Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master

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In the dream, Obito, who had fallen into darkness, attacked Kushina with such a monster.

The Obito I remember could never have created such a creature on his own!

It's obvious that these monsters are the work of "the mastermind who secretly led Obito into darkness"!

Therefore, he had to find out for himself no matter what!

not to mention--

Kakashi lowered his eyes slightly, already having made up his mind: if things went wrong, he could always ask his father and teacher for help.

In that world, his father, Sakumo Hatake, and his teacher, Minato Namikaze, are both still alive.

With these two legendary powerhouses as my backing, I will not be afraid at all even if I face some mysterious mastermind head-on!

Chapter 173 It’s me indeed!

The night passed quickly.

Its daybreak.

morning.

Konoha Village, Hokage's office.

Tsunade was buried in a pile of documents on her desk, her eyebrows furrowed.

The Chunin Exams attack had only been over for a few days, and the village was already piled high with tasks to handle.

The interrogation of the Sunagakure prisoners by the torture division has concluded. According to their testimonies—

Sunagakure was completely misled by Orochimaru.

How to manage the alliance with Sunagakure becomes extremely crucial.

"Phew..." Tsunade looked at the mountain of documents piled up on the table and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

With a click, she put down her pen and rubbed her slightly sore wrist.

She was thoroughly overwhelmed by the tedious official duties and felt extremely irritable.

Not to mention, she also had to find time to prepare medicine for Itachi Uchiha to help him recover.

How can Konoha have so many things to deal with!

Beside her, Shizune, holding her pet pig Tonton, complained helplessly, "There's nothing I can do, the Hokage has a lot of work to do anyway."

Tsunade rolled her eyes upon hearing this.

With a clatter, she closed the last file and slumped her head heavily against the back of her chair. "Sigh, I only went back to Konoha to see that magical dream... and ended up becoming Hokage without even realizing it, and now I'm this busy every day?"

She held her forehead, looking utterly hopeless, her whole body numb.

Just then, a few knocks on the door interrupted Tsunade's rambling.

Tsunade rubbed her temples and said in an annoyed voice, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and a ninja in an Anbu uniform rushed into the office, knelt on one knee, and said anxiously, "Hokage-sama! Something terrible has happened, Orochimaru is dead!"

"What?!" Tsunade jumped up from her seat. "Dead? Orochimaru couldn't possibly be dead?! You... what nonsense are you talking about?"

She couldn't believe her ears.

She knew Orochimaru's abilities better than anyone else—

Of the three legendary Sannin, Orochimaru possessed the highest talent and, in pursuit of power, researched a host of unorthodox and secret techniques.

How could someone like that die silently in a dungeon?

The ANBU member lowered his head and reported truthfully, "It's absolutely true! Just now, when the interrogation department was preparing to interrogate him, they found Orochimaru's corpse in the dungeon!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart: "Something's not right... Maybe he's faking his death to run away."

She turned sharply to the Anbu, "You didn't rashly break the seal on him, did you?!"

The secret agents quickly shook their heads: "We didn't touch his body! We came to report to you immediately the moment we discovered it."

"Alright." Tsunade waved her hand decisively. "Take me to see!"

The secret service responded immediately: "Yes!"

Tsunade strode after him, but as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and paused: "Oh right, while you're at it, send someone to inform the Third Hokage!"

Before long, Tsunade arrived at the dungeon in a flurry of activity, accompanied by Shizune.

In the center of the dungeon, a tall, thin body lay supine on the cold ground, firmly bound by several sealing chains.

The dim light of the oil lamp shone on the man's face, revealing that his eyes were closed, he was motionless, and his body was lifeless.

"Orochimaru?" Tsunade quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and carefully examined the condition of the corpse.

I checked his pulse; it wasn't beating. I checked his chakra flow—

There was absolutely no sign of life.

A moment later, Tsunade slowly straightened up, her expression grave: "...She's really dead."

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded behind them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the dungeon, panting heavily.

