Naruto: Inheriting the Legacy of a Person Who Traveled Through Time

Chapter 64 Shocking

Upon seeing the content displayed on the light screen, Danzo's exposed single eye revealed a look of wild joy.

"See that? The Daimyo of the Land of Fire has appointed me as his successor as Hokage. Aren't you going to let me go?"

The crowd ignored Danzo's barking and continued watching the display on the screen.

"The essence of ninjas lies in operating behind the scenes, but sometimes those behind the scenes also need to step onto the stage —"

The light screen first revealed the lower half of a seated figure, but those familiar with Danzo recognized his voice.

Is this what it looks like after I become Hokage?

Danzo had fantasized countless times about becoming Hokage, and now that he had the chance to witness it, he naturally didn't want to miss a single second.

In the light screen, Danzo sat upright in a chair, with dozens of Root ninjas wearing hoods and black robes below him.

"Now is the time for me to step forward, and I hope you will be even more loyal to me."

The scene shifts, and three figures wearing Cloud Ninja headbands and with dark skin appear on the high wall of Konoha, staring in disbelief at the scene before them.

Is this Konoha?

The strongest ninja village that won three Shinobi World Wars has become like this?

When Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and others saw the entire Hidden Leaf Village transformed into an enormous crater, they could no longer contain their emotions and unleashed their chakra pressure, causing numerous cracks to appear in the walls and floor of the passage, and dust and debris to rain down from the ceiling.

"It must be Pain from Akatsuki. His Shinra Tensei has turned Konoha into this mess?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Pain unleash Shinra Tensei through the light screen. When he saw Konoha being razed to the ground, he knew that Konoha's losses must have been extremely heavy. But now, seeing this bottomless crater so clearly, he realized that he had underestimated the power of Shinra Tensei.

Not only Hiruzen Sarutobi, but everyone else had already estimated the extent of the damage to be extremely severe when they heard the Aburame clansman report to Anko Mitarashi that Konoha had suffered heavy losses from the Akatsuki attack, and that even Tsunade, the Hokage, was unconscious. However, the scene of destruction, resembling a meteorite impact, far exceeded their expectations.

Is this Payne's true power?

Even Orochimaru, who had spent some time in the Akatsuki organization, began to reassess Pain's fighting strength.

When he tried to seize the Rinnegan, he was hit head-on by Shinra Tensei and had firsthand experience of the power of this Rinnegan eye technique.

"See? This is the price a weak person pays to become Hokage. If I were the Fifth Hokage, this would never have happened."

Seeing Danzo still brazenly boasting and gloating, even the usually mild-mannered and utterly unapproachable Hashirama Senju was enraged. With a slight twitch of his fingers, the branches binding Danzo tightened even more, causing Danzo to let out a scream.

The scene shifts, and Danzo, after reading the Raikage's handwritten letter brought by the Cloud Ninja, quickly makes a decision.

"Next, I'm going to attend the Five Shadows Summit."

Danzo, who couldn't wait to put on the Hokage hat, followed by two guards, walked step by step away from Konoha, which had become a ruin.

"If this meeting is successful, and my reputation as Hokage is greatly enhanced, the Jonin will have no choice but to acknowledge me as Hokage."

Danzo spoke with great ambition, and even made a declaration at the end.

"My time has finally come."

The scene shifts again, and the surrounding environment has turned into a silvery white, with heavy snow falling all around. It is clear that we are now far away from the Land of Fire, where spring reigns all year round.

"Was the Five Kage Summit held in the permanently neutral Land of Iron?"

Upon seeing the numerous buildings covered in snow, many ninjas present immediately recognized this as the only country in the ninja world that still retained the samurai system.

"Please place the Five Kage's straw hats at the front."

As a hoarse voice rang out, a series of five-shadowed bamboo hats of different colors were placed on the table.

"In response to Lord Raikage's call, the Five Kage have gathered here today—"

One by one, the lamps lit up, illuminating the flags of the five great ninja villages and the five Kage sitting below.

"The Five-Shadow Talks will now begin."

A thin, elderly man with a white bandage wrapped around his forehead sat in the main seat; he was none other than Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron.

"The Five Kage have really changed a lot, especially the Kazekage. To become a Kage at such a young age is truly remarkable."

Gaara, the Kazekage, had just opened his mouth when he was rudely interrupted by Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage, who was diagonally opposite him.

Of course, Onoki's words also expressed the sentiments of many ninjas outside the light screen.

Apart from Onoki and the Fourth Raikage A, the other three, including Danzo, are all newcomers and are stepping onto the ninja world stage for the first time as Kage.

"No, isn't he about my age? We just took the Chunin Exams together, how did he become the Kazekage?"

Naruto, clearly provoked, pointed at the light screen and shouted.

Naruto, who had aspired to become Hokage since childhood, was filled with resentment when he saw that Gaara had beaten him to it.

"Naruto, shut up."

Seeing Naruto become the center of attention, Sasuke hurriedly tugged at Naruto's sleeve twice, but glanced at Tetsuya beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Doesn't that mean that Tetsuya defeated the future Kazekage during the Chunin Exams?

No, if I were Gaara's opponent, I could definitely do it too!

Sasuke clenched his fists and slightly raised his chin.

Sasuke had just learned Chidori from Kakashi and was brimming with confidence. Otherwise, he wouldn't have rushed over to Itachi Uchiha as soon as he saw him, without considering the huge gap in strength between the two sides.

After a round of heated debate, the five shadows got back to the main topic.

"I was originally a Jinchūriki, and I was imprisoned by the Akatsuki organization. Even the Tailed Beast inside me was extracted—"

Upon hearing Gaara's statement, many people in Konoha changed their expressions.

Has Shukaku fallen into the hands of the Akatsuki?

Also, as a Jinchūriki, how did Gaara survive after his Tailed Beast was extracted?

"—Speaking of which, now that the Jinchuriki of each country have been taken away, it's already too late to join forces."

The Akatsuki have taken all the Jinchuriki from various countries?

Could it be that even Naruto—

Feeling all the attention on him, Naruto scratched his head, wondering why he had become the center of attention.

The reason why the five great ninja villages are able to stand above other smaller ninja villages is not only because their military strength is overwhelming, but also because the tailed beasts, or rather, the jinchūriki, are one of the strategic deterrents of the great ninja villages. Given the nature of the great ninja villages, they would never expose their weakness and let the other great ninja villages know that their tailed beasts have been stolen unless the situation had become so serious that it could no longer be concealed.

In other words, the Akatsuki had captured at least half, or even more, of the Tailed Beasts, forcing the five great ninja villages to put aside their disputes and unite to deal with the Akatsuki's threat.

Naruto must not fall into the hands of the Akatsuki!

Konoha must not be allowed to be destroyed into ruins by Pain!

We must immediately take action to counter the threat posed by the Akatsuki!