Senju Tobirama: "This is bad. Black-Frame Naruto shouldn't have said that."
Terumī Mei: "That's right. The Second Hokage of Konoha is correct. There are ANBU shinobi in the crowd, watching him and allowing him to be bullied—there might even be Root operatives from Konoha's so-called 'Darkness'."
Mei: "But this also shows something. For a clever child to abandon restraint and shout such irrational words in this situation is enough to show that… hehe."
Mei had already chosen her words carefully.
After all, Kirigakure itself was even more extreme.
Even though she had ended the Bloody Mist era, it was still a fact that it had existed.
So Mei couldn't speak as freely as she wished.
A clever child?
Ino and Sakura exchanged looks.
Well… no matter how hard they tried,
they couldn't imagine those words being used to describe Naruto.
Below the arena stands, Naruto pulled a bitter face.
"Neji, why does it feel like everyone thinks the other me is amazing?"
"When they look at me, no one ever praises me."
No comparison—no damage.
Sorry, Naruto.
Honestly, I also think he's impressive.
The Nine-Tails rolled its eyes.
'I'd be satisfied if you were even half as good as him.'
["This demon fox—he still dares say something like that?!"]
["Beat him to death!"]
[The fox demon still wants to cause trouble?]
[This immediately pokes at the most sensitive nerves of the crowd.]
[One by one, red-eyed, sleeves rolled up, they rush forward to beat a powerless child.]
["Aahhh—!!!"]
[Little Naruto lets out a hoarse roar.]
[He frantically grabs anything within reach and hurls it at the crowd.]
["I'll beat you all to death!"]
["You want me dead? I won't die!"]
["Remember this—if I don't die, one day I'll get my revenge!"]
[Yet these seemingly chaotic attacks are actually focused in one direction.]
[While cursing the crowd, Naruto keeps an eye on a particular area.]
[Soon, he notices that a few 'civilians' move unusually fast.]
[Not only do they dodge his attacks, they even throw stones to knock his projectiles out of the air.]
[Just as Naruto is shocked that their movements exceed normal human limits—]
Yūhi Kurenai: "If Black-Frame Naruto acts like this… won't Danzō use it as an excuse to pressure the Third Hokage?"
Uzuki Yūgao: "As an ANBU member, I've never seen any record of this incident."
Mitarashi Anko: "Hmph! That's exactly how they operate. And damn Orochimaru!"
Orochimaru glanced at Anko, who had finally spoken.
He silently shook his head.
He would never say that back then, he had actually taken her with him when he left Konoha—
only for her to regret it halfway through.
So he erased her memories and left her behind.
Senju Tobirama: "That's very possible."
Tobirama: "After all, if a Jinchūriki turns against the village… sigh. Back then, I should've agreed to let them stay behind."
Tobirama: "The Will of Fire has completely changed."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face flushed red.
Inside the Root base, Danzō looked no better.
Finally, Danzō couldn't hold it in anymore.
Shimura Danzō: "Teacher Tobirama, you're already dead! And you were the one who chose Hiruzen as Hokage!"
Danzō: "I was never Hokage! Yet I've always been contributing to Konoha! What has Hiruzen done?! Every single time, wasn't it me protecting Konoha, openly and secretly?!"
You picked him yourself, idol!
Hiruzen snapped internally.
So I made no contributions at all?!
Even if I didn't—what did you do?!
Just as the two were about to tear into each other—
Orochimaru extinguished them both with just two sentences.
And the entire Konoha side was shaken.
Orochimaru:
"I defected from the village because of human experimentation."
"Hiruzen-sensei had a chance to kill me back then… but he let me go."
Boom—
In an instant, Konoha was stunned.
Human experimentation?
No wonder people had been disappearing back then—
especially children.
Before Hiruzen could regret it.
Before he could make excuses.
Before Konoha could erupt in curses and accusations.
Before the big shots in the chat could speak—
Orochimaru spoke again:
"Oh, don't rush to condemn me."
"The experimental subjects were supplied by Danzō."
The other four great villages widened their eyes—
Then suddenly felt it made perfect sense.
After all, the one acting was the infamous Darkness of Konoha.
Senju Tobirama: "Hmph! Orochimaru, I'll deal with you later."
"Monkey. Danzō. Give me an explanation!"
Senju Hashirama: "This crosses the bottom line. Both of you."
Hashirama's tone turned cold.
Ōnoki: "Heh. Saying the Third Hokage knew nothing? I don't believe that for a second."
Shimura Danzō: "Exactly! He did it on purpose!"
Danzō: "After letting his disciple Orochimaru escape, he even took most of the experimental results!"
Uchiha Madara: "Enough. I'm sick of hearing about this rotten Konoha."
Uchiha Izuna: "Onii-chan's right. My ears are getting calluses. And don't act like this is something you, Senju Tobirama, couldn't do."
Senju Tobirama: "I used enemies!"
"I'd never use such despicable methods on a child who knows nothing—especially the son of a hero who protected Konoha!"
All of Konoha's major clans and capable shinobi in the chat began questioning Hiruzen and Danzō.
Their fear and reverence had diminished greatly.
After all, the Second and First Hokage were taking the lead.
Even the Fourth Hokage had stepped in.
So they dared to speak.
The momentum was enormous—
but the chat was quickly muted.
The chat might be silenced,
but reality was not.
In the arena stands, Hiruzen's expression turned unbearably ugly.
Accusations rang in his ears.
Beside him, Orochimaru laughed wildly—without any decorum.
But as he laughed, tears flickered in his eyes.
The footage continued.
[Whoosh—!!!]
[A sharp hostility surges toward Naruto.]
[He senses the danger—but his body can't keep up.]
[This time, the attack is a kunai.]
['Damn it!']
['If I survive, I'll return this feeling a hundredfold!']
['I'll make you idiots taste it too!']
[Clang—]
[At the moment Naruto falls into despair, a masked shinobi appears and blocks the kunai.]
[Naruto freezes, then immediately realizes—]
[This feeling… yes, he sensed it earlier in the crowd!]
['These bastards!']
[Whoosh—]
[Before he can observe further, another masked shinobi appears.]
[Naruto doesn't even look—he senses a cold, disciplined killing intent.]
[Different from the crowd, yet no less dangerous.]
[Snap—]
[The ANBU grabs Naruto's arm.]
[It hurts.]
["Tch—!"]
["Let go of me!"]
[Naruto growls.]
[The ANBU ignores him and drags him away.]
[Once outside the crowd, Naruto struggles.]
[Unable to pry the grip loose, he opens his mouth and bites down hard.]
It's common knowledge—
shinobi have high offense, low defense.
[The ANBU grunts and instinctively releases him.]
["Damn it!"]
[Just as the ANBU moves to chase—]
[Naruto is still standing there.]
[Not running. Just rubbing his aching arm.]
["Tch!"]
["I'll walk myself!"]
[He storms past the ANBU, wiping filth from his face.]
[Egg yolk, blood, dirt—everything mixed together.]
[He feels disgusting—but endures it.]
['If they wanted me dead, they'd have done it already.']
['I can't fight back anyway.']
[Just then, cold voices echo.]
[The late-arriving ANBU announce the Third Hokage's orders.]
["By order of the Third Hokage!"]
["No one is to mention demon foxes in front of Uzumaki Naruto!"]
["No one is to attack Uzumaki Naruto!"]
["No one is to discuss anything related to Uzumaki Naruto!"]
[Naruto frowns slightly.]
['The Third Hokage?']
['The leader of this bunch of bastards?']
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