Naruto: I Have a Bad Feeling About This!

"..."

The training ground fell silent. The Konoha 11 looked at each other, wondering if they had misheard. What did "saving the world" have to do with "becoming idols"?

What a joke!

Shikamaru Nara opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but obediently shut it again. The gunshot hits the bird that sticks its head out—what if he got made an example of?

Kiba Inuzuka, usually impulsive and talkative, recalled the repeated "physical education" his mother had given him at home recently and decided to kick his bad habit... or at least try to!

After spending this time together, the Konoha 11 had gained an even deeper understanding of Daren Yi's fun-seeking personality, and they all remained silent.

For a moment, the only sound on the training ground was the whooshing wind.

"Fine! Since none of you have any objections, we'll begin preparations right away."

Daren Yi whistled. Did they think staying silent would get them out of this?

No. Whether they spoke up or objected, it would not affect the final result anyway.

"Wait, Brother-in-law, do we... have to participate in this idol thing?"

Sasuke raised his hand, his face full of anguish and conflict. If possible, he truly did not want to oppose any decision made by his brother-in-law, Daren Yi.

But, but becoming an idol was a little beyond what he could accept!

The first bird to stick its head out was Sasuke. Daren Yi thought that was perfectly normal.

He was from the Uchiha Clan, after all. They all carried a heavy burden of image.

A man could die, his head could be severed, his blood could be spilled—but his coolness could not be lost!

Daren Yi nodded at him, then swept his gaze across the crowd again. "Anyone else who doesn't want to participate?"

Swish, swish, swish! In the next instant, everyone raised their arms.

Daren Yi narrowed his eyes and decided to bring out the big move. He said mildly:

"Those who participate, I'll teach them Sage Mode—the Shamate Sage Mode that your Sister Izumi once used!

"After activating Sage Mode, Sage Mode Chakra formed from the fusion of Nature Energy and Chakra can vastly enhance your ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

"Shamate Sage Mode also allows you to wield Emotion Power for attacks. When fighting someone, if you want them angry, they'll get angry; if you want them crying, they'll cry.

"Sasuke, you don't want to get beaten into tears during a fight either, do you?"

Swish, swish, swish! The forest of raised arms before him immediately lowered, Sasuke included. Compared to becoming idols, getting beaten into tears during a fight somehow seemed even more terrifying!

Besides, they really wanted to learn Shamate Sage Mode. Even if they were not sure whether they could master it, they had to at least give it a try, right? What if they could?

"Very good. The first step toward becoming idol stars is for everyone to film a television drama!"

At this point, Daren Yi grew excited and expectant. There was a television drama he had wanted to make ever since discovering that he had transmigrated into this somewhat strange Naruto World.

Now, he could finally make that wish come true. He solemnly introduced it to the Konoha 11.

"The name of this television drama is:

Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms!"

He formed hand seals. "Poof!"

More than a dozen Shadow Clones appeared and took pre-prepared scripts from the wooden box beneath Daren Yi's feet, distributing them among the Konoha 11 present.

"Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms? It sounds like a very romantic idol drama?"

Sakura Haruno tapped her lips with one finger as she eagerly began flipping through the script in her hands. Would she get the chance to play the male and female leads with Sasuke?

That sounded pretty nice too! Falling in love through acting? Experiencing the taste of love with Sasuke ahead of time, a devoted and tragic romance, endless affection?

"Plot summary: The millennium-long grudges and entanglements, love and hatred, between the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan, as well as the magnificent course of Shinobi World history that has danced in their palms for a thousand years.

"Main characters: Indra and Asura, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, Sasuke Uchiha and... Naruto Uzumaki?"

Sakura's mouth fell open in surprise as she lifted her head in confusion. Her little head was filled with enormous question marks. Why did the setup of this television drama seem different from what she had imagined?

Wasn't it supposed to be a romantic idol drama centered on love?

Judging from the synopsis, why did it seem more like a grand and majestic historical epic?

Why was a television drama of this genre called Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms?

And the last four names among the drama's main characters seemed to be people she knew?

"So the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan was named Indra, while the ancestor of the Senju Clan was named Asura?

"Three Lives, Three Worlds? Does it carry symbolic meaning? Does it refer to the past life, present life, and future life of the Uchiha and Senju, the two Ninja Clans that have existed for a thousand years?

"Indra and Asura, the ancestors who began the Ninja Clans, represent the past life.

"Madara Uchiha and Lord Hashirama Senju, who brought the Ninja Clans to their peak, represent the present life.

"And now, after one clan was massacred and the other fell into silence, there is this special period where the future still holds promise—the hope is left to the future?

"Sasuke, the Young Clan Head and last descendant of the Uchiha Clan, can represent the Uchiha Clan's future. I think that makes perfect sense.

"But Naruto... why can he represent the Senju Clan's future?

"Does Naruto have anything to do with the Senju Clan?"

Shikamaru Nara opened the script and began seriously analyzing it with his clever mind. Even he thought the logic behind his earlier analysis made sense.

But when it came to Naruto Uzumaki, there seemed to be a hole in the logic. Could the Uzumaki Clan also represent the Senju Clan?

And what about "Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms"? What could that possibly have to do with the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan?

Shikamaru felt his brain lagging. His CPU was nearly burned out...

Naruto, who was supposed to be at work as Hokage yet had shown up here, also lifted his head blankly.

I can represent the Senju Clan too? How come I didn't know that?

As an orphan and the incarnation of a demon fox, aside from his hidden identities as the Fourth Hokage's son, the last descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, and a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, did he have some other mysterious identity setting?

No way, no way? Was I the nesting doll all along?

After peeling off one layer of hidden identity, there was another layer?

In the crowd, Sasuke held the script and looked up at Naruto, frowning.

Three Lives, Three Worlds? Naruto and me?

That guy Naruto is connected to the Senju Clan too? Because of the millennium-long love, hatred, and entanglements between the Uchiha and Senju Clans?

...No wonder I often had a special feeling toward Naruto that even I couldn't explain.

Out of all my companions, he seemed to be the most special one to me!

Everyone thought Shikamaru's analysis made sense, so they followed his train of thought and began thinking further...

Daren Yi coughed, then solemnly asked Naruto, "Do you know your father Minato Namikaze's true identity?"

"A Civilian Ninja whose wife was Kushina Uzumaki of the Uzumaki Clan, Jiraiya's disciple, and later became the Fourth Hokage? Isn't that right?"

Naruto answered blankly, but he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Since Daren Yi was asking that, something was probably about to happen!

Preview: "Wandering the Moon," starring Black Zetsu and Kaguya Otsutsuki...

Stay tuned.