Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master!

Chapter 31 Sakura: You scumbag!

early morning.

"Phew... thank goodness Mom didn't agree right away."

Naruto sat up, panting, his heart still racing as he recalled the events of his dream from the previous night.

engagement?

Having just become a genin, he felt a headache coming on just thinking about those two words.

Fortunately, Naruto's mother politely declined the other party's suggestion in his dream, otherwise Naruto really wouldn't know how to face Hinata now.

Compared to this, he was more concerned about something else.

Naruto rolled out of bed, took out the rubber ball he had prepared yesterday from the corner, and weighed it in his hand.

He closed his eyes, recalling the feeling of training in his dream, and slowly channeled chakra into the ball with both hands.

At first glance, nothing seems to have changed, but the inside of the ball is constantly being impacted and torn by chakra.

Naruto stared intently at the ball in his hand, sweat gradually forming on his forehead, and his expression grew serious.

One minute, two minutes...

Time passed in the quiet room. Naruto's hands trembled slightly, and he vaguely felt his strength failing him.

But he didn't give up, gritting his teeth and continuing to recall the successful method from his dream.

In my dream, I could easily do this!

"Hang in there a little longer, it'll be over soon—"

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, several cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the rubber ball, and finally, with a bang, it shattered into pieces!

Succeeded?

Naruto paused for a moment, looking down at the tattered rubber fragments covering his hands, then a wildly joyful smile spread across his face: "Great! I've succeeded in the second stage of my training!"

He excitedly clenched his fist, a strong sense of accomplishment welling up inside him.

It turns out that even in reality, I can become stronger by relying on the experiences in my dreams.

Although the process was much more difficult than in the dream and took a lot of effort, the result was ultimately good.

However, after calming down, Naruto also noticed a problem.

The same training took me only half a day in my dream, but in reality it took much longer, and my chakra control was far less smooth than in my dream.

He frowned: "Could it be that the real me... is inferior to the me in my dreams?"

This thought left Naruto somewhat disappointed.

But he quickly rallied, a confident smile playing on his lips: "It's okay! I can just practice a few more times in my dreams!"

After figuring it out, Naruto felt much more relaxed.

He casually stuffed the broken ball under the bed, tidied himself up briefly, changed into his signature orange tracksuit, and went out full of energy.

As soon as I opened the door, the fresh morning air greeted me.

Naruto strode along the streets of Konoha Village, jogging towards the training ground where Team 7 usually gathered.

Along the way, the villagers who saw him in twos and threes all had complicated expressions on their faces: disgust, wariness, and alienation...

It was as if he wasn't a living person, but some kind of dangerous beast.

Naruto had been used to that look since he was a child.

Naruto pursed his lips; he still preferred his dreams.

In his dreams, these people would warmly and affectionately call him "Young Master Naruto," and would always greet him with a smile when they met.

Naruto shook his head, ignoring the passersby pointing and whispering about him.

He quickened his pace and ran towards the training field, his mind only on seeing his teammates as soon as possible.

……

On the training ground.

Only one girl was standing there at that moment.

Her cherry-blossom hair shimmered slightly in the morning light, and she crossed her arms, seemingly waiting somewhat absentmindedly.

"Sakura!" Naruto spotted her from afar.

With that annoying Sasuke not around, a smile immediately lit up his face, and he excitedly ran over, "Good morning!"

Sakura turned around at the sound of the voice and saw that it was Naruto. Her calm expression immediately turned serious.

She frowned, quickly took several steps back, and stared at Naruto with disgust, her eyes filled with loathing, as if she wanted to avoid him at all costs.

Naruto's previously enthusiastic smile froze on his face, and he stopped in his tracks: "Sakura-chan, what's wrong with you?"

He scratched his head, looking at the other person with a puzzled expression.

This reaction is so strange. I didn't do anything to make her angry, so why does she suddenly look disgusted?

