Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou-Chapter 194: Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou []

Inside a warehouse.

"Sasuke..."

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Uchiha Shirou with an unwilling expression. After confirming that it was just another person, his eyes dimmed, and he slumped weakly against the wall, muttering softly, "Sasuke..."

Inside the warehouse, the group that had rushed over, especially Yamato, wore an apologetic expression as he repeatedly apologized to Kushina.

"I'm sorry. Naruto was too impulsive..."

Yamato kept apologizing to Kushina, while Sakura sighed heavily in front of Naruto and explained the bizarre situation to him, trying to help him accept reality.

The reality was that this world was not their own.

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"This is a world different from ours. Although there are still the Five Great Shinobi Nations, Konoha, and even the Uchiha..."

At this point, Sakura glanced subtly at that figure, then lowered her gaze in dismay and tried to comfort Naruto:

"Naruto, according to Captain Yamato, as long as we defeat Mukade, we'll be able to return."

"Damn it!"

Naruto gritted his teeth and unwillingly glanced at the figure who looked so much like—or rather, who Sasuke resembled so much.

In terms of height and appearance, this person surpassed Sasuke in every way. Even the Chidori techniques and Rasengan he had displayed earlier had left them stunned.

The Uchiha of this world seemed absurdly strong.

At that moment, Yamato, who appeared awkward while apologizing to Kushina, was filled with unease. The other party had likely already discovered the development of his world through memory probing.

Events like the Uchiha clan's massacre—who knew what kind of upheaval such knowledge would bring to this world?

"Princess Sara, please release our families..."

"Exactly! Otherwise, we won't be polite about it..."

"There's no need to be like this. Princess Sara was deceived. In fact..."

The warehouse was in chaos, especially among a group of women. This scene reignited the anger that Kushina had just suppressed.

"Shut up! You impulsive, self-centered fools who only cause harm and think you know everything!"

Kushina's cold and furious voice, laced with killing intent, silenced the warehouse instantly. After all, Princess Sara and this group of women were ordinary people.

However, Naruto, hearing her words, also showed his anger.

"What did you say, you ugly woman!"

This time, Kushina's eyes were filled with cold indifference as she pointed directly at the group of equally self-centered women, her voice sharp and scolding:

"From your chaotic chatter, I've already figured it out—you're nothing but selfish, brainless women who only care about yourselves!

Sure, there may be schemes at play, but Roran is inherently a weak nation. For a country to develop, sacrifices are necessary. Your families were merely taken to create weapons to protect the country..."

Kushina's words were filled with anger. Only someone who had experienced the pain of clan and nation annihilation could understand this truth, and it made her despise these selfish people even more.

"What do you know? What's wrong with wanting to get their families back? Why should they be treated this way? Is it all for so-called ambition?"

Naruto also angrily retorted, his righteous tone earning the agreement of Sakura and Sai, who thought he wasn't wrong at all.

"For what reason?"

At this moment, Kushina laughed in anger.

"How laughable! What you don't agree with is ambition. Do you even understand? Roran is just a small country, incapable of surviving in war. On the contrary, an ambitious leader can make others wary. Only leaders with power and ambition can protect...

You want all their families to return, but who will protect this country? Don't arrogantly shout your opinions as if they're absolute truth. Your self-righteousness disgusts me! Forcing your beliefs on everyone else—what do you think you are?"

As she spoke, Kushina hoarsely glared at Naruto. At this moment, she had never found someone so unbearable to look at.

"You brat!"

Kushina's furious eyes burned with anger. She feared that the differences in this alternate world might cause her to lose her only support.

She belonged to Shirou! No one else was allowed—not even an alternate version of herself! She would never allow it!

"What did you say!"

Naruto, hearing the harsh name-calling, was furious.

"What gives you the right to say these things? What's wrong with wanting to find their husbands and brothers? Why do they have to pay for the ambitions of people like you..."

"For a fleeting sense of satisfaction, you'd let an entire nation face destruction? Without a country to shield them, who will protect them? Them?"

At this point, Kushina sneered disdainfully and glanced at the group of ordinary women in the warehouse.

