Obito Harassment Technique Returns, the Source of All Evil

Nine-Tails, perched on Naruto's shoulder, whined that it wanted a drink, but when it turned its head, it found its human owner both frowning and grinning foolishly.

Unable to speak, it slapped Naruto's neck with its tail and gave him a disdainful look. The meaning was clear: Had it taken the wrong medicine? What's wrong with it?

Naruto felt an itch on his neck and turned his head to see Nine-Tails's smug look. Without saying a word, he pulled it off his neck and held it in his hand.

Nine-Tails' eyes were filled with rage, and its four short legs were dangling aimlessly in the air.

How dare you! This human deserves to die!

After traveling for a day and a night, the group finally stopped at the border of the Land of Fire. Before them lay a long, narrow plain, and to the west lay the Valley of the End.

Gazing at the long, sock-like plain, visibly steaming heat rose from it. Waist-high yellow grass partially obscured the view, and the air above the plain was so scorching it seemed almost distorted.

Kiba Inuzuka crouched on the top of a tall tree at the front, fanning his neck as he craned his neck to gaze at the distant terrain; just ahead lay the border.

Shino stood in the shade, huddled inside his trench coat and wearing round black sunglasses. He didn't seem to like the hot weather, hiding in the shade like an insect.

On his left, rows of tiny black insects, like ants, were crawling out of his body. From his right sleeve, another row of tiny black insects was emerging.

They were probably conducting reconnaissance or familiarizing themselves with the environment beforehand.

Neji took over Hinata's scouting duties, activating his Byakugan to see across the plains and reach further afield. The rest of them rested and organized their equipment.

Logically, this kind of mission should be carried out by Jonin. But once Jonin the team, the nature of the mission changes completely.

To facilitate the bureaucratic maneuvering, Konohagakure opted to deploy Genin squad, since their only purpose was to pick up someone at the Land of Land of Fire's border. No matter how arrogant the other side was, they couldn't possibly pursue them into the Land of Land of Fire's territory.

"We'll just wait here," Shikamaru said. "What happened in Sunagakure is none of our business. All we need to do is bring our target back to Konohagakure."

"If the Sunagakure catches up, don't linger in battle, stall for a moment and then run away."

As he spoke, Shikamaru glanced at Naruto, who was tossing a fat dog around, and a worried look appeared on his face. Before setting off, he had asked Tsunade, "What if Gaara Tailed Beast Transformation?"

Tsunade irresponsibly said, "Let Naruto Uzumaki handle it; he has a way."

Does he really have a solution?

Shikamaru was unaware of the situation, but naturally felt worried. He knew Naruto's personality well, and they had rarely interacted since graduating from the Genin Academy.

It's not that their relationship has cooled, but rather that there's a thick barrier between them. Their conversations are perfectly normal, too normal.

It's as if a dirty, goggles-wearing, unruly kid who used to run around the village suddenly grew up overnight. He no longer mentions Sakura, nor does he keep shouting that he wants to surpass the Hokage and become the greatest ninja in the village.

He was still obliviously being unconventional when he turned around and saw Naruto as if he had touched the tombstone of youth, and his whole being seemed to have grown up more than ten years in an instant.

It's as if he abandoned that once vibrant and bright young man, buried himself in a muddy pit filled with rainwater, and then another version of himself crawled out of the grave.

They call this growth, but Shikamaru doesn't see it that way. It's like he's become a completely different person. Except for his body and memories, his soul is like that of a different person.

A mud-covered kid who always yelled "Come fight me if you dare!" suddenly blurted out one day, "I have powerful connections. Try making a move, and your house will definitely catch fire tonight!"

It makes sense, who could be more ruthless than him, someone who could even strangle himself with his own hands.

"Shikamaru, someone's coming." Shino walked over, still standing in the yin-yang lines drawn by the Nikko. "There are many people, one group in front and one in back. They should be the mission targets."

"They're in the valley about five kilometers away. The pursuers are closing in," Neji's voice rang out. "Should we go and provide support? Or should we continue waiting here?"

"There's the sound of fighting!" Kiba Inuzuka jumped down from the tree. His hearing was a hundred times better than that of an ordinary person. "It's too late, they've already started fighting."

There are many interpretations of "too late. "Kiba Inuzuka's statement about "too late" doesn't mean there's no time to provide support, but rather that there's no longer any room for hesitation. If they don't go to provide support now, it will truly be too late.

"Let's do it," Shikamaru said decisively.

"Understood." Kiba Inuzuka had already dashed off, a joyful expression on his face. Behind him was Shino, who was controlling the Kikaichū. Kiba needed to make arrangements immediately to better cover their retreat.

Rock Lee and Neji, working in perfect Tenten, rushed off from another direction, making sure there were no ambushes ahead. The Team 10 followed, the three squads forming a triangular formation, cutting through the wind like eagles as they approached the valley five kilometers away.

Naruto stayed at the rear, with Sakura following quietly behind.

He glanced at Sakura but didn't notice anything amiss; she turned to look at him.

"Can you keep up?" he asked casually, somewhat embarrassed.

"Um."

Temari flustered, her face smeared with blood.

Gaara spent a year finally gaining the trust of most of the high-ranking officials. However, there were still some who were unwilling to acknowledge Gaara, let alone accept his Kazekage as Gaara.

The teacher's idea was to take this opportunity to eliminate all those high-ranking officials, since Gaara would have to do those things sooner or later after taking office anyway.

