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"Who?"
Everyone was shocked. Who else would have the courage to appear in front of Naruto at this moment?
A Rasengan clashed with another Rasengan, canceling each other out in a violent swirl of chakra.
Everyone turned to look and saw a young man with golden hair, strikingly similar to Naruto—about a 7.8 resemblance on a scale of 10—standing there, his presence radiating confidence.
Everyone: "???"
Who was this? Naruto's illegitimate child?!
As if sharing the same thought, they turned their heads toward Tsunade. However, Tsunade was staring at Naruto with an unreadable expression, her eyes gleaming in a way that made her look almost love-struck yet exasperated.
Naruto, meanwhile, glared at the man in front of him, his face dark with fury. His voice was filled with barely restrained anger as he spoke:
"Minato! What the hell are you doing?"
The man standing before him was none other than Namikaze Minato—the future cheap father of Naruto!
A sharp pain twisted in Naruto's chest as he looked at the man who had abandoned him before he was even born.
While Naruto wasn't the type to slaughter his own family like Uchiha Itachi for a grand cause, he also wasn't the type to forgive blindly within his own limits—especially now, when he was just about to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi.
If the Third Hokage died now, the Third Shinobi World War would erupt immediately.
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Naruto shifted his gaze between Minato and the Third Hokage.
Damn it.
Minato already knew how to use the Flying Thunder God Technique. The old fox was prepared!
At that moment, a voice rang out:
"Naruto-niisan, I understand that what the Third Hokage did was unforgivable... but if you kill him now, Konoha will fall apart."
Naruto turned toward Minato, his brows furrowing.
"If Third Hokage dies, the entire village will be thrown into chaos. It'll become another Warring States period, where everyone will be forced to wander and fight endlessly," Minato explained.
"Instead of killing him now, let the village appoint the next Hokage and then deal with him properly. As long as you're here, big brother, he won't be able to do anything anymore."
Tsunade, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke:
"I don't want my grandfather's village to be destroyed. Some things can't be undone… But like Minato said, let's wait until everything is settled before making a move."
Naruto remained silent. His blue eyes locked onto the Third Hokage, the killing intent in them raging like a storm.
After a long pause, he exhaled sharply.
"Hmph! You better behave from now on, or else—"
Naruto glared at Hiruzen before sending him flying with a vicious kick.
The leaders of Konoha's clans all breathed a collective sigh of relief. No one wanted to be thrown into a greater war just after barely surviving one.
Naruto turned away, grabbing Tsunade by the wrist as he greeted Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
"We're leaving."
Just as he was about to step away, Naruto suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure.
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"Oh? If it isn't my dear father-in-law... Bah! I mean, isn't this my dear teacher?"
Naruto smirked, throwing an arm around a man standing on the sidelines, watching the scene unfold.
"So? Did the baby arrive yet? Boy or girl? What's the name?"
The man, Yuhi Kurenai's father, stiffened at Naruto's sudden enthusiasm.
Before he could answer, Naruto grinned mischievously.
"Are you interested in letting me kiss the bride?"
Yuhi Shinku's face darkened immediately. His eyes flicked toward Tsunade, whose temple veins were pulsing violently behind Naruto.
Without a word, Yuhi Shinku took a decisive step back.
In the next second—BOOM!
Naruto's body was engulfed in flames, a massive lump forming on his head as he was dragged away by the scruff of his neck by a furious Tsunade.
The major clan leaders swallowed nervously as they watched.
Jiraiya turned to Orochimaru.
"Why do you even bother, huh?"
Orochimaru smirked.
"Hmph. You're just a single dog."
"What did you just say?! Orochimaru, you're looking for a fight!"
As the chaos settled, Naruto returned to his peaceful yet leisurely life.
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"Yawn~ Nothing beats this lazy life."
Naruto stretched, reclining on a wooden chair in his house.
A small girl with black hair and red eyes pouted at him.
"Lazy bum! All you do is sleep!" She stuck her tongue out playfully.
Naruto chuckled and flicked the little girl's forehead.
"Ouch! What was that for, you jerk?!"
Naruto smirked.
"Did you learn it yet?"
The girl huffed in annoyance but lifted her gaze.
Her left eye suddenly glowed blood-red, the shape of a Geass sigil appearing in it.
For a brief moment, Naruto found himself standing in an endless sea of fire beneath a crimson sun.
"Geass…"
Naruto snapped out of the illusion immediately, his Sharingan flashing briefly.
"Not bad. If you can perfect this, it'll be incredibly useful."
Yuhi Kurenai's Geass ability functioned like a dream manipulator—similar to the techniques used in the movie Inception.
Her power allowed her to distort reality, creating illusions so real that they could deceive even skilled shinobi.
Imagine: someone walks into a battlefield. There's a detonating clay trap ahead. But to them, it just looks like a harmless little rabbit. The moment they take a step—BOOM.
Naruto was now training Kurenai to enhance her ability, refining her illusions to the point where even elite Anbu would be unable to tell the difference between reality and deception.
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"Dinner's ready, you two!"
Tsunade's voice rang from inside the house.
"Coming, Sister Tsunade!" Kurenai called, sticking her tongue out at Naruto before running off.
Naruto sighed with a smile.
"Ahhh… this is the life."
"Naruto, get your ass in here!" Tsunade roared.
"Eh?! I'm coming, I'm coming! Stop rushing me—geez, you'd think it was a life-or-death situation."
He slowly strolled inside.
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Meanwhile… In the Land of Wind.
A hunchbacked middle-aged man stood on the Gobi Desert, his voice filled with hatred.
"Sand Iron Drizzle!"
Countless iron sand needles rained down on the Third Kazekage.
"This is your punishment… for sending my parents to their deaths!"
The Third Kazekage scoffed, unfazed.
"You think your cheap tricks can kill me?"
Just as he spoke, blood suddenly gushed from his mouth.
"Y-You… poisoned me?!"
A low chuckle.
"You should know by now…"
The hunchbacked man suddenly straightened up, revealing himself as Sasori of the Red Sand.
"I'm a puppet master."
After a while, the piercing screams spread from the Gobi Desert, and soon disappeared...
"Lasy Chiyo! The entire land of winds has been searched but no trace of Lord Third Kazekage has been found. I'm afraid..." a Sand Shinobi Anbu reported to Chiyo.
At this time, another Anbu appeared in an instant: "It's not good, lady Chiyo! Cloud Shinobi Village Fourth Raikage and army are coming straight to Sand Shinobi Village! Master Rasa has led the army to resist!"
"Hmph! If you want to take advantage of the fire, it depends on whether you have the ability!" Chiyo slapped the table and stood up, "Except for the necessary defense, everyone get ready to meet the enemy!"
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And so, the Third Shinobi World War was about to begin.
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