The Naruto fan war has given the Uchiha clan a huge shock.

Chapter 7 Live Broadcast: Timeline Before the Uchiha Clan Massacre, 4th Battle Sasuke vs. Ninja Acad

"For you, Naruto even—"

"That's enough, Sai." Shikamaru put his hand on Sai's shoulder, stopping him from continuing.

He stared at Sasuke and said, "Naruto, Sakura, and me—maybe you don't consider us your friends, or even that we can be of any use to you." He paused, then continued, "But at least Naruto truly considers you his most important friend."

Even a little bit, Shikamaru didn't want Sasuke to make a choice that would hurt Naruto too much.

He knew that speaking out about these things was completely out of character for someone who hated trouble.

But seeing Naruto relentlessly chasing after Sasuke, he found himself stepping forward without realizing it.

"Hmph," Sasuke scoffed, "Does anyone really expect a 'bottom of the class' to be of any use?"

"Sasuke, you bastard!" Kiba Sasuke yelled.

The other ninjas of the same period, and those from Konoha, also didn't look too good...

Sakura: "Sasuke-kun! We—"

Sakura choked up halfway through her sentence and couldn't continue. She didn't know how to tell Sasuke now, when even she herself had considered giving up on him back then...

Sakura recalled the time when she approached Sasuke with a poisoned kunai.

If Naruto hadn't stopped her, she might really have...

【"bite!"】

"The choice for 'Uchiha Sasuke' has been made for the Fourth Shinobi World War."

"ah?!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard the message from the sky!

"When did you press that button?!" Kiba yelled, questioning Uchiha Sasuke.

None of them expected Sasuke to press the selection button so casually, completely ignoring the Second Hokage's words.

The Second Hokage snorted and turned his face away unhappily. Hashirama ruffled his brother's collar and quickly soothed him.

What did you choose?

"Why did you press it without saying anything?!"

"What choice was made? Was it agreement or disagreement?"

Faced with everyone's questions, Sasuke remained remarkably calm and didn't utter a single word.

Naruto is an impatient person, but he stubbornly refuses to ask questions, even though he's secretly itching to know the answer.

Nara Shikamaru: "Didn't anyone notice that it was talking about 'Sasuke Uchiha during the Fourth Shinobi World War'?" It felt as if the Sasuke in front of him was divided into a specific period!

Everyone was taken aback. After Shikamaru's reminder, they also found it strange to label Sasuke as a member of the "Fourth Shinobi World War".

Before they could figure out the reason—

That voice appeared again!

"Please wait to receive the selection device, Konoha Ninja Academy student 'Uchiha Sasuke'."

Before anyone could grasp the meaning of those two sentences, a new wall, as clear as a mirror, split open from the wall of comments! This wall seemed strangely familiar to Naruto and the others…

"The Land of Snow!" Sakura suddenly pointed at the object and exclaimed, "It looks like that giant mirror from the Land of Snow!"

After her reminder, Kakashi, Sasuke, and Naruto all remembered that mission from before.

After defeating the raging storm, the multifaceted mirrors received sunlight, melting the ice and snow and bringing a brief spring to the Snow Kingdom.

But the difference is...

They actually heard voices coming from inside?!

A childish voice came from inside the mirror: "Iruka-sensei, what's that thing in front of Sasuke?"

To everyone's surprise, they saw...

I saw the face of Uchiha Sasuke, who was probably only five or six years old?!

Immediately following, a silly-looking golden head filled the entire field of vision on the wall!! Then came a face distorted and squeezed against the glass…

Timeline before the Uchiha Clan Massacre: Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were 6 years old.

"You loser! Get off me!!"

"There are so many people inside!"

Thinking it was Naruto Uzumaki playing another prank, Iruka Umino was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged.

"Naruto—!"

Like a dinosaur crashing to the ground, Iruka-sensei walked towards Naruto Uzumaki, who was standing on Sasuke's desk, leaning on Sasuke's shoulder.

Meanwhile, the Allied Shinobi Forces, who were in the midst of the Fourth Shinobi World War, also saw what was happening on the other side of the mirror wall: in the classroom of the Konoha Ninja Academy.

Young Shikamaru, young Choji, young Sasuke, and young Naruto...

They stared at each other, unable to believe what they were seeing!

On the other side of the mirror...

It's from 11 years ago—Konoha Village?!

Is this an old documentary? Or...?

But Nara Shikamaru doesn't remember ever encountering such a situation when he was a child at the Ninja Academy, or being filmed by anyone!

Timeline of the Konoha Ninja Academy before the Uchiha Clan Massacre —

"Who are you people?! What are you doing in our classroom?!"

Six-year-old Naruto, fearless as a newborn calf, yelled at the glass wall that suddenly appeared in the classroom!

"Hey! Come back, Naruto!" Shikamaru, who was the same age as Naruto, reached out and grabbed Naruto by the collar, pulling him back.

Without Naruto blocking the view, everyone in the classroom could see what was happening on the other side of the glass wall...

It is an army of countless ninjas, fully equipped and on high alert!

Iruka was shocked!

"Everyone else, back up! Don't make a sound!"

He shouted to his students while shooting a kunai with an explosive tag attached out the window!

"Boommm—!!"

An explosion rang out in the quiet afternoon campus!

The sound immediately attracted the attention of ninja teachers from other classes, and also alerted the Konoha ninja patrol!

"What's going on?! Iruka!" The ninja teachers from the other classes pushed open the door to Iruka's classroom.

One after another, Chunin rushed into the classroom from the doorway, shouting, "Iruka-sensei! What happened?!"

Swish—swish—swish—swish—

Four or five figures used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to jump in through the open window and appear inside the classroom.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Sasuke Uchiha, who was on the battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War, widened his eyes in astonishment!

father……

"Father!!" Six-year-old Sasuke was at an age where he was eager to seek recognition from his older brother and father. He took out his shuriken, which he used for school practice, and stood in front of the other students, staring intently at the Allied Shinobi Forces on the other side of the glass wall.

Fugaku Uchiha bypassed Sasuke and, upon seeing the situation on the other side of the "wall," immediately opened his Sharingan, secretly preparing for battle.

The other members of the Uchiha police force beside him did the same, opening their Sharingan, drawing their kunai and ninja swords, and assuming a fighting stance.

Sasuke seemed somewhat disappointed because he wasn't receiving any attention from his father.

Just then, two more figures appeared in front of him in an instant!

Eleven-year-old Itachi Uchiha was panting, clearly in a hurry, while Shisui Uchiha, who was a few years older than Itachi, seemed more at ease.

"Brother! Shisui-nii!" Sasuke's voice was filled with excitement.

He was proud to protect the people of Konoha as a member of the police force, especially his father, who was the captain of the police force, and his promising older brother and Shisui, whom he admired and looked forward to.

Itachi Uchiha turned around and gave Sasuke a reassuring smile.

Uchiha Shisui patted Sasuke's head and asked with a smile, "Is Sasuke scared?"

"I'm not scared!" Sasuke puffed out his cheeks, defiant. "I'm protecting other people! Just like my brother and father!"

Behind him, right behind him, was the person he was protecting...

It was Naruto Uzumaki...