manynovel Chapter 1 I, Uchiha Sasuke, acknowledge you as the strongest in Team 7.
Chapter 1 I, Uchiha Sasuke, acknowledge you as the strongest in Team 7.
Konoha Year 63, Summer Night.
Insects chirped softly, and the moon rose above the willow branches.
The Land of Fire, Konoha Village, the Hatake family.
Kakashi sprawled out on his unchanging single bed in a "spread-eagle" position, too lazy to even remove his signature black mask, revealing only a tired, lifeless eye staring blankly at the familiar ceiling.
The survival exercise for the three subordinates during the day involuntarily replayed in his mind—the final test of the Seventh Squad.
Snatch the bell.
What a classic and memorable segment.
Kakashi twitched the corner of his mouth, a rare hint of relief appearing in his dead fish eyes.
Although the process was full of twists and turns and many flaws, these three little guys finally understood the meaning of companionship.
"Well, not bad kids."
Kakashi muttered something to himself, turned over, and casually tossed "Icha Icha Paradise" aside.
Mental exhaustion washed over him like a tide, and he yawned, his eyelids growing heavier and heavier.
Kakashi slowly closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually sinking into darkness.
……
However, just as consciousness was about to completely dissipate, in the instant of falling into slumber—
Kakashi suddenly jolted awake!
Something is wrong!
He opened his eyes instantly, and his lazy, dead fish eyes became as sharp as a hawk's in an instant!
Almost instinctively, he sprang out of bed with a somersault, his right hand already reaching for the ninja tool pouch at his waist—
Empty?
His pupils suddenly contracted, and he finally saw his surroundings clearly.
This is nothing like his messy bachelor apartment!
This is an extremely eerie, enormous, dark room!
The air was cold, carrying a smell as if it had been sealed away for a long time.
The surrounding walls appeared to be made of some kind of smooth, black material, absorbing all the light.
Before him was a pitch-black screen, like a movie theater screen, with no images on it, only an unsettling stillness.
Behind him were rows of empty seats, neatly arranged and stretching into the darkness, like the audience seats of a long-abandoned theater.
Where am I?!
Illusion?!
Kakashi's mind raced, and he immediately tried to mobilize the chakra within his body.
Smooth.
It was not sealed.
Without hesitation, he quickly formed hand seals.
"Substitution Jutsu!"
No response.
Like a stone sinking into the sea, the flow of chakra had no effect, and he remained standing in the same spot.
Kakashi's expression changed.
"Body Instantaneous Movement Technique!"
Still no response!
His body seemed to be nailed to the spot, unable to use ninjutsu...
"untie!"
Attempts to dispel the illusion were also ineffective!
It's not an illusion?
It's not a conventional sealing technique or barrier either?
Kakashi quickly pulled off his headband and used his Sharingan to examine the area, but found nothing unusual.
What exactly is this place?
Who brought me here?
A strong sense of crisis welled up in my heart.
He is Kakashi Hatake, an elite Jonin of Konoha, a copy ninja, a member of the Anbu, and a veteran of countless battles.
How could someone have kidnapped me from my home to this strange place without my knowledge and restricted my abilities?
This method... is simply unheard of!
Just as Kakashi's mind was racing, he was cautiously looking around, trying to find any clues.
"Hey! Kakashi-sensei?!"
A familiar female voice, filled with surprise and fear, suddenly rang out from not far behind him.
Kakashi suddenly turned around.
About three or four rows behind him, two figures in pajamas were staring at him in shock.
Sakura Haruno, with her pink hair and wearing a pink cotton pajama set with a cute rabbit pattern, is currently staring wide-eyed at the sky with her emerald green eyes and her small mouth slightly open.
Beside her, Uchiha Sasuke, with his black hair and black eyes, was wearing a simple set of dark blue striped pajamas. Although he tried to maintain a cool expression, his slightly furrowed brows and a hint of panic in his eyes betrayed his inner unease.
"Sakura? Sasuke?" Kakashi casually pulled down his headband. "What are you doing here?!"
