"Sasuke! I don't have time to waste with you right now. Tell me where the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is, or I'll get serious!"
Under the masked man Obito's threatening voice, the single exposed eye was already filled with gloom.
"You dare impersonate Uchiha Madara? Do you even deserve that name?!"
Instead, Sasuke responded with a full-on taunt.
At this moment, the masked man Obito felt so frustrated. He hadn't expected his infiltration of Konoha to be exposed right from the start.
"Madara, I've found the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. He is currently..."
Just then, a White Zetsu clone appeared in the distance. As soon as it revealed Uzumaki Naruto's whereabouts, it was instantly engulfed in Amaterasu's black flames.
A painful scream echoed as the White Zetsu clone was burned to death.
"Nice!"
Instantly, Obito's face showed a hint of joy as he looked at Sasuke and sneered.
"Next time, I won't let you off..."
He was about to throw out some harsh words but didn't expect Sasuke to roar in anger and immediately activate Susanoo.
"There's no way you're Uchiha Madara!"
The Susanoo arrow shot out in an instant. Though Sasuke's ocular powers didn't seem that strong, in actual combat, he was a formidable opponent.
Others feared Amaterasu, but with his right eye's Mangekyo ability — Kagutsuchi — he wielded it effortlessly.
"Damn it!"
Obito, when his intangibility time ran out, had to reveal himself with a gloomy face. At this moment, the Susanoo arrow and Amaterasu's flames caused him to scream in pain.
"Just like Itachi's Amaterasu..."
Amid the agonized screams, Obito managed to escape outside the forest. In his rage, he crushed part of his mask, revealing another quickly spinning three-tomoe Sharingan.
Sharingan Forbidden Jutsu: Izanagi!
As the three-tomoe Sharingan spun and faded into gray, Obito's figure vanished, reappearing elsewhere fully healed.
Seeing this from afar, Sasuke was even more furious.
"You massacred your clan. You're just like Danzo, all for the forbidden jutsu of the Sharingan. You deserve to die!"
Obito didn't linger for a moment, heading straight toward Uzumaki Naruto.
Behind him, Sasuke's gaze darkened. With his right eye's Kagutsuchi, he extinguished all Amaterasu's black flames before chasing after him.
Obito, after turning dark, completely descended into a beast-like nature.
Say what you want about his darkness: Rin was killed by the Mist, and Kakashi dealt the final blow. Whether it's for revenge or hidden ambition...
The Uchiha clan was where he grew up. Did he have no feelings for them?
To put it harshly, as a member of the prestigious Uchiha clan, he gave up his family for a woman — and not even one he'd slept with or held hands with.
If you'd at least been together, then maybe choosing a woman over your clan could be justified.
Other people, when they go dark, kill those who hurt them!
Obito, when he went dark, killed everyone who was good to him!
...
Meanwhile, in Konoha, a devastated Naruto carried Iruka-sensei's corpse and ran madly to the hospital, only to witness the most infuriating scene.
"Konohamaru! How could it be you? It really is you!"
In this makeshift hospital, patients everywhere were screaming in pain, each with shuriken embedded in vital spots.
Konohamaru, covered in blood, had lost himself in the killing.
"Brother Naruto!"
When he saw Naruto, a trace of clarity flashed in Konohamaru's eyes, but was quickly replaced by unprecedented anger.
"Konohamaru! Why did you kill everyone? Why did you kill Iruka-sensei and Teuchi-uncle?!"
"Shut up!"
Confronted with these sudden accusations, Konohamaru, remembering his own clan's massacre, snapped back in rage:
"Why?! Because they all participated in slaughtering the Sarutobi clan — isn't that enough?!"
"What about Teuchi and the others?!"
"They stood by and watched. The whole of Konoha — they're all trash. Without the Sarutobi clan, without my grandfather, they'd all be dead!
