Chapter 264: Mother and Son

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Returning to their pyramid, Shikamaru and Sasuke found themselves in the main hall with a teleportation formation.

The Uchiha had long ago returned to his former appearance, but at the same time he did not stop behaving rather timidly. Surviving the pill of emotional outburst was not an easy task. In addition, after what had happened, he was even more embarrassed to look at his sensei. Having burst into tears at that time as a girl, he showed him a lot of emotions ...

"What a shame ..." - now he only did what he remembered about this and mentally scolded himself for this shame!

"Okay Sasuke, your Mangekyo is ready, but don't think about revenge on your brother just yet." It's not as easy as you think, I'll tell you, let's go.

Sasuke was immediately surprised.

“R-Tell me?” About what?

Shikamaru didn't answer, just waved his hand.

“Come on, I have to show you something first.” It will change your life forever, trust me. I gave you power as promised, but that's not all, because I still want to deprive you of hatred. Let's go.

"Deprive... Hate?"

Sasuke nodded hesitantly, but still followed sensei, he didn't know what could have made him become so serious and say such words - definitely something too amazing there...

Today, even after the pill incident, he was still in high spirits and if sensei wanted to show him something special, he was already burning with anticipation!

Walking down the corridor, Sasuke remarked with surprise:

Is this a research block?

“Yes, I see Haku has told you a lot. This place holds several people in a coma, as well as Karin and Kushina studying the fuin I prepared. But, we'll go to someone else...

After Mito, there was a lot of knowledge left, and Shikamaru also wrote down a lot of his own and transferred them to the fuin research center. Two girls spent all their time there. Kushina completely immersed herself in her study, trying to take her mind off her worries about her son and her past, as well as her complicated feelings for Shikamaru. Very quickly, she began to realize that a long separation from him only makes everything worse and exacerbates this problem ... But, in her heart she understood that it would be better this way. To some extent, she still had feelings for Minato, but here it is ... A woman's heart is changeable, and every time she leaned towards Shikamaru, she felt uneasy.

Karin was just learning. When Shikamaru gave her a sense of security, this safe fortress, new acquaintances with the caring Haku and the beautiful Kushina, whose girl she admired, Karin decided to try. She was lucky, it turned out that she had a great talent for teaching.

Walking further down the corridor and past a couple of restricted areas, Shikamaru stopped and pointed to the last door.

- We came.

"And... and what's in there?" Sasuke asked a little nervously.

“Before we enter, you should know: She has been here for quite some time, even before you became my apprentice. Previously, she was unconscious, so your meeting would only make it worse, I could not do such a thing on the eve of the exam. Her condition has almost stabilized, and I think she will wake up soon. If it's come to this, I want you to be the one to watch her. Haku will tell you everything later. I'm going to temporarily leave the village, he will stay to watch everything.

"I... I understand," Sasuke nodded quickly and didn't ask too many questions, now he was more interested in this "she" hidden behind the door. For some reason, standing here and now, Uchiha was even more nervous, he really wanted to enter, but inside something involuntarily trembled with anxiety ...

- Stop being afraid of Sasuke, you are my student, while I'm around - be sure of everything. - slapping the boy on the shoulder, Shikamaru reached out to the fuin seals on the door and the doors immediately parted to the sides. So, the way is finally open.

Sasuke swallowed and nodded quickly, regaining his confidence. Looking at his sensei, he immediately became determined. Following him, he went inside the chamber and calmly looked around. The wooden tiles and a few glowing fuin seals did not surprise him, nor did the monitor with the patient's readings. Finally, after that, the guy noticed a dark-haired girl in bed. What he saw changed his life forever...

— Hmm? Sasuke blinked sharply and then his eyes widened in shock.

Shikamaru chuckled as he watched this reaction. Uchiha abruptly jumped up and ran to the girl, he peered into her face and shouted again:

- Mother! Mother! His fingers trembled madly as he touched her face and hair as tears involuntarily spilled from his eyes. He couldn't contain another surge of emotions... But who would blame him for that? Because he met her...

"M-mom... It's y-you..." Falling to his knees, Sasuke pressed against the woman's shoulder and squeezed the sheet. His lips quivered with the surging feelings, he sobbed loudly... Her breath, so warm... She was alive! Mom, who he thought was dead, was right in front of him!

Shikamaru gave him almost a minute, and then, when Sasuke had calmed down a bit, he finally took a step towards him.

“On the day of the Uchiha massacre, your brother was following the orders of Danzō Shimura. Even if he wanted to prevent the rebellion, he still killed many innocent clan members. Except he didn't seem to be able to kill Mikoto, or maybe Danzō managed to keep her alive by some method. He kept her deep underground, locked in a cage... Don't grit your teeth, I figured everything out. I killed him and got all the prisoners out. Although your mother is weak, she is an Uchiha, she can't hold her spirit... Very soon she will wake up.

Getting closer to Mikoto, Shikamaru patted Sasuke on the head and touched the girl's forehead.

- Look after her. I'll deal with everything... - turning around, he began to leave, as he decided to give the boy the opportunity to be alone with himself. But, before he had time to take a couple of steps, the crying Sasuke turned around and sniffed his nose and said:

— T-thank you! Thank you sensei... I will never forget this, I swear that...

"I understand," Shikamaru interrupted, turning slightly, "You're my student, don't thank me for this." If you want to swear an oath to me, then first think it over and wash yourself. Leaving his calm look to the student for the last time, he simply walked away.

As soon as the door closed, Sasuke clenched his teeth with force and a strong stream of tears escaped his eyes. He felt such a strong gratitude that he could not express it in words, moreover... Turning to his mother, the guy approached her. His feelings were simply indescribable. How can a son who has lost his mother feel, believing that she is dead, and then meet her alive again? The threads of sadness and happiness slowly intertwined into one incredibly feeling, so painful and warm at the same time...