Konoha Village,
The group of Konoha villagers who had been so quick to blame Naruto suddenly saw Pain's Six Paths appear on screen and nearly wet themselves in fear.
Especially the ninja who had been loudly demanding Naruto's execution 'for the good of the village' was now trembling, his legs like jelly, his arrogance completely gone.
Typical, the more rational villagers thought. Always attacking the defenseless and bowing to outsiders.
It was a clear inheritance of a certain past Hokage's… tendencies.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed. "Attacking Konoha with such audacity!"
Mitokato Homura scoffed. "Hmph, so he could kill Jiraiya. But facing the tens of thousands of ninja in Konoha Village? What chance does he have?"
Utatane Koharu huffed. "Monkey, you'll be dead soon, unable to protect Konoha. But this time, keep your eyes peeled! There must be a fight scene with Homura and me in this video!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't reply,
Because the cowardice of these two had long grown exponentially with their age – a truly remarkable inverse function.
When Orochimaru invaded Konoha last time, they were nowhere to be seen either.
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[The scene unfolds—]
[Pain (Tendo) assigned tasks to his various paths, accompanied by the attacking Asura Path, Animal Path, and Preta Path. He directed the Deva Path, Human Path, Hell Path, and Konan.
Then, Pain (Tendo) stated sternly, "From this moment on! Let the world know pain!"
Having received their orders, the Animal Path crossed the village barrier and entered Konoha, then used the Summoning Technique to bring in the others.
"Scatter!" Pain (Tendo) commanded again.
Whoosh!
The six figures moved with such incredible speed that they vanished in an instant.]
[Moments later, Konoha came under attack. Various guided missiles and laser cannons were unleashed from the Asura Path, turning parts of the village into a chaotic fireworks display of explosions. Houses were ripped apart one after another.
The Animal Path began summoning a bizarre menagerie of beasts – giant centipedes, rhinos, buffaloes, hellhounds – making Konoha Village look like a bizarre circus. As for the Human Path, it directly extracted the souls of villagers, forcefully seeking information about Naruto.]
[At this point, the camera finally focused on Mito and Koharu, and Danzo reappeared after years of lurking in the shadows. The three of them huddled together, secretly plotting, their intentions undoubtedly detrimental to Konoha.]
With the exposure of this scene,
The entire ninja world was once again in an uproar.
Who would have imagined that the mighty Konoha would be attacked by a mere seven people!
And with such overwhelming confidence, as if they had single-handedly surrounded the entire village's forces!
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Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village),
Fourth Raikage A grunted. "I didn't expect it. Pain's six and that Konan… they're accomplishing what I've always wanted to do."
"In a way… I almost admire their guts!"
Darui cautioned, "Lord Raikage, you can't be saying things like that! It'll cause problems between our villages!"
Fourth Raikage A scoffed. "However, this invasion is doomed to fail. Konoha's true strength isn't as shallow as what's on the surface."
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Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village),
Onoki stroked his beard. "Pain's Six Paths is far too arrogant! To dare attack Konoha with only seven people. If he had brought the entire Akatsuki organization, perhaps there would still be a chance of success. But now… heh."
Kurotsuchi added, "If Akatsuki attacked as a group, I fear no village could withstand them, not even Iwagakure."
Akatsuchi shuddered. "Fighting a group like that… it's a terrifying thought!"
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Sunagakure (Hidden Sand Village),
Gaara stared intently at the screen. "Naruto… will you be captured in the future? Don't let them get their claws on you!"
Baki reassured him, "Lord Gaara, please don't worry. He will join forces with you later to fight the reanimated Uchiha Madara!"
Gaara frowned. "Then… can you tell me who appears first?"
(T/N: I don't understand what that means 🤔🤔)
Baki hesitated. "That…"
Gaara then turned his attention back to the screen, hoping Naruto wouldn't face this threat alone.
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Konoha Village,
The civilian villagers muttered amongst themselves.
"I told you so! Pain invaded Konoha to capture Naruto!"
"Naruto is a curse on this village! In the past, because of his death, the Fourth Hokage died. In the future, because of him, so many innocent villagers will die!"
"Someone like that… I really don't know what face he has to continue living in Konoha."
At this moment,
Kakashi suddenly roared, a chilling, biting aura emanating from his entire being, as if the cold-blooded Kakashi of his Anbu days had returned.
"Shut your mouths!"
"Dare any of you say another word? Believe me or not , I will kill you!"
The villager who had just been berating Naruto was so terrified that his scalp tingled, as if he had glimpsed the gates of the underworld.
As for the others who knew Kakashi,
They all stared at him in horror.
They hadn't seen Kakashi like this in over a decade.
Might Guy quickly pulled Kakashi back. "Kakashi! Don't do this!"
Asuma, Kurenai, and others also agreed. "Kakashi, Naruto is your student! He won't be expelled from the village, no matter what!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokato Homura, and the others glanced at Kakashi but remained silent, choosing not to intervene.
Although Kakashi had spoken out of turn, they chose to ignore it.
For Konoha,
Ninja were more valuable than civilian villagers.
And the importance of an elite Jōnin far outweighed that of ordinary citizens.
As long as Kakashi didn't go too far, they would give him face.
Furthermore,
Kakashi's reputation among the younger generation was unmatched. Even Asuma, the Hokage's son, was far less influential.
Additionally, in the previously shown images, Tsunade had mentioned Kakashi as a potential Hokage successor, making his importance self-evident.
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[The scene continues—]
[The Konoha Village under the camera was filled with injured ninja and civilian villagers. Houses and streets were ruined and broken.
In Konoha Hospital, hundreds of wounded people sat on the ground, all wailing in pain.
The shelter housed the elderly and children, huddled together in fear.
Within the crowd, a pregnant woman caught everyone's attention. It was Kurenai Yuhi.]
[The scene shifts, inside the Hokage's office.]
[Tsunade instructed the contact toad to bring Naruto back from Mount Myōboku.
Just then, the door opened, and Utatane Koharu and Mitokato Homura entered, stopping her.
"No, keep Naruto on Mount Myōboku," Koharu stated firmly."
Tsunade asked angrily, "Why?"
"The invader is the leader of Akatsuki, the one who killed Jiraiya. His goal is the Jinchuriki, Naruto." Homura explained.
Tsunade retorted, "So what if that's his goal?"
"This time, we do not agree to call Naruto back. If the Nine-Tails falls into their hands…" Koharu began, her voice laced with fear.
Before she could finish, Tsunade strode angrily towards Homura and Koharu, grabbing them by their necks, cutting off their air.
"Jiraiya's death can only be avenged by him! What do you cowards know?! Naruto is not a child anymore! He has inherited Konoha's will and has grown strong. Naruto is now surpassing Jiraiya. He is not some hidden weapon for Konoha Shinobi to stop wars! He is a ninja who protects Konoha! He is Uzumaki Naruto!"
With that, Tsunade ruthlessly shoved the two advisors away.]
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Konoha Village,
The two advisors stammered, their faces pale.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed. "Tsunade…"
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