Chapter 609: Naruto: Part One Finale

"Stop making yourself suffer any longer. Forget him. In the future, you will face enemies even more powerful than Orochimaru. That is what a smart person would do, not a fool..."

After Jiraiya finished these words, he added to himself: "I do not wish for you to repeat my mistakes."

Yet, the very next second, Naruto resolutely declared: "If that's the case, I'd rather be a fool for the rest of my life."

Jiraiya turned his head in astonishment.

Naruto wore a smile as he looked at him and continued: "I will come up with even more powerful ninjutsu, and then... I will bring Sasuke back! And as for that 'Akatsuki,' I will defeat them too!"

After a brief moment of shock, Jiraiya smiled and walked out of the hospital room, saying with his back to Naruto: "You're a fool, but perhaps there's still hope if you're a big enough one... Come find me when you're discharged. Prepare yourself; the days ahead won't be easy."

Hearing this, Naruto gave a bright smile and saluted Jiraiya's retreating back.

【This is the real Naruto.】

【This gets my blood boiling. A good show should be like this; don't feed us that industrial-grade saccharine.】

【It seems these young actors are about to exit. I wonder if the new actors can capture the charm of these characters...】

The screen swept once more over the Konoha rookies who were regaining consciousness.

Sakura, who had officially become Tsunade's apprentice and begun her grueling training in medical ninjutsu.

Lee, Neji, and Tenten, who were following Might Guy to hone their taijutsu.

Hinata, who was asking her father for guidance on the Gentle Fist.

After giving every rookie a moment on screen, the footage finally returned to Naruto.

Inside the Ichiraku Ramen shop.

"It seems the journey ahead will be very tough, Naruto. I don't know when I'll be able to treat you to ramen again." Iruka said to the ravenously eating Naruto with a look of anticipation and a hint of reluctance. "Naruto, it's time to go." Jiraiya walked over to remind him. "Oh, right!"

Naruto hopped off his chair, went to the village gate with Jiraiya, turned back to look at the Hokage faces carved into the mountain, and clenched his fist toward the statue of the Fourth Hokage, his goal.

Finally, he set off on his training journey.

This story temporarily drew to a close.

The final scene shifted to a dim cave.

A group of mysterious figures, whose faces were obscured but who all wore the same red-cloud black robes as the white-faced freak that looked like a Venus flytrap, as well as Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, gathered together.

The hearts of the audience before the screens trembled slightly.

Through Jiraiya's previous narration, they already knew the identity of this group—Akatsuki!

"The last time the whole group gathered like this was seven years ago when Orochimaru defected from the organization." One of them spoke first.

"Orochimaru has obtained your younger brother, Itachi. Heh, things are getting interesting."

"Does it matter? We're going to kill Orochimaru sooner or later anyway... hmm." The organization members began discussing among themselves.

Finally, the screen froze on a mysterious man whose eyes were a strange purple with ripple-like patterns.

"It doesn't matter. Our goal is to take everything, including the Nine-Tails."

The screen gradually faded with these words, and finally, a line of text appeared in the center of the playback page—"Naruto," Part One, Complete!

A story had come to an end, but a new beginning had also arrived.

【I'm... damn, this feeling, I haven't felt it in so long. It's exactly the same feeling I had when Aizen defected and "Bleach" Part One ended.】

【Me too. I'm just slumped in my chair now, stuck in a 'sage mode' where I don't want to do anything.】

【Even if Xu Feng has so many flaws, you have to admit that only he could film a show like this.】

【Although Part One is over, there are too many loose ends. "Bleach" Part One only left one mystery, but I can list seven or eight for "Naruto" just by thinking about it. What is the identity of the man Xu Feng played who fought the First Hokage? Who is the third person with a Mangekyou Sharingan that Uchiha Itachi mentioned? What did the Third Hokage do in his later years, and why did Orochimaru say his actions led to Konoha's decline? Where did Kakashi's Sharingan come from? He clearly doesn't have the surname Uchiha...】

【I think "Naruto" has the potential to surpass "Bleach." "Bleach" really relied on Aizen to carry it, while every character in "Naruto" has a unique charm.】

【Are you looking for a fight, upstairs? Which of my Rukia, Hitsugaya, Byakuya, or Yoruichi lacks charm?】

【Don't fight, don't fight, what are the benefits of Jinkele...】

At this moment, the bullet comments on the Tencent Video playback page had completely exploded.

