[Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Danzo, why would you do something like that..."]
[Shimura Danzō: "What did I do?"]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: "You're the one who leaked the location during the Nine-Tails' attack, aren't you?"]
[Shimura Danzō: "???"]
[Tobirama Senju: "Danzo, you bastard, what other monstrous things have you done?!"]
[Shimura Danzō: "No... I'm not taking the blame for that. When did I ever leak information about the Nine-Tails?"]
[Kakashi Hatake: "So you're the one who got Kushina killed... Elder Danzo!!!"]
[Obito Uchiha: "."]
The video continued.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Deafening explosions rang out one after another!
A multitude of Summoning Beasts ran rampant through Konoha, destroying everything in their path.
"How dare they throw our village into such chaos..."
Konohamaru appeared on screen, his brow furrowed as he took in the village's devastated state.
"Konohamaru!" a familiar voice called from below.
At the sight of his familiar friends,
Konohamaru was delighted.
He planned to bring them along to save Konoha.
"Big Brother Naruto isn't here right now, so it's our responsibility to protect the village!"
"That's true, but those enemies are as powerful as monsters..." Udon trailed off.
How could the three of them possibly fight Pain?
"Against guys like that, the Ninjutsu Big Brother Naruto taught me will be enough!" Konohamaru's gaze was resolute.
He recalled Naruto teaching him the Rasengan.
With that Ninjutsu, he could definitely defeat Pain!
Because of the way the video had been edited,
no one knew how Naruto had taught Konohamaru.
They even mistakenly assumed Naruto was a good teacher.
After all,
if even a little brat like Konohamaru could learn an A-rank Ninjutsu like the Rasengan,
how were the Jonin supposed to live with themselves?!
Looking at the chaos below, Udon suggested running away.
But Konohamaru shook his head.
How could a hero run away from battle, damn it?!
After reaching an agreement,
the three quickly split up to help the injured villagers.
The scene shifted.
A missile whistled through the air high above,
then exploded against a building, causing a violent tremor.
Konohamaru darted through the alleyways.
He soon found an injured person trapped beneath a building.
"Are you all right?" Konohamaru strained to lift the building.
"Hang in there!"
He held the old woman in his arms, his eyes filled with anger.
Those enemies deserved to die ten thousand deaths!
[Tobirama Senju: "This kid isn't bad either. Monkey, is he your grandson?"]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: "That's right, Master. This is my grandson, Konohamaru!"]
[Konohamaru Sarutobi: "Hahaha, did you see that, Big Brother Naruto? I'm definitely going to beat you!!"]
[Naruto Uzumaki: "Yeah, I accept your challenge!"]
[Boruto Uzumaki: "So that's what Konohamaru-sensei looked like when he was little..."]
[Sarada Uchiha: "I never would have guessed the mature, levelheaded Konohamaru-sensei was so mischievous as a child..."]
[Ebisu: "Konohamaru, you stupid idiot! If you ever find yourself in this situation, run!!"]
[Konohamaru Sarutobi: "No way! A hero doesn't run away from battle. Big Brother Naruto taught me that!"]
The video continued.
"Thank you..." the old woman said weakly.
"You're safe now,"
Konohamaru said softly.
After setting the old woman down on the ground, he gave a soft chuckle.
Another cry of pain came from the distance. He quickly got to his feet and rushed toward it.
Konohamaru poked his head out and frowned at the scene in the distance.
There was no doubt about it.
That organization had killed Uncle Asuma...
"Is Naruto Uzumaki in the village? What's the situation?" Naraka Path's gaze was ice-cold.
"Even if it's Naruto, he's still our comrade in Konoha. We'll never sell out a comrade!" the two ninja answered weakly.
"So this is the so-called Will of Fire..." Naraka Path seized both of them by the neck.
"If you don't answer me, you won't get another chance. I'll ask one last time..."
As he spoke,
a gigantic King of Hell suddenly appeared out of the ground.
