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Chapter 43
The first sheet was correspondence between Danzō and Uchiha Itachi. The second detailed where future intelligence should be delivered. The third… was from Uchiha Sakyo herself!
Yes—clearly written: a letter from Uchiha Sakyo to her brother!
Those few large characters were what shocked Naruto the most.
Faced with Sakyo's question, Naruto instead asked her: "Little Sakyo… do you… hate Uchiha Itachi?"
"What? What did you say? How do you know about Uchiha Itachi?"
Sakyo's emotions surged. She struggled to hold herself back, firing questions at Naruto.
Naruto's head hurt from the barrage, so he simply handed her everything in his hand.
Sakyo took the papers and scanned them at lightning speed.
First sheet: [Uchiha Itachi, the village requires more intelligence. You must work hard to complete your missions. For the next six months, your duties are…]
Second sheet: [Location for storing intelligence. Someone will check periodically. Choose according to your situation. The location is…]
Third sheet: [To Uchiha Itachi~ Big brother, I'm already in fifth grade now. Next year I'll graduate from the academy. This is a photo from the recent school competition—how is it? Do you like it? Hehe~ Lately for some reason I've grown tear troughs just like yours. They're still small, but I'm really annoyed about it. Damn it, I don't want tear troughs at all! Just like yours—they're so ugly! I miss you so much. I don't know when we'll see each other again. —Uchiha Sakyo.]
Shocked to her core, Sakyo's hands shook as she pulled out the two enclosed photos.
In the pictures, the sun was bright. On the training field crowded with academy students stood a black-haired, black-eyed girl smiling brightly at the camera.
Most importantly… she had faint tear troughs…
"Team Mizuki's class leader, Tenraku Kumo!!"
Sakyo recognized her instantly—that was Tenraku Kumo, the class leader from Mizuki's team, the one who always challenged her and got crushed every time!
Sakyo's whole body trembled. She couldn't believe this was happening.
She trained every day, worked tirelessly to grow stronger, nearly abandoned her feelings for Naruto—all for the revival of the Uchiha clan.
And now, someone had impersonated her, written to Itachi in her name, and even acted cute toward him.
Just thinking about it made her feel sick!
Her Sharingan spun faster and faster. Sakyo grew more and more exhausted. Three tomoe appeared in her eyes…
The power boost brought her no joy at all. Her face was ashen, eyes brimming with tears.
Naruto knew girls like Sakyo almost never cried.
But this wasn't something an ordinary person could accept. Heart aching, he pulled Sakyo into his arms, gently patting her small, fragile body, trying to offer some comfort.
Suddenly, Naruto seemed to remember something crucial. His pupils contracted sharply, and he shouted:
"Oh no!"