Chapter 53

The twelve members of Konoha gathered together to discuss and finally decided to first awaken the familiar people around them, such as the teachers and family members of the ninja school. After these people were awakened, they would awaken others, and spread out little by little. As the former Hokage, Senju Hashirama decided to make full use of his affinity to persuade the ordinary civilians in the village. The two sides acted separately. As long as everything went smoothly, they still had a chance to awaken half of the people within 30 days.

With an action target in mind, Naruto decided to go see teacher Iruka, while Sasuke went to see Kakashi who didn't have time yesterday. However, when he rushed to Kakashi's house, he found out that Kakashi was in a ninja school and Sasuke transferred to another ninja school.

When Sasuke arrived at the Ninja School, he not only saw Kakashi, but also Naruto and Iruka. The two were watching Kakashi and the new students of the Ninja School fighting for the bell in the training ground...

"What's going on?" Sasuke came over and asked.

"I have convinced Mr. Iruka." Naruto said. Actually, he was able to convince him mainly because Iruka himself was a little confused. In the illusion world, Iruka did not lose his parents. He was just an ordinary ninja, but he became the teacher of the Hokage's son. So when Naruto found him and explained to him that this was actually an illusion, although he found it hard to believe, he slowly accepted this statement.

Sasuke pursed his lips and said, "I'm asking about Kakashi."

"..." Naruto turned to the training ground again. At this time, the three freshmen in the training ground were just like their original Team 7. They had no power to fight back against Kakashi. In the end, they failed to snatch the bell and were mercilessly tied to the wooden stake by Kakashi. Seeing this, he turned to Sasuke and said, "I suddenly remembered the incident when our Team 7 snatched the bell."

When he found out that Kakashi was also in the Ninja Academy, Naruto wanted to persuade them together, but when he saw Kakashi leading the freshmen, he could not help but stop and watch. When their Team 7 was robbing the bell, he was the only one tied to a wooden stake and had no food to eat. It was Sasuke who delivered his lunch to him first. Later, during the mission in Wave Country, Sasuke stood in front of him and blocked Haku's ice needles for him. At that moment, he understood the weight of the word "friend".

And now, Naruto knows that Sasuke is with him only because the common enemy has not been resolved. He can also feel that Sasuke has different ideas from him, and Sasuke does not seem to want to return to the village.

What will Sasuke do after unlocking the infinite moon reading? Naruto couldn't think of it, but just like Sasuke once risked his life to save him, no matter what choice Sasuke would make in the future, he would not give up this friend, not to mention that he had already promised Itachi.

"Hey, Sasuke, we can definitely snatch the bell from Teacher Kakashi now, right?" Naruto suddenly asked with a smile.

Sasuke frowned slightly and looked at Naruto. He wanted to ask if now was the time to think about these issues. But when he turned around and saw the blond boy's brilliant smile, the words stopped at his lips and only two words came out: "Boring."

After saying that, he retracted his gaze and turned directly to Kakashi. Kakashi had already noticed the two of them. He stopped where he was and looked at Sasuke and Naruto, and asked, "Is this what I wanted to talk about yesterday?"

"This is actually an illusion." Sasuke stated the truth bluntly.

Kakashi was stunned for a moment, looking at the two students in front of him: "It seems that you have found a solution?"

Kakashi came to the Ninja School with Obito and Rin yesterday because he noticed something unusual. He wanted to find a way to break the illusion, but everything here was too perfect and he couldn't find any way to break through.

Naruto and Sasuke didn't expect that Kakashi also noticed the discord. They thought that the other party was completely immersed in the illusion. When they heard him say this, they quickly explained the situation.

"Convincing half of the people in the village will break the illusion..." Kakashi looked inside the village, "It's really a troublesome task."

Having said that, Kakashi, who learned of the solution, also took action. From then on, Naruto and Sasuke took the lead, and the Twelve Little Strongmen also joined in the awakening action. The radiation range became wider and wider, and more and more people realized that this world was an illusion, but problems also came with it.

First, when Naruto came home for dinner, he discovered that Minato Namikaze was spending less and less time at home.

It seemed very busy, and Uzumaki Kushina said worriedly: "There have been a lot of rumors in the village recently."

"What rumor?" Naruto didn't react at first.

"Recently, there have been rumors that everyone is being controlled by illusions." Uzumaki Kushina said, and she looked very uneasy. "The ninja world has been peaceful for so many years, and suddenly such rumors appeared. I always have a bad feeling..."

"Cough, cough, cough..." Naruto bit a mouthful of rice and started coughing non-stop.

Uzumaki Kushina immediately turned her attention to Naruto: "What's wrong with you?"

On the other side, in the Uchiha clan's territory, Uchiha Fugaku looked at Sasuke who was sitting quietly opposite him. During this period of time, he found that his little son, who had always been quite sensible, suddenly became rebellious. Although he followed his request and joined the police department, he was nowhere to be seen all day.

"Sasuke, stay in the police department recently and don't move around anymore." Uchiha Fugaku said, "There have been a lot of rumors in the village recently. The police department has the responsibility to catch the rumor spreaders."

Sasuke: “…”

[Why do I feel like Naruto and Sasuke have suddenly become villains? 】

[From the perspective of the village]

[One of them is the son of the Hokage, and the other is the son of the police captain. I'm not going to catch myself next, am I? 】

[It’s fine if I can hide it, but what will happen if my parents in the illusion find out?]

