Naruto faced the White Masked Man.
He couldn't help but ponder the other person's question.
If he failed their trust, how would he view himself… Just then—
Kurama: "Naruto, let me take over. I have something to say to him."
Naruto smiled in agreement.
The important thing in this matter shouldn't be how he views himself!
He immediately handed his body over to Kurama.
No hesitation.
No worry about Kurama causing harm.
Complete trust.
The moment Kurama possessed him—
Naruto's whiskers grew thicker and longer on his face.
His pupils instantly turned red, with a black vertical slit inside.
He looked extremely fierce.
Then Kurama's voice came through:
"Sorry, what you said doesn't apply to this guy!"
Kurama, controlling the body, pointed at Naruto himself.
"I was entrusted to Naruto by the Fourth Hokage; he not only sees me as a partner—"
"He also mastered my power."
As he spoke, Nine-Tails' Power overflowed from Naruto's body.
Golden, flame-like Chakra gradually enveloped Naruto's entire body.
"The Fourth Hokage sealed me inside Naruto—"
"Precisely to defeat you."
"Go, Naruto."
The golden Chakra cloak billowed.
"You will never fail!"
Nine-Tails Naruto returned.
After a confident reply to Kurama,
He charged towards the enemy like a golden phantom.
Watching Nine-Tails Naruto already fighting the Masked Man,
Might Guy: "Kakashi, let's go too!"
Kakashi stood still, 'He, could it be… No, that's impossible…'
"Kakashi!!"
That shout sharply pulled Kakashi back from his memories.
"Did you hear? The key to attacking that guy is the feint!"
"We have to go too!"
Might Guy continued, "I can guess what you're thinking, and I feel the same, but don't dwell on it."
"There's no time for sentimentality right now."
"Naruto was your subordinate, and now he's charging ahead of you."
Hearing this, Kakashi looked over.
The golden cloaked figure was directly confronting a giant fuma shuriken.
He transformed into a Nine-Tailed Beast head and bit it.
Nine-Tails Naruto responded to the other's words:
"I'm not the only one charging forward."
"Don't forget Kurama, and Killer B and Gyuki."
"Might Guy-sensei and Kakashi-sensei are here too."
Might Guy: "In a one-on-one, you have a higher chance of winning. You wouldn't be so senile over such a small matter, Kakashi!"
Kakashi lowered his head.
'Naruto, it's truly great to have you as my subordinate.'
"Let's go, Might Guy!"
The golden cloaked figure, holding a vibrant blue Rasengan, flew into the air.
At the same time, he looked at Kakashi-sensei.
The two understood each other implicitly.
Dodging countless black rods in a sweeping attack.
The next moment—
Before the Masked Man could retreat into the Kamui dimension, Nine-Tails Naruto, holding a Rasengan, 'poof'ed and vanished.
In another direction—
A massive, blue-purple Tailed Beast Ball assailed the Masked Man.
This was the strongest attack released by Nine-Tails Naruto's main body.
It enveloped the Masked Man's entire body.
The Masked Man remained calm.
His entire body 'phased out'.
However—
Inside the dark space—
The Masked Man, standing on the smooth rock ground, saw a golden cloaked figure.
"You are!"
"I am Uzumaki Naruto!!"
The Masked Man's pupils contracted sharply.
'Tch, I get it now. What Kamui transferred earlier wasn't the Rasengan, but the entire Shadow Clone.'
'Kakashi, that guy, is faster than a nail.'
Nine-Tails Naruto's speed was incredibly fast.
A vibrant blue energy orb flew directly towards the Masked Man's face.
"You are—"
The White Masked Man couldn't dodge in time.
"Who!!!"
Outside—
Kakashi looked at the face in front of him with shock.
His two eyes trembled slightly.
"If you're not dead, why until now…"
Uchiha Obito's half-face was covered in tree bark-like wrinkles.
That was a White Zetsu transformation.
The half of his body crushed by the rock had been completely destroyed.
He could only rely on White Zetsu possession to survive.
"Whether I'm alive or not is irrelevant."
"If I had to give a reason—"
"It's because you—for Rin—"
"Stood by and did nothing."
"That's why it's like this, I suppose."
...Countless people throughout the Ninja World were instantly stunned by the screen's Masked Man's self-revelation.
Countless Ninja's impressions of the Masked Man on the screen changed again and again!
First, the Five Kage Summit.
Terrifyingly powerful, exceptionally domineering!
Then, fighting with Tailed Beasts.
One Mangekyo, one Rinnegan.
Further deepened everyone's impression of the Masked Man as mysterious and terrifyingly strong!
Later, he also displayed his phasing ability!
If not for Uzumaki Naruto's truly convincing performance earlier, the Ninja would have lost hope for the future of the Ninja World on the screen.
But now, the revelation—
Instantly brought the Masked Man's unfathomable status before everyone's eyes!
'You—for Rin—stood by and did nothing.'
What kind of reason is that!!
This reason shocked the Ninja World for decades!
Who is Rin?
If Rin had been saved, would the Ninja World have one less terrifying enemy in the future!
And why didn't Kakashi in the Light Screen save her!
Countless Ninja knew there must be an unpleasant memory involved.
But they were ultimately horrified by the Masked Man on the screen, who had been 'pulled down from his pedestal'.
So the Masked Man was this kind of guy… Hidden Mist Village.
A mysterious area.
Mei Terumī stared at the screen in astonishment.
"Because he stood by and did nothing for Rin."
The guy who revealed his mask.
Shock! The reason for starting the Great Ninja War was actually for a girl!!
Truly—
Is this love!
Of course, this thought was only because the screen's content hadn't actually happened.
Purely from a bystander's perspective.
Mei Terumī indeed felt that such a reason was quite rare.
Everyone else was either for their family, for revenge, for their Village.
But then someone suddenly appeared.
For Rin… Konoha.
Hokage Building.
The Third Hokage's entire old face was like tree bark.
He had absolutely not expected the reason to be so simple.
He, of course, recognized the face of the Masked Man after he was revealed on the screen.
A child of the Uchiha clan!
A poor fellow who sacrificed his life in the Great Ninja War!
A disciple of Minato Namikaze!
As the Third Hokage,
He naturally knew the Fourth Hokage's disciples.
Rin, Obito, and Kakashi were all Minato's disciples.
That Obito liked Rin was not difficult to discover.
After all, Naruto's affection for Sakura was also something most people at the Ninja Academy knew.
He just hadn't expected Obito's obsession with Rin to be so deep!
The Third Hokage's expression was a bit bewildered.
For a moment, he didn't know how to analyze such a matter…