Hidden Cloud Village (Kumogakure)
Mabui: "Raikage-sama… if Akatsuki attacked our village, could we do better than Konoha did in the footage?"
The Fourth Raikage (A): "If it were the current Hidden Cloud Village? We'd end up worse than Konoha."
"But now that there's that mysterious scroll—and those mysterious rankings… everything is an unknown."
"I didn't qualify for the Summoned Beast Ranking. But if there are other rankings, I'll definitely be on one of them—and I'll take first place! Then I'll obtain generous rewards and greatly boost both myself and the Hidden Cloud Village!"
Hidden Stone Village (Iwagakure)
Ōnoki: "Deidara… so this is the organization you joined after leaving the village? They really are strong!"
Kurotsuchi looked worried. "Grandpa… will Deidara ever come back?"
Ōnoki was worried as well—but not about Deidara's loyalty.
He was worried whether he still had enough power to bring Deidara back from Akatsuki at all.
Hidden Sand Village (Sunagakure)
Chiyo: "I didn't expect Akatsuki to be this terrifying…"
"Even if I go to the Rain Country… can I truly bring Sasori back?"
Hidden Mist Village (Kirigakure)
Mei Terumī: "So scary! Akatsuki is too frightening!"
"If they go all out, they might even be able to destroy an entire great nation!"
Mei—who had been eager to watch Tsunade get humiliated—suddenly remembered she herself was a Kage, and her expression stiffened.
Chōjūrō: "Mizukage-sama… Akatsuki is strong, but not that terrifying, right?"
Mei: "Just keep watching!"
Konoha
Ordinary ninja and villagers were either panicking or furious.
Panicking—because Konoha shinobi were being defeated without any resistance.
Furious—because of what Akatsuki was doing inside their home.
Chūnin Exam Arena
Naruto clenched his fists so tight his knuckles turned white, teeth grinding.
"Bastards! I won't forgive those guys in the footage!!!"
Sasuke wanted to say something—then stopped.
This was the future. A future where he had already defected.
What did this have to do with him?
The rest of the Konoha Twelve were furious as well.
Kiba: "Before that day comes, I must get stronger!"
Rock Lee: "Yes! When they come—I'll knock them out with elegance and youth!"
"Tch." Shikamaru frowned. "You're all too naive…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi—though enraged—still felt a faint, smug satisfaction.
Yes.
Without him, Konoha really couldn't survive.
Root Base
"I didn't expect Akatsuki to be this terrifying… If that day really comes, Root must hide underground and preserve its strength."
"Only by surviving can we protect what we must protect."
Danzō Shimura had already made his plan:
When that day came… he'd hide.
"Of course… if I am Hokage—"
Then…
That would be the perfect chance.
A perfect opportunity…
to eliminate rivals.
Pure Land
[Senju Hashirama: Damn it! Has Konoha become so weak that just a few people can invade at will!?][Senju Tobirama: What is the Hokage of this era even doing!? Getting bullied on their own doorstep!?][Uchiha Madara: Tobirama, if it's still that useless student of yours—the Third—then it's perfectly expected.][Uchiha Izuna: Didn't expect that even after my death, I'd get to witness the day Konoha is destroyed.][Hashirama: The Hokage of that future era is truly incompetent… I don't know who it is, but I REALLY want to give them a beating!][Tobirama: Brother, I support beating them!][Madara: Hashiramaa~ need my help?][Hashirama: Madara! So you do care about Konoha after all!][Madara: Tch! Hashirama, you misunderstand. I just want to beat someone up.]
Everyone in the Pure Land watched the battle with intense interest.
The Footage Continued
[Konoha Forensics Department.]["The chakra meter reacted suddenly!"]["The black rods are heating up."]["I thought something was off!"]["These are receivers—high-frequency chakra tuning devices."]["I must inform Lady Tsunade immediately!"]
[At that moment, explosions shook the building.]
[Elsewhere, Shikamaru and the others felt the same quake.][They rushed to the window—only to see chaos erupting across the village.]
["What's going on!?"]["Let's check it out!"]
[Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!][They split up and dashed out.]
[Konoha Intelligence Division.][Inoichi Yamanaka continued probing the Amegakure shinobi's mind.][At last, he broke through the genjutsu defenses—reaching the memory core.]
Pure Land (Again)
[Madara: Hashiramaa~ hahaha! Now do you know who the Hokage in the footage is?][Hashirama's face darkened. Madara! I know… it's my granddaughter—Tsunade.][Madara laughed wildly: Hahahaha! Hashiramaaa! So do you still wanna beat her?][Hashirama: If it's Tsunade… then I can understand. After all, she—]
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Mabui — Assistant/secretary to the Fourth Raikage in Kumogakure.
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