Listen to the Wailing of Death

Silence! A deathly, suffocating silence!

The scene was truly terrifying, rendering the atmosphere at the site bizarre and unsettling.

"Gulp—" Following this, the sound of people swallowing in fear echoed incessantly through the crowd.

The Anbu, who had originally intended to coordinate with Root, stood frozen in place, utterly at a loss.

It was not that they were unwilling to engage; the issue was that the past few seconds had been far too shocking!

Taijutsu so powerful that their eyes could barely track his movements, and large-scale ninjutsu unleashed with such terrifying speed that it incapacitated over a dozen Root operatives in an instant.

Every detail served to signal the truth to everyone present.

Uzumaki Naruto was no longer an ordinary ninja! He was at least at the quasi-Kage level!

Or perhaps, far beyond that...

Yet, Naruto completely ignored the expressions of this rabble, staring indifferently at the system panel before him.

[Displaying power before the masses, instantly controlling thirteen Root ninja! Villain Points +26!]

"Hm? That many?" Naruto murmured softly upon seeing this, though he was unperturbed a moment later.

He surmised that the stronger the target, the higher the Villain Points yielded.

Without further hesitation, Naruto swept his gaze across the field, his eyes brimming with killing intent. "Foolish masses, only death can make you recognize reality."

The moment the words fell, Naruto swung his right hand abruptly.

Seemingly realizing what Naruto intended to do, Sarutobi Akiyama hurriedly shouted to stop him, "Uzumaki Naruto, stop! If you do this, there will be no turning back for you!"

Unfortunately, this cry could only serve as the final dirge for the Root operatives.

The next moment.

Sssss—

The Yellow Springs Swamp emitted an increasingly terrifying aura, its churning surface growing more violent as it greedily swallowed the Root members caught within it.

"Ahhhhh! Let me out!"

"It hurts, it hurts so much!"

Amidst the harrowing, inhuman wails of the Root operatives, the Yellow Springs Swamp devoured them completely like the maw of a demon.

They were reduced to piles of white bones, dissipating between heaven and earth.

[Completely slaughtered thirteen Root ninja, Villain Points +35!]

[Villain Points: 124]

"How terrifying..."

"He's a demon, no, even a demon isn't this horrific!"

The surrounding crowd felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, trapped in endless terror, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Sarutobi Akiyama, however, was now bristling with rage, demanding sharply, "Uzumaki Naruto, do you know what kind of sin you have committed? These are your fellow comrades of Konoha!"

His words were like a sharp blade, instantly pulling the crowd back from the abyss of fear, and they began to chime in one after another.

"That's right! They are fellow Konoha comrades, why would you slaughter them so cruelly!"

"You are simply a beast devoid of humanity, everyone has the right to punish you!"

"The Hokage and Danzo will surely not let you off!"

For a time, the entire area was filled with angry questions and insults directed at Naruto, ringing out incessantly.

Human nature is always so laughable, as if leaning on the collective allows one to act with impunity.

Unfortunately, the murderous Naruto would not show them the slightest indulgence.

"Konoha comrades?! I still have vivid memories of those experiences from my childhood!" Naruto's lips curled into a mocking smile as he looked up at the crowd.

Hearing this, the crowd immediately shrank back.

After all, almost everyone present had once bullied Naruto with their words.

Sarutobi Akiyama was momentarily at a loss for words.

But seemingly remembering something, he immediately roared again.

"Uzumaki Naruto, have you forgotten the kindness the Third Hokage showed you? He disregarded the opposition of the masses and insisted on letting you enter the Ninja Academy. If not for the Third Hokage's protection, how could you have survived until now? His affection for you was deeper than that for his own grandson!"

The villagers, who had been feeling as guilty as rats crossing the street, immediately became self-righteous again upon hearing this, jumping out one after another to shout aggressively.

"That's right! You are so ungrateful, you're nothing but a wolf with a white eye!"

"Demon Fox, you really are a Demon Fox! No matter what, you can't change your evil nature!"

"The things we said back then were to help you gain experience; if not for our prodding, could you have achieved what you have today?!"

"..."

All sorts of unbearable accusations rained down on Naruto's face like a storm.

His expression gradually turned extremely gloomy.

Naruto had to admit that he had truly underestimated the lower limits of the shamelessness of the people of Konoha.

Following that.

