From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 63 Hello, I want to play a game with you

It was cold, damp, and dark.

A foul, pungent, and strong smell of blood permeated the polluted air.

Tick ​​tick
Water droplets seeped from the ceiling, traveled along the crisscrossing pipes, and eventually fell down.

The cool touch of the water droplets on his skin instantly woke Obito from his coma.

Perhaps because he had been unconscious for too long, his mind was still a little foggy, and he didn't react for a moment. His eyes were a little confused as he looked around and swallowed hard. "Huh? How did I get here? I remember I came here to participate in the Chunin Exams."

Before falling into a coma, his memories were of walking into the tower with Lin.

As for what happened after I entered the tower, I have absolutely no recollection of it.

"Ouch, my eyes hurt so much!"

Obito was filled with questions. His left eye was damaged, but when he looked down, his expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "What...what is that?!"

He was still a little groggy when he first woke up, which is why he didn't notice anything.

Someone used an iron ring device to forcibly fix his limbs to a heavy chair. The four legs of the chair were welded to the ground, so no matter how much he struggled, he could not move.

Moreover, the most terrifying thing was that he found a huge metal device around his neck.

The metal device was shaped like the gaping maw of a wild beast, with crisscrossing spikes inside and brown bloodstains, making it look even more horrifying.

In front of the chair was a table with a sharp scalpel and a paused alarm clock on it.

After trying a few times, Obito quickly became breathless and gave up struggling.

squeak
The sudden sound shattered the silence.

The strange sound instantly alerted Obito, making him tense up and look in the direction of the sound.

In the dark depths, a small figure seemed to be slowly moving towards him.

squeak
As the strange sound drew closer, Obito was finally able to make out the details thanks to the powerful vision of his Sharingan.

It was a small doll, its movements extremely stiff, riding a bicycle with rusty gears.

The doll's pupils were a terrifying blood red, its cheeks were painted with spiral patterns in red paint, and its lips were also painted with bright red paint to form a smiling curve. It wore a black suit and a red bow tie, and in the surrounding pitch-black environment, it appeared extremely eerie and inexplicable.

"Hello, Obito Uchiha."

The doll stopped in front of Obito, stiffly raised its head, stared at him with blood-red pupils, and moved its chin repeatedly, emitting a hoarse and deep voice: "I am Jigsaw, and I want to play a game with you."

"Jigsaw? Who are you?! Stop hiding behind the puppet and show yourself if you dare!"

Obito's eyes reddened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I'm not playing any games with you. Release me now, or I'll show you what cruelty is!"

"You possess a talent that others cannot match, but you never know how to cherish it."

Jigsaw rode his small bicycle, circling Okitu as he said, "Little do you know, the talent and life you've wasted are the goals that many people strive for their entire lives but can't reach. Yet all you see is love. Compared to those who work hard, what makes you think you're so lucky?"

"Love? Right, Lin, where is Lin?!"

Obito's mind was in complete chaos, and he couldn't hear what the doll was saying at all; he was only concerned about Rin's safety.

Most people live their lives in a daze, unaware of gratitude.

The jigsaw stopped again. Although it was just the eye of a puppet, it sent a chill down Obito's spine: "You are honored to have accepted this test. Only by facing death can you be reborn."

A sense of foreboding washed over him, and Obito swallowed hard, his throat bobbing slightly. "What exactly do you want to do!"

"I told you, I want to play a game with you."

Jigsaw said calmly, "The device on your neck will close in one minute. All you need to do is use the scalpel on the table in front of you to gouge out one of your eyes before it closes, and take out the key to unlock the device. If it takes more than one minute, you should know what the result will be."

The doll's calm tone was completely flat, as if it were chatting with someone.

However, to Obito Uchiha, it was like a thunderbolt, leaving him pale and his lips turning purple: "What did you say?" "Since you don't cherish your talent, then make it more valuable."

Jigsaw paused slightly, his blood-red eyes fixed on him: "I'm curious, besides Lin in front of you, can your eyes see anything else?"

"Wait, who are you?!" Obito struggled slightly before discovering that the device securing his right hand had come loose.

Before they could even feel happy, they heard the terrifying doll say again, "The game is about to begin."

After saying that, Jigsaw rode his little bicycle away, slowly disappearing into the darkness.

"Damn it! Come back here!" Obito shouted, both shocked and furious. "Rin, where is Rin? What have you done to Rin? Tell me!"

But all he received in response was silence.

Click!

The alarm clock in front of him suddenly went off!

The full sixty-second countdown was like the death knell tolling in his mind, magnifying and stimulating his heart to beat faster.

The blood-red, glaring countdown of 59, 58, and 57 gradually reached zero in his eyes.

Fear, panic, palpitations—a barrage of emotions exploded, momentarily shutting down Obito's brain, leaving it blank for several seconds.

When he came to his senses, Obito's face turned even paler, and he cried out in terror, "Only forty seconds left!"

Each decrease in the blood-red number felt like a hammer blow to his heart.

But, does he really intend to use a scalpel to gouge out his own eyes while he's still alive?

Thinking about this, Obito hesitated again.

Not everyone has the courage to gouge out their own eyes, let alone a child!
Staring at the scalpel with his only remaining eye, Obito Uchiha remained silent for a long time. Rin's smile kept flashing through his mind. Finally, he made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and said, "Wait for me, Rin!"

He mustered his courage, picked up the sharp scalpel, and tremblingly aimed it at the eyes.

Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath.
With only twenty seconds left on the countdown, Obito's forehead veins bulged, and he forcefully plunged the scalpel down.

puff!

The eyeball was punctured by a sharp scalpel.

"Ahhhh——!"

The intense pain caused Obito to scream, nearly dropping the scalpel.

It really hurts. He thought about giving up several times, but each time, Lin's smile became clearer and clearer in his mind.

"Aaaaaah!" Obito screamed in agony as the scalpel churned inside his eye socket.

Blood gushed out uncontrollably, his left eye was completely shattered, and excruciating pain constantly eroded his nerves, almost numbing his brain.

Bang!

Obito dropped the scalpel, panting heavily, his bloodshot right eye staring at the countdown: "Twenty seconds left."

He knew there was no time to hesitate.

So, with unwavering resolve, he reached in with trembling fingers and fumbled for the key inside his bloodshot eye socket.

Finally, the key was found, but at this moment, the countdown had less than ten seconds left.

Obito Uchiha took a deep breath. Despite the excruciating pain preventing him from remaining calm, he still managed to insert the key into the hole with perfect accuracy.

Click~
The key turned and made a crisp sound.

The next moment, the huge metal device worn around the neck crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

Happy New Year! Wishing all of you readers a prosperous New Year!
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