Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 256 The Collapse of Konoha Begins

A fierce wind howled, and the Nine-Tails' chakra burst forth from Naruto's body, forming a fiery red fox head in the air.

Then, fiery red chakra covered Naruto's body, and two tails appeared at his rear.

The Konoha ninjas who witnessed this scene were all shocked, and the older ones even recalled the night of the Nine-Tails twelve years ago.

Fear, terror, and despair echoed in their minds.

"Damn it, what are those two guys trying to do?"

Kakashi Hatake was stunned when he saw the Nine-Tails' chakra forming two tails on Naruto Uzumaki's body.

He was secretly pleased when Hinata Hyuga told him that those two guys had taught Naruto Uzumaki sealing techniques.

As expected of the Uzumaki clan, they are so good to their own people!

After all, if Naruto Uzumaki were skilled in sealing techniques, he would be able to seal the Nine-Tails even better.

But to my surprise, the first thing they taught me was how to break the Nine-Tailed Fox's Eight Trigrams Seal.

This is ridiculous!

Previously, when Naruto borrowed the leaked Nine-Tails chakra, he could only barely produce a fox face.

That alone terrified him, turning his face pale.

Unexpectedly, two tails have already appeared in the past month.

And it seems that a third tail is about to form.

If this continues, it won't be long before the Nine-Tails breaks free of its seal!

However, there isn't a single Fourth Hokage in Konoha right now who is willing to sacrifice himself to reseal the Nine-Tails!

Kakashi Hatake, regaining his senses, was secretly anxious. Just as he was about to jump down to stop Naruto Uzumaki from continuing to break the seal,

Naruto wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his finger, then stretched his bloodstained finger forward.

The bloodstains, imbued with chakra, drew twisted and eerie sealing formulas in the air.

"Sealing Technique: Exorcising Seal!"

After finishing the drawing, Naruto Uzumaki formed hand seals and then placed his hands in the center of the sealing technique.

The twisted sealing techniques traveled down Naruto's arm and quickly entered his body.

In an instant, the raging winds across the entire arena subsided, and the fiery red chakra gradually turned into a pale blue.

The tyrannical and evil aura vanished completely in an instant.

"Did you go back?"

Kakashi Hatake had already placed his hand on the railing, ready to jump down, but he didn't expect Naruto Uzumaki to have such a sealing technique, which almost hurt his back!

"Third Hokage, congratulations! Your Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has taken a giant step towards becoming the perfect Jinchuriki!"

Orochimaru, disguised as the Fourth Kazekage, watched Naruto Uzumaki with great interest, seemingly considering whether to take Naruto with him after the battle.

"Fourth Kazekage, you jest! This is the result of Naruto's own hard work!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a perfunctory reply, though he himself didn't understand.

Modifying the Nine-Tails' chakra using sealing techniques may seem simple, but it requires a high level of expertise in sealing techniques to do.

The most crucial point is: why doesn't the Nine-Tails inside Naruto cause trouble?

When did the evil and violent Nine-Tails become so calm?

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's questioning gaze, Mei Terumi, sitting in her seat, smiled slightly.

"So much chakra!"

Naruto's face was filled with joy, feeling that the pain he had endured for a month of learning sealing techniques had finally blossomed and borne fruit!

It's important to know that as a master of sealing techniques, Kushina was very strict in teaching sealing techniques.

Furthermore, with someone like Chiga who likes to take unorthodox methods giving advice, their learning methods are simply inhuman!

"Thanks, Kurama, you're quite generous!"

"Although I know you lent it to me because you were threatened by that ninth-rank older sister!"

"But one day, we'll become friends!"

"By then, I believe you will willingly lend me your chakra!"

This was the first time Naruto had ever borrowed so much Nine-Tails chakra. He felt his entire body brimming with power, which he could freely control, and his reason was not affected by this chakra.

"whispering sound!"

Inside Naruto's body, half of the Nine-Tails stared intently at the center of the cage, where the sealing talisman, whose corner had been pried open, was slowly closing.

This is the best time to break the seal.

It stretched out its claws, trying to grab the sealing talisman, but quickly froze in mid-air.

Unpleasant memories came to mind.

"Kurama, if you don't lend Naruto your chakra, I'll improve this Eight Trigrams Seal so you can never escape!"

The scene depicting Kushina's warning.

