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Chapter 49
"How could this happen?"
The dark gazes and the corpse dragged Sakyo back to scenes she didn't want to face.
Was this reality?
She refused to accept it.
Why had things escalated to this point?
Naruto was a powerful jinchūriki—the strongest student in the academy.
Even now, Naruto's true strength remained a mystery.
So Sakyo couldn't understand—how could Naruto be killed by Root?
She stood frozen in place, tears streaming down her face. The mental pressure had reached its breaking point.
"Naruto died because of me."
Thinking of her own behavior just moments ago, an overwhelming urge to end her life surged uncontrollably.
Years ago, after the Uchiha massacre, Sakyo had been heartbroken.
Today, after witnessing Naruto's death, she had completely lost faith in this world. She wanted to escape everything.
She believed it was her fault for not returning to the clan in time—that's why tragedy struck.
She believed her emotions had been too overwhelming, standing there like an idiot unable to move, dragging Naruto down and causing his death.
At the same time, insane rage filled her heart.
Why did all these things happen to her?
They had made promises. Naruto had even said their son could take the Uchiha name.
Sadness, self-blame, escape, anger… layer upon layer of emotions wove together into a nightmare.
Sakyo's mind was in complete chaos. Suddenly she remembered something Naruto had once said:
"What the hell? I really hate crybabies. When something happens, instead of thinking about how to fix it, they just cry. What's the difference between that and being useless?"
The memory jolted her. Panicked, Sakyo raised her arm to wipe away her tears.
But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stop. She desperately tried to hold back the tears, but she really couldn't.
Swish, swish, swish~
All around, more Root members arrived, completely surrounding Sakyo.
The Root captain saw Sakyo's eyes and shouted in terror: "Quick! Take her eyes out!"
At that moment, the vice-captain spoke up: "Lord Danzō's goal is to make her awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"I have reason to object to this decision."
When the captain and vice-captain disagreed, the Root members hesitated.
Sakyo clenched her fists tightly. Her three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly as she glared at the Root captain.
That look sent fear straight into the captain's heart.
Sharingan… and a spinning three-tomoe Sharingan.
Who knew when she might awaken the Mangekyō? Who knew when she might gain the power to kill them all?
He furiously drew his ninja sword and pointed it at the vice-captain: "I'm the captain! Listen to me! Medical team—what are you waiting for? Do it now!"
But no matter how he shouted, no one moved.
Of course—they were truly loyal only to Danzō.
In this situation, they were willing to wait… wait for Sakyo to awaken… or to break.
More and more Root members gathered. The ones who had come for the competition site had received the message and rushed over in large numbers.
Seeing the situation, they too chose to stand by and do nothing.
Now, dozens of Root surrounded her. Even if Sakyo awakened, would they be afraid?
No!
At the same time, Naruto—still lying face-down in the dirt like a dog eating shit—cursed inwardly:
'That damn Danzō… mobilizing so many people. One day I'm going to torture him to death!'
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