Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha was proceeding as planned, but there were some discrepancies in the list for the final match.

After Gaara's opponent surrendered and left the arena, Sasuke and Naruto were the next to enter the ring.

Clearly, Itachi Uchiha put pressure on the Third Hokage, who also wanted to try and see if Naruto's bond could bring Sasuke back.

In his mind, the Uchiha could only be the Uchiha of Konoha, even if only one or two remained, they were still the Uchiha of Konoha.

But it's clear that Uchiha Sasuke, having learned everything from the clouds, will never return to Konoha, even though he has ties to the village there.

Both teams left the field.

"Sasuke, I've been training very hard these past six months!"

Naruto smiled confidently, clenching his fist: "I will become Hokage, and then I'll bring you back to help me! I mean what I say, so I will keep working hard!"

Sasuke, who was opposite him, shook his head slightly, not mocking him as he did in the original story. After witnessing the Nine-Tailed Fox, he went to Kumogakure and learned about the concept of a perfect Jinchuriki for the first time.

According to the Mangekyou Sharingan, the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox within Naruto was far stronger than that of the two from Kumogakure.

Who sealed such power within Naruto?

If one day Naruto can reach the level of a perfect Jinchuriki and fully master this power, the Sharingan's genjutsu will become useless.

His lifelong enemy... the only one he could think of was Naruto.

"You're an orphan, you've never experienced what it's like to have parents, so logically you're more tragic than me. But sometimes, you can't understand the pain of loss if you've never had it."

"After learning the whole truth, there was no place for me in Konoha. Being able to join Kumogakure is already a great blessing for me."

As Sasuke spoke, he formed the Seal of Opposition. Naruto, who had experienced the incident half a year ago, also understood that Sasuke would not be able to return until he became Hokage.

"Bang!"

In a taijutsu duel, Naruto had absolutely no advantage against the three-tomoe Sharingan.

As the smoke cleared, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was formed, and the twenty-odd Narutos were nothing more than a matter of a punch or a kick.

Using shadow clones as a probe, as well as sneak attacks from behind and the sides, were all ineffective.

In the dynamic visual, the lightning flashed and disappeared in an instant, and the shadow clone was directly scattered.

Wind Release: Wind Slash!

A wind blade suddenly attacked from the side, but Sasuke vanished instantly amidst the burst of lightning.

"Bang!"

With a side kick, Naruto's main body was completely destroyed.

Getting up was a little difficult, but Naruto still stood up: "As expected of Sasuke... Lightning Release, huh? It seems you've been training hard too, so how can I fall behind?"

He formed hand seals again, and the six shadow clones rushed forward, but were quickly knocked away along with their original bodies.

Sasuke looked at Naruto: "If you could borrow the power of that guy inside you..."

Sasuke hesitated for a moment before speaking: "That power is filled with hatred. Without the ability to purify it, borrowing it will also make you unable to distinguish friend from foe. Only when I truly master that power will I perhaps take you as an opponent."

"Now... even if I stand up countless times, it will be meaningless."

Does it have no meaning?

He hunched over and got up again, his clothes tattered and blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

But Naruto still stood up: "No matter what, I'm bringing you back! Because... we're brothers!"

"Bang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto fell straight to the ground, but Sasuke caught him and put him down.

At the same time, a force rose up from the stands.

"Let it out, Gaara."

After a deep voice, Gaara lowered his hands, which were in hand seals, and seemed to fall into a deep sleep.

"Hehehehe...It's out! It's finally out!"

As laughter erupted, a massive surge of chakra filled the entire venue.

Along with that came the falling feathers.

"Has it started...?"

The Mangekyou Sharingan flashed in Sasuke's eyes, and the falling feathers disappeared in an instant.

Genma Shiranui glanced around, then fixed his gaze on Sasuke: "What does Kumogakure want? Sasuke! You grew up in Konoha!"

Sasuke turned his head to look at them: "Although the Cloud Village is only here to take the exam, if Konoha cannot resolve this incident properly, then we don't mind doing something about it."

"asshole!"

Sasuke held a kunai across his chest, but the next moment two people appeared beside him.

Darui looked at the other person: "Your Hokage seems to be in some trouble."

Yugito echoed, "If the Fourth Kazekage succeeds in assassinating the Third Hokage, it would be a very good opportunity."

