[Two Konoha shinobi dropped from above, restraining Pain from both sides while telling a third person to report to the Hokage.]
["Ah!"]
[In just an instant, the two who thought they had immobilized Pain were blasted away and killed.]
[The last remaining Konoha ninja was pulled uncontrollably toward Pain.]
[Whoosh!]
["Pff!"]
[A black rod appeared in Pain's hand, stabbing straight through the ninja who had been dragged toward him.]
[After eliminating all present shinobi without the slightest effort, Pain lifted his head toward Konoha's outer wall.]
["It begins."]
The Shinobi World
"So strong! So this is Pain's power?"
"Definitely not going after him for the Transformation Pills…"
"But isn't Konoha supposed to be the strongest village? They look weak as hell!"
"Does that mean the 'strongest Hokage' and 'strongest village' titles were all fake?"
Konoha
Almost every shinobi and villager stared at the screen in shock.
Especially the Konoha ninja shown dying moments ago.
"H-Hey! I'm considered one of the stronger Chūnin… and I was taken out that easily!?"
"What was that jutsu? He was restrained, didn't move at all, and still blasted them away?"
"He can even pull people straight to him… just what kind of power is this!?"
Pure Land
[Senju Hashirama: Madara! Isn't that the legendary Rinnegan?]
[Uchiha Madara: Hashira–maaaa. You're not mistaken. That is the Rinnegan.]
[Senju Tobirama: The Sage of Six Paths' dōjutsu, huh? Interesting.]
The Footage Continued
[The scene shifted.]
[Shikamaru placed a card on the table—covered in numbers with no apparent pattern.]
On the Road Back to Konoha
Jiraiya, seeing those numbers, felt a rush of familiarity.
"That code is mine—it means the real body isn't among them."
The footage continued.
[Shikamaru: "With this code, Inoichi from the intel division should be able to quickly extract information from the Rain shinobi."]
Jiraiya: "As expected of Naruto… he cracked my code perfectly."
"But why would I leave that message? Does that mean I…"
The image continued.
[Sakura: "Shizune-senpai is already treating this as top priority. We'll have results soon."]
[Beside Sakura stood a girl with messy hair and extremely thick glasses—Shiho.]
[Shiho: "And decoding Naruto's message… 'the real body isn't inside,' right?"]
[Shikamaru: "We need to use all gathered intel to uncover Pain's true nature."]
[Shikamaru suddenly grew serious: "The secret of the man who even defeated Lord Jiraiya."]
Jiraiya froze.
He'd already felt something wrong earlier.
Now, from Shikamaru's words—
It was almost certain.
He… apparently died!?
"He couldn't have been… by Pain—
What outrageous treason!!!!"
A Small Inn beside a Gambling Den
Shizune: "Lady Tsunade… Jiraiya-sama, he…"
"I know."
Tsunade walked to the window, staring outside, lost in thought.
Mount Myōboku
Gamahiro: "Jiraiya… dead? But he mastered Sage Mode!"
Gamaken: "Seems that Pain fellow is terrifyingly strong…"
Konoha
"No way! Jiraiya-sama died!?"
"Who is this Pain? He can defeat Jiraiya-sama!?"
"Don't tell me Pain is part of Akatsuki too…"
"Just what kind of organization is Akatsuki!? Is everyone OP? Except that Tobi guy."
Chūnin Exam Arena
Orochimaru's eyes flickered with mixed emotion.
He hadn't expected that in the future…
Tsunade becomes Fifth Hokage.
He is killed by Sasuke.
And Jiraiya is killed by Pain.
Others might not know who Pain is—
but as a former Akatsuki member, Orochimaru knew all too well.
Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a deep sigh.
Even Jiraiya dies in the future?
Indeed!
Without him, Konoha collapses!
Therefore—
He must not die.
He must remain Hokage.
Only then could Konoha remain the strongest village.
And this wasn't a dream.
He had a Transformation Pill.
He could increase all abilities tenfold—
including lifespan.
Past, present, future—
Hokage would always be him, Sarutobi Hiruzen!
Naruto: "Pervy Sage… defeated by Pain? No way! He's super strong!"
Sasuke looked at him.
"Naruto, you already gained a massive power boost. If you keep growing stronger… you can protect Jiraiya in the future."
Naruto's eyes lit up.
"Sasuke! Thank you! I know what I must do!"
Even though feminized, with strength increased tenfold, Naruto was overflowing with confidence.
"No matter if it's Konoha or Pervy Sage—I'll protect them!"
"Because I, Naruto, will definitely become Hokage!"
Hinata looked at him, conflicted.
Naruto still acted like the Naruto she knew—
But… he no longer looked like the Naruto she knew.
He could no longer become her husband…
Only her sister now.
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