"...We were too extravagant, so you couldn't say anything."
"But there's nothing we can do about that. The important thing is the thought."
"Naruto will be happy even if it's not extravagant, yeah!"
Kankuro, as the Kazekage's Advisor, was erupting like a volcano.
"Don't underestimate us! Our wedding gift is, of course, similar to the Hidden Cloud Village's!"
"The wedding venue will be filled with flowers from Sunagakure."
"And to enhance the banquet's dishes, we're also giving a premium tuna."
"Of course, there are also return gifts of sweets, one for each guest. That's about it."
Killer Bee exclaimed, dramatically clutching the back of his head.
"Ah, I forgot something important!"
"There's also entertainment here. I didn't expect Big Brother to dance the Kumogakure Dance!"
Kankuro: "!!!"
Gaara: "!!"
Tenten: "!!"
"The Raikage is actually going to dance the Kumogakure Dance!"
Hidden Cloud Village.
Third year of high school.
Killer Bee was sweating profusely.
He personally knew that the 'himself' on the screen was definitely exaggerating.
But the screen Killer Bee had calmly walked away after his rap.
Now he himself was right next to Big Brother!!!
"Big Brother, I..."
The Fourth Raikage 'cordially' put his arm around Killer Bee's shoulder.
"Where are you going..."
Soon, with several loud explosions and screams,
the mountain returned to its usual calm.
"The streets are bustling with activity."
"Gaara, Kankuro, and Konoha's Lee and Tenten were walking side by side."
"Kankuro held up a finger, having an idea: 'Alright, if the Raikage is going to dance, then Gaara should perform the Sunagakure Samba!'"
"Lee: 'Oh? That sounds exciting!'"
"Gaara said calmly: 'What a joke. I can't dance, and besides, Naruto and the others wouldn't be happy, would they?' "
"Lee stroked his chin in thought."
" 'On the contrary, he'd be the first one to join in.' "
"Gaara swallowed, expressing his shock."
"Imagining that scene,"
"Gaara, for a moment, actually felt a bit tempted to agree to dance."
"Fortunately, Tenten stopped this unreliable idea in time."
Sunagakure.
Training ground.
Gaara turned his stiff neck to look at Kankuro.
If he really danced the samba in public, he might truly have to 'thank' Kankuro.
At this moment, he didn't have the same awareness as the 'Gaara' on the screen.
After all, he hadn't yet interacted with Naruto, and hadn't been captivated by Naruto's same-sex charm.
Kankuro was also very flustered at this moment.
The patterns on his usually serious face now looked weaker.
"Gaara, this wasn't my idea..."
Temari: "Gaara, I saw in the screen that you seemed a bit inclined to agree?"
Gaara turned his head away, avoiding Temari's strange gaze.
"No."
"Ichiraku Ramen."
"Gaara said to Iruka,"
" 'We focused too much on formalities and forgot the most fundamental thing.' "
"Iruka: 'What do you mean?' "
" 'I shouldn't congratulate Naruto as the Kazekage, but as a friend. Is that alright?' "
The scene ended.
"The Hidden Leaf Destruction Arc, Uzumaki Naruto's Complete Rampage!"
As soon as this title appeared,
in every corner of the Ninja World, countless Ninja experienced a mental earthquake.
Hidden Leaf Destruction!!!
Konoha.
Hokage Building.
Looking at the title on the screen,
the Third Hokage's eyes instantly blazed with fury and killing intent.
At this moment, he truly possessed the dignity of a Hokage, the aura of a strong Ninja World leader.
He constantly thought of the Second's dying wishes.
How could it be!!!
How could Konoha be destroyed!!
He carefully recalled the previous scenes shown on the screen.
Naruto receiving the title of Seventh Hokage from Kakashi.
Naruto's wedding, Gaara coming to Konoha for the Five Kage Summit.
Could it be that Konoha really was destroyed once!!?
It's just that it was rebuilt later.
No wonder Gaara stood on a Konoha street and didn't quite recognize Konoha's appearance.
It turns out it was an entirely new Konoha... Thinking of this,
the Third Hokage felt his breathing become somewhat uneven.
His pipe had fallen to the ground at some point.
When he slowly bent down to pick it up, his whole body was trembling slightly.
When he finally picked it up and sat back in his chair, he completely lost heart.
By his will,
Konoha's destruction must only happen after he becomes a corpse.
