Chapter 26: Sasuke, Your Dad Said I Can Beat You Up
"Sasuke will be fine, but the two of you will probably need to sleep for several years. The power I used just now was borrowed from the Nine-Tails…"
Naruto attributed all his abilities to the Nine-Tails. This way, even if he gained the power to fully revive them later, no one would discover the unusual methods he had used.
The small room they were currently in was a specially isolated section of his soul space. It was a secret area that only he could access. Fugaku and Mikoto couldn't see or touch anything outside of it.
"Nine-Tails… Naruto, unless it's absolutely necessary, don't casually borrow the power of a tailed beast. Their chakra is violent and brutal. Using a tailed beast's chakra for too long can affect your mind and consciousness…"
Uchiha Fugaku sighed as he looked at Naruto and shared what little information he knew.
As the former head of the Uchiha clan, he understood very well that the Sharingan could control tailed beasts. Unfortunately, many of the Uchiha clan's secrets could no longer be passed down.
Thankfully, he had sensed something was wrong earlier and had already sealed away that particular place. If…
If Sasuke gained enough strength in the future, he could go and uncover the Uchiha clan's secrets himself.
"I understand. My chakra reserves are still too low. Uncle, Aunt… do you have anything else you want to say to Sasuke? You'll probably fall asleep again soon…"
Naruto nodded gratefully after listening to Fugaku. Although he already knew most of these things, Fugaku's warnings were still the most practical advice he could receive right now.
But the sky outside was already starting to brighten. If he didn't rest soon, he might be late for school again.
Iruka-sensei was hospitalized, so no one would come to wake him up and walk to school with him.
"Good child, both of you must live well. If there really comes a day when we can wake up again, Aunt will make onigiri for all of you…"
Uchiha Mikoto couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She might fall asleep and know nothing, but her two sons would have to endure hatred and pain…
"Naruto, as a father, I'm entrusting Sasuke to you. If he does anything dangerous or excessive, you don't have to be polite with him!"
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were also moist. He knew his eldest son had already left Konoha and probably wouldn't meet Naruto anytime soon.
Right now, he was only worried about Sasuke…
Having never experienced real pain before, Sasuke had suddenly been stabbed in the heart over and over. If no one kept him in check, Fugaku feared his son might descend into madness.
"I will. If he does anything reckless, I'll personally beat him until he's lying on the ground!"
Naruto widened his eyes and boldly declared in front of Sasuke's parents that he would beat their son up without hesitation. He then slowly withdrew the chakra that was keeping the couple conscious.
"Naruto, you really are adorable…"
"Naruto, don't hold back. If he doesn't listen, just beat him…"
As their consciousness grew blurry, the couple managed one last sentence before slowly closing their eyes and falling back into a state between life and death.
"I really… wore myself out…"
Naruto's soul returned to his body. He lay on the bed and immediately fell asleep.
He would sleep as long as he could. He was truly exhausted…
He didn't have time to deal with the collected Sharingan eyes for now. He still had to go to school later and find a chance to visit Sasuke in the hospital.
That idiot…
The cute, chubby-cheeked Sasuke was probably gone forever.
But that guy's brain was too simple. If he told him the truth now, even if Sasuke believed it, he would never be able to keep up an act for several years straight.
So it was better not to tell him yet. He would wait until Sasuke learned how to act properly.
He had been fed onigiri for a whole year. Now it was time to switch roles!
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