Chapter 9: 9. Plan
Uzumaki Kushina visited Sora in her hospital room.
Although Sora was still in a coma, he remained conscious.
He heard every word Uzumaki Kushina said clearly.
Sora heard that Uzumaki Kushina had already made up her mind and would not care about other people's opinions. She wanted to be friends with him, someone despised by everyone.
Sora's little heart was beating wildly.
Oops, it was a heart-pounding feeling.
Except for the four years he had lived happily with his parents, Uzumaki Kushina was the first person to show him kindness.
Since Uzumaki Kushina had such determination, what reason did Sora have to refuse?
Sora began thinking about his future arrangements.
According to his understanding, if he wanted to obtain witness points, he needed to witness important people and events in the ninja world and then obtain those points.
Uzumaki Kushina was an extremely important figure in the ninja world.
After all, the future ninja world revolved around Uzumaki Naruto.
In other words, as long as he followed Uzumaki Kushina in the early stage, he could get a lot of witness points.
However, if Sora's guess was correct, then Uzumaki Kushina had fallen into a trap constructed by Konoha since her arrival.
Since he wanted to be friends with Uzumaki Kushina, Sora had to change her fate.
In this case, Uzumaki Kushina would not die, but similarly, Uzumaki Naruto would not be born, and Sora would also lose many ways to obtain witness points.
However, the witness points were the key to whether Sora could establish a foothold in the ninja world in the future.
Sora's original plan was to stay in Konoha temporarily, wait until after the Nine-Tails Rebellion to leave Konoha, and then wait for Uzumaki Naruto to become a Genin, obtaining witness points through him.
But that definitely wouldn't work now.
Sora had to change his plan, prepare in advance to leave Konoha, witness other events, and search for all the witness points he could find.
There was one more thing Sora needed to consider: the Nine Tails.
If Uzumaki Kushina were willing to become a Jinchūriki, then he wouldn't have to think about it.
But if Uzumaki Kushina weren't willing to become a Jinchūriki, Sora would need to prepare in advance.
Finally, he was about to have a friend, and she was a friend willing to accept that he was rejected by everyone. Sora himself had to be worthy of Uzumaki Kushina's resolve.
At that moment, the system's voice suddenly entered Sora's mind.
[Host, please note that obtaining witness points does not require the Host to witness something that happens next.]
After hearing this, Sora asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
[Witness points can be obtained as long as they affect the ninja world. It does not have to be important events in the Host's memory to obtain witness points.
For example, if the Host unilaterally declares war against Konoha, the Host will not obtain witness points because the Host does not have the power to fight against Konoha, and Konoha will not take it seriously. Naturally, no witness points will be gained.
However, if the host is strong and Konoha regards the host as a significant threat, then this will be judged as an event, and the host will gain witness points.
At the same time, because the Host participated in this event, the Host will also receive a large number of witness points after the event ends.]
Sora suddenly became excited upon hearing the system's explanation. "In that case, I can obtain witness points by myself!?"
[That is correct, but there is one thing the Host needs to be reminded of: some major events are bound to happen.]
Sora's excitement faded, and he said solemnly, "That means... Uzumaki Naruto will definitely be born?"
[Yes, but this person may not be the Uzumaki Naruto in the Host's memory.]
Sora calmed down, pondering the system's words, and murmured, "You mean Uzumaki Naruto will definitely be born, but he may not necessarily be Kushina's child. It could be someone else's child who takes Uzumaki Naruto's place as this key figure, right?"
[The Host's understanding is correct.]
Sora fell into deep thought.
This was actually good news for Sora. This meant that certain major events would happen regardless of his actions, and these events could still bring him witness points.
Now, he just needed to proceed step by step, accumulate strength, and help Uzumaki Kushina change her original fate.
Thinking this way, Sora felt much more at ease and even developed new hopes for the future of his otherwise stagnant life.
Uzumaki Kushina was still chatting with Sora, telling him about her daily life.
Somehow, everything Uzumaki Kushina said tugged at Sora's heartstrings.
When Uzumaki Kushina mentioned a group of brats blocking her path and trying to teach her a lesson, Sora felt a surge of anger.
But when she described how she had beaten those brats to the ground and made them beg for mercy, Sora felt immense joy.
"Okay, Sora, it's getting late. I should head back, or Grandma Mito will be worried. I hope we meet at the ninja school tomorrow instead of the hospital. See you tomorrow."
After Uzumaki Kushina said goodbye to Sora, he silently responded in his heart, "See you tomorrow, Kushina."
After Uzumaki Kushina left, Sora felt an intense desire to wake up so that he could meet her at the ninja school the next day.
Perhaps this strong desire moved his body because Sora's fingers twitched.
Noticing the movement, Sora suddenly felt a surge of happiness.
He focused all his effort on regaining control of his body.
After the fingers, it was his toes, then his arms, thighs, neck...
Sora gradually reclaimed control of his body and finally opened his eyes.
The harsh light from the bulb overhead caused him to squint and close his eyes again.
He felt his body—sore and aching. It was clear that he had not fully recovered yet.
When Sora opened his eyes again, he sensed movement outside the window.
Turning his gaze, he noticed the tree branches swaying outside the window.
"Anbu..."
Sora's eyes darkened.
He knew that the damage caused by his use of the Thunder Breath Sword style in the forest would undoubtedly draw the attention of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Thus, Sora wasn't surprised to find that the Anbu were spying on him.
He guessed that once he was discharged from the hospital, Sarutobi Hiruzen would summon him to ask about the methods he had used to destroy the forest so thoroughly.
However, what Sora hadn't expected was that, just half an hour later, Sarutobi Hiruzen would visit the ward to see him in person.
The moment Sora saw Sarutobi Hiruzen, he froze in surprise.
From Sora's perspective, although it was a bit unusual for a ninja school student to cause such destruction, it didn't seem significant enough for Sarutobi Hiruzen himself—who generally ignored him—to come in person.