Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master!

Chapter 383 Konoha, I, Menma, would rather starve to death, die outside...

in the audience.

The situation on the screen took a sharp turn for the worse, leaving everyone stunned. Their emotions felt like they were on a runaway roller coaster, plummeting from the clouds to the bottom in an instant.

"Huh?! Wait a minute!"

Karin couldn't help but exclaim, her face filled with confusion.

"What happened?"

"Naruto in the dream world clearly had the upper hand, his Sage Mode was so strong, and he was about to win, so why did he suddenly give up?!"

Karin was completely baffled at that moment.

In her view, a battle should have a winner and a loser, especially when facing a dangerous enemy like Ma, one should press on and subdue him.

Did the stronger party concede defeat?

Isn't this a complete match-fixing incident?

Sakura also looked puzzled, equally confused.

"Yes, why did Naruto in the dream suddenly stop?"

However, Kakashi frowned and looked serious.

"No, it's not that simple."

He spoke in a deep voice, his gaze still fixed on the numb face on the screen, distorted by extreme frustration.

"Naruto in the dream world may have his own reasons for doing this, but... given Menma's stubborn and arrogant personality, being defeated by his opponent like this is probably even harder for him to accept than losing a head-on confrontation."

Jiraiya crossed his arms, nodded solemnly, and agreed, "Kakashi is right."

With his extensive experience, he saw things more clearly. Naruto in the dream might have wanted to retreat in order to avoid a meaningless fight, but he underestimated the obsessive and extreme side of Menma's personality.

Meanwhile, Sasuke, who was standing to the side, had been fixated on the golden-haired boy's fighting posture on the screen the moment Naruto activated Sage Mode in the dream, his mind completely captivated by the terrifying power displayed by the other party.

Is this Sage Mode?!

Sasuke felt a tidal wave surging within him.

Is this the kind of power that Naruto was pursuing through his arduous training at Mount Myōboku?

A strong sense of urgency instantly surged into Sasuke's heart.

[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Sasuke have been detected! Emotional value +500!]

Over the past two days, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds under the special training of Uchiha Madara, and he thought his progress was fast enough.

However, witnessing the absolute suppression of Sage Mode firsthand, he suddenly realized that the gap between himself and that underachiever who was diligently cultivating far away was probably widening rapidly.

To defeat that loser and achieve one's goals, ordinary training alone is probably far from enough.

……

on the screen.

"you!"

Mianma was stunned for a moment, then his anger suddenly erupted!

He stared intently at the dreamlike Naruto across from him, who wore a relaxed smile, and trembled with rage.

Even the great spiral wheel he was condensing in his palm was flickering under the influence of his violent emotions, and it could go berserk at any moment.

"What do you mean by this?! Giving up like this? Are you humiliating me?! You bastard! Who gave you permission to give up?!"

He roared hoarsely.

"I command you to bring out that spell you just used! Let's settle this fair and square!"

At this moment, Mianma was absolutely furious.

This casual surrender was even more humiliating to him than being completely suppressed just now.

This is clearly blatant mockery and contempt!

That damned guy actually played him for such a shameless reason.

Menma never thought he could lose, how could he possibly lose?!

Even if the Great Spiral Wheel Yu can't defeat his opponent, he still has the power of the Nine-Tails—he is a Jinchūriki!

But Naruto in the dream world isn't a Jinchūriki, so how could he fight him?

Sage Mode? Hmph, that's clearly their trump card.

The opponent has revealed all their cards, but he still has a backup plan.

Menma was certain that he still had the ability to turn the tide of the battle and would not allow his opponent to end the fight so hastily!

However, faced with Naruto's furious roar and almost murderous gaze, his reaction in the dream was surprisingly calm, even bordering on roguish.

Instead of re-condensing the spiral shuriken, he spread his hands, and the surging natural energy around him quickly subsided.

The orange-red eyeshadow that symbolized his immortal form faded away in the blink of an eye, and his golden pupils returned to a clear turquoise.

In just a few seconds, he transformed back into a blond boy who looked exactly like Naruto.

