"Here...... Is it really Konoha?"

If it was really Konoha, it really wanted to rush to the Hokage's office building and grab Tsunade's clothes and ask what she was doing.

Naruto Uzumaki looked at the somewhat dilapidated buildings around him, and a sense of foreboding began to occur in his mind.

And the middle-aged man who followed behind Naruto Uzumaki looked at the dilapidated looks around him, and he showed a somewhat unbearable expression.

It's a little broken from the impression.,But it's a good guy who comes and goes.,And it looks like a vigorous Konoha is completely different.,After more than two years have passed.,What is presented in front of the two of them is a gray and silent Konoha.。

Many shops are closed, closed, and some even look like they have been closed for a long time, and the doors and doorways are covered with dust and cobwebs, as if no one has been here for a long time. And the few shops that are open, and the things they sell are so mutilated that they are even reminiscent of the shops in the country of waves.

And the people who sold things inside also had impatient expressions, and they no longer had the optimistic and cheerful appearance that Naruto Uzumaki had in his previous impression, eager to give everything to familiar old customers. It was as if the village had been shrouded in an invisible disease or shadow, and even a few merchants who were familiar with it before saw Naruto Uzumaki's appearance, and they also rolled their eyes numbly, not making any movement.

This kind of look, Naruto Uzumaki and Jiraiya have seen it before. It is the eyes of those who have lost all hope of survival, and have seen the world as a huge prison, that hopeless look has been seen.

There were even some people with gray faces, lying under the porch, staring at something in the void with dull eyes, allowing others to pass by them.

And Sakura Haruno, this innocent and lovely girl in Naruto's impression, seemed to be very natural in the face of this dilapidated appearance, and walked over so plainly. There was no surprise, no disgust, as if it were a stone on the side of the road, or something that had become commonplace.

Obviously Harunno Sakura used to be the one who went back to take care of injured children or elderly people with impaired mobility, why is it that now there is such a big problem in the village, but that caring and kind Sakura can turn a blind eye?

Despite knowing that Jiraiya-sensei was behind him, Naruto Uzumaki couldn't hold back the confusion in his heart after passing a corner where several villagers were lying down, and asked in a low voice.

"Sakura...... Konoha has become like this now, is it all Tsunade's mother-in-law? Are you used to Konoha like this?"

Standing in the middle of the ruined streets with his hands clenched into fists, Naruto Uzumaki looked at the surrounding houses that had collapsed for unknown reasons, and felt like the scenery he had seen along the way was like a steel knife slicing his heart.

In fact, Naruto Uzumaki's feelings for Konoha are deeper than anyone else. Despite the cruel and even terrible treatment he received as a child, there were always some people in the Dai clan who brightened his heart, and he also wanted to give back to Konoha something, and he also hoped that Tsunade's mother-in-law could take care of his home.

However, looking at it now, where is there a home to live and work in peace and contentment? The dilapidated appearance of the building didn't even look like it had been uninhabited for more than a year, and it was more like someone who had used ninjutsu inside and didn't even bother to repair it, and the street was just in tatters, like a series of cruel scars running across the streets of Konoha.

And what made people feel even more frightening was that as Naruto Uzumaki walked this way, he had seen dozens of such brutal streets and landscapes.

"Huh? Where? Konoha has always been good, but it's better to say that it's getting better and better lately."

「…… Is that really the case? Sakura-chan?"

"Hmm. Of course? Why do you ask such a question?"

Wearing a tattered white coat and various test tubes jingling back and forth, Sakura Haruno turned around and walked backwards, looking at Naruto Uzumaki, who seemed to have a heavy expression in front of her, with a strange expression.

It seems that she really didn't understand what Naruto Uzumaki was thinking, or why

He looked very heavy. The delicate face was full of confusion, tilting its head and looking at Naruto Uzumaki in confusion, as if waiting for him to speak.

Although he likes Sakura Haruno very much, when he sees his crush who hasn't seen him for almost three years become so aggressive, and it looks strong, it must be fake to say that he is unhappy. After all, Sakura and Sasuke are his best friends, how can anyone not be happy for the growth of their friends? That's definitely the bad guy who has been alienated.

However, looking at the dilapidated and cruel scenery around him, and facing the doubtful Haruno Sakura in front of him, Naruto Uzumaki stood in the middle of the street, frowning and solemnly asking his own question.

"Then why, Konoha's house is dilapidated like this? Why is everyone's home dilapidated like this?"

"Ah, that's because someone is fighting here, and no one is fixing it, isn't that what it is?"

Looking at Naruto Uzumaki, who seemed to be a little emotionally unstable in front of him, Sakura Haruno, who was dressed a little unkempt, shrugged her shoulders, and the expression on her face was as speechless as if she saw someone asking why the temperature was rising.

