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"That's right! The eldest son awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan at a young age, and the younger son graduated from the Ninja Academy with the second-highest score in the entire school. If this continues, the Uchiha clan is going to rise to prominence."
These whispers drifted intermittently into Naruto's ears.
He walked ahead, only partially understanding what was being said, but he grasped the general meaning.
The adults weren't speaking loudly, and he didn't quite understand the first part of their sentences, but the last sentence pierced his ears clearly:
"My youngest son graduated second in the entire school..."
"Ok?"
Naruto paused, a look of confusion on his face.
Second in the whole school?
Sasuke?
Naruto frowned slightly, thinking to himself: Although Sasuke is a bit of a show-off, I acknowledge his strength.
He remembered very clearly that Sasuke graduated with the highest score in the entire school among his graduating class!
Where did the "second" come from?
Completely baffled, he looked up at his mother and asked, "Mom, Sasuke only got second place? Then who got first place?"
Kushina was taken aback by his words: "Huh?"
She looked down at her son in surprise.
The next second, Kushina raised her eyebrows and, feigning anger, flicked Naruto's forehead hard with her finger: "You brat, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"Ouch--!"
Naruto rubbed his forehead, which was stinging from the flick, and took a half-step back, looking aggrieved. "Mom, why did you hit me!"
He looked up at Kushina with a pitiful expression, not understanding what he had said wrong.
Kushina put her hands on her hips and glared at her son with feigned sternness: "Naruto, how could you ask such a question in that sarcastic tone? Who did you learn that from! Aren't you number one? Why are you asking who others are! Don't talk like that again, it's so rude!"
"Huh?!" Naruto was stunned. "The... the first... is me?"
He pointed to his nose in shock, his face filled with disbelief: "Mom, are you saying I'm the number one student in the whole school? You're not kidding, are you?"
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
……
in the audience.
Seeing Naruto's shocked reaction on the screen, Sakura Haruno couldn't help but show a look of disgust: "Tch—Naruto just loves to daydream like this!"
In her opinion, it was incredibly imaginative for Naruto in her dream to make himself the number one, surpassing Sasuke.
It also fits Naruto's show-off, foolish personality.
Kakashi, standing to the side, remained silent, his eyes filled with even deeper thought.
Naruto becomes number one in his dream, which on the surface seems to be a manifestation of his subconscious desire, but all indications suggest that this dream is far more complex than that.
Kakashi thoughtfully stroked his chin, feeling as if he had grasped some key clues.
As for Sasuke, he had no interest in such trivial matters as whether Naruto was number one.
His entire focus was on the two figures at the entrance of the Uchiha mansion in the picture.
As Naruto and Kushina drew closer, their appearances gradually became clearer.
Sasuke held his breath, his heart pounding.
One of the figures was indeed young Uchiha Sasuke, standing upright in front of the door—himself from the dream. And the other person standing beside him, greeting guests…
Sasuke stared intently at the man's face, as if his soul were about to fly through the screen.
In the hazy light, it was a handsome young man with black hair tied in a low ponytail, a Konoha headband on his forehead, and a gentle and composed expression.
He was wearing Uchiha clan attire and had a fan-shaped clan emblem pinned to his chest, clearly indicating that he was a member of the Uchiha clan.
Those refined features, that serene demeanor—
It's him!
Sasuke's pupils contracted sharply, and he froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.
Even after many years, he still recognized the face he had been longing for at a glance.
"...?!"
Sasuke's voice was hoarse as he stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the young man standing calmly smiling at the doorway in the video.
That was the person he knew best yet was also the most unfamiliar to.
Itachi Uchiha, his older brother.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Sasuke have been detected! Emotional value +2000!]
"This is impossible!"
Sasuke cried out, his voice breaking from overwhelming excitement.
His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Uchiha Itachi, who had appeared in his dream, his mind reeling.
That traitor who cruelly murdered his entire clan and his parents actually appeared in Naruto's dream, and even greeted guests at a banquet at his home with his clan.
"No...no way! Why is he here!"
Sasuke completely lost control of his emotions, his breathing became so rapid that he could barely catch his breath.
