The Mastermind Behind the Nine-Tails' Rampage

The surprise wood spike attack was perfectly timed!

This was because it was a trap set by Akihara Kagura!

The wood spike Akihara Kagura threw was aimed at the moment the Mysterious Masked Man, using his space-time ninjutsu to project himself out of his body, was unable to resist!

The Mysterious Masked Man looked down at the wood spike piercing his body and said in a muffled voice, "I thought I would never be injured in this false world again..."

How long had it been since he was injured?

The last time he was injured was during the Nine-Tails' Rampage, wasn't it?

The last time he was injured, he was trying to kill Naruto Uzumaki's father behind him. This time, he was injured while protecting that little kid, Naruto Uzumaki...

This world was so false that it felt ironic.

The Mysterious Masked Man naturally believed he was protecting Naruto Uzumaki, protecting this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from being killed, and ensuring the Moon Eye Plan would proceed without incident.

"Wood Release: Impaling Technique!"

Akihara Kagura raised his fingers!

The wood spike inside the Mysterious Masked Man's body instantly grew!

A bizarre scene suddenly occurred: the growing wood spike did not harm the Mysterious Masked Man's body. Instead, it suddenly fell from his body onto the ground.

The Mysterious Masked Man's body had just seemed to become transparent and ethereal!

This was the Mysterious Masked Man's space-time dōjutsu, which allowed him to place his body in a Kamui dimension, preventing him from being harmed in the real world!

"A bizarre jutsu... and the Sharingan!"

Akihara Kagura's gaze fell upon the Mangekyo Sharingan that the Mysterious Masked Man had revealed. His expression gradually turned cold. "You're from the Uchiha Clan, reveal your identity! Why are you lurking here in disguise in the middle of the night!"

"You don't need to know who I am."

The Mysterious Masked Man stared at Akihara Kagura and said coldly, "I'm only here to prevent the yellow-haired kid behind me from being killed..."

How dare this brat ask such a thing!

If it weren't for you, you crazy brat, I wouldn't have shown up here!

To frame the culprit, you even wanted to kill Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. A Konoha Anbu ninja is more extreme than I am, an enemy of Konoha!

"How do you know someone wants to kill Naruto Uzumaki..."

Akihara Kagura's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared intently at the Mysterious Masked Man, as if trying to uncover the secrets he was hiding. "Even I, an Anbu, don't know about this..."

"Oh? You don't know?"

The Mysterious Masked Man's questioning voice was somewhat chilling.

If it weren't for you suddenly wanting to kill the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, how would I have exposed my identity and rushed over? What the hell is that idiot Kakashi Hatake doing, leaving such a dangerous brat in the Anbu!

"Now I know!"

"I am Konoha Anbu, and I will protect him!"

"You're the one who wants to harm Naruto, aren't you!"

Akihara Kagura let out a cold laugh and suddenly shouted, "Naruto Uzumaki, quickly get behind me! This guy might be an enemy!"

"Huh?"

Naruto Uzumaki was a bit confused.

Undoubtedly, in Naruto Uzumaki's mind, Akihara Kagura was definitely on his side. The little blond rushed towards Akihara Kagura.

"Don't go!"

The Mysterious Masked Man raised his hand and threw a black rod, stopping Naruto Uzumaki's movement. "Naruto Uzumaki, don't go near that guy, he wants to kill you!"

"An intruder slandering Konoha Anbu?"

"Has this world become too absurd?"

Akihara Kagura quickly manipulated a vine to emerge from the ground. The vine quickly lunged towards Naruto Uzumaki, seemingly wanting to protect him!

"The very existence of this false world is an absurdity in itself!"

The Mysterious Masked Man instantly appeared beside Naruto Uzumaki and kicked him away from the vine. The little blond's body flipped backward as he was sent flying!

The Mysterious Masked Man didn't believe Akihara Kagura!

In an instant!

Naruto Uzumaki saw the Mysterious Masked Man's face!

A hint of red appeared in Naruto Uzumaki's eyes, and a violent crimson chakra instantly surged through his body, cloaking him in a chakra coat!

Naruto Uzumaki looked at the Mysterious Masked Man with a ferocious expression, as if he had lost his mind, and lunged at him!

"Nine-Tails, huh..."

"Still haven't learned your lesson?"

The Mysterious Masked Man glanced at the berserk Naruto Uzumaki, quickly raised his palm, and a black rod instantly extended from his sleeve, piercing the little guy's shoulder and pinning him to the ground!

The Mysterious Masked Man had plenty of ways to deal with the Nine-Tails, let alone controlling a young Jinchuriki who only had a bit of the Nine-Tails' chakra!

"It should be my turn to find this interesting now, shouldn't it?"

Akihara Kagura tilted his head, appearing very curious about the scene before him. "Why does Naruto Uzumaki have this kind of reaction upon seeing you? No, I should say, why does the Nine-Tails inside Naruto Uzumaki have this kind of reaction upon seeing you?"

"..."

The Mysterious Masked Man clenched his fist abruptly!

Ever since the Nine-Tails' Rampage six years ago, the Nine-Tails within Naruto Uzumaki hadn't caused any problems. Yet, this time, upon seeing his mask, it suddenly became violent!

Now, everyone knew something was wrong!

He had only intended to protect the Nine-Tails from being killed, but unexpectedly, the Nine-Tails' rampage exposed a small secret from the past!

"Let me guess..."

Akihara Kagura stroked his chin, starting to deduce the process from the known outcome. "The Nine-Tails wouldn't go berserk for no reason. The last time it went berserk... you were involved in the Nine-Tails' Rampage too, weren't you, intruder?"

"You really are clever..."

The Mysterious Masked Man praised him insincerely.

"Your Sharingan is also quite good..."

Akihara Kagura returned the compliment, then continued slowly, "The Mangekyo Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan can control Tailed Beasts. If I'm not mistaken, you controlled the Nine-Tails six years ago..."

"Not bad either."

The Mysterious Masked Man nodded slowly.

"You hate Konoha?"

Akihara Kagura's questioning suddenly sped up.

"Correct."

The Mysterious Masked Man didn't deny it.

"You don't like this world either?"

Akihara Kagura asked as if posing meaningless questions.

"Correct."

The Mysterious Masked Man actually found the question quite meaningful.

If Akihara Kagura continued chatting like this, the Mysterious Masked Man wouldn't mind letting this kid understand his thoughts, and even wanted to entice this kid to agree that a false world needed to be changed.

However...

Akihara Kagura's questions gradually became strange. "If we hate this world, there must be a reason. It seems your family has all passed away?"

"Correct."

The Mysterious Masked Man, unable to instill his views on this world being a mistake into Akihara Kagura in time, was suddenly reminded of his grandmother, whom he hadn't thought of in a long time.

"Did you kill Aburame Ryoma?"

Akihara Kagura asked a question out of the blue.

"Correct."

The Mysterious Masked Man blurted out the truth unexpectedly.

"Kid..."

The Mysterious Masked Man's eyes narrowed sharply, feeling like he had been tricked. "You deliberately distracted me just to find this out?"

"I should say, this is all I can ask about."

Akihara Kagura crossed his arms, his left index finger lightly tapping his right arm. "The person who caused the Nine-Tails' Rampage, you have too many secrets. Killing Aburame Ryoma seems rather insignificant, which is why I could ask..."

"But..."

"It doesn't matter anymore..."

"After tonight, these will no longer be secrets..."

Akihara Kagura's chakra surged violently, and vines erupted from the ground. "Now all I need to do is entangle you, and the rest is just waiting for the Anbu reinforcements!"

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