Sakura just stared at Sasuke, speaking in a calm tone.
"Comrade..." Suddenly, Sasuke started crying. He had lost his entire Uchiha clan, his parents and relatives, and even Brother. But now he realized that he wasn't completely alone after all—these friends had always been by his side.
"If you're feeling down inside, then find yourself a purpose!" Sakura said. "Just like Naruto. He wants to become Hokage so he can change how the villagers see him. You can also find a goal for yourself and strive to achieve it!"
"Find myself a purpose?" Sasuke let out a bitter laugh. "Itachi Uchiha spared me back then simply because I was too weak—so weak that I didn't even deserve to be killed by him!"
Recalling the oppressive pressure from Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan, Sasuke suddenly felt confused about his future, as if darkness loomed ahead.
"Uchiha Sasuke, don't you dare show me that defeated look! What? Are you planning to hang around with Kakashi, who constantly reads those little yellow books, already?!"
Seeing Sasuke's dejected state, Sakura became genuinely angry. "If you ever make that face again, just wait until your cross-dressing photos spread across the entire shinobi world!"
"You..." Sasuke's breath caught in his throat, nearly choking on her words. After taking several deep breaths, he forced a slightly twisted grin onto his face. "Fine, changing my expression—you want it, I'll do it!"
Stay calm, stay calm. You're now the last descendant of the Uchiha clan. You must protect the clan's honor. Don't disgrace the Uchiha name. Right, this is for the glory of the Uchiha! Just endure this humiliation. You're carrying the weight of our legacy. Never provoke this demon—it's all for the honor of the Uchiha!
Sasuke kept repeating this mantra to himself. Against Sakura's threat, he could do nothing. Now that he represented the final remnant of the Uchiha, if those embarrassing pictures were made public, the entire clan would lose face forever—and he would become its greatest traitor.
Chapter 78: Retrieving Her for Marriage [Part 2] [First Update]
"Mm, good—that's much better! Look at how gloomy you looked just now; you looked just like how Old Man Kakashi used to be when he's in a slump!"
Sakura nodded in satisfaction. Though she knew for sure that Sasuke was cursing under his breath right now, it didn't matter—he couldn't say anything, and she wouldn't hear him anyway.
"Huh? Did someone mention me?"
Kakashi suddenly jumped down from the windowsill. Having just arrived, he immediately heard Sakura speak his name and grew puzzled.
"Oh nothing special. We're just trying to help ease Sasuke's emotional burden!" Sakura waved dismissively. "He's going through the most confusing time of his life, so we're discussing ways to help him break through this clouded haze and find direction once again!"
"Tch." A muscle twitched at the corner of Sasuke's mouth. Ease his emotional burden, huh? Was threatening someone into submission really what qualified as helping them feel better?!
"Let's get serious, Sasuke. I just want to ask you one question!" Sakura looked at Sasuke and asked, "What is the thing you desire most right now?"
"The thing I desire most?" Sasuke lowered his head and thought for a while before replying, "I want to revive the Uchiha clan, and also... kill that man. I need to ask him why he did those things!"
Gripping the bedsheet tightly with both hands, Sasuke roared, his eyes turning blood-red. The images of his Dad, Mom, Haruka, and other Uchiha clan members being murdered kept flashing through his mind. The anguished cries of everyone before their deaths haunted him like vengeful ghosts, giving him no peace.
"In other words, your current goals are to rebuild the Uchiha clan and get revenge, huh?" Sakura rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
"I must kill that man!"
The intense hatred radiating from Sasuke caused Sakura to frown involuntarily. She then shifted her gaze and said to Sasuke, "You mentioned wanting to revive the Uchiha clan, right?"
"That's right," Sasuke replied firmly. "The Uchiha clan has been destroyed, leaving only me behind. No matter what happens, I will definitely restore the Uchiha's honor. Just because I'm the last Uchiha standing doesn't mean anything. As long as I keep getting stronger, one day the Uchiha name will rule the shinobi world again."
"But do you know what's most important for reviving a clan?" Sakura asked.
"Power!" After thinking for a moment, Sasuke answered, "As long as I have enough power, the Uchiha name will dominate the entire shinobi world. At that time—"
"Wrong!" Before Sasuke could finish, Sakura interrupted. "Although power is indeed an essential factor in reviving a clan, the most crucial element is population!"
"Population?" Sasuke's train of thought was completely disrupted. The lingering trauma caused by [Tsukuyomi] had already left his mind in chaos, and Sakura's statement made it impossible for him to wrap his head around anything, forcing him to simply follow her line of thinking.
"That's right! Take Kakashi-sensei, for instance!" Wanting to divert some of Sasuke's obsession with killing Itachi Uchiha, Sakura didn't hesitate to throw Kakashi under the bus.
"Huh? Huh? How is this related to me?!" Kakashi exclaimed in confusion. He was just hiding in the corner reading Icha Icha Paradise—he didn't do anything wrong!
"How isn't it related to you?" Sakura retorted confidently. "Look at your Hatake family—it's always been small, and by your generation, it's down to just you alone. Even though you're super powerful, when people talk about the Hatake clan, nobody really knows who they are. All they recognize is 'Copy Ninja Kakashi with the Sharingan.' How many people even remember the Hatake name anyway?"
"Eh, but how does that even relate to my problem?" Kakashi scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly.
"I'm just using you as an example for Sasuke to see!" Sakura declared solemnly.
"Look at Uncle Kakashi's Hatake clan — he's a total legend in the shinobi world, yet the entire family still stays under the radar!"
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