radicalducati Chapter 287 Sakura: Naruto, you big idiot! You're the one who accepted the confession!
Chapter 287 Sakura: Naruto, you big idiot! You're the one who accepted the confession!
Chapter 287 Sakura: Naruto, you big idiot! You're the one who accepted the confession!
Naruto rubbed his sore bottom and grimaced as he got up from the ground.
But what made him even more dizzy than the pain in his buttocks was the thought in his mind.
Did I really use Flying Thunder God Technique just now?
The feeling of weightlessness as the world folds up in an instant and the body is ejected is so surreal that even breathing feels a little unreal.
After the initial excitement subsided, a big question mark popped into his head.
"Wait, wait! Um, in the dream version of me, didn't you say before—" He pointed to the three-edged kunai, then to himself, "that you needed to modify the mark Dad engraved on the kunai to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, right?"
"But I didn't do anything just now, it just went by in a flash, it was so easy!"
'
Such a difficult technique, and you can learn it just by touching a kunai? It sounds a bit like bragging.
Upon hearing this, Naruto in his dream world raised the corner of his mouth, about to explain something.
"You idiot Naruto!"
Xiang, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but speak up.
She put her hands on her hips, her red ponytail swaying, and waved a finger vigorously in front of his face: "Is that even a question?"
Xiang glared at him, her eyes filled with disdain.
"Because your chakra and his are exactly the same!"
"?" Naruto was stunned. "Exactly the same?"
Xiang rolled her eyes: "You forgot? I said from the beginning that your chakra is almost identical, even the smell is the same. The Flying Thunder God Seal doesn't recognize faces, it recognizes chakra. Oh, so recognizing faces doesn't matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto in his dream world smiled.
He looked at Xiang with a hint of approval in his eyes, and then continued, "That's right, the Flying Thunder God Seal identifies chakra."
"As long as the chakra is the same, the mark will treat you as the same person, and our chakra is originally the same."
Naruto stood there with his mouth agape, nodding as if he understood but not quite.
"Oh, I see—" He scratched his head. "So, I'm basically benefiting from your help?"
Naruto in his dream chuckled and shook his head, not answering the question about benefiting from the situation.
After the explanation was clear, the smile on his face gradually faded, and his eyes became calm.
He slowly exhaled, flipped his hands, and held the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his palms.
In the sunlight, the cold light of the three-edged kunai intertwines with the intricate magical patterns on its handle.
In his dream, Naruto lowered his gaze, his expression solemn and dignified.
"Naruto."
He stared intently at his other self, his voice steady and powerful.
"Preserve it well; it's more than just a powerful weapon."
As Naruto spoke of his dream, a gentle, bittersweet feeling flickered deep in his eyes.
Naruto held his breath.
He looked at the Flying Thunder God Kunai and felt as if something had hit his chest hard.
He took a deep breath, and the expression on his face, which had been contorted by the pain in his buttocks, gradually faded, replaced by a stubborn seriousness.
"Um."
'
Naruto nodded vigorously, stretched out his hands, and solemnly accepted the heavy Flying Thunder God kunai.
When you touch the cold metal, a familiar yet unfamiliar chakra aura flows up your fingertips.
A strange feeling of being connected by blood surged from my palm all the way to my heart.
It was as if an unseen hand was gently pressing on his shoulder.
That wasn't the father figure that often appeared in my dreams, but something more primal.
"Um!"
Naruto nodded emphatically, his eyes shining brightly. "I will definitely keep it safe!"
Naruto in his dream looked at him.
That face, almost identical to his own, was so bright it was almost dazzling in the sunlight.
He felt a strange urge to laugh, yet also a strange urge to sigh.
Immediately, the tense atmosphere was broken by his deliberate, gentle pull.
"Of course."
Naruto's tone became relaxed again in the dream, and he even teased Naruto a little. He pointed at Naruto's butt.
"As for the current usage effect, it seems to be working fine on mobile devices."
"I still need to practice my landing technique."
"Otherwise, making such a grand entrance every time might be cool—but your butt can't take it."
"Hello!"
Naruto blushed instantly, instinctively covering himself with his hands behind his back. "Stop talking about butts!"
This remark made Xiang, who was standing next to him, burst out laughing.
She adjusted her glasses, her red eyes behind the lenses brimming with undisguised delight: "It suits you quite well, Naruto, Flying Thunder God Technique: Butt Landing Technique."
"There's no such technique!" Naruto protested, but his face turned even redder.
However, the awkwardness didn't last long.
The kind of person he is, whose emotions come and go quickly.
The thought of that exhilarating feeling of jumping to another place in an instant instantly overwhelmed all my embarrassment with excitement.
"Anyway," Naruto's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, "I'll give it a try!"
