From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 119 A head worth eighty million taels of silver!

Upon waking from his dream, Uchiha Munegetsu extinguished the candlestick.

Rubbing his throbbing temples, he exhaled softly, and when he reopened his eyes, the restless spirit that had been overflowing gradually returned to calm.

"Sure enough, after being promoted to Dream Walker, my rank has risen another step." He gazed out the window and muttered to himself, "Although it took a lot of effort, the result was good. The test was a success. It seems that I no longer need to worry about not being able to hold regular gatherings because of the distance."

Two days of talking with Onoki helped him resolve a major issue that had been weighing on his mind.

Due to the limited range of Hermes' brass candlestick, once the distance exceeds a certain point, he cannot pull the corresponding person into the dream, which is the biggest reason for interrupting the gathering.

If it dragged on for too long, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of those people, so this matter troubled him for a long time.

After all, we can't keep dragging this on, can we?
However, after advancing to Dream Walker and becoming familiar with the sequence characteristics and extraordinary abilities, Uchiha Munetsuki had a new idea.

He inscribed his three extraordinary abilities of 'hypnosis,' 'guidance,' and 'suggestion' onto an object using occult symbols, and then cut off a portion of its spiritual essence to attach to it. In this way, he could pull the person holding the object into a dream regardless of time and distance.

Furthermore, by combining dream travel with his abilities, he can even instantly appear next to the person holding the item.

However, the appearance of Tsuchikage Onoki was completely unexpected.

According to his original plan, he deliberately stayed in the Land of Waves for several days, intending to try to intercept the envoy from the Hidden Stone Village on the only road leading to the Land of Water.

Kirigakure is planning to wage war against Konoha. With such a big deal, Iwagakure will definitely send someone over.

But who knew that instead of small fish and shrimp, they caught a big fish!
Adhering to the principle of not letting go of any opportunity, Uchiha Muneki certainly wouldn't miss a chance. So he used psychology to become invisible and secretly placed the extraordinary item he had made in Onoki's room.

The rest was much simpler.

In his subconscious, his fear of Madara Uchiha intensified slightly.

Then, using carefully edited, incomplete 'future footage,' Onoki successfully turned his attention to Konoha.

Furthermore, Uchiha Munetsuki was worried that Onoki was getting old and his mind wasn't working well, so he specifically reminded him that Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage of Konoha, had developed many forbidden techniques, and there were even rumors that he had a ninjutsu that could "revive" the dead from the Pure Land.

"Konoha possesses the ninjutsu to revive the dead, and Madara Uchiha has been resurrected in the future."

Uchiha Muneki's lips curled up slightly as he chuckled, "So, the culprit is Konoha, that makes perfect sense, doesn't it?"

After all, in a sense, the person who will revive Madara Uchiha in the future is actually a Konoha ninja right now.

Therefore, Onoki's conclusion that Konoha was the murderer was not only logically sound, but also based on rigorous reasoning.

Is there a problem?

No problem, absolutely no problem, perfectly reasonable!

It is foreseeable that the Third Shinobi World War will arrive much sooner than expected.

Uchiha Munetsuki straightened his clothes, a glint in his eyes: "After staying for so long, the esteemed Hokage should have calmed down by now. It's time to go back."

Amidst the falling snow, Konoha's 45th year quietly arrived.

After several days of travel, they arrived at the border of the Land of Fire.

While resting in the woods, Uchiha Muneki twitched his ear and noticed a ninja cat wearing a headband quietly approaching.

"So it's Rikimaru."

He smiled, patted its head, and then took the letter from the ninja cat's back.

The letter was sealed with sealing wax; it was delivered by Guang.

After opening the letter and glancing at it briefly, Uchiha Muneki's brows furrowed slightly, his lips were pursed, and his expression was gloomy and uncertain.

The letter was brief, outlining her daily life traveling and learning throughout the ninja world with Tsunade. If that were all, Uchiha Munegetsu wouldn't have reacted this way. The real reason was that Hikari was secretly investigating Jigen's whereabouts. He had clearly warned her before not to get involved in this matter, but she seemed not to have listened at all.

At the end of the letter, Hikaru seems to have found Jigen's trail and plans to investigate further, attempting to control him with his abilities.

So after reading the contents of the letter, Uchiha Munetsuki was so angry that he almost spat out blood.

Is Hikaru planning to use his ability to control 'Jigen'?
Regardless of whether it will succeed, even if it does manage to control Jigen, don't forget that Otsutsuki Isshiki is still hidden inside that guy!

"Nonsense!"

Uchiha Muneki frowned, his words carrying a hint of coldness.

Guang's actions may have been well-intentioned, but they were tantamount to stirring up trouble and could even lead to unforeseen consequences, disrupting his plans!

"Meow~"

At that moment, Rikimaru rubbed against his feet, snuggled close to him affectionately, and whispered his name, spitting out a piece of blood-stained clothing.

Upon seeing the dark blue fragment of clothing stained with dried blood, Uchiha Munetsuki's eyes narrowed sharply, his hand gripping the letter tightened involuntarily, and a chilling killing intent, almost tangible, emanated from his pupils: "Is she still alive?"

"Meow~"

Rikimaru nodded slightly. It hadn't learned to speak yet and could only express itself through body language.

After roughly understanding what he meant, Uchiha Munetsuki breathed a slight sigh of relief, his tightly furrowed brows relaxing: "Next time... you won't be so lucky."

After much deliberation, he wrote another letter, sharp in his words, instructing Xiao Guang not to investigate any further information about 'Ci Xian', as he had other plans for the matter.

After feeding Rikimaru a few soldier pills and patting him, Uchiha Munetsuki said, "Go on, thank you for your hard work, Rikimaru."

"Meow~"

Rikimaru nodded obediently, then turned into a cloud of smoke.

"Ci Xian."

Uchiha Muneki's eyes were deep and his expression was cold.

Although it was Guang who made the decision on his own, in the end, it was out of good intentions, to share his worries, which is why it turned out this way.

It's not in his nature to sit idly by and do nothing.

But with their current strength, going head-to-head with Jigen would clearly be suicidal.

"Looks like I need to find him something to do." Uchiha Muneki sneered. Although he was no match for Jigen now, it didn't stop him from finding something for the other party to do.

Don't forget that what audiences excel at is subtly guiding the development of events and the flow of people's thoughts.

swish swish swish
Suddenly, a sound rang out from the woods.

A figure, hidden behind a tree in the shadows, stared at him with greedy eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Heh, what a lucky day. I never expected to run into Uchiha Muneki of Konoha here. Someone on the black market has offered 80 million ryo for your head."

Uchiha Muneki's eyes were bloodshot as he said indifferently, "I'm not in a good mood right now. I'll give you three seconds to get lost, and I don't mind sparing your life."

"Heh, the ninjas of Konoha are still so arrogant!"

The person hiding behind the tree, upon hearing this, not only did not retreat, but instead let out a cold, mocking laugh: "Looking at you reminds me of the first Konoha ninja I fought back then, the one you call the First Hokage—Hashirama Senju!"

My Diary of a Fallen Hero, January 25th, Cloudy

No matter how cold the weather is, it's not as cold as my heart...

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