Naruto's Exam

In the bustling city, I accidentally broke into a place called Konoha and watched a whole day of illusions about the future. Since I knew that Madara would betray me, why not first explore why Xiaonan was harmed by Uchiha Madara? !

Forget it, since we originally came here to investigate Madara's conspiracy in Konoha, we should just wait patiently for a while.

The illusion of the past reappeared in front of Konoha's Ninja Academy.

Senju Tobirama sighed, "If this continues, how can those ninja students concentrate on their lessons? Why not give them a holiday!"

Hearing this, the nearby Konohamaru trio almost cheered.

Perhaps because Naruto was eager to watch the illusion, the reward seemed to be put on hold for the time being.

[In the illusion——]

The huge trees, the dappled light and shadows, the birdsong and the darts on the tree trunks all made the ninjas of Konoha feel at home.

"It's the training ground in Konoha Forest..."

Kakashi said, "Minato-sensei used to give us special training there."

"We?" Naruto's eyes sparkled, excited to learn more about the Fourth Hokage in a short period of time.

"Me, Uchiha Obito, and... Nohara Rin."

Kakashi's voice was a little low, revealing a hint of loss.

In the distance, the masked man stared at the illusion, not wanting to miss any moment.

They saw the Fourth Hokage instructing students in the forest, seemingly having just finished an exercise.

[“Well, well done, you managed to hit me.” Namikaze Minato looked at the marks on his sleeves that were cut by the darts and praised the three students in front of him.]

"Yeah! Yeah! Teamwork, teamwork!" Naruto heard his father's voice and excitedly repeated the mantra that teacher Kakashi often taught them.

But no one knew how much guilt Kakashi felt when he heard the word "teamwork".

Then, everyone saw a picture behind the handsome face of the Fourth Hokage and three silhouettes...

Hmm...how should I describe it...

"Hahahahaha!! It turns out that teacher Kakashi had a pair of dead fish eyes when he was a child!!!" Uzumaki Naruto laughed particularly loudly, causing the others to watch the illusion while looking back at Kakashi, and then turn around and try hard to hold back their laughter.

This made it difficult for Kakashi to remain calm.

Minato Namikaze looked at his interactions with the three students back then and was full of anticipation for these precious memories.

[In the illusion, a sunny brown-haired girl with oil paint on her face stood next to Kakashi when he was a child, cheering for his outstanding performance.]

[Her voice was full of energy, "Kakashi you are awesome for hitting Minato-sensei!!"]

[The girl's smile is filled with a gentleness that heals people's hearts. ]

Sakura: "What a cute girl. She's about our age, right?"

"Teacher Kakashi..." Naruto openly teased Kakashi, "Hehehe, does that girl like you?"

Kakashi's eyes were filled with nostalgia: "They were just companions and classmates..."

When he woke up in the middle of the night, the only face he could recall of Lin was the moment of their separation.

[“It was just one hit on Minato-sensei, there’s nothing to brag about.”]

This is how young Kakashi responded to the girl back then.

The feeling of déjà vu immediately came over me.

Naruto looked at Kakashi-sensei, then glanced at the bad boy Sasuke next to him: "Kakashi-sensei is a bit like some self-proclaimed geniuses, which is really annoying..."

"Who made you the last one~" Sasuke mocked Naruto.

Kakashi smiled awkwardly. To be honest, looking back at himself back then, Kakashi finally understood the feelings of those who were publicly "executed".

It’s just so… awkward.

Even a cheeky person like him would be a little shy! Fortunately, he had a mask, a double layer one at that.

Haruno Sakura pointed at the illusion and asked Kakashi: "Teacher Kakashi, the one behind you, um..."

She sorted out her words, "Who is that boy who looks a lot like Naruto?"

"He is Uchiha Obito."

As soon as Kakashi finished speaking, Sakura suddenly exclaimed: "There are also laggards in the Uchiha family?!!"

Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Shisui: "..."

Mikoto forced a smile. How little did these kids know about the Uchiha Clan?

Most afraid of the air suddenly quiet.

Uchiha·The last one·Obito: "..."

Sakura reacted: "Ah! Sorry Kakashi-sensei, I…"

Sakura roared in her heart: "Ahhh! It's all Naruto's fault! Who made that boy named Obito look so much like him! So he subconsciously thought that he was also a loser?!"

Kakashi rubbed Sakura's head, his smile was a little more gentle and helpless than usual: "Obito... is my hero."

"Hero?" Sasuke glanced at Naruto and asked provocatively, "A loser?"

Kakashi ignored the two students who had started arguing again and Haruno Sakura who was trying her best to stop them, and even opened his Sharingan to record this rare illusion.

[“I… I can do it too!” The black-haired young man in the video looked at Kakashi who was the only one in the spotlight unwillingly, and shouted firmly, “I can definitely do it!!”]

