Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"How is it getting along with the Nine-Tails?" Sun Wukong asked with a smile.

"Not bad." Sakura, having regained control of her body, stretched lazily. "That fox is much more enduring than the Third Hokage, and although it's stronger in terms of brute strength, it's easier to deal with. It's probably because of the seal, which restricts it from using its stronger techniques."

"It's not humanoid, and its appearance is that of a fox, so its combat style is more akin to that of a wild beast. Therefore, when fighting it, you just need to be stronger in terms of power," Sun Wukong said with a light smile. "Fighting humans is different... humans are best at using their strengths to exploit the weaknesses of their enemies, and when things go awry, they think about escaping, making them naturally harder to handle than tailed beasts."

Tailed beasts, though they are conglomerations of chakra, have personalities that are somewhat related to their outward forms.

For example, the Nine-Tails has the form of a fox, and its behavior is also very much like that of a fox. The only differences might be that it's much larger in size, and it possesses a powerful chakra that normal creatures don't have."

Its destructive power is incomparable to that of an ordinary fox.

"Master, I need to go there again tomorrow," Sakura said.

"Sure," Sun Wukong agreed. "But you can go on your own."

"By myself?"

Sakura was confused, as she didn't know how to enter the space inside Naruto's body. This time, it had been her master who helped her.

"It's quite simple, just infuse some chakra into Naruto, followed by a bit of your spiritual power," Sun Wukong explained. "Your chakra is completely yours, so naturally, it can assist your spiritual will to enter the space inside Naruto."

Chakra is a combination of physical and mental energy, representing both material and consciousness, and is considered a more advanced form of energy that can change at the will of sentient beings.

Essentially, anything that exists in reality can be represented using chakra.

It is similar to transforming the false into the real.

However, the things created from chakra, such as water, fire, lightning, wind, and earth, are not the actual elements of nature, but rather composed of chakra. Even though they possess the properties of these natural elements, they are ultimately not the same as the real things.

For instance, the flames produced by Fire Style ninjutsu look like fire and behave like fire, so they can be said to be exactly like fire, but such flames cannot be extinguished by natural water.

Of course, these chakra-created flames can ignite real flames.

After all, the world also adheres to physical laws. As long as the temperature reaches the ignition point of a substance, it can catch on fire.

However, one thing is certain: the water created by chakra cannot quench thirst unless it condenses actual water molecules from the air and contains real water.

"Is that so? I see." Sakura raised her hand, and a mass of chakra hovered in her hand, morphing into various shapes—tools, animals, effortlessly changing as she wished.

Sitting atop the Hokage Rock, overlooking Konoha, bright lights could still be seen in the commercial district, while the residential buildings had turned pitch-black.

The Hokage's office building was still lit. Clearly, the Hokage hadn't rested yet.

Near the outskirts of Konoha's main city, in the area known as the Forest of Death, the Uchiha's territory was brightly lit. Sakura, with her golden eyes, could even see a large group of people gathering in a courtyard. They bore a symbol resembling a fan on their backs.

The Uchihas!

"What are they doing?" Sakura grew curious. She clapped her hands together and chakra formed a pair of transparent wings on her back. Upon closer inspection, one could see air currents flowing through these wings.

This was the application of Wind Style chakra.

"Feel the flowing wind, carry me to soar through the vault of the sky," Sakura chanted as the wings of wind gently flapped, lifting her off the ground.

"This is my first time flying in reality." Sakura spread her arms wide, feeling the movement of wind in the air, the wings on her back trembling slightly to control the direction, as she headed towards the Uchiha clan's territory above.

At that moment, the Uchihas were waiting in their courtyard for their clan leader to appear.

"When will the clan leader come out?"

"The higher-ups in the village are being too harsh on our Uchiha clan!"

"They must give us an explanation!"

"Indeed, the village was founded by the First Hokage together with our clan's ancestor, Uchiha Madara!"

"Don't mention that name; after all, he betrayed Konoha."

Uchiha Madara?

Sakura, hovering above the Uchiha territory, heard a name she didn't recognize: "Konoha was created by him alongside the First Hokage? But why is there no mention of Uchiha Madara in the history of Konoha, only the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and his... friend?"

As for who that friend was?

History books left not a trace.

Although she heard the Uchihas below mentioning that Uchiha Madara seemed to have betrayed Konoha and became a rogue ninja, such a person's name indeed shouldn't appear in textbooks.

But Sakura felt history needed to be faced head-on.

One couldn't deny the damage Uchiha Madara had inflicted on Konoha, but neither could one simply erase his name from history, could they?

