Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 216 Yuya Arrives

"..."

Pain stood on the ruins of Konoha Village, which had been destroyed by Shinra Tensei and was now just a patch of land; the area around him was deserted.

His enemies are now buried under the ruins.

His eyes were devoid of any emotion, even though Konoha had suffered tens of thousands of casualties in this attack...

Konoha Village organized an evacuation immediately.

But the top priority, of course, is for children and the elderly.

This has resulted in many young and middle-aged people being buried under the rubble.

Without a doubt, young adults are the backbone of a force.

"brush"

A pair of bloody hands reached out from the ruins.

Hokage Tsunade struggled to crawl out of the wood chips and muddy ruins.

The once familiar streets, houses, shops, and other buildings of Konoha Village have been completely reduced to ruins, leaving only a barren expanse of land...

Hokage Tsunade is on the verge of a breakdown...

Her village is finished.

"Bang"

The lecherous sage Jiraiya's sage mode gradually dissipated, and he coughed, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Jiraiya's appearance brought Tsunade back to her senses.

She looked at Jiraiya, whose legs were now broken, and his twisted feet, leaning to one side, were a horrifying sight.

Tsunade gritted her teeth.

Jiraiya's miserable state brought her back to her senses for a moment.

Konoha Village has now been destroyed. Although she is filled with grief and anger, ultimately, the enemy before her is the top priority...

And to defeat such an enemy...

It's impossible to rely on her as a medical ninja alone.

Hokage Tsunade gritted her teeth and used the Summoning Jutsu directly on the ruins in front of her.

A gentle slug fairy appeared on one side of the ruins.

Then, somewhat puzzled, she asked, "Lady Tsunade, where is this?"

The Yin seal on Tsunade's forehead slowly dissipated, and the pattern gradually covered her face.

"This is Konoha Village..."

"What? Lady Tsunade... What happened in Konoha?"

Then the slug sage noticed the figure standing in the ruins: "Did he do this?"

Tsunade's hands began to tremble, and her body gradually aged...

"Ah...it's him...Slug, help me, save all the people in Konoha who are still alive..."

The slug turned to look at Tsunade. The Yin Seal on Tsunade's face had been removed, revealing her aged appearance...

The slug stopped speaking and immediately split into countless smaller slugs, scattering them across the ruins to search for those still alive beneath them.

As for those who are already dead...

Then there's nothing that can be done.

……

Meanwhile, Pain, the Heavenly Path, naturally noticed this scene.

He didn't intend to stop her, but simply slowly lifted his foot and walked towards Tsunade, uttering a greeting as he did so:

"Now... Jiraiya-sensei, can you feel that pain?"

Jiraiya, who was performing medical surgery on him while a slug was lying on his legs, did not reply.

With a "bang," two streaks of white mist appeared, and the two toad sages, Fukasaku and Shima, reappeared on Jiraiya's shoulder.

Just now, in order to prevent the two toad sages from getting hurt, Jiraiya canceled the summoning jutsu.

Now, it is the two toad sages themselves using the reverse summoning technique.

"...Little Jiraiya-chan..."

Looking at Jiraiya, who had been reduced to ruins and whose legs were both broken, the two toad sages couldn't bring themselves to utter any words of blame.

After all, Jiraiya did protect them well.

"...Yahiko..." Jiraiya's face was filled with heartache, but he still managed to say, "Why...why did you become like this..."

Pain looked at Jiraiya, his calm face showing no emotion, but through his Rinnegan, he saw the extremely weak Jiraiya before him...

In a dark space, Nagato's eyes revealed a hint of nostalgia.

That was a longing for the time when I was still learning under Jiraiya...

but……

Can't go back anymore.

Nagato raised her head, her eyes no longer filled with confusion.

"Jiraiya-sensei, you are a ninja from Konoha Village, so naturally you wouldn't know how ninjas and citizens of other small countries survive."

Pain looked at Jiraiya and said calmly, "In places you don't know, the Land of Fire... Konoha Village... and other great powers have never stopped their oppression of smaller countries."

My eyes have grown accustomed to these kinds of examples.

Since then, I have come to understand a principle.

