Chapter 316: god of shinobi is no more
Minato: "This is weird? Where is this? Didn't I die?"
Kushina Uzumaki: "Minato!!"
Minato: "Kushina?!!"
Hashirama Senju: "Wow, what's going on? Didn't I die?"
Third Hokage: "First Hokage!"
Hashirama Senju: "Huh, who are you?"
Tobirama Senju: "Are you a monkey? Is this the future? Didn't we already die?"
Hashirama Senju: "Tobirama!! You died too."
Tobirama Senju: "Big brother, didn't you notice the monkey has aged so much? Monkey, how is Konoha now?"
Third Hokage: "Teacher... Konoha is still doing fine."
Third Raikage: "Fine? Hahaha, the leader of the Konoha Anbu has defected. Is that fine? You guys have thick skin!"
Hashirama Senju: "What's going on? Monkey, what is the Konoha Anbu?"
Third Hokage: "Teacher, the Konoha Anbu was established by Danzo. He has now defected from the village."
Hashirama Senju: "Where's Danzo, come out!!"
Seeing Hashirama Senju furious, Danzo didn't dare to show himself and could only hide in the Hidden Sound Village, silently observing the chat room conversation.
Hashirama Senju: "Madara, I know you're there, come out."
However, after waiting for a long time, Madara didn't respond either.
Minato: "Teacher, what about Naruto? How is he doing?"
Naruto Uzumaki: "Dad?"
Naruto Uzumaki looked at the chat room with a bewildered expression, slowly typing two words, tears welling up in his eyes.
In the previous images, he had learned about his parentage and thought he would never meet his parents in this lifetime, but unexpectedly, they managed to connect through the chat room.
Kushina Uzumaki: "Naruto!! My child!"
Minato: "Naruto, how is life in Konoha? Are they mistreating you?"
Naruto Uzumaki: "I..."
Third Hokage: "Naruto is doing fine in Konoha, we are putting in a lot of effort to train him." The Third Hokage inserted without much interest.
Danzo: "Fine? You're shameless, Sarutobi. Naruto is having a miserable time in Konoha. Since childhood, everyone has seen him as a monster. I tried to control Naruto, using all means to isolate him, making myself his only support."
Having already torn apart relations with Konoha, Danzo naturally wouldn't let go of the opportunity to strike back, throwing accusations.
If there's anyone Danzo despised the most, it's undoubtedly the images, followed by the Third Hokage and Konoha.
In his view, if the Third Hokage hadn't tried so hard to keep his position, he wouldn't have made such sacrifices.
At the same time, he harbored resentment towards Konoha. He had dedicated half his life to Konoha, only to be rejected and shunned by the entire village. This kind of ending was something he couldn't accept.
In his own way, he became a classic example of love breeding hatred.
Hashirama Senju: "Danzo, you finally show up, give an explanation. Why did you betray us?"
Naruto Uzumaki: "Teacher, explain why Naruto faced such malice. Did you really handle it as Danzo said?"
The entire chat room was in chaos.
Ninjas from other villages looked on, bewildered as the chat room turned into a discussion focused on Konoha.
Mainly, they didn't dare intervene.
The former gods of the ninja world and the past Hokages were present; they couldn't interfere.
After a long argument between the people like Naruto, the shadows of other villages began to communicate with their own village leaders.
The whole chat room turned into a grand reunion.
And Hashirama and Tobirama, the two former Hokages, began to understand the changes in Konoha through various communications.
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, sealed the Nine-Tails into his son Naruto's belly on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack, hoping Naruto would grow up safely as a hero's son and become a pillar of Konoha in the future.
He had good intentions, but he misjudged others.
Under Danzo's influence, the Third Hokage decided to control Naruto, leading to Naruto's miserable childhood.
Now, with the revelation of the images, the dirty side of Konoha was exposed, leading to public condemnation from the entire ninja world.
After Hashirama and Tobirama, the deceased souls, saw the historical images, they understood everything.
The Konoha they loved had changed under the control of the higher-ups.
In those images, even the Fourth Hokage chose to defect in the future.
And their own world's Konoha wasn't doing well either.
In the early stages of the revelation of Danzo's truth, the Third Hokage tried to whitewash Danzo's actions.
Such a Third Hokage was truly disappointing.
Hashirama Senju: "Monkey, step down."
Hashirama Senju felt tired in his heart.
Danzo: "Hahaha, Sarutobi, you're also facing this day!"
