As he spoke, Naruto's hands instantly moved to the wrists of Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.
The next moment.
Sss—!
A wave of space-time ripples spread from Naruto's palms. The unique Flying Thunder God Seal of Ninja Love bloomed on their wrists like an eerie demonic flower, radiating a terrifying aura.
"This is... the Flying Thunder God Mark!" Homura's heart jolted, and his expression darkened.
"Looks like our lives are now in his hands," Koharu said bleakly, her face turning ashen.
Having this mark placed on them was like being bound tightly by the chains of death. There was practically no chance of escape!
The moment Naruto decided to kill them, they wouldn't have time to react!
"That'll do..." Naruto slowly withdrew his hands, the corners of his mouth curving upward. "Don't even think about running. As long as you're still in this world, I can find you."
"Understood," Homura replied respectfully, even obsequiously.
"Go," Naruto said, raising his arm slightly.
"We'll do everything we can!" The two hurriedly bent over like pugs, then opened the door.
The longer people lived and the more power they gained, the more deeply they feared death.
With Naruto's Flying Thunder God Mark branded on them, they had no choice. They could only submit to him completely and become his slaves.
Then, after the two left the office like stray dogs,
Tsunade could no longer contain her anxiety and hurriedly asked Naruto, "Naruto, are you really going to wipe out all those people?"
"Heh..." Naruto gave a derisive laugh, his voice cold. "If they hate me, that means they harbor murderous intent. If they want to kill me, then they have to die!"
With that,
Hiss— A cold glint flashed in his blue-green eyes. A terrifying killing intent, as if from the depths of hell, burst from him and filled the vast room.
Tsunade's face twitched. She raised a hand, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she lowered it helplessly.
Things had come to this. She knew trying to change Naruto's mind was nothing but a pipe dream.
She might as well use these next few days to find a way to calm the resentment of the villagers who hated Naruto.
Perhaps that would give them a sliver of hope and persuade Naruto to spare them.
At the thought, Tsunade's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "If they can let go of their hatred, then spare them!"
Hearing this, Naruto's cheek flickered with amusement. Then he softly uttered four words:
"Hate for a lifetime!"
"Huh?" Tsunade looked puzzled.
Naruto didn't explain further.
He merely raised the corners of his mouth in a faint smile. "Granny Tsunade, find someone to take me to the home my parents used to live in!"
Tsunade's body quivered, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
As expected, just as Jiraiya had said, this child already knew everything...
Then, without hesitation, Tsunade called loudly into the air.
"Kinoe!"
"Lord Hokage!" An Anbu appeared in an instant and dropped to one knee before Tsunade.
"Take Naruto to Minato's... the Fourth Hokage's old home," Tsunade ordered, her red lips parting.
"Yes!" Kinoe bowed his head at once.
Then Kinoe stood and respectfully gestured for Naruto to follow. "Lord Naruto, this way, please."
"Mm." Naruto nodded slightly.
Then the two of them flashed away, vanishing from the spot.
Tsunade gazed in the direction Naruto had gone, her willow brows trembling as she sighed.
"Konoha... You owe that family far too much..."
The Fourth Hokage's former residence.
Whoosh— With a sharp rush of air, Naruto and Kinoe appeared in front of the house.
Then,
Naruto raised his blue-green eyes to study the magnificent residence before him, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
"Now this is a place fit for people to live in."
With that, he walked straight toward the house.
"Lord Naruto, wait for me!" Kinoe hurried after him.
The front door was only ajar, not locked, as if telling all who saw it of its owner's former glory.
Besides, there was no need to fear burglars.
After all, no fool would ever think of stealing anything from the Fourth Hokage's old home.
Click— As Naruto gently pushed the door, it swung open slowly, as though welcoming a long-lost family member.
As soon as he opened it, Naruto saw a living room that wasn't exactly new, but was neat and clean.
The furniture was arranged tidily, with no trace of mice or insects. There was even a faint sense that people still lived here.
Clearly, someone had been cleaning the house regularly to keep it in such good condition.
"Not bad..." Naruto smiled slightly and stepped inside.
As soon as he entered, his attention was drawn to a photograph of Minato and his wife on the counter.
Naruto walked over and picked it up, his brows knitting slightly.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the house grew unusually quiet.