Only when you powerful villages feel the same pain as us can you truly reject and fear violence from the bottom of your hearts, and only then can true...peace be achieved...

"Whoosh"

"Bang"

Just as Pain was showing off, an arrow formed from chakra shot directly towards him.

Pain frowned, and was about to use Shinra Tensei to push it away when the chakra arrow exploded.

The repulsive force dispersed the smoke from the explosion, and Pain looked in the direction of the attack.

There was a figure there, looking at him indifferently.

However, both sides were wearing the exact same clothes, the Akatsuki's attire.

"Suzaku..." Pain frowned.

The person who arrived was none other than Suzaku, the member of the Akatsuki organization...

Uchiha Itachi.

At this moment, Uchiha Itachi's heart was filled with boundless rage.

Because just now, he found Sasuke.

Sasuke used all his power, along with Orochimaru's sealing power, to become a grotesque figure, barely managing to withstand the attack of Shinra Tensei.

Even so, he was severely injured and fell into a coma.

Uchiha Itachi didn't care what had happened; the fact remained that he had seriously injured his brother.

There's nothing more to say, let's do it.

So he came.

And it launched an attack on Pain.

"What are you doing, Suzaku!"

Uchiha Itachi remained silent, only closing his eyes before opening them again.

Pain immediately leaped into the air to dodge Amaterasu, which was close behind by Itachi Uchiha.

Pain, the Deva Path, said nothing more and flew directly towards Itachi Uchiha, clearly indicating that the two were not prepared to hold back in a fierce battle.

Itachi Uchiha hid Sasuke in a basement. In order to prevent the battle from spreading there, Itachi decisively lured Pain away.

Thus, this brief surprise attack has temporarily come to an end.

Looking at the devastated Konoha Village, Tsunade felt an indescribable weariness wash over her, and then her body slumped to the side and she collapsed.

……

A few days later:

"Swish, swish, swish"

Several figures moved back and forth in the forest. Yamato, Naruto, Sai, and Sakura were heading towards Konoha Village with serious expressions.

Yamato looked up at the distant cliff and said, "Almost there! We'll be in Konoha soon!"

The four members of the Yamato Squad arrived at the cliff edge. Sakura, panting heavily, supported her knees and looked up at the ground below.

She immediately frowned: "Where is Konoha Village? Yamato-sensei, are you sure you've come to the right place?"

Yamato's face froze on the spot.

Naruto crossed his arms and shook his head: "Yeah, this doesn't look like Konoha at all..."

Sai looked at the bare, empty space below and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking:

"This should be Konoha... I'm very familiar with the village's layout; those lakes and streams match the village's location..."

Naruto frowned: "Huh? So, according to you, what about all the houses in the village? And what about the villagers themselves?"

Sai fell silent, but Yamato's gaze sharpened as he saw a familiar figure.

……

Kakashi stood silently on a pile of ruins, his right hand bandaged.

With just one move, that Akatsuki member destroyed Konoha...

Moreover, he was forced to retreat by another member of the Akatsuki. What if he comes again next time?

Kakashi looked at his bandaged right hand and sighed silently.

"Kakashi-sensei!"

Naruto's shout came from behind him, and Kakashi turned to look at him: "Oh, it's Naruto. Did you finish your mission?"

Naruto shook his head: "The base we found was completely destroyed. We think Orochimaru must have escaped."

Kakashi nodded.

Naruto cried out urgently, "Kakashi-sensei! Is this really Konoha Village?! Why has it become like this?!"

Kakashi sighed helplessly, shook his head, and said to Naruto, "Let's go back first. I'll talk to you about this later..."

What's there to say? The enemy was the Akatsuki organization. They came to Konoha to rescue Kakuzu and Hidan, but because Konoha refused to hand them over, the Akatsuki destroyed Konoha. It's that simple.

only……

We can't just tell Naruto like that, otherwise, given Naruto's impulsive nature, who knows what he might do?

Just as the Yamato squad was preparing to leave with Kakashi.

Kakashi, sensing something, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Then he abruptly turned his head to look at a group of people who had suddenly appeared from the ruins...

His gaze locked onto one of the pale-faced figures...

He exclaimed in disbelief, "Orochimaru?!"