Hashirama Senju: "Shut up. If I ever return to the ninja world, you'll be the first one I kill."
Danzo: "Hahaha, Teacher, you want to kill me? I'm not someone you can deal with now!!"
Having already torn off his facade, Danzo completely blackened, starting to mock.
Danzo: "Konoha is finished now. Do you think having Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto will make you worry-free? They're future rogue ninjas!! Other villages won't let them grow either."
Danzo: "You can't understand how much I did for Konoha. Without me, Konoha would have fallen long ago. Now, because of a fleeting image, you criticize me, haha, how absurd."
Danzo: "Konoha isn't as strong as you think!! Remember, it's not that I, Danzo Shimura, betrayed the village! It's that I disdain being associated with you!!"
The frenzied Danzo spoke wildly in the chat room.
[A soul descending mode will be activated after this image: all souls will have the chance to go to the Soul Reaper world and undergo the test of becoming a Soul Reaper. Once a Soul Reaper, there's a chance to travel between parallel worlds.]
This announcement caused a commotion, and Danzo, who was previously arrogant, turned pale.
He strongly suspected the images were targeting him.
In the chat room, Danzo's avatar darkened, and no matter how people called him, he remained silent.
He had completely lost face and had no right to speak anymore.
Despite the uproar in the chat room, the images continued.
After being unsealed, the Nine-Tails emerged from within and transformed into a Soul Reaper.
[As per Naruto's instructions, the Nine-Tails remained atop the Root Base, ready to welcome the incoming Konoha ninja.]
[Naruto, on the other hand, began his own plan.]
[The Konoha higher-ups couldn't believe what they saw, and what shocked them even more was that the Nine-Tails had turned into a young boy. The cute image of the Nine-Tails caused many women to scream.]
[From the Nine-Tails, it was revealed that Danzo, who loved human experiments, killed Naruto and even had an entire arm of Sharingan.]
"How dare my disciple touch his brother's body? How dare he!!!" Tobirama was completely enraged. Even though he had seen similar scenes in historical images, seeing it now made him furious.
Hashirama, however, looked puzzled.
"What's going on? Is this Nine-Tails very powerful? The Fourth died because of sealing the Nine-Tails. Now, Danzo killed Naruto for the Nine-Tails? Is the Nine-Tails very strong?"
"How did Danzo turn out like this?" Uchiha Mangekyo expressed his helplessness, sighing softly.
"And so, the Uchiha was destroyed by my hands." Fugaku felt lost.
"This is the Konoha I believed in?" Shizuku remarked.
"The times have changed." After briefly communicating with these souls, countless others shared this sentiment in their minds.
At this point, Hashirama and Tobirama and other deceased souls lost their desire to chat, all of them attentively watching the images.
They hoped to see how a young genius would change everything.
And in this event, they hoped to witness an outstanding Konoha ninja stopping it all.
"Konoha is sorry, Naruto, but they are the departed souls of Konoha, naturally standing on Konoha's side."
"Although Konoha has its dark sides, it is generally bathed in light," Tobirama said.
"Light? Huh." Minato Namikaze held endless rage within that couldn't be expressed. Countless words turned into cold snorts.
"Hahaha, the Fourth's son receives such treatment, and you tell me it's light. Hahaha, what a First and Second Hokage," Oonoki mocked in the chat room.
"Oonoki, what are you saying? Aren't you worried that the successive Hokages from Konoha's Pure Land will crush your Iwagakure?" Raikage A did not hold back, taunting.
"Why fear? I see the Fourth Hokage is already thinking of defecting. Konoha's actions are domineering, causing dissatisfaction across the entire ninja world. We can join forces with the Fourth Hokage and challenge them to a fight to the death."
The chat room instantly became chaotic.
Hashirama and Tobirama also felt a sense of desolation within.
The current state of Konoha was too chaotic, and its reputation in the ninja world had reached its lowest point.
In the eyes of ordinary residents, Konoha was no longer the preferred place to live. After all, no one wanted their children to endure bullying and abuse in Konoha.
"Naruto Uzumaki, when we have the chance to return to the ninja world, we'll take you away. We'll live outside," Kushina, disheartened by Konoha, sent a private message to Naruto Uzumaki.
"Leave?" Naruto Uzumaki looked bewildered, complex emotions stirring within.
There was anticipation, but also bitterness.
He didn't understand why things had turned out this way.
