Boom!
Above the sky, thunder suddenly roared in broad daylight. The sound of thunder echoing through the Ninja World caught everyone's attention.
"Is it going to rain? Why hasn't our instructor arrived yet?"
Inside a classroom at the Konoha Ninja Academy, Naruto looked out the window uneasily. He hated rainy days; they made him feel lonely.
What frustrated him even more was that the Jonin instructors for the other classes had already arrived and taken their students away. Why hadn't their own class's instructor shown up yet?
"Naruto, be quiet."
Waiting in the classroom was making Sakura Haruno a bit irritable as well, but she couldn't show it in front of Sasuke.
"Shut up, loser. Take a good look outside."
Sasuke gazed at the sky outside the window. Although he considered Naruto a loser, they were in the same class now, so Sasuke didn't mind giving him a heads-up.
"What's wrong outside?"
Naruto hadn't realized the gravity of the situation yet. He turned to look, only to find a massive light screen appearing in the sky, spanning across the heavens.
"What is that?"
Naruto rushed to the window and stared at the screen outside, his mouth hanging wide open.
"I was planning to wait a bit longer, but it seems an emergency has occurred."
Kakashi's figure instantly appeared behind Naruto, his gaze fixed on the screen outside, his eyes filled with wariness and vigilance.
"Whoa! Who are you? How did you just appear?"
Naruto was startled and took two steps back, distancing himself from the suddenly appearing Kakashi.
"Is he our Jonin instructor?"
Sasuke's eyes flashed. The speed of that sudden appearance filled his heart with joy. It seemed the one teaching him was no weakling; under his guidance, he should be able to improve rapidly!
"Naruto!"
Sakura glanced at Naruto with concern, but hearing Sasuke's words, she realized this was their Jonin instructor, so he probably wouldn't hurt Naruto.
"Well said. I am the Jonin instructor for Team 7. My name is Kakashi Hatake, but now is not the time for that."
Kakashi glanced back at the three youngsters and then turned his attention back to the screen.
Beneath the screen, Ninjas were already attacking it, but whether it was Ninjutsu, Kunai, Shuriken, or Exploding Tags, nothing worked.
The screen was as if painted on the sky; it could be seen but not approached.
"Damn it! What on earth is going on?"
"We can't get near it!"
"Is it some kind of new Ninjutsu?"
"But who could perform a Ninjutsu like this?"
"This must be an attack targeting Konoha, right?"
"No matter who it is, such a provocation against Konoha will surely come with a price!"
"What does Lord Third say?"
In the Hokage Office, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, also saw the screen. A Shinobi Hero who had fought his whole life, he had never seen such a situation.
"Shikaku, what do you think?"
Hiruzen asked directly without turning around.
"Wait and see."
Shikaku's voice was low and concise. With the situation unclear, all they could do was stay on guard and wait and see.
"What about the situation in other hidden villages?"
"The other villages can see it too; it's not just Konoha."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, quietly watching the screen, lost in thought.
[Content loading. Naruto: Shippuden is about to be broadcast. Ten episodes will be played daily. You can communicate in the communication area.]
Just as everyone was discussing and the entire Ninja World was uneasy, a line of text appeared on the screen, followed by a small screen splitting off on the left side.
[Uzumaki Naruto: What is that small screen?
Uzumaki Naruto: Waaah! What's going on? Why did the words I wanted to say appear here!
Uchiha Sasuke: Idiot, calm down. This is the communication area meant for talking.]
Seeing Naruto's panicked state, Sasuke couldn't help but speak on the screen.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, his expression couldn't help but change. That short sentence had consumed half of his Chakra.
Suddenly looking up at Naruto, Sasuke saw no signs of abnormality. That loser's Chakra reserves were actually even greater than his own!
"Sasuke, did you discover something?"
Kakashi noticed the change in Sasuke's expression and asked immediately.
"Speaking on the screen requires Chakra. That one sentence consumed half of mine."
Sasuke's face returned to a calm state as he spoke.
"The consumption is that high?"
Kakashi's expression darkened. Although Sasuke had just graduated, his Chakra reserves were already excellent among Genin, even comparable to some Chunin among Rogue Ninjas.
Yet saying a single sentence on the screen had directly consumed half of his Chakra. With such terrifying consumption, Kakashi felt he could only manage a few sentences himself.
"It seems it's best not to speak on the screen!"
Kakashi secretly decided to avoid speaking on the screen as much as possible, lest anyone realize his Chakra reserves were low.
"Konan, tell everyone not to speak on there, to avoid leaking our intelligence."
Within the Akatsuki Organization, Nagato spoke to Konan while dragging his weakened body.
"I understand."
Konan nodded and proceeded to pass down Nagato's order.
"Is this screen your doing?"
In the dark underground, Obito questioned Black Zetsu.
"Of course not. This thing can be seen in any corner of the Ninja World. I don't have such great power right now."
Black Zetsu, attached to White Zetsu's body, was also very curious. Having lived for over a thousand years, he had never seen anything like this. What exactly was it?
"Naruto: Shippuden? Is it about Naruto's affairs?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the content on the screen and immediately thought of Naruto. Regardless of whether it was or not, he immediately had someone bring Naruto to the Hokage Office.
[The text quickly disappeared, and a cold moonlight hung alone in the sky. Suddenly, a dark shadow drifted in front of the moon!
As the camera zoomed out, nine huge orange tails could be seen constantly dancing.
"In ancient times, there was a Demon Fox. The Demon Fox had nine tails; with a single flick of its tails, mountains would crumble and tsunamis would rise, causing great suffering to the people!
So, a group of Ninjas was gathered..."
Accompanied by a low-pitched narration, the scene showed the Nine-Tailed wreaking havoc. The massive Nine-Tailed swung its body, leaving deep furrows in the ground.
At its feet, Ninjas moved like a swarm of ants. Shuriken and Exploding Tags were thrown continuously, but they could not cause any harm to the Nine-Tailed.
Boom!
Until a giant Toad appeared, and everything changed... "A certain Ninja risked his life to seal it, and he died as a result. That Ninja was... the Fourth Hokage!"
Accompanied by a blinding white light, the Nine-Tailed was sealed by the Fourth Hokage. A baby with whiskers on his face and a seal pattern on his belly lay in his swaddling clothes, crying incessantly!]