A gentle breeze stirred as clouds churned like waves.
"..." A suffocating silence spread across the scene like a plague.
Then came a chorus of nervous swallows.
Staring at the five Rasenshuriken radiating overwhelming power, their brilliance blinding as the blazing sun, everyone's minds seemed to freeze for an instant. They briefly lost the ability to think clearly.
But the terrifying aura, which seemed capable of destroying everything, could not deceive their senses.
"Run!" The civilians came to their senses and screamed as they fled into the distance. None of them had any trace left of the arrogance they'd shown while surrounding him moments ago.
The Anbu and jonin at the scene also looked grim.
But until Tsunade gave the order, they remained at their posts, showing no sign of retreat.
"What level of ninjutsu is that?! And Naruto actually possesses all five elemental natures, and can even infuse them into a Rasengan! I doubt even the old man could match that!" Sarutobi Asuma cried out in shock, cold sweat running down his temples.
"Hiss—" Kakashi's Sharingan swept over Naruto again and again, his expression grave. "Naruto... What on earth has he been through? Even an unparalleled genius couldn't reach such a terrifying level in just three years!"
Someone with no experience of the world sees the Sage of Six Paths' cheat-level power in the original story and finally learns their lesson...
Compared with the noisy chatter of the others, the Root shinobi were trembling uncontrollably.
The pressure of the Five-Style Rasenshuriken bore down directly on them, nearly crushing their spines!
It also earned Naruto a few Villain Points.
"Could it be... that I'm really going to die here?" Yamanaka Fu murmured, his eyes downcast.
"Stop!" Tsunade suddenly came to her senses, then shouted again, "No! They must be judged by Konoha. You absolutely cannot keep slaughtering people! Otherwise..."
Her brows knitted tightly, and her voice grew heavier.
"Otherwise, I won't stand by and let you continue killing!"
With that—
"Whoosh—" Chakra erupted from Tsunade once more. The Strength of a Hundred Seal shone brilliantly, and her long hair billowed like a waterfall in the wind, giving her a heroic air.
"Tsunade is right." Jiraiya formed Hand Seals, no longer dwelling on Naruto's Sage Mode. His expression solemn, he said, "We can't let you continue! Your humanity will gradually be swallowed by your bloodlust! As your teacher, I have a responsibility to bring you back to the right path."
The atmosphere at the scene grew so heavy it was almost suffocating.
"Are we saved?!" Hope flickered in the Root shinobi once more.
"Ugh..." Danzo, whose head was buried in the ground, slowly came to, but could only make a muffled sound.
Unfortunately, he was crippled and couldn't break free.
"Thud—" Naruto suddenly kicked Danzo in the rear. As he earned a few Villain Points, he fixed a cold gaze on the people ahead.
"Pervy Sage, you should know how powerful this move is. If you want to stop me, go ahead and try."
"Naruto, don't do anything reckless!" Jiraiya shuddered at his words. He knew how powerful the Rasenshuriken was. If it hit, it could reduce any shinobi to dust.
And this was a Five-Style Rasenshuriken enhanced with Senjutsu!
But Naruto acted as if he hadn't heard Jiraiya. His face was as cold as ice as he slowly spoke.
"Ten!"
"Nine!"
At his words, Tsunade's eyes widened. She immediately cried out, "Naruto, stop this!"
"Eight!"
"Seven!"
When Naruto showed no reaction, Tsunade started to rush toward him to stop him.
But Jiraiya grabbed her wrist tightly and sighed.
"Get everyone out first! Once he launches that move, it won't stop even if the user is attacked!"
Tsunade shuddered violently, but she knew Jiraiya would never lie to her.
After a moment of hesitation and inner turmoil, she finally shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Retreat! Get out of here!"
"Yes!" the jonin and Anbu replied in unison.
Then they quickly abandoned their positions and used the Body Flicker Technique to race away.
They'd wanted to leave all along. Root had always thrown its weight around, relying on Danzo's authority, acting arrogant and untouchable.
Root was already at odds with everyone else in Konoha. Why would they risk their precious lives for them?
Jiraiya and Tsunade gave Naruto one last helpless look, then resolutely abandoned Root and vanished in an instant.
"The wise know when to yield!" Naruto nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing this, the Root shinobi understood that Tsunade had abandoned them. But the restraints around them had disappeared, so they immediately leaped into the air.
"Run! We'll scatter in every direction. He can't kill all of us!"
Unfortunately, it was all in vain.
Naruto had already set several Sage Mode Shadow Clones in place nearby, waiting for the perfect moment.
The moment the Root shinobi tried to escape, the clones leaped out to stop them.
Empowered by Sage Mode, the Shadow Clones seemed possessed by gods of war. They knocked every fleeing Root shinobi back down without breaking a sweat.
At the same time, the clones stood all around them, unleashing their Senjutsu energy and completely cutting off every possible escape route.
"Let us go! Please!" Seeing that escape was impossible, the Root shinobi fell to their knees once more and begged for mercy, as wretched as stray dogs.
"Blame yourselves for choosing the wrong master," Naruto said coldly.
Then, under the utterly shocked gazes of the onlookers in the distance—
He hurled down the Five-Style Rasenshuriken!
Boom—
The five Rasenshuriken shot through the air like roaring dragons, carrying enough force to destroy the heavens and the earth. Even the very air trembled violently in their wake.
At last, they descended upon the Root shinobi, who stared up in terror.
The next instant—
Rumble—!
A deafening roar shook the entire world. A colossal mushroom cloud surged into the sky as the terrifying power of the five elements interwove within it, rampaging like demons. Blinding radiance blocked out the sun, relentlessly tearing apart every living thing caught inside.
The shock wave surged in every direction.
The earth split apart, and buildings crumbled into ruins like fragile sand sculptures.
"So powerful! Even the shock wave is this terrifying!" The people in the distance could only raise their arms and struggle to withstand its force.
Thankfully, all the civilians near the blast had already evacuated. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable!
At the center of the explosion, the outcome was beyond doubt: every Root shinobi had vanished like dust, consumed completely by the power of the five elements.
The darkest organization in the Shinobi World had been wiped out in an instant.
Though that wasn't entirely true. Before the explosion, Naruto had pulled the old dog Danzo out, sparing him a trip to meet the Third Hokage.
After all, the old bastard had committed countless evil deeds. He deserved to suffer.
Naruto insisted it definitely wasn't because he still wanted to squeeze some more out of him!
At that moment, the system panel changed again.
[The Five-Style Rasenshuriken publicly and decisively killed Shimura Gangtiao, Yijian Anping..., earning 1897 Villain Points!] [Current Villain Points: 2691] [Historical Villain Points: 4321] [Ding! Historical Villain Points have reached 3000. Randomly unlocking a skill!] [Ding! Unlocked Hidan-style Immortality!] [Lord Jashin! Heh heh heh...]
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