Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 309 Using the Rasengan to rip out Obito's heart in his Hollowfication form.

The two weasels were utterly astonished, not understanding why they had fallen into the trap.

At this point, the two Uchiha Itachi had completed most of their fusion, and their bodies had returned to normal human form, except that they still had two heads on their shoulders.

This was the most dangerous moment. The confusion in his mind affected his body, leaving him only able to watch helplessly as the massive sealing array operated, accumulating immense energy.

Anxious Itachi Uchiha could only continue the fusion process, which was only halfway complete, following the fixed procedure.

He desperately increased his speed, and the threat of death became the best catalyst, causing them to merge rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But having lost the initiative and fallen into a trap, Itachi Uchiha was ultimately unable to turn the tide.

All the light points of the three-dimensional sealing array swirled together, forming a magnificent beam of light that pierced through the stunned Uchiha Itachi.

As Itachi Uchiha was disintegrated within the beam of light, the Tsukuyomi space collapsed, proving that its creator had indeed been destroyed.

The next moment, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno woke up from their bodies.

They opened their eyes at the same time and saw the corpse lying on the ground.

The corpse, which had been altered by a secret technique to resemble Uchiha Itachi, has now been restored to its original form, becoming a rogue ninja from the River Village whom no one recognizes.

Uchiha Sasuke: "Sigh, I wonder if this time, when I try to kill the clones, I'll be able to kill that traitor Itachi?"

Naruto Uzumaki shook his head and said, "Sasuke, you're overthinking it. How could an S-rank rogue ninja from Konoha be so fragile?"

"This time, I definitely won't be able to kill Uchiha Itachi, and I have no idea how much damage I'll cause."

Sakura spat out a mouthful of saliva: "What are you two thinking?"

"That's a monster who killed 33 Uchiha Jonin in one night! If it weren't for the Hokage's meticulous planning, our Team 7 wouldn't have been able to defeat him at all!"

Naruto Uzumaki took a deep breath and pointed at the corpse on the ground, saying, "Sakura is right. Even though she was using someone else's body and couldn't even unleash 30% of her own strength, she still managed to drag our entire Team 7 into Tsukuyomi."

"If it weren't for the teacher's prior arrangements, we would have been at the mercy of Itachi Uchiha during the Tsukuyomi."

"Sasuke, do you understand now just how vast the gap is between us and an S-rank rogue ninja like Itachi Uchiha?"

Uchiha Sasuke, however, remained unconvinced: "Hmph, what seems like a huge difference is nothing more than a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan to us Uchiha."

"Once I awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, with my Fire Release and Lava Release techniques, I will definitely be able to surpass and defeat Uchiha Itachi!"

Seeing that Sasuke remained steadfast in his belief in the Mangekyou Sharingan, Naruto and Sakura were helpless.

Just then, a strange voice rang out from the sky: "You actually defeated Uchiha Itachi, you're quite capable."

The voice was deep and echoing, as if it came from a winding mountain cave, and the malice in the words was undisguised.

Team 7 of Konoha tensed up instantly, forming a triangular attack formation with Naruto Uzumaki at the forefront.

Naruto, relying on his intuition, threw a kunai at a point in the void.

Ice Release: Freezing Arrow

The powerful ice-style chilling energy adhered to the kunai, leaving a white trail, the center of which was even ice shards formed from frozen carbon dioxide in the air.

The freezing caused the trajectory to spread, creating a mist of ice and water in a large area of ​​air, marking out an invisible, twisted spiral.

Seeing the spiral in the air, Naruto narrowed his eyes and mentally cried out, "Kurama, is this your enemy?"

Nine-Tails' answer immediately echoed in his mind: "That's right, it's him!"

"That guy who attacked your mother 16 years ago, and used his Mangekyou Sharingan to control me and attack Konoha!"

Naruto's suppressed hatred exploded, his anger almost burning through his reason, but he managed to control himself and whispered in his heart, "Kurama, help me."

Nine-Tails sensed his anger and responded directly, "Fine!"

"I want to teach him a lesson too, and I really want to know who this bastard is!"

"But Naruto, you know that he could directly control me 16 years ago. Today he must be even stronger. I can only provide you with chakra and help you break genjutsu. I can't fight alongside you."