Naruto in his dream shrugged lightly and said calmly, "I already said, I admit defeat."

He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, spread his hands, and adopted a defenseless and submissive posture, his tone playful.

"If you really can't accept this outcome... come on, smash me with your giant spiral wheel, I promise I won't fight back, is that alright?"

This nonchalant tone was like pouring a bucket of oil on top of Mianma's burning anger.

His face contorted with rage, his eyes bloodshot, his teeth clenched so tightly they cracked, and veins throbbed on his forehead: "You bastard! You think I wouldn't dare?!"

He roared and suddenly raised his right hand. The purple energy ball in his palm suddenly shone brightly and emitted a piercing shriek, causing the surrounding air to distort violently.

In the audience, everyone's pupils contracted sharply, and their hearts jumped into their throats.

At this critical moment.

"Stop! Mianma!!!"

With a loud shout, Naruto suddenly rushed out, spread his arms, and stood in front of the dream Naruto, resolutely facing the purple ball of light radiating terrifying energy with his own flesh and blood.

Without a trace of fear or hesitation on his face, he shouted at Menma, "That's enough! He's already admitted defeat! Can't he even admit defeat?! Stop it, Menma!"

Menma glared at Naruto, who was blocking his way, and then looked at the dream Naruto behind him, who seemed completely unfazed. He felt a surge of anger rising to his head, and he felt so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood.

His hand, which was holding the large spiral wheel, froze in mid-air.

Slam it down? Naruto steps in right in the middle!

But if he didn't throw it out? He simply couldn't swallow this insult!

His face was numb, his eyes were red, and he cursed inwardly through gritted teeth.

This shameless guy clearly calculated that Naruto would be soft-hearted and try to stop him, so he deliberately said those sarcastic things about being able to be beaten or killed at will.

That despicable, manipulative bastard!

"Bastard...bastard...you bastard!!!"

After struggling for a long time, Mianma could only squeeze out these few words through gritted teeth.

He had lived for so many years and had seen countless people of all kinds—insidious, cruel, arrogant, cowardly… but he had never seen such a shameless and unethical fellow.

And this shameless scoundrel actually managed to gain Naruto's trust and protection...

Menma glared fiercely at the dream version of Naruto, his mind racing with wild speculation: "Naruto is so naive, he must have been tricked by this hypocrite using some despicable means!"

That bastard!

"Naruto, get out of the way!"

With bloodshot eyes, he glared at Naruto and shouted fiercely, "Today I'm going to make this pretentious bastard experience the Great Rasengan firsthand, and show him what true power is!"

However, Naruto refused to budge. He took a deep breath, met Menma's fiery eyes, and shouted, "Menma, if you're going to throw something, throw it at me too! If you're going to kill someone, kill me too!"

These words were like the final fuse, instantly igniting Mianma's nerves, which were on the verge of losing control.

He stared at Naruto's face, which was filled with stubbornness and worry, so similar to his own yet so different, but he couldn't bring himself to swing his raised arm.

The large spiral wheel in his palm was churning with violent energy, as if it were firmly bound by invisible shackles, and it could not be smashed towards the two people.

At the same time, the purple energy ball also became extremely unstable under the influence of its owner's emotions, flashing wildly and emitting a dangerous buzzing sound.

Mianma knew perfectly well that if the stalemate continued, the technique was very likely to get out of control.

Finally, it let out a furious roar of utter despair: "Damn it—ah!!"

With that, he suddenly hurled the terrifying ball of energy in his hand into the depths of the dense forest, where no one was around.

The dazzling purple ball of light flew out of his hand, leaving a long trail as it streaked towards the depths of the distant forest. At first glance, its speed didn't seem too fast; in fact, it appeared rather slow.

However, just as it finally touched the edge of that woodland...

The world seemed to fall silent.

Immediately afterwards...

boom!!!

The terrifying explosion sounded like a deafening roar from the planet.

A blinding purple-white light instantly engulfed the area, and a huge purple mushroom cloud shot into the sky.

Even from a great distance, the devastating shockwave, carrying countless pieces of rubble, broken wood, and scorching heat, swept towards the direction where the three were located!

