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Kakashi searched through almost every possible scroll, but still found nothing.
The Dark Division's archives contain no known techniques that can, as it did last night, silently pull multiple consciousnesses into the same space, play them precisely, even alter the dreams of specific individuals, and materialize images that the dreamers themselves are unaware of.
"How could this be... without a single clue..."
Late at night, Kakashi dragged his increasingly exhausted body out of the Anbu archives and returned to his empty room.
He lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, his heart filled with distress and unease.
Surprisingly, no similar records could be found in the vast archives of the Dark Division.
Does this mean that the caster's abilities have exceeded the comprehension of ordinary ninjas?
What worries Kakashi even more is...
The mysterious caster's target... seems to be Naruto!
What exactly does the other party want to do to Naruto?
Is it for the Nine-Tails?
Or is there some other, deeper purpose?
Amidst endless exhaustion and unresolved doubts, Kakashi's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and his consciousness... began to blur once more...
……
The familiar feeling of weightlessness came.
When Kakashi opened his eyes again, unsurprisingly, he found himself once again in that dim and eerie screening room.
"Sigh..." He sighed almost inaudibly.
Sure enough, here we go again.
This time, he didn't panic like he did the first time, nor did he rush to explore the surroundings.
As the saying goes, "practice makes perfect," and with last night's experience, he was a little calmer.
He looked around and, sure enough, Sasuke and Sakura had arrived before him. The two were still wearing their pajamas and sitting in seats not far from him, their faces showing a resigned helplessness and a little curiosity.
It seems they also realized that this was not a dangerous trap, but rather a "rule" that was difficult to violate.
Kakashi greeted the two of them, found an empty seat, relaxed, and gazed at the huge, dark screen in front of him, patiently waiting.
Based on last night's pattern, the screen will light up shortly after he arrives here.
I guess it'll be about the same today.
as predicted.
Less than half a minute after he sat down.
laugh--
The screen lit up again without warning.
The scene still features Naruto as the main character.
but……
Chapter 9 What If: The World Where the Yellow Flash Didn't Die
The moment Kakashi saw what was on the screen, he froze in his seat!
Immediately, an indescribable surge of complex emotions, like a volcanic eruption, instantly shattered all his composure.
He suddenly stood up from his seat and stared intently at the screen.
"This...this is impossible!"
This time, what appeared on the screen was no longer the blurry, fleeting red-haired figure from last night.
It was a truly vivid and incredibly clear figure!
She was a beautiful woman with long, fiery red hair, wearing an apron, and a gentle, vibrant smile on her face, busy preparing dinner in the kitchen!
Her profile is soft, with a touch of heroism in her brows and bright, warm eyes.
Uzumaki Kushina!
Kushina Uzumaki, so vivid and real, as if she had never left!
Not only that.
Kakashi's gaze swept quickly across the background of the image.
That kitchen, brimming with the warmth of daily life, and the living room layout, furniture arrangement, and decorative paintings hanging on the walls that can be seen through the kitchen door...
This room...this decorating style...this apartment layout...
'This is it! It absolutely is this! This is clearly... this is Minato-sensei and Kushina-senpai's house!'
He was certain he would never admit his mistake.
Back then, as Minato's most trusted disciple, he visited countless times...
Although the details in the picture differed slightly from his memory, the overall structure and feel were definitely from the same place.
but……
This house...
In order to completely sever the connection between Naruto and Minato, and to protect Naruto's safety, the Third Hokage had already ordered this place to be completely sealed off and disposed of shortly after the Nine-Tails' attack twelve years ago.
Even the relevant records were classified as top secret!
Naruto... he couldn't possibly know that this house existed.
It's even less likely that we'd know its internal structure.
So what exactly is going on here?
If last night's events could be explained by coincidence or subconscious projection...
what about now?
The crystal-clear image and the perfectly accurate scene are absolutely not a coincidence.
It's definitely not something Naruto could have imagined out of thin air.
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +1000!]
"Kakashi-sensei? What's wrong?"
Sakura's concerned voice came from the side.
She and Sasuke both looked at Kakashi, who was so agitated that he seemed to have lost his composure, with a strange expression.
To them, the scene on the screen was quite ordinary—just a seemingly gentle red-haired woman cooking. Nothing special, right? Why did the teacher react so strongly?
……
In the shadows of the last row of the screening room.
Shi Yu stroked her chin, a calculating glint in her eyes.
He looked at his system panel again.
【Dream Master System】
[Current Dream Fulfillment Level: 1 (7450/100000)]
[Target number of participants: 1]
Number of audience members: 3
[Dreamscape Dungeon Cap: 1]
[Current Dream Instance: "The Undying Flash" - This time, on a night destined for certain death, the yellow flash thwarted the enemy's plot.]
……
According to the system's explanation, this copy is not a completely illusory illusion, but rather a "fragment of a parallel world" simulated and constructed by the system based on the real world.
Within this fragment, some key historical moments may change for some reason, leading to a future completely different from the main world.
"Only this possibility based on 'reality' can mobilize the participants' real emotions to the greatest extent and bring about strong emotional fluctuations... Kakashi's reaction was so strong because what he saw was not just an image, but a 'past or future that could have existed'."
However, he also noticed the system's limitations.
With his current level 1 access, he cannot freely create copies of other people's dreams, nor can he treat other people's dreams as a blank canvas to draw on without restrictions.
The only option is to make "fine-tuning" based on a key life milestone related to a "dream goal".
All he can change is the course of that one "critical juncture".
This is also an important reason why Shigure chose Naruto as his first target.
There are so many regrets and possibilities surrounding Naruto.
If his life trajectory were changed from that initial tragic turning point, everything that followed would have been completely transformed.
This stark contrast and potential is the perfect catalyst for emotional value.
“Enjoy it, this is… another possibility of ‘reality’.”
……
In the scene, Naruto in the dream seems somewhat bewildered.
He sat blankly on the soft sofa in the living room, looking around in a daze.
This is... a home?
A very clean, bright, and... warm home.
The air was filled with the enticing aroma of food, emanating from the kitchen next door.
He turned his head and saw a dining table covered with a checkered tablecloth in the center of the living room, which was already full of steaming hot food.
There was his favorite miso ramen, golden omelet, a vibrant green vegetable salad, and... a large plate of delicious-looking pork kaku simmered meat.
On the other side of the living room, in the open kitchen that connects to it, a figure with striking long red hair is busy at work.
Her movements looked very practiced as she hummed an off-key tune while adding seasonings to a soup pot.