Chapter 118: Guy Dies in Battle, Konoha is Destroyed, a New Peak for the Stat Panel!
It seemed that Konoha was destined to experience a great battle of life and death.
Akiyama Makoto subconsciously wanted to guide the simulation but ultimately held back. He wasn't the one who had caused all this; it was the collective outbreak of Konoha's systemic sicknesses that had festered for many years. His appearance had merely exposed it all more thoroughly.
He might as well see just how far this simulation would go. Would Konoha really be destroyed? Would anyone be able to turn the tide?
[News of the tense external situation quickly reaches Konoha, completely erasing any joy the village might have felt from defeating the Sand. The deceased Sarutobi Hiruzen is buried in a hasty funeral. Only then does everyone realize that Danzō has, at some unknown point, vanished.]
[With Konoha leaderless, Jiraiya becomes the only candidate for Hokage. He is in no position to refuse. He can only ask you to travel to Tanzaku Town to find Tsunade. You are very strange; why would Jiraiya come to you?]
[Jiraiya replies that he realizes he has met you before. At that time, he felt you were not an evil person and that you held affection for Konoha and could not bear to see it truly destroyed. Your mission to retrieve Tsunade would not be a betrayal of Iwagakure.]
[You agree. You successfully find Tsunade and, after a fierce battle, directly use the Flying Thunder God Technique to throw her back to Konoha. Only then does Tsunade realize how dangerous the village's situation has become, and she stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Jiraiya.]
[In the autumn of Konoha 64, the Fourth Great Ninja War breaks out ahead of schedule. Iwagakure and Kumogakure launch a surprise attack on Konoha. Sunagakure, which had already allied with Konoha, breaks their treaty and does not send troops. Pain leads all members of the Akatsuki to capture Naruto, to prevent him from dying in the war.]
[Although you had already passed on intelligence about the Akatsuki to Ōnoki, he tells you that once a war has begun, it is very difficult to stop. Fortunately, the Akatsuki is not a monolith. At a critical moment, you and Kurotsuchi recall Deidara.]
[Itachi also chooses this critical moment to betray the Akatsuki, returning to Konoha with their intelligence. Konoha obtains the crucial intel and is not instantly crushed by the Akatsuki's subsequent sneak attack.]
[But when the Six Paths of Pain appears, Konoha's defeat seems to be a foregone conclusion. Jiraiya uses Sage Mode to fight to the death, but is still nearly killed due to a lack of information. At the critical moment, Might Guy opens the Gate of Death, defeats the Deva Path Pain, and his own youth burns out, killing him.]
Seeing this, Makoto couldn't help but sigh. He had issues with many people in Konoha, but he had none for Guy—only gratitude and admiration. If this weren't a simulation, he would have definitely stepped in to stop him from opening the Gate of Death. Even if the opponent was Madara Uchiha, he would have fought him.
Unfortunately, this was a simulation. If he used a guidance to save Guy, what about all the others? Tenten, Ino, Sakura, Hinata, Hanabi... should he save them all?
So, he chose to just watch calmly.
[The Akatsuki is repelled, and Pain does not successfully unleash his large-scale Almighty Push. But Konoha has, as a result, lost almost all of its high-level combat power. The invading forces from the Cloud and the Rock have also arrived outside the village walls.]
[At the final moment, Tsunade and Jiraiya beg you for help. Ōnoki orders you to stand by. A, the Raikage, tells you that if you interfere, he will beat you down too. And so, using the excuse, "Who are you looking at?" you get into a huge fight with A. This is the last bit of effort you will expend for Konoha.]
[Even with you tying down the Raikage, Konoha still has no strength to resist the armies of Iwa and Kumo. At the final moment, Naruto stands up. He unleashes the Nine-Tails within his body and, at the cost of self-destructing, forces the Cloud and Rock to retreat.]
[The Nine-Tails dies. It is unknown how many years it will be until its next revival. The Akatsuki also retreats because of this. The entire village of Konoha is destroyed, but Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi survive, preserving Konoha's last remaining high-end fighters.]
[Iwa and Kumo, who also suffered no small casualties, are finally able to calm down and seriously acknowledge the existence and influence of the Akatsuki, adjusting their war plans against Konoha. The Daimyō of the three nations hold peace talks. In the end, the Land of Fire, as the defeated nation, cedes territory and pays reparations to the other two.]
