Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master

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He remembered that this place used to be a temporary market during wartime, but now it was...

Nawaki, filled with doubt, couldn't help but ask, "Is this Konoha Village? How come it has changed so much... Could it be that I've traveled to many years in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade and Jiraiya both stopped in their tracks.

The two looked at each other, and saw a mixture of complexity and helplessness in each other's eyes.

Jiraiya touched his nose and chuckled dryly, saying, "That's not entirely wrong... You have indeed arrived in the present, many years later."

Nawaki's eyes widened upon hearing this: "Many years... how long exactly? I think big sister... no, I think Jiraiya-senpai has aged a lot. The streets have changed so much, even the dango shop's sign is faded and dilapidated, I clearly remember that shop only opened a few years ago..."

Jiraiya smiled wryly and said, "I'll go into the specifics later. In short... the era you know about is long gone."

Rope Tree nodded blankly, speechless for a moment.

After a moment, his gaze suddenly fell on Tsunade, noticing the Hokage-specific patterns embroidered on the hem of her white divine robe draped over her shoulders. He was stunned: "Big sister, your outfit... are you the Hokage now?!"

Tsunade smiled slightly, reached out and wiped away the tears that had not yet dried from the corners of her eyes, and saw that her younger brother had noticed her Hokage outfit.

She recalled how her younger brother used to always say he wanted to be Hokage when he was little, and her heart ached, but she still nodded with feigned pride and said, "That's right! The current Fifth Hokage of Konoha is none other than your older sister, me. How about it, are you envious?"

She had expected Nawaki to show a surprised expression, but instead, Nawaki looked her up and down with a skeptical look: "Eh? Someone like you can become Hokage?"

He scratched his cheek, his tone full of doubt.

Tsunade was taken aback at first, then veins popped out on her forehead: "What nonsense are you spouting, you brat?!"

She raised her fist and punched Rope Tree on the forehead.

"Ouch!" Caught off guard, Rope Tree took a solid rap on the head, immediately clutching his head and staggering back two steps, gasping for breath, "Ouch—that hurts!"

He rubbed his reddened forehead and muttered in dissatisfaction, "Just like my older sister... she's still so ruthless!"

Seeing Nawaki's pained expression, Tsunade felt both annoyed and amused, as if she had been transported back to the warm and cozy days of bickering between the siblings.

She couldn't help but laugh out loud, her eyes filled with a mixture of tears and laughter, which eased the immense tension and joy in her chest.

Jiraiya chuckled and scratched his head, saying, "Haha, it's hard to imagine, isn't it? Who would have thought that Princess Tsunade, who was addicted to gambling and running around the world, would one day become Hokage?"

"Hey! You want to get beaten up too?" Tsunade glared at Jiraiya.

Just then, as they were chatting and laughing, Rope Tree seemed to remember something, and his smile gradually faded.

He glanced around the streets, his brow furrowing slightly. "By the way, where's Orochimaru-sensei? I don't see him. Shouldn't he be with you guys?"

Chapter 226 Runtu: What? Could it be Lin who has been resurrected?

As soon as Nawaki finished speaking, Tsunade and Jiraiya fell silent.

The atmosphere was subtle.

It looks like someone pressed the pause button.

Tsunade's face suddenly turned pale, her mouth opened and then closed again.

Jiraiya was completely speechless.

This silent reaction itself is already an answer.

After a brief silence, Rope Tree looked at the complicated expressions on the two people's faces and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart. His throat tightened and he asked in a trembling voice, "Could it be... that Master... sacrificed himself?"

Jiraiya shook his head, and finally revealed the truth: "No! He defected!"

"That's impossible!" Rope Tree exclaimed in shock, his eyes wide as he blurted out the rebuttal.

For him, this was simply a fantasy!

"Our teacher loves Konoha so much. To ensure the safety of the volunteers, he spent months researching and designing the safest experimental procedure! How could he possibly defect?!"

As Rope Tree spoke, his eyes reddened: "You must have made a mistake! Someone must have framed him! I don't believe it!"

As they were talking, they arrived at the Hokage Building.

Seeing Nawaki's agitated state, Jiraiya sighed, patted Nawaki's shoulder, and gently advised, "Nawaki, this matter... is very complicated. Let's go upstairs first, and we'll explain it to you slowly."

Nawaki suppressed his anxiety and doubts and silently followed the two towards the Hokage's office.

Unbeknownst to the three, a scarlet raven with bright red eyes silently perched on a branch of a large tree outside the Hokage Building, watching them enter the building, the kaleidoscope pattern in its pupils subtly shifting.

