Naruto: Conquering the World

How can a golden-scaled carp stay in a pond? When the winds of change rise, it will transform into a dragon.

In Konoha Village, there were two boys.

One was Naruto Uzumaki, with the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed inside him. He had been shunned all his life, yet laughed louder than anyone.

The other was Sasuke Uchiha, burdened by the blood feud of his clan's extermination. Alone since childhood, he had eyes only for revenge.

They didn't know that a pair of eyes had been watching them for a long time.

Their owner was Danzo Shimura, the true power behind Konoha's "Root" organization, a ruthless schemer who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Thirty years earlier, Danzo had invaded Mount Myoboku and used his great powers to force the Great Toad Sage to foretell his fate. The prophecy went:

"How can a golden-scaled carp stay in a pond? When the winds of change rise, it will transform into a dragon. The dragon's cry in the ninth heaven will shake the world, as winds and clouds gather and it swims through shallow waters."

"Wind" and "Cloud" were Naruto and Sasuke's destinies.

Danzo took them under his wing and taught them peerless ninja arts, intending to use the power of "Wind and Cloud" to unify the ninja world. Yet the second half of the prophecy concealed...

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