Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

"What...what exactly is going on??"

Just then, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain, and countless memories flooded his mind, making him realize what was happening.

It turns out that the current owner of this body is an ordinary Uchiha clan member named "Hanako". She not only did not awaken the Sharingan, but she was not even a ninja. She just made a living by selling pancakes with her husband.

Although her life wasn't wealthy, she loved her husband and children and lived a happy life.

Today, their child achieved a good ranking at the ninja academy, so the couple decided to splurge on their hard-earned savings and have a barbecue at home.

The scene now is a family, some coming home from school, others packing up their stalls, sitting around the dining table, waiting for the meat to be cooked.

Although Itachi's consciousness resides in Hanako's body, the body moves on its own, presumably following the events of that night.

"Honey, why aren't you eating? You don't need to save this for us. You work so hard all the time. Don't be so stingy if you can treat yourself to some meat once in a while."

"Give it to Shota, he's still growing."

As memories flooded his mind, Itachi Uchiha also sensed the emotion called "happiness," and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

But just then, a figure burst into the cozy little house.

The moment Itachi saw that person, his pupils contracted.

That was...himself.

"Hanako, Shota, run!"

"husband!"

"Mom and Dad!"

Amidst a series of screams, the man bravely stepped forward to fight the intruder in order to protect his wife and children, but was mercilessly killed by the intruder.

Uchiha Itachi instinctively wanted to do something, but found that she couldn't control this body. She could only continue as she had done that night, conveying her panic, confusion, hatred, and pain to Uchiha Itachi a hundredfold.

He saw "himself" hide the child named Shota in the closet and tell him not to come out no matter what happened.

Then he saw himself trying to distract "Uchiha Itachi," but how could an ordinary person outrun a ninja? He was caught up in an instant and stabbed through the heart.

On his deathbed, he saw Itachi Uchiha survey the small room and, with the excellent perception of his Mangekyou Sharingan, easily pull out Shota, who was hiding in the closet trembling with fear.

Shota was still crying out, "What did you do to my mom and dad?", but the next moment his head was cut off by Itachi Uchiha.

After killing this family and confirming that no one had escaped, Itachi Uchiha quietly left to slaughter the next Uchiha clan member.

It hurts...it hurts so much...

Perhaps because all of this is not happening in real time but only a fragment of memory, or perhaps because he was in a hurry at the time, Hanako did not die immediately after being stabbed in the heart, and Itachi Uchiha could still personally feel that excruciating pain.

It's probably for the former reason; how could an executioner like him possibly leave any chance of survival for the Uchiha clan?

At this moment, the pain of having one's heart pierced, the pain of having one's family slaughtered, the pain of being killed even though one has done nothing wrong...

All of it surged into Itachi's brain with a hundred times the intensity, making him feel as if his brain was being churned into a mess, even more painful than the burning sensation of the calamity he was currently experiencing.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally began to get used to the pain, which gave him some energy to think.

However, before any thoughts could even form in his mind, he felt a sudden dizziness, and the scene before him seemed to have changed again.

"Honey, why aren't you eating?"

He subconsciously looked up in the direction of the sound and saw Hanako placing a piece of fatty and lean pork belly into his bowl.

"There's no need to save any food for us. You work very hard all the time. Don't be so stingy if you can splurge on some meat once in a while."

Itachi Uchiha's heart trembled, and his brain seemed to be shaking. He wanted to remind Hanako and Shota to run away, but what came out was, "Give it to Shota, he's still growing."

He saw that he had put the pork belly on Shota's plate again, and the sensible Shota put it back on his mother, and the three of them burst into hearty laughter.

Then, the executioner burst in.

Over a long period of time, he experienced the lives of all the Uchiha clan members except his own parents before their deaths, including their feelings and their immense suffering.

He felt like he was going to vomit, but there was nothing he could do.

Soon, the scene changed again.

"Who is it this time...?"

Itachi Uchiha no longer had the energy to think; he felt that this experience was a mental blow many times greater than Tsukuyomi.

But the familiar figure that suddenly appeared before him brought him back to his senses.

It's... Sasuke.

"Brother! Mom and Dad! What happened? Who did this?!"

Itachi Uchiha had never noticed before just how desperate Sasuke was at this moment.

