Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master!

Has Chapter 16 already entered Phase 2 so quickly?

Naruto squatted on the ground, panting heavily, his hands aching.

After several hours of practice, he still couldn't get the ball in his hands to pop out.

"Damn it!" Naruto gritted his teeth, his face full of resentment. "It didn't feel this hard in the dream!"

He took a deep breath and placed the ball in his left palm again, covering it tightly with his right hand.

The newly formed chakra within his body gathered in his palm with his will. Naruto tried hard to recall the key points he had learned last night, attempting to make the chakra spin at high speed like a vortex.

One second, two seconds... A faint ripple of chakra surged from the palm of his hand, and a slight dent and tremor appeared on the surface of the rubber ball.

But soon, that chakra dissipated uncontrollably.

The ball bounced back to its original shape with a snap, hopping in Naruto's hand without showing any sign of exploding.

Naruto slumped to the ground in frustration, his hands so sore and numb he could barely lift them.

He was panting heavily, staring at the still intact ball in his hand, and couldn't help but mutter, "What happened... Controlling chakra in reality is definitely much harder than in a dream!"

He recalled the scene in his dream, where he seemed to have completed the first stage of training with ease, but now, after practicing the second stage for a long time, he made no progress.

Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha had already stopped what they were doing and were watching Naruto make a fool of himself.

Sakura, seeing Naruto's exasperation, couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Pfft... Naruto, don't waste your energy."

Hearing Sakura's laughter, Naruto blushed and shouted defiantly, "I'm practicing a super powerful secret technique! Once I learn it... Sakura-chan will know how amazing it is!"

Sakura curled her lip in disdain: "Tch, what super powerful technique? You just learned it in your dreams, Naruto. A dream is just a dream, don't take it seriously."

Naruto panicked, his face flushed as he tried to explain, "The person who taught me ninjutsu in my dream... he was... but..."

He suddenly fell silent halfway through his sentence, then changed his words, saying, "Anyway, I will definitely learn it!"

Just as Naruto finished speaking, a lazy voice came from afar: "Yo~~ everyone, sorry to keep you waiting."

Everyone looked up and saw Kakashi walking leisurely in the midday sunlight, his hands in his pockets.

His signature headband was worn askew, covering his left eye, and half of his face was buried under a black mask, with his right eye, which was exposed, smiling like a crescent moon.

"Sorry everyone, I ran into a little trouble on the way, so I'm late."

"Kakashi-sensei!!"

Sakura Haruno was immediately furious.

"Do you even know what time it is?!"

She pointed her finger at the blinding sun in the sky, "Being late every time is one thing, but this time I was late until noon! Are you kidding me—"

"Yeah, yeah!" Naruto jumped up in agreement, "We're starving!"

Kakashi scratched the back of his head and laughed nonchalantly, "Ahaha, sorry, sorry. I had no choice... On the way here, I got lost on the path of life and wasted a lot of time."

Upon hearing this, Naruto and Sakura were both taken aback: "Huh??"

Lost on the path of life?

What a lame excuse!

The two looked at each other, momentarily forgetting their anger.

Sasuke scoffed, turned his face away, and muttered, "They're trying to fool us with this nonsense again."

Seeing the kids' faces clearly saying "I don't believe you," Kakashi chuckled twice and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Anyway, lunch is on me today! You can eat whatever you want."

"real?"

Naruto's eyes lit up at the words, all his resentment vanished, and he raised his hands in a cheer, "Great! I want to eat Ichiraku Ramen! Lots and lots of chashu ramen!"

He finished speaking and, as if filled with renewed energy, took off running towards the village, as if afraid Kakashi would change his mind. "Let's go! Let's go! This time I'm going to order a few more bowls!"

Sakura wanted to complain about Kakashi a bit more, but when Naruto heard that he was treating everyone, he disappeared in a few moments.

She sighed, rubbing her forehead. "That idiot, there's just no way to deal with him..."

Kakashi watched Naruto's departing figure with a smile, seemingly unconcerned about his students' complaints.

But after Naruto's figure disappeared around the corner of the forest path, the smile on his face gradually faded.

Kakashi slowly turned around to face Sasuke and Sakura, who remained behind. His previous lazy expression had vanished, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and seriousness.

"Sasuke, Sakura."

Kakashi spoke in a low voice, his only visible eye, his right eye, staring directly at the two students. "I have a question for you—have you told anyone about your dream last night?"

Sasuke and Sakura were both taken aback.

Kakashi's sudden serious attitude caught them somewhat off guard.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise and unease in each other's eyes.

"No," Sasuke shook his head first, saying firmly, "I live alone, so I have no one else to talk to."

Sakura nodded quickly, "Me too! My parents are commoners, I... I don't know how to say it even if I wanted to, and Kakashi-sensei told us not to tell anyone, right? How could I dare to say anything?"

Hearing the two confirm that no word had leaked out, Kakashi visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

He nodded, lowering his voice even further: "Very good. Remember, you must keep this a secret. Never mention this to anyone, especially the specific details of what happened in the dream."

Sakura nodded.

Although she didn't understand, it was just a dream, so why was it being treated like an S-level secret?

Sasuke didn't speak, but his expression had clearly become serious.

Seeing the nervous or thoughtful expressions on the faces of the two students before him, Kakashi nodded: "I can't go into too many details, but I can tell you that it was definitely not an ordinary dream. In short, this matter is not to be told to anyone, understand?"

"Yes!" Sasuke and Sakura exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion and curiosity in each other's eyes, but they still nodded in unison in agreement.

Kakashi's tone was so serious, something they had never seen before since they started following him, clearly indicating that the seriousness of the matter exceeded their expectations.

"it is good."

Kakashi, seeing that the two understood, smiled again.

He raised his hand and ruffled the two little ones' heads, reverting to his usual nonchalant demeanor. "Let's go, don't let Naruto order all the char siu in the shop."

After saying that, he turned around and started walking leisurely in the direction Naruto had left.

Sakura was still a little confused, but after hearing Kakashi's sarcastic remark, she couldn't help but shake her head with a laugh and quickly followed.

Sasuke was a beat slow before taking a step.

After taking a few steps, he couldn't help but look back at the empty training ground, Kakashi's words still echoing in his mind.

"If the content of the dream is all false, then it won't cause any problems if we tell others... Since Kakashi-sensei is trying to silence us, then that means..."

This suggests that the absurd scenes in Naruto's dream may not be just his imagination, but rather there is a real reason behind it!

Sasuke's fist clenched unconsciously in his pocket.

"Sasuke? What are you daydreaming about? Let's go!"

Sakura's shouts came from ahead.

Sasuke looked up and saw Sakura standing not far away, waving at him, while Kakashi and Naruto had disappeared.

"They're here."

Sasuke composed himself, temporarily suppressing his many questions, and quickly caught up with the pursuer.

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