Chapter 186

"Someone attempted to kidnap Naruto. Fortunately, Lord Jiraiya was there and drove them away," Genma Shiranui reported truthfully.

It turned out to be a false alarm, and Kakashi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The significance of Naruto for the current Konoha was immense. He was the son of the Fourth Hokage and a jinchūriki for the Nine Tails. More importantly, Naruto was destined to become one of the most important ninjas in Konoha Village for his strength and future role as Hokage. He represented the future of the entire village.

Kakashi hadn't been part of the Hokage Chat group initially, so he wasn't fully aware of Naruto's importance. But now, he understood better than anyone else and paid extra attention to Naruto's safety. In addition to Jiraiya, he had also assigned several Anbu to protect Naruto during critical moments. The thought of Naruto being in danger terrified him, and despite their precautions, the threat had still materialized.

"What did the attackers look like?" Kakashi asked, calming himself.

Genma handed over a scroll. The scroll contained images depicting two individuals wearing black cloaks adorned with red clouds. One resembled a shark, while the other had a pair of Sharingan.

"It's Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki," Anbu confirmed.

"It is them..." Kakashi murmured, already prepared for this eventuality. This kind of thing had happened before in other Hokage worlds and timelines, where Jiraiya had managed to fend off similar attacks.

"It seems we must counteract the actions of the Akatsuki organization as soon as possible," Kakashi said calmly, already formulating strategies in his mind.

Meanwhile, in the world of the Seventh Hokage, during the Chūnin exam period during Boruto's generation, Naruto, as Hokage, was busy overseeing the event and did not notice anything unusual.

However, something unexpected happened. Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki Ōtsutsuki launched an attack on Konoha. The three had come looking for traces of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya but instead sensed the tailed beast chakra within Naruto. They changed their plan and decided to capture Naruto instead.

All three Ōtsutsuki were extraordinarily powerful. Momoshiki possessed both the Byakugan and Rinnegan, enabling him to use his unique ability to absorb all Ninjutsu and Chakra from his enemies, thereby strengthening himself. This ability was called "Absorption."

Konohamaru confronted him, determined to defend the village. He used his Rasengan, but the battle was far from over.

Konohamaru's Rasengan was instantly absorbed, causing no harm at all. Momoshiki caught the ninjutsu with his right hand and then doubled its power with his left, releasing it back. Konohamaru was struck by his jutsu.

Despite being one of the Elite Jōnin in Konoha Village and even serving as Naruto's bodyguard, Konohamaru's strength was insignificant against the three Ōtsutsuki. He couldn't even perform a complete counterattack.

As the crisis continued, Naruto finally arrived just in time. He engaged the three Ōtsutsuki in a brief skirmish but quickly found himself at a disadvantage. Momoshiki's ability to absorb ninjutsu and then release it with increased power was troublesome enough, but he also had two companions. One wielded an incredibly fast weapon made of red chakra, while the other excelled in space-time techniques.

The combined strength of these three made even Naruto, the most powerful ninja in Konoha, struggle. The situation was dire.

"Damn it..." Naruto thought, his mind racing. "If this battle continues, the village could be destroyed in the aftermath!"

He couldn't unleash his full power within his village. He had to protect the other ninjas and prevent collateral damage, which severely restrained him. 

Naruto knew that any misstep could lead to catastrophic consequences. He needed a plan, and fast.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Momoshiki and his companions noticed Naruto's hesitation. Instead of relenting, they became even more arrogant, casually destroying everything around them.

Naruto frowned involuntarily. "What should I do? Lead them out of here? No, they have space-type ninjutsu; they won't care about the distance at all. This is bad..."

Boruto, Sarada, and the entire new generation watched the fight nervously.

"Seventh Hokage... doesn't look good!" Mizuki said anxiously.

"I'm going to help Dad!" Boruto's blood boiled as he prepared to jump into the fray.

But Uchiha Sarada stopped him. "Don't be reckless! What can you do with your current strength? You'll only get in the way and make it harder for the Hokage-sama to fight!"

Boruto paused, falling silent. He knew Sarada was right. "Damn it! I should have trained harder from the start. It's too late to regret it now. I'm too weak. I can't do anything... and because of that, Dad is struggling!"

His frustration was palpable. He knew his lack of strength was forcing Naruto to fight defensively, putting them all in greater danger.

At this critical moment, Boruto realized just how far he still had to go.

Momoshiki could sense Naruto's hesitation and taunt him sarcastically. "Is that all you've got, Nine Tails' Jinchūriki? With such pathetic strength, no wonder you're an inferior race. Even the servants of our clan could easily defeat you!"

Momoshiki's words were dripping with disdain.

"Damn it..." Naruto glared at him, feeling both frustrated and unhappy. "With my strength, it's too troublesome! I need help from my friends!"

At that moment, Naruto suddenly remembered something. Not long ago, he had learned about the chat group function. His father had taught him about the functions of the chat group and mentioned that if he ever encountered trouble, he could seek their help.

"In that case, let's try it! I can't hesitate any longer!" Naruto decided.

He hit the help button, and immediately, a rapid siren rang in the ears of the other Hokage.

In another world, Ryan glanced at the signal for help. "Naruto is asking for help? If he's in trouble, it must be something serious!"

He immediately thought of the Ōtsutsuki trio attacking Konoha in the future. Given Naruto's current strength, anything that forced him to ask for help had to be dire. Without hesitation, he pressed the button to respond to Naruto's help request.

In the Fourth Hokage Minato's world, Minato noticed the sudden distress call and looked over, shocked. "An accident happened to Naruto! I have to hurry!"

Minato, eager to save his son, chose to respond without a second thought.

In the Third Hokage Kakashi's world, Kakashi saw the distress signal and immediately recognized its importance. "Naruto... Hang in there! We're coming to rescue you!"

All at once, many Hokage responded to the distress signal.