"Just by looking at your numbers, I can tell that this country must have been incredibly impoverished. In fact, according to our intelligence, six years ago, Roran was a poor, sparsely populated nation.

If you consider this from the perspective of your country, someone with ambition might temporarily separate you from your family, but they have also given you stability and peace. Yet, you show no gratitude..."

At this moment, Shirou gently patted Kushina's shoulder, silently allowing her to vent her anger.

From the beginning, he had considered many possibilities, but he hadn't expected Kushina to be so deeply affected.

"And you!"

Kushina turned her mocking gaze to the so-called Konoha shinobi from the future and scoffed:

"I'll bet the Roran of your world has long been destroyed!"

"You!"

Kushina's words made Naruto's face turn red with frustration. When it came to arguments, he was usually unbeatable, but this time, he had met someone who could practically be his mother—and he lost completely!

"And you so-called Konoha shinobi!"

Not satisfied with just scolding Naruto, Kushina coldly turned to Yamato, Sakura, and Sai.

"For the sake of your so-called comrades, you completely disregard other nations. You think you're in the right, but who do you think you are? Have you ever borne the burden of a nation's survival?

Do you know the kind of pressure a country faces? How do you think Konoha was built? Wasn't it through war, bloodshed, and plundering that it claimed the most fertile land in the shinobi world?"

At this point, Kushina scoffed again:

"Stop pretending to be saints! And don't turn your naive ideals into a universal worldview. That's only because you haven't encountered someone stronger than you. If you did, they'd impose their ideals on you just as easily!"

"And you!" She glared at Naruto, her face pale with anger, her disgust for him growing deeper.

"What do you think you are!"

Seeing all this unfold, Shirou couldn't help but secretly admire her.

Unknowingly, Kushina had grown to this extent. As she had said, Naruto's famed talk-no-jutsu always began with the physical defeat of his opponent, followed by exploiting their emotional vulnerabilities.

If it were early Naruto, his resilient and sunny personality might have been admirable. But as the story progressed, it became increasingly irritating. He had his ideals, but what gave him the right to judge others' ideals as wrong?

What gave him the right to force his beliefs on others and demand they acknowledge him as correct?

His so-called correct ideals even allowed for forgiving people like Obito—who murdered comrades, parents, and countless people in Konoha—as long as they "saw the light."

But what about those who were killed? Were they just a joke sacrificed for his self-righteous ideals?

"Don't mock Obito!" When Naruto shouted this line, it was as disgusting as it could get.

Inside the temporary hiding place of the warehouse, the group of ordinary women trembled as they looked at the woman scolding them as if she were a queen towering above them.

Sara's face was pale, and her mind was in turmoil, torn between her mother and the minister, Mukade. Who was right, and who was wrong?

Perhaps Mukade was wrong, but his ambition gave the country a chance to survive in war. That same ambition might also lead to its downfall, but strength was the foundation for seeking survival.

Her mother, on the other hand, was merely someone living in a fairytale, yearning for an innocent and beautiful dream. However, in the face of war, such dreams could not be resisted.

It was just like another world, where Roran had already become a ruin and ceased to exist under the reign of two successive queens.

"Are you mocking my dreams?!"

At this moment, Naruto stared coldly at the red-haired woman in front of him, his eyes filled with rage.

He didn't care about the other party's long-winded speeches. He only knew that following his ninja way—pursuing a better future for everyone—was the right thing to do.

"Your dreams?"

Kushina smirked coldly, wrapping her arms lightly around Shirou beside her, and mocked:

"It seems that little girl over there mentioned that the Sasuke you're searching for has become a rogue ninja. But honestly, I can understand him. After all, if I had to hang around with an idiot like you, I'd think Sasuke might be the only normal one here—at least he understands revenge!"

Although Kushina had only learned a little about this Sasuke, she could understand his reasoning. He became a rogue ninja for the sake of revenge.

Everyone's ideals were not inherently wrong. The problem was simply that their strength wasn't enough!

An ambitious warlord—if he possessed the terrifying strength to unite the ninja world—would be an angel of peace.

