Chapter 18 The whole village watched, but the only person who entered.
Chapter 18 The whole village watched, but the only person who entered.
For Naruto Uzumaki, this night had no end.
In the dilapidated apartment building, Naruto sat blankly on the bed.
He clutched the black card tightly in his hand.
He dared not let go. He was afraid that if he loosened his grip, this ticket to the truth would disappear.
Roy's words lingered in his mind all night.
"Let's see whose son this orphan they've been bullying for seven years really is."
Naruto patted his cheeks in front of his reflection in the mirror.
"Don't be afraid, go and see."
"No matter what the truth is, I want to see it with my own eyes."
The sky was just beginning to lighten.
In a corner of Konoha Village's commercial street, a once deserted alley is now so narrow that not even a fly can get in.
It was full of people.
A sea of heads stretched from the entrance of the Illusionary Dojo for several blocks.
Last night's preview was explosive! The truth behind the Nine-Tails' rampage and the cause of the Fourth Hokage's death.
This is Konoha's biggest taboo, and a permanent pain in the hearts of all the villagers. No one wants to miss this live broadcast.
On the roof, several dark figures crouched between the tiles.
The Anbu received a strict order from the Third Hokage: monitor, but do not take action.
On both sides of the street, Hyuga clan ninjas activated their Byakugan.
Veins bulged around his eyes, his gaze piercing through the wall, fixed on the closed shop.
The Uchiha Police Force was responsible for maintaining order.
Uchiha Tetsuka stood inside the cordon with his arms crossed.
Faced with the surging crowd, he did not scold or drive them away as usual; instead, he even wore a gloating expression on his face.
The Uchiha clan loves to read about the Third Hokage's scandals.
"Don't push! If you keep pushing, we'll arrest you all!"
Tie Huo gave a lazy shout, but his body was honest and he didn't move an inch, letting the crowd deform the cordon line.
Many people in the crowd looked like they had ill intentions.
The merchants dressed in ordinary robes were actually spies from Daming Prefecture.
The few travelers wearing straw hats in the corner are spies from either Kumogakure or Iwagakure.
With such a huge mess in Konoha, it's impossible that other ninja villages didn't know about it.
Everyone was waiting to see how Konoha, the village known as the number one village in the ninja world, would lose face.
Time passed second by second.
"Why isn't the door open yet?"
"It's already noon!"
"Has the shop owner run away?"
The discussion grew louder and louder.
On the top floor of the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood by the window.
He didn't sleep all night and couldn't sleep at all; his mind was in turmoil.
"It's unstoppable..."
Everyone in the village was there, as were spies from various countries.
Now that the store is closed, we absolutely cannot do it. If we do, it will be like trying to hide something obvious, which is tantamount to telling the whole world that Konoha has something to hide.
He could only gamble that the shop owner would hold back, and that the villagers' faith in the Hokage hadn't completely collapsed.
At noon, the dilapidated wooden door of the Illusionary Dojo finally opened.
Roy came out.
He was holding a glass bottle filled with a black liquid that was still bubbling.
Iced soda, a special supply from the system.
Roy tilted his head back, took a swig, and burped.
Everyone was speechless.
This is a solemn moment, a moment that concerns the fate of the village.
The shop owner was actually burping while drinking a beverage?
Roy wiped his mouth and looked at the dark mass of people outside the door.
His gaze swept across the shadows on the rooftop, past the spies in the crowd, and finally landed on Uchiha Tetsuka.
"Everyone's here."
Roy smiled.
"Looks like everyone's got a lot of free time."
No one responded.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for that moment.
"Since you're already here, don't just stand there."
"Lift your head up."
Roy snapped his fingers, and the sky changed.
The light dimmed. Then, the light shone brightly.
A huge light screen appeared out of thin air above Konoha, even larger than the previous one.
It's so large that no matter where you are in Konoha, you can see it clearly as long as you look up.
But that wasn't enough; the system's immense power was on full display at that moment.
In the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire, the Daimyo is fanning himself while eating grapes.
Suddenly, the sky above the courtyard brightened.
The same image was projected onto the screen, and it nearly made Daming choke to death.