He stubbornly insisted that he was doing it for Sasuke's own good, and even used Tsukuyomi on him, repeatedly telling him the screams of his clansmen before their deaths, hoping to awaken Sasuke's Sharingan and give him greater power, completely disregarding how much pain Sasuke was in.

Or perhaps he actually knew, but in his mind, he was doing it for Sasuke's own good.

And now, he's going to do it again.

"No...no...I understand now, this is wrong. Sasuke has the capacity and potential to be a bridge between the clan and the village, and he can definitely create a better ending..."

So... don't keep making the same mistakes!

Uchiha Itachi cried out in his heart, wanting to stop all of this, but it was no use.

He used Tsukuyomi on Sasuke again and saw Sasuke's heartbreaking expression once more.

"Sasuke...I'm sorry...I was wrong...I was really wrong..."

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha realized how foolish his past actions had been.

However, hell will not end because of this.

The scene changed, and his consciousness returned to Hanako's body once again.

"Honey, why aren't you eating? You don't need to save this for us. You work so hard all the time. Don't be so stingy if you can treat yourself to some meat once in a while."

"Give it to Shota, he's still growing."

This time, he still couldn't change anything.

This time, the pain will be a thousand times greater.

Chapter 136 The Enemy is at the Gates

News of the impending war quickly spread throughout the five major powers.

Onoki and the others quickly sent a letter to Naruto asking him what he planned to do.

Naruto's reply was that they didn't need to do anything, just be careful to protect themselves.

Meanwhile, in Konoha, because Naruto made no attempt to hide the news, both ninjas and ordinary villagers learned that war was imminent, causing widespread anxiety and unease.

Even now, the area outside the Hokage Building is packed with people who want to see Naruto, the Fifth Hokage.

"Is war really coming? What should we do? Will we have to send our children to the battlefield again?"

"Tell us what instructions the Hokage has. I've been lying at home for so long, I'd be willing to go to the battlefield even if it meant staying home."

"Where is the Hokage? We need to see the Hokage!"

Sarutobi Asuma and his men were busy trying to hold back the excited crowd outside the Hokage Building, and they were in a real bind.

As a member of the Hokage's guard, he never actually fulfilled his duties. After all, with Naruto's strength, he didn't need their protection. This position was more like a power distribution.

Today, he finally received a mission as a member of the Hokage's Guard—to appease the public.

He felt very helpless about this task.

We're all from the same village, so it's impossible to use force to suppress them.

Besides, he also harbored some doubts and unease: what exactly was the Hokage thinking...?

However, in reality, Naruto was not actually in the Hokage Building at all.

Standing atop the Hokage Rock, he took in the reactions of the people through the exaggerated range of Kagura's Mind's Eye.

"Naruto, aren't you going to step in and do something to mobilize the people before the battle, or at least reassure them? If you, the Hokage, just appear in front of us, we'll feel a little more at ease."

Behind Naruto, Kakashi asked softly.

Naruto simply stretched and lay down.

"Kakashi-sensei, haven't I already stated my stance on war?"

"...You alone will fight and annihilate all enemy troops." Kakashi was silent for a while before speaking.

"Isn't that it? I've already told everyone about this policy, but they don't believe I have the ability to implement it," Naruto said lazily.

"Actually, this is normal. After all, there's no proof without evidence, and the war has left such a terrifying impression on everyone that it's understandable that they don't believe it."

"That's why I'm too lazy to explain. I'll just have to witness it with my own eyes and the problem will be solved naturally."

Kakashi remained silent.

He had personally witnessed Naruto and Pain's battle and knew that Naruto's strength was enough to easily destroy a great nation.

But the problem is that Obito Uchiha obviously knew this information as well, and under such circumstances, he still dared to take the initiative to provoke a war. What gave him the confidence to do so?

Kakashi couldn't figure it out.

He glanced in the direction of the Hokage Building, where a dense crowd was packed together, visible even from this distance.

"Naruto, at least say something. I think Asuma is about to collapse."

Naruto did not respond.

After a while, he stood up and stretched his muscles.

"Yes, it's about time."

After saying that, Naruto instantly teleported to the entrance of the Hokage Building using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Sarutobi Asuma breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Naruto.

"Lord Hokage, you've finally arrived."

The crowd below, who had just been calmed down, immediately became excited again when they saw Naruto appear.

"Lord Hokage, please allow us to go to the battlefield! We want to fight alongside you!"