Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

Witnessing the scene up close, even though the ANBU ninjas had been trained by Root to lose their normal human emotions, they couldn't help but gape and stare blankly at everything before them.

The shock I felt was beyond words.

"Lord Danzo, what should we do now?" the Anbu ninja asked, pursing his dry lips.

Danzo walked forward without saying a word.

The five people quickly arrived at the location of the giant pit.

A giant crater with a diameter of nearly 1,000 meters came into view.

The Root ninja looked down and saw a bottomless, pitch-black pit.

There should have been a mountain here.

The Root ninjas were extremely familiar with this place, because directly below was Root's headquarters.

What kind of attack could instantly shatter the multiple defensive barriers of the Root headquarters and collapse the entire underground base?

"Ding, use your sensory ninjutsu to see how many people are still alive." Danzo recovered from his shock.

The most serious loss was to the members of the Root. Although most members were away from headquarters on missions, many of the ANBU who remained were special talents, and losing any one of them would be a huge loss.

"Lord Danzo, the chakra fluctuations around us are too strong. My sensory ninjutsu has been affected and I can't sense anything right now. The entrance in front has completely collapsed, so we can only search and rescue through the secret passage we just came out of."

"Go," Danzo said in a deep voice. "Kaku, you stay here."

Of the four ANBU, A was the shortest. Judging from his build, he was probably only five or six years old, just a child. Upon hearing Danzo's order, he immediately stopped and came to Danzo's side.

The other three members of the secret service quickly returned to the "dog hole" they had just crawled out of.

Danzo's face was ashen as he looked at Kagami beside him without saying a word.

The losses were already so great, and since Kagami was his hope for becoming Hokage, he naturally could not return to the underground to continue his adventures.

Even if all the Root ninjas were to die, it wouldn't be as serious as losing the armor.

Three members of the secret service returned underground to search for survivors at the root, and soon rescued more than a dozen more people.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that, apart from everyone being injured, no one had actually died.

Is it a coincidence?

still......

Seeing this, Danzo breathed a sigh of relief. After all, most of the Root ninjas were selected from ninja clans, and it would be a great pressure for him if they died inexplicably.

Danzo's heart bled at the thought that the headquarters he had painstakingly built up over twenty years was gone.

Many of the experimental instruments and materials inside were probably destroyed.

One day, we were back to the pre-World War I era.

"Someone's coming!" said the ANBU ninja with sensory abilities.

At that moment, Orochimaru appeared in the five people's line of sight.

Orochimaru approached Danzo, looked at his disheveled appearance with a mocking expression, and said, "Danzo, the Third Hokage summons you to see him immediately."

Orochimaru, do you know what happened?

Danzo frowned as he saw Orochimaru arrive with a clear objective.

"Only you have the right to know."

Orochimaru said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Danzo waved his hand, and the Root members quickly moved away.

"Kushina successfully mastered the Nine-Tails' chakra, but your subordinates attacked her and were killed by Shiraha. To test the power of the Nine-Tails' chakra, Kushina released a small Tailed Beast Ball towards the outside of the village, but it unexpectedly hit the Root headquarters. You're really unlucky."

Orochimaru looked at Danzo with a cold expression, his tone carrying a hint of schadenfreude.

"The Jinchuriki successfully mastered the Nine-Tails' chakra?! And it hit the Root right in the middle?" Danzo's face darkened.

How could he possibly believe such a perfunctory explanation?

"This is the Third Hokage's decision. Kushina will not pursue the matter of the Root ninjas attacking her and Shiraha, and the same goes for you. This matter ends here," Orochimaru added.

The Third Hokage and Danzo were largely to blame for Sakumo's death, and Orochimaru was filled with glee at seeing Danzo suffer such a loss.

"I understand." Danzo understood what the Third Hokage meant. It must be that the Jinchuriki was able to extract the Nine-Tails' chakra like Mito Uzumaki and had learned the Nine-Tails' chakra mode.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to successfully use the Tailed Beast Ball to cause such damage.

It was enough to make the third generation submit and issue such an order.

It's easy to imagine how terrifying the Jinchūriki's strength was.

Even if she's not as good as Mito Uzumaki at her peak, she's definitely a level above other normal Kage-level ninjas.

