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Orochimaru was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

But it was clearly too late.

The activation time of eye techniques is much faster than that of ordinary ninjutsu.

"Tsukuyomi!"

Accompanied by a low shout from Itachi Uchiha.

Orochimaru's expression, filled with shock and anger, suddenly froze and became confused, his eyes instantly losing their luster.

After a while, Orochimaru suddenly covered his forehead and knelt on one knee.

His aura suddenly weakened.

"Uchiha Itachi, how dare you betray me! Don't you care about your brother's life or death?!"

Orochimaru stared at Itachi Uchiha with a sinister look on his face and shouted.

Uchiha Itachi remained silent throughout.

Just then, a low laugh came.

Hehehe.

He cares too much about his brother's life or death, which is why he has to betray you.

Ultimately, your alliance was nothing more than a lip service from the very beginning.

Immediately afterwards, a figure suddenly appeared.

Chapter 463 The Pot King Who Went Bald But Didn't Get Stronger

The moment Xu Ming saw that figure, he immediately frowned.

It turned out to be that ascetic monk he and Kato Megumi encountered at the entrance of Konoha Village!

Xu Ming soon learned the man's identity from Orochimaru.

"Shimura Danzo, you bastard!"

Orochimaru stared at the suddenly appearing figure with a gloomy expression, looking as if he wanted to devour the person alive.

When his identity was revealed, the ascetic smiled nonchalantly and then rubbed his face a couple of times.

A face with a crisscrossing scar on its chin, covered in wrinkles, and with a sinister look in its eyes appeared before the crowd.

Although he had no hair and hadn't become super strong, Xu Ming recognized him at a glance as the legendary Naruto King—Shimura Danzo.

Xu Ming suddenly realized that when he first saw the ascetic, he felt that something was wrong with the guy, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Now that he knew the other party's identity, Xu Ming finally understood.

Where does that familiar feeling of disgust come from?

This legendary pot king exudes an unpleasant odor from the bottom of his heart.

The guy had shaved his head and was wearing a disguise, so Xu Ming didn't recognize him at first glance.

When Shimura Danzo's identity was exposed, Xu Ming immediately became alert.

Compared to other scapegoats, Shimura Danzo was treacherous and cunning, and he did things by any means necessary, so it was reasonable for him to take the blame.

His presence here must be part of some conspiracy.

Just as Xu Ming was cautiously observing Shimura Danzo's every move, Shimura Danzo suddenly said to Uchiha Itachi:

"Uchiha Itachi! What are you doing? Hurry up and kill this guy and take back the 'Sessho-seki' for me. Don't you care about your brother's life?"

His words contained a hidden threat.

Uchiha Itachi remained silent for a moment before turning his gaze back to Orochimaru.

The ninja star mark in his eyes began to spin rapidly.

Orochimaru's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

Itachi Uchiha's unexpected 'Tsukuyomi' nearly shattered his already riddled soul.

His soul was severely damaged, and at this moment he could not even unleash the simplest transformation spell, so he could only obediently offer his neck to be stabbed to death.

"Amaterasu!"

Accompanied by a low shout from Itachi Uchiha.

An ominous black flame immediately enveloped Orochimaru's entire body.

"what!!"

The pain that reached his very soul caused Orochimaru to collapse to the ground and wail in agony.

He was soon reduced to ashes in full view of everyone.

Hey!

A ping-pong ball-sized, crystal-clear 'glass ball' with a flame-like orange-red interior rolled out from Orochimaru's remains.

Uchiha Itachi immediately picked up the 'glass ball' from the ground and tossed it to Shimura Danzo.

After getting the item, a fiery glint flashed in Shimura Danzo's eyes, and his expression was one of undisguised smugness.

"Finally got it, the Killing Stone!"

As if sensing his will, the mysterious sphere he called the 'Killing Stone' suddenly emitted a flame-like orange-red glow, and the entire sphere seemed to be burning.

Then the color of the light gradually deepened, changing from orange-red to an ominous blood-red.

