The next instant.
"Crick, crack..." Naruto felt a crisp series of sounds coming from his body, as if his cells and bones were constantly recombining. In the blink of an eye, he had completely transformed into Hidan's Jashin Immortal Body!
"So this is what they call an immortal body?!" Naruto dispelled Sage Mode and carefully savored the feeling. He couldn't help exclaiming in amazement, "This ability is incredible. Unless someone can turn me to dust in an instant, I'll survive even if all that's left of me is my head!"
With that, Naruto grabbed the crippled Danzo. The corner of his mouth lifted into a warm smile.
"Danzo, I have to thank you and Root! You've let me fleece someone again!"
"You... you..." Danzo gasped like an ox. His injuries were so severe that he could barely manage a complete sentence, but the venom and shock in his eyes were unmistakable.
He simply couldn't understand how Naruto had grown so terrifyingly powerful!
At the same time, he regretted it deeply. Why had he led Root here to die? Wouldn't it have been better to quietly scheme for the Hokage Position?
He also hated Hiruzen Sarutobi. If he had handed Naruto over to Danzo earlier, this disaster would never have happened.
The Third Hokage in the Reaper's stomach: Danzo, listen to me—what the hell was that?!
Unfortunately, no matter how furious Danzo was, he could no longer change this cruel reality.
A moment later, the earth-shattering explosion finally began to subside.
All that remained was an enormous crater, still ravaged by the terrifying power of the Five Releases.
Seeing this, Naruto quickly formed Hand Seals, and Earth Release chakra surged toward the ground.
In an instant.
Whoosh—
The earth trembled violently, then countless clods of dirt surged into the crater. In the blink of an eye, it was filled in, leaving behind a flat stretch of land.
"I can even clean up after a fight. I'm practically a living Buddha!" Naruto chuckled, then carried Danzo, who was like a beaten dog, and leisurely walked toward Jiraiya.
I'm not willing to accept this... Danzo wailed inwardly as he desperately tried to gather chakra.
He wanted to activate the Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing Technique and perish together with Naruto.
In an instant.
"Vmm—" A strange wave of energy suddenly burst from Danzo, as if a ferocious beast from hell were about to descend upon the Shinobi World and devour everything around it.
Naruto's eyes narrowed. He saw through Danzo's intentions at once, then swung his arm with force and tossed him away like garbage, his face full of disdain.
"What, you want to take me down with you?!"
Danzo hit the ground, but managed with difficulty to regain enough strength to stand.
Then—
"Whoosh!" Like a crazed madman, he violently tore off his tattered robe. His skin, covered in terrifying black markings, was exposed, emanating an unbearably dreadful aura.
Without a doubt, this was the Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing Technique!
"That looks familiar. What kind of jutsu is that?" Tsunade watched from a distance, a sense of déjà vu rising within her.
Jiraiya furrowed his brows. Suddenly remembering something, he immediately shouted to Naruto.
"Naruto, run! That's the Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing Technique, one of the most powerful Sealing Jutsu!"
"It's just a little trick for sealing a bridge!" Naruto lifted his chin slightly, then showed a hint of regret. "What a shame. I can only fleece him one last time."
As his words fell—
"Zzzzt—" Terrifying black water gushed from Danzo like a fountain, as if it were water from the River Styx in hell, carrying an overwhelming power of sealing.
Danzo's face was twisted with rage. Dragging his crippled body, he staggered toward Naruto like a walking corpse, letting out a hysterical roar.
"For Konoha, for the Shinobi World, I absolutely can't let a menace like you live!"
As soon as he finished speaking—
"Ah!" Danzo suddenly spread his arms and charged at Naruto, as if experiencing a last burst of strength!
He wanted to wrap his arms tightly around Naruto and drag him into the endless abyss of death with him!
"Pfft—" The black water sprayed from Danzo with even greater force, like an eruption of hellish lava, unstoppable.
Yet Naruto's expression remained utterly calm.
Then, in response to the Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing Technique, which was difficult to hit once its user started moving, Naruto gave his answer.
Naruto suddenly spread his right hand. In an instant—
Boom—
Violent chakra surged into his palm, and a terrifying Rasengan appeared.
Next, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique in an instant.
Whoosh!
Black-and-gold light appeared in Danzo's eyes. Naruto arrived beside him in the blink of an eye, and before Danzo could react, the Rasengan in his hand slammed into Danzo's head.
There was no suspense.
"Boom!" Danzo's head was like a fruit battered by a gale. The terrifying spiraling force tore it apart, reducing it to a heap of scraps.
His body fell to the ground, and the Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing Technique erupted completely.
The next moment.
Rumble—
A massive, eerie black sphere appeared, like the gaping maw of a demon. It burst from Danzo's body and swallowed everything within dozens of meters.
Then a deafening sound erupted inside the sphere: an explosion that would destroy everything!
Naruto had already used Flying Thunder God to get far away. He watched the scene from a distance with interest as the panel changed once more.
[Rasengan kills Shimura Danzō, Villain Points +499]
Seeing this, Naruto couldn't help sighing. "Kage-level shinobi really are profitable!"
Danzo alone was practically worth a quarter of Root's Villain Points!
A moment later, the terrifying black sphere finally subsided.
Naruto looked at the ground, completely devoured by the black sphere, and waved his hand. "This one's got nothing to do with me!"
With that, he cheerfully walked toward Jiraiya and the others.
Truthfully, Naruto was rather looking forward to Jiraiya and Tsunade attacking him later...
After all, that would let him fleece Villain Points openly and aboveboard.
Heh heh heh...
Meanwhile, Tsunade finally came back to her senses after witnessing the scene. She lowered her voice and asked Jiraiya beside her,
"Jiraiya, what do we do now?! How should we deal with Naruto?!"
Root and Danzo had both been completely wiped out by Naruto. What to do with him had become a genuinely thorny problem.
Truthfully, although Tsunade was somewhat angered by Naruto's massacre, if she asked herself honestly, she didn't really want to deal with him.
People were selfish, after all...
"Haah..." Jiraiya sighed helplessly, then fell silent.
How could he not feel the same way as Tsunade?
He was Naruto's master, and practically his grandfather. How could he bring himself to harm his own grandson?!
Just as the two were hesitating—
Shikaku arrived beside them like a timely rain.
As expected of Konoha's brains, he saw through their thoughts at a glance.
Shikaku's eyes shifted, and he spoke softly.
"Lord Hokage, Lord Jiraiya. Since Danzo and the others have been killed, and Root's men had just tried to harm the Hokage, we can absolutely give Naruto the title of hero who wiped out the criminal underworld!"
At this point, Shikaku's pupils suddenly contracted, and his expression turned solemn. "Then we can reveal his identity to the public. That should put this turmoil to rest. Besides, Naruto is so powerful now that there's no need to set ourselves against him over a Root that no longer exists."
There was no denying that Shikaku had remarkable insight and intelligence!
When Jiraiya and Tsunade heard his words, they both shuddered.
"Reveal his identity?!"
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