Full-Scale Attack from the Root!

Beneath the Hokage Building, inside the secret base of Root.

Naruto was suspended in the air, his limbs and neck secured by iron chains, his body splayed out in the shape of a cross.

Dense, black cursed seals crawled across Naruto's body like tadpoles.

They crept slowly over his skin, all converging toward the seal located at his navel.

Naruto was repeatedly tortured into unconsciousness by the agony, only to be jolted awake again by the pain wracking his body.

Deep within the space of his consciousness.

"Naruto, are you not filled with resentment? Do you not hate them..."

"Break the seal on the gate."

"I shall grant you the power to change everything!"

"Let us destroy these hateful people and this hateful village together!"

The Nine-Tails lay against the sealed gate, its words constantly seducing Naruto.

Naruto struggled incessantly against the orange-red chakra enveloping his body.

He had lost control of his physical form, and his consciousness was blurring.

Yet, memories of Jiraiya continued to surface in his heart; this was the only motivation sustaining him thus far.

Outside, Danzo stood not far in front of Naruto, while the Sealing Squad behind him continuously manipulated their chakra, using the cursed seals to attempt to break the seal imprisoning the Nine-Tails within Naruto.

"Lord Danzo, according to the records on the sealing scrolls, the seal on the Nine-Tails jinchuriki is a dual-layered Eight Trigrams Seal and Four Symbols Seal."

"Without the key, it is impossible to open. We can only tear a gap in the seal to let the Nine-Tails' chakra leak out."

"However, the jinchuriki's consciousness is too firm; he is resisting constantly. We cannot seize control of the Nine-Tails' chakra."

Upon hearing this, the expression on Danzo's face turned ugly.

"A bunch of useless trash! Root has raised you for so long, yet even with the sealing techniques, you cannot undo a single seal!"

"Get out of my sight! Step back, this old man alone is enough!"

The members of the Root Sealing Squad scrambled to their feet and scurried out of the sealing chamber.

Danzo reached up and tore away the bandage covering his right eye.

Unlocking the seal on his right eye, the Mangekyou Sharingan that once belonged to Shisui was revealed.

He walked up to Naruto, pried open the boy's eyelids, and stared directly into his pupil.

The Mangekyou dojutsu Kotoamatsukami was activated at this moment!

Although the Kotoamatsukami of the right eye could not rewrite a person's consciousness permanently, it was capable of temporarily guiding and altering Naruto's intent.

The Mangekyou Sharingan continuously interfered with and guided Naruto's consciousness.

Naruto felt himself sinking into a void of darkness, engulfed by an endless chill as his consciousness gradually dissipated.

Connecting through the dojutsu, he entered Naruto's mental space.

Opening his eyes again, Danzo appeared before the gate sealing the Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tails' sharp claws swiped directly at Danzo, but they were blocked by the iron gate of the seal.

The Nine-Tails glared viciously at Danzo's right eye.

"Damn Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"It's you hateful Uchiha again!"

Danzo let out a cold laugh.

"Don't think too much, Nine-Tails. I am not one of those detestable Uchiha."

"However, judging by your reaction, it seems the Uchiha's Mangekyou truly can control Tailed Beasts!"

"Submit to my feet and become the tool to realize my ideals, Nine-Tails!"

The ocular power of his right eye poured out rapidly; the Mangekyou genjutsu activated, and the pattern in his right eye began to rotate.

The Nine-Tails froze in that instant, the pupils in its eyes shifting to match the pattern of Danzo's Mangekyou.

He exited Naruto's mental space.

Blood tears streamed from his right eye, and pain radiated through Danzo's body.

Danzo grabbed a handful of Military Ration Pills from the table and shoved them into his mouth to replenish his chakra.

The Hashirama Cells in his right arm began to heal his body.

After a long while, the pain subsided, and Danzo walked over to Naruto.

He formed hand seals to force the Nine-Tails to erupt with chakra, simultaneously manipulating Naruto.

An orange-red Tailed Beast cloak gradually enveloped Naruto, and three chakra bubbles shaped like fox tails began to sprout from his tailbone.

Naruto wailed in unconscious agony; his consciousness, trapped in the darkness, felt surrounded by negative emotions. He began to lose himself, and under the guidance of Kotoamatsukami, even the memories of Jiraiya became twisted and ugly.

As the third tail took shape, a fourth fox tail began to emerge.

The skin on the surface of Naruto's body was peeled away by the Nine-Tails chakra, floating up onto the Tailed Beast cloak and evaporating into a cloud of black smoke.

The air was thick with the stench of blood from the evaporating skin and gore.

Ten minutes passed, and the leakage of the Nine-Tails' chakra reached its limit; Naruto remained frozen in the seven-tailed Demon Fox form.

Danzo sensed the chakra aura emanating from the small Demon Fox before him.

Only then did he realize the true power of the Nine-Tails.

He threw his head back and laughed wildly.

"Hahahaha! Hiruzen! The Nine-Tails has fallen into my hands after all!"

"With the power of the Nine-Tails and the Mangekyou Sharingan! Uchiha Senya! How will your Susanoo ever contend with me!"

"Relying solely on your Mangekyou, it is impossible for you to rival me!"

His laughter stopped abruptly, his eyes filled with ruthlessness and cruelty.

"Medical Squad! Enter!"

Several medical ninjas wearing light yellow uniforms and masks entered the sealing chamber, stood behind Danzo, and bowed their heads.

"Lord Danzo, what are your orders?"

Danzo pointed a finger at Naruto.

"Inject him with chakra stimulants and all manner of drugs. As long as it strengthens his chakra and dilutes his will, do it."

"As long as the jinchuriki does not die, the higher the dosage, the better!"

"Yes!"

After receiving Danzo's inhumane order, the medical ninjas did not hesitate in the slightest. They picked up needles and vials, plunged them into Naruto, who was bound by sealing chains, and began the injections.

Another half hour passed. The medical ninjas finished the injections and returned to stand before Danzo.

"Lord Danzo, the drug dosage has reached its limit. The drugs in the jinchuriki's system will only hold for about two hours."

"The drugs will continuously destroy the activity of the jinchuriki's cells, relying on the Nine-Tails' chakra to maintain repair."

"If we inject any more, the destruction caused by the drugs will exceed the speed of the Nine-Tails' chakra repair, and the jinchuriki will wither and die."

Danzo looked at the small Demon Fox before him, which had already grown a seventh tail and was now encased in a white skeletal frame, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He turned and gave the order.

"All members of Root, follow me!"

"Mission objective! Slaughter every member of the Uchiha clan!"

More than thirty Root jonin and forty Root chunin knelt on one knee before Danzo.

"Yes!"

The group leaped across the rooftops, heading toward the Uchiha clan compound.

As for Naruto.

He remained in a state of unconsciousness, transformed into the seven-tailed Demon Fox, following closely behind Danzo.

Danzo led Naruto through a secret passage beneath the Hokage Building directly out of the village, sprinting toward the Uchiha clan compound.

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