"Why do you feel weird? Wouldn't it cause damage if someone fights in Konoha, and then no one cares about these small things outside, and everyone has their own careers, so such a small problem is just here. Or would you like me to tell us about the recent changes in Konoha? It's a bit big for you, but it's not that big."

"What are you talking about?! Sakura! This is Konoha, our village, there are people fighting in the village, and the village is like this, you actually ......."

"So? There's no way to get emotional."

"You—"

Just as Naruto Uzumaki stepped forward in a bit of anger to make a theory, a palm suddenly reached out from behind him and patted him on the shoulder.

It is self-rear.

This lascivious uncle, who has always felt very unreliable, and even a little contemptible, pressed Naruto Uzumaki's words into his stomach with the force of his palm.

"Is it so simple to forget the results of our practice? Naruto. In the face of these strange things and things that you don't know, you always need to really understand it. I don't believe Tsunade and the village will become like this, but it's always right to hear their reasons. Got it?"

「…… I see, fairy."

This is not an exhortation or understanding, but a subtle reminder.

If there really is some terrible enemy entrenched in Konoha, then they are now breaking into the enemy's lair, and it is very likely that they will be directly discovered and defeated.

So, if Konoha Village is now a strange place occupied by the enemy, then the next thing to do is the very common espionage work of ninjas. Although he said that he knew that he was very unreliable, as a ninja, Naruto Uzumaki did not forget too much.

He is no longer the boy who went straight to the scene without any news, and now with all kinds of life experience and cultivation experience, Naruto Uzumaki now has learned what it means to be temporarily forbearing. Looking at Jiraiya's somewhat solemn eyes under his grinning expression, Naruto Uzumaki also turned around and showed a smile to Sakura Haruno.

"I haven't been back to the village for almost three years, so I'll tell you about what happened, Sakura. Otherwise, I'll probably have to make jokes again."

"Well, that's fine. Anyway, everyone won't run, so I'll tell you on the way over."

Sakura didn't suspect anything else, but instead nodded with a smile on her face and began to walk in front, telling the glorious history of Konoha that was completely different from Naruto's knowledge.

Under the narration of Sakura, who was wearing a white coat in front, Konoha can be said to be a good place for Tianzi No. 1. There are opportunities and circumstances everywhere, and today's Konoha is hundreds of times better than the previous Konoha days, and people have what they want and what they want to do.

And the ruins that Naruto Uzumaki saw with his own eyes, and the numb people who vaguely walked through them, Sakura Haruno described

The Konoha is as perfect and magnificent as the kingdom of heaven. Even according to her, they have achieved far more than ten years in these two years.

It's just that in the eyes of Naruto and Jiraiya, the closer you get to the area of the Hokage Building, the more dilapidated and dead the environment becomes. Everywhere there are ruins that look abandoned. The high prices of land and shops on the main roads that should have been near the Hokage Building were either closed or left in ruins. Only a few numb villagers still live inside.

But that appearance is not so much life as just living. Eating some strange-looking pure white food, and then lying on the ground with empty eyes, as if he were a living dead. Sure enough, there was a big problem inside Konoha.

Naruto and Jiraiya glanced at each other, confirming a certain determination in their eyes.

His hometown has been damaged like this, and he must not ignore it. But before Naruto and Jiraiya could make any decisions, Sakura Haruno, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped in front of a huge ruined building.

Then he turned around and tilted his head to look at the startled Naruto Uzumaki from a bird's-eye angle that a normal human would never do.

"Speaking of which, Naruto, you don't know yet, do you? How you've changed during this time."

"Huh?"

"During the time you've been walking, we've all been chasing each other on the road to becoming a better version of ourselves. After all, no one wants to be left behind by you or Sasuke."

「…… Is that so?"

Uchiha Sasuke, after this topic was raised, Naruto's expression darkened a lot.

This is a scar in everyone's hearts, a word that can cast a shadow on the hearts of the members of this issue of Konoha.

The defection incident of that year, although everyone didn't say it, there was a thorn in their hearts. A person who has played with him since he was a child suddenly leaves him forever, although it was a stinky fart, but it was also the same period.

The friendship of the same period, the friendship of classmates, the time when they used to play together when they were children, and the decision to defect and join Orochimaru at that time. It's not that many people can't understand his choice, but just feel a little strange and uneasy when they think of him being forever covered with hatred. It's still Sakura and Naruto who are really sad. Z.br>

Because they are the seventh class, they are a real team. A team that is irreplaceable and impossible to reverse. No matter who joins, there is no way to replace Sasuke's place.

Even if Sasuke had said that he would definitely kill them in the future, there was actually no other option for the two of them.

They're just going to pull Sasuke back.