Since the revelations came out, his life had been beyond his control.
He didn't possess the potential and strength of the Naruto Uzumaki in the images to change his life, nor did he have the wisdom to plan everything.
He was forced to accept Konoha's control, undergoing daily training in ninjutsu and taijutsu while being instilled with various information related to the Will of Fire.
Even going outside was under the 24-hour surveillance of ANBU ninjas.
Such a life was truly tiresome.
The Hokage? He had long lost interest.
The images continued.
[Facing Konoha ninjas, the Nine-Tails shifted all blame to the deceased Tobi. In his description, Tobi killed Naruto and defected from Konoha.]
[He gave Konoha ten minutes to inspect the body, after which he would cause a commotion.]
[The Konoha side entered the ruins and quickly found Naruto's body.]
In the image, Jiraiya felt dizzy almost to the point of passing out upon seeing Naruto's body.
To him, Naruto was his most proud disciple, the prophesied child.
The Third Hokage and others looked sorrowful.
In their eyes, Naruto was a boy with extraordinary talent, the future pillar of Konoha inheriting the Will of Fire.
At this moment, he was separated by life and death.
[After the emotions of the Konoha ninjas were vented, the Nine-Tails made a polite move.]
In the image, wielding a Zanpakuto, the Nine-Tails viciously swung it towards Jiraiya.
[Jiraiya yelled, dodging and counterattacking with Toad Oil Flame Bombs.]
[The Nine-Tails sliced through the sea of fire.]
[After a brief struggle, immense spiritual pressure burst from the Nine-Tails' palm.]
[Jiraiya decisively used Shadow Clone Jutsu to escape.]
The Tailed Beast Bomb directly crushed the sea of fire.
Leaving a long trajectory, the Tailed Beast Bomb fell on a distant hill.
"Boom." With a deafening noise, countless rocks rolled down, almost half of the entire hill shattered.
"Ah~~ I hate Shadow Clone Jutsu the most." The Nine-Tails sounded regretful.
"Don't hide anymore~~ I think you don't want those villagers to die either."
In the image, Jiraiya didn't dare to hide and directly summoned Mount Myoboku's toad and entered Sage Mode.
[The Nine-Tails initiated Shikai.]
[Shikai Command: Gather, Malice.]
"The stronger the killing intent and hostility from the opponent, the stronger the manifested clone. With the ability of the Zanpakuto, a clone of Jiraiya appeared, capable of using the same ninjutsu as Jiraiya."
[Tsunade immediately joined the battle, but the Nine-Tails' Zanpakuto once again created a clone of Tsunade.]
[Twenty-two clones faced off against Jiraiya and Tsunade, while the Nine-Tails watched excitedly.]
"What kind of spiritual pressure of a Shinigami is this? What a miraculous ability, to even create clones."
"Similar to Shadow Clone Jutsu but different, it can manifest others' clones, with abilities almost equal. With this consumption, the images' Jiraiya and Tsunade are in danger. This young Jiraiya seems quite capable, and he seems to match well with young Tsunade." Tobirama nodded slightly, clearly getting engrossed in the show.
"However, this Zanpakuto's ability is somewhat useless. Engaging in battle by creating clones is not as effective as directly attacking the opponent." Tobirama's following words made many people roll their eyes.
"No wonder he's a big shot. He actually considers the Zanpakuto so weak. Is this the magnanimity of the god of the ninja world?" The Konoha ninjas were excited.
"This Naruto, this Zanpakuto, even in the eyes of the god of the ninja world, are insignificant!!"
"Hehe, is your Konoha now relying on others? Dare to provoke our Naruto-sama? Trash Konoha, take my claws!"
"The previous Konoha was obedient, but now it's a heavy hitter? No, you Konoha have always been heavy hitters externally."
"God of the ninja world, so what? It's all in the past; the dead should stop entangling the real world."
Seeing various malicious comments, Tobirama and Hashirama felt angry but also contemplative.
It's evident that the current ninja world is completely different from the past.
In the past, they were highly respected.
All ninja villages would give face to the First Hokage.
But now? Konoha had almost become despised by the entire ninja world.
And these old-time strongmen were also unwelcome.
Everything was because of the images.
They looked at the screen in the sky, their eyes carrying a hint of something else.
The main characters in the historical images were mostly Naruto.
And from Naruto's perspective, Konoha's malice and darkness undoubtedly made everyone physically uncomfortable.