Sakura perked up her ears and realized Sasuke was muttering something under his breath about Itachi Uchiha. The more he muttered, the heavier his resentful aura became—almost like a scorned lover brooding in silence.
"Hey, Sasuke, today's my day to go home. Could you at least try to act a little happy?" Sakura asked.
Naruto looked at Sasuke somewhat discontentedly. The good atmosphere had been completely ruined by him.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto, then lowered his head again and resumed muttering.
"You've been mumbling for so long—who exactly is this Izumi Uchiha you keep mentioning?" Sakura curiously asked. With Itachi's personality, there was no way any ordinary woman could win his attention, right?
Chapter 42 – Intense Resentment from Sasuke [Part 2] [Second Update]
"Izumi Uchiha."
The resentment radiating from Sasuke seemed close to taking solid form. "My brother actually brought her along to the dumpling shop with him—it's totally unacceptable!"
"Ptthh!"
Sakura spat out the sip of tea she'd just taken. "So all this time, you're upset because your older brother took Izumi Uchiha out for dumplings? That's what's bothering you?!"
"First it was Shisui-niisan, and now this Izumi Uchiha," Sasuke grumbled on. In his eyes, anyone trying to approach his older brother was trouble—clearly planning to steal his brother away.
Sakura had long given up trying to deal with Sasuke's extreme case of severe little-brother obsession. She had seen Izumi Uchiha in the anime before during her past life. Izumi and Itachi were technically childhood friends. If not for the events that later unfolded, they might very well have ended up together. Unfortunately, she died in the end—an excellent girl who suited Itachi well, gone forever. Danzo really deserved to rot in hell.
She mentally added another strike against Danzo. Looking at Sasuke's clearly resentful state, Sakura didn't know how to comfort him at all.
"Come on," Sakura said, "you don't have to be so worked up about it. Your brother has grown up now; it's about time he got married. You can't expect him to stay single forever, can you?"
"Anyone who tries to steal my brother's attention is just a home-wrecker. Hmph!" Sasuke still mumbled unhappily. Sakura really wanted to point out that the real troublemaker was the fox dude sitting right next to him.
"Well then, how about this? Tomorrow I'm going to prepare a picnic. Why don't you invite Itachi and your future sister-in-law as well? There's something important I want to talk to all of you about!"
Sakura looked around at everyone gathered at the table. It was time to put her plan into action.
"She's not my sister-in-law yet! My older brother belongs to me!" Sasuke huffed coldly, then eyed Sakura suspiciously. "You just called my brother 'big brother'—does that mean you're also trying to take him away from me?!"
"I get it now," Sakura gritted her teeth furiously. "Every family from the Uchiha clan with two brothers always seems to have one suffering from severe brother obsession syndrome, while the elder brother suffers from severe younger-brother obsession syndrome too!" She barely resisted the urge to smash the teacup in her hand against Sasuke's face.
"Hmph, you wouldn't understand since you don't have an older brother. Let me tell you, my brother is amazing."
"Yada yada yada..."
"This kid's a lost cause!"
Sakura Haruno and Ino exchanged glances, both rolling their eyes in exasperation. They truly felt there was no hope for Sasuke's obsessive admiration toward his older brother. Ever since Sakura tricked him into wearing girl's clothes, Sasuke had gone through an early phase of moody aloofness—quiet, withdrawn, and barely cracking a smile. However, whenever Itachi Uchiha's name came up, he would get especially excited, chatting nonstop for half the day.
"Let me tell you, my big brother is just the best! Yada yada yada..."
"Everyone go prepare for tomorrow's picnic stuff first. I need to collect the mission reward from the Third Hokage!"
That annoying voice was enough to scatter the group instantly. Ino and the others went off to prepare picnic supplies while Sakura sped straight toward the Hokage Office.
Inside the Hokage Office, the Third Hokage was arguing with Danzo.
"Danzo, why did you send people to ambush Sakura Haruno and Kakashi?"
The Third Hokage questioned sternly.
"Sarutobi, according to my intelligence," Danzo argued firmly, "that girl of yours named Sakura Haruno visited the Uchiha compound recently, and after that, the Uchiha clan has started changing. This is clearly an act of betrayal against the village. Most likely, it's that girl Sakura who's behind it all. We must take preventive measures now!"
"They're openly trying to ally with other families in the village already. We can't just stand idly by watching them—we must impose restrictions on the Uchiha once again!"
"That's enough, Danzo!" The Third snapped sharply, knowing such accusations could easily destroy the fragile improvement in relations if overheard by Uchiha members. "It's good that the Uchiha want to communicate and reconcile with the village. Don't make baseless accusations!"
"I'm not making things up!" Danzo's voice carried a threatening edge. "I have informants inside the Uchiha clan who've reported back—the elders are planning to overthrow Konoha. At a time like this, we absolutely cannot ignore any changes happening within the Uchiha clan!"
"Enough!" The Third Hokage's eyes flashed with sharpness like an eagle before he sighed heavily. "Moreover, I trust Kagami!"
"Kagami, huh?"
Danzo tightened his grip on his cane—Kagami, their comrade and fellow apprentice under the Second Hokage.
"Please refrain from spreading such nonsense in the future. Furthermore, Root ninja shall never raise their hands against comrades of Konoha Village—this is my absolute bottom line!"
There was undeniable weariness in the Third's voice as he finally waved his hand dismissively, signaling Danzo to leave.
"Hmph, Sarutobi! You'll see eventually—I'll prove myself right one day!"
Muttering angrily, Danzo slowly walked out of the Hokage Office.
"Hmph..." Sighing deeply, the Third turned his gaze toward the window. "You saw all of that, didn't you?"
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