It was my grandfather, the Third Hokage, and the Sarutobi clan who protected Konoha, who protected them. And in return, they all turned on us..."
Konohamaru roared in anger. He wanted revenge! He wanted Konoha to feel his pain.
With blood-red eyes, Konohamaru's madness was a normal reaction for someone whose clan had been wiped out.
"Konohamaru! I'll break your arms and legs and make you apologize to everyone!"
Naruto, in a rage, put Iruka down and began weaving signs. When Konohamaru saw this, his pupils shrank instantly.
"Brother Naruto, you may have saved me, but I won't hold back!"
Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Hundreds of Naruto's shadow clones appeared, all roaring and charging at Konohamaru.
But Konohamaru laughed maniacally, already finishing his hand seals.
"if you don't want everyone to burn to death, you'd better save them first!"
Fire Style: Ash Pile Burning!
Thick black smoke spewed from his mouth, quickly filling the closed hospital. As the spark from his teeth ignited the smoke, a terrifying explosion followed, shattering the hospital's windows.
Inside, screams of agony rang out.
"Ah! Save me!"
"Kill me! Someone kill me!"
"Konohamaru! Sarutobi Konohamaru! We won't forgive you even as ghosts!"
After unleashing the jutsu, Konohamaru smashed through a window and escaped.
"Everyone! Why is this happening!"
In the sea of fire, watching people burn and scream, Naruto was in disbelief, tears streaming down his face.
"Naruto, it's all your fault! You let Konohamaru go..."
"You monster! You got everyone killed, you Nine-Tails demon…"
In their agony, people cursed him madly. If Naruto hadn't let Konohamaru go, this never would have happened.
"Put out the fire! The hospital is under attack!"
"Damn, there are still enemies here!"
The commotion drew Konoha's ninja, who rushed in to extinguish the flames and rescue people.
But seeing the carnage inside, their faces turned ashen.
"Put out the fire! Water Style!"
"NARUTO!"
At this moment, Kiba Inuzuka punched Naruto hard in the face, roaring in anger:
"This is your ninja way?! You let Konohamaru go! Look how many people have died because of you!"
Furious, Kiba led his squad, shouting:
"Come on! After me! We must hunt down the rogue ninja Konohamaru, don't let him do any more damage!"
"Yes!" Kiba led a squad to support everywhere. After discovering Konohamaru's destruction, he was responsible for chasing him and gathering intel on enemy numbers.
Naruto clambered to his feet, looking at Iruka's charred corpse, and roared in anger:
"Konohamaru! I'll never forgive you!"
With a shout, Naruto charged out, determined to find Konohamaru and demand answers — why! Why did it come to this?
Why did you do this to everyone?
If only you'd let go of hate, we could still be comrades!
...
"Damn it!"
Konohamaru fled madly. He knew Konoha's terrain well, but his pursuers wouldn't let up, making him more and more frantic.
"I want you all to die!"
With a crazed look in his eyes, Konohamaru spiraled deeper into madness.
"Hahaha, I can't escape Konoha anyway, so I'll make you all suffer. I want revenge! I want you to taste the Sarutobi clan's pain!"
In his madness, Konohamaru pulled out a green syringe from his ninja pouch — a gift from the mysterious Akatsuki masked man.
Inside were Wood Release cells!
"Hokage Tower!"
Next, he stabbed the syringe into his thigh, looked up at the Hokage Tower, and laughed maniacally.
"This was my grandpa's! You thieves! Robbers! I'm going to destroy Konoha!"
In Konohamaru's mind, he was free to enter the Hokage Tower as a child — it was his grandfather's place, thus his clan's.
But now, these bandits and thieves had stolen his grandfather's office and killed his entire clan.
So he would destroy everything!
Konohamaru's response to his clan's destruction was typical, while Sasuke, who'd experienced it at age eight, managed to stay calm for years — only going mad when confronting Itachi.
You have to admire Sasuke — truly the king of resilience in the Uchiha clan!
