Shocking! The Mysterious Sky Veil Brings Chaos! | Naruto

The entire ninja world was in chaos. Whether it was the Five Great Countries or the small ones, there were strange sounds and images constantly appearing.

No one in the ninja world had answered the questions yet.

"..."

"I saw someone who tried to sneak a peek during the punishment and got slapped so hard by a group of women that he flew a few meters!"

"Are you sure you're not talking about yourself?"

"How could it be me?" The man wiped the blood from his nose.

"Phew, I'm glad I didn't answer. The thought of that punishment is terrifying!"

"So who exactly is Gaara's redeemer?"

"Doesn't it seem like it should be a really strong ninja to redeem him?"

"After all, Gaara's emotions are unstable now, and an ordinary ninja would be no match for him."

"I'm curious. Who could defeat Gaara? After all, his name as the Shukaku-hosting, sandstorm Gaara isn't a joke."

Konoha Hospital

On the hospital bed, Lee was covered in bandages, tightly gripping his fists. His eyes were filled with frustration.

He had tried so hard... given everything he had... but he still couldn't defeat that so-called genius.

"It's so frustrating... this feeling..." His body was trembling, and his palm was bleeding from the pressure, soaking through the bandages.

All his efforts... could they really not defeat this so-called genius?

He couldn't accept it...

On top of Gamabunta, the giant toad, Jiraiya was quiet, thinking about the jinchuriki and tailed beasts. He usually kept his distance from them.

"That kid... is very similar to you," Jiraiya said.

Naruto looked at him, puzzled, unsure of what he meant.

"The jinchuriki from the Hidden Sand Village... I've heard a bit about his past during my travels. This kid is another one of those who has had a tragic life," Jiraiya sighed.

Not just Gaara, but most jinchuriki suffered tragic fates.

And Gaara... he was perhaps the worst of them all.

After all, having such a cruel father... no one could bear that.

"Perverted Sage, what exactly is a jinchuriki?" Naruto asked, confused.

Since the appearance of the sky screen, this question had been hanging in his mind. What exactly was a jinchuriki, and what did it mean?

Since he had learned he was one himself, the confusion only deepened.

Jiraiya paused for a moment, then looked at Naruto with a serious expression and softly asked, "Do you hate Konoha?"

Hearing this, Naruto was taken aback, unsure of how to respond.

After a long pause, he nodded.

He hated it.

This was no joke. He truly hated Konoha, hated everyone in the village. He had lived a life of loneliness and isolation.

He knew exactly what it felt like... the hell of it.

Jiraiya didn't react much but then asked, "And now?"

Naruto's face became confused, as if he didn't fully understand the question.

Noticing Naruto's confusion, Jiraiya continued, "Why do you want to become Hokage?"

"Because I want everyone to acknowledge my existence! I want them to know that I, Uzumaki Naruto, will become Hokage, and they will accept me!" Naruto replied without hesitation.

Jiraiya asked again, "Then why do you want to be acknowledged by them?"

"Because..."

At that moment, Naruto froze. He couldn't answer. Why did he want so badly to be recognized by others?

He fell into confusion...

"Because you don't want to be alone anymore. You want to prove your existence... to show that you, Uzumaki Naruto, are not a demon fox or a monster, but a human. Am I right?" Jiraiya said.

Those words seemed to strike at Naruto's very core. He couldn't respond.

Was that true? It seemed to be.

He wanted to show everyone that he, Uzumaki Naruto, wasn't a burden or a trouble... but a person.

He wanted to prove that he, Uzumaki Naruto, existed in this world!

He wanted everyone to know that he would never succumb to the so-called fate.

"That kid is a lot like you, but his fate is even more uncertain. He still lives in loneliness..." Jiraiya stared at the sky screen wistfully.

Naruto seemed to understand, but at the same time, he was confused. He looked up at the screen, thinking about Gaara...

He... still lived in loneliness... in that hell.

Thump Thump—

The sound of his heart racing echoed in Naruto's ears. He felt an intense emotion building inside him. Why was he feeling this way? Why did he have such a strong feeling about that guy... that guy...

"I hate this world... I hate everyone in this world..."

He remembered the images from the sky screen, Gaara's words filled with hatred for the world and everyone in it.

Gaara hated the world and all people. He didn't even know the meaning of his existence. He was born to kill.

He existed to hate the world...

He and Naruto were completely different.

As Naruto thought, his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Was he scared? A little. But more than that, he was... excited.

Once, no one had recognized him, but through his own effort, he earned that recognition.

He was no longer alone.

He had comrades, a teacher, even that arrogant Sasuke, and the irritable yet cute Sakura...

And... he also had the Perverted Sage now...

He had love.

In that moment, all fear vanished, his trembling stopped, and his eyes seemed to shine with a strange light.

"The man who defeated Gaara is a man who aims to become Hokage! I, Uzumaki Naruto!"

Naruto suddenly shouted passionately, staring intently at the sky screen. His voice was full of pride and determination, as if he feared nothing.

[Uzumaki Naruto, answer — correct!]

Silence...

Instantly...

"What? What's going on? Naruto? Again, Naruto?"

"The one who defeated Gaara? Uzumaki Naruto?"

"Wasn't he the one who was always at the bottom? Even though he's the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, he couldn't have defeated someone like Gaara!"

"Wow, I'm actually getting excited now. A battle between jinchuriki!"

Sasuke looked at the screen, his eyes full of disbelief and shock.

"He defeated that guy? That guy who was supposed to be unbeatable?!" Sasuke thought, his disbelief growing. How could that be? Could it really have been that guy?

Yes, Naruto had used a thousand clones before, and that was impressive. But to defeat someone like Gaara? That guy...