bacchusnovels Chapter 149 Resolute eyes, fight to the end without regret, assemble!
Chapter 149 Resolute eyes, fight to the end without regret, assemble!
Chapter 149 Resolute eyes, fight to the end without regret, assemble!
Inside the Hokage's office in Konoha Village.
The Third Hokage remained silent, lost in thought.
Naruto and Sakura had already said their goodbyes and left, not lingering in the Hokage's office for long.
They also needed to rush to the hospital to visit the injured Sasuke.
Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Naruto's departing figure, tapping his pipe as if weighing something.
The next moment, without hesitation, he turned and ordered in a deep voice, "Someone come here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a masked member of the Anbu appeared silently and knelt on one knee: "Lord Hokage."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned solemn as he ordered in a deep voice, "Make arrangements. From now on, all Anbu personnel responsible for protecting Naruto will be replaced with Jonin-level rank personnel. Also, increase the number of personnel to three!"
The Anbu member visibly hesitated upon hearing this, then whispered a reminder, "Hokage-sama, the Anbu is currently short-handed. One group is monitoring the Sunagakure delegation, and another is searching for Kakashi-senpai. The only Jonin we can mobilize are probably..." Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff of his pipe and waved his hand to interrupt, "Stop searching for Kakashi! Withdraw all search personnel and select three elite Jonin from among them to immediately join Naruto's guard!"
"Yes!" The secret agent accepted the order, and in a flash, disappeared from the office.
Gazing in the direction the Anbu had departed, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, his expression deep and complex.
Inside a ward at Konoha Hospital.
After leaving the Hokage Building, Naruto and Sakura ran all the way to the hospital.
From afar, I could see Sasuke sitting cross-legged on the bed, his right leg wrapped in bandages, but he was focused on his seated position with his eyes closed.
It seems he is channeling chakra for meditation and training.
The morning sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating his stubborn profile and making the boy's eyes appear even more resolute than his brother's.
Seeing this, Sakura stopped in her tracks and exclaimed softly, "Sasuke is injured but still making the most of his time to train!"
Naruto stood beside Sakura, looking at Sasuke in the hospital room with a mixture of admiration and understanding: "Sasuke never intends to let go of any opportunity to become stronger."
As he recalled what had happened before, he couldn't help but clench his fist.
It seems that Sasuke was quite traumatized by his encounter with that imposter last time.
He didn't rest at all in his dream last night either, insisting on training with Naruto in his dream all night long.
Naruto in the dream world was almost driven crazy by him.
This was the first time Naruto had ever seen that pervert show such a tired expression.
Naruto looked at Sasuke's retreating figure and suddenly grinned, but there was a hint of solemnity in his smile.
He muttered to himself, "Sasuke spends every minute and second getting stronger—I can't fall behind."
Then, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and his clenched fist trembled slightly. "What's more, that damned masked man dared to infiltrate Konoha so brazenly and kidnap Kakashi-sensei! I will settle this score with him!"
Naruto had secretly made up his mind: no matter what, he would train harder, become stronger as soon as possible, and beat the guy who dared to hurt his teacher and take his parents' lives to a pulp!
Inside the Divine Might Space.
Kakashi sat in a corner with his back against a cold stone pillar, his face solemn but his expression calm.
Since Obito said he would starve him into submission, he had to carefully conserve his strength and food.
As a seasoned elite Jonin, he always carries a few ration pills in his ninja tool bag for any eventuality when he goes on a mission.
Kakashi checked the ninja tool bag and found nine soldier pills inside.
Based on a daily consumption of three pills, he can only last for three more days.
Apart from the eerie stone pillars, there was nothing else here.
The wisest thing to do is to find a way to conserve your energy.
Kakashi sighed softly: Fortunately, the information was transmitted through a dream last night. I'm sure the Third Hokage and the others will take action after receiving the news.
With preparations made, it wouldn't be so easy for Obito to do anything to Konoha again.
What's more pressing now is his own predicament.
"Perhaps... I can still use dreams tonight?"
If he could get into the audience today and meet the Third Hokage or Jiraiya, and exchange information, he might be able to find a way to leave.
Or we could enter the dream world where Minato is still alive. Minato is a master of space-time ninjutsu, so perhaps we could learn from him.
Thinking of this.
Kakashi adjusted his posture, trying to stretch out his body against the stone pillar to conserve his energy, while closing his eyes and attempting to relax.
