Chapter 546: The other side of the village

"We are all comrades with Sasuke; we were just helpless before because we didn't know what had happened!

But it's different now. As long as we know the full story, we will definitely be able to persuade him!

After all, if Naruto could do it himself, there's no reason why so many of us can't."

Inuzuka Kiba stood out and said with certainty.

"……"

Looking at his expression, Gaara had the sudden urge to hit him with a Desert Funeral.

But in the end, he restrained himself.

After taking a few deep breaths, he continued:

"Are you sure you and Uchiha Sasuke are comrades?"

"This…"

Faced with Gaara's retort, Inuzuka Kiba was momentarily at a loss for how to answer.

"Gaara is right!"

Fortunately, Nara Shikamaru stepped out to defuse the situation for him:

"If Sasuke really considered us comrades, he wouldn't have killed without mercy during the second video, 'Despair'!

And the reason Naruto was able to persuade him is because they share an extremely similar, tragic childhood.

That is why they have common ground; it's just that their choices were different!!"

"At least the people of Konoha aren't all idiots!"

After hearing Nara Shikamaru's words, Gaara breathed a sigh of relief.

After thinking for a moment, he added:

"Besides, with the strength of you few, I think you'd be killed before you even saw Uchiha Sasuke!

If you want to negotiate, you need leverage!"

"…"

"…"

"…"

Gaara's words made them very uncomfortable.

But at the same time, they knew very well that everything he said was the truth.

It was indeed unrealistic for them, flowers raised in a greenhouse, to try and persuade Uchiha Sasuke, who had endured so much hardship…

"Let's leave all of this to Naruto! Although it's frustrating, there really is nothing we can do right now!"

Seeing everyone begin to calm down, Nara Shikamaru and Gaara exchanged a look, their expressions quietly relaxing.

"If you can, Shikamaru, please tell us the truth!"

After a long silence from the group, Haruno Sakura took a deep breath, then looked at Nara Shikamaru firmly and said:

"I promise, we absolutely will not go to find Sasuke on our own."

"…Fine. Give me a reason?"

Looking at Haruno Sakura's expression, Nara Shikamaru did not refuse directly.

"At the very least, if it is destined that one of us must die at Sasuke's hands in the future, I hope we won't die as fools who don't know why!!!"

Haruno Sakura said, her eyes burning as she looked at Nara Shikamaru.

"…Alright, I'll tell you!"

Under the expectant gazes of the group, Nara Shikamaru finally gave in.

"If I haven't guessed wrong, the reason Uchiha Itachi wiped out the Uchiha clan must have been an order from Danzo, or even the Third Hokage!!"

"……"

Nara Shikamaru's words left all the friends present stunned!

In everyone's eyes, Sarutobi Hiruzen's image had always been kind.

Every time the people of Konoha saw him, he was always smiling and smoking his pipe.

Let alone ordering something as inhumane as Uchiha Itachi wiping out the Uchiha clan, they had barely even seen him show ordinary anger!

(Note: Gibberish/numbers omitted)

"Shikamaru, is everything you said true?"

After a long while, the group finally recovered slightly.

"I don't know about the Third Hokage, but Danzo definitely knows, otherwise Uchiha Sasuke wouldn't have made him his primary target!"

Nara Shikamaru shook his head and said.

"But this is too cruel, isn't it?"

"Exactly, making a son kill his own parents, friends, lovers, and even his brother—this, this…"

The group, having reacted, all wore expressions of disbelief.

They had rarely come into contact with the darkness of the ninja world, and they knew even less about the other side of Konoha!

It was only natural that they couldn't react immediately upon hearing such explosive news.

Listening to the chaotic noise around him, Nara Shikamaru didn't speak, but waited quietly!

Not long after, everyone gradually calmed down.

"Why did they have to do that?"

After taking a deep breath, Tenten asked.

"When I was re-examining the movements of the Akatsuki organization, I discovered that for a period of time before the Uchiha clan was wiped out, some of their actions were very strange! I suspect they were planning to launch a coup d'état!"

Nara Shikamaru looked at everyone with burning eyes and answered: ===== CHAPTER 548 =====