Chapter 8 Appearance

During lunchtime in the cafeteria, Logan watched as his classmate, David, ate happily in front of him, then cleared his throat.

"Well, David, about what you said this morning regarding the serialization of that manga, Naruto..."

"Logan, can you please stop that? How many times have you asked me this question?" Before Logan could finish his words, David rolled his eyes speechlessly and mumbled unclearly, "It started serialization in 2024, just a few chapters have been released, it's not the long-time manga that's been around for over ten years!"

"Okay." Logan replied with a hint of disappointment, poking at his food with little interest. However, after a while, he still couldn't reconcile this with the 'fake past' that he remembered clearly.

Glancing at David, Logan said, "David, do you know about Bakayarō Konoyarō, Art is an Explosion, and two big cheats?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about, where's that from?" David finished one bowl of rice and started on the next. Hearing Logan's question, he said with a puzzled face, "Strange, there are still anime memes I don't know about?"

'It's just a joke about Naruto, you idiot!'

"Just forget it. Just take that you didn't hear anything." Logan finally gave up tormenting David, sighed, and put away his intention to tease him.

After the incident in the math class that morning, Logan suddenly learned of something seemingly inconsequential but quite serious- Naruto had just started serialization this year.

Obviously, everything after Logan returned to Earth showed that the twelve years he left was only a blink of an eye here, and everything followed the normal course, except for one thing, and that is Naruto. The famous Naruto is no more, and its fifteen-year serialization fate has just begun!

This made Logan, who had just returned from the Naruto World, a little panicked, especially when he recalled the day he returned on Konoha's Year 54. At that time, he stood on the high water tower overlooking Konoha Village, a flash of golden figure jumping, symbolizing the unfolding of the plot.

To be continued. These three words resurfaced like a nightmare.

Logan took out a smartphone from his school uniform. It was one that David had secretly brought from home. Some explicit rules for young students in high school were simply unenforceable, such as bringing a phone or dating. Of course, the latter didn't matter to some who couldn't find a girlfriend, as the outcome was the same... It is truly a sad story.

Browsing through Google again, the search results were similar to what David had said. At the same time, he also saw various praise and popular posts about Naruto.

Returning to the classroom after lunch, Logan was somewhat absent-minded all the way. He knew that there's something wrong with the current situation, but this was his Ninja intuition that he had honed over many years of experience telling him that there was something wrong.

"Oh, by the way, David, have you read the latest chapters of Naruto that came out?" Suddenly remembering something, Logan patted David's shoulder, who was nestled under the desk reading a light novel, and asked.

"Damn, don't scare me like that!" David instinctively threw his book into the desk, his fat trembling.

Seeing it was Logan, he grumbled dissatisfiedly. He had had his books confiscated by the class teacher more than once for reading light novels, so he had almost developed a conditioned reflex.

"Sorry, sorry, my bad. I didn't pay much attention. I'll remind you next time." Logan chuckled.

As best friends, the two naturally wouldn't take things too seriously. Then, David answered Logan's question, "Yeah, I've read 'Naruto,' both the translated version and the Raws that came out last week. This is not a problem for me."

'Raws' means that it has not been translated and still represents the original language of the work. David self-studying Japanese for quite a long time, coupled with his extensive exposure to anime, his informal language skills were surprisingly good.

"Wow, brother, you can even read raws? Impressive!" Logan first flattered him, then asked, "So how far is the story currently?"

Being stared at by Logan's serious gaze, Dadid thought it was because Logan admired him too much. Feeling good, he answered eloquently, "It's about Naruto causing trouble again and getting caught by a bunch of Ninjas. The interaction between Iruka and Naruto is really funny, the framing and dialogue are great. Seems like it's shaping up to be a pretty good action-packed series..."

Logan listened with a poker face, 'The plot seemed the same as before, and Naruto's story has just begun...'

"Also, looking at the Ninja's ability to run over the walls and roofs, I guess , the future battles are going to be really cool, tsk tsk. However, and there seems to be a foreshadowing at the end of the latest chapter from last week. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to how it unfolds."

David, with his characteristic flaw of being overly talkative when it came to something he was good at, offered his commentary and criticism. It can be seen that if he couldn't find a job in the future, he can just create a Youtube account to make a living as a manga critic.

"Foreshadowing? What kind of foreshadowing?" Logan asked casually, still pondering the issue of the timeline change in the Naruto manga.

"It's... at the end, uh, hard to explain. Let me show you the latest chapter. You can find it online." David, with a helpful and enthusiastic look, suggested. Logan didn't want to dampen his spirits, so he went along with it.

"Okay, let's see." At first, David wanted Logan to start reading the new chapter from the beginning so as not to spoil the experience, but Logan quickly scrolled through the pages with his finger, not caring about the experience.

Right now, he was curiously thinking about what kind of foreshadowing it could be, 'It was probably something like Naruto having the Nine-Tails sealed inside him, which is a very important key point in advancing the plot and the protagonist's strength, or maybe something about the graduation from the Ninja Academy…'

However, when the last page of black and white paper appeared on the phone screen, Logan's pupils shrank!

[In the distance, a loud explosion echoed.]

[Iruka, who caught Naruto, was glaring at him angrily. Naruto holds his head in his hands and cries in despair. Hearing the sound, they both turned to look at a certain place in Konoha Village.]

The manga's content was described as such in the text, but what really made Logan's heart race was the violent explosion sound.

In this scene, the manga provided a scene.

The bloated apartment building occupying a huge area is among various buildings in Konoha Village. The smoke from the explosion obscures a gap, making it difficult to see the specific appearance.

This scene was drawn from a relatively large distance, making everything appear much smaller due to the perspective principle.

But when Logan saw the cylindrical apartment building, he instantly recognized it as the place where he fought with the Kumogakure's Jonin, and within the smoke, he was falling!

This chapter ended here.

[To be continued…]

It is written in the corner at the end.