After an unknown amount of time, when Kakashi opened his eyes again, he found that the surrounding scenery had completely changed.
He successfully entered the dream.
However, this time, the scene around him made him frown slightly.
The familiar room layout came into view: a single bed, a desk and cabinet, and a door leading to the hallway outside.
All of this seemed to pull him back to his childhood years ago.
Kakashi looked down and saw that his body had returned to the appearance of someone in their teens.
That's right, this is his bedroom in the Hatake mansion when he was a child!
"So it's this dream instance." Kakashi rubbed his temples helplessly and sighed softly, "Looks like I drew the worst option."
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
After saying that, he quickly perked up, put on his clothes, and went downstairs.
The mansion was quiet, except for the breakfast his father had left for him on the dining table.
Kakashi glanced at it and knew that his father, Hatake Sakumo, had gone out on a mission early in the morning again.
After finishing breakfast alone, Kakashi pushed open the door and walked out of the house.
The morning air was slightly cool, and there were only a few pedestrians hurrying along the streets.
He walked briskly, heading towards the Konoha Ninja Academy with practiced ease.
As he walked, Kakashi's mind raced, trying to figure out a way to escape.
How can I make the most of this dream tonight?
auditorium.
At the same time, a beam of light suddenly shone in a dimly lit part of the theater audience, dispelling the surrounding darkness.
Immediately, four familiar figures appeared out of thin air on the empty seats—it was Jiraiya, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke!
Sasuke felt a blur before his eyes, and when he came to his senses again, he was already in this mysterious audience seat.
He frowned slightly, clenched his fists with a hint of regret, and muttered to himself, "Another night of cultivation wasted—"
Naruto, sitting to the side, couldn't help but purse his lips upon hearing Sasuke's words: "Sasuke's going way too far!"
However, when Naruto turned his head and saw the white-haired figure sitting on the other side, his eyes lit up immediately, and he leaned over with a look of surprise, "Perverted Sage! Great, you're here tonight too! I was just about to talk to you about something!"
"Huh?" Jiraiya was still looking around when he heard the familiar address. He couldn't help but twitch his forehead and looked down to see Naruto grinning and leaning close to him.
He looked Naruto up and down suspiciously, then snorted, "You brat, what are you up to now?"
That brat Naruto, his sudden enthusiasm can't be anything good!
Naruto, his thoughts exposed, scratched his head and chuckled dryly, "Hehe, nothing at all! I just encountered a few problems during my training today, and since I happened to run into you in my dream, I thought I'd ask for your guidance!"
Jiraiya's eyes widened in surprise: "What?! I'm busy gathering intelligence all day, and I finally get to sleep and have a dream, and you want to drag me into lecturing you?!"
As he said this, he couldn't help but puff out his beard and glare, slamming his fist on the armrest of his chair in anger, "You brat, don't go too far!"
Naruto scoffed, "What do you mean by gathering intelligence? You're probably just going off to play around again! Spying on girls while they shower!"
Jiraiya stood up angrily: "You brat, how dare you make up stories about me like that? Don't you know what intelligence gathering is?! How can you say it's just playing around when it comes to intelligence gathering?"
[Ding! Jiraiya's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
Seeing Jiraiya's anger and embarrassment, Naruto quickly waved his hands: "Okay, okay, information, information. Actually, there's just something I don't understand. I just need to ask a little bit!"
Sakura, standing to the side, covered her mouth and chuckled.
Sasuke watched this scene silently, nodding thoughtfully: "So this dream can be used in this way?"
In the end, Jiraiya was defeated by Naruto's relentless pursuit.
He rubbed his forehead, sighing helplessly, "Sigh, alright, alright—I just can't do anything with you. So, what's the problem?"
"Great!" Naruto was thrilled that his plan had worked. He gave a fist pump, then cleared his throat and asked Jiraiya for advice on some problems he had encountered during his training that day.
Although Jiraiya looked reluctant, he patiently answered all his questions one by one.
"That's all you need to know, understand?"
Naruto quickly nodded in agreement, "Understood, understood, thank you, Perverted Sage!"
He chuckled and returned to his seat with a satisfied look on his face.
Jiraiya glared at him irritably before stretching and loosening his shoulders, which were stiff from maintaining his lecturing posture.
No sooner had he sat back down than Sasuke quietly leaned over: "Um, Jiraiya-sama, I actually have a few questions I'd like to ask you." Jiraiya: "???"
[Ding! Jiraiya's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
on the screen.
