From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 48: Brutal Methods, Obvious Results

Kakashi, who was inexplicably beaten up, could only blame Obito for it.

However, his suffering seemed far from over.

That damned Uchiha Munetsuki was strode towards him with an air of utter indifference: "Is this all there is to Sakumo's son?"

"Shut up!"

Kakashi swallowed the blood in his mouth, his eyes bloodshot as he stared intently at him; "You don't understand anything at all!"

boom!

A powerful punch, delivered with full force, landed directly on Kakashi's abdomen.

With about seven or eight ribs broken, the latter spat out a mouthful of blood. Uchiha Munetsuki grabbed him by the hair, turned around, and threw him away.

Kakashi, looking utterly disheveled, rolled on the ground more than a dozen times before being stomped on hard. His head made intimate contact with the ground, and half of his face was almost buried in the dirt.

"Kakashi, your father died because he was protecting you."

Uchiha Munetsuki stepped on Kakashi's head, looking down at him condescendingly at the man twisted in rage, and said, word by word, "If White Fang saw you now, only staying at home complaining and putting on this kind of incompetent rage, he'd probably be even more disappointed, wouldn't he?"

"Don't you dare mention that guy's name!"

Kakashi gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with intense hatred: "You don't understand anything! That guy broke the ironclad rules of ninjas himself; he deserved it!"

Under his spiritual vision, Uchiha Munetsuki observed that Kakashi's mind was in complete chaos. So, through the power of words, he implanted a psychological suggestion: "Rules are made for those who cannot survive if they do not follow them."

"You keep talking about how great you are, but what are you actually capable of?"

Kakashi retorted through gritted teeth, "Aren't you living by the rules?"

I couldn't help but recall the lonely and disappointed look on my father's face in the room that day, and the pool of blood on the floor when he finally pushed open the door.

"Wasn't that White Fang a strong guy?" Kakashi roared angrily, forcefully unleashing his power to break free. He rolled to the side, gripping his sword with his left hand. "If that's really the case, then why did he die? Tell me!"

"In the world of ninjas, rules are the only ironclad law!"

"Ninjas who can't complete their missions are trash and should be... should be... abandoned!"

He blindly and haphazardly swung his father's dagger, tears streaming down his face, like a hedgehog covered in sharp quills, filled with helplessness and despair.

Such a haphazard sword strike posed no threat to Uchiha Muneki. He clenched his fist and slammed it hard into Kakashi's face.

boom!

Kakashi was sent flying by a punch and crashed into the wall.

The dagger fell to the ground, and he slid down helplessly, his eyes vacant and empty, as if devoid of emotion.

Uchiha Munetsuki slowly walked closer, squatted down, and looked at him: "Now, have you calmed down?"

"They all say that my father is a good-for-nothing who caused the village great losses."

Kakashi lowered his head, tears streaming down his face. The emotions he had been suppressing finally erupted, and he sobbed, "Tell me, did my father really do something wrong? Are they really right? Are ninjas who can't complete missions really useless?"

"Ignore them; those are the words of losers."

Uchiha Munetsuki stroked his hair, his voice softening: "The strong never talk about what the world is like, but rather emphasize what the world should be like."

"The strong should emphasize how the world is."

Kakashi's previously empty eyes now seemed to have gained a touch of color, and he repeatedly chewed on those words.

Suddenly, those words seemed to touch his heart.

It was like a ray of sunlight suddenly piercing through a sky shrouded in gray fog, shining directly into the gloomy inner world.

"White Fang died simply because he wasn't strong enough."

Deep within Uchiha Muneki's pupils, swirled vortexes, like shadows from an abyss.

"White Fang. Not strong enough."

Suddenly, Kakashi became dazed, seemingly losing all his defenses. His eyes were blank and empty, and he fell into a state of inattentive slump.

By guiding the other party step by step into a 'hypnotic' state, Uchiha Munezuki's voice at this moment will be deeply engraved in the other party's mind like a brand.

