Chapter 1: Live Stream Dual Comparison!?
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Konoha Year 64.
Chunin Exams.
Everyone was locked in fierce combat within the Forest of Death. Just then…
A loud boom suddenly erupted from the ground!
"What's going on… is it an earthquake?" Naruto stood on a tree branch, nearly losing his balance and falling.
Beside him, Sakura used all her strength to grab onto the hem of Naruto's clothes.
"Stupid Naruto, stand firm!"
"What is that?" Sasuke looked up towards the sky.
High in the sky, two pitch-black screens appeared.
The faces of everyone in the Forest of Death froze instantly.
Is this a trap set by Konohagakure?
[" Ding! "]
[" This system is named the Tomato Dual Comparison System! "]
[" Inviting everyone in the Ninja World to enter the live broadcast room… Retrieving the deceased from the Pure Land Space… "]
[" All retrievals successful! "]
[" Everyone may chat freely. The Dual Comparison will begin in three minutes! "]
[Senju Hashirama: " Eh? What is going on with this black screen? "]
[Senju Tobirama: " Is this the Uchiha's doing? "]
[Uchiha Izuna: " Heh, cunning Senju clan, twisting the truth again! "]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: " First Hokage, Teacher, how are you all… "]
Hokage Office.
Hiruzen gazed at the pitch-black screen high in the sky, his eyes filled with shock, the pipe in his mouth falling to the floor.
"Lord Hokage…"
"Is this Uchiha Itachi's Genjutsu?" Two Anbu members walked into the Hokage Office.
"Go notify Inoichi. Have the Intelligence Division investigate this black screen in the sky immediately!" Hiruzen quickly regained his composure.
"Yes!" The two Anbu acknowledged the order and vanished instantly.
"Lord Hokage… it seems the Chunin Exams must be temporarily cancelled," the Fourth Kazekage said with a light chuckle as he walked over.
He was actually Orochimaru in disguise!
At this moment, Orochimaru stared at the black screen in the sky, forcibly suppressing the urge to lick his lips.
"Mn, rest assured, Lord Kazekage. Our Hidden Leaf Village will protect everyone," Hiruzen said, taking a puff of his smoke.
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[Fourth Raikage A: " This black screen… this chat group, is this Konoha's doing? "]
[Onoki: " Why would Konoha create this? "]
[Mei Terumi: " Heh, suspecting Konoha right off the bat. "]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: " Everyone, we of the Hidden Leaf do not desire war. The screen in the sky was not created by us… "]
[Lady Chiyo: " Heh, I think it IS Konoha's doing! "]
[System: " Time is up. The Dual Comparison live stream begins! "]
[" Title: 12-year-old Naruto had nothing; 12-year-old Boruto has a happy family! "]
At that moment, a new image suddenly appeared on the pitch-black screen on the left.
The crowd, who had been busy with conspiracy theories, immediately looked up at the sky.
In the image:
The azure sky and the sun shone down upon the Hokage Rock.
Little Naruto sat lonely atop the Hokage Rock, his gaze complex.
He raised his palm, attempting to grasp the sun high above.
The people watching felt the child looked somewhat cute.
[Mei Terumi: " This child… "]
[Uchiha Sasuke: " Isn't that Naruto? "]
[Haruno Sakura: " Why did Naruto go to such a high place when he was little? "]
[Senju Hashirama: " Not bad, is this video taking inventory of the Hidden Leaf Village! "]
[Senju Tobirama: " Monkey, what is the situation in Konoha now? how are the Uchiha and Konoha getting along? "]
[Shimura Danzo: " Rest assured, Teacher, they get along very well… "]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: " Ahem… this video is a bit odd! "]
[Namikaze Minato: " Isn't that child in the image mine? "]
[Uzumaki Kushina: " Naruto, how are you living right now?! "]
[Uzumaki Naruto: " Who are you guys…? "]
[Namikaze Minato: " It seems Lord Hokage didn't tell you about me… "]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: " Minato, I have failed you… "]
The visuals continued.
The music gradually became lonely…
Naruto looked up at a hawk in the high sky, the corners of his mouth raising slightly, but his eyes soon turned complex again.
Now, Naruto was wandering through the streets and alleys. Along the way, he suffered disdain, disgust, and even beatings and scolding from the crowd.
His eyes were complicated, his heart filled with confusion.
Why did everyone in the village hate him so much?
The crowd watching the video fell into silence.
"Why would the Hidden Leaf Village treat a child like this?"
[Namikaze Minato: " Lord Hokage, please explain this to me! "]
[Senju Tobirama: " Monkey, what is the meaning of this?! "]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: " Teacher, Minato, Naruto's situation is too complicated… "]
[Fourth Raikage A: " Hmph, hypocritical Konoha! "]
[Uchiha Sasuke: " Why was Naruto isolated when he was little? "]
[Uchiha Fugaku: " Sasuke, don't interrupt! "]
[Uchiha Izuna: " Mn? This Sasuke looks like me… By the way, how are my Uchiha descendants doing now? "]
[Uchiha Shisui: " Itachi, I entrusted the future of the Uchiha to you. How have you protected it? "]
[Uchiha Itachi: " ... "]
[Uchiha Obito: " ... "]
[Hatake Kakashi: " Obito, can you hear me?! "]
[Uzumaki Kushina: " Obito, how are you doing in the Pure Land? "]
[Uchiha Obito: " I… "]
[Uchiha Madara: " Now isn't the time to discuss these things. Can someone analyze this? "]
[Onoki: " Madara is right. What does this live Dual Comparison mean? Is it comparing Naruto and Boruto? "]
[Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki: " Who is Boruto? "]
[Uzumaki Boruto: " It's me… "]
[Uzumaki Naruto (Adult): " Son, don't talk yet, this chat group is a bit strange! "]
[Uchiha Sasuke (Adult): " It's not a Genjutsu. Even with the power of my Rinnegan, I cannot break it… "]
[Uchiha Madara: " Rinnegan?!! "]
[Mei Terumi: " ??? "]
[Uzumaki Nagato: " Isn't the Rinnegan something only I possess… "]
The visuals continued.
An adult patted a child on the shoulder, ordering him not to get close to Naruto, lest he meet with misfortune.
Naruto looked helplessly at the villagers, unable to understand why everyone hated him.
His stomach grumbled; he was hungry…
Looking at the Ichiraku Ramen shop in the distance and smelling that familiar scent, Naruto swallowed his saliva.
He wanted to eat too…
He pulled a few coins from his pocket, but it was far from enough.
[Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki: " This kid's life is too miserable, isn't it? "]
[Uzumaki Boruto: " Didn't Dad live pretty well when he was little… "]
Inside a mansion,
Boruto, wearing brand-name clothes, looked at the screen with complex eyes.
"Damn old man… I didn't think you actually lied to me… You clearly lived so miserably when you were young." Pain revealed itself in Boruto's eyes.
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In the Pure Land Space, and inside the Reaper's stomach.
Minato and Kushina, the couple, looked at the screen with heartbroken expressions.
As a Jinchūriki, experiencing this kind of treatment was normal, and they could understand it.
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(This book does not follow conspiracy theories; it focuses on lighthearted entertainment.)
(The plot becomes fully high-energy later on!)