"Heh heh, as expected. Among the tailed beasts, only I can give this old man such pleasure. I hope you will give me a few more opportunities like this!"

The scene of that hateful yet complete otherworldly nine-tailed fox beating him up with lingering satisfaction.

If it weren't for that damned Fourth Hokage using the Reaper Death Seal before his death to seal half of his power into his own body, how could it possibly be no match for this Nine-Tails from another world?!

"You probably don't want to do an awkward dance in front of Shukaku, do you?"

And then there's the scene of that despicable Uchiha brat unleashing his Mangekyou Sharingan.

Three threatening images spun rapidly in its mind. The half-nine-tailed creature reluctantly lay down again, closed its eyes to rest, and decided to avoid seeing anything!

Although Naruto knew that Kushina was the one who threatened Kurama, he didn't expect that there were two other people besides Kushina who were also threatening it!

"Hyuga Neji, you're such a talker about fate, I'm sick and tired of your nonsense!"

With Naruto's power boosted, not only would Neji Hyuga be no match for him, but even a Jonin from the Hyuga clan would have to kneel down and sing "Conquer."

The powerful chakra granted Naruto Uzumaki incredible speed. Before Neji Hyuga could even react, Naruto had already punched him in the cheek, leaving him no chance to use his Reverse Technique.

After rolling around on the ground more than a dozen times, Hyuga Neji was unable to get up.

Seeing that Hyuga Neji was completely unable to move, the examiner Genma Shiranui announced the winner: Uzumaki Naruto!

"The fox spirit boy won?"

"That's amazing!"

"This guy doesn't look bad at all!"

"Damn it, I lost everything!"

Cheers erupted from the stands.

Naruto's match is over, and next up is Sasuke Uchiha against Gaara.

Because Naruto used a large amount of Nine-Tails chakra this time, the One-Tailed Shukaku inside Gaara was already furious and seemed ready to burst out.

As the last survivor of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke Uchiha is very famous in the ninja world.

Most people came to watch the match because of the Uchiha clan's reputation.

Orochimaru, sitting next to Hiruzen Sarutobi, also had a slight smile on his face.

Compared to the previous qualifiers, this match should provide a clearer picture of Sasuke Uchiha's character.

Uchiha Sasuke and Gaara arrived at the arena.

Without further ado, Genma Shiranui announced the start.

Before Sasuke Uchiha could make a move, Gaara covered his eyes with one hand and muttered to himself in a ferocious manner.

"Don't worry, Kassan, I'm letting you out!"

"Kassan, I'm a good boy, I'm very obedient, I'll bring you this guy's blood right now!"

"Blood, I need more blood!"

Sasuke Uchiha wasn't going to tolerate Gaara's restless and nonsensical behavior.

A series of fluid and skillful martial arts techniques left Gaara questioning his existence.

"You must have more tricks up your sleeve than just these, right?"

Although Sasuke Uchiha was confident that he could win the match, he still looked at Gaara with a serious expression.

After all that, he only managed to break Gaara's Sand Armor.

It seems I'll still need to use what that guy gave me.

Damn it, is this all the strength I've ever achieved?

Uchiha Sasuke was somewhat dissatisfied with his own strength.

After hearing why Itachi Uchiha wanted to exterminate his clan, he no longer harbored any hatred towards Itachi.

However, he still needs to work hard to improve his skills.

This isn't about killing Itachi Uchiha, it's about saving him.

Therefore, the person he worked hard to defeat changed from Itachi Uchiha to Chika.

Faced with Sasuke Uchiha's taunts, Gaara became even more agitated, and the One-Tailed Shukaku within him became even more restless.

Gaara seemed to realize that it would be difficult to defeat Sasuke Uchiha on his own, so he simply wrapped himself in sand.

At the same time, he formed hand seals and continuously attacked Uchiha Sasuke with sand.

Sasuke Uchiha, who was dodging the sand in the arena, frowned, knowing that if he couldn't break through his opponent's defense, he would lose.

So even though he was unwilling, he had no choice but to use the power given to him by Chiga.

With a thought, the curse mark on his shoulder began to spread.

Suddenly, a strange surge of chakra appeared within his body.

This chakra didn't have the overwhelming power of Naruto's, but it felt strangely dangerous.

