"Actually, the real fuse was Konohas White Fang's death."
"Of the Konoha Sannin, besides Orochimaru who was still commanding on the front lines,"
"Tsunade left the Village, and Jiraiya embarked on another boring journey to find someone."
"'He doesn't even care about the Village, as expected of the Old Thing's disciple.' "
"'Konoha's outwardly powerful combat strength disappeared, and the Third Kazekage mysteriously went missing… This was the real fuse.' "
"'If the Old Thing was truly the strongest Hokage, as he claimed… then how could it have come to this?' "
Facing the heavy losses inflicted upon Konoha Village by the war,
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, chose to resign from the position of Hokage.
Minato Namikaze, who had achieved distinguished military merits in the war, succeeded him as the Fourth Hokage.
"'Without covert instigation, those people probably wouldn't even dare to curse aloud.' "
"'However, when facing a Konoha hero, they dared to speak out… Pathetic, tragic, hateful.' "
"'This Ninja World… is even more twisted than I imagined.' "
The thoughts of Black-Framed Naruto, coming from the black-framed large screen,
made many people fall silent.
However, just then,
Uchiha Fugaku's notes appeared again.
"Uchiha Fugaku: Minato is a staunch believer in the Will of Fire, but he is also different from others."
"Uchiha Fugaku: It's a pity. If it had been earlier, the Uchiha Clan would have had enough say, and perhaps could have helped him reclaim the power a Hokage should have."
"Uchiha Fugaku: Logically speaking, among the candidates for the Fourth Hokage, Orochimaru would absolutely not be weaker than Minato."
"Uchiha Fugaku: From this perspective… Konoha is still in the hands of the Third Hokage, Danzo, and the two Advisors. Minato has been working hard to improve the relationship between the Village and the Uchiha Clan, but ultimately, his influence is small… Haha, if the Fourth Hokage's influence is small, what difference is there for my Uchiha Clan?"
"Uchiha Fugaku: The clan members are also getting restless; it's time to think of a new way out."
Pure Land World.
Kushina suddenly fell silent.
Mikoto was somewhat terrified.
She would rather face a rampaging Kushina.
than face a suddenly silent Kushina.
Especially when… Kushina looked up at her, revealing an apologetic smile… Uchiha Mikoto was so startled that she instinctively took a step back.
"'Sure enough, how could the Old Thing ever give up power?' "
"In Konoha Year 51, Kakashi Hatake joined the Anbu."
"To help Kakashi overcome his trauma, Minato Namikaze secretly assigned Kakashi to protect Uzumaki Kushina, who was pregnant."
"October, Konoha Year 51."
"The Nine-Tails Rampage."
"Seeing this, Naruto's pupils slightly constricted."
"It's here."
"The Great Fox's rampage."
"Late at night, the Nine-Tailed suddenly appeared in Konoha."
"When a Tailed Beast is extracted from a body, the Jinchuriki is certain to die."
"The incident was too sudden; although Konoha Village reacted quickly, it still caused immense destruction."
Seeing this, many people showed expressions of pain.
Kurenai Yuhi looked at Black-Framed Naruto.
That year, her father sacrificed himself to protect their new generation.
Three years later, when rumors of the fox demon reappearing suddenly spread in the Village,
she had already overcome her trauma. Her father had upheld the Will of Fire, sacrificing himself to protect the young sprouts.
He was also a hero of Konoha!
As for the fox demon turning into a child,
Kurenai Yuhi naturally wouldn't believe such a thing, nor would she inflict hatred upon a child who was only three years old.
"The Fourth Hokage and his wife, who was also the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, sacrificed themselves in this incident."
"Uchiha Fugaku: Kushina's childbirth was when the seal was at its weakest."
"Uchiha Fugaku: This incident had nothing to do with the Uchiha Clan… but only a Mangekyo Sharingan can control the Nine-Tailed. Currently, no one in the Uchiha Clan possesses that eye."
"Uchiha Fugaku: But we were still suspected. To save ourselves, we had to find that Uchiha Clan member who controlled the Nine-Tailed… Soon after, we met. The other party indeed had a Mangekyo Sharingan and claimed to be Uchiha Madara. Before this, he seemed to have obtained Kushina's delivery location through Danzo Shimura."
"'Danzo Shimura?!' "
"Naruto slightly narrowed his eyes."
"As expected, no one in the Konoha High Council is good."
"Uchiha Fugaku: After the Nine-Tails Rampage, all the great ninja clans felt something was amiss, because the ones who died were Minato and his wife, and it was Minato who sealed the Nine-Tailed… Logically, with Minato's ability, Kushina's death was inevitable, but why he died, I still don't understand."
"Uchiha Fugaku: All related matters were suppressed by the Third Hokage after he reassumed the position of Hokage."
"Uchiha Fugaku: The Fifth Generation Hokage is impossible; the Third Hokage holds onto power tightly, and Danzo Shimura still seems to covet this position… Perhaps this was the main reason he revealed Kushina's delivery location to Uchiha Madara."
"'I just didn't expect that in the end, they wouldn't choose a Fifth Generation, but the Old Thing would reassume office.' "
"'Haha, it's been messed up into a state of disarray.' "
"'However… the information about the Nine-Tails Rampage is indeed scarce.' "
"'It doesn't matter; knowing who the enemy is is enough.' "
"Uchiha Fugaku: Soon after, Orochimaru defected. It was discovered that he was conducting human experiments, using his own people… The Third Hokage did not intervene, watching Orochimaru leave."
"'Orochimaru defected… human experiments? Using his own people… Senju?' "
"'And he let Orochimaru go?' "
"'Haha, as expected of you, Old Thing.' "
Orochimaru: "Oh no, Black-framed Naruto-kun wouldn't exclude me because of this, would he?"
Orochimaru: "Nidaime-sama, I know what you're going to say, but before that, I must tell you that I was only responsible for research; everything else was provided by Danzo."
Anko Mitarashi: "Hmph!"
Orochimaru: "..."
"'Why did Minato Namikaze die in the Nine-Tails Rampage… It doesn't matter.' "
"'But one thing is certain: Uchiha Obito fought against Minato Namikaze… He said my speed was still far from the yellow flash.' "
"'Could Minato Namikaze have been killed by someone like that?' "
"'No, if he wanted to leave, he definitely could have.' "
"'Also, the Great Fox seems to greatly resent Minato Namikaze… I suppose it's related to the sealing.' "
Whoosh—
Naruto took a deep breath.
Although he still had many doubts in his heart,
simultaneously, many questions had also been answered.
The subsequent events were all things he had heard about.
"Konoha Year 54, the Hyuga Byakugan Incident."
"Three years later, Hinata had a younger sister."
"And then everyone enrolled in the academy together."
"Konoha Year 59, which is this year."
"The 13-year-old Uchiha Itachi became an Anbu squad leader."
"Uchiha Fugaku: Shisui died. He was the only genius in the clan with a Mangekyo Sharingan."
"Uchiha Fugaku: Just as I was despairing, my promising son, Itachi, also awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan after Shisui's death."
"Uchiha Fugaku: After Minato's death, those people's targeting of the Uchiha Clan became even more severe."
"Uchiha Fugaku: A coup is imminent!"
"..."