[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch":3,"chapter-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-417":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Naruto: Strongest Shinobi System With a Glitch",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1819274,2309,"Chapter 417 - Star Kage!","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-417",417,"\u003Cp>\"Sasuke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa’s voice rang out sharply as he leaped down the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke halted mid-pursuit, though his Sharingan remained locked onto Natsuhi, every muscle coiled and ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa landed lightly at the bottom and swept his gaze across the terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosive tags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concealed launch mechanisms hidden beneath loose stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cliff base was riddled with traps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them posed the slightest threat to him—but to Sasuke, Hinata, or Shion, charging recklessly would have meant injury at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was precisely why he had insisted they descend using Wood Release vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not always be there to lead them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once he became Hokage, missions like this would be rare luxuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you a shinobi from Konoha?\" Natsuhi asked cautiously, eyes shifting between Kitazawa and Tsunade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan had already exposed one truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the rest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Kitazawa,\" he said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That name carried weight—even here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Wood Release user since Senju Hashirama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure whose reputation had long spread beyond the Five Great Nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that only deepened her confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden Star Village was a minor village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had neither the influence nor the resources to summon someone like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Tsunade Senju, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa gestured lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsuhi’s mind nearly went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa was already unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the Hokage herself stood before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this intimidation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annexation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A show of power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m merely accompanying him,\" Tsunade said lazily, though her eyes were sharp. \"No need to panic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let Kitazawa lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone spoke volumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natsuhi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa stepped forward slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s speak plainly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know my name?\" she asked, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I investigate before I move,\" he replied evenly. \"You likely haven’t heard—Akahoshi killed the Third Star Kage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her composure shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it?\" Kitazawa’s tone remained level. \"You know his ambition. His impatience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He withdrew a scroll and tossed it to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ANBU findings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She read rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The report detailed timing, witnesses, and chakra signatures—too precise to fabricate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with a Hokage present, deception made no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She staggered back a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock gave way to dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sumaru was still in Hidden Star Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the Third Star Kage’s protection, Akahoshi would absolutely use him as leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To lure her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reclaim the meteorite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To eliminate dissent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you believe us now?\" Kitazawa asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several seconds, she nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then lifted her eyes sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why tell me this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because we prefer stability to chaos,\" Kitazawa replied. \"We remove Akahoshi. You take leadership. Hidden Star Village becomes an ally of Konoha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No coercion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak clearly,\" Natsuhi said, gaze unwavering. \"Konoha never acts without benefit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not.\" He looked at her directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want the meteorite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsuhi’s eyes sharpened as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her view, there was no way Tsunade and Kitazawa would personally travel to the Hidden Star Village merely to propose an alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha—one of the Five Great Villages—did not act out of charity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be something more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the only thing in Hidden Star Village worth drawing their attention... was the meteorite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she did not clarify this now, Konoha might one day turn on them. Hidden Star Village had no power to resist such a betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re very perceptive,\" Kitazawa said lightly, raising an eyebrow. \"Yes. I want the meteorite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsuhi lowered her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just as I thought.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence stretched between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meteorite was the foundation of Hidden Star Village. Without it, there would be no Kujaku Myōhō, no so-called \"Star\" legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, she would never surrender it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she refused...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would inevitably fall into Akahoshi’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once he controlled it, he would force the village’s shinobi to cultivate Kujaku Myōhō without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they trained, the more they would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hotaru was proof of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In time, how many shinobi would remain in Hidden Star Village?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A village built on a curse would only collapse under its own ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If giving the meteorite to Konoha meant severing that poisonous root forever...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then perhaps it was the only path forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long, heavy pause—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa smiled faintly. \"A wise decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike certain small villages blinded by pride, Natsuhi understood reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you alone here?