In their own way.

"Well, I won't talk much about this kind of topic. I'll get him back, after all."

Sakura quickly smiled with relief on her face, brushed her hair, and smiled at Naruto Uzumaki in front of her in the ruins.

"I still have a lot to say to you, but I feel like you can't wait. Then just let them talk to you too. Let's let Jiraiya-senpai wait outside for a while."

"They? Let the fairy wait a little?"

They, where? And how exactly do you make a lecherous fairy and so on?

Looking at Sakura Haruno who had walked into the shadows, Naruto stretched out his hand with a blank face and just wanted to ask something, when he saw Sakura standing in the shadows and clapped his hands.

And the moment she clapped her hands, Naruto Uzumaki suddenly felt that the world around her suddenly blurred. The lustful cries behind the cries were entangled and crumbled in the blink of an eye, and finally turned into a series of cacophonies.

Immediately after, with a strange feeling of dizziness that seemed to have moved somewhere in an instant, when Naruto blinked and saw what was in front of him again, he was surprised to find that the person he was following behind him was gone.

And there seemed to be a lot of familiar figures standing in front of me. These figures surround a large, round table that should look like a dinner table. And with the whirlpool

The arrival of the people, as if they had been waiting for a long time, each made a voice in front of him that made Naruto feel familiar.

"Naruto! Welcome home!"

"Long time no see! Naruto! It's been almost three years!"

"I'm going to need a lot of advice for the rest of the time!"

"Everyone...... "Wait a minute, who are these?"

Looking at the figures in front of him with different shapes and voices that seemed to be somewhat familiar, Naruto Uzumaki gradually grew his mouth, and looked at the distorted and deformed scene in front of him in disbelief.

In my impression, his partners should have different personalities, but they are united and friendly, and they are all good partners who graduated from the same period. Even if there is a quarrel between each other, it is a trustworthy person who can really hand over the back to the other party.

But now in Naruto Uzumaki's eyes, the several figures that appeared in front of him were filled with bizarre scenes. Because in front of his eyes, there doesn't seem to be a creature that can be called a normal human structure at all. It was as if countless structures and human bodies had been reconstituted into one, and some of them looked like people, but they didn't feel like people at all, releasing noise in front of him.

There are women who are wrapped in flowers and thorns, and the skin of their bodies is bold, but they are covered with countless flowers and spores. There is a figure that looks like the embodiment of a shadow, covered in darkness, like someone else's shadow in the corner. There is also a figure whose body is so white that he can barely see his facial features, only a pair of eyes shining with pure and brilliant light like a disc. And others, indescribable, look like your brain is triggering an alarm when you see it.

And looking at Sakura Haruno, who stood in the midst of many grotesque figures, as if she had given way to the so-called stage like a normal class reunion, Naruto Uzumaki felt as if her brain was burning.

"Hey! It's been more than two years! Don't tell me you've forgotten me, Inuzuka! The one with the dog!"

A large, haired werewolf approached, and there were still traces of a human on its animalistic face.

"Looking at your surprised look, you can't imagine that I've completed the most powerful secret technique and become one with my family's partner, right? But it's normal for you to be so surprised, after all, we've all changed a lot in the past few years."

"I don't think I've changed much."

"There's changed, but not much, right? There is always a sacrifice to pursue the path."

"Rather, compared to the original human form, the current appearance is more liberating? It's not that there's anything wrong with the human body, it's just that the feeling doesn't fit in with your own heart."

"After all, animals in society, since they are human, are always disturbed by the subconscious and various thoughts......

A group of grotesque creatures interlaced light and shadow in front of Naruto Uzumaki, constantly using Naruto Uzumaki's familiar tone and voice, saying words that made people creepy and felt fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Chakra has a personal imprint, and judging from the taste of chakra, those strange individuals are undoubtedly those "people" he is familiar with. Those one's own playmates, those childhood friends, are all in these grotesque figures.

Just, why?

What happened to make it what it is today in just three years?

Looking at the scene of the group of demons dancing, Naruto Uzumaki even lost the ability to make a sound for a while, just opened his mouth and looked at the terrifying and strange scene in front of him.

Seconds later, a gentle male voice came from inside the noisy venue.

"Alright, don't be too noisy, everybody. That would make Naruto-kun feel a little stressed."

As if the man's words had infinite magic, the cacophony of voices was suddenly paused.

And behind the countless strange bodies that were not human, the man who spoke up also stood up and slowly walked in front of Naruto Uzumaki.

Looking at the protagonist of the Naruto world in front of him, who was in a trance, Aizen Yusuke showed a smile and stretched out his hand

Palm.

"Hello, Naruto-kun Uzumaki. I'm Aizen Sosuke. Konoha's next-generation technical advisor."