Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too tsundere

With lightning speed, Raikage's muscles bulged, and he hurled the Spiral Wheel into the sky with overwhelming force!

"Get up there!!"

The pitch-black sphere traced a deadly arc, soaring straight into the sky.

"Boom—!!!"

The explosion high in the sky illuminated the entire sky above Konoha. The blazing white fireball expanded and spread, and the shockwave tore a huge hole in the clouds. The blast swept down, making everyone's robes flutter wildly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at this scene, his aged face instantly draining of color. If this attack had landed on Konoha...

The sheer power of the aftershocks alone is terrifying; if it were to erupt within the village... the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Don't rush into action, Raikage."

Mianma's voice suddenly lowered, and he slowly raised his hand, making a "pause" gesture. "Aren't you curious about my purpose in doing all this?"

The Raikage's brows furrowed deeply, but he ultimately did not continue his attack. He stood there, staring intently at Menma, as if trying to see through the mask.

Menma looked around, his gaze sweeping over the Konoha Anbu members who were on high alert, before finally settling on the Raikage.

"This world...peace has never truly arrived." His voice suddenly took on a strange resonance. "Soldiers, ninjas, civilians—they were complete strangers, never having seen each other's faces, never knowing each other's names."

A sudden gust of wind whipped up, making his black robe flutter wildly. Dark clouds began to gather on the horizon, with faint flashes of lightning streaking through the clouds.

"Just because of the different headbands they wore... just because of the orders of the 'upper class,' they had to raise their weapons and pierce each other's throats."

People say it's because of differing 'positions,' which makes it impossible for them to understand each other...

"ridiculous."

“True stances are never chosen by themselves.” Menma raised his hand, and dark chakra began to gather in his palm, forming a slowly rotating spiral wheel. “The daimyo of various nations sign war treaties in luxurious palaces, while ninjas fall one by one on the battlefield.”

The spiral wheel spun faster and faster, and the surrounding air began to distort, emitting a hum that seemed to be struggling under its own weight.

"Those high and mighty can cause millions to bleed with a mere flick of their pens. But ninjas... can only die for a hollow 'greater good.'"

Raikage's pupils contracted slightly. He had never imagined hearing such words from an "enemy."

"So—I'll force you, you fools blinded by ambition! I'll wipe you all out!"

Chakra erupted with a roar, and dark clouds instantly filled the sky, with thick lightning snakes rolling and roaring within them.

“I belong to no ninja village, no country. I... will become 'war' itself.”

The spiral wheel floated in the palm of his hand, its dark halo reflecting off the fox mask and outlining eerie patterns.

"Whenever a nation attempts to provoke conflict, I will descend, destroy their armies, and crush their ambitions."

"Let them be terrified, let them understand—that daring to wage war will bring a price far worse than death."

As the rotational speed of the spiral wheel reached its peak, tiny cracks began to appear in the surrounding space.

"If peace cannot be achieved through understanding... then let it be maintained through absolute 'despair.'"

"...This is my long-cherished wish."

Chapter 30 Worry

"Absurd! How dare you, a coward, overturn the ironclad order of the ninja world!"

The Raikage's roar was like a thunderclap. His Lightning Release armor suddenly exploded, and the ground beneath his feet cracked like a spiderweb due to the leakage of chakra.

At the same time, the Third Hokage's voice rang out. "Masked man, you said you wanted to stop the war?"

"But aren't your actions right now tantamount to starting a war? Do you realize that your remarks just now are tantamount to making an enemy of the entire world!"

The pockmarked fox mask tilted slightly, seemingly in a cold laugh. "I said—I will become 'war itself.'"

His black robe fluttered in the surging chakra, and the jet-black spiral wheel in his hand spun in his palm, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.

"You're right, this is my war against the entire world."

The Third Hokage frowned deeply, and suddenly raised his voice. "Wait! Your space-time ninjutsu—is it the Flying Thunder God Technique?! Where are you from—"

But before he could finish speaking, Menma had already taken action.

The spiral wheel, which had been charging up for a long time, was suddenly thrown backward, and the pitch-black energy ball cut through the sky and fell straight down into the distant forest.

At the moment of the explosion, the world fell silent.

"boom--!!"

Immediately afterwards, blinding white light engulfed our vision, and a shockwave spread out in a ring, instantly turning towering trees to dust. A blazing fireball expanded and rose, dyeing half the sky crimson. A blast of wind swept in, causing everyone's robes to flutter wildly, and even the Third Hokage and the Raikage had to raise their hands to shield themselves from the oncoming heatwave.

