Written by Shin Towada and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto, Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise is the third installment of the Naruto Shinden series. The Shinden series has been created to give a deeper look into the character and their journey. Sasuke Shinden has been set two years after the Fourth Shinobi World War. As part of his redemption, Sasuke is still travelling around and protecting Konoha from afar.
In his journey, Sasuke still tackles missions sent by Kakashi while dealing with his own personal problems. Sasuke Shinden is a close look at Sasuke's life and thoughts after the war ended. Through this novel, many things can be learned about the fan-favorite character of the Naruto series.
10 Sasuke Saves A Village From The Dark Thunder Group
In Sasuke Shinden, Kakashi sends a message to Sasuke asking him to investigate the missing ninja from three different lands. While travelling, Sasuke comes across a bamboo village and gets ambushed by an old man and two ninjas. After realizing Sasuke's identity, the old man asks him for help to save the village from the Dark Thunder Group. Sasuke agrees to help them after learning that the leader of the Dark Thunder Group admires Sasuke.
Not wanting his name associated with the criminals, Sasuke single-handedly saves the village from the leader of the Dark Thunder Group, Karyu.
9 Konoha Is Attacked
While Sasuke is investigating the missing ninjas, Kakashi receives a report from the Konoha Barrier Team about the village being under attack. Kakashi sends Naruto, Sakura, and Sai to investigate, and they are joined by Team Asuma (Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji). On reaching, they are confronted by all of the missing ninjas who seem to be controlled by a genjutsu.
During the short battle, the village's outer wall is destroyed, but the residents and the infrastructure are seen to be safe. Team 7 along with Team Asuma also manage to capture the missing ninjas from Kiri and Kumo.
8 The Novel Explores The Development Of Ino And Sai's Relationship
Initially, Ino Yamanaka was a rival of Sakura for Sasuke's affections, but gradually her feelings shifted towards Sai. When Ino first met Sai, she was immediately smitten by him because of his handsome face and the fact that he called her beautiful. It was obvious that Ino was in love with Sai, but Sai rarely made his affections for Ino known in the series.
In Sasuke Shinden, Ino gets injured in a fight and is in the hospital. When Shikamaru and Choji visit her, they already see Sai sitting with Ino and drawing something. Sai insists on leaving only when he has completed his drawing, but Shikamaru sees many completed drawings on the floor, confirming that Sai just wants to spend more time with Ino. The relationship turned out to be good since, in the Boruto series, Ino and Sai are married and have a son, Inojin.
7 The Dark Thunder Group Was Inspired By Sasuke
In Sasuke Shinden novel, the Dark Thunder Group is introduced as a group of ninjas responsible for much bloodshed. While investigating the missing ninjas from Kiri and Kumo, Sasuke gets into a fight with the leader of the Dark Thunder Group, Karyu. After defeating Karyu, Sasuke gets to know about the origins of the group.
Karyu, a former Lightning Group member, tells Sasuke that he formed the Dark Thunder Group after being ostracized and living in fear because of his kekkai genkai. When he heard of Sasuke's brazen attack on the Five Kage Summit, Karyu formed the Dark Thunder Group to live as he pleased without any fear.
6 Sasuke's Reunion With Orochimaru And Team Taka
In Sasuke Shinden, Orochimaru and Team Taka are reunited with Sasuke. To know more about the Lightning Group, Sasuke locates Orochimaru and also meets up with his old team. Orochimaru even accompanies Sasuke to a remote island where wealthy individuals like to watch ninjas fight against each other.
Since Orochimaru and Team Taka have been pardoned by the village elders, they reside just outside the village. It also seems like Sasuke often visits them to gather intel since Orochimaru has dealt with many kinds of people in his lifetime.
5 Sasuke Investigates Kaguya To Find Out More About The Otsutsuki Clan
In Sasuke Shinden, it is made known that Sasuke is investigating Kaguya. Since Sasuke was entrusted to travel and find out the threats against Konoha, Sasuke decides to investigate and know more about the Otsutsuki clan. Kaguya, as a part of the Otsutsuki clan, had caused havoc in Konoha and was capable of harvesting chakra leading to an intense battle during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
During his time away from the village, Sasuke traveled and discovered more about the Otsutsuki clan. In the Boruto series, fans get to know that Sasuke is well-informed about the clan and has even discovered their ancient scrolls.
4 Orochimaru's Pardoned Sasuke To Keep Him As A Last Resort Against Future Havoc
Orochimaru was the main antagonist during the beginning of the Naruto series. Having done horrible experiments on innocent civilians, Orochimaru was also responsible for the death of the Third Hokage. Soon, Sasuke followed Orochimaru and committed terrible crimes going against Naruto. However, after the Fourth Shinobi World War, both Sasuke, and Orochimaru along with their comrades were pardoned.
According to Orochimaru, they have not been pardoned because of some grand ideal of giving another chance to lost souls but to keep them as last resorts in case there comes a day when a strong power comes to wreck havoc again.
3 Sasuke Reflects On His Redemption
After the Fourth Shinobi World War, Sasuke is pardoned for the crimes that he committed because of the help he provided during the war. However, instead of returning to the village, Sasuke goes on a journey of redemption. During his time traveling, Sasuke protects the village from afar and wishes to right all of his wrongdoings that he committed when was young.
However, Sasuke starts thinking about the impossibility of his atonement ever since he hears of Karyu forming the Dark Thunder Group after being influenced by Sasuke. To Sasuke, all of the death and destruction by the Dark Thunder Group seems to have been caused by his past actions.
2 Sasuke Senses A Greater Threat In The Future
In Sasuke Shinden, fans get to know that Sasuke is pursuing more information about the Otsutsuki clan. Sasuke is long seen to have wondered about the reason why Kaguya would need an army when she had enough power in her to control the world. This raises doubts and Sasuke starts believing that a greater threat than Kaguya may emerge in the future.
His suspicions are confirmed when Chino, the one who orchestrated the attack on Konoha, tells Sasuke that the White Zetsu Army had passed through her territory during the Fourth Shinobi World War and that she had a feeling that it was created to fight a bigger force than the Allied Shinobi Forces.
1 Sasuke Reveals Naruto Gave Him Hope
Sasuke and Naruto have a complicated relationship. While they started as rivals, Naruto soon took a liking to Sasuke and wished to have a friendship with him. When Sasuke left the village to join forces with Orochimaru, Naruto worked hard to find him and bring him back to the village. Even with the difference in their ideals, Naruto and Sasuke worked together to win the Fourth Shinobi War.
In Sasuke Shinden, while fighting against Chino, she wonders why Sasuke is ready to fight for Konoha despite their self-interest. Sasuke responds to the questions by giving Naruto the credit for his survival and escape from loneliness. He adds that just like Naruto gave him hope, Sasuke wishes for no one else to be alone in this world.
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