Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 560 Minato Namikaze's Broadcast Address

Two hours later, at the seventh training ground.

boom!

Bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking the center of the training ground. The massive lightning bolts blasted deep craters into the ground, scattering debris everywhere.

The blinding light made Naruto, who was watching from the sidelines, unable to help but raise his hand to shield his eyes and squint as he looked over.

As the dust settled, Sasuke was seen struggling to get up, covered in injuries and in a very disheveled state.

"Oh ho, still have the energy?"

Sato Sakumo stood not far away, holding the Raito Kiba. The barbs of the Raito Kiba were still crackling with electric arcs.

The ground around him was full of small craters and rubble blasted out by lightning.

He held nothing back this time, and used his three-tomoe Sharingan to its fullest extent.

Although he spoke casually, Sato Sayun's breathing was somewhat rapid, his chest heaving violently, and his chakra and pupil power were visibly nearly exhausted.

"Sasuke, that kid—his strength has indeed increased dramatically after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, far surpassing that of ordinary elite Jonin." Sato Saeko silently evaluated the boy in front of him, who was only twelve or thirteen years old.

At this age, to reach the level of an elite Jonin and awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan is a rare feat within the entire Uchiha clan.

If it weren't for the fact that the opponent had just activated the Mangekyou Sharingan, and that I had the help of Raito Kiba, I might have been the one to lose this time.

"Damn it!" Sasuke was badly shocked by the electric shocks, his muscles twitching uncontrollably. He gritted his teeth, braced himself with his hands on the ground, and struggled to get up and continue fighting.

But as soon as he stood up, he stumbled and fell down again, his knees hitting the ground hard.

"Sasuke!" Naruto, who was watching from the sidelines, rushed over to help Sasuke up.

However, the moment his outstretched hand touched Sasuke, Sasuke, driven by his pride, shook it off.

"Don't be so stubborn!" Naruto said angrily after his arm was shaken off.

"It's none of your business!"

Sasuke staggered, but finally managed to stand up.

Although his legs were still trembling slightly, he raised his eyes with a firm and stubborn look, his newly awakened Mangekyou Sharingan staring intently at Sato Sayun opposite him.

"Again!"

With that, Sasuke picked up the ninja sword from the ground and assumed a fighting stance.

"Alright, alright! Don't ruin yourself by overtraining."

Sato Sakumo sheathed his Raito Kiba and put it back into the scabbard on his back.

He closed his three-tomoe Sharingan, feigned surrender with his hands, and said, "You've only just awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and haven't fully mastered its power yet. Once you're familiar with this power for a while, I'm definitely no match for you."

Sato Sakumo wasn't trying to comfort him; he was just telling the truth.

Having achieved fame at a young age, he possessed a wealth of combat experience, far surpassing that of Sasuke, who was only twelve or thirteen years old at the time.

Moreover, after transplanting the three-tomoe Sharingan, he became so skilled that he even surpassed some Uchiha clan members.

He had witnessed Sasuke's rapid growth over this period and knew that it was only a matter of time before Sasuke surpassed him. He didn't want to see such a promising talent ruined due to overtraining.

Woo—

Sasuke was about to say something when he suddenly heard a sharp and urgent sound.

"Huh? What's that sound?" Naruto looked around, searching for the source of the sound.

That was at the top of a huge display screen in the center of the stands at the seventh training field, where a sharp alarm was blaring.

Red warning lights flashed on both sides of the screen, enveloping the entire training ground in a tense atmosphere.

Zuo Yun's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "It's a wartime alarm!"

"Wartime—alarm?" Naruto's face froze, his eyes widening.

Sasuke's expression also turned serious. He looked at the display screen, then at Sato Sakun, and gripped his ninja sword tightly.

Zuo Yun solemnly declared, "A 36-second siren followed by a 24-second pause—that's the highest level of warning!"

Zuo Yun's words made Naruto and Sasuke swallow hard.

This was the first time they had encountered something like this since arriving in the Star Kingdom.

Zuo Yun took out some soldier pills from his ninja tool pouch at his waist, handed them to Sasuke, and said, "Eat these to restore your strength and chakra."

"Mm." Sasuke stopped being coy and took the food in one bite.

The bitter taste exploded in his mouth, making him frown slightly, but then a gentle sensation spread from his abdomen to his limbs, nourishing his tired body.

Approximately three minutes later, the three rounds of alarms completed.

Immediately afterwards, a hissing sound of electricity came from the display screen, the large screen flickered a few times, and the image changed.

Then a figure that Naruto recognized immediately appeared on the screen.

It was Minato Namikaze, dressed in a white robe, sitting behind a desk, looking at the camera with a serious expression.

"Father?" Naruto's eyes widened as he looked at the screen.

Sasuke also looked over curiously. Although he had met Naruto and Menma's father, mother, and several other family members at the family gathering a few days ago, he remembered that this person always had a gentle smile.

This was the first time he had seen the "yellow flash" with such a solemn expression.

Meanwhile, in the urban area of ​​Star City, the large screens on the streets stopped broadcasting various commercial videos.

The screens, which were originally playing cosmetics, food recommendations, and entertainment programs, all switched to the same image at the same moment.

Minato Namikaze's image appeared on various screens via television broadcast.

Countless pedestrians on the street stopped in their tracks, looked up, and their eyes were filled with surprise and reverence.

Some people who were just rushing along have now stopped; some people who were carrying shopping bags have now forgotten the weight of their bags; some people who were holding their children's hands have now picked them up so that they could also see the screen.

Inside the office building, people stopped what they were doing because pop-up ads for Minato Namikaze's televised address appeared on their computer screens.