It seems he had already died in battle by that time.
Even the Nine-Tailed inside Naruto had completely rampaged?
What enemy could cause such an outcome?
A siege by other Ninja villages?
Or other threats hidden beneath the Ninja World?
Konoha, no matter what, was deeply rooted.
He hadn't expected this battle to be the destruction of Konoha.
What the screen was showing would likely expose things hidden in the shadows of the Ninja World.
He truly didn't know if it was good or bad.
Fortunately, nothing had happened yet.
He must ensure that what happened on the screen could not happen.
Thinking of this,
the Third Hokage rallied his spirits.
Standing up, he ordered an Anbu member to invite key Konoha department heads and clan leaders.
To gather Konoha's core strength for an emergency meeting regarding the screen's content.
Danzo Shimura, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Nara Shikaku, and others rushed over.
Ninja Academy.
Not only these youngsters, but even Kakashi, Iruka, and others were stunned by this information.
Kakashi looked at 'The Hidden Leaf Destruction Arc' and remained silent for a long time.
The previous two battles could barely be called Konoha's victories.
This time, even if Naruto won, Konoha was destroyed.
Could that still be called a victory?
Since its establishment, Konoha had always stood at the pinnacle of the Ninja World.
It had endured multiple Ninja World Wars and numerous enemy plots without being destroyed.
This time, in Naruto's generation, was it still unable to escape destruction?
Another war?
Kakashi had a strong sense of belonging to Konoha.
Although his father died of guilt due to the villagers' reproaches,
through his interactions with countless excellent Ninja seniors and juniors in Konoha, he had long gained a deeper understanding of comrades.
In this situation, he would definitely stand on the front lines to fight.
Was it Naruto who once again turned the tide... Among the younger generation.
The Konoha 11: "!!!"
Naruto: "This can't be real, right, Shikamaru? How is this possible?! Konoha is so strong, it must be what you said, the screen deliberately giving false information!"
Just like the previous 'Naruto's Wedding'.
After watching for a long time, they still didn't see who Naruto's spouse was.
Sakura didn't appear at all!
As the one getting married, Naruto himself didn't appear either!
Shikamaru frowned and thought for a moment, then he honestly said: "The previous title focused on Gaara, so it's normal for your name not to appear. This title..."
"This Konoha destruction is the background; this already explains everything."
Sakura and Ino were incredulous.
They hadn't even become Ninja yet, how could they face such a thing!
With a 'snap',
Akimichi Choji's potato chip bag fell to the ground.
Inuzuka Kiba's dog wagged its tail and went to eat it.
At this moment, Choji didn't even have the heart to care.
This kind of thing, truly... Hinata, unlike the surprised crowd, was fully focused.
At this moment, she vaguely had a sense of determination.
Her father often said she was weak.
In reality, she just didn't want to harm her clan members.
If she encountered someone who wanted to destroy Konoha, she would absolutely not show any weakness!
She believed that this was not just Naruto's battle alone!
Land of Hot Water.
Bathhouse.
Jiraiya's nonchalant expression completely vanished.
His usual carefree and unreliable demeanor was now nowhere to be seen.
He had already left the bath and put on his combat attire.
Konoha's destruction.
Such a thing was actually going to appear on the screen.
Although he couldn't imagine it being possible, he now had no choice but to believe it.
The screen's broadcasts were starting to develop into increasingly major events.
Whether it was right or not was beside the point.
The information revealed within it was already enough to cause panic.
It was time to leave the Land of Hot Water.
Jiraiya's primary destination was Mount Myōboku.
He planned to ask the Toad Sage, who could foresee the future.
What exactly was this screen... A certain pub in the Ninja World.
Upon seeing this news, Tsunade angrily punched the air.
"Shizune!!!"
A gust of wind whipped up a hurricane.
It scattered the people around on the street, and the goods on the vendors' stalls were blown away.
Shizune finally managed to steady herself, seeing the scene around her with great helplessness.
"Yes, Lady Tsunade!"
"We're going back to Konoha!!!"
"Yes, but first, I need to compensate for others' losses..."
Tsunade looked over strangely.
Shizune nodded, gesturing for her to look around.
The result was that the vendors and the overturned passersby were glaring fiercely at her.
Tsunade knew things were bad and disappeared from in front of the pub in a few leaps.
"Shizune, clean this up and then follow me!"
"Yes..."
Leaving Shizune to clean up the mess.