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He brushed the dust off his clothes, ran quickly towards Sasuke, and asked loudly with resentment, "What happened to you?! How did you suddenly become so strong?! Did you secretly learn some incredible ninjutsu?"
Upon hearing Naruto's question, Sasuke's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.
He subconsciously raised his hand to touch his eyes, and his gaze immediately became somewhat vacant as he looked towards the sky outside the training field.
The words Nissan had said to him kept replaying in his mind.
“Sasuke… the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan… cannot be obtained through ordinary training…”
Recalling the sorrowful expression on Itachi's face when he said those words, Sasuke felt a sudden tightness in his chest, as if his heart had been stabbed.
The heartbreaking image of Nissan being pierced through the chest by the Totsuka Sword reappeared vividly before my eyes.
And at that moment, his eyes awakened an unprecedented power of vision.
So that's how the Mangekyou Sharingan came about!
This power was obtained at the cost of the second death of the person he cherished most...
"...Nothing special about his ninjutsu."
Sasuke said in a low voice, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger, only deep weariness.
He didn't want to talk more, withdrew his empty gaze, waved his hand listlessly, and turned to walk out of the training field.
"I'm done playing, I'm tired, let's call it a day."
As Naruto watched Sasuke's heavy and lonely figure walk further and further away, he felt a strange tightness in his chest.
He opened his mouth, wanting to persuade or comfort him, but didn't know what to say.
At this moment, Sasuke exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay.
Soon, Sasuke's figure disappeared into the sunset.
Naruto was the only one left standing blankly in the empty training ground, his head down and his fists clenched tightly.
The afterglow of the sunset shone on him, casting a lonely shadow.
A gentle breeze swept across the training ground, swirling a few fallen leaves past Naruto's feet, adding to the coolness.
Damn it... When did Sasuke become so strong?!
Naruto's heart was in turmoil.
Sasuke has already gone far ahead, while I'm still standing still...
This can't go on like this!
Am I really going to just let him leave me behind?!
No! no way!
Naruto suddenly recalled Sasuke's cold eyes, which seemed to see through everything.
A strong sense of urgency surged into my heart, as if a raging fire was burning within me.
No!
I absolutely cannot let him leave me too far behind!
Naruto suddenly raised his head, took a deep breath, and felt his blood boiling.
I want to become stronger, dozens or hundreds of times stronger than I am now!
"You lecherous immortal! Just you wait!"
A fierce fighting spirit rekindled in Naruto's eyes.
"I'm coming to you right now to undergo even more rigorous training! I'll definitely become stronger than Sasuke!"
Before he could finish speaking, he disregarded his aches and exhaustion and took off running.
In the setting sun, the blond boy's shadow was stretched long and thin.
……
Time passes and night falls.
As soon as Obito's consciousness entered the dream, he immediately felt a tearing pain all over his body, especially in his right hand.
The excruciating pain made Obito gasp sharply, instantly snapping him out of his daze.
He struggled to open his eyes and found himself lying on a hard hospital bed.
What comes into view is a narrow and simple ward, with dim yellow light illuminating the walls.
Obito laboriously lowered his head to check his own condition.
His right arm was immobilized in a thick plaster cast and suspended in front of his chest. He was experiencing dull pain in his arm, indicating that it was fractured.
His other body parts, such as his chest, shoulders, and thighs, were wrapped in bandages.
"What...what's going on?!"
Obito's mind went blank; he was so shocked he almost doubted he was still asleep.
Before he left the dream world last time, everything was calm and peaceful. How could he have been injured like this in just a few days?
A strong sense of unease rose from the depths of his heart.
He endured the pain and tried to sit up to see what was wrong, but as soon as he exerted force...
"hiss!"
A sharp, piercing pain shot through his entire body simultaneously, causing Obito to gasp and gasp softly.
At the same time, he felt as if his left arm had touched something soft.
"Obito! Don't move! The doctor said you can't move around too much right now!"
Suddenly, I heard a girl's anxious voice, her voice trembling with tears.
Obito was startled by the sound and quickly turned his head.
A familiar young girl was found lying beside the hospital bed.
琳!
It turned out that she had been staying by his side the whole time, and she was probably half asleep when he suddenly woke her up.
Lin looked up.
Her eyes were bloodshot, with dark circles under them, and her pretty face showed undeniable fatigue.
But the moment she saw Obito open his eyes, her expression instantly changed from weary to delighted.
"Obito! You're finally awake! That's great!"
Lin's voice trembled, thick with nasal tone and sobs.
Carefully avoiding Obito's right arm, which was in a cast, she suppressed her sobs and threw herself into Obito's arms, tightly hugging his left arm.
Wow~ Lin hugged me...
Obito's mind went blank for a moment, and he didn't dare to breathe.
His whole body stiffened, his cheeks flushed bright red, and his heart pounded wildly, more erratically than a young girl's fawn.
The feeling of happiness at that moment made him almost doubt whether he was "dreaming".
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +800!]
Just as Obito was secretly pleased by Rin's embrace, his gaze passed over Rin's thin shoulders and inadvertently glanced at another hospital bed next to him.
With just one glance, Obito's pupils suddenly contracted!
On another hospital bed lay a "mummy" whose entire body was wrapped in bandages.
If it weren't for his signature silver-white messy hair peeking out, Obito would hardly have recognized that it was Kakashi.
"Kakashi?!"
Obito couldn't help but shout out.
When he saw Kakashi's miserable state, his heart clenched.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +1000!]
Kakashi was wrapped up in layers of bandages from head to toe, with only his messy white hair showing. He lay there quietly, his breath faint, and motionless.
Obito simply couldn't imagine what Kakashi had gone through to be so badly injured!
Kakashi... how did he get injured like this?!
What happened in this dream after only a few days apart?!
Why did Kakashi and I suddenly become so badly injured?!
"Damn it... what happened...?"
Obito was in a state of utter confusion and couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.
Thinking of this, Obito's expression changed. He quickly turned to Rin, grabbed her shoulder, and asked anxiously, "Rin! Are you alright?!"
Lin was startled by his sudden action, but she quickly understood what he meant. She shook her head, gave him a reassuring smile, and said softly, "I'm fine. Thanks to you and Kakashi, I only suffered minor injuries."
Hearing this, Obito finally felt a sense of relief.
He let out a long sigh of relief, thinking to himself.
Lin is alright, that's good...
But then, even bigger questions began to flood my mind.
Obito frowned, and couldn't help but ask again, "Did I...did I sleep for a long time?"
"Yes!" Lin nodded emphatically, tears welling up in her eyes again. "You've been unconscious for almost ten days!"
"It's already been ten days?"
Obito stared wide-eyed and repeated it to himself.
His doubts grew, and he found himself unconscious in his dream for nearly ten days.
"Lin...can you tell me...what exactly happened? I...I can't quite remember..."
Obito frowned, looking like he was trying hard to remember but couldn't recall anything.
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