"Because I want to protect everyone in the village…
from now on, I'll train even harder."
"When that day of the future arrives—
I'll definitely be strong enough to protect the whole village."
"I'll do exactly what I said—
because that is my ninja way!"
Sasuke: "Tch! Damn you, Naruto, showing off again."
Ino: "Naruto, what are you even talking about!?
Hinata literally confessed with her LIFE!
Give her an answer already!"
Chōji: "Yeah! Yeah! Naruto, do you like Hinata or not—ANSWER!!"
Hinata's face turned scarlet.
"R-respond…?"
Fssshhhhh—!
Steam began shooting from her head.
POOF!
And she fainted on the spot from embarrassment.
Pure Land
[Uzumaki Mito: I approve of this marriage! That girl Hinata is worthy of our Uzumaki Naruto.]
[Uchiha Madara: Mito, you haven't even met Naruto! What qualifications do you have to approve his marriage?]
[Mito: Why don't I have the right? Back then when you chased after me, I had the right to reject you—
so now I also have the right to approve this marriage!]
[Madara: Hashirama! Control your woman!]
[Hashirama: Madara! I can't!!]
[Madara: Hashirama! Worthless fool! If you can't control her, just divorce her!]
[Mito: Oh? Madara? Want to repeat that?
Believe it or not—I'll forbid Hashirama from ever associating with you again.]
[Madara: …Alright! I was wrong!
I agree that you agree to the marriage—is that fine!?]
[Mito: Hmph. Now THAT'S more like it.]
A second later, Mito realized something was off.
Madara let out a deep sigh of relief.
That was close—
a second more and Mito would've banned Hashirama from talking to him.
Given how useless Hashirama acts around his wife…
he really might have done it.
The footage continued.
[Deva Path: "Fine then.
My parents were also slaughtered by Konoha ninjas—right before my eyes."]
["Because love exists… sacrifice follows…
and sacrifice breeds hatred…
ichi baggu no rice—ah wash a hole in it."]
[Naruto didn't listen to Pain at all—
his eyes were locked entirely on Hinata lying motionless on the ground.]
[Suddenly, Naruto's eyes turned into the Nine-Tails' eyes.]
[Deva Path: "Sou da—ichi baggu no rice, ah'm exhausted!"]
[At that moment, violent Nine-Tails chakra erupted from Naruto.]
[He transformed into the Four-Tails Chakra Cloak state, instantly shattering the black rods restraining him.]
[A never-before-seen fierce battle erupted between Naruto and Deva Path.]
[Their battle power far surpassed everything shown earlier.]
[Deva Path: "You're in pain, aren't you…?"]
["But! My art style… is above yours!"]
[Naruto and Deva Path clashed again—
even more violently than before.]
The Entire Ninja World Was Shocked
"No way…! So the strength Pain showed earlier wasn't his real power at all!"
"This level of battle is beyond ANY normal ninja!"
"Gods above! How strong IS Akatsuki!?"
"If Pain used this strength from the start, wouldn't Konoha have been vaporized instantly!?"
"So THAT is the Nine-Tails' power… too strong!"
"The Nine-Tails truly lives up to its name!"
"This proves it—
not only can't we provoke Akatsuki—
we also can't afford to provoke Konoha…
especially not that Nine-Tails jinchūriki Naruto!"
Inside the Shinigami's Stomach
Kushina: "YES! NARUTO!
Go avenge your wife-to-be!"
Minato: "Kushina… Naruto's body takes massive damage when he uses this form… aren't you worried at all?"
Kushina clenched her fists, trembling but still fierce:
"As a MAN… if your wife is killed—
what's a little bodily damage!?"
"If avenging her requires staking your life—YOU DO IT!"
"Naruto!! Go wild!!
Tear that bastard who killed my daughter-in-law into tiny little pieces!!!"
Minato shrank into a corner, shaking.
As expected of the Hot-Blooded Red-Hot Habanero…
terrifying when angry.
But this time…
he actually agreed.
"Naruto… enough lying down.
Get up and work."
Lightning Country — Hidden Cloud Village
The Fourth Raikage gaped.
"THAT is the Nine-Tails' power!?
And that's only FOUR tails!?
If it were full power—how terrifying would it be!?"
Mabui: "I've witnessed the Eight-Tails' full power before—
and it's terrifying.
But the Nine-Tails…"
She shuddered.
Only one extra tail…
yet the power gap was enormous.
Raikage: "If that brat Naruto one day reaches perfect symbiosis like Bee… his power may be unstoppable."
Stone Village
Ōnoki was shaken to the core.
Black Zetsu looked at him.
"Grandpa? Why are you so shocked?"
Ōnoki: "This is only FOUR tails…
yet the scale already looks like two warlords of the Fourth Great Ninja War clashing…"
Black Zetsu hadn't lived through the war, so she couldn't fully grasp the weight behind Ōnoki's words.
But even she understood—
Akatsuki's power was terrifying.
And Konoha's Nine-Tails—
Just as terrifying.
Sand Village
Chiyo was stunned.
"Are these… truly juniors I've never met before…?"
"With my strength now… I…"
She sighed deeply.
Her previous idea—
to march alone into the Akatsuki base
to retrieve Sasori—
Was laughable now.
Mist Village
Mei: "These two…
their power is definitely Kage-level!"
She stared, astonished.
"As expected—Tsunade, that old hag, doesn't deserve to be Hokage.
It should be that Naruto boy!"
Chojūrō: "M-Mei-sama… being a Kage isn't just about strength…"
Mei nodded seriously.
"You're right.
To be a Kage, one must also have beauty and figure."
Chojūrō sweated buckets.
He absolutely could not follow her train of thought.
Konoha
Everyone's eyes were wide.
"Too strong! Naruto is too strong!"
"Damn that Danzō!
Naruto is this strong—yet he blocked Naruto from returning to save us!
If Naruto came earlier, the village wouldn't have been destroyed!"
"That's right! If not for Danzō, we wouldn't have died in that future!"
"And THAT trash wants to be Hokage!?
Over my dead body!"
"Same here!
I absolutely oppose Danzō as Hokage!"
Similar shouts spread across all of Konoha.
Root Base
Danzō smashed a table in rage.
"BUNCH OF IDIOTS!!!
BRAINLESS FOOLS!!!"
"Naruto's Nine-Tails power is indeed strong—
but can't they see Pain is ALSO strong!?"
"And!
In that form, Naruto attacks indiscriminately!"
"Hmph!
Like THAT, instead of saving Konoha—
he might even destroy it himself!"
"And they say I'm unworthy of being Hokage!?"
"A bunch of BRAINS-EMPTY MORONS!!!"
"If I'm unworthy—
then who ELSE is!?"
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