Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 296 The Courage to Face Death

The sixth class, consisting of six kids, had just graduated.

Even though Naruto has become a perfect Jinchuriki, his experience is still insufficient to support the current battle.

As for Hinata...

The Tenseigan had only just formed, and it wasn't just the fetal movement that caused the movement; her body also couldn't withstand the force.

The same applies to Kurama Mode; the body's strength cannot support such a massive amount of chakra, even for a member of the Uzumaki clan, who was only twelve years old.

……

"You dare say you'll hold me off to my face? Who do you think you are? Uzumaki Sora or Uchiha Kumo?"

Amidst mocking laughter, the massive Nine-Tails, composed of orange-red chakra, began to run wildly.

The commotion caused the surrounding houses to collapse one by one, but streams of chakra surged into the ruins, protecting the people who were still trembling inside.

"Hurry up!"

The Nine-Tails' voice appeared in Sasuke and the others' minds, clearly telling them to save people.

Since Naruto became the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the seal was broken, and the Nine-Tails once again had a human it recognized.

At the same time, the sensations that frequently came from its lower body allowed it to experience a different lifestyle for the first time.

Human beings... may not all be dark.

"boom!!"

As the claws descended, Hidan and the other three dodged in a flash.

However, with its nine tails sweeping across, the four people hidden in the dust had nowhere to hide from the Nine-Tailed Fox's perception.

"asshole!!"

The three-month scythe parried, but with just one strike, it sent Hidan flying into the ruins, spitting out a mouthful of blood, but he was not seriously injured.

Deidara, hovering in mid-air, scoffed, "You think you're so strong? In this situation, you should try going up there with your scythe and see if you can get a scratch on the opponent. Hahaha!"

However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than a small Tailed Beast Ball shot into the sky without any warning.

"Oh!!"

Five or six exploding clay birds flew straight away, and the sound of explosions rang out in mid-air.

The next moment, the Tailed Beast Ball formed from chakra was not detonated at all, and the explosion was just Deidara's clay.

"boom!!"

Amidst a deafening roar, Deidara tumbled from it.

The nine-tailed creature below narrowed its vertical pupils slightly, and with a leap, it charged straight ahead.

"asshole!"

Deidara cursed under his breath, then clasped his hands together, and a huge flying dragon emerged from a cloud of smoke.

"Let me show you my art!"

The dragon soared into the air and headed towards the nine-tailed dragon, but before the explosion could even occur, a sharp claw slammed down.

"Oh!"

"boom……"

The explosion blasted a crater in the street below, but the Nine-Tails was already close by.

"Whoosh."

An iron chain wrapped around Deidara, pulling him back from mid-air.

"Don't underestimate the power of the Nine-Tails. In this form, although its body is enormous, its speed and reaction are far beyond what that genin could ever achieve."

As he spoke, Sasori withdrew again. He knew very well that his puppet body could not harm the Nine-Tails, whose chakra was far too powerful.

……

"We need to save people."

save people?

Ino and Choji looked at Sasuke.

Shikamaru nodded: "The Nine-Tails' chakra just entered the ruins. It should be villagers who are still left in this street. We need to rescue them."

Choji, still crouching on the ground with his head in his hands, shook his head desperately: "No! I'm not even a genin, we can't do it!"

Sasuke glanced at him: "If you guys aren't going, then Team 7 will do the mission. They're not even genin... yet Naruto single-handedly held off those four guys."

"This is an opportunity that Naruto created for us with his life. Even Naruto's body couldn't withstand that kind of power for very long."

Sasuke then looked at Hinata and said, "Let's go."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a hand was placed on his shoulder.

"We've always been together since school. How can you abandon me on your first mission after becoming a genin?"

Shikamaru tapped his head as he spoke: "While I might not be able to help you much in terms of strength, this brain of mine should still be of some use."

Hearing this, Sasuke smiled and said, "Not much difference. In fact, apart from Hinata, we're probably all about the same here."

At this moment, Ino, whose legs were trembling slightly, also stood up.

His gaze toward the three men held both timidity and courage: "I...I'll go too."

Ino forced a smile: "The person I like is desperately protecting this village, and I... want to help him too."

