Chapter 1000 Burial

After hearing what Naruto said, Scorpion was slightly stunned, and then slowly said: "Die as a human being? This is a novel way of saying it. But maybe you are right." His eyes became a little distant.

Naruto squatted down, looked at Scorpion's gradually dimming eyes, and whispered: "You once created those puppets, trying to retain eternity with cold machines, but the real eternity is actually in every emotion we experience. Those laughter, sadness, and anger are all proof of being alive."

A bitter smile appeared on Scorpion's lips. "If I had understood it earlier, it would have been great. It's a pity that I only understand it now." After saying this, his body gradually stopped moving and the light in his eyes completely went out.

Naruto stood up and bowed gently to Scorpion's body. He knew that although Scorpion had made many mistakes, he was redeemed in the last moments of his life. Naruto turned and left the battlefield. The sun shone on him. He thought silently in his heart that he should cherish the people around him and those moments full of emotional fluctuations, because this is the real eternity. After Naruto returned to the village, he immediately found Sakura and Kakashi. He told them all the news that Scorpion had told him about Sasuke. Sakura's face was full of worry, and Kakashi stroked his chin and thought.

"We have four months to prepare well," Kakashi said seriously.

In the following days, Naruto practiced hard and asked Jiraiya for advice on various ninjutsu techniques, and his strength continued to improve. Sakura was also not idle. While learning medical ninjutsu from Tsunade, she also practiced her own taijutsu.

As time passed, the date when Orochimaru would attack Sasuke was finally approaching. Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi and others quietly sneaked into the mountains at the border of the Land of Rice and the Land of Water Trap. They carefully explored Orochimaru's secret base. When they found the base, a big battle was about to break out. Naruto took a deep breath. He knew that this battle was related to Sasuke's fate, and he would not let Orochimaru succeed no matter what. He rushed in with firm belief, and his companions behind him followed without hesitation. The shouts of battle echoed in the mountains. There was a repressive atmosphere in the base. Naruto was the first to encounter the five Otoninus under Orochimaru. He was not afraid, and quickly formed a seal to use the newly learned ninjutsu to fight against them. Sakura used medical ninjutsu to heal her injured companions at any time. Kakashi faced Orochimaru alone. The battle between the two was extremely fierce, and the strong light generated by the collision of ninjutsu kept flashing.

The battle entered a white-hot stage, Naruto burst out the power of the Nine-Tails, and the powerful chakra attacked the enemy. Just as Orochimaru was about to attack Sasuke, Naruto arrived in time and blocked in front of Sasuke. When Sasuke saw Naruto, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

"Sasuke, come back with me." Naruto shouted. Sasuke snorted coldly, but did not refuse immediately. At this time, Kakashi and other partners also came to support. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Orochimaru tried to escape. But everyone worked together and finally defeated Orochimaru. Sasuke looked at his partners who fought for him, and the ice in his heart began to melt. Finally, Sasuke agreed to go back to Konoha Village with Naruto and others. Everyone set out on the return journey with the joy of victory. Under the setting sun, their figures were stretched out, heralding a new beginning. After returning to Konoha Village, Sasuke began to slowly integrate into collective life. He followed Naruto to perform some simple tasks. In the process, Sasuke found that he still had a lot of deficiencies in his control of fire escape techniques. So he asked Iruka for basic ninjutsu knowledge.

At the same time, although Orochimaru was defeated, the experimental data he left behind was collected by Konoha ninjas. Shikamaru led a group of ninjas to analyze the data to prevent hidden dangers.

One night, Sasuke came to the Hokage Rock alone. Looking at the night view of the village, he thought of his former self who was bent on revenge. At this time, Naruto came over. "How do you feel?" Naruto asked with a smile. Sasuke smiled slightly, "It's better than I thought."

The two sat there and talked about their dreams for the future. Sasuke said he hoped to revive the Uchiha clan and protect Konoha Village. Naruto patted him on the shoulder and said he believed he could do it.

Far away, Akatsuki was planning a new move. They noticed that Konoha Village had gained strength, so they decided to hold off for now and wait for the right time to launch an attack. Konoha Village was also actively preparing for war, strengthening its defenses and training a younger generation of ninjas. Under the calm, undercurrents were flowing, and a new crisis was quietly brewing. Days passed one by one, and the ninjas of Konoha Village continued to grow. However, Akatsuki couldn't wait any longer. They sent spies to sneak into Konoha Village and try to obtain intelligence. Fortunately, Konoha's Anbu noticed it and launched a counter-reconnaissance.

Sasuke accidentally discovered the clues of a spy during a mission. He did not make it public, but followed him quietly. After some maneuvers, Sasuke successfully captured the spy. Through interrogation, he learned that Akatsuki was about to launch a large-scale attack.

Konoha Village immediately went on full alert. Naruto, Sasuke and other ninjas were ready to fight. When the Akatsuki attacked, the battle broke out instantly. Naruto and Sasuke worked in harmony and used the newly developed joint ninjutsu to resist the enemy. Other ninjas also used their abilities, and for a while, ninjutsu flew all over the battlefield.

Just when the battle was at a stalemate, Shikamaru, who had been studying Orochimaru's information, came up with a strategy. He ordered the ninjas to adjust their tactics and encircle the Akatsuki organization. The members of the Akatsuki organization were defeated and finally had to retreat. Konoha Village won again, and the villagers cheered. However, Naruto, Sasuke and other Konoha ninjas knew that the road to protecting the village was still long, and they had to keep getting stronger to meet more challenges in the future.

After this victory, Konoha Village ushered in a period of relative peace. Naruto, Sasuke and others did not relax their vigilance, but instead increased their training efforts.

One day, a mysterious visitor came to the village. He claimed to have brought information about a new type of ninjutsu that could make the Konoha ninja even stronger. After careful consideration, the Hokage allowed him to stay in the village temporarily to demonstrate his ninjutsu.

The visitor's name was Kong Huan, and the ninjutsu he demonstrated was truly magical, able to manipulate the power of nature and transform it into a shield. Many young ninjas were very excited and wanted to learn. However, Sasuke always felt that something was wrong.

During the process of Konghuan teaching ninjutsu, Sasuke secretly investigated and found out that Konghuan was actually the survivor of a ninja family that had been persecuted by Akatsuki. He intended to use the Konoha ninja to test imperfect ninjutsu in order to retaliate against Akatsuki.

After Sasuke revealed the truth, Sora collapsed and cried. Naruto persuaded him not to inflict hatred on innocent people. In the end, Sora realized his mistake, perfected his ninjutsu with the help of Konoha ninjas, and joined Konoha to fight against Akatsuki, which further strengthened the strength of Konoha Village.