Naruto Immersive Replay, The Curse of the Sharingan

The three walked toward their destination. Along the way, Viya couldn't help but focus more attention on you, trying to get closer to you.

“Your name is Nagi, right?” Viya slowed her pace and walked alongside you. “May I call you by your name? In exchange, you don’t have to call me Miss, just call me Viya.”

Her words were direct and frank, carrying the straightforwardness characteristic of Westerners.

You glanced at her sideways, not caring about the form of address, and nodded, "Okay."

Viya's smile deepened when she saw that you agreed.

Stepping into the room, which was shrouded in heavy curtains, the light suddenly dimmed, and Viya lit several candlesticks.

She gestured for Kakashi to sit down at the table covered with a dark purple velvet cloth. "Sir, what would you like to know?"

Kakashi was slightly taken aback. He had probably just been on a whim, and when asked what he wanted to have divined, he was at a loss for words.

My gaze unconsciously drifted to you, who stood quietly in the shadows of the corner, idly examining the star chart hanging on the wall.

"How about... whatever?" Kakashi looked away.

This was the first time Viya had encountered such a casual customer. Following Kakashi's unconscious glance at her earlier, an interesting thought arose in her mind.

"How about this, I'll finish the divination for you first, and then I'll tell you the topic of the divination." This undoubtedly increased the suspense and also carried a hint of mischief.

Kakashi nodded.

Feeling a bit tired from standing, and seeing that the two seemed to be busy for a while, you walked over to a fairly comfortable-looking single sofa by the wall and casually sat down.

Viya skillfully shuffled an old tarot deck, the cards flitting between her fingers with a soft rustling sound.

She spread the cards out in a fan shape, indicating to Kakashi to draw five cards. Kakashi did as she said, randomly selecting five cards and pushing them in front of Viya.

Viya turned over the first card first.

On the card, a warrior drives a chariot pulled by two sphinxes, one black and one white, against a backdrop of a town and a river.

She showed the card to Kakashi, "This is the Chariot upright. It seems you really want to break through your current relationship with someone."

Kakashi didn't fully understand at first, until he saw Viya's smiling gaze drift towards you on the sofa, and he suddenly had a revelation!

This wasn't divination; it was mind reading! His cheeks, hidden behind the mask, began to burn uncontrollably, and the embarrassment of being seen through made him want to get up and leave immediately.

"This one... no need to go into details, let's move on to the next one." He forced himself to remain calm, using the dim light in the room to conceal his loss of composure.

Viya readily agreed and turned over the second card.

On the card, a knight on horseback holds a coin tightly in his hand, gazing steadily ahead.

She let out a soft sigh, feigning surprise.

Chapter 317 Tarot Cards (2)

The sigh made Kakashi's heart leap, and his gaze became fixed on the card.

“Upright Knight of Pentacles,” Viya explained, her gaze now clearly fixed on you. “This could represent her current emotional state towards you.”

"Wh...what?" Kakashi asked instinctively, even though he knew he shouldn't be led by the nose, he really couldn't suppress his curiosity.

Viya's voice was soft, but every word was clear: "She may acknowledge your abilities and trust your character, but she hasn't yet considered the possibility of going beyond the existing friendship or partnership."

Not yet taken into consideration...

Kakashi lowered the eye he had exposed, a subtle sense of loss creeping into his heart.

Although he had expected it, being so bluntly revealed still left him feeling suffocated.

Viya stopped keeping everyone in suspense and revealed the remaining three cards one by one.

Reversed Lovers, Upright Devil, Upright Hanged Man.

Upon seeing this combination of three cards, even the well-informed fortune teller Viya couldn't help but gasp. When she looked at Kakashi, her eyes held a complex sense of sympathy.

Kakashi stared silently at the three cards that seemed to exude an ominous aura.

The Lovers card reversed depicts Adam and Eve back to back, with angels seemingly obscured by dark clouds.

In the Devil card, men and women bound by chains are consumed by desire;

The Hanged Man is tied upside down to a tree, yet his expression carries an eerie calm and devotion.

“Judging from the cards,” Viya said, choosing her words carefully, her tone becoming particularly cautious, “the time may not be right for the relationship you desire to advance further.”