He had just gotten up and was having breakfast when he received the call and rushed over immediately.

At this moment, his gray hair was slightly disheveled, and his face still showed lingering surprise and doubt: "Orochimaru... is dead?"

Tsunade turned to look at her teacher and nodded: "Dead!"

Upon hearing the confirmation, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the corpse for a long time with a complicated expression, his gray brows furrowing tightly before slowly relaxing.

Orochimaru was once his most valued disciple, but he ultimately went astray and rebelled against Konoha...

How complex were Hiruzen Sarutobi's feelings towards such a disciple?

On one hand, he hated Orochimaru for disregarding human ethics and conducting cruel human experiments, which brought great harm to the village; but on the other hand, that was, after all, a child he had watched grow up!

If he could, he would rather believe that everything happening before his eyes was just a dream.

Tsunade carefully examined the corpse, feeling that something was amiss.

Her gaze sharpened, and she suddenly reached out and forcefully smeared the corpse's face: "What is this?!"

With a soft hissing sound, a human skin mask was peeled off.

Beneath the mask was the face of an unfamiliar woman—

The woman was beautiful, but the eerie smile that had been frozen on her lips just moments before her death remained.

"This is……?"

Tsunade and Sarutobi were both taken aback, their eyes widening in surprise.

Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned down to examine the woman's face closely, his expression full of doubt: "Fake?"

Tsunade shook her head, placed her hand on the woman's forehead, closed her eyes to sense for a moment, and said with certainty, "Chakra doesn't lie. Judging from the chakra remaining on the corpse, she is Orochimaru."

"It seems that Orochimaru's forbidden technique has been successfully developed! The body can no longer restrain Orochimaru; he must have escaped."

She kicked away the eerie human skin mask, unable to hide her anger—this guy had managed to slip away!

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a moment, then slowly exhaled a long breath, his back relaxing slightly.

For his master, this ending might be better than actually seeing Orochimaru die in front of him.

Tsunade noticed the change in Sarutobi's expression and guessed some of his thoughts. She gave a soft hum and said nothing more.

She turned and ordered her secret service: "Investigate the unusual activity around the dungeon immediately! Also, keep the news under wraps; don't let a word leak out!"

Then he looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "Old man, let's go back and make some plans."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, took a deep look at the female corpse, and followed Tsunade out of the dungeon with a complicated expression.

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The country of rain, the village hidden in the rain.

Shortly after dawn, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the drizzling rain continued as always.

On the deserted streets, a few rain ninjas strolled about, while a young man wearing a black robe with red clouds wandered aimlessly in the rain.

Itachi has returned to Amegakure.

He changed back into his Akatsuki uniform, his straw hat hanging low, obscuring most of his slightly pale, handsome face.

The cold rain slid down his dark hair, but Itachi seemed oblivious, continuing to walk slowly forward step by step.

At this moment, he was expressionless, his dark eyes were unfocused, and he seemed to have lost his soul, letting the rain soak his whole body.

He felt somewhat numb – so much had happened in just a few days that he still couldn't process it all.

Just then, the raindrops beside Itachi suddenly froze in a strange way.

The torrential rain pouring down from above seemed to be pushed aside by something, and not a single drop fell on him.

At the same time, a slightly teasing, deep voice came from behind: "Big Seven, with your current body, this might not be working!"

Itachi was startled by the sound and turned around abruptly.

Suddenly, a tall figure appeared behind him.

The newcomer held a large black umbrella, which covered most of his body. The face exposed outside the cloak was strange and ferocious—a shark-like smile with sharp teeth stretched almost to his ears.

"Kisame..." Itachi called softly, his voice hoarse.

Kisame grinned, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, and gave his companion what he thought was a friendly smile.

He tilted the large umbrella slightly towards Itachi and chuckled, "Getting wet in the rain isn't good for your health, Oichi-san!"

"New mission! Come on, follow me!"

Itachi nodded quietly, without saying anything more.

With a soft whoosh, the two dark figures disappeared into the rain one after the other in the next moment.

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