Minato Namikaze's declaration—"From this day forward, I will protect Earth"—spread across every screen in the world within a fraction of a second.
Twitter's servers had barely recovered from their fifth crash when the sixth hit.
Once they were back online, the comments erupted like boiling oil doused in gasoline:
"Holy shit??? What did he say??? He's going to protect Earth???"
"A murderer who just blasted the Golden Armor God of War into a crater says he's going to be the Savior???"
"He's got more nerve than the crater in Manhattan is wide!"
"People from Fusang are all the same! They attacked Pearl Harbor, ambushed Yongye, and now they're stealing the savior's place!"
"Who gave him the nerve?"
"Wait, look at the battlefield! Doomsday's still fighting! Minato Namikaze really did step in!"
"Step in, my ass! That punch didn't hurt Doomsday at all! He's just posing!"
"Get the people of Fusang off Earth!"
"Go back to your islands!"
Global opinion flipped in an instant. Moments ago, everyone had been cursing Batman; now all their fury poured onto Minato Namikaze.
He had killed the previous Savior and made himself the new one. Most of the world refused to accept that path to power.
But amid the overwhelming abuse, one region's comments told a very different story.
Fusang, Tokyo.
On Twitter's trending list in Fusang, "Minato Namikaze" shot to the top like a rocket. Behind it came a string of trending phrases that baffled the rest of the world:
"The pride of Fusang"
"Minato Namikaze is saving Earth"
"It's finally our turn"
"The greatest hero of the Great Nuclear Nation"
The comments were nothing but fervent support, like a grove of cherry blossoms set ablaze:
"Lord Minato Namikaze! You are the glory of Fusang!"
"At last, someone from Fusang stands at the top