Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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Naruto's movements froze instantly!

He held his breath, his azure eyes widened suddenly, and he stared intently at Sasuke's face, as if afraid he was seeing things!

Immediately afterwards, Sasuke's brows seemed to furrow slightly, as if he was struggling with some discomfort.

Then, under Naruto's gaze, whose heart almost stopped beating.

Those deep, dark eyes, which had been closed for several days, slowly and laboriously opened, with a hint of confusion and weariness.

The blurry vision gradually focused.

The first thing that caught Sasuke's eye was Naruto's big face, which looked somewhat distorted due to extreme surprise and worry, yet was incredibly familiar!

Those deep blue eyes were now brimming with immense joy at being regained and almost overflowing with tears!

"Sasuke!!!"

Naruto let out a thunderous, tearful cry of ecstatic joy!

Overwhelming joy washed away all his worries and feigned strength in an instant, like a tsunami!

Before Sasuke could fully react.

Naruto, like a cannonball, charged forward with irresistible force!

He grabbed Sasuke, who had just woken up, was weak all over, and was still a little confused, and hugged him tightly!

He held the other person tightly in his arms, as if trying to meld them into his bones, afraid that if he let go, the person would disappear!

"Thank goodness! Thank goodness! Sasuke! You're finally awake! You're finally awake! Waaah... I knew you were alright! I knew it!"

Naruto shouted incoherently, his whole body trembling with excitement, tears and snot uncontrollably smearing Sasuke's shoulder.

God knows how he got through those past few days!

"Ugh...Idiot! Let go!"

Sasuke was so choked he almost passed out again, and the wound on his shoulder was touched, sending a sharp pain through him.

He struggled weakly, his pale face flushing red instantly, half from pain and half from anger.

"No, stop hugging me! Let go... let go of me! You last-place student!"

Despite his physical weakness, Naruto felt incredibly warm and at ease with that familiar tone of disdain and arrogance.

Great! That awkward and arrogant Sasuke is really back!

Naruto hugged him tighter, a genuine, bright smile appearing on his face—the first one he hadn't shown in days.

Chapter 196 Sasuke's First Entry into the Sealed Space

Sasuke struggled to break free from Naruto's bear hug that almost broke his ribs, his pale face flushed slightly from excitement and a bit of oxygen deprivation.

He was about to call out to Jiraiya to tell him that he had awakened.

But Naruto's pure joyful eyes stirred something within him, and a more pressing question arose in his mind.

He grabbed Naruto's arm, which was still wrapped around his shoulder, with his other hand.

His obsidian-like eyes were fixed on the other person, his voice carrying a barely perceptible urgency and an incredulous plea for confirmation: "Naruto... wait! Inside you... is your ancestor... really there?"

He himself found the question utterly absurd when he asked it.

But Hashirama's words and those subversive memory fragments in his consciousness space forced him to confront this unbelievable reality.

Naruto was taken aback by his question, and blinked his azure eyes.

He then gave a confused look, as if to say, "Huh? Sasuke, are you still half asleep?"

"Didn't I tell you this already? And you still called me crazy!"

He perfectly mimicked Sasuke's cold and disdainful expression at the time.

When the old story was brought up, a blush of embarrassment crossed Sasuke's face, and he turned his head away in a bit of annoyance.

His voice was muffled: "...Isn't that obvious? Who in their right mind would believe something like that?"

"A legendary figure who died decades ago suddenly claims to be living inside your body? You're lucky they didn't lock you up as a lunatic!"

He tried to use logic and common sense to cover up his initial arbitrariness and his current inner turmoil.

Seeing Sasuke's rare, slightly embarrassed look, Naruto felt a surge of mischief.

He leaned closer to Sasuke, a smug and extremely annoying smile spreading across his face: "Hehe! So why do you believe me now? Have you been conquered by my personal charm and finally believe that what I say is true?"

Sasuke was speechless for a moment after being choked by his words.

Should I tell him that a First Hokage has inexplicably taken over his consciousness and personally confirmed Madara's existence?

This is too bizarre!

He decisively abandoned this explanation, put on a stern face again, and resumed his cool demeanor.

But the urgency in his eyes hadn't faded: "Anyway... just tell me, is it true or not! Stop talking nonsense!"

His tone carried an unquestionable insistence.

"Want to know?"