Naruto felt an overwhelming, unstoppable force coming straight at him. He screamed in alarm as his entire body was involuntarily thrown backward!

At the critical moment, a large, steady hand grabbed his collar from behind and forcefully pressed him back to the ground.

It's Naruto from a dream!

He shielded Naruto from most of the impact.

Even so, the two of them were still blown about by the raging wind, their clothes fluttering and their hair flying wildly.

After a long while, the raging smoke and shockwaves finally dissipated.

In the distance, a huge crater, resembling the one left by a meteorite impact, appeared at the edge of the forest.

The walls of the pit were still emitting wisps of blue smoke, and the rocks inside had been melted into glass-like crystals by the terrifying high temperature.

The once lush and dense forest has now been largely wiped away, leaving only a dark and charred death zone.

Naruto stared blankly at the enormous crater, as if petrified, his face as pale as paper, his lips trembling for a long time but unable to utter a sound.

The purple ball of light in front of him, which looked about the same size as a regular Rasengan, unleashed a destructive power that far exceeded his expectations.

If that attack had been aimed directly at them...

Naruto simply couldn't bear to think any further.

[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +1000!]

Even the usually composed Naruto in his dream world couldn't help but show a hint of undisguised shock in his azure eyes.

He stared at the horrific scene of destruction and couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

"What a terrifying technique..."

Hearing Naruto's sigh in the dream world, Menma finally regained a shred of dignity.

He snorted coldly, and although there was still blood on the corner of his mouth and his face was pale, his tone regained some of its arrogance.

"Hmph, now you know, right? Your Spiral Shuriken is no match for my Great Spiral Wheel!"

Upon hearing this, Naruto in his dream turned around and looked at Menma very seriously. He didn't refute her, but instead nodded readily and calmly admitted, "Yes, the destructive power and range of the Rasenshuriken are indeed inferior to your Great Rasengan. I admit that."

His tone was calm, and his gaze was sincere.

Menma was slightly taken aback by the other party's straightforward admission.

From Naruto's sincere attitude in the dream, he could tell that the other party's words were not sarcastic or hypocritical, but genuinely acknowledged his strength.

This left Mianma momentarily speechless.

The anger that had been building up inside him seemed to dissipate somewhat because of the other person's unexpected agreement.

But he immediately forced himself to straighten his face, turned his head away, and snorted, "Hmph! You know that's good! So, I'm better than you!"

He tried his best to re-establish his victorious stance, even though the victory had come in a very frustrating way.

"Yes, yes, you're right, you're better than me."

Naruto in the dream immediately nodded in agreement.

"you!"

Mānmā suddenly turned his head, veins throbbing on his forehead.

This feeling of being treated like a child was more infuriating to him than direct mockery!

That despicable bastard!

Mianma made an angry vow in his heart.

Next time! Next time, as long as Naruto isn't around, he definitely, definitely won't let this guy get away with it again!

He's going to make this guy pay a heavy price for everything he's done today!

Menma glared hatefully at Naruto in his dream, as if trying to imprint that hateful face firmly in his mind, and then ignored him completely.

He then turned to Naruto, who was still in shock, opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just snorted heavily, turned his face away, and said nothing more.

……

in the audience.

After a brief silence, a chorus of suppressed gasps and gasps of astonishment erupted.

"hiss!"

Sakura stared intently at the huge, still-smoking crater on the screen.

"This...this is the Great Spiral Wheel? Its power is outrageous!"

If this happened in a village, the consequences would be unimaginable...

"So...so that's how it is..." Karin murmured, still in shock in her beautiful eyes, "He said before that this technique was enough to destroy Konoha...he really wasn't bragging."

She recalled Menma's almost arrogant declaration when he demonstrated this technique, which she had initially thought was an exaggeration.

However, now that we've witnessed its effects firsthand, what if we were to launch an attack right in the heart of Konoha...

Karin couldn't help but shiver and quickly stopped her imagination.

Kakashi slowly rotated his Sharingan, deeply engraving every detail of the explosion into his mind.

