Naruto: A bird in a cage can't trap me Fenghou Qimen

Chapter 95: The Curse of Ghosts
Konoha.

Uzumaki Naruto carried his bag and waved goodbye to the villagers.

Jiraiya, who was used to freedom, finally rejected the invitation of the Konoha high-level officials to become Hokage.

In order to get rid of this troublesome task, he recommended Tsunade, who was one of the three legendary ninjas like himself, and promised to bring her back to succeed the position of Hokage.

So, under the leadership of Jiraiya, Uzumaki Naruto embarked on a new chapter of practicing while looking for people.

The day after they left, two uninvited guests wearing red cloud coats appeared at the entrance of the village.

Because the real purpose this time was to tell Konoha that they were still alive, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame did not go around in circles and entered directly through the Konoha gate.

The several special jonin guarding the gate were completely unaware of the two's presence and were still chatting leisurely there.

——The moment Uchiha Itachi appeared, they were cast under an illusion.

Returning to Konoha after many years, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar houses on the street, Uchiha Itachi lowered his eyes, and it was impossible to tell what kind of mood he was in at this moment.

"Is this the village where you grew up, Itachi-san? It doesn't look anything special. It's so lifeless."

Kisame cursed in a low voice as he took in the surrounding scene, "No wonder they were able to train a bastard like Hinata Fuuki!"

Because of the sacrifice of the Third Hokage and many ninjas, the entire Konoha is still immersed in the haze of grief and depression.

Uchiha Itachi did not respond to Kisame's words and continued walking forward on his own.

"I don't know if the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is in the village. I really want to complete this mission as soon as possible and get Samehada back from Hinata Fuuki!"

Kisame was already used to this, and his fierce eyes kept falling on the pedestrians around him.

Now his mind is full of Feng Qi.

"Give up, Kisame, it's just a ninja sword." Itachi slowly stopped by a river.

In his opinion, Kisame, who had lost his Samehada, could never be a match for Fuki, who had fully mastered the Ninja Body Genjutsu.

Although he had no feelings towards the Akatsuki organization, as a teammate for a long time, he did not want to see Kisame seeking death.

Kisame, who failed to hear the warning in Itachi's words, was about to emphasize the importance of Samehada to himself, when his pupils suddenly shrank.

Sensing the chakra aura, he looked up, only to see two figures rushing out and blocking his way with unfriendly looks.

They were the Konoha jonin in charge of combat patrols, Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi.

Without much nonsense, Kisame, who was already furious because his Samehada was taken away, took the initiative and attacked Asuma in a violent manner.

On Kurenai's side, it was a classic illusion duel - she was almost killed instantly by a single look from Itachi!

At the critical moment, the blocking ninja Kakashi appeared and stood between Kurenai Yuhi and Itachi.

After a few brief exchanges, Kakashi lifted up his forehead protector, revealing his covered left eye.

A showdown between two Sharingan with vastly different pupil powers begins!

Uchiha Itachi performed with ease throughout the entire battle, and even seemed a little less interested than in the original work.

After witnessing the powerful force of Hinata Fuuki's special Byakugan, he was not interested in facing Kakashi's "fake" eyes.

This one-sided battle ended only when Konoha's blue beast Might Guy arrived:
Kakashi was stabbed for three days and three nights. Upon learning that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was not in the village, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame turned around and left Konoha.

When passing by a dessert shop, Uchiha Itachi also took away a string of three-colored meatballs.

Kisame, who was under the spell of an illusion, was completely unaware of this.
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At the same time, Konoha Hospital.

Uchiha Sasuke, who had just woken up from a severe coma, leaned against the hospital bed, his head lowered, staring blankly at his chest.

On the slightly raised pectoral muscles, there was a special mark made up of eight black rectangular patterns.

"This is a sealing technique that I've never seen before. It seems to contain very strange chakra. That guy Hinata Fuuki actually planted such a dangerous thing in your body..."