Damn Hiruzen... Danzo cursed inwardly, feeling extremely frustrated. His Anbu members were such idiots, how could they possibly attack a Jinchuriki directly?

Regardless, the situation is beyond human control now, and the Third Hokage is clearly trying to appease the Jinchuriki and shift the blame onto him.

Thinking of this, Danzo revealed a smile that was more like a grimace, his face twitching slightly, and said:

"Please convey my apologies to Kushina and Shiraha. This matter was handled by the Root ninjas without my knowledge."

Before Kagami fully masters Wood Release, it's best not to mess with Jinchuriki.

"I think Kushina and Shiroha will be very forgiving of you," Orochimaru nodded, deliberately trying to disgust Danzo.

Orochimaru felt somewhat disappointed by the true colors of the Third Hokage and Danzo.

Are these the higher-ups in Konoha?

Is the position of Hokage really that tempting? Does it twist people like this, or are all politicians this ugly?

"Okay, I'll go see the Third Generation now."

Danzo, his face dark, turned and left.

The Root Headquarters was completely destroyed, and it's unknown how much manpower and resources it will require to rebuild it. The financial aspect is not a small amount. After disbanding the Shimura clan, his main source of income came from the village.

After Danzo left, Orochimaru arrived at the giant pit, looked down into the bottomless abyss, and was unable to calm down for a long time. His eyes gradually revealed a fanatical look.

"Is this the power of the Nine-Tails?"

......

the next day.

In the morning, Kushina opened her sleepy eyes, and a ray of sunlight shone through the window, illuminating her face, warm and gentle.

Fresh air entered the room through the cracks in the half-open window, bringing a pleasant feeling to my heart.

"Hmm~!" Kushina sat up and stretched vigorously.

That was a really good night's sleep!

Kushina rubbed her messy hair and walked out of the room.

"You're awake so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Bai Yu came upstairs with a tray in his hand, containing breakfast, which he seemed to be preparing to take to Kushina's room.

"Uh-huh?"

Kushina was still a little sleepy and answered absentmindedly. Then she suddenly realized that she was in Shiraha's house.

Thinking of how she used to look when she first woke up at home, Kushina exclaimed, "Don't look at me! I'm so ugly!"

As she spoke, she covered her eyes and ran to the right.

"The restroom is downstairs, and the storage room is on the right."

Bai Yu reminded him.

Kushina turned back and, as she passed by Shiraha, covered his eyes with her hand: "Don't look at me."

"Okay, okay, I won't watch."

Deng Deng Deng!

Kushina released Shiraha and quickly ran downstairs.

Bai Yu turned his head and saw that Kushina's beautiful red hair was messy, with a small tuft of hair stubbornly sticking up on top of her head, looking like a cowlick, swaying from side to side as she walked.

Her most authentic side is quite adorable.

"Kushina, do you want me to comb your hair?!" Shiraha called downstairs.

"no need!"

Kushina's embarrassed and annoyed voice came from the bathroom.

Although she has already established a relationship with Bai Yu and often visits his house, it's only their first day living together, and she wants to maintain her image as a beautiful young woman.

Ok.

I'm sure.

......

Konoha's main road.

Yesterday's "pillar of light shooting into the sky" incident dampened the villagers' enthusiasm for the Lunar New Year.

Although the Third Hokage later explained the reason to everyone—that the village was developing a brand-new S-rank ninjutsu—the commotion was so terrifying that many people felt it was safer to stay home for a few days.

There were nearly half fewer pedestrians on the street.

Shop owners whose businesses were affected only complained verbally.

After all, the stronger the village, the more stable their lives will be.

At this moment, a white-haired boy wearing a mask walked expressionlessly down the bustling main street. Pedestrians were chatting and laughing, but he had lifeless eyes, as if he were dead. He silently crossed the street and headed home.

Kakashi wouldn't want to go out unless all the food at home had been eaten.

Human joys and sorrows are not the same for everyone; he only felt that the people around him were noisy.

"Kakashi~!"

At that moment, a shout came from behind Kakashi, followed by a series of hurried footsteps.

A boy with thick eyebrows, wearing a green bodysuit and sporting a kappa-like hairstyle, rushed to Kakashi's side, carrying a large stack of ingredients in his arms.

"Kakashi, it's been so long since I've seen you!" Might Guy exclaimed excitedly.