Chapter 1
Land of Fire, Konoha Village, Valley of the End.
Uzumaki Naruto was enveloped in a blazing red cloak of Nine-Tails chakra. Under the intense leakage of his power, a faint fox-like form had begun to take shape around him.
"Sasuke! Even if I have to break your arms and legs, I'm dragging you back to the village!"
At that moment, Sasuke had activated his Curse Mark Stage 2. A pair of black wings sprouted from his back, giving him a dark, menacing aura.
"Naruto, come and try me if you dare!"
Rasengan!!!
Chidori!!!
In their hands, two massive surges of chakra energy roared to life.
The instant the attacks collided, the shockwave rocked the entire Valley of the End!
Before Naruto and Sasuke's eyes, everything turned blinding white.
"Am I... about to die?"
Naruto muttered to himself.
Then, a crisp system notification rang in his ears.
[Ding! Viewing System activated! Live broadcast room launching. Relevant personnel loading...]
[Live chat room opening...]
Naruto opened his eyes, stunned. Beside him, Sasuke wore the same bewildered expression—he had heard it too.
System? Viewing? Chat room? What the hell is this?
At the same moment, the same voice echoed across the entire ninja world.
Everyone froze in place, unable to move.
Fortunately, no harm came—yet.
Confusion spread everywhere.
"What does 'viewing' mean?"
"Watching the Hokage?"
"I think the new Hokage, Tsunade, is pretty great!"
"I'm her biggest fan!"
"Heh, if that's the case, no need to hide it anymore."
"Mizukage Terumi Mei is generous and stunning!"
"I'd love to learn about the Mizukage's daily life too!"
"You mean you're after her body, right?"
"And you aren't?"
"...Guilty as charged."
In every corner of the ninja world, shinobi of all ranks were immobilized.
Just as bewilderment peaked, two enormous screens—one black-bordered, one white-bordered—materialized high in the sky above the entire world.
The system's cold voice rang out again.
[Ding! Key ninja world personnel successfully pulled in.]
[Ding! Everyone may now speak in the live chat room. The system will randomly pose questions. Correct answers earn generous rewards!]
[Ding! Rewards limited to the top three responders only. Prizes include—but are not limited to—ninjutsu, taijutsu, kekkei genkai, and Edo Tensei revival!]
[Ding! Warning: Deliberate sniping, repeated wrong answers, or trolling will result in penalties—including revocation of prior rewards, chakra extraction, physical removal of body parts, or direct dispatch to the Pure Land.]
[Please take this seriously and enjoy the viewing!]
The ninja world erupted in shock!
From the hot-tempered Raikage to Pain lurking in the shadows proclaiming himself a god—everyone realized they were trapped in an inescapable space. Their chakra refused to respond.
No one could act until the viewing ended.
Orochimaru: Kimimaro, where's Sasuke? I'm barely holding on here!
Orochimaru was the first to type in the chat—his body wracked with unbearable pain. No one liked him anyway; might as well ask openly.
Kimimaro: ...
Orochimaru: Say something!
Kimimaro: Orochimaru-sama... you might not believe this, but I was ambushed by Konoha and Sunagakure.
Orochimaru: Damn those sneaky Konoha shinobi and their underhanded tricks.
Hiruzen Sarutobi: Orochimaru, you traitor—how dare you call Konoha underhanded?
Asuma Sarutobi: Orochimaru, you killed the Third Hokage during the Chunin Exams! Konoha will never forgive you. You're an S-rank missing-nin!
Orochimaru: Oh please, Asuma—smoking finally fried your brain? S-rank missing-nin? That's nothing new for me!
Orochimaru: Come talk when I'm SSS-rank!
Orochimaru: Besides, plenty of villages want me dead. You think you can take me, Asuma? Step aside.
Asuma Sarutobi: ...
Uchiha Madara: S-rank missing-nin from Konoha... brings back memories.
Senju Hashirama: Hey, isn't that Madara? You're still kicking?
Senju Tobirama: Brother, the system said even Pure Land souls can chat here.
Hashirama: No way!
Madara: Hmph. Still as much of an idiot as ever. Truly annoying.
Hashirama: (´・ω・｀)
Madara: Don't play dumb. Back then you pulled the same pitiful act while trying to kill me with your wood clones!
Madara suddenly realized he'd almost said too much.
He wasn't ready to reveal he had survived back then—not yet.
He'd save that shock for the perfect moment.
That was the Uchiha pride!
Hashirama: Haha... You still remember that? It was all for peace between Konoha and the Uchiha!
Uzumaki Kushina: Everyone shut up! Where's Naruto? My precious son Uzumaki Naruto—where is he?!
Hashirama: You're from the Uzumaki clan? Nice! My wife was an Uzumaki too!
Namikaze Minato: Sorry, Lord First Hokage—Kushina can be a bit intense.
Kushina: Minato? You're here too? Don't you want to know how our son Naruto is doing?
Naruto stared at the chat, eyes wide as he read his parents' messages.
I'm... the Fourth Hokage's son?
An official kid... me?
No way!
Uzumaki Naruto: Um, Lord Fourth Hokage, and Kushina-nee... are you talking about me? Uzumaki Naruto?
Kushina: Naruto! It's so good to see you again—Mom's so happy!
Then it hit her—something was wrong. Why didn't Naruto know who they were?
Kushina: @Hiruzen Sarutobi What's going on with Naruto right now?!
Hiruzen, long dead and buried, felt the awkwardness hit hard even in death. He drafted and redrafted before sending.
Hiruzen Sarutobi: Minato killed too many in the Third War. To protect Naruto, I hid his heritage.
Orochimaru: Is that really true, Sensei?
Hiruzen: Orochimaru, be quiet. We'll settle our score after you're dead.
Orochimaru: Sorry, Sensei—but science has made me immortal!
Madara: You there, Orochimaru—do you truly have a path to eternal life?
Orochimaru: Oh? Even the legendary Uchiha Madara is interested?
Hashirama: Madara, what's so great about living forever? After you died, the ninja world got boring without you!
Madara: ...
Hashirama: By the way, the Fourth Hokage looks young. Did you die of invincible loneliness too?
Minato: Embarrassing to admit, Lord First—but I died using the Reaper Death Seal on the Nine-Tails.
Hashirama: ???
Hashirama: That thing can actually kill people?
Tobirama: Brother, not everyone has your natural Sage Body. Us normal shinobi struggle.
Hashirama: I see... And you, Hiruzen—how'd you die? Don't tell me it was the Nine-Tails too?
Hiruzen: I also used the Reaper Death Seal.
Minato: You must have sealed something incredible, Lord Third.
Hiruzen: I... sealed Orochimaru's arms.
Fourth Raikage: ...
Ōnoki: ...
Terumi Mei: ...