Sakura blinked, puzzled. "Who is that person?"
As an outsider, she did not recognize Itachi Uchiha.
Kakashi stared silently at the screen and sighed softly.
He knew, of course, who the young man standing at the door was, and he also knew what this person meant to Sasuke.
Seeing Sasuke on the verge of collapse, he was about to say something to comfort him when Sasuke suddenly roared, "This is all fake!! Fake!!"
Sasuke's voice was hoarse, almost choked with sobs, and there was a faint red glint in his eyes.
He tried desperately to deny everything he saw, as if that would drive away the raging storm in his heart.
That figure...
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Sasuke have been detected! Emotional value +2000!]
in the audience.
Sasuke's chest heaved violently, and emotions such as sadness, anger, and grief swirled wildly in his eyes.
Sakura was stunned by his appearance and didn't dare to ask any more questions for a moment.
And the dream on the screen continues...
Chapter 22 Today's mission is canceled; Class 7 gets a day off.
Kakashi said in a deep voice, "Calm down! Sasuke, I know you're upset. But remember, it was just a dream."
However, his words were like a breeze to Sasuke at that moment; Sasuke's gaze remained fixed on the screen, unwilling to look away for even a moment.
He knew in his heart that it was a dream, but reason could not suppress the surging emotions.
The scene in the video, where his mother is alive and his brother stands at the door of the house smiling to welcome guests, is like a sharp kunai piercing his heart again and again, causing him so much pain that he can hardly breathe, yet he can't bear to look away.
Seeing that Sasuke was temporarily stable and had not had another attack, Kakashi said no more.
He himself was not at peace either.
The sudden appearance of Itachi Uchiha in the dream, along with the various differences he had shown before, all suggest that this dream may be another possible world.
If I'm not mistaken...
Kakashi's mind raced, and the many fragments in his mind gradually pieced together into a clear picture.
In this dream world, if Minato had dealt with the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails' rampage on the very night, then none of the subsequent tragedies would have occurred.
Without the Nine-Tails being controlled by the Sharingan to wreak havoc, the village naturally wouldn't blame the Uchiha clan for the disaster.
Minato and Fugaku Uchiha had a good relationship, and Kushina and Mikoto were close friends. With Minato mediating between them, the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan wouldn't escalate to an uncontrollable level.
With Minato's own formidable strength, coupled with the Third Hokage who had stepped down from the front lines, such a high-level force was enough to deter the warlike hawks within the Uchiha clan.
It also influenced the decision-making of certain factions within Konoha's upper echelons.
In this way, the Uchiha clan could have continued to live peacefully in Konoha Village, and the tragedy of their extermination would never have happened.
Therefore, in this dream, Itachi Uchiha does not need to bear the blood debt, so he will not defect.
The Uchiha clan continued to prosper, and Itachi even stood up honorably and earned clan honor through his own strength.
As Kakashi thought of this, a soft spot in his heart seemed to be touched.
This scene, as if in a dream, has fulfilled everyone's wishes.
Kakashi gazed at the composed and youthful Uchiha Itachi on the screen, then glanced at Sasuke beside him, whose eyes were red and who was staring intently at the screen, and sighed softly.
Naruto's dream... is just too reasonable, too realistic.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that such a young Naruto could have imagined such a meticulous and coherent world.
To be honest, when Kakashi saw Naruto's dream on his first night, he found it somewhat absurd and laughable.
Perhaps it was just a child's wild imagination running wild in their subconscious.
However, at this moment, he had to admit that the dream was so rich in detail that he couldn't find any flaws.
If he didn't know reality so well, he would almost believe that this was a real scene from some parallel world.
On second thought, if Minato hadn't died, Naruto would have had his parents' guidance and support from a young age, and he wouldn't have suffered the coldness and discrimination he did because of being called the "Demon Fox"...
As the son of a hero, he lived a privileged life and was carefully nurtured, so it was only natural that he would rank first in the ninja academy.
Kakashi lowered his head slightly, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.
……
Shi Yu watched all this from the shadows, her heart already bursting with joy.
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