The Killing Stone was held in Danzo Shimura's hand, and the blood-red light reflected on Danzo Shimura's face, making him look particularly eerie.

No one knows what he did, but the Killing Stone gradually merged with his palm.

The Killing Stone, radiating a blood-red light, was embedded in Shimura Danzo's palm, as if an extra eye had grown from it.

After merging with the Sesshoseki, Danzo Shimura's aura surged.

The immense pressure weighed heavily on everyone's hearts like a boulder.

"I will be waiting for you all at the sealing altar."

After uttering those words with a sense of smug satisfaction, Shimura Danzo left without the slightest hesitation.

Uchiha Itachi followed closely behind.

Jiraiya watched the two figures disappear into the distance, muttering to himself.

"This is a huge problem..."

With no obstacles in sight and with everyone's help, Kato Megumi quickly reinforced the last key to the array, and a beam of orange-red light shot into the sky from the courtyard of the Uchiha family's old house.

The moment the five pillars of light took shape, they seemed to be attracted to each other. The five pillars of light of different colors converged together, forming a hemispherical net above Konoha Village. In the center of the net, a Five Elements and Eight Trigrams array diagram that shone with rainbow light appeared.

Despite reinforcing all the key points of the formation, no smiles appeared on anyone's face.

Kakashi was seriously injured.

Jiraiya was seriously injured.

Minato Namikaze's consumption was enormous.

Xu Ming and his group were in no better shape; their strength had been greatly depleted, and they had used up a lot of their equipment.

The group returned to the Hokage's office building, immediately gathered in the office, and began to discuss countermeasures.

Seeing Jiraiya's worried expression, Xu Ming couldn't help but ask:

"Jiraiya-san, what is the Sesshōseki? You seem quite nervous. Is the Sesshōseki really that important?"

Jiraiya glanced at Kato Megumi, who was sitting silently next to Xu Ming, and then began to explain.

"During the Heian period, the great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei used powerful Onmyoji techniques to forcibly separate a portion of the Nine-Tailed Fox's demonic energy in order to suppress its power, thus creating the Sessho-seki (Killing Stone)."

The Killing Stone is a highly concentrated crystal of demonic energy, and can also be considered part of the Nine-Tailed Fox. Through the Killing Stone, one can obtain a portion of the Nine-Tailed Fox's power..."

Jiraiya sat up straight, his expression becoming extremely serious.

"But what I'm about to say is the key point."

If the Nine-Tails obtains the Killing Stone, it can replenish its missing demonic energy and return to its peak state.

Once the Nine-Tailed Fox returns to its complete form, it can easily break the seal, and then not only Konoha, but all the surrounding areas will suffer!

I have fought against an incomplete Nine-Tailed Fox; no one knows the Nine-Tailed Fox's terror better than I do!

Jiraiya spoke with absolute certainty.

It sounds like the Killing Stone is a menace, but Xu Ming always felt that Jiraiya was hiding something.

"Mr. Jiraiya, I have a question."

Why are Orochimaru and Danzo so worried about the Sesshoseki? Besides its ability to harness the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox, the Sesshoseki must have other uses.

Xu Ming stared directly into Jiraiya's eyes and asked aggressively.

Jiraiya looked slightly embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment, then stammered:

You're right.

Our Hidden Leaf Village once developed a secret technique that allows us to control the Nine-Tailed Fox through the connection between the Killing Stone and the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Xu Ming nodded.

This explanation makes more sense.

Both Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura were cunning, ruthless, and cunning villains who were good at enduring hardship.

Only sufficiently large profits will motivate them.

Chapter 464 Shimura Danzo’s Ambition (Additional update)

As for how the 'Sessho-seki' ended up in the hands of the people of Konoha, and why they were researching ninjutsu to control the Nine-Tails, Xu Ming did not ask.

As the saying goes, don't tell the truth when you see it.

These clearly involve the secrets and darkness within Konoha.

Xu Ming didn't ask. He knew that even if he did, Jiraiya wouldn't tell him, so why bother asking?

Xu Ming was deep in thought when he suddenly heard Jiraiya say with a worried expression: