Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, opened his arms to the Golden Horn rushing towards him, and actually hugged it.

Before Kinkaku could even show a puzzled expression, the four Kaguras who were standing around him stopped what they were doing and rushed over to grab his hands and feet.

The Kagura who was holding his body looked up at him and finally spoke with a smile:

"You don't really think that an 8-year-old like me can unleash five Tailed Beast Balls at the same time, do you?"

My real killer move was prepared from the very beginning.

Upon hearing this, Kinkaku's gaze passed over Kagura and looked towards the summit of a small mountain in the distance.

At that moment, blinding lightning flashed there, accompanied by a sound like hundreds of birds chirping.

Is he only just starting to prepare this?

No, judging from the momentum built up by the attack from a distance, it has definitely been going on for some time.

How come I didn't notice this before?

The thought flashed through his mind, and Kinkaku looked at Kagura's chest in surprise.

Kagura smiled slightly and explained to him:

"Although my Kotoamatsukami cannot significantly alter your will, it can still make you temporarily ignore distant lights and sounds."

Upon hearing this, Jin Jiao suddenly remembered the hundreds of divine music melody and the hundreds of small birds that had appeared at the beginning.

Right, given the scale of my previous battle with Hiruzen Sarutobi, how could there still be so many small birds in this forest?

Before he could think any further, the momentum of the lightning bolt in the distance had reached its peak.

Suddenly, the lightning bolt transformed into a bolt of lightning, hurtling straight toward Golden Horn!

The lightning bolt, with an unstoppable momentum, directly destroyed all the obstacles in its path.

Kinkaku, inwardly lamenting the impending doom, tried to break free from Kagura's restraints, but the prolonged battle was now showing its aftereffects.

The abundant chakra of the past was nowhere to be seen, and Kinkaku felt a strange sense of powerlessness throughout his body.

It felt like a long time had passed, yet it also felt like only a fleeting moment.

The bolt of lightning finally reached Golden Horn!

The one wielding the lightning was Kagura.

His left hand was pressing down on his right, and in his right palm he held a ball of light composed of lightning.

The sphere of light emitted terrifying lightning and a sound like a thousand birds chirping.

It is Lightning Release: Chidori!

At this moment, the right hand had already passed through Jin Jiao's heart and emerged from behind his body!

Golden Horn, fallen!

Chapter 23 Aftermath

Looking at the slender arm that had disappeared into his chest, Jinjiao was filled with disbelief.

As a ninja, he was never afraid of death.

But he never imagined that one day he would die at the hands of a low-ranking ninja.

Looking at Kagura so close by, Kinkaku had a fleeting thought of dying together with her.

However, just as he was about to take a final step, a sense of exhaustion washed over him.

When did I start to feel this sense of powerlessness?

When Silver Horn died before his eyes?

Or was it when Tobirama killed all his loyal subordinates?

It was probably at the moment when he and his brother decided to betray the village.

Looking at Kagura's youthful face, Kinkaku sighed intermittently:

"Maybe...

We are no longer suited to...this...era.

This legendary figure from the Cloud Recluse left behind only these last words.

As Golden Horn's eyes closed, his strong body finally collapsed backward, powerless.

Seeing the corpse of Kinkaku in front of her, Kagura realized that she had really killed Kinkaku.

With a sudden release, Kagura collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Perhaps because she was still unable to control the power of Chidori, or perhaps because Kinkaku's body was harder than she had imagined, Kagura's right hand was broken again.

Having broken free of the Tailed Beast Cloak, Kagura felt every bone in her body groaning.

Blood and tears were streaming from his eyes, and his head felt like it was about to explode.

But all of this could not conceal his excitement at that moment.

"I really succeeded!"

Lying on her back with her arms outstretched, Kagura laughed wildly.

All of this was part of his meticulously planned scheme.

The Chidori I just used was a ninjutsu I received as a reward for completing this B-rank mission.

Because he has just mastered this ninjutsu, he cannot currently conceal the light and sound when using Chidori.

At the same time, the damage of this ninjutsu mainly depends on speed and impact force, so the longer the impact distance, the greater its power.

All of these require a considerable amount of preparation time.

So from the very beginning, he used Kotoamatsukami to make Kinkaku subconsciously ignore the strange phenomena caused by his use of Chidori in the distance.

As Kagura used Kotoamatsukami more and more, she gradually came to understand the principles behind this ninjutsu.

Although it is called the "strongest illusion technique", Kagura believes that its core is not illusion.

Kotoamatsukami's greatest strength lies in using illusions to subtly alter the target's will, thereby making the target act in a way that benefits them.

However, such a change cannot go against the most fundamental will of the goal.

For example, when facing the attacks of those Ryunin at the beginning, Kagura was unable to use Kotoamatsukami to make the enemy take out their weapons and commit suicide.

Because suicide goes against their most fundamental will.

Similarly, the stronger and more determined the target is, the less change Kagura can make with her will.

For an opponent like Jinjiao, it's already the limit for him to ignore some unusual things around him.

Otherwise, he could have simply used Kotoamatsukami to make Kinkaku believe that everyone was his comrade, thus avoiding this battle altogether.

Fortunately, the final result told him that all his attempts had been successful.

Kagura, who was lying on the ground, suddenly remembered something and, despite her discomfort, stood up again.

He first went to the river to wash the blood off his right hand, and then walked back to where Tsunade and the others were.

After doing all this, he stopped forcing himself, closed his eyes, and fainted.

After a long while, several figures finally arrived at the scene.

The group stared in disbelief at the devastated battlefield before them.

Suddenly, a scream rang out:

"Quick! Lord Sarutobi is here!"

Several people quickly surrounded the person who had spoken.

These people are Jonin from Konoha.

Their battle was so massive that the ground could be felt shaking even in Konoha Village.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Konoha leadership immediately dispatched several Jonin to investigate.

They never expected that Lord Sarutobi, who was only out on a B-rank mission, would be lying unconscious on the ground.

"No, this is..."

This is Golden Horn!!!

Not long after, Jinjiao's body, lying on the ground, was also discovered.

The group exchanged surprised glances; it seemed that what had happened here was far more serious than they had imagined.

This is no longer something they can get involved in; they must return to the village immediately to report it.

Fortunately, just as everyone was about to leave, one of the Jonin thought for a moment and said:

"I remember that when Lord Sarutobi went out this time, he led the genin of Team 7 with him, including Tsunade."

Search the area again to see if you can find them, even just their bodies.

......

......

When Kagura opened his eyes, through the hazy light, what he saw was the ceiling with hanging light tubes.

He let out a weak groan, feeling his muscles ache all over.

Even after keeping my eyes open for a long time, my vision remained blurry, as if the whole world had been covered with a layer of cling film.

It seems that the aftereffects of tailed beast transformation and fully activating the Sharingan are greater than imagined.

Noticing Kagura's movement, a clear female voice came from beside him:

"Are you awake?"

Kagura turned his head and looked over with his divine eyes. After a long while, as his focus slowly returned, he finally saw that the person speaking was Tsunade.

At this moment, Tsunade's hands were bandaged, but compared to herself lying in bed, it didn't seem too serious.

Seeing Kagura's dazed expression, Tsunade asked with concern:

"What’s wrong with you?