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Itachi held a blood-dripping kunai, its sharp tip pointing at Orochimaru, whose face was ashen, his eyes cold as frost.
"If you killed these faceless ninjas, then you have violated the laws of Konoha! I, Uchiha Itachi, in my capacity as the captain of the First Division of the Konoha Police Force, hereby formally arrest you!"
"You're not qualified to act recklessly in Konoha! Konoha's S-rank rogue ninja—Orochimaru!"
Orochimaru's face was grim as he clutched his bloodied, severed wrist, his golden snake eyes burning with fury.
What a joke!
He's one of the legendary Sannin, Orochimaru!
"Ho ho..."
Orochimaru let out a low, eerie laugh.
“Uchiha Itachi…you are very good…very good…”
At this tense moment, when swords were about to be drawn and war seemed imminent—
Suddenly, another anomaly occurred!
"Boo! Hah! Hah!"
Several kunai and shuriken, gleaming with a cold light, shot out from the dense forest behind Itachi without warning, like venomous snakes emerging from their holes!
The target is aimed directly at Itachi's vest, a vital spot!
The speed and the angle were so sharp that it was clearly a premeditated sneak attack.
The person who made the move was none other than the gray-haired, bespectacled young man who had led them here earlier and claimed to be sent by the Fourth Hokage to assist the police department.
However, faced with this sudden betrayal and deadly attack, Itachi Uchiha seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Without even turning his head, he simply shifted his body slightly and effortlessly dodged all the incoming hidden weapons in an unbelievable manner.
Several kunai and shuriken flew past his clothes and embedded themselves deeply in the ground in front of him.
"Hmph, you really are suspicious!" Itachi slowly turned around, his gaze turning cold as he looked at the gray-haired youth. His tone was calm, yet it carried an air of knowing that he had already seen through everything.
From the very beginning, he felt that there was something wrong with this suddenly appearing helper, but he never expected that the other party would choose to make a move at this time.
The gray-haired youth remained calm when his sneak attack failed. He simply pushed up his glasses, and a slightly cold glint flashed in his eyes behind the lenses.
"Hehehe... Kabuto! You timed it perfectly!" Orochimaru laughed hoarsely and triumphantly upon seeing this.
He endured the excruciating pain of his severed wrist, leaped backward, and quickly distanced himself from Itachi Uchiha by dozens of meters, arriving beside the gray-haired youth known as "Kabuto".
Orochimaru's most loyal and capable subordinate, Kabuto Yakushi, finally tore off his disguise and revealed his true colors.
He gave Uchiha Itachi a playful smile.
"So what? Uchiha Itachi, even if you've realized my identity, it's too late now... Look at your precious little brother!"
"what?!"
Upon hearing this, Itachi's heart tightened.
The next second, a faint but clear "sizzling" burning sound suddenly came from the direction where Sasuke was!
"Sasuke!"
Itachi's expression changed drastically, and he turned around abruptly!
Meanwhile, Sasuke, who had been intently watching Itachi and Orochimaru's confrontation, finally realized that something was wrong.
He instinctively lowered his head, his pupils suddenly contracting.
Suddenly, he noticed that several explosive tags had been silently placed at his feet.
At this moment, the detonating tags were already igniting with tiny sparks and flashing a dangerous red light, clearly indicating that they had entered the final detonation stage.
"Wh...when?!"
Sasuke was horrified.
He had been so focused on the fight between his brother Itachi and Orochimaru that he hadn't noticed when the gray-haired, bespectacled guy had approached him.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Sasuke have been detected! Emotional value +400!]
"Boom——!!!"
Just as Sasuke was filled with horror, the explosive tags exploded!
A sudden burst of intense, blinding light erupted, followed by a deafening roar.
A terrifying shockwave, carrying scorching air and countless broken tree branches, swept wildly in all directions.
The ground trembled violently, as if an earth dragon were turning over.
At the critical moment, Itachi Uchiha appeared in front of Sasuke like a ghost, tightly protecting the still-shaken Sasuke in his arms.