Naruto dragged out the words, his eyes darting around, and his mischievous grin widened.

"Then you have to call me 'Uncle Naruto'! After all, in terms of seniority, if you call him ancestor, then I'd be your uncle, right? Hehehe!"

Sasuke's answer was concise and to the point, consisting of only one word.

The contempt in his eyes almost materialized into icicles that would pierce through the smug blond idiot in front of him.

Should he call Naruto "uncle"?

Might as well kill him!

He sensed that Sasuke was genuinely angry, and a chill began to emanate from his body.

Naruto knew when to stop and quickly dropped his smug expression.

He said seriously, "Alright, alright, no more joking around!"

"If you want to know if it's true, just see for yourself. Anyway, I'm not on guard against you."

"Can't your Sharingan see through chakra and even enter the spiritual realm? Why don't you come in and 'take a look' yourself and see for yourself?"

He pointed to his temple, speaking casually as if inviting a friend to visit his home.

Sasuke was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

He hadn't expected Naruto to allow him to peek into his core consciousness so easily.

Looking into Naruto's clear, unreserved blue eyes, a complex feeling welled up in his heart.

He was silent for a few seconds, then finally turned his head away and said in a low voice, "...Even if you agree, you can't just do this. It's...your privacy."

After all, it's even more important for friends to respect each other's boundaries.

However, Naruto waved his hand dismissively and said nonchalantly, "Oh, stop being so fussy! I said it's okay, and it's okay!"

"Come on, Sasuke! Let me show you my 'luxurious' spiritual home!"

He deliberately closed his eyes, relaxed his mental defenses, and adopted a posture of being at the mercy of others.

Seeing Naruto's openness and trust, Sasuke took a deep breath, suppressing his doubts and a hint of inexplicable tension.

He concentrated, and his scarlet Sharingan slowly rotated in his pupils, the three tomoe emitting an eerie light.

The powerful eye energy transformed into an invisible bridge, cautiously and with a sense of exploration, extending into Naruto's open space of consciousness.

The scene before my eyes instantly distorted and changed.

Sasuke had expected to see a huge, cold, and oppressive sealed prison, after all, it was imprisoning a ferocious beast like the Nine-Tails.

However, the scene that came into his view surprised him slightly.

This is an extremely spacious, softly lit, and enormous Japanese-style room.

The tatami floor was clean and tidy, and there was even a low table and several cushions in the center of the room.

The surroundings were not cold walls, but translucent energy barriers like paper sliding doors, radiating a warm golden light.

If it weren't for the enormous black iron prison door at the end of the room, exuding a chilling aura and powerful sealing runes.

And the enormous crimson figure that was faintly visible behind the cell door made this place almost like a comfortable meditation room.

"Oh my God……"

A deep, impatient, and incredulous voice boomed like thunder, causing Sasuke's spirit to tremble slightly.

Behind the iron gate, the Nine-Tailed Fox raised its enormous head, its nine tails thrashing about irritably.

The lantern-like beast eyes held an extremely human-like disdain, as if seeing a troublemaker come knocking.

He stared intently at Sasuke, who had just materialized: "How did you get in here, you brat?! Isn't there enough trouble for you guys outside?"

An immense sense of oppression rushed towards us like a real mountain!

For the first time, Sasuke faced the legendary strongest tailed beast—the Nine-Tailed Fox—at such close range!

That fierce, violent, and vast chakra originating from the primordial era?

Even in his conscious space, he felt an instinctive shiver running through the depths of his soul.

The scattered descriptions in books are far less than one ten-thousandth of the power experienced firsthand!

Sasuke suppressed the pounding in his heart and tried to make his voice sound calm: "You... are you the Nine-Tails sealed inside Naruto?"

He carefully chose his words to avoid directly provoking the ferocious beast.

"Hey! Kid, show some respect!"

Two puffs of white breath escaped from the Nine-Tails' nostrils, its voice tinged with obvious displeasure: "What do you mean by 'imprisoned monster'? In a way, I've watched you grow up, brat!"

It deliberately spoke in an exaggerated tone, trying to regain some face.

But deep within those enormous beastly eyes, there was a barely perceptible wariness towards Sasuke's awakened Sharingan.

Having already suffered from the Sharingan before, he didn't want to be ambushed again.

Sasuke's face darkened at Kurama's nonsensical words.