RNP Page 29
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The desolate and dilapidated streets were shrouded in darkness.
Amidst the ruins, only starlight filters through the broken tiles and rubble, casting faint glows.
Sasuke stood alone in front of the ruins of his own courtyard, silent.
At his feet were seven or eight empty soda cans, which had originally been filled with the high-concentration energy drinks he had specially bought that afternoon.
Unfortunately, even after drinking these, he still felt waves of drowsiness, and his eyelids felt as heavy as lead.
"hateful……"
Sasuke pinched his thigh hard to keep himself awake.
He looked up at a towering rock wall in the center of the courtyard.
This rock face is covered with burn marks and scratches left from his early training days; it was the place where he practiced ninjutsu with that man during his childhood.
But now, things have changed, and he is all alone here.
The thought of that name that had brought him endless nightmares filled Sasuke with intense hatred.
He gritted his teeth, charged towards the rock wall, stepped onto the rough stone surface, and began to climb rapidly, looking as if he wanted to develop a ghost-like back.
"Ha ha……"
After an unknown amount of time, Sasuke was panting heavily when his arms finally gave way and he fell off the rock wall.
"hiss--"
He slumped to the ground in a sorry state, cold sweat beading on his forehead; he had clearly taken a hard fall.
My whole body ached as if it had fallen apart, and my limbs were trembling slightly.
Sasuke strained to prop himself up, struggling to stand, but suddenly everything went black as a wave of intense weariness washed over him.
"Damn it...no way..."
He shook his head, trying to dispel the drowsiness in his mind.
But its body had reached its limit and could no longer obey commands.
Sasuke, who had been working hard all night and then busy all day, finally succumbed to exhaustion and drifted off to sleep.
……
On the other side, at Naruto's house in Konoha Village, a completely different scene unfolded.
After taking a shower, Naruto lay down on the bed feeling refreshed, pulled the blanket over himself, and his face was full of undisguised excitement.
He stared at the ceiling, silently encouraging himself.
"If I can master the third stage of the Rasengan in my dream tonight, I'll completely control this technique! Then I'll make that bastard Sasuke look at me in a new light!"
Thinking of that moment of triumph, Naruto couldn't help but laugh out loud with excitement.
He turned over, hugged his pillow tightly, and urged himself to fall asleep quickly.
Before long, drowsiness crept in, and Naruto felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier.
He closed his eyes peacefully, letting his consciousness gradually fade...
After an unknown amount of time, Naruto vaguely heard someone calling him.
"Naruto?"
who is it?
Mom?
Naruto groggily opened his eyes and mumbled unconsciously, "Mom?"
However, what came into view was not the cozy bedroom of my dream.
Instead, a completely unfamiliar scene unfolded before them.
The surroundings were dark, the air was cold and silent, as if I were in a huge indoor space.
Not far in front of them, a huge curtain stood vaguely, completely empty.
Behind him, there appeared to be rows of seats, extending into the darkness behind him.
Where...am I?!
Naruto snapped back to reality, jumped to his feet, and cautiously looked around.
His heart leaped into his throat.
Why did the scene in my dream suddenly change tonight?
Shouldn't it be in its bed at home? How did it end up in this gloomy theater?
Chapter 33 Sasuke: All that hard training was for this day!
Just then, a familiar exclamation rang out: "Ah, is that Naruto?"
Naruto was startled and quickly looked in the direction of the sound.
Upon seeing this, he was stunned: "Sakura? And Kakashi-sensei, what are you doing here?"
Not far ahead, Kakashi and Sakura were standing by a row of seats, looking at him with shocked expressions.
Sakura was wearing pajamas, and it was clear that, like Naruto, she had been brought here in her sleep.
“How could Naruto…” Sakura’s bright green eyes widened in disbelief.
Kakashi showed an unprecedented expression of surprise, as if speculating about something, and analyzed, "This time it's Naruto who's here, then..."
Naruto was even more confused.
"Where am I? This doesn't feel like my usual dreams..."
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
"Wait a moment!"
Kakashi quickly calmed down and suddenly realized a major problem.
"Naruto appeared here, so could the protagonist of tonight's dream be...?"
He abruptly turned his head to look at the huge, dark screen.
Sakura realized what was happening and quickly followed the teacher's gaze.
Sure enough, the previously empty screen suddenly lit up in the next instant!
In the video, a black-haired boy lies quietly on the ground. The surrounding environment is blurry, but it can be seen that it is a training ground.
As soon as the scene appeared, Kakashi and Sakura both gasped in shock: "Sa-Sasuke?!"
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
[Ding! Sakura Haruno's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
They actually changed the person!
Tonight, the person who appeared in my dream was actually Uchiha Sasuke.
"W-What's going on?!" Naruto stared at Sasuke's figure appearing on the screen, both surprised and confused. "Where exactly is this place?"
Kakashi quickly waved his hand and said, "Calm down, Naruto. This time it's not you dreaming—to be precise, it's Sasuke who's dreaming."
He took a deep breath and explained rapidly, "Actually, these past few days, Sakura, Sasuke, and I have come to this mysterious space every night to watch your dreams. We haven't figured out the exact reason for this strange place yet. Anyway, we came here after falling asleep normally, expecting to see your dream as usual, but we found you in the audience. So I guess that tonight this dream space is no longer centered on you, but on Sasuke instead."
"Eh, what?"
Naruto was stunned and couldn't process so much information in a short time.
"Did you all see the dream you had a few days ago?"
Kakashi nodded with a wry smile: "That's right."
"what?!"
Naruto was stunned.
So Kakashi-sensei, Sakura, and Sasuke saw everything?
No wonder Sakura and Sasuke have been acting strangely towards me these past two days; it turns out they already knew the contents of my dream!
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
Naruto's face flushed bright red, his shame and indignation evident: "This is so...so embarrassing! You all saw all those dreams?"
Fragments of his dream flashed through his mind.
Pretending to be a good child in front of my parents, enjoying immense success at the ninja academy, and... and with Hinata...
No, no, I can't bear to think about it!
Naruto wished he could disappear into a hole, so he covered his head with his hands and squatted down.
"Ugh! You guys actually read my dreams behind my back! That's so unfair!"
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
"Alright, alright, stop yelling!" Sakura felt a little embarrassed when she saw him blushing. After all, it wasn't very nice to peek at someone's dream.
But then again, who told Naruto to be so clueless and not notice for so many days?
She simply put on a stern face and scolded, "Are you blaming us? You're the one who's so stupid that it only just dawned on you now!"
"Woo..."
Naruto was speechless, his ears turning bright red.
It's not entirely Sakura's fault, but he just felt so embarrassed!
Kakashi cleared his throat and smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, now's not the time to dwell on this. Naruto, since you're here, let's take a look at Sasuke's dream together."
The three of them immediately held their breath and focused their attention on the huge, fluorescent screen.
In the scene, Sasuke, who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.
……
The blinding sunlight shone on his face, and Uchiha Sasuke squinted slightly, sitting up somewhat blankly.