As the light faded, traces of a natural disaster appeared in the distant forest. The forest within a hundred meters was destroyed, replaced by a charred crater nearly a hundred meters in diameter. The soil around the crater was still emitting wisps of smoke, and the air was filled with a pungent, acrid smell.

"To be an enemy of the world?"

Menma's voice was eerily calm, as if the devastating attack just moments before was nothing more than a casual gesture. "If such words came from an ordinary ninja, they'd be considered a madman. But if the speaker—"

The gaze from beneath the fox mask swept over the Third Hokage and Raikage, whose expressions had drastically changed. "Possessing the power to turn such 'boast' into reality?"

The expressions of the two "Kage" turned completely grim. The man before them, who called himself "Menma," was no bluff. When a person's power is strong enough to threaten the entire ninja world's order single-handedly, "being an enemy of the world" is no longer just empty talk, but a chilling reality.

"Come on, I don't want to hurt the innocent."

Mianma's voice was exceptionally clear amidst the aftershocks of the explosion. He raised his hand and pointed to the still-burning forest ruins in the distance.

"My only target is that fool blinded by ambition—Raikage. I'll be waiting for you there."

The next moment, his figure vanished from the spot without warning, as if erased by an eraser.

The Raikage's muscles were taut like steel. His breathing was heavy and hot. This power... this long-cherished wish... he must be destroyed here!

Without the slightest hesitation, Raikage's figure suddenly transformed into a streak of blue-white lightning, the ground beneath his feet collapsing into a crater the instant the explosion occurred. His speed was so great that he even left an afterimage in the air, leaving only scorched lightning marks and flying dust in his wake.

After Minato Namikaze's death, the true value of being the fastest ninja in the world was revealed at this moment.

"Lord Raikage!" Hi and Darui took a step forward almost simultaneously, trying to catch up, however...

"roar--!!"

The Nine-Faced Beast roared, its body blocking their path. Darui's lips twitched, his lazy expression replaced by a solemn one. He once again drew his ninja sword from his back.

"Looks like this won't work..." he muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping over the menacing summoned beasts. "It seems their mission is simply to block us here..."

Xi activated his sensory ninjutsu to its fullest extent, his fingers rapidly forming hand seals, cold sweat trickling down his back. "Chakra reactions...every single one of them is stronger than mine!"

Meanwhile, the Third Hokage turned his gaze from the direction the Raikage had left. "All Anbu, listen up! Destroy these summoning beasts, and then—support the Raikage!"

"Whoosh—!"

The ANBU of Konoha surged forth like a black tide, their eyes beneath masks cold and focused. A blur of kunai flashed as Kakashi silently appeared at the forefront of the group, his Sharingan slowly rotating, locking onto his target.

The battle is about to break out.

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In the distance, atop a towering rooftop somewhere in Konoha, a small, blond figure gazed helplessly at the dust-filled battlefield. Three-year-old Naruto Uzumaki couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead.

So, is my inner self really this chuunibyou (delusional/immature)?

Naruto's eyes were filled with speechlessness. That's right—the "Menma" confronting the Raikage and the Third Hokage was a shadow clone using the [Vortex Menma Experience Card]. The one standing here was his true form.

What about "becoming war itself"... what about "being at odds with the whole world"...

Naruto rubbed his hair, recalling his impassioned declaration, and nearly dug a hole in the floor with his toes. So embarrassing! While the dialogue was certainly impactful, thinking back on it now was incredibly awkward.

My real purpose isn't that lofty!

His plan was actually quite simple. The first step was to create a villainous persona to make it easier to recruit powerful but politically divided rogue ninjas in the future, such as...

Deidara, who constantly proclaims "Art is an explosion."

Kakuzu is only interested in money.

Zabuza, who failed to assassinate the Mizukage but was instead idolized by the Hidden Mist ninjas, was a hero among them.

The second step involves orchestrating a crisis, making "Menma" a feared threat to all nations, while he himself rises as a "Konoha genius," becoming a "guardian" against this threat. This way—he can legitimately acquire more training resources, rack up system points, and consolidate combat power at crucial moments.

The third step is to deal with future threats. Although we don't know how strong the so-called Otsutsuki aliens are, if Earthlings fight amongst themselves all day long, wouldn't they be doomed when a real external enemy comes?

Civil war... let's avoid it if we can.

"Naruto!"

A hurried shout suddenly rang in his ears, startling Naruto so much that he almost slipped off the roof. He hurriedly turned his head and saw a familiar figure—long black hair slightly disheveled from running, cheeks flushed from exercise, and chest heaving violently, clearly having run all the way here.