The four members of the Yamato squad were startled, and then immediately scattered to look at the figures Kakashi was looking at.

Then, the four members of the Yamato squad were all stunned.

Because there were many figures present, and these figures surrounded a middle-aged man of about thirty years old like stars surrounding the moon.

The middle-aged man was wearing a white cloak with a red background and a straw hat with the character "fire" printed on it.

He was standing there, bending down and picking up a handful of yellow soil from the ground.

"Hmm... he's... another Third Hokage!" Naruto was the first to realize.

Kakashi was taken aback, and Yamato, who was standing next to him, also realized what was happening.

Because he saw that among the many figures, even Orochimaru was still protecting the figure wearing a cloak.

Orochimaru, without a doubt, had already heard Kakashi's exclamation.

However, his reaction was to glance in this direction, then scoff disdainfully and continue looking at the ground.

Even the bare ground seemed more interesting than Kakashi and the others.

Kakashi then noticed that there were two squads protecting the figure. One squad leader was an ANBU member with white hair and an animal mask, and behind him were three small figures wearing masks.

The squad was led by a ninja with a watermelon-shaped hairstyle and a tight-fitting bodysuit, who looked very similar to Might Guy. Under him were three boys around twelve or thirteen years old, wearing Konoha headbands, who were standing there talking quietly.

Orochimaru was followed by a pair of girls who looked very similar, probably twin sisters. Both of them were wearing long dresses and were following behind Orochimaru without looking to the side.

"call……"

You Ya blew the yellow soil in his hand into the air, then clapped his hands to shake the dust off.

With a slight shift of his foot toward Kakashi, Yua appeared in front of Kakashi in the next second.

(Body Flicker Technique?! So fast!) Kakashi was shocked.

Yuya had already taken off his straw hat and smiled at Kakashi, saying, "Hello, I am the Third Hokage from another world. Could you take me... to meet your Hokage? I'm here to help you."

Kakashi: "..."

……

In a cave in the mountains behind Konoha Village.

Jiraiya, his entire body wrapped in bandages, went to the innermost part of the cave and looked at Tsunade, who was writing furiously at the table, and said, "Tsunade, take a rest. You haven't closed your eyes for three days."

Tsunade simply shook her head and said softly, "I have to guard against the leader of Akatsuki attacking Konoha again."

Jiraiya looked at the strength on Tsunade's face, opened his mouth and said with a wry smile, "But if you continue like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on until then and you'll collapse."

Tsunade continued to shake her head: "I have the Yin Seal, I'll be fine."

Jiraiya pursed his lips: "Tsunade, you know that instead of dealing with Konoha's official business here, you should step forward, stand in front of the villagers, and tell them you're still alive, put their minds at ease..."

Tsunade's hands began to tremble slowly. After taking several deep breaths, she looked at Jiraiya and said, "Instead of chatting with me here, why don't you go and help come up with a plan to rebuild Konoha?"

Jiraiya opened his mouth, but ultimately closed it in resignation.

He stood there, watching Tsunade write furiously, and a thought suddenly popped into Jiraiya's mind: these damn official duties should be thrown to hell and all of them should be thrown into the trash can!

But Jiraiya ultimately did not choose to do that...

Konoha Village has suffered such a terrible calamity...

We can no longer afford internal problems.

The sound of clapping came from the entrance of the cave next to us.

Then a figure that made Jiraiya's eyes widen appeared in the cave.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm very polite. I even know I should knock on the door." Yuya stood there with a smile.

Although there's no door~

Seeing Tsunade, the Hokage, stop writing and look at him, Yua tucked his straw hat under his arm, looked her up and down, then shook his head and said with a smile:

"You look much older than my wife. The position of Hokage is not an easy one to hold."

How are you? Do you need my help?

As Yuya spoke, he took out a stack of straw paper from his pocket and laughed, "This is the Konoha Village renovation plan that I designed twenty years ago in my world."

However, your village has been completely destroyed, so it seems there's no need for reconstruction; just rebuild it directly.

Hokage Tsunade and the perverted sage Jiraiya stared at each other in disbelief...

……

Kakashi felt a tickle in his heart, and he kept glancing up at a white-haired ninja wearing a mask.

