Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

As Nawaki gradually became immersed in the terrifying chakra of the Nine-Tails, the deepest darkness in his heart rapidly expanded, startling him. Why did he think of the Third Hokage like this? The negative energy in the Nine-Tails' chakra was truly terrifying, so easily amplifying the shadow in his heart.

Perhaps only children with simpler minds can reduce the influence of the Nine-Tails' chakra, or someone as strong as his grandmother Mito.

"Please do not directly experience the Nine-Tails' chakra at close range, as it is easy to be affected."

Seeing that Nawaki's gaze was gradually becoming unfocused, and that the Konoha Jonin nearby were also affected to varying degrees, Jiraiya immediately put his hands together and reminded him in a deep voice.

At the same time, chanting emanated from Dilu's mouth, and a chakra Buddha image resembling the Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara solidified around him.

Everyone immediately felt the violent energy that had filled their hearts dissipate into nothingness.

"Thank you, Master Jiroku." Rope Tree's eyes regained their clarity.

"You're welcome." Jiraiya nodded slightly, stopped outputting chakra, and the Buddha statue gradually faded away.

When Jiraiya noticed that Naruto was the only one among them who was basically unaffected by the Nine-Tails' chakra, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. No wonder Konoha would let such a child bear the Nine-Tails' chakra; he was indeed very special.

"Let's start preparing."

Nawaki turned around and gave orders to the ninjas behind him. These people were basically the Third Hokage's confidants, many of whom were Jonin transferred from the Anbu and were quite skilled in sealing techniques.

Before she passed away, Grandma Mito passed on all the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan to Kushina, including the sealing techniques that Grandma Mito herself had developed.

Kushina also passed on most of these sealing techniques to the village, and these Jonin basically mastered a portion of the Uzumaki Sealing Technique.

The third generation further learned the Four Symbols Seal, and the fourth generation developed the Eight Trigrams Seal, which combines the two Four Symbols Seals.

In addition to his Wood Release, if he were to directly seal the Nine-Tails' main body, Nawaki wouldn't be very confident. However, if he were to seal only a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra, he would feel almost certain. Ultimately, it would depend on whether Naruto could withstand the Nine-Tails' chakra, master this power, and become a pillar of the village in the future.

A group of Jonin lined up and surrounded the shrine that sealed the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Jiraiya pulled Naruto aside to comfort him and calm him down. Although Naruto hadn't been affected by the Nine-Tails' chakra, he was clearly afraid. If he were affected during the sealing process, he might be in danger.

A while later, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, arrived at the Temple of Fire with his youngest son, Asuma Sarutobi.

"Third generation sir."

"Lord Hokage."

Everyone bowed in greeting.

"Please, Master Jiraiya," Hiruzen Sarutobi said solemnly.

"I will do my best."

Di Lu said solemnly.

"Naruto, don't be nervous. I will ensure your safety. You will definitely become an excellent ninja like your father, Minato." Hiruzen Sarutobi came to Naruto's side and comforted him.

Naruto clenched his fist and said, "Third Hokage, I will definitely do my best!"

"Let's begin." Sarutobi smiled and patted Naruto's head, then looked seriously at the ninjas around him, and finally nodded to Nawaki.

Naruto followed Hiruzen Sarutobi to the well in the center of the shrine.

"Naruto, take off your shirt."

"Yes." Naruto obediently took off his shirt.

Di Lu uttered Sanskrit chants and slowly activated the barrier.

boom--!

A surge of crimson, violent chakra erupted into the sky.

'Wood Release: Kōan-ni-jū-tō!' Nawaki activated Wood Release, a 'seat' character appeared in his palm, and his arm transformed into a wooden stake, ready to help Naruto suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra at any time.

Hiruzen Sarutobi swiftly formed hand seals, activating the Four Symbols Seal, and struck Naruto's lower abdomen.

Numerous cursed seals appeared densely, and then, with everyone's combined efforts, the Nine-Tails' chakra was as if grabbed by an invisible hand and stuffed into the seal in Naruto's lower abdomen.

