Deep Forest Emergence

The red-haired, Masked Man, seemingly feeling safe standing in the gap, loudly addressed Naraku:

"Didn't you notice your guards and tribesmen haven't come to your rescue? If you don't get out soon, they might all be killed or wounded. Hurry up and take him down!"

"Heh, it's normal to die on a guard duty, after all, you guys are going to die soon too."

Naraku chuckled lightly, unconcerned. Naraku was the clan leader, not a babysitter. He summoned them to protect him; what could he do if they died?

In Konoha, when is there a day when people don't die?

"Fine, you're so heartless."

The red-haired Masked Man shook his head, seemingly disapproving.

Naraku stared at Uchiha Zensui before him. Uchiha Zensui had Mangekyō Sharingan a secret, and his betrayal today was probably planned for a long time.

"Eh."

Naraku sighed, put aside his soft heart, and decided to teach Zensui a lesson for real, so that he would return to the right path.

While Uchiha Zensui Mangekyō Sharingan was powerful, it was still no match for Naraku's eyes.

In Naraku's eyes, none of the Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha clan were worthy of his attention.

"Zensui, are you determined to remain so stubborn?"

Naraku looked at his former close guard with a serious expression.

Upon hearing the words of the old clan leader he had followed for many years, Uchiha Zensui's expression once again turned ferocious.

That's it! That's it! You're always so soft-hearted!

Sizzle sizzle

Uchiha Zensui condensed a ball of blue light in his right hand, which transformed into a long blue blade. He slashed at the Four Violet Flames Formation, creating a gap in the two layers of the formation. He then jumped out of the Four Violet Flames Formation and disappeared into the distance.

Zensui screamed Zensui, but in the end, he didn't attack Naraku again.

Uchiha Zensui was very familiar with the nature and form transformations of Lightning Release and Fire Style, and was also good at ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, and swordsmanship, but he was no match for Uchiha Nara.

If Genjutsu couldn't Uchiha Nara, then other Ninjutsu and Taijutsu would be even less effective against Naraku. Naraku was perfectly aware that Ninjutsu was ineffective against him.

Naraku can absorb Ninjutsu and devour Chakra. Susanoo support of its ocular power, can remain unaffected by being absorbed, but in the recent battle Susanoo to defeat Naraku.

Meanwhile, the elite forces of the Roots are watching them covetously. Although they cooperate with the Roots to some extent, they are actually using each other and do not trust each other.

Zensui knew that staying would only be a futile effort and a disgrace. After breaking through the Four Violet Flames Formation with the Chidori Sharp Spear, Zensui left the battlefield without hesitation.

"You bunch of useless trash!"

Seeing Uchiha Zensui leave, the red-haired man berated the masked ninjas maintaining the Four Violet Flames Formation. He then pried open a gap in the formation and stepped into the center of the arena.

The masked ninjas who were being insulted did not respond at all, seemingly like wooden figures.

Naraku watched Zensui's departing figure, his eyes flickering as if he were deep in thought.

As the red-haired Masked Man entered, Naraku withdrew his gaze, his crimson Sharingan fixed on the red-haired man before him, radiating Chakra and vigorous life force. There seemed to be some talismans inscribed on his body.

Naraku understood the identity and lineage of the person before him and asked softly:

"Red hair, the Uzumaki Clan?"

"Maybe before, but now my codename is Red Moon, no, no, my real name is Red Moon."

"You're one of the Vortex Clan members I rescued back then, right? I never expected you'd survive in the Root."

"I've been in Konoha for many years, Root is excellent. No, no, I'm not a member of Root."

Naraku frowned slightly. He had felt that this man named Red Moon was a bit strange before, and after talking to him, he realized that he really was strange.

"I guess I still haven't learned how to have a conversation."

The red-haired man sighed inwardly.

"Don't speak! Kill him!"

Suddenly, words echoed in Red Moon's mind. It was Danzo, who was watching from afar, expressing his dissatisfaction with Red Moon's behavior and having his sensory ninja relay his exact words.

