The next day,
A giant, over six meters tall, arrived in Konohagakure, and this giant was in cahoots with the Demon Fox. This news spread quickly in the not-so-large Konohagakure District.
Because too many people had seen Whitebeard and Naruto.
Such news couldn't be hidden.
"Hey!," Chouji!" Nara Shikamaru, with his hands behind his head, yawned and said, "This story is getting around. A giant over six meters tall, I've never seen anything like it!"
*crunch* crunch* Choji eating a bag of chips, replied lazily, "These chips are pretty good."
"Aren't you listening to what I'm saying?" Shikamaru had a perplexed expression, looking at his friend
Choji turned his head in confusion, "Weren't you talking about Giant Chips?"
Shikamaru sighed, "Take your time with those chips!"
These two young kids treated such matters as casual topics of conversation.
Shikamaru had a vague feeling that something was amiss.
But because he is still young there were things even he couldn't understand as clearly as the Konohagakure's higher-ups did.
.....
Meanwhile,
In the Hyuga clan's compound,
"A giant named Whitebeard?" Hyuga Hiashi, the clan head, certainly couldn't be unaware of such a major event.
And he knew more details than the common people.
Especially in certain details.
"He has a good relationship with Uzumaki Naruto, had a confrontation with the Uchiha Police Force, and instantly defeated three Uchiha's Chunin. He showed no fear in the presence of the Third Hokage."
Hyuga Hiashi furrowed his brows.
A person of such strength appearing in Konohagakure might be good or bad, but the key point was that he had a close relationship with the Jinchuriki.
Moreover,
The Hokage, apparently, had taken no measures against this person.
Was it out of fear? Was this giant exceptionally powerful? Would a confrontation with him in Konohagakure result in serious casualties?
Or was there some other reason?
In this regard,
Hiashi wasn't too clear.
But he knew that Konohagakure had a new variable, especially one related to the Jinchuriki, which made it even more significant.
.....
In the Uchiha clan compound,
"Idiot! That darn guy, what does he think of our Uchiha clan? He injured three of our clansmen, and he just pats his butt and acts like nothing happened?"
An elder from the hawk faction of the Uchiha clan was fuming, "The Hokage was there, but what did he do? He just sent our people to the hospital and did nothing else!"
"He didn't even send anyone to notify our Uchiha clan. If it wasn't for one of our clansmen waking up and rushing back, we wouldn't even have known that this happened!"
"Calm down," Uchiha Fugaku, the clan head, said. "As far as I know, it was Gan, Fumi, and Cui, the three brothers, who wanted to take action against Naruto."
"Still, That's not a valid reason to injure our clan members!"
The elder interrupted Fugaku, saying, "In this situation, of course, you have no reason to be angry. Gan, Wen, and Cui are my grandsons, after all."
Uchiha Fugaku's brows furrowed.
"Fugaku, you're the clan head," another elder from the Uchiha clan said leisurely, "It's time to make a decision. You know... this is an excellent opportunity."
"Jinchuriki forming a bond with an outsider, you know what I mean by a great opportunity."
Uchiha Fugaku fell into silence.
Naturally, he understood.
Ever since the Nine-Tails incident, after Konohagakure began marginalizing the Uchiha clan, the Uchiha clan started planning a coup.
After all, no family could endure such injustice. Especially not the mentally unstable Uchiha.
Under pressure within the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku had to compromise and agree to plan and launch the coup.
The plan was simple and well thought out.
Control the Nine-Tails rampage, and recreate the chaos of the Nine-Tails incident! Then, seize the leadership of Konohagakure.
The Konohagakure higher-ups accused the Uchiha clan of likely orchestrating the Nine-Tails incident, right?
Well, We'll show you we can orchestrate it!
For this reason,
Uchiha Fugaku even had his own son, Uchiha Itachi, placed in the anbu to monitor the movements of Konohagakure's higher-ups. However, nobody expected that his son would be so rebellious, strongly opposing these actions.
The father-son relationship plummeted to freezing point.
Uchiha Fugaku knew that the great opportunity the elder spoke of was none other than a prime chance to provoke the Jinchuriki into losing control!
If they killed the outsider with whom the Jinchuriki had a deep bond.
There was a high probability that the Jinchuriki would emotionally collapse, causing the tailed beast's seal to weaken, leading to a power surge and a revival of the Nine-Tails incident.
By then, Konohagakure's higher-ups would be exhausted from dealing with the Nine-Tails.
Then Konohagakure's power would be significantly diminished.
And Uchiha Fugaku had the Mangekyou Sharingan, which was the tailed beast's greatest nemesis! At that point, he would have two paths to choose from. One was to become a savior, saving Konohagakure and gaining all its favor, then initiating the coup.
The other was to betray the Konohagakure's higher-ups when they were at their weakest, and they would take over Konohagakure.
"...Now isn't the best time,"
Uchiha Fugaku closed his eyes, "Itachi will bring us the information. We'll wait for Itachi's intelligence."
"Hmph! Indecisive!" The elder left angrily with a dark expression.
The other elder said, "Fugaku, Itachi is not to be trusted. He has always been reluctant to get involved. The bond of the Jinchuriki must be broken, and it must be done in front of the Jinchuriki."
After standing up, he continued speaking as he left, "You don't want the Uchiha clan to decline further, do you?"
Uchiha Fugaku remained silent.
.....
In the center of the storm that engulfed the entire Konohagakure,
Whitebeard continued without much awareness.
Or perhaps he simply didn't care. After all, whether it was in the Shinobi World or the New World of the Grand Line, Whitebeard had always been at the center of world-changing events.
This was his daily life!
"Foolish son, you ran for less than two kilometers and already puked?" Whitebeard grabbed the Murakumogiri and swung it towards Naruto, Even if you vomit, keep running!"
"Gurararararara!!"
"AAAHHH!" Naruto screamed in terror, quickening his pace, narrowly avoiding the blade of the Cloud Cutter.
He had never imagined that the road to becoming Hokage would be this Hard.
His Pops wasn't joking – he was deadly serious.
"Gurararara!" Foolish son, don't forget, you'll be enrolling in the Ninja Academy next year. With your weak physique, can you even get in? Don't you dare embarrass me and tarnish my reputation!"
Whitebeard swung the severed Murakumogiri again, and this time, it even cut off a few hairs from the back of Naruto's head.
The blade's gust of wind resembled a tempest,
Pushing Naruto forward
With his face turning pale, Naruto had no choice but to sprint forward, his body exhausted, his legs aching and cramping. He had to crawl to keep moving.
...
As he pushed himself to the brink of death, Naruto's body released not just sweat from exhaustion but also tears of fear.
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