In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 381 Dying with Eyes Wide Open (First Update)

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Let's go back to before the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Konohamaru and his two best friends, Moegi and Udon, had just seen off the Konoha ninja who were about to head to the battlefield.

While Konoha was deserted and in disarray because all the ninjas had gone to the battlefield.

Sudden.

Konohamaru seemed to see something.

He greeted his two best friends in a effeminate manner, then followed with a fierce look on his face.

When he caught up with his target, Konohamaru looked at the familiar back of Chiya, which both surprised and angered him.

Without the slightest hesitation, he unleashed the Rasengan that Naruto had taught him, hurling it fiercely at the approaching figure.

"I've gotten my revenge." The moment the Rasengan touched Chiya, Konohamaru showed an expression of triumph.

Before he could even feel happy, Chiya, who had been hit by the Rasengan, gave him a strange smile, and then turned into countless cherry blossoms and disappeared in his eyes.

"Oh no." Even if Konohamaru was stupid, he would know that he had been tricked.

I felt my eyelids drooping, and in a daze, I lost consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself on the battlefield, surrounded by familiar figures such as his older brother Naruto, the perverted sage Jiraiya, and his teacher Kakashi. He was still in his transformation state.

Then, a rain of wood descended upon Naruto, who was closest to him.

Konohamaru's body moved involuntarily.

Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

In the eyes of Obito, Madara, and the other Allied Shinobi, he was just like an unknown Konoha ninja who used his own body to block Obito's fatal blow for Naruto.

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In the blink of an eye, Konohamaru was riddled with thorns by the rapidly growing branches created by the Wood Release: Wood Insertion Technique.

He crashed to the ground with a bang, the smoke dissipated, the transformation jutsu was deactivated, and Konohamaru returned to his original form.

The scene fell silent. Naruto paused, then rushed forward to help Konohamaru up, shouting in a panic, "Medical team! Medical team, quick! Someone's here! He's seriously injured!"

At this moment, Huangtu's earth magic and Xianglin's Vajra seal were finally ready.

The two used their abilities simultaneously to bind the Ten-Tails.

The scene suddenly fell silent. Everyone on the battlefield, including Madara and Obito, froze in place, looking in the direction of Naruto and Konohamaru.

"Naruto-nii-san... I... Ahhh!" Konohamaru lay in Naruto's arms, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood. He tried to speak, but it was incredibly difficult.

Konohamaru's eyes, just like Sasuke's back then, were filled with resentment and fear.

He hasn't become stronger yet, hasn't become Hokage, hasn't avenged his clan, and hasn't cleared his grandfather's name—how could he die here?

"Konohamaru, you..." Jiraiya, who had just blocked one of the Ten-Tails' tails for Naruto, walked over, his eyes filled with self-blame and regret.

Clenching his fists, he silently vowed, "I'm sorry, Sarutobi-sensei. I couldn't even protect the last male heir of the Sarutobi family."

Like most of the Allied Shinobi in the field, he subconsciously believed that Konohamaru had secretly gone to the battlefield to seek revenge on Chiya, violating Konoha's ban on genin participating in the war.

After all, they had received news of Konohamaru's disappearance even before the war began. The timing was exactly the same day that the Konoha ninjas marched to Kumogakure.

Everyone in the Allied Forces knew that Naruto was the key to winning this war.

Once he dies, the coalition is doomed to lose.

No one expected that Konohamaru would be so noble, willing to sacrifice himself for Naruto.

Suddenly, the allied forces, moved by Konohamaru's bravery, were plunged into deep sorrow.

"Why... Konohamaru, why did you save me?" Naruto's eyes were filled with tears, and his voice trembled.

Konohamaru's consciousness began to fade. Extreme fear caused him to lose control of his bladder and bowels, with snot and tears streaming down his face.

"I don't know. My body just moved on its own." He said the same thing when Sasuke sacrificed himself to block the white senbon needles for Naruto in the Land of Waves.

This is the truth; Konohamaru truly did not know how his body had moved.

He only vaguely remembered that he was chasing after Fujiwara Chiya, the enemy who had wiped out his clan.

Then, in a daze, he arrived here and, like a puppet on a string, leaped to block a fatal blow for Naruto.

He desperately wanted to explain everything, but unfortunately, he no longer had the strength.

In his dying moments, he vaguely heard an angry roar, "Didn't you say you would never let your comrades be killed, Naruto?"

Konohamaru used his last bit of strength and subconsciously glanced to the side. The one speaking was Obito, who had been constantly affected by Naruto's "talk-no-jutsu" since they started fighting.

But that's no longer important.

Because he saw Chiya next to Obito.

"You"

As if experiencing a final burst of energy before death, Konohamaru suddenly rose to his feet, pointing at Chiya, before losing consciousness completely. Overwhelmed by endless resentment and bitterness, he collapsed beside Naruto.

Don't rest your eyes!

Next, we enter the part where Obito tries to defeat Naruto using his verbal skills.

"Do you know that brat who blocked the Ten-Tails' attack for Naruto? He seems to hold a grudge against you, as he still has the strength to stand up even after suffering such a fatal injury."

Madara looked at Chiya.

He noticed Konohamaru's unusual behavior before his death; it wasn't directed at Obito, who killed him, but at Chiya.

Chiya said casually, "Oh, you mean him? He seems to be a survivor of the Sarutobi clan that I wiped out back then. The grandson of the Third Hokage, and the only male member of the Sarutobi clan who isn't considered a male. Sarutobi Konohamaru."

"I was just thinking about how he would take revenge on me later, but I never expected that at the crucial moment, he would actually sacrifice himself to block the Ten-Tails' attack for Naruto."

"Tsk tsk. Does he truly live up to his reputation as the inheritor of the Will of Fire?" Chiya glanced meaningfully at Obito, who was extending his right hand towards Naruto, attempting to lure him away.

"For Naruto's sake, he actually gave up avenging the murder of his father and mother and the extermination of his clan."

"They're actually more impressive than Sasuke. At least the Uchiha clan massacre wasn't directly orchestrated by the Konoha higher-ups."

Upon hearing this, Madara also glanced at Obito, a playful smile on his face, and echoed, "It seems that's indeed the case."

Just as the two were talking, Naruto, who had been driven to despair by Obito's words, was inspired by Jiraiya and the Nine-Tails within him, and his fighting spirit was rekindled.

This infuriated Obito, who had had a similar experience before.

"Enough." Under Qianye's meaningful gaze, he waved his hand, controlling the Ten-Tails' tail to protect himself, and began to build up the power of the Tailed Beast Ball.

Seeing this, Madara immediately panicked, "Don't rush, this will not only hurt the Ten-Tails, but you will too."

He was worried that Obito would die in the Tailed Beast Ball explosion.

In this case, Obito's life is in danger, but his Rinnegan and his grand plan for resurrection are in grave peril.

"It doesn't matter at all, the Ten-Tails' skin is tough." With a roar, Obito pointed the Tailed Beast Ball at the Allied Forces below.

(End of this chapter)