In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 287 Snake Uncle Dies in the Background

At this point, the battle between Erzhuzi and the filial son had reached a fever pitch, spreading from indoors to outdoors.

They even blew through the ceilings of the Uchiha base buildings.

Itachi Uchiha emerged from the shattered ceiling first, seemingly afraid of killing Ototo, and slowly unleashed the Great Fireball Jutsu in mid-air, reducing his seal count from five per second to one per five seconds.

The pursuing Erzhuzi also unleashed a powerful fireball in response.

Watching the two fight, Obito, who had just unleashed the Uchiha Flame Formation, knew that Itachi was holding back, and that no matter what, Sasuke was destined to win this battle.

"How pathetic you are, Mr. Madara. Oh no, Obito." Just then, Chiya's teasing voice suddenly rang in Obito's ears.

With his left sleeve fluttering, Obito turned his head and saw Chiya's figure slowly rising from the ground.

At the same time, Jue also rose.

Obito snorted coldly and said arrogantly, "If I hadn't been seriously injured in the battle at the Valley of the End and hadn't yet recovered my strength, how could those people from Konoha have been so arrogant?"

Keep pretending.

Chiya felt contempt in his heart, but on the surface he remained expressionless. "That's true. How could Uchiha Madara, who was once on par with the First Hokage and was known as the Asura of the Shinobi World, be so weak?"

"That makes sense. To be honest, someone like me who likes to join in the fun is really looking forward to seeing just how powerful Uchiha Madara was in his prime."

"Then you'll just have to wait and see," Obito replied in a deep voice.

Qianye's strength has already exceeded his control; even a little girl he casually trained is proving to be quite troublesome.

He was already impatient to collect the nine tailed beasts to revive the Ten-Tails and become the second Sage of Six Paths.

"Afei, the Konoha group is about to arrive. What are you planning to do?" Black Zetsu was unaware of Obito's thoughts, but sensing the approaching Konoha group, he spoke up to warn him.

As he spoke, he glanced at Qianye. With this guy around, it seemed that the Konoha guys were no longer a threat.

"Sixth Brother, don't look at me like that. I'm just here to watch. Deal with your own opponent. I don't think you want to see your Lord Ban's reputation ruined in an instant," Qianye said with amusement.

Black Zetsu was speechless for a moment, while White Zetsu sneered gloatingly, "Ah Fei, it seems you've really been underestimated."

"Hmph, you don't need to worry about me." Obito snorted coldly, and crimson flames rose from the five fingers of his remaining left hand before he slammed it down.

Uchiha Flame Formation.

In an instant, a huge flame rose from the ground around the Uchiha base, then formed a circle around it, creating a massive barrier in the blink of an eye.

"Yo ho, Uchiha Fire Formation, now that's more like Uchiha Madara." Chiya shrugged slightly.

At the same time, the brothers Dai Xiaozi and Erzhuzi, who were fighting, were also attracted by the Uchiha Fire Formation. They looked in the direction of Qianye and the other two. When they saw Qianye, they subconsciously thought that it was Qianye who released the barrier.

They ignored each other and continued fighting.

In the distance, a giant barrier suddenly rose up.

Both the Konoha team and the Snake Squad stopped their journey to fight over Samehada.

"What is that?" Naruto exclaimed.

Kakashi, Shino, and Naruto—the only ones among the remaining Konoha members who had witnessed Chiya unleash the Uchiha Flame Formation—simultaneously recalled the scene of Chiya using that technique during the Chunin Exams. Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and they were all horrified.

"There's no mistake, that move is..." Shino turned his head to look at Kakashi, swallowing hard.

"Hmm." Kakashi turned to the others and said, "Since we're here, it seems our mission will have to end here."

"Why is this happening?" Naruto was very unwilling, even though Sasuke was right in front of him.

"This is the Uchiha clan's Fire Formation," Kakashi patiently explained. "It's a technique that creates a fire barrier around a target by converting the chakra in your five fingers into fire."

The karmic fire, amplified by the earth as a catalyst, will burn along the path of the tiny amount of chakra released by the caster.

It incinerates anyone who gets close to the target. The intense heat generated by this technique is so great that even threats at the level of tailed beasts cannot touch it... It is known as the Hellfire Barrier.

Naruto, you must have witnessed this technique before, so I don't need to say who the user was, right?

At this point, Kakashi paused, pulled down the left half of his headband to cover his Sharingan, and added slowly, "That's right, it's Fujiwara Chiya. That guy's strength can't be defined by common sense. Rushing in would result in total annihilation, especially for you, Naruto, as the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki."

