Can't take it anymore? You're not so tough, either! Sign the contract if you don't want to die.

The intruder had appeared in the city out of nowhere and started killing without a word.

So many of their people had died, yet they still had no idea what the intruder wanted.

"Hey! Who the hell are you?"

"And what did you come to Hozuki Castle for?"

Four masked figures appeared around Naruto Uzumaki and questioned him coldly.

"I have no other reason for coming here. I simply want to kill every last one of you."

Naruto's voice was calm.

"Hmph!"

"You arrogant bastard! Die!"

At his words, the four masked ninja attacked him at once.

"Fire Release: Heavenly Prison!"

With a low shout, four hands glowing red with blood struck Naruto's body.

At the sight,

the Grass Ninja around them brightened.

Fire Release: Heavenly Prison was a binding technique unique to Hozuki Castle.

Once it struck, chains that restrained Chakra would form inside the victim's body.

A ninja caught in Heavenly Prison could no longer gather Chakra, and any attempt to use Ninjutsu would turn those chains into flames that burned his body.

What was more,

if the victim moved too far from the caster, he would burn to death on the spot.

The blond was troublesome, but now that Heavenly Prison had struck him, the outcome was settled.

Just as the Grass Ninja were about to breathe a sigh of relief, the four masked ninja suddenly leaped back.

The next instant,

Naruto hurled four wooden spikes from his hand.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

With four muffled impacts, the spikes lodged in the masked Grass Ninja's bodies.

"Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs!"

Naruto's lips parted slightly, and countless sharp branches burst through the four ninja, turning them into human pincushions.

"Wood Release: Multiple Wood Clone Technique!"

Naruto formed more Hand Seals, and dozens of Wood Clones split off from