After instructing Dingci to hide, the four of them headed towards the ruins.

Soon, people protected by the Nine-Tails' chakra were brought out. Even if they were hit by the aftershocks of the Nine-Tails' battle, they could still be protected.

However, after rescuing just a few people and bringing them back to the ruins, a new situation arose.

Pain looked at the four people in front of him, one hand gripping Choji's neck.

"It seems you're no longer of any use."

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually tossed Choji into the air, and the black iron rod pierced straight into his heart.

"puff!"

With his heart shattered, a trickle of blood escaped from Choji's lips.

He forced himself to turn his head to look at Sasuke and the others: "I...I'm not a coward..."

"Choji!!!" x4

Amidst the exclamations, Shikamaru and Ino froze on the spot.

For Sasuke and Hinata, this was the first time their classmates had been killed right before their eyes.

"You bastard... how dare you...?"

Shikamaru's hands were clenched tightly together, as were Ino's.

At that moment, the image of Choji turning back and saying those words flashed through everyone's minds.

He just graduated, so no one will blame him.

"You unforgivable bastard!!"

Amidst the roar, a bolt of lightning streaked from behind Pain.

At the same time, lightning also appeared on Sasuke's right hand after he formed the hand seals.

The two forces interacted and attracted each other, causing the lightning clone and Sasuke's main body to increase their speed once again.

Shinra Tensei!

A repulsive force erupted instantly, and even at that speed, Sasuke was still sent flying.

"boom!!"

Sasuke, who was crushed in the rubble, spat out a mouthful of blood. That power was just too strong.

"For a genin to be able to use such a powerful lightning release ninjutsu, you brat from the Uchiha clan, you deserve to be called a genius."

As Pain spoke, he walked towards Sasuke, and a pitch-black iron rod appeared in his hand.

However, at that moment, a shadow appeared beneath his feet.

Shadow Binding Technique, successful.

Shikamaru, who had been forming hand seals, was about to smile, but his expression changed drastically the next moment.

The opponent casually raised one hand, seemingly unrestrained by Shikamaru.

All things guide the heavens!

A suction force pulled Shikamaru over, the Shadow Binding Technique instantly collapsed, and his neck was grabbed.

"A secret technique formed by the use of Yin-attribute chakra, but unfortunately your power is far too weak."

Pain thrust his black iron rod straight at Pain once more.

"Buzz..."

With a soft sound, Pain paused for a moment.

However, in that instant, Hinata's eyes were activated once again, and her sky-blue pupils emitted a tremendous power.

For a moment, the surrounding scene became somewhat chaotic.

"boom!"

Under the powerful repulsive force, Pain was pushed away, and Shikamaru fell to the ground from his hand.

Ino, who had just forcibly used the Mind Transfer Technique, also fell down with Hinata. She couldn't control herself for even a moment, but she gave Hinata an opportunity.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Hinata, panting heavily, looked ahead. After the dust settled, the figure from before reappeared.

"Those eyes... are exactly the same as Uzumaki Sora's. You are a member of the Hyuga clan, but unfortunately, you haven't truly mastered this power either."

The moment the words fell, the Heavenly Dao raised its hand.

The next moment, Hinata was pulled over by him.

This scene, however, was witnessed by the Nine-Tails in the distance.

With visual sharing, Naruto directly took over the body in Nine-Tails Mode.

"Boom boom boom..."

Naruto, who was running at full speed, ignored the enemy he had just faced; at this moment, all he could see was Hinata.

With Hinata in his grasp, Pain once again aimed his hand at Naruto: Shinra Tensei!

Under the immense repulsive force, even with the power of the Nine-Tails, it was only just enough to stabilize its body for a moment.

Pain, who was holding Hinata in one hand, looked at Naruto and said, "You care a lot, don't you? Only by losing her... can you experience true pain."

Naruto stared intently at the other person: "Put Hinata down! Put her down!"

Pain shook his head slightly: "We should be considered enemies now. Eliminating an enemy with the potential of Uzumaki Sora is the best option right now... isn't it?"

"Why should I... as your enemy... listen to you?"

Naruto's eyes were bloodshot: "I'll kill you! I promise I'll kill you!!"