"Gulp..." Seeing this, Kinoe swallowed. The sound from his throat seemed especially out of place in the silence.
As an Anbu of Konoha, he knew all too well about Naruto's tragic childhood, when the entire village had shunned him.
Now Naruto had seen a photo of his late parents. And when he thought about how they had sacrificed their lives to protect the very people who had shunned him, one could only imagine how furious he must be!
There was every chance he would unleash all that rage, and Kinoe himself might become the target!
"Is my fate really that of a loser?" Beneath his mask, Kinoe's face filled with sorrow, as if the whole Shinobi World were against him.
But his worry was clearly misplaced.
Hiss— Naruto gently stroked the photograph and couldn't help sighing. "Still, he's not as handsome as me..."
That's right. The only reason he had frowned was that Minato in the photograph looked even more handsome and dashing than he remembered!
He looked almost as good as all the readers here.
Even Naruto's own appearance, after his body had transformed through merging with the original, fell a little short!
That was ridiculous!
"Ah? What?" Kinoe was utterly baffled by his words.
This was completely different from what he had imagined...
But before he could think it over, Naruto waved a hand and said,
"You can go."
Hearing that, Kinoe felt as if a great burden had been lifted. His thoughts vanished in an instant.
He hurriedly clasped his hands and said ingratiatingly,
"Yes, Lord Naruto!"
With that, he flashed away, eager to escape the house.
He didn't dare linger in front of Naruto, a walking calamity. One careless move could cost him his life.
"Am I really that scary?!" Naruto watched Kinoe's retreating figure and shook his head helplessly.
Then,
Naruto went straight to sit on the living room sofa, his eyes glinting as his thoughts raced.
Now that the matter of the mansion was settled, it was time to deal with the Kotoamatsukami eye.
At the thought,
Naruto's jade-blue eyes trembled slightly.
The next instant,
Whoosh— A blood-red hue flooded his blue-green eyes. An overwhelming pressure of ocular power erupted, and three strange Tomoe appeared in his eyes like sparkling stars, spinning without pause.
Then the Tomoe began to draw together like magnets, gradually merging.
At last, they formed a pair of exquisitely beautiful eyes, radiating boundless ocular power and striking fear into all who saw them...
The Sunflower Pattern Sharingan, symbolizing the Light of Creation!
And this was Naruto's Mangekyō!
"This ocular power is truly astounding!" Naruto brushed his fingers across his eye and couldn't help breaking into a wild grin.
These Mangekyō had no innate ocular techniques. He hadn't even mastered Susanoo!
But none of that mattered!
The terrifying part was their very nature: they could absorb any ocular technique!
Even if someone offered to trade the Rinnegan for Naruto's eyes, he wouldn't agree.
Because, given enough time,
he would use these Mangekyō to absorb every ocular technique in the world.
He would reach a height that every Otsutsuki could only gaze up at!
At that thought, Naruto formed a Hand Seal with one hand.
Poof— A cloud of smoke burst before him, and a scroll appeared from within it.
Naruto slowly unrolled the scroll, formed another Hand Seal with one hand, and cried, "Seal: Release!"
In an instant,
Another cloud of smoke burst from the scroll, and a special container holding a Sharingan appeared. Terrifying ocular power, faint as a whisper, emanated from it like the breath of a demon.
And that was none other than Shisui's Mangekyō!
Seeing it, Naruto's lips curved into a smile. "You'll be my first Mangekyō ocular technique!"
As he spoke,
Boom— The Sun Mangekyō in Naruto's pupils shuddered violently. A strange light, carrying an aura that seemed to devour all things, suddenly blossomed and shot toward the Sharingan in the container.
In an instant,
Hum—
The Sharingan began spinning violently. Its ocular power spread out in an instant, and the Three-Tomoe transformed into a Mangekyō with a four-pointed pinwheel pattern.
But the next moment,
The exquisite pattern began to melt. Then it turned into streams of strange black light that shot into the void and surged into the Sun Mangekyō.
Before long, everything had fallen quiet again.
Naruto partially covered one Mangekyō with his right hand. A hint of crimson showed through, and his face bore a trace of pride as he said,
"The strongest genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami, is mine!"
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