Upon hearing these words, Red Moon's relaxed posture suddenly straightened, and he clasped his hands together, his fingers interlacing, forming the Earth Style: Snake Seal.

"Earth Style?"

Naraku silently gazed at the Masked Man before him.

Plant shoots sprouted from the originally uneven ground and cracks.

"This is!?"

"Wood Release Secret Technique: Deep Forest Emergence!"

The red-haired Masked Man formed a Snake Seal with both hands and let out a loud shout. From a crack in the ground about two hundred meters wide within the Four Violet Flames Formation, tender sprouts rapidly grew into towering trees, sweeping towards Naraku.

The moment Naraku saw the tender shoot, he realized something was wrong, became alert, and dodged the branches and vines beneath his feet.

The trees that grew rapidly from the ground resembled serpents coiling around Naraku. Naraku leaped and moved among the branches and vines, but no matter which tree Naraku jumped onto, as soon as he landed, branches would quickly grow and entangle Naraku.

Naraku dared not linger and could only leap left and right among the trees in the arena to avoid being bound. What terrified Naraku even more was that the Chakra within his body was constantly decreasing.

"Drink it!"

The red-haired Masked Man named Red Moon seemed to be struggling as well. With a loud roar, he stretched out his hands and made a grabbing motion, causing the trees to entwine and grow even faster.

Naraku couldn't dodge in time and was entangled by a vine. In the short time that was wasted, the tree trunk he was standing on quickly grew thick branches, binding and restraining Naraku.

"Wood Release!"

Naraku was bound to a large tree, his expression a mixture of fear and apprehension as he gazed at the red-haired man in the distance.

After being verbally abused by Danzo over the phone, Red Moon fell silent and walked toward Naraku in a cold and unfathomable manner, a stark contrast to his previous brainless state.

Naraku's crimson eyes gleamed as he watched the red-haired man approach.

"A decent Genjutsu, but it won't work on me."

After pausing for a second, Red Moon praised in a cold tone and continued walking towards Naraku, while Hand Seals.

"Fuinjutsu: Four-Symbols Seal!"

Red Moon quickly Hand Seals, the Ninjutsu was formed, he bent down and slammed his palm on the ground, countless dense black runes emerged and quickly spread towards Naraku.

Root base

Danzo watched this scene through the Telescope Technique of the crystal ball, a grin spreading across his face.

"Uchiha Nara indeed a master of Ninjutsu, but he is absolutely no match for Red Moon. If a ninja like Red Moon had been born in the era of the First Hokage, he would have been another hero who pacified the chaotic world."

Danzo had Uchiha Zensui. When Uchiha Zensui sought cooperation with Danzo before, Danzo believed that although Uchiha Zensui was ambitious, he had plenty of ways to destroy him.

It wasn't until he witnessed the battle between Naraku and Uchiha Zensui that Danzo understood the Dōjutsu contained within Uchiha Zensui's eyes.

Danzo coveted such eyes and Dōjutsu immensely. The Telescope Technique was merely a casual arrangement made using the barrier of the Four Violet Flames Formation, and since one could not hear the words inside, one could only guess at the words through the lip movements of the images.

However, Danzo could clearly see that Uchiha Zensui had been resurrected and that his eyes had regained their sight.

Such eyes are worthy of being transplanted into his eye sockets. His original plan to control the Uchiha was completely forgotten because of the leak of the Uchiha Zensui Dōjutsu.

"Once Uchiha Nara dies, the Uchiha Clan will be yours for the taking."

At that opportune moment, Aburame Ryoma flattered him.

"What are the Uchiha? This Uchiha Zensui is the real treasure. We must get his eyes no matter what."

Danzo remained Danzo about Ryuma's flattery, his mind preoccupied with how to capture Uchiha Zensui and obtain his eyes.

"Huh? Capture him? Wasn't the plan to use him to control the Uchiha?"

"No, no, no! Compared to his eyes, controlling the Uchiha is nothing. We must capture him!"

Danzo to himself, his mind filled with fantasies of becoming invincible in the Shinobi World after transplanting the Sharingan of Uchiha Zensui.