Konoha Year 79.
The tenth year of Kakashi Hatake’s reign as Hokage.
(The Fourth Shinobi World War began and ended in Konoha Year 68; headcanon: Kakashi Hatake assumed the position of Hokage at the beginning of Konoha Year 69.)
A newly graduated ordinary Ninja went to report for duty at Konoha News Broadcast.
“Is the news reporting later about the Sixth Hokage?” the Ninja asked, feeling somewhat excited.
He was a huge fan of the Sixth Hokage.
After the Fourth Shinobi World War, a large number of fans emerged for the Heroes of the Fourth Great Ninja War: Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Sakura Haruno.
But his favorite was the Sixth Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, who was extremely low-key, mysterious, and not widely known.
However, being low-key and mysterious was a thing of the past; the current Sixth Hokage was even more famous than the God of Shinobi and the Asura of the Shinobi World.
“Of course!
Anything about the Sixth Hokage is big news now!” the senior who was showing him the ropes said.
Their news department had been personally established by the Sixth Hokage.
In just three short years, relying on the authority and authenticity of its content, it had become a must-watch television station for every household in Konoha Village!
“I’m so excited, it would be great if I could see the Sixth Hokage in person.”
The little fan went to the playback device and operated the machine.
The medium for these machines to play content was Chakra.
But this little fan’s Chakra was very special; he was a rare Kekkei Genkai Ninja, and a Space-Time Ninjutsu user at that.
He was unaware of this himself and had never discovered his own uniqueness.
The excitement that welled up while talking about the Sixth Hokage caused the Chakra he input to take on his newly awakened Space-Time attribute.
Thus, an interesting thing happened.
[Good evening, viewers.
Welcome to the Konoha News Broadcast.
I am your host, Inoue Taro, and I am your host, Koyano Ai.]
“Eh?
What is this voice?
Is this also part of the exam?”
Naruto was sitting in the Chunin Exams written test classroom, scratching his head in anxiety, when he heard these two strange voices.
“You idiot Dead Last!”
Uchiha Sasuke was relatively more perceptive, and he muttered a retort to Naruto.
Then, he frowned and looked out the window.
What a powerful Chakra fluctuation.
The proctor, Morino Ibiki, also hadn’t expected such an accident to occur midway.
“Quiet down and continue with the test.”
After calming the examinees, he flashed to the roof, only to find a huge black screen hanging out of thin air in front of the Hokage Rock.
Inside the screen sat two people with serious expressions; the voices from earlier seemed to have come from them.
“Hokage-sama.”
Seeing the Hokage-sama appear with the Anbu, Ibiki walked toward him respectfully.
“This huge Chakra fluctuation appeared suddenly just now.”
The Jonin who were originally waiting for their students’ exam—Kakashi, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma—also arrived there.
“There is an aura of Space-Time Ninjutsu fluctuation.”
Kakashi’s teacher was, after all, a skilled user of the Flying Thunder God Technique, so he was quite familiar with Space-Time Ninjutsu.
He drew a Kunai and shot it toward the screen from afar, but he only saw the Kunai pierce into the rock wall behind the screen as if it hadn’t encountered any obstacles.
“Phasing through?”
Kakashi frowned slightly, then lifted his forehead protector, revealing the three-tomoe Sharingan underneath.
“It’s not Genjutsu!”
Shikaku Nara said, “It’s not Genjutsu, but it cannot be attacked.
Could it be a projection like a mirage?”
“But this Chakra fluctuation has such a strong presence.
Who on earth did this?”
At the same time, such powerful screens appeared in the Ninja Villages of the Land of Earth, Land of Lightning, Land of Wind, Land of Water, and other countries.
The Raikage looked at this huge screen that couldn’t be attacked or moved, his face gloomy.
“Who on earth made this?
Have you found out?”
Samui shook her head.
“We can only detect the aura of Space-Time Ninjutsu fluctuation.”
Ōnoki of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth rose into mid-air.
Even after using Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World, the screen remained motionless.
Damn it!
Who on earth is attempting to attack their Iwagakure!
The same thing was happening in the Ninja Villages of other countries.
Before they could react, the screen changed again, and a small screen appeared on the side of the large screen.
(Senju Hashirama: What is this?)
(Senju Tobirama: A program from the Pure Land?)
(Uzumaki Mito: Since when has there been a program in the Pure Land?
I haven’t had any consciousness before.
This feeling is very much like it was caused by Space-Time Ninjutsu.
Tobirama, is this research you did?)
(Senju Tobirama: …It’s not me.)
“First Hokage-sama?
Second Hokage-sama?
Mito-sama?”
What on earth is going on?
These people have been dead for who knows how many years?
Souls of the dead suddenly rising from the grave?
(Kakashi Hatake: We can also converse here.)
Kakashi discovered that as long as he used his own Chakra to connect with the Space-Time Chakra on the screen, he could send text to it.
Moreover, that large screen would shrink into a clear proportion and float in his mind.
A very magical Ninjutsu; he had never heard of it.
(Hiruzen Sarutobi: First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama, and Mito-sama, long time no see!)
(Senju Tobirama: It’s the Monkey.
You…
shouldn’t be dead yet, right?
Is the Village doing well?)
(Hiruzen Sarutobi: Hahahaha, not bad, Teacher.
I can still live for another dozen years or so.)
(Minato Namikaze: Kakashi!
I miss you so much!
Are you doing well?)
(Uzumaki Kushina: Kakashi!
Minato!
I miss you all so much too!)
Seeing this, Kakashi couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.
His crescent-moon smile concealed his expression as always, and he sent a message with some difficulty.
(Kakashi Hatake: Teacher, Kushina-sama, I am doing well.)
I wonder if Dad will appear on it.
More and more Ninjas chose to try inputting text, but the only ones who could actually do it were a few Jonin, the Hokage, and some elite members of the Anbu.
This type of text input requires very precise Chakra control.
Therefore, there wasn’t much conversation on the screen for a while; it was just those few big shots coming and going.
(Senju Hashirama: Everyone can talk on it!
So what about Madara?
Madara, Madara, calling Madara!)
(Senju Tobirama: Heh.)
(Uchiha Izuna: What are you “heh”-ing at?
Brother Madara is with me.
Senju Hashirama, stop trying to get close to my brother.)
(Uchiha Madara: Hashirama!
I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!)
(Senju Hashirama: Madara!)
“Uh…
ah?!”
“Holy crap, is that really the God of Shinobi, First Hokage, Senju Hashirama?”
“The Third Hokage has confirmed it, could it be fake?”
“Then that Uchiha Madara is real too.”
“Uh, yeah.”
The Ninja’s expression was twisted; he probably wasn’t too sure either.
Weren’t the legendary God of Shinobi and the Asura of the Shinobi World enemies?
But what was with the familiar conversation between them?
Everyone in the Ninja World was confused.
Weren’t the God of Shinobi and the Asura of the Shinobi World bitter rivals?
They fought to the death during the Sengoku Era, and even after building the Village, they had a relationship where they avoided each other.
Senju Hashirama even killed Uchiha Madara at the Valley of the End.
How does it look now…
hmm, they don’t look like bitter rivals.
Not only was the First Hokage as familiar as if they had grown up wearing the same pair of pants.
Even Uchiha Madara’s attitude seemed to be mostly excitement.
Shouldn’t it be resentment?
After all, he was killed by the other person.
If you don’t understand, ask: is this a normal attitude to have toward an enemy?
Regardless of what the Ninjas thought, the main screen continued to play after pausing for a few minutes, and while the main screen was playing, they couldn’t input text.
[Male Host: It is now 8:00 PM on January 5th, Konoha Year 79.]