In some neighborhoods without screens, as well as in buildings such as schools and hospitals, Minato Namikaze's voice was broadcast throughout the entire Star City via loudspeakers.

Furthermore, through modern communication methods, it expands from Star City as the center to surrounding cities and even rural areas.

It spread throughout the entire Star Kingdom at an extremely fast speed.

The entire Land of Stars began to hear Minato Namikaze's voice.

"To all citizens of the Star Country, I am Minato Namikaze, the supreme ruler of the Star Country."

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The sound of the water gate was no longer the usual relaxed and leisurely one; it was filled with composure and seriousness.

Inside the Star Ninja Academy, Principal Yakushi Nonou, along with teachers including Ayaka, was organizing the students who had not yet graduated to gather on the school playground to listen to this broadcast address.

In the various military camps and police departments of the Land of Stars, countless Star Ninjas sat on the ground or stood in a row, their eyes fixed intently on Minato Namikaze on the large screen.

Among them were ninjas from the Hyuga clan, ninjas from the Uchiha clan, and ninjas from other clans.

But most of them were ninjas from commoner backgrounds.

Their eyes gleamed with unwavering determination, as if they had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

In the hospital in the Star Capital, Jiraiya, dressed in a hospital gown, sat up in bed, staring at Minato on the monitor hanging on the ceiling. His expression was somber, and his eyes were filled with complex emotions.

"It really is you—Minato—" Jiraiya looked at Minato, who was addressing the nation on television as the "Supreme Ruler of the Land of Stars," with a complicated expression.

Beside him, Tsunade sat in a chair, her left arm crossed over her chest, her right elbow resting on her hand, while her right hand supported her cheek.

She glanced at Jiraiya and said softly, "If you have anything to say, go ask Minato and Kushina yourself after you're discharged from the hospital."

Jingyin stood to the side, holding Tun Tun in her arms, feeling the heavy atmosphere in the ward, and dared not speak.

Jiraiya opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately gave up.

He sighed heavily, then continued watching Minato on the screen.

On the television, Minato continued, "At this moment, I am here with you, facing the most severe test since the birth of the Star Kingdom."

"Just today, our border was invaded by the so-called 'Allied Shinobi Forces,' composed of Iwagakure, Konoha, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and dozens of other small villages."

"They say that the Land of Stars has disrupted the peace of the ninja world."

"ridiculous!"

The sound of the water gate suddenly increased.

"What is the balance of the ninja world? Is it the great powers dividing up resources, small countries becoming battlefields, daimyo and nobles wantonly oppressing the common people, while the common people suffer the pain of war generation after generation? Is it the helplessness of countless children losing their parents in continuous wars? Is it the despair of daimyo and clan lords not giving away the moldy grain in their granaries to the common people?"

Minato Namikaze's words awakened the memories of countless people.

Many viewers in front of the screen had tears in their eyes, remembering their past selves and their loved ones who struggled in hunger and poverty, only to die like ants.

Minato continued, "In the past seventy years, three major wars in the shinobi world have claimed the lives of millions, and the scars of the Third Shinobi World War have yet to heal!"

"And now, simply because we have established a new nation free from discrimination based on bloodline, free from the oppression of daimyo and lords, and simply because we have proposed the ideal of ending this thousand-year-old war and achieving lasting peace," they are becoming restless!

"Because they were scared."

"They fear that the common people they have oppressed for thousands of years can also gain power and respect through hard work and live a good life; they fear even more that we will overthrow their rule and establish a completely new order!"

"So they decided to unite and destroy everything here."

Minato paused, then looked firmly into the camera, as if he could see countless citizens of the Star Kingdom.

"But I'm telling them, don't even think about it!"

"The strength of the Star Country has never lay in the number of ninjas, elite troops, forbidden techniques, or jinchūriki; it lies in the fact that every single person in the Star Country knows why they are fighting!"

"We are not here to protect those corrupt daimyo lords, not for the greed of a few individuals, not for the selfish desires of any particular family, but to create a truly peaceful world, a new world free from oppression and exploitation!"

"For this shared ideal, I declare that the entire Star Kingdom is now under general mobilization!"

"All citizens capable of fighting, please register at the nearest police station."

"All production units and personnel nationwide should immediately activate wartime production mechanisms to ensure the supply of materials;"

"Non-combat personnel, please live in an orderly manner according to the war plan. The country will guarantee everyone's most basic standard of survival."

Minato stood up, and his figure appeared incredibly noble on the screen.

"Gentlemen, let us move forward for this shared ideal!"

"Long live the Star Kingdom! Long live humanity!"

As Minato finished speaking, the image on the screen froze for a few seconds before switching to the flag of the Star Kingdom.

A silver five-pointed star shines against a deep blue background.

The entire Star Kingdom fell into a brief standstill.

Then, countless people erupted in deafening cheers!

Even in the most bustling Star City, people raised their fists and shouted the same slogan that Minato had just used.

Some people were moved to tears, some hugged their friends tightly, and some ran to the nearest police station.

War finally broke out.

But no one backed down.

Because they knew that this was not for the benefit of any daimyo or lord.

This is a war to liberate the ninja world and all of humanity!

They are fighting for themselves, for the other unliberated humans in the ninja world, and for their descendants.

It is a fight to end this chaos that has lasted for a thousand years!

In the hospital, Jiraiya stared blankly at the silver five-pointed star on the screen, remaining silent for a long time.

Then he slowly lay back down and closed his eyes.

Tsunade glanced at him, took out a gourd of sake, and began to drink by herself.

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