"In that case, you definitely can't beat him."

Naruto Uzumaki, however, was not worried at all and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Kurama, my teacher is the Fifth Hokage."

Kurama asked in confusion, "I know your teacher is the Fifth Hokage, Natsume, and I know he is the strongest ninja in the ninja world. If he were here, he could easily kill that guy, but he's in Konoha Village."

Naruto laughed: "Kurama, you still don't understand your teacher enough."

"For two whole years, nothing happened, but the teacher wouldn't let me leave the village no matter what. If it really got to the point, he would stay with me personally."

"But when the Fifth Kazekage was in trouble and Sunagakure asked for help, my teacher knew that it was a Jinchuriki who had been attacked, but he still made me join the support force."

"I don't believe that the teacher would entrust my safety to the unreliable Jiraiya-sama."

"I'm sure I have reinforcements behind me, and very, very strong reinforcements at that!"

Nine-Tailed Fox stared in disbelief: "You humans have such complicated minds."

"Damn it, Naruto, you can't scheme against me anymore, or I'll get angry!"

The cowardly yet fierce and adorable Nine-Tails softened Naruto's heart a little, and the burning sensation of hatred lessened slightly.

He smiled and assured them, "Nine Lama, you are my best friend. We will never abandon each other for life. I promise I will never scheme against you."

"Alright, now let's all beat him to a pulp."

The nine-tailed creature became excited, raising its nine tails and waving them wildly: "Kill it!"

After the vortex in the air started spinning faster, it became visible in the air without the markings of the ice mist, and a scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan appeared at the center of the vortex.

With the appearance of this eye, an orange spiral mask and the Akatsuki's distinctive cloak followed, and a sinister figure leaped out of thin air.

He looked at Team 7, who had formed a battle formation in front of him, and laughed with a mixture of pleasure and disdain: "Not bad, the formation is formed very quickly. You are a truly excellent ninja team."

"Especially you, Naruto Uzumaki, have lived up to your status as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. At the tender age of 16, you have already achieved Kage-level combat power, only slightly inferior to Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha of the same age."

"But before me, Uchiha Madara, your weakness is like that of insects."

"Will you obediently let me capture you and save your two companions, or will you fight back desperately, wait for me to kill your companions, and then cut off your limbs and take you away?"

Naruto forcibly suppressed his killing intent and solemnly said, "You cowardly liar, what credibility do you have to make promises?"

Sasuke Uchiha pointed at Obito's nose and yelled, "You? Uchiha Madara? You can't even be bothered to imitate Madara's hairstyle, yet you dare to impersonate him in front of the Uchiha clan? Is your brain full of shit?"

Upon hearing Sasuke's words, Obito was taken aback. Then, he frowned and remembered Madara Uchiha's unruly hairstyle.

Although Obito Uchiha wasn't very bright, he still retained some intelligence in his dark state. At least he could understand that, given Madara Uchiha's pride, wearing a mask to cover his face was the limit.

He would never change his hairstyle for the sake of disguise; his arrogant pride wouldn't allow it.

So, Itachi Uchiha already knew all along?

Thinking that Itachi Uchiha had been toying with him all these years, Obito Uchiha felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Yeah, my head hurts even more.

All the pain instantly transformed into rage, and Obito, enraged, growled, "Do you think I'm like Itachi Uchiha, that soft-hearted guy?"

"Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and the pink-haired girl's deaths were all your fault for your mouth!"

Sakura Haruno was stunned: No, I didn't insult you, so why did you give me such an awful nickname and even try to kill me?

The girl's fist hardened, her chest, which had not yet begun to flare, filled with rage.

Without hesitation, Sakura Haruno used her left hand to wipe her forehead, and the diamond-shaped tattoo extended into living sealing runes, which quickly spread throughout her body.

[Unsealing the Yin Seal]

The chakra that had been accumulating for three years suddenly erupted, forming a chakra storm on Sakura Haruno's body, no less powerful than Might Guy's opening of the Sixth Gate.

Sakura Haruno's outburst was very sudden. Without any warning, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha turned around in perfect unison, changing the arrow of their formation to Sakura.

They rotated 120 degrees counterclockwise to switch to providing cover on the left and right flanks.