After saying that, he completely forgot about the sore butt.
He pushed off with both feet, standing up straight, and tightened his grip on the Flying Thunder God Kunai.
"Watch me!"
With that, Naruto tossed it up.
The Flying Thunder God kunai rose from its hand, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.
With a flash of cold light, the kunai flew into the air with a whoosh.
Naruto took a deep breath, recalling the strange feeling he had just experienced.
A thought crossed my mind.
Swish!
His figure vanished from the spot and reappeared in mid-air where there was nowhere to go.
"Wow!"
This time he was mentally prepared. Although his body still swayed when he first appeared and he instinctively kicked twice at empty air, at least he didn't end up falling flat on his backside again.
I stumbled slightly when my toes landed, kicking up a small cloud of dust on the stone pavement, but I managed to stand still.
Compared to the first time, it's a qualitative leap.
"Oh!" Naruto's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "I did it!"
With his buttocks not touching the ground, his confidence surged instantly.
"Again!"
He was so excited he couldn't stop, and with a flick of his wrist, he threw the kunai again.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
Within seconds, continuous spatial fluctuations flickered across the street.
The Flying Thunder God Kunai landed in different locations, sometimes in mid-air, sometimes at a street corner, and sometimes even on the edge of a roof.
In the first few times, he would sway a couple of times and fumble around when he appeared.
But Naruto is the type who gets more excited the more he falls.
After just a dozen or so teleportations, his adaptation speed was so fast that it was visible to the naked eye.
From initially teetering on the edge, it quickly adjusted its center of gravity the moment it appeared, landing steadily with just a slight bend in its knees.
After a few more times, he was even able to precisely reach out and grab the falling Flying Thunder God kunai at the same time he appeared.
"Snapped!"
The kunai landed in my palm, and a cool sensation followed.
Naruto's toes skidded along the stone path for a short distance, leaving two tracks on the ground before finally coming to a steady stop.
This series of fluid movements surprised even himself.
"This, this move—" Xiang was dazzled, her eyes wide open, her gaze fixed on the flow of chakra.
She could clearly see the fluctuations in Naruto's chakra every time he teleported.
At first it was a bit chaotic, as if I was being dragged forward, but it became smoother and smoother later on.
"This guy's adaptation speed—" Xiang couldn't help but mutter to herself, "is just too outrageous!"
In the dream, Naruto stood quietly to the side with his arms crossed, his gaze shifting back and forth between Naruto and the kunai.
Watching Naruto in real life go from being awkward and clumsy to quickly grasping the essentials and becoming more and more proficient, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile that was not at all unexpected.
"hehe----"
Naruto in his dream nodded slightly, praising with lingering satisfaction, "As expected, you and I have both perfectly inherited our father's talent."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Naruto, who had just completed a near-perfect teleportation followed by a kunai, immediately exploded upon hearing this.
He put his hands on his hips, threw his head back, and laughed loudly: "Of course! Wahahaha!"
The dream of becoming Hokage suddenly seemed much closer to him.
"Yoho!"
Naruto excitedly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique once again.
On the street, his figure would appear next to a telephone pole, then under a street sign at an intersection, and occasionally he would suddenly appear next to Xiang, startling her before flying away again.
Xiang sat on a low stone stool to the side, her head tilted back a little tired, so she simply closed her eyes and used only Kagura's Mind's Eye to sense Naruto's location.
The more I sensed it, the more surprised I became. The trajectory of that chakra flow was gradually changing from immature to clean and precise.
In the dream, Naruto acts like an older brother, watching his younger brother run around wildly after getting a new toy, his face filled with undisguised satisfaction.
An unusually warm feeling spread through his heart.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the other end of the street.
A young girl was running towards them.
Her pink hair bounced gently as she ran, her brow furrowed slightly, her face showing anxiety and worry.
It was Sakura.
Naruto, with his sharp eyes, spotted her almost immediately.
He had just completed a teleportation, and as soon as his feet touched the ground, he turned his head and saw that familiar pink color.
"Ohhh!"
Naruto's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had discovered a new audience member.
He raised his arm high and waved it forcefully.
"Sakura-chan! Over here!"
It was filled with undisguised excitement and joy.
However, at almost the same moment Naruto shouted "Sakura-chan," another voice rang out beside him.
The voice was very similar in tone to Naruto's, but gentler and more composed: "Sakura-chan."
Naruto himself was completely unaware that something was wrong; he was still basking in the joy of finally having an audience to watch him perform the Flying Thunder God Technique.
But Xiang, who was next to him, was stunned.
Her eyes widened suddenly, and she instinctively looked first at Naruto in her dream, then at Sakura walking quickly towards her in the distance.
When they looked back at Naruto in the dream, their gaze had changed from surprise to cunning and gossip.