“Saku…Sakuzuki?”

Naruto's eyes widened; he hadn't expected to see her here at all. What was Uchiha Sasuke doing here? Shouldn't she be with the other villagers at the shelter?

Before he could react, Zuo Yue had already rushed forward and grabbed his ear hard with her fingers.

"Wait! Ouch! Ouch! What are you doing?"

Naruto struggled in pain, but froze instantly when he looked up and met Sasuke's eyes—those proud, dark eyes were now filled with lingering fear, the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and his eyelashes were still damp.

"What do you think?!" Satsuki's voice trembled noticeably. "The village has been invaded! Everyone has gone to the shelter! Do you know how dangerous it is outside?!"

Naruto opened his mouth, but the words he wanted to say suddenly caught in his throat. He then realized that Satsuki had come out specifically to find him.

What just happened?

Just now, when the alarm sounded, Sazuki hurriedly evacuated with the women and children of the Uchiha clan. Fugaku led the Uchiha ninjas to evacuate the civilians. Itachi was on a mission outside and not in the village. Excluding the Nine-Tails' rampage when he had no memory, this was Sazuki's first experience of an invasion.

As the chaos in the shelter subsided, the first thing Zuo Yue did was look around for that blond figure. Upon discovering Naruto was missing, she anxiously questioned the ninja in charge of the evacuation, only to receive a cold response.

"That fox spirit brat? Does anyone know where he is?"

For some reason, nobody cares whether he lives or dies.

This realization gripped Zuoyue's heart like an invisible hand. Before she could even explain to her mother, she ran out of the shelter and ran through the almost deserted village, just to make sure he was safe.

That white light that just illuminated the entire sky…

Recalling the earth-shattering explosion, Zuo Yue's fingers tightened involuntarily. Even her father and sister couldn't have performed such a powerful ninjutsu, right? No… was it even possible for a human to do that? If it had landed in the village…

“Satsuki…you’re crying?” Naruto asked softly.

"I wasn't crying!" Zuo Yue abruptly turned her face away. "Never mind that! Let's go! You big idiot! If that ninjutsu had exploded in the village, you would have died!"

Without a word, she grabbed Naruto's hand with surprising force. Naruto could feel the cold sweat on her palm and its slight trembling.

She's afraid... because of me?

A complex emotion, unlike anything he had ever felt before, spread through his chest, a bittersweet feeling. He let Zuo Yue pull him along towards the shelter.

Chapter 31 Fastest in the Ninja World vs. Fastest in History

At the edge of the charred crater, the Raikage's boot crushed a still-burning splinter. His gaze swept across the battlefield, settling on the unnatural things on the ground.

Inside the giant pit, a few specially made kunai were scattered about.

On the blade of the kunai were engraved similar, yet different, jutsu patterns. Those were the symbols that enemy ninjas once feared most on the battlefield, the shadow that the blond man left on the entire ninja world—the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"...I never thought that someone would be able to learn such troublesome ninjutsu after the Yellow Flash died!"

A dark figure stood silently atop the ruins. Menma stood with one foot on a broken tree trunk, casually tossing a Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand.

"This is clearly the most troublesome space-time ninjutsu, and you actually charged in all by yourself?" His voice came through the mask, tinged with lazy mockery. "Should I call you confident or arrogant?"

"Cut the nonsense!!"

The moment the Raikage's roar exploded, his figure transformed into a blinding bolt of lightning! Lightning Release: Righteous Lightning Sinking Thunder Axe!

His elbow was raised high, then cleaved down like a battle axe, the air exploding as it was compressed by brute force and lightning. This strike was enough to pulverize mountain rocks.

But it came up empty.

Menma's figure vanished like a phantom the instant before the Raikage touched him. The Raikage's nerves tensed instantly, his eyes darting around, trying to pinpoint the location of each kunai.

Left side? Right side? Front? Back?

"it's here!"

Raikage's intuition suddenly warned him! He roared, and lightning crackled around his body as he erupted once more. "Lightning Plow Blade!!"

The direction he charged was exactly where Menma had just appeared! But just as he lunged forward, Menma curled the corners of his mouth and suddenly tossed the kunai in his hand high into the air.

The Raikage's muscle memory outpaced his thinking. Since the kunai had been thrown into the air, the enemy must have teleported into the air! He abruptly reversed his sprint trajectory, and lightning shot straight into the sky like a dragon raising its head—however, there was no one in the air.

"Oops……!"