[Ding!]
[This prize quiz, congratulations to Onoki, Gaara, and the Fourth Raikage for their correct answers.]
[Congratulations to Onoki for receiving the reward, making him ten years younger.]
[Congratulations to Gaara for receiving the reward, allowing him to sleep without suffering from the rampages of Shukaku.]
[Congratulations to the Fourth Raikage for receiving the reward, strengthening his physical skills.]
Nani!
Iwagakure's Onoki is ten years younger?
Hiruzen, on the high platform, trembled suddenly.
This is the result he had always dreamed of—who wouldn't want another ten years in their final years?
"Tch! Look at your excited and hopeless expression."
Orochimaru saw through Hiruzen's thoughts at a glance and couldn't help but feel contemptuous.
Isn't it just an extra ten years to live?
Is there a need to be so excited?
Hashirama: "Oh! It turns out that answering questions can really earn rewards."
Tobirama: "Brother, we couldn't believe it, after all..."
Onoki: "You don't have to believe me, but I really have become younger. I feel like my back doesn't hurt anymore, and my legs don't feel sore."
Fourth Raikage: "Hahaha, I haven't tested it yet, but there was definitely a surge of energy rushing into my body just now. I want to try out my taijutsu after watching the movie."
Gaara: "..."
Shukaku: "Damn it! If Gaara falls asleep and I can't come out, wouldn't I be completely sealed by this guy?"
Rasa: "Unforgivable, Gaara is an important weapon of war for our Sunagakure. Without the power of the One-Tail, this..."
Gaara's sleeping technique is to use the sleep state to release the One-Tail.
Rather than willingly letting Shukaku out, Shukaku would always take advantage of Gaara's deep sleep to go berserk, as he didn't want to remain in Gaara's body forever.
In terms of combat, preventing Gaara's fake sleep technique is like preventing the real One-Tail from showing up.
It might seem to weaken Gaara, but in reality, it gives Gaara a chance to rest.
Poor Gaara hadn't had a good night's sleep since birth.
However, it doesn't seem to be the time to consider the rewards now.
At the Chūnin exam site in Konoha Village, all eyes were on Naruto.
Even though it was clear that Naruto wasn't the same, everyone still subconsciously asked: "Naruto, did you ever think of taking revenge on the villagers?"
Naruto touched his chin upon hearing this.
"I was just very disappointed at first, so I tried my best to fit in with everyone and worked hard to play pranks."
At the same time, Naruto could hear the bitterness in the other's tone.
They all fell silent.
It turned out that Naruto had been in so much pain.
Perhaps...
Everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to the screen.
Perhaps the Naruto in the black-framed screen is the real Naruto.
And the silly-looking Naruto in front of them is the fake one.
"Don't worry!"
But at that moment, Naruto suddenly laughed and said, "After all, it is me who is being broadcasted, so I naturally understand myself."
"Don't worry, everyone, I believe that the Naruto in the black-framed screen definitely won't take revenge on the villagers."
"I believe in him."
"He's just young right now."
"As expected of my apprentice." Suddenly, hearty laughter echoed.
An arm suddenly rested on Naruto's shoulder.
"Pervy Sage, you're here too."
"I was chasing after Orochimaru, but I didn't expect that guy to try something to destroy Konoha Village."
"But because of the emergence of the movie viewing system, a large number of ninjas from Otagakure Village and Sand Village are stationed outside Konoha Village."
Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru, who was sitting with Hiruzen on the high platform.
Then, he turned his gaze to the sky.
Jiraiya smiled but didn't truly believe it in his heart.
In his opinion, after the two Narutos met Hiruzen, the paths they took were definitely different.
A white-framed screen appears—
[Time passed day by day.]
[Naruto became a student of Konoha Village's Ninja School.]
[In just a few short years, Naruto turned from a naive child into a "disaster" in Konoha Village.]
[He was mischievous and made the villagers of Konoha Village furious.]
["Ah! My shop."]
["I just bought those flowers yesterday."]
["Damn it, this whole street has been smeared by that brat."]
["Hey! Look, Hokage Rock..."]
["Hokage Rock was also smeared by Naruto."]
["..."]
[Looking at the streets of Konoha Village, big and small, they had become Naruto's battlefield.]
[Many villagers jointly reported to the Third Hokage, asking him to punish Naruto.]
[Unfortunately, Hiruzen just dismissed it by saying Naruto was just a naughty child.]
[Naruto's behavior not only angered the villagers of Konoha Village but also gave headaches to the ninjas.]
[That's Hokage Rock! He actually dared to...]
Hashirama: "Well, Naruto is a good kid with a lot of energy."
Tobirama: "..."
Kushina: "My poor Naruto, this is how you try to fit into everyone's world."
Minato: "Kushina, you should be proud even if you're sad. Our Naruto is at least lively and cheerful."
Onoki: "Really, Fourth Hokage..."
Minato: "He should be... right."
Minato couldn't truly grasp the pain in Naruto's heart.
From the moment he sealed the Nine Tails inside Naruto and made his son a Jinchūriki, he knew that something like this might happen to Naruto.
But Minato chose to trust Hiruzen.
Because Kushina's identity as a Jinchūriki was well hidden, even the Sannin didn't know.
It was unfortunate that things went beyond Minato's expectations. He didn't expect Naruto's identity as a Jinchūriki to be revealed from the start.
In the Shinigami space.
Minato was puzzled.
When he sealed the Nine Tails into Naruto, only Hiruzen and two Anbu were present.
The Eight Trigrams Seal was done by him personally, and no incidents of rampage had occurred over the past few years.
Along with the top officials of Konoha Village, very few people knew Naruto's identity.
"Who could have..."
"Revealed the secret?"
"Could it be the masked man who tried to destroy Konoha Village?"