At this moment, Naruto in his dream world realized something was wrong after blurting out that familiar name.
His usually calm and collected blue eyes revealed a rare look of panic and embarrassment.
"Oops----"
Naruto's heart skipped a beat in the dream.
He shouted it out almost reflexively.
In his world, calling her that was perfectly natural.
But that was Sakura from his world, not the Sakura Haruno in front of him in this world.
He glanced sideways and met Xiang's sharp gaze.
The girl's eyes were full of gossip.
Naruto's ears quickly turned hot in his dream.
"Ah, no—"
He awkwardly looked away, raised his hand to touch the tip of his nose, trying to cover up his embarrassment with this gesture, and his tone became unusually stuttering.
"Um, I mean—sorry, I just—thought—"
He swallowed his words halfway through his sentence.
He was too embarrassed to continue.
It goes without saying that in the dream world, his relationship with Sakura was obviously much closer than that of Naruto and Sakura in this world.
The unintentional display of intimacy caused a slight awkwardness in reality.
At that moment, Sakura had already walked quickly to the front.
She clearly heard the two almost overlapping "Sakura-chan" sounds as well, her eyes paused slightly, and a hint of confusion flashed across her face.
Her gaze fell on the two Narutos standing in front of her. She paused for a moment, then politely nodded to the dream Naruto.
"Ohayo, Naruto-kun."
Sakura had seen Naruto in Sasuke's dreams many times before, but this was the first time she had actually met him in real life.
Naruto in the dream felt a little guilty, and Inui replied with a laugh, "Ohayo, Sakura-san."
Sakura immediately turned her attention to Naruto.
She suppressed her doubts for the time being, her green eyes filled with worry: "Naruto! How are you feeling today?"
'
She was worried that Naruto might feel lost and sad after not seeing his mother.
"Hehe—" Naruto scratched the back of his head and gave her a bright smile. "Don't worry, Sakura-chan!"
"I'm fine! I couldn't be better now!"
"Sakura-chan, watch closely!"
Naruto couldn't wait to show off his new skill.
As soon as he finished speaking, he took two steps back and found a position that he thought looked cool.
"ha!"
He yelled, a smug smile on his face, grabbed the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand, and swung his arm around it.
"Whoosh!"
With a flash of cold light, the Flying Thunder God Kunai transformed into a sharp streak of light, flying straight towards the top of a distant telephone pole and striking it precisely.
next second.
"Whoosh!"
With a soft sound, Naruto's figure vanished into thin air right before Sakura's eyes.
"!?!" Sakura's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Gone?!"
"Naruto, you—?"
She hadn't even finished speaking.
"Hey, Sakura-chan!"
A familiar, booming voice came from afar, high above, "I'm here!"
Sakura suddenly turned her head.
Not far away, a familiar figure had appeared atop the utility pole.
Naruto stood steadily on it, one foot on top of the telephone pole, one hand on his hip, and the other holding the Flying Thunder God Kunai high in the air.
His blond hair shimmered in the sun, and he wore a smug yet silly smile that looked utterly irritating.
"This, this is—"
Sakura was completely stunned, her mouth agape, and it took her a long time to manage to utter a few words.
"hey-hey!"
Naruto leaped down from the telephone pole and landed lightly in front of everyone.
He landed with his hands on his hips and his chin held high.
"That's right!"
"This is my father's legendary secret technique, the Flying Thunder God Technique!"
At this point, he pointed with his other index finger at the dream Naruto beside him.
"He taught me!"
The dream Naruto he was pointing at had just recovered from the embarrassment of the Sakura incident, and now had a look of bewilderment on his face.
"Flying Thunder God"
Sakura murmured the name over and over again, her heart inexplicably racing.
"Oh, I see!"
"As expected of Naruto from that dream!"
Sakura clenched her fists, unable to help but exclaim in admiration, "To be able to master even the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique so skillfully, and even teach others, is truly amazing!"
Her praise came from the heart.
"Ah, you flatter me."
Naruto in the dream felt a little uncomfortable being praised.
He quickly waved his hand, but the blush that had just subsided on his face seemed to be making a comeback.
He subconsciously looked away slightly, avoiding Sakura's respectful eyes, and explained softly, "I only provided some guidance."
"The main reason is that Naruto himself is very talented."
But in Sakura's eyes, this was more like the composure unique to the strong.
Her favorability rating skyrocketed.
Just as Naruto was immersed in the novelty and sense of accomplishment brought by the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sakura's gaze was once again shifting back and forth between the two Narutos and the kunai.
Xiang, who was standing to the side, narrowed her eyes.
Her gaze was fixed on Naruto's face in the dream world, which seemed calm but had subtle signs of unease.
