The Naruto fan war has given the Uchiha clan a huge shock.

Chapter 37, Battle 4: The Reconciliation Seal Between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Te!

As a teacher, Kakashi was also worried about his two students.

Or rather, his self-blame was even greater than Sakura's.

"I'm sorry, Sakura," Kakashi said, "As your teacher, it should have been me guiding them correctly..."

Kakashi glanced in Obito's direction, then lowered his eyes and said, "As a comrade, I couldn't bring back the people important to me; as a teacher, I couldn't do much either. What a failure as an adult."

"Kakashi-sensei, don't blame yourself unnecessarily! Sakura is the same." Naruto looked at his future self and Sasuke in the mirror image, fighting desperately like trapped beasts, and said to Sakura and Kakashi behind him, "You've both done your duty. Bringing Sasuke back was my mission!"

This applies both to himself and to the promise he made to his brother Sasuke.

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at him, then said nothing and continued watching his future self fight Naruto.

Looking at the two destroyed statues, Hashirama Senju said to Madara Uchiha beside him, "I don't know why, but it feels like some kind of destiny, don't you think, Madara?"

"..."

Madara Uchiha remained silent, seemingly acknowledging Hashirama's words and showing no interest in confronting him.

……

At the Valley of the End, the future Sasuke and Naruto were both tattered and covered in wounds.

Naruto seemed to want to use the power accumulated by Kurama to use the Rasengan again, but he didn't expect Sasuke's Rinnegan ability to steal this power.

Sasuke condensed Chidori in his left hand...

Goodbye, my only friend!!

Naruto, who was lying on the water's surface, saw Sasuke's position in his headband and successfully dodged Sasuke's Chidori while also punching Sasuke away, sending him crashing into the rock wall.

"Every time you..."

"Every time! Every time! Every time!!"

Sasuke, seething with anger, slammed his fist against the rock face beside him. "That's enough!! Just give up and let me kill you!!"

"I can't do that..." Naruto: "Because I'm the 'only one' you mentioned."

The two combined their final Chidori and Rasengan...

As ninjas, everyone could tell that this was the final blow.

People in other timelines were anxious: the Allied Shinobi Forces, their friends from the same period in Konoha, the Five Kage, the past Hokage, Sakura and Kakashi from Team 7, Fugaku and Itachi from the Uchiha clan... even Mikoto Uchiha had just arrived.

The fight between the two once again altered the terrain of the Valley of the End, and the immense energy enveloped the statues of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

The Mirror, which was connected to the Fourth Shinobi World War, seems to have been included as well...

Within the enormous mirror wall, only a vast expanse of ethereal white remained.

There was no sound or image.

Upon arriving and witnessing this scene, Uchiha Mikoto clutched her chest and anxiously murmured Sasuke and Naruto's names.

On one side is his own son, and on the other is the orphan of his best friend Kushina...

She didn't want anything to happen to either of them!

All of this was originally a matter between the Uchiha clan and Konoha. It was the last thing she and Fugaku wanted, but in the end, it all came down to the two children.

In a daze, Mikoto seemed to have returned to that day six years ago...

"My name has been decided, it'll be Naruto. I'll be classmates with Sasuke, so let's get along well~"

"I'm sorry... Kushina..."

Mikoto murmured softly, while Fugaku Uchiha beside her also lost his composure and couldn't help but reveal his Mangekyou Sharingan, which he had been hiding all along.

Despite their best efforts, did they ultimately choose the wrong path?

Even with the Mangekyou Sharingan that can see into the future, I can no longer see the truly correct path ahead...

……

On the battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War—

The upcoming battle between Sasuke and Naruto has indeed captured everyone's attention.

Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha both focused their attention on the newest mirror wall, reducing the frequency and intensity of the Ten-Tails' attacks.

The light faded...

When the Konoha ninjas couldn't see Sasuke and Naruto in the mirror, their hearts were in their throats.

As their view widened, they saw the completely destroyed statues of Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage, and the hand that held the seal of opposition...

Madara Uchiha: "!!"

Hashirama Senju: "!!!"

The two could hardly believe what they were seeing...

"!!" Tobirama Senju exclaimed in surprise, "The Seal of Reconciliation?!"

Is it a coincidence?!

This is just too much of a coincidence!

"Look! Naruto and Sasuke are on that rock!!"

"them……"

Remember how Naruto said to Sasuke many times, "If the two of us fight, we'll most likely die together"?

Seeing Sasuke and Naruto lying lifeless on the intertwined fingers of the statues of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, everyone finally broke down!

Hinata, Sakura, and Ino couldn't help but cry.

Tsunade strode towards Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha!

Her forehead was covered in bulging veins!

Rage and murderous intent had taken hold of her; she wanted to kill Uchiha Sasuke right now, right here!

Even if they were killed by Sasuke Uchiha, that was something Konoha and the Hokage owed the Uchiha clan! In short…

Before his eyes was a phantom of Dan, Nawaki, and Jiraiya converging on Naruto, and the promise, "I will not die before I become Hokage," still echoed in his ears.

Tsunade strode towards Uchiha Sasuke, her entire being radiating an uncontrollable killing intent! Yet, her tearful eyes could no longer conceal the vulnerability of despair...

In short...

She could no longer bear... the loss of someone important to her...

"Xiao Gang!"

Hashirama Senju's wooden clone stopped her, saying, "We're in the middle of a major battle, don't act rashly! Besides, Sasuke and Naruto only lost an arm."

"Although it was very faint, their chests were still rising and falling." Minato tried his best to keep his voice steady, but his fingers trembled as he unsealed the seal. He couldn't help but think of the promise he made to his wife before he died.

"Because he's my father, I will definitely protect Naruto."

But now, like Fugaku Uchiha in another timeline, he can't do anything.

"We have to wake them up!" Sakura Haruno wiped away her tears. "Where are we over there?! Someone has to come and stop their bleeding!!"

"That's strange! After such a commotion, shouldn't someone have gone to check it out?!"

"Yeah, something's not right!"

"Where did we all go? Judging from their appearance, they must have come after this great battle, right?"

……

Valley of the End 2.0 Timeline —

[“Uchiha Sasuke, do you agree with the statement, ‘Uchiha Sasuke is incredibly unlucky to have a friend like Uzumaki Naruto!’”]

After his consciousness finally returned, Uchiha Sasuke couldn't feel the connection between his consciousness and body. He felt light and airy, in a hazy and ethereal space.

[“Uchiha Sasuke, do you agree with the statement, ‘Uchiha Sasuke is incredibly unlucky to have a friend like Uzumaki Naruto!’”]

The same voice appeared in his consciousness again, and it took Sasuke a long time to realize what the voice was saying.

Is having a friend like Naruto considered unlucky...?

do not know……

I don't want to think anymore.

I must be dying soon.

We'll see each other soon, brother...