Three years ago, a major incident occurred in Konoha.
The Uchiha, a large clan with hundreds of members, suffered a massacre. Every clansman vanished overnight, leaving only the sole survivor, Sasuke Uchiha. The culprit was none other than the S-rank rogue ninja, Itachi Uchiha.
And from that day onward, Naruto, the Demon Fox who had been active in the village, also disappeared without a trace.
The incident sparked discussion among Konoha's villagers, but the attention died down after a few weeks. The villagers did not care whether Naruto was dead or alive; they were more concerned with the Uchiha massacre.
According to the Hokage Building, Naruto had previously come under attack from the Uchiha.
For safety reasons, Naruto was deemed unfit to continue attending the ninja academy. He had been taken to the Anbu for training, where he would receive harsher ninja education and become one of the Anbu's elite.
That explanation might fool Chunin and Genin, but it could not deceive an elite Jonin like Hyuga Hiashi.
According to information from the black market, the Uchiha had not been massacred on the night of their clan's supposed extermination. Instead, they had led their clansmen overseas to the Land of Whirlpools, where they established Uzushio Village. Their leader happened to be a member of the Uzumaki Clan...
Naruto's disappearance definitely had something to do with the Leader of Uzushio. Perhaps he had even been taken in by some ancient monster of the Uzumaki Clan.
The Hyuga Clan had once possessed such an ancient monster as well, though he had passed away over a decade ago. If that man were still alive, his younger brother, Hizashi Hyuga, would not have died because of this, and he himself would have had more say in matters.
In the end, the Will of Fire