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Chapter 230 230: Thinking Too Much Leads to Trouble · Oct 25, 2026

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201 Chapter 201 201: The Mizukage’s Head 2026-10-25
202 Chapter 202 202: Crippling the Raikage’s Arm 2026-10-25
203 Chapter 203 203: A Gift from the Heavens 2026-10-25
204 Chapter 204 204: The Intruder 2026-10-25
205 Chapter 205 205: Lies Repeated Until Believed 2026-10-25
206 Chapter 206 206: Konoha F4 (Konoha Council of Four) 2026-10-25
207 Chapter 207 207: The Shinobi Alliance 2026-10-25
208 Chapter 208 208: Something Happened to the Great Toad Sage 2026-10-25
209 Chapter 209 209: A Man Who Was Fishing 2026-10-25
210 Chapter 210 210: Lord Fukasaku ! 2026-10-25
211 Chapter 211 211: No. 6: Neji 2026-10-25
212 Chapter 212 212: Hearts Begin to Scatter 2026-10-25
213 Chapter 213 213: What the Hell Is This Lineup?! 2026-10-25
214 Chapter 214 214: Are You Sick? Listening to That Blond Idiot? 2026-10-25
215 Chapter 215 215: Naruto’s Temptation 2026-10-25
216 Chapter 216 216: Tailed Beast Chakra 2026-10-25
217 Chapter 217 217: In the End, You Still Relied on Power 2026-10-25
218 Chapter 218 218: Make the Windmill Turn Again 2026-10-25
219 Chapter 219 219: A Hokage With No One Coming to His Rescue 2026-10-25
220 Chapter 220 220: The Impure World Reincarnation 2026-10-25
221 Chapter 221 221: The Entrance of Uchiha Itachi 2026-10-25
222 Chapter 222 222: Congratulations on Raising an Itachi 2026-10-25
223 Chapter 223 223: A Dead Hokage Is a Good Hokage 2026-10-25
224 Chapter 224 224: I Regret Not Paying More Attention to You 2026-10-25
225 Chapter 225 225: Sakura Haruno Defects 2026-10-25
226 Chapter 226 226: All Dignity Lost 2026-10-25
227 Chapter 227 227: Naruto Becomes a Hero 2026-10-25
228 Chapter 228 228: The Hyūga’s Itachi? 2026-10-25
229 Chapter 229 229: This World Is Rotten 2026-10-25
230 Chapter 230 230: Thinking Too Much Leads to Trouble 2026-10-25
231 Chapter 231 231: We Need to Talk 2026-10-25
232 Chapter 232 232: I Can Accept Anything 2026-10-25
233 Chapter 233 233: Naruto Strikes a Deal with Danzō 2026-10-25
234 Chapter 234 234: Up Next to Take the Stage 2026-10-25
235 Chapter 235 235: Comparison Is the Cruelest Thing 2026-10-25
236 Chapter 236: Sasuke Has Changed 2026-10-25
237 Chapter 237: A Shattered Mindset 2026-10-25
238 Chapter 238: Has Naruto Defected? 2026-10-25
239 Chapter 239 239: A Storm Sweeps the Shinobi World 2026-10-25
240 Chapter 240: Where Did Karin Go? 2026-10-25
241 Chapter 241: The Sage of Six Paths 2026-10-25
242 Chapter 242: The Secret of the Byakugan 2026-10-25
243 Chapter 243: The Tenseigan 2026-10-25
244 Chapter 244 244: It Really Can Destroy the World 2026-10-25
245 Chapter 245 245: Orochimaru Isn’t Dead? 2026-10-25
246 Chapter 246 246: Giving Birth to a New Uchiha Clan 2026-10-25
247 Chapter 247 247: You’re a Demon, Aren’t You? 2026-10-25
248 Chapter 248 248: Was He Really Just “Observing”? 2026-10-25
249 Chapter 249: Someone Who Can Fight World-Destroying Naruto 2026-10-25
250 Chapter 250: The Invader? 2026-10-25

That foolish, straightforward Naruto… how could he possibly say something like that?