The two men's words made Genma Shiranui forget his vigilance. He saw the Fourth Kazekage's kunai held against the Hokage's neck, and four Sound Ninja disguised as Anbu appeared, setting up the Four Purple Flame Formation.

The direct subordinates couldn't get in, and some were dragging the unconscious nobles away from the venue.

"How is this possible?! Hokage-sama..."

Yugito frowned. "The Kage of a village... it's not that simple. But this Fourth Kazekage gives me a strange feeling. How could someone of the Sound Ninja's size get involved?"

Darui looked at Gaara, who had gone berserk in the arena, and shook his head: "Let's go. The Jinchuriki of Sunagakure can't control such power. If they can't distinguish friend from foe, we might get caught up in it too."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them took Sasuke and disappeared in a flash.

Practice firing blanks!

Shukaku, patting its belly, was having a great time, blasting away at everything around it with its empty bullets. The shuriken and kunai that came flying through the air were like toys, completely unable to break through its defenses.

Even ninjutsu is not very effective.

"Ada...!"

A strange sound rang out, and Akai, covered in blue steam, descended from the sky. With one stomp, the air created by his foot was compressed into a cannonball, instantly shattering the sand in front of him!

Under the effect of the Feigned Sleep technique, sand and gravel kept emerging, and the reconstructed Shukaku slapped it with one claw.

Enraged that his attack had been avoided, Shukaku cried out, "Human, you've angered me!"

"Kai! Wake up the Jinchūriki above its head!"

Kakashi's voice rang out, and Guy, who was unfamiliar with the Sand Village's sealing techniques, received the information and had a target.

Fortunately, after the False Sleep Technique was activated, Shukaku's rampage was contained within the venue. The walls of the Chunin Exams venue were very high, so it was not completely reduced to ruins for the time being.

Under Guy's Eight Gates technique, it might be difficult to defeat Shukaku, but simply waking Gaara up by speed would be much easier.

"boom!!!"

Outside the venue, the three-headed python had already breached the gates of Konoha.

However, a toad suddenly appeared from the sky and beheaded it with a single stroke, then began to deal with the spirit python.

……

On the rooftop, the Four Purple Flame Formation descended, and the Fourth Kazekage ripped off Orochimaru's face, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi stunned by Orochimaru's appearance.

"Teacher, what do you think of this kind of funeral? I already reminded you when I asked you to choose the Fifth Hokage!"

Orochimaru licked his lips and looked at the Anbu and Kakashi outside the barrier.

At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been held hostage, turned into soil and escaped as an earth clone.

Orochimaru…

"Teacher... Konoha has become so corrupt that it can't even name a rogue ninja. Do you think this Konoha is still Konoha?"

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to see what they choose. Likewise, I want to give you a dignified death... hiss..."

……

Outside the barrier, Kakashi frowned deeply.

The Four Purple Flame Formation is powerful, but not invincible; above it lies the Six Crimson Sun Formation. It's not impossible to shatter it by launching an external attack.

In addition...

Kakashi placed one hand on his eye, which was hidden behind his headband. This eye was left behind by Obito and contained a very powerful eye technique.

If it's this technique, tearing apart the Four Purple Flame Array isn't impossible.

but……

When Obito gave him this eye, the Uchiha clan had some complaints, but Fugaku Uchiha, who was the captain of the security force at the time, did not ask for it back.

Now that the Uchiha clan has been wiped out with Konoha's involvement, should he use the power of this eye to save the Third Hokage?

(Note: In the original work, Pain attacked on Naruto's fifteenth birthday, which means he was around fourteen and a half years old. Kakashi's Kamui made its first appearance then. Now Naruto is a little over twelve and a half years old.)

In an instant, the voice of Uchiha Yun from half a year ago resurfaced in my mind.

Let's wait a bit. As a disciple of the Third Hokage, he probably can't beat the Hokage.

……

Soon, two coffins appeared on the rooftop through spirit summoning, and the First Hokage and the Second Hokage appeared, leaving everyone stunned.

Not far away, Shukaku had been resealed into Gaara's body. Under the effect of the Sleep Technique, Gaara was beaten black and blue by Guy.

"Kakashi, how is it?"

"Orochimaru used forbidden techniques to control the First and Second Hokage, and the Third Hokage had a very difficult time fighting them. As for this barrier, we can't get in."