"wrong."
Xiang said silently in her heart.
Judging from the politeness and poise that Naruto in the dream world has displayed since his appearance, which far exceeds that of his peers, he is definitely not the kind of person who would casually use an affectionate nickname like "Sakura-chan" to call a girl he has just met.
That natural way of shouting could only mean one thing.
Unless, in his world, his relationship with Sakura is extremely close.
A bold conjecture instantly took shape in Xiang's mind.
Xiang gently moved closer to Naruto in the dream.
She deliberately used a curious yet slightly teasing tone to whisper in his ear, "Hey, Dream Naruto, what exactly is your relationship with Sakura-chan from your world?"
"!!"
Naruto's body visibly stiffened in the dream.
A more pronounced blush suddenly shot up from her neck to her ears, burning all the way to her cheeks.
His expression suddenly became uneasy, his eyes darting back and forth between the ground and the sky, but he dared not look at Xiang's eyes, which were full of gossip.
The small commotion finally caught Sakura's attention as she regained her composure.
"Um?"
She turned her head and saw Xiang Zheng standing next to Naruto in the dream with a wicked grin on his face, as if to say, "You'd better confess."
Naruto, who was usually so composed, was now blushing and looked completely flustered, as if someone had something on him.
Sakura's innate gossip radar suddenly activated in full force.
"Huh? What's wrong? What happened?"
Sakura immediately leaned over, her eyes full of curiosity. With her hands behind her back, she leaned forward slightly, her gaze shifting between Kaori and Dream Naruto, and asked with a smile, "What are you two whispering about?"
"What do you mean, 'it doesn't matter'?"
Even Naruto, who was still basking in the glory of his new ninjutsu, was drawn in by the atmosphere.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
He scratched his head and came over with a curious look on his face.
In just a few steps, the dream Naruto was surrounded by Naruto, Sakura, and Kaori in a perfect triangle.
Three pairs of eyes suddenly focused on him from three directions.
The immense pressure made Naruto in his dream feel as if cold sweat was seeping from his forehead.
"Okay, okay, okay."
He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and said with a wry smile, "I'll talk—I'll talk."
Under the intense gazes of the three, especially the two girls whose gazes were comparable to those of Jonin, Naruto in his dream finally surrendered.
He sighed helplessly and raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
The blush on her face hadn't faded, but it was no longer just embarrassment.
A hint of shyness slowly surfaced in those blue eyes.
"It's really not a big deal."
Naruto's voice in the dream was very low, with obvious shyness.
"It was on a certain day—"
He paused here, his gaze lowered as if recalling something, "Sakura confessed to me."
"I don't know why, but I impulsively accepted their confession that day."
The air seemed to fall silent for a moment.
"Wow!!"
The silence was broken by Naruto's startled scream.
He looked as if he had been struck by lightning; his eyes widened even more than when he had seen the Flying Thunder God, and his mouth formed a perfect "0".
"Sakura-chan confessed to you?!"
Naruto rushed over instantly, grabbed the shoulders of the dream Naruto, and shook his whole body with excitement.
"You actually agreed?!"
"Are you two together?!"
"Wow! You're amazing! You're so cool!"
His words were full of longing for successful people.
"This is... a true winner in life!" Naruto's eyes sparkled. "Even Sakura is...!"
'
He glanced at Sakura beside him out of the corner of his eye and immediately shrank back instinctively.
However, unlike Naruto's simple envy and excitement.
Sakura, who was standing to the side, froze with a gossipy smile after hearing Naruto in the dream say, "He accepted the confession in a moment of impulse."
A very familiar scene flashed through her mind.
Sakura suddenly realized that what Naruto had just said in the dream was almost identical to a scene she had witnessed in her dream.
"Isn't that—"
Sakura's heart suddenly raced.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
She suddenly reached out and elbowed Naruto, who was still excitedly shaking his dream Naruto.
"Aww!"
Naruto winced in pain, immediately releasing his grip and clutching his ribs, complaining, "Ouch! What did you do, Sakura-chan? Why did you bump into me—"
"Idiot!" Sakura's entire face tensed. "You're such a huge idiot!"
Without bothering to lower her voice, she grabbed Naruto's collar and pulled him away from the dream Naruto to the side.
"Haven't you realized what's happening yet?!"
"what?"
Naruto was a little dizzy from being shaken by her, and blinked his innocent big eyes.
"That day!" Sakura gritted her teeth, emphasizing each word, "The day you first defeated Sasuke in your dream!"
The air seemed to have been struck by something heavy.
'
"!!!"
Long-forgotten memories, as if someone had suddenly ripped open a seal.
Scenes flashed wildly through Naruto's mind.
Naruto froze on the spot.
"—Huh?!"
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