[Hashirama: Madara! How am I supposed to "produce" another granddaughter now?!]
[Mito: MADA—RA—!!!]
[Mito: Hashirama! From this moment on, you are forbidden to speak to that man!]
[Madara: Hashirama~ come here, let's whisper in secret.]
[Mito yanked Hashirama back with killing intent: I HEARD THAT!!!]
Those in the Pure Land who had lived through the Sannin era
were filled with regret and frustration.
If only they had known Tsunade had hemophobia,
would Konoha still have won back then?
Hard to say.
They didn't realize the truth:
Back in the Sannin era, Tsunade didn't have hemophobia yet.
The scene continued.
[Naruto suddenly leapt in front of Tsunade,
blocking Kabuto's punch with his forehead protector.
Blood began to drip down his face.]
["Rasengan!!"]
[Kabuto dodged it easily.]
["You expect to hit me with such an obvious attack?" Kabuto sneered.]
[Naruto clutched his left leg, gritting his teeth.
"So painful… and I couldn't even keep the chakra stable…"]
[Kabuto: "Looks like your left thighbone cracked during the fight with Manda."]
["Your left leg still moves…
but your right leg? Already useless."]
["I severed your vastus lateralis muscle cleanly."]
[Kabuto leaned in, smiling coldly.
"So? Terrified yet?"]
["Thinking of running away?"]
["I remember what you said during the Chūnin Exams."]
["'Don't underestimate me! I don't run!
Even if I'm a genin for life,
I'll become Hokage through sheer willpower!'"]
["Naruto… can you still say such big words now?"]
Kabuto raised his kunai, intent on killing the annoying brat.
[Tsunade panicked: "Enough—get out of the way!"]
[Naruto stood firm, eyes burning:
"I won't run.
I won't give up.
Because—"]
["'Say it, do it.'
That's my ninja way!"]
Inside the Reaper's Stomach
Kushina exploded with rage.
"That little medical brat—
HOW DARE HE injure Naruto like that?! When I get out of here I SWEAR—!!"
Minato squeezed her hand tightly.
"Hang in there, Kushina… Naruto will win.
He's inherited the Will of Fire. He's going to become Hokage."
Konoha
"GO, NARUTO-KUN!!"
Hinata trembled, feeling utterly useless.
She couldn't help him—she couldn't protect him—
she could only watch.
Ino's expression softened.
Without realizing it, her opinion of Naruto had already changed.
Sakura clenched her fists, guilt swelling in her chest.
Where was she…?
What was she doing…?
While Naruto fought to protect Tsunade—
she was hiding safely in the village.
What right did she ever have…
to look down on him?
The other Rookie Twelve were equally shaken.
Naruto's resolve…
His unbreakable will…
It was overwhelming.
Pure Land
[Madara: Hashirama! I don't know why… but I feel like this brat might one day become my opponent!]
[Hashirama: Madara! Of course he will!
I've already decided—I'm going to personally train him!]
[Tobirama: I'm already thinking about which forbidden techniques I should pass on to him.]
[Mito: He's Uzumaki blood.
I'll teach him our clan's sealing arts.]
The Pure Land buzzed with excitement.
The footage continued.
[Naruto used Shadow Clone Technique against Kabuto.]
[Kabuto: "Die."]
He lunged.
["ORA!!"]
[SPLAT!]
Naruto's real body grabbed Kabuto's kunai—
with his bare left hand.
The blade pierced straight through his palm.
Blood poured out.
["Nowhere to run!"]
["Granny Tsunade! Don't forget our bet!"]
["RASENGAN!!!"]
Naruto's clones grabbed his right hand,
forcing the spiraling chakra sphere to stabilize.
["HOLD THE CHAKRA—!!"]
["ORA!!!"]
BOOM!!!!
Kabuto was smashed through the ground like a bullet,
skidding across the dirt and carving out a trench over ten meters long.
He only stopped when a giant boulder shattered behind him.
The true Rasengan—
its power was terrifying.
The scene shifted again.
Tsunade threw herself in front of an attack aimed at Naruto.
Orochimaru's eyes widened in disbelief.
["Tsunade… you would risk your life for this little brat?"]
Tsunade looked down at the unconscious Naruto behind her,
and her eyes cleared completely.
["For the sake of the village… for Konoha…
I must protect Naruto."]
[Orochimaru: "…Why?"]
Tsunade raised her chin proudly.
["Because I am the Fifth Hokage."]
["And Naruto…
will DEFINITELY become Hokage!"]
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