ninja Sasuke waited patiently for his answer.
For a long time, Sasuke felt he was advancing alone in the darkness; meeting himself from another world, he suddenly had a feeling of finally being understood and no longer lonely.
"Why is the Haruno Sakura of your world... so strong?"
"She has always been strong." Sasuke said as a matter of course, "Since the Ninja Academy, she was stronger than me... nothing strange."
He didn't want to continue. Recalling those past events would only make him feel the pain of the deceased more deeply.
"My turn to ask." Konoha Sasuke said seriously.
"I heard you later defected from the village, so I want to know, what exactly happened to you... that made us grow into different Sasukes!"
"Listening to your tone, you stayed in the village all along?" Rogue Ninja Sasuke was stunned, then snorted coldly, "After you hear the story between Uchiha and Konoha, you won't have such naive thoughts!"
Konoha Sasuke frowned tightly.
When the other him mentioned Konoha, the disdain and hatred in his tone overflowed undisguisedly.
Sasuke, who never considered defecting, felt somewhat at a loss.
Even if this person was himself from another world, Sasuke felt completely incomprehensible!
But his expression remained calm, waiting quietly for the other Sasuke to continue.
"This story starts from a long time ago..."
Another Sasuke recalled the history taught by Obito and spoke slowly.
At this time, a voice suddenly interrupted the dialogue between the two.
"So you are a person from another world... Then, let me tell him the rest, Sasuke..." A lazy voice sounded leisurely.
"How about it, Uchiha Sasuke... from another world?"
The three were startled suddenly, turning their heads in unison to look over—
Obito lay casually on a relatively intact giant rock, his expression still hidden behind the mask, looking at the three and speaking lightly.
"Madara, you're not dead?" Karin gasped!
Not only not dead, the wretched figure after the fierce battle just now had disappeared, and the bloodstains and scars all over his body were gone!
If not for the faint scent of weakness in his chakra, the people present would even suspect the battle just now was an illusion!
"Is resurrection from the dead something to be surprised about?" Obito waved his hand and said lightly.
"It's Izanagi..." Rogue Ninja Sasuke narrowed his eyes and said coldly.
If the opponent is Madara Uchiha, it's not surprising to be able to perform this move... Today he had seen resurrection too many times on Danzo.
"Izanagi huh..." Konoha Sasuke's eyes also narrowed dangerously, sneered, pointed at him and said, "It was you fighting Sakura just now, right?"
"What's so funny?"
Obito frowned. The Sasuke of the other world didn't seem so easy to fool, and even showed hostility towards him upon meeting...
Is it because he killed Haruno Sakura?
"I'm laughing because..." A smile full of killing intent appeared on Konoha Sasuke's mouth, "Since you are not dead, I can kill you with my own hands and avenge Sakura!"
"Lightning Release: Chidori Demon Form!"
Almost instantly as the voice fell, Sasuke completed his ninjutsu.
The Mangekyo Sharingan seemed to enhance his ability to manipulate Lightning Release chakra. The violent and fierce lightning soon calmed down, obediently lying on the boy like a pool of water.
In the faint glow of Lightning Release ninjutsu, Sasuke raised his arm, pointing straight at Obito.
Massive Lightning Release chakra condensed from Sasuke's hand, turning into bursting lightning, solidifying in the air—
"Lightning Release: Railgun!"
Just then, a hand suddenly reached out, patted Sasuke's shoulder, and stopped his movement.
"Calm down, Sasuke."
A clear, cold, and familiar voice came from behind Sasuke.
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