[Even though they know they are all illusions, their concern for Naruto and Sasuke is real. They really treat them as their own sons. If they find out the truth, they will probably be very desperate.]

[Alas, is there no other solution? ]

[From the current situation, the best solution is to stay in the illusion, but this is obviously impossible]

[So, if Mr. Ban doesn’t make a move, it’s fine. But once he does, he’ll go straight to the vital point.]

[What does this have to do with spots? ]

[Aren't you paying attention to the live broadcast room next door? The players are now divided into two camps. Hashirama and Tobirama have started to act. Madara and Izuna can't really wait to win or lose without any effort.]

[I thought Madara and Izuna were here for sightseeing. I only saw them strolling around Konoha.]

[The previous one underestimated Madara too much. Naruto and Sasuke's actions were very secretive. How could the rumor spread so quickly? It was even known to the Hokage and the captain of the police department. It was all Madara who instigated it.]

As more and more people came into contact, leaking of news was inevitable, but according to Nara Shikamaru's calculations, they had a month. As long as they were careful, they could control the situation. At least, there would be no problem in ensuring that the rumors would not spread within a month. But now the situation has gotten out of control ahead of time.

"Naruto Sasuke, let's not take any action for the next few days." Nara Shikamaru suggested.

"Why?" Naruto asked. So far, they have awakened many people, although less than half. However, as the base number increases, as long as they persist for a few more days, he believes that they will be able to achieve the requirements.

"It was going so smoothly before that I overlooked it." Nara Shikamaru said, "The person who proposed the conditions didn't say he wouldn't interfere, right?"

"I suspect the current situation is related to that person."

...

"Madara, it was you who spread the news outside, right?" Senju Hashirama also found Uchiha Madara.

"Didn't you also intervene?" Uchiha Madara asked back.

"It's different. I'm helping those kids." Hashirama Senju looked at his best friend who had been fighting with him for many years, and said, "Stop it, Madara."

"Hashirama, the winner hasn't been decided yet." Uchiha Madara said. They were fighting before entering the game, but the game was interrupted. After saying this, he walked out of the village.

Senju Hashirama was stunned for a moment, then followed, and finally the two of them arrived at the Valley of the End and stood on their respective statues. Two stone statues as tall as the mountain wall stood facing each other, with opposing seals in their hands, just like the state of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara at this moment.

"Madara." Hashirama Senju looked at the person opposite him and didn't really want to take action.

"My thoughts have not changed before, and seeing this will only make me more certain." Uchiha Madara said, "Hashirama, it is you who should change your mind this time."

As he spoke, Uchiha Madara began to make seals with his hands, and a huge Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song was released. The waterfall in the Valley of the End was burned by the flames, releasing a large amount of steam, and the surrounding vision became blurred.

Having fought with Uchiha Madara for many years, when the opponent started to form hand seals, Senju Hashirama could see the ninjutsu he was going to use, so when the fire escape came over, he had already left the place, flew high into the air, and landed behind Uchiha Madara with the help of the steam. Uchiha Madara also turned around tacitly at this time and swept over with one kick, but Senju Hashirama blocked him, and the two began to compare physical skills for a while.

Senju Tobirama, who sensed his brother's chakra fluctuations, quickly rushed here, but before he could join the battle, he was stopped by Senju Hashirama.

"Tobirama, don't interfere."

Uchiha Izuna, who rushed over from the other side, was also stopped by Uchiha Madara. The two people who were unable to help their brother looked at each other and were ready to point the spearhead at each other, but before they could make a move, [Senju Hashirama] and [Uchiha Madara] appeared, inserted between them and separated them.

"You two should just watch the fight quietly." [Senju Hashirama] said.

"Why should I listen to you?" Uchiha Izuna was obviously dissatisfied with Senju's preaching.

[Senju Hashirama] blinked innocently and looked at [Uchiha Madara], who said to Izuna: "It's meaningless to win against a Senju."

This time, Uchiha Izuna nodded in agreement and looked at Senju Tobirama: "Winning the world is the ultimate victory. I won't compete with you this time."

"..." The veins on Senju Tobirama's forehead jumped and he looked towards [Senju Hashirama] beside him.

[Senju Hashirama] smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "So when you go back, you must work hard."

Maybe if he had persisted a little longer, he would have seen changes, but the deadline he made a bet with Madara was fifty years. He naturally accepted defeat after fifty years. Besides, Madara's plan was not without merit. Now that he had decided on the path he was going, he would not regret it. However, the other Hashirama had more opportunities to choose than him, as long as he did not make the bet with Madara lightly...

Senju Tobirama was stunned for a moment, looking at the brother in front of him, but finally said nothing and began to watch the fight attentively.

As the leaders of the two clans, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were often unable to use their full strength when they led their clans to battle. Now that there were no outsiders interfering, both of them used their full strength. Susanoo and the Wood Release Buddha collided violently, and the entire Valley of the End was destroyed in half in an instant...

Fortunately, when [Senju Hashirama] and [Uchiha Madara] came over, they had already set up a barrier around, otherwise the village would have been alarmed by now.

The two fought from day to night and then to dawn. Uchiha Madara's chakra was used up first. Exhausted, he looked at Senju Hashirama across from him. There was no reluctance on his face as a loser. Instead, he said calmly, "You won, but I will not give up the game and the subsequent victories easily."

Senju Hashirama: “…”