"Hahahaha..." Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Naruto suddenly burst into a wild laugh. The sound was like the screech of an Owlman, and a bizarre smile rippled across his cheeks. "Hiruzen Sarutobi's grace? Better than his own grandson? Your 'training'?"

At this point.

Naruto covered his eyes with one hand, his eerie smile growing increasingly unhinged, as if it were about to tear through his skin. "Are you saying that growing up hungry, having no friends, being insulted the moment I stepped outside, and being mocked—are these all grace and training? Do you want a taste of it yourselves?!"

Sarutobi Akiyama and the others were struck dumb, their throats choked as if by a fishbone, unable to utter a single word.

"Forget it. I suppose even if I talked until my lips were worn thin, you would always find a way to justify yourselves." Naruto slowly raised the hand that had been covering his eyes, his blue pupils flickering with a chilling murderous intent. "However, you have all successfully angered me..."

"I shall send you to hell as a reward!"

The moment the words fell.

BOOM—

A terrifying, extreme killing intent erupted directly from Naruto's body, combining with his violently surging chakra to crash down upon the group.

Without any suspense, everyone present had their waists bent like shrimp, their bodies turning rigid under the pressure.

[Killing intent manifested, intimidating Sarutobi Akiyama, Sanli Aomen, Tanaka Mieno..., Villain Points +51!]

"What are you doing?!" Sarutobi Akiyama roared at the top of his lungs.

At the same time, he was filled with deep regret; why hadn't he waited for the other Anbu squads to arrive together?

Now, they were trapped in a desperate situation with no hope of rescue!

Naruto seemed not to hear him, his body continuously erupting with extreme chakra.

This chakra shone like a meteor, pouring entirely into his raised right hand.

In an instant.

A Rasengan emerged in his palm, and within it, a violent whirlwind of wind-attribute chakra spun with terrifying intensity.

Fusion, compression, rotation!

Wind blades capable of severing everything gradually began to manifest.

The next moment, under the stunned gaze of the crowd.

Rumble—

A Spiral Planet, spinning violently and shrouded in wind blades, radiating a power capable of destroying all things, emerged into the world!

Without a doubt, this was the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!

Thanks to Naruto's meticulous improvements over the past three years, he could now unleash this technique even in his base state.

"What kind of jutsu is this! It's so terrifying! Are we going to die?" Seeing this, everyone felt as if the shadow of death had already descended upon them.

Then, disregarding everything, they pushed against Naruto's pressure and began to sprint wildly into the distance.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain.

Some had barely run a few dozen steps before they were forcibly beaten back by dozens of black figures that suddenly appeared.

No matter who tried to escape, none could avoid this fate.

"Shadow Clones? Such speed—I couldn't even see his hand seals!" Sarutobi Akiyama's voice trembled, his face full of horror.

The black shadows gradually revealed their true faces; they were all, without exception, Naruto.

This was a tactic Naruto had perfected over the last three years while occasionally slaughtering mountain bandits, ensuring no fish slipped through the net.

After all, wild grass cannot be eradicated; it grows again with the spring breeze!

If they do not die, my heart will never be at peace!

Naruto then wore a faint smile and spoke softly.

"Listen to the mournful cries of your own deaths!"

As the words fell, Naruto flicked his wrist, preparing to throw the Rasenshuriken.

Suddenly, a violent shout came from afar.

"Naruto, stop!"

Hearing this, Naruto lifted his eyes slightly, looking toward the source of the voice.

He saw Jiraiya and Tsunade leading a group of Jonin, leaping toward them rapidly, their figures growing larger as they approached.

And it was Jiraiya who had shouted!

They had finally arrived!

Seeing this, Sarutobi Akiyama's face lit up with joy.

"Great, it's Lord Jiraiya and the others! We're saved!!!"

The others also felt a sense of relief, their faces showing the joy of those who had narrowly escaped death.

After all, the fact that Naruto was Jiraiya's student was no longer a secret.

Naruto would surely listen to his advice.

It was a pity, however, that all of this was ultimately nothing more than everyone's wishful thinking.

Naruto merely glanced at it before throwing the Rasenshuriken in his hand without the slightest hesitation.

In an instant, Rumble—

The Rasenshuriken, like a meteor tearing through the void, radiated a suffocating and terrifying pressure, crashing down with an earth-shattering momentum.

The sharp whistling sound emitted by the Rasenshuriken seemed to become the wail of everyone's despair.

"Cry out in despair!"