It wasn't just their formation that changed, but also the ninjutsu they used.

Naruto Uzumaki dispelled the Rasengan and instead formed hand seals to unleash Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, shifting from close-range offense to ranged suppression.

Sasuke Uchiha interrupted the half-finished [Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique] and switched to [Lightning Release: Lightning Step], changing from long-range suppression to battlefield control.

Among the ninjutsu that strikes later but arrives first, [Wind Release: Great Breakthrough] is a popular ninjutsu, which was easily mastered by Obito Uchiha.

However, [Lightning Release: Stepping Electricity] is a newly developed ninjutsu by Sasuke Uchiha. It involves setting up a power source underground and using the enemy's steps to generate stepping voltage, which then kills the enemy.

Obito Uchiha was caught off guard. Ignoring the power source marked on his right foot, he took a step and was immediately struck by tens of thousands of volts of electricity, burning his entire body and causing it to smoke.

This level of electric shock was not enough to kill Obito, nor could it even cause him serious injury, but it could burn his nervous system, rendering him completely immobile for a few seconds.

Sakura Haruno seized the opportunity and delivered a powerful punch to Obito Uchiha's nose.

The violent girl's fist wasn't big, but it was enough to shatter the mask and then bury her entire fist in Obito's face, causing considerable damage.

Obito's nose and a fragment of his mask were immediately punched into his face, and his only right eye was ejected, hanging on his cheek by a thin optic nerve.

That's the nature of ninja battles—always full of surprises.

Even a Kage-level ninja could be killed on the spot if he is careless and lacks information about the enemy.

Upon seeing the eyeball burst open, Naruto was overjoyed. He disregarded formation and transformed into a shadow, rushing forward and grabbing the precious eyeball.

But when he pulled hard on the eyeball, the sensation in his palm disappeared.

Obito Uchiha regained consciousness in time and activated [Intangibility] by relying on the connection of his optic nerve. He was only 0.1 seconds away from being completely finished.

Death and fear drove Obito Uchiha mad. He reached out and stuffed his eyeballs back into their sockets, then took out another mask and covered his mangled face.

As he performed these actions, he muttered to himself, "Damn it, damn it! Damn it!!"

"Unforgivable! Unforgivable!"

"I will kill you all! I will definitely kill you all!"

Although his ferocious face was hidden by the mask, Obito Uchiha's crazed aura distorted the air, making people tremble at the sight of him.

All grace, imposing manners, and politeness vanished, leaving only madness, hatred, and a twisted killing intent.

Under the powerful aura of a Kage-level ninja, and driven by the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, the twisted killing intent made Sakura Haruno, who almost killed Obito, tremble uncontrollably.

Uchiha Sasuke also felt a tightness in his chest, and his breathing became very difficult. His hand seals unconsciously turned into his most familiar [Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique].

Only Naruto Uzumaki, whose strength reached Kage level, who had the support of the Nine-Tails' chakra, and who was naturally bold, could ignore Obito Uchiha's crazy and twisted killing intent and try to attack him at close range.

After several attempts, using ninjutsu of all five elements, Naruto finally confirmed that the enemy's [Intangibility] had no weaknesses.

However, there are no perfect skills or secret techniques in the world. Since [Etherealization] itself has no flaws, it must have a limit to its duration.

Naruto Uzumaki grinned mischievously and conjured two Rasengans, then placed his hands on Obito Uchiha's head and heart respectively.

He wanted to see what would happen the moment his hand and Rasengan overlapped with the enemy's body at the end of the opponent's Hollowfication.

Even in his extreme anger, Obito Uchiha still felt a chill down his spine and had to shake his head and body, trying to get rid of the discomfort caused by the Rasengan.

But Naruto Uzumaki, as he wished, immediately followed his movements.

The chase between the two turned into a contest of speed and agility.

However, Obito Uchiha was still recovering from his injuries, and his skills were greatly diminished, making it impossible for him to shake off Naruto Uzumaki's entanglement.

Moreover, seeing the enemy's actions, not only was Naruto unable to give up, but even Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, who had just been frightened, overcame their discomfort and joined the chase.

Although they don't know the Rasengan, they always have combinations of kunai wrapped with explosive tags.