From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 192 Awaken! Uchiha Mikoto!
For Uchiha Muneki, the leap from mortal to demigod is just a small step towards the future.

Dressed in a black robe, he walked through the crowd like a gust of wind, unnoticed by anyone, and even the rain from the sky was kept several feet away from him.

From that moment on, the world became completely different in his eyes.

Standing at a higher dimensional level, looking down on all living beings, every person's joys and sorrows, or the thoughts that flash through their minds, are all clearly presented in his eyes.

The consciousness of all living beings, bit by bit, converges at the deepest level of the mind, forming that collective ocean of subconsciousness.

Sequence 4: The Manipulator

Uchiha Muneki muttered to himself, experiencing the knowledge and insights gained from the ocean of his subconscious through the magic potion.

As he clenched his fist, fine dragon scales covered his entire body, layer upon layer, forming a hard armor that emitted a faint gray luster. The mysterious symbols that vaguely appeared on it were three-dimensional and complex, seemingly embedded in his flesh and blood, and extending into the surrounding void.

First, his strength and defense have been greatly improved.

In terms of strength, it can easily shatter a piece of steel, and at full speed, it can even break through several times the speed of sound. Secondly, its defense is sufficient to withstand some fatal attacks.

Of course, in the ninja world where offense is high and defense is low, this level of defense is not worth mentioning; it's more like icing on the cake.

What truly concerned the Uchiha clan was that after advancing to Sequence 4, the extraordinary individuals would officially enter the 'demigod' sequence and, from that moment on, be completely distinguished from ordinary people.

The most notable characteristic is that demigod-level sequence powerhouses can exhibit incomplete 'mythical creature' forms.

The 'mythical creature' form that the audience encountered was a gray-white dragon, which is one of the abilities he had just experienced: dragonification!
However, using mythical creature forms often comes with the risk of losing control. Even with a stable audience approach, it is necessary to constantly reinforce the correct psychological cues and strictly control the duration of each 'dragonization', otherwise, it will be eroded by madness and chaos, leading to complete loss of control.

"Although I can't wait to try dragon transformation, but..."

Uchiha Muneki suppressed his excitement and forced himself to calm down: "Let's wait until we get used to the potion. Besides, if we were to display the form of a mythical creature here, the entire Hidden Leaf Village would probably be distorted and corrupted, and fall into complete madness and chaos."

This is not him boasting, nor is it exaggerating the effect.

It should be understood that mythical creatures are essentially the embodiment of 'rules', the form of deities at the apex of the path.

To look directly at the gods with the level of a mortal will inevitably result in a huge backlash.

At best, it leads to mental confusion, madness, and insanity; at worst, it results in the degeneration and corruption of flesh and blood.

Currently in the Naruto world, perhaps only the Otsutsuki clan is qualified to look directly at mythical creatures.

Gathering his remaining thoughts, Uchiha Munetsuki examined his remaining abilities.

Consciousness Walk: Allows consciousness and spirit to roam freely in the ocean of the subconscious, or even remain hidden for a period of time. However, the drawback is that the physical body cannot be brought along.

Mind Deprivation: An enhanced version of 'Intimidation', a qualitative leap in 'Dragon's Might', capable of destroying the target's consciousness and mind, or causing them to succumb to it and become followers of the dragon.

Mind Storm: Transform a designated thought into a mind storm that sweeps around, affecting the surrounding collective unconscious ocean, like a raging hurricane, destroying the enemy's mental islands, and can also interfere with spirituality or destroy the barriers and defenses at the spiritual and mental levels.

Mental Plague: Planting the seeds of 'contagious madness' on the target's mental island, spreading like a plague. It is an erosion of the mental island and the spiritual world, and the method is extremely covert and difficult to detect. It can be said to be one of the essential skills of the mastermind.

Mind Breath: An attack that concentrates the spirit into a 'breath', an area-of-effect attack that can directly strike the target as if struck by lightning, tearing their spirit and soul apart.

Virtual Personality: Creating multiple personalities with corresponding mental bodies can resist the influence of the mental realm and silently infiltrate the target's mental island.

If paired with Sequence Four, the core ability 'Manipulation' allows him to create a virtual personality or mental entity that can alter the target's subconscious and read their thoughts, thus treating the target as a 'clone' and driving them to do all sorts of things.

The lingering effects of the potion dissipated, and Uchiha Munezuki's eyes returned to normal. What came into view was the Uchiha clan's stronghold.

"I never imagined that I would find myself back here again."

Looking at the Uchiha compound filled with white mourning clothes, he chuckled after a moment's thought: "I almost forgot, there's one more thing to do before I officially leave."

late at night.

Mikoto sat listlessly in the boy's former room, her eyes red, swollen, and sunken.

Gazing at the brand-new Hokage robe, neatly folded and placed to the side, the beautiful woman couldn't help but gently pick it up.

Then, he buried his face deep in the water and took a deep breath.

This garment had only been worn once, and it seemed to still retain that familiar scent.

"Zongyue.Zongyue Zongyue"

Mikoto sobbed softly, calling out the boy's name again and again.

In the empty room, with no one else around, she could finally stop suppressing her emotions and stop worrying about what others thought, and freely release the sadness in her heart.

"If only we could have met sooner!"

Mikoto clutched the divine robe tightly, as if embracing the boy. Her long eyelashes, glistening with tears, trembled slightly. "I love you. Even I find it unbelievable. From the very first moment I saw you, I fell deeply in love with you. It's strange, isn't it?"

“I know this is the wrong feeling, and I shouldn’t have done it.”

"But I just can't stop thinking about you. Even just seeing you every day makes me very happy."

"I never dared to hope that I could be with you. I only hoped that you would be safe and sound. I was truly happy, so very happy, to see you become Hokage."

"But why... Waaah!"

Mikoto bit her lip tightly, her eyes reddening, her voice trembling: "Heaven is so cruel. You're only sixteen, so young, with such a long future ahead of you."

The death of Uchiha Muneki was like a sharp thorn, deeply piercing her heart.

Whenever she recalls the boy whose eyes were cruelly gouged out and who was nailed to the wall, an uncontrollable rage and hatred wells up inside her.

"Don't worry, Zongyue."

Mikoto gently stroked the brand-new Hokage robe, her eyes filled with love and tenderness: "This matter will not end so easily."

"I will never let those who harmed you get away with it."

As her emotions surged, three jet-black tomoe spun rapidly in the beautiful woman's eyes: "Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, Hyuga, Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Aburame, and Konoha, and the Uchiha clan, I will not let any of them go!"

The three rapidly spinning magatama suddenly merged into one, forming a cross-shaped pattern.

"Did you see that, Zongyue?"

Mikoto revealed a sickly smile, clutching the divine robe, a chilling smirk curling at the corner of her lips: "I finally have eyes just like yours."

(End of this chapter)