Neji’s fist clenched tightly. His pale Byakugan locked onto Naruto, his voice trembling with emotion.

”Naruto! Do you even hear yourself?!”

”It was you who told me on that arena floor that destiny could be changed!”

”You shattered my fatalism with your fists! You said that if we want to break free, we fight for it!”

”And now… now you’re the one saying this nonsense?!”

Neji’s words were a desperate attempt—to pull back the Naruto who once burned with conviction.

For a fleeting second, Naruto froze when Neji mentioned the past.

Then he let out two hollow, dry laughs.

”Neji… sorry.”

He stepped back, avoiding Neji’s intense gaze. His tone turned distant—almost polite.

”Maybe I’m just tired lately. Talking nonsense.”

He lifted his head and gave Neji one last complicated look.

”Sorry to bother you.”

Then he turned and left—almost fleeing—leaping down from the broken ruins and vanishing into the smoke and shadows.

Neji remained alone.

His expression shifted from anger to confusion, then to deep, ominous concern.

That night, Neji returned to the Hyūga compound, restless.

He shut himself in his room and sat by the window until dawn, staring at the dark outline of the ruined village.

Naruto’s words echoed endlessly in his mind.

He could not understand them.

Nor accept them.

What had happened?

Was Jiraiya’s death that devastating?

Or had something else occurred during the battle that no one knew about?

At first light, Neji made up his mind.

He would find Naruto and demand answers.

But the moment he stepped out of the Hyūga gates—

A sharp hawk’s cry tore through the morning air.

Neji looked up.

A messenger hawk streaked across the sky, a red scroll tied to its talons—the highest emergency signal.

That signal meant only one thing:

All Jōnin were to assemble immediately.

Neji’s expression changed.

Had another enemy attacked?

Or had something within Konoha erupted?

There was no time to seek Naruto now.

As a Jōnin, responding to the summons was his duty.

He immediately redirected course and rushed toward the temporary Hokage command center.

By the time he arrived, nearly every Jōnin in the village had gathered inside the massive tent serving as a meeting hall.

The atmosphere was heavy.

Uneasy whispers filled the air.

Neji quickly located Naruto near the front.

As Konoha’s hero, Naruto—though still technically a Genin—had been granted special permission to attend.

He stood quietly, expression blank.

Neji felt an urgency settle in his chest.

Naruto couldn’t be left alone with his thoughts.

Thinking too much… led to trouble.

He would speak to him afterward.

Neji noticed something else.

Uchiha Sasuke was absent.

Given Sasuke’s temperament, he likely had no interest in political assemblies.

But what truly unsettled Neji were the figures seated near the dais.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, despite his missing arm and pale complexion, wore the Hokage’s robes once more.

Beside him stood Shimura Danzō.

And next to Danzō—Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane.

The old guard.

The so-called ”Konoha F4.”

Neji’s pulse quickened.

Tsunade was critically injured and comatose.

Shikaku Nara, though capable, lacked senior authority.

Were the old power brokers making their return?

Neji stepped beside Naruto.

Naruto tilted his head slightly toward the dais.

His blue eyes seemed to say:

See? This is reality.

Neji had no reply.

On the platform, Hiruzen cleared his throat.

The tent fell silent.

”As you all know,” Hiruzen began, voice weary but still dignified, ”the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, has collapsed from chakra and mental exhaustion while stabilizing the village. She remains unconscious.”

A murmur passed through the Jōnin.

Konoha’s pillar had fallen.

”During her recovery, reconstruction, defense, and diplomatic affairs cannot be left unattended,” Hiruzen continued.

”Therefore, we must appoint a temporary leader—someone experienced, respected, and capable of stabilizing Konoha until Tsunade awakens.”

The meaning was obvious.

A proxy Hokage.

Neji felt the air grow heavier.

The old era was not finished yet.

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