[From this point on, the landscape of the ninja world is completely changed. The Cloud and Rock begin to compete for the status of the strongest village. Konoha sinks to the point of competing with the Sand for last place and must even worry about Suna attacking again to seize their land and resources.]
Seeing this, Makoto shook his head. The entire ninja world was a mess. But this messy situation, in a sense, actually allowed the world to continue in peace. The reason was simple: if the Nine-Tails did not revive, Obito's plan could not be realized. All conspiracies would have to wait until that day. And by then, the Ōtsutsuki clan might have already arrived for a "team-building" event. At that time, it was doubtful anyone in the ninja world would be their match. Even if Sasuke was still alive and the Sage of Six Paths gave him a power-up, he obviously couldn't save the world by himself.
This current world, while seemingly at peace, was already destined for a future of annihilation.
But—what did any of this have to do with him, who was about to welcome his own children?
[Konoha 64: After peace returns to the ninja world, your and Anko's child is born. You name her Akiyama Mochi.]
[Konoha 65: Your and Kurenai Yūhi's son is born. At her suggestion, you name him Akiyama Shinku, which can both commemorate her father and include your names within it.]
[Congratulations, you have completed the simulation. Calculating the bloodline power of your heirs...]
Seeing this, he closed his eyes and adjusted his emotions. The tragedy Konoha had suffered in this simulation was extreme; it had been just one step away from total annihilation. The culprits who had caused all of this were, without a doubt, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, once again playing one of their dirty tricks. Only this time, it had finally snapped Konoha's last straw, inviting a siege from almost every other power. If Guy hadn't turned the tide with his own life, by the time his children were born, Konoha would have truly become history.
Right now, he had the urge to shove this outcome in Hiruzen's face and make him look at it. Unfortunately, he couldn't do that.
So, in reality, would Hiruzen and Danzō repeat the same mistakes? He didn't know, and he didn't want to guess. In any case, if they really dared to make a move on him, he would still fight back without hesitation. The only difference from the simulation would be that he would protect the people he knew. And before Guy opened the Gate of Death, for the sake of their friendship, he would try to change the situation.
To expect him to practice forbearance for Konoha, and let Danzō walk all over him? That was absolutely impossible!
At this moment, the simulation results had finished calculating.
[Congratulations! Akiyama Mochi has inherited the talents of you and Anko. She possesses a talent for adapting to natural energy and a strong talent for Fire Style, with Elite Jōnin aptitude.]
[Her detailed stats are as follows: Ninjutsu: 7, Taijutsu: 6, Genjutsu: 8, Intelligence: 6, Strength: 6, Speed: 8, Stamina: 6, Hand Seals: 6. Total: 53. Advanced Fire Release Chakra Talent, Intermediate Natural Energy Adaptation Talent.]
He looked at Mochi's talent panel. In terms of stats, it was rather average this time. Last time, she had given him a Kage-level template. Calling her an Elite Jōnin this time was a bit of a stretch. The rating was likely heavily influenced by her fire talent and the possibility of her learning Sage Mode.
However, he was still very satisfied with this result, because she had once again provided him with two useful new talents!
Next was the bloodline power from Kurenai's heir. And this time, the data was no less dazzling than what Mochi had given him before!
[Congratulations! Akiyama Shinku has perfectly inherited the talents of you and Kurenai Yūhi. He possesses a strong talent in Yin Release chakra and a strong talent in sensory perception, with the aptitude of a Kage-level powerhouse.]
[His detailed stats are as follows: Ninjutsu: 8, Taijutsu: 8, Genjutsu: 10, Intelligence: 8, Strength: 7, Speed: 8, Stamina: 8, Hand Seals: 9. Total: 66 points. Advanced Yin Release Chakra Talent, Advanced Chakra Sensory Talent.]
[Store this simulation result and receive the bloodline talent template as a reward?]
[Notice 1: When storing this result, you will automatically obtain a sixth storage slot. Your storage slots will also have reached their upper limit.]
[Notice 2: If your 'Genjutsu' attribute reaches its maximum value, the simulator will unlock a new mode.]
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