The people watching the video stared in astonishment.
Naraka Path asked again,
but the two Konoha ninja still refused to betray their comrade.
"Is that so? Then I'll judge for myself!" Naraka Path's gaze grew even colder.
The men's mouths bulged, and their tongues came out,
stretching long, like Orochimaru's.
Soon,
the King of Hell behind them suddenly reached out and grabbed their tongues...
Just like that, the two lost their souls and died.
"It seems you really don't know anything..."
Naraka Path flung one of them to the ground.
"What was that? He didn't even do anything, but the man on the right can't move anymore..."
Konohamaru trembled as he took a step back.
Two Jonin had died without being able to resist.
What could Konohamaru do?
Konohamaru was just about to escape
when his head struck a steel pipe,
making a noise
that quickly drew Naraka Path's attention.
Carrying the corpse, Naraka Path walked toward him!
Just then, Ebisu hurried onto the battlefield.
"You really do whatever you please! I'll never forgive a monster like you!" Ebisu pushed up his sunglasses.
"Ebisu-sensei..." Konohamaru looked tense.
"Run while you still can, Konohamaru..."
As he spoke, Ebisu started moving, rushing off into the distance.
However,
in no time at all, he fell to the ground just like that ninja, and then stopped struggling...
[Ebisu: "Young master, hurry and run while you still can!!"]
[Konohamaru Sarutobi: "But if I ran away, what would happen to you in the video?"]
[Hanzo of the Salamander: "Are all the brats in Konoha this naive...?"]
[Zabuza Momochi: "If you really found yourself in that situation, you should just run.
Instead, you're still trying to play hero. You don't actually think you could kill Naraka Path by hitting him with a Rasengan, do you?"]
The video continued.
"Where are you looking?!"
Ebisu shouted.
He wanted to give Konohamaru a chance to escape.
Watching the scene from a distance, Konohamaru was filled with worry.
Was he really going to turn tail and run...?
Ebisu struggled to dodge every one of Naraka Path's attacks.
He had no room for error. A single hit would kill him.
"What do I do? What am I supposed to do...?"
Konohamaru pounded the wall and took a deep breath, determination in his eyes.
At that moment,
Naraka Path lifted Ebisu straight into the air.
"Where is Naruto? If you know, answer me honestly!"
"You seem to know Naruto Uzumaki, so tell me where he is!" Naraka Path's eyes were cold.
"I... I may not look like much, but I'm an elite teacher.
Naruto is my student.
I once thought he was an obstacle standing in Konohamaru's way of becoming Hokage..."
Scenes from the past flashed through Ebisu's mind.
"That's what I used to think...
But Naruto never surrendered to his cursed fate.
With his natural cheerfulness and his courage to never give up, he overcame countless difficulties."
"As his teacher, I should have taught him important things, but I couldn't.
And yet he taught those things to my student."
Ebisu's voice was hoarse, but his gaze was firm.
No matter what, he would never reveal Naruto's location!
[Naruto Uzumaki: "Mr. Ebisu, and everyone else... I never knew you all cared about me so much (ó﹏ò｡) "]
[Konoha shopkeeper: "Actually... the main reason everyone hated you was the rumors."]
[Konoha villager: "That's right.
Someone used to spread rumors about you, saying you were a demon fox reincarnated and that you'd destroyed the village. Everyone had lost loved ones, and their anger led them to do a lot of irrational things..."]
[Minato Namikaze: "Sorry to trouble you, but what were these rumors about?"]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Danzo, you bastard! As of now, I'm stripping you of your position!!!"]
[Shimura Danzō: "Hiruzen, everything I did was for Konoha. You'll regret this!!!"]
[Tobirama Senju: "Danzo, I really want to slap you to death right now. How did I ever end up teaching a monster like you...?"]
(This book tries something different and doesn't do conspiracy theories...)
(Danzo takes the blame for everything, including all the bugs (ó﹏ò｡) )
(Everyone, please stop flaming me...)