"What if..." Kakashi's voice was low and hoarse, carrying a hint of difficulty he himself didn't realize, "What if I insist on pushing forward?"

Viya had an "I knew it" look on her face when Kakashi asked that question.

"This will lead to unhealthy dependence and constraints. You will fall into one-sided obsession and following, a near-self-sacrificing kind of waiting, and find it hard to let go. This path will be full of pain and struggle."

Kakashi listened quietly for a long time, then sighed softly.

His exposed eye narrowed slightly, his gaze becoming deep and complex. Was this truly what he might face in the future?

Listening to Viya's use of words like "relationship," "dependence," "binding," and "following," you feel completely bewildered, utterly unable to understand what kind of riddle these two are playing.

Kakashi seems a little... down?

Just then, Kakashi suddenly turned his head, his gaze passing over the candlelight and landing on you in the shadows.

The mask concealed most of his expression, but the one eye that was exposed curved slightly, revealing a smile that was both resigned and unusually determined.

Tarot cards may foreshadow the thorny path that may lie ahead.

But for Kakashi Hatake, even if the road ahead is destined to be one of obsession, pursuit, and endless waiting, even if it requires the price of self-sacrifice.

If the person in question is you, then he is willing to bear the consequences.

Perhaps the true meaning of divination is never about predicting an unchangeable fate, but about helping people see their true inner choices and what price they are willing to pay for those choices.

You felt a little confused when you received Kakashi's gaze. You were just sitting there quietly, but why did you feel like you were being drawn into some strange atmosphere?

Viya said meaningfully, "It seems you've made the same choice. Perhaps it's destiny."

She seemed to have glimpsed some predetermined future for Kakashi.

Kakashi walked up to you, who had remained aloof throughout, and commented in a listless tone, "I think it's alright."

You think he's being sarcastic; the low-pressure aura around him doesn't seem like he's in a "okay" state.

In the darkness, Kakashi suddenly reached out and ruffled your hair, a subtle contrast to his feigned relaxed demeanor.

“By the way,” Viya’s voice broke the brief silence. She looked at Kakashi and you, her eyes sparkling with the curiosity and anticipation of a fortune teller.

"In return, could you help me find some people to do fortune telling? As for the fee... I'll pay whatever I feel like."

Kakashi snapped out of his tangled thoughts, stroked his chin, and pondered for a moment. "This place is conveniently located near the Ninja Academy; they should be interested in this."

This would both fulfill the orders from higher-ups to assist and observe Viya, and satisfy her request, killing two birds with one stone.

Viya's eyes immediately lit up.

Thus, with a mission that was both official and personal, Kakashi and you stepped through the gates of the Ninja Academy.

"Who should we talk to first?" Kakashi asked, turning his head to look at you, since you were studying here.

Your thinking is very straightforward; this kind of thing should be reported to the homeroom teacher first.

Following the noise from the playground, Iruka soon came into view, leading the students in outdoor physical training.

Coincidentally, the other venue next door was the same one where Hyuga Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten were playing, and Might Guy was coaching them.

His gaze swept over the familiar figures, finally settling on a barely noticeable boy at the very end of the line.

Sai wore a formulaic smile, but the moment his eyes met yours, the smile froze for a moment before he quickly looked away, as if you could see through the emptiness beneath his facade.

Upon seeing Kakashi and Nagi appear together, Iruka quickly jogged over, his face showing respect mixed with a hint of confusion. "Lord Kakashi, Nagi, are you on a mission?"

Upon learning that some students needed to be taken for divination, Iruka waved his hand without hesitation, "No problem! I trust Lord Kakashi to handle things! You can take both classes of children!"

He was more than happy to entrust his students to reliable elite Jonin for the time being.

Kakashi hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. He instinctively looked at you beside him, wanting to exchange a glance.

But in just a short while, you find that the blond-haired Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki, has become as sticky as glue to your side.

He was gesturing wildly as he spoke to you, seemingly complaining. What stung Kakashi even more was that you weren't ignoring Naruto; you were focused, even patiently listening to his incessant chatter.

This natural acceptance is quite different from the detached calm you show when dealing with others.

Viya's divination results echoed in his ears like a curse, and a strong sense of resentment mixed with anxiety surged into Kakashi's heart.