Inside a classroom at the Konoha Ninja Academy.
Kakashi had barely stepped into the classroom when he saw two familiar figures sitting by the window – Obito and Rin.
"Kakashi, good morning!" As soon as Rin saw Kakashi, her previously somewhat awkward face immediately broke into a smile, and she waved excitedly at him. "Come on over, we have an empty seat here."
Kakashi waved and softly replied, "...Good morning."
He walked slowly towards the two, only to find Obito staring intently at him, his expression quite displeased. "Hmph!"
Obito turned his head away, deliberately twisting himself to block Rin's path, muttering, "Come on then, what's the big deal—"
However, before he could finish speaking, Obito immediately turned to Rin with a fawning expression, raising the water bottle in his hand: "Rin, would you like some water? I brought some hot water!"
Rin blushed deeply at his sudden display of enthusiasm, waving her hands repeatedly, "No, no need, Obito. What's wrong with you today? Why are you acting like this all of a sudden—"
She lowered her head a little embarrassedly and whispered, "That's so strange!"
"W-That's strange?!" Obito became extremely nervous upon hearing this, almost dropping his water bottle. "I-What's strange about me? I'm just concerned about my comrades!"
He hurriedly rummaged through his ninja tool bag and pulled out a packet of snacks, handing it to Rin and stammering, "Rin, didn't you eat much for breakfast? I have some delicious chestnut cake here, specially saved for you, try some!"
Rin was forced to retreat step by step by him, her face full of embarrassment, waving her hands repeatedly: "Obito, that's enough! I really can't eat anymore." She blushed and glanced at Kakashi beside her, seemingly afraid that Kakashi would misunderstand something, and explained in a low voice, "Um, Obito isn't usually like this, I don't know what's wrong with him today—"
Kakashi nodded slightly upon hearing this, but his expression beneath the mask was far from relaxed.
He stood quietly to the side, his gaze sweeping back and forth over Obito.
Obito seems unusually enthusiastic today?
In Kakashi's memory, although Obito Uchiha had a crush on Rin during his youth, he was always too shy to express it. At most, he would show concern for her in awkward ways, but he never fawned over her like he did now.
It's even more impossible for him to be so blatant in front of Kakashi. Normally, if Rin gets even a little close to Obito, he'll blush and stutter. How could he be so proactive and clingy like this?
Something seems off about Obito in my dream!
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
Just then, the bell rang for class.
Kakashi couldn't say anything, so he could only sit still and observe from the sidelines.
In class, he appeared to be listening attentively to the teacher, but in reality, he kept an eye on Obito's every move.
Soon, the class period was over.
As soon as the bell rang, Lin seemed to have been granted a pardon. She jumped up from her seat, blushed, and hurriedly slipped away under the pretext of "going to the restroom."
Before leaving, she didn't even dare to look back at Obito, clearly frightened by his overly enthusiastic attitude.
"Sigh—" Obito sighed in disappointment as he watched Rin flee in disarray, and had no choice but to stuff the toy he hadn't given her back into his schoolbag.
Kakashi watched Rin leave the classroom and walk away.
He then suddenly stood up, grabbed Obito by the collar, and lifted him off his seat.
Kakashi was certain that Obito was definitely up to something today!
He already had a guess in his mind.
"Hey! Kakashi, what are you doing?!" Obito was caught off guard by Kakashi's sudden attack. He struggled for a moment, but couldn't break free.
"Come out with me for a moment."
Kakashi said in a deep voice, and without further ado, half-dragged, half-pulled Obito out of the classroom and to a quiet corner of the corridor outside.
Obito, pinned against the wall by Kakashi, froze for a second before glaring angrily and yelling back, "Kakashi, what's wrong with you! Let me go!"
Before he could finish speaking...
Obito's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he said with a hint of smugness, "Alright! Kakashi, are you scared? You're afraid I'll take Rin away from you, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi fell silent, feeling a sense of absurdity. Had he guessed wrong?
Is this really something that Obito, who is in his thirties, would say?
Kakashi frowned, his eyes fixed on Obito, and asked in a deep voice, "You're Obito, aren't you!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Kakashi realized he had made a mistake; who else could it be but Obito in front of him?
The question he actually wanted to ask was whether it was the real-life Obito.
To everyone's surprise, the young Obito in front of him shook his head without hesitation, his tone resolute.
"No! I am Uchiha Madara!"
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +1000!]
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +1000!]