"How could this happen?" Naruto's pupils were unfocused, and his extreme unwillingness almost caused his respiratory system to collapse. He grabbed his neck with his right hand, knelt on the ground, and nearly suffocated.

"Naruto." Kakashi quickly stepped forward and patted Naruto's back. "Take a deep breath, relax, take a deep breath."

It took Naruto quite a while to catch his breath.

Kiba, Shino, Yamato, and the others were all very concerned about Naruto, but Chika, Karin, and Hinata were all facing the direction of the Uchiha Fire Formation.

Hinata activated her Byakugan and looked at Chiya standing with Obito and Zetsu, a hint of worry faintly revealed in her pure white pupils.

Chinatsu and Karin looked surprised, because in their perception, the chakra emanating from the barrier was not released by Chiya at all, but came from the masked man.

Chika turned to Kakashi and said, "Kakashi, that barrier wasn't released by Chiya. The chakra nature change emanating from it seems more like that of the masked man I beat to a pulp."

Karin, standing nearby, nodded in deep agreement, then heard Kakashi ask, "Is that Fujiwara Chiya guy there?"

Out of personal consideration, the two women shook their heads. Karin said, "Chiya Fujiwara Chiya has the ability to shield chakra perception. We did not sense her chakra, so we cannot rule out the possibility that she might be there."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi felt another headache coming on. Although he was also reluctant to give up on the mission, he always put his comrades' lives first.

He turned his gaze to Hinata and asked again, "Hinata, use your Byakugan to investigate. If Fujiwara Chiya is there, for the safety of Naruto and everyone else, as the leader of this operation, I will have no choice but to abandon the mission."

"Brother Qianye won't hurt anyone."

Hinata's words were self-evident. Chiya was indeed there, but she could guarantee that Chiya wouldn't harm anyone.

This inevitably drew suspicious glances from everyone except for Chika.

Karin, in particular, seemed to want to see right through Hinata with her red eyes, muttering to herself, "How suspicious... Could it be that Lady Chiya betrayed me... oh no, betrayed Tsunade-sensei?"

Under everyone's gaze, Hinata's pretty face quickly flushed red, knowing that she couldn't hide it any longer.

So he recounted his past with Qianye.

Of course, she didn't tell Chiya that she had agreed to leave the Akatsuki organization, because she was worried that Chiya would be in danger if the Akatsuki found out.

In addition, many details were concealed, such as how Qianye had checked her health from time to time over the past three years, and the untold story between Qianye and Teacher Hong.

After hearing this, everyone felt as if a new world had opened up for them, and subconsciously blamed Hinata for Chiyo's repeated leniency towards Konoha ninjas.

They believe that Chiya repeatedly held back against Konoha out of consideration for Hinata.

Karin and Chinatsu were the only exceptions.

Karin looked exasperated, tears of envy and jealousy welling in her eyes. She looked Hinata up and down, inwardly screaming, "Why is this girl so lucky to meet Lady Chiya in her baby form, and at such a young age?"

Chika sighed helplessly, thinking to herself, "Well, now I'm going to have another stepmother, and she's so big, almost as big as my mother."

"I'm really sorry for keeping this from everyone for so long. But Chiya-nii is really not a bad person." Hinata bowed to everyone and apologized.

Hearing this, Naruto perked up again, slowly stood up, and murmured, "I see. Hinata, you're right, Senya isn't a bad person. Let's go, we must bring Sasuke back today."

As he spoke, Naruto gathered chakra beneath his feet, leaped onto a tree trunk, and continued his journey towards the Uchiha stronghold.

Watching Naruto's departing figure, Kakashi and the others had no choice but to follow closely behind.

On the other side, Jugo and Suigetsu wanted to go and help after seeing the fire array, but Kisame stopped them.

By the time Kakashi and his group arrived, Sasuke's battle with the filial son had reached its final moments.

Erzhuzi stood at the highest point of the building, holding a thousand birds in his hand, his gaze drawn to the lightning in the dark clouds. He looked down at his filial son, who was vomiting blood uncontrollably due to his uncontrollable illness.

And, standing not far away, were Chiya, Obito, and Zetsu.

"Isn't this the same move Chiya used last time? I never expected Sasuke to have grasped even a trace of its essence." Gazing at the lightning gathering in the sky, Zetsu controlled the pitcher plant to merge with the ground, saying to Chiya, "It seems he's targeting us too. Chiya, what do you plan to do?"

