Chapter 75: The Fall of Konoha
There, Naruto was suspended in the air. Using the power of Kido, he stood in the sky.
And that terrifying pressure was erupting from Naruto himself.
At this moment, Naruto looked down on Konoha from above. He looked down on all of them.
Below his feet was the lively, prosperous Konoha—a peaceful scene, as if nothing shocking had ever happened here, as if no one had noticed the earth-shattering changes taking place.
They were still enjoying the peace of Konoha.
But all of that peace was built on the darkness Naruto had endured.
Naruto took a deep breath.
Since none of them understood the darkness of these thirteen years—
Then at this moment, let them feel the pain.
Feel the darkness.
As the words fell, the chakra inside Naruto exploded.
He extended one hand. Countless amounts of chakra frantically gathered toward his palm like a whirlwind.
That chakra, like a tornado, rolled up the surrounding airflow and condensed into a ball in Naruto's hands.
Inside the sphere, countless chakras were churning, turbulent like a raging storm.
Seeing Naruto's actions, Kakashi and Kurenai immediately opened their eyes wide. Their pupils contracted. They shouted:
"Naruto, don't!"
The Third Hokage was also shocked. Horror filled his heart. He hurriedly tried to stop Naruto and shouted:
"Stop! Uzumaki Naruto!"
"If you do this, you'll become the village's eternal traitor!"
A joke. Did Naruto care about any of that?
Whether he would become an eternal traitor—Naruto didn't know, and he didn't care.
What he knew was that over the past thirteen years, Konoha had imposed countless crimes on him.
Now it was time to repay with blood.
With the infusion of countless chakras, the swirling ball in Naruto's palm grew larger and larger.
And around the ball, four sharp blades appeared around it, like a spiral shuriken.
Inside the massive sphere, a buzzing sound rang out like thunder and wind.
The surrounding airflow was also being pulled in, blowing a whistling tornado.
That spiral shuriken kept growing.
Until, at last, it became even larger than a Tailed Beast Bomb. It was terrifying.
Wind Style—Giant Rasenshuriken.
Seeing this scene, the Third Hokage and the surrounding ANBU could no longer bear it.
One by one, they rushed forward, trying to kill Naruto and stop his attack.
But it was too late.
Before they could reach him—
Looking down at the prosperous Konoha Village beneath his feet, Naruto held the Giant Rasenshuriken, raised it high, and threw it down with all his strength. He shouted wildly:
"Feel the pain!"
"Wind Style—Giant Rasenshuriken!"
Everyone watched this scene in horror.
They watched that spiral shuriken, larger than a Tailed Beast Bomb, crash down onto Konoha Village.
The Third Hokage and the others didn't even have time to stop it.
All they could do was open their eyes wide and watch the falling spiral shuriken in horror.
Boom!
A loud roar echoed.
The entire massive spiral shuriken detonated on Konoha Village.
At that moment, a shockwave like a nuclear storm erupted.
After the terrifying Giant Rasenshuriken struck Konoha Village, the village began to explode instantly.
The surrounding houses were destroyed. The entire ground was torn apart by the tornado waves caused by the massive attack.
Suddenly, debris and rubble flew into the air.
All of Konoha wailed.
This was nothing short of annihilation.
The attack range of the Giant Rasenshuriken didn't stop.
The nuclear storm continued to expand.
Like a sphere, it spread outward—spreading to the surroundings, to the entire Konoha.
Everyone watched this scene in horror. They watched the massive Rasenshuriken, as powerful as a nuclear explosion.
Wherever the Rasenshuriken passed, everything was completely destroyed. Not a single tree remained. Not a single house was left standing.
The villagers and ninja inside were not spared either.
They didn't even have time to escape.
They were instantly engulfed by the shockwave and the terrifying explosion.
In the end—
The entire Konoha had been reduced to ruins.
Centered at the point beneath Naruto's feet, a massive circular crater several kilometers wide appeared.
In this crater, no houses remained. No grass grew.
Only wreckage and shattered clods of rubble.
It was desolate.
Like land that had been bombed by a nuclear weapon. Yellow earth was everywhere. No living thing remained at all.
At this moment, Konoha Village had been destroyed by Naruto.
The surrounding ninjas saw that the originally prosperous, lively village had turned into a barren wasteland. Their eyes went wide in disbelief.
They couldn't believe that Naruto had done this alone.
Couldn't believe that single blow—that Giant Rasenshuriken—had been so terrifying.
Couldn't even believe that Naruto had actually destroyed Konoha.
It was like the Nine-Tails' attack all over again.
No—it was even worse than that.
This was the price for keeping Naruto in darkness for thirteen years.
The Third Hokage saw the village he loved destroyed by Naruto. His angry, aged face twisted even further. He was furious—trembling with rage.
Then, the Third Hokage glared at Naruto in the sky, pointed at him, and announced to all of Konoha:
"I declare—from this moment on, Uzumaki Naruto is hereby designated as a Konoha Super S-Class Rogue Ninja!"
"Uzumaki Naruto has caused massive casualties to Konoha. All ninja are to hunt him down and bring him to justice!"
"Konoha—at this moment—begins an endless pursuit of Uzumaki Naruto. No end, no mercy!"
"Get him!"
The Third Hokage shouted loudly. His authoritative voice resounded throughout Konoha.
All the Konoha ninja also realized at the same time that all of this had been done by Naruto.
A thirteen-year-old boy had single-handedly destroyed Konoha.
As for Naruto—he seemed not to have heard the hunt announced by the Third Hokage.
His face was indifferent. Unmoved. He looked calmly at the remnants of leaves and the sea of blood and corpses beneath his feet.
When an avalanche occurs, no single snowflake is innocent.
When they had imposed evil and darkness on Naruto again and again for thirteen years—they should have expected this outcome.
Only by feeling the same pain could they truly understand each other.
Since the people of Konoha had never understood—since they were indifferent to the darkness they had forced onto Naruto—since they had never repented—
Then Naruto would show them now.
What true pain really was.