Pain looked at Naruto expressionlessly: "No. You don't have that kind of strength. Even you yourself will be killed by me in a moment."

Just as he was preparing to launch a strong attack, the words of the Nine-Tails inside him plunged Naruto's heart into despair.

"You only have ten seconds left. After ten seconds, you will faint here and be at the mercy of others."

"No! If we don't consider the consequences, it will last much longer than ten seconds."

"Naruto, you should know your limits. Even if you inherited Kushina's physique, you still can't withstand this power at this age."

"I promised Hinata I would protect her with my life! Just like I promised you I would break the seal, I will keep my word, even if it costs me my life!"

As Naruto's voice faded, the Nine-Tails in the sealed land fell silent.

After a long silence, Kurama nodded: "As the leader, I naturally have to unconditionally trust my subordinates. Naruto... you're a human I acknowledge, don't die!"

……

Shinra Tensei!

Under the third repulsive force, Naruto in Nine-Tails Mode finally got close to Pain.

However, the next moment, Naruto's body seemed to freeze, and all of the Nine-Tails' chakra was drawn back into his body.

A sudden wave of exhaustion washed over me, my whole body ached, and my internal organs were gradually collapsing.

"puff!"

Naruto spat out a mouthful of blood in front of Pain, then slightly raised his hand and met Hinata's gaze.

"I...cough! I said...I would protect you with my life!"

"Bang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto collapsed to the ground.

Hinata, whose neck was being choked, was unable to make a sound, but tears kept streaming from her eyes.

Pain glanced at Naruto, and at that moment, the four Akatsuki members walked over from behind.

"Even a perfect Jinchūriki, with the physique of the Uzumaki clan, still cannot withstand such a massive amount of chakra."

"Your fate was sealed long ago. Kid, your body is on the verge of collapse. Death is inevitable."

As soon as she finished speaking, a powerful burst of ocular power erupted from Hinata's eye sockets.

Suddenly, the entire surrounding landscape began to shake, and the space itself seemed on the verge of collapse.

However, the next moment, the black iron rod pierced Hinata's heart and was casually tossed aside next to Naruto.

"Naruto... Naruto-kun..."

In a weak voice, Hinata's hand finally clasped Naruto's.

……

In reality, at the Seventh Training Ground.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Seeing Yun frown slightly, Itachi quickly asked the question.

This genjutsu test concerns Sasuke's and his own fate, and such a method can only be successful once, so he can't help but worry.

Yun looked at Hinata under the tree stump: "The ultimate power of the Byakugan is indeed very strong. Just now, when Naruto was about to die in the genjutsu space, the power it unleashed almost distorted the genjutsu..."

Itachi looked at Hinata with some surprise. Her face was still covered with tears, indicating that she had just cried quite a bit.

"The ultimate power of the Byakugan... it can actually shake the illusion space constructed by your eye power?"

Yun nodded and replied, "All of Uzumaki Sora's abilities in this illusion were deduced based on Hinata's eyes. But his power... it seems we still underestimated it."

Upon hearing this, Itachi pondered for a moment: "We lack time, we lack the time to let them grow."

As Itachi spoke, his gaze shifted to Sasuke…

The stone tablet beneath the Nanga Shrine in the Uchiha clan's territory, Yun had told him about the contents on the back.

In pursuit of stability, a deity divided Yin and Yang into two opposing poles. These two elements, in their opposition and interaction, give rise to the myriad phenomena of the universe.

This statement implies the limits that Sasuke can reach.

The eternal Mangekyou Sharingan is not the end. As members of the Uchiha clan who inherited the Sage's eyes, the Rinnegan, the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, may need some catalysts.

The eyes of the clouds... are the best example.

"Next, only Sasuke is left, right?"

Yun nodded: "When the space shook for the first time, the scenes they experienced had already separated. After all, although that kid was a bit of a chuunibyou, he was quite similar to you, quick-witted."

"If he finds out now, it won't be fun. After all, if we could just activate the Kaleidoscope right away, there would be no need for the later plot."

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto and Hinata, who were leaning against the wooden stake, showed signs of waking up.

……

(End of this chapter)