"I...we don't know either!" Sakura looked like she was about to cry, her voice trembling with sobs. "I was sleeping at home, and when I closed my eyes and opened them again...I'm...I'm here!"
She pointed to the empty seats around her and the screen in front of her, and continued, her voice trembling with tears, "Sasuke and I have been here for a while now. We've checked carefully, there's nothing here, and we can't get out. There are just these chairs and this big screen in front of us... Waaah... Kakashi-sensei, what's going on? Have we been captured by some terrible enemy?"
Although Sasuke didn't speak, his expression was also very unpleasant. He had obviously tried to leave or resist, but all his attempts failed.
He glanced at Kakashi, seemingly hoping to get an answer from his experienced Jonin teacher.
Kakashi's expression grew even more serious.
Even Sasuke and Sakura were brought here?
And it happened while I was asleep... What kind of technique is this?
Its scope was so wide, and its effects so subtle, that even I was completely unaware of it...
What is the other party's goal?
We've gathered all of our Class 7 here...
Wait, where's Naruto?
Kakashi suddenly noticed the key point, and his brows furrowed even more.
Sakura and Sasuke are just newly graduated genin, so they might be easy targets.
But he is a genuine Jonin.
They were able to move him here silently from his heavily guarded home in Konoha, and even restrict his ninjutsu...
This is something no ordinary ninja could do!
The opponent's strength is probably unfathomable!
Just then, Sasuke, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his finger and pointed at the huge black screen in front of him, looking at him strangely.
"Kakashi-sensei, look at that screen. It lit up for a moment, and then went out quickly, but I think I saw... Naruto's idiotic face."
He paused, then added in a more uncertain tone, "It feels... like what's playing on this screen... is Naruto's dream?"
"Naruto's...dream?"
Kakashi paused, then instinctively looked at the giant screen in front of him again.
Right now!
The screen, which was originally completely black, suddenly lit up without warning!
The screen appears!
That was none other than a familiar training ground in Konoha Village!
In the center of the training field, two boys, around twelve years old, were locked in a fierce confrontation.
With his golden spiky hair and wearing that iconic orange tracksuit—Naruto Uzumaki!
With his black, spiky hair, cold expression, and eyes that gleamed with an indomitable spirit, Uchiha Sasuke was a true hero!
However, the two people in the picture seem to be in a very strange state at this moment.
On the screen, Naruto is seen with his hands on his hips, laughing loudly at Sasuke who is lying on the ground in an extremely arrogant manner!
Around him stood countless shadow clones... at least a hundred identical ones, each looking at Sasuke on the ground with a smug look.
Sasuke, lying on the ground, looked somewhat disheveled, but his face showed no anger or resentment. Instead... he looked at Naruto with an expression full of admiration and relief!
Kakashi: "..."
Sakura: "..."
Sasuke: "..."
The three audience members were stunned.
What... what's going on?
Immediately afterwards, Sasuke on the screen spoke up, saying to Naruto with sincere admiration:
"Phew... As expected of you, Naruto Uzumaki!"
"I...I accept defeat wholeheartedly!"
"Your strength is indeed superior to mine. From this day forward, I, Uchiha Sasuke, hereby acknowledge you as the strongest member of Team 7!!"
Upon hearing this, Naruto laughed even more smugly, his nostrils practically pointing to the sky. He pointed at Sasuke and laughed heartily, showing no regard for family ties:
"Hahaha! Sasuke, you're not all that great, are you? I thought you were so strong! But you were easily defeated by my young master Naruto! Hahaha!"
puff!
In the audience, the veins on Uchiha Sasuke's forehead bulged instantly.
His handsome face flushed red with anger and shame!
"This idiot!!! How could I possibly lose to him? And he even said something like that?" Sasuke was trembling with rage. If looks could kill, Naruto on the screen would have been torn to pieces by him.
Sakura covered her face in exasperation and disgust: "Naruto... he's hopeless..."
Kakashi, on the other hand, stared at the screen with his classic dead fish eyes, completely unmoved, and even a little amused.
The tense atmosphere was slightly eased by the activity on the screen.
Just as the three of them were experiencing intense emotional turmoil due to the outrageous dream on the screen.