Temari thought it over and agreed, but she didn't expect the other side's counterattack to come so quickly. They captured Gaara's newly recruited disciple and tricked Gaara into Tailed Beast Transformation.

Thirty-four lives were lost overnight, and all the blame was placed on Gaara. All the incriminating evidence pointed to Gaara. Some of the higher-ups began to waver, and the situation became uncertain once again.

Gaara wanted to prove his innocence, but their teacher Baki, told him and his sister to leave Sunagakure first. The lives of thirty-four villagers couldn't be explained away with just words.

Gaara had also lost control when he was young, but at that time it was downplayed with the tacit approval of the higher-ups, since the Jinchuriki was young and could not effectively suppress the Tailed Beast.

But now things are out of her control, Gaara and Kankuro are also injured in the battle.

What to do?

"Temari, they're catching up," Kankuro asked, his head down as he hurried along. "How far are we from the rendezvous point we agreed upon with Konohagakure?"

"We're almost there! Just hang in there a little longer." Gaara said through gritted Temari, supporting the weakened Gaara. "The Konohagakure ninjas should be here by now. We'll be safe soon."

"The ninjas of Konohagakure." Kankuro raised his head. "It's all that damned Sasuke Uchiha shattering my puppet. I haven't been able to find a suitable puppet for a year."

"When I see him later, I'm determined to have another fight with him."

"Sasuke Uchiha has defected and is no longer a Konohagakure ninja," Temari said, glancing back as she spoke. She was panicked and needed to keep talking to calm herself.

"Is that so?" Kankuro's voice trembled as he heard the whistling of Shuriken him. He dodged the sharp Shuriken by turning his head. "Next time we meet, I'll still kill that bastard."

Several figures landed in front of the three siblings, blocking their path. About thirty Sunagakure stood on both sides of the tall valley.

The sun blazes high above the valley.

Chunin wearing khaki vests blocked their way, and three Jonin stepped out from the front and back lines, blocking Temari and Kankuro's paths.

Wearing Forehead Protector from the Sand and white sand-proof strips hanging from their ears, their expressions turned solemn as they faced the Tailed Beast that could awaken and go berserk at any moment.

"The Jinchuriki doesn't seem to have woken up yet?" one of the Sand Jonin asked, feigning seriousness. He had dark skin and sunken cheeks, resembling a brown shoehorn.

"He's probably injured. He probably lost control and hurt his main body." Another Jonin, who was not tall, had a contemptuous smile on his face.

"Don't go any further." Another female Jonin looked down at the three siblings who were surrounded in the valley. "The border of the Land of Wind is just ahead. Do you intend to defect with your Jinchuriki?"

"Stop Jinchuriki like that. He's my brother." Temari a gloomy face, pulling out Three-Star Fan from behind her back. She clenched her fist slightly, revealing all three stars on the fan.

"You guys are really good at framing and slander!" Kankuro took the puppet off his back. He didn't seem very satisfied, but he still removed the bandages from the puppet.

"Four more children went missing last night, exactly around the same time Gaara disappeared." The female Jonin's expression was also not good. "They might have been swallowed by him."

"How can such a monster be worthy of being the Wind Kazekage?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Temari shouted through gritted teeth. "Gaara could never have done such a thing! You're framing him without even finding any evidence! You're just spouting nonsense!"

"Evidence?" The brown-faced middle-aged ninja sneered. "The matter is already quite obvious. What evidence do we need? The one who should be providing the evidence is that monster."

"Who knows how many children he swallowed? Although it's understandable that he was out of control, he should at least have been under the supervision of the village."

"Shut up!" Temari, unleashing a furious blast of her fan.

With a deafening roar, one side of the valley exploded, sending rocks crashing down. In that instant, Temari's pupils dilated slightly as she sensed something amiss.

With three Jonin the team, there's no reason they couldn't catch up. The only possibility is that they did it on purpose, deliberately driving him and Kankuro into this valley.

"You didn't come here to take us back!" Temari glared angrily at the Jonin on either side of her. "Damn it, you're here to silence us!"

"Oh? You finally found it?"

"Your eldest princess seems a little slow, but it's alright, you won't be the eldest princess for long," the short, burly ninja Jonin.

"You have Konohagakure ninjas waiting for you ahead, right?" the female Jonin said coldly. "You're really naive to not even know the news was leaked."

"What?"

"Why waste words with them? Let's get started. Their deaths can be blamed on Konohagakure." The tall, brown-faced Sand Jonin with a shoehorn-shaped hairline threw Shuriken.

Temari realized there was no point in continuing, so she wiped the blood off the fan with her hand and summoned Kamaitachi.

With a flick of the fan, a fierce wind arose, sweeping across the valleys on both sides. The Kamaitachi cut through the air with a piercing screeching sound, and layers of air explosions rang out, directly blasting away all the Shuriken flying in the air.

"Earth Release! The Earth Collapse!"

A group of Sand and Jonin Chunin Sunagakure unleashed the Earth Collapse simultaneously. This is a Rank B Ninjutsu that attacks at long, medium, and close ranges, and its effect is to cause a collapse.

This is a favorite Ninjutsu of the Stone Ninja, and also the Ninjutsu that caused Obito's many misdeeds. Most of the time, the Stone Ninja would lure people into caves and then use the opportunity to cause the Earth Collapse, burying their opponents alive.

The Sand Hidden Ninja learned this technique during the war, but due to the lack of caves, it gradually became a useless Ninjutsu. However, this valley in front of them is an excellent burial place.

There were still some today, around midnight.