As the smoke and dust from the explosion gradually dissipated, Itachi, carrying Sasuke, dodged a few times and hid behind a relatively safe boulder.
He put Sasuke down and anxiously checked on his younger brother: "Sasuke! How are you? Are you hurt?"
Sasuke was still in shock, his face pale and his ears ringing. It took him several seconds to come to his senses.
He shook his head, his voice trembling slightly: "I...I'm fine, Nii-san..."
Itachi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Sasuke was indeed alright.
He turned around abruptly, his gaze sharp as he looked towards the spot where the explosion had occurred.
All that remained was a huge, charred crater and a blurry trail of blood; there was no trace of Orochimaru or Kabuto.
Those two guys actually managed to escape during the chaos of the explosion.
Itachi glanced at it indifferently, his handsome face covered with frost.
If provoking the village had already violated his taboos, then attacking his younger brother was an even greater taboo.
Just then, from deep within the forest, Orochimaru's hoarse and malicious voice faintly echoed through the woods like a leech:
"Hehehe... The collapse of Konoha has begun! Uchiha Itachi! You can't escape! We'll meet again soon... very soon... Hehehehe..."
The sound faded into the distance, eventually disappearing at the edge of the dense forest, leaving only a chilling echo.
……
[This time, the dream-fulfilling recipient is: Uchiha Sasuke]
[Viewers: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Kakashi Hatake, Ino Yamanaka]
[Total Emotion Points Gain: 30200!]
[Current sentiment score balance: 245631 points!]
[Current Dream Fulfillment Level: 3 (300131/300000)]
The upgrade requirements have been met. Upgrade now?
[The Dream Master System has been successfully upgraded!]
Please select one of the following enhancement effects.
[1. Number of people achieving the dream goal +1]
[2. Dream Dungeon Expansion Pack: Slam Dunk]
3. Increased Dream Intensity (You can choose a more powerful dream-fulfilling target)
Shi Yu's gaze lingered on the three options for a moment before finally settling on the third one, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
The first option, increasing the number of people who can fulfill their dreams, is certainly tempting.
Having an extra goal means having an extra stable source of emotional value.
However, he now faces many limitations, and simply increasing the target number is not cost-effective.
The second option, the Slam Dunk expansion pack, was completely ignored by him.
Are you kidding me? In Naruto, a world where everything is capable of destruction, you're talking about basketball?
Do you want to see Naruto dunk on you with a Rasengan, or Sasuke perform a Chidori three-pointer?
In contrast, the third option, "increased dream intensity," is the real need right now.
This means he will have the opportunity to bring some powerful individuals into his dream theater!
Kakashi, Tu Zi Ge, Weasel, even the Pot Shadow, the Hokage...
Each of these characters carries a past and obsessions that are unimaginable to ordinary people. Once the emotional fluctuations deep within their hearts are successfully ignited, the emotional impact they can provide is absolutely substantial.
"This is the one!" Shi Yu thought to herself without further hesitation.
System upgrade successful
[Current Dream Fulfillment Level: Level 4 (300131/400000)]
[Target number of participants: 2]
Number of viewers: 4
[Dreamscape Dungeon Cap: 1]
[Current Dream Instance: The Undying Light]
Looking at the refreshed data on the system panel, Shi Yu nodded in satisfaction.
……
The next day, early in the morning.
Inside a makeshift tent erected on the border of the Land of Waves.
Kakashi suddenly woke up from his sleep, sat up abruptly, and frowned deeply.
The scenes from last night's dream still replayed vividly in his mind.
In particular, Orochimaru's words when he left weighed heavily on his mind.
'Most of the things that happen in this dream correspond to reality...'
Throughout his life, the dreams he had seen through that eerie theater often bore a striking resemblance to certain events in reality, and could even foreshadow some future developments.
In the dream, Orochimaru reveals his intention to attack Konoha. Does this mean that in reality, Orochimaru is also secretly plotting against Konoha?
The thought of this possibility gave Kakashi a headache.
He knew better than anyone how terrifying Orochimaru was.