"Heh." Shikamaru couldn't help laughing, "He looks exactly like the stupid Naruto."

Naruto was arguing with Sasuke, and when he heard Shikamaru's words, he was about to refute -

Suddenly, a female voice came from the image, interrupting Naruto.

Naruto's words stopped abruptly, he turned his neck stiffly, and when he saw the figure in the image, tears immediately welled up in his eyes...

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"……mom, Mom, Mom?"

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Chapter 178

[In the video——]

[“It’s just a coincidence, right?~”]

[A red-haired woman carrying a huge picnic basket filled with tempting delicacies smashed it onto the head of a young man named Uchiha Obito, and a dull "bang" sounded.]

【Obito turned around and saw the person coming. 】

[Her fiery red hair fell to her ankles, and she used only a simple hairpin to hold the loose hair in front of her forehead so as not to cover her eyes.]

[With a bright and gentle smile, she teased the young man named Obito, with a hint of mischief in her voice.]

Naruto stared at the image closely.

He had seen a photo of his mother when she was a girl at Aunt Mikoto's place.

When the red-haired woman's face appeared in the image, he immediately recognized her - that was his mother, Uzumaki Kushina!!!

Uzumaki Naruto didn't want to cry, after all, there were a lot of people around him.

However, when he first heard Kushina's voice...

Tears just rolled down unconsciously...

He will remember it for the rest of his life.

……

Naruto stared at the screen.

He didn't realize that there were several other people nearby who were also attracted by the image.

["Kushina..." Namikaze Minato stared at his beloved wife, with many things in his heart that he wanted to say, wanting to tell her about Naruto's growth and future. ]

[I want to reassure her that even though Naruto doesn't know how to take care of himself, he has a group of excellent friends around him. They all have the same dream of becoming a Hokage and are kind-hearted children.]

[So, don’t worry too much... Really don’t...]

[“I’m sorry, Kushina.”]

[Besides apologizing, Namikaze Minato was speechless, because he could no longer convey his feelings to her. ]

[In the video, the little girl with short brown hair looks very happy and walks forward to greet the red-haired woman.]

[“Did you all work hard?” The red-haired woman encouraged her husband’s three team members.]

[Minato answered for them: "Well, they did a good job. We are just getting ready for lunch break."]

[“Great! This is a comfort gift! Lady Kushina’s special lunch rice ball!”]

[Opening the comically large picnic basket, it was filled with nutritious rice balls to replenish energy.]

Naruto's mother seemed somewhat straightforward and boyish.

Like Naruto, people unconsciously want to get close to him, as if it is a natural affinity.

This ordinary, everyday scene made Naruto very excited. He carefully observed every detail of the woman, as if he wanted to engrave it in his mind.

The masked man also stared at the screen in a daze.

The Uchiha Obito of today is no longer the Obito of the past. He is no longer anyone but just a man burdened with sins!

He killed the woman in the video, and also killed the Fourth Hokage, Minato Sensei, who had saved him many times and whom he once admired so much.

In the past, he could still tell himself that as long as he completed the Moon Eye Project, he could rebuild a world where everyone was alive, including Rin, Minato-sensei, Kushina-sister, and Kakashi.

But recently, the memory of Uchiha Madara has become blurry in his mind, and Black Zetsu and White Zetsu are no longer trustworthy... It is even possible that Black Zetsu has been eliminated, because he has tried to contact him many times and has never succeeded.

He began to feel confused, but he didn't dare to be confused.

Because once you lose that goal as a guide...

All the blame will be placed on him as Uchiha Obito, which is a burden he cannot bear. Perhaps death is not enough to pay for it for him.

In the video, the voice of the girl Lin brought Obito back to his senses.

[“Great! I love the food cooked by Kushina-nee-sama the most!!”]

[The brown-haired girl immediately won the heart of the sister-con, hugged her and kissed her again and again, "Wow! Lin is such a cute child! Such a sincere Lin is a good girl!"]

Then, the boy in the video who seemed to be the last one like Naruto snorted deliberately, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of 'Miss Kushina' who specially delivered lunch!

[“This is how you treat me, a big sister who specially made lunch boxes for you?!”]

[“Hey, I didn’t force you to do this! Besides, I don’t feel hungry at all right now—”]

Then, the boy's stomach made a loud gurgling sound, which was deliberately amplified by the sound system so that everyone in the theater could hear it clearly. The obviously duplicitous sound was met with a burst of chuckles.

Many viewers cast teasing glances at the Uchiha youth on the screen.

What's more, an elderly man who has entered his later years, holding a piece of fruit candy in his hand, his smile is full of nostalgia for his youth.

Kakashi also expressed the same melancholy and nostalgic feelings, and whispered: "Fortunately Obito didn't come, otherwise he would definitely be embarrassed and angry."