<span class="mu-i">"I will avenge you, Father. I will save you, Mother. I will kill you, Raikage."</span>

Fifteen years had passed since that fateful night when Kumogakure's forces had descended upon Konohagakure like a storm of steel and fire. Naruto's memories of the attack were hazy, fragmented images of burning buildings, the screams of the dying, and the silhouette of the Raikage towering over his fallen father, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. He could still see the flash of the Raikage's lightning as it struck his father down, and the look of cold triumph in his eyes as he dragged Kushina Uzumaki away, leaving a trail of blood in their wake.

Naruto had been spirited away in the chaos, hidden by loyal shinobi who had sacrificed their lives to ensure his escape. He had grown up in the shadows, training in secret, honing his skills, and nurturing his hatred. Now, at eighteen, he was ready to fulfill his destiny.

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