"There are two statues nearly fifty meters tall in the Valley of the End, one is of the First Hokage, and the other, of so-called Uchiha Madara." Haruno Sakura had visited the Valley of the End with her parents to pay homage to those two statues.

Although the place wasn't open to the public under normal circumstances, it was accessible on the anniversary of Konoha's founding, and Sakura remembered visiting every year with her parents.

Those two statues hold commemorative significance for Konoha.

"You should feel fortunate that Konoha hasn't gone so far as to destroy Uchiha Madara's statue," Sun Wukong said with profound meaning.

"Master, are you saying that the higher-ups in Konoha also considered whether or not to record Uchiha Madara's name in history?" Sakura asked.

"Of course, human hearts are always complicated," Sun Wukong replied.

"But in the end, they chose to obscure Uchiha Madara's name," Sakura said with a downcast tone, continuing to listen to the discussion below.

The large gate in front of the courtyard was opened, and a tall figure walked out, followed by Uchiha Itachi.

"Clan Leader!"

Upon seeing Uchiha Fugaku come out, the Uchihas immediately quieted down. My Virtual Library Empire (M|V|L0EMPYR) hosts the original.

"I am aware of what our clan members think, but please return home for now, I have already discussed this with Itachi," Uchiha Fugaku said somberly.

Uchiha Inabi, with his brownish-grey hair, frowned, "Clan Leader, aren't we going to demand an explanation from the Hokage? During the Nine-Tails' rampage, it clearly had nothing to do with us, yet we were pushed to the outskirts of the village, and the villagers are scared just looking at us."

Uchiha Tekka added, "Also, Uchiha Itachi, your own son, possesses exceptional talent, but it seems he has never considered the interests of the Uchiha. Do you believe the Hokage's decisions are correct?"

This was not only questioning Uchiha Fugaku but also Uchiha Itachi.

Uchiha Itachi said, "I am simply trying my best to maintain the relationship between the clan and the village, and indeed, there are significant conflicts between our people and the village."

"That's betrayal," Uchiha Inabi said in a deep voice.

"Inabi!" Uchiha Fugaku snapped, "Mind your words, please. We are a part of the village, how can we speak of betrayal?"

Everyone fell silent.

After a long pause, Fugaku continued, "Alright, I am aware everyone has their grievances. When the opportunity arises, I will propose this to the Hokage of the village, but for now, please return home."

The Uchihas, filled with anger, resentment, or sighs, reluctantly but quietly headed back.

After they had left, Uchiha Itachi looked at his father, "Father, you also wish to betray, don't you?"

"I am trying to maintain..." Uchiha Fugaku insisted.

"You harbor dissatisfaction, too, but I hope you can keep it in check," Uchiha Itachi didn't know what else to say, but he loved the village more.

"Perhaps Inabi is right," Uchiha Fugaku faced his son for the first time.

"Just like you said, the Uchiha are part of the village; shouldn't our love for Konoha be a given? Yet now, the Uchiha clan seems more inclined to elevate its own glory, wanting to separate from Konoha," Uchiha Itachi spoke calmly.

"It was Konoha that ostracized us first," Uchiha Fugaku retorted with bitterness, "They... We just wanted to obtain the rights that we should strive for, Konoha is certainly not solely the Senju's Konoha."

"Yet the Senju gave up their surname, truly integrating into the village, which is why Konoha has produced far more prodigies than any other ninja village," Uchiha Itachi countered with a different perspective.

"You're too naive, Itachi, perhaps because you were too young when you went to battle..." Uchiha Fugaku struggled with his inner anger, "The Nine-Tails' rampage six years ago, the Sharingan in the Nine-Tails' eyes provided the village with an excuse to ostracize us, but everyone knows the Uchiha have lost the Mangekyo Sharingan and simply can't control the Nine-Tails!"

"We had no reason to do so!"

"They're just excluding us, ever since the Second Hokage, the Hokage lineage has always been looking for trouble with us!"

Uchiha Itachi felt some disappointment toward his father, "Father, is this your Will of Fire?"

Uchiha Fugaku said nothing more.

The Will of Fire, he of course understood it; the original intentions of the First Hokage were indeed noble, but he knew that in this era of multiple ninja villages coexisting, such a will was not suitable.

It seemed that Itachi failed to see this point, perhaps because he graduated from the Ninja Academy very early and had seen the battlefield and killed.

"Go back to your room, Itachi; I will appease the clan members," Uchiha Fugaku felt a little weary and dismissed his child, Itachi.

"Alright, Dad..." Every time at moments like this, Itachi's tone would soften, but then—

"Wait, I might have to go out tonight."