Although the methods are troublesome, they are stable.

In this way, the hypnotized target will act according to his will without being aware of it.

However, at his current Sequence 6 level, he is not yet able to perform deep hypnosis, such as inducing the target to do something that endangers their own life or something important in their subconscious.

"White Fang's death makes you angry and hate the rules and ironclad laws you once believed in."

Uchiha Munezuki said gently, "Deep down, you've begun to doubt whether Sakumo Hatake's actions were right, whether everything he sacrificed his life to protect was worthwhile. You've even started to wonder if someone was behind the spread of those rumors, and whether the betrayal of your father's teammates was a deliberate 'trap'."

"But you know that you are still very weak. Even if you know or guess, you can't change anything or avenge your father."

"So, you decided to bury all your hatred deep inside."

"You think what Uchiha Munegetsu said is right: the weak have no right to talk about the world, let alone change it, so you must become strong."

"It was Uchiha Muneki who made you see the truth of the world and helped you find the right path. He is your guide and your goal."

"You will trust him without reservation, Kakashi."

That gentle voice seemed to resonate with Kakashi's deepest thoughts.

Just like being immersed in a warm ocean, one unconsciously agrees with this voice and regards it as one's truest inner thought.

"Remember what I said above. This is a reflection of your subconscious mind. After you regain your senses, forget what I said to you, forget any unusual behavior you might exhibit, and at the same time, develop a dependence on Uchiha Muneki deep in your heart and unconsciously identify with his ideas."

After saying that, he snapped his fingers.

Snapped!

Kakashi's unfocused gaze instantly brightened.

Looking at Uchiha Muneki before him, he felt a strong sense of identification with him, while at the same time he was filled with anger towards the person who caused his father's death.

"You're right, my father wasn't wrong. The world is wrong. I won't let his sacrifice be in vain. I will become strong, strong enough to be like you said!"

Kakashi suppressed his surging anger, maintaining an unusually calm expression: "Uchiha Munetsuki, thank you very much. It was your words that helped me see this world for what it truly is!"

"You're welcome, it's nothing."

Observing his reaction and confirming that the implantation of the suggestion had been successful, Uchiha Munetsuki smiled and said, "Now that the treatment is over, I should leave."

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Munetsuki."

Kakashi politely replied, "I look forward to seeing you again."

"The treatment fee is 100,000 taels. Thank you for your patronage."

Uchiha Muneki smiled and extended his hand, saying, "Hypnosis is hypnosis, but the fee for your hard work is still the same."

The next day, upon learning of Kakashi's recovery, Minato's team immediately came to visit him.

To their surprise, Rin and Obito were startled when they opened the door.

Holy crap, who is this?

Is this guy in front of me, with his face swollen like a pig's head and his whole body wrapped in bandages, really Kakashi?

Even Minato, who is known for his composure, couldn't help but crack a little at this moment, his gentle smile breaking.

After careful observation, Obito finally confirmed that the pig-headed guy was Kakashi!

"Uh, Kakashi?" Obito asked tentatively.

"Um."

Kakashi gave a cold reply.

"Kakashi, who beat you up like this?"

Although Obito wore a concerned expression, the corners of his lips that couldn't be turned up betrayed his true thoughts.

Looking at Kakashi, Minato suddenly recalled the scene from yesterday.

"Well, it took some effort, but the result was good."

Uchiha Munetsuki smiled and gave him a thumbs up: "Kakashi has successfully overcome his trauma, don't worry!"

Wait, is this how psychologists help people overcome psychological trauma?!

Although the method was a bit rough, the effect was undeniably significant.

Minato Namikaze felt a deep sense of doubt.

June 24nd, sunny

There was an apple on each of the staff stations, but I didn't have one... I went to ask HR: Why don't I have an apple? HR hesitated for a moment and said: They forgot about me.

Oh……

(End of this chapter)