He remained silent for a moment before letting out a long breath. He glanced back at Itachi, who remained calm, and sighed inwardly, "No wonder... Itachi was so wary of me back then."

This kind of power should indeed not lead to conflict with him in Konoha.

Although Sasuke did not speak, a look of deep concentration flashed in his dark eyes.

He secretly pondered how he would protect himself if he were facing such an attack.

Can it be stopped?

I'm afraid the hope is slim...

Perhaps only the legendary Susanoo offers a slim chance of survival.

Menma's strength once again redefined his understanding of the word "powerful".

but……

When Sakura saw on the screen that Menma had finally thrown his ultimate attack into the empty space, and that the three of them seemed to have started communicating, and the tense atmosphere had obviously eased, her tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

"Thankfully...at least a real fight didn't break out, and no one got hurt."

"yes."

Karin also breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that although Mianma is furious, he probably won't make any more moves."

……

In the scene, none of the three spoke for a moment.

The wind blew through the ruins, and the breathing of the group was somewhat disordered.

The suffocating silence lasted for quite a while.

Finally, Naruto broke the deadlock.

He scratched his messy golden hair, his face filled with caution and guilt, and slowly moved over to Menma's side, gently tugging at Menma's hand.

"Menma..." Naruto whispered, "Don't be angry..."

"Don't touch me!"

Menma abruptly shook off Naruto's hand. Still with his back to Naruto, his voice was cold and hard, "You go protect that hypocrite, why are you touching me?"

Naruto was stunned for a moment after being thrown, a look of grievance flashing in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by guilt.

He also realized that his subconscious act of standing in front of the dream Naruto might be seen by Menma as favoritism, or even betrayal.

Although his original intention was simply not to see either party get hurt, he still felt genuinely apologetic now that he was face to face with Ma.

"Sorry, my face is numb..."

Naruto scratched his head and stammered an apology.

"I don't want to see any of you get hurt. Your technique was too dangerous. I just...

Mianma still had a stern face, as if to say, "I will never forgive you."

But his ears twitched almost imperceptibly, and he glanced at Naruto out of the corner of his eye.

When he saw Naruto's sincere regret and even somewhat dejected appearance, the coldness in his eyes finally softened, but he still snorted and did not respond.

At that moment, Naruto from the dream world also came over.

He didn't get too close, stopping two steps away, his calm gaze falling on Menma, and he said earnestly and sincerely, "Menma, actually, the person who should apologize the most is me."

"It was my oversight that led to this duel, and then I conceded in that way, without considering your feelings or respecting the fight... It was all my fault, and I apologize to you."

Mianma snorted coldly through his nose, holding his head high, but still managed to reply in a muffled voice.

"Hmph, you know that much!"

Seeing this, Naruto secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a comforting smile appearing on his face, feeling that the tense atmosphere had finally eased considerably.

He pressed his advantage, leaning closer to probe, "Menma, look, the misunderstanding's been cleared up now, right? Besides, it's getting dark outside, and the forest is dangerous... How about we head back to Konoha?"

Return to Konoha?!

Before Naruto could finish speaking, Menma suddenly turned around and interrupted him sharply.

The slight relaxation that had just appeared on that face, which bore a seven or eight-tenths resemblance to Naruto, was instantly replaced by a chilling expression.

"No discussion! I'd rather die out there than go back!"

"But……"

Naruto wanted to say something more.

"I've said enough!"

He shouted sharply, his face suddenly darkening.

His chakra, which had just calmed down, surged wildly again.

"Don't mention that disgusting name in front of me, and don't even think about trying to persuade me to go back!"

"Even if it's you, it won't work! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Seeing that the atmosphere that had just eased was about to take a sharp turn for the worse, Naruto in his dream world, who had been observing silently, sighed softly.

He stepped forward and subtly tugged at Naruto, who was still trying to persuade him, pulling him behind him and signaling him to stop talking.

In his dream, Naruto didn't continue to persuade or apologize. Instead, he adopted a tone of pity and slowly said, "Menma...you've had a hard time these past few years, haven't you?"

This seemingly casual remark sent a jolt through Menma, his pupils dilating sharply.