On that day, a golden sky screen appeared over the shinobi world.
There was no world-ending crisis, and no Ōtsutsuki invasion.
The sky screen had just one purpose: to reveal the future villains capable of destroying the world.
The first name: the One-Eyed Owl, Uchiha Sasuke.
Crimes: destroying Konoha and killing 3,721 people.
The whole class turned to stare at the cocky black-haired boy.
“...I’m not blind,” six-year-old Sasuke said expressionlessly. “I have two eyes.”
The second name: Great Love Immortal Venerable, Uzumaki Naruto.
Crimes: brainwashing 4,000 people with pollen and forcibly buying out 1,000 Ichiraku Ramen branches.
“That’s not me! I don’t wear white robes! I like orange!!”
The third name: Caged Bird, Hyuga Neji.
The fourth name: King of the Sand Waterfall, Gaara.
The shinobi world panicked.
Konoha panicked.
But the most panicked of all were the people on the list themselves.
“Don’t be afraid. We can make the future shown on the sky screen turn out to be false.”
But when the first reward arrived, and Sasuke opened his one-tomoe Sharingan,
everyone fell silent.
The sky screen was serious.