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was my husband, Hotaru, and me,\" she replied quietly. \"But... he died some time ago. The meteorite’s side effects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, something flickered in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My condolences,\" Kitazawa said sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head, forcing her composure back into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re going to Hidden Star Village now. My son is still there. If Akahoshi learns I’ve returned, he may use him against me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we move immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa leapt upward, stepping lightly across the wooden vines he had grown. In seconds, he stood atop the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke and the others followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsuhi spread radiant wings of chakra—Kujaku Myōhō—and soared upward after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they advanced toward Hidden Star Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the village gates, they were intercepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"E-Elder Natsuhi?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two guards stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been branded a rogue ninja. Her sudden return made no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call Akahoshi out,\" Natsuhi said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no intention of stepping inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ambush was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fighting within the village would only endanger civilians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards exchanged uneasy glances before one hurried toward the Star Kage building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, a procession approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its head walked a young man with a composed smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natsuhi,\" he said, spreading his arms warmly. \"Welcome home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drop the act,\" she replied icily. \"How did the Third Star Kage die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An illness,\" Akahoshi answered smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What illness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What illness results from using Kujaku Myōhō?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsuhi’s voice sharpened. \"Impossible. The Third Star Kage stopped years ago!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A murmur rippled through the gathered Hidden Star shinobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi’s gaze darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natsuhi,\" he said calmly, \"be careful with your accusations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi caught the ripple of doubt spreading through the Hidden Star shinobi. His expression darkened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You,\" he said coldly, \"a rogue ninja—dare to question me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not a rogue ninja!\" Natsuhi’s voice rang clear and unwavering. \"The Third Star Kage himself ordered me to leave the village with the Star!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Star\"—the sacred name Hidden Star Village gave to the fallen meteorite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense!\" Akahoshi barked. \"The Star is the foundation of this village! The Third would never issue such a command!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He did it to protect us!\" Natsuhi shot back. \"The Star’s power is killing our people! He chose our lives over power!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smooth words for a traitor,\" he sneered, raising his hand. \"Seize her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two jonin stepped forward—Yoruwashi and Shis. ō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very same men who had helped him murder the Third Star Kage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll handle this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke stepped in front of Natsuhi, lightning already crackling faintly at his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi’s gaze sharpened at the sight of crimson eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three-Tomoe Sharingan? Natsuhi... you dare collude with Konoha shinobi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rose deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You would sell our village to Konoha?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd stirred violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doubt turned into hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack!\" Akahoshi roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of shuriken and kunai filled the sky, slicing through the air in a deafening chorus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hinata stepped forward, chakra surging from her palms. With precise, flowing movements, she deflected every projectile aimed toward Shion, Kitazawa, and Tsunade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that the latter two required protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel clattered harmlessly to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke stood alone at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need saving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp twist of his wrist, chakra flooded into the Thunder God Sword. Lightning erupted outward, dazzling and violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next heartbeat, he vanished into the enemy ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi’s expression tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Sharingan awakened at such a young age—this boy was no ordinary shinobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the brown-haired man beside Tsunade... that presence was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no turning back now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he reclaimed the Star, he would surpass them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening roar split the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi formed hand seals, and a massive chakra-formed bear materialized, charging straight at Sasuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsuhi moved to assist—but Yoruwashi and Shisō intercepted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Multiple Arrows!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hinata drew her Moon-Chasing Bow. The string thrummed, releasing a single Yin Release arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—which split into nine midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden Star shinobi fell one by one, pinned to the ground. She deliberately avoided their vital points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would not kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chidori!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning screamed in Sasuke’s palm, a thousand birds crying at once. He lunged forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and pierced straight through the charging bear construct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chakra beast shattered in a burst of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi’s pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke’s lips curved faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was intoxicating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, he was not the one being crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Konoha Style: Willow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder God Sword blurred, leaving afterimages. Akahoshi tried to evade, but his body froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Genjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reacted quickly, forcibly disrupting his chakra and breaking free—but too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning-wreathed blade sliced across his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humiliated and enraged, Akahoshi leapt skyward as chakra wings burst from his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soared higher, hands flashing through seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two enormous chakra eagles formed and dived toward Sasuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke’s eyes flickered. He sidestepped the first—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It crashed into the earth, dust exploding upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second eagle wheeled around and lunged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last instant, Sasuke leapt, landing atop the chakra construct itself—and launched toward Akahoshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akahoshi snorted and ascended even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chidori Senbon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midair, Sasuke sheathed his sword and formed a seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning needles began to gather in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN : There is a JACKPOT discount running on my Patreon page. 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