Wasn't the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, a perfect example of this?

"Don't you dare insult Sasuke!"

Sasuke was Naruto's reverse scale, and the moment the other party mentioned him, Naruto immediately lost his temper. At the same time, Yamato, Sakura, and Sai all stepped forward to stand on Naruto's side.

In an instant, as the confrontation began, Kushina revealed a cold smile.

"So, it seems you've undone the seals on yourselves. No wonder this brat dares to provoke me—it's all just a ploy to buy time."

Yamato awkwardly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. He didn't want to fight.

"Naruto is a good kid. This is just a misunderstanding. We only want to return to our world. We have no other intentions."

"No other intentions?!"

At that moment, Shirou's calm voice echoed as he slowly stepped in front of Kushina.

"You claim you don't wish to interfere with our world, so why have you meddled with the choices of the Queen of Roran?"

"If she dies, Roran might survive under the power of these puppets. If she lives, a nation known to have powerful puppets will not be allowed to exist—not by other countries, nor by the Sunagakure!"

Despite Shirou's calm expression, there was already a growing irritation within him. Only by encountering people like this could you realize how infuriating they were.

But his patience was running thin.

"Naruto, run!"

Yamato instantly noticed the fleeting killing intent in Shirou's eyes. Coupled with Kushina's earlier words and thoughts, a terrifying idea formed in his mind.

"Naruto, run! This world is different from ours—they're after your Nine-Tails!"

Realizing this, Shirou quickly reacted, and both Sakura and Sai prepared to enter combat mode.

Yet, just as Shirou was about to make a move, something unprecedented happened—Kushina, for the first time, hoarsely grabbed his arm.

"Shirou!"

Her bloodshot, reddened eyes were filled with panic and unease as if she were about to be abandoned in the next moment. This sight made Shirou gently pat her shoulder with warmth.

"Kushina, the you of this world is who you truly are. I support you."

At that moment, the two of them were connected, and Shirou understood the complexity of Kushina's emotions.

"Leave it to me."

Seeing that Shirou chose to trust her, tears of joy streamed down Kushina's face. Shirou's gentleness hadn't changed—his gaze was still as pure as ever.

"Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

The next moment, Kushina took a deep breath, then turned her head to coldly glare at her adversaries.

"I don't care about your world, but my world is at war. And Shirou's dream is to become Hokage and overthrow the twisted regime of the Third Hokage's Fire Will! I'm giving you one last chance—don't meddle in the affairs of our world. Go back!"

The final words were roared out by Kushina, venting all the emotions she had suppressed.

From the moment she learned about the other world, she had been thrown into disarray. From that annoying, utterly frustrating blond brat in front of her, she had sensed a familiar energy!

That's why she panicked. How could this be possible? How?! The other version of herself in that world—damn it! Damn it! They all deserved to die!

The other version of herself had betrayed Shirou! That was something she would never allow!

"You bastards! I will never let you send Sara to her death, nor will I ever acknowledge your ideals! That's my ninja way—Uzumaki Naruto!"

When Naruto shouted his name in anger, the pupils of the Kushina opposite him suddenly turned into blood-red beastly eyes, and she completely lost control.

"Naruto, be careful! This world is different from ours—they're all ambitious!"

Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall

A row of wooden pillars instantly rose from the ground, forming a defensive barrier.

However, with a loud crash, the barrier was shattered by the enraged Kushina, who wielded a Rasengan. Naruto, reckless as ever, roared passionately:

"You thief! The Rasengan is the Fourth Hokage's jutsu—it's not some Shirou-whatever's invention!"

Naruto had no idea how much damage his words caused. Kushina's murderous intent instantly spiked as she roared furiously:

"I'll tear your mouth apart!"

The sight of his bright blond hair enraged Kushina further. The things she didn't want to admit kept being provoked by this brat over and over again!

The Fourth Hokage was Shirou! It could never be anyone else! Never!

If she had truly betrayed him, then it meant the other world was wrong! Her heart was filled with a terrifying thought.

Erase the other world!