"yes……"

As soon as Guy finished speaking, the blue steam disappeared from his body, and he collapsed into Kakashi's arms.

The two exchanged a glance but remained silent, their eyes fixed on the rooftop.

……

"Teacher, it seems everyone has made their choice..."

Orochimaru licked his lips, but his eyes held not only mockery but also a hint of sorrow.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing opposite him, remained silent, his hand gripping the iron rod transformed from the Enma demon tightly.

Have all the people made their choices?

During the war, Might Guy used the Eight Gates technique to kill four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and send three others fleeing.

Is Might Guy, who inherited this forbidden technique, powerless against the Four Purple Flame Array?

The Hyuga clan, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Inuzuka, Aburame...

Perhaps many things were already destined when I personally went to Hyuga nine years ago.

No one likes the Uchiha clan because of their talent and the fact that they are part of the security forces. The arrogant Uchiha clan only inspires disgust.

After the Nine-Tails' attack, the Uchiha clan's territory was relocated. Resistance was futile, and no one spoke up for them; this is clear evidence of that.

Even so, the Uchiha are still a powerful clan in Konoha.

The rabbit mourns the fox's death; no one is a fool. Everything Danzo did ultimately fell on the head of the Kage.

So... I should die.

Hiruzen Sarutobi slightly raised his head, his gaze fixed solely on the First Hokage and the Second Hokage.

No one understands the power of the First Generation better than himself. The current descent of this tree world is worlds apart from its original form.

No one knew Orochimaru's talent in ninjutsu better than his teacher.

If one day, Orochimaru were to take control of the earth-shattering power that the First Hokage once possessed, it would be a disaster for Konoha!

Since it was summoned from the Pure Land, is sealing it with a corpse demon the only option? Borrowing the power of the Shinigami...?

With his thoughts settled, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had blocked the attack and retreated in the next moment, had already made up his mind.

Because of old feelings, he has been letting Danzo go. Isn't there also the fact that he himself wanted to cut off the trouble once and for all?

Is this approach wrong?

Looking at Kakashi outside the barrier, I thought to myself, "When White Fang died, perhaps we should have eliminated Root back then."

……

The Konoha Crush plan ultimately ended with the death of the Third Hokage, and Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, appeared, and the summoned giant pythons were dealt with one by one.

Orochimaru killed the Third Hokage, and the souls of the First and Second Hokage were swallowed by the Shinigami. Orochimaru lost both of his hands, and the Sand Village surrendered.

Unspokenly, everyone attended Hiruzen Sarutobi's funeral at the memorial stone. Overnight, Konohamaru, the second Hokage, seemed to have lost all his loved ones.

Hidden in the shadows, Uchiha Yun quietly observed all of this and more or less understood the contradictions in the original story from his memories.

The Four Purple Flame Formation is far inferior to the Six Crimson Sun Formation, but even so, in the original story I remember, no one tried to break it.

No solution? Impossible.

Compared to Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi was a better choice, but the events of the Hyuga clan nine years ago, as well as the Uchiha clan massacre, had instilled fear in everyone.

In my memory, there's a scene in the original work where Danzo is walking with the head of the Aburame clan, wanting Shino to join Root. He even explicitly states that he's choosing someone, and each clan must provide one.

Ultimately, the only loss in the Konoha Crush was the death of the Third Hokage; other casualties were minimal.

……

The Chunin Exams ended in chaos.

Ninjas from smaller villages had to undergo vetting by Konoha, while those from Kumogakure were simply sent out of the village.

On the border of the Land of Fire, the number of ninjas began to increase. After demonstrating their combat prowess, war did not break out.

"Even the Third Hokage was killed; we're lucky to still be alive!"

"Can you stop being so cowardly? Konoha is in such a state, what else do you dare to do to us?"

On the way back, Omoi and Karui sang in unison.

Darui, standing to the side, frowned and said, "For Konoha, the death of the Third Hokage and the destruction of Root might not be a bad thing."

Yugito said, "Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, has returned, and Princess Tsunade will probably return as well."

"Also... that taijutsu ninja in the venue reminded me of some intelligence from the war between Konoha and Kirigakure."

Darui looked over: "The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were completely annihilated. Four of the seven died, and three escaped? That intelligence is strange. How could a mere genin possibly escape?!"

……