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Chapter 640 The Early Stages of Konoha's Collapse

The day after Naruto woke up, he found that everything was beyond repair. He never expected that Sasuke would abandon Hinata, and he never expected that Sasuke would choose to leave Tenten hanging in the tree.

Enraged, he challenged Sasuke to a duel, took him to the Forest of Death, and fought him.

"Sasuke, what did you promise me? You said you would bring Hinata back! Don't you know she's our comrade? How could you abandon her so easily?!"

Naruto threw a heavy punch, and Sasuke, who had no left arm, was hit by it, causing his nose to bleed profusely.

Naruto suddenly stopped. "Why aren't you fighting back? Are you feeling guilty and want me to beat you up to regain your balance? Say something, Sasuke!"

He grabbed Sasuke's collar tightly and questioned him.

But Sasuke suddenly leaned his head against him, and this action in his arms left Naruto stunned.

"What are you doing? Don't try to fool me." Naruto said, a little flustered, but still didn't dodge.

"Naruto, I can't do it, I really can't." Sasuke said a few inexplicable words, then suddenly reached out and hugged him tightly. "Let me lean on you for a while, just for a little while, okay?"

Naruto stood stiffly, somewhat bewildered by what he had done. So the two of them stood there, one hugging the other, and the other leaning against him.

A gentle breeze swept by, and in the Death Forest, only the beating of their heartbeats remained in silence.

Finally, Naruto couldn't help but swallow hard. He really wanted to say, "Sasuke, how much longer are you going to hug me?"

But those words clearly carried a hint of rejection. Sasuke lost Hinata, he must be very sad right now! Was that punch he just threw a bit too far?

Hearing that Hinata had been taken to the moon, Sasuke clearly didn't not want to save her, but rather couldn't.

Not to mention Sasuke, even he himself couldn't do it. Isn't he asking too much of him?

Naruto kept trying to calm Sasuke down, feeling increasingly guilty. In the end, he placed his hands on Sasuke's back and gently patted him.

"Sasuke..."

"Um."

"You must be feeling really bad too. If you are, just cry it out."

"Don't talk!" Sasuke closed his eyes and quietly smelled Naruto's scent. His breathing became even, as if he was about to fall asleep at any moment. In the end, he really did fall asleep.

Not far away, Gaara was grinding his teeth to powder. He rushed over as soon as he heard that Naruto and Sasuke were fighting, but he never expected to see this scene.

He finally walked over and deliberately raised his voice, "Naruto, Sasuke, what are you doing here!"

Sasuke was a light sleeper and was immediately awakened by the noise in the corridor. He opened his eyes and looked at Gaara, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes. He then quickly released Naruto and stepped aside.

"What's up?"

Gaara said to Sasuke, "Because of Tenten's situation, many people have privately approached you, wanting to enter the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Now, some are even privately claiming that the Infinite Tsukuyomi is the ultimate salvation."

"Okay, I understand." Sasuke didn't say another word and disappeared into the Forest of Death.

Only a bewildered Naruto and Gaara, who walked over to Naruto and straightened his clothes, remained on the scene.

"You just got married, so don't go out and fight. Ino is very sensitive to the smell of blood."

Or, he brushed Naruto's collar with his hand, trying to remove the scent left by Sasuke.

At that moment, Naruto looked up at the sky, letting the other person do as they pleased. He suddenly said, "Gaara, I don't understand, why do I sometimes feel that you and Sasuke are acting strangely?"

Gaara's hand suddenly stopped, then quickly withdrew.

He turned around and said, "You're overthinking it, Naruto."

Just before leaving, Gaara added, "Sakura started drinking heavily last night for some reason, and she's been drinking ever since. Lee has been with her, but nothing he does can persuade her to stop. Maybe she'll listen to you?"

"What!" Upon hearing that Sakura was drinking heavily, Naruto hurriedly ran over, his worried expression and actions clearly genuine.

Gaara saw everything he did, and the jealousy in his eyes was almost overflowing.

Naruto, you have everyone in your heart, but when will you finally turn around and look at me?

Meanwhile, inside the wine cellar, Xiao Li was trying to snatch Sakura's wine bottle, saying, "Don't drink anymore, it's bad for your health."

"Let go of me! Who are you? Why are you interfering with me?!"

Xiao Li was hurt by those words, but he couldn't say a word.

He wasn't quite content with being called a partner, yet he wasn't anything more than that. In the end, he was nothing more than a lovesick simp who hadn't been accepted.

He always knew that Sakura liked Naruto.

It's as if he always understood that Tenten and Neji were truly in love, that Gaara and Sasuke loved Naruto, and that Hinata loved Sasuke.

Adolescent romance is always a source of distress, but it is also a rare sweetness amidst the pressures of life and survival.

"Sakura, don't do this! I like you, I like you, Sakura!"

At this moment, Xiao Li finally mustered up his courage and spoke all his true feelings. This time, he was no longer perfunctory like he had been when he was young, and he was only attracted to Xiao Ying's appearance. This time, he was focused on Xiao Ying's soft heart.

He desperately wanted to protect Sakura and prevent her from suffering any more pain from the outside world.

"I like it, hehehe!" Sakura blushed and looked drunk as she picked up the bottle again and took another swig.

"What a laughable thing to like. So-called feelings, so-called love, are nothing but bullshit in the face of righteousness. If you can't even survive, what kind of bullshit liking is that!"

Neji is dead, Tenten has entered the genjutsu, and even Hinata understands that she may never return. More and more people will enter the Infinite Tsukuyomi in the future.

And our Konoha will eventually become an empty grave, a grave where everyone is immersed in an illusion.

"We don't need any external evils to intervene; we will destroy ourselves."

"Perhaps he wasn't a demon to begin with, but an angel who saved our world."

"Sakura, stop drinking!" A voice suddenly came from outside. Naruto strode in and snatched the bottle from Sakura. "This is bad for your health."

"And what gives you the right to tell me what to do? By what right do you think you are? Savior? Twin of destiny? But what have you accomplished all these years?" Sakura sneered, snatched the bottle from his hand, staggered past him, and headed for the door.

"You can't do anything, Naruto! Konoha's finished! Hahaha, everyone's finished!"

"Sakura!" Rock Lee shouted again as he chased after her.