Uchiha Obito was also suddenly struck with fear.
Underneath the mask, sweat was already dripping down his forehead.
Is Hidan really going to attack me?
As tension filled the air and the Akatsuki members — except Hidan — stood on edge, expecting a fight to break out at any moment...
Hidan suddenly burst out laughing and sheathed his massive scythe.
"Hahahaha!!"
"That's why Kakuzu-senpai is the best — always knows how to play the game!"
"You're right, Kakuzu-senpai. If we can kill Uchiha Obito at any time..."
"Then why rush? Let's just keep him around and humiliate him a bit longer!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Everyone, including the Akatsuki and Obito himself, let out a deep sigh of relief.
Just then—
The screen shifted again, capturing everyone's attention.
Because—
Too much vital information was about to be revealed!
📺 On-screen Footage:
[Because the main battlefield was in the Land of Lightning, the title of Allied Shinobi Forces Commander went to the Raikage.]
[Tsunade, however, served as the Chief Strategist — the one truly in charge.]
[After the summit, Tsunade privately asked the Raikage:
"I heard your brother has mastered full control over the Eight-Tails.
I hope he can help train Naruto."]
[The Raikage readily agreed:
"For the sake of the alliance, of course I'll help!"]
💬 Chat Group:
Naruto Uzumaki:
"Granny Tsunade, thank you!"
Tsunade (Old Woman Who Pretends to Be Young):
"Naruto, I don't want your thanks.
What I want is for you not to let me down — master full control over the Nine-Tails."
Kurama (Nine-Tails):
"Pfft, as if! Full control over me? Keep dreaming."
But deep down—
Kurama knew the truth.
If that future really existed, it meant he had accepted Naruto eventually.
Otherwise, how could there be a new form of Nine-Tails Mode?
In fact—
Kurama already had the intention to cooperate.
He knew better than anyone:
Even without the Fourth Great Ninja War,
if Naruto reached out to him sincerely, he might just say yes.
Gyūki (Eight-Tails) @ Kurama:
"Whether it's Akatsuki or Madara and Obito — their targets are us.
Would you rather end up in their hands than team up with Naruto?"
Kurama:
"Mind your own business. I'll handle mine."
Kushina Uzumaki @ Kurama:
"You'd better behave. Or I swear I'll come deal with you myself."
Minato Namikaze @ Kurama:
"Naruto is a good kid.
You've lived inside him for over ten years — you know that better than anyone.
You know what the right choice is."
Madara Uchiha:
"What a joke. The mighty Nine-Tails working with a brat? Unbelievable."
Izuna Uchiha:
"Exactly! Aren't you embarrassed, Kurama? Cooperating with a kid?"
Kurama @ Madara:
"You used your Sharingan to control me! You're in no position to talk."
Hearing the Uchiha brothers' taunts,
Kurama made up his mind:
Given the choice between Naruto and Madara's mind control,
he'd rather work with Naruto any day.
📺 On-screen Footage:
[As the war began, the enemy's unexpected army of reanimated shinobi and 100,000 White Zetsu pushed the alliance into a desperate position.]
[Only after Naruto, with Killer Bee's guidance, mastered the Nine-Tails' power, did hope return.]
[Once he entered the battlefield in his new Nine-Tails Mode, the tide began to turn.]
Tobirama Senju @ Orochimaru:
"Weren't you killed by Sasuke? Then who reanimated the Edo Tensei army?"
Orochimaru:
"I have no idea."
He paused, then someone came to mind.
Orochimaru @ Kabuto Yakushi:
"Well done."
Kabuto @ Orochimaru:
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Orochimaru."
Hashirama Senju:
"Wait... does that mean Kabuto is the one who used Edo Tensei to raise the dead?"
Tobirama Senju:
"Orochimaru, seems you weren't as sincere about working with Tsunade as you claimed."
Orochimaru:
"I swear I am, Lord Tobirama!"
Tobirama:
"Then why didn't you just tell me when I asked?"
Orochimaru:
"I only just figured it out. That's why I @-mentioned him to confirm.
Now everyone knows, don't they?"
Madara Uchiha:
"Pathetic. I can't believe a nobody like that was behind it."
Kushina Uzumaki @ Naruto:
"You were incredible in the future.
Just your arrival changed the entire course of the war."
Minato Namikaze @ Naruto:
"That's my boy! Looks like you've even surpassed me."
Hashirama Senju @ Naruto:
"Well done! You really are the hope of the next generation."
Tobirama Senju @ Hashirama Senju:
"Big Brother! Your instincts were amazing.
The first time we saw Naruto in Tsunade's memory, you already sensed he was Konoha's future."
Tsunade @ Hashirama Senju:
"Grandpa, great minds think alike!
I knew he'd be Hokage the moment I met him too!"
Naruto Uzumaki:
"Hahaha! So I'm that amazing in the future?
Then why didn't I become the 7th Hokage?"
Sasuke Uchiha @ Naruto:
"Naruto, it's because I'm stronger than you — that's why I became the 7th."
📺 On-screen Footage:
[Suddenly, the reanimated Madara Uchiha entered the battlefield.
Alone, he crushed the alliance, summoned meteors, and nearly wiped out an entire force.]
[Despair took hold. The power gap was so vast that numbers were meaningless.
The only hope left—was their Kage.]
[At HQ, Tsunade turned to the Raikage and said, "It's our turn."]
[To get to the battlefield instantly, she asked to use Hidden Cloud Village's risky Heavenly Transfer Jutsu — a method only the Third Raikage had survived.]
[Nara Shikaku warned: "Your luck with gambling isn't great."]
[Tsunade replied: "That's only when it's money. When it's life, it's a different game."]
[She released her Yin Seal, using her Creation Rebirth to survive the body-tearing effects of the space-time jutsu.]
[Mizukage Mei arrived via Flying Raijin Squad's teleportation.]
[With the already-injured Onoki and Gaara, for the first time in history—all five Kage fought together against Madara.]
At this point, the entire chat group exploded.
Hashirama Senju:
"That's my granddaughter!
She actually endured spatial tearing with nothing but regeneration!"
Tobirama Senju @ Danzo:
"Take a good look, you disgrace of a student.
This is a true Hokage — risking everything for Konoha and the shinobi world."
Mito Uzumaki:
"Don't bother with him. Like those two Daimyōs, he's beyond saving."
Tobirama Senju:
"You're right, Sister-in-law. Total waste of breath."
Onoki:
"Until now, we'd only seen clips of us fighting Madara, but we never knew why.
Now, finally, it all makes sense."
Granny Chiyo:
"Gaara... it looks like entrusting the future of Hidden Sand Village to you wasn't a mistake."
Naruto Uzumaki:
"Why haven't I reached the battlefield yet?!
I thought Future Me was strong already?"
Kushina Uzumaki @ Naruto:
"Patience! The hero always shows up at the last moment — that's what makes it epic!"
Naruto Uzumaki:
"Mom! I don't want to be the dramatic hero.
I want to be the kind who protects everyone from getting hurt."
Kushina Uzumaki:
"Aww… now you're making me emotional!"
Minato Namikaze:
"Kushina, don't be embarrassed.
You should be proud — we have such a kind, brave son."
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