Naruto~ My Son

Chapter one

When Tsunade announced the death of Uchiha Sasuke, the whole room was filled with silence.

All ninjas in the room knew that, eventually, Sasuke would be killed, but the news were still a shock. Especially for those who had graduated with him.

Shikamaru sighed deeply and watched Ino cry softly while Choji stroke her back. Not far behind them, Neji and Tenten stared solemnly at the Hokage with a resigned expression. As for Lee, he could only stare at the floor.

Shino remained impassive and Kiba glanced at Hinata who could not disguise the pain she felt for Narumi and the rest of Team 7.

Kakashi placed a hand on Sakura's shoulder and looked at her sorrowfully. Both knew that the death of Sasuke could not be avoided, nevertheless meant the end of the original Team 7. Never again would all be together, never would they complete more missions together ... The dream that they had tried to achieve for nearly four long years of hard work had died during the first hours of the morning of July 23. By the hand of Uzumaki Narumi.

The person who had endeavored so much to bring Sasuke back, who never stopped believing in him ended up being forced to be his executioner.

Sakura felt her eyes burn and throat tightened at the thought that Narumi would have to bear that burden for the rest of her life, and could not help but feel guilty. After all, she herself had been unable to kill the former teammate.

Sai and Yamato remained slightly apart from Sakura and Kakashi, knowing that nothing they say could comfort them. They needed time to mourn the death of Sasuke before they could continue with their lives.

After warning all these ninja, Tsunade dismissed them and returned to her new cabinet. When Shizune asked her if she needed anything she asked her to fetch some reports. When the assistant left, Tsunade took the letter she received from Narumi and burned it. Then she invoked the frog that had brought her the letter and gave him the letter she had written in secret.

Thousands of miles from Konoha, Narumi had just read the letter that Tsunade had sent her. After burning it, she sighed with relief. Everything had gone as planned.

She knew that right now, the name of Sasuke Uchiha was being erased from the Bingo Books around the world. The villages would cancel the orders of his capture and assassination and, over the years, they would forget him and the crimes he had committed.

Narumi felt guilty as she remembered her team and all the friends she had left in Konoha. She sincerely was hoping that Sakura was not crying. She knew she was stronger than she looked and would eventually move on, as she did when Sasuke betrayed Konoha when they were children.

Narumi knew she would not be able to return to Konoha so early or even have contact with the companions she had left. After all, she had lied to them.

Beside her, lying on the sheets of an old futon of the small room of the inn she was staying, Sasuke was fast asleep.

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