Sakura snorted coldly and turned her head away: "Hmph, you know perfectly well what's going on, stop pretending. You scumbag!"

"Huh?" Naruto scratched his head, looking completely bewildered. "Scumbag...scumbag? Sakura, are you talking about me?"

"Who else but you?" Sakura put her hands on her hips, her almond-shaped eyes wide, looking at her with a disappointed expression. "I really didn't expect that you, who are usually so silly, would be so flirtatious when you have those kinds of dreams?"

"A dream?" Naruto was even more confused. Could it be that Sakura could know what he was dreaming about?

impossible.

He was full of grievances, but Sakura was unwilling to say anything, and just glared at him with eyes that looked at him like he was trash.

Naruto felt uneasy under Naruto's gaze and was about to press for details when he heard another set of footsteps approaching from not far away.

Upon hearing this, Sakura immediately dropped her look of disgust, put on a smiling face, and waved behind Naruto: "Good morning, Sasuke!"

Upon hearing this, Naruto turned his head and saw that, sure enough, Sasuke Uchiha's sullen face was slowly approaching.

For some reason, Sasuke had two noticeable dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well all night.

Sakura quickly went to Sasuke's side and asked with concern, "Sasuke, are you alright? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

The concern in his voice was almost overflowing.

Naruto felt very uncomfortable seeing this.

He followed up angrily, glancing at Sasuke's dark circles and saying gloatingly, "Hey, Sasuke, what happened to you? Haha, did you have a nightmare about being defeated by me last night and can't sleep?"

Sasuke frowned upon hearing this, then scoffed dismissively, "Idiot!"

Unlike some people who are obsessed with false dreams, I resisted the temptation last night and focused on my cultivation.

……

Behind the shadow of a wall not far from the training ground, a frail figure was peeking out from there.

Hinata's slender fingers gripped the corner of the wall tightly, her cheeks flushed, and she looked extremely nervous.

No, no... I'm so shy!

She secretly watched Naruto in the arena, feeling the vivid dream fragments from last night that made her blush and her heart race constantly replaying in her mind.

Although the crazy things she did in her dream were done by "herself in the picture," she was still the person in question. Thinking back on it now, Hinata wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Originally, she mustered up the courage to come here today because she wanted to take advantage of the fact that there were fewer people in the morning to call Sakura out alone and ask her some questions.

But before she could even show herself, Naruto suddenly appeared!

Hinata dared not show herself now and could only hide behind the wall to peek.

Just as Hinata was panicking and at a loss, a familiar, childish voice suddenly rang out behind her: "Hinata-neechan, you're peeking at Naruto-nii again~"

"what!"

Hinata was caught off guard by having her secret exposed. Her small body trembled violently, and she turned around in a panic. She saw that her younger sister Hanabi was standing behind her at some point, looking at her with a mischievous smile.

"H-Hanabi?"

Hinata blushed instantly, stammering as she denied, "I...I didn't peek! Don't talk nonsense!"

Hanabi chuckled, "Still saying you don't? Your face is all red!"

"I--"

Hinata was both embarrassed and anxious, and for a moment she couldn't say anything to refute it. She could only grab her troublesome little sister and run away in a panic.

"No, don't talk nonsense! Come home with me right now!"

The two sisters ran off one after the other.

It wasn't until Hinata returned to the Hyuga residence and buried herself in the covers that her wildly beating heart finally calmed down.

"Phew... Fireworks are really something..."

Hinata huddled under the covers, only her anxious eyes showing.

The scene from the training ground flashed through her mind: Sakura and Naruto standing side by side.

Thinking of this, Hinata felt a pang of sadness, and... a slight sense of loss.

She laughed self-deprecatingly and reached out to touch her burning cheeks.

Hinata wouldn't have believed her dream last night if she hadn't experienced it herself.

Lost in thought, she suddenly remembered the mysterious "Dream Theater".

If we can still go there tonight, let's ask Sakura and Kakashi-sensei again...