Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master!

Chapter 399 Kakashi is about to become a Jinchūriki

After listening to Minato Namikaze's brief report, Sakumo Hatake immediately said in a deep voice, "Minato, take me there to the scene of the incident. I want to investigate it myself."

After saying that, he turned and strode out.

However, he suddenly stopped when he reached the tent entrance.

Sakumo turned to the side and looked at Rin.

His voice remained calm, but it carried a hint of discussion: "Lin, why don't you come too? You were one of the people involved at the time, so you might be able to notice some details that Minato overlooked."

Upon hearing this, Rin subconsciously glanced at Obito, whose face was pale.

Before she could speak, Obito interrupted, "Rin, I'm fine, I just need some rest. Kakashi is the most important thing, you should go with them!"

He even forced a strong smile, waved, and continued, "The more people there are, the greater the chance of finding clues. I'll wait here for your news."

Seeing Obito's barely-there spirit, Rin's worries lessened considerably, and a sense of warmth rose within her.

Perhaps Obito stopped her from rescuing Kakashi and said those disappointing things because he was overly worried about her safety and lost his temper.

Seeing his enthusiastic support for her to go to the scene to investigate, Lin's misunderstandings and disappointment dissipated considerably.

She nodded solemnly and instructed, "Okay! Obito, you must rest well and listen to the medical ninja. We will definitely find Kakashi!"

A resolute light rekindled in her eyes.

Yahiko, who was standing nearby, also stepped forward and solemnly patted Obito on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Obito, we will definitely find Kakashi. You just stay here and recover."

Obito nodded, indicating that he would cooperate and stay at the camp.

However, Obito's true thoughts were completely different from his outwardly sensible appearance.

He was secretly delighted at that moment.

[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +200!]

Kakashi's mysterious disappearance left Obito with many questions, and he already had some guesses in his mind that he needed to verify personally.

If Lin had stayed by his side to take care of him, he would have had no chance to act on his own.

Now that Rin has gone to investigate the scene with Sakumo and Minato, Obito no longer has any worries and can go ahead and investigate the truth.

As for Rin's safety, Obito wasn't worried.

He glanced at Sakumo Hatake and Minato Namikaze, who were already fully prepared and ready to go, and felt even more at ease.

With "Konoha's White Fang" and "Yellow Flash" by our side, there has never been a safer time than now.

At this moment, apart from the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in his prime and stationed in Konoha, these two were the strongest ninjas in the village.

Moreover, by personally inspecting the site, they might actually discover crucial clues that had been previously overlooked.

The action plan was quickly finalized.

Shuo Mao is always decisive and efficient; once he has determined his strategy, he will not delay any longer.

He nodded slightly to Minato Namikaze and Rin, then lifted the curtain and strode out of the tent, his short, silver-white hair drawing a crisp arc behind him.

Minato followed closely behind, turning back to gesture to Rin.

Rin glanced one last time at Obito, who was still standing there, her eyes full of concern, before quickly catching up with her two seniors.

Yahiko nodded to Obito, then turned and left to chase after him.

In the blink of an eye, the tent returned to silence, leaving only Obito behind.

The obedient and cooperative expression on Obito's face vanished instantly.

He slowly sat up straight and listened intently to the sounds outside.

A moment later, he clearly caught the footsteps and chakra aura of Sakumo, Minato, and Rin fading into the distance, and the entire camp returned to a temporary calm.

Alright, now it's my turn to take action.

Obito thought to himself.

He took a deep breath, no longer hesitated, quietly lifted a corner of the tent, and silently slipped out, quickly making his way to the outskirts of the camp.

However, just as Obito's figure disappeared into the dark shadows outside the camp, and just as the audience held their breath in anticipation of his next move, the huge screen suddenly switched to a dark underground space.

(Shigure used an additional dream camera)

The camera zooms in quickly, revealing a massive natural cave.

In the center of the cave, a monster as huge as a small mountain lay quietly.

It was a giant tortoise covered in thick, dark gray armor!

The turtle's shell is thick and covered with sharp spikes, with intricate patterns faintly visible on it.

Three thick, scale-covered tails dragged down from behind the carapace, drooping unconsciously to the ground.

The enormous creature had its eyes closed, seemingly in a deep sleep, its massive body rising and falling slightly with its steady breathing.

"What is that?!" Naruto exclaimed, pointing at the screen. "It's huge! Is it a summoning beast?"

