Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

Parallel Ninja World.

Leaf.

Inside the Hokage's office.

"Lord Hokage."

"The barrier team has been searching for several days, but still hasn't found any trace of those people."

"..."

The officer knelt on one knee, cold sweat dripping from his forehead onto the floor.

Upon hearing this...

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag on his pipe.

The mess left behind by Danzo's death fell entirely on his shoulders as Hokage.

Hiashi Hyuga refused to see guests, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio made excuses and avoided attending even regular meetings.

As for those commoners and small clans who used to obey orders without question, they have now drawn a clear line between themselves and the common people.

Konoha has already fallen apart.

What made Hiruzen Sarutobi even more anxious was the mysterious boy who called himself Sasuke.

Why does the opponent possess such combat power?

Sudden.

The Hokage Building began to shake without warning.

A violent sense of oppression crashed down from above.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rushed to the window, dropping his pipe to the floor, sparks flying everywhere.

on the street.

The vendors, who were hawking their wares, collapsed in droves, their knees slamming against the stone slabs with a series of dull, loud thuds.

The patrolling Chunin bent his knees and knelt down, his hands gripping the ground tightly.

And in the sky.

Three colossal figures, blotting out the sky, stood proudly against the azure backdrop of Konoha.

The three fully-formed Susanoo, each a hundred meters tall, resembled gods descended to earth.

Pale blue, orange-red, and deep purple chakra flames burned fiercely, scorching and distorting even the void itself.

Sasuke stood atop the deep purple Susanoo, his bangs dancing wildly in front of his forehead.

Shisui stood calmly in the pale green Susanoo crystal.

Itachi is positioned on the blood-red Susanoo forehead, his Sharingan looking down.

And behind them.

On Susanoo's shoulders stood hundreds of ninjas in neat rows.

Those were the empire's elite troops.

Everyone was dressed in uniform black military uniforms, with a shining imperial emblem on their chests.

This terrifying pressure stretched as far as the eye could see, like a solid mountain pressing down.

The barrier of Konoha instantly cracked open, revealing countless tiny fissures.

……

Uchiha headquarters.

"Sasuke."

"Is this the imperial power you speak of?"

Fugaku Uchiha stood in the courtyard.

He looked up at the Sasuke in the Susanoo and murmured softly.

A few days ago.

When that sixteen-year-old Sasuke spoke of the parallel world.

Fugaku Uchiha actually had some doubts.

But now.

The three complete Susanoo have descended.

This left Fugaku Uchiha with absolutely no more doubts.

"Brother Zhishui..."

Beside Uchiha Fugaku.

Itachi Uchiha of Konoha trembled uncontrollably.

His gaze swept past Sasuke and locked onto the pale green Susanoo.

The best friend who should have died from jumping off the cliff is now standing there alive.

What devastated him even more was the blood-red Susanoo standing next to him.

That Uchiha Itachi, dressed in the Imperial Army uniform, with a cold and arrogant expression!

That other person's eyes were clear, without the shadow of genocide or the pain of betrayal.

The other party was coldly sweeping over the dilapidated Konoha Village with an almost condescending gaze.

"What...did I do wrong?"

Itachi Uchiha of Konoha dug his ten fingers deep into his palms, and blood dripped from between his fingers.

……

Hyuga Garrison.

Hiashi Hyuga activated his Byakugan, and the veins around his eyes bulged.

His gaze pierced through the void and landed on the blood-red shoulder of Susanoo.

There, a Hyuga ninja with a resolute face stood quietly.

"Hizashi!"

Hiashi Hyuga's throat went dry, and he let out a hoarse growl.

In this world, Hyuga Hizashi had already committed suicide to appease the anger of Kumogakure.

But the Hyuga Hizashi in the sky was as powerful as a ferocious beast.

What Hyuga Hiashi found most unbelievable was Hyuga Hizashi's smooth forehead.

There were no bandages.

There were no signs of it being a caged bird.

It's not just Hyuga Hizashi.

The dozen or so Imperial Hyuga ninjas who followed had completely clean foreheads.

"The caged bird... has it been untied?"

