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Chapter 219 219: A Hokage With No One Coming to His Rescue · 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

Tsunade did not mince words.

”Hahaha…” Jiraiya blinked, then let out an awkward laugh, scratching the back of his head. ”Right… that did get revealed earlier… The old man’s pretty hard to kill…”

As he joked weakly, he sneakily glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi—whose face had already darkened like the bottom of a scorched pot.

Hiruzen’s emotions were a tangled mess.

Watching himself betrayed by his most talented student… watching Konoha fall into chaos…

His heart churned with anger, sorrow, and regret.

And now, hearing Tsunade and Jiraiya openly mock and expose his future failures only made his face burn hotter.

Sunagakure – Land of Wind

Rasa’s expression was beyond ugly.

”So that’s why…” he ground out through clenched teeth. ”The first sky screen showed Gaara as Kazekage in the future…”

His fists tightened.

”So I was killed by Orochimaru…?”

Orochimaru had impersonated him and launched the Konoha Crush.

Then where was the real Fourth Kazekage?

The answer was obvious.

Already dead. Silenced somewhere in the shadows.

”Orochimaru… you deserve to die!!!”

Rasa slammed his fist onto the desk. Cracks splintered through the wood.

Back to Konoha – During the Invasion

Neji stood atop a relatively safe rooftop, Byakugan activated, gaze fixed on the distant rooftop sealed inside a massive barrier.

His expression was tense.

”Lord Hiashi! The Third Hokage is trapped! We must reinforce him immediately!”

Hiashi merely glanced at the distant battlefield and shook his head.

”The Third is known as the ’Professor.’ His mastery of ninjutsu is unparalleled. He can handle Orochimaru.”

He gestured downward.

”Our priority is protecting clan members, evacuating civilians, and eliminating invaders. That is the greatest support we can offer.”

”Neji. Hinata. With me.”

Without hesitation, he leapt toward a residential district filled with cries for help.

Neji stood still for a moment.

The Hokage was in danger.

And they weren’t going?

Something felt… wrong.

But Hiashi’s reasoning sounded logical.

After a brief hesitation, Neji followed.

Not far away—

”Ka-kashi! We need to support the Third!” Might Guy declared passionately, preparing to charge forward.

A hand stopped him.

Kakashi’s visible eye remained half-lidded, calm as ever.

”Easy, Guy. The Hokage is hailed as the strongest of his generation. Orochimaru alone won’t defeat him.”

He subtly steered Guy in another direction.

”Our duty is to secure the village and rescue comrades. If we interfere recklessly, we might disrupt the Hokage’s battle.”

Guy, worried but trusting Kakashi completely, allowed himself to be led away without protest.

Neji saw it all.

Kakashi’s calm detachment.

Hiashi’s decisive refusal.

A chilling thought surfaced in his mind.

They… don’t want to save him.

The thought was treasonous—even to himself.

Yet the evidence was undeniable.

Konoha’s elite jōnin were being redirected.

Discouraged.

Held back.

Near the barrier, only a handful of ANBU remained—positioned more like observers than reinforcements.

Across the Shinobi World

Viewers were stunned.

”…What is Konoha doing?”

”Let me get this straight. Orochimaru invades with Suna and Sound. That’s war, right?”

”Their Hokage is trapped in a one-on-one fight with the enemy leader.”

”And none of their elite ninja are rushing to help?! They’re even stopping others from going?!”

”Hahaha! Didn’t you hear Kakashi? ’Strongest Hokage!’ ’Trust the Hokage!’ What kind of strongest Hokage gets isolated by his own student and has no backup?!”

”Looks more like the loneliest Hokage.”

”No one’s willing to risk their lives for him. That says everything.”

Mockery and disbelief spread like wildfire.

What shocked people more than Orochimaru’s invasion—

Was Konoha’s reaction.

It painted a picture that was hard to ignore.

Hiruzen Sarutobi—

Had lost the hearts of his village.

Hokage’s Office – Present Timeline

”…Old man… how did you even manage that?” Jiraiya’s voice held no accusation—only confusion and sadness.

To reach a point where shinobi hesitated to save their Hokage—

What kind of leadership failure was that?

Hiruzen’s lips pressed into a thin line.

His hand trembled slightly around his pipe.

Today, the sky screen had stripped him bare before the entire world—showing his humiliation and isolation without mercy.

Tsunade crossed her arms and studied both the screen and the man beside her.

Then she shook her head.

”Orochimaru… gave you an opportunity, old man.”

”Huh?” Jiraiya blinked.

Tsunade’s voice was calm.

”Think about it. If everyone had rushed in to reinforce you… would Orochimaru’s plan have succeeded?”

She let that sink in.

”If the elite jōnin had broken that barrier together—if the ANBU had coordinated a full assault—do you really think Orochimaru could have executed his ’windmill’ plan?”

Silence fell.

The implication was subtle—but sharp.

Was it incompetence?

Or was it calculation?

Did Hiruzen truly stand alone—

Or had the village leadership, consciously or unconsciously, allowed the confrontation to happen?

And if so—

What did that say about the internal fractures within Konoha?

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