On the stands, when that all-too-familiar black cursed seal appeared, Orochimaru was paralyzed with fear.

This is a cursed seal!

Isn't this something only I can make?!

As the inventor and owner of the cursed seal, Orochimaru was well aware of what had happened to Sasuke Uchiha.

That's why he was stunned.

In an instant, his mind began to recall every detail of his encounter with Uchiha Sasuke that day.

Did I bite Uchiha Sasuke that day?

Did you not get bitten?

What's the deal with this cursed seal?!

Could there be other people in this ninja world who can do this?

Damn it, which bastard did this?

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"Fourth Kazekage, what's wrong with you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't pay much attention to Sasuke Uchiha's cursed seal. Those two guys could get Naruto Uzumaki to break the Nine-Tails seal, so it was only natural that he would teach Sasuke some strange methods.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was puzzled by the Fourth Kazekage's sudden act of standing up.

Seeing that the Fourth Kazekage's gaze was entirely fixed on Uchiha Sasuke, he turned his head and looked at Uchiha Sasuke again.

After that cursed seal appeared, he could clearly feel that Uchiha Sasuke's strength had increased significantly, completely different from before.

Just like Naruto Uzumaki borrowed the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Upon closer inspection, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that it seemed to be a cursed seal!

Is it

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly looked at the Fourth Kazekage, as if he had sensed something was wrong.

At that moment, Orochimaru, probably feeling that Sasuke Uchiha had been beaten to it, became enraged and immediately ordered his subordinates to begin the operation.

In an instant, the Sound Ninja hidden in the stands released a genjutsu.

Illusion Technique: Nirvana Abode Technique!

As if a signal had been given, the moment the genjutsu appeared, smoke billowed outside Konoha Village, and the Sand and Sound Ninja dropped their disguises and launched a fierce attack.

The Konoha Crush Plan has officially begun.

This sudden turn of events startled all the Konoha ninjas who were still asleep, and they all began to fight, unable to attend to the Third Hokage for a moment.

At that moment, Orochimaru had already kidnapped the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the two jumped onto the roof.

Four figures appeared in the four directions around them, and then formed hand seals.

Four Purple Flame Formations!

A dark purple sealing barrier immediately appeared, completely isolating Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the outside world.

"The Third Hokage!"

Anbu ninjas appeared, looking anxiously at the sealing barrier.

"It seems to be a modified version of the Four Red Yang Formation. If I remember correctly, Konoha should have records of this sealing barrier. Haven't you guys looked into it?"

At this moment, Mei Terumi walked over. She glanced at the barrier and immediately noticed its characteristics. She then asked in confusion.

"Fifth Mizukage, we apologize, but we are not skilled in sealing techniques!"

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Mei Terumi frowned, cursed, and then came to the vicinity of the Four Purple Flame Array. She spread her hands and began to sense the weak points of the sealing barrier.

"It's been a while, Sarutobi-sensei!"

Orochimaru held a kunai to Hiruzen Sarutobi's neck, a look of dazedness flashing in his eyes, as if he remembered when Hiruzen Sarutobi taught them ninjutsu.

Orochimaru, it's you!

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally realized that the Fourth Kazekage before him was in disguise.

"Hehehe"

Orochimaru smiled upon hearing this and tore off his mask.

"Sarutobi-sensei, you've gotten old; you're nothing like you were back then!"

Orochimaru looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face and said with a smile.

Aging is inevitable; no one can live forever!

Hiruzen Sarutobi said coldly.

"Sarutobi-sensei, you're mistaken about that!"

Orochimaru licked his kunai and said with a smile.

"Really? You... you're still developing that kind of ninjutsu!"

"Hehehe"

The master and apprentice had probably not seen each other for a long time, because instead of fighting to the death, they started chatting casually.

"The Fifth Mizukage."

The Anbu outside the Four Purple Flame Formation saw that the person who had kidnapped the Third Hokage was Orochimaru, and they immediately became anxious.

After all, the Fourth Kazekage still had to consider the Sand Village, and he wouldn't easily kill the Third Hokage and create a blood feud with Konoha.

If he really was the Fourth Kazekage, perhaps he would have simply defeated the Third Hokage, shown the ninja world the power of Sunagakure, and incidentally made some money off Konoha.

But Orochimaru is different; he really intends to kill the Third Hokage!

(End of this chapter)