Kumogakure Village

The Third Hokage looked at the angry Naruto and said, "Naruto, calm down. It is obvious that someone is trying to incite a war between Konoha and Kumogakure. We must not fall for it; it is better to leave this matter to the Raikage to handle."

Naruto looked at the Third Hokage in disbelief. "What did you say? Leave it to the Raikage? What if he lies to us? No, this matter cannot be handed over to the Raikage."

"Besides, even if what you say is true, Old Man Third, and it was just some people in Kumogakure trying to stir up trouble, it still means the Raikage cannot control his own subordinates. He is at fault as well. In short, this must be resolved by Konoha; it cannot be left to Kumogakure."

"I will send everyone who dares to target Hinata to hell." As he spoke, a powerful crimson chakra erupted from Naruto's body, enveloping him in a four-tailed Nine-Tails cloak. His Sharingan evolved to three tomoe, and even his White Eye emitted a cold, eerie light.

Everyone was shocked by Naruto's transformation—not just by the leakage of Nine-Tails chakra, but by the fact that he possessed both the Sharingan and the White Eye simultaneously.

The Third Hokage said nervously, "Naruto, what are you trying to do? Stop this at once!" (Hiashi had not yet had the chance to tell the Third about the eyes.)

Just as Naruto unleashed the Nine-Tails chakra, the hidden Anbu appeared one after another, and even Danzo arrived. Naruto's angry face suddenly calmed down.

Looking at the Third Hokage, Naruto knelt on one knee and said solemnly, "Lord Hokage, Advisors, Lord Danzo, I understand that you are considering the village's interests and do not want to escalate this. As a member of Konoha, I can understand that."

"However, I ask that you allow me to seek an explanation from Kumogakure in my own name. This will also let the world know that even if Konoha has some internal strife, it remains the head of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Please, grant me this."

Without waiting for the Third Hokage's reply, Naruto vanished from everyone's sight. Danzo then spoke up: "Third, what is the meaning of this? Why did the Jinchuriki lose control, and what is this about going to Kumogakure? Give me an explanation."

After Utatane Koharu explained the sequence of events to Danzo, Danzo said to the Third, "Heh, Third, you are less capable than a child now. And this child has mastered techniques you know nothing about. Hahaha." Danzo laughed and left.

Not long after Danzo left, Jiraiya arrived. In truth, Jiraiya had been back in the village for some time, but he had been busy gathering material and had not visited the Third. However, the surge of Nine-Tails chakra had startled him, and he hurried over.

"It seems I am late. Can someone tell me what exactly happened? Ibiki, you tell me." Jiraiya said upon entering. Seeing Jiraiya, the Third Hokage wanted to ask him some questions, but he patiently waited for Jiraiya to understand the full story first.

After hearing the account, Jiraiya let out a loud laugh: "Hahaha, as expected of my disciple! This temperament is just like mine."

The Third Hokage said to Jiraiya with dissatisfaction, "Naruto is your disciple, so can you tell me when his seal loosened?" Everyone assumed the leakage of Nine-Tails chakra was due to the seal loosening.

"The seal loosened? Hahaha! Are you so old now, Third, that you can't even tell if a seal has loosened? The seal on Naruto isn't just loosened—it has been broken entirely." Everyone was left speechless by this revelation.

Mitokado Homura said with difficulty, "That's impossible. If the seal were broken, why hasn't the Nine-Tails inside Naruto gone on a rampage?"

"Heh, because Naruto has become friends with the Nine-Tails, so it won't go on a rampage. In other words, he has become a perfect Jinchuriki. He and the Nine-Tails inside him have become partners," Jiraiya replied with a chuckle.

Hiashi, having regained his composure, added, "That is not all. His bloodline has undergone atavism."

"Bloodline atavism?" Utatane Koharu asked, puzzled.

Hiashi said, "I spoke with Naruto today and learned that he possesses both the White Eye and the Sharingan, as well as a nearly immortal Sage Body. His bloodline has regressed close to that of the ancestors." The Third Hokage was so shocked he didn't know what to say.

Utatane Koharu still didn't understand what atavism meant, but possessing three bloodline limits at once was an incredible matter. She wanted to ask more, but the Third Hokage interrupted: "I will explain bloodline atavism to you later. For now, I want to ask Jiraiya: has Naruto already learned the Flying Thunder God technique?"

"Yes, I taught him both the Flying Thunder God and the Rasengan. I had intended to teach him the Summoning Jutsu this time and then take him out for two years of training in a few years. I didn't expect something like this to happen. Sigh, it seems I have no choice but to go to Kumogakure to bring him back." Jiraiya said helplessly.

The Third Hokage then said, "Koharu, Homura, immediately arrange for all available Anbu and Chunin-level ninjas or higher to be dispatched to the Land of Lightning. Jiraiya, go to Kumogakure immediately to retrieve Naruto. You must not let anything happen to him."

"Third, what are you trying to do?" "That's right, Third, this will trigger a war!" Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura asked nervously.

"Do not ask again. Also, this time, have Danzo send out Root as well; no holding back. As for the reason, I will explain it to you later. You only need to know that Naruto is the future of Konoha, and he is the key to us reclaiming the glory of the First Hokage's era."

Although Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were shocked and wanted to ask more, they knew it was not the time. They hurriedly left to carry out the Third Hokage's orders.

"I never thought it, old man. It turns out you aren't old yet." Jiraiya said with emotion, as if seeing the Third Hokage from his younger days.

"Hmm, you didn't really think I was too old to move, did you? There are some things you don't need to worry about for me," the Third Hokage said calmly.

