Inside the Ninja School classroom in Konoha, the walls were covered with student scoreboards, densely filled with students' names and grades.
In front of these boards, groups of excited students crowded, either whispering to each other, pointing, showing joy, or looking worried.
Among these students, a five-year-old child wearing goggles stood out.
He was small in stature, but had a pair of bright, piercing eyes, and wore very special goggles. At this moment, he was staring intently at the scoreboard, not missing a single name.
"I must be there... I must be there..."
Uchiha Obito searched carefully row by row, afraid of missing his name.
As time passed, fewer and fewer names remained on the scoreboard, and the goggled child's lips began to tremble slightly.
Obito's heart beat faster and faster, and a fine layer of sweat even appeared on his forehead.
Finally, when he saw the last name, the last shred of hope in his heart was shattered.
Obito's eyes widened, looking at the scoreboard in disbelief, then suddenly let out a long cry to the sky: "No!!!! Why isn't my name here!!!"
This shriek echoed in the classroom, causing the other students to turn their heads.
Uchiha Obito's face turned ashen. He clutched his head with both hands, complaining incessantly, "Why isn't my name here? I clearly tried so hard!"
Uchiha Obito returned home and hid under his covers.
The failed Uchiha Obito felt like he had been manipulated by Konoha's capitalists.
Uchiha Obito, feeling upset, finally chose to vent his emotions online.
He took out the latest mobile phone developed by Iwagakure.
And posted on the Konoha forum.
Short videos hadn't appeared yet, so text forums were the most popular.
Uchiha Obito quickly typed and posted a thread.
"So what do we do?"
"Konoha's prosperity is built on the burning of our clan — IP Location: Uchiha Clan Compound, Konoha."
"Uchiha Clan Leader Madara is lonely....."
Because Uchiha Madara did not attack Konoha,
And coupled with Senju Tobirama's guilt and desire to stabilize the Uchiha, Senju Tobirama explicitly stated that Uchiha Madara died protecting the Village, denying any defection.
After Uchiha Obito posted, it quickly attracted a large number of comments from residents!
"Alas! It's all in the past....."
"When a child cries, they want their mom; when an Uchiha cries, they want him! (Uchiha Clan Leader Madara) IP Location: Uchiha Naka Shrine."
"Ahem, where do you all usually chat? IP Location: Sarutobi Clan Compound."
...
Underground Cave
Uchiha Madara was scrolling through the Konoha forum on his phone.
Ever since Iwagakure's technology boomed again,
Uchiha Madara's favorite thing to do was browse the forums of various countries. When he saw what was happening in different countries, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but feel disappointed in this world.
When he saw the post from Uchiha Obito,
Uchiha Madara's eyebrow twitched.
He hadn't expected that after being away from Konoha for so long, he would still have a follower, though a bit young...
"This child could be used as a pawn....."
Uchiha Madara looked at Uchiha Obito's avatar and pondered slightly.
He was currently in need of a pawn, and if used well, this one might be able to do some things for him.
"Zetsu, go investigate this Uchiha Obito first."
Then, Uchiha Madara sent a friend request to Obito.
.....
"The Old Man in the Cave has sent you a friend request."
Uchiha Obito, who was lying on his bed, was slightly stunned.
"The Old Man in the Cave? What a strange name....."
He immediately clicked 'accept'.
...
Ōnoki held an Iwagakure military parade in the Iwagakure Plaza.
Ōnoki's gaze swept over tens of thousands of Iwagakure soldiers.
"Far surpasses the First Generation's era. Which Ninja Village can have tens of thousands of Ninja now?"
"Which Village's finances can support tens of thousands of Ninja?"
Kakuzu, standing beside Ōnoki, sighed with a hint of heartache.
If Iwagakure's military investment were reduced further, Iwagakure could gain even more money!
Ōnoki also smiled and nodded.
After his and Mu's recuperation,
The number of deployable Ninja in Iwagakure exceeded ten thousand!
And he also held two Jinchuriki, the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails.
"It's time to make a big move...."
"Whether it's a blaze of glory or a humiliating failure, we'll soon find out."
Ōnoki clasped his hands behind his back.
Kakuzu also nodded.
.....
Hiruzen Sarutobi's unease grew stronger and stronger.
He felt that Iwagakure's attitude seemed to have subtly changed.
According to intelligence, Iwagakure's army movements had been frequent recently.
He even recalled his son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
Since the end of the Second Great Ninja War, Sarutobi Shinnosuke had gone traveling in Iwagakure.
As a result, after his son enjoyed life in Iwagakure, that boy Shinnosuke didn't want to come back; he completely forgot about Konoha!
To prevent his son from being taken hostage by Iwagakure,
So Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to recall him.
(Regarding Sarutobi Shinnosuke, he is too vague, his combat power is unknown, and even his existence is controversial, so I can't make a definite statement. Let's just let him be a minor character.)
"Hokage-sama, Young Master Shinnosuke has returned."
A Konoha Anbu rushed in to report.
The next second, Shinnosuke, dressed in clothes with distinct Iwagakure characteristics, strode in with a flourish.
At this moment, Shinnosuke no longer looked like a Ninja.
He was puffing on the latest Iwagakure Fifth Generation e-cigarette, wearing sunglasses, and a brown-red patterned Iwagakure vest.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw him, he thought he was an Iwagakure envoy, so he instinctively stood up, about to greet him.
Then Shinnosuke spoke.
"Dad, it's me, Shinnosuke!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke said as he took off his sunglasses.
Hiruzen Sarutobi paused, took a puff of his cigarette, and widened his eyes: "I thought you were an Iwagakure person! It's you, you rascal!"
"Yo, old man, are you still smoking your old cigarettes?"
"Come try my latest e-cigarette!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke said, gesturing with the Iwagakure Fifth Generation.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the e-cigarette with curiosity, feeling a bit out of touch with the times.
"Alright, alright, big Iwagakure, the goods from the Northwest are good, very particular..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who was both familiar and somewhat strange, and his expression tightened: "Shinnosuke, how did you become like this....."
He didn't expect that the next sentence would make Hiruzen Sarutobi even more distraught.
"Dad, actually, I've been an Iwagakure person for a long time!"
"I was even planning to get Iwagakure Village citizenship!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke said with a light chuckle.
Boom!
"What are you talking about!?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed the table in anger!
"Hehe..... Don't be angry, Dad, calm down!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled and patted Hiruzen Sarutobi's shoulder.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke saw that the situation was not good.
"By the way, Dad, I'm leaving, okay!"
"One more thing, when I went to Iwagakure, there was a casino owner who said you signed an IOU in Iwagakure back then and haven't paid it back yet. Remember to pay it back, okay!"
After Sarutobi Shinnosuke finished speaking, he used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished in a flash.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned deeply, holding his head as he sat in the Hokage's chair.
He was about to be fainted by Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
"Sigh! It's time to train this alternate account, Asuma Sarutobi....."