"I found the target!"
...
At this moment, the masked man Obito, rushing over, spotted Naruto and smiled.
Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance!
In an instant, Obito unleashed a Fire Style jutsu, combined with Mangekyo, and the swirling wind caused by space distortion turned his fire into a giant rotating flame, with a terrifying area of effect.
"Not good! It's the Akatsuki masked man! Fire the signal flare!"
"Everyone, defend! He's the one who controlled the Nine-Tails to attack Konoha!"
With a roar, the terrifying fire engulfed the surroundings, destroying many buildings. Amid the flames, something flashed.
"He's blocked it!" Kiba was shocked at the scene before him.
The other Konoha ninjas were also stunned.
"It's Sasuke! Sasuke saved us!"
"We're saved!"
A gigantic purple Susanoo appeared, blocking the terrifying fire attack.
"Damn! Sasuke's so fast!"
Obito's face turned grim. With his Lightning Style body flicker, Sasuke's speed was overwhelming.
"Naruto, be careful! He's after you!"
Sasuke shouted a warning, but Naruto, blinded by rage, screamed and struggled.
"Let go of me, Sasuke! Let go!"
Naruto roared, his pupils turning feral as he began to manifest the Nine-Tails cloak.
It must be said, that Naruto's impulsiveness often puts his friends at a disadvantage.
"We finally caught up!"
"Naruto, don't be impulsive!"
Suddenly, two familiar voices sounded, catching everyone's attention.
Konoha's ninjas were overjoyed — Kakashi Hatake, Konoha's elite jonin, had arrived.
Obito's pupils darkened — Kakashi!
Two Kakashis appeared: one grabbed Naruto's impulsive arm, coldly stopping him.
The other already held his short sword, staring coldly at his enemy.
At first, Obito thought it was a shadow clone, but the different auras and attitudes convinced him otherwise.
But it didn't matter!
Kakashi was still annoying!
"Sasuke, let's go."
"Yes!"
Seeing Kakashi with his short sword, Sasuke smiled. It was time to fight alongside Captain Kakashi from another world once more.
"Kakashi-sensei, I have to go after Konohamaru, he..."
Naruto argued angrily, but this time Kakashi would not indulge his recklessness and barked at him to stop.
"Naruto! The enemy's target is you!"
Kakashi's icy gaze swept over Obito in the distance, and he ordered the Konoha ninja behind him:
"All of you, protect Naruto and escort him back to the Hokage Tower. Do NOT let him fall into enemy hands!"
"Yes!" Kiba shouted sternly. In this situation, ninjas have only one choice: obey orders.
"Kakashi-sensei..."
But Naruto was only met with a cold look from Kakashi.
"Naruto! Don't let me down. Don't let the village down! Konohamaru is also headed for the Hokage Tower. Any threat to the Hokage — kill on sight!"
It was obvious that the last line was meant for Kiba and the others.
"You stay here now!"
Then, Sasuke and Kakashi launched into a dazzling display of swordsmanship.
With Sasuke's Lightning Style body flicker, the Kusanagi sword crackled with electricity, chasing ultimate speed.
Kakashi's sword also flashed with lightning, but his style was more unpredictable and ever-changing, equally fast.
Their teamwork left Obito shocked.
"The White Fang's swordsmanship! I never thought I'd see it again!"
Back when he was on the same team as Kakashi, he knew Kakashi's swordsmanship best, but Kakashi later abandoned it.
He never expected it to be so dazzling once more.
Obito was now held up by two Kakashis and Sasuke.
Naruto and Kiba's group rushed to the Hokage Tower, preparing to kill the rogue ninja Konohamaru!
...
Kisame, for his part, was completely suppressed by Might Guy, who countered his chakra absorption with pure taijutsu and the Eight Gates.
...
Elsewhere, Jiraiya in Sage Mode teamed up with elite ANBU to battle the Six Paths of Pain.