"That's the Three-Tailed Isobu." Kakashi, unusually, lost his composure and stared intently at the tailed beast on the screen.

Memories of the past flooded my mind.

[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +400!]

Sakura suddenly pointed to another spot on the screen and exclaimed, "Look there! That looks like Kakashi-sensei!"

Following the direction Sakura pointed, everyone saw a figure lying next to the three-tailed giant turtle, which was indeed much smaller in comparison.

The man lay quietly on the rocky ground, his eyes closed and his face pale.

Although his Konoha ninja uniform was still recognizable, he did not appear to have any obvious external injuries.

On the ground beneath him, a huge Japanese-style magic circle was drawn on the black rocks with dark red paint. The complex and strange patterns circled around, subtly connecting the young Kakashi's body with the Three-Tails beside him.

Karin stared at the pattern on the ground, her brow furrowed. "This...this seems to be some kind of sealing technique?"

Kakashi's breath hitched slightly.

He recognized the nature of these runes at a glance.

"That's right... it really is a sealing technique," he murmured, his voice hoarse.

Rin was captured by ninjas from Kirigakure and forcibly implanted with the Three-Tails, Isobu, with the intention of making her a Jinchūriki to release the Tailed Beast within Konoha.

To prevent that disaster, he ultimately used his own sword, Raikiri, to pierce Lynn's heart...

That scene is still etched deep in his mind, unforgettable for him.

Thinking of this, Kakashi trembled slightly uncontrollably.

[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +500!]

At this very moment, in this dream, the young Kakashi was also kidnapped by a mysterious enemy, lying unconscious next to the Three-Tails, with obvious sealing techniques set up beneath him.

A terrible thought crept into Kakashi's mind, making him afraid to think about it further.

Is the tragedy that befell Lin in reality about to be repeated in my dream?!

Just then, a steady and rhythmic sound of footsteps suddenly came from the darkness on one side of the cave.

Four figures slowly emerged from the cave entrance, silently stepping into the flickering firelight and revealing their true forms.

They wore the same uniforms of Iwagakure ninjas, with the Iwagakure symbol engraved on their forehead guards.

The one leading the group was none other than the Iwagakure ninja who had silently abducted the boy Kakashi from the camp earlier!

However, unlike their previous smugness and arrogance, all four of them were expressionless, with empty eyes, and did not utter a single word.

The four walked straight to the unconscious boy Kakashi, raised their hands in unison, and began to quickly form hand seals.

As the seal changed, the dark red runes surrounding Kakashi on the ground suddenly lit up, as if they had been infused with life, emitting an eerie red light from the inside out.

The sealing technique has been activated!

"What are they doing?!" Upon seeing this, Naruto suddenly stood up from his seat and shouted anxiously.

A strong sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

Kakashi's face turned pale, his pupils fixed on the ever-illuminating sealing runes, witnessing the nightmare replay before his very eyes.

"They probably want to seal the Tailed Beasts into the body of that boy's 'me'..." he said with difficulty. "Moreover, these Iwa ninjas are likely already under the control of genjutsu, and Iwagakure itself probably doesn't know about this operation."

Sakura's eyes widened in disbelief as she exclaimed, "What?! They're going to seal the Tailed Beasts?!"

Karin's body trembled violently, and she instinctively turned her head to look at Naruto beside her.

When Naruto heard Kakashi's speculation, he was struck dumb and stood there stunned.

As the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, he understood better than anyone what it meant to become a jinchūriki.

Kakashi-sensei... Could it be that the Kakashi-sensei in my dream is also going to become like me?

Sasuke stared at the screen in disbelief, muttering repeatedly, "Jinchūriki?"

This word was not unfamiliar to him.

The images of Naruto and Gaara immediately flashed into his mind.

And now, someone is actually trying to make Kakashi a Jinchūriki...

For a moment, the audience fell into a suffocating silence.

Everyone knew very well what a dark path awaited the young Kakashi once the seal was complete.

At this moment, they could only watch helplessly as all of this happened, completely powerless to do anything about it.

Meanwhile, off-screen, Sakumo and Minato are still busy investigating in the wrong direction.

They believed Kakashi had been kidnapped by the people of Iwagakure and were doing their best to track down that hypothetical target.

Even with Sakumo's strength and Minato's speed, if the intelligence was completely misled and the enemy remained hidden, it would probably be too late by the time they arrived.