"Then I'm off, old man." Jiraiya finished and left using the Reverse Summoning Jutsu.

At this moment, Naruto was using the Flying Thunder God technique to travel toward Kumogakure at full speed, carrying the ninja he had snatched from Ibiki. It took him only one night to arrive at Kumogakure.

Naruto used the Flying Thunder God to teleport in front of the Raikage's office building and shouted loudly, "Raikage, come out here!"

Nearby pedestrians were startled by the child and began to whisper among themselves. A guard approached Naruto to drive him away, but just as he reached out, Naruto dodged, and with a Rasengan in his hand, he sent the guard flying through the glass and into the Raikage's office.

A furious roar came from the Raikage: "Which one of you is tired of living and dares to act recklessly in Kumogakure?" Then, a dark shadow crashed through the wall and jumped down.

Naruto looked at the tall man before him and said, "You are the Raikage. Is this person a Jonin of your village?" With that, Naruto tossed the Cloud ninja at the Raikage's feet.

The Raikage looked at the man at his feet and said, "That's right, he is indeed a ninja of my Kumogakure."

"Good. This man infiltrated the Hyuga clan in our Konoha and tried to kidnap the young lady of the Hyuga clan before I caught him. The young lady of the Hyuga clan is my lover. Tell me, shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Naruto said calmly.

The Raikage looked at Naruto and said, "Kid, even if I don't know if what you say is true, that is no reason for you to be arrogant in front of me."

"Lord Raikage, save me!" the Cloud ninja on the ground pleaded.

The Raikage looked at him with disdain and said, "Trash, you are a disgrace. I will settle things with you later. Now get out of here and stop embarrassing Kumogakure." With a kick, he sent the ninja flying through several walls before he stopped, looking essentially crippled.

After kicking the ninja away, the Raikage said to Naruto, "I will handle the mistakes they made, but now I must deal with you, for you have offended the dignity of Kumogakure."

"Heh, perfect. I have a belly full of fire to vent as well. Tell me, where shall we fight? I don't want to involve innocent villagers." Naruto replied, refusing to back down.

The Raikage looked at Naruto with appreciation: "Kid, I like you more and more. Follow me, I'll take you somewhere where we can fight to our heart's content."

The Raikage walked away, and just as Naruto was about to follow, a woman's voice called out: "Lord Raikage, you still have a lot of documents to process! You can't leave!"

Naruto saw a woman running out of the office building carrying a stack of files. Upon hearing her voice, the Raikage walked even faster. Naruto hurried to keep up, and when he turned back, he saw the woman looking at him with a resentful expression while clutching the files. Seeing that look, Naruto felt he had been set up by the Raikage and quickened his pace to get away from those eyes.

After catching up to the Raikage, he said, "I think I've been used. You just didn't want to work and used me as a shield." Naruto thought to himself, And he talked about the dignity of Kumogakure—what a pathetic excuse.

The Raikage, having his lie exposed, felt a bit awkward and snapped in annoyance, "Enough talk!"

Naruto and the Raikage arrived at a place called Cloud Gorge, where another ninja holding several swords was teaching a female ninja. Both of them had Tailed Beast chakra cloaks. Naruto knew these two were the Jinchuriki of Kumogakure: Killer B of the Eight-Tails and Yugito of the Two-Tails.

Seeing the Raikage arrive, both stopped their training. Killer B said to the Raikage, "Big Brother, why are you here? Is something wrong?" Yugito also greeted the Raikage.

"Nothing much, B. It's just that I don't like this kid, and I want to beat him up," the Raikage said.

Naruto replied indifferently, "It's not yet certain who will be beating whom."

As he finished speaking, Naruto activated the Adamantine Sealing Chains. More than a dozen chains shot toward the Raikage. The Raikage had not expected this brat to play dirty, so he swiftly dodged the encirclement of the Adamantine Sealing Chains and arrived above Naruto.

He threw a heavy punch toward the back of Naruto's head. Naruto had not expected the Raikage to be so fast, but fortunately, his sensory abilities were strong. He had sensed the Raikage's movement trajectory in advance and released the Adamantine Sealing Chains from his back beforehand, barely blocking the Raikage's strike; otherwise, he would have been defeated.

The Raikage did not expect Naruto to be able to block his attack, and furthermore, those chains were actually capable of sealing the lightning-attribute chakra he had coated his body with.

This left the Raikage feeling somewhat restricted and very uncomfortable. The Raikage watched as the Naruto before him vanished once again.

Naruto sensed with all his might and pulled out a Kunai, throwing it toward the rear. However, the Raikage dodged it. At this moment, Naruto rapidly released the Adamantine Sealing Chains, shooting them forward, but the Raikage dodged every one of Naruto's chains.

Just as the Raikage closed in, another chain suddenly shot out from Naruto's chest; this was the last chain Naruto had at the moment. But just as this chain trapped the Raikage, he suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

"Not good, it's a Lightning Clone!" But it was already too late; the electricity from the Lightning Clone paralyzed Naruto.

At this moment, the Raikage appeared behind Naruto and said triumphantly, "Got you!" But suddenly, Naruto vanished.

The Raikage turned his head rapidly to see Naruto already a dozen meters behind him, with a Kunai identical to the Fourth Hokage's at his feet. Looking at Naruto, the Raikage felt as if he were seeing the Fourth.

With a complex expression, the Raikage said to Naruto, "The Flying Thunder God Technique. What relation is the Fourth Hokage to you?"

Naruto watched the Raikage vigilantly and replied, "The Fourth Hokage—that is my father."