Uchiha Sasuke looked gloomy, and Kakashi's description of this mark echoed in his ears.

During the period of coma, he always dreamed of various gloomy scenes.

For example, himself covered with purple snake tentacles, the huge shattered rock wall, the indifferent rock soldiers, and... Naruto lying in blood and water!

Sasuke couldn't figure out what that meant, and it was difficult for him to resist such a dream with his own will.

But he had an inexplicable intuition that he could gain powerful strength through this mark!

thump.

At this moment, the door of the ward was gently pushed open.

Sasuke quickly pulled the quilt over to cover the demon mark on his chest.

Outside the door, Haruno Sakura, Yamanaka Ino and others who had obtained visiting permission walked in.

"Sasuke-kun, great, you finally woke up!"

Sakura Haruno was holding flowers in her hands. When she saw Sasuke sitting quietly beside the bed, her brows, which were deeply frowned with worry, immediately relaxed.

"Hey, Sasuke-kun, I brought you some fruits, all washed, would you like to taste one?"

At this time, Yamanaka Ino, who admired Sasuke just as much as Haruno Sakura, smiled and shook the fruit basket in her hand.

"Asshole Ino, stop making trouble, okay? Sasuke-kun has just recovered, how could he eat something of unknown origin?!" Haruno Sakura scolded mercilessly.

"What do you mean by something of unknown origin, you idiot! I was just wondering if your flowers are poisonous or not!" Ino immediately retorted.

"I can't pretend I didn't hear something like that, you fat stinky pig!" Haruno Sakura's mouth twitched and she clenched her fists viciously.

The two women were competing with each other in the ward over Sasuke, face to face and chest to chest, looking like they were going to fight if they disagreed.

"Please be aware of the situation and don't disturb Sasuke."

Shikamaru, who was standing next to him, held his forehead and sighed helplessly.

After hearing this, Haruno Sakura and Ino finally reacted and turned their heads away angrily to look in the opposite direction.

It's really worthy of being called a fake best friend relationship.

Sasuke simply ignored the two women and looked at Shikamaru and asked, "Hey, where's that Naruto guy?"

From Kakashi, he heard about Naruto's performance during the Konoha crisis.

He chased and severely damaged the invaders from Sand Village, successfully protected his friends from Gaara who possessed the power of the tailed beast, and played like a Konoha Genin...

These brilliant deeds made him, who was always arrogant, feel inexplicably unhappy.

"He was entrusted with the important task of finding a new Hokage yesterday, and he went out with Lord Jiraiya, one of the Sannin."

Sakura stopped competing with Ino and said with deep emotion, "That idiot has become powerful..."

Recalling the scene where Naruto summoned the boss Gamabunta from the fairyland and fought fiercely with the monsters from Sand Village, Sakura's face subconsciously revealed shock and yearning.

Speaking of Naruto, everyone else started talking about him, all with expressions of agreement and affirmation.

Entrusted with important tasks, follow the Sannin!
Sasuke, who caught these key words, stood there in a daze, with his fists clenched tightly under the quilt.

Compared to that damn loser, who was instantly defeated by Hinata Fuuki's gaze when they met and is still lying in bed like a stray dog, what is I?
I am a genius of the Uchiha clan, a ninja destined to surpass Uchiha Itachi, but now I have been surpassed by a mere tail-ender! !

The words of praise for Naruto from Shikamaru and others around him were like sharp swords, piercing Sasuke's unfounded self-esteem.

hum!
Stimulated by intense jealousy, the mark engraved on his chest trembled slightly, and a purple evil wind broke out that swept across the entire ward!

Shikamaru and the others were all startled by this cold and gloomy aura.

By the time they came to their senses from their shock, Sasuke had already lost consciousness and passed out.

The monster curse is made more powerful by people's negative emotions. If it is not controlled properly, it will cause serious backlash.

This is the forbidden power that Fengqi left in Uchiha Sasuke's body.

It is also his experiment - an experiment to further master the physical strength of the monsters!

(End of this chapter)