The footage continued.
[Naruto could no longer hold back.
He slammed the table, vaulted over it, and lunged at Tsunade—
only to be casually grabbed mid-air by Jiraiya.]
[Even though he was restrained effortlessly, Naruto still wasn't willing to back down.]
["If you dare insult Old Man Third and the Fourth Hokage in front of me—
I don't care if you're a woman…"]
[Naruto clenched his fist, glaring fiercely.]
["I'll beat you into the ground!"]
Inside the Reaper's Stomach
Kushina's eyes sparkled.
"Minato! Look! Naruto's so cool!"
Minato nodded, pride evident.
"Yes… that's our son."
The fiery temper she felt earlier completely dissolved.
Konoha — Chūnin Exam Arena
Hiruzen's eyes moistened.
"This child…
Perhaps I've wronged him too much…"
Naruto puffed out his chest as he watched himself on screen.
"Heh! That's me! Punch her!"
Sasuke facepalmed.
"As expected… exactly what I predicted…"
Hinata turned beet red.
"N-Naruto-kun…
So courageous… so… amazing…
Someday… I hope I can be brave like him…
Then I can confess to—"
Her thoughts derailed so fast she nearly fainted.
Yūhi Kurenai glanced at her.
"Hinata, what happened?"
Hinata shook her head frantically.
Kiba frowned.
"Wait, wasn't this supposed to be Tsunade's summoned-beast battle footage?
Why does it feel like Naruto is the protagonist?"
Shikamaru rubbed his temples.
"That knucklehead keeps shouting he wants to be Hokage…
Now he's traveling with Jiraiya…
And he's meeting the next Hokage candidate Tsunade…"
He paused.
"Could Naruto… actually become Hokage one day?"
Chōji shook his head violently.
"Impossible! Naruto's part of our Four Great Truants!
If it were Sasuke, maybe…"
Not that he was insulting himself—
but right now, Sasuke was the top prodigy of the Rookie Twelve.
Sakura's fists tightened.
"Naruto! I'm gonna beat you up!"
Naruto yelped and dodged for his life.
Ayame folded her arms and nodded at Bai Yan.
"Husband, see? Naruto's a good kid."
Bai Yan nodded seriously.
"Honestly, Tsunade's wrong about one thing."
Ayame blinked. "Which thing?"
"The part about Naruto having bad eloquence.
That is the FIRST thing I disagree with."
"Why?"
"You'll find out later."
Bai Yan tapped her nose playfully.
For only he knew—
Naruto would one day become the legendary strongest Talk-No-Jutsu user in history.
Hinata whispered shyly:
"Naruto-kun isn't bad at all…
He's the coolest…"
Pure Land
[Hashirama: My granddaughter may be hopeless… but this kid is impressive!]
[Tobirama: Indeed. This boy carries our Will of Fire. Konoha still has hope.]
[Mito: As expected of the Uzumaki bloodline! Naruto, keep it up! I support you!]
[Madara: Hmph.
If this loud, annoying Nine-Tails brat is Konoha's hope…
then Konoha really is finished.]
For some reason, Madara found Naruto's constant shouting extremely irritating.
[Izuna: Brother! Look!
This is karma!
Konoha has no future! Ahahaha! Brother! Brother!!]
He still held a grudge for being killed by Tobirama and loved seeing Konoha fall apart.
[Tobirama: Big brother…
once Orochimaru resurrects us, we'll have more than "family cleanup" to do.]
[Hashirama: Mm…
Let's give this Nine-Tails kid some proper guidance.]
Sage of Six Paths
"Hahaha!
As expected of Asura's reincarnation.
Good! Don't let anyone look down on you!"
Hagoromo watched with satisfaction.
The footage continued.
[Tsunade raised her leg and stomped onto the table, locking gazes with Naruto.]
["You've got guts, brat.
Fine—come outside."]
[The scene shifted to the street outside.
Tsunade and Naruto faced each other, clearly ready to fight.]
The entire ninja world was stunned.
"NO WAY!
A genin challenging one of the Three Legendary Sannin?!"
"Tsunade doesn't even need a single move—she could sneeze and kill him!"
"She's actually accepting the challenge?!"
"This is supposed to be footage of Tsunade using her summoned beast…
Don't tell me she'll summon Katsuyu just to fight Naruto?!"
Hinata
"N-Naruto-kun!!"
She was shaking.
Courage was one thing.
Living to tell the tale was another.
No matter how much she adored him, she wasn't delusional—
Naruto and Tsunade were worlds apart.
Sakura
"Hmph! Serves him right!
Self-inflicted!"
She finally stopped chasing Naruto when she saw Tsunade step in.
Naruto (current)
"Hah… hah…
Can I… can I win…?"
He was breaking into a cold sweat just watching.
Inside the Shinigami's Stomach
Kushina pumped her fists.
"GO NARUTO!
Punch Tsunade into the sky!"
She didn't seem worried at ALL.
Minato simply sighed.
The footage continued.
[Tsunade looked down proudly at Naruto.]
["Don't look at me like that.
I am one of the Sannin.
I don't use full strength on a mere genin."]
[Naruto felt deeply insulted.
'Nandatte?!']
[Tsunade raised… one finger.]
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