It didn't ask Obito, because with Obito's Kamui ability, he could ignore all physical attacks within five minutes.

"It's alright, just watch." Qianye stood there, completely unconcerned.

Kakashi also recognized Sasuke's ninjutsu. Recalling Chiya's earth-shattering move, he stopped, even though he was about to use Kamui to open the barrier.

"Kakashi-sensei, quickly use your eye technique to open the barrier!" Naruto was especially excited when he saw Sasuke at the highest point of the dome, as if he had seen a long-lost lover, and urged him urgently.

"No, not now." Kakashi shook his head gravely. "Do you guys remember the move Chiya used a while ago?"

"What?" Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and only then did they notice the lightning gradually gathering in the sky.

"That's right. The ninjutsu Sasuke is using now is very likely the same one that Chiya used back then. If we rush in, I'm afraid we'll all be affected and wiped out," Kakashi said in a deep voice.

"What about Brother Chiya?" Upon hearing this, Naruto looked at Chiya, who was standing next to Obito inside the barrier, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.

As they were talking, the lightning bolt in Erzhuzi's hand had already taken shape.

"Is this how Fujiwara Chiya felt back then?"

At this moment, Erzhuzi felt a surge of heroic spirit.

In the past, when others said the sky had cleared up and the rain had stopped, Erzhuzi felt that he was back to normal.

Dark clouds are gathering and a torrential downpour is falling from the sky.

Although whatever ninjutsu he creates, it is something that Chiya had already created.

However, the tables have turned. Erzhuzi felt he could wipe out all four Akatsuki members, including Daixiaozi and Qianye, in one fell swoop.

"Itachi, I have gained power. I came here filled with hatred, and you will die here. And Chiyo, I will never forget the indelible humiliation you inflicted upon me. Now is the time for you to face your revenge."

Erzhuzi didn't dare say the last sentence out of consideration.

As the creator of this move, Erzhuzi worried that it wouldn't be able to kill Qianye.

If Qianye uses this as an excuse to prank him again, he won't be able to handle it.

Thinking of this, Erzhuzi no longer hesitated. Without even shouting the name of the ninjutsu, he directly gathered the lightning into the shape of a Qilin and threw it downwards.

boom.

The sound of thunder and lightning rang out simultaneously with the sound of buildings exploding.

The massive Uchiha stronghold vanished instantly, the earth was covered in rubble, and dust billowed everywhere.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Obito and Zetsu slowly emerged from the ground.

The filial son lay prone amidst the rubble and ruins, his robe completely vanished.

As for Qianye, he remained standing in the same place from beginning to end.

An invisible light shield enveloped him and the ground beneath his feet, protecting him within it. Arcs of electricity could be faintly seen flashing within the shield.

At first glance, it looks just like Qianye standing on the character "柱" (pillar), with a calm and composed expression.

"Damn it, so I couldn't hurt him after all?" Erzhuzi stood amidst the rubble and ruins opposite the filial son, looking at Qianye standing proudly atop the earthen pillar, his heart filled with resentment.

Only when he saw the mourning son lying on the other side did he feel a little comforted.

At least, he killed the enemies who murdered his parents and clansmen.

The lightning in his hand gradually disappeared, his Sharingan automatically shut down, and Sasuke's chakra was exhausted. He could no longer hold on and collapsed weakly to his knees with a thud.

Just when he thought the filial son was dead, the filial son suddenly got up.

At the same time, a huge red skeleton appeared around him.

The skeleton slowly condensed and took shape, then skin grew, and finally it was covered with the armor of the Tengu, transforming into a half-giant holding a shield in its left hand and a flaming giant sword in its right.

"This is my last trump card, Susanoo. It's an ability that can only be activated when both eyes of the Mangekyou Sharingan awaken two different eye techniques simultaneously. Sasuke, it's such a pity. If your Mangekyou Sharingan hadn't been sealed, you might have been able to activate it, but it's too late now. That was probably your last ninjutsu. If you still have any left, don't hold back, use them all."

Even now, in the center of Susanoo, Daiko still manages to explain the Kaleidoscope's abilities to Sasuke in a dramatic way.

At the same time, it was also to lure Orochimaru out.

Poor Snake Uncle transformed into the Yamata no Orochi, and before he could even show off, he was sealed away by the Totsuka Blade, who was carrying the burden of filial piety.

(End of this chapter)