Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

The land of rain.

"Yes."

"Lord Hokage."

Kakashi accepted the order in a deep voice.

He gripped the white fang dagger behind his back with his other hand.

A sharp blade flashed, leaving a white streak in the dimly lit tower.

Lightning Release chakra instantly coated the blade, emitting a piercing sound like a thousand birds chirping.

Obito Uchiha was cornered.

His kaleidoscope spun wildly, yet it could never tear apart the surrounding space.

And at Obito Uchiha's feet.

A pool of pitch-black substance was silently seeping into the ground.

Black Zetsu.

This mastermind, who has lived for over a thousand years, is now gripped by an unprecedented sense of panic.

Although they managed to get their hands on the Rinnegan.

But with the Divine Might Space sealed off, there was absolutely no way he could leave this tower alive.

Black Zetsu was perfectly lucid.

He didn't care at all whether Obito lived or died.

Obito was merely a pawn in the resurrection of his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and now that pawn has lost its value.

We must escape!

As long as we escape.

At worst, we can spend another few hundred years searching for new pieces!

Half of Black Zetsu's body had already merged into the stone slabs of the tower.

This is a mayfly technique that surpasses the ordinary five elements, making it almost impossible to detect.

Just then.

A cold foot suddenly stepped on Black Zetsu's head.

"Where do you want to go?"

Chiba looked down at the pool of black mud on the ground, his voice chillingly cold.

Black Zetsu suddenly looked up, his single remaining yellow vertical pupil filled with horror.

How is that possible?

How did this brat from the Senju clan find him?

"Let me go!"

Black Zetsu writhed wildly, trying to split its body and escape.

Chiba was too lazy to waste any words.

He raised his right hand and slammed his palm onto the floor where Black Zetsu was.

"Wood Release: Myōjinmon!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three scarlet wooden torii gates struck Black Zetsu with pinpoint accuracy.

Not only did it completely block Black Zetsu's physical form, it also completely sealed off the flow of chakra within Black Zetsu's body.

Black Zetsu let out a piercing scream and was completely unable to move.

"A rat that has lived for thousands of years should stay in the sewer forever."

Chiba casually pulled out a specially made sealing scroll.

He condensed a deep blue chakra at his fingertips and drew dense incantations on the scroll.

next second.

Black Zetsu, a disciple of Ming Shen, transformed into a beam of black light and was forcibly sucked into the scroll.

Chiba closed the scroll and casually tossed it into his ninja tool pouch, not even bothering to glance at it again.

After dealing with this rat.

Chiba turned his head and looked at the other side of the tower.

Nagato fell into a pool of blood.

The eye sockets that were originally inlaid with the Rinnegan are now just two bloody, mangled holes.

Black Zetsu's possession and forced removal of the Rinnegan almost drained the last bit of life force from Nagato's body.

Konan knelt beside Nagato.

The paper wings that symbolized a divine messenger on her back had long since fallen to the ground.

At this moment, she was no longer the aloof angel of Amegakure, but a helpless woman watching her companions about to die.

"Nagato..."

"Nagato, wake up!"

Konan covered Nagato's wound with both hands, trying to stop the bleeding with her chakra, but it was no use.

Nagato's life force is rapidly dying out.

Konan suddenly turned her head, her gaze fixed intently on Chiba.

She knew how strong Chiba was, and she also knew that the Senju clan's medical ninjutsu was unparalleled in the ninja world.

Without hesitation, Xiao Nan abandoned all dignity, knelt down, and slammed her forehead heavily against the cold stone slab.

"Save him!"

"Please, please save Nagato!"

"I'm willing to pay any price to save him! Even my life!"

Xiao Nan's voice, filled with desperate sobs, echoed through the empty tower.

Jiraiya stood to the side, his expression one of extreme pain.

He looked at the dying Nagato on the ground, then at the weeping Konan, his fists clenched tightly.

This is his disciple.

He had placed great hopes on him, considering him a disciple of the prophesied son.

Now he has ended up in such a miserable state.

Jiraiya stepped forward and bowed his head to Chiba.

Chiba.

I'm begging you.

"Although they have gone astray, their crimes do not warrant death."

"Save Nagato! I'm willing to take all their blame!"

Chiba coldly observed the scene before him.

His mind raced, weighing the pros and cons.

Nagato is indeed a dangerous person.

But in this timeline...

