Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 212 The Truth

Boruto noticed Sasuke's emotional fluctuations and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Third Hokage, what was the real reason behind Itachi Uchiha's annihilation of the Uchiha clan?"

Boruto knew that since the Third Hokage had revealed to Sasuke that Itachi Uchiha, as a Konoha rogue ninja, was actually an undercover agent in the Akatsuki organization, he must have been mentally prepared to reveal all the secrets.

Upon hearing Boruto's question to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sasuke stared intently at Hiruzen, awaiting his explanation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around the Hokage room and felt their gazes all focused on him.

He took a deep drag on his pipe, then slowly exhaled, accompanied by a heavy sigh: "Ah..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew in his heart that he had promised Itachi Uchiha that he would keep that secret and not reveal any details of the truth to Sasuke Uchiha.

However, as events unfolded, continuing to conceal the truth became meaningless, because Uchiha Sasuke was gradually getting closer to the buried truth, and the veil of truth would be lifted sooner or later.

"Before the Uchiha clan suffered the tragedy of being wiped out, we discovered that after the disaster caused by the Nine-Tails, the Uchiha clan developed a deep resentment towards Konoha."

"This discontent gradually fermented, eventually leading to a conspiracy within the Uchiha clan. They planned to launch a coup and seize control of Konoha Village."

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "In order to monitor the movements of the Uchiha clan, we had to take measures and plant spies within the Uchiha clan."

His gaze then settled on Sasuke's face: "That spy is your brother, Uchiha Itachi."

After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's explanation, Boruto learned that Itachi Uchiha was originally a spy planted in the Anbu, but he leaked the information about the Uchiha clan to the village. As a double agent between the two, the burden he bore was unimaginable.

Sasuke's face showed deep shock. He recalled the time before the massacre of the Uchiha clan, when the atmosphere in the entire clan was extremely tense, and the air was filled with a sense of impending doom.

It turns out that behind all of this lies the cause of the Uchiha clan's attempt to launch a coup, and Uchiha Itachi was in this process acting as a spy for Konoha.

She was completely unaware of the turmoil in her family and was only concerned with pestering her brother to teach her ninjutsu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly walked to the windowsill, his gaze piercing through the glass and gazing at the distant horizon. He continued, "At that moment, I did not give up on the possibility of peacefully resolving the conflict. I tried to negotiate with the Uchiha clan, hoping to find a path to reconciliation and avoid tragedy."

His voice was filled with helplessness: "But time was running out, I failed, I still couldn't stop the bloodshed and sacrifice."

Taking advantage of the situation, Danzo devised a plan to wipe out the Uchiha clan in one fell swoop to eliminate any future troubles. Because he could never trust the Uchiha clan, he used the promise of "saving Sasuke's life" as leverage to put pressure on Itachi Uchiha, forcing him, who was a double agent, to make a choice.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts drifted back to that night when he was helpless in the face of the Uchiha clan's impending coup, unable to find a peaceful way to resolve the conflict, which ultimately led to the massacre of the Uchiha clan.

Faced with the tragedy that has already occurred, and with the situation having deteriorated to an irreversible point, they had no choice but to take such extreme measures.

Hiruzen and Danzo had no choice but to gather a large number of elite members from the Anbu and Root organizations and send them to the Uchiha region and the Konoha Police Department headquarters to carry out a final strike against the remaining Uchiha clan members, ensuring that no one was missed.

After listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Sasuke fell silent. The tense muscles in his body revealed the turmoil surging in his heart.

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Boruto and Sasuke left the Hokage's office together. In the corridor, Boruto asked Sasuke, "So, now that you know the whole story, what are your plans for the future?"

Sasuke responded in a low voice, "In the duel three months from now, I must defeat him completely. I still have many things I need to ask him, and many questions I need him to answer."

Sasuke's voice was filled with bitterness: "Why... why me of all people..."

If I didn't exist, my brother probably wouldn't have been coerced by that bastard Danzo into choosing such an extreme method as annihilating the Uchiha clan.

Sasuke felt a surge of emotion welling up inside him, and he was about to lose control of his feelings.

He didn't want to show an embarrassing side to Boruto, so he composed himself and tried to appear calm: "Excuse me, Boruto, I'll be right back for a moment."

After saying that, Sasuke disappeared from Boruto's sight in a few flashes. He needed to calmly process what he had learned today.

Not long after Sasuke left, Boruto saw Sai walking towards him, holding a book titled "Three Steps to Get Closer to Her" in one hand and an apple in the other.

Sai's gaze darted quickly between the book in his hands and Boruto, as if he were weighing something.

After a moment, Sai clearly made a decision, put the book in his backpack, and then walked to Boruto's side with a slightly stiff movement.

Just as Boruto was confused by Sai's actions and wondered what he was going to do next, Sai suddenly grabbed Boruto's waist and stared intently into Boruto's eyes.

"I brought some gifts and am on my way to visit Naruto at the training grounds. Do you want to come with me?"

"I can go, since I don't have anything to do right now. But could you let go of me first?"

Boruto wasn't disgusted by Sai, it was just that their current posture was too ambiguous.

Although Sai was somewhat confused, he still let go of Boruto's hand, because he had clearly done as the book said and tried to get closer to Boruto, but it seemed that he had not achieved the expected results at all.

After this little incident, Boruto and Sai went together to the training ground where Naruto and the others were.

On the way to the training ground, Boruto learned from Sai that Kakashi-sensei had been discharged from Konoha Hospital and was now training Naruto in new ninjutsu.

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After a short while, Boruto and his friend arrived at their destination.

At that moment, Kakashi was standing in the center of the training ground, explaining the basics of chakra nature to Naruto.

"The nature transformations of chakra are basically limited to five types: fire, wind, water, lightning, and earth, which form the foundation of all ninjutsu..."

"At the Jonin level, most people have more than two types of chakra nature transformations. For example, Boruto, as far as I know, has three types: wind, water, and lightning chakra nature transformations."

At this moment, Boruto and Sai stepped forward and said to Naruto, "Chakra nature transformation is innate, but in addition to the basic attributes, there are other weak attributes in the body. As long as you can refine and master them, you can use them."

"Like this."

As he spoke, Boruto stretched out his hand, palm up, and as his chakra flowed, a bright flame emerged in his palm.

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