In the distant, unobservable shadows of the stands.
A black-haired boy dressed in an ordinary ramen shop uniform smiled with satisfaction.
It was just the right time for rain.
Before him, a series of notifications kept popping up, visible only to him:
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +300!]
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Sasuke have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
[Ding! Sakura Haruno's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +50!]
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +50!]
"Hehehe..." Shi Yu looked at the rapidly rising numbers on the panel, his smile even more uncontrollable than an AK.
"It's done! This 'Dream Master System' is awesome! Not only can it bring in the dreamer, but it can also package their close friends and family as spectators! Plus, I can collect the emotional points generated by the spectators! Double the fun, so satisfying!"
Shi Yu licked her lips, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
He is a time traveler.
Three years ago, he was just an ordinary person on Earth struggling to make a living... well, a psychological counselor who specialized in providing psychological guidance to various troubled teenagers.
When he woke up, he found himself transported to the perilous ninja world.
What's even more frustrating is that he didn't transmigrate into any Uchiha or Hyuga clan, or even into the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.
He transmigrated into the body of a complete war orphan, with no bloodline limit, no background, and even his ninja talent was practically zero.
His only good fortune was that he was adopted by Mr. Tezuka, the owner of Ichiraku Ramen, and became his youngest son.
I'm currently working as an assistant at a ramen shop, leading a fulfilling life of kneading dough, cooking noodles, and washing dishes every day.
Over the past three years, he has tried various methods to defy fate like other transmigrators, such as secretly learning chakra refining techniques and trying physical training, but the effects were minimal, and he was not even as strong as the old man who beat him up.
Ultimately, he had to desperately admit a fact.
He's just a good-for-nothing with no ninja talent.
As time passed day by day, the year 63 of Konoha arrived. Naruto, Sasuke, and their fellow Konoha 1s had all graduated from the Ninja Academy, which meant...
The story is about to begin!
The thought that Orochimaru would soon join forces with Sunagakure to carry out the "Konoha Crush Plan," resulting in the death of the Third Hokage and devastating losses for Konoha...
Further on, there's the Akatsuki capturing the Tailed Beasts, Pain's invasion, the Fourth Shinobi World War...
Shigure felt a chill run down her spine!
Given his current state of being completely powerless, even a minor aftershock of a battle could probably crush him into dust.
Just when he was almost in despair and ready to pack his bags and run away, or simply lie down and pray that he could live to see Boruto...
His cheat code finally activated last night, albeit belatedly!
【Dream Fulfillment Master System】
[Current Dream Fulfillment Level: 1 (700/100000)]
[Target number of participants: 1]
Number of audience members: 3
[This can pull a designated target into a specific dream space (the target's exclusive dream/or a system-constructed "Dream Theater")]
[It can read, weave, and even modify the dream content of a target person]
The emotional fluctuations experienced by the target person and those closely associated with them in the dream space will be converted into "emotional value" and collected by the system.
[Emotional points can be exchanged in the system shop for various abilities, bloodlines, items, ninjutsu, and more from all realms...]
Simply put, it involves creating dreams for others and "live-streaming their dreams" to collect their joys, sorrows, and emotions, and then using these emotional values to boost one's own.
The first person he chose to "fulfill his dream" was naturally—
Naruto Uzumaki, possessing the Nine-Tails, the Uzumaki bloodline, the reincarnation of Ashura, the future Seventh Hokage, a master of talk-no-jutsu, and the Crown Prince of Konoha!
This young master lacked love from childhood, craved recognition, and harbored countless dreams and obsessions deep within his heart that he wanted to realize but could not.
It's practically a walking treasure trove of emotional intelligence.
Bringing Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura—the three people he was closest to—into the "audience" was a stroke of genius.
After all, Naruto's emotional points alone might not be enough.
Bring his teachers and friends in and have them watch Naruto's dream together. The resulting reactions of "speechlessness," "anger," "disdain," "sympathy," "shock," "confusion," and even "happiness" are simply too numerous to count.
Shi Yu silently calculated in her mind, while her gaze returned to the big screen.
His meticulously crafted dream is far from over.
The real show is just beginning!!