Naruto: The Weirdest Stories You'd Never Expect

Deep in the years of Konoha's 128th year, in a cave on an unnamed island just a hundred li from the Land of Water, a candle flickers in the gloom.

On the stone bed lies a man with white hair and a face full of wrinkles. He is none other than the former Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki. His life has reached its end, but his blue-green eyes and three whisker marks on each cheek still make his former glory unmistakable.

Naruto's life was like a flame that rose from oppression: from a twelve-year-old genin to a hero at sixteen, and then to the glory and bitterness that followed. He was the sixteen-year-old boy who bravely faced Pain. He was the hero who joined forces with Sasuke to seal Kaguya and bring peace to the Shinobi World. He was the hope of a new generation, watching the next generation grow and leading the Shinobi World toward a new era of prosperity.

However, the Ōtsutsuki Clan's invasion shattered it all. Kinshiki, Momoshiki, Urashiki, Isshiki... Sasuke's loss, the deaths of the people of Kumogakure, the parting from comrades and family... These tragedies were etched deeply into his mind, plunging him into profound grief and self-reproach.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.