"It's so hot!" Naruto's face turned completely red, like a boiled lobster, his body temperature rising rapidly.

"Hang in there a little longer, Naruto." Hiruzen Sarutobi reduced the amount of Nine-Tails chakra entering Naruto's body, slowing down the sealing power, and the pain on Naruto's face immediately lessened a lot.

......

At the same time, in a house outside the Fire Temple, faint ripples appeared in the space, and Obito and Black Zetsu appeared together.

Are they all at the Fire Temple?

"The Third Hokage should be helping Naruto transfer the Nine-Tails' chakra right now, which is the perfect time to make a move."

"Ah."

Obito gazed in the direction of the Fire Temple and activated Kamui once more.

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[Chapter 235. Unexpected Events and the Byakugan Fusion Plan]

In the shrine behind the Fire Temple, with the help of everyone, Hiruzen Sarutobi had sealed most of the Nine-Tails' chakra into Naruto's body.

"Naruto, hang in there a little longer, it'll be over soon."

Seeing that Naruto's expression was gradually becoming pained, Hiruzen Sarutobi offered words of encouragement.

Although a lot of chakra has been sealed in Naruto's body, Naruto is obviously still a long way from reaching his limit. Therefore, it would be best for Hiruzen Sarutobi to seal all of this chakra into Naruto's body without leaving any behind, so as to prevent others from coveting it.

After all, they've come to the Temple of Fire, and if they're determined, they're bound to find something out.

He didn't actually intend to hide Hiruzen Sarutobi. Konoha's acquisition of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki again would also serve as a deterrent to other villages.

After the Five Kage Summit, the Land of Whirlpools was rebuilt, and the ninja world's landscape will definitely undergo tremendous changes in the future. Hiruzen Sarutobi only hopes to make up for the mistakes he made in the final days of his term.

Kushina's existence has already fully demonstrated the power of the Nine-Tails, so as long as Naruto can master the power of the Nine-Tails' chakra, even if he is just a pseudo-Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the strength he can unleash will be extremely terrifying.

Minato is already excellent enough, and Naruto's talent is no less than Minato's. With the power of the Nine-Tails, if they are properly nurtured, Konoha may even produce a ninja stronger than Hakuba and Kushina in the future.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, who trained Naruto, his past mistakes can be glossed over, since his merits outweigh his flaws, and he is still a hero of Konoha.

It all starts with firmly controlling Naruto.

During this period, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo exchanged a lot of information, including the special arm that Orochimaru cultivated for him using the First Hokage's cells, which could accommodate the Sharingan.

Originally, thanks to the medicinal bath recipe left by Shiraha, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that his body had regained the feeling of his youth. In addition, by combining the First Hokage cell transplantation technology left by Orochimaru and Shiraha, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned the medical ninjas in his direct subordinate ANBU to secretly perform the First Hokage cell transplantation on him.

Although he was transplanted with only low-activity first-generation cells, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that his chakra and physical condition had greatly improved, as if he had recovered from his peak condition at age forty to age sixty.

Known as the "Doctor of Ninjutsu," he has mastered thousands of ninjutsu techniques. However, due to old age and declining health, he no longer uses many of the ninjutsu techniques that consume a lot of chakra. But now, he can regain the feeling of his youth and his confidence has been restored.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that even if he regained his peak power, he would most likely be no match for Shiraha and Kushina, the ninja world had now entered a period of peaceful development, and there was no need to treat them as enemies anymore. On the contrary, he should take advantage of the strength of the Land of Whirlpools to help Konoha recover its strength quickly.

In response, Hiruzen Sarutobi treated the remaining Uchiha clan very well and allowed them to return to the political center. As a result, the remaining Uchiha clan members calmed down and even considered the departing Uchiha clan members as traitors.

With Hiruzen Sarutobi giving Fugaku and Itachi more important roles, he regained some public support and at least stabilized the situation, thus securing his position as Hokage.

After all, in Konoha now, the only ones who could challenge his position as Hokage are Jiraiya, Tsunade, and others.

