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"Is he really capable of performing the Transformation Art into a whore with such insane skill, yet fails miserably at creating a simple clone of himself? What kind of pathetic situation is this?"
"Oh my… has this kid never received any guidance in his life? Does he not have a family to look after him?"
Danzo was completely annoyed by Naruto's behavior. Isn't this boy supposed to be the story's protagonist? Why is he this lame from the very beginning?
"Tsk tsk tsk… He wants to become a Hokage? Fine, keep dreaming…"
The Third Hokage didn't reply to Danzo; instead, he smirked sarcastically and continued reading the manga…
He was genuinely shocked by what happened at the end. Who would have expected Naruto to be capable of that?
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[— "Master Iruka is a really serious guy… His parents died when he was young… So everything he's accomplished he did by himself, with a lot of hard work and discipline," said teacher Mizuki in a soft voice.
He and Naruto were sitting somewhere overlooking the village.
"So…? What's that got to do with me?" Naruto's response was typical.
Mizuki smiled before replying, "So you remind him of himself."
"He thinks he's helping you to grow strong."
Naruto's expression changed when he heard that.
Mizuki continued, "Try to give the guy a break… Can't you understand where he's coming from?"
"… One orphan to another?…"
Naruto sighed internally before saying: "But… I really wanted to graduate."
Mizuki's eyes gleamed as if he'd been waiting for this moment. "Then… I guess there's no choice."
"Huh?" Naruto was surprised.
"Let me tell you a secret that I've been keeping for a long time." —]
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While reading this scene, the Umino couple took a deep breath; shock appeared on both their faces.
"An orphan? Iruka is an orphan too?"
Saying that, Ikkaku looked at his wife with a gloomy expression, and Kohari exchanged the same look with a hint of worry mixed in.
Discovering that Iruka was an orphan filled them with unprecedented concern. They had never felt this kind of emotion even when handling dangerous missions or during life-and-death battles.
"That bastard Mizuki is clearly planning something, using Naruto as a puppet," Ikkaku said after a moment of silence.
"I can see that too…" Kohari replied in agreement.
…
If even the Umino couple could see this, how could the Third Hokage not?
Hiruzen's eyes narrowed the moment Mizuki lured Naruto… then narrowed even more when he said, ''let me tell you a secret I've never wanted to reveal,'' exploiting the boy's desire to graduate.
"How dare he!"
The Third Hokage slammed his hand on the table in anger when he saw what happened in the next scene. Only now did he fully understand it.
His face also turned red with shame when he saw his counterpart in an embarrassing scene—lying on the ground, unconscious, bleeding from his nose because of Naruto's sexy transformation technique.
He wasn't the only one whose expression changed—Danzo had reached the same scene… an ugly expression twisted his face as he glared at Mizuki with venomous eyes.
"Damn spy!" He too slammed the table.
…
In the next scene, it seems that after Mizuki told Naruto the secret he had kept for so long, Naruto sneaked into the Hokage's residence and stole a certain scroll.
Outside, Mizuki was waiting for him with an evil expression… as if everything had gone exactly according to a plan.
Naruto ran into the forest, opened the scroll of techniques, and began browsing it with excitement. The first technique Naruto saw was the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.
Meanwhile, Iruka—who didn't know what had happened—was remembering the Hokage's earlier words, telling him he understood how he felt about Naruto, who grew up without parents just like him.
Iruka recalled that cursed day…
A demonic fox the size of a village, its nine tails almost brushing the glowing moon in the sky…
Just glimpses of the catastrophe from Iruka's memory froze the readers where they sat. They muttered in shock as they witnessed, for the first time in their lives, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in all his terrifying glory.
The Third Hokage's eyes widened as he said: "The Kyūbi…"
Danzo swallowed hard as he saw what appeared to be Konoha beneath the raging Kyūbi's feet.
"What a horrific future… Who caused this?"
He stared deeply at Kushina who was…
Trembling… Yes, truly trembling, beads of sweat dripping from her forehead as she witnessed this manga scene.
…
Inside a cage that seemed to stretch into the sky, above a watery ground, the massive form of a sealed creature loomed within…
A blood-red eye opened at that moment, reflecting the manga scene everyone was reading.
A moment later, the second eye opened—a blood-red moon in the center, the eye of a feral fox filled with immense hatred, as though it wanted to tear apart the cage restraining it and bring ruin upon the world.
The waters surged into a massive tsunami as the gigantic creature moved and slammed into the cage with all its strength. This time, it truly wanted to destroy the damned prison.
It wanted to fulfill the prophecy from the entertaining picture book the Uzumaki girl was reading at this very moment.
It wanted to rage and turn countless people into orphans. It wanted to inflict pain on everyone who took away its freedom.
It was the greatest bijuu—the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!
"How dare they!!!"
The Kyūbi's roar spread throughout the turbulent space.
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Minato noticed Kushina's abnormal condition; she looked as if she was in terrible pain at that moment.
"What's happening? Are you all right, my dear Kushina?"
The Third Hokage set the manga volume aside and approached her. The violent image of the raging Kyūbi in the manga had made him tense, but seeing the girl who had the same monster sealed inside her react so strangely made him even more anxious.
It was like watching a silent-countdown bomb suddenly begin ticking without warning.
Danzo stood as well—he understood what was happening. Being the second most powerful man in Konoha, he needed to be ready to suppress any danger before it exploded. He was ready to kill Kushina if necessary… nothing must be allowed to harm Konoha. This was his Will of Fire.
But before the situation escalated, Rob placed his hand on Kushina's head. In the next moment, the painful expression vanished from her face, her color returned, and she no longer clutched her aching stomach.
…
Kushina felt like she was drowning, struggling to breathe, but the more she struggled, the more she sank and lost air… and suddenly, someone reached out and pulled her up.
The Kyūbi's insane rampage had truly pushed her to the edge; it almost destroyed the seal that was supposed to be incredibly strong and impossible to break.
When Kushina opened her eyes, she found that the person who pulled her from drowning was her older brother Rubirō…
The moment he gently placed his hand on her head, the Kyūbi was restrained again and shoved into a corner like a small pup.
"Big brother Rubirō!" Kushina hugged Rob with teary eyes. She genuinely felt like she was about to die, but somehow she didn't—because Rob intervened.
"No need to worry, your big brother will always protect you," Rob said with a smile as he gently patted her back.
He gave a friendly look to Minato, whose worried expression softened, but he glared coldly at Danzo, who sat back down as if nothing had happened.
"How were you able to calm the Kyūbi's rampage?" the Third Hokage asked suspiciously.
"This store is my domain; I can use basic sealing techniques here as well. And besides, the seal on my little sister is extremely strong—the Kyūbi can't break it that easily, Lord Hokage. No need to worry," Rob explained skillfully with a random excuse.
The Third Hokage nodded, believing his assumption had been correct, and returned to his seat as the tension on his forehead eased.
Even without Kushina telling him anything, he could already deduce the situation—the Kyūbi had erupted in rage upon seeing its counterpart wreaking havoc on Konoha in the manga through Kushina's eyes!
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 16: The First Villain: Mizuki.
Chapter 17: Is Naruto the Kyuubi?
Chapter 18: A Sad Backstory for Teacher and Student
Chapter 19: The Crowded Art Store.
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