The Akatsuki organization has not yet begun large-scale capture of the Tailed Beasts, nor has it inflicted any substantial damage on Konoha.

Most of the people Nagato killed were political enemies within Amegakure, as well as some mission targets.

In a sense.

Nagato was just a pitiful tool.

the most important is.

Chiba needs to completely take control of the Land of Rain.

Keeping Nagato and Konan alive is more useful than killing them.

"I can save him."

Chiba finally spoke, his voice completely flat.

Xiao Nan suddenly raised her head, her eyes bursting with ecstatic joy.

Jiraiya also breathed a sigh of relief.

"but."

"From today onwards, the Akatsuki organization is completely disbanded."

"Nagato must be imprisoned in Konoha's serious offender prison, and he shall never step out of the prison without my order."

"Can you accept this?"

Chiba abruptly changed the subject, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"I accept!"

Xiao Nan didn't hesitate at all and blurted it out.

As long as Nagato can survive.

She would be willing to go to jail in Konoha, or even die.

Jiraiya opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to fight for some freedom for his disciple.

But seeing Chiba's cold profile, he ultimately swallowed his words.

It's already an act of mercy from Chiba that he was spared.

Chiba stopped talking nonsense.

He closed his eyes and quickly formed hand seals in front of his chest.

The surrounding natural energy was strongly drawn in and frantically converged into Chiba's body.

Two red immortal faces instantly appeared in the corners of Chiba's eyes.

Perfect Immortal Mode activated!

Chiba walked to Nagato's side and squatted down.

A dazzling green light burst forth from his palm.

This is no ordinary palm-wielding magic.

Instead, it is a medical ninjutsu that combines the perfect Sage Body, Sage Chakra, and the ultimate Yang Release.

"Immortal Technique: The Turning Point of No Birth!"

Chiba placed his hands on Nagato's withered chest.

A boundless life force surged into Nagato's body like a flood bursting its banks.

A miracle happened.

Nagato's skin, which was originally as pale as paper, regained its color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The shriveled and atrophied muscles regained their fullness.

Even the two bloody holes in his eye sockets have sprouted new granulation tissue.

Just a few breaths.

Nagato's breathing went from weak to steady, and finally became strong and powerful.

Xiao Nan stared blankly at the scene, forgetting even to breathe.

Jiraiya took a half step back, his eyes filled with horror.

This is not medical ninjutsu at all!

This is simply a miracle!

Even Tsunade at her peak couldn't do this!

Just how terrifying is Chiba's strength?

"His life has been saved."

"He will wake up within three days."

"Jiraiya, you're in charge of bringing him back to Konoha."

soon.

Chiba withdrew his hands and exited Sage Mode.

After uttering those words, he ignored Nagato and the others and turned his gaze to the edge of the tower.

There……

The battle between Kakashi and Obito Uchiha has entered a fierce stage.

Sparks from colliding metal flickered incessantly in the dim environment.

"Fire Release: Explosive Wind Dance!"

Obito Uchiha unleashed a massive spiral of flame, sealing off all of Kakashi's escape routes.

If it were the颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless, dispirited, or demoralized) Kakashi from the original work, he would definitely be in a tough fight against this move.

But the Kakashi of today is completely different.

He is the highest commander of Konoha's Anbu.

At Chiba's behest, Orochimaru performed a secret operation on Kakashi.

Orochimaru extracted a very small number of Wood Release cells and integrated them into the area around the optic nerve in Kakashi's left eye.

This not only completely solved the burden of the Sharingan on Kakashi, but also allowed Kakashi's physique to achieve a qualitative leap.

Kakashi today is a true Kage-level powerhouse!

"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"

Kakashi's hands flew across the screen, forming hand seals so fast they left afterimages.

A massive wall of water rose from the ground, precisely meeting Obito's spiraling flames.

Water and fire collided, bursting forth with white steam that filled the sky.

In the very instant the steam filled the air.

Kakashi disappeared.

Alarm bells rang in Obito Uchiha's mind.

His right kaleidoscope spun wildly, trying to capture Kakashi's movements.

pity.

The ethereal form of Kamui is gone.

Obito's mediocre taijutsu and ninjutsu were full of flaws in front of Kakashi, Konoha's number one technician!

"It's up there!"

Obito suddenly looked up and raised the black rod in his hand to block.

boom!

Kakashi descended from the sky.

A powerful downward kick slammed into Obito's block.

This immense force crushed the stone slab beneath Obito's feet into dust.