As he spoke, Kabuto Yakushi's smile faded. "I will recreate every bit of despair and pain Konoha once gave me and return it all to Konoha."
Hearing Kabuto's words, Naruto looked at him curiously.
It wasn't because Kabuto was particularly powerful at the moment.
On the contrary, because Snake Aunt hadn't died in this life, Kabuto Yakushi's world hadn't fallen into confusion again.
It was just that this guy had been probing him with mental energy ever since he appeared, making Naruto a little uncomfortable.
"Hey, girl, we all have our own scores to settle. What's the meaning of constantly sweeping your mental energy over me?"
Kabuto Yakushi clearly hadn't expected Naruto to strike up a conversation.
But since he had spoken, Kabuto adjusted his glasses and asked curiously, "Sasuke, whom Lord Orochimaru personally nurtured and trained, ended up following you. Isn't it only natural that I'd be curious about you?"
Although Kabuto Yakushi had met Naruto before, Naruto's appearance hadn't changed much back then. Still, Kabuto vaguely sensed something familiar about his presence.
"And who are you? Did you come to Konoha solely to help Sasuke destroy it?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shifted the conversation, watching Naruto warily.
Naruto smiled at those words. "Grandpa Hokage, do you really not recognize me? That poor kid who was the only one kept in the dark about a top-secret matter the whole village knew."
Naruto hadn't spoken those words aloud. Instead, he transmitted them through a secret technique of the Yamanaka Clan.
Hearing "Grandpa Hokage" alone had already shocked Hiruzen Sarutobi.
But when he heard about that top-secret matter the whole village knew, Hiruzen Sarutobi staggered backward, staring wide-eyed at the black-haired young man before him.
"You... it's you... how could it be you?"
"You never expected this, did you? Never thought I'd meet