Hiashi Hyuga took two steps back, nearly knocking over the coffee table behind him.

The Hyuga clan's thousand-year-old tradition of restricting the main and branch families proved utterly ineffective in the face of that empire.

Mountain encampment.

Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza gathered in the pavilion.

"Haiyi, did you sense it?"

"Those guys' chakra is at least that of an elite Jonin."

"Two of them even reached the level of a Shadow."

Akimichi Choza's voice was bitter.

Even with all their resources, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio in their world couldn't assemble a single Kage-level character.

However, in the sky, a group of people from that parallel world, including Kage-level powerhouses, appeared in droves.

"This is what is known as the imperial will."

"Under that system, the family was no longer an appendage of the village, but the cornerstone of the empire."

Nara Shikaku stared at the group of Nara clansmen dressed in Imperial military uniforms.

Their eyes were sharp, and they were disciplined, showing none of the laziness typical of the Konoha Nara clan.

……

Konoha Hokage Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, feeling utterly weak, leaned against the window frame.

He looked at Uchiha Shisui in mid-air, his worldview peeling away piece by piece.

Danzo was the mastermind behind Shisui's death.

But as the Hokage, he was also an acquiescer.

Now the dead have come back to life, and with such a terrifying army, they are besieging the city.

What exactly is going on?

……

Above the sky.

"By order of His Majesty Chiba!"

"This world has long been plagued by problems. The five great ninja villages are divided and fighting amongst themselves, treating ordinary people like dirt."

"Imperial Legion to immediately launch a full-scale purge!"

"Anyone who obstructs government orders will be killed without exception!"

Nara Shikajo shook off his cigarette ash and abruptly threw aside the golden imperial edict.

His voice, amplified by chakra, instantly resounded throughout every corner of Konoha.

"As Your Majesty commands!"

Hundreds of powerful imperial warriors roared in unison, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

boom!

The three complete Susanoo forms vanished instantly, transforming into a shower of chakra light.

Hundreds of Imperial ninjas leaped from mid-air, crashing into Konoha's vital points like black meteors.

"Take over the secret service base!"

"Take over the barrier class!"

"Seal off the Hokage Building!"

The cold, commanding voices rose and fell.

Some elite members of the Dark Guard who were trying to resist had just formed hand seals when they were directly approached by the Imperial Ninja's Body Flicker Technique.

A flash of light, and blood splattered.

Faced with an absolute disparity in power, resistance seems naive and laughable.

Less than ten minutes.

The resistance from various departments in Konoha was then completely quelled.

the reason is simple.

Most of the Konoha ninjas, after realizing the strength of the Imperial ninjas, wisely chose to disarm.

at the same time.

The wooden door to the Hokage's office was smashed by a violent force.

Uchiha Shisui stepped in.

"Shisui, you..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the boy he had once brainwashed with the "Will of Fire".

"Third Generation Leader, it's been a long time."

"However, you are far inferior to the third generation of our world."

Uchiha Shisui walked to the desk.

He looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi in front of him, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"Our world's third generation, although he abdicated, at least knew how to adapt to the times."

"He voluntarily handed over his family property, and the Sarutobi clan continues to thrive peacefully in the empire."

"But you led Konoha into the abyss."

Upon hearing Uchiha Shisui's words...

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned deathly pale. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

"Who exactly is this His Majesty Chiba you're talking about?"

After a long while.

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke again, his voice very hoarse.

"He is the heir of the Senju clan and the sole ruler of the empire."

"He is also the supreme deity who ended the thousand-year chaos in the ninja world."

"As for you, Third Generation, just cooperate and take over obediently."

"His Majesty might spare the Sarutobi clan out of respect for Lady Tsunade."

Uchiha Shisui turned around.

He looked out the window at Konoha, a place both familiar and unfamiliar, and answered respectfully.

But after hearing the name "Tsunade".

A complex look flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

He slowly lowered his head and loosened the kunai hidden in his sleeve.

lost.

They were utterly defeated.

But at least.

The Sarutobi clan still exists in the empire of a parallel world.

That would be enough to prove that the Sarutobi clan in their world should also be able to continue to exist!

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Not important anymore!