Even though I knew in my heart that this person was from another world...

But he still couldn't help wanting to ask...

I have some questions...

Meanwhile, on Yamato's side, Naruto had already circled around the twin sisters who had come with Orochimaru several times.

He eventually came to a conclusion: "That Orochimaru from the other world, he looks like a real person... Did you really create him?"

Orochimaru's face darkened, then he looked at one of the two girls: "P2, teach him a lesson."

The girl with a few scales on her cheeks bowed and then raised her hand to Naruto.

Naruto's lips curled up, and he took a few steps back.

Then the girl's hand, like a snake's body, bent and straightened, and slapped Naruto across the face.

"Awoo!"

Naruto's screams drew everyone's attention.

The white-haired ANBU member, Sakumo Hatake, walked over and said, "Orochimaru, don't cause trouble."

Orochimaru snorted and looked at Naruto: "He's humiliating me."

Naruto covered his cheek, looking completely bewildered: "How did I humiliate you?!"

Orochimaru continued to scoff, looking at his two creations with a scrutinizing gaze: "Those two... are still far from good enough."

Naruto looked completely bewildered.

The two girls in front of Orochimaru bowed slightly, their main strategy being to apologize first and ignore everything else.

Yamato sighed and looked at Sai beside him: "Aren't you going to get busy?"

Sai shook his head: "I don't have any missions at the moment."

Yamato remained silent.

Sakura has already been called away to treat the injured.

In this attack on Konoha Village, children and the elderly were prioritized for escape, so there were not many casualties, and the total number of casualties only accounted for 20% of the total population.

Logically speaking, it should be acceptable.

However, if we convert all of these two percentages into young adults, then it becomes completely unacceptable.

This means that at least one-third of Konoha's young and middle-aged workforce has been passively lost.

If it were a natural disaster, Tsunade would accept it.

However, this was clearly a man-made disaster...

Therefore, Tsunade's most important task now is to search for those "corpses" in the ruins.

Those who are still alive should be treated immediately.

This is the job that Sakura is doing now.

After she finished stitching up the wound, she looked at the injured person whose breathing was gradually stabilizing and managed a weak smile.

If she hadn't gone to that other world to learn medicine and had only relied on medical ninjutsu to heal, her chakra would have been used up after saving at most ten people.

And now, she can use the medical skills from that other world to treat him.

Save one more...

Let me save one more...

As Sakura was thinking this, she stumbled and almost fell, but luckily someone caught her in time.

Sakura turned her head and saw that it was Tsunade.

Sakura was immediately taken aback: "Hokage-sama! You, what brings you here?"

Tsunade spoke softly: "This is the most important battlefield in Konoha right now."

The most timely treatment is within three days. Are you confident that you can save all the injured within three days?

Sakura looked at Tsunade with admiration, then nodded excitedly and earnestly: "It'll definitely be fine!"

Tsunade looked at Sakura and gave her a faint smile.

Then, she looked up at the passageway behind her...

Jiraiya...

Don't let me down...

And sitting at the table in the cave where he used to review official documents is Jiraiya.

Jiraiya, frantically reviewing memorials, glanced at Yua sitting to the side, openly stealing information from scrolls, and said angrily, "You're sitting right here, can't you at least lend a hand?!"

Yuya smiled and shook his finger: "Hey, don't say that. Our principle is not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. Although we are both Konoha, the world is different. We are not the same country, so of course we can't help you."

"Can't I even assign you tasks?!"

You Ya curled his lip: "You guys really have a simple and straightforward way of thinking, this kind of mission..."

I've never cared.

Jiraiya was a little confused, while Yua glanced at him casually: "You still have time to waste? There are a lot of things that need your approval."

Jiraiya cursed loudly, but he could only obediently continue grading the reports.

Meanwhile, You Ya was starting to have doubts.

That shouldn't be the case. Konoha Village is gone, so why don't the rats in the gutter show themselves?

Just as Yuya was thinking this, Yamato entered. Seeing Jiraiya sitting in Tsunade's seat, he didn't seem to care and immediately spoke loudly:

"Sixth Hokage! Danzo Shimura requests an audience!"

You Ya smiled.

It's finally here!

(End of this chapter)