……

The area around Konoha Village was quiet and still.

Deep in the dense forest, three figures stood silently.

Payne sat cross-legged under a large tree, motionless, meditating with his eyes closed like a statue.

Beside him, Kisame Hoshigaki, carrying Samehada, stood guard, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings.

Uchiha Itachi sat cross-legged on the tree root on the other side, his eyes slightly closed, seemingly meditating and resting.

He slowly opened his eyes, the patterns in his pupils swirled once, and then gradually stopped.

Just now, he retrieved the distant image through the psychic crow.

He originally intended to take some time to visit Sasuke, but unexpectedly, he saw crucial information.

For anyone who has ever entered a dream, it is a dream.

This information is extremely important.

Even for himself.

"People from dreams... can actually come into reality?"

What exactly happened in yesterday's dream?

Itachi frowned almost imperceptibly, a hint of inexplicable worry rising in his heart.

For some reason, upon hearing this news, his previously calm state of mind became chaotic, making it difficult for him to remain composed.

Especially the thought of "Uchiha Itachi" from my dream actually coming to life and acting out an intimate scene of brotherly love with Sasuke right in front of me...

A pang of sadness welled up in Itachi's heart.

He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the inexplicable surge of agitation.

[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Itachi Uchiha have been detected! Emotional value +400!]

"Did you find anything?"

A cold, deep voice suddenly rang out from the side.

Pain had already stood up at some point and was looking down at Itachi.

He noticed that Itachi's expression was strange when he opened his eyes, so he asked in a deep voice.

Itachi looked up at the sound, met Pain's cold Rinnegan eyes, pondered for a second, and then replied calmly, "Nothing special."

Payne stared at him for a moment, but did not ask any further questions.

Just then, he frowned slightly, as if he had sensed something.

The next instant, Payne turned around abruptly, his Rinnegan eyes sweeping across the other side of the forest like lightning.

"Is there an enemy?"

Not far away, Kisame immediately became alert and gripped his Samehada sword.

Pain raised a hand, signaling Kisame to calm down, and then closed his eyes to sense for a moment.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and nodded slightly to Kisame: "Someone is approaching."

After saying that, Pain turned his gaze to Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi remained unmoved.

"It must have been Danzo who sent them."

Since returning last night, he has been keeping an eye on Konoha's movements, but he hasn't discovered that Tsunade has sent out any ninjas.

This group must be Danzo's men.

The root people!

It's not a pity to die!

Pain was satisfied with Itachi's reaction. He nodded to Kisame and said, "Kisame, go and handle this!"

Kisame grinned upon hearing this, hoisted Samehada onto his shoulder, and waved his hand heartily: "Understood, understood! I'll go patrol the area right now!"

He chuckled, then his figure flashed, stepping on the thick layer of fallen leaves, and with a rustle, he disappeared into the nearby bushes, vanishing in an instant.

After Kisame ran away, the area returned to tranquility.

Sunlight filtered through the layers of leaves and shone on Payne, but it did not dispel the cold, suffocating murderous aura emanating from him.

Pain stood with his hands behind his back, slowly turning to Itachi Uchiha, and asked in a low voice, "How is the situation with Danzo?"

Uchiha Itachi pondered for a moment before replying, "He appears to be unharmed. I observed that he just went to Hiruzen Sarutobi's residence alone."

"Furthermore... last night's assassination attempt did not attract much attention from Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Payne's brows furrowed suddenly, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

"He really wasn't injured?"

Although it was well concealed, it still revealed a rare hint of frustration and doubt.

Itachi nodded slightly and asked in a low voice, "Last night's assassination attempt... failed?"

Itachi was also very surprised to see Danzo appear unharmed.

It's important to understand that Pain's strength is absolutely unmatched within the Akatsuki organization. Even with his own strength, it's impossible to say that he could reliably defeat Pain.

It's unbelievable that Danzo survived Pain's personal assassination attempt unscathed.

Payne nodded hesitantly and said in a deep voice, "Danzo possesses an extremely strange ability, seemingly capable of directly altering reality... I'm certain that I've put him to death several times, but the next moment, he reappears as if nothing happened..."

At this point, his gaze darkened as he looked at Uchiha Itachi, "When you were in Konoha, did you ever hear of or see a similar ability?"

Itachi remained outwardly calm upon hearing this, but inwardly he was shaken.

Of course he knows!

This ability is exactly the same as the Uchiha clan's ultimate forbidden technique—Izanagi!