Is the tragedy of reality destined to repeat itself in this world?

This time, am I going to be the one chosen as the sacrifice?

In reality, Rin was implanted with a tailed beast, and I ultimately ended her life with my own Lightning Blade.

So what will happen to young Kakashi after the tailed beast is sealed inside him this time?

Will he be manipulated back to the camp while losing his mind?

Returning to his father or Minato-sensei?

then……

Kakashi felt a chill run down his spine, and a terrible question lingered in his mind.

Who will be the one to carry out this time?

Is he his father?

Should a father personally end the life of his rampaging son?

It was still done by the teacher who deeply loved his students...

Just as everyone was getting anxious, the screen suddenly switched again without warning, and the perspective returned to the scene where Obito was.

At this moment, Obito was holding a torch and carefully making his way through a dark underground tunnel.

"Obito actually found his way here!" Naruto was so excited when he saw Obito on the screen actually touching the cave that he almost jumped up.

He exclaimed excitedly, "Great! Kakashi-sensei is saved!"

In Naruto's view, Obito's appearance here, who had previously been able to instantly defeat powerful enemies in the dream battle, meant that there was hope of breaking the deadlock.

However, Sakura did not relax because of this.

She frowned, her voice filled with worry, "But... he's just one person! And Obito's chakra doesn't seem to have fully recovered yet, right? There are four of them, and the leader was able to kidnap Kakashi-sensei without anyone noticing, he's definitely not simple... Can Obito handle this alone?"

Karin nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "That's right, Sakura is right."

In contrast, Sasuke's reaction was completely different.

He didn't interrupt, but instead stared intently at the cave environment surrounding Obito on the screen.

The winding and tortuous cave structure, with faintly visible patterns on the rock walls.

All of this made him thoughtful, and he vaguely felt that the cave in front of him seemed familiar.

Sasuke seemed to have thought of something, his brows furrowing slightly, but he didn't voice his guess.

In the scene, Obito appears wary, moving swiftly through the maze-like underground passages, clearly familiar with the layout.

But as he ventured deeper into the cave, a strong sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.

Not right.

In the past, when he came here, although the entrance was dark and gloomy, as soon as he went a little further in, lights would gradually appear on the rock walls, illuminating the path clearly.

However, today, he had been walking in the dark tunnel for a long time, and all he could see was darkness.

Obito stopped in his tracks, raised his torch high, and carefully shone it on the deep, dark cave ahead. He then looked back at the path he had come from, which was also swallowed up in darkness.

Along the way, all the lights that should have been on were now off, leaving not a trace of light.

He held his breath and focused his senses to the limit, but he couldn't sense any living person's presence.

The surroundings were empty and eerily quiet.

However, Obito knew very well that in the past, every shadow in this cave had been hiding a clone of White Zetsu.

No matter who it is, even a tiny insect passing by, it would be impossible to escape White Zetsu's senses, let alone hide from Madara's surveillance.

However, even now, when he was almost inside the stronghold, the old man still showed no reaction.

This is very unusual.

Obito's resolve grew stronger.

It seems my guess was correct.

Fortunately, he was extremely familiar with the terrain here.

Even with only the torch in his hand for illumination, Obito could quickly determine his direction and advance accurately.

He quickened his pace, passing through familiar side paths and bypassing the stalagmites that had once trapped him in his memory, finally arriving at the most memorable and spacious central cave.

This place was once where heretical statues stood, and where he listened to teachings and struggled to survive.

Obito seemed to still remember the scene when he first stepped into this place; the huge stone statue was awe-inspiring.

On the stone chair in front of the statue, a hunched and aged figure looks down at himself, who is just recovering from serious injuries...

However, now it is pitch black, empty, and deathly silent.

The enormous figure of the Outer Path Demon Statue was gone, as was the man who had been sitting on the stone chair.

All that met the eye were rock walls and endless darkness.

Obito raised his torch high, looked around the empty cave, and muttered to himself, "As expected... he's not here."

After saying that, his expression suddenly darkened.

At this moment, Obito was completely certain that Kakashi had indeed been taken away by Madara Uchiha.

In other words, Madara Uchiha must be with Kakashi right now.

As for what they are doing now, Obito doesn't need to guess and knows perfectly well.

Realizing this, he couldn't help but tense up, his fists clenching tightly without him even noticing.

In any case, he will never allow a similar tragedy to happen again before his eyes!