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Chapter 7 - Playing the Victim

"Hey, did you hear? The Uchiha clan got wiped out."

"Seriously? Who did it?"

"It was the clan head's son, Uchiha Itachi."

The next day.

Nearly everyone in Konoha knew the Uchiha had been massacred. Sasuke, who had pretended to faint and then drifted into real sleep, was taken to the hospital.

He woke along the way, but he did not open his eyes and kept up the act.

Itachi had not harmed him, but the genjutsu left his mind slightly shaken. The doctor prescribed a three-day stay.

He was only seven, after all.

In the chat.

Uchiha Sasuke: I remember you once said you knew something about my future. Was that true?

He was not trying to play for pity. He planned to turn the situation into leverage with the admin. Over the past year he had noticed the admin seemed to be a girl, and she might even like him.

The group allowed points to be sent as red envelopes. On day one he had received one from the admin. A flat 100 points suggested she was a little rich.

Humble Admin: Sasuke, has that incident already happened...

Amano Ten's tone shifted. From Sasuke's wording and the timing, she sensed his mindset had changed. The Uchiha massacre had just occurred.

Uchiha Sasuke: Why? Why? Why did you know and not tell me!

Lady Night Baron: Eh? What happened? What is wrong with little Sasuke?

Sniper King: Sounds like something bad.

Humble Admin: I am sorry, little Sasuke. It is not what you think. There is a larger plot behind it. But with your current strength, knowing would be too dangerous.

Uchiha Sasuke: A plot? Do you mean my brother did not kill them? [hopeful]

Humble Admin: No... your brother did.

What could she do. She could not tell a seven-year-old that Danzō had pulled the strings. If she did, Sasuke would fixate on Danzō. At his age he could not mask his emotions. If exposed, he would end up dead with his eyes dug out, or dragged into Root and molded into a soulless weapon.

Uchiha Sasuke: Then say it. What is the truth?

Humble Admin: Sigh. Little Sasuke, I am saying this for your own good. When your strength rises, at least to jonin level, I will tell you.

Uchiha Sasuke: Fine. It is a promise.

Sniper King (DM): What happened?

Lady Night Baron (DM): What happened?

Agatsuma Zenitsu (DM): What happened?

Amano Ten was bombarded by the other three at once, and her brain went blank. Did they have to eat every melon. Did they miss Sasuke's third-from-last message.

She still told them, to keep them from ripping open Sasuke's wound in public.

Humble Admin (group): The Uchiha clan where Sasuke lives, more than a thousand people, were slaughtered by Sasuke's older brother. There is more to it, but do not ask him in the group. After this, his personality may change drastically. If you do not want him to become a killing machine, stop bringing it up and try to cheer him up. That is all on this matter. Do not ask again. [gritted teeth]

Sure enough, not long after, four red envelopes arrived for Sasuke.

"Ding! You opened a red envelope from Humble Admin and received 200 points."

"Ding! You opened a red envelope from Lady Night Baron and received 100 points."

"Ding! You opened a red envelope from Agatsuma Zenitsu and received 50 points."

"Ding! You opened a red envelope from Sniper King and received 50 points."

No one said anything further, but Amano Ten's message stirred sympathy. They had been together in the group for over half a year, especially Amano Ten and Yukiko.

One had penciled Sasuke in as a future boyfriend. The other treated him like a little brother.

Usopp and Agatsuma Zenitsu lived in dangerous worlds and had little saved up, but they squeezed out a combined 100 points for him.

A clean 400 points for free. Delicious.

With 150 from this month's sign-ins, Sasuke now had 550 points.

If a heavy hitter joined the group and uploaded abilities, he could be ready to redeem them.

He even daydreamed about a new member who was a real big shot. Nothing too fancy, someone like Sun Wukong the Great Sage would do.

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