Tsuchikage Ōnoki, Raikage A, and Mizukage Terumi Mei lay battered in the massive crater.
They could only listen to Uzumaki Naruto's voice echoing in the silence.
His words—
Like a sledgehammer—
Struck directly at their hearts.
Driving in the cruel reality before them.
But Naruto—the Fifth Hokage—was far from finished.
He continued, voice calm and resolute:
"Now—"
"Return to the decision you made earlier."
"Surrender…"
"Or die."
"The time has come. Choose."
He faced the leaders of Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure—three of the Five Great Nations.
He was addressing not just the three Kage before him—Ōnoki, A, and Mei—but the entirety of their villages.
This moment would determine their fate.
Would they yield? Or fall?
All three Kage remained silent.
When they had first come to Konoha,
None of them had imagined—
That the ambition of Naruto Uzumaki, the Fifth Hokage, ran so deep.
To unify the entire shinobi world…
To absorb their villages into the dominion of Konoha…
More than ambition, it was the power he displayed that shook them.
They had known of Naruto's reputation.
But to fight them all—alone—
And win.
These were no ordinary opponents.
They were Kage.
The strongest shinobi their villages had to offer.
Only one man had ever stood at such a peak before.
Senju Hashirama.
The First Hokage.
The God of Shinobi.
And at his side—or against him—stood only one equal:
Uchiha Madara.
They were the only ones in history who could force multiple Kage to bow.
Until now.
None of them had expected—
The young Fifth Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto, had finally done it.
He had surpassed even the legendary God of Shinobi.
Because even for Kage-level shinobi like Raikage A, Tsuchikage Ōnoki, and Mizukage Terumi Mei,
Even if they acknowledged they couldn't match the First Hokage,
They still believed they could put up a fight.
But—
When they stood against Naruto...
Faced the overwhelming force of the Fifth Hokage…
They couldn't even react.
Not even a single jutsu in defense.
They couldn't withstand one move.
It was terrifying.
That was why Ōnoki, A, and Mei—
When confronted with Naruto's ultimatum—surrender or die—
Fell completely silent.
Because they knew:
If they refused...
They would die right here and now.
And judging by Naruto's ambition—
Even their deaths wouldn't stop him.
He would keep moving forward.
So finally—after a long, heavy silence—
The Tsuchikage, the Raikage, and the Mizukage bowed their heads.
They chose to surrender to Konoha.
They chose to follow Uzumaki Naruto, the Fifth Hokage.
At that moment,
All the shinobi and civilians present…
Watched as the leaders of Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure knelt.
And then—
A gasp echoed from the crowd!
Even the shinobi of Konoha,
Even the civilians who had grown up under the will of fire—
None of them had ever imagined this day would come.
Konoha—
Would conquer the Hidden Mist, the Hidden Cloud, and the Hidden Stone…
All at once.
And let's not forget—
The Hidden Sand had already declared allegiance to Naruto earlier.
Now, across the entire shinobi continent—
Aside from Konoha itself—
The other four great ninja villages—
Sand, Mist, Cloud, and Stone—
Had all surrendered.
At this moment—
Konoha was no longer just one of the five great villages.
It was the undisputed ruler of the shinobi world.
Realizing this,
A wave of cheers burst through the crowd!
From civilians to Jonin,
From Chūnin to Genin—
They all shouted as one:
All hail the Fifth Hokage—Uzumaki Naruto!
Because it was him.
Because of him, Konoha stood at the peak.
He alone had defeated three Kage in mere moments.
No one else—no one in history—
Could accomplish such a feat.
Only Uzumaki Naruto.
Only their Fifth Hokage.
And then—
As the cheers echoed around him,
Naruto looked toward the three defeated Kage, seeing that they had made the right choice.
A small smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
And then—
His feet slowly lifted from the ground, his body rising into the sky.
Floating high above the Konoha crowd,
Looking down upon his people,
He raised his voice—
And declared:
"Today marks the beginning of a new era!"
"Through our efforts, the four great ninja villages—Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure—"
"Will be fully integrated into Konoha!"
"The Five Great Shinobi Nations shall be one!"
"From this moment onward, we are no longer divided by land or name!"
"From now on, shinobi and civilians alike shall stand under one banner!"
"Konoha will continue to bring peace to one land after another!"
"Until the entire ninja world is united!"
"Until true and eternal peace is achieved!"
And as Uzumaki Naruto, the Fifth Hokage,
Declared this to the world from the skies above—
All of Konoha—
Villagers, shinobi, children, elders—
Felt their hearts ignite with fire.
Their blood boiled.
Their cheers rose into the heavens.
The new era had truly begun.
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