What if... what if there's still a chance?

He didn't give himself time to think; his body acted before his mind could, striding forward and grabbing your wrist without a word, forcibly pulling you away from Naruto.

His movements were hurried, and his voice came through the mask, deliberately businesslike, yet subtly revealing a hint of displeasure that he himself was unaware of: "Don't forget, we're here to do a mission."

"Hey! Kakashi! It's you again!" Naruto was so angry that he jumped up and down on the spot, loudly protesting at his back.

Kakashi and you instinctively blocked out the noise coming from behind you.

He pulled you a few steps along, then asked a very practical question, "Did Professor Iruka agree?"

"Of course I agree," Kakashi replied in a muffled voice, without stopping.

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't resist trying to steer the conversation towards a more personal topic, "Aren't you curious about what I divined?"

He hopes to see a hint of inquiry in your eyes, even if it's just a little.

Your reply, however, was almost cruelly rational: "This is your own business, and it has nothing to do with me."

The attitude of drawing a clear line was so decisive, as if the two were merely executors who happened to be on the same path.

These words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the irrational flames in Kakashi's heart.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks.

You lean forward slightly due to inertia and turn your head to look at him in confusion.

The moment you turn your head, Kakashi has already quickly composed himself.

All outward signs of emotion were suppressed back into his usual languid demeanor. His exposed eyes curved slightly, and he resumed his usual nonchalant tone, "It's nothing, let's fulfill Viya's request first."

He stopped looking at you and walked ahead, as if his momentary lapse in composure had never happened.

Fortunately, the temporary residence prepared for Viya was spacious enough to barely accommodate this group of students with different thoughts.

Divination requires a quiet atmosphere, so everyone tacitly lined up, with one person going into the inner room for divination while the others waited patiently in the next room.

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he immediately came up with a brilliant idea: he had to be the last one to do the divination!

This way, you can perfectly stall for time until school is over, and then you won't have to go back to those boring classes.

This clever idea was immediately met with strong approval from Kiba Inuzuka and Choji Akimichi, and the three of them instantly formed a skipping-school alliance.

Sasuke Uchiha leaned against the wall, looking at Naruto's smug and foolish expression, and uttered two words without any politeness: "Idiot."

"What did you say?! Arrogant Sasuke!" Naruto immediately exploded like a lit firecracker, rolling up his sleeves and ready to charge forward.

"Hey! Naruto! Sasuke! Stop arguing!" Sakura, seeing this, immediately stepped forward with a headache to mediate.

Just then, the curtain to the inner room was lifted, and you walked out.

"Nagi-chan!" As soon as Naruto saw you, he immediately abandoned his argument with Sasuke and happily came over. "How was it? What was the result of the divination? Does it mean we'll always be together?"

You raised your eyes and looked at Naruto, who was looking at you expectantly. "I don't know."

A clear look of disappointment flashed across Naruto's face, but he quickly rallied and continued to follow closely beside you, trying to find other topics to talk about, just wanting to get closer to you.

He had barely taken two steps closer when a figure very naturally stepped between him and you.

Shikamaru seemed to have just casually placed himself in a spot, but he happened to block Naruto's path to get closer.

Seeing Shikamaru and Naruto surrounding him, Sasuke Uchiha frowned, and the nameless fire in his heart burned brighter and brighter.

He couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he stepped forward and stood directly in front of you, his eyes silently fixed on you, an invisible pressure spreading out.

Although neither of them spoke, except for Naruto muttering to himself, the silent rivalry and the subtle repulsion between them made the surrounding air seem somewhat stagnant.

Looking at the inexplicable circle surrounding you, you don't quite understand the meaning of this crowding.

"I think you guys can do what Shino Aburame did and find something to do." In your opinion, it's only when people gather that trouble arises.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Shino Aburame walked over from the corner. "I think I heard you calling me?"

"Hey! Uchiha Nagi!" Kiba Inuzuka, who was holding Akamaru, looked at you being surrounded and felt extremely resentful, so he couldn't help but complain loudly.

"Do you have a problem with me?! Why is everyone else fawning over you, but I'm not?!" He felt excluded from the core of the clique.