Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

[Hanzo the Salamander, in alliance with the Dark Side of Konoha, Root, nipped the Akatsuki organization, which threatened his dominance, in the bud.]

Danzo personally led this mission.

[There is no detailed record of exactly what happened at the time.]

[In the end, the goal was achieved. Danzo went out with many people, but returned alone.]

The Akatsuki organization has fallen silent.

[The leader, Yahiko, is dead.]

What happened during that time?

Naruto frowned slightly.

[It seems I've vaguely discovered some crucial information.]

But then the trail went cold.

[While thinking.]

The hydrangea has returned to Xiao Nan's side.

[I glanced at Xiao Nan subconsciously.]

[His eyes flickered slightly.]

What's wrong with Master?

What are you looking at so intently?

[Following Xiao Nan's gaze.]

Hydrangea: "..."

She turned around in disbelief, looking at Xiao Nan's pretty face.

She remained aloof, possessing a unique charm.

【only......】

【How long are you going to keep staring at each other?】

Unbeknownst to Naruto, his thoughts were already wandering far away.

[The night of the genocide.]

[That beast Obito Uchiha... only one eye is showing.]

Its Mangekyou Sharingan.

Is the incident in Amegakure related to it?

[Hidden Mist Village... Rin Haruno... Village of Blood Mist... The Fourth Mizukage under control... Mangekyou Sharingan.]

[Madara Uchiha's backup plan.]

[All things in the universe... Rinnegan.]

Where is the Rinnegan?

[Amegakure... Yahiko, Nagato, Konan.]

[A god whose entire body is covered in black iron rods...?]

His intuition told him that everything seemed to connect.

If these points can be logically connected, then we are not far from the truth.

[Was Madara Uchiha plotting the Eye of the Moon...? Was the Akatsuki organization also one of Madara Uchiha's contingency plans?]

【...】

Uchiha Izuna: Sigh... It seems like I'm following in the footsteps of someone else.

Uchiha Izuna: A scourge lives on for a thousand years!

Tobirama Senju: "..."

Tobirama Senju: "Ahem, that's not the point right now. Anyway, where's Madara's Rinnegan?"

Hashirama Senju: Hahaha~

Hashirama Senju: That does seem like Madara's habit; it's impossible that he only left Obito Uchiha as a backup plan.

Uchiha Madara: Hmph!

The large screen with its black border continues to display the image:

What is he looking at?

Xiao Nan frowned slightly.

"Have they realized Payne's intentions?"

Xiao Nan's thoughts also drifted.

【at the same time.】

[Below.]

[After waiting a moment and confirming everything was correct, Moonlight Gale was about to announce the opponents for the fourth round of the selection tournament.]

【"Safety!!!"】

"Woof woof woof~!!!"

[Kiba and Akamaru, one human and one dog, looked as if they had survived a catastrophe.]

[Just now, the name on the right froze on the three characters "Inuzuka Kiba".]

My teeth almost cried.

Others may not know how amazing Naruto is, but surely they do?

[It's happening in this kind of situation again.]

There's definitely a formality involved.

[Where would you dare to lay a hand on my teeth?]

He would rather face that strange, powerful, and bloodthirsty red-haired boy from Sunagakure... without eyebrows, than face Naruto.

Even if Naruto doesn't actually make a move.

But... what if he dares to go through the motions and make even the slightest move?

[I'm glad I received the "greetings" from Sakura, Ino, and Tenten.]

[If Hinata gets angry because of this... who knows, one day she might inexplicably beat him until he coughs up blood because she 'didn't control' her power properly.]

[As for the strange looks from the others?]

【hehe!】

Kiba Inuzuka responded with two sarcastic laughs.

【Looking down on us, a man and a dog?】

[If you're so good, why don't you do it yourself!]

"You have no idea how terrifying Naruto-kun is!"

"Woof woof woof~!"

[After crossing his arms and receiving a response from Akamaru, Kiba nodded in agreement.]

[And on Kiba's head, Akamaru, mimicking Kiba, crossed his arms and nodded repeatedly.]

After saying this, Kiba Inuzuka gave Kankuro a special glance.

Kankuro's eye twitched slightly.

[Because... Kiba Inuzuka's exact words were—"You have no idea how terrifying Gaara is!"]

【Damn it!】

[“That guy smells like a dog!”]

Kankuro glared at Kiba Inuzuka.

[Ya, naturally, glared back defiantly.]

The same applies to Akamaru.

[A useless person carrying a pile of broken wood blocks!]

The two locked eyes.

"Naruto-kun, do your best!"

"Honey, you can do it!"

The girls all stepped forward to cheer Naruto on.

Naruto finally came to his senses.

[Seeing that Xiao Nan was still staring at him.]

He gave a gentle smile.

He nodded, then looked away.

Is it your turn yet?

Round four... It was alright, not too fast, not too slow.

Then, he subconsciously glanced at the old man.

The old man was barely suppressing his anger, and gave him a kind smile.

[As if nothing had happened.]

Naruto's attention wasn't on the big screen in the dojo, so he didn't witness the old man's shamelessness.

[Opposite the second-floor viewing platform.]

Temari, who had been watching with her arms crossed, was also taken aback.

How did my name suddenly become my own?

[Wasn't that Kankuro's name just now?]

"Damn dog-smelling Konoha genin!"

【"snort!"】

"Temari, give those Konoha genin a shock, let them know how powerful we are!"

"Naruto Uzumaki is nothing... Defeating him will definitely make those Konoha genin behave!"

Temari: "..."

【You make it sound so simple!】

That's enough.

No matter what, he's still my little brother.

[Besides, it was also a way to cheer myself up, so Temari decided not to stoop to his level.]

Who is it?

【Sarutobi-sensei?】

Orochimaru was also taken aback.

Isn't this way too obvious?

[They're not even putting on an act... Could it be that besides myself and Sarutobi-sensei, there's a third person with the ability to change the battle rosters?]

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly.

Considering the impending collapse of Konoha, he didn't want any unexpected events to occur.

"They're not even going to act anymore?"

"I'm truly impressed!"

"Isn't the battle we're about to have the one it wants to see?"

Ino couldn't help but complain.

The volume was neither too loud nor too soft.

However, judging from the change in their expressions over there...

Clearly, Ino's message has been conveyed.

But Ino didn't seem to care.

So what if I heard it?

【"Cough cough..."】

"Then, please enter as soon as possible."

[Moonlight Gale coughed twice, urging them on.]

Temari glanced at the handsome young man opposite her who had captured her heart.

[Preparing to enter.]

Suddenly, Gaara, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up:

"Temari."

"You can't win, just admit defeat."