In Kumogakure, the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning, the Fourth Raikage is lifting weights.
The sudden appearance of a light curtain outside the window made him smash the dumbbell with his fist.
At the same time, this light screen appeared in the skies above the Land of Earth, the Land of Water, and the Land of Wind.
There are no blind spots; the entire ninja world is watching live.
Roy stood at the shop entrance, looking at the stunned villagers, and he was very satisfied with the result.
If we're going to cause trouble, let's do something big.
Let the entire ninja world see how the Konoha leadership treats the son of a hero.
[Live stream across the entire ninja world begins.]
[Current instance: The Nine-Tailed Fox's Rebellion - The Crimson Truth]
Starring: Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki.
[Special Appearances: Danzo Shimura, Hiruzen Sarutobi.]
The name was revealed.
The crowd erupted.
"It really is the Fourth Generation Lord!"
"And Danzo and the Third Hokage?"
"The truth... what was the truth back then?"
Roy took a sip of his soda, his gaze turning playful.
"I know many of you want to go in, but my shop is too small to accommodate so many people."
"This instance is for single-player only."
Only one person?
The crowd stirred.
"Who? Who can go in?"
"Let me in! I have money!"
"I'm a Jonin! Let me in!"
Everyone rushed to get a piece of the pie. Nobody wanted to miss this opportunity to access core secrets.
Roy ignored the shouting people.
His gaze fell on the very end of the line, on a small man in an orange jacket who looked out of place.
"Get out of the way."
Roy uttered two words calmly.
Words become law; an invisible force pushes the crowded people to both sides.
At the end of the passage stood Naruto Uzumaki.
He was stunned, never expecting Roy to bring him onto the stage in this way.
Thousands of eyes instantly turned to him.
Their initially eager gaze turned cold the moment they saw his face.
It turned into disgust, fear, and deep aversion.
"It's him?"
"That fox spirit?"
"Why was he the one who went in?"
"How come this scourge is still alive?"
Whispers came from all directions.
Even at this moment, even while waiting for the truth, the villagers' malice towards Naruto did not diminish in the slightest.
They instinctively stepped back.
Naruto stood there, his body stiff.
"Go back!"
Someone in the crowd shouted.
"Don't sully the Fourth Generation's copy!"
"The fox spirit is not worthy to see the truth!"
Curses and insults rose and fell.
Naruto tried to escape and ran back to his dark apartment, but he found the card in his pocket.
"Let's see whose son this orphan they've been bullying for seven years really is."
Roy's words rang out again.
Naruto saw Roy standing at the shop entrance, smiling at him.
It is both encouragement and expectation.
Naruto gritted his teeth and took the first step.
"Stay away from me!"
A woman pulled her child back quickly, as if even the air Naruto exhaled was poisonous.
"What bad luck."
A Chunin spat.
Naruto didn't stop, and stopped looking at those people.
He walked past Uchiha Tetsuka. Tetsuka looked at him with a complicated expression, but said nothing.
He walked past the Hyuga clan ninja, his Byakugan coldly watching the seal within his body.
This stretch of road is only a hundred meters long, but Naruto felt like he had walked a lifetime.
The loneliness that had accompanied him since birth was magnified infinitely at this moment.
But he did not bow his head, because there was light ahead.
At the store entrance, Roy watched the stubborn little figure approach step by step.
He listened to the harsh insults around him, and all he felt was a cold laugh.
Go ahead and curse.
The harsher you curse now, the more swollen your face will be when you get slapped later.
Naruto finally reached the bottom of the steps and looked at Roy.
"Big brother."
Naruto took out the card.
"I am coming."
Roy took the card but didn't look at it.
He made way for the large door behind him, which emitted a faint blue light and was also the entrance to the instance.
"Go in."
Roy's words were simple.
"Go see them, ask them."
Why leave you alone in this hell?
Naruto's small figure disappeared into the blue light.
Roy stood at the door and downed his soda in one gulp.
Roy turned around to face the villagers who were still pointing and whispering, their faces full of resentment.
He revealed an extremely wicked smile.
"The show is about to begin."
Roy looked at those foolish faces and said softly.
"I hope you guys have thick skin."
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