At the same time, without any surprise, news related to the finale of "Naruto" parachuted to the top of the trending list!

In less than a minute, an "Explosive" or "Hot" tag appeared behind every entry.

Trending No. 1: #Naruto Finale# Trending No. 2: #Akatsuki Organization's First Full Appearance# Trending No. 3: #Counting the Foreshadowing Xu Feng Left in Naruto#. The fans weren't idle either.

Many had already started a second viewing, and some even more hardcore fans were taking notes while watching.

They hoped to dig out more foreshadowing from the dialogue or other details.

And when was the last time a single topic could occupy seven or eight spots in the Top 10 trending list?

In any case, no one in the entertainment industry could achieve this, not even the Spring Festival Gala.

Perhaps only an international-level event could reach that.

However, who was the happiest about the end of "Naruto"?

It wasn't Xu Feng's fans, nor the vast community of anime fans.

They were currently stuck in 'sage mode' because they had no shows to watch.

The happiest ones were the film crews and producers who had new shows or movies about to be released.

This freak "Naruto" had ended, and Xu Feng's new movie was still in preparation.

That meant, for at least three months.

Xu Feng, the permanent resident of the trending list, was finally going to get lost!

Under these circumstances, shouldn't they hurry up and get their own trashy shows and movies out there?

And so.

In the film and television industry, Liu Yifei's "A Dream of Splendor," Yang Mi's "Legend of Fuyao," Liu Shishi's "The Golden Years," Zhang Tangzhu's "Gentlemen of the East Eighth District"... In the film industry, Zhao Wenzhuo's "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre: Nine Yang Divine Art," Peng Yuchang's "Wu Kong," Han Han and Liu Haocun's "Only Fools Rush In"... one after another, they scrambled to secure release slots.

After all, for at least these three months, or at least two months.

Xu Feng wouldn't be able to put out any new work.

Regarding this, netizens also gave their evaluation.

【Damn, we're in trouble. It's said that the casting for "Naruto" Part Two hasn't been completed yet, and the new movie hasn't even had its opening press conference, so it's probably still in preparation. It looks like Xu Feng really won't have any movement for a short time.】

【I don't want that! Does that mean I won't have any shows to watch for the next few months?】

【Don't worry, you can play Zelda.】

【Have you guys seen the cast list for the new shows? One of them has the female lead from Xu Feng's new movie.】

【I saw it too. Damn, she's truly stunning.】

【Before the new movie comes out, we can watch these to satisfy our cravings.】

【Still the same thing: I'm going to watch it just for that face.】

"Naruto" Part One had just ended, but the unexpected dirty tricks of his peers had caught Xu Feng off guard.

It was that in the shows where Xu Feng had previously let Lisa guest star, they had all put her on the posters, making it seem like she was a main cast member doing promotion.

Xu Feng was speechless.

Actually, these kinds of dirty tricks were common in the industry.

For example, a crew invites a certain Best Actor or A-list star to guest star.

Even though their screen time is only a few minutes or even less, they brag in the promotion as if they were the lead. They use this method to trick the audience into watching, only to get a "RNM! Refund!" Xu Feng rubbed his chin, struggling for a while.

He still didn't stop them; after all, they had already filmed most of it by then.

Parachuting in to demand a role was indeed a bit underhanded.

Just consider it paying back a favor.

Besides, Xu Feng didn't have the time to deal with these trivial matters right now.

With "Naruto" Part One finished, domestic video platforms would soon be discussing the streaming rights for Part Two with him.

He planned to continue shearing Ma's sheep, seeing if he could raise the exclusive streaming fee by another twenty or thirty percent.

Otherwise, he would sell it to someone else.

Anyway, there were plenty of domestic capitalists, and Xu Feng didn't mind shearing them a bit more.

Secondly, there were all kinds of endorsements.

They were all coming to send money to him, Xu Daguanren.

As for those variety shows or interviews... many people wanted him to appear with the post-05 and post-10 child actors who played the Konoha rookies.

The money they were throwing around wasn't much less than Ma's.

Xu Feng struggled for a long time.

He still didn't go, deciding to save his big move for "Fate/Zero."

Want to see me?

Go to the cinema.