Jiraiya had no interest in the Hokage position, and Tsunade was unwilling to return to Konoha. The only remaining option was Nawaki, who had a high reputation and respected him. Therefore, without a complete falling out, he was able to maintain his position as Hokage.

Now, all he needs to do is let Naruto grow stronger, and once Minato awakens, he can then return the Hokage position to Minato.

Given Minato's character, and considering how he has taken care of Naruto, Karin, and Ashida all these years, he certainly wouldn't treat the Sarutobi clan unfairly. In that case, his eldest son should be able to keep his position as head of the Anbu, and his younger son will also have the opportunity to enter the decision-making level and become a Hokage advisor in the future.

"Yes, Grandpa, I can still hold on!"

Naruto's little face was full of determination. Although he was sweating profusely from the pain, he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound.

'Fire Release: Explosive Wind Dance!'

A terrifying fire-style chakra descended from the sky, the scorching flames distorting the space above the shrine. Then, vortex-like patterns appeared in the space, like a rapidly spinning vortex, stirring up gusts of wind and turning the fire-style chakra in the sky into a giant fire serpent that crashed down, about to strike the shrine in an instant.

Obito immediately unleashed his killing move, combining his Mangekyou Sharingan with Fire Release ninjutsu. He released Kamui to continuously create a vortex-like distorted space and cause a strong whirlwind, before releasing Fire Release. This Fire Release technique was among the best offensive ninjutsu in terms of speed, range, and power.

"Oops!"

"not good!"

"Enemy attack!"

The Konoha Jonin maintaining the barrier below paled in shock. Such a wide-ranging fire-style ninjutsu, with such a high flight speed, must be incredibly powerful. They immediately used their own ninjutsu to try and stop the falling giant fire serpent.

'Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!'

'Tudun·Tuliu City Wall! '

The Jonin's Water Release and Earth Release techniques were extremely large, but they were unable to withstand the enormous fire serpent that blotted out the sky, and were quickly engulfed by the flames.

"Third Hokage, you continue, I'll defend!" At this moment, Nawaki, who had been maintaining Wood Release: Kouan Enters the Palace with Hands Down, stopped outputting chakra, and the 'seat' syllable in the center of his palm disappeared.

'Wooden Escape·Wooden Spindle Wall! '

'Water Escape·Water Formation Wall! '

With a flurry of hand seals, Nawaki first used Wood Release: Wood Ingot Wall, where rows of arched wooden pillars emerged from the ground, forming a sealed archway that completely enveloped and protected the entire shrine.

Immediately afterwards, he used Water Release. He opened his mouth slightly and a continuous stream of Water Release chakra spewed out, turning into a surging torrent the moment he landed.

"Come to me, everyone!" Rope Tree called out.

The Konoha Jonin around him, as well as the remaining monks, all came to Nawaki's side. A huge wall of water rose from the ground, spiraling upwards, enveloping Nawaki and the others, and protecting the entire shrine as well.

A water-style ninjutsu with a D-rank difficulty level was used by Nawaki with the power of an extremely high-level ninjutsu.

Even a Jonin skilled in Water Release ninjutsu can only reach less than one-tenth of his level.

This is the strength that Nawaki possessed after his legs, which were transplanted with cells from the First Hokage, awakened his Wood Release abilities, and reached their peak physical condition.

boom!

呲呲呲!

The enormous fiery serpent crashed down, colliding head-on with the water wall released by the rope tree. Under the scorching flames, a large amount of water was heated and evaporated, and mist rose up.

The entire water wall shook violently, and a gap was punched in the top by the giant fire serpent.

"what!"

Seeing this, Rope Tree shouted and increased his chakra output to block the gap at the top, while simultaneously counterattacking the giant fire serpent.

Finally, the water wall and the fire snake disappeared simultaneously.

Several veteran Jonin couldn't help but think of the Second Hokage, the ninja who was said to have made a pact with the sea.

The power of Nawaki's Water Release technique is estimated to be second only to the Second Hokage.